Sarah Jane (Norris) Gillett (1836 - 1904)

Born 15 Apr 1836 in Athens, Ohio

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 9 Apr 1904 at age 67 in Eureka, Humbolt, CA

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1836. Sarah was the child of James Norris and Susan Hudson. Sarah passed away in 1904.^[1]

Census Records

1840 - US ^[2]
1840 Census - enumeration date 01 June 1840.
Males, < 5 = 1 (James Jr., b. ca. 1838; age~2).
Males, 15<20 = 1 (John Henry, b. ca. 1824; age~16).
Males, 40<50 = 1 (James, b. ca 1800; age~40).
Females, < 5 = 1 (Sarah, b. ca. 1836; age~4).
Females, 5<10 = 2 (Margaret, b. ca. 1834; age~6; Unknown).
Females, 10<15 = 1 (Phebe, b. ca. 1829; age~11).
Females, 15<20 = 2 (Theressa, b. ca 1822; age~18; Albina, b. ca. 1825; age~15).
Females, 40<50 = 1 (Susan, b. ca. 1801; age~40).

1850 - US ^[3]
Note: Occupation: Not listed.
1855 - Wisconsin State ^[4]
Note: Number of White Females: 1 (This is Sarah).
1860 - US ^[5]
Note: Occupation: Not listed.
1870 - US ^[6]
Note: Occupation: Keeping house.
1875 - Wisconsin State ^[7]
Note: Surname spelled as Fillett instead of Gillett. Note: Probably this is the correct census record for Sarah although the surname is misspelled/mis-indexed; The number of males and females is consistent with the 1880 US Census. No image readily available to examine. Sarah is one of the two White Females.
1880 - US ^[8]
Note: Occupation: Keeping house.
1890 - US Lost in fire. ^[9], ^[10]

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRR-52G : 24 August 2015), James Norris, Monroe Township, Perry, Ohio, United States; citing p. 141, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 419; FHL microfilm 20,174.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQT-QV8 : 9 November 2014), Sarah J Norris in household of James Norris, Monroe, Perry, Ohio, United States; citing family 191, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "Wisconsin State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMM2-3XC : 14 November 2014), Cyrus Gillett, Viroqua, Bad Ax, Wisconsin; citing line 21, State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,032,686.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9N-CQ8 : 30 December 2015), Sarah Gillett in entry for Sirus Gillett, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN9B-1RK : 17 October 2014), Sarah J Gillett in household of Christina Anderson, Wisconsin, United States; citing p. 37, family 293, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,228.
7. ↑ "Wisconsin State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM99-LZR : 8 November 2014), C Fillett, Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin; State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,032,693.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNHW-LRG : 14 July 2016), Sarah J Gillette in household of Cyrus Gillette, Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district ED 28, sheet 60A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1439; FHL microfilm 1,255,439.
9. ↑ http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1996/spring/1890-census-1.html
10. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890_United_States_Census