Sarah (Patterson) Foster (1832 - 1915)

Born 29 Jun 1832 in Maryland, USA

Wife of Charles H. Hopwood — married 30 Dec 1849 in Butler County, Ohio, USA

Wife of William W. Foster — married 11 May 1858 in Butler County, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1915 at age 82 in Saint Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA

Biography

Sarah Patterson was born about 1832 in Maryland. She was the daughter of Robert Patterson and Elizabeth Wheeler. Sarah married Charles Hopwood on December 30, 1849 in Butler County, Ohio.^[1] In the 1850 census, Charles and Sarah stated they were married within the year.^[2]

Known Children of Sarah Patterson and Charles Hopwood

1. Mary Hopwood b. 1851

2. Francis Hopwood b. 1852

3. Charles Hopwood b. 1854

Charles died about 1855^[3] and Sarah married William W. Foster on May 11, 1858 in Butler county.^[4] The only known child of William and Sarah is Isabella May Foster, born in 1859 and died in 1860.^[5][6]

Sarah and her children, Mary and Charles Hopwood lived Butler County with her new husband William Foster.^[5][7] Her daughter Francis, lived with Sarah's sister, Merinda Griffis.^[8] By 1880, Sarah is an inmate of the Dayton Asylum for the Insane in Montgomery County.^[9] She is stated to be a widow.^[9] We know no more of Sarah until the 1900 census, when she is now described as a patient in Dayton State Hospital (which was formerly the Dayton Asylum).^[10] She states she is the mother of 3 children.^[10]

Sometime between the 1900 and 1910 censuses, Sarah had been released from the Dayton State Hospital and was living with her daughter, Mary Konley in St. Marys.^[11] In the 1910 census, Sarah stated she had 4 children, only 3 are living.^[11] Just into the new year of 1915, her daughter Francis (Vail) died.^[12]

Sarah died on March 14, 1915 in St. Marys.^[13] She is buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys (Auglaize County), Ohio.^[14]

Census Notes

1850 Census: Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio ^[2]

Charles Hepwood Male 25 Pennsylvania Painter, Married within year.

Sarah Hepwood Female 18 Maryland Married within year.

See also: 1860 Census: Morgan Township, Butler County, Ohio ^[8]

Thomas Griffis Male 43 Ohio Farmer

Merinda Griffis Female 39 Maryland Wife

Lyda A Griffis Female 20 Ohio Daughter

Lara E Griffis Female 14 Ohio Attends school

Samuel M Armstrong Male 9 Ohio Attends school

Francis M Hopwood Male 7 Ohio Francis is actually a female Attends school

1860 Census: Middletown, Butler county, Ohio ^[5]

Wm W Forster Male 28 Virginia Miller, $800, $600

Sarah Forster Female 28 Maryland

Mary Hopwood Female 9 Ohio Attends school

Charles Hopwood Male 6 Ohio Attends school

Issabella Forster Female 1 Ohio

1870 Census: Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio ^[7]

William Foster Male 39 Ohio Miller $3000, $3000

Sarah Foster Female 39 Maryland Keeps house

Mary E Hopwood Female 19 Ohio Helps in house

Chas R Hopwood Male 15 Ohio Attends school

John Comler Male 22 Ohio Works in bakery

Frank Comler Male 25 Ohio Works in flour mill

1880 Census: Van Buren Township, Montgomery County, Ohio ^[9] Dayton Asylum for the Insane.

Sarah Foster Other Female 48 Maryland, United States Widowed, Insane

1900 Census: Van Buren Township, Montgomery County, Ohio ^[10] Dayton State Hospital

Sarah Foster Female White 68 Maryland, Widowed, Mother of 3 children, Patient

1910 Census: St. Mary's, Auglaize County, Ohio ^[11]

Frank Konley Head Male 63 Germany Married 38 years, Cartoonist, Special work

Mary E Konley Wife Female 59 Ohio Married 38 years, 0 children born

John Konley Brother Male 62 Germany Widowed, Manufacturer, confections

Sarah Foster Mother-in-law Female 77 Maryland Widowed, 4 children born, 3 living, Own income

Jane Mahan Boarder Female 24 West Virginia Single, Teacher, public school

Alexander Victor Boarder Male 45 Ohio Single, Clothier, Clothing store

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch Ohio Marriage Hopwood, Charles H. Hopwood and Sarah Patterson, 30 Dec 1849; citing Butler, Ohio, United States, reference v 3 p 81; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 355,779.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch 1850 Census, Sarah Hepwood in household of Charles Hepwood, Fairfield, Butler, Ohio, United States; citing family 567, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 05 April 2022), memorial page for Charles H Hoppwood (1829–1855), Find A Grave: Memorial #187014954, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, USA.
4. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch Ohio Marriage Foster, Sarah Hopwood in entry for William W. Foster, 11 May 1858.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch 1860 Census, Sarah Forster in entry for Wm W Forster, Middletown, Butler, Ohio, 1860.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 05 April 2022), memorial page for Isabella May Foster (13 May 1859–15 Nov 1860), Find A Grave: Memorial #53994833, citing Middletown Cemetery, Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, USA.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch 1870 Census, Sarah Foster in entry for William Foster, Lemon, Butler, Ohio,1870.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch 1860 Census Francis Hopwood, Francis M Hopwood in entry for Thomas Griffis, Morgan Township, Butler, Ohio,1860.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch 1880 Census, Sarah Foster in household of Lydia Pepple, Van Buren Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 176, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch 1900 Census, Sarah Foster, 1900.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch 1910 Census, Sarah Foster in household of Frank Konley, St Marys Ward 2, Auglaize, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 65, sheet 6B, family 149, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1154; FHL microfilm 1,375,167.
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 05 April 2022), memorial page for Frances Hopwood Vail (23 Sep 1852–4 Jan 1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #198327832, citing New London Cemetery, Shandon, Butler County, Ohio, USA.
13. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch Ohio Death, Sarah Foster, 14 Mar 1915; citing St. Mary's, Auglaize, Ohio, reference fn 12725; FHL microfilm 1,983,342.
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 05 April 2022), memorial page for Sarah P. Foster (1832–1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #27815359, citing Elm Grove Cemetery, Saint Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA.

• See also: "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch Ohio Death of Francis Vail, Sarah M. Patterson as mother in entry for Francis Vail, 04 Jan 1915; citing Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, reference fn 394; FHL microfilm 1,983,289.
• See also: "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch Ohio Death of Charles Hopwood, Sarah Patterson as mother in entry for Chas. R. Hopwood, 05 Jan 1929; citing Death, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, source ID cn 128, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,032,727.
• See also: "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch Ohio Death Mary Kouley, Sarah Patterson as mother in entry for Mrs Mary E Kouley, 08 Sep 1927; citing Saint Marys, Auglaize, Ohio, reference fn 49848; FHL microfilm 1,985,116.