Born in Craig, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Ross
and Jane (Black) Ross
Sister of
Mary (Ross) Lugar, William Ross, Elizabeth (Ross) Givens, James Ross and Catherine (Ross) Brown
Wife of
Floyd Givens
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Augustus C Givens and Margaret Minerva (Givens) McPherson
Died
at age 62
in Simmonsville, Craig, Virginia, United States
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| Created 2 Aug 2015
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Biography
Sarah (Ross) Givens was an Appalachian.
Sarah was born on 18 August 1826 in Craig, Virginia. She was the daughter of James Ross and Jane (Black) Ross.[1]
When Sarah was 18 she married on 29 September 1844 in Giles, Virginia.[2][3]
In the 1880 census Sarah (age 53) was living in Simmonsville, Craig, Virginia, USA. Marital status: Married. Relation to Head of House: Wife.[4]
Sarah died at the age of 62 on 17 July 1889 in Simmonsville, Craig, Virginia.[5]
Sarah died in 1889 and is buried at Ross Cemetery, Craig Springs, Craig County, Virginia.[6]
Sources
- ↑
Birth: Millennium File Heritage Consulting Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
Ancestry Record 7249 #10079472 (accessed before 26 August 2023). - ↑
Marriage: Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940.
Ancestry Record 60214 #484814 (accessed before 26 August 2023). - ↑
Marriage: Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data - Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early Amer.
Ancestry Record 3723 #33505 (accessed before 26 August 2023). - ↑
1880 Census: 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited,
Year: 1880; Census Place: Simmonsville, Craig, Virginia; Roll: 1361; Family History Film: 1255361; Page: 295A; Enumeration District: 024.
Ancestry Record 6742 #13331417 (accessed before 26 August 2023). - ↑
Death: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970,
Volume: 324.
Ancestry Record 2204 #633673 (accessed before 26 August 2023). - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #22242908 (accessed 26 August 2023)
Memorial page for Sarah Ross Givens (18 Aug 1826-17 Jul 1889), citing Ross Cemetery, Craig Springs, Craig County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Roanna Camden Cann (contributor 46932997).
See also:
- Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 36141749
- Unclassified: Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data - Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early Amer.
Ancestry Record 3723 #1033505 (accessed before 26 August 2023).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H49a1, FTDNA kit #342134 - Jay Davis :
Mitochondrial DNA Test, haplogroup H4a1a1a, Ancestry member aaiou150
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~3.12%
Barry Snidow :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member barrysnidow
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~0.78%
Ed Feitzinger :
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~0.78%
Amber Slatosky :
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