Born 1762 Elbert Co., Ga. 1762 Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia, USA. Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 1762
Died 1857-05-05 Jackson Co., NC. 5 May 1857. Jackson County, North Carolina, USA. Found multiple copies of death date. Using 1857-05-05
The headstone for Sarah indicates she died in 1856. The spelling of her maiden name is most consistently Salers.[2]
Sarah received Warrenton #191510 for 160 acres under the Act of March 3, 1855 Sarah and Absalom Hooper had twelve children, The names of the following children were given: James who was the eldest and in 1848 he was living in Macon County, North Carolina and stated that he was about fifty nine. years of age. Elizabeth who married ---Moss; Eleanor; Andrew; Mary; Nancy; Margaret who married ---Bell; "Absolem"; Cassa; Enos; and William who was living in Jackson County North Carolina, but it is not shown whether he is identical with Soldier's son William in 1852 Clemmons Hooper, aged about eighty two years. stated that he was the younger brother of the Soldier Absalom Hooper d . December 9,1845 Haywood County, North Carolina
Revolutionary Pension And Widow's Pension N.C / S.C / GA. Absalom Hooper Revolutionary War Pension w 7813 widow Sarah (Siler) BLWT 19510 -160 - 55
List of Children:[3]
Her non-contemporary tombstone gives her death year as 1856, however, she received her last pension payment in March 1859.[4]
See Also:
Absolom has a record at Daughters of the American Revolution. He is Ancestor Number A057725
DAR gives his wife's name as Sarah Silers, b about 1762, South Carolina. They married about July 1782 at Wilkes, Georgia.
Here is a link to look up info on DAR website: http://services.dar.org/members/DAR_Research/search_adb/default.cfm
Note added on July 5th 2017 http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/haywood/bios/hooperbu103gbs.txt
The family of Silers doesn't claim Sarah removed as parents; Silers-2 & Hartzoe-2
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edited by Donnie Blackstone
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24169693/sarah-hooper
Father: Siler-71 and Mother: Hartsoe-11
edited by Doug Tabor
edited by Donnie Blackstone