In the 1878 County History, Sarah Alena was referred to as Sarah A. In the Census for 1880, she is referred to as Alena. Therefore, I'm assuming that her name was Sarah Alena Spriggs. She was born in Illinois, on Sept. 20, 1872, as the middle daughter of James C. and Eleanor (Parkinson) Spriggs. She died after 1880.
Sources
The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 737.
US Census for Dement, Ogle, Illinois, Family History Library Film 1254239, NA Film Number T9-0239, Page Number 69B
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