Sarah
"Sallie"
Vinsant
formerly [surname unknown] aka Cannon
Born in Tennessee
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Cannon
— married
about 1811 in Virginia or Tennessee
Wife of
George Washington (Vanzant) Vinsant
— married
about 1823 in Virginia [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Mother of
Andrew Jackson Cannon and George Washington Vinsant
Died
at about age 75
in Campbell, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Dec 2012
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Biography
Sarah was born most likely about 1790 possibly in the State of Virginia. It is unknown who her parents were. The 1860 U.S. Federal State Census, said that she was born about 1790 and her Birth place was Virginia. There have been many speculations about who her parents may have been but no documental proof.
Sarah is believed to have 1st married William Cannon who she had one son with the by named Andrew Jackson Cannon. Their son Andrew Jackson Cannon, on the 21st of July 1839 married Angeline Tiller, Daughter of Thomas H. Tiller and his 1st. wife Mary "Polly" Blount.
After the death of her 1st husband William Cannon in about 1822, she then 2nd George Washington Vinsant, Sr. toether the had these children: 1. George Washington Vinsant, Jr. II (1824-1910) 2. Henry Ludlow Vinsant, (1826-1870) 3. Lemuel P. Vinsant (1830-1915)
Sources
Find A Grave: Memorial #64603582
Notes
This is an undocumented burial as no tombstone has been found. There are several field stones that mark the older graves in this cemetery. I feel sure one of them is for Sarah.
She was the 2nd wife of George W. VinSant
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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. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Kimberly (Renaud) Kitchens 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FM2357975 [compare], Ancestry member kimmiekitchens1212
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
~6.25%
Cameron Holguin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member holguinCT1993
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Categories: Vinsant Cemetery, LaFollette, Tennessee
One last thing: John Houstan Richardson's Death Certificate names his parents as being Daniel Richardson and Elizabeth Wilhoit. The 1850 - 1870 Census for Campbell County, TN for Daniel Richardson, Sr. 1801-1896 and his wife named her as Elizabeth - - - -. So, her full name was Sarah Elizabeth Wilhoit, but by choice she went by Elizabeth. My point is Sarah Elizabeth Wilhoit DID NOT marry George W. Vinsant. She married Daniel Richardson, Sr. 1801-1896 who was born in 1801 and died in 1891. NOT the Daniel C. Richardson who was Born 1818 and died 1900. This Daniel C. Richardson, the younger 1818-1900 married the younger sister Mary Wilhoit. Besides an almost 20 year age difference between the two Daniel's another big difference between Daniel Richardson, Sr. 1801-1891 and Daniel C. Richardson, Younger 1818-1900 was that Daniel Richardson, Sr. 1801-1891 could Read and Write, while the younger COULD NOT. So, it is my belief, when Joseph Wilhoit died, Daniel Richardson, Sr. 1801-1891 was his Administrator of the Joseph Wilhoit's Estate. NOT Daniel C. Richardson, the younger 1818-1900. There is often confusion between these two men. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wilhoit-1414
Born 1780 is to old to have married Sarah Wilhoit b 1815, in 1823. She would have been 8 years old at time of marriage.