She passed away 16 August 1929 in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, and is buried at Payne AME Church Cemetery in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
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1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census" Year: 1860; Census Place: Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1192; Page: 1144; Family History Library Film: 805192 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #5173714 (accessed 8 July 2022) Sarah Henderson (5) in Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania.
1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census" Year: 1870; Census Place: Chartiers, Washington, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1462; Page: 469A Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #9669431 (accessed 8 July 2022) Sarah Henderson (15) in Chartiers, Washington, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania.
Death: "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", database with images citing Digital film/folder number: 004022273; FHL microfilm: 1991908; Image number: 3340; Packet letter: D; Indexing batch: B03904-8 FamilySearch Record: X8PB-PMY (accessed 4 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-G57W-S8MP Sara Henderson Wheeler death 16 Aug 1929 (born 11 Nov 1865), daughter of Christy Henderson, wife of Peter Wheeler, in Cadiz. Harrison, Ohio.
Obituary: "Well Known Colored Woman Dies at Cadiz," The Daily Notes (Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) Sat, Aug 17, 1929, page 3 Newspapers Clip: 146585781 (accessed 4 May 2024).
Memorial: "Find a Grave", database Find A Grave: Memorial #243536140 (accessed 4 May 2024) Memorial page for Sarah J. Henderson Wheeler (Nov 1856-16 Aug 1929), citing Payne AME Church Cemetery, Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Anna Asbury (contributor 48347446).
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