Thanks for the kind words Lorraine, Rebecca and K. 
I actually managed to refrain from using Fanny Fern as my example, but Fern and Fern deserve to "meet".
(Same deal. Link to space page on profile, and link to profile on space page.)
Sarah aka Fanny Fern came from a distinguished family, and deserved a profile, so I did the best I could as one unfamiliar with US records. (I'm a little more familiar now, but still tentative.)