Sarah was born in 1789. She is the daughter of Thomas Bowen and Mary Stone. She passed away in 1880. [1]
Born
12 FEB 1789.
Kentucky.
Note: Censuses of 1850, 1860, and 1870 all calculate to 1789 or 1790 and give KY as place of birth. Full date calculated from age at death on tombstone.
Married
Husband Jonathan D. Gordon.
Wife Sarah Bowen.
28 SEP 1807.
Warren County, Kentucky.
[2]
Census
1830
Elkhorn Twp, Montgomery County, Missouri.
[3]
Jonathan D. Gordon
males: one under 5, two 5 to 10, one 10 to 15, one 15 to 20, one 20 to 30, and one 40 to 50
females: one under 5, two 10 to 15, and one 40 to 50
Research Notes
Here is a complete list of her children and their births, from family records which were reviewed and copied by a notary for her widow's pension application. [document behind paywall]
↑ Source: #S12 From Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 at familysearch.org. This is the date of the marriage bond. Consent by her mother Mary Bowen, security Aaron Lewis.
↑ Source: #S9 p. 172 Note: note that Warren County was formed from Montgomery County in 1833.
↑ Source: #S9 no page number, taken August 17 Note: James' age might be 34 written over 54 and his birthplace is Missouri written over Kentucky; F T's occupation says "none" while James' is left blank
↑ Source: #S9 from the 1880 mortality schedule for Missouri, ed 89 Clark Twp, Lincoln Co, MO -
Gordon, Sarah 92 F W Wd KY KY KY retired d. April 1880 of infirmity resided this county 68 yrs Dr. Chas Foreman
Source: S12 marriage record
Source: S7 tombstone inscription
Source: S9 census
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DNA Connections
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: