Born about in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of George McCracken
and Phoebe (Hayden) McCraken
Sister of
John Hayden McCracken, George Johnson McCracken, Mary Ellen (McCracken) Marsh, David McCracken, Elizabeth McCracken, Hannah McCracken, Harriett (McCracken) Platt and Frances Minden McCracken
Wife of
William Slocomb Brown
— married
13 Oct 1848 in Dudley, Worchester, Massachusetts
Wife of
John P. Nichols
— married
6 Dec 1865 in Volga, Clayton, Iowa, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
John William Brown, Mary Lucy (Brown) Reuschling, Sarah Allen Brown, George Brown, Frances J. (Brown) Tuck and Emma Edna (Brown) Judd
Died
at about age 76
in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa
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Biography
Sarah Ann McCracken was born about 1823 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She was a daughter of George McCracken and Phoebe Hayden.
Marriage
She married William Slocomb Brown on October 13, 1848 in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts.[1] Together they had the following children: John William, Mary Lucy, Sarah Allen, George, Frances J., and Emma Edna.
1850 Census Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts[2]
- William L Brown] Male 28 Massachusetts
- Sarah A Brown Female 26 Massachusetts
- John William Brown Male 0 Massachusetts
- Frances McCracken Female 9 Massachusetts
1860 Census Sperry, Clayton, Iowa [3]
- W S Brown Male 39 Massachusetts
- Sarah Brown Female 36 Massachusetts
- Mary Brown Female 9 Massachusetts
- Francis Brown Female 4 Iowa
- Emma Brown Female 1 Iowa
Sarah married John Nichols on December 6, 1865 in Volga City, Clayton, Iowa, United States.[4]
1870 Census Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa[5]
- John P Nichols Male 45 Connecticut
- Sarah A Nichols Female 45 Massachusetts
- Mary L Brown Female 19 Massachusetts
- Francis J Brown Female 13 Iowa
- Emma E Brown Female 11 Iowa
- Lois Clark Female 77 Massachusetts
1880 Census Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa[6]
- J. P. Nicholson Self Male 55 Connecticut
- Sarah A. Nicholson Wife Female 55 Massachusetts
Death
Sarah Ann Brown Nichols died October 28, 1899 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States of paralysis of the nerves.[7] She was buried in Floyd Cemetery in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States.[7]
Sources
- ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910 Sarah Ann McCrackin in entry for William S. Brown, 13 Oct 1848, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
- ↑ United States Census, 1850 Sarah A Brown in household of William L Brown, Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 116
- ↑ United States Census, 1860 Sarah Brown in entry for W S Brown, 1860. Sperry, Clayton, Iowa, United States.
- ↑ Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 J. P. Nichols and Sarah A. Brown, 06 Dec 1865, Volga City, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing reference 184 p399, county courthouses, Iowa.
- ↑ United States Census, 1870 Sarah A Nichols in entry for John P Nichols, 1870. Cedar Falls Township, Cedar Falls, ward 4, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States.
- ↑ United States Census, 1880, Sarah A Nicholson in household of J P Nicholson, Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 242, sheet 407A.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Nichols Died Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, Iowa. 29 Oct 1899, Sun. Pg. 6.
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