Sarah was born in Indiana in 1858, the daughter of William Benefiel and Mary Weatherly.[1] She married Vinton Garrett in Illinois in 1877.[2] Sarah passed away in 1888 and is buried in Tuscola, Illinois.[3]
1. Stout, Evelyn Benefiel. "The Benefiel Families of Indiana and Their Descendants". Self-published; copyright 1983 by Evelyn B. Stout, R.R. 1, Box 92, Cherokee, OK, 73728, p. 196.
2. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FD-79H : 13 December 2017), Sarah L Benefiel in entry for William Benefiel, 1860.
3. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK92-GJ23 : 17 October 2017), Vinton Garrett and Sarah S Bonfield, 04 Feb 1877; citing Piatt, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 988,101.
4. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJ8-QGT : 22 August 2017), Sarah L Garrett in entry for Vintin Garrett, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 86, sheet 92B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0203; FHL microfilm 1,254,203.
5. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 May 2019), memorial page for Sarah E Benefiel Garrett (1858–1888), Find A Grave: Memorial #39342532, citing Cartwright Cemetery, Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .
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