Born in Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William F. Benefiel
and Mary Jane (Weatherly) Benefiel
Sister of
Rhoda E. Benefiel, Newton William Benefiel, Mary Jane Benefiel and Isadora (Benefiel) Redmond
Wife of
Vinton Garrett
— married
4 Feb 1877 (to 1888) in Piatt, Illinois, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 30
in Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 May 2019
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Biography
This profile is part of the Benefiel Name Study.
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]
Notes
- Middle initial on gravestone is E., but L. is given on the 1860 and 1880[4] Censuses, and S. on the Marriage Record.
Sources
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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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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:
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~6.25%
Daniel Redmond
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dpredmond
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~3.12%
Sean Redmond :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member seanpredmond
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