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Sarah Ann (Bennett) Yerkey (1839 - 1928)

Sarah Ann (Sally) Yerkey formerly Bennett aka Parker, Amos
Born in Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , and
Wife of — married 1857 (to 1870) in Lewis County, WVmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , and
Died at age 88 in Gilmer, Gilmer, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Sally (Bennett) Yerkey was born in Appalachia, in Virginia (now West Virginia). See Appalachia Project.
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Native Virginian (Born in Virginia, Now West Virginia as of June 20, 1863)
Sally Ann Bennett [1] Sarah was born in 1839 in Lewis County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Isaac Bennett and Mary Polly Sponaugle. She passed away in 1929 in Gilmer County, West Virginia.

Marriages

Sarah married William Parker in 1857 in Lewis County, WV and had at four children: Polly, George Marshall, James and Robert Lee Parker. [2][3]

William died in 1870. Sarah married George Amos in 1874. [4] They had three children: Nancy, Francis & Mary.

Sarah married Rev William W Yerkey in 15 Oct 1905 in Gilmer County, WV. [5]

  1. William Parker
  2. Robert Lee Parker
  3. James
  4. George Marshall Parker
  5. Polly R Parker
  6. George Amos
  7. Mary Amos (Fisher)
  8. William Yerkey

Death and Burial

Sarah died of pneumonia on January 13th, 1929 in Gilmer County, West Virginia. [6]

She is buried in the Amos/Craig Cemetery in Gilmer County, WV. [7]

Sources

  1. ↑ Ancestry GEDCOM Import - Source: #S579 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mary (Polly) Sponaugle
  2. ↑ Parker/Bennett Marriage Register
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41P-MQ9 : 18 February 2021), Sally A Parker in entry for William Parker, 1860.
  4. ↑ Amos/Parker Marriage Register
  5. ↑ Yerkey/Amos Marriage Register
  6. ↑ Death Certificate for Sarah Yerkey
  7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #89741658




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Craig-4574 Sandy (Craig) Patak
Bennett-4915 and Bennett-12743 appear to represent the same person because: These two Profiles are the same person. Same parents and siblings. Dates on 4915 were estimated. Dates on 12743 are sourced.
posted by Sandy (Craig) Patak

Rejected matches › Sarah A. (Angell) Parker (1837-) › Ann (Bennett) Highland (abt.1839-1928)

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