Sarah was the daughter of Edward W Carter (1820-1846) & Mary Ann "Polly" Wells ( 1822-1846)
After her parents died she was raised by her grandparents, Jonathan Wells Sr (1791-1869) & Mary "Polly" Jones (1789-1856)
She had one brother Thomas Alexander (1843- bef 1850)
She is buried in Peaceful Valley Cemetery, Odin, Marion , Illinois
He parent, grandparents & brother are all buried in Wolf Prairie Cemetery in Jefferson County Illinois
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Family notes
1850 census
1870 census
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 March 2021), memorial page for Sarah M. Carter Ord (1 May 1841–24 Mar 1908), Find a Grave Memorial no. 91176606, citing Peaceful Valley Cemetery, Odin, Marion County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Larry & Susan M. (contributor 47684522) .
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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: