Sarah Henry (French) Carrington (1861 - 1913)

Born 29 Jul 1861 in Halifax, Virginia, United States

Wife of Charles Craddock Carrington — married 20 Aug 1883 in Halifax, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Apr 1913 at age 51 in Halifax, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1861, in Halifax County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Marcellus French (1831-1919) and Elizabeth Henrietta Logan (1831-1905).

She is the granddaughter of James French and Sarah Butler Henry.

On 20 Aug 1883, in Halifax, she married Charles Craddock Carrington. They settled in Halifax and had 9 children.

1. George Cabell Carrington b. 1884 - d. 1933, m1/wid. Louise Cary Stebbins (sister of Charles), m2. Myra Margarette Cawood
2. Margaret Logan Carrington b. 1886 - d. 1963, m. Charles Halifax Stebbins (brother of Louise)
3. Sara Henry Carrington b. 1889 - d. 1960, m. James Franklin Dorrier
4. Marcellus French Carrington b. 1891 VA - d. 1942 NY, m. Ruth Sevier Hale
5. Charles Reid Carrington b. 1893 VA - d. 1967 KY, m. Kizziah May McDaniel
6. William Lorrin Carrington b. 1896 VA - d. 1982 TX, m. Joy Faye Harrell
7. Elizabeth French Carrington b. 1898 VA - d. 1977 GA, m. Halcott Green Heyward Jr
8. Alice Cary Carrington b. 1899 - d. 1972, m. William Dearborn Barbee Settle
9. Winifred Wilson Carrington b. 1904 - d. 1995, m. Alfred Goodwin Perkins

Living in Halifax throughout her life, it is here she passed away in 1913. She is buried at the Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery.

Sources

• [1] The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy Alexander Brown January 1, 1895, Houghton, Mifflin & Company: Husband, Children page 534, 535

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LCYS-217 with links to family members and sources from multiple contributors.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124780137/sarah_henry_carrington