Born in Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Horatio Nelson Spencer Sr.
— married
19 Apr 1832 (to 1854) in Adams County, Mississippi, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Horatio Nelson Spencer and James Grafton Spencer Sr
Died
at age 44
in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2010
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Biography
Daughter of Samuel Marshall and Sarah French.
Known children:
- Horatio Marshall Spencer (1833–1835) - died young
- Samuel M. Spencer (1834–1835) - died young
- Israel Selden Spencer (Mar 1837–1878) - never married
- Samuel Marshall Spencer (Dec 1837–1910) - m. Caroline Thomas Hogg
- William Catlin Spencer (1841–1841) - died young
- Dr. Horatio Nelson Spencer Jr (1842–1915) - m. Anna Kirtland
- Congressman James Grafton Spencer (1844–1926) - m. Lucy Ann Jones
- John Brockway Spencer (1847–1847) - died young
- William Butler Spencer (1849–1850) - died young
From her husband's biography:
- On April 20, 1832, he married Sarah, daughter of Samuel Marshall, of Pine Ridge, near Natchez, Mississippi, but of Pennsylvania origin. She died at Almont on March 20, 1854, in her 45th year, having borne ten children, of whom four sons survived her. The eldest was graduated at Yale in 1857, and the third is a distinguished oncologist.
Sources
- Mississippi, Compiled Marriages Index
- Find A Grave: Memorial #13977091
- "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZF-J8H : 14 February 2020), Sarah Ann Marshall in entry for Horatio N. Spencer, 1832.
- "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LH-SV1 : Sat Oct 07 00:33:10 UTC 2023), Entry for H N Spencer and Sarah A Spencer, 1850.
- "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24ZR-N4L : Thu Nov 30 13:38:22 UTC 2023), Entry for Horatio Spencer, Jr. and Anna Kirtland, 28 Sep 1868.
- "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CN-8CKD : Thu Nov 30 02:39:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Horatio N Spencer, Jr and Anna E Kirkland, 28 Sep 1868.
Acknowledgement: Marshall-174 was created through the import of DR fam 9.ged on 14 September 2010.
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Rejected matches › Sarah (Marshall) Walker (1705-) › Sarah E. (Boone) Marshall (abt.1840-) › › Sarah Marshall (1810-1876) › Ann Marshall (1810-)
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