Born in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ezekiel Andrew McWhorter
and Rebecca (Armstrong) McWhorter
Sister of
Benjamin David McWhorter, Edwin J. McWhorter, William Franklin McWhorter, Mary E. (McWhorter) Borden, Elizabeth Amanda McWhorter, Cynisca J. McWhorter, Samuel W. McWhorter and Margaret A. McWhorter
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 67
in Walker County, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Aug 2015
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Biography
Sarah was born in 1830. She was the daughter of Ezekiel McWhorter and Rebecca Armstrong. She passed away in 1898.
She married John A. Shaw on 3 October, 1850 in Walker County, Georgia. Their children were Rebecca Jane (Shaw) Morgan (1852–1896), William Henry Shaw (1853–1929), Thomas E. Shaw (1854–1933), Andrew Jackson Shaw (1856–1884), Emma Elizabeth (Shaw) Clements (1859–1925) and Martha A. Shaw (1860–1879).
Sarah passed away on 06 January, 1898 in Walker County, Georgia followed with burial at the Shaw Cemetery (Plot: Row 5 /3619-20) in LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia.
United States Census, 1850
In 1850, Ezekiel McWhorter was living in Chattooga [not Chattanooga] Valley, Walker County, Georgia, near John McWhorter (they are on the same page in the 1850 Census, near in age, and likely to be brothers). He was a farmer with property worth $1,000. He, his wife Rebecca, and oldest four children came to Georgia from South Carolina after the birth of William in 1835 but before the birth of Mary in 1841. Family members were:
- Ezekiel McWhorter, age 43, born in South Carolina
- Rebecca McWhorter, age 42, born in South Carolina
- Sarah M McWhorter, age 20, born in South Carolina
- Benj D McWhorter, age 19, born in South Carolina
- Edwin J McWhorter, age 17, born in South Carolina
- Wm F McWhorter, age 15, born in South Carolina
- Mary E McWhorter, age 9, born in Georgia
- Elizabeth A McWhorter, age 7, born in Georgia
- Samuel W McWhorter, age 4, born in Georgia
- Margaret A McWhorter, age 2, born in Georgia[1]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYX-GDX : accessed 9 August 2015), Ezekiel Mcwhorter, Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia, United States; citing family 1162, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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