Sarah was born in 1862. She is the daughter of William Merritt and Elizabeth White. [1]
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHK9-6BK : accessed 5 July 2015), Sarah A Merritt in household of Marion Merritt, Alabama, United States; citing p. 21, family 13, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,510.
1880 US Census: Jamestown, Conecuh, AL
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