Sarah Persinger (abt. 1788)

Born about 1788 in Botetourt, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Peter Wright — married 27 Dec 1812 in Botetourt, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Sarah was the daughter of Jacob Persinger. She married in 1812 to Peter Wright.

Sarah and Peter emigrated West to Boone County, Missouri in 1825. They settled on a farm about five miles north of the town of Columbia. Her husband died in there in 1835 and was buried on the Gray family farm.

Sarah's brother, Alexander Persinger, was a judge in Boone County for many years. She never remarried and was listed in Boone County, Missouri with her younger children during the census of 1850. Her son Andrew had become head-of-household during the 1860 census and he remained on his father's farm raising his family there.

Sarah died during the Civil War and was buried beside Peter Wright on the Gray's farm.

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Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZQ-S26 : 4 April 2020), Sarah Wright, Boone county, Boone, Missouri, United States; citing family 1794, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHCB-9PR : 19 March 2020), Sarah Wright in entry for Andrew D Wight, 1860.

• [1] Will of Jacob Persinger, her father.

See also:

• [2] The bench and bar of Boone County, Missouri by Todd North Gentry. Columbia, Mo., 1916. p. 279.

• [3] "Biographical Sketch of Andrew D. Wright" History of Boone County, Missouri. Written and comp. from the most authentic official and private sources; including a history of its townships, towns, and villages. Together with a condensed history of Missouri; the city of St. Louis ... biographical sketches and portraits of prominent citizens. St. Louis, Western Historical Company, 1882. p. 800.

Acknowledgments

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