Person:Sarah Smith (603)

Watchers
m. 25 Feb 1819
  1. Thomas Smith1819 - Aft 1819
  2. Mary Jane SmithAbt 1820 -
  3. Elizabeth Smith1822 - Abt 1879
  4. Anna Smith1825 - 1874
  5. Thomas James Smith1830 - 1864
  6. Edward Smith1832 - 1904
  7. Martha H Smith1835 - 1919
  8. John Smith1837 -
  9. Robert H Smith1838 - 1907
  10. Sarah Hill Smith1841 - 1924
m. 19 Feb 1885
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][18] Sarah Hill Smith
Gender Female
Birth[3][6][11][7][8][9][10][18] 25 Sep 1841 Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
Marriage 19 Feb 1885 Winnebago, Illinois, United Statesto James Thaxter
Census[9] 16 Apr 1910 Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Census[10] 10 Jan 1920 Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Death[12] 20 Jun 1924 Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Alt Death[16][17][18][7] 21 Jun 1924 Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Burial[7][11][13][14][15][18] 23 Jun 1924 Winnebago Cemetery, Winnebago, Illinois, United StatesJames Thaxter & Sarah Smith Thaxter "headstone"
References
  1. Langdale Family Record per P. Sine
    Page IV.
  2. Photo from Janet Hume
    Jan008.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Compiler: Michael Peacock. V51t2403 Bridgeland.FTW. (World Family Tree Download of Volume 51, tree 2403, Dec 13, 2000)
    Date of Import: 13 Dec 2000.
  4. Illinois State Archives, and Illinois State Genealogical Society. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900. (Springfield, IL: Illinois State Archives, 1985–Present).
  5. Illinois, United States. Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950
    1921.

    Thaxter, Sarah Hill; Sex/Race - F/W; Age - Unk; Cert # - 1010115; Death Date - 1924.06.21; County - Winnebago; City - Winnebago

  6. 6.0 6.1 Winnebago, Illinois, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9)
    James Smith household.

    Name:Sarah H. Smith
    Home in 1880:Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois
    Age:38
    Estimated birth year:abt 1842
    Birthplace:Indiana
    Relation to Head of Household:Daughter
    Father's Name:James
    Father's birthplace:England
    Mother's birthplace:England
    Neighbors:View others on page
    Occupation:Keeping House
    Marital Status:Single
    Race:White
    Gender:Female
    View image
    Household Members:
    NameAge
    James Smith82
    Sarah H. Smith38
    Mary C. Smith20

  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Sarah Hill Thaxter, in Illinois, United States. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
    1924.

    Name:Sarah Hill Thaxter
    Birth Date:25 Sep 1841
    Birth Place:Lawrenceburg, Indiana
    Death Date:21 Jun 1924
    Death Place:Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois
    Burial Date:23 Jun 1924
    Burial Place:Winnebago, Ill.
    Death Age:82
    Occupation:None
    Race:White
    Marital Status:W
    Gender:Female
    Residence:Winnebago, Ill.
    Father Name:James Smith
    Father Birth Place:Yorkeshire, England
    Mother Name:Jane Langdale
    Mother Birth Place:Yorkeshire, England
    Spouse Name:James Thaxter
    Comments:length of residence 50y
    FHL Film Number:1452451

  8. 8.0 8.1 James Thaxter household, in Winnebago, Illinois, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623)
    Jun 1900.

    Name:Sarah H Thaxter
    Age:58
    Birth Date:Sep 1841
    Birthplace:Indiana
    Home in 1900:Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois
    Race:White
    Gender:Female
    Relation to Head of House:Wife
    Marital Status:Married
    Spouse's Name:James Thaxter
    Marriage Year:1885
    Years Married:15
    Father's Birthplace:England
    Mother's Birthplace:England
    Mother: number of living children:0
    Mother: How many children:0
    Occupation:View on Image
    Neighbors:View others on page
    Household Members:
    NameAge
    James Thaxter62
    Sarah H Thaxter58

  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Sarah Thaxter household, in Winnebago, Illinois, United States. 1910 U.S. Federal Census Population Schedule
    16 Apr 1910.

    Name:Sarah H Thaxter
    Age in 1910:68
    Birth Year:1842
    Birthplace:Indiana
    Home in 1910:Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois
    Race:White
    Gender:Female
    Relation to Head of House:Head
    Marital Status:Widowed
    Father's Birthplace:England
    Mother's Birthplace:England
    Neighbors:View others on page
    Household Members:
    NameAge
    Sarah H Thaxter68
    Hattie Mandeville64

  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Sarah Thaxter household, in Winnebago, Illinois, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T625)
    10 Jan 1920.

    Name:Sarah H Thaxter
    Age:78
    Birth Year:abt 1842
    Birthplace:Indiana
    Home in 1920:Winnebago, Winnebago, Illinois
    Race:White
    Gender:Female
    Relation to Head of House:Self (Head)
    [Head]
    Marital Status:Widowed
    [Widow]
    Father's Birthplace:England
    Mother's Birthplace:England
    Home Owned:Own
    Able to Read:Yes
    Able to Write:Yes
    Neighbors:View others on page
    Household Members:
    NameAge
    Sarah H Thaxter78

  11. 11.0 11.1 Rowley, John D, and Illinois) Winnebago History Writers (Winnebago County. We remember people of our past: based on obituaries from Burrit[t] Seward and Winnebago townships, southwest Winnebago County, Illinois; including the larger communites of Seward and Winnebago and the smaller communities of Alworth, Centerville, Fountaindale, Middle Creek, Wempletown, Westfield Corners or Elida and Twelve Mile Grove. (s.n.], 1994-1997)
    p. 108.

    ...She was born Sept 25, 1841 in Lawrenceburg, IN...Funeral services Mon. morning at 01:00 at the M.E. church here, the Rev. John Gordon officiating, Burial in Wbgp. Cem....

  12. Rockford Morning Star.

    Note: the Friday prior to Sunday June 22, 1924 was June 20th, however her death certifcate and tombstone give June 21, 1924 as her date of death

    From page 108 of Smith Family related information that I received from Patricia (Tebow) Williams on my return from Frankfurt, Nov. 30, 2002:

    p. 8, Rockford Morning Star, Sun., June 22, 1924
    MRS. SARAH THAXTER DIES AT WINNEBAGO
    Mrs. Sarah Thaxter, widow of James Thaxter, died Fri. afternoon at 2:00 at the home where she had resided for more than half a century. She had been in ill a week with bronchitis.
    She was born Sept. 25, 1841, at Lawrenceburg, IN, the youngest child of James and Jane Langdale Smith, and was the last of a family of 10 children. She was married Feb. 19, 1885.
    Her husband died in 1907. She is survived by a niece, Miss Maria Smith, and 3 nephews, Fred H., J.Z., and Edward Smith.
    She was a member of the Congregational church and was a woman of sterling worth who was highly esteemed by all who knew her.
    Funeral services Mon. morning at 01:00 at the M.E. church here, the Rev. John Gordon officiating, Burial in Wbgp. Cem.
    (June 23: Rev. A. G. Adams assisting Rev. O. P. Jackson, of Forreston, SD; a quartet of Rev. Olin D. Jackson, Rev. Olin P. Jackson, Mrs. J. M. Sheilds, and MIss Clara Miller sang. Nephews Ray Lee, Cherry Valley, F. H. Smith of Rkfd., James, Edward, Roy and Wallace Smith were pall bearers.)

  13. Map of Winnebago Cemetery As It Is Plotted For Burial.

    Block 8 - marked to show relative position of stones for Thaxter, Ed Smith & Maria Smith; (153)

  14. Winnebago Cemetery - Block 8.
    1. 43 Sarah Thaxter
  15. Winnebago Cemetery, in Find A Grave.
  16. Illinois, United States. Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950.

    Last Name THAXTER, First Name SARAH, MIddle Name HILL, Sex/Race F/W, Age UNK, Cert# 1010115, Death Date 1924-06-21, County WINNEBAGO, City WINNEBAGO, Date Filed 24-06-21

  17. Tombstone photo - James Thaxter Sarah Smith Thaxter.

    James Thaxter, Holt, Norfolk, England March 24th 1907. Sarah Smith Thaxter Lawrenceburg Inidiana Sept 25th 1841 June 21th 1924 Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord THAXTER

  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Death Certificate - Thaxter, Sarah Hill nee Smith. (State of Illinois, 6/21/1924).
    Certicate 1010115, 1924.

    Sarah Hill Thaxter; Pecatonica St, Winnebago, Ill; Length of Residence - 50 yrs.; Female; White; Widowed; Date of Death - June 21, 1924; Husband - James Thaxter; Date of Birth - Sept 25th, 1841; Age 82 years, 8 months, 26 days; Birthplace - Lawrenceburg, Indiana; Name of Father - James Smith, Yorkshire, England; Mother Jane Langdale, Yorkshire, England; Infomrant - Fred H Smith; cause of Death - Old Age & Pleurisy of left side & Hypositic Pneumonia; Place of burial - Winnebago, Ill, June 23, 1924; Undertaker - Henry B Busfill?; Rockford, Ill.; Certicate 1010115