Person:Sarah Westfall (6)

TODO: Description: try to find the marriage record from John Day or Grant Co. Category: Marriage Certificate Date: 26 Feb 2009 Status: Open Type: 0 Priority: 8 Repository:

From The Westfall Country Book. She was 15 when she arived in the San Francisco area.

From photo of tombstone I got the death and birth dates. Since this was a photo take in Westfall Oregon she must have been brought back to Westfall to be buried. William Ritchie was her second [actually first] husband.

Sarah and William were first cousins.

Either these children were from another marriage or this couple remarried. Could this be a second marriage (1903)?? Children Ethel (born 1895) and Raymond (born 1898) show William and Sarah as parents. Sarah deserted William in 1905.

I question Sarah's birthdate.

1. ↑ Gencircles.com
   Ancestors of Nate & Kristine Maas-Westfall's and other families, 11 Apr 2003.

   William M., his birth, MoYr and place, death date and place, father, mother, wife Reference number: DB004-.gencircles.com/users/westfall/1/data/3500

   Sources:
   1. Title: Census
   2. Title: Westfall website, author compiled by Sandra Sanchez

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Malheur, Oregon, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   line 90.

   1900 US Bully Precinct, Malheur, Oregon, ED 24 Sheet # 2B, T623 Roll 1348 pg 211
   6-7 Jun 1900
   Lines 62-65
   Line 62: SWEITZER, John A. (head) white male born Mar 187[2] 28 married 2 yrs. born in Indiana father in Pennsylvania mother in West Virginia is a Farm Laborer can read, write and speak English rents his house
   Line 63: SWEITZER, Mary A. (wife) white female born Mar 1881 19 married 2 yrs has given birth to 1 child and 1 child is living born in Oregon father in Virginia mother in Oregon can read, write and speak English
   Line 64: SWEITZER, James P. (son) white male born Apr 1900 1/12 single born in Oregon father in Indiana mother in Oregon
   Line 65: RICE, Juline L. (boarder)
   
   Line 70-71
   Line 70: WESTFALL, Jessie D. (stepdaughter) white female feb 1879 21 [D] has given birth to 1 child with 1 child living born in California father born in Maine mother born in California can read, write and speak English
   Line 71: WESTFALL, Mabel (step [?] daughter) white female [Feb] 1896 4 single born in Oregon father born in West Virginia mother born in California
   
   Lines 89-93
   Line 89: WESTFALL, William M. (head) white male born Mar 1864 36 married 6 yrs born in West Virginia father & mother born there too is a Farmer can read, write and speak English owns a mortgage to their farm
   Line 90: WESTFALL, Sarah A. (wife) white female born Mar 1859 41 married 6 yrs has given birth to 7 children with 6 living born in California as were her parents can read, write and speak English
   Line 91: WESTFALL, Ethel [?] (daughter) white female born Aug 1896 3 single born in Oregon father in West Virginia mother in California
   Line 92: WESTFALL, Walter R. (son) white male born Nov. 1898 1 single born in Oregon father in West Virginia mother in California
   Line 93: RITCHIE, Hughey W. (step son) white male born Dec. 1885 14 single born in Oregon father in Missouri mother in California Reference number: CNOR026

   Jessie and Mabel are probably living with Jessie's mom and step dad. Jessie may have been divorced.
   
   It does not say that Hughey can read and write.

3. ↑ Birth Certificate
   Delayed Certificate of Birth, Oregon State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, State Reg. # DF747,F3-6224, 12 Jun 1953.

   Place of birth
   County: Malheur
   State Oregon
   City: Westfall
   Name of child: Ethel Violet Westfall
   Sex: Female
   Date of birth: August 9th 1895
   Father: William Marcelus Westfall
   Mother: Sarah Addie Westfall
   Current Residence: 23646 N. 4th St., Salem, Oregon
   Father born in Virginia
   Mother born in California Reference number: BCOR006

   Affidavit of birth by Addie Hillmon, half sister.

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 birth record
   Death Record from the State of Idaho Death Index, ID 51389, Cert. # 035517, 26 Feb 2009.

   Sarrah Addie Westfall died on 20 Sept. 1921 in Canyon County Caldwell City Idaho.
   Date of her birth is given as 19 March 1856 Reference number: DRID004

5.   Elko, Nevada, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   line 7.
6.   Washakie, Wyoming, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   line 34.
7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 Idaho. Department of Health and Welfare. Death certificates, 1911-1937; index, 1911-1932. (State of Idaho)
   [1].

   Certficiate of Death
   Place of Death: County: Canyon; City: Caldwell
   Full Name: Sarah Addie Westfall
   Sex: female; Color: white; Condition: Widow
   Date of Birth: March 19 1856
   Age: 65 y. 6 m. 2 d.
   Occupation: House keeping
   Birthplace: California
   Father: Levy Westfall
   Birthplace: West Virginia
   Mother: Don't know
   Birthplace: West Virginia
   Informant:H. W. Ritchie / Westfall, Oregon
   Date of Death: Sept 20 1921
   Cause: Cerebral hemorrhage / valvular heart disease
   Place of Burial: Westfall, Oregon

8. ↑ Find A Grave: Westfuall Cemetery, Westfall, OR, in Find A Grave
   Sarah Addie Westfull Ritchie.

   broken stone
   Footstone: S. A. W. R.

9.   Big Horn, Wyoming, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   line 80.
10. ↑ From the book The Westfall Country-DOB could also be April 1855. Born in the east.
11. ↑ From the book The Westfall Country-died at them home of her daugther Amanda. She is buried beside her first husband in Westfall cemetery.
12.   Notes from Gladys Ardith Westfall King Mullen had this date. If this birth date is correct she lived to be 87. But the 1900 US Census shows her birth date as Mar 1859 [and this must refer to a different person].
13. ↑ From BYU Special Collections.
14.   Broken stone.
15. ↑ William M., Sarah A., Ethel [?]., Walter R. Westfall & Hughey W. Ritchie
16. ↑ 3 Aug 1889 Sarah A. Westfall deeded property to Mary J. Cammann (15 B E-299 02967)
    8 Mar 1898 Sarah S. Westfall deeded property to Mary J. Cammann (15 B E-299)
    28 Jun 1898 William and Sara Westfall deeded property to Albert Nolan (17 B F-439 030810)
    8 Mar 1899 William and Sara Westfall deeded property to Mary J. Commence (68 B F-299 14471, 69 B F-301 14472)
    18 Jul 1899 Sarah A. Westfall purchased property from Mary J. Cammann (18 B F-466 03099)
    3 Aug 1899 Sarah A. Westfall deeded property to Mary J. Cammann (16 B F-301 02968)
    27 Jun 1902 Sarah A. Westfall purchased property from James W. & M. J. Westfall (29 B I-183 04456)
    19 Feb 1906 Sarah A. Westfall purchased property from J. R. & Ellen May (46 B L-492 06797)
    21 June 1906 Sarah A. Westfall deeded property to Ivan & Grace Hart (49 B M-175 06998)
    5 Feb 1907 Sarah A. Westfall deeded property to Joseph Madden (51 B M-532 07355)
    5 Nov 1907 Sarah A. Westfall deeded property to Lex Anderson (54 B N-452 07907)
    8 Nov 1920 Sarah A. Westfall deeded property to Otto Peetz (10 B 18-344 27043)
    22 Dec 1920 Sarah A. Westfall deeded property to Otto Peetz (11 B 18-495 27204)