Sarah C. Chapman ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  General Notes:

It may be possible that the "Sarah Wacoser" who was married to George Washington Pendleton in 1887 was the same Sarah C. Chapman who was married to George Washington Wacaster who died in 1886. The approximate birth dates match as does the location of Catawba County. In addition, it was her sister, Francis Chapman who was originally married to George Washington Pendleton and when Francis died in 1885 it was very convenient for the widowed sister, Sarah Wacaster, to remarry to Pendleton. Otherwise, there are no census records for the widow Sarah Wacaster after her husband died in 1886. If she did indeed remarry, then her census records continue under the name of Pendleton.

The only unknown part is what would have happened to her children after she was remarried to George Washing Pendleton. She had 6 children under 16 years of age at the time of the possible remarriage to Pendleton in 1887. None of the children are mentioned in any census records for Pendleton in 1900 or 1910. There were multiple Wacaster siblings living in the same area so perhaps one of the Wacaster siblings took custody of the children. The 16 year old daughter Minnie was living with her married sister, Dora, for the 1900 census.

If I could positively tie this "Sarah Wacoser" to Sarah Chapman or find proof that any of the Wacaster children ever lived with George Pendleton and his second wife, then I could make such a determination that they were the same person. It seems very likely but there is no absolute proof yet found.

Sarah Chapman is supposedly buried in the Williams-Chapman Cemetery in Catawba county under the Wacaster surname.
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  Noted events in her life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 3 August 1844. ⁵

2. 1850 US Census, 8 December 1850, Catawba, North Carolina, United States. ² 1850 US Census
Page 347A, Dwelling 1179, Family 1179
, Catawba County, North Carolina
Sarah Chapman..(daughter)..5..Catawba County, NC
(Living with father.)

3. 1860 US Census, June 1860, Catawba, North Carolina, United States. ³ 1860 US Census
Page 4, Household 30
, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
Sarah Chapman..14..NC
(Living with widowed mother.)

4. 1870 US Census, 16 June 1870, Lauren Hill Township, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. ⁴ 1870 US Census
Page 10, Dwelling 82, Household 76
Lauren Hill Township, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Sarah Wacasser..26..NC..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 3 children.)

5. 1880 US Census, June 1880, North Brook Township, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Sheet 349A, Roll 0970, District 104
North Brook Township, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Sarah Wakester..Wife..35..NC
(Living with husband and 6 children.)

6. Cemetery: Williams-Chapman Cemetery, After 13 January 1915, Catawba, North Carolina, United States. ⁵ Find A Grave Memorial #32611150

7. Alt. Death, 13 March 1915. ⁵

Sarah married George Washington Wacaster, son of George Washington Wacaster and Sarah Willis, on 22 January 1866.¹ (George Washington Wacaster was born on 7 June 1803,^{4 6} died on 22 July 1886 in Catawba, North Carolina, United States ⁶ and was buried after 22 July 1886 in Catawba, North Carolina, United States ⁶.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1870 US Census, 16 June 1870, Lauren Hill Township, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. ⁴ 1870 US Census
Page 10, Dwelling 82, Household 76
Lauren Hill Township, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
George W. Wacasser..66..NC..Farmer
Sarah Wacasser..26..NC..Keeping House
Dara Wacasser..3..NC
Semour B. Wacasser..2..NC
Charlie D. Wacasser..3m..NC

2. 1880 US Census, June 1880, North Brook Township, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Sheet 349A, Roll 0970, District 104
North Brook Township, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Geo. W. Wakester..Self..80..NC
Sarah Wakester..Wife..35..NC
Dora F. Wakester..Daughter..13..NC
Seymore B. Wakester..Son..12..NC
Charles Wakester..Son..10..NC
Albert T. Wakester..Son..5..NC
Adolphus Wakester..Son..2..NC
Eva L. Wakester..Daughter..8..NC

  Marriage Notes:

The difference in their ages is hard to imagine but at least one researcher reports that George Washington Wacaster was born in 1803 which put him at 63 years old and about 40 years older than Sarah Chapman when they were married. She may have been his 4th wife and he had multiple children with his other wives. He apparently fathered children until he was 82 years old and died at the age of 83 just one year after his last child was born. His marriages are reported as follows:

m. about 1825, wife's name unknown but believed to be Adeline Freeman, at least 2 sons
m. about 1829, Mary Williams, b. abt. 1816, d. abt 1850, 9 children
m. 08-17-1859, Francis Schnider, divorced, children unknown
m. 01-22-1866, Sarah Chapman, 9 children
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