Sarah A. Byers ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  Birth Notes:

Sarah's actual birth year is not known with any certainty. The 1850 US Census suggests a birth year of 1821 while the 1860, 1870, and 1880 US Census records suggest a birth year of 1823. On the 1900 US Census, she provided a birth date of Oct 1823.

Her gravestone gives her birth date as something in the middle of the above years, 4 Oct 1822.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of October 1821 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 21 on the 1850 US Census.
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• She has alternate birth date of October 1823 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 46 on the 1870 US Census and an age of 56 on the 1880 US Census.

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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Siddonsburg, PA on 12 August 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 322B, Family 164
Siddonsburg, York County, Pennsylvania
Sarah Martin..28..PA

(Living with husband and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 4 Oct 1822, then her age should have been 27 instead of 28.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Monaghan Township, York County, PA on June 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 76, 77, Family 558
Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Sarah A. Martin..38..PA

(Living with husband and 5 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 4 Oct 1822, then her age should have been 37 instead of 38.

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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Monaghan Township, York County, PA on 15 July 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 23, Family 187
Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Sarah L. Martin..46..PA..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 4 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 4 Oct 1822, then her age should have been 47 instead of 46.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Siddonsburg, PA on June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 206C, Roll 1205
Siddonsburg, York County, Pennsylvania
Sarah A. Martin..Wife..56..PA..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 2 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 4 Oct 1822, then her age should have been 57 instead of 56.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Monaghan Township, York County, PA on 15 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Page 8A, District 166, Family 175
Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Married 52 years
Farm owned, no mortgage
Sarah J. Martin..Wife..Oct 1823..76..PA..7/6

(Living with husband, widowed son, and 2 grandchildren.)

NOTE - Her birth date is believed to have been 4 Oct 1822 instead of Oct 1823. Therefore, her age should have been 77 instead of 76.
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• She was buried after 25 November 1901 in the Fileys Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery in Dillsburg, PA.

Find A Grave Memorial 178599247
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Sarah married Leslie Jeptha Martin, son of Alexander C. Martin and Sarah Lightfoot, about 1846.^{1 2} (Leslie Jeptha Martin was born on 14 May 1817 in York County, PA,^{1 2 3 4 7 8} died on 15 February 1901 in York County, PA ⁸ and was buried after 15 February 1901 in Fileys Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Dillsburg, PA ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Siddonsburg, PA on 12 August 1850. ⁹

1850 US Census
Page 322B, Family 164
Siddonsburg, York County, Pennsylvania
Leslie E. Martin..32..PA..Carpenter
Sarah Martin..28..PA
George ? Martin..3..PA
William H. Martin..1..PA
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Monaghan Township, York County, PA on June 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 76, 77, Family 558
Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania
L. J. Martin..43..PA
Sarah A. Martin..38..PA
Jacob W. Martin..13..PA
John W. Martin..10..PA
Sarah J. Martin..8..PA
Jacob B. Martin..6..PA
Mary A. Martin..3..PA
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Monaghan Township, York County, PA on 15 July 1870. ¹⁰

1870 US Census
Page 23, Family 187
Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Lesly J. Martin..55..PA..Wagon Maker
Sarah L. Martin..46..PA..Keeping House
William Martin..21..PA..Carpenter's Apprentice
Jacob Martin..14..PA
Mary A. Martin..12..PA
Ida Martin..6..PA
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Siddonsburg, PA on June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 206C, Roll 1205
Siddonsburg, York County, Pennsylvania
Leslie J. Martin..Head..63..PA..Wagon Maker
Sarah A. Martin..Wife..56..PA..Keeping House
Jacob B. Martin..Son..24..PA..Carpenter
Ida A. Martin..Daughter..16..PA
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Monaghan Township, York County, PA on 15 June 1900. ¹¹

1900 US Census
Page 8A, District 166, Family 175
Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Married 52 years
Farm owned, no mortgage
Leslie J. Martin..Head..May 1817..83..PA..Retired
Sarah J. Martin..Wife..Oct 1823..76..PA..7/6
Jacob B. Martin..Son..Aug 1855..44..PA..Widowed..Coach Maker
Mary P. Martin..GrandDaughter..Oct 1885..14..PA
Levi J. Martin..GrandSon..Oct 1892..7..PA
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  Marriage Notes:

There is some confusion about the names of the children. On the 1900 US Census, the mother, Sarah, indicated that she had a total of 7 children and 6 remained alive. Based on the various census reports, there are a total of 8 discernable names and birth years.

The list of children includes two different Jacobs. At first glance it might be easy to say that the first Jacob who was born in 1847 was the same as the Jacob born in 1855 but that is not correct because the 1860 US Census clearly shows two different sons, each with the name Jacob, but with different middle initials and different ages.
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