Sarah Melissa Cutshall 2 3 4 5 6
- Born: 6 November 1851, Fort Wayne, IN 1 2 3 4 5 6
- Marriage (1): Joseph Anthony Buckmaster on 2 November 1871 in Littleton, IA 1
- Marriage (2): Lewis S. Hovey in 1886 2 3
- Died: 15 April 1923, Perry, IA at age 71
 Noted events in her life were:
• She has alternate birth date of October 1851 and a birth location of Indiana.
• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Perry Township, Buchanan County, IA on June 1860. 4
1860 US Census
Page 200, Family 1489
Perry Township, Buchanan County Iowa
Sarah M. Cutshaw..8..IN
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Perry Township, Buchanan County, IA on 3 August 1870. 5
1870 US Census
Page 13 & 14, Dwelling 95, Family 95
Perry Township, Buchanan County, Iowa
Melissa Cutshall..18..IN
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Creighton Township, Knox, NE on June 1880. 6
1880 US Census
Page 80C, Roll 0751
Creighton Township, Knox County, Nebraska
Melissa Buckmaster...Head..28..IN..School Teacher..Widowed
Addie B. Buckmaster..Daughter..6..NE
Rolliegh Buckmaster..Son..3..NE
(Sarah was widowed and living with 2 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Jesup, IA on 16 June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Page 14B, District 50, Dwelling 303, Family 306, Roll 430
Jesup, Buchanan County, Iowa
Hawley Street, owned, no mortgage
married 14 years
Mellissa S. Hovey..Wife..49..Oct 1851..IN..3/3
(Living with 2nd husband, 1 son from each marriage, and her widowed mother.)
NOTE - Her birth date is believed to have been 6 Nov 1851 instead of in Oct 1851.
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Perry Township, Buchanan County, IA on 4 May 1910. 3
1910 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 64, Dwelling 237, Family 246, Roll 393
Perry Township, Buchanan County, Iowa
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 24 years
Sarah M. Hovey..Wife..58..IN..3/3
(Living with 2nd husband, son, and widowed mother.)
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Sarah married Joseph Anthony Buckmaster on 2 November 1871 in Littleton, IA.1 (Joseph Anthony Buckmaster was born on 11 February 1846 in Holmes, OH 1 and died on 2 October 1879 in Niobrara, NE 1.)
Sarah next married Lewis S. Hovey in 1886.2 3 (Lewis S. Hovey was born in September 1831 in Vermont 2 3 and died after 15 April 1910.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Jesup, IA on 16 June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Page 14B, District 50, Dwelling 303, Family 306, Roll 430
Jesup, Buchanan County, Iowa
Hawley Street, owned, no mortgage
married 14 years
Lewis S. Hovey..Head..69..Sep 1831..VT..Retired Farmer
Mellissa S. Hovey..Wife..49..Oct 1851..IN..3/3
Lewis S. Hovey..Son..13..Jul 1887..IA..At School
Raleigh Buckmaster..StepSon..23..May 1877..NE..Dentist
Dorcas Cutshall..MotherL..77..Apr 1823..MD..11/10..Widowed
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Perry Township, Buchanan County, IA on 4 May 1910. 3
1910 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 64, Dwelling 237, Family 246, Roll 393
Perry Township, Buchanan County, Iowa
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 24 years
Lewis S. Hovey..Head..78..VT..Own Income
Sarah M. Hovey..Wife..58..IN..3/3
Lewis S. Hovey..Son..21..IA..Farmer, General Farm
Dorcas E. Cutshall..Mother-in-Law..86..PA..Widowed..12/10..Own Income
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Marriage Notes:
Following the death of Sarah's first husband, Joseph Buckmaster, in 1879 she then married Lewis S. Hovey in 1886 who was 20 years older than herself. Lewis was 56 years old when their son was born in 1887. When her widowed mother came to live with them, she was just 8 years older than Sarah's husband, Lewis.
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