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Sarah Jane Lee¹

Parents

• Sarah Jane Lee was also known as Jane Smith.²
• She was born in January 1854 in Illinois, United States.^3,4,5,6
• Sarah was enumerated in the household of her parents on the 1860 Census in Cave In Rock Post Office, Hardin County, Illinois, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
  1. Lee, Joseph N., age 31, farmer, $2500 real estate, $600 personal estate.
  2. -----. Martha J., age 25, housekeeper.
  3. -----, Wm N., age 8.
  4. -----, Sara J., age 6.
  5. -----. John V., age 5.
  6. Black, Nancy, age 40, mother.
  7. -----, John, age 20.
  8. -----, Isaac, age 17.
  9. -----, Mary, age 13.
  10. -----, Eliza P., age 10.⁷
• She and William Champion Smith were married in 1877 in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Missouri, United States.^8,4
• Sarah was enumerated on the 1880 census in the household of her spouse in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this dwelling were:
  1. Sawier, J. A. J, white, 23, married, farming.
  2. -----, Marthy, white, 19, wife, married.
  3. Farmer, Mary, black, female, 35, married, cooking.
  4. McMakoon, W. J., white, male, 30, hirling, single, farming.
  5. Smith, WC, white, male, 40, married, farming, unemployed 11 months, consumption.
  6. -----, Jane, white, female, 26, wife.
  7. -----, Matty R., white, female, 2, daughter.⁴
• She and Baalam Downing were married on 16 February 1881 in Hunt County, Texas, United States.⁹
• Between 1900 and 1941, Sarah resided in Alvord, Wise County, Texas, United States.¹
• Sarah was enumerated on the 1900 census in the household of her spouse in Justice Precinct #1, Hunt County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
  1. Downing, B.M., born Jan 1854, age 46, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free..
  2. -----, Sarah J., born Jan 1854, age 46, has had 2 children, both still living.
  3.-----, Mattie, born Apr 1878, age 22, (She is listed as B.M.'s daughter and not step-daughter)
  4. -----, Oscar, born Nov 1881, age 18.⁸
• George is Sarah's son-in-law.¹⁰
• She appeared on the 1920 census as an in-law to George Winfield Wariner in Alvord, Wise County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
  1. George Wariner, age 41, born Missouri, parents born US, works as a pipe fitter.
  2. -----, Mattie, age 38, born TX, parents born TX.
  3. -----, Verne, son, age 18 (15?).
  4. -----, Ila Myrle, daughter, age 11.
  5. -----, BM, son, age 7.
  6. Downing, Sarah Jane, mother-in-law, 66, widow, born IL, father born IL, mother born VA.¹¹
• She appeared on the 1940 census as a mother to Martha "Mattie" Rebecca ("Mattie") Smith in Alvord, Wise County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
  1. Wariner, Mattie, rents house for $6, age 60, widow.
  2. Downing, Sarah, age 86, widow, unable to work.¹²
• Sarah Jane Lee died on 16 February 1941, at age 87, in Alvord, Wise County, Texas, United States.¹
• She was buried on 17 February 1941 in Alvord, Wise County, Texas, United States.¹

• Last Edited: 4 July 2019

Citations

1. [S323] Texas Department of State Health Services, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Digital Images of Death Certificates Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, death certificate 10674 (1941), Sarah Jane Downing, accessed 29 Dec 2014.
2. [S335] Texas, Caldwell County, 1880 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives name as Jane Smith., T9, roll 1294, [unknown - states United States of A], enumeration district (ED) 29, p. 29 (269c), dwelling 223, family 123, WC Smith, accessed 25 Apr 2017
3. [S345] Illinois, Hardin County, 1860 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives age as 6 (born circa 1854) and born in Illinois., M653, roll 185, Cave in Rock Post Office, p. 14, dwelling 84, family 84, Joseph N. Lee household, accessed 26 Apr 2017
4. [S335] Texas, Caldwell County, 1880 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T9, roll 1294, [unknown - states United States of A], enumeration district (ED) 29, p. 29 (269c), dwelling 223, family 123, WC Smith, accessed 25 Apr 2017
5. [S315] Texas, Hunt County, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives born Jan 1854 in Illinois., T623, roll 1647, Justice Precinct #1, enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 51A, dwelling 230, family 231, B. M. Downing
6. [S696] Texas, Wise County, 1940 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives age as 86 (born cal 1854) and born in Illinois., T627, roll 4168, Alvord, enumeration district (ED) 249-5, sheet 3B, household 70, Mattie Wariner, accessed 4 Jul 2019
7. [S345] Illinois, Hardin County, 1860 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, M653, roll 185, Cave in Rock Post Office, p. 14, dwelling 84, family 84, Joseph N. Lee household, accessed 26 Apr 2017
8. [S315] Texas, Hunt County, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T623, roll 1647, Justice Precinct #1, enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 51A, dwelling 230, family 231, B. M. Downing
9. [S309] Texas, Wise County, 1910 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives that this is their second marriages and that they have been married for 28 years., T624, roll 1600, 2nd Judicial Precinct, enumeration district (ED) 249, sheet 7A, dwelling 244, family 222, George Wossener, accessed 30 Sep 2004
10. [S309] Texas, Wise County, 1910 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T624, roll 1600, 2nd Judicial Precinct, enumeration district (ED) 249, sheet 7A, dwelling 244, family 222, George Wossener, accessed 30 Sep 2004
11. [S336] Texas, Wise County, 1920 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Notes: Alvord, Wise Co., TX
    1. George Wariner, age 41, born Missouri, parents born US, works as a pipe fitter.
    2. -----, Mattie, age 38, born TX, parents born TX
    3. -----, Verne, son, age 18 (15?)
    4. -----, Ila Myrle, daughter, age 11
    5. -----, BM, son, age 7
    6. Downing, Sarah Jane, mother-in-law, 66, widow, born IL, father born IL, mother born VA, T625, roll 1860, Alvord, enumeration district (ED) 150, sheet 5A, dwelling 112, family 112, George Wariner, accessed 4 Oct 2004
12. [S696] Texas, Wise County, 1940 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T627, roll 4168, Alvord, enumeration district (ED) 249-5, sheet 3B, household 70, Mattie Wariner, accessed 4 Jul 2019