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Sarah Elizabeth Deaner1,2,3

ID# 24722, (1893 - 1967)
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Parents:

FatherGeorge H. Deaner (Jan 1870 - )
MotherEmma Bradford ( - bef 1900)
Chart MembershipDescendants of Maximilian Friderich Wiemann and Anna Maria Margaretha Elisabeth Lüken
Family IndexesThe Wieman Family

Key Events:

Birth: 16 Jan 1893, Parkersburg, Wood Co., West Virginia,4,5,6,7
Marriage: 15 Jun 1914, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Charles Henry Carter (b. 8 Nov 1884, d. 20 Nov 1930)8,9,10
Marriage: by 1935, Granvill Davidson (b. 2 May 1889, d. 10 Feb 1947)11,12,13
Marriage: Aug 1949, Thomas E. Brose (b. 6 Jul 1886, d. 9 Aug 1966)14,15,16
Death: 27 Sep 1967, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio,17,18
Burial: 29 Sep 1967, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Clermont Co., Ohio,19,20
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Narrative:

Sarah Elizabeth Deaner was born on 16 Jan 1893 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., West VirginiaG. When she married in 1914 she claimed a birth date five years earlier, and continued to add five or six years to her age the rest of her life.4,5,6,7
     Her mother died before 1900, when Sarah was under seven years old.21
     Sarah appeared with her father, George H. Deaner, on the 1900 Federal Census of Parkersburg, Wood Co., West Virginia, G in the household of her paternal grandparents.22
     Sarah has not been found in the 1910 census. When she was married four years later she was living in Cincinnati, OhioG, and working as a domestic servant.2
     Sarah married Charles Henry Carter, son of George P. Carter and Carrie Stevens, on 15 Jun 1914 in Hamilton Co., OhioG, with Rev. James M. Bailey officiating.8,9,10
     Sarah and Charles appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Newport, Campbell Co., Kentucky, at 319 5th St. G, enumerated 12 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. His widowed sister Maud and her three children, aged 5 to 11, were listed as living with them.23
     She was known to family as Fay, and by 1930 was using that name widely, including giving it to census enumerators and even when applying for the license for her third marriage.24,14,25
     Sarah and Charles were separated by 1930. While she was listed as divorced in the 1930 census, no record of a divorce has been found. They were shown as married on his death certificate and obituary later that year.26,27,10
     Sarah appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 1988 Queen City Ave. G, enumerated 16 Apr 1930, listed as a lodger in the home of Marie Ernst, a divorced woman.28
     Charles died on 20 Nov 1930 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OhioG.29
     Sarah married second Granvill Davidson, son of Foster S. Davidson and Martha Jane Pitzer, by 1935 apparently, but no record of the marriage has been found. He had previously been married to Lou Carter.11,12,13
     Sarah and Granvill appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Anderson Twp., Hamilton Co., Ohio, on Salem Pike G, enumerated 11 May 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $10 per month, and that they had lived in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1935.30
     Sarah and Granvill were separated by the time of his death.13 He died on 10 Feb 1947 in Union Twp., Clermont Co., OhioG.31
     She was a taxi dispatcher at the time of her third marriage, but was no longer working by 1950.32,33
     Sarah married third Thomas E. Brose, son of Frederick S. Brose and Clara E. Long, in Aug 1949. He was the widower of Minnie E. Davidson and had previously been married to Cora Bell Newman.14,15,16
     Sarah and Thomas appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at 4271 Eastern Ave. G, enumerated 1 May 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm and he lived in the same house the year before.34
     Her third husband died on 9 Aug 1966 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OhioG.35,36
     Sarah died on 27 Sep 1967 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OhioG, at age 74.17,18 She was buried on 29 Sep 1967 in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Clermont Co., OhioG.19,20
Research Note, Sep 2024:
The evidence that Granvill was Sarah's second husband is thin, and subject to reasonable doubt. Evidence that he was includes 1) her name when she married Thomas was Fay Davison, 2) Granvill listed Mrs. Fay Davison, living with him, as the person who would always know his address, and 3) she would have known Thomas since his first wife was Granvill's sister. Evidence raising doubt includes 1) Sarah's husband in the 1940 census was shown as Russell (though his age and birth state matches Granvill's, no other record of this Russell can be found and Granvill has not be found elsewhere), 2) in the 1940 census his first wife was living with their daughter and her husband, but was listed as married, and 3) her obituary shows her a his widow. His death certificate shows him as separated but does not name his wife.14,12,37,38,39,40

Children:
     There were no children with Charles Henry Carter

Children:
     There were no children with Granvill Davidson

Children:
     There were no children with Thomas E. Brose

Citations

  1. [S13916] Birth Register, Wood Co., West Virginia, 1:366, no. 220, Sarah E. Deaner.
  2. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 258:83, Charles Henry Carter and Sarah Elizabeth Deaner.
  3. [S10770] "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," FamilySearch.org, record for Sarah E. Brose, citing cert. no. 68980.
  4. [S13916] Birth Register, Wood Co., West Virginia, 1:366, no. 220, Sarah E. Deaner, shows date, as 16 Jan 1893, city, county, and state.
  5. [S13917] John Deaner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wood Co., West Virginia, shows month, year, age 7, and state.
  6. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 258:83, Charles Henry Carter and Sarah Elizabeth Deaner, shows age 26 on 16 Jan 1914, and state.
  7. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Fay Deaner Brose, Soc. Sec. No. 291-22-1597, shows date, with year as 1887.
  8. [S8685] Marriage Record, Hamilton Co., Ohio, 258:83, Charles Henry Carter and Sarah Elizabeth Deaner, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  9. [S13918] Charles H. Carter household, 1920 U.S. Census, Campbell Co., Kentucky, shows married.
  10. [S13919] Charles Carter, Certificate of Death, shows her as his wife.
  11. [S13924] Russell Davison household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married, and both lived in Cincinnati in 1935.
  12. [S13923] Granvill Davison, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration), shows Mrs. Fay Davison, address "same" as person who would always know his address.
  13. [S13922] Granville Davison, Certificate of Death, shows him as separated, with wife not named.
  14. [S13913] "Public Records," The Cincinnati Post, 3 Aug 1949, shows Thomas E. Brose and Fay Davidson applied for marriage license.
  15. [S13914] Thomas E. Brose household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married.
  16. [S13915] Sarah E. Brose obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows him as her late husband.
  17. [S10770] "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," FamilySearch.org, record for Sarah E. Brose, citing cert. no. 68980, shows date, city, county, and state.
  18. [S13915] Sarah E. Brose obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows date.
  19. [S13915] Sarah E. Brose obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows date of services.
  20. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 23597209, Sarah Elizabeth “Fay” Deaner Brose, includes tombstone photo.
  21. [S13917] John Deaner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wood Co., West Virginia, shows her husband as widowed.
  22. [S13917] John Deaner household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wood Co., West Virginia.
  23. [S13918] Charles H. Carter household, 1920 U.S. Census, Campbell Co., Kentucky.
  24. [S13920] Marie Ernst household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Fay Carter.
  25. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Fay Deaner Brose, Soc. Sec. No. 291-22-1597.
  26. [S13921] Charles H.. Carter obituary, The Cincinnati Post, shows him as "beloved husband of Fay Carter."
  27. [S13920] Marie Ernst household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows her as divorced.
  28. [S13920] Marie Ernst household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  29. [S13919] Charles Carter, Certificate of Death, shows date, municipality, county, and state.
  30. [S13924] Russell Davison household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  31. [S13922] Granville Davison, Certificate of Death, shows date, municipality, county, and state.
  32. [S13913] "Public Records," The Cincinnati Post, 3 Aug 1949, shows Thomas E. Brose and Fay Davidson applied for marriage license, with hers occupation as taxi dispatcher.
  33. [S13914] Thomas E. Brose household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows she keeping house, and had not worked the prior week and was not looking for work.
  34. [S13914] Thomas E. Brose household, 1950 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
  35. [S10770] "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," FamilySearch.org, record for Thomas Brose, citing cert. no. 61191, shows date, city, county, and state.
  36. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 23597237, Thomas Edwin Brose, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  37. [S13924] Russell Davison household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows him as age 52, born in Ohio, and maried to Fay Davison.
  38. [S13925] Joseph Hecktor household, 1940 U.S. Census, Clermont Co., Ohio, shows Liew Davison, married, living with her daughter Florence and her husband.
  39. [S13926] Lieu Davison obituary, The Cincinnati Post, shows her as wife of the late Granville Davison.
  40. [S13922] Granville Davison, Certificate of Death, shows him as separated, does not name his wife.

 

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