Sarah Frances Perkerson1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 20472, (1838 - 1902)
FatherFielding James Perkerson4,2 (abt 1804 - 6 Jun 1878)
MotherElizabeth Ann Flora4,2 (abt 1815 - 17 Dec 1875)

Key Events:

Birth: 7 Jul 1838, Halifax Co., Virginia5,6,7
Marriage: 21 Mar 1860, Halifax Co., Virginia, Anderson R. Smith (23 Feb 1836 - 20 Nov 1914)2,8,9
Death: 12 Sep 19025,10,11
Burial: Arbor Baptist Church, Elmo, Halifax Co., Virginia3
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Sarah Frances Perkerson was born on 7 Jul 1838 in Halifax Co., Virginia.5,6,7
     She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Halifax Co., Virginia, in the household of her parents, Fielding James Perkerson and Elizabeth Ann Flora. Her future husband's family was apparently living close by as they are listed previously in the census record.12
     Sarah married Anderson R. Smith, son of James H. Smith and Mary [surname unknown], on 21 Mar 1860 in Halifax Co., Virginia.2,8,9
     Sarah and Anderson appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Halifax Courthouse, Halifax Co., Virginia, in the household of James H. Smith and Mary [surname unknown], his parents.13
     Sarah and Anderson appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Halifax Courthouse, Halifax Co., Virginia, enumerated 27 Jun 1870. Their children Robert, Mary and James were listed as living with them.14
     Sarah and Anderson appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Halifax Co., Virginia, enumerated 5 Jun 1880. Their children Robert, Mary, James, Susan, Sarah and John were listed as living with them.15
     Sarah and Anderson appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Halifax Co., Virginia, enumerated 6 Jun 1900, reporting they rented their farm. Their children Sarah and John were listed as living with them.16
     Sarah died on 12 Sep 1902 at age 64.5,10,11 She was buried in Arbor Baptist Church, Elmo, Halifax Co., Virginia.3

Children:
     Children with Anderson R. Smith:

  • Robert Coleman Smith17,18 (abt 1861 - )
  • Mary E. Smith17,19,20 (19 Jan 1866 - 28 Nov 1935)
  • James H. Smith17,18 (Apr 1869 - )
  • Susan C. Smith19,21 (5 Nov 1872 - 19 Dec 1932)
  • Sarah Alice Smith19,22,23 (Feb 1876 - )
  • John A. Smith18,24,25 (19 Dec 1878 - 6 Feb 1914)

Citations

  1. [S6476] Ferlding Purkinson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Sarah Purinson.
  2. [S3519] "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," FamilySearch.org, record for Anderson Smith and Sarah F. Perkinson, citing FHL#31918.
  3. [S6550] "South Central Virginia Genealogical Society Database," South Central Virginia Genealogical Society, Halifax County Cemeteries, record for Sarah Francis Perkinson Smith.
  4. [S6476] Ferlding Purkinson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S6550] "South Central Virginia Genealogical Society Database," South Central Virginia Genealogical Society, Halifax County Cemeteries, record for Sarah Francis Perkinson Smith, shows date.
  6. [S6476] Ferlding Purkinson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows age 12 and state.
  7. [S3519] "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," FamilySearch.org, record for Anderson Smith and Sarah F. Perkinson, citing FHL#31918, shows age 21 at marriage 21 Mar 1860, county, and state.
  8. [S6518] James Smith household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows both of them living with his parents.
  9. [S6513] Anderson Smith household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows married 40 years.
  10. [S6516] John A. Smith household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows her husband as married 42 years, and she is not listed in the household.
  11. [S6514] Anderson Smith, Certificate of Death, shows him as widowed.
  12. [S6476] Ferlding Purkinson household, 1850 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  13. [S6518] James Smith household, 1860 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  14. [S6523] Anderson Smith household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  15. [S6512] Anderson Smith household, 1880 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  16. [S6513] Anderson Smith household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  17. [S6523] Anderson Smith household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  18. [S6512] Anderson Smith household, 1880 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows him as the son of her husband.
  19. [S6512] Anderson Smith household, 1880 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Sarah's husband.
  20. [S6524] Mary E. Collie, Certificate of Death.
  21. [S3519] "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," FamilySearch.org, record for Peter B. Bane and Sue C. Smith, citing FHL #2048454.
  22. [S6513] Anderson Smith household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Sarah's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  23. [S3519] "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," FamilySearch.org, record for D. D. Bane and Sarah A. Smith, citing FHL #2048454.
  24. [S6513] Anderson Smith household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  25. [S3519] "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," FamilySearch.org, record for Jno. A. Smith and Maggie L. Crowder, citing FHL #2048454.