Sarah Louisa Thomas Mahurin

Brief Life History of Sarah Louisa Thomas

When Sarah Louisa Thomas Mahurin was born on 6 July 1848, in Grayson, Kentucky, United States, her father, William Harmon Mahurin, was 32 and her mother, Anna B Deweese, was 26. She married Silas T. Renfrow on 7 July 1864, in Linn, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Long Tom, Lane, Oregon, United States in 1880 and Kootenai, Idaho, United States in 1910. She died on 19 April 1914, in St. Maries, Benewah, Idaho, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in St. Maries, Benewah, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Silas T. Renfrow
1828–1889
Sarah Louisa Thomas Mahurin
1848–1914
Marriage: 7 July 1864
Stephen Edward Renfro
1865–1954
Rhoda H. Renfro
1868–1955
John H. Renfro
1871–1916
James Albert Renfro
1873–1955
Clarkson Renfro
1875–1958
Mertie Ellen Renfro
1878–1889
Harvey H. Renfrow
1881–1956
Nora Ann Renfro
1884–1972
Cora Bell Renfro
1886–1930

Sources (26)

  • Sarah T Renfro, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Sarah T. Mahurin, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
  • Sarah Mc Huran Mc Huran, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"

World Events (8)

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1859 · Oregon Becomes a State

Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859. 

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

Irish: probably an altered form of Mulherin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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