When Sarah Ballinger was born on 3 January 1800, in Evesham Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States, her father, Joshua F. Ballinger Sr, was 37 and her mother, Sarah Jones, was 37. She married Allen Haines on 2 January 1817, in Champaign, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 11 June 1856, in Rush Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Black Cemetery, North Lewisburg, Rush Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States.