Sarah Ann Sledge

1831–1904 (Age 73)
Maury, Tennessee, United States

The Life of Sarah Ann

When Sarah Ann Sledge was born in 1831, in Maury, Tennessee, United States, her father, Sterling Green Sledge, was 25 and her mother, Elizabeth Skillington, was 20. She married Joseph Wallace Ring on 24 December 1848, in Marshall, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Marshall, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Civil District 25, Maury, Tennessee, United States in 1900. She died in 1904, in Maury, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Ringgold, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Wallace Ring
1826–
Sarah Ann Sledge
1831–1904
Marriage: 24 December 1848
Aaron Henderson Ring
1850–1888
Sterling Lewis Ring
1852–
Elizabeth Jane Ring
1854–1913
Thomas Pinkney Ring
1856–1916
John Columbus Ring
1860–1950
James L Ring
1861–1932
William Jackson Ring
1863–1936
Amanda Melissa Ring
1866–
Margaret L Ring
1869–
Melvin Alphus Ring
1872–1953
Joe Ring
1893–

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
24 December 1848
Marshall, Tennessee, United States
children

(11)

    Aaron Henderson Ring

    Male1850–1888Male

    Sterling Lewis Ring

    Male1852–Male

    Elizabeth Jane Ring

    Female1854–1913Female

    Thomas Pinkney Ring

    Male1856–1916Male

    John Columbus Ring

    Male1860–1950Male

+6 More Children

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(9)

+4 More Children

World Events (8)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Age 1

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built

Age 4

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1862 · Battle of Shiloh

Age 31

The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English slech ‘sledgehammer’ (Old English slecg); a metonymic occupational name for someone who made sledgehammers or used one at work.

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

Sources (3)

  • Sarah A King in household of Joseph W King, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Sarah A King in household of Joseph W King, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sarah Ring in household of Joseph Ring, "United States Census, 1850"

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