Sarah Henrietta "Sally" Durham

Brief Life History of Sarah Henrietta "Sally"

When Sarah Henrietta "Sally" Durham was born in 1808, in Washington, Virginia, United States, her father, Isaac Durham, was 25 and her mother, Elizabeth Baldwin, was 29. She married Jesse Bowen on 21 September 1854, in Scott, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Scott, Virginia, United States in 1850. She died in 1899, in Hancock, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Horton Cemetery, Hancock, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Bowen
1798–1880
Sarah Henrietta "Sally" Durham
1808–1899
Marriage: 21 September 1854
Flavilla Brunettie Bowen
1833–1906
Johanna Caroline Bowen
1843–about 1872
Jason Yeoman Durham
1835–1889
Henry Kane Bowen
1837–
Rev Enoch Smyth Bowen
1838–1910
William Harmon Bowen
1841–1915
Sylvania C. Bowen
1845–1921
Eboline Bowen
1845–1878
Elizabeth Lizzie Bowen
1847–1900
John Patton Bowen
1849–1925

Sources (19)

  • Sally Bowen in household of Jesse Bowen, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Sally H. Durham, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • Sarah Henrietta Durham Bowen, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1832 · The Black Hawk War

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.

Name Meaning

habitational name from the city of Durham, recorded as Dunholm in 1056 and Duram in 1297, named from Old English dūn ‘hill’ (see Down 1) + late Old English holm (from Old Norse holmr ‘island’).

variant of Derham .

English:

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

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