Brief Life History of Sara Frances
When Sara Frances McClung was born on 25 July 1880, in Georgia, United States, her father, Solomon Reece McClung, was 32 and her mother, Mary Ann Rebecca Brewster, was 31. She married Jesse Gardner Minkert on 14 February 1904, in Bryan, Brazos, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Brazos, Texas, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 6, Brazos, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 7 June 1952, in Bryan, Brazos, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Bryan City Cemetery, Bryan, Brazos, Texas, United States.
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- Sarah Frances Minkert in household of Jesse G Minkert, "United States Census, 1940"
- Fannie Mcclung, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Sarah Frances Minkert, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
Scottish or Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Luinge ‘son of Lunge’, a personal name probably meaning ‘seafarer’, although the literal meaning is ‘ship’, from Latin navis longa.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Fanny's quilt
This is a quilt in the "Double Wedding Ring" pattern that my grandmother, Fanny Minkert made but never quilted. Many years later, my mother gave it to me and I quilted it. This was one of the first qu …
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