Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Sanders was born on 22 October 1845, in Southwest, Onslow, North Carolina, United States, her father, Richard Sanders, was 26 and her mother, Henrietta Rhodes, was 25. She married Pvt James Cornelius Mathews on 1 March 1864, in New Hanover, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Stump Sound Township, Onslow, North Carolina, United States in 1880. She died on 16 May 1929, in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Myrtle Grove, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States.
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- Sarah Saunders in household of Richard Saunders, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sally Sanders, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Sarah Mathews, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English (Devon), Dutch, and North German: variant of Sander , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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