When Sarah M. Shepler was born on 4 July 1808, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, James L Shepler, was 31 and her mother, Mary Harmon, was 31. She married John C. Weaver on 15 September 1836, in Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Lafayette Township, Allen, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Indiana, United States in 1870. She died on 27 December 1891, in Allen, Indiana, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Hoverstock Cemetery, Zanesville, Union Township, Wells, Indiana, United States.