Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Harroun was born on 23 April 1842, in Sylvania, Lucas, Ohio, United States, her father, John Harroun, was 46 and her mother, Experience Nash, was 35. She married John Jay Witwer on 3 February 1869. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Iowa, United States in 1870. She died in 1922, in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (26)
- Sarah H Witwer in household of John J Witwer, "United States Census, 1920"
- Sara Harroun Witwer, "Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940"
- Sara H in entry for John Jay Witwer, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1838–1925 Male
1842–1922 Female
Children (4)
1870–1934 Male
1872–1922 Female
1873–1957 Female
1876–1950 Female
Parents and Siblings
1795–1842 Male
1806–1848 Female
Siblings (1)
1842–1922 Female
World Events (8)
1846
Age 4
1846
Age 4
1863
Age 21
Name Meaning
Altered form or an old variant of English or Irish Herron .
History: The ancestor of the Harrouns was Alexander Harroun from Northern Ireland, who settled in MA in the first half of the 18th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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