Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Spears was born about 1795, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Jefferson Spears, was 26 and her mother, Rachel Tackett, was 21. She married Samuel Lafayette Dunegan about 1816, in Wythe, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She died in 1870, in Wayne, Missouri, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Non-Cemetery Burial, Estill, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Sarah Dunegan in household of Samuel Dunegan, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah Sallie Spears Dunnegan, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah Dunigan in household of S Dunigan, "United States Census, 1870"
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World Events (8)
1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State
On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1818
Historical Boundaries: 1818: Wayne, Missouri, United States
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Spear , with post-medieval excrescent -s. The name has sometimes been confused with Pearse .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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