Sarah Salome Buff

Brief Life History of Sarah Salome

When Sarah Salome Buff was born on 19 August 1797, in Lincoln Twp, Pender, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Buff, was 22 and her mother, Elizabeth Hauss, was 23. She married William Claude Harrelson on 28 February 1818, in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 29 August 1843, in Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Gaston, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Claude Harrelson
1791–1877
Sarah Salome Buff
1797–1843
Marriage: 28 February 1818
Elizabeth Betts Harrelson
1818–1916
Mary Ann Harrelson
1820–1820
James Franklin Harrelson
1821–1891
Susanna Catherine Harrelson
1824–1843
Sarah Adeline Harrelson
1825–
John Jackson Harrelson
1827–1890
William Oliver Harrelson
1830–1925
Temperance Carolina Harrelson
1832–1915
Andrew Loretz Harrelson
1834–1835
Barbara Jane Harrelson
1839–

Sources (12)

  • Sarah Buff, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Sarah Salome Buff Harrelson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Sallie Buff in entry for Tempie Caroline Crites, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"

World Events (7)

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."

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.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

German: nickname for a violent, aggressive person, from Middle High German buf ‘push, shove’.

German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Bodo or the compound name Bodefrit, containing the Old High German element biutan ‘to bid or order’ or boto ‘messenger’.

English (of Norman origin): variant of Bough 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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