Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Penfold was born on 10 March 1888, in Maple Grove Township, Barry, Michigan, United States, her father, Peter Penfold, was 42 and her mother, Sarah Jane Iles, was 40. She married Jay Fremont Davis on 17 January 1907, in Assyria Township, Barry, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Bedford, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1930 and Bedford Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1940. She died on 25 November 1942, in Hastings, Barry, Michigan, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Ellis Cemetery, Assyria, Assyria Township, Barry, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Sarah Pennfold in household of Clark P Wilbur, "United States Census, 1900"
- Sadie Penfold in entry for Harold Davis and Leah Gillous, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935"
- Sadie J Davis in household of Jay Davis, "United States Census, 1940"
Spouse and Children
1888–1954 Male
1888–1942 Female
Children (4)
1908–1972 Male
1910–1975 Female
1922–2010 Male
1924–1996 Male
Parents and Siblings
1845–1893 Male
1847–1905 Female
Siblings (9)
1863–1933 Female
1868–1930 Female
1869–1954 Male
1870–1874 Male
1872–1926 Female
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 2
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
Age 2
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 15
Name Meaning
English (Sussex, Surrey and Kent): from Middle English pin-fold, pen-fold, pun(d)-fold ‘animal pound’, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived by a pound for stray animals or, most likely, a metonymic occupational name for someone in charge of such a pound. Compare Pinder .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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