Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Leath was born on 4 April 1844, in Henry, Tennessee, United States, her father, Peter C Leith, was 29 and her mother, Sarah Ann Gilbert, was 25. She married James Simeon Franklin Boothe on 13 September 1860, in Lamar, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Hamilton, Texas, United States in 1880 and Falls, Texas, United States in 1900. She died on 23 July 1904, in Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Central Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Jane Leath in household of Jordan P Word, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Jane Leath - Government record: birth: 4 April 1844; Tennessee, United States
- S. J. Leath, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Falls, Texas, United States
1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States
On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived by or worked at a barn, Middle English lathe, from Old Norse hlatha, or possibly for someone who lived near a track, from Middle English, leith, laith (Old Norse leith).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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