Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Rogers Dixon was born on 22 February 1847, in Lapeer Township, Lapeer, Michigan, United States, her father, James Pemberton Dixon, was 41 and her mother, Margaret Smith Rogers, was 35. She married John Demosthenes Huffman on 23 April 1875, in Osborne, Osborne, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in Osborne, Kansas, United States in 1875 and Crystal Plains, Smith, Kansas, United States in 1900. She died on 12 December 1912, in Galena Township, Woods, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Galena Cemetery, Woods, Oklahoma, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Sarah Dixon in household of H Dixon, "Kansas State Census, 1875"
- Sarah R Huffman, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah R Dickson in entry for James W Huffman, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
Spouse and Children
1850–1925 Male
1847–1912 Female
Children (7)
1876–1952 Female
1877–1965 Female
1879–1968 Female
1880–1964 Female
1883–1982 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1805–1883 Male
1812–1894 Female
Siblings (8)
1836–1907 Male
1838–1891 Male
1840–1896 Female
1841–1916 Male
1844–1866 Male
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World Events (8)
1854 · Creation of the Republican Party
Age 7
1863
Age 16
1865
Age 18
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).
History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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