Sarah Jane Tennille

Brief Life History of Sarah Jane

When Sarah Jane Tennille was born on 24 February 1882, in Gonzales, Texas, United States, her father, Thomas Conley Tennille, was 22 and her mother, Nancy Maria Cobb, was 25. She married Byron Thomas Morse on 21 June 1904, in Elko, Elko, Nevada, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Elko, Nevada, United States for about 30 years and Township 2, Elko, Nevada, United States for about 5 years. She died on 12 July 1964, in Elko, Elko, Nevada, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Elko, Elko, Nevada, United States.

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Family Time Line

Byron Thomas Morse
1878–1946
Sarah Jane Tennille
1882–1964
Marriage: 21 June 1904
Alfred Homer Morse
1904–1970
Richard Thomas Morse
1905–1965
Doris Minnie Morse
1908–1992
Byron Morse
1910–1910
Vyron Morse
1910–1910
Clarence Lee Morse
1911–1970
Clara Belle Morse
1911–1985
Margaret Ardell Morse
1914–1976
Lenora Adele Morse
1916–1991
James Buchannon Morse
1918–1991
Eunice Lorraine Morse
1921–2009
Robert Franklin Morse
1923–1998
George Elmer Morse
1925–1993

Sources (13)

  • Sarah J Tennille in household of Thomas C Tennille, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Sallie Jane Tennille, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Sarah J Morse, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

Biblical name, borne by the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. According to the Book of Genesis, she was originally called Sarai (possibly meaning ‘contentious’ in Hebrew), but had her name changed by God to the more auspicious Sarah ‘princess’ in token of a greater blessing (Genesis 17:15, ‘And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be’). This has been one of the most enduringly popular girls' names.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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