Sarah Martin Selby

Brief Life History of Sarah Martin

When Sarah Martin Selby was born on 9 April 1824, in Cumberland, Kentucky, United States, her father, Nicholas Selby, was 29 and her mother, Margaret R Young, was 23. She married Abraham Martin on 15 February 1844, in Scott, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Macon, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Clintonia Township, DeWitt, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died on 25 September 1910, in Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Withers
1824–1863
Sarah Martin Selby
1824–1910
Margaret Catharine Withers
1849–1926
William A. Withers
1852–1923
Medora Sofrona “Dora” Withers
1858–1935
James Wither
1861–1872

Sources (11)

  • Sarah Withers, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sarah M Withers, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Sarah M. Selby Bower, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1829

Historical Boundaries: 1829: Macon, Illinois, United States

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

Name Meaning

English (Nottinghamshire) and Scottish: habitational name from Selby (Yorkshire). The placename may derive from Old English sele ‘willow copse’, sometimes alternating with salh ‘willow’, + Old Norse ‘farmstead, village’.

Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.

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

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