When Sara Pheamster was born on 7 March 1869, in Illinois, United States, her father, James Walker Phemister, was 42 and her mother, Mary A Thompson, was 38. She married Ausborn Brown Chitwood on 12 October 1891, in Fannin, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 7, Coryell, Texas, United States for about 20 years and Justice Precinct 2, Coryell, Texas, United States for about 10 years. She died on 22 January 1953, in Coryell, Texas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States.