Brief Life History of Sarah Ann
When Sarah Ann Carver was born on 16 February 1858, in Edgehill, King George, Virginia, United States, her father, John Wesley Carver, was 27 and her mother, Laura Ann Ferrell, was 27. She married Andrew B. Dickerson on 22 December 1883, in King George, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Virginia, United States in 1870 and Potomac District, King George, Virginia, United States in 1880.
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Family Time Line
Sources (17)
- Sarah A Carver in household of John Carver, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sarah Ann Carver, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
- Sarah A. Dickerson in entry for Anna Dickerson, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
Spouse and Children
1857– Male
1858– Female
Children (5)
1884– Female
1886– Male
1888– Female
1890– Female
1892– Male
Parents and Siblings
1830–1885 Male
1831–1873 Female
Siblings (5)
1858– Female
1859–1894 Male
1860– Female
1866–1938 Male
1872– Male
World Events (8)
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
Age 3
1863
Age 5
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 32
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English kerver ‘one who cuts or carves (something)’, especially wood, hence ‘carpenter’ but within that trade more specifically and commonly ‘sculptor of wooden images’; perhaps occasionally ‘sculptor in stone’.
Americanized form of German Garber , Gerber , or Körber (see Koerber ).
History: John Carver (c. 1576–1621), one of the Mayflower Pilgrims, was the first governor of Plymouth Plantation. He was born in Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire, England. Emigrating to the Netherlands in 1609, he joined the Pilgrims at Leyden.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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