Sarah Margaret Keele

Brief Life History of Sarah Margaret

When Sarah Margaret Keele was born on 20 November 1789, in Franklin, Tennessee, United States, her father, Richard Keele, was 32 and her mother, Lydia Richmond, was 32. She married John R Rushing about 1809, in Giles, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Cannon, Tennessee, United States in 1860. She died on 1 September 1870, in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Woodbury, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

John R Rushing
1792–1857
Sarah Margaret Keele
1789–1870
Marriage: about 1809
Asa Rushing
1810–1837
Bartley M Rushing
1823–1880
Jane Rushing
1811–1834
Abel Rushing
1813–1880
Tallitha Jane Rushing
1815–1837
Milton Richmond Rushing
1818–1889
Permelia Elizabeth Rushing
1820–1879
Mary A Rushing
1822–
Elizabeth Carolina Rushing
1827–1859

Sources (9)

  • Sarah Rushing in household of Anderson Rucker, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Keele - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Sarah Keele
  • Sarah Margaret Keele Rushing, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State

On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Keel .

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

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