Sarah Melvina Showalter

1866 - 1917  (51 years)

• Name	Sarah Melvina Showalter
  Birth	8 Apr 1866	Floyd Co., VA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1 Jun 1880	Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA   [2]
  	1880
  	Henry V. Haly was 18, a laborer, and had attended school within the year. He and his brother Alonza Haly, age 24, a laborer, were living in the household of their uncle, Henry Showalter, age 49, a carpenter. Also living in the household were Henry's wife, Elizabeth, age 49, keeping house, and their children: Naomi (age 27), Virginia A. (age 23), Ruth (age 20), Daniel (age 18, farmer), Sarah M. (age 14, at home), Amanda E. (age 12, at home), and Arminda (age 5). All household members were born in Virginia with parents born in Virginia. Role: Household Member
  Death	18 Nov 1917	Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA   [1]
  	Cause: pulmonary tuberculosis
  Burial	19 Nov 1917	Showalter Cemetery, Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA   [1]
  Person ID	I1890	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry B. Showalter,   b. 29 Jul 1830, Botetourt Co., VA d. 8 Aug 1916, Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Turpin,   b. 25 Dec 1830, VA d. 2 May 1916, Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George W. Quesenberry, Jr.,   b. 1865, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	22 Feb 1883	Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA   [3]
  Children	1. Linnie G. Quesenberry,   b. 1884, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Laurie C. Quesenberry,   b. 1887, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Beatrice Quesenberry,   b. 1888, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S1776] Virginia Department of Health, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, (http://www.ancestry.com :2015.), death certificate 29083 (1917), Sarah M. Quesenberry, accessed 7 Feb 2026. (Reliability: 3). [S2498] Virginia, Floyd County, FCR: Floyd Co., VA 1880, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), T9, roll 1365, Indian Valley, enumeration district (ED) 27, p. 293C, dwelling 14, family 14, Henry V. Haly, accessed 30 Oct 2025 (Reliability: 3). [S498] Floyd Co., VA Marriage Book 3, page 82 (Reliability: 3).