1806 - 1870 (54 years)
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| Name |
Sarah R. "Sally" Griffith |
| Nickname |
Sally |
| Birth |
1806 |
Franklin Co., VA  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
Between 1860 and 1870 |
Floyd Co., VA |
| Census |
20 Jul 1860 |
Copper Valley, Floyd Co., VA [1] |
| 1860 |
- Sarah Showalters was 54 years old with personal estate valued at $10. She was living in the household of her son-in-law, James M. Burton (age 23, farmer, born in North Carolina, personal estate valued at $126) along with his wife Miriam M. (age 23) and son William H. (age 8/12).
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| Person ID |
I1879 |
Meadow Bluff Meanderings |
| Last Modified |
13 Feb 2026 |
| Family |
Daniel Showalter, b. 28 Jun 1806, VA d. 7 Jan 1837, Montgomery Co., VA (Age 30 years) |
| Marriage |
19 Apr 1826 |
Botetourt Co., VA [2] |
- Permission was given by Jonathan Griffith of Montgomery County, father of the bride, and by Henry Showalter, Sr., father of the groom, for the couple to be married.
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| Children |
| | 1. Lucinda Showalter, b. 1826, Botetourt Co., VA d. Aft 1880 (Age 55 years) |
| | 2. Lydia Showalter, b. Apr 1828, Botetourt Co., VA d. Between 1910 and 1920 (Age 81 years) |
| | 3. Henry B. Showalter, b. 29 Jul 1830, Botetourt Co., VA d. 8 Aug 1916, Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA (Age 86 years) |
| | 4. Sarah Ann Showalter, b. 17 Dec 1832, Botetourt Co., VA d. 27 Feb 1929, Alum Ridge, Floyd Co., VA (Age 96 years) |
| | 5. Eliza Jane Showalter, b. 1834, Montgomery Co., VA d. Between 1868 and 1870 (Age 34 years) |
| | 6. Miriam Myrinda Showalter, b. Sep 1836, Montgomery Co., VA d. Aft 1900 (Age 64 years) |
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| Family ID |
F914 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Sep 2025 |
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| Notes |
- Montgomery Co. Order Book 29, Page 17
Ordered that Sarah Showalter be appointed guardian of Lucinda, Lydia, Henry, Sarah Ann, Eliza, & Myra M. Showalter, orphans of Daniel Showalter deceased, and thereupon she entered into bond with security according to law.
Sarah was living with the family of James M. Burton in the 1860 Floyd Co. Census, age 54. Henry B. Showalter was living next door.
1860 Floyd Co., VA Census
Copper Valley P.O.
921/861 Jas. M. Burton 23 M Farmer $0 $126 NC
Miriam M. 23 F VA
Wm. H. 8/12 M
Sarah Showalter 54 F $0 $10 (cannot read/write)
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| Sources |
- [S2614] Virginia, Floyd County, FCR: Floyd Co., VA 1860, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M653, roll 1345, Copper Valley, p. 562, dwelling 921, family 861, Sarah Showalters, accessed 7 Feb 2026 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2462] Virginia. Botetourt County., Botetourt Co., VA Marriage Bonds, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/.), permission and marriage bond, Showalter-Griffith, 19 Apr 1826, accessed 27 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
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