Sarah Ann Showalter

1832 - 1929  (96 years)

• Name	Sarah Ann Showalter
  Birth	17 Dec 1832	Botetourt Co., VA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Feb 1929	Alum Ridge, Floyd Co., VA   [1]
  	Cause: from a fall
  Burial	28 Feb 1929	Otey Cemetery, Sowers, Floyd Co., VA   [1]
  Person ID	I23616	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Daniel Showalter,   b. 28 Jun 1806, VA d. 7 Jan 1837, Montgomery Co., VA (Age 30 years)
  Mother	Sarah R. "Sally" Griffith,   b. 1806, Franklin Co., VA d. Between 1860 and 1870, Floyd Co., VA (Age 54 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.
  Family ID	F914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joshua Wesley Otey,   b. 27 Sep 1829, Floyd Co., VA d. 1 Mar 1913, Alum Ridge, Floyd Co., VA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1853	Montgomery Co., VA   [3]
  Children	1. Edward Rufus Otey,   b. 1855, Pulaski Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Charles Dexter Otey,   b. 2 Oct 1856, Floyd Co., VA d. 6 Apr 1934, Alum Ridge, Floyd Co., VA (Age 77 years)   3. Daniel B. Otey,   b. 1859, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sarah A. Otey,   b. 1862, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown   5. Henry B. Otey,   b. 1865, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown   6. William W. Otey,   b. 1866, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown   7. Viola Otey,   b. Apr 1870, Floyd Co., VA d. Bef 1880 (Age 9 years)   8. Leonard C. Otey,   b. 1872, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown   9. Linwood C. Otey,   b. 1875, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown   10. Hattie B. Otey,   b. Sep 1878, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F9360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Sources

  [S1776] Virginia Department of Health, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, (http://www.ancestry.com :2015.), death certificate 7935 (1929), Sarah Ann Otey, 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). [S762] Montgomery Co., VA Marriages 1777-1853, 335 (Reliability: 3).