Sarah Sandlin1,2

F, #11, b. 6 May 1855, d. 26 Feb 1951
Last Edited19 Nov 2020
FatherEzekiel Sandlin2 b. 1816, d. Nov 1859
MotherSarah Clark2 b. 1823, d. Nov 1859
Name Variation Sarah Sandlin was also known as "Little Grandma."3 
Birth*6 May 1855She was born on 6 May 1855 in Owsley County, Kentucky.1,2,4 
Birth-Alt6 May 1858She has also been reported to have been born on 6 May 1858.3 
Marriage*16 February 1887She married Abijah Smith, son of Francis Smith and Lucretia Barrett, on 16 February 1887 in Jackson County, Kentucky.5 
Widowed20 April 1922 Sarah was widowed when Abijah died on 20 Apr 1922.6 
Marriage*13 September 1928Sarah Sandlin married Frederick Nantz on 13 September 1928 in Sextons Creek, Clay County, Kentucky.7 
Death*26 February 1951Sarah Sandlin died on 26 February 1951 in Gray Hawk, Jackson County, Kentucky.8 
Burial*She was buried in the Banks Cemetery, Gray Hawk, Jackson County, Kentucky. Driving directions, by Wanda Hunter Day, to Banks Cemetery, Gray Hawk, Jackson County, Kentucky: Hwy 421 from Manchester, Kentucky to Gray Hawk, Kentucky. Turn right on Kelly Road; continue on gravel road to gate into cow pasture; open gate and follow grass road through cow pasture to next gate; open gate and continue on grass road to Banks Cemetery.

Please close each gate after entry so cows will remain in the pasture.3 

Family 1
Child 1.Millie Frances Sandlin+ b. 22 Nov 1880, d. 16 Jun 1955

Family 2

 Abijah Smith b. 7 May 1851, d. 20 Apr 1922
Child 1.Lucretia Smith+4 b. 14 Aug 1889, d. 22 Dec 1965

Family 3

 Frederick Nantz b. c 1852

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Citations

  1. [S1] Robert C. Hunter, "Hunter Family Group Records," copy supplied by Mark A. Hunter. Copy held by Wanda Hunter Day does not include source of data., Copy held by Wanda Hunter Day.
  2. [S223] 1860 U.S. census, Owsley County, Kentucky, population schedule, Sextons Creek, pages 297-298, dwelling 7, family 7, Sarah Sandlin; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 Apr 2014), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653_391. Household includes: Sarah Sandlin 38, widow farmer, real estate valued at $2,700, personal property of $1,200; Elizabeth 18; Lewis 16; William 15; Martha J. 11; Henry 9; Mary 8; Sarah 5; James J. 3; Morris C. 1; all b. KY.
  3. [S241] Banks Cemetery (Gray Hawk, Jackson County, Kentucky), Sarah Smith Nantz marker; photographed by Wanda Hunter Day, 11 Oct 2010.
  4. [S157] 1900 U.S. census, Jackson County, Kentucky, population schedule, Sturgeon, page 12A, dwelling 202, family 203, Abijah Smith; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 Jul 2012), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623 527.
  5. [S54] Diana Covey Frymyer and Lois Barnes, transcribers, Jackson County Kentucky Marriages 1875-1892 (July 1990), 34, 74; Clay County Genealogical and Historical Society, Manchester, Kentucky. Transcription of text: Smith, Abijah to Sarah Sandlin, 16 Feb 1887; Sur: Morris Sandlin.
  6. [S242] Ray-Holcomb Cemetery (Jackson County, Kentucky), Abigah Smith marker; photographed by Wanda Hunter Day, 11 Oct 2010.
  7. [S239] Clay County, Kentucky, Marriage Records, File Box 48. Frederick Nantz, widowed, and Sarah Smith, widowed, recorded license, 12 Sep 1928, and certificate, 13 Sep 1928, No. 91 (stamped); County Clerk's Office, Manchester. Photographed by Wanda Hunter Day, 25 Oct 2012.
  8. [S240] "Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 Jul 2009), entry for Sarah Nantz, 28 Feb 1951, Jackson County; citing "Various death records, microfilm, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort."