Oaks to Acorns - Sarah Jane Statham

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Sarah Jane Statham
Sarah Jane on the Pedigree Chart
b: ca 1847 Irwin County, Georgia
  d: 10 Jun 1931 Wilcox County, Georgia
         
  Parents: Thompson Nathaniel Statham and Sarah Elizabeth Fitzgerald
         
  m: 25 Jul 1867 Hezekiah K. Anderson Wilcox County, Georgia
     
   
  Notes: (includes both facts and conjecture)
       
 
Personal
 According to family lore, Sarah's husband, HK Anderson, had a drinking problem. Her father, Thompson Nathaniel Statham, reportedly bequeathed land directly to her children so that HK couldn't get his hands on it.

Census:

1850 Irwin County, Georgia: Thomas N. Stateton (sic), 52; Sarah, 40; Charles A., 19; David, 15; Thomas, 11; William, 6; Sarah J., 3.

1860 Wilcox County, Georgia: Thompson N. Statham, 65; Sarah, 52; David, 24; Thomas, 21; Sarah J., 12; Isaac Wiggins, 6.

1870 Telfair County, Georgia: Hizakiah (sic), 21; Sarah J., 20; Julia, 3; Thomas, 4M; Daniel McDuffie, 72, works farm.

1880 Wilcox County, Georgia: Hes. K., 31; Sarah Jane, 30; Julia A., 12; Thomas, 11; James, 9; Rebecca, 4; Alice, 2M.

1900 Laurens County, Georgia: H. K. Anderson, 51; S. J., 51; Mary P., 20; Jennie, 14; Helen, 10; Willie (F), 6; Jim, 8; Frank Ganis, 66, boarder; J. T. Cooper, 40, boarder. H. K. is working a farm he owns. He and Sarah Jane had been married for 33 years, and 9 of their 14 children were surviving.

1910 Wilcox County, Georgia: Hezekiah K. Anderson, 61; Sarah J., 61; Hellen, 21. Sarah Jane reported having given birth to 14 children, with 9 still surviving.

1920 Wilcox County, Georgia, living with daughter and son-in-law (should be Wester): Dennis Weston (sic), 36; Helen (sic), 29; Robie L. (F), 5; James A., 4 9/12; Francis (sic), F, 2 9/12; Frank, 1 7/12; Hessie K. Anderson, 74; Sarah Anderson, 74.

Hezekiah died in December following the 1920 census. Sarah Jane was not with her daughter, Hellen Wester, in the 1930 census, and I haven't yet found her.
 
     
 
Children
 Children with Hezekiah K. Anderson:
  1. Julia Ann Anderson, b. 15 Apr 1868; m. Noah Griffin Heath
  2. Thomas Anderson, b. ca 1869
  3. James Anderson; b. ca 1871
  4. Rebecca Anderson, b. ca 1876; m. ? Coley
  5. Alice Anderson, b. ca 1880
  6. Addie Lee Anderson, b. 8 Apr 1882; d. 2 Jul 1882
  7. Fannie Anderson; m. James Turner
  8. Willie Anderson; m. Josiah Keen
  9. Hellen Anderson, b. ca 1889; m. Dennis J. Wester
 
     
 
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Records
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1850 Irwin County, Georgia
1860 Wilcox County, Georgia
1870 Telfair County, Georgia,  p. 2
1880 Wilcox County, Georgia
1910 Wilcox County, Georgia
1920 Wilcox County, Georgia
HK's Civil War pension application, 1915: p. 1, p. 2, p. 3, p. 4
Sarah Jane's widow's application, 1920: p. 1, p. 2, p. 3, p. 4
     
 
Sources
 Sources: Wilcox County Marriage Records; 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920 censuses; Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia; Hezekiah Anderson's death certificate
     
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