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Sarah Elizabeth Burch May
16 Dec 1869 – 14 Jan 1940
| Birth | 16 Dec 1869 |
| Death | 14 Jan 1940 |
| Cemetery | Carmichael Cemetery Greene County , Indiana , USA |
| Added by | Michelle Hamlin Peterson on 16 Dec 2022 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16827643 |
Bio
Sarah Elizabeth BURCH was the daughter of William BURCH and Susan Storm. She was part of a large family and had six siblings who lived to adulthood. Her father was a farmer in Indian Creek Township, Monroe County. When Sarah was 19 she married Thomas James CARTER. Thomas was a 27 year old farmer who had been widowed. He had two children by his previous marriage. Together Sarah and Thomas had seven more children: Ollie Ethel Carter 1891 – 1979 William Harley Carter 1893 – 1966 Lottie Opal Carter 1895 – 1896 Amos Asbury Carter 1896 – 1976 Minnie Emiline Carter 1898 – 1918 Roy Jennings Carter 1900 – 1971 Lucy Avada Carter 1902 – 1963 Some of the children died young. Both her daughter, Lottie Opal, and her ten-year-old step-son died in the same year. Her husband Thomas died in 1904 at the age of 41. Two years later, Sarah married Martin Wilson MAY, a widower with seven children. Sarah was 36 at the time of the marriage and Martin was 39. Together they had three more children: Herschel Wayne May 1908 – 1975 Lewis Erwin "Pete" May 1910 – 1983 Rowena Pearl May 1913 – 1961 Elizabeth was a member of the Walker's Chapel congregation. She died in 1940 at the age of seventy and was buried in Carmichael Cemetery beside her first husband.
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Siblings
- Hiram Asbury Burch 1865–1924 FaG
- Infant Daughter Burch 1866–1866 FaG
- Mary Jane Burch Neal 1868–1914 FaG
- Infant Daughter Burch 1869–? FaG
- Joel Preston Burch 1871–1930 FaG
- Martha Matilda "Mattie" Burch Patton 1873–1939 FaG
- Margaret Olive Burch Mitchell 1875–1929 FaG
- Infant Daughter Burch 1877–1877 FaG
- Isaac Peter "Pete" Burch 1878–1945 FaG
- Jemima C Burch 1880–1880 FaG
Children
- Ollie Ethel Carter Sullivan 1891–1979
- William Harley Carter 1893–1966
- Lottie Opal Carter 1895–1896
- Amos Asbury Carter Sr 1896–1976
- Minnie Emaline Carter 1898–1918
- Roy Jennings Carter 1900–1971
- Lucy Avada Carter Wooden 1902–1963
- Hershael Wayne May 1908–1975 FaG
- Lewis Erwin "Pete" May 1910–1983 FaG
- Rowena Pearl May Carmichael 1913–1997 FaG
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