Sarah Ann Hughes, 18391919 (aged 79 years)

Name
Sarah Ann /Hughes/
Given names
Sarah Ann
Surname
Hughes
Married name
Sarah Ann /Rowen/
Married name
Sarah Ann /Wilkes/
Birth
Citation details: Sheet 9A
9th President of the United States
William Henry Harrison
March 4, 1841
10th President of the United States
John Tyler
April 4, 1841
11th President of the United States
James K Polk
March 4, 1845
12th President of the United States
Zachary Taylor
March 4, 1849
13th President of the United States
Millard Fillmore
July 9, 1850
14th President of the United States
Franklin Pierce
March 4, 1853
15th President of the United States
James Buchanan
March 4, 1857
Marriage
Citation details: page 371
16th President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln
March 4, 1861
Death of a husband
before 1864
Citation details: page 371
Marriage
Citation details: page 135
Note: 2nd husb, 2nd wife a widow with four children
17th President of the United States
Andrew Johnson
April 15, 1865
Birth of a daughter
Citation details: Memorial# 6414493. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Birth of a daughter
Citation details: page 134
Citation details: Memorial# 42941653. Added 10 Oct 2009 by mizlorri.
Birth of a son
Citation details: page 135
Citation details: Memorial# 6414498. Added May 13, 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
18th President of the United States
Ulysses S Grant
March 4, 1869
Family census
Address: Post Office: Portland, Sandy Precinct, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Citation details: Sheet 4
Note: in hh 20 20 as William Wilks, Age: 40, Male, White, Farmer, $300/$640, VA, Citizen; Sarah, Age: 29, Female, White, Keeping House, NC; Ann, Age: 4, Female, White, At Home, Oregon; Lincoln, Age: 1, Male, White, At home; Oregon; Albert, Rowen, Age: 11, Male, White, At Home, IO ; Thomas Rowen, Age: 10, Male, White, At home; IO; Mary Rowen, Age: 6, Female, White, At Home, OR; Sarah Rowen, Age: 6, Female, White, At Home, OR.
Birth of a son
Citation details: page 135
Citation details: Memorial# 6414483. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Birth of a son
Citation details: page135
19th President of the United States
Rutherford B Hayes
March 4, 1877
Death of a daughter
Citation details: Memorial# 6414493. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Burial of a daughter
Cemetery: Powell Grove Cemetery
Address: Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 45.55690, Longitude: -122.53530
Citation details: Memorial# 6414493. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Note: tombstone inscription: back side of stone: S. J. W.; front side of stone: Sarah J; Born: Apr. 23, 1865 ?; Died: Apr. 7, 1870. [Same stone as Grant US, Harry J., Peyton L., brothers. The stone cracked through birth date and the transcriber had her born a year before the parents were married.]
Birth of a son
Citation details: page 135
Citation details: Memorial# 6414488. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Family census
Address: Sandy, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Citation details: Film# 1255082, Digital Film# 4243850, Image# 699, Page 176D
Quality of data: transcription
Note: listed as Wm. Wilkes, Head, Age: 61, Married, Farmer, VA VA VA; Sarah A. Wife, Age: 40, Keeps House; NC VA NC; Thos, R. Wilkes [Rowen], Son [Step-son], Age: 20, Single, Farm Laborer, IO; Mary J. Wilkes [Rowen], Daughter [Step-daughter], Age: 16, Single, OR; Annie F. Wilkes, Daughter, Age: 14, Single, OR; Payton L. Wilkes, Son, Age: 10, Single, OR; Grant Wilkes, Son, Age: 8, Single, OR; Edward G. Wilkes, Son, Age: 5, Single, OR; Jahez H. Wilkes; Age: 1, Single OR.
20th President of the United States
James A Garfield
March 4, 1881
21st President of the United States
Chester A Arthur
September 19, 1881
22nd President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1885
Death of a son
Address: Sandy, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Citation details: page 135
Citation details: Memorial# 6414498. Added May 13, 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Burial of a son
Cemetery: Powell Grove Cemetery
Address: Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 45.55690, Longitude: -122.53530
Citation details: Memorial# 6414498. Added May 13, 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Note: tombstone inscription: Back side: P. L. W.; front side: Peyton L.; Born; Dec. 2, 1868; Died; Jan. 19, 1888. [stone broken through the born date]
23rd President of the United States
Benjamin Harrison
March 4, 1889
Number of children
2 sons, 2 daughters
Citation details: page 31
Marriage of a daughter
Citation details: page 134
Note: lived in Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
24th President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1893
Death of a son
Citation details: Memorial# 6414483. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Burial of a son
Cemetery: Powell Grove Cemetery
Address: Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.
Citation details: Memorial# 6414483. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Note: tombstone inscription: back side: G. U.S. W.; front side: Grant U.S.; Born; Nov, 28, 1871; Died; Mar. 31, 1896 [stone cracked through birth date]
British Queen
Victoria
from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
25th President of the United States
William McKinley
March 4, 1897
Family census
Address: Fairview Precinct 65, Multnhomah County, Oregon, USA.
Citation details: Sheet 9A
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 2
Enumeration District: 91
Enumerator: James H. Douglass

Quality of data: census image
Note: in hh 160-164 as William G. Wilks, Head, White, Male, Born: Feb 1819, Age: 81, Married: 42 yrs, VA VA VA, Farmer, Home: Owner, Free, Farm# 73; Sarah, Wife, White, Female, Born: July 1839, Age: 60, Married: 42 yrs, Children born: 10, Children living: 8, NC NC NC; Edward G., Son, White, Male, Born: Aug 1875, Age: 24, Single, OR VA NC, Farm Laborer, Jhabz H., Son, White, Male, Born: Aug 1878, Age: 21, Single, OR VA NC, Farm Laborer.
Death of a son
Citation details: Memorial# 6414488. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Burial of a son
Cemetery: Powell Grove Cemetery
Address: Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 45.55690, Longitude: -122.53530.
Citation details: Memorial# 6414488. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Note: tombstone inscription: back side: H. J. W.; front side: Harry J; Born; Dec 21m 1879; Died; July 7 [stone cracked through birth date]
26th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
September 14, 1901
Death of a husband
Citation details: Memorial# 6414507. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Burial of a husband
Cemetery: Powell Grove Cemetery
Address: Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 45.55690, Longitude: -122.53530
Citation details: Memorial# 6414507. Added 13 May 2002 by Charles Rees. Maintained by Vita Brevis.
Note: tombstone inscription: William G. Wilkes; 1819 – 1903; Oregon Pioneer 1845
Census
Address: Precinct 99, Fairview, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Text:

Supervisor's District: 239
Enumeration District: 113
Enumerator: J. H. Clayton

Quality of data: census image
Citation details: Sheet 9A, Page 121, Reel 1288, Page 759
Note: in hh 78-78 as Edward G. Wilkes, Head, Age: 35, Male, White, Age: 35, Married, OR VA NC, Farmer, Farm, Own account, Home: owned, free, farm#29; Sarah A. Wilkes, Mother, Female, White, Age: 70, Widowed, Children born: 9, Children living: 5, NC NC NC, None; Thomas R. Rowen, Half-brother, Male, White, Age: 49, Single, IA IA NC, Partner, Farm, Own account.
British King
Edward VII
from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
27th President of the United States
William Howard Taft
March 4, 1909
28th President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1913
Marriage of a son
Citation details: page 372
British King
George V
from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
Death
Citation details: certificate 106
Citation details: Multnomah County Pioneer Obituaries S-Z
Note: burial at Powell Cemetery 25 April 1919. Services conducted by F. G. Schnell, pastor of the Rockwood Methodist church. "She was the oldest pioneer in eastern Multnomah county, with the exception of D. S. Dunbar of Fairview."
Family with William Gardner Wilkes
husband
18191903
Birth: February 9, 1819 27 21 Bedford, Virginia, USA
Death: January 12, 1903Columbia Slough, Washington, Oregon, USA
herself
18391919
Birth: July 1839North Carolina, USA
Death: April 23, 1919Rockwood, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Marriage MarriageOctober 15, 1864Oregon, USA
6 months
daughter
18651879
Birth: April 23, 1865 46 25 Oregon, USA
Death: April 7, 1879Multnomah, Oregon, USA
11 months
daughter
18661956
Birth: March 11, 1866 47 26 Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
Death: October 5, 1956Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
3 years
son
18681888
Birth: December 2, 1868 49 29 Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
Death: January 19, 1888Multnomah, Oregon, USA
3 years
son
18711896
Birth: November 28, 1871 52 32 Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
Death: March 31, 1896Sandy, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
5 years
son
18761953
Birth: August 4, 1876 57 37 Sandy, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Death: April 14, 1953Multnomah, Oregon, USA
3 years
son
18791901
Birth: December 21, 1879 60 40
Death: July 7, 1901Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Family with Amos Rowen
husband
18371864
Birth: 1837Vermillion, Indiana, USA
Death: before 1864
herself
18391919
Birth: July 1839North Carolina, USA
Death: April 23, 1919Rockwood, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
Marriage MarriageOctober 25, 1857Hardin, Iowa, USA
William Gardner Wilkes + Elizabeth Wilkes
husband
18191903
Birth: February 9, 1819 27 21 Bedford, Virginia, USA
Death: January 12, 1903Columbia Slough, Washington, Oregon, USA
husband’s wife
18191864
Birth: 1819Virginia, USA
Death: 1864Oregon, USA
Civil marriage Civil marriageFebruary 11, 1840Hendricks, Indiana, USA
8 years
stepson
3 years
stepdaughter
Birth
Citation details: Sheet 9A
Marriage
Citation details: page 371
Marriage
Citation details: page 135
Family census
Citation details: Sheet 4
Family census
Citation details: Film# 1255082, Digital Film# 4243850, Image# 699, Page 176D
Quality of data: transcription
Family census
Citation details: Sheet 9A
Text:

Supervisor’s District: 2
Enumeration District: 91
Enumerator: James H. Douglass

Quality of data: census image
Census
Text:

Supervisor's District: 239
Enumeration District: 113
Enumerator: J. H. Clayton

Quality of data: census image
Citation details: Sheet 9A, Page 121, Reel 1288, Page 759
Number of children
Citation details: page 31
Death
Citation details: certificate 106
Citation details: Multnomah County Pioneer Obituaries S-Z
Note
Citation details: page 31
Note
Citation details: Multnomah County Pioneer Obituaries S-Z
Marriage

2nd husb, 2nd wife a widow with four children

Family census

in hh 20 20 as William Wilks, Age: 40, Male, White, Farmer, $300/$640, VA, Citizen; Sarah, Age: 29, Female, White, Keeping House, NC; Ann, Age: 4, Female, White, At Home, Oregon; Lincoln, Age: 1, Male, White, At home; Oregon; Albert, Rowen, Age: 11, Male, White, At Home, IO ; Thomas Rowen, Age: 10, Male, White, At home; IO; Mary Rowen, Age: 6, Female, White, At Home, OR; Sarah Rowen, Age: 6, Female, White, At Home, OR.

Family census

listed as Wm. Wilkes, Head, Age: 61, Married, Farmer, VA VA VA; Sarah A. Wife, Age: 40, Keeps House; NC VA NC; Thos, R. Wilkes [Rowen], Son [Step-son], Age: 20, Single, Farm Laborer, IO; Mary J. Wilkes [Rowen], Daughter [Step-daughter], Age: 16, Single, OR; Annie F. Wilkes, Daughter, Age: 14, Single, OR; Payton L. Wilkes, Son, Age: 10, Single, OR; Grant Wilkes, Son, Age: 8, Single, OR; Edward G. Wilkes, Son, Age: 5, Single, OR; Jahez H. Wilkes; Age: 1, Single OR.

Family census

in hh 160-164 as William G. Wilks, Head, White, Male, Born: Feb 1819, Age: 81, Married: 42 yrs, VA VA VA, Farmer, Home: Owner, Free, Farm# 73; Sarah, Wife, White, Female, Born: July 1839, Age: 60, Married: 42 yrs, Children born: 10, Children living: 8, NC NC NC; Edward G., Son, White, Male, Born: Aug 1875, Age: 24, Single, OR VA NC, Farm Laborer, Jhabz H., Son, White, Male, Born: Aug 1878, Age: 21, Single, OR VA NC, Farm Laborer.

Census

in hh 78-78 as Edward G. Wilkes, Head, Age: 35, Male, White, Age: 35, Married, OR VA NC, Farmer, Farm, Own account, Home: owned, free, farm#29; Sarah A. Wilkes, Mother, Female, White, Age: 70, Widowed, Children born: 9, Children living: 5, NC NC NC, None; Thomas R. Rowen, Half-brother, Male, White, Age: 49, Single, IA IA NC, Partner, Farm, Own account.

Death

burial at Powell Cemetery 25 April 1919. Services conducted by F. G. Schnell, pastor of the Rockwood Methodist church. "She was the oldest pioneer in eastern Multnomah county, with the exception of D. S. Dunbar of Fairview."

Note

"A few years later he married Sarah Rowen, a widow with four children. Of these, Thomas Rowen alone survives, living nearby. Of his own children, Annie Wright lives in Gresham and Edward lives on the home place. Three sons, Peyton, Grant and Harry died in youth. "

Citation details: page 31
Note

"Sarah Ann Wilks
"April 25, 1919; Oregonian, p 6

" Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Ann Wilks will take place at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon from the family residence in Rockwood. Burial will be made at the Powell cemetery on Sandy boulevard. The services will be conducted by F. G. Schnell, pastor of the Rockwood Methodist church.
"Mrs. Wilks died Wednesday afternoon. She was the oldest pioneer in eastern Multnomah county, with the exception of D. S. Dunbar of Fairview. She was born in North Carolina in 1839. At the age of 15 she moved with her parents to Iowa, where in 1857 she married Amos Rowen. In 1862 they crossed the plains and settled at Mount Tabor. One year later Mr. Rowen died and she married William G. Weeks, a pioneer of 1845. She was the mother of ten children, of whom the following survive her: W. A. Rowen, T. R. Rowen, Mrs. Mary Benson, all of Rockwood; Mrs. Anna Wright of Gresham and Edward G. Wilks of Columbia View, Or. Mrs. Wilks has been a member of the Rockwood Methodist church since its organization about 41 years ago."

Citation details: Multnomah County Pioneer Obituaries S-Z
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