Sarah Jane Todd

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	9 Oct. 1834
Marriage	5 June 1856	Mecklenburg Co., NC by G L Campbell, JP	To John Williamson Herron
Death	29 Jan 1907
Burial		Elmwood Cemetery S-N-1/2 29, Mecklenburg Co. NC

Ancestry chart segment

        Generation 5               Generation 6
                            +---Robert Alexander Todd
                            |   (1799-1847)
         Sarah Jane Todd----+
         (1834-1907)        |
                            +---Mary S. Love
                                (1799-1829

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Children

(all children with John Williamson Herron)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Samuel Herron	M	~1851	NC
Mary J. Herron	F	~1857	NC	William "Billy" Howell
Sarah Jane/Dora Herron	F	2 May 1859	NC	2 Oct 1892 Thomas C. Tevepaugh	died 1 Mar 1923 Wilkes Co. NC
William A.(~Allison/Altson) Herron	M	~ 1861	NC	m.22 June 1884 Lillian Caladonia King
Margaret Elizabeth Herron	F	18 Apr 1865	NC	Alfonso William King	Direct line
L. Catherine Herron	F	~1867	NC
Leonora Scott Herron	F	Dec 1870	NC	m. ~1888 Joseph Allison Walker(May 1864-1910
Tryphena Young Herron	F	18 Aug 1871	NC	Jonah E. Curlee(27 Jan 1872-19 Jan 1914)	died 1 Jan 1927; Elmwood cem.M 56
James Neeley Herron	M	11 Jan 1873	Mecklenburg County, NC	Grace E. Alexander (2 Jan 1877-5 Sep 1970	d.13 Nov 1959, Elmwood
Florence L.(possibly Lundy) Herron	F	12 July 1876	NC	John Dallas/Dalk Clark	d. 30 May 1945;Elmwood Cem S-29
Isaac W. Herron	M	~ 1879	NC
Eulalia Herron	F	3 Sep 1880	NC	m. 1902 Charles Reve Crumly (2 June 1880-Sep 1970)	d. 8 Nov 1955;Elmwood Cem S N14 29
Sallie Herron	F		NC	Bill Tevepaugh
Noley Herron	F		NC	Joe Wall

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Mecklenburg Co, NC	entire life	Paw Creek and Berryhill Townships
Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co, NC	by 1900	presumably after death of husband

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1840 United States Federal Census, Mecklenburg Co, NC pg 336. The census is not dated. The family of Robert A. Todd consists of: 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 30-40, 2 females <5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 30-40. The female 5-10 fits for Sarah Jane Todd
2	1850 United States Federal Census, Paw Creek Twp, Mecklenburg Co. Pg 23. Census dated 25 July 1850. Lines 1-5 list: Mary Todd, age 46, $50 real estate; George, 19, laborer; Sarah, 15; Mary 12; Adeline, 6. All born NC. Robert Alexander Todd died in 1847. Also on this page are families headed by James C. Todd (age 56), John W. Todd (age 26) and John A Todd (age 47).
3	1860 United States Federal Census Mecklenburg Co. NC Western Division P. O. Charlotte, date of census 21 June 1860, page 33, Lines 15-17: Isabella Herron, age 49, widow, farming, born Scotland, value real estate 300, value personal property 300; Esther Herron age 21, laborer; George Herron, age 17, Laborer; Same dwelling, 2nd family: William Herron, age 24, laborer; Susan Herron, age 23; Margaret Herron age 3; Annabella age 1 mo. All but Isabella born NC. Lines 29-32: John W. Herron, age 31, carpenter, value real estate 1200, value personal property 300; Sarah Herron age 26; Saml Herron age 9 male; Jane Stewart, age 48 widow, housekeeper, born Ireland; (all others born NC). Lines 33-39: James M. Herron, age 32, farmer, value real estate 2000, value personal property 1200; Margaret, age 22; William, age 5, Joseph, age 3; James, age 9 mos; Margaret (T.) Gaston age 16; Angeline Hunter, age 10, black. All born in NC.
4	1870 United States Federal Census, Berryhill, Mecklenburgh Co., NC. Date of census 23 July 1870. Family of John Herron: Pg 9. John Herron age 42 white male farmer, $600 real estate, $100 personal estate. born NC, can't read/write, male citizen. Pg. 10 Jane age 36, white female, keeping house. Mary J. age 18, Dora age 11, William A. age 9, Margaret age 57, Catherine age 8, Leonora S. age 1. Although Margaret is listed as age 57, she is included in the listing of children, and marked as being in school. Her age may be 7.
5	1880_United_States_Federal_Census Mecklenburgh Co., NC, lines 1-9 lists John Herron,age 52, farmer, S.J. Herron,female age 45, keeping house; M.E. Herron, female,age 17; L.(C.)Herron, female,age 12; L. S. Herron, female,age 11; T.Y. Herron, female,age 9; J. N. Herron, male,age 7; F.L. Herron, female, age 4?/2?; (I.)W. Herron, male, age 1.
6	1900 United States Federal Census, District 42, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co, NC, page 23. Census dated 11 June 1900. Lines 17-25: Jos. A. Walker, head, 36, b. May, 1864, m. 36 years, plumber, owns home, no mortgage; Lenora, wife, 30, b. Dec. 1870, m. 13 years, 2 cghildren born, both living; Carl, son, 11, b. Jan 1889, in school 9 months; Goldie, dau., 9, b. Nov. 1891, in school 9 months; Sarah Herron, mother-in-law, 65, b. Oct 1835, widow, m. 43 years, 11 children born, 9 living; Florence Herron, sis.-in-law, 23, b. July 1877, single, taylor(sic); Eulalia, sis-in-law, 18, single, taylor; John Howell, nephew, 20, b. Oct. 1879, single, plumber; Leander Aulton, boarder, 50, b. June 1850, widower, carpenter. All and all parents b. NC, All can read, write and speak English. Sarah Jane Todd is now living with the family of her daughter Lenora. The family of Clarence Walker (age 63) is in the previous entry (Lines 9-16). This might be Jos. A. Walker's parents.
7	Marriages of Mecklenburg County, NC 1783-1868, by Brent H. Holcomb, Baltimore, MD. From Ancestry.com. Herron, John & Sarah Jane Todd, 4 June 1856; James M. Herron, bondsman; W. K. Reid, C.C.C., wit. Married 5 June 1856 by G. L. Campbell, J. P.
8	Interview, Mack Herron King by Elizabeth W. Williams, 1970: He had visited one of the daughters of John W. Herron who had married a Tevepaugh and resided in the Brushy Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge".
9	Gordy Stith website at http://www.gordy-stith.com/genealogy.htm. This site states that John and Sarah are both buried in Elmwood Cem. Charlotte; that Ed Hyland holds a copy of their marriage license.
10	Research of Murphy & Robbie King Whisnant, correspondence & interviews of Murphy Whisnant by E. W. Williams, 1990-ongoing. Murphy notes that the parents of Robert Alexander "Bob" Todd were George A. Todd and Hanah Neal, from the research of Nancy Spaine of Charlotte.
11	Marriage Register for Mecklenburg Co., NC, includes an entry for John Herron marrying Sarah Jane Todd on 5 Jun 1856.
12	Death Certificate, North Carolina State Board of Health, registration district 605805, register number 3. Tryphena Curlee of Yorkville Rd., Steel Creek Twp., Mecklenburg Co., NC, died on 1 Jan 1927 of carcinoma metastasis - intra cranial. She was the widow of J. E. Curlee. She was born on 18 Aug 1871 in Mecklenburg Co., NC. She was a housewife. Her father was John Herron, born in "N.C?". Her mother was Sarah J. Todd, born in NC. The informant was J. N. Herron of Charlotte, "N.C?". Tryphena was buried in Elmwood Cemetery on 2 Jan 1927.

Research

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Res. Num.	Description	Image of original
R1	Gordy Stith website (at http://www.gordy-stith.com/genealogy.htm.): Robert Smith's research notes Sara Jane's maiden name was STEWART and that her mother, Elizabeth Stewart, was born in Ireland.