Sarah Ann was actually born on Christmas Day of 1843, but she always told people that she was born in 1839. Her parents were Richard Neal and Patsy Dunaway.
Her mother Patsy died, sometime before the spring of 1858. Her father got remarried, on 6-4-1858, to a much-younger woman named, Sarah Ann Ballard Walters. She had first married Andrew Walters in July of 1856. In the 1860 Census Report, Richard Neal was seen living with his second wife, "Salley" (Sarah Ann Ballard Walters)--please note that this is not his daughter Sarah Ann...his daughter Sarah Ann was living with her first husband John D. Barnett, in the 1860 Census Report.
Sarah Ann first married John D. Barnett, on January 25, 1859. On the marriage record, she wrote that she was 16 years old. They had a daughter named Mariah, in 1860. Shortly after that, John left to fight in the Civil War. Apparently, while John was gone, Sarah Ann had at least one affair. When John returned home from the war, he found out about it. He was furious, and so he left Sarah Ann, and he took Mariah with him. He moved in with another woman, married her, and they raised a large family.
Sarah Ann was left alone. In November of 1869, Sarah Ann got pregnant, but the name of the man she had a relationship with is not known. (The child would become Joseph Campbell.) When Sarah Ann was six months pregnant, she married a much-younger man named Merrill Tyra. They were seen in the 1870 Census Report, living in Montgomery County, Kentucky. (Joseph was probably born, shortly after the census enumerator was there, in late August.)
On December 4, 1870, five men killed Merrill's brother Roland. Merrill joined the sheriff's posse and they went after the killers. Merrill shot one of the killers, and so the sheriff had to put him in jail, in Mt. Sterling. Three days later, a group of thirty men wearing disguises broke into the jail, grabbed Merrill, dragged him outside, and hanged him from a tree. (This was all documented in Sarah's application for her second husband William's military pension.)
A few years later, Sarah Ann gave birth to two more children out of wedlock, and their fathers are also not known. Those two children were a daughter named Loulie, and a son named Green.
On August 10, 1878, Sarah Ann got remarried to William Joseph Campbell. They later had a son named Art.
Strangely, there is an old court record dated April 8, 1878, which charged Sarah Ann (as "Sally Ann Barnett") and William Campbell with adultery, claiming that "both were married to different people." The witnesses were Leroy Alcorn and W.L.A.B. Sharp. The foreman of the jury was Silas Witt. The bond was paid by Audley Campbell (William's father). So, apparently, Sarah and William were dating, in April, and either her divorce from John D. Barnett had never been legalized, or it was simply an attempt by the Campbell family to stop William from getting serious about Sarah Ann. (They never did approve of her.) There is no record of William Campbell's alleged first wife, however.
After the wedding, William Joseph Campbell adopted Sarah Ann's three illegitimate children and gave them his last name.
Apparently, the Campbell family did not think much of Sarah Ann, and so, when she died, they would not allow her to be buried next to her husband William Joseph Campbell, in the Campbell Cemetary.
NOTE: Sarah's paternal great grandparents were John Neel (FAG #26663346) and Margaret Warden (FAG #26663600).
NOTE: This information has been well-researched. The events concerning Merrill were documented in Sarah's application for her second husband William's military pension.
Her mother Patsy died, sometime before the spring of 1858. Her father got remarried, on 6-4-1858, to a much-younger woman named, Sarah Ann Ballard Walters. She had first married Andrew Walters in July of 1856. In the 1860 Census Report, Richard Neal was seen living with his second wife, "Salley" (Sarah Ann Ballard Walters)--please note that this is not his daughter Sarah Ann...his daughter Sarah Ann was living with her first husband John D. Barnett, in the 1860 Census Report.
Sarah Ann first married John D. Barnett, on January 25, 1859. On the marriage record, she wrote that she was 16 years old. They had a daughter named Mariah, in 1860. Shortly after that, John left to fight in the Civil War. Apparently, while John was gone, Sarah Ann had at least one affair. When John returned home from the war, he found out about it. He was furious, and so he left Sarah Ann, and he took Mariah with him. He moved in with another woman, married her, and they raised a large family.
Sarah Ann was left alone. In November of 1869, Sarah Ann got pregnant, but the name of the man she had a relationship with is not known. (The child would become Joseph Campbell.) When Sarah Ann was six months pregnant, she married a much-younger man named Merrill Tyra. They were seen in the 1870 Census Report, living in Montgomery County, Kentucky. (Joseph was probably born, shortly after the census enumerator was there, in late August.)
On December 4, 1870, five men killed Merrill's brother Roland. Merrill joined the sheriff's posse and they went after the killers. Merrill shot one of the killers, and so the sheriff had to put him in jail, in Mt. Sterling. Three days later, a group of thirty men wearing disguises broke into the jail, grabbed Merrill, dragged him outside, and hanged him from a tree. (This was all documented in Sarah's application for her second husband William's military pension.)
A few years later, Sarah Ann gave birth to two more children out of wedlock, and their fathers are also not known. Those two children were a daughter named Loulie, and a son named Green.
On August 10, 1878, Sarah Ann got remarried to William Joseph Campbell. They later had a son named Art.
Strangely, there is an old court record dated April 8, 1878, which charged Sarah Ann (as "Sally Ann Barnett") and William Campbell with adultery, claiming that "both were married to different people." The witnesses were Leroy Alcorn and W.L.A.B. Sharp. The foreman of the jury was Silas Witt. The bond was paid by Audley Campbell (William's father). So, apparently, Sarah and William were dating, in April, and either her divorce from John D. Barnett had never been legalized, or it was simply an attempt by the Campbell family to stop William from getting serious about Sarah Ann. (They never did approve of her.) There is no record of William Campbell's alleged first wife, however.
After the wedding, William Joseph Campbell adopted Sarah Ann's three illegitimate children and gave them his last name.
Apparently, the Campbell family did not think much of Sarah Ann, and so, when she died, they would not allow her to be buried next to her husband William Joseph Campbell, in the Campbell Cemetary.
NOTE: Sarah's paternal great grandparents were John Neel (FAG #26663346) and Margaret Warden (FAG #26663600).
NOTE: This information has been well-researched. The events concerning Merrill were documented in Sarah's application for her second husband William's military pension.
Sarah Ann was actually born on Christmas Day of 1843, but she always told people that she was born in 1839. Her parents were Richard Neal and Patsy Dunaway.
Her mother Patsy died, sometime before the spring of 1858. Her father got remarried, on 6-4-1858, to a much-younger woman named, Sarah Ann Ballard Walters. She had first married Andrew Walters in July of 1856. In the 1860 Census Report, Richard Neal was seen living with his second wife, "Salley" (Sarah Ann Ballard Walters)--please note that this is not his daughter Sarah Ann...his daughter Sarah Ann was living with her first husband John D. Barnett, in the 1860 Census Report.
Sarah Ann first married John D. Barnett, on January 25, 1859. On the marriage record, she wrote that she was 16 years old. They had a daughter named Mariah, in 1860. Shortly after that, John left to fight in the Civil War. Apparently, while John was gone, Sarah Ann had at least one affair. When John returned home from the war, he found out about it. He was furious, and so he left Sarah Ann, and he took Mariah with him. He moved in with another woman, married her, and they raised a large family.
Sarah Ann was left alone. In November of 1869, Sarah Ann got pregnant, but the name of the man she had a relationship with is not known. (The child would become Joseph Campbell.) When Sarah Ann was six months pregnant, she married a much-younger man named Merrill Tyra. They were seen in the 1870 Census Report, living in Montgomery County, Kentucky. (Joseph was probably born, shortly after the census enumerator was there, in late August.)
On December 4, 1870, five men killed Merrill's brother Roland. Merrill joined the sheriff's posse and they went after the killers. Merrill shot one of the killers, and so the sheriff had to put him in jail, in Mt. Sterling. Three days later, a group of thirty men wearing disguises broke into the jail, grabbed Merrill, dragged him outside, and hanged him from a tree. (This was all documented in Sarah's application for her second husband William's military pension.)
A few years later, Sarah Ann gave birth to two more children out of wedlock, and their fathers are also not known. Those two children were a daughter named Loulie, and a son named Green.
On August 10, 1878, Sarah Ann got remarried to William Joseph Campbell. They later had a son named Art.
Strangely, there is an old court record dated April 8, 1878, which charged Sarah Ann (as "Sally Ann Barnett") and William Campbell with adultery, claiming that "both were married to different people." The witnesses were Leroy Alcorn and W.L.A.B. Sharp. The foreman of the jury was Silas Witt. The bond was paid by Audley Campbell (William's father). So, apparently, Sarah and William were dating, in April, and either her divorce from John D. Barnett had never been legalized, or it was simply an attempt by the Campbell family to stop William from getting serious about Sarah Ann. (They never did approve of her.) There is no record of William Campbell's alleged first wife, however.
After the wedding, William Joseph Campbell adopted Sarah Ann's three illegitimate children and gave them his last name.
Apparently, the Campbell family did not think much of Sarah Ann, and so, when she died, they would not allow her to be buried next to her husband William Joseph Campbell, in the Campbell Cemetary.
NOTE: Sarah's paternal great grandparents were John Neel (FAG #26663346) and Margaret Warden (FAG #26663600).
NOTE: This information has been well-researched. The events concerning Merrill were documented in Sarah's application for her second husband William's military pension.
Her mother Patsy died, sometime before the spring of 1858. Her father got remarried, on 6-4-1858, to a much-younger woman named, Sarah Ann Ballard Walters. She had first married Andrew Walters in July of 1856. In the 1860 Census Report, Richard Neal was seen living with his second wife, "Salley" (Sarah Ann Ballard Walters)--please note that this is not his daughter Sarah Ann...his daughter Sarah Ann was living with her first husband John D. Barnett, in the 1860 Census Report.
Sarah Ann first married John D. Barnett, on January 25, 1859. On the marriage record, she wrote that she was 16 years old. They had a daughter named Mariah, in 1860. Shortly after that, John left to fight in the Civil War. Apparently, while John was gone, Sarah Ann had at least one affair. When John returned home from the war, he found out about it. He was furious, and so he left Sarah Ann, and he took Mariah with him. He moved in with another woman, married her, and they raised a large family.
Sarah Ann was left alone. In November of 1869, Sarah Ann got pregnant, but the name of the man she had a relationship with is not known. (The child would become Joseph Campbell.) When Sarah Ann was six months pregnant, she married a much-younger man named Merrill Tyra. They were seen in the 1870 Census Report, living in Montgomery County, Kentucky. (Joseph was probably born, shortly after the census enumerator was there, in late August.)
On December 4, 1870, five men killed Merrill's brother Roland. Merrill joined the sheriff's posse and they went after the killers. Merrill shot one of the killers, and so the sheriff had to put him in jail, in Mt. Sterling. Three days later, a group of thirty men wearing disguises broke into the jail, grabbed Merrill, dragged him outside, and hanged him from a tree. (This was all documented in Sarah's application for her second husband William's military pension.)
A few years later, Sarah Ann gave birth to two more children out of wedlock, and their fathers are also not known. Those two children were a daughter named Loulie, and a son named Green.
On August 10, 1878, Sarah Ann got remarried to William Joseph Campbell. They later had a son named Art.
Strangely, there is an old court record dated April 8, 1878, which charged Sarah Ann (as "Sally Ann Barnett") and William Campbell with adultery, claiming that "both were married to different people." The witnesses were Leroy Alcorn and W.L.A.B. Sharp. The foreman of the jury was Silas Witt. The bond was paid by Audley Campbell (William's father). So, apparently, Sarah and William were dating, in April, and either her divorce from John D. Barnett had never been legalized, or it was simply an attempt by the Campbell family to stop William from getting serious about Sarah Ann. (They never did approve of her.) There is no record of William Campbell's alleged first wife, however.
After the wedding, William Joseph Campbell adopted Sarah Ann's three illegitimate children and gave them his last name.
Apparently, the Campbell family did not think much of Sarah Ann, and so, when she died, they would not allow her to be buried next to her husband William Joseph Campbell, in the Campbell Cemetary.
NOTE: Sarah's paternal great grandparents were John Neel (FAG #26663346) and Margaret Warden (FAG #26663600).
NOTE: This information has been well-researched. The events concerning Merrill were documented in Sarah's application for her second husband William's military pension.
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