Died age 86 years, 9 months, 1 day. Her death is recorded in the Mulford / Seagrave family Bible. She lived with her son Tarver Seagrave at the time of her death.
Wife of Paullin Seagrave, who is buried in Nettle Creek Baptist Cemetery.
On opposite side of stone is the inscription for Abigail Mulford, wife of Jacob F. Mulford. Another side has the inscription, "Our Mothers." The Mulford's where the in-law's of Tarver Seagrave, the son of Paullin & Sarah Seagrave.
The reason Sarah & Paullin Seagrave are not buried together is that the Baptist congregation moved from south of Losantville (site of Nettle Creek Baptist Cemetery) to this location, which is about two miles east of the original location. The new church was named Little Creek Baptist. Original records for the congregation are located in the Indiana Historical Society library. These records indicate they were one church meeting in two different locations for a very short period, alternating between the two sites before merging at the Little Creek location. In the very early 1900's the congregation split into two separate churches over issues of missionary work & Sunday schools. A splinter group formed, once again took the name Nettle Creek Baptist, and erected a building across the county line in Dalton, Wayne County. Within a few decades this group had disbanded, while the church at the Little Creek location continued into the early 1950's before disbanding.
With the establishment of a cemetery at the Little Creek site, the burial ground at the Nettle Creek site gradually fell out of use and was abandoned by late 1890's. The new cemetery at Little Creek Baptist Church was also known as Maulsby's. These two churches were of the Primitive Baptist denomination.
The Riverside Cemetery north of Losantville, begun around 1900, gradually replaced both Baptist cemeteries. Several descendants of Paullin & Sarah Seagrave are buried in Riverside Cemetery.
There is no mention of either the Seagrave or Mulford surname in the Baptist church records. This would not have been unusual for Primitive Baptist where one had to prove their "experience" of Christian conversion. Many persons attended meetings without ever becoming members. Also, the next generation of the Seagrave family were Methodist, particularly the Modoc Methodist Church, down to the present day. Burial in these two cemeteries may have been open to the public as it is a known fact that at the Nettle Creek cemetery there was both a Baptist building and Methodist building on each side of the site. And these two cemetery sites are the among the oldest in the immediate area.
Correct spelling of the maiden name is unclear, it is either Turpaugh, Tunpaugh or Turnpaugh. The death certificate of her son Tarver (pictured here) lists her maiden name but it has been corrected by a clerk. The original appears to have been written as Turpaugh (with an "r") but was corrected to read Tunpaugh with the "n" written over the "r" and also the "n" having a hook in the style common for that era when writing a single letter "n". It had been retraced several times such as one would do when making a correction.
It is highly possible the clerk misunderstood the pronunciation of the surname altogether. The surname is spelled Turnpaugh and originally Turnbach in Salem, New Jersey, were the Seagrave name also appears. Both Sarah and Paullin originated in this general area. The original "bach" on the end of the surname indicates a Germanic origin. If the family had such an origin and spoke one of the Germanic languages, it is highly possible the clerk who recorded Tarver's mother's name misunderstood its pronunciation and spelled it as best he could.
According to one source, Sarah's parents are of the Hewitt surname. It claimed that Sarah (or Sally) and Abigail Hewitt Mulford were sisters and their two children, Tarver Seagrave & Margarette Mulford were first cousins who married. It could be one explanation for the two women being buried together. This has not been proven and the source itself is very questionable.
The 1823 marriage record (pictured here) gives Paullin Seagrave's wife as Sally Hewitt.
Sally was a common nickname for Sarah during this period in history so Sally & Sarah are probably the same person. Both the Seagrave family Bible & son Tarver Seagrave's death certificate list his mother as Sarah. This however, does not explain the difference in maiden names --Hewitt & Turnpaugh. Did she have a previous marriage? This might explain the Hewitt surname in the marriage record. It was not uncommon for girls on the frontier to get married as early as age 16, which in this case would allow a couple of years for a previous marriage. According to the marriage record, Sally\Sarah would have been 19 at the time she married Paullin. Being under the age of 21, she required the approval & legal oath of a close male relative in order to marry. Paullin, however, was over age 21 and needed no such approval or oath.
The given name "Paullin" is very unusual and rarely found. It is believed by most researchers that this was his mother's maiden name. It is not uncommon during this period for a son to have as his given name or middle name his mother's maiden name. There is a record of a Sally Hewitt and a Paullin Seagrave being married in Salem, New Jersey. (see photo). Some researchers believe this is our Sarah. If her maiden name was Turnpaugh, then the Hewitt surname would indicate a possible prior marriage. However, this cannot be proven at this time.
The known facts according to Census records is that Sarah Seagrave lived with her son, Tarver, at the end of her life. She was simply buried in an available family plot, the Mulford family plot of Tarver's in-laws, because the old cemetery where her husband is buried had fallen out of use. One monument was erected bearing the names of both Sarah Seagrave and Abigail Mulford, Tarver's mother-in-law. This would indicate Sarah Seagrave is buried in the north grave, Abigail Mulford in the middle, and Abigail's husband, Jacob F. Mulford, in the south grave as he has his own tombstone. There is a collection of abstracts from old newspaper obituaries in the Randolph County, Indiana, Historical and Genealogical Society library. It contains a notice of Sarah's death and date with an indication that further data may be available by viewing the original newspaper.
Updated 20 September 2021.
Wife of Paullin Seagrave, who is buried in Nettle Creek Baptist Cemetery.
On opposite side of stone is the inscription for Abigail Mulford, wife of Jacob F. Mulford. Another side has the inscription, "Our Mothers." The Mulford's where the in-law's of Tarver Seagrave, the son of Paullin & Sarah Seagrave.
The reason Sarah & Paullin Seagrave are not buried together is that the Baptist congregation moved from south of Losantville (site of Nettle Creek Baptist Cemetery) to this location, which is about two miles east of the original location. The new church was named Little Creek Baptist. Original records for the congregation are located in the Indiana Historical Society library. These records indicate they were one church meeting in two different locations for a very short period, alternating between the two sites before merging at the Little Creek location. In the very early 1900's the congregation split into two separate churches over issues of missionary work & Sunday schools. A splinter group formed, once again took the name Nettle Creek Baptist, and erected a building across the county line in Dalton, Wayne County. Within a few decades this group had disbanded, while the church at the Little Creek location continued into the early 1950's before disbanding.
With the establishment of a cemetery at the Little Creek site, the burial ground at the Nettle Creek site gradually fell out of use and was abandoned by late 1890's. The new cemetery at Little Creek Baptist Church was also known as Maulsby's. These two churches were of the Primitive Baptist denomination.
The Riverside Cemetery north of Losantville, begun around 1900, gradually replaced both Baptist cemeteries. Several descendants of Paullin & Sarah Seagrave are buried in Riverside Cemetery.
There is no mention of either the Seagrave or Mulford surname in the Baptist church records. This would not have been unusual for Primitive Baptist where one had to prove their "experience" of Christian conversion. Many persons attended meetings without ever becoming members. Also, the next generation of the Seagrave family were Methodist, particularly the Modoc Methodist Church, down to the present day. Burial in these two cemeteries may have been open to the public as it is a known fact that at the Nettle Creek cemetery there was both a Baptist building and Methodist building on each side of the site. And these two cemetery sites are the among the oldest in the immediate area.
Correct spelling of the maiden name is unclear, it is either Turpaugh, Tunpaugh or Turnpaugh. The death certificate of her son Tarver (pictured here) lists her maiden name but it has been corrected by a clerk. The original appears to have been written as Turpaugh (with an "r") but was corrected to read Tunpaugh with the "n" written over the "r" and also the "n" having a hook in the style common for that era when writing a single letter "n". It had been retraced several times such as one would do when making a correction.
It is highly possible the clerk misunderstood the pronunciation of the surname altogether. The surname is spelled Turnpaugh and originally Turnbach in Salem, New Jersey, were the Seagrave name also appears. Both Sarah and Paullin originated in this general area. The original "bach" on the end of the surname indicates a Germanic origin. If the family had such an origin and spoke one of the Germanic languages, it is highly possible the clerk who recorded Tarver's mother's name misunderstood its pronunciation and spelled it as best he could.
According to one source, Sarah's parents are of the Hewitt surname. It claimed that Sarah (or Sally) and Abigail Hewitt Mulford were sisters and their two children, Tarver Seagrave & Margarette Mulford were first cousins who married. It could be one explanation for the two women being buried together. This has not been proven and the source itself is very questionable.
The 1823 marriage record (pictured here) gives Paullin Seagrave's wife as Sally Hewitt.
Sally was a common nickname for Sarah during this period in history so Sally & Sarah are probably the same person. Both the Seagrave family Bible & son Tarver Seagrave's death certificate list his mother as Sarah. This however, does not explain the difference in maiden names --Hewitt & Turnpaugh. Did she have a previous marriage? This might explain the Hewitt surname in the marriage record. It was not uncommon for girls on the frontier to get married as early as age 16, which in this case would allow a couple of years for a previous marriage. According to the marriage record, Sally\Sarah would have been 19 at the time she married Paullin. Being under the age of 21, she required the approval & legal oath of a close male relative in order to marry. Paullin, however, was over age 21 and needed no such approval or oath.
The given name "Paullin" is very unusual and rarely found. It is believed by most researchers that this was his mother's maiden name. It is not uncommon during this period for a son to have as his given name or middle name his mother's maiden name. There is a record of a Sally Hewitt and a Paullin Seagrave being married in Salem, New Jersey. (see photo). Some researchers believe this is our Sarah. If her maiden name was Turnpaugh, then the Hewitt surname would indicate a possible prior marriage. However, this cannot be proven at this time.
The known facts according to Census records is that Sarah Seagrave lived with her son, Tarver, at the end of her life. She was simply buried in an available family plot, the Mulford family plot of Tarver's in-laws, because the old cemetery where her husband is buried had fallen out of use. One monument was erected bearing the names of both Sarah Seagrave and Abigail Mulford, Tarver's mother-in-law. This would indicate Sarah Seagrave is buried in the north grave, Abigail Mulford in the middle, and Abigail's husband, Jacob F. Mulford, in the south grave as he has his own tombstone. There is a collection of abstracts from old newspaper obituaries in the Randolph County, Indiana, Historical and Genealogical Society library. It contains a notice of Sarah's death and date with an indication that further data may be available by viewing the original newspaper.
Updated 20 September 2021.
Died age 86 years, 9 months, 1 day. Her death is recorded in the Mulford / Seagrave family Bible. She lived with her son Tarver Seagrave at the time of her death.
Wife of Paullin Seagrave, who is buried in Nettle Creek Baptist Cemetery.
On opposite side of stone is the inscription for Abigail Mulford, wife of Jacob F. Mulford. Another side has the inscription, "Our Mothers." The Mulford's where the in-law's of Tarver Seagrave, the son of Paullin & Sarah Seagrave.
The reason Sarah & Paullin Seagrave are not buried together is that the Baptist congregation moved from south of Losantville (site of Nettle Creek Baptist Cemetery) to this location, which is about two miles east of the original location. The new church was named Little Creek Baptist. Original records for the congregation are located in the Indiana Historical Society library. These records indicate they were one church meeting in two different locations for a very short period, alternating between the two sites before merging at the Little Creek location. In the very early 1900's the congregation split into two separate churches over issues of missionary work & Sunday schools. A splinter group formed, once again took the name Nettle Creek Baptist, and erected a building across the county line in Dalton, Wayne County. Within a few decades this group had disbanded, while the church at the Little Creek location continued into the early 1950's before disbanding.
With the establishment of a cemetery at the Little Creek site, the burial ground at the Nettle Creek site gradually fell out of use and was abandoned by late 1890's. The new cemetery at Little Creek Baptist Church was also known as Maulsby's. These two churches were of the Primitive Baptist denomination.
The Riverside Cemetery north of Losantville, begun around 1900, gradually replaced both Baptist cemeteries. Several descendants of Paullin & Sarah Seagrave are buried in Riverside Cemetery.
There is no mention of either the Seagrave or Mulford surname in the Baptist church records. This would not have been unusual for Primitive Baptist where one had to prove their "experience" of Christian conversion. Many persons attended meetings without ever becoming members. Also, the next generation of the Seagrave family were Methodist, particularly the Modoc Methodist Church, down to the present day. Burial in these two cemeteries may have been open to the public as it is a known fact that at the Nettle Creek cemetery there was both a Baptist building and Methodist building on each side of the site. And these two cemetery sites are the among the oldest in the immediate area.
Correct spelling of the maiden name is unclear, it is either Turpaugh, Tunpaugh or Turnpaugh. The death certificate of her son Tarver (pictured here) lists her maiden name but it has been corrected by a clerk. The original appears to have been written as Turpaugh (with an "r") but was corrected to read Tunpaugh with the "n" written over the "r" and also the "n" having a hook in the style common for that era when writing a single letter "n". It had been retraced several times such as one would do when making a correction.
It is highly possible the clerk misunderstood the pronunciation of the surname altogether. The surname is spelled Turnpaugh and originally Turnbach in Salem, New Jersey, were the Seagrave name also appears. Both Sarah and Paullin originated in this general area. The original "bach" on the end of the surname indicates a Germanic origin. If the family had such an origin and spoke one of the Germanic languages, it is highly possible the clerk who recorded Tarver's mother's name misunderstood its pronunciation and spelled it as best he could.
According to one source, Sarah's parents are of the Hewitt surname. It claimed that Sarah (or Sally) and Abigail Hewitt Mulford were sisters and their two children, Tarver Seagrave & Margarette Mulford were first cousins who married. It could be one explanation for the two women being buried together. This has not been proven and the source itself is very questionable.
The 1823 marriage record (pictured here) gives Paullin Seagrave's wife as Sally Hewitt.
Sally was a common nickname for Sarah during this period in history so Sally & Sarah are probably the same person. Both the Seagrave family Bible & son Tarver Seagrave's death certificate list his mother as Sarah. This however, does not explain the difference in maiden names --Hewitt & Turnpaugh. Did she have a previous marriage? This might explain the Hewitt surname in the marriage record. It was not uncommon for girls on the frontier to get married as early as age 16, which in this case would allow a couple of years for a previous marriage. According to the marriage record, Sally\Sarah would have been 19 at the time she married Paullin. Being under the age of 21, she required the approval & legal oath of a close male relative in order to marry. Paullin, however, was over age 21 and needed no such approval or oath.
The given name "Paullin" is very unusual and rarely found. It is believed by most researchers that this was his mother's maiden name. It is not uncommon during this period for a son to have as his given name or middle name his mother's maiden name. There is a record of a Sally Hewitt and a Paullin Seagrave being married in Salem, New Jersey. (see photo). Some researchers believe this is our Sarah. If her maiden name was Turnpaugh, then the Hewitt surname would indicate a possible prior marriage. However, this cannot be proven at this time.
The known facts according to Census records is that Sarah Seagrave lived with her son, Tarver, at the end of her life. She was simply buried in an available family plot, the Mulford family plot of Tarver's in-laws, because the old cemetery where her husband is buried had fallen out of use. One monument was erected bearing the names of both Sarah Seagrave and Abigail Mulford, Tarver's mother-in-law. This would indicate Sarah Seagrave is buried in the north grave, Abigail Mulford in the middle, and Abigail's husband, Jacob F. Mulford, in the south grave as he has his own tombstone. There is a collection of abstracts from old newspaper obituaries in the Randolph County, Indiana, Historical and Genealogical Society library. It contains a notice of Sarah's death and date with an indication that further data may be available by viewing the original newspaper.
Updated 20 September 2021.
Wife of Paullin Seagrave, who is buried in Nettle Creek Baptist Cemetery.
On opposite side of stone is the inscription for Abigail Mulford, wife of Jacob F. Mulford. Another side has the inscription, "Our Mothers." The Mulford's where the in-law's of Tarver Seagrave, the son of Paullin & Sarah Seagrave.
The reason Sarah & Paullin Seagrave are not buried together is that the Baptist congregation moved from south of Losantville (site of Nettle Creek Baptist Cemetery) to this location, which is about two miles east of the original location. The new church was named Little Creek Baptist. Original records for the congregation are located in the Indiana Historical Society library. These records indicate they were one church meeting in two different locations for a very short period, alternating between the two sites before merging at the Little Creek location. In the very early 1900's the congregation split into two separate churches over issues of missionary work & Sunday schools. A splinter group formed, once again took the name Nettle Creek Baptist, and erected a building across the county line in Dalton, Wayne County. Within a few decades this group had disbanded, while the church at the Little Creek location continued into the early 1950's before disbanding.
With the establishment of a cemetery at the Little Creek site, the burial ground at the Nettle Creek site gradually fell out of use and was abandoned by late 1890's. The new cemetery at Little Creek Baptist Church was also known as Maulsby's. These two churches were of the Primitive Baptist denomination.
The Riverside Cemetery north of Losantville, begun around 1900, gradually replaced both Baptist cemeteries. Several descendants of Paullin & Sarah Seagrave are buried in Riverside Cemetery.
There is no mention of either the Seagrave or Mulford surname in the Baptist church records. This would not have been unusual for Primitive Baptist where one had to prove their "experience" of Christian conversion. Many persons attended meetings without ever becoming members. Also, the next generation of the Seagrave family were Methodist, particularly the Modoc Methodist Church, down to the present day. Burial in these two cemeteries may have been open to the public as it is a known fact that at the Nettle Creek cemetery there was both a Baptist building and Methodist building on each side of the site. And these two cemetery sites are the among the oldest in the immediate area.
Correct spelling of the maiden name is unclear, it is either Turpaugh, Tunpaugh or Turnpaugh. The death certificate of her son Tarver (pictured here) lists her maiden name but it has been corrected by a clerk. The original appears to have been written as Turpaugh (with an "r") but was corrected to read Tunpaugh with the "n" written over the "r" and also the "n" having a hook in the style common for that era when writing a single letter "n". It had been retraced several times such as one would do when making a correction.
It is highly possible the clerk misunderstood the pronunciation of the surname altogether. The surname is spelled Turnpaugh and originally Turnbach in Salem, New Jersey, were the Seagrave name also appears. Both Sarah and Paullin originated in this general area. The original "bach" on the end of the surname indicates a Germanic origin. If the family had such an origin and spoke one of the Germanic languages, it is highly possible the clerk who recorded Tarver's mother's name misunderstood its pronunciation and spelled it as best he could.
According to one source, Sarah's parents are of the Hewitt surname. It claimed that Sarah (or Sally) and Abigail Hewitt Mulford were sisters and their two children, Tarver Seagrave & Margarette Mulford were first cousins who married. It could be one explanation for the two women being buried together. This has not been proven and the source itself is very questionable.
The 1823 marriage record (pictured here) gives Paullin Seagrave's wife as Sally Hewitt.
Sally was a common nickname for Sarah during this period in history so Sally & Sarah are probably the same person. Both the Seagrave family Bible & son Tarver Seagrave's death certificate list his mother as Sarah. This however, does not explain the difference in maiden names --Hewitt & Turnpaugh. Did she have a previous marriage? This might explain the Hewitt surname in the marriage record. It was not uncommon for girls on the frontier to get married as early as age 16, which in this case would allow a couple of years for a previous marriage. According to the marriage record, Sally\Sarah would have been 19 at the time she married Paullin. Being under the age of 21, she required the approval & legal oath of a close male relative in order to marry. Paullin, however, was over age 21 and needed no such approval or oath.
The given name "Paullin" is very unusual and rarely found. It is believed by most researchers that this was his mother's maiden name. It is not uncommon during this period for a son to have as his given name or middle name his mother's maiden name. There is a record of a Sally Hewitt and a Paullin Seagrave being married in Salem, New Jersey. (see photo). Some researchers believe this is our Sarah. If her maiden name was Turnpaugh, then the Hewitt surname would indicate a possible prior marriage. However, this cannot be proven at this time.
The known facts according to Census records is that Sarah Seagrave lived with her son, Tarver, at the end of her life. She was simply buried in an available family plot, the Mulford family plot of Tarver's in-laws, because the old cemetery where her husband is buried had fallen out of use. One monument was erected bearing the names of both Sarah Seagrave and Abigail Mulford, Tarver's mother-in-law. This would indicate Sarah Seagrave is buried in the north grave, Abigail Mulford in the middle, and Abigail's husband, Jacob F. Mulford, in the south grave as he has his own tombstone. There is a collection of abstracts from old newspaper obituaries in the Randolph County, Indiana, Historical and Genealogical Society library. It contains a notice of Sarah's death and date with an indication that further data may be available by viewing the original newspaper.
Updated 20 September 2021.
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