Sarah was a Civil War widow when she married Alexander "Alex" Clevenger, having been previously married to Archibald Clevenger, a cousin of Alex and son of Jackson Clevenger. She and "Arch" had started a family before he left for war. However, the only documented offspring to reach adulthood is daughter Martha.
A calculated tracing of the Bailey family in Cocke County in the early 1800s suggests that Sarah was a daughter of David Bailey and Julia Bandy. If correct, she could have had 8 or 9 siblings in the area. Among them would have been a sister Nellie and 2 brothers, Mark and George. Mark, who married Catherine Griffin, died in the Civil War. (They had 2 sons, Morgan and Leroy.) Catherine later married Marion Free. A nephew of Sarah was Noah Bailey, son of George, who operated a general store in the late 1800s and early 1900s on Old Sevier Highway near France Cemetery, where he is buried. This area of Cocke County today is known as "Bailey Town."
Familial ties also suggest that Sarah Bailey, Harriet Bailey and Plessie Bailey were sisters. All 3 were buried in the same cemetery. Sarah was Alex Clevenger's first wife. Harriet was Isaac Clevenger's first wife. Plessie's daughter, Eliza Jane, was Alex's second wife, after Sarah's death.
A calculated tracing of the Bailey family in Cocke County in the early 1800s suggests that Sarah was a daughter of David Bailey and Julia Bandy. If correct, she could have had 8 or 9 siblings in the area. Among them would have been a sister Nellie and 2 brothers, Mark and George. Mark, who married Catherine Griffin, died in the Civil War. (They had 2 sons, Morgan and Leroy.) Catherine later married Marion Free. A nephew of Sarah was Noah Bailey, son of George, who operated a general store in the late 1800s and early 1900s on Old Sevier Highway near France Cemetery, where he is buried. This area of Cocke County today is known as "Bailey Town."
Familial ties also suggest that Sarah Bailey, Harriet Bailey and Plessie Bailey were sisters. All 3 were buried in the same cemetery. Sarah was Alex Clevenger's first wife. Harriet was Isaac Clevenger's first wife. Plessie's daughter, Eliza Jane, was Alex's second wife, after Sarah's death.
Sarah was a Civil War widow when she married Alexander "Alex" Clevenger, having been previously married to Archibald Clevenger, a cousin of Alex and son of Jackson Clevenger. She and "Arch" had started a family before he left for war. However, the only documented offspring to reach adulthood is daughter Martha.
A calculated tracing of the Bailey family in Cocke County in the early 1800s suggests that Sarah was a daughter of David Bailey and Julia Bandy. If correct, she could have had 8 or 9 siblings in the area. Among them would have been a sister Nellie and 2 brothers, Mark and George. Mark, who married Catherine Griffin, died in the Civil War. (They had 2 sons, Morgan and Leroy.) Catherine later married Marion Free. A nephew of Sarah was Noah Bailey, son of George, who operated a general store in the late 1800s and early 1900s on Old Sevier Highway near France Cemetery, where he is buried. This area of Cocke County today is known as "Bailey Town."
Familial ties also suggest that Sarah Bailey, Harriet Bailey and Plessie Bailey were sisters. All 3 were buried in the same cemetery. Sarah was Alex Clevenger's first wife. Harriet was Isaac Clevenger's first wife. Plessie's daughter, Eliza Jane, was Alex's second wife, after Sarah's death.
A calculated tracing of the Bailey family in Cocke County in the early 1800s suggests that Sarah was a daughter of David Bailey and Julia Bandy. If correct, she could have had 8 or 9 siblings in the area. Among them would have been a sister Nellie and 2 brothers, Mark and George. Mark, who married Catherine Griffin, died in the Civil War. (They had 2 sons, Morgan and Leroy.) Catherine later married Marion Free. A nephew of Sarah was Noah Bailey, son of George, who operated a general store in the late 1800s and early 1900s on Old Sevier Highway near France Cemetery, where he is buried. This area of Cocke County today is known as "Bailey Town."
Familial ties also suggest that Sarah Bailey, Harriet Bailey and Plessie Bailey were sisters. All 3 were buried in the same cemetery. Sarah was Alex Clevenger's first wife. Harriet was Isaac Clevenger's first wife. Plessie's daughter, Eliza Jane, was Alex's second wife, after Sarah's death.
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