Daughter of Scudder Terry and Catherine Howell, wife of William Riker and mother of Preston E. Terry, Margaret "Maggie" and John Ellis Riker.
In 1915, Sarah R. Riker, aged 75, was living in Union Avenue, Farmingville, Brookhaven, New York, in the home of her son, John E. Riker, Sr., aged 32, a gardener, and his wife, Laura G. Riker, aged 32, and their children, Dorothy Riker, aged 12, Mabel Riker, aged 11, Katharine Riker, aged 9, Margaret Riker, aged 7, and John E. Riker, Jr., aged 5.
Obituary - Aunt Sarah of Holtsville dies at the age of 94 - After an illness of less than a week, Mrs. Sarah R. Riker, aged 94 years, and one of the oldest residents of the county, died Saturday afternoon at her home in Holtsville. She enjoyed relatively good health up until Christmas Day, when she contracted a cold which shortly turned into grip, and her condition became steadily worse. Known to hundreds of people, particularly in the Holtsville and Farmingville sections, as "Aunt Sarah", and loved for her fine character, she leaves one son, John Riker, and also five grandchildren and eight grandchildren.
Also - Mrs. Sarah R. Riker of Holtsville, one of the oldest residents of Suffolk County, died on Saturday afternoon at the age of 94. She had been ill less than a week. Mrs. Riker, who was known to hundreds of people as "Aunt Sarah" was the widow of William Riker. She was born in Farmingville on May 6, 1840, and was descended from a long line of Terrys, they being one of the pioneer families to settle on Long Island. She had lived her entire life in the section where she was born and was the oldest graduate of the little Farmingville school. Likewise she was the oldest member and stockholder of the Farmingville Reunion Association, formed in 1885, which a few years ago purchased the old school property for a shrine when the Farmingville and Holtsville districts were consolidated. She was a great walker and even after she was 50 years old she was in the habit of walking seven and eight miles at a time, always setting a remarkable pace for a woman her age. When she was 80 she took a particular delight in riding about in the sidecar of a motorcycle from one village to the other. She had a keen memory and recalled many of the incidents of the Civil War, in which her husband fought. Even after she was 90, she was able to read and write without the use of glasses. She was always much interested in children and took a most tolerant attitude toward the younger generation. A few years ago she made a great concession for a woman her age when she stated her belief that "Babies are so much smarter today than they used to be." Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Farmingville Congregational Church and interment was in the Farmingville cemetery.
(Long Island Surnames; 1915 New York State Census; The Watchman, Thursday, January 03, 1935, Page: 1; Suffolk County News (Sayville), Friday, January 04, 1935, Page: 4; Times Union (Brooklyn, New York), 31 Dec 1934, Monday, Page 16)
In 1915, Sarah R. Riker, aged 75, was living in Union Avenue, Farmingville, Brookhaven, New York, in the home of her son, John E. Riker, Sr., aged 32, a gardener, and his wife, Laura G. Riker, aged 32, and their children, Dorothy Riker, aged 12, Mabel Riker, aged 11, Katharine Riker, aged 9, Margaret Riker, aged 7, and John E. Riker, Jr., aged 5.
Obituary - Aunt Sarah of Holtsville dies at the age of 94 - After an illness of less than a week, Mrs. Sarah R. Riker, aged 94 years, and one of the oldest residents of the county, died Saturday afternoon at her home in Holtsville. She enjoyed relatively good health up until Christmas Day, when she contracted a cold which shortly turned into grip, and her condition became steadily worse. Known to hundreds of people, particularly in the Holtsville and Farmingville sections, as "Aunt Sarah", and loved for her fine character, she leaves one son, John Riker, and also five grandchildren and eight grandchildren.
Also - Mrs. Sarah R. Riker of Holtsville, one of the oldest residents of Suffolk County, died on Saturday afternoon at the age of 94. She had been ill less than a week. Mrs. Riker, who was known to hundreds of people as "Aunt Sarah" was the widow of William Riker. She was born in Farmingville on May 6, 1840, and was descended from a long line of Terrys, they being one of the pioneer families to settle on Long Island. She had lived her entire life in the section where she was born and was the oldest graduate of the little Farmingville school. Likewise she was the oldest member and stockholder of the Farmingville Reunion Association, formed in 1885, which a few years ago purchased the old school property for a shrine when the Farmingville and Holtsville districts were consolidated. She was a great walker and even after she was 50 years old she was in the habit of walking seven and eight miles at a time, always setting a remarkable pace for a woman her age. When she was 80 she took a particular delight in riding about in the sidecar of a motorcycle from one village to the other. She had a keen memory and recalled many of the incidents of the Civil War, in which her husband fought. Even after she was 90, she was able to read and write without the use of glasses. She was always much interested in children and took a most tolerant attitude toward the younger generation. A few years ago she made a great concession for a woman her age when she stated her belief that "Babies are so much smarter today than they used to be." Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Farmingville Congregational Church and interment was in the Farmingville cemetery.
(Long Island Surnames; 1915 New York State Census; The Watchman, Thursday, January 03, 1935, Page: 1; Suffolk County News (Sayville), Friday, January 04, 1935, Page: 4; Times Union (Brooklyn, New York), 31 Dec 1934, Monday, Page 16)
Daughter of Scudder Terry and Catherine Howell, wife of William Riker and mother of Preston E. Terry, Margaret "Maggie" and John Ellis Riker.
In 1915, Sarah R. Riker, aged 75, was living in Union Avenue, Farmingville, Brookhaven, New York, in the home of her son, John E. Riker, Sr., aged 32, a gardener, and his wife, Laura G. Riker, aged 32, and their children, Dorothy Riker, aged 12, Mabel Riker, aged 11, Katharine Riker, aged 9, Margaret Riker, aged 7, and John E. Riker, Jr., aged 5.
Obituary - Aunt Sarah of Holtsville dies at the age of 94 - After an illness of less than a week, Mrs. Sarah R. Riker, aged 94 years, and one of the oldest residents of the county, died Saturday afternoon at her home in Holtsville. She enjoyed relatively good health up until Christmas Day, when she contracted a cold which shortly turned into grip, and her condition became steadily worse. Known to hundreds of people, particularly in the Holtsville and Farmingville sections, as "Aunt Sarah", and loved for her fine character, she leaves one son, John Riker, and also five grandchildren and eight grandchildren.
Also - Mrs. Sarah R. Riker of Holtsville, one of the oldest residents of Suffolk County, died on Saturday afternoon at the age of 94. She had been ill less than a week. Mrs. Riker, who was known to hundreds of people as "Aunt Sarah" was the widow of William Riker. She was born in Farmingville on May 6, 1840, and was descended from a long line of Terrys, they being one of the pioneer families to settle on Long Island. She had lived her entire life in the section where she was born and was the oldest graduate of the little Farmingville school. Likewise she was the oldest member and stockholder of the Farmingville Reunion Association, formed in 1885, which a few years ago purchased the old school property for a shrine when the Farmingville and Holtsville districts were consolidated. She was a great walker and even after she was 50 years old she was in the habit of walking seven and eight miles at a time, always setting a remarkable pace for a woman her age. When she was 80 she took a particular delight in riding about in the sidecar of a motorcycle from one village to the other. She had a keen memory and recalled many of the incidents of the Civil War, in which her husband fought. Even after she was 90, she was able to read and write without the use of glasses. She was always much interested in children and took a most tolerant attitude toward the younger generation. A few years ago she made a great concession for a woman her age when she stated her belief that "Babies are so much smarter today than they used to be." Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Farmingville Congregational Church and interment was in the Farmingville cemetery.
(Long Island Surnames; 1915 New York State Census; The Watchman, Thursday, January 03, 1935, Page: 1; Suffolk County News (Sayville), Friday, January 04, 1935, Page: 4; Times Union (Brooklyn, New York), 31 Dec 1934, Monday, Page 16)
In 1915, Sarah R. Riker, aged 75, was living in Union Avenue, Farmingville, Brookhaven, New York, in the home of her son, John E. Riker, Sr., aged 32, a gardener, and his wife, Laura G. Riker, aged 32, and their children, Dorothy Riker, aged 12, Mabel Riker, aged 11, Katharine Riker, aged 9, Margaret Riker, aged 7, and John E. Riker, Jr., aged 5.
Obituary - Aunt Sarah of Holtsville dies at the age of 94 - After an illness of less than a week, Mrs. Sarah R. Riker, aged 94 years, and one of the oldest residents of the county, died Saturday afternoon at her home in Holtsville. She enjoyed relatively good health up until Christmas Day, when she contracted a cold which shortly turned into grip, and her condition became steadily worse. Known to hundreds of people, particularly in the Holtsville and Farmingville sections, as "Aunt Sarah", and loved for her fine character, she leaves one son, John Riker, and also five grandchildren and eight grandchildren.
Also - Mrs. Sarah R. Riker of Holtsville, one of the oldest residents of Suffolk County, died on Saturday afternoon at the age of 94. She had been ill less than a week. Mrs. Riker, who was known to hundreds of people as "Aunt Sarah" was the widow of William Riker. She was born in Farmingville on May 6, 1840, and was descended from a long line of Terrys, they being one of the pioneer families to settle on Long Island. She had lived her entire life in the section where she was born and was the oldest graduate of the little Farmingville school. Likewise she was the oldest member and stockholder of the Farmingville Reunion Association, formed in 1885, which a few years ago purchased the old school property for a shrine when the Farmingville and Holtsville districts were consolidated. She was a great walker and even after she was 50 years old she was in the habit of walking seven and eight miles at a time, always setting a remarkable pace for a woman her age. When she was 80 she took a particular delight in riding about in the sidecar of a motorcycle from one village to the other. She had a keen memory and recalled many of the incidents of the Civil War, in which her husband fought. Even after she was 90, she was able to read and write without the use of glasses. She was always much interested in children and took a most tolerant attitude toward the younger generation. A few years ago she made a great concession for a woman her age when she stated her belief that "Babies are so much smarter today than they used to be." Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Farmingville Congregational Church and interment was in the Farmingville cemetery.
(Long Island Surnames; 1915 New York State Census; The Watchman, Thursday, January 03, 1935, Page: 1; Suffolk County News (Sayville), Friday, January 04, 1935, Page: 4; Times Union (Brooklyn, New York), 31 Dec 1934, Monday, Page 16)
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