Based on information recorded in the 1850 census for Union County, SC, Sarah Hord was born about 1807 in Virginia. (Her maiden name is unknown at this writing.) She was married to John Hord, son of James and Martha Puryear Hord of Cleveland County, NC. Their first son, Richard McDowell Hord was born in 1833 in NC; their second son, Francis Marion Hord, was born in 1836 in SC.
Also recorded in same household with John and Sarah in the 1850 census was a female named Martha Wilson, age 20, and an infant named James Wilson. It is unknown what connection they had to John and Sarah Hord. Family historians speculate she was their daughter.
By the 1860 census, Sarah was recorded as living with her two sons and grandson, Francis E. Hord, in the Camp Call area of Cleveland County, NC.
Although records of her death and burial have not been found, it is believed she was buried with her son, Francis, and four of Francis' six children. The 1939 WPA cemetery census states there were 50 unmarked graves at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery; Sarah's is believed to be the unmarked stone beside that of Francis, her son. The year of Sarah's death is based upon the order of the markers (1868) and the fact she was not listed in the 1870 census.
Sarah's husband, John Hord, died between 1850 and 1860, either in Union County, SC or Cleveland County, NC.
Also recorded in same household with John and Sarah in the 1850 census was a female named Martha Wilson, age 20, and an infant named James Wilson. It is unknown what connection they had to John and Sarah Hord. Family historians speculate she was their daughter.
By the 1860 census, Sarah was recorded as living with her two sons and grandson, Francis E. Hord, in the Camp Call area of Cleveland County, NC.
Although records of her death and burial have not been found, it is believed she was buried with her son, Francis, and four of Francis' six children. The 1939 WPA cemetery census states there were 50 unmarked graves at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery; Sarah's is believed to be the unmarked stone beside that of Francis, her son. The year of Sarah's death is based upon the order of the markers (1868) and the fact she was not listed in the 1870 census.
Sarah's husband, John Hord, died between 1850 and 1860, either in Union County, SC or Cleveland County, NC.
Based on information recorded in the 1850 census for Union County, SC, Sarah Hord was born about 1807 in Virginia. (Her maiden name is unknown at this writing.) She was married to John Hord, son of James and Martha Puryear Hord of Cleveland County, NC. Their first son, Richard McDowell Hord was born in 1833 in NC; their second son, Francis Marion Hord, was born in 1836 in SC.
Also recorded in same household with John and Sarah in the 1850 census was a female named Martha Wilson, age 20, and an infant named James Wilson. It is unknown what connection they had to John and Sarah Hord. Family historians speculate she was their daughter.
By the 1860 census, Sarah was recorded as living with her two sons and grandson, Francis E. Hord, in the Camp Call area of Cleveland County, NC.
Although records of her death and burial have not been found, it is believed she was buried with her son, Francis, and four of Francis' six children. The 1939 WPA cemetery census states there were 50 unmarked graves at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery; Sarah's is believed to be the unmarked stone beside that of Francis, her son. The year of Sarah's death is based upon the order of the markers (1868) and the fact she was not listed in the 1870 census.
Sarah's husband, John Hord, died between 1850 and 1860, either in Union County, SC or Cleveland County, NC.
Also recorded in same household with John and Sarah in the 1850 census was a female named Martha Wilson, age 20, and an infant named James Wilson. It is unknown what connection they had to John and Sarah Hord. Family historians speculate she was their daughter.
By the 1860 census, Sarah was recorded as living with her two sons and grandson, Francis E. Hord, in the Camp Call area of Cleveland County, NC.
Although records of her death and burial have not been found, it is believed she was buried with her son, Francis, and four of Francis' six children. The 1939 WPA cemetery census states there were 50 unmarked graves at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery; Sarah's is believed to be the unmarked stone beside that of Francis, her son. The year of Sarah's death is based upon the order of the markers (1868) and the fact she was not listed in the 1870 census.
Sarah's husband, John Hord, died between 1850 and 1860, either in Union County, SC or Cleveland County, NC.
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A person of interest in the timeline for Sarah Hord is Dice Glenn. Dice Glenn was recorded near Sarah in the 1850 SC census and then again in the 1860 NC census. There is no proof, she may have been Sarah's daughter from a previous marriage.
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