SARAH (BATCHELDER) FRANKLIN-FLOREY-WELLS

Dau of William Batchelder and Elizabeth Susan Raney.

1st m: Thomas Benjamin FRANKLIN in 1867
ch:
-Alison Cordelia,
-Delia A. (#20118673) m1 James Armontrout, m2: James Kirk,
-William "Bill" Clark,
-Albina "Allie" m: Daniel Lewis Amentrout,
-Daisy Syble m: A.D. Owens,

2nd m: Mr. Florey; Sarah indicates she is a widow as of 1930
ch: Myrtle Mae (#85213655) m: John C. Rowe

m3: Sep 12 1900 Urich, Henry Co MO to Randolph WELLS. They had no children. There is no indication that she and Randolph cared for any of his children, altho her dau, Myrtle Flory, was living with them in 1910.

Sarah was Randolph's 4th wife, his first three died during or as a result of childbirth.

Mrs. Sarah Wells
Sarah A. (Batchelder) Wells was born in Calhoun County, Illinois, March 29, 1850; died at her home in Creighton, Mo., July 6, 1923.
At an early age she was married to Thomas Benjamin Franklin. To this union was born five children, one son and four daughters. After his death she was married to a Mr. Flora. To this union one daughter was born. Death entered her home again, taking away her husband. In 1900 she was married to Randolph Wells. Death entered her home again last Friday, taking her away.
She leaves to mourn her loss, four daughters: Mrs. Delia Kirk, of Texas; Mrs. Daisy Owens, Springfield, Mo; Mrs. Myrtle Rowe, of Joplin, Mo; Mrs. Allie Armentrout, of Oklahoma and one son, Wm. Franklin, of Rich Hill, Mo. She also leaves one sister, Mrs. A. B. {Albina} Lowe, Batchtown, Ill., and one brother, John Batchelder, of Climax Springs; eight stepchildren and a host of friends.
Mrs. Wells united with the United Brethern church at an early age and transferred her membership to the Christian church, of Creighton, in 1906, of which she was a member at the time of her death.
Funeral services were held Saturday at the home of her stepdaughter, Mrs. Jim Coleman, conducted by Ralph Creighton. The body was taken to Kepner cemetery for interment. Mrs. Wells had been in poor health for some time, having dropsy of the heart but was not bedfast. She walked across the room, by the help of friends, a few moments before her death.

CARD OF THANKS:
We wish to thank our friends and neighbors, who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our loved one.
Ran Wells and children
Mrs. A. B. Lowe

1870 census Calhoun Il: BATCHELDER Wm/53, Eliza/47, Sarah/20*, Alvini/16, William W/14, John R/7 FRANKLIN Alison/2/IL, BATCHELDER James Joseph/1833/MO/farm hand.
*Sarah married Tom FRANKLIN in 1867, and the child Alison Franklin is theirs. She is shown as maiden name in this census, Tom Franklin not in home/found altho he is possibly Thomas FRANKLIN/Laborer/TN/21 in Randolph IL, working on farm of James & Eliza BLAIR.

1880 census Bow Creek, Rooks Co KS: FRANKLIN, Sarah/30/wd, Alice/Allison Cordellia/12/IL, Delia A/9/IL, Willis {William C.}/7/IL, Albina "Allie"/4/KS, Daisy {Sybil}/2/KS. Sarah is next door to her brother BATCHELDER Wm W./24/IL, Minnie G/20/IL and Ella {Albina}C/1/KS, who is next door to their parents: BATCHELDER Wm./64, Eliza/59/MO and John R/17/MO.

1900 census Bogard, Henry Co MO: FLORY Sarah/50/wd/housekeeper, Myrtle/9/MO and Sarah's son FRANKLIN William C/25/IL/hired hand, and wife Linnie F/21 and dau Jessie M/1 in home of ELDER, John/63. Sarah indicates she has 5 of her 6 children living, Allison C. apparently died between 1880 and 1900, as the other five are listed in her obit as surviving her.

1910 census Bogard Henry Co MO: WELLS Sarah/60, Randolph/56 and FLORY Myrtle/19 (Sarah's daughter)

No marker found in 1976 or 2005. Wells family note dated 1939 told where grave was in Kepner.

No MO. on-line death cert. found. A search of all Cass County recorded deaths in 1923 does not show Sarah under any name, which is very unusual.
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