Age 80. Died from heart failure. She was listed as single on the burial permit and that she had been a resident for 35 yrs (1874). However, we know from the obituary of her mother (Sallie Hindman) that the two were in Memphis in 1870. A newspaper reported that Sarah Puckett had no living relatives in Memphis.
1850 Census Tippah Mississippi
Thomas C. Hindman, age 56
Sarah Hindman, age 60
Sarah Jane Hindman, age 23
1876 Memphis City Directory
Sarah J. Puckett, wid of Richard Puckett
1880 Census Memphis TN
Sarah Puckett, age 52, boarder, TN
Lulu Armstrong, age 31, TN
? Armstrong, age 15, clerk, MS
Harry Lee Armstrong, age 13, TN
Dwight Armstrong, age 12, TN
William Armstrong, age 10, TN
Mary Armstrong, age 9, TN
Nelly Armstrong, age 7, TN
Ernest Armstrong, age 5, TN
Lulu Armstrong, age 3, TN
Sophia Ackerman, age 19, MS
Richard H. Puckett married S.J. Hindman May 5 1863 in Marshall County Mississippi. Source: Mississippi Compiled Marriages
Age 80. Died from heart failure. She was listed as single on the burial permit and that she had been a resident for 35 yrs (1874). However, we know from the obituary of her mother (Sallie Hindman) that the two were in Memphis in 1870. A newspaper reported that Sarah Puckett had no living relatives in Memphis.
1850 Census Tippah Mississippi
Thomas C. Hindman, age 56
Sarah Hindman, age 60
Sarah Jane Hindman, age 23
1876 Memphis City Directory
Sarah J. Puckett, wid of Richard Puckett
1880 Census Memphis TN
Sarah Puckett, age 52, boarder, TN
Lulu Armstrong, age 31, TN
? Armstrong, age 15, clerk, MS
Harry Lee Armstrong, age 13, TN
Dwight Armstrong, age 12, TN
William Armstrong, age 10, TN
Mary Armstrong, age 9, TN
Nelly Armstrong, age 7, TN
Ernest Armstrong, age 5, TN
Lulu Armstrong, age 3, TN
Sophia Ackerman, age 19, MS
Richard H. Puckett married S.J. Hindman May 5 1863 in Marshall County Mississippi. Source: Mississippi Compiled Marriages
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