Sarah was the daughter of Moses and JoAnn Boucher (Arthur) McSpadden. She married Garret David Buckner in 1826 at Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tennessee.
Sarah and Garrett were first blessed with the births of Moses McSpadden, Pamela Adeline
(Wilson), Joanna Catherine (Risinger), James Green Clay and China Elizabeth (Sparkman, Green).
In the late 1840's a wagon train from Mississippi brought Garret D. Buckner and his family to Rusk County, Texas. In 1848, Garrett paid $3.81 in taxes on 320 acres, three horses and fifteen head of cattle. Once again, the couple continued to add to their family by the births of Robert Love, Mary Antoinette (Brock), and their last child, Sarah Caroline (Barnett).
Sarah and Garret were still growing their family, when Garret passed in 1853 only thirteen months after his last child's birth. Their eldest son, Moses, and his bride were united the same year Garrett passed. Moses and Emeline moved in with Sarah, and helped to continue the family farm.
Less than a decade later, the nation found itself in chaos and war. Sarah's two eldest sons, Moses and James, both passed during the Civil War as Prisoners of War at Camp Douglas, Illinois. Her eldest boys died eleven days apart which left Sarah alone to fend for her daughters, a twelve-year-old son, and all her young grandchildren.
Sarah and her family went through difficult times, as did the rest of the nation, during the Reconstruction Era. At one point, ...
Sarah and Garrett were first blessed with the births of Moses McSpadden, Pamela Adeline
(Wilson), Joanna Catherine (Risinger), James Green Clay and China Elizabeth (Sparkman, Green).
In the late 1840's a wagon train from Mississippi brought Garret D. Buckner and his family to Rusk County, Texas. In 1848, Garrett paid $3.81 in taxes on 320 acres, three horses and fifteen head of cattle. Once again, the couple continued to add to their family by the births of Robert Love, Mary Antoinette (Brock), and their last child, Sarah Caroline (Barnett).
Sarah and Garret were still growing their family, when Garret passed in 1853 only thirteen months after his last child's birth. Their eldest son, Moses, and his bride were united the same year Garrett passed. Moses and Emeline moved in with Sarah, and helped to continue the family farm.
Less than a decade later, the nation found itself in chaos and war. Sarah's two eldest sons, Moses and James, both passed during the Civil War as Prisoners of War at Camp Douglas, Illinois. Her eldest boys died eleven days apart which left Sarah alone to fend for her daughters, a twelve-year-old son, and all her young grandchildren.
Sarah and her family went through difficult times, as did the rest of the nation, during the Reconstruction Era. At one point, ...
Sarah was the daughter of Moses and JoAnn Boucher (Arthur) McSpadden. She married Garret David Buckner in 1826 at Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tennessee.
Sarah and Garrett were first blessed with the births of Moses McSpadden, Pamela Adeline
(Wilson), Joanna Catherine (Risinger), James Green Clay and China Elizabeth (Sparkman, Green).
In the late 1840's a wagon train from Mississippi brought Garret D. Buckner and his family to Rusk County, Texas. In 1848, Garrett paid $3.81 in taxes on 320 acres, three horses and fifteen head of cattle. Once again, the couple continued to add to their family by the births of Robert Love, Mary Antoinette (Brock), and their last child, Sarah Caroline (Barnett).
Sarah and Garret were still growing their family, when Garret passed in 1853 only thirteen months after his last child's birth. Their eldest son, Moses, and his bride were united the same year Garrett passed. Moses and Emeline moved in with Sarah, and helped to continue the family farm.
Less than a decade later, the nation found itself in chaos and war. Sarah's two eldest sons, Moses and James, both passed during the Civil War as Prisoners of War at Camp Douglas, Illinois. Her eldest boys died eleven days apart which left Sarah alone to fend for her daughters, a twelve-year-old son, and all her young grandchildren.
Sarah and her family went through difficult times, as did the rest of the nation, during the Reconstruction Era. At one point, ...
Sarah and Garrett were first blessed with the births of Moses McSpadden, Pamela Adeline
(Wilson), Joanna Catherine (Risinger), James Green Clay and China Elizabeth (Sparkman, Green).
In the late 1840's a wagon train from Mississippi brought Garret D. Buckner and his family to Rusk County, Texas. In 1848, Garrett paid $3.81 in taxes on 320 acres, three horses and fifteen head of cattle. Once again, the couple continued to add to their family by the births of Robert Love, Mary Antoinette (Brock), and their last child, Sarah Caroline (Barnett).
Sarah and Garret were still growing their family, when Garret passed in 1853 only thirteen months after his last child's birth. Their eldest son, Moses, and his bride were united the same year Garrett passed. Moses and Emeline moved in with Sarah, and helped to continue the family farm.
Less than a decade later, the nation found itself in chaos and war. Sarah's two eldest sons, Moses and James, both passed during the Civil War as Prisoners of War at Camp Douglas, Illinois. Her eldest boys died eleven days apart which left Sarah alone to fend for her daughters, a twelve-year-old son, and all her young grandchildren.
Sarah and her family went through difficult times, as did the rest of the nation, during the Reconstruction Era. At one point, ...
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