Born in Buckingham County, Virginia, descended from Pocahontas (some dispute this), Sarah married John Caughlan from County Cork, Ireland. Together they traveled from Virginia with their children to St. Louis, Missouri to settle. John, we assume taught school while she operated boarding houses. Two of her sons became Methodist ministers, her two other sons were farmers and store operators. Her daughter, Mary, married and raised a family. Before entering the ministry, David, the oldest son, owned and operated a bell and brass foundry whose bells survive and ring in many locations across the nation. The whereabouts of John are unknown to this day. She is buried in a grave that was a gift from one of her boarders, the Moses Craft family. In June of 2001, her descendants gathered at her grave and dedicated a headstone that had been missing at the site for over one hundred and fifty years.
Born in Buckingham County, Virginia, descended from Pocahontas (some dispute this), Sarah married John Caughlan from County Cork, Ireland. Together they traveled from Virginia with their children to St. Louis, Missouri to settle. John, we assume taught school while she operated boarding houses. Two of her sons became Methodist ministers, her two other sons were farmers and store operators. Her daughter, Mary, married and raised a family. Before entering the ministry, David, the oldest son, owned and operated a bell and brass foundry whose bells survive and ring in many locations across the nation. The whereabouts of John are unknown to this day. She is buried in a grave that was a gift from one of her boarders, the Moses Craft family. In June of 2001, her descendants gathered at her grave and dedicated a headstone that had been missing at the site for over one hundred and fifty years.
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