Sarah Catterson1

(1857 - 1926)
FatherJohn Catterson1 (1809 - 1897)
MotherRachel Houk2 (c 1812 - 1869)
Extended Family
ChartsAncestors of Faith Kennedy

Children of Sarah Catterson and Samuel Miller Kennedy

Life Events

Overview
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Sarah, or Sadie, Catterson was the youngest child of John and Rachel Catterson. Rachel died when Sarah was a teenager. Her father married again so Sarah also had three younger half-sisters. Sarah married Samuel Kennedy who was also from Slippery Rock Township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. They spent their lives in Lawrence County and had eight children who lived to adulthood.

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BirthSarah Catterson was born in Jul 1857 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.3,1
 
(with Parents) 1860 CensusSarah Catterson appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, with her parents. She was 3 years old and born in Pennsylvania. Sarah was the youngest of 6 children at home.2 
(Mother died) DeathSarah was 12 years old when her mother died.4 
(with Father) 1870 CensusSarah Catterson appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Slippery Rock Township with her father, John. She was 12, born in Pennsylvania, attended school, and was the youngest of four children living at home.5 
MarriageSarah Catterson married Samuel Miller Kennedy, son of James Kennedy and Rebecca Morrison, on 8 Jan 1878 in Princeton, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.6
 
Newspaper Published 1 Feb 1878 in the Lawrence Guardian.
THE ALTAR
KENNEDY-CATTERSON-At the pastor's residence in Princeton, on Tuesday, Jan. 8th, 1878, by Rev. A. M. Reed, Mr. Samuel M. Kennedy and Miss Sarah Catterson, both of Lawrence Co., PA.6
 
1880 CensusSamuel and Sadie Kennedy appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Slippery Rock Township, enumerated 8 Jun 1880. Samuel was 22 and a farm laborer. Sadie was 24 and keeping house. Their son James was 1 year old. They were all born in Pennsylvania, as were their parents.7 
1900 CensusSamuel and Sarah Kennedy appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Shenango 1st Precinct, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, enumerated 14 Jun 1900. Samuel was 42, born in June? 1857, and was a coal miner who owned his farm free. Sarah was 42, born in July 1857 and was the mother of 7 children, all still living. They had been married 22 years and were both born in Pennsylvania, as were their parents. Their children were James (21), Mary (19), Thomas (16), John (12), Rebbecca (10), Rachel (5), and Ethel (3). John and Rebecca attended school for 7 months that year.3 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Mary A Catterson's 1907 obituary as sister Mrs Samuel Kennedy of Shenango township.8 
1910 CensusSamuel and Sarah Kennedy appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Shenango Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, at New Castle Road, enumerated 16 Apr 1910. Samuel was 52, born in Pennsylvania, a farmer working on his own account on a general farm which he owned free. Sarah was 52, the mother of 8 children all still living, and was born in Pennsylvania. They had been married 32 years, first marriage for both of them. Their children at home were Rebecca (19), Rachael (15), Ethel (12), and Alfred (7). The two youngest attended school and the whole family could read and write.9 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in John Catterson's 1911 obituary as sister Mrs Samuel Kennedy.10 
Newspaper29 Sep 191411
Samuel Kennedy Family Gathering
New Castle News, 29 September 1914
1920 CensusSam'l and Sarah appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Shenango Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, enumerated 29 Jan 1920. Samuel was 63 and a farmer. Sarah was 63. With them was their son Alfred (17, worked at the tin mill), their married daughter Ethel (22) and her husband Wilber Jessop? (19). [The image was very difficult to read]12 
Newspaper Published 27 Dec 1921 in the New Castle News.
Prayer Meeting
Ellwood City. Cottage prayer meeting of the Slippery Rock church will be held in the home of Mr and Mrs Samuel Kennedy of Spring stop Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.13
 
(Mentioned) ObituaryShe was mentioned in Samuel Miller Kennedy's 1923 obituary as wife Mrs Sarah Patterson Kennedy.14 
Newspaper Published 15 Jan 1925 in the New Castle News.15
Kennedy Birthdays celebrated
New Castle News, 15 January 1925
DeathSarah Catterson Kennedy died on 22 Mar 1926 in Ellwood City, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.1
 
ObituaryHer obituary was published on 23 Mar 1926 in the New Castle News.1 
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Sara Kennedy
Obituary, 23 March 1926 in the New Castle News
Newspaper In the New Castle News.16
Sara Kennedy
Funeral, 25 March 1926 in the New Castle News
BurialSarah was buried with her husband in Slippery Rock Church Cemetery, Ellwood City, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.17
Samuel & Sarah Kennedy
Slipper Rock Church Cemetery
Item. The 49th annual Samuel and Sara Patterson [sic] reunion was held at Ewing Park in New Castle in 1961. Fifty people attended.18 
Last Edited17 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S1918] Obituary of Mrs Sara Kennedy in New Castle [Pennsylvania] News, 23 March 1926. image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  2. [S1740] 1860 Federal Census for United States, Pennsylvania, Lawrence County, Slippery Rock, Roll M653_1127, Page 456. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  3. [S939] 1900 Federal Census for United States, Pennsylvania, Lawrence County, New Castle, Roll T623_1427, ED 119, Page 6B. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  4. [S1943] 1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedules for United States, image viewed online (Ancestry, www.ancestry.com), Pennsylvania, Lawrence County, Slippery Rock, Page 1.
  5. [S1739] 1870 Federal Census for United States, Pennsylvania, Lawrence County, Slippery Rock, Roll M593_1360, Page 264. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  6. [S1940] The Lawrence Guardian, Kennedy-Catterson marriage, 1878, transcribed by Dianne.
  7. [S938] 1880 Federal Census for United States, Pennsylvania, Lawrence County, Slippery Rock, Roll T9_1144, ED 225, Page 271C. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  8. [S1919] Obituary of Mrs Mary Ann Fry in New Castle [Pennsylvania] News, 30 January 1907. image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  9. [S940] 1910 Federal Census for United States, Pennsylvania, Lawrence County, Shenango, Roll T624_1362, ED 148, Page 2A. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  10. [S1936] Obituary of John Catterson in New Castle [Pennsylvania] News, 7 July 1911. image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  11. [S1908] New Castle News (Pennsylvania), Family Gathering at Kennedy Home, 29 September 1914. image online at Ancestry.com's historical newspaper collection.
  12. [S917] 1920 Federal Census for United States, Pennsylvania, Lawrence County, Shenango, Roll T625_1586, ED 119, Page 18A. Digital image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  13. [S1908] New Castle News (Pennsylvania), Prayer Meeting, 27 December 1921. image online at Ancestry.com's historical newspaper collection.
  14. [S1915] Obituary of Samuel Miller Kennedy in New Castle [Pennsylvania] News, 26 March 1923. image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  15. [S1908] New Castle News (Pennsylvania), Kennedy Birthdays, 15 January 1925. image online at Ancestry.com's historical newspaper collection.
  16. [S1908] New Castle News (Pennsylvania), "Funeral Services of Mrs. Kennedy", 25 March 1926. image online at Ancestry.com's historical newspaper collection.
  17. [S1510] Website Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com).
  18. [S1908] New Castle News (Pennsylvania), 24 July 1961. image online at Ancestry.com's historical newspaper collection.
  19. [S1933] Obituary of Mrs Mary Ida Peterson in New Castle [Pennsylvania] News, 26 March 1947. image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  20. [S1932] Obituary of John Catterson Kennedy in New Castle [Pennsylvania] News, 17 March 1956. image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  21. [S1923] Obituary of Mrs Rebecca D Houk in New Castle [Pennsylvania] News, 20 September 1974. image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  22. [S1924] Obituary of Alfred H Kennedy in New Castle [Pennsylvania] News, 23 November 1970. image viewed at Ancestry.com.