Sarah "Sally" Garner^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1802 - 1871  (69 years)

• Name	Sarah "Sally" Garner
  Born	Jan 07, 1802	Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Female
  Census	Oct 23, 1850	Jefferson county, Texas, USA   [5]
  Census	Jul 11, 1860	Sabine Pass, Jefferson county, Texas, USA   [6]
  Census	Jun 20, 1870	Sabine Pass, Jefferson county, Texas, USA   [7]
  Died	Jul 12, 1871	Sabine Pass, Jefferson county, Texas, USA
  Notes	W.T. Block ( http://www.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/mcgaffey.htm ) writes: "Sarah 'Sally' Garner McGaffey was known throughout her lifetime as the 'mother' of Sabine Pass."  Her parent's family moved to present-day Bridge City, Texas circa 1825-1828.  Claiborne West, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, was her brother-in-law.   In 1826 the newlyweds were soon under pressure from Sarah's brothers to move on to Mexican Texas. David, Isaac, and Jacob Garner had already settled at Old Jefferson (present-day Bridge City in Orange County) where there were no taxes to pay and the rich prairie and forest lands were awaiting claimants. McGaffey soon joined his brothers-in-law at Jefferson, driving his wife's small cattle herd overland with them. Eventually, Sarah McGaffey's parents and siblings all resettled in Texas, where brothers David, Isaac, and Jacob fought at the Battle of San Antonio, brother-in-law Claiborne West signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, and brother-in-law Ben Johnson fought at San Jacinto.
  Person ID	I36003	mykindred
  Last Modified	Mar 6, 2007

  
  

  Father	Bradley Garner,   b. 1768, Maryland, USA ,   d. 1845, Orange county, California, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sarah Rachel Harmon,   d. 1845, Orange county, California, USA
  Married	Dec 27, 1800	Opelousas, Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA
  Family ID	F12943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	[son] Murphy,   d. Y
  Married	Bef 1825
  Children	1. Wesley Garner (Murphy),   d. Y
  Family ID	F12941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	John McGaffey,   b. circa 1782, New Hampshire, USA ,   d. May 13, 1848, Louisiana, USA  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Married	Dec 26, 1825	Cow Bayou, Texas, USA   [8]
  Married	Dec 26, 1825	Big Woods Settlement, Calcasieu parish, Louisiana, USA
  Notes	1850 census, TX, Jefferson cty, (M432-912, p.248) Oct. 23, 1850, HH 206 Sarah McGaffey, 47, F, $1372, LA Neal, 13, TX Mary, 10, TX In 1870, Sarah is living with her son Neal: 1870 census, TX, Jefferson, Sabine Pass, p. 10, (M593-1593, p.540) June 20, 1870, HH 82/64 McGaffey, N.J., 33, M, W, farmer, $6800, $2400, TX "  , Rachel J, 26, F, W, OH "  , John W, 10, TX "  , Increase 8, TX "  , Charles N, 6, TX "  , May L, 2, TX Lomas, S, 23, M, W, laborer, TX McGaffey, S, 67, F, W, boarding, KY
  Children	1. Samuel H. McGaffey,   b. Apr 21, 1821, Sabine Pass, Jefferson county, Texas, USA ,   d. Y   2. Rachel McGaffey,   b. Nov 12, 1827,   d. Y   3. Lucille McGaffey,   b. Jul 17, 1829, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Y   4. Ann McGaffey,   b. Apr 12, 1835, Texas, USA ,   d. Y + 5. Neal McGaffey, Jr.,   b. Dec 04, 1837, Texas, USA ,   d. Apr 07, 1916, Sabine Pass, Jefferson county, Texas, USA  (Age 78 years) + 6. Mary McGaffey,   b. 1840, Sabine Pass, Jefferson county, Texas, USA ,   d. Dec 02, 1918  (Age 78 years)   7. Lydia McGaffey,   b. Dec 07, 1842,   d. Y
  Family ID	F12936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S574] Block, William.T., http://www.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/mcgaffey.htm. [S577] Handbook of Texas OnLine. GARNER, DAVID HESS (1807-1864) http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/GG/fga23.html [S886] Brittain, Julia M., email to Tom Cloud of MAY 24 2003. [S930] Gedcom - Preston, Karen. [S4251] 1850 US federal census, 1850 census, TX, Jefferson cty, (M432-912, p.248). [S136] 1860 US federal census, 1860 census, Sabine Pass, Jefferson cty, TX, p. 61, (M653-1298, p.435). [S14] 1870 US federal census, 1870 census, TX, Jefferson, Sabine Pass, p. 10, (M593-1593, p.540). [S886] Brittain, Julia M., email to Tom Cloud of OCT 1 2002.