Sarah Poak
Sarah Poak was born on February 26, 1841, in Pennsylvania to John Poak and Sarah Duff. Her father was a farmer who owned $7,800 of real estate by 1850. Her mother probably died in the 1840s. She grew up and attended school in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. By 1860, she was working as a teacher, and she owned $3,000 of personal property. By 1880, she was living with her grandmother Jane Duff in Mt. Jackson, Pennsylvania.
 
She married James Hayes on October 19, 1893. They lived in Newcastle, Pennsylvania, and her husband worked as a farmer. Her husband died on March 31, 1916, and she died of stomach cancer in North Beaver on January 27, 1919.
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(2692)Poak, Sarah ~ Hayes, Sarah1841-02-261919-01-27
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 2

  • (3663) [recipient] ~ David W. Poak to Sarah Poak, 18 December 1864
  • (3735) [recipient] ~ David W. Poak to Sarah Poak, 7 July 1864

People - Records: 1

  • (2692) Poak, Sarah is the [sibling of] (2691) Poak, David W.

Places - Records: 2

  • (277) [birth] ~ Pennsylvania
  • (2174) [death] ~ North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Pennsylvania Marriages, 1852-1968, available from Ancestry.com; Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1969, available from Ancestry.com; Pittsburgh (PA) Daily Post, 1 April 1916