Sarah Ann Fleenor
F, b. 7 July 1849, d. 28 April 1923
| Father | Allen Fleenor b. 28 Apr 1810 |
| Mother | Sarah Wood b. c 1811, d. b 25 Nov 1873 |
| Birth* | 7 July 1849 | Sarah Ann Fleenor was born on 7 July 1849 at Three Springs, Washington County, Virginia . |
| (with Parents) Census1850 | 24 September 1850 | She appeared on the 1850 Census Washington County, Virginia in the household of her parents, Allen Fleenor and Sarah Wood.1 |
| (with Parents) Census1860 | 8 September 1860 | Sarah Ann Fleenor appeared on the 1860 Census of Raven's Nest, Washington County, Virginia in the household of her parents, Allen Fleenor and Sarah Wood. |
| Marriage* | 24 June 1867 | Sarah Ann Fleenor married Nathaniel James Rachel, son of James Vaughn Rachel and Martha Vaughan, on 24 June 1867 at Bristol, Washington County, Virginia. |
| Census1870* | 3 September 1870 | Sarah Ann Fleenor and Nathaniel James Rachel appeared on the 1870 Census of Kinderhook, Washington County, Virginia, enumerated 3 September 1870. Their children Mary Ellen and William Jackson were listed as living with them.2 |
| Death* | 28 April 1923 | Sarah Ann Fleenor died on 28 April 1923 at Maud, Bowie County, Texas, at age 73. |
| Burial* | She was buried at Center Ridge Cemetery, Maud, Bowie County, Texas. | |
| Note* | She LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of SARAH ANN RACHEL In County Court, Bowie County, Texas July Term, 1923 ESTATE of MRS. S. A. RACHEL Deceased, No. 2109 The State of Texas, County of Bowie KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: IN THE NAME of GOD -- AMEN. I, Sarah Ann Rachel, of the County of Bowie, and State o f Texas, being in sound bodily health and of sound and disp osing mind and memory, calling to mind the frailty and unce rtainty of life and certainty of death, and being desirou s of settling my worldly affairs, and directing how the est ate with which it has pleased GOD to bless me, shall be dis posed of after my decease, while I have strength and capaci ty so to do, do make and publish this, my last will and tes tament, hereby revoking all other will heretofore made. 1. I consign my body to the grave, and my Spirit to God wh o gave it, and direct that my body be buried in a decent an d Christian like manner, suitable to my circumstances and c ondition in life. 2. I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses sh all be paid, and that a suitable monument be placed to my l ast resting place, be placed at my grave, by my Executor he reinafter named, as soon after my decease as shall by him f ound convenient. 3. It is my will and desire that all of the property, bot h real and personal, I may die seized and possessed of afte r the payment of all my just debts, funeral expenses, and m onument, together with all expenses incident to the probati ng of this will shall pass to and vest in fee simple in m y beloved husband, N. J. Rachel, and after the payment of a ll just debts, ect. I give and bequeath and devise to my b eloved husband, N. J. Rachel the remainder of all the prope rty I may own or be interested in at the time of my death , in fee simple, to manage, sell or dispose of as he may wi sh or see proper. 4. I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved husband, N . J. Rachel, executor of this my last will and testament, a nd direct that no bond or security be required of him as su ch Executor. 5. It is my will that no other action shall be had in th e County Court in the administration of my estate than to p rove and record this will and to return an inventory and ap praisement of my estate and list of claims. In Witness wherede I have hereunto set my name this the 5t h day of June, A.D. 1919, in the presence of W. R. Grim an d Jno. W. Wheeler, who attest the same at my request. S. A. Rachel Signed, declared and published by S. A. Rachel, as her Las t Will and Testament, in the presence of us, the attestin g witnesses, who have hereto subscribed our names in the pr esence of said S. A. Rachel, at her special instance and re quest, this 5th day of June, A. D. 1919. S. A. Rachel W. R. Grim Jno. W. Wheeler Records of the County Clerk, Bowie County, New Boston, Texa s, Probate Record Book 12, Pages 144-146, show that on Ma y 1, 1923, N. J. Rachel made application for probate of th e will of Mrs. S. A. Rachel, Case No. 2109. N. J. Rachel w as appointed executor. Inventory and appraisement shows: Ten acres of M.E.P. & P.R.R. Co. Survey 34, Abstract No. 43 4 - $2,800.00 One-half acre of J. S. Herring Survey, #2634 - $700.00 Land Notes - $1,135.00 Personal Property - $250.00 Obituary of Mrs. N. J. Rachel - McCurtain Gazette, Idabel , Oklahoma, issue of May 2, 1923. MRS. N. J. RACHEL, DIED SATURDAY AT HER HOME AT MAUD. H. A. Rachel and children, Misses Eunice and Annie Dean, and Horace Rachel, returned home Monday from Maud, Texas , where they went to attend the funeral of Mr. Rachel's mother, Mrs. N. J. Rachel, wife of Rev. Rachel, one of the best known ministers in Northeast Texas. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o' clock, and the ceremony was conducted by Rev. M. C. Cargill , pastor of the Rose Hill Baptist Church at Texarkana, Texas and interment was made in the old family burial ground at Center Ridge Cemetery. An interesting bit of history is connected with the Rachel family in that to this union there was born 11 children, nine of whom are still living and who were present at the funeral, W. J. Rachel, Maud, Texas; W. B. Rachel, Eyleau, Texas; C. K. Rachel, Eyleau, Texas; Mrs. Bob Minton, Maud , Texas; H. A. Rachel, Idabel; Mrs. Pearl Fomby, Maud, Texas; O. O. Rachel, Maud, Texas; Mrs. Vergie Fomby, Maud, Texas and Lester Rachel, Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Rachel lived to see seventy two grandchildren, of whom fifty five are living, and thirty-two great grandchildren, of whom twenty-eight are still living. The Rachel family, comprised of 107 members at one time, lived so near to each other that they were all within an area of two square miles, including the old homestead at Maud. The family moved from Virginia to Indiana and then to Texas in 1881, where they have since made their home continuously. The family is one of the best known in Northeast Texas, and there are many friends who will recall many kindnesses at the hands of Mrs. N. J. Rachel. We sympathize with the surviving members of the family, and especially H. A. Rachel, of this city, in the loss of their mother. In Household #1634, Family #1634 in the 1850 Census of Washington County, Virginia, handwritten records shows child No. 5 as Mary A. Fleenor, not Henry A. Fleenor (which it should have been). Sarah Fleenor is listed as age 1, living in the household of her parents, Allen and Sarah Fleenor. ( See full Census under Allen Fleenor) Household #1888, Family #1828, page 622: Sarah Fleenor, age 11, living in the household of her parents, Allen and Sarah Fleenor. (See the full Census under All en Fleenor). Household #369, Family 370 Sarah Rachel Age 21, living in the Household of her husband, Nathan J. Rachel, two children, Nathan's sister, Susan and brother, Henry. Household #157, Family #158, page no. 18: Sarah Rachel age 30 living with her husband Nathan Rachel and children. (See Nathaniel J. Rachel for full census.) 1/2 acre of J. S. Herring Survey, #263. 10 acres of M.E.P. & P.R.R. Co. Survey 34, Abstract No. 434. BIOGRAPHY: Sarah Ann Fleenor was born July 7, 1849 in Washington Co., VA to Allen and Sarah Hobbs Fleenor. She grew up near the present day community of Mendota. She had two sisters and four brothers. When she and Nathan J. Rachel married June 24, 1867 in Sullivan Co., TN, they rode one mule 18 miles to Bristol, TN to marry. They lived in Washington Co., VA about eight years and then they migrated to Little York, Washington Co., IN where they had three more children. In 1881 they moved to Corley, Bowie Co., TX where they built a log cabin for their home. Later they bought land near the community of Maud, and built a home place where they raised their children and lived the rest of their lives. They had four more children after they got to Texas. Sarah Ann was active in the first baptist church built in the area: Center Ridge Baptist, which her husband helped established. He was the first pastor. She worked hard raising eleven children, but she always had time to do her Christain duty. She died April 28, 1923 at age 74 and is buried in the Center Ridge Cemetery which her husband also helped established. She is buried along side her husband, Nathan J. Rachel, and her son , Edward Hugh Rachel, who died at age 5. |
Family | Nathaniel James Rachel b. 7 Sep 1847, d. 2 Aug 1932 | |
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Citations
- [S2697] Allen Fleenor household, 1850 United States Census, Washington, population schedule.
- [S1088] Nathaniel James Rachel household, 1870 United States Census, Washington, population schedule, Kinderhook.