Sarah Pittman1800–
- Name
- Sarah Pittman
- Given names
- Sarah
- Surname
- Pittman
- Married name
- Sarah Sherrod
 Birth | February 17, 1800 |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 2 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 11 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Marriage | Thomas S Sherrod — View this family February 13, 1817 (Age 16 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Elizabeth Rachel Sherrod 1829 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Perry Sherrod 1831 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 31 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a son #3 | Thomas S Sherrod Jr. about 1834 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Allbrittain “Brit” Sherrod June 10, 1835 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 35 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Amanda Sherrod about 1837 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Finis Washington Sherrod September 1, 1843 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 45 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | George F Glenn March 17, 1856 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | James William “Jimmy” Glenn May 30, 1858 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 56 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Miles Glenn 1860 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a husband | Thomas S Sherrod about 1860 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Mary Nancy “Nannie” Glenn March 1864 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 61 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Marriage of a child | Finis Washington Sherrod — Elizabeth Jane “Bettie” Shemwell — View this family September 2, 1866 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 66 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 66 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Nannie H Sherrod April 14, 1869 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 68 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Sarah Permelia Sherrod November 19, 1871 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Francis C Sherrod June 5, 1873 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a grandson | George F Glenn August 29, 1874 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sherrod about 1877 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Vernon S Sherrod calculated 1878 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 77 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | James Samuel “Jim” Sherrod January 22, 1880 (Age 79 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Horace Drake Sherrod September 5, 1885 (Age 85 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Norwood Auston Sherrod August 7, 1889 (Age 89 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 98 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Rachel Sherrod 1904 (Age 103 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Betty Edmonson Glenn about 1908 (Age 107 years) |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with Thomas S Sherrod |
| husband |
Thomas S Sherrod Birth: January 20, 1793 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Sarah Pittman Birth: February 17, 1800 Death: |
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Marriage: February 13, 1817 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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13 years daughter |
Elizabeth Rachel Sherrod Birth: 1829 35 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1904 |
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3 years son |
Perry Sherrod Birth: 1831 37 30 Death: |
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4 years son |
Thomas S Sherrod Jr. Birth: about 1834 40 33 Death: |
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17 months son |
Allbrittain “Brit” Sherrod Birth: June 10, 1835 42 35 Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Amanda Sherrod Birth: about 1837 43 36 Death: |
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7 years son |
Finis Washington Sherrod Birth: September 1, 1843 50 43 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 30, 1919 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |