Sarah Short LOMAX

HAIRSTON.org ID#3866, b. 3 March 1803, d. 29 August 1855
Father*William LOMAX1 b. 10 Feb 1772, d. Sep 1850
Mother*Nancy HAIRSTON1 b. a 1773
Marriage*Sarah Short LOMAX married David ATKINS.1 
Birth*Sarah Short LOMAX was born on 3 March 1803 in Abbeville, South Carolina.1 
She was the daughter of William LOMAX and Nancy HAIRSTON.1 
Census 1850Sarah Short LOMAX listed in the household of David ATKINS in 1850 in Saluda Regiment, Abbeville, South Carolina.2
ProbateSarah Short LOMAX was listed as a beneficiary in William LOMAX's will on 17 October 1850 in Abbeville, South Carolina; Heirs mentioned were David & Elizabeth Raburn, grandson Samuel W. Lomax, David & Sarah Atkins, Asahel Lomax, William & Louisa A. Richardson and Thomas H. & Julia Presley. William A. Wharton is also an heir. Abbeville Probate Records 1782-1958, Box 125, package 3685. FSL #7705267, images 130-143.3 
Death*Sarah Short LOMAX died on 29 August 1855 at age 52.1 

Family

David ATKINS

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S279] Lomax, Joseph, Genealogical and Historical Sketches of The Lomax Family, The Rookus Printing House, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1894.
  2. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S61] Young, Willie Pauline. Abstracts of Old Ninety-six And Abbeville District Wills And Bonds, As On File In the Abbeville, South Carolina, Courthouse. Abbeville, S.C., 1950 - https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uva.x000162661 Hathi Trust Digital Library.
Last Edited13 Aug 2014