Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Martin

HAIRSTON.org ID#83, b. about 1842
Father*Col. William Martin1,2 b. a 1814, d. a 8 Jun 1888
Mother*Susan Maria Hairston b. 7 Dec 1818
Birth*Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Martin was born about 1842 in Magna Vista Plantation, Henry, Virginia.3 
She was the daughter of Col. William Martin and Susan Maria Hairston.1,2 
Census 1850Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Martin appeared on the 1850 census of Col. George "Old Rusty" Hairston Jr. on 16 October 1850 in Henry, Virginia; his daughter Susan, her husband William Martin and their children, are living with him.4

Census 1860Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Martin appeared on the 1860 census of Col. William Martin on 17 September 1860 in Ridgeway, Henry, Virginia; William 46, Susan 42, Sarah 20, Louisa 17, Saml 15, Geo 8, Joseph 5.5 
Census 1870Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Martin appeared on the 1870 census of Col. William Martin on 13 August 1870 in Ridgeway, Henry, Virginia.5

 
Marriage*Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Martin married Dr. William Dorsey Brengle on 28 March 1871 in Henry, Virginia.6,7,8 
Census 1880Sarah Elizabeth "Bettie" Martin appeared on the 1880 census of Dr. William Dorsey Brengle on 4 June 1880 in Ridgeway, Henry, Virginia; William D Brengle 41, both parents born in Maryland.3

 

Family

Dr. William Dorsey Brengle b. 2 Sep 1838
Children
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S3327] Horton, Lucy Henderson. Family History, Press of the News, Franklin, Tenn. 1922. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89066169020, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  3. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S22] Hairston, Elizabeth Seawell, The Hairstons and the Penns and Their Relations, Roanoke, Virginia 1940., Ancestry.com.
  7. [S3044] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
  8. [S3326] Knight, Nancy Marlene Martin. Peacemaker - Joseph Martin 1740-1808 and His Descendants, 1976., Library of Virginia.
Last Edited22 Jun 2023