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Sarah Ann Bledsoe

Female 1825 - 1890


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  • Born  15 Sep 1825  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Female 
    Died  9 Jul 1890  Shelby, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried  Bledsoe Family Cemetery, Desoto, MS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Father  Living 
    Mother  Living 
    Family  John Henry VanHook,   b. 2 Oct 1818, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1868, Shelby, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  3 Oct 1844  Shelby, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    Married:
    • 1850 US Census - District 12, Shelby Co., TN
      John W Vanhook 31
      Sarah Vanhook 24
      Wm B Vanhook 7 months
      Elizabeth Vanhook 7 months

      1860 United States Federal Census - District 12, Shelby, Tennessee
      John H Vanhook 41
      Sarah A Vanhook 35
      William B Vanhook 11
      Nancy E Vanhook 8
      Robert B Vanhook 6
      Margaret J Vanhook 3
      Mary B Vanhook 1
      John Vanhook 3/12

      1870 United States Federal Census - District 12, Shelby, Tennessee
      S A Vanhook 45
      W B Vanhook 21
      N E Vanhook 18
      Robert B Vanhook 16
      M J Vanhook 13
      M B Vanhook 12
      J H Vanhook 10
      S J Vanhook 8
      Lee Vanhook 6
      M C Vanhook 3
    Children 
     1. Isaac Henry VanHook,   b. 21 Jun 1847,   d. 11 Aug 1849, Shelby, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William Brown VanHook,   b. 13 Oct 1849, Shelby, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1911, Shelby, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Elizabeth VanHook,   b. 13 Oct 1849, Shelby, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1860, Shelby, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Nancy Elizabeth VanHook,   b. 23 Jul 1852,   d. 31 Aug 1907
     5. Robert Benjamin VanHook,   b. 20 Jun 1854, Shelby, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1895, Shelby, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Margaret Jane VanHook,   b. 1857,   d. 1875
     7. Mary Bledsoe VanHook,   b. 27 Feb 1859, Shelby, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1886, Bledsoe Family Cemetery, Desoto, MS Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. John Henry VanHook, Jr.,   b. 7 Mar 1860,   d. 31 Mar 1947
     9. Stonewall Jackson VanHook, Sr.,   b. 11 May 1862, Whitehaven, Memphis, Shelby, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1925, Whitehaven, Memphis, Shelby, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Edward Lee VanHook,   b. 28 Feb 1864, Shelby, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1893, Desoto, MS Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Mittie Choate VanHook,   b. 1867,   d. 1906, Forrest City, Saint Francis, AR Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified  30 Dec 2015 
    Family ID  F8  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • Sarah Ann Van Hook - 1825 - 1890. Wife of John Henry Van Hook.
      Born Sarah Ann Bledsoe on September 15, 1825 in TN. Married John Henry Van Hook 1818, NC - 1868, TN) on October 3, 1844 in Shelby Co., TN. The couple was listed in Shelby County in the 1850 (p. 205) and 1860 (p. 374) census records. The had the following children: Isaac Henry (1847 - 1849), William Brown (1849 - 1911), Elizabeth (1849 - may be the same as Nancy Elizabeth; however, listed in 1850 census as twin of William), Nancy Elizabeth (1852 - 1907), Robert Benjamin (1854 - 1895), Margaret Jane (see below), Mary Bledsoe (see below), John Henry, Jr. (1860 - 1947), Stonewall Jackson (1862 - 1925), Edward Lee (see above), Mittie Choate (1867 - 1906). John died on February 16, 1868. Sarah and children are listed in the 1870 (p. 323) and 1880 (p. 301) Shelby County Census records. She died July 9, 1890. Children William B., Robert B., John H., Jr., and Stonewall Jackson Van Hook are all buried in Edmondson Cemetery, DeSoto County.