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Sarah Malissa Malott

born c. 1863

Born December 1863 or 1864, probably in Brown County, Ohio. Buried at Mount Orab, Brown County.

Later Sarah Kratzer.

Life events

BornDecember 1863 or 1864 (the 1870 census favors 1864)probably Brown County, Ohio
Marriedabout 1883to James Kratzer
BuriedMount Orab Cemetery, Brown County, Ohio, with her husband
Residence1870Green Township, Brown County, Ohiorecorded as Sarah M., aged 5, at home with her parents, Delos and Margaret

From Lucille, a descendant of Prather and Sarah (Reeves) Malott through their son Andrew Jackson Malott, in a 1996 letter to Mark Malott, drawn from the Malott family book she published in 1986.

Research note: her birth year

Her birth has been recorded as December 1863 or 1864. In the 1870 census, which counted people as of 1 June, she was 5, which means she was born between June 1864 and June 1865. That fits December 1864 better than 1863.

Source: 1870 U.S. census, Green Township, Brown County, Ohio, page 15, dwelling 123, family 115, lines 6–15, enumerated 16 August 1870 (post office Five Mile).

Documents

1870 census page for Green Township, Brown County, Ohio, listing Delos C. Malott, Margaret E., David D., William S. and Sarah M. Malott, with Susan Waits and her four children, followed by the households of Calvin Malott and Theodore Malott
The 1870 census, Green Township, Brown County, Ohio: Delos C. Malott’s household (lines 6–15), with Calvin Malott (lines 16–22) and Theodore Malott (lines 35–38) nearby.