Sarah Ann (Arline) Williams (Andrews) (b. November 1829, d. March 03, 1905)
Sarah Ann (Arline) Williams (Andrews) was born November 1829 in Alabama, and died March 03, 1905 in Boggy, Leon County, Texas. She married John Caraway Hines on December 29, 1846 in Montgomery, Alabama.
Notes for Sarah Ann (Arline) Williams (Andrews): Sarah was said to have been an orphan and was raised by a foster family whose name was Andrews. That may be why the name Andrews appears on her son's, William Richard's, death certificate. According to the James Caraway Hines Book, after losing her husband, John C., between 1857-1860, Sarah stayed in Pike County Alabama (near Goshen) with her four children. Sarah and her three sons John Henry, James C., and William Richard Hines all came to Texas about 1875. Her daughter Mary remained in Alabama. Their exact reason for leaving Alabama was not known, but the south during the reconstruction period following the Civil War offered little opportunity. Also, being farmers, the intrigue of rich farmland in the heart of Texas could have been a factor. In 1905, Sarah's eldest son James C. Hines had not been feeling well for some time. He visited a doctor in a neighboring town. On the long buggy ride back to the house, he told his wife Melissa Ann that the doctor had diagnosed the illness as Bright's disease (kidney failure) and that the outcome would be fatal. Two months later his mother Sarah died of a stroke at the age of seventy-five. Perhaps the grief for the loss of her eldest son, on whom she had depended for so long had weakened her hold on life. She lived with her daughter-in-law Melissa Ann at the time of her death. She was called "Little Grandma".
More About Sarah Ann (Arline) Williams (Andrews): Burial: Texas.
More About Sarah Ann (Arline) Williams (Andrews) and John Caraway Hines: Marriage: December 29, 1846, Montgomery, Alabama.
Children of Sarah Ann (Arline) Williams (Andrews) and John Caraway Hines are:
+John Henry Hines, b. June 17, 1857, Montgomery, Alabama, d. November 16, 1913, Center, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
+James Carraway Hines, b. May 11, 1849, Troy, Alabama, d. January 04, 1905, Grimes City, Texas.
Sarah Ann (Arline) Williams (Andrews) (b. November 1829, d. March 03, 1905)
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