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- Headstone at Crawford Cemetery: One large upright stone for both Sarah and husband. At top, says Father, Mother and has Masonic and Eastern Star symbols between the words. Below that, left side: W. M. Summers, Aug. 11, 1842, Dec. 30, 1907; right side: S. E. Summers Mar. 7, 1847, Dec. 15, 1921. At bottom, word SUMMERS
When Sarah was born, her family was living near Ripley, Mississippi. In about 1851 they moved to Webberville, Travis County, Texas. In 1867 (Book 2, page 300) Sarah married William Summers, and in 1868 she and William moved from Webberville to Waco. In Waco William operated a saddle shop, and he also operated a grocery store for one year. In 1877 they bought 130 acres five miles west of Crawford in McLennan County. Some years later they sold their farm and moved into the town of Crawford. William was the mayor of Crawford, and he may have owned the bank there, but this has not been verified. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. On the 1910 census, Sarah had been a widow since 1907, still lived in Crawford. Her children Effie and Joe and a grandson Jack lived with her. Later she may have lived with her daughter Annie in Denton, although a note on the back of a portrait says she lived with dau. Annie at Canton. At the time of her death, Sarah lived with her daughter Effie at 516 Armour Ave., Ft. Worth, Texas. Her granddaughter told me that Sarah Etter was a lovely, sweet woman with pretty dark hair who was talented in needlework and cooking. Sarah Etter told her about her wedding in 1867 in Webberville. It was a cold winter day, and it was sleeting. Sarah was afraid William would not be able to come to his own wedding, but he came riding up on horseback. Sarah's wedding dress was white dotted swiss.
Death Record:
Place of Death: Tarrant Co., Ft. Worth, TX; Fostepco Hts., 516 Armour Ave., residence: 516 Armour; female, white, widow; b.Mar. 7, 1847; age 74y 9m 8d; birthplace: Miss.; father: J. B. Carter, b. Tenn.; mother: Salina Dean, b.Miss.; d.12-15-1921; natural causes; buried Crawford, TX 12-17-1921; informant: Mrs. W. D. Sutton, Denton, TX.
1870, Waco, 68 of 342, 41B, William Summers, saddler, 27, TN, mw, $600 RE, $100; Ada, 22, MS; James 2 TX, 6-30-1870; 5 doors from her brother William Carter.
1880:
1900, McLennan Co., Crawford, ED 91, Precinct 7, 251B, 2 of 9, 6-1-1900: Summers, Wm. M., Aug. 1843, 56, M34, Tn/Tn/Tn, mayor; SARAH E., wife, wf, Mar.1847, 53, m34, 9/7, Ms/Al/Ms; WILLIE B., son, Mar.1874,26, single, Tx/Tn/Ms, hardware clerk; MINNIE, dau., Jul.1876, 23, S, Tx/Tn/Ms; SETH N., son, Apr.1883, 17, S, Tx/Tn/Ms, farm laborer; EFFIE E., dau., Aug.1885, 14, Tx/Tn/Ms; JOS. E. Apr.1888, 12, Tx/Tn/Ms, farm laborer.
1910 Crawford, 4-15-1910, 169B, ED 108, 9 of 50: S.E.Summers, head, 63, widow, 9/7, MS/TN/GA; Effie, dau. 23 single TX/blank/MS; Joe, son 22 single TX/blank/MS; Jack, grandson 5 TX/TX/TX.
1920 Tarrant Co. Precinct 1 (Arlington Heights?), E.D. 83, 22A, Armour Ave., 1-20-1920: James W. Cooper, head, 34 tx/al/tx stillman oil refinery; wife Effie S., 33, tx/mo/ms; Imogene, dau., 7, tx/tx/tx; James W., son, 4-2/12, tx/tx/tx; SARAH E. SUMMERS, m-i-l, 72,wd, ms/ms/ms; Jack Summers, nephew, 15, tx/tx/tx, telegraph office boy; Vivian Cooper, niece, 19, oil refinery shipping clerk; James O. Summers, bro-i-l, 52, wd, tx/mo/ms, barber in shop.
[End Sarah Etter Carter Summers]
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1847 - 1921 (74 years)
