Sarah McDonald was the mother of William B. Barnhizer, the grandmother of Sarah. E. Barnhizer Wellons, the great grandmother of James H. Wellons and the great great grandmother of Ralph Wellons, my grandfather.
She was born in 1787 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
She died on August 29, 1855 in Wayne Township of Hamilton County, Indiana.
Her parents were Angus McDonald and Mary McClain.
She married Martin Barnhizer on December 30, 1809 in Washington County, Maryland.
She and Martin and 6 children are enumerated in the 1820 census, which was taken on August 7, 1820 in Washington County, Maryland.
Their son, William B. Barnhizer, was born on November 17, 1822, the 7th or 8th of 8 living children at the 1830 census.
They have moved to Frederick, Maryland at the time of the 1830 census. They have 8 children.
On March 20, 1837, her husband purchased 80 acres of federal land in Wayne Township of Hamilton County, Indiana.
In the 1840 census of Wayne Township of Hamilton County, Indiana, we have Martin and his wife and 4 minor children and one adult child.
In the 1850 census in Wayne Township, we have Martin, aged 68 and Sarah, aged 64. There are no children in the household.
She died on August 29, 1855 in Wayne Township of Hamilton County, Indiana and was buried at the Commons-Lennon Cemetery in Hamilton County.
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