Notes:
1860: Township 2 N Range 8 E, Wayne , Illinois
Post Office: Zif
S F McKerahan 34, b: OH, occ: miller
Susan McKerahan 33, b: OH
Benjamine E McKerahan 11, b: OH
Rebecca E McKerahan 7, b: IL
Sarah J McKerahan, 6 , b: IL
Margaret E McKerahan 1, b: IL
1870: Lamard, Wayne, Illinois
Village of Jeffersonville
Samuel Mckirahan 44, b: OH
Susan W Mckirahan 40, b: OH
Rebecca Mckirahan 18, b: IL
Sarah J Mckirahan 16, b: IL <== same as Jane Witters living next door - recorded twice
[Next Door]
George M Witters, 18, m: May 1870, b: PA, shoemaker
Jane Witters, 17, m: May 1870, b: OH,
[Note: George's half brother, Samuel, lives only 7 house away. They are both shoemakers]
1880 Lamard, Wayne, Illinois , USA
Village of Jeffersonville
George M. Willus 32, b: PA/PA/PA, farming
Jane Willus 25, b: IL/OH/OH, housekeeping
Abbie M. Willus 5, b: IL/PA/IL
Grace B. Willus 3, b: IL/PA/IL
John M. Willus 2, b: IL/PA/IL
1900: Stella, Woods, Oklahoma
John Witters, Aug 1878, 21, m: 0 yrs, b: IL/PA/IL, farmer
Laura Witters, wife, Jul 1881, 18, m: 0 yrs, 0 children, b: Canada/Canada/Canada
Sarah Witters, mother, Jun 1854, 45, 3 children, 3 living, b:IL/OH/OH,
1925 Kansas State Census of Coldwater, Comanche County
Name: Sarah Witters
Census Date: 1925
Birth Place: Illinois
Marital status: Refused
Gender: Female
Age: 68
Birth Year: abt 1857
Race: White
Relation: Head
Occupation: Nurse
Name Age
Sarah Witters 68
Of interest, Sarah Jane Witters, 1st wife of George, “refused” to state her marital status when asked this question by the 1925 Kansas
1930: Coldwater, Comanche, Kansas, USA
Central Avenue
Sarrah J Witters, 76, widowed, b: IL/OH/OH
1940: Coldwater, Comanche, Kansas
Residence in 1935: Same House
Jane Witters 85, widowed, b: IL
[Coldwater, Kansas Newspaper. Date was Friday, April 2, 1943]
Sarah Jane McKirahan, daughter of Samuel and Susanna McKirahan was born June 17, 1854, near Jeffersonville, Illinois, and died at her home in Coldwater, Kansas. March 27, 1943, at the age of 88 years, nine months and ten days.
She was united in marriage May 3, 1870, with George M. Witters. To this union were born six children, all of whom preceded her in death, except one daughter, Grace Bobbette of Cazenovia, N. Y., who was with her during her last illness. She united with the Methodist church at an early age and remained a faithful member of that church until several years ago when she united with the Mennonite church at Jet, Oklahoma. Since living in Coldwater she attended the Methodist church until the affliction of deafness and blindness kept her from attending.
She leaves one daughter, 22 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren, besides a number of friends and neighbors.
Grandma Witters, as she was known to the neighborhood, lived a long and useful life, never waiting for others to do the things she could do herself. Although afflicted as she was with her sight almost gone, her one pride was her little home which she endeavored to keep neat and clean. Anyone who knew her could well learn a lesson from her life. We cannot grieve at her passing but are only glad that she is at rest.