Sarah was the daughter of Peter & Sarah (Buckingham) Forbes. She was the 8th of 9 children.
Before marriage, Nellie attended Lincoln College in Logan Co, living with a Jones Family and studying piano and voice; she was a soprano, her instructor urging her into a professional music career, but she chose home and family.
On 31 Dec 1871 in Henry, Marshall Co, IL Nellie married Samuel Mortimer Croft. He was the s/o Benjamin Hutchinson and Euphemia (Beckwith) Croft.
Between 1880 and 1889 the family left Marshall Co, IL for Caldwell, KS where Samuel was a farmer.
All 8 of their children were born in Marshall Co, IL.
Their names were:
1. Bernice, 1872-1873 IL
2. Beryl Starr, 1874-1943 KS, m. Jerome Jones, 1 ch
3. Hutchinson, 1875-1960 KS, m. Jeannette Gonder, 3 ch
4. Guy, 1877-1966 KS, m. Mary Ann Brase, 5 ch
5. James Carroll, 1878-1961 prob WA, did not marry
6. Euphemia, 1880-1964 KS, m. Wilbur Hutchinson, 2 ch
7. Fannie, 1882-1883 IL
8. Minnie Ruth, 1885-1971 KS, m. Edgar Fox, 5 ch
Between 1880-1889 all of the family (except Bernice & Fannie who died as an infants) moved to Harper County, Kansas where most of them stayed the rest of their lives.
Sarah's ancestry can be traced back to William Buckingham and James Forbes who both came to the colonies in the 1600s.
Before marriage, Nellie attended Lincoln College in Logan Co, living with a Jones Family and studying piano and voice; she was a soprano, her instructor urging her into a professional music career, but she chose home and family.
On 31 Dec 1871 in Henry, Marshall Co, IL Nellie married Samuel Mortimer Croft. He was the s/o Benjamin Hutchinson and Euphemia (Beckwith) Croft.
Between 1880 and 1889 the family left Marshall Co, IL for Caldwell, KS where Samuel was a farmer.
All 8 of their children were born in Marshall Co, IL.
Their names were:
1. Bernice, 1872-1873 IL
2. Beryl Starr, 1874-1943 KS, m. Jerome Jones, 1 ch
3. Hutchinson, 1875-1960 KS, m. Jeannette Gonder, 3 ch
4. Guy, 1877-1966 KS, m. Mary Ann Brase, 5 ch
5. James Carroll, 1878-1961 prob WA, did not marry
6. Euphemia, 1880-1964 KS, m. Wilbur Hutchinson, 2 ch
7. Fannie, 1882-1883 IL
8. Minnie Ruth, 1885-1971 KS, m. Edgar Fox, 5 ch
Between 1880-1889 all of the family (except Bernice & Fannie who died as an infants) moved to Harper County, Kansas where most of them stayed the rest of their lives.
Sarah's ancestry can be traced back to William Buckingham and James Forbes who both came to the colonies in the 1600s.
Sarah was the daughter of Peter & Sarah (Buckingham) Forbes. She was the 8th of 9 children.
Before marriage, Nellie attended Lincoln College in Logan Co, living with a Jones Family and studying piano and voice; she was a soprano, her instructor urging her into a professional music career, but she chose home and family.
On 31 Dec 1871 in Henry, Marshall Co, IL Nellie married Samuel Mortimer Croft. He was the s/o Benjamin Hutchinson and Euphemia (Beckwith) Croft.
Between 1880 and 1889 the family left Marshall Co, IL for Caldwell, KS where Samuel was a farmer.
All 8 of their children were born in Marshall Co, IL.
Their names were:
1. Bernice, 1872-1873 IL
2. Beryl Starr, 1874-1943 KS, m. Jerome Jones, 1 ch
3. Hutchinson, 1875-1960 KS, m. Jeannette Gonder, 3 ch
4. Guy, 1877-1966 KS, m. Mary Ann Brase, 5 ch
5. James Carroll, 1878-1961 prob WA, did not marry
6. Euphemia, 1880-1964 KS, m. Wilbur Hutchinson, 2 ch
7. Fannie, 1882-1883 IL
8. Minnie Ruth, 1885-1971 KS, m. Edgar Fox, 5 ch
Between 1880-1889 all of the family (except Bernice & Fannie who died as an infants) moved to Harper County, Kansas where most of them stayed the rest of their lives.
Sarah's ancestry can be traced back to William Buckingham and James Forbes who both came to the colonies in the 1600s.
Before marriage, Nellie attended Lincoln College in Logan Co, living with a Jones Family and studying piano and voice; she was a soprano, her instructor urging her into a professional music career, but she chose home and family.
On 31 Dec 1871 in Henry, Marshall Co, IL Nellie married Samuel Mortimer Croft. He was the s/o Benjamin Hutchinson and Euphemia (Beckwith) Croft.
Between 1880 and 1889 the family left Marshall Co, IL for Caldwell, KS where Samuel was a farmer.
All 8 of their children were born in Marshall Co, IL.
Their names were:
1. Bernice, 1872-1873 IL
2. Beryl Starr, 1874-1943 KS, m. Jerome Jones, 1 ch
3. Hutchinson, 1875-1960 KS, m. Jeannette Gonder, 3 ch
4. Guy, 1877-1966 KS, m. Mary Ann Brase, 5 ch
5. James Carroll, 1878-1961 prob WA, did not marry
6. Euphemia, 1880-1964 KS, m. Wilbur Hutchinson, 2 ch
7. Fannie, 1882-1883 IL
8. Minnie Ruth, 1885-1971 KS, m. Edgar Fox, 5 ch
Between 1880-1889 all of the family (except Bernice & Fannie who died as an infants) moved to Harper County, Kansas where most of them stayed the rest of their lives.
Sarah's ancestry can be traced back to William Buckingham and James Forbes who both came to the colonies in the 1600s.
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