Wife of Timothy Cornelius HATCH (1972-1953)
Sarah Susan BORGER was born 12 Dec 1880, the daughter of Samuel BORGER (1844-1918) and Lucinda Mary SCHAEFFER (1843-1889). Her mother Lucinda died of consumption when Sarah Susan was only eight years old. At age about 15 (circa 1895), Sarah Susan went into "service" working as a domestic for various families in the Dayton area. In an event that truly changed her life, she entered service as a domestic in 1898 for Dr. E. S. Lorenz and his wife Florence Kumler Lorenz in Dayton. Lorenz was a very well known composer and publisher of religious music of the time, was of the United Brethren faith, and persuaded Sarah Susan to attend Union Biblical Seminary (United Brethren), which changed its name to Bonebrake Theological Seminary prior to her graduation. One year prior to completion of seminary, Sarah Susan (age 29) was certified as a deaconess in the United Brethren of Christ Church, and then upon her graduation on 2 May 1911 from Bonebrake Theological Seminary, she was certified as a licensed United Brethren minister in a time that it was still fairly uncommon for women to be ministers. Sarah Susan's first ministry was an assignment to oversee the construction and opening of the new United Brethren Church in Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas, which was still a very raw and rough cattle town. During this same general time frame, Sarah Susan became an active member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and also became an activist in support of women's suffrage (right to vote). Truly a self-made woman, and very much ahead of her times, Sarah Susan always tried to make a difference for the better. Once the Coffeyville church was completed, Sarah Susan received her second assignment, this time to the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Albia, Monroe, Iowa, where she met and soon married recently-widowed Timothy Cornelius HATCH. Later that same year, Timothy moved the family to Scotts Bluff, Nebraska where he worked as a house carpenter. There, Sarah Susan gave birth to Alice Susan 1918, and Ralph LeRoy 1920. The family moved next to a Littleton, Arapahoe, Colorado in 1922, where husband Timothy worked as a master carpenter, cabinet maker, and home builder. Sarah Susan remained very active as a church woman in the Methodist Church, and was deeply concerned regarding controversial social issues of her time, such as the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Deeply patriotic, she remained concerned for the welfare of all Americans, regardless of origin or gender. A truly remarkable self-made woman, Sarah Susan BORGER HATCH, age 93, died in Littleton on 18 Jan 1974 and was buried beside her late husband Timothy who had passed away 21 years before. She was a kind and loving grandmother and we miss her very much.
Sarah Susan BORGER was born 12 Dec 1880, the daughter of Samuel BORGER (1844-1918) and Lucinda Mary SCHAEFFER (1843-1889). Her mother Lucinda died of consumption when Sarah Susan was only eight years old. At age about 15 (circa 1895), Sarah Susan went into "service" working as a domestic for various families in the Dayton area. In an event that truly changed her life, she entered service as a domestic in 1898 for Dr. E. S. Lorenz and his wife Florence Kumler Lorenz in Dayton. Lorenz was a very well known composer and publisher of religious music of the time, was of the United Brethren faith, and persuaded Sarah Susan to attend Union Biblical Seminary (United Brethren), which changed its name to Bonebrake Theological Seminary prior to her graduation. One year prior to completion of seminary, Sarah Susan (age 29) was certified as a deaconess in the United Brethren of Christ Church, and then upon her graduation on 2 May 1911 from Bonebrake Theological Seminary, she was certified as a licensed United Brethren minister in a time that it was still fairly uncommon for women to be ministers. Sarah Susan's first ministry was an assignment to oversee the construction and opening of the new United Brethren Church in Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas, which was still a very raw and rough cattle town. During this same general time frame, Sarah Susan became an active member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and also became an activist in support of women's suffrage (right to vote). Truly a self-made woman, and very much ahead of her times, Sarah Susan always tried to make a difference for the better. Once the Coffeyville church was completed, Sarah Susan received her second assignment, this time to the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Albia, Monroe, Iowa, where she met and soon married recently-widowed Timothy Cornelius HATCH. Later that same year, Timothy moved the family to Scotts Bluff, Nebraska where he worked as a house carpenter. There, Sarah Susan gave birth to Alice Susan 1918, and Ralph LeRoy 1920. The family moved next to a Littleton, Arapahoe, Colorado in 1922, where husband Timothy worked as a master carpenter, cabinet maker, and home builder. Sarah Susan remained very active as a church woman in the Methodist Church, and was deeply concerned regarding controversial social issues of her time, such as the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Deeply patriotic, she remained concerned for the welfare of all Americans, regardless of origin or gender. A truly remarkable self-made woman, Sarah Susan BORGER HATCH, age 93, died in Littleton on 18 Jan 1974 and was buried beside her late husband Timothy who had passed away 21 years before. She was a kind and loving grandmother and we miss her very much.
Wife of Timothy Cornelius HATCH (1972-1953)
Sarah Susan BORGER was born 12 Dec 1880, the daughter of Samuel BORGER (1844-1918) and Lucinda Mary SCHAEFFER (1843-1889). Her mother Lucinda died of consumption when Sarah Susan was only eight years old. At age about 15 (circa 1895), Sarah Susan went into "service" working as a domestic for various families in the Dayton area. In an event that truly changed her life, she entered service as a domestic in 1898 for Dr. E. S. Lorenz and his wife Florence Kumler Lorenz in Dayton. Lorenz was a very well known composer and publisher of religious music of the time, was of the United Brethren faith, and persuaded Sarah Susan to attend Union Biblical Seminary (United Brethren), which changed its name to Bonebrake Theological Seminary prior to her graduation. One year prior to completion of seminary, Sarah Susan (age 29) was certified as a deaconess in the United Brethren of Christ Church, and then upon her graduation on 2 May 1911 from Bonebrake Theological Seminary, she was certified as a licensed United Brethren minister in a time that it was still fairly uncommon for women to be ministers. Sarah Susan's first ministry was an assignment to oversee the construction and opening of the new United Brethren Church in Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas, which was still a very raw and rough cattle town. During this same general time frame, Sarah Susan became an active member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and also became an activist in support of women's suffrage (right to vote). Truly a self-made woman, and very much ahead of her times, Sarah Susan always tried to make a difference for the better. Once the Coffeyville church was completed, Sarah Susan received her second assignment, this time to the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Albia, Monroe, Iowa, where she met and soon married recently-widowed Timothy Cornelius HATCH. Later that same year, Timothy moved the family to Scotts Bluff, Nebraska where he worked as a house carpenter. There, Sarah Susan gave birth to Alice Susan 1918, and Ralph LeRoy 1920. The family moved next to a Littleton, Arapahoe, Colorado in 1922, where husband Timothy worked as a master carpenter, cabinet maker, and home builder. Sarah Susan remained very active as a church woman in the Methodist Church, and was deeply concerned regarding controversial social issues of her time, such as the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Deeply patriotic, she remained concerned for the welfare of all Americans, regardless of origin or gender. A truly remarkable self-made woman, Sarah Susan BORGER HATCH, age 93, died in Littleton on 18 Jan 1974 and was buried beside her late husband Timothy who had passed away 21 years before. She was a kind and loving grandmother and we miss her very much.
Sarah Susan BORGER was born 12 Dec 1880, the daughter of Samuel BORGER (1844-1918) and Lucinda Mary SCHAEFFER (1843-1889). Her mother Lucinda died of consumption when Sarah Susan was only eight years old. At age about 15 (circa 1895), Sarah Susan went into "service" working as a domestic for various families in the Dayton area. In an event that truly changed her life, she entered service as a domestic in 1898 for Dr. E. S. Lorenz and his wife Florence Kumler Lorenz in Dayton. Lorenz was a very well known composer and publisher of religious music of the time, was of the United Brethren faith, and persuaded Sarah Susan to attend Union Biblical Seminary (United Brethren), which changed its name to Bonebrake Theological Seminary prior to her graduation. One year prior to completion of seminary, Sarah Susan (age 29) was certified as a deaconess in the United Brethren of Christ Church, and then upon her graduation on 2 May 1911 from Bonebrake Theological Seminary, she was certified as a licensed United Brethren minister in a time that it was still fairly uncommon for women to be ministers. Sarah Susan's first ministry was an assignment to oversee the construction and opening of the new United Brethren Church in Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas, which was still a very raw and rough cattle town. During this same general time frame, Sarah Susan became an active member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and also became an activist in support of women's suffrage (right to vote). Truly a self-made woman, and very much ahead of her times, Sarah Susan always tried to make a difference for the better. Once the Coffeyville church was completed, Sarah Susan received her second assignment, this time to the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Albia, Monroe, Iowa, where she met and soon married recently-widowed Timothy Cornelius HATCH. Later that same year, Timothy moved the family to Scotts Bluff, Nebraska where he worked as a house carpenter. There, Sarah Susan gave birth to Alice Susan 1918, and Ralph LeRoy 1920. The family moved next to a Littleton, Arapahoe, Colorado in 1922, where husband Timothy worked as a master carpenter, cabinet maker, and home builder. Sarah Susan remained very active as a church woman in the Methodist Church, and was deeply concerned regarding controversial social issues of her time, such as the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Deeply patriotic, she remained concerned for the welfare of all Americans, regardless of origin or gender. A truly remarkable self-made woman, Sarah Susan BORGER HATCH, age 93, died in Littleton on 18 Jan 1974 and was buried beside her late husband Timothy who had passed away 21 years before. She was a kind and loving grandmother and we miss her very much.
Gravesite Details
Buried January 22, 1974
