Sarah Showalter

1840 - 1914  (74 years)

• Name	Sarah Showalter
  Birth	1840	Alleghany Springs, Montgomery Co., VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	23 Nov 1914	Roanoke, VA   [3]
  	Cause: probably epileptic convulsions (was a subject and found dead)
  Burial	24 Nov 1914	East Hill Cemetery, Salem, VA   [3]
  Person ID	I3624	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Showalter,   b. 1796, Botetourt Co., VA d. Aft 1880, Montgomery Co., VA (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Griffith,   b. 1802, Franklin Co., VA d. Aft 1880, Montgomery Co., VA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1818	Franklin Co., VA   [4]
  Family ID	F927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1542] Virginia, Montgomery County, FCR: Montgomery Co., VA 1850, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M432, roll 962, District 41, p. 78A, dwelling 1052, family 1052, Sarah Showalter, accessed 5 Feb 2026 (Reliability: 3). lists age as 10 years (born in 1840). [S1776] Virginia Department of Health, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, (http://www.ancestry.com :2015.), death certificate 26460 (1914), Sarah Showalter, accessed 5 Feb 2026. (Reliability: 3). lists age as 77 years (born in 1837). [S1776] Virginia Department of Health, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, (http://www.ancestry.com :2015.), death certificate 26460 (1914), Sarah Showalter, accessed 5 Feb 2026. (Reliability: 3). [S1805] Marshall Wingfield, Franklin County, Virginia Marriage Bonds, 1786-1858, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 1999)), accessed 12 Feb 2026), Showalter-Griffith, 1818. (Reliability: 3).