Sarah Ann Court

1836 - Aft 1910  (> 75 years)

• Name	Sarah Ann Court
  Birth	14 Feb 1836	Sparks Settlement, Aurora, Jefferson Co, Texas
  Gender	Female
  Birth	Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
  	per dau Helen's d.c.
  Census	25 Oct 1850	Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
  	res 210 Jacob H Garner 36 LA Matilda (Hayes) Garner 22 LA Anna Garner 10 1840 TX Martha Ann Garner 8 1842 TX Leonard Garner 3 1947 TX Mary Ann Garner 6 1844 TX Sally Ann Garner 0 1850 TX Sarah Ann Court 16 1834 TX note: Sarah's mother Ann Johnson Court and Matilda Hayes Garner's mother Marie Johnson were sisters. res 208 Johnson Berry 35 1815 LA Rachel 33 1817 LA Wesley 10 1840 TX Bradley 9 1841 TX John 7 1843 TX Uriah 4 1846 TX Joseph 2 1848 TX Berry Amin 1 1849 TX Court, Rachel 13 1813 niece, her mother was Berry's sister. Rachel sister to Sarah Court. The Court children were split amongst other family members after their father died.
  Census	1860	Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
  	residence 346 Lewis King 36 Sarah King 25 Homer W King 7 Hellen B King 6 John V King 3 Sanford King 1/12 Rachel E Smith 26 residence 348 McGaffey, Neil residence 349 John Cuniff family
  Other-Begin	Between 1862 and 1867	Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
  	yellow fever epidemic
  	Mrs. Kate Dorman ran the Catfish Hotel, which she quickly turned into a hospital. She, Sarah Vosburg, and Sarah Ann [Court] King nursed the victims, but with no medical knowledge or medicines with which to help the sick, the nursing staff could do little else except try to cool the fever until the patient either died or recovered. (W.T. Block, "Yellow fever plagued area during 1860s" Tragedy struck Sabine Pass in July, 1862, when Jefferson County's worst epidemic, the dreaded "yellow jack" {yellow fever}, was imported aboard a blockade-runner. In a four-month period, the disease killed 100 residents at Sabine and Beaumont and afflicted at least 200 more. The luckier ones, about 90% of Sabine's inhabitants, fled at the first outbreak, some carrying the disease with them. About forty Confederate soldiers also died of the disease. Only about 30 men of two military companies escaped the malady, and their "principal business was to bury the dead."7 When the hotel tenants and the town's populace fled, Kate turned the Catfish Hotel into a temporary hospital, for there was then no Confederate medical facility in the city. Mrs. Dorman and two friends, Sarah Vosburg and Sarah Ann King, were among the Sabine women who remained to nurse the victims, and all three were fortunate to escape death. Actually, Vosburg, who was the first person to recognize the symtoms of the disease, had survived yellow fever at New Orleans, and as a result was immune to it. http://www.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/catherin.htm
  		Yellow fever plagued area during 1860s by W.T. Block reprinted from Beaumont Enterprise, Saturday, August 7, 1999 http://www.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/yellow_fever.htm
  		CATHERINE MAGILL DORMAN: CONFEDERATE HEROINE OF SABINE PASS BORN OCT. 7, 1828--DIED DEC. 24, 1897 By W. T. Block
  Census	1870	Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
  	residence 70 B Johnson 29 Texas Mary Ann Johnson 26 Texas Theresa Johnson 4 Texas Jacob Johnson 2 Texas John Johnson 26 1844 Texas Jeff Bonds 10 black Texas residence 71 Bellar (Bellard) Paul 42 1828 Louisiana Mahala 33 1837 Texas Clifton 15 1855 Texas Mary 13 1857 Texas Adam 9 1861 Texas Noa 6 1864 Texas Albert 4 1866 Texas Amanda 1 1869 Texas residence 72 McGaffey I.W. 23 1847 Texas Alice 18 1852 Texas Mary H. 11/12 1869 Texas residence 73 I Kenniff 65 Nancy Kenniff 40 Mary Kenniff 22 Thomas Kenniff 20 Ellen Kenniff 18 Joseph Kenniff 16 Atley Kenniff 14 Clary Kenniff 14 Elizabeth Kenniff 13 Liddy Kenniff 11 Sary Jane Kenniff 8 Nancy E Kenniff 6 Edny I Kenniff 2 I B Meaux 26 H Belke 24 Sarah Sealye 44 H Johnson 21 negro residence 74 King Louis 45 1825 Prussia Sarah (Courts) 35 1835 Texas Homer 17 abt 1853 Male White Texas Hillen 15 abt 1855 Female White Texas Neal 13 abt 1857 Male White Texas Sanford 10 abt 1860 Male White Texas Harris 8 abt 1862 Male White Texas Smith Elias 36 abt 1834 Male White Michigan residence 75 Cronia C E 65 1805 Male France Alinda 53 1817 Louisiana Cronia Elizabeth 22 1848 Texas Mary F 18 1852 Texas Charles 15 1855 Texas Margaret 11 1859 Texas James M 9 1861 Texas Thomas B 7 1863 Texas Mary L 3 1867 Texas
  Census	1880	Orange Co, Texas
  	Laura Hodges 52 1828 Florida widowed Geo Hodges 20 1860 son Texas Sarah King 45 married Smith and Burch family on same page
  Census	1910	Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
  	residence 49 McGaffey, Charles residence 50 Garner, Sarah residence 51 Johnson Ben J. Jada Lea Ben Cuniff, Glen 16 grandson 1894 Texas Texas Texas residence 51 Johnson, Brad residence 53 Sarah King residence 54 Arther Johnson
  Death	Aft 1910	of, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas
  Other-Begin	30 Sep 1952	Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
  	court case: Smith graves
  Other-Begin	10 Aug 1961	Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas
  	court case: Smith graves
  	Court Cause No. 16107 W.P.H. McFaddin, Jr., et al vs Unknown Heirs of Caroline Sparks, et al Court Cause No. 18399 W.P.H. McFaddin, Jr., et al vs Robert S. Frugia, et al Court Cause No. 20324 W.P.H. McFaddin, Jr. et al vs. Coy V. Courts, et al (Sr.) On this 10th day of August 1961, came on to be heard the application of the plaintiffs in the above entitled and numbered cause for an order of the court showing that the plaintiffs have complied with the judgments previously entered in said cause and further showing that the plaintiffs or their successors in interest are entitled to the free and unrestricted use of the land hereinafter described, as set forth in plaintiff's petition in the above entitled and numbered causes... (pgs 10-13 of attached pdf)
  		McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead Forest Lawn Index Card on occupants of graves.
  Burial		McFaddin Cemetery - TF Smith Homestead Grave 4 COURTS, Madison Elias Madison "Matt" - s/o James & Julia m Sallie Gibson SMITH, Irving (or Ivy) son of Lillian Courts Smith SMITH, Lillian Courts d/o James & Julia - m Mr. Smith, prob Irving COURTS, James F. s/o James & Julia, died 1910 - m Matilda Gibson COURTS, Julia A. (our Julia) COURTS, James M. (our James) COURTS, Sarah A. - might be d/o Thomas and Ann, m Lewis King COURTS, Beulah - unknown COURTS, Brad - likely James Bradley s/o Elias "Matt - m Sallie Gibson, m Maggie Bumstead; however his d.c. says buried in Saratoga. No other Brad's known of. Perhaps erroneously included in this group.
  Notes	She has the designation as being the first white child born in Aurora under the Mexican Flag. In 1850 she was living with Matilda and Jacob Garner. 1880 Jeff Co Census: (from Debbie) Louis King - 50, Pilot - born in Germany Sarah Ann - 49, housekeeper, Texas H.W. (Homer I found out later), 27, a farmer born in Texas Lucy, daughter in law, 21, born in Texas John Johnson, 16, nephew Mary Whiting (no relation given) Cora Pace - God Daughter, age 3. Cora was their granddaughter. Their daughter, who was married, married R.B. Pace. I haven't located her first name yet. Sarah Ann had one more son, Sanford T. King. He was 19 in 1880 census ____ [1901] Mrs. Sarah King Sabine Pass, Texas Madam Mrs. T. J. Court (your brother as I understand) refers me to you in regard to his interest in your father's head right league of land which interest he claims still to own. should be pleased to have such information as you can give me in reference to the sale of the land by yourself or other heirs. Can you tell me anything of a deed from Thomas Court dated 1839 to one Charles D. Ginora [Guion] What did it convey or intend to convey? Can you tell me if one Wm Tevis [Lewis] administered in you father's estate in Jefferson County and whether he ever sold the land or any part of it as administrator to one Wm Burgett about 1855. Did you or James M. Court sell any or all your erest to Wm Burgett. If so, where and what interest. In short please state fully in your brother's interest such facts in reference [regard] to the title as may be in your possession and whether you understand this his interest or that of your brother John Court has ever been legally transferred or sold to anyone? If so, to whom and when? Can you give me James M. Court (your nephew's) address? Do you know the whereabouts of John Court or your sister Mrs Carnavaro?
  Person ID	I520	Roots
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Thomas* Court, (immigrant),   b. Bef 5 Jan 1800, St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn, Lancashire, England d. Bef May 1850, Sabine Pass or Galveston, Texas (drowned) (Age > 50 years)
  Mother	Ann* Johnson,   b. 1810, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1860, of, Calhoun Co, Texas (Age > 51 years)
  Marriage	19 Aug 1828	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  	Court, Thomas of England (Thomas & Ellen Anesworth) m 19 Aug 1828 Ann Johnson (Opel Ct hse mar # 51)
  		Thomas P Court and Ann Johnson marriage certificate 19 Aug 1828 Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
  Notes
  Family ID	F236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louis Neal King,   b. 1830, Hamburg, Germany d. Aft 1880, of, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age > 51 years)
  Marriage	15 Jul 1852	Jefferson Co, Texas   [2]
  	Name: Sarah Court Marriage Date: 15 Jul 1852 Spouse: Lewis King Marriage County: Jefferson Marriage State: Texas Source: Texas Marriages, 1814-1909
  Children	+ 1. Homer W King,   b. 1853, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 12 Oct 1886, Hurricane of 1886, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 33 years) + 2. Helen Victoria King,   b. 07 Sep 1855, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 09 Jul 1948, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 92 years)   3. John V King,   b. 1857, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Aft 1860 (Age 4 years)   4. Sanford T King,   b. 1861, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Aft 1880 (Age > 20 years)
  Family ID	F251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Feb 1836 - Sparks Settlement, Aurora, Jefferson Co, Texas Birth - per dau Helen's d.c. - - Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas Census - 25 Oct 1850 - Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas Marriage - 15 Jul 1852 - Jefferson Co, Texas Census - 1860 - Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas Other-Begin - yellow fever epidemic - Between 1862 and 1867 - Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas Census - 1870 - Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas Census - 1910 - Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas Other-Begin - court case: Smith graves - 30 Sep 1952 - Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas Other-Begin - court case: Smith graves - 10 Aug 1961 - Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Sparks Exhibit, Museum of the Gulf Coast - King, Sara Court 700 Procter Street Port Arthur, Texas
  		Court, Sara Ann

  
  

  Albums

  Sparks Exhibit - Museum of the Gulf Coast (17) 700 Proctor Street Port Arthur, Texas c 1993

  
  

• Sources

  [S511] Southwest Lousiana Records, Vol 2. [S565] Yellowed Pages, Vol 1, County Rec. p 59-60.