Sarah Waldsmith Young b. 21 Feb 1828 Maderia, Hamilton Co., OH d. 31 Oct 1888 Alpha, Scott Co., IN; burial: Wesley Chapel Cem., Scott Co., IN: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1828 - 1888 (60 years)

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Name	Sarah Waldsmith Young
Birth	21 Feb 1828	Maderia, Hamilton Co., OH
Gender	Female
Death	31 Oct 1888	Alpha, Scott Co., IN; burial: Wesley Chapel Cem., Scott Co., IN
Person ID	I5219	forneyclark
Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

Father	Abner Young, b. 10 Nov 1799, Hamilton, OH d. 1 Sep 1865, Scott Co., IN (Age 65 years)
Mother	Jane Waldsmith, b. 25 Nov 1806, Hamilton Co., OH d. 4 Mar 1880, Alpha, Scott Co., IN (Age 73 years)
Marriage	13 Nov 1823	Hamilton Co., OH
Family ID	F0223	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family James Bovard, b. 1823, OH d. Burial: Wesley Chapel Cem., Scott Co., IN

Marriage 28 Feb 1844 Scott Co., IN

Children

	1. Oliver William Bovard, b. 9 Feb 1845, Alpha, Scott Co., IN
	2. Marion McKinley Bovard, b. 11 Jan 1847, Alpha, Scott Co., IN
	3. Maria Jane Bovard, b. 4 Feb 1849, Alpha, Scott Co., IN
	4. Freeman Daily Bovard, b. 9 Jan 1851, Alpha, Scott Co., IN
	5. Melville Young Bovard, b. 6 Dec 1852, Alpha, Scott Co., IN
	6. Abner Sinclair Bovard, b. 13 Oct 1854, Alpha, Scott Co., IN
	7. George Finley Bovard, b. 8 Aug 1856, Alpha, Scott Co., IN
	8. James Carvossa Bovard, b. 20 Jul 1858, Alpha, Scott Co., IN
	9. Charles Lincoln Bovard, b. 10 Oct 1860, Alpha, Scott Co., IN
	10. Morton Ellsworth Bovard, b. 10 Jul 1862, Alpha, Scott Co., IN
	11. William Sherman Bovard, b. 29 Aug 1864, Alpha, Scott Co., IN
	12. Ulysses Simpson Grant Bovard, b. 19 Sep 1866, Alpha, Scott Co., IN

Family ID F2024 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Apr 2024

Photos

Young, Sarah Waldsmith (1828-1888)
Individual photo of Sarah Waldsmith Young Bovard was probably taken about 1880 and came from Family Records, Etc. at http://jphil36.blogspot.com Site is administered by John Phillips and includes the Diary of Sarah Bovard. The Bovard Diary entries concern family life on the frontier, Scott County, Indiana, 1859-1871. John Phillips welcomes any comments about Sarah Bovard’s Diary that would further the understanding of who's who, et cetera. He is also especially interested in seeing additional pages of the diary that others might have. Bob Haefner’s mirror site Sarah Waldsmith Bovard at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~haefner/Bovard/ also includes the Bovard Diary as well as scanned samples of the original text. Bob Haefner describes the Sarah Bovard Diary as “a daily record of her personal activities, reflections, and feelings [during] the Civil War [and during the] bearing of 12 children in 20 years.”

Notes

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Source:
SEE GINGER WHITE'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/h/i/Ginger--A-White/index.html
The White Family Home Page:
Descendants of Nicholas Skeels:
Ginger White:
Name, dates, & places
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2-Sources:
John Phillips:
Family Records, Etc.
http://jphil36.blogspot.com
Site is administered by John Phillips and includes the Diary of Sarah Bovard. The Bovard Diary entries concern family life on the frontier, Scott County, Indiana, 1859-1871. John Phillips welcomes any comments about Sarah Bovard's Diary that would further the understanding of who's who, et cetera. He is also especially interested in seeing additional pages of the diary that others might have.

Bob Haefner:
Sarah Waldsmith Bovard:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~haefner/Bovard/
Bob Haefner's mirror site Sarah Waldsmith Bovard also includes the Bovard Diary as well as sample scans of the original text. Bob Haefner describes the Sarah Bovard Diary as "a daily record of her personal activities, reflections, and feelings [during] the Civil War [and during the] bearing of 12 children in 20 years."
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Source:
Bob Haefner:
Sarah Waldsmith Bovard:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~haefner/Bovard/
"ABOUT THE DIARY OF SARAH (YOUNG) BOVARD"
"Sarah Bovard, who lived on the frontier in Indiana, wrote this diary. She was born Feb. 21, 1828 in Indiana. On Feb. 28, 1844 she married James Bovard. You will read how they grew the clothes they wore, the food they ate and how a small community survived, by helping each other.
Four of her sons were listed in the “Who’s Who in American Methodism” by Carl Fowler Price, Published 1916. A later version printed in 1945 under title:“ Prominent personalities in American Methodism.” (details at Google Books on line. http://books.google.com/books ) The four sons are in bold print below [starred}
Oliver William BOVARD b: 9 Feb 1845 in Alpha, Scott Co., IN
Marion Mckinley BOVARD b: 11 Jan 1847 in Alpha, Scott Co., IN
Maria Jane BOVARD b: 4 Feb 1849 in Alpha, Scott Co., IN,
*Freeman Daily BOVARD b: 9 Jan 1851 in Alpha, Scott Co.,IN
Melville Young BOVARD b: 6 Dec 1852 in Alpha, Scott Co., IN
Abner Sinclair BOVARD b: 13 Oct 1854 in Alpha, Scott Co., IN
*George Finley BOVARD b: 8 Aug 1856 in Alpha, Scott Co.,IN
James Carvossa BOVARD b: 20 Jul 1858 in Alpha, Scott Co.,IN
*Charles Lincoln BOVARD b: 10 Oct 1860 in Alpha, Scott Co., IN
Morton Ellsworth BOVARD b: 10 Jul 1862 in Alpha, Scott Co., IN
*William Sherman BOVARD b: 29 Aug 1864 in Alpha, Scott Co., IN
Ulysses Simpson Grant BOVARD b: 19 Sep 1866, Alpha, Scott Co., IN
One of her sons is remembered as the "founding president" of the University of Southern California and a second also was USC president. A third was president of another college."
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