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 THE STORY AS I KNOW IT.

Sarah Perry was born between mid June and mid August 1820 in Caldwell County, Kentucky. Her birth date is based on the dates the Census were taken in 1850 and 1870.  According to The Princeton Art Guild 1987 Year Book Caldwell Ct, Ky. Sarah was one of 8 children of James and Penelope Perry. Penelope's name may have been Penelope Jenkins according to a webfriend. Needs confirmation.

The book Caldwell County Marriages 1804-1891 state that on May 10, 1845 Sarah Perry and Nathaniel Hubbard were married by James. C. Willer.

The 1850 Caldwell County census taken on Aug 15th  lists the family as:
Nat Hubbard born Tenn. age 24,
Sarah born Ky. age 30
Eliza J. Born Ky. age 4
Robert Patterson born Ky. age 1
John Perry born Ky. age 36. This is probably Sarah's brother.

Now the story gets confusing.   On the next 2 Census 1860 and 1870 Nathaniel is not counted as part of the family, but Sarah has young children.  So where was Nat and when did he die?  Or whose children are they?

The Caldwell County 1860 Census lists the family as:
Mrs. S. Hubbard age 40, Family governess with real estate value at $1100 and personal estate of $270.
Eliza age 14,
Robert age 11,
Joseph age 8,
Thomas age 5,
John age 3.

The Caldwell County 1870 Census roll M593_451, page 479, taken on June 14, 1870, lists the family as:
Sarah age 49, Keeping house, born in Ky Real Estate Value $700, Personal estate $940
 E.J., age 24      all children born KY
J.K. age 18   male
T.J. age 14   male
J.L Age 12   male
A.B. age 4   female
A. R. age 2  male
L.M. age 5 months   female

By the Caldwell County 1880 Census, roll   T9_406, page 423 taken on June 15, 1880, She is a widow.
She is living with
Wylie Perry age 66 Farmer  Head of household
Sallie Hubbard "sister"  age 59 widow both parents born in NC
Joseph Hubbard "son" age 27  laborer
Thomas Hubbard "son" age 24 laborer

J.L.Hubbard is living nearby married to Cinty with a five year old child.

So I went looking for the young children and I found "Nancy" Hubbard single, age 34 with a load of children:
Alice  age 14,
Albert age 12,
Lulie age 10,
Henrietta age 8
Sarah age 7
Emma age 8 ????
Ella age 4
Viola age 2

So here are the 3 young children from Sarahs 1870 house hold plus 5 more.  This Nancy is the same age as Eliza J.  Could it be that they are the same person.  It seems  Nancy had  a committed relationship.  All the fathers are said to be born in Tennessee, so probably the same man. 

Sarah Perry Hubbard died 1883 and is buried in the Perry Cemetery north of Princeton Kentucky. The tombstone says simply "Sarah Perry, his wife 1820-1883" It is with Nathaniel Hubbard's stone.  I do not know when Nathaneil died, but now believe it to be between 1856 and 1860.

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