Z's Genealogy Journey

  Sallie Mae was my mother's oldest sister.  She was born December 13, 1906 in rural Troy, Missouri.  I was fortunate to be gifted some of her personal items after her only daughter, Marion, passed away.  As Marion and her husband, Loyd, had no children, he wanted the items to stay with her family.  When I was able to look through these items I was surprised and delighted to find a sort of time capsule of her early life!  Aunt Sallie Mae was a kind, practical and intelligent woman and one of my very favorite relatives.  She loved telling family stories and sharing bits of wisdom.  She was also one who met her challenges with grace and acceptance and always persevered.  Here is her story.  I hope I do her justice. I included this rough draft as it was with her other pages and it includes a few other details. As Sallie Mae mentioned her teaching career, she said she taught at several different schools in Lincoln County....

Charles Sheets and Sarah Edrington were my great-great-great paternal grandparents.   Charles was born 5 Feb 1796, we believe in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky to Martin Sheets and Sarah Aldridge. (I still have no actual documentation of Charles' parentage at this time.  This is what other family historians have concluded.)  Sarah was born 27 Nov 1798 also in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky.  Her parents were Benjamin Edrington and Lettica (Lettice) Hickman.  Sarah's obituary is quite descriptive, listing many specifics, including the fact that her grandfather, Elder William Hickman, baptized both her and her sister, Fidelia, and officiated at their weddings.  This documented connection to her grandfather helped prove that my family descends from Reverend William Hickman, a Revolutionary War Patriot. The obituary will be included later in this post.   Charles and Sarah were married 5 July 1821 in Franklin County, Kentucky....