Sarah Glasgo Houchin

Sarah Glasgo Patterson Houchin
BIRTH
12 May 1835
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
DEATH
15 May 1923 (aged 88)
Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Warden Cemetery
Cabell County, West Virginia, USA

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Sarah Glasgow Patterson married 1st Johnson B. Warden in abt 1852 (I have never found a marriage record). They had 6 children (1 child died young). I think all of them were married in Cabell Co. Johnson was born abt 1825 in Wythe Co to Thomas Warden and Rebecca Bateman.

Residence:

Enlisted as a Private on 25 June 1861 in Wythe County, VA at the age of 25

Enlisted in Company I, 50th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 25 June 1861

Hospitalized on 27 July 1861 at Newbern, VA (Sick)

Returned on 31 July 1861

Detailed on 29 September 1861 at White Sulphur Springs, WV Hospl (Detailed as nurse)

Hospitalized on 15 October 1861 at White Sulphur Springs, WV

Returned on 01 November 1861 (Estimated day)

Killed on 15 February 1862 in Fort Donelson, TN.

Mrs. Sarah Patterson Houchins

Mrs. Sarah Patterson Houchins, age 88, of Milton, W. Va., the senior member of a family of five generations, with 92 living lineal descendants, is dead, her death occurred Tuesday May 15, 1923, after nine months of confinement from a broken hip, sustained in a fall.

Funeral services will be held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. J. Baumgardner, of Milton, by the Rev. W. P. Hooper, pastor of the Highlawn Presbyerian Church of Huntington, after which the body will be interred in the Warden Cemetery, which is located north of Barboursville, W. Va.

Mrs. Anthony J. Gebhardt, of the Boulevard, is a granddaughter of the late Mrs. Houchins, and her sons, L. W. Gebhardt, paymaster of the West Virginia Rail Company, and Homer Gebhardt, assistant cashier of the First National Bank, are great-grandsons.

Two great-great-grandchildren, representatives of the fifth generations, are Catherine Gebhardt and Carl Gebhardt of Union Ridge, Cabell County, West Virginia.

Mrs. Houchins, then Sarah Patterson, was born May 12, 1835, in what is now known as Pulaski [correction: Wythe] County, and there spent her childhood. In 1852, at the age of seventeen, she was married to Johnston B. Warden. Five children, four sons and a daughter, were born to this union. Four of whom William T. Warden, of Berryville, Ark., J. H. Warden of Barboursville, E. J. Warden of Portsmouth, Ohio, and Mrs. H. J. Baumgardner of Milton and now living. Her husband, a Confederate Calvaryman, who saw service under General Floyd, was killed in an engagement at Fort Donaldson, Tennessee, in 1862.

In the years 1872, one of the hard years that followed in the wake of war, the family of which she was a member decided to move to Indiana. The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad was just then being built through this section, and they piled their goods on a flat car, on the newly constructed road, bound for the golden west. But the railroad, at that time was built no farther west than Barboursville, and here they alighted and lived.

On July 16, 1877, she was united in marriage to James Taylor McKeand of Wayne County, and the couple lived in Wayne County until the death of Mr. McKeand on April 20, 1889. No children were born to this union.

Frank Houchins, of the Merritt's Creek neighborhood, claimed her as his bride in the year of 1892. They returned to Barboursville and there lived until the death of her third husband in 1905. This marriage was likewise childless. Since that time she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. H. J. Baumgardner of Milton. She made a great number of friends throughout this section, and is perhaps the best known women in this area. Her memory was unimpaired, and it was indeed interesting to hear her tell of the stirring events that lead up to the Civil War. But although her life was mostly lived in the last century, she was alive to the doing of the present, and was ever ready to welcome changes and improvements.

She was the daughter of James and Sarah Halsey Patterson. They reared a nice family. In addition to the children listed above she is survived by three sisters, Mrs. J. H. Cummings, Mrs. Louise Williams, and Mrs. Melvina Aughbright and a brother, Charles Patterson of Wythe County, Va.; 28 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, also survive her. In all a total of 92 living descendants. (Her complete name was Sarah Glasgo Patterson Warden McKeand Houchins).

The Huntington Herald-Dispatch, May 15, 1923

Funeral Services for Mrs. Sarah Houchins Held on Thursday. Was Senion Member of Family of Five Generations. Has 92 Descendents.

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Glasgow Houchins, 88 years old, senior member of a family of 5 generations, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. J. Baumgardner, of Milton, Tuesday, May 15, was conducted at the home at 1:00p.m.

Rev. W. P. Hooper, pastor of the Highlawn Presbyterian Church, officiated and interment was made at the Warden Cemetery near Barboursville.

Mrs. Houchins had been ill nine months and her illness resulted from a broken hip suffered several years ago.

She was born in Wythe County, Virginia, in 1832 where she spent her childhood. Before her first marriage she was Miss Sarah Patterson and was a member of one of Virginia's oldest families.

In 1852, she was married to Johnston B. Warden, who was also a native of Virginia. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Warden, four of whom -William T. Warden of Berrysville, Arkansaw, J. H. Warden of Barboursville, E. J. Warden of Portsmouth, Ohio, and Mrs. H. J. Baumgardner of Milton are still living.

At the outbreak of the Civil War, her husband joined the armies of the south. He was killed under the generalship of General Floyd in an engagement at Fort Donaldson, Tennessee, in 1862.

In 1872, during the period of the reconstruction of the south, her family moved westward and settled at Barboursville. The years later, Mrs. Warden was married to James McKeand of Wayne County, where the couple lived for many years. To Mr. and Mrs. McKeand no children were born. After the death of her husband, Mrs. McKeand removed to Barboursville, and in 1892, Frank Houchins, sought her hand in marriage. In 1905 Mr. Houchins died and that marriage likewise was childless.

Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Houchins had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Baumgardner, of Milton. She made a great number of friends in that neighborhood.

Mrs. Houchins is survived by 92 living descendents, Mrs. Anthony J. Gebhardt of the Boulevard is a grand-daughter, and sons, L. W. Gebhardt and Homer Gebhardt are great grandsons. Two great-great-grandchildren are Miss Catherin Gebhardt and Carl A. Gebhardt of Union Ridge.

Besides the three sons and one daughter above mentioned, Mrs. Houchins is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Melvina Hughbright, Mrs. Louise Williams and Mrs. J. H. Cummins, and one brother, Charles Patterson, all of Wythe County, Va., 28 grandchildren, 58 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

Huntington Advertiser, May 17, 1923