Sarah ‘Sallie’ Tidwell

Biography

Sarah "Sallie" Tidwell was born about 1800 on Cherokee land in what is today Forsyth County, Georgia, the daughter of John Tidwell and Celia Gravitt, both white. She was one of four (possibly five) daughters of John and Celia to marry or have children by Cherokee men. [1] She married John Sanders (no children) [2] and about 1815 had a child named Early Jefferson Goddard with another Cherokee man, David Cordery. [3] Sally's death date is unknown, but Jefferson was adopted and raised by Sally's sister Winnie and her husband, John Goddard. [4]

Sources

1. ↑ Warren, Mary B. & Weeks, Eve, ed. Whites Among the Cherokees. Heritage Papers, Athens GA 1987. p. 228, quoting Indian Agent Hugh Montgomery, in an 1817 letter, "... others give their Daughters to the Indian fellows for the privallage of Living in their Country themselves, of this Last ... John Tidwell.... has given four of his Daughters to Indian fellows... ."
2. ↑ Warren, Mary B. Whites Among the Cherokees. p. 236
3. ↑ Hampton, David K. Cherokee Mixed-Bloods. Arc Press of Cane Hill, Lincoln, Arkansas. 2005. pp. 21-22.
4. ↑ Shadburn, Don. Unhallowed Intrusion. Cumming, GA. 1993. p. 416

Source: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tidwell-1097
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1850 US Census for Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, pg. 94 of 192
Name Sarah Tidwell (shown as head of household at age 46, …
Sex Female
Age 46
Birth Year (Estimated) 1804
Birthplace Georgia
Race White
Ethnicity American
Event Type Census
Event Date 1850
Event Place Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Event Place (Original) Forsyth county, Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Household Identifier 646
House Number 646
Line Number 17
Schedule Type 1850 Population
Affiliate Publication Number M432
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Source: "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MZYL-TVY : Tue Jul 04 10:55:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Sarah Tidwell and Meredith R Tidwell, 1850.
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According to FamilySearch undocumented entries Sallie bore 4-5 children (1 Goddered, 2 Cordery, 2 Tidwell) with her partner David Cordery between 1815 and 1829 despite being married to John Sanders Jr about 1825 no children and John Jack Langley about 1827 by whom she had 3-4 additional children all named Tidwell