Sarah Avaline “Sallie” Ely

Family

• Parent: Joseph “Squire” Ely
• Parent: Mary “Polly” Spurlock Ely
• Spouse: Elijah Edgar Edens
• Child: Hiram Edens
• Child: Mary E. (Edens) Lawson
• Child: Simeon Patton Edens
• Child: Nancy (Edens) Estep
• Child: Elijah Grant Edens
• Child: Rhoda (Edens) Chadwell
• Child: William Sherman Edens
• Child: Sarah (Edens) Lemons
• Child: Matilda Arlena (Edens) Yeary

Brothers and sisters

• David McAnnally Ely
• Elizabeth (Ely) Sturdivant
• Joseph Marion Ely
• Josephine Virginia (Ely) Nelson
• Martha Carolyn (Ely) Nelson
• Mary Catherine (Ely) Pillion
• Simeon Patton Ely

Details

• Born: 1835
• Died: 1916
• Buried: Edens Cemetery, Ewing, Lee County, Virginia

What we know

Her birth year is given as 1835 in the family record and 1837 by RootsMagic and WikiTree — unresolved. Her middle name is also given as “Evelyn” by WikiTree, against “Avaline” elsewhere.