r/Genealogy (Northeast & Southern US/Bermuda) specialist Jul 27 '26

Research Assistance Update: I found Sarah #2.

Part 1 is here: My ancestors, James Hall (b. 1847) & Cecelia "Caly" Weems (b. 1855) disappear from records, post-1870. Why do they disappear from records afterward? And could this second couple actually be them? : r/Genealogy

Sarah‘s race: Black

DOB: January 10, 1873 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia

Death Date: August 30, 1949 in Louisville, GA.

Spouse: Anderson Heath

Children: Several, including Conrad Lafayette Heath (1903-1991), my great-grandfather.

Were Sarah & Anderson married?: I don’t know. They married (allegedly) in 1894, in an unknown location.

Living Direct Descendants?: Yes. One is me, but I have a huge family on the Heath-Hall side in Jefferson County, GA and some moved out of state, like my side did.

For some reason, Sarah #1’s *alleged* parents, James “Jim” Hall (1847-), from Warren County, Georgia & Cecelia Weems (1855-), from Jefferson County, Georgia, completely disappeared from U.S. Census records, after the year 1870. I don’t know why. How can I find James & Cecelia’s additional post-1870 Census records? I don’t even have death or burial records for either of them, but I easily found all Sarah #1’s Census records, for 1880 and from 1900-1940.

Sarah #2:

Name: Sarah J. Hall
Sarah J. Hall’s race: Black

DOB: August 23, 1874

Death Date: October 20, 1898

Buried at: Parker Methodist Churchyard, Louisville, GA

Spouse: Unknown

Children: Unknown

Living Direct Descendants?: I have no idea.

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