Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameSarah Elizabeth LAUCK 
2605
2605Birth28 Sep 1861, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois2608
Birth16 Sep 18612752
Birth18622753
Removal1924, Kenya2580, p 41 Age: 62
Death4 Oct 1938, Kijabe, Kenya2608,2580, p 199; date only Age: 77
NicknameLibby2580, p 15
FatherSimon Washington LAUCK (1830-1880)
MotherSarah Jane BALES (1834-1921)
Individual Notes
• In her earlier years, Grandma had been a member of a very devout Pentecostal assembly and was considered to be a faith healer. People used to call her to pray for them when they were sick, and many had been healed.2580, p 41
• While they were living at Litein, Mother and Dad received a letter from Grandma asking if they knew of a place named Kericho in Kenya. With curiosity aroused, they responded as quickly as boat mail traveled in those days - slowly. They wrote that Kericho was only about twenty-one miles away from Litein. The next letter from Grandma stated, “Meet me at the boat.” She had met someone in Iowa who had property in Kericho. The minute she learned that it was near her daughter, she traded her place in Iowa for the land in Kericho and caught the earliest ship possible. She arrived in Kenya in 1924.2580, p 41
• Photo of tombstone, taken by Margaret Mills Andersen, shows Birth and Death Dates.
• While they were living at Litein, Mother and Dad received a letter from Grandma asking if they knew of a place named Kericho in Kenya. With curiosity aroused, they responded as quickly as boat mail traveled in those days - slowly. They wrote that Kericho was only about twenty-one miles away from Litein. The next letter from Grandma stated, “Meet me at the boat.” She had met someone in Iowa who had property in Kericho. The minute she learned that it was near her daughter, she traded her place in Iowa for the land in Kericho and caught the earliest ship possible. She arrived in Kenya in 1924.2580, p 41
• Photo of tombstone, taken by Margaret Mills Andersen, shows Birth and Death Dates.
Census
• 1880 Census: Glidden, Carroll, Iowa. Age 18, b IL. At school.2754
• 1900 Census: Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas. Age 38, b Sep 1861, IL. Father b VA; mother b OH.2612
• 1910 Census: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas. Age 48, b IL. Mother of 6 children, 4 living. Father b WV; mother b OH.2613
• 1900 Census: Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas. Age 38, b Sep 1861, IL. Father b VA; mother b OH.2612
• 1910 Census: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas. Age 48, b IL. Mother of 6 children, 4 living. Father b WV; mother b OH.2613
Spouses
Birth15 Jul 1859, Glidden, Carroll, Iowa2604, p 1; date only,2608
DeathFeb 19392604, p 1; year only,2608 Age: 79
Occupationtinsmith2608
FatherIsaac WALDRON (~1800-)
MotherEliza Melinda MOTT (~1825-)
Individual Notes
• In 1906 Papa bought a mall berry farm in Judsonia, Arkansas. Mama, Papa, brother Earl and I went to live on this farm.2600, p 1
Census
• 1860 Census: New Jefferson, Kendrick Twp., Greene, Iowa. Age 10/12ths, b IA.2750
• 1880 Census: Glidden, Carroll, Iowa. Age 21, b IA, Farmer. Living in Geo. W. Scranton household.2751
• 1900 Census: Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas. Age 39, b Jul 1860, IA. Tinner. Father b VA; mother b NY.2612
• 1910 Census: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas. Age 50, b IA. Tinner; tin shop. Father b VA; mother b NY.2613
• 1880 Census: Glidden, Carroll, Iowa. Age 21, b IA, Farmer. Living in Geo. W. Scranton household.2751
• 1900 Census: Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas. Age 39, b Jul 1860, IA. Tinner. Father b VA; mother b NY.2612
• 1910 Census: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas. Age 50, b IA. Tinner; tin shop. Father b VA; mother b NY.2613
Marriageabt 18802604, p 2; marriage only,2612,2613
Marr Memomarried 20 years in 1900; 30 years in 1910
Divorceabt 19202755,2580, p 41
Div Memoafter 40 years of marriage
Marriage Notes
• After forty years of marriage she divorced her husband Robert Waldron and made a life on her own. The only comment I ever heard my mother make on the subject was that Grandma should have done it years earlier. That thought, though never fully explained, other than that he had a terrible temper and was sometimes abusive, communicated to me that Grandpa had not been a very nice person.2580, p 41