Sarah Ann Dorsett^[1]

1863 - 1937  (73 years)

• Name	Sarah Ann Dorsett
  	1880 census has "Anna". Marriage license and 1900 census have "Annie". Death certificate has "Sarah Ann".
  Nickname	Anna, Annie
  Birth	30 Sep 1863	Birmingham Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Mayflower Descent	Yes.
  Residence	29 Jun 1870	Birmingham Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States
  	1870 census.
  Residence	4 Jun 1880	Birmingham Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States
  	1880 census.
  Residence	7 Jun 1900	Eldorado Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	1900 census.
  Residence	5 May 1910	Birmingham Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States
  Residence	8 Jan 1920	Brooklyn Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States
  	1920 census.
  Residence	2 Apr 1930	Birmingham Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States
  	1930 census.
  Death	7 Jun 1937	Brooklyn Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States   [4]
  Burial	9 Jun 1937	Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States
  Person ID	I70	Cook-Delmotte Family | Cook
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Harrison D. Dorsett,   b. 28 Oct 1836, Northeast Township, Adams County, Illinois, United States d. 25 Feb 1921, Augusta, Hancock County, Illinois, United States (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Whetstone,   b. Cal 27 Mar 1841, Adams County, Illinois, United States d. 6 Oct 1863, Illinois, United States (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	9 Dec 1858	Adams County, Illinois, United States   [5]
  Notes	Harrison married second on 6 Mar 1866 at Birmingham Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, Mary Elizabeth Bowers, b. 16 Dec 1845, d. 20 Nov 1920, and had issue.
  Documents		Marriage Register of Harrison Dorsett and Sarah Whetstone (1858) (Version 2) Illinois. County Court (Adams County). Adams County, Illinois Marriage Records, 1825-1926. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/635227. Vol. 1, 1825-1890. FamilySearch Film # 1870158 Item 2, image 217.
  		Marriage Register of Harrison Dorsett and Sarah Whetstone (1858) (Version 1) Illinois. County Court (Adams County). Adams County, Illinois Marriage Records, 1834-1923. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992. Record of marriages in Adams County, Illinois, Mar 9, 1834-Dec 31, 1864. FSL film #1845384 Item 1, image 131 of 840.
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel Harrison Phillips,   b. 18 Oct 1858, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States d. 29 Jul 1931, Huntsville Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1886	Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States
  Children	+ 1. Lera Pauline Phillips,   b. 5 Apr 1902, Eldorado Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States d. 12 Sep 1980, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2024

  
  

• Photos

  Samuel Harrison Phillips and Sarah Ann Dorsett Cabinet card portrait of Samuel Harrison Phillips, Sarah Ann Dorsett, and sons David and Roscoe, probably taken in 1891.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Census 1900 - United States--Illinois--McDonough County--Eldorado Township - Phillips
  		Census 1880 - United States--Illinois--Schuyler County--Birmingham Township - Dorsett
  		Marriage License of Ernest Bryant Powell and Lera Pauline Phillips (1924)
  		Death Certificate of Sarah Ann Dorsett (1937)
  		Death Certificate of Samuel Harrison Phillips (1931)
  		Marriage License of Samuel Harrison Phillips and Sarah Ann Dorsett (1886)
  		Civil War Service and Pension File of Harrison D. Dorsett
  		Death Certificate of Lera Phillips (1980) Has county of residence as Fulton, should be Warren.
  		Census 1910 - United States--Illinois--Schuyler County--Birmingham Township -- Phillips
  		Census 1920 -- United States--Illinois--Schuyler County--Brooklyn Township - Phillips
  		Census 1930 - United States--Illinois--Schuyler County--Birmingham Township - Phillips
  		Census 1870 - United States--Illinois--Schuyler County--Birmingham Township - Dorsett (Harrison) United States Census, 1870. Birmingham Township, Schuyler County, Illinois. NARA Series M593, Roll 276 (FSL film #545775, image 38-39 of 740).
  		Obituary of Harrison D. Dorsett (Augusta, 1921) "Harrison D. Dorsett Passed Away on Friday [obituary]." Augusta, Illinois: Augusta Eagle, 3 Mar 1921.
  		Will of Abijah Whetstone Originally filed on 1 Aug 1884 in Hancock County, Illinois; refiled on 21 Nov 1885 in Bates County, Missouri. Bates County, Mo., Deeds, v. 73 (1885–1886): 405–408 [FSL film 945186, image 551-553 of 673].
  		Obituary of Samuel Harrison Phillips (1931) Rushville Times (Rushville, Illinois), 5 Aug 1931, p. [1].
  		Obituary of Sarah Ann (Dorsett) Phillips (1937) Rushville Times (Rushville, Illinois), 16 Jun 1937, p. 11.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71769262/sarah-anna-phillips. [S69] [Civil War Service and Pension File of Harrison D. Dorsett], p. 23, https://archive.org/details/harrison_dorsett_civil_war_recs. "Annie Dorsett Phillips, Sept 30 1863". [S127] [Obituary of Sarah Ann (Dorsett) Phillips], (Rushville, Illinois: Rushville Times, 16 Jun 1937, p. 11). [S127] [Obituary of Sarah Ann (Dorsett) Phillips], (Rushville, Illinois: Rushville Times, 16 Jun 1937, p. 11). Obituary has "June 17, 1937" but was published on 16 Jun 1937, an obvious typographical error. [S69] [Civil War Service and Pension File of Harrison D. Dorsett], https://archive.org/details/harrison_dorsett_civil_war_recs.