Saturday, December 01, 2012

Surname Saturday : Sullivan

The SULLIVAN surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown at this time.

Stories and history : 

Ahnentafel # 101 : Sarah Sullivan (1777-1872).  Sarah was born May 19, 1777 in Taneytown, Carroll County, Maryland.  She married before 1816 to William King (c1790-1869).  William was born circa 1790 in North Carolina.  They had 8 children and lived inWayne County, Indiana.  They divorced August 1833 in Wayne County, Indiana, before both moving to Madison County, Indiana.  William died May 7, 1869 in Wabash County, Indiana.  Sarah died January 14, 1872 in Madison County, Indiana.

Ahnentafel # 202 : Cornelius Sullivan.  Cornelius married Susanna ________.  Nothing further is known at this time.

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Surname Saturday – create a post in which you discuss a surname and mention its origins, its geographical location(s) and how it fits into your genealogy research. Surname Saturday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

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