Sarah C Booth

Vital Information

Born

~1828, New York, United States

Died

~1911, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States

Age at Death

~83

Residence

Burnside Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota (1857-1870); Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory / South Dakota (1880-~1911)

Notes

Mother of May Booth (ID 45). Born ~1828, New York. Middle initial C per 1880 census ('S. C. Booth') and 1900 census ('Sarah C Booth'). NOTE: 1865 MN State Census shows middle initial 'E' — discrepancy unresolved, possibly indexing error. 1870 US Census: Burnside Township, Goodhue, MN — age 41, wife of Richard H Booth, born NY. 1880 US Census: Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory — age 50, wife of R. H. Booth, born NY. 1900 US Census: Sioux Falls, SD — born November 1828, age 71, married 51 years. Death date ~1911 per FamilySearch tree for husband Richard (LVVS-QBY). Confidence HIGH: confirmed by multiple independent census records. Maiden name unknown. Updated 2026-03-31 Session 4.

Sources

1870 US Census ark:/61903/1:1:MDHS-82Y (Burnside Township, Goodhue, MN); 1880 US Census ark:/61903/1:1:MCVW-8HC (Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory — 'S. C. Booth'); 1900 US Census ark:/61903/1:1:MMR8-FPD (Sioux Falls, SD — 'Sarah C Booth'); FamilySearch Tree LVVS-QBY (husband's record)

Research Leads

• ☐ Find maiden name of Sarah C Booth — search NY marriage records ~1849 for Richard H Booth
• ☐ Confirm death ~1911 Sioux Falls SD — search Minnehaha County death records
• ☐ Resolve middle initial discrepancy: 1865 census shows 'E', 1880/1900 show 'C'
• ☐ Search Sioux Falls SD newspapers for obituary ~1911

Research Gaps

• ☐ Father
• ☐ Mother