Wise, Sarah Ann

1832 - 1898  (66 years)   Has 12 ancestors and 13 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Wise, Sarah Ann
  Birth	1831/1832	Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  Gender	Female
  _UID	3ADE888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400003C37
  Death	19 Feb 1898	Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  Burial	Wise Cem, Avery Co, NC
  Person ID	I5716	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Wise, Josiah G,   b. 1800/1810, NC d. 1847, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Davis, Margaret,   b. 1803/1804, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 15 Oct 1868, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1820/1825	Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  _UID	5B89206A6CA3F5478A4930C1B1101A18706F
  Family ID	F838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Shook, Joseph P,   b. 1824/1825, Burke Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC) d. Aft 1860, Burke Co, NC (Age > 36 years)
  Marriage	1850/1851	Watauga Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  _UID	5F960440E8A76B468E0C26754D98C0B40704
  Children	1. Shook, Joseph Spencer,   b. 18 Jan 1851, Burke Co, NC d. 8 Mar 1920, Avery Co, NC (Age 69 years)   2. Shook, Emaline E,   b. 1853/1854, Burke Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 27 years)   3. Shook, Harriet D,   b. 1856/1857, Burke Co, NC d. 24 May 1925, Avery Co, NC (Age 68 years)   4. Shook, Joanna,   b. 1858/1859, Burke Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 12 years)   5. Shook, Cynthia,   b. 28 Oct 1860, Burke Co, NC d. 25 May 1958, Avery Co, NC (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F3849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/wnc/davis-margaret-wise.html !NOTES:B/D & D/D from T/S. Find-a-grave link: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=shook&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScnty=1656&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=91353230&df=all& !CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 275 Josiah G. Wise age 40-49 (1790/1800) 1010001-221001 My analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 40-49 (1790/1800) = Josiah Wise (c1800) 1m 10-14 (1825/1830) = Benjamin Wise (c1829) son 1m 0-4 (1835/1840) = John Wise (1838) son 1f 30-39 (1800/1810) = Margaret Davis Wise (c1804), wife 1f 10-14 (1825/1830) = Rachel Wise (1828) dau 2f 5-9 (1830/1835) = 1. Sarah Ann Wise (c1832) dau "f 5-9 (1830/1835) = 2. Frances Wise (c1833) dau 2f 0-4 (1835/1840) = 1. Susanna Wise (1836) dau "f 0-4 (1835/1840) = 2. Elizabeth Wise (c1840) dau; !CENSUS:1850 Watauga Co., NC Watauga # 469/473 Margaret Wise 46 ~ $600 NC Sarah 18 Franka 16 f Susannah 14 John 11 Elizabeth 8 James 6 Thomas 5 Josiah 3; !CENSUS:1860 Burke Co., NC Morganton PO # 1039/1039 Joseph P. Shook 36 Farmer $-240 NC Sarah A. 25 Joseph 8 Emelne E. 6 Harriet D. 3 Joanna 1; !CENSUS:1870 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River, Joneses Ridge PO # 100/100 Sarah Shook 39 Keeping House $-/- NC Spencer J. 19 Farm Laborer Emma 16 at home Harriett 14 " " Joanna 12 " " Cyntha 10 " "; !NOTES:Heirs of William Davis named in 1873/1874 Probate Court Records regarding A. D. Childs vs. Estate of Samuel Carpenter regarding land. Heirs named over several documents in summons dated 4 Oct 1873. The summons commanded them all to appear at Mitchell court the 3rd Monday of November Next (1873) to show cause why they did not acknowledge a deed from them to A. D. Childs. The other heirs of Samuel Carpenter were mentioned elsewhere in the same set of records. From: Estate of Samuel Carpenter, North Carolina Estate Files 1663-1979 Mitchell County, via FamilySearch.org, 26 pp (anything in [brackets] below are comments by me, and not part of original record) - 4 Oct 1873 to Sheriff of Mitchell County summons for: John Wise, Rachel Dellinger, Sarah An Shook, Francis Brewer, Susan Clark, Eliza Mace, Thomas Wise, Newton Wise, Mrs. Francis Burleson, Mrs. Elizabeth Vance, John Davis, Thomas Davis Sheriff complied except as to Franky Brewer and Thomas Davis, not found.; !CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River # 148/153 Sarah Shook 49 Wd Keeping House NC-NC-NC Emeline 24 dau S Harriett 22 dau S Alphonso 9 son Phinetta 6 dau Massina 3 gr-son Leonia 1 gr-dau;