Sarah Ann Tomlinson1

F, #17344, b. 25 December 1828, d. 4 July 1886
Pedigree
Father*Jacob Tomlinson2 b. c 1786, d. c 1863
Mother*Sarah or Sally Frank2 b. 16 Apr 1799
Birth*25 December 1828 Sarah Ann Tomlinson was born on 25 December 1828 at Cumberland, Allegany Co., Maryland.3 
Marriage*8 January 1857 She married John McKim Griffith on 8 January 1857 at Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California.3,4 
(InHomeOf) Census18601860 Sarah Ann Tomlinson appeared on the 1860 census in the household of John McKim Griffith, pg 657 #912-912, Cottonwood, Yolo Co., California. Her info on the census included - Griffith, Sarah A 27 b.MD.5 
(Witness) Relation1861 Relation to Kathryn or Dave "John M. Griffith came to Los Angeles in 1861, having four years previously married a sister of John J. Tomlinson. With the latter he formed a partnership in the passenger and freight-carrying business, their firm competing with Banning & Company until 1868, when Tomlinson died."6 
(MentionedIn) Probate28 September 1867 Sarah Ann Tomlinson was mentioned in a probate of John J Tomlinson on 28 September 1867 at Los Angeles Co., California. The relatives who disputed the will (they seemed to have lost) were his siblings: William T Tomlinson, Sarah A Griffith, Henrietta Smith (Mrs David), James H Tomlinson, and Mrs Duffield (first name not given). The first three gave affidavits, the latter two were only represented by their attorney; After finding this clipping http://www.newspapers.com/clip/2721168/arizona_miner_16_nov_1867 I made arrangements to look at the probate file.
     The relatives who disputed the will (they seemed to have lost) were his siblings: William T Tomlinson, Sarah A Griffith, Henrietta Smith (Mrs David), James H Tomlinson, and Mrs Duffield (first name not given). The first three gave affidavits, the latter two were only represented by their attorney.7 
(InHomeOf) Census18701870 Sarah Ann Tomlinson appeared on the 1870 census in the household of John McKim Griffith, pg 529 #532-544, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California. Her info on the census included - Griffith, Sarah A 40 b.MD.8 
Death*4 July 1886 Sarah Ann Tomlinson died on 4 July 1886 at Los Angeles Co., California, at age 57.3 
Burial* She was buried at Hollywood Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.9 
Relationships2nd cousin 5 times removed of Kathryn Ann Rhinehart
2nd cousin 3 times removed of Estella Mae 'Peggy' Ferrell

Family

John McKim Griffith b. 27 Dec 1829, d. 16 Oct 1906
Marriage*8 January 1857 She married John McKim Griffith on 8 January 1857 at Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California.3,4 
Last Edited10 Jul 2015

Citations

  1. [S1877] Pedigree of Susan Dorsey Griffith from unknown source so needs proving.
  2. [S1883] Family notes made by Georgia Tomlinson Portz, granddaughter of Jacob Tomlinson (1786-1863), in 2015 in possession of Holly Tomlinson.
  3. [S1903] AncestryWorldTree and/or OneWorldTree and/or AncestralFile - various places with no proof, so use with caution.
  4. [S1882] Annual Publications of the Historical Society of Southern California, Volume 7: Los Angeles, 1906 https://archive.org/details/annualpublicatio07hist, pg.82 - "he married that year Miss Sarah A Tomlinson, a sister of John J Tomlinson."
  5. [S1860] 1860 census.
  6. [S1881] Sixty years in Southern California, 1853-1913, containing the reminiscences of Harris Newmark, Maurice Newmark & Marco Newmark , Knickerbocker Press: New York, 1916 https://archive.org/details/sixtyyearsinsout00newmrich, pg.290 and there are also other entries on Tomlinson & Griffith.
  7. [S1886] Los Angeles Probate: First Series, Case Number: 00336 - John J Tomlinson.
  8. [S1870] 1870 census.
  9. [S1901] Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 7787984.