John Wesley SARFF2, 3 was born 26 Mar 1844 in Union, Randolph, Indiana, USA,2,
3 was baptized _____ _____ _____ in __________, __________, __________, died 2 May 1922 in Pekin City, Tazewell, Illinois, USA3 at age 78, and was buried _____ _____ _____ in __________, __________, __________.

Noted events in his life were:
• He had a residence in 1868 in Lynchburg Township, Mason, Illinois, USA. A John Sarff f, is listed in the Mason County Directory by J. B. Wright - 977.3553.E4w
• He appeared on the census 25 Jun 1880 in Havana, Mason, Illinois, USA.4
• He appeared on the census 14 Jun 1900 in Pekin City, Tazewell, Illinois, USA.1, 2

General Notes: 1880 United States Federal Census: State: Illinois, County: Mason, City: Havana Township, Page: 21, E.D.: 188, Call Number/URL: FHL Film 1254235, NA Film# T9_0235, Page# 503D, Enumeration Date: 25 Jun 1880, Street:__ , House #:__ , 1. Dwelling #: 182, 2. Family #: 186, 3. Name: Sarff, J.W., Personal Description: 4. Color: W, 5. Sex: M, 6. Age: 36, 8. Relationship: __, Civil Condition - 10. Married: marked, Nativity: 24. Person's Place of Birth: Indiana, 25. Father's Place of Birth: Penn, 26. Mother's Place of Birth: Penn

1900 United States Federal Census - State: Illinois, County: Tazewell, City: Perkin City, 3rd or 4th Ward, Call Number/URL: 47-55 hand written, Enumeration District: 150, Sheet #: 2A, Enumeration Date: 14 Jun 1900, Line #: 28, Location - Street: Broadway, House #: 705, Dwelling #: 25, 2. Family #: 27, 3. Name: Sarff, John W., 4. Relationship: Head, Personal Description - 5. Color: W, 6. Sex: M, 7. Date of Birth: Mch 1844, 8. Age: 56, 9. married, 10. Number of years of present marriage: 35, Nativity - 13. Place of Birth: O, 14. Father's place of Birth: PA, 15. Mother's Place of Birth: PA, 19. Occupation: Flour Mill, 20. Months not employed: 0, Education - 22. Can read, 23. Can write and 24 Can speak English: yes, Ownership of Home - 25. Rented, 27 Farm or house: H, Nephew Louis Sarff living with him2

John married Sophia HILL5 5 Nov 1865 in __________, Mason, Illinois, USA,1 daughter of Joseph HILLS and Lydia BROWN.
Sophia was born 3 Nov 1844 in Cowfold, Cuckfield, Sussex, England,1, 2, 6 was baptized 29 Dec 1844 in Cowfold, Cuckfield, Sussex, England,7, 8 died 22 Apr 1913 in Pekin City, Tazewell, Illinois, USA1 at age 68, and was buried _____ _____ _____ in __________, __________, __________.

They had four children: Lawrence, Ella, Harry, and Nettie.

Source Citations
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2. 1900 United States Federal Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, Schedule No. 1 - Population (Locality: State: NE, County: Red Willow, Township: McCook).

3. Web Site - Family Search Records, www.familysearch.org. (IGI, Pedigree Resource Files, Started Searching this Web Site Jan 2006), Robert Fletcher Info and Suzanne Tedeschi Info.

4. 1880 United States Federal Census, Submitted by: Lois.

5. 1860 United States Federal Census.

6. Census - 1851 British Census, Place only. 1851 English Census: Parish of Cowfold, Borough of New Shoreham, Village of Cowfold, Reference H.O. 107/1642, No of Householder ?: Name of street, Place, or Road and Name or No. of House: , Name and Surname of each Person who abode in the house on the Night of the 39th March, 1851: , Relation to Head of Family: , Condition: , Age of Male: , Female: , Rank, Profession, or Occupation: , Where Born:

7. Web Site - Family Search Records, www.familysearch.org. (IGI, Pedigree Resource Files, Started Searching this Web Site Jan 2006), IGI British Isles.

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9. Census - 1851 British Census, pg. 21.

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11. Web Site - Family Search Records, www.familysearch.org. (IGI, Pedigree Resource Files, Started Searching this Web Site Jan 2006), Robert Fletcher Info.