Sarah Bull


Reedsburg Free Press-January 18, 1912
Again we are called to mourn the loss of a dear old friend "Aunt Sarah" Mortimer as she was called by hosts of young and old who will miss her in so many places. "She has rested from her labors and works do follow her." Sarah, wife of Simeon Mortimer was born in England in Dec. 1824. She has been a resident of this commmunity for a great many years and is well known by all. She was converted when very young and has lived a christian life ever since. She was a member of the Brethern church and attended church as long as she was able. She was only sick a few days when the summons came, she died Friday morning Jan. 12, 1912, at the home of her son Noah. She leaves 4 children, 10 grand children, 14 great grand children, 1 sister in England besides other relatives and friends to mourn her loss. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Mrs. Markee, Sunday at the W.M. church and she was laid to rest in the Valton cemetery by her six grand sons acting as pall bearers.


  • Father : Abraham Bull
  • Mother : Sarah Mortimer
  • Birth date : December ?, 1824
  • Born at : Broughton-Gifford, Wiltshire County, England
  • Baptized : January 28, 1827
  • Married : Simeon Mortimer
  • Marriage date : October 15, 1849
  • Married at : England
  • Death date : January 12, 1912
  • Cause of death : Pheumonia
  • Buried at : Valton Cemetery, Valton, Woodland twp., Sauk Co., Wisconsin
  • Children :
    John E. Mortimer
    Mary Ellen Mortimer
    Noah Mortimer
    Albert Mortimer

    Sources

    Birth-Broughton-Gifford Baptist Chapel Records (Tony McCabe); Death certificate.
    Marriage-Broughton-Gifford Baptist Chapel Records (Tony McCabe); History of Reedsburg and the Upper Baraboo Valley-by Merton E. Krug; Obituary and Family records.
    Death-Sauk Co. Reg. of Deeds, Volume 7, Page 522; Death Index and Death Certificate and Cemetery Inscriptions of Sauk Co., Wisconsin, Volume 5.
    Buried-Cemetery Inscriptions of Sauk Co., Wisconsin, Volume 5, page 132 and Death certificate.
    Obituary-Reedsburg Free Press, January 18, 1912
    History of Reedsburg and the Upper Baraboo Valley-by Merton E. Krug, page 423 and 474-475.
    Other-1860 Federal Census Woodland, Sauk Co., Wisconsin (Roll M653_1429, Page 92, Line 2); 1870 Federal Census Woodland, Sauk Co., Wisconsin (Roll T593_1739, Page 15, Line 39); 1880 Federal Census Woodland, Sauk Co., Wisconsin (Roll T9_1446, Page 6b, Line 8); 1900 Federal Census Woodland, Sauk Co., Wisconsin (Roll T623_1817, Page 17a, Line 44); 1910 Federal Census Woodland, Sauk Co., Wisconsin (Roll T624_1737, Page 5b, Line 93); Broughton-Gifford Baptist Chapel Records (from Tony McCabe); Noah's marriage certificate; (son) John's marriage certificate; Albert's marriage certificate; Mary's marriage certificate; Simeon's death certificate; (son) John's death certificate and History of Valton by Gilbert Mortimer Page 9.

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