Sarah Jane SANDERSON

1886 - 1956  (70 years)   Has 32 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

James SANDERSON

1858 -

Birth	Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Christened	25 Jul 1858	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Father	Matthew SANDERSON,   b. Abt 1839, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Mother	Margaret SIMPSON,   b. Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Oct 1859 and Dec 1859	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Family	Mary THOMPSON,   b. Abt 1858, London, England
Married	21 May 1881	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Children	+ 1. Margaret A SANDERSON,   b. 15 Feb 1879, England + 2. Matthew SANDERSON,   b. Jul 1884, Illinois, USA + 3. Sarah Jane SANDERSON,   b. 9 Jun 1886, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA + 4. Thomas SANDERSON,   b. Jul 1891, Pennsylvania, USA   5. William SANDERSON,   b. Sep 1896, Illinois, USA

Mary THOMPSON

Abt 1858 -

Birth	Abt 1858	London, England
Father	Thomas THOMPSON
Mother	Margaret CLARK
Family	James SANDERSON,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Married	21 May 1881	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Children	+ 1. Margaret A SANDERSON,   b. 15 Feb 1879, England + 2. Matthew SANDERSON,   b. Jul 1884, Illinois, USA + 3. Sarah Jane SANDERSON,   b. 9 Jun 1886, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA + 4. Thomas SANDERSON,   b. Jul 1891, Pennsylvania, USA   5. William SANDERSON,   b. Sep 1896, Illinois, USA

Herman GOWEN

Abt 1883 -

Birth	Abt 1883	Smithsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Father	Howard GOWEN
Mother	Maggie [GOWEN]
Family	Sarah Jane SANDERSON,   b. 9 Jun 1886, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Married	7 Sep 1904	Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA
Children	1. Hortense GOWEN,   b. Abt 1903, Pennsylvania, USA   2. Vera GOWEN,   b. Abt 1905, Pennsylvania, USA   3. James GOWEN,   b. 28 Dec 1906, Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA   4. Alberta GOWEN,   b. Abt 1908, Pennsylvania, USA + 5. Thomas James GOWEN,   b. 2 Aug 1910, Nanty Glo, Cambria, Pennsylvanie, USA   6. James GOWEN,   b. 9 Jun 1912, Jackson, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Hortense GOWEN

Abt 1903 -

Birth	Abt 1903	Pennsylvania, USA
Father	Herman GOWEN,   b. Abt 1883, Smithsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Mother	Sarah Jane SANDERSON,   b. 9 Jun 1886, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Married	7 Sep 1904	Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA

Vera GOWEN

Abt 1905 -

Birth	Abt 1905	Pennsylvania, USA
Father	Herman GOWEN,   b. Abt 1883, Smithsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Mother	Sarah Jane SANDERSON,   b. 9 Jun 1886, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Married	7 Sep 1904	Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA

James GOWEN

1906 - 1907  (0 years)

Birth	28 Dec 1906	Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	21 Jan 1907	Reade, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Father	Herman GOWEN,   b. Abt 1883, Smithsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Mother	Sarah Jane SANDERSON,   b. 9 Jun 1886, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Married	7 Sep 1904	Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA

Alberta GOWEN

Abt 1908 -

Birth	Abt 1908	Pennsylvania, USA
Father	Herman GOWEN,   b. Abt 1883, Smithsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Mother	Sarah Jane SANDERSON,   b. 9 Jun 1886, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Married	7 Sep 1904	Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA

Thomas James GOWEN

1910 - 1957  (46 years)

Birth	2 Aug 1910	Nanty Glo, Cambria, Pennsylvanie, USA
Died	28 Jun 1957	Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
	Age: 46y
Father	Herman GOWEN,   b. Abt 1883, Smithsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Mother	Sarah Jane SANDERSON,   b. 9 Jun 1886, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Married	7 Sep 1904	Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA
Family	Anna E [GOWEN],   b. 1903, Pennsylvania, USA

James GOWEN

1912 -

Birth	9 Jun 1912	Jackson, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Father	Herman GOWEN,   b. Abt 1883, Smithsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Mother	Sarah Jane SANDERSON,   b. 9 Jun 1886, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Married	7 Sep 1904	Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA

• Name	Sarah Jane SANDERSON
  Birth	9 Jun 1886	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA   [1]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Female
  *AKA	Jennie Gowen
  *AKA	Jennie Sanderson
  Census	4 Jun 1900	Read Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  	Age: 15y
  	As Jane DOB: June 1886
  Census	29 Apr 1910	Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  	Age: 24y
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife Married: 5 years Children: 3, all living (although it looks as though it might have been 4) As Jennie
  Ancestor Count	32
  Descendant Count	10
  Reference Number	S 0772a
  _UID	E5F25BB48DE440DEB3AA318F71AC1D7B47FE
  Death	21 Aug 1956	Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  	Age: 71y
  	Cause: Arteriasclerotic Heart Disease
  	Address: Christoff Street
  	Also: Fractured Nose, cerebral concussion Fell on floor at home Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I7705	Dave
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	James SANDERSON,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
  Mother	Mary THOMPSON,   b. Abt 1858, London, England
  Marriage	21 May 1881	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA   [5]
  	Her birthplace is given as London, England His age is given as 22 in some transcriptions
  Family ID	F2486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Herman GOWEN,   b. Abt 1883, Smithsville, Pennsylvania, USA
  Marriage	7 Sep 1904	Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  	He was a Miner She had mother's permission to marry She is named as Jennie
  Children	1. Hortense GOWEN,   b. Abt 1903, Pennsylvania, USA   2. Vera GOWEN,   b. Abt 1905, Pennsylvania, USA   3. James GOWEN,   b. 28 Dec 1906, Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA d. 21 Jan 1907, Reade, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 0 years)   4. Alberta GOWEN,   b. Abt 1908, Pennsylvania, USA + 5. Thomas James GOWEN,   b. 2 Aug 1910, Nanty Glo, Cambria, Pennsylvanie, USA d. 28 Jun 1957, Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 46 years)   6. James GOWEN,   b. 9 Jun 1912, Jackson, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F3010	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Jun 1886 - Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA Census - Age: 15y - 4 Jun 1900 - Read Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 7 Sep 1904 - Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA Census - Age: 24y - 29 Apr 1910 - Frugality, Pennsylvania, USA Death - Age: 71y,Cause: Arteriasclerotic Heart Disease,Address: Christoff Street - 21 Aug 1956 - Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4513] Birth Entry - Sanderson, Sarah Jane. [S4529] 1900 Census - Pennsylvania - Sanderson, James. [S5358] 1910 Census - Pennsylvania - Gowen, Herman. [S5360] Death Cert - Sanderson, Jane (Jennie). [S4510] Marriage Entry - Sanderson, Mathew - Thompson, Mary. [S5357] Marriage Cert - Sanderson, Jane (Jennie) - Gowen, Heman.