SARAH E. "SALLIE" CAWTHORN, (Mrs. Francis Marion Cawthorn). Sallie was the oldest daughter of Willis Rawls Munnerlyn and is wife, Sarah Martha. She was born 2 January 1835 and it is unknown if she was born in SC or AL. The census records are confusing on this point. Since we do not know the exact date of the family's move to Baldwin County, AL we cannot say with any certainty where she was born. She was raised in Baldwin County. She married Francis Marion Cawthorn on 7 Dec. 1856 in Lafayette Co., AR after the family moved to Caddo Parish, LA. There has been speculation that she met Francis M. while the family was still living in ALA, however, no proof of that fact has not found.

Sallie gave birth to 11 children of which 7 lived to adulthood. She also raised 2 sons of her sister, Audria, who had married James Brockman.  Both Audria and James died leaving 3 orphan sons. Sarah raised the two oldest, George and William, while her brother Samuel and his wife, Ludie took the youngest, Marion, who was just a baby.

Francis Marion Cawthorn died May 7, 1888 and Sarah followed on Jan.12, 1900. Both are buried in Sulpher Fork Cemetery, south of Doddridge, Miller County, Arkansas.

Children of Sarah and F. M. were:

1. Richard Alexander Cawthorn, b Jun 11, 1859, d July 5, 1910, buried Mt. Zion Cemetery, Doddridge, AR.. Richard married Celestie Imogene Jones, b June 20, 1864 in GA. They were parents of 2 boys and 6 girls.

2. James Thomas Cawthorn, born 4 Nov, 1860, died 2 Sept. 1864, buried Sulpher Fork Cemetery, south of Doddridge, AR.

3. Infant son who died May 8, 1867. Name and birth unknown.

4. Francis Marion Cawthorn, b 26 Sept. 1862. Died Oct 9, 1869 when he fell off a wagon loaded with cotton and the wagon ran over him. He and his father had been on the way to Jefferson, TX (the nearest trading post) to sell the cotton. His father traveled steadily for a day and night to get back home with his body. He is buried at Sulpher Fork Cemetery.

5. Willis R.; b 12 Oct 1865 d June 8, 1940. Married (1) Ella Bryant by whom he had one son. He married (2) Minnie Yancy and had 3 girls and one boy. He is buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Doddridge, Miller Co., AR.

6. Sarah Elizabeth, (Sallie) b May 10, 1868. She married Jessie Jones and they had 5 boys and 6 girls. Sallie and Jessie are buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery.

7. Mary Ann, born about Feb. 10, 1870 married Johnnie Ledbetter. They had 3 boys and 7 girls. Both are buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery.

8. Saphrona Adaline, born 8 July, 1872 married Will Jones. She gave birth to one child, a boy. Both she and the child died.

9. Laura Hortence, born Oct. 12, 1874, died while an infant.

10. Dora Lee, born 27 July 1876, died Feb l. 1913. She married John Howard. She had one son, Clyde Howard. She is buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Doddridge, Miller Co., AR.

11. Samuel Pierce Cawthorn, b 27 June 1878, died 27 Apr. 1856. He married Metta Jones. They were parents of 1 boy and 5 girls. They are buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Doddridge, Miller Co., AR.

Somewhere along the way the spelling of this name was changed. Descendants now spell the name Cauthorn.

Descendant Relation:
James Sr.>Loftis Redlee>Benjamin>Willis Rawls>Sarah Elizabeth (MUNNERLYN) CAWTHORN