08 Nov 1843: Married George Fuller Merchant at her parents' home on the Taylor Farm, Jefferson, Schoharie Co., New York.
1850: Removed to Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.
1854: "Abandoned family in 1854 and not since returned" as per her 1862 Civil War pension application.
Bet. 1855–1857: Husband George F. Merchant removed to Osage, Mitchell Co., Iowa with their only son, George E. Merchant. Sarah Delia (Taylor) Merchant remained in Brooklyn, NY.
1857-59: George Fuller Merchant and Sarah Delia (Taylor) Merchant unknowingly file for separate divorce decrees, he first in Mitchell Co., Iowa (Judge Samuel Murdock, presiding) then she in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York (Judge James I. Roosevelt, presiding). Both claim custody of their only son, George Elwood Merchant.
06 April 1862: Only-son George Elwood Merchant, age 16 ". . was shot & instantly killed at the battle of Shiloh (Pittsburgh Landing) on the afternoon of Sunday, April 6, 1862," as per her pension application filed later this year.
12 December 1862: Voluminous pension application No. 14694 filed in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY; ". . just before going in to battle he gave his comrade, M.J.B. Arnold, of the same company his Mother's address & desired that his back pay, Bounty & Pension might be forwarded to his Mother."
15 Dec 1866: Pension of $8.00 per month granted, retroactively commencing April 6, 1862 (date of the death of son George E. Merchant).
19 Mar 1886: Pension increased from $8.00 to $12.00 per month.
24 Apr 1900: Died in Washington, District of Columbia, burial unknown.
06 Jun 1928: Reinterred in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY - Green-Wood Cemetery; Section 135, Lot 36971; family lot of her younger sister, Abigail Emma (Taylor) Carhart as directed by her nephew, William Taylor Carhart.
1850: Removed to Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.
1854: "Abandoned family in 1854 and not since returned" as per her 1862 Civil War pension application.
Bet. 1855–1857: Husband George F. Merchant removed to Osage, Mitchell Co., Iowa with their only son, George E. Merchant. Sarah Delia (Taylor) Merchant remained in Brooklyn, NY.
1857-59: George Fuller Merchant and Sarah Delia (Taylor) Merchant unknowingly file for separate divorce decrees, he first in Mitchell Co., Iowa (Judge Samuel Murdock, presiding) then she in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York (Judge James I. Roosevelt, presiding). Both claim custody of their only son, George Elwood Merchant.
06 April 1862: Only-son George Elwood Merchant, age 16 ". . was shot & instantly killed at the battle of Shiloh (Pittsburgh Landing) on the afternoon of Sunday, April 6, 1862," as per her pension application filed later this year.
12 December 1862: Voluminous pension application No. 14694 filed in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY; ". . just before going in to battle he gave his comrade, M.J.B. Arnold, of the same company his Mother's address & desired that his back pay, Bounty & Pension might be forwarded to his Mother."
15 Dec 1866: Pension of $8.00 per month granted, retroactively commencing April 6, 1862 (date of the death of son George E. Merchant).
19 Mar 1886: Pension increased from $8.00 to $12.00 per month.
24 Apr 1900: Died in Washington, District of Columbia, burial unknown.
06 Jun 1928: Reinterred in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY - Green-Wood Cemetery; Section 135, Lot 36971; family lot of her younger sister, Abigail Emma (Taylor) Carhart as directed by her nephew, William Taylor Carhart.
08 Nov 1843: Married George Fuller Merchant at her parents' home on the Taylor Farm, Jefferson, Schoharie Co., New York.
1850: Removed to Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.
1854: "Abandoned family in 1854 and not since returned" as per her 1862 Civil War pension application.
Bet. 1855–1857: Husband George F. Merchant removed to Osage, Mitchell Co., Iowa with their only son, George E. Merchant. Sarah Delia (Taylor) Merchant remained in Brooklyn, NY.
1857-59: George Fuller Merchant and Sarah Delia (Taylor) Merchant unknowingly file for separate divorce decrees, he first in Mitchell Co., Iowa (Judge Samuel Murdock, presiding) then she in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York (Judge James I. Roosevelt, presiding). Both claim custody of their only son, George Elwood Merchant.
06 April 1862: Only-son George Elwood Merchant, age 16 ". . was shot & instantly killed at the battle of Shiloh (Pittsburgh Landing) on the afternoon of Sunday, April 6, 1862," as per her pension application filed later this year.
12 December 1862: Voluminous pension application No. 14694 filed in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY; ". . just before going in to battle he gave his comrade, M.J.B. Arnold, of the same company his Mother's address & desired that his back pay, Bounty & Pension might be forwarded to his Mother."
15 Dec 1866: Pension of $8.00 per month granted, retroactively commencing April 6, 1862 (date of the death of son George E. Merchant).
19 Mar 1886: Pension increased from $8.00 to $12.00 per month.
24 Apr 1900: Died in Washington, District of Columbia, burial unknown.
06 Jun 1928: Reinterred in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY - Green-Wood Cemetery; Section 135, Lot 36971; family lot of her younger sister, Abigail Emma (Taylor) Carhart as directed by her nephew, William Taylor Carhart.
1850: Removed to Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.
1854: "Abandoned family in 1854 and not since returned" as per her 1862 Civil War pension application.
Bet. 1855–1857: Husband George F. Merchant removed to Osage, Mitchell Co., Iowa with their only son, George E. Merchant. Sarah Delia (Taylor) Merchant remained in Brooklyn, NY.
1857-59: George Fuller Merchant and Sarah Delia (Taylor) Merchant unknowingly file for separate divorce decrees, he first in Mitchell Co., Iowa (Judge Samuel Murdock, presiding) then she in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York (Judge James I. Roosevelt, presiding). Both claim custody of their only son, George Elwood Merchant.
06 April 1862: Only-son George Elwood Merchant, age 16 ". . was shot & instantly killed at the battle of Shiloh (Pittsburgh Landing) on the afternoon of Sunday, April 6, 1862," as per her pension application filed later this year.
12 December 1862: Voluminous pension application No. 14694 filed in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY; ". . just before going in to battle he gave his comrade, M.J.B. Arnold, of the same company his Mother's address & desired that his back pay, Bounty & Pension might be forwarded to his Mother."
15 Dec 1866: Pension of $8.00 per month granted, retroactively commencing April 6, 1862 (date of the death of son George E. Merchant).
19 Mar 1886: Pension increased from $8.00 to $12.00 per month.
24 Apr 1900: Died in Washington, District of Columbia, burial unknown.
06 Jun 1928: Reinterred in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY - Green-Wood Cemetery; Section 135, Lot 36971; family lot of her younger sister, Abigail Emma (Taylor) Carhart as directed by her nephew, William Taylor Carhart.
Inscription
Family monument:
CARHART
Shared grave stone:
ABIGAIL E. CARHART
1829 - 1916
SARAH D. MERCHANT
1823 - 1900
WILLIAM T. CARHART, JR.
1892 - 1893
Gravesite Details
Sarah Delia (Taylor) Merchant is buried in the family plot of her sister, Abigail Emma (Taylor) Carhart.
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