Notes for Sarah Catherine Mullins: According to the 1880 census Sarah was 5 years old.
This story came from my mother Hazel Scalf Townsend, about her grandma Sarah Catherine Mullins. She was sweet and not demanding but found ways to get the things she needed even when it appeared her husband wasn't paying any attention. It was in the 1930's and she needed some new clothes her dresses were wearing a little thin. Her husband James Mattison Stewart appeared to ignore her any time she mentioned this particular need. (Sound familar.)
Grandma decided she would teach him a little lesson. She made the decision to make a dress he would never forget. (Mind you she had no material to make this dress, so she had to scrape up something to sew this dress from, so grandpa would never forget.) She found some cloth and made a new dress to wear and when Grandpa invited his friends from church where he preached, to the house after dinner. This was the perfect time for Grandma to put on the new dress. What was so special about this dress it was made from a burlap coffee sack. She put on the dress walked out in front of Grandpa and his friends. The room grew quiet. She stoked the fire and walked out of the room. After that the friends cleared the house. Grandpa said "if you need new clothes just ask me." He reached in his wallet and handed her enough money so she could buy material for a new wardrobe for herself and their daughters.
Grandma had taught more then Grandpa that lesson, she had taught her daughters and granddaughters and great granddaughters there is more than one way to make a point and get your man's attention.
It was also told to me by my mom Hazel Townsend and Ashland Cox that Sarah Katherine was a multi-talented person. She never had a music lessen in her life but yet she could pick up about any instrument and play it. She fiddled for the Square dances in the community and she could play an accordian. She baked wedding cakes. She could make anything with a needle and thread that she set her mind to. She was also an exceptional artist. Her talents were passed down to her children, grand children, great grand children and great great grand children in different directions. Not all of us have all her talents. We each at least inherited one or two some maybe more. She truly lived by example and taught her children and grand children wonderful lessons. Her life has influenced more lives then she ever knew.
More About Sarah Catherine Mullins: Burial: January 31, 1948, Cat Creek Cemetery, Rosslyn, Powell County, Kentucky.
More About Sarah Catherine Mullins and John Mattison Stewart: Marriage: October 18, 1894, Slade, Powell County, Kentucky.33
Children of Sarah Catherine Mullins and John Mattison Stewart are:
+Lillie May Stewart, b. May 09, 190834, d. September 17, 1991, Dayton, Montgomery County , Ohio35.
Sarah Catherine Mullins (b. October 15, 1875, d. January 30, 1948)
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