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Greaves, Sarah, 1893-1980

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1893 - 1980

Parallel Names

  • Sadie, Greaves
  • Sadie, Smith
  • Sarah, Smith

Biography

Sarah Greaves (1893-1980) was a resident of Snowflake, Arizona, and Salt Lake City, Utah.

Sarah "Sadie" Smith Greaves was born October 23, 1893, in Snowflake, Arizona to Lois Evelyn Bushman and John Walter Smith, the oldest of ten children. Sarah graduated from a four-year domestic service course at the Snowflake Stake Academy in 1915 and attended Brigham Young University for one year. Sarah worked as a stenographer for the Good Year Tire and Rubber Company in Phoenix in 1919. She married Harry G. Greaves in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 2, 1919, and they had six children. Sarah later studied the Greek language and travelled to Greece with Harry to research his genealogy. Sarah died December 17, 1980, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Familysearch, accessed July 18, 2023 (Known as "Sadie" by family members; Sarah "Sadie" Smith Greaves was born October 23, 1893, in Snowflake, Arizona to Lois Evelyn Bushman and John Walter Smith, the oldest of ten children. Sarah graduated from a four-year domestic service course at the Snowflake Stake Academy in 1915 and attended Brigham Young University for one year. Sarah worked as a stenographer for the Good Year Tire and Rubber Company in Phoenix in 1919. She married Harry G. Greaves in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 2, 1919; had six children. Later studied the Greek language and travelled to Greece with Harry to research his genealogy. Sarah died December 17, 1980, in Salt Lake City, Utah) https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/about/KWCW-P3W

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Harry G. Greaves papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9581
Scope and Contents

Collection includes letters written to Sarah "Sadie" Smith from Harry G. Greaves from 1917 to 1919, while he was serving in the United States Army during the First World War. Also includes one French souvenir handkerchief commemorating the end of the War, and five copies of photographs of Harry Greaves and Sarah Smith Greaves.

Dates: approximately 1917-1919