# Talk:Sarah Yorke Jackson

@Thebiguglyalien, @SassyDetective1999
Starting this thread due to the misconception regarding her birthday. I unknowingly dove head first into this hole of mess. The actual day is unknown and I looked at census reports, her obituary, her gravestone, and marriage records.  

In the 1870 federal census, her age was 66 and inferred birth year was 1804
In her obituary, she died at the age of 81 and inferred birth year was 1806
In the 1863 septennial census, she was 60 and her birth year was 1803 or 1804
Her grave said July 1805
In Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography, it says she was born in 1806
Cowboygilbert -  (talk) ♥ 19:42, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

As far as I can tell, the July 16, 1803, date was first added with an edit in 2007. I haven't been able to determine whether it's a case of WP:CITOGENESIS, but it's not unlikely. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 00:54, 30 November 2024 (UTC)