Guthrie Family Group 5 – Branch H
Robert Guthrie (1794VA – 1842KY) and Sarah Jane Long
of Fauquier, VA and Woodford & Henry, KY, USA

ROBERT GUTHRIE
Parents: Thomas Guthrie 1744 PA or VA – 1837 KY and Mildred Howell 1748 VA – 1824 KY
Birth: 8 December 1794
Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Occupation: Farmer (Agriculture)
Military Service: Unknown, Eligible for War of 1812 (Birth Years 1762-1799)
Spouse: Sarah Jane Long m. 22 Oct 1815 in Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Death: 9 Feb 1842
Death Location: Henry County, Kentucky, USA
Burial: Old Rockbridge Church Cemetery in Eminence, Henry County, Kentucky, USA

SARAH JANE LONG
Parents: John Long and Molly (MNU) of Culpeper VA & Woodford KY (Unverified)
Birth: About 1797
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
Guthrie Children: Yes
2nd Marriage: Sanford P Owens on 16 Nov 1852 in Henry County, Kentucky, USA
Death: 10 June 1853
Death Location: Henry County, Kentucky, USA
Burial: Old Rockbridge Church Cemetery in Eminence, Henry County, Kentucky, USA

NOTES: Robert Guthrie was born in Fauquier County, Virginia on 8 December 1794. He married Sarah “Sally” Long on 22 October 1815 in Woodford County, Kentucky. They settled in Henry County, Kentucky where they raised a large family of 5 sons and 6 daughters born between 1816 and 1841. Like most of the Guthries from this family group, Robert was a slave owner. The 1830 census lists 3 slaves. The 1840 census lists 5 slaves. Robert died 9 Feb 1842 leaving a will. His widow Sarah Guthrie is listed as the Head of Household during the 1850 census and was listed with 4 children aged 10-17. The slave schedule lists Sarah as the owner of two female slaves. She died on 10 Jun 1853 in Henry County, Kentucky. Robert may be buried at Old Rockbridge Church Cemetery in Eminence, Henry, Kentucky, but the stone is half buried, covered in lichen, and difficult to read. Sarah remarried to Sanford P Owens, as his 3rd wife, on 16 Nov 1852 in Henry County, KY. She died a few months later on 10 Jun 1853.

Guthrie Children: 11
Y-DNA Project Participants: NONE
Autosomal DNA Participants: YES

CHILD 1: THOMAS GUTHRIE
Born: 6 Aug 1816 – Died: Sep 1824 @ Age: 8

The eldest son of Robert Guthrie and Sarah Jane Young, Thomas Guthrie died during childhood, cause unknown.

Guthrie Children: N/A – Died Young
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – No Descendants
Autosomal DNA Participants: N/A – No Descendants

CHILD 2: WILLIAM GUTHRIE
Born: 30 Jul 1818 KY – Died: 22 Mar 1876 KY @ Age: 57
Spouse 1: Sarah Jane Jackson (1823-1840) m. 24 Dec 1839
Children: None Known
Spouse 2: Elizabeth A Yount (1822-1893) m. 9 Jun 1846 in Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
Children: Yes

William Guthrie was the oldest surviving son of Robert and Sarah Jane (Long) Guthrie. He was twice married. His second wife, Elizabeth Yount, was the mother of 12 Guthrie children. Sadly, seven of them died in their infancy or early childhood. William was a farmer. The family lived primarily in Shelby County, Kentucky.

Guthrie Children: 12
Y-DNA Project Participants: NONE
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

1.) Sarah Elizabeth Guthrie: 1847 – 1847, died during childbirth or infancy.
2.) Ellen Mary Guthrie: 1850 – 1850, died during childbirth or infancy
3.) Jonathan Robert Guthrie: 1 Feb 1851 KY – 19 Nov 1927 KY, m1.1876 Florence R McMakin, m2.1911 Mrs Mary Josephine ‘Josie’ (Swinney) Prewitt, No Children.
4.) Annice Matilda Guthrie: 3 Feb 1852 KY – 7 May 1923 KY m.1870 James Z McCoy, No Children.
5.) Fannie Florence Guthrie: 13 Sep 1854 KY – 6 Jun 1929 WV m.1871 William Wirt Turner Sr +children.
6.) Lou Ella Guthrie: 1856KY – 1861KY, died in early childhood.
7.) George Guthrie: 4 Jan 1856 KY – Bef. 1860 KY, died in infancy or early childhood
8.) Josephine Guthrie: 12 Dec 1857 KY – 1858, died in infancy
9.) William Guthrie: 1858 – 1858, died during childbirth or infancy
10.) James Thornton Guthrie: 27 Mar 1860 KY – 8 Aug 1946 KY m.1881 Virginia Josephine Coots +children
11.) Bina Guthrie: 3 Sep 1864 KY – 20 Mar 1994 KY m. Coleman H Sneed +children
12.) Lilly May Guthrie: 1866 KY – 1866 KY, died during childbirth or infancy

CHILD 3: JOHN GUTHRIE
Born: 17 Aug 1820 KY – Died: 25 Jan 1850 @ Age: 29
Spouse: Frances “Fannie” Owens (1820-1918) m. 1 Oct 1840 in Kentucky, USA
Children: Yes

On 1 Oct 1840, John Guthrie married Fannie Owens, a daughter of his friend and neighbor, Sanford Owens. They became parents to two sons and two daughters. John was a farmer. They lived in Henry County, Kentucky.

John Guthrie was only 29 at his death in 1850. He may have been ill because he had a will written on 17 Oct 1849 leaving his wife Frances Guthrie 1/3 of his estate real and personal, which was to be divided amongst his children after her death. The farm, consisting of “one undivided half of of hundred & seventy six acres”, together with a negro girl named Jean, were to be sold, and the money to be used for the benefit of his wife and children. Sanford Owen & William Guthrie were appointed his executors.

Fannie remarried on 1 Dec 1851 to Blackwell Chilton. They had 4 children. She lived until 1 Aug 1918 in Port Royal, Henry, Kentucky, and was 96 at her death.

Guthrie Children: 4
Y-DNA Project Participants: NONE
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

1.) Robert Sanford Guthrie: Oct 1841 KY – 5 Jan 1916 KY m.1868 Elizabeth ‘Bettie’ Corbin +children
2.) Sarah “Sallie” Beck Guthrie: 28 Jan 1844KY – 26 Mar 1934 KY m1.1871KY Merritt Hayden +child, m2.1883KY Granville O Coblin +child.
3.) Thomas J. Guthrie: 9 Sep 1846 KY – 5 Jan 1934 KY m.1872KY Ellen Brown McKay +children
4.) Maria Louise Guthrie: 27 Apr 1849 KY – 4 Aug 1936 KY m.1870KY John W Brewer +children

CHILD 4: MARY MILDRED GUTHRIE
Born: 10 Jul 1822 – Died: 1825 @ Age: about 3

This daughter died in early childhood, cause unknown.

Guthrie Children: N/A – Died Young
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: N/A – No Descendants

CHILD 5: MATILDA GUTHRIE
Born: 12 Jan 1826 KY – Died: 9 Nov 1906 KY @ Age: 80
Spouse: Dr Isaac M Underwood (1815-1871) m. bef.1850 as his 2nd wife

Matilda Guthrie married Dr Isaac M Underwood sometime prior to the 1850 census of Henry County, Kentucky. It was Isaac’s second marriage. He was a widower. He had a daughter from his first marriage, Elizabeth Underwood. Matilda and Isaac had no known children of their own.

The couple lived in Henry and Shelby Counties, Kentucky.

The Courier-Journal of 11 Nov 1906 reported Matilda Underwood’s death on page 5. “Underwood – Friday, November 9, 1906, at 5:10 p.m., in the 80th year of her age, Matilda Underwood, widow of Dr. Isaac underwood. Funeral Sunday at 3 o’clock p.m. from Walnut-street Baptist church, third and St. Catherine streets. Interment Eminence, Ky., Monday, November 12, 1906, 9:30 a.m.”

Underwood Children: None Known
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: N/A – No Known Descendants

CHILD 6: ROBERT GUTHRIE
Born: 20 Mar 1828 KY – Died: 24 May 1844 KY @ Age: 16

Died during his adolescence, cause unknown.

Guthrie Children: N/A – Died Young
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – No Descendants
Autosomal DNA Participants: N/A – No Descendants

CHILD 7: SARAH ANN GUTHRIE
Born: 21 Feb 1830 KY – Died: Aft.1880 TN @ Age: Over 50
Spouse: Richard Corker Jackson (1821-1888) m. 25 Feb 1846 in Kentucky, USA
Children: Yes

Daughter Sarah Ann Guthrie married at the age of 16 to Richard Corker Jackson. He was 24. They initially lived in Todd County, Kentucky, where their children were born. By 1860, they had moved to Orion County, Tennessee. Sarah A Guthrie wrote a Last Will and Testament signed on 28 Oct 1886 in which she left an equal distribution of her estate to her children. On 18 Aug 1888, the Nashville Banner published a death notice for Mr. R. C. Jackson of Union City for “August 13–[Special]–Mr R. C Jackson, one of our most prominent citizens, died of flux Sunday morning about 1 o’clock, and was buried at 5:30. The flux has about died out, and the health of our community is now good.”

Jackson Children: Yes
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

1.) Sarah Virginia Jackson: 1847KY – Aft.1880TN m. James Day +child
2.) Robert Guthrie Jackson: 26 Mar 1849KY – 28 Sep 1889TN m. Martha Jane Waddell +children
3.) Maryetta S Jackson: 19 Feb 1852 KY – 20 Jan 1916TN m.1875TN Newton B Cannon +children
4.) Florence M Jackson: 31 Aug 1854 KY – Aft. 1880 m.1877TN Samuel Landrum +children
5.) Annis Jackson: 1857 KY – Aft. 1880 – No Further Info.
6.) Lucy Miriam Jackson: 5 May 1857 or 1859 KY – 21 Mar 1936 CA m. 1887TN Rev. Sherwood Leon Grigsby +children

CHILD 8: MIRIAM GUTHRIE
Born: 9 Nov 1832 KY – Died: 28 Sep 1855 KY @ Age: 22
Spouse: Samuel Dawson Buck (1804-1863) m. 22 Jan 1852 in Christian, Kentucky, USA
Children: None Known

Samuel Dawson Buck was a widower with three children when he and Miriam Guthrie married. Unfortunately, Miriam died in 1855. No known children were born to this couple. She is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA. Her headstone is broken, difficult to read, and located in a box of stacked gravestones.

Buck Children: No
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: N/A – No Known Descendants

CHILD 9: LUCY JANE GUTHRIE
Born: 1 Jun 1835 KY – Died: Jun 1854 @ Age: 19
Spouse: None Known

Children: None Known
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: N/A – No Descendants

CHILD 10: JAMES THOMAS GUTHRIE
Born: 20 Jul 1837 KY – Died: 15 Jan 1926 MO @ Age: 86
Spouse: Margaret Ann Crawford (1835-1935) m. 1865
Children: Yes

James Thomas Guthrie was born in Kentucky. He was about 4 or 5 years of age when his father died. At 13, he was listed in the 1850 census of Henry County with his widowed mother and sisters. His mother Sarah Jane (Long) Guthrie died just 3 years later. James married 21 Oct 1864 to Margaret Ann Crawford, a daughter of Oswald and Mildred (Foley) Crawford, of Salt River, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA. He was a Civil War veteran. James’ regular occupation was farming. James died on 15 Jan 1926 at 88 years of age. Margaret outlived him by 9 years. Their remains were interred at Long Branch Cemetery in Monroe County, Missouri.

Guthrie Children: Yes
Y-DNA Project Participants: NONE
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

1.) Maud R Guthrie: 30 Jul 1867 MO – 8 Dec 1946 MO m.1893MO Ada Judson Halley +children
2.) Sybel B Guthrie: 18 Dec 1869 MO – 20 Sep 1895 MO m. Marian W Barnes +child
3.) Robert Oswald Guthrie: 8 Oct 1871 MO – 14 Jan 1951 MO m.1907MO Estella Berry -no children
4.) Jessie Frances Guthrie: 12 Aug 1880MO – 15 Apr 1962MO m.1910MO Harry Jackson Stalcup +children
5.) Susie H Guthrie: 14 Apr 1883MO – Feb 1977MO m1.1900MO/div.? Charles Curtis Threlkeld +children; m2. Loneus ‘Lon’ Jefferson Tipton

CHILD 11: MARY ELIZABETH GUTHRIE aka “BETTIE”
Born: 22 Feb 1841 KY – Died: 4 Feb 1876 KY @ Age: 35
Spouse: Hon. Samuel Landrum, judge (1824-1885) m. 6 Aug 1863 in Orion, Tennessee, USA
Children: Yes

Mary Elizabeth Guthrie was only 1 – 2 years of age at her father’s death.The 1850 Census lists her in Henry County, KY with her widowed mother and siblings. Her mother died just three years later.

She was the second wife of widower Samuel Landrum, a Virginia-born Judge in Obion County, Tennessee. They had two children together before her own death in 1876.

Samuel next married Florence M Jackson, his niece by marriage, the daughter of Sarah Ann (Guthrie) and Richard Corker Jackson.

Landrum Children: Yes
Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A – Female Guthrie
Autosomal DNA Participants: YES

1.) Nora Matilda Landrum: About 1860 – About 1860, died during childbirth or infancy.
2.) Clarence Underwood Landrum: 17 Jul 1864 KY – 1934 TX m.1885 Lyda Belle Scott +children.

READING and RESOURCES

Cemetery Records: “Old Rockbridge Church Cemetery in Henry County,” Bluegrass ROOTS, Vol. 22, Number 2, Summer 1995, Page 064.
Includes 7 Guthrie entries, plus 1 Owen:
Guthrie, Archibald. Died 29 Aug 1830 in 27th year.
Guthrie, Catherine. Died 14 Aug 1834 in her 7th year.
Guthrie, Kate. 12 Jul 1856, age 5 mos. 17 days. Day of James and Frances.
Guthrie, Sarah Jane. Died 30 Jul 1840. Age 16 years, 8 mos, 8 days. Wife of William
Guthrie, Robert. Died 19 Feb 1842. Age 47 years, 2 mos, 11 days.
Guthrie, Robert. 20 Mar 1828 – 24 May 1844.
Guthrie, Virginia. Dau James and Frances. Died 8 Aug 1850, age 2 yrs, 3 mos, 17 days.
Owen, Sarah. Born 10 Aug 1796. Died 10 Jun 1853.

Cemetery Records: Find-a-Grave. Old Rockbridge Church Cemetery Memorials (Guthrie)
Lists 3 memorials: Robert Guthrie 177508730, Unknown Guthrie 177464400, Virginia Guthrie 121121314

Marriage Record of Robert Guthrie & Sally Long : 22 Oct 1815 Woodford, Kentucky, USA. Kentucky County Marriages, 1783-1965, Ancestry.com

1830 United States Federal Census, Henry County, Kentucky. Household of Robert Guthrie.
Free White Persons: 1M under 5; 1M 5-9; 2M 10-14; 1M 30-39; 2F under 5; 1F 30-39; 1F 60-69
Slaves: 1M 10-23; 1F under 10; 1F 10-23
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total Slaves: 3
Total All Persons: 12

1840 United States Federal Census, West Division, Henry, Kentucky. Household of Robt. Guthrey.
(Transcribed as “Reat Guthrey”)
Free White Persons: 1M under 5; 1M 10-14; 1M 15-19; 1M 40-49; 1F under 5; 1F 5-9; 2F 10-14; 1F 40-49
Slaves: 1M under 10; 1M 10-23; 1M 24-35; 1F under 10; 1F 10-23
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 4
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total Slaves: 5
Total All Persons: 14

1850 United States Federal Census, District 1, Henry, Kentucky. Household of Sarah Guthrey.
Line Number 18, Dwelling Number 489, Family Number 494.
Sarah Guthrey 53 F (No Occupation or Real Estate Value Listed) Birthplace KY
Mariane Guthrey 17 F Birthplace KY
Lucy Guthrey 15 F Birthplace KY
James Guthrey 13 M BirthplaceKY
Mary Guthrey 10 F Birthplace KY

1850 US Federal Census – Slave Schedules, District 1, Henry, Kentucky, Sarah Guthrie, Slave Owner
Number of Enslaved People: 2
Household Members: Female 36, Female 14

1860 United States Federal Census, Subdivision 1, Henry, Kentucky. Household of Sanford Owens.
Post Office: Pleasureville, Dwelling Number: 823, Family Number 823
Sanford Owens 72, M, Farmer, Real Estate: 15,000, Personal Estate: 5,000, Birthplace: VA
Mary Owens 48, F, Birthplace: VA
Robert Guthrie 18, M, Birthplace: KY
Louisa Maddox 12, F, Birthplace: KY, Attended school within the year