Found in The history of Marion County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc; general and local statistics; military record; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the Northwest Territory; history of Ohio- published in 1883
Sarah’s name can be found in The History of Marion County, Ohio- Montgomery Township on page 831 under her husband, Harrison Deal.
“HARRISON DEAL (Montgomery Township) is a native of Salt Rock Township, where he was born February 3, 1843, the son of Washington and Caroline (Green) Deal, of German ancestry, and natives of Ohio. They came to Marion County in 1823. Mrs. Deal died June 25, 1854; Mr. Deal is living at the age of sixty-six years. Our subject married, March 10, 1866, Sarah Britton, born October 23, 1846, and a daughter of Benjamin G. and Susan M. (Cram) Britton, natives of Ohio and New York respectively. These people reared, three children-William H., Sarah and Louis M. Mr. and Mr. Deal are the parents of six children, five living-Cora J., born October 17, 1868; Penina L., October 26, 1870; Jalmah H., October 9, 1875; George W. Shira, January 26, 1881, and an infant son, James A. Garfield, born March 1883. Minnie G. was born August 21, 1872, and died November 17, 1872. Mr. D. commenced life with nothing, but has 70 acres of valuable He is a good farmer and a sound Republican.”
Sarah is found on page 452 of The Genealogy of the Descendants of John Clough of Salisbury, MA (Revised 2009), 2 Volumes (N.p.: The John Clough Genealogical Society, Inc, 2009), I: 452. Rec. Date: 21 Aug 2015. Cit. Date: 2 Oct 2016. The lineage of her mother, Mary Susan Cram, goes back to John I of Salisbury, MA.