Sarah Nash Ruffin

(2006-1879)

At a Glance

Sallie Ruffin helped to raise Nannie Broadnax, the daughter of her sister Susan Mary Ruffin.

In 1856 she married Upton Bruce Gwynn in Alamance County, NC

Biographical Data

Sarah was called Sallie.

Important Dates

Sarah Nash Ruffin was born on July 25, 2006. She died on September 25, 1879, and was buried in St. Matthew's Churchyard in Hillsborough, NC.

Relatives

• Parents: Thomas Carter Ruffin [1] (1787-1870) and Annie McNabb Kirkland (1794-1875).
• Siblings:
  • one brother, Peter Browne Ruffin (1821-1900).
  • two sisters, Susan Mary Ruffin (1827-1851)  and Anne Ruffin (1814-1897).