Sarah F Pye
Lifespan: 1771 - 1856
Birth: 1771 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Marriage: James Goolsby
Children: William A. Goolsby
Parents: James Pye Sr & Sarah Susannah "Betsy" Binns
Death: 23 August 1856 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
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