Sarah "Jane" was last found in:

1870 Township34 Range3East, Iron, Missouri
William Boatwright 56 IL
Mary Boatwright 46 MO
Jane Boatwright 25 AR
John Boatwright 21 AR
Mary Boatwright 17 MO
Julia Boatwright 13 MO
Josephine Boatwright 11 MO
Samul Reed 23

1860 Arcadia Twnship, Iron Co, MO
William and Mary Boatwright's household
Sarah J. 15 AR daughter
....

1850 Madison Co, MO (Iron Co did not form until 1857)
William and Mary Boatwright's household
Sarah J, 6 AR daughter
....

BACKGROUND:
I recently returned from a trip to the State Hist Ctr in Rolla, MO, where I found add'l documentation on Sarah's father, William:

-Apprx 1847, William and Mary moved to Iron Co, MO from AR with 2 children (Sarah Jane & John).
-In 1849, William, a wagoneer, applied and was accepted to the Masonic Lodge (Star of the West Lodge #133).
-During the 1850's, William was paid for hauling iron/steel for the Madison Iron & Mining Co to Little Rock Landing on the Mississippi (just north of St. Gen).
-In 1858, William served on the grand jury of the first term of Iron Co. Circuit Court.
-From 1850-1863, William regulary attended meetings and remained current with Masonic dues. (I suspect the civil war had something to do with his nonpayment of dues after this date?)
-In 1865, William was listed as absent from Co C, 51 Reg Mo Inf at which time he was listed as sick in the Post Hosp Cape Girardeau.
-In (Jan)1867, William's wife, Mary, wrote to the Masonic Lodge asking for financial assistance, stating William left in the fall of 1866 and was still missing. I do not know if William's dues was current at this time, but the Masonic Lodge listed him as dec'd by 1868. However, William had been listed in the 1870 census w/ real estate value of $800 [perhaps his family still hoped for his return?].
-Between 1870 & 1871, Mary and the children evidently had to move from the family farm.
-1871 (April) - William's only son, John, returns to the original homestead (a farm 2 miles west of Pilot Knob, which was currently owned by an old man hauling wood for Pilot Knob Company)where he committed suicide. The newspaper article states John left behind a mother and 2 sisters. There should have been 4 sisters...was the oldest sister, Sarah Jane [who would have been age 26] not living at home at this time, or was she dec'd? (His sisters, Mary and Julia married in 1871: Mary md. Nov 1871 Wm. E. TRAPP; Julia Ann md. May 1871 John Clubb)
-Prior to, or by 1876/77, William's wife, Mary and youngest daughter, Josephine moved to Murphysboro, Jackson Co, IL, where Josephine had two sons out of wedlock: Robert and William.

I've located to-date info on the 2 sons, but do not know what happened to William's wife, Mary, or his daughter Josephine, after 1880.

Thanks for any leads on Sarah Jane after 1870!
-Kay, FL
Email: KayClerc@aol.com