Sarah Garren Hagen ¹²¹

  General Notes:

Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
Name: Sarah Garran (sic) Hagen
Birth Date: 10 Feb 1893
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 12 Jun 1904
Baptism Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Baptism Age: 11
Mother Name: Ida Hagen
Denomination: Lutheran
Organization Name: St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 4th below Girard

After her father's death in January 1901, Sarah went to live with her grandparents (Samuel Nicholas Garren) in Langhorne, PA. After Sarah's mother married a Mr. Myers, Sarah went to live with her mother, Ida Garren Hagen Myers ... see 1910 Census record below.

The 1910 Federal Census for Philadelphia (ED#1112, page 238A) taken May 12, 1910 records Sarah G. Hagen (16 - PA/PA/PA) living with her mother, Ida B. Myers (40 - PA/PA/PA), who has remarried. Ida has a new born son, Thomas J. Myers (10/12). Ida left her other 2 children, Samuel and Edith, in The Home For Orphans of Odd Fellows. Ida indicates that she has been married for 0 years and has had 6 children of whom 4 are still living: this researcher accounts them as 1) Sarah Hagen, 2) Samuel Hagen, 3) Edith Hagen, and 4) Thomas Myers. Ida is a cook at a restaurant while Sarah is a nurse for a private family.

The 1930 Federal Census for Philadelphia, PA (ED# 946, page 44A, dated April 2, 1930) records James J. (37 - PA/Germany/Germany) and Sarah J. (36 - PA/PA/PA) Wang with children Sarah M. (6), James Jr. (4), and Marian E. (1) living at 177 Glenwood Avenue. James is a Plumber and has been married to Sarah for 7 years.

Sarah Hagen Wang is the informant on her mother's death certificate ... see medical notes for Ida B. Garren.

The 1940 Federal Census for Philadelphia, PA, ED# 51-955, page 11,575A&B, dated April 11, 1940, records James (47 - PA) and Sara (46 - PA) Wang with children Sara (16), James (14), Marion (11) [daughter], William (9), and Edward (6 - PA) living at 2004 Hazzard Street. James is a Plumber and has completed 8 years of schooling. His wife, Sarah, has completed 7 years of schooling.

  Research Notes:

There is a 1919 Death Certificate for a Philadelphia born baby whose mother is Sarah G. Hagen who was born in Philadelphia. The father is Granville Dougherty who was born in Baltimore and is currently working at Hog Island [Naval Ship Yard at the time]. The Census of 1920 records indicate that a Granville R. Dougherty of Philadelphia, born ca 1885 in Maryland, was married and employed as a Builder at a Ship Yard. Sarah possibly had an out of wedlock illegitimate child, perhaps even an abortion. The death certificate indicates the cause of death as "Suffocation at birth ... This child died right after birth" on November 28, 1919. The age is given as "died after birth" and there is a notation by Dr. Charles H. Wells: "never saw this child alive". The child was cremated on Nov 29, 1919 and no place of interment is indicated. A transcription of the death certificate is below:
Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944
Name: Dougherty [no other name is given]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 0
Birth Date: 28 Nov 1919
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 28 Dec 1919
Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cause of Death: "Suffocation at birth ... This child died right after birth" - Signed Charles H. Wells of 3404 Wallace St.
Place of Burial: Cremated
Date of Burial: Nov 29, 1919
Father Name: Granville Dougherty
Father Birth Place: Baltimore
Mother Name: Sarah G Hagen
Mother Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sarah married James Joseph Wang, son of Charles (Carl) William Wang Sr. and Mary M. Oestreich, in 1922 in Philadelphia, PA. (James Joseph Wang was born on 24 Jul 1892 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died on 11 Jun 1943 in Philadelphia, PA and was buried on 15 Jun 1943 in New Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA.) The cause of his death was Cardiac Failure / Peritonitis / Perforated Ulcer.

  Marriage Notes:

Philadelphia Orphans Court Marriage Records from familysearch.org:
Sarah G. Hagen married to James J. Wang in 1922 #467523