BALCH, Sarah Emeline^[1]

1841 - 1909  (67 years)

• Name	BALCH, Sarah Emeline
  Birth	22 Oct 1841	Coos, New Hampshire, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Obituary	From the San Benito Advance, 20 Oct 1909: Sarah E. Serles Passes. Funeral services were held over the remains of Mrs. Sarah E. Serles, on Saturday afternoon. Death occurred at the family residence, Haydon street, on the day previous. Deceased was one of the best known and esteemed of the pioneer residents of Hollister. She was the widow of the late M. C. Serles, and had lived in Hollister many years. Mrs. Serles is survived by a daughter, Mrs. - W. N. Bruce of Hollister, and Mr. J. E. Serles, of Ventura..  [3]
  Residence	1850	Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire   [4]
  Residence	1860	Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire   [5]
  Death	15 Oct 1909	Haydon Street, Hollister, San Benito, CA USA   [3]
  Person ID	I2123	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	14 May 2025

  
  

  Father	BALCH, Samuel B,   b. 11 Jul 1817, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire, USA
  Mother	HOLMES, Mary A,   b. 20 Jan 1814, Jefferson, Coos, New Hampshire, USA
  Family ID	F789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SERLES, Malvin Carmi,   b. 9 Jun 1835, Chautauqua, New York, USA d. 16 Oct 1904, Santa Barbara, CA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	3 Mar 1857	Knox, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Children	1. SERLES, Martha L,   b. 16 Dec 1859   2. SERLES, James Edgar,   b. 24 Feb 1867, Yates City, Knox, IL USA d. 11 Dec 1933, 450 Front Street, Ventura, Ventura CA USA (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Oct 1841 - Coos, New Hampshire, USA Residence - 1850 - Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire Marriage - 3 Mar 1857 - Knox, Illinois, USA Residence - 1860 - Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire Death - 15 Oct 1909 - Haydon Street, Hollister, San Benito, CA USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Sarah Emeline Balch Later Emeline Serles, wife of Milan Carmi Serles

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999), Online publication - Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library. [S103] Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm), (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.), Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. [S1615] Obituary for Sarah E. Serles. [S8] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850.M432, 1,009 rolls. Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, roll M432_430, page 66, image 138. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860.M653, 1,438 rolls. Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, post office Lyme, roll M653_670, page 65, image 526.