Education
She was a fairly educated woman for her time, attending Hartford Female Seminary in Connecticut, where she studied under the tutelage of Catharine Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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Sarah Walker
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While she dropped out of school and returned to her hometown, Sarah remained an intellectual woman for her entire life. Back in Lenox, Sarah met David Davis, a young lawyer who was practicing in Bloomington, Illinois. They built their dream home, Clover Lawn, now known as the David Davis Mansion, in Bloomington from 1870–1872.
Sarah was renowned in her community for her generosity and willingness to help those in need.
Still, despite her knowledge, Sarah preferred not to get involved in what she saw as the affairs of mentor lieutenant was on one of these trips, to visit her sister"s home in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, that Sarah died at the age of 65.
A funeral took place in Stockbridge before Sarah"s body was returned to Bloomington, where a second funeral took place at the mansion. There were estimated to be 1,500 mourners in attendance, including such figures as Adlai Stevenson I and Robert Todd Lincoln.
Personality
She was fairly independent, since the judge was often away in Washington, and raised hogs as her own means of income and also traveled extensively.
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United States