Sarah A. East was born in Indiana February 17, 1832; died February 14, 1917, aged 84 years, 11 months, 27 days. She came west from Indiana with her parents in 1842. After a short residence in Missouri, where her father [mother] died, she came with her father into Iowa, settling first in Davis and Decatur counties, finally coming to Hawleyville in 1854.
She was married to Stephen E. McAlpin at Hawleyville, January 4, 1856. The wedding was solemnized in the old log cabin which still stands, in its decrepitude, on the bank of the river close to the millsite of the old Hawleyville mill, which was at that time owned by her father, Thomas East. Immediately after her marriage she moved to the government claim which her young husband had pre-empted, and which later he developed into the farm on which she still resided at the time of her death. She lived on this same farm claim for 61 years, sharing it with her husband for 57 years of that time. He passed on four years before her.
She was the mother of eight children. Two died in infancy. Three sons and three daughters survive her: A. W. McAlpin of Hepburn, Albert, Erastus, Mrs. Phebe Wells, and Mrs. Minnie Bentley, all of Hawleyville, and Mrs. Ida M. Guild, of St. Louis.
Mrs. McAlpin, together with her husband, was closely identified with the pioneer life of which she was a part. She lived to see Iowa develop from the era of the oxcart and the prairie schooner to that of the automobile and the flying machine, with all that development suggests of human progress.
The funeral services were held at the residence at 2 p m. Friday, February 16, conducted by Rev. O. E. Douglas, of New Market. Music was furnished by Mr and Mrs. Richard Owen, Mrs. John Gillett, and Bessie and Fred Malmburg. The remains were laid to rest in the little cemetery on the hill beside the husband and little ones who had gone before. CLARINDA HERALD, Clarinda, Iowa, Feb 22, 1917

Sarah A. East was born in Indiana, February 17, 1832; died February 14, 1917, aged 84 years 11 months, 27 days. She came west from Indiana with her parents in 1842. After a short residence in Missouri, where her nother died, she came with her father to Iowa, settling first in Davis and Decatur counties finally coming to Hawleyville in 1854.
She was married to Stephen E Mc Alpin at Hawleyville, January 4, 1856. The wedding was solemnized in the old log cabin which still stands, in its decrepitude, on the bank of the river close to the millsite of the old Hawleyville mill, which was at that time owned by her father, Thomas East. Immediately after her marriage she moved to the government claim which her young husband had pre-empted, and which later he developed into the farm on which she still lived at the time of her death, she having lived on the same farm claim for 61 years, sharing it with her husband of 57 years of that time, he having passed on four years before her.
She was the mother of eight children. Two died in infancy. Three sons and three daughters survive her: A. W. McAlpin, of Hepburn, Iowa; Albert, Eurastus, Mrs. Phebe J. Wells, and Mrs. Minnie Bently, all of Hawleyville, and Mrs. Ida M. Guild, of St. Louis.
Mrs. McAlpin together with her husband, was closely identified with the pioneer life of which she was a part. She lived to see Iowa develop from the era of the ox-cart and the prairie schooner to that of the automobile and the flying machine, with all that development suggests of human progress.

The funeral services were held at the residence at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, conducted by Rev. O. E. Douglas, of New Market. Music was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Owen, Mrs. John Gillett, and Bessie and Fred Malmburg. The remains were laid to rest in the little cemetery on the hill beside the husband and little ones who had gone before. PAGE COUNTY DEMOCRAT, Clarinda, Iowa, Feb 22, 1917

Mrs. Sarah McAlpin died at her home last Tuesday morning, aged 84 years 11 months and 27 days, after an illness of four years. Her daughter, Mrs Elmer Guild, and son, Lester, of St Louis, Mo., and son, Erastus of South Dakota came to the funeral...Mrs Albert Jones came last Thursday to visit her parents, Mr and Mrs John Bentley, and to attend the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs Sarah McAlpin, on Friday. CLARINDA JOURNAL, Clarinda, Iowa, Feb 22, 1917

Mrs. Stephen McAlpin died Wednesday morning, Feb. 14, 1917 at her home at Hawleyville, from general decline attended upon old age. She would have been eighty-five years of age, had she lived until next Saturday.  
Her husband   passed   away four years ago last Saturday.     Since that time Mrs. McAlpin had been in such failing health that she had not been out of her room.     During this time she had been cared for by a daughter Mrs. Wm Wells who with two other sisters, Mrs. John Bently  of Hawleyville and Mrs. Elmer Guile of St. Louis, who will be present to attend her mother's funeral and three brothers, Albert McAlpin living at home, Wilbur, living at Hepburn, and Erastus, who is in Dakota, but whose exact whereabouts are unknown, survive the mother.
Arrangements for Mrs. McAlpin's funeral have not, at this time, been made. PAGE COUNTY DEMOCRAT, Clarinda, Iowa, Feb 15, 1917

Sarah A. East was born in  Indiana, Feb. 17, 1832; died Feb. 14, 1917, aged 84 years, 11  months    and    27 days.   She came west from Indiana with her parents in 1842. After a short residence in Missouri where her mother died, she  came  with her  father into Iowa, settling first in Davis and Decatur counties, finally coming to Hawleyville in 1854. She was married to  Stephen  E. McAlpin at Hawleyville,  Jan.   4,  1856. The wedding was solemnized in the old log cabin which still stands, in its decrepitude, on the bank of the river close to the millsite of the old Hawleyville mill,  which was at that time owned by her father, Thomas East. Immediately after her marriage she moved to the government claim which her young husband had pre-empted, and which later he developed into the farm on which she still resided at the time of her death, she having lived on this same farm claim for sixty-one years, sharing it with her husband for
fifty-seven years of that time, he having passed on four years before her.   She was the mother of eight children.   Two died in infancy.   Three sons and. three daughters   survive   her:    A.   W.   McAlpin of Hepburn; Albert, Erastus, Mrs. Phebe J. Wells  and  Mrs.  Minnie  Bentley,   all of Hawleyville,  and Mrs.  Ida M.  Guild of St. Louis.   Mrs. McAlpin, together with her husband, was closely identified with the pioneer life of which she was a part. She lived to see Iowa develop from the era  of  the  ox  cart    and    the prairie schooner to that of the automobile and the flying machine with all that development suggests of human progress. The funeral services were held at the residence at 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 16. conducted by Rev. O. E. Douglas of New Market.    Music was furnished by Mr. and Mrs.   Richard  Owen,  Mrs.  John Gillett, and Bessie and Fred Malmberg.   The remains were laid to rest in the little cemetery on the Hill beside the husband and little ones who had gone before. CLARINDA JOURNAL, Clarinda, Iowa, Feb 22, 1917