1814–1900
Cyrus William Card
A craftsman and migrant, Cyrus links Charles Ora Card to the earlier family in the eastern United States.
A family story with an open question
Follow Sarah Tuttle’s life while keeping the search for her parents open.
The disagreement concerns Sarah’s parentage, not the existence of Sarah or her documented household.
Sarah’s identity, Card household, and westward journey have useful institutional and historical support. Her parentage is a different question and remains unresolved.
Sources: Sarah Ann Tuttle: biographical recordOn the Western FrontierTwo proposed parent pairs are shown as alternatives. The Jesse/Dinah and Daniel/Elizabeth hypotheses are not combined into one ancestry, and no older branch becomes established merely because it appears in a shared tree.
Sources: Sarah Anne Tuttle: competing parentage hypothesesMeet the family
1814–1900
A craftsman and migrant, Cyrus links Charles Ora Card to the earlier family in the eastern United States.
1819–1894
Sarah’s documented family life is clearer than the question of who her parents were.
Dates under research
Jesse is a candidate in the unresolved search for Sarah Tuttle’s parents.
Dates under research
Dinah, also recorded as Diana, is part of one proposed parent pair for Sarah Tuttle.
Dates under research
Daniel Tuttle appears in the competing hypothesis for Sarah Tuttle’s parentage.
Dates under research
Elizabeth Babb appears in the competing hypothesis for Sarah Tuttle’s parentage.
The connections
Parentage and marriage are shown separately. Competing parentage claims are labelled as disputed.
Marriage
Institutional and published histories support the couple; the exact marriage-place claim remains open.
Sources: Sarah Ann Tuttle: biographical recordOn the Western FrontierParent and child
One candidate parent pair appears in the institutional profile, but a competing hypothesis and missing direct evidence keep the relationship unresolved.
Sources: Sarah Ann Tuttle: biographical recordSarah Anne Tuttle: competing parentage hypothesesParent and child
One candidate parent pair appears in the institutional profile, but a competing hypothesis and missing direct evidence keep the relationship unresolved.
Sources: Sarah Ann Tuttle: biographical recordSarah Anne Tuttle: competing parentage hypothesesParent and child
A competing research hypothesis, preserved for comparison rather than accepted as ancestry.
Sources: Sarah Anne Tuttle: competing parentage hypothesesParent and child
A competing research hypothesis, preserved for comparison rather than accepted as ancestry.
Sources: Sarah Anne Tuttle: competing parentage hypothesesFollow the evidence
Digitized government publication
The research uses this pensioners list to locate Jesse Tuttle in western New York.
Scholarly history
Donald G. Godfrey describes the Card family’s work, migrations, and nineteenth-century life.
Compiled research
The April 2026 research ladder names all intermediate generations between Cyrus William Card and Richard Card.
Institutional biography
Records Sarah’s 1819–1894 life, marriage to Cyrus, and 1856 journey with the Edmund Ellsworth company.
Collaborative genealogy
An online family profile used as a pointer to Cyrus’s household and earlier Card generations.
Unresolved research question
Preserves the Jesse Tuttle/Dinah Holcomb Gillett and Daniel Tuttle/Elizabeth Babb hypotheses.