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    Sarah Jane Parksdale Powell[1]

    Female 1840 -


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    • Name Sarah Jane Parksdale Powell 
      Born 12 Jun 1840  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Female 
      Person ID I14050  Devin Timber
      Last Modified 28 Dec 2011 

      Father Biggers Powell,   b. 1809, Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Mother Gillie Whitlock Lipscomb,   b. Abt 1812, Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Married 16 Jun 1829  Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Family ID F4390  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Henry Holt,   b. c 1836, Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Married 28 Nov 1856  Person Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Last Modified 28 Dec 2011 
      Family ID F4415  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
        Marriage 1 Gilley Whitlock Lipscomb b: ABT 1812 in Halifax County, Virginia
        Married: 16 JUN 1829 1
        Children

        Has No Children William B. Powell b: ABT 1831
        Has Children Harriett Elizabeth Powell b: 1832 in Virginia
        Has Children Jarrel Powell b: 31 MAR 1834
        Has No Children James C. Powell b: ABT 1838
        Has No Children Henry E. Powell b: ABT 1840
        Has Children Sarah Jane Barksdale Powell b: 12 JUN 1840 in North Carolina
        Has No Children Mary Catherine Powell b: 28 SEP 1844 in Person County, North Carolina
        Has No Children Minerva W. Powell b: ABT 1850
        Henry Holt's year of birth is given in some sources as 1835.
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        1870 FederalCensus, Caswell County, North Carolina, inhabitants in Dan River Township in the county of Caswell of N. Carolina, enumerated by me on the 28th day of June, 1870; post office: Yanceyville;, Saml. G. Harrison
        Dwelling house numbered in order of visitation: 233
        Families ordered in number of visitation: 233
        Holt, Henry, age at last birthday: 35; male; white; occupation: farmer; place of birth: N.
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        Carolina; cannot read: /; cannot write: /.
        Holt, Sarah, age at last birthday: 31; female; white; occupation: keeping house; place of birth: N. Carolina; cannot read: /; cannot write: /.
        Holt, Jane; age at last birthday: 10; female; white; occupation: at home; place of birth: N. Carolina; cannot read: /; cannot write: /.
        Holt, Henrietta, age at last birthday: 7; female; white; occupation: at home; place of birth: N. Carolina; cannot read: /; cannot write: /.
        Holt, Eli, age at last birthday, 11; male, white, place of birth: N. Carolina
        Holt, Calvin, age at last birthday: 2; male; white; place of birth: N. Carolina
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        Twelfth (1900) Census of the United States
        State: North Carolina; County: Caswell; Township: Milton Precinct, enumerated 13 June 1900 by Thomas M. Angle
        Number of dwellinghouse in order of visitation: 146
        Number of family in order of visitation: 146
        Holt, Henry, Head, White, Male, Date of birth: Sep 1835; age: 64; married; # of years married: 44; birthplace of this person and both parents: North Carolina; occupation: farmer; months not employed: 0; can read: no; can write: no; can speak English: yes; owned or rented home: owned; owned free or mortgaged: mortgaged; farm or house: house; # of farm schedule: 24.
        Sarah B., wife, white, female, born June 1840; age: 59; married; # of years married: 44; mother of how many children: 14; # of those children living: 10; birthplace of this person and of both of her parents: North Carolina; can read: no; can write: no; can speak English: yes.
        Beverly H., son, white, male, born May 1875, age: 15; single; birthplace of this person: North Carolina; occupation: farm laborer; months not employed: 1; can read: yes; can write: yes; can speak English: yes;
        Arthur D., son, white, male, born August 1886; age: 13; single; birthplace of this person: North Carolina; occupation: farm laborer; months not employed: 3; can read: yes; can write: yes.
        Powel, Mary Sue, cousin, white, femeale, born July 1887; age: 12; single, birthplace of this person and of both of her parents: North Carolina; can read: no; can write: no; can speak English: yes.
        Note: Beverly Holt was born in 1884, not 1875. The enumerator for the 1900 census made a mistake or was given incorrect information. Mary Sue Powell, born July 1887, was counted in the Henry Holt household as a 12-year-old cousin. (She was probably the niece of Sarah Powell Holt.) Source: Twelfth Census of the U.S., June 13, 1900, Milton Precinct, Caswell County, North Carolina.
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        More About HENRY HOLT:
        Burial: Caswell County, North Carolina
        Occupation: Farmer
        More About HENRY HOLT and SARAH POWELL:
        Marriage: November 28, 1856, Person County, North Carolina31
        Children of SARAH POWELL and HENRY HOLT are:
        i. ELI5 HOLT32,33, b. Abt. 185933; d. Bet. 1870 - 1880, Caswell County, North Carolina.
        Notes for ELI HOLT:
        Eli Holt does not show up in the 1880 or later censuses for this family, which may mean that he died sometime between 1870 and 1880.
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        According to Juanita Shreve, 15 Hillview Road, St. Matthews, South Carolina, 29135-9432, Jmshr999@aol.com, Eli Holt was born in 1866. I do not know her source.
        5. ii. SARAH JANE HOLT, b. 1862, North Carolina; d. February 29, 1928.
        6. iii. HENRIETTA HOLT, b. November 15, 1863, North Carolina; d. October 31, 1941.
        7. iv. CALVIN LEA HOLT, b. February 02, 1868, Milton Twp., Caswell County, North Carolina.
        8. v. JOHN D. HOLT, b. Abt. 1876, Caswell County, North Carolina; d. 1927, Caswell County, North Carolina.
        vi. DAISY HOLT34, b. Abt. 1877, Caswell County, North Carolina35; m. MASTIN POWELL35.
        9. vii. BEVERLY HENRY HOLT, b. May 20, 1884, Milton Twp., Caswell County, North Carolina; d. March 01, 1975, Norfolk (independent city), Virginia.
        viii. ARTHUR D. HOLT36,37, b. August 04, 1886, Caswell County, North Carolina38,39; d. February 1967, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana39.
        ix. NANCY HOLT40, b. 1859, North Carolina41; d. 1868, Caswell County, North Carolina41.
        Notes for NANCY HOLT:
        Nancy Holt died at about nine years of age. Source: Raymond V. Ware, 4669 Walters Mill Road, Providence, North Carolina 27315
        x. SUSAN C. HOLT42, b. 1874, Caswell County, North Carolina43; m. JOHN BRANDON44.
        xi. NEALIE HOLT44, b. Caswell County, North Carolina45; m. JUNE BRANDON46.
        xii. RICHARD B. HOLT46,47, b. 1871, Caswell County, North Carolina47; m. MOLLIE TURNER48.
        xiii. SPURGEON HOLT48, b. Bef. 1900, North Carolina49; d. Bef. 1900, Caswell County, North Carolina49.
        Notes for SPURGEON HOLT:
        Spurgeon Holt died at the age of three years. Source: Raymond V. Ware, 4669 Walters Mill Road, Providence, North Carolina 27315
        xiv. AUDRY HOLT50, b. Bef. 1900, North Carolina51; d. Bef. 1900, Caswell County, North Carolina51.
        Notes for AUDRY HOLT:
        Audry was killed at the age of twenty-one years. Source: Raymond V. Ware, 4669 Walters Mill Road, Providence, North Carolina 27315
        The 1900 Federal census for Caswell Co NC shows an Arthur D. Holt who was born August 1886.

      2. Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 138-139 (Article #99 "Fa.