Sarah Jane Barksdale Powell

1840 - 1933  (93 years)

• Name	Sarah Jane Barksdale Powell  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	12 Jun 1840	North Carolina   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	05 Oct 1933	Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina   [1]
  Buried	Holt Family Cemetery (Highway 62 Between Milton and Yanceyville)
  Notes	Sarah Jane Barksdale Powell (1840-1933) (click on photograph for larger image) _______________ Her birth state is shown in the census reports both as North Carolina and Virginia. And, one researcher shows Virginia as the birth state (Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files). The 1880 US Census shows her name as Sarah E. Name: S. E. Holt Age: 39 Estimated birth year: abt 1841 Birthplace: North Carolina Occupation: Keeping House Relationship to head-of-household: Wife Home in 1880: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Female Spouse's name: Henry Holt Father's birthplace: NC Mother's birthplace: NC The 1900 US Census shows her as the 59-year-old wife of Henry Holt. She reported having 14 children, 10 of which were alive. 1900 US Census Name: Sarah B Holt Home in 1900: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina Age: 59 Estimated birth year: abt 1841 Birthplace: North Carolina Race: White The 1910 US Census shows 64-year-old Sallie B. Holt widowed and living in the household of her son, Calvin Lea Holt. She reported having 14 children, 8 of which were alive. Thus, two children apparently died in the 1900-1910 period. She was born in Virginia, as were her parents. 1910 US Census Name: Sallie B Holt Age in 1910: 47 Estimated birth year: abt 1863 [questionable] Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1910: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina Race: White Gender: Female Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Mother Mother's Birth Place: Virginia Father's Birth Place: Virginia Death Record North Carolina State Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics Standard Certificate of Death 1. Place of Death Registered No.: 20 County: Caswell State: N.C. Township: Dan River City: Blanche, N.C. 2. Full Name: Mrs. Sarah Holt Residence: Blanche, N.C. Personal and Statistical Particulars 3. Sex: Female 4. Color or Race: White 5. Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced: Widowed 6. Date of birth: not answered 7. Age: 92 years 8. Occupation: Housewife 9., 10. and 11. ask occupation questions not relevant and not answered 12. Birthplace: Halifax County, Virginia 13. Father's Name: Biggest(sic) Powell 14. Birthplace of Father: Halifax County, Virginia 15. Mother's Maiden Name: Gillie Whitlock 16. Mother's Birthplace: Halifax County, Virginia 17. Informant: C. L. Holt Address: Blanche, N.C. 18. Burial, Cremation or Removal: Family Cmty Date: Oct. 6, 1933 19. Undertaker: Swidegood's(?) Home 20. Filed: Nov. 1, 1933 Medical Certificate of Death 21. Date of Death: Oct. 5, 1933 22. I hereby certify that I attended deceased from: Did not attend The principal cause of death and related causes of importance in order of onset were as follows: arteriosclerosis 23. If death was due to external causes (violence), fill in also the following: Not relevant, not answered 24. Was disease or injury in any way related to occupation of deceased? Not relevant, not answered (Signed) Mrs. James Slade, Registrar Address: Blanche, N.C.
  Person ID	I29480	Devin Timber
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2012

  
  

  Family	Henry Holt,   b. 08 Sep 1834, Milton Township, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 10 Jul 1903, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 68 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1856	Person County, North Carolina   [4]
  Notes	Marriage Record Groom: Henry Holt; bride: Sallie Powell; date: 28 Nov 1856; county: Person; bondsman: Dolphin Holt. Source: Marriage Bonds in NC to 1868 (Grooms), http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwellis/NCto1868
  Children	1. Eli Holt,   b. Abt 1859,   d. Between 1880 and 1890, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 21 years)  [Natural]   2. Nancy Holt,   b. 1859,   d. Abt 1868  (Age 9 years)  [Natural] + 3. Sarah Jane Holt,   b. 1862, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Feb 1928  (Age 66 years)  [Natural] + 4. Henrietta Holt,   b. 15 Nov 1863, North Carolina ,   d. 31 Oct 1941  (Age 77 years)  [Natural] + 5. Calvin Lea Holt,   b. 28 Feb 1867, Milton Township, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   bur. Holt Family Cemetery (Highway 62 Between Milton and Yanceyville)  [Natural] + 6. Richard Bijas Holt,   b. 1871, Caswell County, North Carolina  [Natural]   7. Susan C. Holt,   b. 1874, Caswell County, North Carolina  [Natural]   8. John D. Holt,   b. Abt 1876, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 1927, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 51 years)  [Natural]   9. Daisy Holt,   b. Abt 1877, North Carolina ,   bur. Holt Family Cemetery (Highway 62 Between Milton and Yanceyville)  [Natural] + 10. Beverly Henry Holt,   b. 20 May 1884, Milton Township, North Carolina ,   d. 01 Mar 1975, Norfolk, Virginia  (Age 90 years)  [Natural]   11. Arthur D. Holt,   b. 04 Aug 1886, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. Feb 1967, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana U.S.A.  (Age 80 years)  [Natural]   12. Spurgeon Holt,   b. Bef 1900  [Natural]
  Family ID	F11709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  Details: Descendants of Richard Holt II by Jay. [S67791] U.S. Census 1900: North Carolina, Caswell county, Milton. [S67792] U.S. Census: 1910. Details: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files.