Timeline for Sabrina Peebles White

Sabrina White

 Born: February 18th, 1851
Died: June 4th, 1926

1860

In the 1860 Census, Sabrina was living in the Rolesville, NC area of Wake County.

Listed Family Members:
Joseph A Peebles - 36 (Father)

• He was listed as a farmer and his real estate value was $2,000 and his personal real estate value was $7,500. Compared to other families living in the same area, he had one of the highest values for land.
• Living next door was his brother Jesse W. Peebles. Jesse is married to Eliza Ann Pace and they have 9 children living on the farm. 

Carolina Peebles - 39 (Mother)
William Peebles - 11
Sabrina Peebles - 9
Mary Peebles - 7
Nancy Peebles - 4
Rebecca Peebles -2
James S Peebles - 8/12
Francis Kelly - 21

1863

Her father, Joseph A Peebles joins the 31st North Carolina Infantry as Private for Company H on Dec. 9th, 1863.

1870

She married James White on December 21, 1870 at her parent's residence. In the 1880 Census, she is living in the Little River Township of Raleigh with James, their 4 children, and one servant.

James White - 35

• Living next door were his parents, Sherwood (69) and  Susan W. (65).  Sherwood and James are both farmers with their wives keeping house.

Sabrina White - 38
Joseph White - 9
William White - 6
Zora White - 4
Elizabeth White - 2
James Williams - 16

1883 to 1900

Susan W. White died on Sept 2, 1883 and one year later James died on March 21st, 1884. His father, Sherwood, died on June 9 1899. They are all buried at the New Hope Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. The White family ended up losing their farm in 1900 and Sabrina and all her children were called into court. I will provide the court documents soon. 

In the 1899-1900 Census, the family has moved to find work at Pilot Mills. In the 1900 City Directory we find most of the family working there.

Sabrina White -  r 4 Pilot Mills

Joseph White - wks Pilot Mills - r 4 Pilot Mills

•  Marriage to Ida King in 1894. Lennora White born in 1895. 

William White - wks Pilot Mills - r 4 Pilot Mills 

• Marriage to Ellen Langford in 1900. George White born in 1901.

Zora White - wks Pilot Mills - r 4 Pilot Mills

• Marriage to Sidney C Hamm in 1900. James B Hamm born in 1900.

Elizabeth White

• Marriage to Woodson Eatman in 1898. Sherwood Eatman born in 1899.

Etta R White - wks Pilot Mills - r 4 Pilot Mills

•  Marriage to William Ratcilff in 1901? David Ratcilff born in 1902.

Nannie White - Not listed, she would have been 17 years old. 

• Marriage to Charles Henry Johnson, Sr in 1902? Irene Sabrina Johnson born in 1903.

Others living in r 4 Pilot Mills

Williams, Lula Miss

wks Pilot Mills

r 4 Pilot Mills

Ratcliffe, Wm

wks Pilot Mills

r 4 Pilot Mills

1903-1925

By 1903, it looks like the family was not working at Pilot Mills and we find Sabrina in the Raleigh City Directory. It looks like she is renting a room at 543 North Wilmington Street with eight other people. The owner of the house was George Dunston.

In 1903, she was living at 4 N Wilmington Street.

In 1910, she was stilling living at 4 Peace Street which is at the intersection of North Wilmington Street.

In 1917, she was living in a house on 64 North Blount Street, which was two blocks from the state capital. The owner of the house was Sabrina's daughter Zora White and her husband, Sidney C Hamm. They had three children together. James (17 years old), Sabrina Minerva (9), and Henry (5).

In 1925, she was living at 602 Holt Ave., which the city directory listed as intersecting Elm St. Looking at the 1914 Raleigh City Map, it looks like Holt Ave is now Holden St. The owner of the house was Sabrina's daughter, Nannie White and her husband, Charles Henry Johnson, Sr. They had 7 children together. Irene Sabrina (22), Charlie (17), Robert (15), Annie (21), Mary (18), N. Estelle (16), and Louis was born in 1926.

Looking at the tax data on Wake County, I found that 602 Holden St. was owned by Erdie E Johnson. Erdie was the granddaughter to Nannie White Johnson. Erdie signed Nannie White Johnson's death certificate and listed 602 Holden St. as her address. The house was sold in 1989.

 

1926

Mrs. Sabrina White Dies at Rex Hospital, N&O on June 5th, 1926

 Mrs. Sabrina White died yesterday morning at Rex Hospital, after an illness of several months. Mrs. White leaves one son J. J. White of Durham and two daughters. Mrs. S. C. Hamm and Mrs. C. H. Johnson both of Raleigh. She had made her home in Raleigh for something like 30 years, the funeral will be held at her home 1109 Harp Street this afternoon at 3 o'clock conducted by Rev. D. N. Caveness after which the body will be taken to New Hope church for burial.

Rev D. N. Caviness was a pastor at the United Methodist Church around the Raleigh area.