Sadie's Find a Grave memorial is here.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Tombstone Tuesday: Sadie Davis
My great grandmother, Sadie Davis, has been one of my main focuses as of late. I was quite fortunate to discover her buried next to her daughter when I went to visit Upland Baptist Church Cemetery in October. There was a huge shrub planted right in front of her stone, so I had to take my picture at kind of a strange angle. Fortunately I had my mom there to help hold it back so I could get a photo.
Sadie's Find a Grave memorial is here.
Sadie's Find a Grave memorial is here.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Matrilineal Monday: Sadie Davis
I recently began digging in to the Delaware County (PA) digital archives and combing the old newspapers for mentions of my DelCo relatives. Of particular interest to me was my great grandmother, Sadie Davis. Sadie was born in 1894, in Upland, PA1. She died in 1964 (a good 20 years before my birth!)2, and her daughter, my grandmother, has also passed. Piecing together this side of my family has been challenging. I lack the personal information I have on my mother's family. It's hard to imagine these people and what their lives were like.
Fortunately, it seems news was slim in Chester back at the turn of the century (19th to 20th, that is). I found multiple mentions of Sadie in the Chester Times. Here are a few of them:
I also found Sadie in The Delaware County Daily Times.
There are several others. It was so interesting being able to read about her in the news. They're small tidbits, but together they give me a rough sketch. She seems interesting. She was an active member of her community. She was intelligent. What a wonderful discovery to make.
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1Chester Birth Records 1889-1906, Archives, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, online, Davis data downloaded 20 November 2012.
2"Winnberg [obituary]," Delaware County Daily Times, 17 Feb 1964, p. 4.
3"Hand Lacerated," Chester Times, 5 May 1903, p. 2.
4"Young Girl's Birthday," Chester Times, 23 May 1903, p. 11.
5"Thirty Years Ago," Chester Times, 4 May 1937, p. 6.
6"Caleb Pusey House Day Observed," Delaware County Daily Times, 16 Apr 1962, p. 2.
Fortunately, it seems news was slim in Chester back at the turn of the century (19th to 20th, that is). I found multiple mentions of Sadie in the Chester Times. Here are a few of them:
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| May 5, 1903: Hand Injury3 |
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| May 23, 1903: Ninth birthday Party4 |
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| May 4, 1937: '30 Years Ago'5 |
I also found Sadie in The Delaware County Daily Times.
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| April 16, 1962: Helping with local historic discovery6 |
There are several others. It was so interesting being able to read about her in the news. They're small tidbits, but together they give me a rough sketch. She seems interesting. She was an active member of her community. She was intelligent. What a wonderful discovery to make.
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1Chester Birth Records 1889-1906, Archives, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, online
2"Winnberg [obituary]," Delaware County Daily Times, 17 Feb 1964, p. 4.
3"Hand Lacerated," Chester Times, 5 May 1903, p. 2.
4"Young Girl's Birthday," Chester Times, 23 May 1903, p. 11.
5"Thirty Years Ago," Chester Times, 4 May 1937, p. 6.
6"Caleb Pusey House Day Observed," Delaware County Daily Times, 16 Apr 1962, p. 2.
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