The 1860 Anson County census show my 2nd Great Grandfather’s occupation was as a “shoemaker”. From his home near McFarlan, NC on the North and South Carolina state line to Cheraw is a mere 10 miles.1
Living in Cheraw was a contemporary of my 2nd Great Grandfather, a local shoemaker, named William A. McCall. William A. McCall was married to Anna Elizabeth Purvis. Evidence points to a close relationship between these two men. It’s quite possible, but at present unproven, that these two men were related through marriage.2
About 1879 at the age of 16, William James Purvis the only son of William A. Purvis and Sarah Jane Graves married Mary Hulda Previtte, the oldest daughter of John Washington Previtte and Elizabeth “Bette” Davis.3
Meanwhile, in Cheraw, William A. McCall and Anna Elizabeth Purvis youngest son, James Francis “Jack” McCall was coming of age as a young adult. William James Purvis was born in 25 September 1863. Young Jack McCall was born 5 August 1867.
By 1880 John Washington Previtte and Elizabeth had a large family consisting of 5 daughters and 5 sons. In 1881 their last child, a son, was born. My great Grandfather, William James Purvis, at age 16 had married John and Elizabeth oldest daughter, Mary Hulda and she had left the home.4
In 1880, young Jack McCall is now thirteen. In 1889, Jack turns 22 and he and Sarah Jane Previtte were married sometime during the year.
Jack and Sarah‘s first born, a daughter, called Willie Mae arrived on 18 December 1892. Two years later, a second daughter, Mary Elizabeth arrived in October 1894.
Next to join the family was a son, John Alexander, born on 28 July 1896. Jack and Sarah would add two more children to their growing family, Nancy Ross, in October 1900 and James Howard in Jul 1906.
Sarah Jane lost her lifetime companion, Jack, on 27 November 1943. Jack was 76 years old. They had been married for 54 years. Sarah Jane passed away on 22 February 1945 at the age of 73. Jack and Sarah are buried in the old Saint David's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cheraw, South Carolina. 5 6
Sarah Jane Previtte McCall is my Great Grand Aunt. While there may be a blood relationship to Jack McCall, it remains unproven. However, by marriage, Jack McCall is my Great Grand Uncle.
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[1] 1860 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) No ED, page 300, line 34, Dwelling 1238, Family 1188, Household of William A. Purvis; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1976); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 887.
[2] 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 184, Line 3, Dwelling 1255, Family 1255, Household of William A. McCall; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 5 November 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.
[3] 1880 U S Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #2, page 350B, line 40, Dwelling 234, Family 253, Household of William J. Purvis; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1976); citing National Archive Microfilm T9-0951.
[4] 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #5, Page: 326B, Line 43,, Dwelling 291, Family 291, Household of John Privott; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2011); citing National Archive Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
[5] James F McCall, death certificate 012931 (27 November 1943), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
[6] Sarah J. McCall, death certificate 006962 (22 February 1945), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
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