52 Ancestors: #26, Sarah Jane Previtte McCall

 


Amy Johnson Crow of No Story To Small has started a challenge of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.

From her blog “The challenge: have one blog post each week devoted to a specific ancestor. It could be a story, a biography, a photograph, an outline of a research problem — anything that focuses on one ancestor. Not only should this get me blogging more, but also to take a deeper look at some of the people in my family tree.”

The focus today is my Great Grand Aunt – Sarah Jane Previtte McCall.

Sarah Jane Previtte was born on 20 May 1871 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina to John Washington Previtte and Elizabeth “Bette” Davis. Her oldest sister, Mary Hulda, is my Great Grandmother.^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

Sarah Jane had 10 siblings growing up as a young lady; 4 sisters and 6 brothers. As she approached her eighteen birthday she must have been madly in love James Francis “Jack” McCall. Jack was the son of William A. McCall and Anna Elizabeth Purvis. Sarah Jane and Jack were married in 1889. Marriage licensees for this period do not exist; this date is based on data reported to the Census Taker in the 1900 census, married 11 years, 3 children, 3 living.⁸ 

James Francis McCall and Sarah Jane Previtte had the following children:

i. Willie May McCall, born 18 Dec 1892, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Joseph B. Harding.
ii. Mary Elizabeth McCall, born 12 Oct 1894, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married William Evander Summerford.
iii. John Alexander McCall, born 28 Jul 1896, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Elizabeth McLeod.
iv. Nancy Ross McCall, born 18 Oct 1900, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Walter Jackson Williamson.
v. James Howard McCall was born on 22 Jul 1906 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

Jack died on 24 Nov 1943 and was buried at Old Saint David’s Episcopal Church Cemetery.⁹ His wife, Sarah Jane passed away 15 months later on 22 February 1945. She is buried beside her husband at Saint David’s Episcopal Church Cemetery.^{10 11}





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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 June 2012); Memorial page for Sara Jane Previtt McCall; (20 May 1871–22 February 1945); Find a Grave memorial # 66228149, Citing Old Saint David’s Episcopal Church Cemetery; Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
2. 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.
3. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #18, Page 57A, Line 25, Dwelling 194, Family 205, Household of James McCALL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 5 November 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_1523.
4. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #0033, Page 49, Line 25, Dwelling 25, Family 25, Household of James McCALL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 5 November 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm  T624_1455.
5. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #36, Page 75A, Line 15, Dwelling 276, Family 281, Household of James McCALL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 5 November 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_1690.
6. 1930 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #7, Page 200A, Line 30, Dwelling 75, Family 82, Household of James F. McCALL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 5 November 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T626_2192.
7. 1940 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 13-7, Page 94B/1B; Line 42, Household #308;, Household of James F. McCALL; digital images, 1940 CENSUS (http://1940census.archives.gov : viewed 1 July 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 3799.
8. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #18, Page 57A, Line 25, Dwelling 194, Family 205, Household of James McCALL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 5 November 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_1523.
9. James F McCall, Chesterfield County, South Carolina death certificate 012931 (27 November 1943).
10. Sarah J. McCall, death certificate 006962 (22 February 1945), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
11. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Sara Jane Previtt McCall (20 May 1871–22 February 1945), Memorial # 66228149.