Census Sunday~Who is Sarah Florence?

Ervin Samuel Brock was my 1st cousin three times removed. About 1897, he married a lady named Sarah Florence, with two young daughters named Lone Nubie, born May 1879 and Mary P. Morris, born Mar 1884. [1]

The family, minus Ervin Samuel, is listed in the 1900 Census for Cheraw, South Carolina.[2]





CENSUS ABSTRACT:

Details of the above family are as follows:
1900 U. S. Population Census
Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0017, Page: 7A/26 (stamped), Line 28, Dwelling 113, Family 113, Household of Sarah BROCK;
Line 28 - BROCK, Sarah, Head, b. May 1860, age 40, married 3 years. 6 children, 4 Living, b. NC
Line 29 – Nubie, Lone, Daug., b. May 1879, age 21, Single, b. SC
Line 30 – Morris, Mary P., Daug., b. Mar 1884, age 16, Single, b. SC
Line 31 – Brock, Lillie, Daug., b. May 1900, age 0/12, Single, b. SC

Why Ervin Samuel and his new wife Sarah Florence are not living together in June 1900 is not known, especially since they have a newborn daughter, Lillie Brock.

What is known is that Ervin Samuel was found in household with another daughter, Nellie and his son Irvin Jr. with his brother and sister? [3]

1900 CENSUS: Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; Roll: 1523;  Enumeration District: 17; FHL microfilm: 1241523, Page: 6B; Line 95, Dwelling 109, Family 109; Samuel BROCK, male, age 50, born Oct 1849 in SC; Irving BROCK, Son, age 30, born Mar 1880 in SC; Nellie BROCK, Daughter, age 3, born Jan 1897  in SC;  Elizabeth BROCK, Sister, age 57, born June 1845 in SC and Alexander BROCK, Brother, age 52, born June 1847 in SC.

While the 1900 Census shows that Sarah Florence had 6 children four that were now living; it doesn’t show that she was previously married although the surname NUBIE and MORRIS suggests a possibility of two previous marriages.

We do know that Sarah Florence had 4 living children; two by previous marriages (Lone Nubie & Mary P. Morris) and two from her marriage to Ervin Samuel Brock (Nellie and Lillie).

Ervin and Sarah daughter Mary Pauline Morris married my Grand Uncle John Hezekiah BROCK. 

Mary Pauline, my Grand Aunt, died in 1938 in Stanly County, North Carolina. Her obituary in the January 1938 edition of the Stanly News and Press made no mentioned of her parents. [4]

Next was her death certificate at the Stanly County Courthouse. Her NC Death Certificate lists her parents as William Morris and Florence Newton.[5] So now we have the following possibilities for her maiden name.
Sarah Florence ???
Sarah Florence Newton
Sarah Florence Nubie
Sarah Florence Morris

My next move was to search for a Newton with a daughter Lone Nubie, born May 1879. So my next stop was the 1880 census.[6]

This looked like a good match but the birth date and number/names of children didn't match up so I continued my research. 

1880 CENSUS: Mount Gilead, Montgomery, North Carolina; Roll: 973; Family History Film: 1254973; Enumeration District: 127; Image: 0329; Page 166C(stamped); Line 22, Dwelling 341, Family 341; William MORRIS, male, age 43, born in NC and Sarah F.MORRIS, Wife, age 25, born in NC; ...

I knew from my cousin Patsy that Sarah Florence daughter with the surname Nubie  was also called “Dissie”. After some searching I came up with this listing:

1880 CENSUS: Morven, Anson County, North Carolina; National Archives Film T9-0951; Family History Film: 1254951; Enumeration District: 002; Image: 0492;  Page 350A (stamped); Line 28, Family 225, Dwelling 243; Minna NUBY, While, Female, age 52, born in NC; Sarah NUBY, Daughter, White, Single, age 20, born in NC and Disola NUBY, Grand-Daughter, White, age 1, born in NC.

Now we have identified Sarah and her daughter Dissie Lone living with her Mother “Minna”  NUBY in 1880.

Continuing our research of the census we are looking for a NUBY family with a wife Minna and a daughter Sarah Florence. Then in the 1860 Census for Chatham County, North Carolina we hit pay dirt and find the elusive parents of Sarah Florence and determine that her maiden name is NEWBY. [7]

1860 CENSUS: Middle Division, Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: M653_892;  Image: 222; Family History Library Film: 803892, Page: 2/111(stamped); Line 23, Dwelling 575, Family 522; Nathan NEWBY, Male, age 24, born in NC; Jemima NEWBY, Female, age 28, born in NC and Sarah F. NEWBY, Female, age 1/12, born in NC.

The search for Sarah Florence NEWBY took some time and lead us on a few “bunny trails” that proved unproductive but in the final analysis we are certain that we found the correct Sarah Florence.
My personal comments: I believe that Sarah Florence marriage to Ervin Samuel Brock was most likely here 2nd marriage; so we have an unknown marriage still to discover.

My reason for this is her statement that she had six children, 4 living in 1900 and had been married 3 years. We know at this point in her life that the last two children – Nellie & Lillie - were the children of her current marriage leaving 4 children, two of which are now deceased born prior to her marriage in 1897 to Ervin Samuel. Her first daughter was Dissie Ione Newby was most likely born to an unwed mother. Did Sarah Florence marry William Morris the stated Father of Mary Pauline Morris. At this time I do not know and more research is required.

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[1] 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0017, Page: 7A/26(stamped), Line 28, Dwelling 113, Family 113, Household of Sarah BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 26 May 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_Roll: 1523.
[2] Ibid.
[3] 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 17, Page: 6B; Line 95, Dwelling 109, Family 109, Household of Samuel BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 2 June 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm  T623_1523.
[4] Mrs. J. H. Brock obituary, The Stanly News and Press, Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, 1 February 1938, Page 1, Col 1.
[5] State of North Carolina, death certificate no. 57 (30 January 1938), Mrs. Pauline Brock; https://www.ancestry.com, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
[6] 1880 U S Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 002, Page 350A(stamped); Line 28, Family 225, Dwelling 243, Household of Mima NUBY; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 26 May 2013); citing National Archive Microfilm T9-0951.
[7] 1860 U. S. Census, Chatham County, North Carolina, population schedule, Middle Division, Chatham, North Carolina, Page: 2/111(stamped); Line 23, Dwelling 575, Family 522, Household of Nathan NEWBY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 26 May 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 892.

Military Monday~Ervin Brock

Ervin Samuel Brock, Jr. is my second cousin twice removed. He is also my Grand Uncle having married my Grand Aunt Martha Eliza Purvis.

As indicated on the below WWI draft card, Ervin was born March 6, 1880, the only child of Ervin Samuel Brock, Sr. and Harriett “Hennie” Boatwright.



The left card shows that Ervin was 38 years of age when he registered and at the bottom he signed his name with a mark indicating he was unable to write.

The other side shows that he was tall, slender built, gray eyes and dark hair and the card was dated 12 September 1918.

Ervin Samuel married Martha Eliza Purvis, daughter of William James Purvis and Mary Hulda Previtte  about 1903. Their firstborn child – Mary Eliza Brock – was born on 12 June 1904 in Morven, Anson County, North Carolina. Great Uncle Ervin died in May 1954 and Great Aunt Martha died  in December 1966.

To my knowledge Ervin Samuel, though registered for the draft, never served during the WW I conflict.








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[1] "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," on-line digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 27 August 2012), Ervin Brock; citing Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls, FHL Roll Number: 1852503; Birth Date: 6 Mar 1880.as

Surname(s) Saturday ~ Brock ~ Purvis

In this surname Saturday posting we will take a look at the family of my grand Uncle and Aunt – Ervin Samuel Brock and Martha Eliza “Sis” Purvis and their 9 children, my 1st cousins once removed. 

Ervin Samuel Brock Jr. was born on 6 Mar 1880 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. ^{1 2 3 5 6} Ervin is listed in the 1900-1940 census for Anson County, NA and Chesterfield County, SC. ^7 8 9 Ervin died on 17 May 1954 at the age of 74 in Ruby, Chesterfield, South Carolina.¹⁰ He was buried on 18 May 1954 at Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.¹¹ His estate (Probate Folder #671) was probated on 19 Feb. 1895.⁴

Ervin Samuel Brock Jr. and Martha Eliza ""Sis"" Purvis were married about 1903. Martha Eliza ""Sis"" Purvis, daughter of William James Purvis and Mary Hulda Previtte, was born on 10 Aug 1882 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina.^{12 13 14 15 16} She died on 11 Dec 1966 at the age of 84 in Patrick, Chesterfield, South Carolina.^17 18

Ervin Samuel Brock and Martha Eliza Purvis had the following children:

i. Mary Eliza Brock, born 12 Jun 1904, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; married Edward W. Deese, 24 Jul 1923, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; died 15 Nov 1973, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
ii. Viola Cathleen Brock, born 17 Jul 1906, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; married Jasper Harmon Threadgill Sr., abt 1925; married William Oscar Webb; died 4 Aug 1985, Hamlet, Richmond, North Carolina.
iii. Willie Mae Brock, born 1 Aug 1909, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; married John Hodge Jr., abt 1930; married Redge Ivey; died 2 Feb 1993, Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina.
iv. George Washington Brock, born 25 Mar 1911, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Mannie Lee Hodge, 15 Nov 1931, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 15 Feb 1983, Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina.
v. Neomi Brock was born about 1914 in McFarlan, Anson, North Carolina.^{19 20 21} She died on 7 Jun 1930 at the age of 16 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina and  was buried on 8 Jun 1930 in Zoar Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.^{22 23}
vi. Oscar Wilson Brock, born 11 Apr 1916, Anson County, North Carolina; married Sarah Ann Oliver; died Jun 1979, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina.
vii. Lela Sarah Frances Brock, born 3 Oct 1918, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Jayson Hodge, abt 1934; died 12 Nov 1998, Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
viii. Janette Brock, born 20 Feb 1921, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; married Johnny F. Hodge, abt 1936; died 29 Mar 2012, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
ix. Christine Geneva Brock was born on 15 Mar 1924 in Hampton County, North Carolina.^{24 25 26} She died on 23 Jan 1989 at the age of 64 in Ruby, Chesterfield, South Carolina and was buried on 26 Jan 1989 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. ^27 28

There’s not very many of this generations still living today. My great grandparents (William & Mary Purvis) had 7 children, six (6) of these lived to adulthood. Those six children had a total of 55 grandchildren; nine of them named above, the sons & daughters of Ervin Brock & Martha Purvis; eight (8) of the 55 grand children are living today; the oldest is ninety-four and the youngest is eighty.  
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1. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 002, Page 287B, Line 33, Dwelling 534, Family 528, Household of [Irvin] Sam'l BROCK; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2 June 2012); citing National Archive Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
2. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," on-line digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Computer 23 May 2011), Ervin Brock; citing Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls, FHL Roll Number #1852503; Birth Date: 6 Mar 1880.
3. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) # 002, Page 287B; Line 33, Dwelling 534, Family 538, Household of [Irvin] Sam'l BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 June 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T9-1225.
4. Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Probate Files & Loose papers, Ervin Brock Jr.; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: viewed 27 August 2012); Probate Folder #671, Ervin Brock, Jr..
5. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 17, Page: 6B; Line 95, Dwelling 109, Family 109, Household of Samuel BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 2 June 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm  T623_1523.
6. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," on-line digital images, Ancestry.com, Ervin Brock.
7. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Gulledge, Anson, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 6, Page 75B; Line 81, Dwelling 49, Family 49, Household of Ervin BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 27 August 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_1690.
8. 1930 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 15, Page 12A, Line 43, Dwelling 9, Family 9, Household of Ervin BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 27 August 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T626_Roll: 2192.
9. 1940 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 13-16, Page 225B/6B; Line 52, #88, Household of Ervin Brock; digital images, 1940 CENSUS (http://1940census.archives.gov : accessed 3 April 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 3799.
10. Ervin Brock, death certificate (long form) 005352 (17 May 1954), SC State Board of Health, Department of Health & Human Services, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
11. Ibid.
12. William J. Purvis Family Family Bible Holy Bible, (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), birth record; Martha Eliza Purvis date of birth as 10 Aug. 1883, Obtained from Tammy Gathings Swearengin, Wadesboro, North Carolina.
13. 1900 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 149B, line 79, dwelling 15, family 15, Household of William J. Purvis; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1976); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1181.
14. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Gulledge, Anson, North Carolina, ED 6, Page 75B; Line 81, Dwelling 49, Family 49, Household of Ervin BROCK.
15. 1930 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, ED 15, Page 12A, Line 43, Dwelling 9, Family 9, Household of Ervin BROCK.
16. 1940 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED 13-16, Page 225B/6B; Line 52, #88, Household of Ervin Brock.
17. Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index database, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : <viewed|accessed> 27 August 2012), Martha E. Brock, SSN: 251-86-9560, 1965 derived from U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File,database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, 24 July 2011).
18. Ibid.
19. Neomi Brock, death certificate 009728 (7 June 1930), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
20. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Gulledge, Anson, North Carolina, ED 6, Page 75B; Line 81, Dwelling 49, Family 49, Household of Ervin BROCK.
21. 1930 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, ED 15, Page 12A, Line 43, Dwelling 9, Family 9, Household of Ervin BROCK.
22. Neomi Brock, Chesterfield County, South Carolina death certificate 009728 (7 June 1930).
23. Ibid.
24. Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com, 2011 (www.ancestry.com), C. Brock, 251-50-6427, viewed on-line 20 February 2013.
25. 1930 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, ED 15, Page 12A, Line 43, Dwelling 9, Family 9, Household of Ervin BROCK.
26. 1940 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED 13-16, Page 225B/6B; Line 52, #88, Household of Ervin Brock.
27. Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for Christine G. Brock; (1924–1989); Memorial # 32096765; Record of the Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery; Brocks Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; Accessed on 20 February 2013.
28. Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index", database, 2011,C. Brock, 251-50-6427, viewed on-line 20 February 2013.