Sarah Louise (Davis) Taylor (1898 - 1990)

Born 9 Feb 1898 in Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Pierre McKinley Taylor — married 20 Dec 1922 in District of Columbia, United States

Died 1 Sep 1990 at age 92 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Yeoman (F) Sarah (Davis) Taylor served in the United States Navy in World War I
Service started: 22 Oct 1918
Unit(s): Navy Personnel Department, United States Naval Reserve Force
Service ended:

Sarah (Davis) Taylor is Notable.

Sarah Louise Davis was part of a group of 14 Black women (Golden 14) who were the first Black Women to serve as Yeomen (F) in the United States Navy. Members of this group performed administrative duties rather than the more usual nursing or mess duties.

Sarah Louise Davis was born in 1898. She was the daughter of William Henry Davis and Julia B. Hubbard. ^[1][2][3]

Davis family photo

Sarah served with the United States Naval Reserve during World War I , as one of the Golden 14 ^[4] She enlisted on October 22, 1918. ^[5]

The Navy's First Black Yeowomen of World War I

The Golden 14 were a group of Black women who were the first Black Women to serve as Yeomen in the United States Navy. ^[6] This was the first time in the history of the navy of the United States that Black women had been employed in any clerical capacity, ^[7] They are collectively referred to as the Golden 14. ^[8] She received the Victory Medal for her service. ^[9]

World War I Victory Medal

Sarah married Pierre McKinley Taylor on December 20, 1922. ^[10] They lived at 1411 W Street in the Cardozo area of Washington, D.C. Sarah was a government clerk and McKinley was a taxi driver.^[11] In 1940 they were in the same house, with Sarah working as an accountant for the Navy Yard and Pierce a laundry salesman.^[12]

She died in 1990.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMXB-PD3 : accessed 17 May 2021), Sarah L Davis in the household of William H Davis, Washington city, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 20A, family 379, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,158.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2NM-6CB : accessed 17 May 2021), Sarah L Davis in the household of William H Davis, Oxon Hill, Prince George's, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 73, sheet 3A, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 567; FHL microfilm 1,374,580.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNLY-KFT : 1 February 2021), Sarah Davis in entry for William Davis, 1920.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT. USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019. Original data: United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2019. Ancestry Record 61861 #5592608
5. ↑ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/3214948
6. ↑ https://rediscovering-black-history.blogs.archives.gov/2020/11/09/golden-14/
7. ↑ https://americanwomeninwwi.wordpress.com/2015/09/07/the-black-navy-women-of-wwi/
8. ↑ http://lestweforget.hamptonu.edu/page.cfm?uuid=9FEC3F39-A1CB-50EA-40E8D72CC8BED35F
9. ↑ https://rediscovering-black-history.blogs.archives.gov/2020/11/09/golden-14/#jp-carousel-5524
10. ↑ "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLH1-RZQ : 9 March 2021), Pierce Mckinley Taylor and Sarah Louise Davis, 20 Dec 1922; citing p. 114412, Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,073,129.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM2Q-R9N : accessed 17 May 2021), Sarah L Taylor in household of Mckinley P Taylor, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 337, sheet 17A, line 2, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 302; FHL microfilm 2,340,037.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K73S-TV3 : 25 January 2020), Sarah L Taylor in the household of Pierre M Taylor, Tract 75, District of Columbia, Police Precinct 11, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-456, sheet 12A, line 2, family 19, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 568.