Sarah Jane (Townsend) Britt (1847 - 1921)

Born 8 Jan 1847 in Southern Division, Robeson, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Archibald Britt — married 10 Feb 1870 in Robeson, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 24 Apr 1921 at age 74 in Orrum, Robeson, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born on 8 January 1847 in Southern Division, Robeson, North Carolina, United States. She was the daughter of Alfred Humphrey Townsend and Edith Blunt (Humphrey) Townsend.^[1]

In the 1850 census Sarah (age 3) was living in Robeson, North Carolina, USA. Age: 2^[1]

In the 1860 census Sarah (age 13) was living in Robeson, North Carolina, USA. Age in 1860: 11^[2]

When Sarah was 23 she married Archibald Britt on 10 February 1870 in Robeson, North Carolina. The couple had one child: William Allen Britt.^[3]

In the 1870 census Sarah (age 23) was living in Britts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA. Age in 1870: 23^[4]

In the 1870 census Sarah (age 23) was living in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA.^[4]

In the 1880 census Sarah (age 33) was living in Britts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA. Age: 33; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife^[5]

In the 1900 census Sarah (age 53) was living in Britts, Robeson, North Carolina, USA. Age: 53; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife^[6]

In the 1910 census Sarah (age 63) was living in Orrum, Robeson, North Carolina, USA. Age in 1910: 64; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife^[7]

Sarah died at the age of 74 on 23 April 1921 in Orrum, Robeson, North Carolina, United States. Age: 74 Years 3 Months^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1850 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the,
   Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern Division, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: M432_642; Page: 358A; Image: 216 Object:.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records,
   Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: M653_911; Page: 465; Image: 269; Family History Library Film: 803911 Object:.
3. ↑ Marriage: Author: Ancestry.com Title: North Carolina, Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data - Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059) from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City,
   Page: Data Source: North Carolina State Archives Object:.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1870 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record,
   Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Britts, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1157; Page: 35A; Image: 73; Family History Library Film: 552656 Object:.
5. ↑ 1880 Census: Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited,
   Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Britts, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: 979; Family History Film: 1254979; Page: 468B; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 0416 Object:.
6. ↑ 1900 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18,
   Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Britts, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: 1214; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1241214 Object:.
7. ↑ 1910 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was,
   Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Orrum, Robeson, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1129; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1375142 Object:.
8. ↑ Death: Title: North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007,
   Object:.
9. ↑ Death: Author: Ancestry.com Title: North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data - North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. North Caroline Deaths, 1997-2004. North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, Raleigh, North Carolina.North C,
   Page: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67 Object:.

• "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BN-ND5 : Sat Sep 16 01:02:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Alfred Townsend and Edith Townsend, 1850.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109817743/sarah-jane-britt: accessed 21 September 2023), memorial page for Sarah Jane Townsend Britt (8 Jan 1847–24 Apr 1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 109817743, citing Stephens-Lawson Cemetery, Orrum, Robeson County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by TYLER (contributor 48051701).