Mrs. Sarah A. Deaver died at her home in this place Thursday night last, having never recovered from the stroke of paralysis sustained on the Tuesday previous.
Mrs. Deaver was born in Lexington in January 1833, and was the eldest daughter of the late Thomas G. and Fannie Chittum.
Her death was the first to occur in 51 years in the surviving family of nine brothers and sisters, who are: John J. Chittum; of WA state; Mrs. William R. Wilbourn, Lexington; James Chittum, Richmond; Charles H. Chittum, Lexington; Thomas W. Chittum, Raphine; Mrs. Lizzie Dull, Roanoke; Mrs. Fannie Oliver, Fincastle, and Robert Chittum, of WV.
She was the wife of Mr. Thomas H. Deaver, one of Lexington's best known and most highly respected citizens; and, on December 18th, 1899, they celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their married life.
Six children, all grown, survive: Mrs. W. J. Hurlbut, Chattanooga, TN; John Deaver, of Roanoke county, VA.; Miss Lillie Deaver; Lexington; William T. Deaver, St. Louis, MO; Miss Mary Deaver, Lexington, and Mrs. A. B. Beckwith, of Lexington.
Three children are dead—Mrs. W. H. Boley, Mrs. Henry Coleman, and Mrs. W. L. Crigler.
She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, and her family connection is one of the widest in this section.
The funeral services took place at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon from Trinity Methodist Church, of which she was a member, and were conducted in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends, by the pastor, Rev. Henry P. Hamill, who made a few appropriate remarks. At the conclusion of the services at the church the remains were conveyed to our beautiful city of the dead and laid to rest
As a mark of respect and sympathy, Rockbridge Lodge of Odd Fellows, of which Mr. Deaver is an honored and active member, attended the funeral in a body, wearing the usual badges of mourning. The lecture room adjoining the auditorium of the church was thrown open for the accommodation of a large number of colored persons who were present at the services.
The pall-bearers were: Messr. S. R. Moore, John Sheridan, J. H. Beeton, R. R. Witt, W. F. Pierson, R. S. Anderson, S. O. Campbell, Thos. S. White, and T. S. Wingfield.
Lexington News-Gazette, Wednesday, February 20, 1901
Sarah Ann and Thomas had 11 children. They had been married for 52 years when she died.
CHILDREN
Sallie Lee Deaver Boley, b. Oct. 1864
William Thomas Deaver, Sr, b. 10 Mar 1871, d. 17 Oct 1912
Mrs. Sarah A. Deaver died at her home in this place Thursday night last, having never recovered from the stroke of paralysis sustained on the Tuesday previous.
Mrs. Deaver was born in Lexington in January 1833, and was the eldest daughter of the late Thomas G. and Fannie Chittum.
Her death was the first to occur in 51 years in the surviving family of nine brothers and sisters, who are: John J. Chittum; of WA state; Mrs. William R. Wilbourn, Lexington; James Chittum, Richmond; Charles H. Chittum, Lexington; Thomas W. Chittum, Raphine; Mrs. Lizzie Dull, Roanoke; Mrs. Fannie Oliver, Fincastle, and Robert Chittum, of WV.
She was the wife of Mr. Thomas H. Deaver, one of Lexington's best known and most highly respected citizens; and, on December 18th, 1899, they celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their married life.
Six children, all grown, survive: Mrs. W. J. Hurlbut, Chattanooga, TN; John Deaver, of Roanoke county, VA.; Miss Lillie Deaver; Lexington; William T. Deaver, St. Louis, MO; Miss Mary Deaver, Lexington, and Mrs. A. B. Beckwith, of Lexington.
Three children are dead—Mrs. W. H. Boley, Mrs. Henry Coleman, and Mrs. W. L. Crigler.
She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, and her family connection is one of the widest in this section.
The funeral services took place at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon from Trinity Methodist Church, of which she was a member, and were conducted in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends, by the pastor, Rev. Henry P. Hamill, who made a few appropriate remarks. At the conclusion of the services at the church the remains were conveyed to our beautiful city of the dead and laid to rest
As a mark of respect and sympathy, Rockbridge Lodge of Odd Fellows, of which Mr. Deaver is an honored and active member, attended the funeral in a body, wearing the usual badges of mourning. The lecture room adjoining the auditorium of the church was thrown open for the accommodation of a large number of colored persons who were present at the services.
The pall-bearers were: Messr. S. R. Moore, John Sheridan, J. H. Beeton, R. R. Witt, W. F. Pierson, R. S. Anderson, S. O. Campbell, Thos. S. White, and T. S. Wingfield.
Lexington News-Gazette, Wednesday, February 20, 1901
Sarah Ann and Thomas had 11 children. They had been married for 52 years when she died.
CHILDREN
Sallie Lee Deaver Boley, b. Oct. 1864
William Thomas Deaver, Sr, b. 10 Mar 1871, d. 17 Oct 1912
Family Members
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Andrew J Chittum
1830–1849
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Edna Jane Chittum Wilbourn
1835–1913
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William Thomas Chittum
1837–1918
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James Alexander Chittum
1840–1931
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John Jordan Chittum
1843–1915
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Mary Elizabeth Chittum Dull
1845–1915
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Charles Henry Chittum
1848–1934
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Frances Virginia "Fannie" Chittum Oliver
1851–1926
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Robert Guthridge Chittum
1854–1939
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