On 27 November 1895, Jesse Jacobs married Sarah Henderson in Wayne County, North Carolina. [The photo probably commemorated their wedding.]
In the 1900 census of Dudley, Brogden township, Wayne County: farmer Jessey Jacobs, 42; wife Sarah D., 28; and children Aner S., 17, Redis J., 15, Carie, 13, Docter, 8, Hatie, 6, and Anie B., 3.
In the 1908 and 1912 Wilson city directories, Jesse Jacobs is listed as a laborer living at 106 Elba Street.
In the 1910 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Jesse Jacob, 53, deliveryman for stable; wife Sarah, 35; daughter Annie Belle, 15; and boarders Jesse Henderson, 17, Herbert Jones, 23, both stable laborers, and Nina Fasin, 32, a housemaid.
In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 606 Elmo [Elba] Street: school janitor Jessie Jacobs, 60, wife Sara, 52, and daughters [great-nieces] Mamie, 12, and Hattie May, 10.
Jessie Adam Jacobs died 6 July 1926 at the “colored hospital” in Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born 25 December 1862 in Sampson County, North Carolina, to Jesse A. and Abbie Jacobs; was married to Sarah Jacobs; resided at 303 Elba Street; and worked as a janitor in city schools.
In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 303 Elba, laundress Sarah Jacobs, 49, and daughter [great-niece] Hattie Jacobs, 19, a servant for a private family.
Sarah Henderson Jacobs died 8 January 1938 in Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina. Per her death certificate, she was 55 years old, married to Joseph Silver, and was born in Wayne County to Lewis Henderson and Margaret Carter, both of Wayne County. Informant was Hattie Jacobs of 303 Elba Street, Wilson.
Original photograph in the collection of Lisa Y. Henderson.
Reverend Joseph Silver and Mrs. Felicia (Hawkins) Silver were my great-grandparents. My grandparents were Mr. Octavis Hewlin and Mrs. Birder Ruth (Silver) Hewlin. Their names are usually misspelled; however, I lived with them for eight years in Enfield, NC (at that time, Route 3, Box 375, 27823). The address has since been changed to a street address on Delmar Road, where one of my first cousins live with her husband. My parents were Mr. Persel Hughes and Mrs. Juanita (Hewlin) Hughes, remarried to Mr. Walter Davis (Mrs. Juanita (Hewlin) Davis. It’s good to read some of the historic information. Plumbline Church holds a memorial service every year, commemorating its founders (ie, Elder Joseph Silver)).