The Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), 20 February 1928.

The John Marshall Harlan Relief Association [a benevolent society?] announced the death of Sarah Artis in February 1928. Her body was returned to Wilson for burial.

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In 1918, Jesse James Artis registered for the World War I draft in Washington, D.C. Per his registration card, he was born 18 April 1877; lived at 2219 – 13th Street, N.W.; worked as a laborer for Murray Brothers at Commercial National Bank Building; and his nearest relative was Sarah Jane Artis.

In the 1920 census of Washington, District of Columbia: at 2219 – 13th Street, Jesse Artis, 42, city express driver, born in North Carolina; wife Sarah, 37, born in North Carolina; son Robert J., 2, born in Washington, D.C.; and cousin Lottie Wilson, 22, hotel waitress, born in North Carolina.

In 1940, Robert James Artis registered for the World War II draft in Washington, D.C. Per his registration card, he was born 16 November 1917 in Washington, D.C.; lived at 1822 – 13th Street, N.W.; his contact was father Jesse James Artis; and he was a student at Miner Teachers College [now University of the District of Columbia], Washington, D.C.