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Author: ltlwoman88
Surnames: Carrington
Classification: queries
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I'm searching for information on Sarah Jane Carrington.
I'm curious about her because we found a grave or memorial of some sort on the former
church land in West Raleigh NC that looks like a headstone and has a white picket fence in
the shape of a grave. There are no birth/death dates, only the inscription "In Memory
of Sarah Carrington who dedicated this land to Linconlnville AME Church 1927. Church built
1929. Church is now located in the Village of Yesteryear Historical Site - NC
Fairgrounds". The church was moved in 1983 and we get the impression this headstone
may have replaced an earlier marker. On various county maps, this is referred to both as a
memorial and as a grave and it is the only such marker in the vicinity.
I don't have much to go on but what I do know is as follows:
She was unmarried, no record of children. She owned and sold quite a bit of land (mostly
in the 1920s), specifically in the Lincolnville/Asbury community west of Raleigh NC. A
piece of that land donated in 1926 to the Lincolnville AME church is what's noted on
the marker. Remaining land went to auction after her death as she left no will.
I was able to find a birth date of 1883 or 1884 in VA based on her death certificate.
Parents were likely Silas & Fannie or John & Bettie of Virginia. The death
certificate confirms her death on 12/1/41 at St. Agnes Hospital in Raleigh and she lived
on 2nd St in Raleigh. She may be buried in Lincolnton (the writing is hard to make out so
it still may be Lincolnville which is where the marker is located).
Anyways, I'm curious if this is Sarah Jane's final resting place (it is the only
such marker) but more in her story if anyone can share it. I've contacted the church
in the meantime to see if they can offer any information.
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