Sarah Evelyn Bibbs Timbers
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Sarah Evelyn Bibbs Timbers
Subject
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Timbers, Sarah Evelyn Bibbs (1875-1938)
Description
Photograph identified as Sarah Evelyn Bibbs Timbers of Woodstock.
The image is undated, but would have been produced in the first few decades of the 20th century.
Sarah Evelyn Bibbs was born to Carter and Louisa Bibbs, one of eleven children, in Zenda, near Linville in Rockingham County. The year of her birth varies by record, but the civil registration of the event was dated 1871. She married William B. Timbers (1848-1905) in 1893. He was a much older man and by 1900, she had 4 children -- Anita, Fannie, William and Jett Elmer -- and lived on Water Street in Woodstock where her husband was a waiter in a hotel. Her husband’s grown son from his first marriage, Harper, also lived with them.
Sarah remained in Woodstock the rest of her life. After her husband died, she worked as a laundress in a home for a time. In the early 1920’s, she went to work for the family of J.J. Sperry where she worked for 17 years until her death.
Sarah was a member of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. During a service, she suffered a stroke and fell from the pulpit hitting her head on the altar railing. Unconscious, she was carried from the church to Dr. Fravel’s hospital and then to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fannie Butler, where she died almost a week later.
The image is undated, but would have been produced in the first few decades of the 20th century.
Sarah Evelyn Bibbs was born to Carter and Louisa Bibbs, one of eleven children, in Zenda, near Linville in Rockingham County. The year of her birth varies by record, but the civil registration of the event was dated 1871. She married William B. Timbers (1848-1905) in 1893. He was a much older man and by 1900, she had 4 children -- Anita, Fannie, William and Jett Elmer -- and lived on Water Street in Woodstock where her husband was a waiter in a hotel. Her husband’s grown son from his first marriage, Harper, also lived with them.
Sarah remained in Woodstock the rest of her life. After her husband died, she worked as a laundress in a home for a time. In the early 1920’s, she went to work for the family of J.J. Sperry where she worked for 17 years until her death.
Sarah was a member of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. During a service, she suffered a stroke and fell from the pulpit hitting her head on the altar railing. Unconscious, she was carried from the church to Dr. Fravel’s hospital and then to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fannie Butler, where she died almost a week later.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by Shenandoah County Library staff based on image 5717.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Sarah also appears in Morrison Studio Collection image 5717.
Identifier
005084
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Sarah Evelyn Bibbs Timbers,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 7, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/35393.
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