Sarah Rebecca Delk

Brief Life History of Sarah Rebecca

When Sarah Rebecca Delk was born in 1844, in Georgia, United States, her father, David J Delk, was 26 and her mother, Luvincy Ann McMullen, was 26. She married Hillary Bostick Humphries about 1868, in Madison, Madison, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. She lived in Clearwater, Hillsborough, Florida, United States in 1900 and Largo, Hillsborough, Florida, United States in 1910. She died on 7 March 1926, in Largo, Pinellas, Florida, United States, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Hillary Bostick Humphries
1850–1928
Sarah Rebecca Delk
1844–1926
Marriage: about 1868
Charles D Humphries
1870–1935
Theodore Malcolm Humphries
1874–1946
Robert Lee Humphries
1876–1876
William Alonzo Humphries
1879–1976
Malbert Leon Humphries
1886–1980

Sources (14)

  • Sarah Delk, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Sarah R Humphires, "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"
  • Sarah Belk in entry for Charles D. Humphries, "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1852

Historical Boundaries: 1852: Hillsborough, Florida, United States 1911: Pinellas, Florida, United States

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

Possibly an altered form of German Telke, meaning ‘proud’ or ‘famous’, or a shortened form of German Delker .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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