Sadie Bert Ballow

Sadie Bert Ballow

• Father: Roland Cooper Ballow b. 4 November 1865, d. 3 April 1942
• Mother: Carrie Benjamin Jackson b. 20 April 1876, d. 5 December 1918

• Sadie Bert Ballow was born on 10 November 1902 in Old Spring Hill, Marengo County, Alabama.
• Roland Cooper Ballow and Carrie Benjamin Jackson appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Prairieville, Hale County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Sadie Bert Ballow, Rebbecca Carrie Ballow. Also in the household were children Joseph H. (age 17), Roland W. (14), James F. (10), Alma S. (9), Thomas E. (5), Lawrence C. (3), Agnes M. (2) and Edward H. (1.)
• The following appeared on 14 September 1924 in The Anniston Star: Anniston friends of Mr. Jeff Torbert, who made his home in the city several years ago, will be interested in knowing of his approaching marriage to Miss Sadie Ballow, which will occur on October 15 in Faunsdale. Mr. Torbert will take his bride, who is a niece of Mr. W. V. Jackson, of Anniston, to Demopolis to make their future home.
• She married Thomas Jefferson Torbert, son of James Anthony Torbert and Anna Mary Pegues, on 15 October 1924 in Faunsdale, Marengo County, Alabama, and Jeff's sister Ree married Sadie's first cousin Anson Ballow.
• Thomas Jefferson Torbert and Sadie Bert Ballow appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama, at 500 Main Street. Other members of the household included Thomas Jefferson Torbert Jr.
• Thomas Jefferson Torbert and Sadie Bert Ballow appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Gladewater, Gregg County, Texas, at Highway 80. Other members of the household included Thomas Jefferson Torbert Jr. The family was living in Gladewater in 1935.
• The following appeared on 2 November 1952 in The Gladewater Daily Mirror: Sadie Torbert and Lola Radney went to Freeport for a few days this past week. Sadie visited her sister and hubby, Mr. and Mrs. K. S. O'Neil and Lola visited Mr. and Mrs. Rigley Radney and two sons.
• The following appeared on 7 December 1952 in The Gladewater Daily Mirror: Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Torbert went to Dallas Thursday to accompany Jeff Jr. back home, who will spend Christmas here with them. He is in the Navy.
• She officially witnessed the death of Thomas Jefferson Torbert on 17 March 1957 at Hancock Hospital in Gladewater, Gregg County, Texas.
• Sadie Bert Ballow became a widow at the 17 March 1957 death of her husband Thomas Jefferson Torbert.
• The SSDI lists Titus, Elmore County, Alabama, as the last residence of record of Sadie Bert Ballow.
• Sadie Bert Ballow died on 15 February 1999 at age 96 in Harris County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 15 Mar 2015

• Charts: Descendants of PEGUES Claudius & Marcia Saunders, Descendants of TORBERT Anthony & Margaret Simpson