Sadie Lyell SMEDES^[1]

1859 - 1938  (79 years)

• Name	Sadie Lyell SMEDES
  Nickname	Sadie
  Birth	8 Oct 1859	Raleigh, Wake Co, NC   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Nov 1938	Durham, Durham Co, NC   [1]
  	Sadie died at 5:00 pm on 27 November 1938 at the family home Hillcrest, located at 1417 W. Pettigrew Street, in Durham. She was 79 years old. Cause of death was noted as "pyuria" [pus in the urine, indicating renal disease].
  Burial	28 Nov 1938	Raleigh, Wake Co, NC   [1]
  	Her body was interred in the Erwin family lot at Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina on 28 November 1938.
  Person ID	I51402	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Aldert SMEDES, , DD,   b. 20 Apr 1810, New York, NY d. 25 Apr 1877 (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Sarah Pierce LYELL,   b. 23 Mar 1813, Virginia d. 11 Apr 1877 (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F6391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Allen ERWIN, Sr.,   b. 15 Jul 1856, Morganton, Burke Co, NC d. 28 Feb 1932, Durham, Durham Co, NC (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. William Allen ERWIN, Jr.,   b. 23 Mar 1896, West Durham, Durham Co, NC d. 5 Jun 1931, Hot Springs, Garland Co, AK (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F2742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S1730] Sadie Smedes Erwin, North Carolina death certificate no 282 (1938).