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Black Walnut Farm, 1890-1900

Sallie J. Wilson and Maria Clark Sims, 1890-1900s. Following the death of William Howson in 1890, the Black Walnut manor house passed to his wife, Sallie J. Wilson Sims. During the 1890s, tobacco and corn continued to be the principal crops at the farm. The 1900 Census indicates that most of the Sims neighbors were African-American farmers who rented their land (Berger & Associates 1994, HABS VA-1290:3).

Upon Mrs. Sims death, the house passed onto her daughter, Maria Clark Sims, who occupied the house for the following decade (National Register Nomination, June 1991, DHR File No.41-06). During the early 1900s, Maria Clark deeded the Black Walnut manor house and her 300-acre tract to her brother, William Bailey.

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