THIS LEGACY IS YOURS:
Celebrating the
Lasting Contributions of African American Women
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Sarah B. Payton
In 1949, she came to Champaign, Illinois and worked as a domestic for many years to help support their ten children. She was a devoted member of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, taught Sunday School, was a member of the choir and also was a member of Mt. Olive Missionary Society.
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Sarah B. Payton, mother of Octavia (Buckley) Cole was born in Mississippi in 1895, the oldest of ten children born to John and Fannie Brent Buckley. She attended grade school in Mississippi.This Legacy is Yours was a cooperative effort between the National Council of Negro Women, Champaign County Chapter, and the Museum of the Grand Prairie.
A gold star 
denotes original charter members of the Champaign County Section of the National Council of Negro Women.
