Person:Sylvia Pressley (1)

  1. Sylvia Pressley1926 - 2012
m. 1944
Facts and Events
Name Sylvia Pressley
Gender Female
Birth? 2 Feb 1926 Hemingway, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
Census[2] 1930 Indiantown, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
Marriage 1944 to Herbert Deward Woods
Death[1] 19 Jul 2012 Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York, United States
Reference Number? Q7661027?


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Sylvia Woods (February 2, 1926 – July 19, 2012) was an American restaurateur who founded the restaurant Sylvia's in Harlem on Lenox Avenue, New York City with her husband, Herbert Woods, in 1962.[1] The soul food eatery is a popular gathering place for Harlem residents and tourists not far from the Apollo Theater.

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References
  1. Sylvia Woods , in Find A Grave.
  2. United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626)
    [1].

    name: Sylvia Presley
    gender: Female
    age: 3
    marital status: Single
    race: Negro
    birthplace: South Carolina
    estimated birth year: 1927
    relationship to head of household: Granddaughter
    father's birthplace: South Carolina
    mother's birthplace: South Carolina