TR EES OF WILSON Wilson’s Family Heritage Chronicles of the Wilson County Genealogical Society

January 2005 Volume 14 Number I!

President’s Happy New Year, JANUARY 25, 2005, MEETING PROPOSED BY LAWS CHANGES Readers! Since the beginning of WCGS, our Message We will meet Tuesday, January, 25, at Have you made 7:00 pm in the Durward Stancil, Inc. build- meeting date has been the fourth Tues- your News Years ing, 3425 Ward Blvd, Wilson, N. C. day of each month except July, August, Resolutions yet ? This year I resolve As we have been sharing the facilities of and December. Several times each year, to find all my long lost relatives! the William Dorsey Pender Chapter of the there are five Tuesdays in the month. They have been hiding long enough. Sons of Confederate Veterans, it was de- Whenever that occurs, meeting atten- This beautiful weather we have cided to invite Jerry Stancil to give the pro- dance is low, presumably because it is had lately in good ole' North Caro- gram this month. He has been invited to not on the last Tuesday of the month. lina makes me want to go search for share with us some of the work done by With that in mind, the Board of Direc- cemeteries, clean them off, and plant that energetic chapter in restoring abandon- tors proposes changing the meeting date flowers. It's been just like the spring ded cemeteries and other community ser- to the last Tuesday of the month. of the year. vice projects. They attend a regular variety It has also been proposed that the date January is the beginning of an- of events such as reenactments and keep a of the Social Meeting be made flexible other year with WCGS, and it is stock of commemorative items which they and set by the Board each year. membership renewal time again. offer for sale at those events for fund rais- These proposed changes are being Your address label on this month’s ing purposes. Jerry’s enthusiasm 1s catch- presented for your consideration. A Trees of Wilson will let you know if ing, and we look forward to having him to vote will be taken at the February meet- you have renewed or not. Look for share this with our members. ing. Please read below for the current the "Y" or "N" after your name. "Y" wording and the proposed changes. for yes, you have renewed; "N" for Notice regarding the publication of ARTICLE VUI no, you haven't renewed yet. We Wilson County Founding Families A. [Change the first sentence from:] hope you take a few minutes from This publication is designed to com- There shall be an Annual Meeting of your busy schedules to renew your memorate the 150th anniversary of the the voting membership of the Society memberships with your payment of founding of Wilson County in 1855. Work on the fourth Tuesday in November of $20.00 before you forget. We don't on this book began in 1999 with a commit- each year. want to lose anyone, but our by laws tee of four. The work has continued but at a [New wording would be:] specify, “Members who have not re- slower pace than anticipated, partly because There shall be an Annual Meeting of newed by the end of January shall of the library renovation. At this time, it the voting membership of the Society be removed from the newsletter sub- appears that it will require at Jeast two more on the last Tuesday in November of scription list.” years before the research is completed on each year. [No other changes would be Trees of Wilson will be full of his- this book. We urge anyone who plans to made to that item.] tory from Wilson County, and contribute family information to do so as B. [Presently reads:] \n addition to maybe surrounding counties too. If soon as possible. The list of families is on the Annual Meeting there shall be a So- you have something you would like our web site at www. wcgs.org. cial Meeting on the fourth Tuesday in to contribute, we would love to hear June of each year. Regular meetings from you. Highlights of This Issue shall be held on the fourth Tuesday in The Wilson County Public Library Family Connections-Parker Family ...... 2 the months of January, February, renovations are almost completed. Family Connections-Early Tobacco March, April, May, September, and Oc- There will be an announcement Processing tober. when all the work is done, and it's 1816 Military Pay Request Corrections.... 3 [Change the first sentence to read:] fully operational throughout the li- William E. Deans Obituary In addition to the Annual Meeting, there brary. I look forward to being able Seth Tyson Obituary shall be a Social Meeting at a date to be visit our new, largeer Genealogy James Rhodes Petihion 3or vacctent-.-s00-0r 0: 5 set by the Board of Directors. Section. Snakenberg Memoirs [Change the second sentence to read:] Have a great year, best of luck 1862 Nash County School Report Regular meetings shall be held on the Wootten & Stevens Funeral Register with your research. last Tuesday in the months of January, Murray Chairs Carol M. Forbes February, March, April, May, Septem- Stantonsburg Incorporation Petition WCGS President ber, and October. Minutes

January 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 1 Trees of Wilson — WCGS FAMILY CONNECTIONS—WILSON DAILY TIMES This chronicle is published by the Wilson County ELM CITY AND THE PARKER FAMILY—November 16, Genealogical Society, organized February 26, 2004. 1991. Address: P.O. Box 802, Wilson, NC The business district at the center of the town of Elm City was built 27894-0802. Telephone 252-243-1660. Internet originally with wooden frame structures typical of a small town of the address: mid 1800s. Fire ravaged the little town several years after its founding, http://www.wcgs.org and the decision was made to require that all new buildings be con- Trees is published monthly except for Decem- structed with brick. ber and July. An annual index is published with a spring issue. Trees is indexed in PERSI. Active It is fortunate for the little town that one area resident had the skills to membership in WCGS is for a calendar year and produce the bricks needed for reconstruction. Young Cleophas Parker, includes a subscription to the ten issues published whose family lived just outside the town, produced large numbers of each year. Annual individual membership is $20, bricks from clay dug on the family farm, which went by the name of family membership is $25. Parkhurst Plantation. The buildings constructed in the 1880s stand to- Materials of genealogical interest to the mem- day, a living monument to the hard work of an industrious young man. bers of WCGS are accepted for publication at the The Parker family has been resident in the area since the mid 1700s, discretion of the Editors and should pertain to having come there from Isle of Wight County, Virginia. They de- families with connections in Wilson County and scended probably from a John Parker who arrived in Virginia in 1638 its neighboring and parent counties. WCGS can- as a “headright.” This term refers to a way of earning your passage to not accept any responsibility for the content of America by agreeing to work for seven years for the person who paid contributed materials, including errors and omis- your ship fare. This was a common practice and was the method by sions. Please direct any questions to the contribu- tor. Their names and addresses will be provided which the majority of our present citizens arrived in this new land. upon request for worthwhile purposes. Very few came from aristocratic families with money and land. Most Queries from WCGS members are accepted settlers came here simply because they could get their own land and a and posted at [email protected] chance to build a better future, even if it meant working for seven years Officers 2004 for their “freedom.” President: Carol Forbes The surname of Parker has been in existence in Britain for over a Vice President: Sue Powell thousand years. It seems to have begun from the employees of William Secretary: Frances Roberson I (the Conqueror of 1066) who were placed in the Royal forests to pro- Treasurer: Henry Powell tect the wild game, mostly deer and boar. Hunting was a popular Royal Board Members: Mary Anne Sheak, Judy sport, and vast areas of woodland and fields were set aside under the O’Neal, Wanda Lamm Taylor Forest Law. Managers were employed to oversee the game (park rang- Past Presidents: Joan Howell, Reese Ferrell, ers, in practice) who were called “parkers,” and policemen were em- Katye Alford, Henry Powell, Sue Powell, Carol Forbes ployed who were called “wood wardens” to catch poachers. Both Newsletter Editors: Henry & Sue Powell names have survived through the centuries although the occupations Contributors: Grace Turner, J. Robert Boykin have not. The Royal Forests were broken up after the fall of the monar- III, Albert Page, Horace Peele, C. Clement Lucas, chy when Charles I was beheaded, and vast portions of the land were Marion W. Moore. given to friends and supporters of the monarch or ruler then in power. Committees: Today, much of the Royal Forest land is now public property and is H.B. Johnston Papers: Sue Powell maintained for recreation. Cemetery Publications: Joan Howell We have been given an undated history of the Parker Family, possi- Internet Coordinators: Horace Peele, Carol bly written about 20 years ago by a late member of the family. There is Forbes & Henry Powell a copy available in the Wilson County Public Library which the inter- Wilson Founding Families: Marion Moore ested reader may consult for further information. Programs: Sue Powell, Carol Forbes The trail leads from the family from Thomas and Mary Parker in Isle Please send address changes to WCGS, PO Box 802, Wilson, NC 27894. of Wight County, Virginia, passes through Joseph and Cathrion Parker Email: [email protected] in Gates County, North Carolina, then to Cadar and Ann Weeks Parker Trees is mailed under our non-profit bulk mailing who settled in Edgecombe County in the late 1700's. “Parkhurst Planta- permit to subscribers of record at the date of mail- tion,” the family farm, is first mentioned by name in the record of Wil- ing. Bulk mail is not forwarded by the Post Office. liam Weeks Parker, son of Arthur and Polly Cornish Parker. William Weeks Parker and his wife Sarah Person Edwards were the parents of Contents © 2005 Wilson County Genealogical Cleophus. Society, Inc. All rights reserved. No items may There is nothing extraordinary about the land, being typical eastern be used without permission in writing from WCGS except for brief reviews. North Carolina farmland, old ocean bottom from some point within the past million years when the ocean receded. The clay from which the WCGS has been designated as a 501(c)3 non- Elm City bricks was made was probably the remnants of an old back profit corporation by the U.S. Internal Revenue bay mud flat which had filled with fine silt deposits. This is pretty Service. The Tax Identification number for much the substance of which clay is composed. The color of the clay is WCGS is 56-1869136. (Continued on page 4) en a ee ee a Page 2 Trees of Wilson January 2005 EIEN SS SE TE EEN PLE IEE YM HS I EIEN ND SNS IS IS TO TN EE EAI IA) ER: ST EB ES ee se FAMILY CONNECTIONS—W/LSON DAILY more and ultimately to Glasgow, Scotland—a city which had TIMES built its fortunes on American tobacco. At the time of the Glen ownership, Bloomsburg had been EARLY TOBACCO PROCESSING—December 14, 2004. staffed with over 200 slaves who were no longer on the property, having been sold by the heirs. Young Tom called for help from his older brother Henry and younger brother Addison. With their help and some hired labor, they were able to manage a respectable job of packing tobacco. Within a few years, the Powell brothers had a modest reputation for their tobacco handling. Henry left the business to operate a country store. Tom and Mary started a family and moved on to a full scale farm of their own, leaving Addison to run the prizery. Addison mar- ried in 1875, and his son took over the business some years later and moved it to Danville. The Dibrell brothers of Richmond had a tobacco ware- |, house prior to the Civil War; however, the federal troops de- stroyed it when they burned Richmond. After the war, the Dibrells searched for a new location and discovered Dan- The home shown above, as it once looked, is called ville. We’re not quite sure just who discovered whom, but in “Bloomsburg” and is located in the village of Turbeville in 1928, William D. Powell, Addison’s son, sold his prizery Halifax County, Virginia, between South Boston and Hali- operation and retired a wealthy man in Florida. We presume fax. The home still stands although the upper story was dam- that Dibrell was the buyer, but only further research would aged by fire in the mid 1940’s, and the roof line was then provide the answer. lowered with dormer windows on the second floor. Other- Thomas and Mary, my great grandparents went broke on wise, the home remains much as it was built in 1797 for the their farm in 1895. Mary died soon afterwards, and their two family of James Anderson Glen, a descendant of a Glasgow, sons later moved to Wilson, following their sweethearts. Scotland, family who came to America to exploit the com- Now we see that Dibrell Brothers, having already merged mercial possibilities of tobacco growing. with the Monk Tobacco Company of Farmville becoming Sir Robert de Glen, one of his ancestors, was married to Dimond, will merge again, this time with Standard Commer- Margaret Bruce, daughter of Robert, King of Scotland. At ‘cial. The company will then become the largest commercial one time, a part of the plantation belonged to the Scottish tobacco operation in the world, and it will be based, at least Royal Family; however, that grant was later rescinded. The temporarily in Wilson. It’s a long way from the Scottish Ba- Scottish Royal Family ceased to exist with the ascent of ronial Prizery in rural Virginia to this point! James VI of Scotland to the Throne of England where he be- Henry & Sue Powell came James I. His mother, Mary (Queen of Scots) was be- REQUEST FOR MILITARY PAY CORRECTIONS headed by Elizabeth I to end that line of succession. Submitted by Grace W. Turner Now back to peaceful Turbeville. Anderson and Isabella Glen had six children whom they raised here at the planta- [Editor’s note: Your editor originally transcribed this docu- tion. The Glens did not leave their land to any one child and ment which was included in November 7rees. Mrs. Turner not one of them made any effort to claim the land. The entire was consulted for an accuracy check. Unfortunately, Trees property of 926 acres was later sold to the Turbeville family had to be taken to the printer to meet the mail schedule be- in the 1850s where it remained dormant with the impending fore Mrs. Turner had an opportunity to review the original. Civil War. Please make these corrections that she has submitted. ] When the truce was made at Appomattox, life slowly re- In the beginning paragraph on the third line fill in the blank turned to normal in sleepy Turbeville. Young Thomas Powell with “oposet” and take the “d” off “purchased.” On the last (my great grandfather, b. 1843) was home from the war, hav- line of the same paragraph fill in the blank with “Obt &c.” ing served at the end with the Halifax Rifles at Petersburg. In the Wayne County list make these name changes: Eager to get on with his life, he courted and married his 3. Burrell Rouse 19. John Aedeans childhood sweetheart, Mary Williams Carter, in April 1866, 8. John Motton 21. John Salles and they set out to find a place to live. The old Glen home 17. Jacob Elders was vacant and available, so they leased the property and In the “Lenoar” County list remove the question marks af- eagerly moved in. Grandson of wealthy tavern owner, ter two payment amounts and make these name changes: Mastin Powell, Tom soon had the farm operation underway. 3. Jepa Butler 7. Lewee Falkner One of the bonuses that came with the old place was a 6. Allen Dillard 10. William Meegles “prize house,” a building with sturdy beams designed for In the last paragraph on the third line change “PM” to packing tobacco into barrels and forcing the lids on. The bar- “Pitt.” Fill in the blank at the end with “Signer” and add an rels were then stacked up and rolled down to the Dan River “s” to “Name.” when it froze, then loaded aboard steamers and sent to Balti- At the very bottom of the page add “Near Kinston.”

January 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 3 WILLIAM ELBERT DEANS OBITUARY SETH H. TYSON, SR. OBITUARY Jesse S. Barnes Camp Journal Undated Newspaper Clipping included in Contributed by Marion W. Moore Jesse S. Barnes Camp Journal [Editor’s note: This newspaper obituary was pasted in the jour- Contributed by M. W. Moore nal and written beside it was “1 Lieut. W. E. Deans, Co. E., 4" Mr. Seth Tyson Dead. Regt. N. C. Infantry, Died June 12, 1906.” His grave marker The death of Mr. Seth Tyson, Sr., came as a surprise to his gives his name as William Elbert Deans, born 10 JUL 1842, family and friends, when he suddenly departed this life at his died 12 JUN 1906. It is a double marker with Margaret Roun- home in Saratoga Township this morning in the 75" year of tree Deans. Wilson County, North Carolina, Cemeteries—Volume his age. IV, compiled by Joan L. Howell. For some time his health has been poor, but for the last few Wm. E. Deans, son of M. H. and Penny Deans, and Margaret days it was so greatly improved that his family was greatly Rountree, daughter of J. D. and Malvina Rountree, were married encouraged as to his condition, and therefore when he arose in Wilson County on Nov. 12, 1867, at her mother’s home. Mar- riages of Wilson County, North Carolina, 1855-1899, compiled by this morning, seemingly better and without warning, expired, J. Robert Boykin, III. the shock was very great. In the 1880 Wilson County Census, W. E., clerk in store, and Mr. Tyson was not only a prominent farmer and citizen of his wife M. T. lived on Nash Street in Wilson Town with their the county, but has also been prominent in the political af- children Earnest, age 10, and Missouri, age 8. Wilson County, fairs of the country. North Carolina, 1880 Census, compiled by J. Robert Boykin II. ] During the populist and Republican administration in the MR. DEANS DEAD. county he held the position of county treasurer, and was for a At three o’clock this morning, in his 66" year, and at the number of years a magistrate in his township. residence of his son, Mr. Ernest Deans, all that was mortal of The funeral will be conducted tomorrow afternoon from Mr. W. E. Deans fled to the God who gave it, leaving two his late residence, and the interment will be made in the fam- sorrowful children and many friends to mourn his departure. ily cemetery on the farm. The deceased leaves two children Though having gathered almost the number of years allot- with whom we sympathize in their bereavement. ted to man upon earth into the granery of life, the death of [Editor’s note: The cemetery marker records the dates for Mr. Deans came as a distinct shock, for only yesterday he Seth H. Tyson, Sr., as having been born January 4, 1836, and was upon the streets laughing and talking with friends and died May 22, 1908, and that he was the husband of Fannie last evening before retiring appeared in the best of spirits. V., born October 29, 1873, died October 12, 1886. The But near three o’clock when the summons came he was cemetery is located off Gardner’s School Road about 1.6 found to be in extremis, and he fell gently on sleep. miles south of Highway 222. Wilson County, North Caro- Mr. Deans has been an useful and valuable citizen and a lina, Cemeteries—Volume I, compiled by Joan L. Howell. staunch member of the Methodist church. In the 1880 Wilson County Census, his Saratoga Township For a number of years he was connected with the firm of family unit was composed of Seth H. Tyson, age 43, farmer; Rountree, Barnes & Co., and later was city collector, a posi- tion which he held for several years. He was faithful to every his wife Fannie V., age 37; and their four children, Samuel R., age 12, laborer; Seth H., age 10, laborer; Nancy E., age 8; trust reposed in him, and generous with those with whom he came in contact. Benjamin M., age 3; and sister-in-law, Priscilla Pridgen. Wil- son County, North Carolina, 1880 Census, compiled by J. Rev. Dr. Swindell conducted the funeral services from his Robert Boykin III. late residence on Nash street this afternoon at 5:30, and Messrs. Haywood Edmondson, E. A. Darden, W. J. Davis, T. A. Davis, R. P. Watson and J. A. Corbett were the pall- bearers at the interment of the remains in Maplewood ceme- tery. Our sympathy is extended his daughter, Mrs. Minnie Pearce, of Weldon, and his son, Mr. Ernest Deans, of Wil- son.

(Parker Family Continued from page 2) determined by the parent material which was weathered away into silt. Granite, for example, weathers into gray clay while red clay originated from rocks with an abundance of iron oxide (rust). The Elm City brick appears to be a grayish yellow. Perhaps someone with a strong background in geol- ogy can suggest the source of this clay. Cleophus Parker made a good choice with this clay as it made good bricks which have lasted well. His home, shown at the right, still stands on the plantation. and “downtown” Elm City makes a fine monument with which to commemo- rate his life. Henry and Sue Powell | Parker House, Parkhurst Plantation. Photo by Henry Powell. Ee Sg Vn ea a enn aaataieelals Laan a entail Page 4 Trees of Wilson January 2005 PETITION OF JAMES RHODES AND WIFE Contributed by Grace W. Turner

To the Honourable the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina

The petition of James Rhodes and wife Heirs of the late Andrew Bass esqr. late of Wayne County decd. Humbly sheweth that some time in the year 1781 Andrew Bass offered to furnish the public with forty good Steers, that some times in the same year General Caswell wrote to Joseph Boon, at that time acting as public comissioner to purchase the Steers from said Bass at a generous price, and that the said Boon in consequence of the Generals letter did apply and purchase from said Bass thirty Six of said Steers at eight pounds each, as your petitioners are ready to make appear your petitioners further represent that the said Andrew Bass died previous to the sitting of the board of Commissioner at Hillsborough, leaving the wife of your petitioner a minor, who is the only child and Heir of the said Bass by reason of which no application was made to that board for relief your petitioners therefore humbly prays that you will Grant them such relief as to you in your wisdom shall seem Just & Equitable and your petitioners are in duty bound will pray &c. James Rhodes & wife

On reverse: Petition of James Rhodes & wife. In H. commons December 14th. 1796, read & referred to Com'ttee props. & Greivs. No. 1. By Order. J. Hunt C. H. C. In Senate 14th. Decmr. 1796 read & referred as by the House of Commons. J. Haywood C. (rejected)

The Honorable the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina

The petition of Lott Mercer of the County of Wake humbly showeth That he furnished the armies in 1782 with a horse which he never has received satisfaction for. And therefore prays your honorable body to give him such satisfaction as you in your wisdom may deem proper, and he as in duty bound will ever pray. Lott Mercer

On reverse: The petition of Lott Mercer. In Senate 15 Decr. 1796 read & referred to the com. of prop. & greivs. No. 1. J. Haywood. In House of Commons 16 Decr. 1796 read & refd. as by the Senate. By order J. Hunt. Hines.

The committee propo. and Greivs. No. | to whom was referred the petitions of James Rhodes and wife and Lott Mercer, stating that a number of steers was sold for the use of the army, by Andrew Bass, who died, before the sitting of the board of auditors, and his Heir being a minor, never had any allowance for the same, the latter petitioner, praying compensation for a horse, which was furnished the army. Your Committee on both of said petitions report That there has not satisfactory proof been adduced, to shew the contract for said steers was complete and binding on the state, and in support of the latter petition no proof whatever was adduced and therefore they recommend that said petitions be rejected. Which is submitted Richd. Benbury Chairman In Senate 23rd. December 1796.

The foregoing report was read and Concurred with. Benj. Smith Clk. By order, J. Haywood.

On reverse: Report of the Com'ttee propo. & Greivs. No. | on the petitions of James Rhodes and wife and Lott Mercer. In the House of Commons 20 December 1796. Read & Concurred with . C. H. Matthews S. H. C. By order, J. Hunt C. H. C.

Source: General Assembly Session Records. November-December 1796. Box 2. Submitted by Grace Turner. Copied as closely as possible from original.

January 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 5 (ETRE EP ET EI ED A CAPTURE AND PRISON EXPERIENCE in time to be fired and they but once each. Gen’] Ed. Johnson Excerpt from Memoirs of W. P. Snakenberg, fired the gun and Gen’! Stewart was standing close to him. I was near enough to them to have touched them with my gun Wilson, North Carolina by reaching forward. Private, “Louisiana Tigers,” Experiences in Civil War from The prisoners were taken to Fredericksburg and next day to 1861 until Taken Prisoner May 12, 1864 a place near Aqua Creek and placed in a bottom or hollow Contributed by J. Robert Boykin place that put me in mind of a place they called “The Devil’s [Editor’s note: Bobby Boykin, who purchased this unpub- Punch Bowl” that I read of in a book when a boy. There we lished manuscript, has offered WCGS the opportunity to in- were kept two or three days, then were taken to Point Look- clude excerpts in Trees. The first excerpt was included in the out at the mouth of the Potomac River on the Chesapeake November 2004 issue. Bay. This excerpt begins on May 10", 1864, during the Battle at There we were kept in a prison guarded by white and negro Spotsylvania Court House where his regiment was attached troops. There was water on three sides of us and no shade at to Stafford’s Brigade. It is included to give a first hand ac- all. As well as I can remember, there was no shade trees at all count of prison life at prisons where many men from many and the water we were forced to drink as bad as could be, as locations and companies were detained. it was full of copperas, and very little to eat and a plenty of The excerpt was written as one paragraph; however, I have salt in what we did get. changed it into smaller paragraphs for ease in reading. Other The officers of the prison were in another stockade, near than paragraphing, no changes have been made to spelling or ours, but we never could see each other. From our prison word usage. } camp we could see across Chesapeake Bay to the eastern “On Tuesday night, 10", while on the skirmish line, we shore of Maryland on a very calm morning. Men-of-war laid were informed that a spy was in our line and if possible to out in the Bay as guards, as also infantry and batteries of ar- catch or kill him if he attempted to go out by us. He did not tillery were posted to guard the prisoners. Around the prison go out that night, but we learned afterward that he did get out a plank wall twelve or fourteen feet high was built with a on Wednesday night and told of the disposition of our troops. platform about four feet below the top, on the outside, for the On Wednesday evening a Brigade of troops were moved guards to walk day and night. from the line on our right and taken to a position on our left While at this prison, I learned through letters from my where it was thought a heavy fight would be. A twelve gun mother that one of my cousins on her side was there guard- battery was also moved out of the works late Wednesday ing prisoners and belonged to a company attached to the evening and taken to the rear, so as to let the horses graze 144" Ohio Regiment. He also learned through his people, during the night, and before they got in position in the morn- that I was there a prisoner, and they made arrangements with ing the enemy had charged and come over the works. There the officers to send for me. I went to the gate and was taken were no troops placed where the Brigade was taken out the down to the landing where I met him. His name 1s John evening before, but those in the line were ordered to spread Hemphill, a first cousin. We talked for one hour, I suppose, out to fill their place, so the line was very thin and the spy and the general drift of the conversation was to advise me to saw it all and suppose he told of all the movement. They take the oath of allegiance to the United States and not go came over the works where they were then and then down back South to the army. | would not do so and went back to behind our division before we knew anything. prison. I was on the parapit and fired a number of times, as those I was to go back the next day to the same place to meet of my Company behind me kept loading and passing me him, as he promised to get me some things I needed, as J lost their guns. The day before the fight, I had gotten a number of everything in way of clothes when captured in the works. J small balls and cleaned and loaded an extra gun with 21 of went to the place two or three days, but did not see him them and set in the works, and after I had fired a bullet and there. When I did see him afterward on guard duty, he told passed the gun back for another, found the Company gone. me that he had got into the guard house for some insubordi- 1 then picked up my extra gun and fired it at the New York nation and could not go. I thought that he was not telling me and United States color bearers in Gen’! Hancock’s corps the truth and did not try to see him any more, and rather than who made the charge in our front and threw colors to the be troubled and worried by him and some officers of the ground. Before I had time to get my gun down, I found that I prison about taking the oath, I went to another prison camp was a prisoner and the enemy all around me coming from in New York as soon as I got a chance. I did not let him behind and was told to go over the works. I did not know know that I was going and he did not find it out until I was whether the color bearers were killed or not. gone. That was the last shot J fired in the service of the Confeder- While in prison at Point Lookout, I saw a negro soldier, ate States. I was a prisoner until the end of the War. who was walking a beat near the eating houses, fire into a On the works in front of my Company was an oak tree crowd of prisoners going and coming out of the eating growing several inches through that was cut down by the houses and were crowded in his path. His ball mortally bullets fired at us from three directions. The tree was cut off wounded two and one slightly on the hand. The negro was Just above the works. The artillery that was taken out of the removed from the camp and we were told that he was tried works the night before came back to their position just in ume to be captured, only two of the guns getting in position (Continued on page 7) ee ee

Page 6 Trees of Wilson January 2005 Capture and Prison Experience (Continued from page 6) 1862 NASH COUNTY SCHOOL REPORT by a drumhead court marshall and shot the next morning. We North Carolina Archives did not believe it, as no witnesses were taken out of prison to Contributed by Grace W. Turner such a court. RETURN OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE When I left Pomt Lookout, I and others were taken to El- OF THE mira, New York, on the Chemung River. We had large plank NUMBER AND NAMES OF WHITE CHILDREN IN houses to live in, which was much better than the tents at THEIR DISTRICT. Point Lookout and good water, but no more to eat than be- fore, but that salted well. I will try to give you our bill of fare By an Act of Assembly of 1860-°61, concerning the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, the District Committees are required to re- and tell you how it was cooked. port the Deaf Mutes and Blind children in their districts. The whole law in In the evening, after we ate our dinner, the cooks would regard to the annual retum of the Committee is as follows put meat (mess pork) into large kettles and boil in clear wa- “The School Committee shall, in one month after their term of office com- ter, then take the meat out and let it get cold for breakfast mences, report, in writing, to the Chairman of the Board of Superintendents, the number and names of the white children in their district of six and under next morning. A slice of the meat and a slice of loaf bread twenty-one years of age; and on failure so to do shalt each forfeit and pay (five or six slices to the loaf) was given each of us for break- five dollars to be recovered by warrant before any Justice of the Peace, in fast. After breakfast, the soup in which the meat was boiled the name of the Chairman of the county Superintendents, to be appropriated the evening before was heated again and a sack, or sacks of to the use of the School District in which such failure shall occur. “Tt shall be the duty of the District Committees of Common Schools in peas or beans were thrown into the kettles and boiled. Many each county to report to the Chairman of the Board of Superintendents of times we thought that the cooks made a mistake and took up Common Schools for their county the number of Deaf Mutes and Blind a sack of salt in place of beans and poured it into the kettles, children between the ages of five and twenty-one.” as often we could not see a pea or bean in our plate. A tin The blank below will enable the Committee to comply with the above requirements by one report. cup of the soup and another slice of bread was our dinner. No supper. We the undersigned School Committee for District No. 30 Many of us had the scurvy in our limbs, which was very of the county of Nash hereby report the number and names painful and would draw the muscles of our bodies bad. Mine of white persons in said district, six years old and under were drawn for several weeks. I was crippled badly and my twenty-one, to be, on this, the /0” day of June 1862, as fol- feet broke out with a very bad rising in the instep, one of lows: them the summer after the war was over. Sarah A Price 1 Jane Thorn 215) It snowed there on the 10™ of October, 1864, and we did Gorg Price 2 ~~ Martha Griffin 34 not see the ground any more until March, 1865, excepting Samuel Price 3. Margaret E Ellen fo) where the snow was cleared away. Edward T Barkly 4 John W. Ellen 36 Smallpox broke out among the prisoners and there were John R. Barkly S) Virginia F Ellen oF many cases, but very few deaths from that trouble, but many Elisabeth Arington 6 Cesiero Ellen 38 from pneumonia and bowel trouble. I suppose the cause of so Martha Arington 7 ~~ Lewey Bryant 39 few deaths from small pox was because we were so lean that Alice Aarington 8 Uginia Bryant 40) the disease could not make much impression on us. Samuel Arington 9 Sarah Bryant 4] During my imprisonment there, I received letters from my Mary Edwards 10 Lucy Griffin 42 home and also from my uncle and aunt in Ohio and Illinois, Edwin Edwards i Sarah Griffin 43 all wanting me to take the oath and go to their home until the Solomon Edwards i2 John Griffin 44 war ended, if I would not go to Louisiana. They did all they Philemon Edwards 13; Cebestro Hester 45 possibly could to get me to stay north, or at least not to go Temperance Edwards 14 Martha Hester 46 back to my Company. Catharine Edwards — 15 Ann Cob 47 A certain Doctor, named Green, a citizen of Elmira, who James H Edwards 16 Sarah Cob 48 was engaged by the United States Government to attend to 17 Elisabeth Cob 49 the sick in certain wards in prison, was after me nearly every 18 Of the above persons the day when he came to prison to make application to take the Joseph Whitley 19 following are deaf mutes: oath and go to his house and live with his family until the Sarah Whitley 20 And the following are blind: 21 end of the War. I would not. Mary Whitly D9 Committee During the political campaign in the fall of 1864, when Jane Whitley 23 LG: Barkley Lincoln was elected the second term, there was a large mass Elie Whitley 24 Joel Price meeting and speaking in Elmira one mile from prison. After James K Hiliard Zo: Edwin Edwards the meeting was over and the cannon had ceased to fire sa- Georg Hiliard lutes, and were returning to their position near the prison, Walter Hiliard 26 [on the reverse: ] some rascal put a rock in the gun when near the camp and Theopalous Thorn 27. No 30 28 Joel Price fired it through the roof of our ward near where I lay. The Martin Thorn 29 Edwin Edwards rock came through the roof and struck a hat on the opposite Elizabeth Jones Jas. G. Barkley side of the house, cut the hat badly and dropped down in the Temperance Thorn 30 bunk where two prisoners were lying.” Ho en 5S Return of School Com. June 1862

January 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 7 SSS SL I BN ED FUNERAL REGISTER OF WOOTTEN AND 1898, aged 5 months, length 2’ 6”, son of Wesley Rogers STEVENS—PART SEVEN “who works with the American Tobacco Co.” Cost $7.50. Burial in colored cemetery. (Page 237) This continuing series began in the April 2004 is- e Rogers, Sis: Black Creek Township. Colored. Died Oc- sue of 7rees. tober 15, 1898, aged 37 years, of typhoid fever, length 6’. [Editor’s note: Lengths seem to be that of the coffin. ] Cost $5. Burial in Dr. Brooks Cemetery. Billed to Lewis e Pittman, Sally: Wilson. White. Died September 25, Tomlinson. Dr. Hoover. (Page 358) 1898, of consumption, length 5’ 6”. Cost $10. Billed to W. e Rose, : Died January _, 1897. Cost $25. (Page Z. Ellis. Funeral at home. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery. 15) (Page 343) e Rose, Theresa: Cross Roads Township. Died February e Pool, : “Elm City T. S.” White. Died October 7, 19, 1898, aged 38 or 40, of Dropsy. Buried in Jones School 1898, aged 2 days, of premature birth, length 2 feet, child of J.D. Pool. Dr. E. G. Moore. Cost $12.50. Billed through D. House Cemetery. Cost $2. Billed to Wilson County. (Page W. Parker. (Page 353) we) e Pridgeon, : Wilson. White. Died September 17, e Rountree, Blanch: Wilson. Colored. Died March 22, 1898, aged 11 months, length 2’ 6”. Dr. Albert Anderson. 1899, length 5’ 9”. Cost $5. Billed to W. P. Laster Cost $4.50. Billed to Dick Winstead for Josh Pridgeon. Bur- [Lassiter]. Funeral at house. Burial at Wiggins Mill ceme- ial in Nash County. (Page 331) tery. (Page 439) e Pridgeon, Alexander: Wilson County. White. Died Feb- e Rountree, Patsy: Wilson Township. Colored. Died Sep- ruary 1, 1899, aged 1 year 2 months, length 2’ 9”. Dr. Al- tember 16, 1898, aged 67 years, of old age, length 5’ 6”. bert Anderson. Cost $4.50. Billed to Alex Pridgeon by Cost $8. Wilson County paid $2.25. John Mobley paid Draughn. Funeral at house. Burial in James Cemetery. $ .75. (Page 329) (Page 417) e Rountree, Wiley: Near Wilson. Colored. Died January e Privett, Wilson: Black Creek. White. Died November 1, 22, 1899, aged 17 years, of grippe and neuralgia, length 5’ 1898, of paralysis, length 6 feet. Drs. Hoover and A. Ander- 9”. Cost $15. Billed to Richard Rountree. Dr. Albert Ander- son. Cost $40. Burial in Black Creek Cemetery. (Page 369) son. Burial in the Rountree Cemetery. (Page 410) e Purnell, Mrs. Miles: Wilson. White. Died January 15, e Rowe, Annie Bill: Wilson. Colored. Died August 16, 1897, length 5’ 8”, of consumption, wife of Miles Purnell. 1898, aged 3 months 16 days, length 2’ 6”. Cost $3.50. Bur- Funeral at house. Burial at Maplewood Cemetery. Cost $26. ial in old colored cemetery. “Child was left by her mother Billed to Hackney Brothers. (Page 21) with Ben Parks & never came back.” Ben Parks paid $2 and Wilson County $1.50. (Page 303) e Quarles, : Wilson. White. Died May 10, 1899, length 2” 6”, child of W. A. Quarles. Cost $24. Funeral at e Rowe, Thomas J.: Near Black Creek. White. Died April home. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery. (Page 462) 2, 1899, aged 56 years, length 6 feet. Cost $29.95. Buried in e Rackley, Mary: Wilson Township. White. Died August Copeland Cemetery. “Was the father of Wyatt Lucas’s wife, 23, 1898, aged 8 years, of paralysis, length 5’ 6”. Burial in Howard Rowe & others. Lost leg in the confederate Army. Jack Smith Cemetery. Cost $10. Dr. N. B. Herring. (Page Was Register of Deeds of this County for years. Was in bad 309) health a long time.” (Page 446) e Ransom, : Wilson. Colored. Died February 19, e Ruffin, Beady: Stantonsburg. Colored. Died August 25, 1897, of “Locked Bowels,” length 5’ 9”. Funeral at Church. 1897, aged about 65, length 5’ 6”, the mother of Joseph Buried in Colored Cemetery. Cost $35.50. Bill to Colored Jones. Cost $15. Billed to J. H. Applewhite. Burial in J. A. Odd Fellows. “Was Barber for long time.” (Page 36) Lane’s Cemetery. (Page 123) e Ricks, Francis A.: Wilson. White. Died November 11, e Ruffin, Ellen: Gardner’s Township. Colored. Died July 1897, aged 77 years, of “old age,” length 5’ 9”, “Mother of 9, 1898, aged 20 years, in childbirth, length 5 feet. Cost $10. Mrs. Ella Brodie and Sheriff Ricks of Nash County.” Dr. Dr. Walton. Billed to John A. Pittman. Burial on Whitehead John K. Ruffin. Burial at the old homestead cemetery. (Page farm. (Page 286) 162) ® Sanders, : Wilson. Colored. Died July 12, 1898, e Ricks, Robert: Wilson. White. Died May 27, 1898, by aged | year 14 days, length 2’ 6”. Cost $1.50. (Page 287) fall from a roof, length 6 feet. Drs. Moore & Anderson. Cost Sanders, : Wilson. White. Died November 20, $40. Billed to James E. Wilkins. Funeral at grave near 1897, of paralysis, length 6 feet. Funeral and Burial in Ma- Farmer’s Mill. (Page 261) plewood Cemetery. Cost $51. Billed to “Miss Etna.” Mr. e Riley, : Wilson. White. Died April 23, 1899, born Sanders was highly respected by all who knowed [sic.] dead, length 2’ 6”, infant of John W. Riley. Cost $2.50. Bur- him.” (Page 171) ial in Maplewood Cemetery. (Page 453) Sanders, Mourning: Wilson. Colored. Died November e Rodgers, : Near Wilson. Colored. Died April 24, 19, 1897, aged 9 years, of Scrofula, length 4’ 6”. Death cer- 1897, of whooping cough, aged one year, length 2’ 9”, child tified by “Salt Lake Harris.” (Page 169) of Stephen Rodgers. Buried in Elm City Cemetery. Cost Saunders, Polly: “Nash County B. T.” White. Died Sep- $4.50. Bill to Samson Sharp. (Page 64) tember 26, 1898, aged 62 or 63 years, of old age. Cost $15. e Rogers, Marion L.: Wilson. Colored. Died April 26, Billed to G. E. Saunders through Exum Oneal. Dr. H. F. re ee (Continued Le as on page ee 9) Page 8 Trees of Wilson January 2005 SEES AT A MNS ale ee ELE OTE AES es Rr Pa SO PR RA Ee DEN NS PIPE Bead LEASE WD ROSAS TN OE IY II oD TED Se TT OY (Wootten and Stevens Register, Continued from page 8) May 20, 1899, aged 75 years, of dropsy of the heart. Cost $22.50. Billed to W. M. Darden. Burial in Speight Grave- Freeman. Funeral and Burial at Horne Church. (Page 342) yard. (Page 467) e Scarborough, Ellen: Near Wilson. Died March 26, 1897, e¢ Speight, Sally: Near Saratoga. White. Died May 11, aged 40 years, of dropsy, length S’ 9”. Dr. Williams. Cost 1899, aged 60 years, of heart trouble, length 5’ 6”, sister of $10. Billed to J. B. Bass. Burial in Ben Howard Cemetery. Mrs. Lewis Shelton. Dr. S. H. Crocker. Cost $15. Burial in (Page 51) Green County. (Page 460) e Scott, Dolley: Cross Roads Township. White. Died e Stallings, Archie: Wilson. White. Died October __, March 16, 1899, aged 48 years, of heart failure, length 6 1897, of congestive chill, length 3’ 6”. Dr. Nathan Ander- feet, wife of Benjamin Scott. Dr. H. F. Freeman. Cost $25. son. (Page 146) Funeral at home of Elder William Woodard. Burial in old e Stallings, Frank: Wilson. White. Died February 1, 1898, homestead cemetery. (Page 436) of yellow chill, aged 8 years, length 4 feet, son of Wiley e Scott, Walter M.: Springhill Township. White. Died July Stallings. Dr. Albert Anderson. Burial in Maplewood Ceme- 1, 1897, aged | year, of Cholera Infantum, length 2’ 9”,son _ tery. Cost $18.50. (Page 201) of Seth Scott. Dr. H. F. Freeman. Cost $9. Burial in home e Stallings, Mary: Wilson. Colored. Died June 15, 1898, cemetery. (Page 90) aged 20 years 19 days, deranged. Cost $15. Dr. T. B. Per- e Sessom, Jos. J.; Wilson. White. Died April 17, 1898, son. Billed to Gilbert Stallings. Funeral at home. Burial in aged 40 years, of paralysis, length 6 feet. Cost $11. Dr. T. B. “old section” of Oakdale Cemetery.” (Page 275) Person. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery. “Mr. Sessom came e Stallings, Willie: Wilson. White. Died May 12, 1898, to Wilson from Rocky Mount about six months before his length 2’ 9”, son of Edward Stallings. Cost $10. Burial in death.” (Page 234) Maplewood Cemetery. (Page 250) e Shackelford, Sarah Elizabeth: Greene County. White. e Stancil, Mary E.: Near Wilson. White. Died April 26, Died November 14, 1898, aged 23 days, of whooping 1897, aged 7 years, length 3’ 8”, daughter of W. H. Stancil. cough, length 2’ 6”. Cost $8.50. Billed to R. W. Buried in Stancil Cemetery. Cost $8. (Page 65) Shackelford. Burial in Greene County. (Page 376) e Stansell, G. B.: Wilson Township. White. Died Septem- e Sharp, : Rocky Mount. Colored. Died January 14, ber 21, 1897, aged 3 months, of congestive chill, length 2’ 1899, daughter of Sampson Sharp. Cost $5. Burial in Oak- 6”. Dr. Jones. Burial in James Woodard Cemetery. Cost dale Cemetery. “died at Rocky Mt. & was brought to Wil- $4.50. (Page 139) son for interment.” (Page 407) e Stevens, Roselle A.: Wilson. White. Died September 30, e Sharp, Nellie: Wilson Township. Colored. Died Decem- 1898, aged | year | month, of cholera infantum, length 2° ber 20, 1897, aged 58 years, length 5S’ 9”. Billed to Wilson 9”. Billed to R. T. Stevens. Funeral at house. Burial in Ma- Sharp. Burial in Oak Dale Cemetery. (Page 189) plewood Cemetery. Dr. N. B. Herring. (Page 344) e Simms, : Wilson. Colored. Died May 9, 1898, of ¢ Stickney, Rev. Fenner S.: Richmond, Va. White. Died pneumonia, length 5 feet. Cost $10. Billed to Lee Moore. August 14, 1897, aged 38, of a “Fatty Heart,” length 6’ 3”. Burial in Oak Dale Cemetery. Dr. Williams. “Simms wasa Dr. W. T. Oppenheimer. Funeral in Richmond. Burial in young man who had the misfortune to get both feet cut off Maplewood Cemetery. Cost $13.50. “Son of Col. J. B. by aR. R. train.” (Page 245) Stickney, was Episcopal Minister, was beloved by all who e Simms, Amos: Wilson. Colored. Died November 27, knew him.” (Page 119) 1898, length 6’ 1”. Cost $10. Burial at Old Simms place. e Stott, Mary O.: Gardner’s Township. White. Died Octo- (Page 384) ber 30, 1898, aged 2 months, length 2’ 6”. Cost $8. Burial in e Smith, J. R.: Petersburg, Va. White. Shot himself De- old homestead cemetery. (Page 367) cember 19, 1897, length 6’. Drs. Jones and C. E. Moore. e = Strickland, : Nash County. White. Died September Cost $74.75. Billed to J. R. Leath. “Was found just over 2, 1898, of locked bowels, length 6’, brother of Junius Hominy Swamp Bridge near the Nadal Farm wounded Strickland. Funeral at Strickland’s church. Burial in Noah through head & pistol by his side. Died 4:30 P.M. & was Strickland Cemetery. Cost $26.50. Dr. E. G. Moore. (Page shipped to Petersburg, Va.” (Page 185) 320) e Smith, Penina: Near Wilson. White. Died January 13, e = Strickland, : Wilson. Colored. Died June 8, 1899, 1899, aged 84 years, of “a combination of diseases.” Dr. H. length 5’ 6”, wife of Marcellus Strickland. Cost $15. Burial D. Crocker. Cost $25. Billed to James W. Smith. Funeral at —_ in colored cemetery. (Page 483) home. Burial in Smith Cemetery. (Page 404) e Strickland, Dave: Taylor’s Township. Colored. Died De- e Smith, S. A. Jr.: Wilson. Died May 19, 1899, aged 7 cember 11, 1897, aged 70 years, of “Hemordge of Lungs,” months, of exema. Cost $8.50. Dr. C. E. Moore. Billed to length 6 feet. Dr. B. T. Person. Cost $10. Bill to Smith Ben- Mt. Hebron Lodge. Funeral and Burial in Oakdale Ceme- nett. Buried in Batt Thompson Cemetery. (Page 179) tery. (Page 466) ¢ Strickland, Laura: Near Strickland’s Mill in Nash e Snipes, : Wilson. White. Died February __, 1897, | County. White. Died July 1, 1898, of consumption, length aged 3 months. “Died at Nannie Snipes house below R.R.” —_5” 9”, wife of Ed Strickland, Jr., and daughter of F. I. Finch. Cost $10. (Page 41) Dr. E. G. Moore of Elm City. Cost $30. Burial in Strickland e Speight, Arthur Dobbs: Greene County. White. Died Cemetery. (Page 282) ac a Re A I a DI i eG EOE EAL D ELAR BAI IOI DR A AER

January 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 9 MURRAY CHAIRS Williamsburg, Va., and the leg- Hugh B. Johnston Files end that there is one in the White Someone should write a thorough article on the Murray House. family of Nash County and their manufacture of chairs for so The Murray Chair Factory many generations. They lived mostly on the old road from closed around 1950, but some of Stanhope to Zebulon, and approximately north of Middlesex. the Murrays and Brantleys con- The wills, deeds, and estates records should provide many tinued to make chairs until a few details about them, and there are thirty marriage records prior years ago. to 1866. The following account was provided by Robert Dur- Significant features of their wood Murray: chairs included acorn and fig “John Murray came from Virginia in 1750, when he settled knobs crowning the stiles and a in Nash County (then Edgecombe County) and built a store. classic colonial ladderback. He brought with him the first coffee the people of that vicin- Your editors have inherited one ity had seen. They called it “Murray tea,” and it is still called of the Murraytown children’s “Murray tea” in the vicinity of Murray Town, which was also chairs. Uncle Guy remembers it named for him. After building the store, he built a woodwork from his childhood. It is still in good shape other than the seat shop where he made chairs. He had a large family of boys which needs to be re-woven. The front legs bear evidence to and all of them Jearned to make chairs. Each used the same Uncle Guy’s use of it as a sled; however, that just adds family shop, often working together. Each generation after John had lore to our small piece of local craftsmanship. a large family and the chair-making skill went with them; During a recent walk through a local antique mall, we no- however, the same shop was used. ticed two Murraytown chairs for sale. Look around your own “This shop was later rebuilt by my grandfather James home. You may find that you have one. They were probably Murray and his brother Cal Murray. After these two men in many early homes in the area. died, the chairs were made by my father (Alsey Leo Murray) STANTONSBURG INCORPORATION and one of Cal’s sons, Goney Murray. The shop was used as PETITION, January 21, 1873 late as the Second World War by Goney and his children. He is still living, but he is in ill health and unable to contribute Contributed by Grace W. Turner any additional information about the Murray family. There is To the Honorable the General Assembly of the State of North a story that before Theodore Roosevelt became President, he Carolina, had a member of the Murray family to make him a set of The undersign Citizens of Stantonsburg Wilson County N. chairs, but no one seems to know who made them.” C. respectfully ask Your Honorable body to renew the corpo- ration of the Town of Stantonsburg in Said County, according WCGS member Uncle Guy Cox brought to your editor’s to the boundaries sent up with this petition. Your petitioners attention that the October 2003 issue of Our State magazine are desirous of building up the town, and maintaining good included an article written by Ann Goebel on the Murraytown government therein, and they believe nothing will contribute Chair and provided us with a copy of the article. Ms. Goebel so much to carryout their views as an act of incorporation; for gives the location of Murraytown as east of Zebulon, N. C., these and many other reasons they hope their prayer will be on Highway 97 at Brantley Road. granted. As in duty bound your petitioners will ever pray. She further states that John Murray (senior) came to the Virginia colony from Scotland in the mid eighteenth century. Names of Petitioners His son John apprenticed his father’s craft eventually relocat- C. C. Peacock Alfferd Hiliard ing in what is now Nash County. Like his father, he contin- Jonathan Applewhite Simon Richardson ued his chairmaking craft. J. W. Peacock James (X) Jones Ms. Goebel interviewed Dexter Brantley, “the last genera- Thos Amerson H. S. Price tion through marriage of the Murraytown chairmakers.” Dex- Washn. Barnes Bill (X) Ricks ter Brantley described the early construction method in this Thomas Clark George (X) Stedeville [?] way: “Hand tools were used along with the boom and treadle, H. M. Thompson Lewis Cox G. W. Stanton and they stuck to the mortise-and-tenon construction method. W. W. Barnes W. H. Applewhite They didn’t use one drop of glue, but they may have driven a W S Dunn couple of nails in the long stiles to secure the back.” Edwin Barnes It was not until 1920 when Sonnie Murray opened his A HISTORY OF STANTONSBURG Murray Chair Factory in Murraytown that the chair making The Second Edition of this book, originally published around became mechanized with a seven-man assembly line. The 1982, has recently been completed and is now available for pur- factory was built next to the Murraytown Mercantile, Son- chase. The book has been has been typeset and updated with nie’s father’s business. Inez Murray Carter, the daughter of more current events. Many additional photographs enhance the Sonnie, said that her grandfather “took some of the chairs to original text and the more recent happenings. Purchase from the Wilson and traded them for the goods he sold at his mercan- Stantonsburg Town Office, 108 Commercial Ave., 0 or Margue- tiles rite Whitley at 252-238-3359. The cost is $35 plus tax and ship- Mrs. Carter remembers chairs being shipped to Germany, ping (if required).

Page 10 Trees of Wilson January 2005 SLM MRR AE PUI ITN IE EE TT SET ES I A I SS BeOS PTA STG November WCGS Meeting tendance will be sent out a day early and will contain the date The November meeting of WCGS was held on the 23rd at of the meeting. the Durward Stancil, Inc. building on Ward Blvd. It was a There are suggestions that our monthly meeting date be rainy night, and attendance was very small, perhaps due to changed to the last Tuesday in the month, and the date of the the weather. The group attending had some lively discussions yearly social be changed from a positive June date to a time and shared a lot of comradery. to be decided on by the club, so, as per the by laws, the infor- Our president greeted the members; the minutes of the Oc- mation will be in the next issue of Trees and discussed and tober meeting were approved as printed in the current issue voted on at the February meeting. of Trees. The treasurer related that our unsold inventory A suggested list of programs and speakers for the coming needs attention and that the moneys have changed very little year are: Sons of Confederate Veterans, Elton Franks (Black in the past month except for the printing of the current calen- Creek), David Gammon, Drucy Simpson from Archives dars which have been mailed to members and placed in vari- (Mars), Sam West (Indians), member sharing of family re- ous places around town for sale. search and a social. The weather conditions of winter and It was reported that we have 202 members, 17 of whom moving back into the public library were both considered are new and there were 41 nonrenewals. when trying to make these decisions. Carol, our president gave a brief review of the speakers for The president was given the permission of the board to ob- the past year. An exchange was made with the Green County tain the master copy of the 1900 census from Joan Waddell, Art and History Museum for Dobbs County Bible Records with her agreeing that we make the necessary changes in Books 4 and 5 by Bill Murphy which will be placed in our preparation for printing. It was also decided to give Joan a library in memory of Paul Darden. complimentary copy of They Moved Away and Wilson The calendar for 2005 focuses on Elm City. It sells for County Architectural Heritage in gratitude for her work on $11.00 plus $2.00 if mailing is required. Henry and Sue Pow- the books that she has prepared for WCGS. ell with help from Marion W. Moore have done another su- A book of Virginia patents of Henrico County, Virginia, perb job of compiling the information and pictures and get- for the dates of October 20, 1634-February 20, 1719, will be ting it ready to be printed. They deserve a hardy thank you purchased and donated to our library if they have not already from all of the members for their efforts each year! purchased it. It has patent abstracts and some plat maps. A Sue Powell gave a report of book and map sales for the list of books, film, collections and maps contributed to our year, Hugh Johnson's record completion, (six sets of which library by the society will be published in Trees. have not been proofed). Copies of completed sets have been There is interest in our reprinting the Wilson City Architec- given to the library. The Wilson waterways map was com- tural Heritage. Permission to reprint will be necessary. We pleted this past year. will make inquiries into that possibility. There were suggestions made for speakers for the coming We need more sales locations for this year’s calendar, par- year, but no decisions were made. ticularly in Elm City, so Carol will work on those. November, being the month for installation of officers and The board understands that March 12-13, 2005, will be the having most of them in attendance, we could accomplish that grand opening of the renovated library, and we look forward during the meeting. to returning there for our meetings. Jerry Stancil has been There were announcements of books and coming events! most gracious in allowing us to meet in his building, and we During show and tell, Sue shared a book that she has com- are most appreciative, however returning home is always piled on her father's life. It is well done. She had a wealth of good! information which makes it a most complete story of his life. We adjourned for the year 2004. She and her family, with whom she plans to share it, should Frances W. Roberson be very proud of her hard work. Henry told of his Powell WILSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY relatives, Addison and Thomas, who started a tobacco priz- The Wilson Co. Public Library is open Mon.-Wed. 9:00 ery in 1867 which later became Dibrell Tobacco and was a AM to 9:00 PM, Thurs.-Sat. 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Parking is forerunner of the now Dimon-Standard Tobacco Company. available near the new Broad Street entrance, along the The Powell's brought and served hot tea and wonderful street, and in the shopping center across the street. sweets at the conclusion of the meeting. Those in attendance The new portion of the library has opened, and the geneal- had a very enjoyable evening with a surprise ending! ogy and local history collection has been temporarily relo- Frances W. Roberson cated in it until its eventual permanent home is remodeled. It is expected that the library staff will begin moving books December WCGS Board Meeting and computers into the older sections of the library in March The last meeting of the year was on December 13, 2004, in with the anticipated “Grand Opening” on April 9. the Powell home with Carol Forbes, our president, presiding. All of the main library’s Internet computers will have ex- It was agreed that we would publish ten copies of cemetery panded coverage to www.ancestry.com. Ancestry.com has I and change the wording of WCGS meeting dates and loca- more than 4,000 databases and includes records from the U. tion in the Wilson Daily Times calendar of club notices for S. census; military records; court, land, and probate records; the area. The Edgecombe County Society has ordered a set of vital and church records; immigrant directories; passenger all of the WCGS books to be placed in the Pinetops branch of | lists and more. New content is added daily. their library. 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President’s Hello, Readers! - February 22 Meeting Program Does anybody care? Message On February 13, The years fly past, leaving our memories WCGS obtained permission to reprint 1855, the North behind. How quickly we forget the tribula- Wilson County’s Architectural Heritage Carolina General Assembly ratified © ‘tions of the WWII economy when almost and released the new edition over a year an act creating Wilson County out of every household had someone serving ago. This handsome volume was pre- portions of Edgecombe, Nash, abroad. Star banners hung in the front win- pared in 1981 and shows a large num- Wayne, and Johnston Counties. It dows of most houses, and you knew from ber of Wilson County’s fine old build- has much the same boundaries today the number and color of the stars what their ings. Unfortunately, some of these are as it had then. service member’s status was. We saved tin now gone, replaced by newer housing A yearlong calendar of events is cans and filled them with bacon grease and that is more energy efficient and com- planned in celebration of the 150 turned them in for the war effort. We fortable. However, each old house that years of the county’s existence. On clipped ration coupons and used our mea- goes destroys another link with our February 14, the official kickoff date ger sugar ration carefully. Hoping for a pre- past. Every day we see another pile of of the sesquicentennial celebration, cious V-mail letter, we found every mail rubble where once a fine home stood. a ceremony will begin at noon on delivery to be an exciting experience. We We have also been given permission the Courthouse steps. hoped to never ever see the Western Union to reprint the Wilson City Historic Wilson County has undergone delivery boy on our doorstep because they Buildings Inventory and are presently many changes over the years. Many only brought bad news. considering the feasibility of doing that. of the great houses have disappeared We have invited WWII veteran, Guy It is frightening to see how many of over time. However, there is still a Cox, to be our program for February. He these buildings have disappeared since lot of history here. will share some of his experiences as a the book was first printed in 1980. As a The book, Wilson County's Archi- Navy photographer in the South Pacific genealogical society, we can only tell tectural Heritage, which was first during the war. His ship was hit by Japa- others about what is or was here. Pres- published in 1981 by Kate Ohno, nese suicide bombers, and he spent many ervation is beyond our charter, but we has been reprinted by WCGS. It is hours bobbing in the sea but was rescued can hope that we might inspire even one available for $20.00 plus tax and and returned home after the war, finished effort to hold on to our heritage. Here is shipping. Looking through the pages his photo training and ran a local photo stu- a memorial to a recent departure. of this book, you can see Wilson's dio for over 50 years. Guy has a wealth of heritage in pictures. Many of the stories from his many experiences. These buildings in it are still standing; range from wedding tales to funeral stories. however, some are not. History has He photographed local school classes, been captured in photographs, so we beauty queens, celebrities. He shot them all. can long enjoy looking at them and He could probably go on all night if we remembering when.... would let him. Don’t miss this one! All of the townships of Wilson We will meet at Durward Stancil, Inc. at County are featured: Black Creek, 7 pm, Tuesday, February 22. Crossroads, Gardners, Old Fields, Highlights of This Issue Saratoga, Spring Hill, Stantonsburg, Family Connections-Connot...... +. 14 Jeff Farrior Livery Stable, later Caro- Taylors, Toisnot, and Wilson Town- hi New County Becomes Reality...... 15 lina Warehouse. Gone January 2005. mere _| Bill to Establish Wilson County ...... 16 Asyou drive through Wilson "+ Celebration of New County ...... --- 17 New Email Address County, look for signs of our archi- | OF Fallen Flags, Depots, and Sweet Our long-held email address has been tectural heritage. Help preserve our REVEN SCs eer Bee eet sree eras 18 changed to [email protected]. Please heritage when you can; you are part | Wootten and Stevens Funeral Register... 20 make this correction to your address of it. We want something toshow —_| Revolutionary War Research Aids...... 22 book. our grandchildren; it's their heritage | Williams’ Hog Cholera Cure...... -. 22 The old address had become useless 8. 23 too. Minutes ee re ee as it collected spam by the ton each Sesquicentennial Activities...... :- 23 Carol M. Forbes day. The new address has a spam filter. WCGS President Thomas D. Knight Obituary ...... 23

February 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 13 EL SLL NE Te RO ET ET) Trees of Wilson — WCGS FAMILY CONNECTIONS—WILSON DAILY TIMES This chronicle is published by the Wilson County THE CONNOR FAMILY—JANUARY 18, 2005 Genealogical Society, organized February 26, We continue this month with another of the Wilson County founding 1991. Address: P.O. Box 802, Wilson, NC families. David Connor, age 38, arrived in Wilson in the fall of 1855 27894-0802. Telephone 252-243-1660. Internet with his wife and children. He was a skilled carpenter and came here to address: work on the new courthouse (the original wooden structure which http:/Awww.wecgs.org burned many years ago). We know that the family moved here from Trees is published monthly except for Decem- Wilmington, N. C., and that David and Mary, his wife, were originally ber and July. An annual index is published with a from St. Augustine, Florida, where he was born in 1817. Florida, at that spring issue. Trees is indexed in PERSI. Active time, was Spanish territory and did not become part of the United membership in WCGS is for a calendar year and States until 1821 when purchased from Spain. It became a state in includes a subscription to the ten issues published each year. Annual individual membership is $20, 1845. family membership is $25. We have been unable to find Materials of genealogical interest to the mem- any information on the Connor bers of WCGS are accepted for publication at the (Conner, O’Conner) family in discretion of the Editors and should pertain to St. Augustine in the early families with connections in Wilson County and 1800s. We know, from other its neighboring and parent counties. WCGS can- sources, that the family was not accept any responsibility for the content of Irish Catholic; however, it is contributed materials, including errors and omis- difficult to obtain records from sions. Please direct any questions to the contribu- the era of Spanish rule. There tor. Their names and addresses will be provided was a Patrick O’Connor living upon request for worthwhile purposes. there in 1845, but we don’t Queries from WCGS members are accepted and posted at [email protected] know of any connection. It is Officers 2005 common for the Connor name President: Carol Forbes to be spelled in various ways, Vice President: Sue Powell with or without the prefix “O’” | ™ Secretary: Frances Roberson and with an “er? or an “or” at fades ss Treasurer: Henry Powell the end. These are not different | Wilson County Courthouse, 1911 Board Members: Mary Anne Sheak, Judy families or even different Photo by Frank Marchant O’Neal, Wanda Lamm Taylor branches. Families often Past Presidents: Joan Howell, Reese Ferrell, changed the spelling from one Katye Alford, Henry Powell, Sue Powell, Carol generation to the next. Forbes This is one of the largest families in Ireland, with at least five sepa- Newsletter Editors: Henry & Sue Powell rate branches. The O’Connors of Connaught represent one of the Contributors: Grace Turner, J. Robert Boykin III, Albert Page, Horace Peele, C. Clement Lucas, founding families of Ireland from millennia ago, giving the name of Marion W. Moore. their founder, Conchobhar, to the region on the west side of the island. Committees: These Connors have been the “royal family” of Ireland for thousands of H.B. Johnston Papers: Sue Powell years. The country is a republic today; however, there is still an O’Con- Cemetery Publications: Joan Howell nor recognized as the “don” or pretender to the throne. The O’ Connor Internet Coordinators: Horace Peele, Carol Don, lives in a stately home, Clonalis House, in Castlerea in County Forbes & Henry Powell Roscommon. The family now operate their home as a bed and breakfast Wilson Founding Families: Marion Moore and open it for tours as well. (www.clonalis.com). The home contains a Programs: Sue Powell, Carol Forbes fascinating array of family historical artifacts dating back over 1,500 Please send address changes to WCGS, PO Box years. 802, Wilson, NC 27894. The other branches of the O’Connors come from all around Ireland Email: [email protected] Trees is mailed under our non-profit bulk mailing and are not known to be related. It is not possible to determine the ori- permit to subscribers of record at the date of mail- gins of our Florida line without more details from yet to be located ing. Bulk mail is not forwarded by the Post Office. sources. The second largest Irish group are the Connors from County Kerry in Contents © 2005 Wilson County Genealogical southwest Ireland. They don’t seem to be related to the Roscommon Society, Inc. All rights reserved. No items may family; however, it is difficult to know because of the extremely an- be used without permission in writing from cient origins of each family. There were also Connor families in the WCGS except for brief reviews. counties of Offaly, Derry, and Clare. We made a quick survey of immi- WCGS has been designated as a 501(c)3 non- grants to America and found a wide distribution of origins. There are profit corporation by the U.S. Internal Revenue O’Connors from all of the Irish families represented here, and their de- Service. The Tax Identification number for scendants are scattered all across America. Some were famine immi- WCGS is 56-1869136. (Continued on page 15) a ean a cca aa A Re a a hs a Page 14 Trees of Wilson February 2005 (Connor Family continued from page 14) NEW COUNTY BECOMES A REALITY grants from the 1845 starving time, and these are very diffi- General Assembly Forms Wilson County cult to follow because they left few records behind. Reprint in the Wilson Daily Times, May 18, 1985 There is an O’Connor family of Virginia that has left a Clear trail. We don’t know which Irish group they came from, RALEIGH—February 13, 1855—The North Carolina Gen- but John Conner, b. 1715 in Ireland and d. 1787 in Culpeper eral Assembly today ratified the establishment of a new County, Virginia, married Elizabeth Kavanaugh in 1734. county in the area formed by the confluence of Edgecombe, They settled on the Rappahannock River in Spotsylvania Nash, Wayne and Johnston counties. The new county will be County in a section that was near the present town of named Wilson County in honor of the great patriot Gen. Culpeper, an area that later became Orange County. John Louis D. Wilson and have as its county seat the town of Wil- served in Col. George Washington’s regiment in 1755. John son, a bustling town of 450 inhabitants. and Elizabeth’s children were William who moved to Ken- A supplemental bill establishing the workings of county tucky; John b.1736 who settled in Halifax County, Virginia; government in the new county was expected to be passed Lewis b. 1745 who became a Baptist minister in Thornton’s quickly. Gap, Virginia; Charles (undocumented); Mildred The formation of the new county came after a series of at- (undocumented); Philemon b. 1753 who moved to Kentucky; tempts in the General Assembly by residents of the area, who Thomas (undocumented); Sarah who moved to Tennessee; objected to traveling long distances over poor roads, crossing and Timothy who lived in Fredericksburg, Virginia. swollen streams and rivers, to appear in court, file legal pa- We return now to our Wilson Connor family. David Con- pers or sit on juries. nor came here with his wife, Mary Groves, and children, The General Assembly’s action was greeted with great re- Ann, Frances L., David, Henry G, Mary C., Frances A.., joicing in the area of the new county particularly in the town Frank, Marian, and Florence. Father David died in 1867 and of Wilson, a trading center along the Plank Road. Dancing in Mary in 1876. Henry proceeded to gain a legal education as the street to lively music and passing of cups of wine greeted quickly as possible and was licensed at age 19 to practice the news that the General Assembly had taken the action the law. In that same year, he married people had petitioned for over a period of many years. The Kate Whitfield, and they had twelve # General Assembly was invited to Wilson to join in the jolly children. Born in a Catholic family, i celebration. Henry G. joined the Episcopal The fight for the new county was led by General Joshua Church of his wife (his father helped | Barnes, a member of the N. C. House of Commons, who in- to construct the building, shown at £m i troduced the bill December 4, 1854, to establish the new right) and quickly gained local politi- (i ! county. Barnes, 41, a resident of what used to be Edgecombe cal popularity. He was elected to the County, had introduced a similar bill in 1850 to establish the legislature in 1884 and was elected as | county of Wilson. a judge in 1886. He later served as / Credit for formation of a new county also must go to Colo- president of Branch Bank and retired § | nel David Williams and Judge George Howard, the reading as a judge many years later with | clerk of the House of Commons. glowing accolades. His son, R. D. W. Connor, was the first Formation of a new county was greatly desired by many National Archivist and wrote a North Carolina history book people, who repeatedly petitioned for the formation, but not that is still in use. Overall, this is a family which made many everyone favored it. An 1854 petition presented by Barnes, valuable contributions to Wilson. favoring the new county, was signed by 873 citizens, but a Henry and Sue Powell petition opposing the new county presented at the same time contained 813 signatures. Those in favor cited the long distances, as much as 81 i miles, they had to travel to conduct legal transactions.

| ‘- opr ati aes ac: . Ruins of O’Connor Castle in Ballintubber, County Roscom- Sie res mon, Ireland, destroyed by the British forces in the 1600s when Britain was doing away with the Celtic dynasties of Ireland. The O’Connor family built a new home in nearby 1879 map of Wilson ‘County. N. C. State Nae Castlerea where they still live. Photo by Sue Powell

February 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 15 (UR SE Te a a a BILL TO ESTABLISH WILSON COUNTY bers of the House of Commons in each of the counties of Excerpt from 7he Formation of Wilson County, Edgecombe and Nash shall vote for the division aforesaid, at an election to be held according to the provision of an act to by Marshall Daniel be passed supplemental to this act; which was rejected, and [This unpublished manuscript has been bound and shelved in the bill then passed its second reading; yeas 72, nays 23. ... the Wilson County Public Library.] “The rule being suspended, the bill was read the third time, The House Journal for December 12, 1854 records that passed, and ordered to be engrossed.” “Mr. Barnes, from the Committee on Propositions and Griev- The engrossed bill was received in the Senate and the Jour- ances to whom was referred a bill (accompanied by a memo- nal for January 27, 1855 records that “The engrossed bill to rial) to establish a new county by the name of Wilson, re- lay off and establish a county by the name of Wilson, was ported a substitute therefore; which was read the first time read the first time, passed and referred to the Committee on and passed.” Propositions and Grievances.” The bill as presented to the House of Commons read as On February |, 1855 “Mr. Boyd (Mr. George D. Boyd was follows: the member from Rockingham County) from the Committee A Bill to lay off and establish a County by the name of on Propositions and Grievances, to whom was referred the Wilson. bill to lay off and establish a county by the name of Wilson, Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of reported the same back to the Senate with amendments. North Carolina and it is hereby enacted by the authority of The message from the Committee to the Senate read the the same — That a County by the name of Wilson, shall be same as an endorsement on the reverse of the bill. The en- and the same is hereby laid off and established out of por- dorsement read: tions of Edgecombe, Nash, Johnston and Wayne Counties, in “The Committee on Propositions and Grievances to whom the following bounds. Beginning at a lightwood stake in the was referred the bill entitled “A Bill to lay off and establish a Pitt County line; thence a direct line to Pender’s Mill; thence county by the name of Wilson” have had the same under a direct line to Town Creek at the mouth of Col. David Wil- consideration and beg leave to report. They recommend an liams’ Mill branch; thence up said Mill branch to the Mill; amendment of said bill by striking therefrom all after the thence a direct line by William Adams, Senr. to the Nash line word “Nash line” and inserting in lieu thereof the following (thence a direct line to William M. Williams’ bridge across “Thence a straight line to Turkey Creek Bridge near Prid- Tosnot Swamp; thence with the Smithfield road to Turkey gen’s old place, thence with the road to Mocasin Creek Creek bridge; thence with said road to Mockasin; thence Bridge, thence down said creek to the junction of Mocasin down the various courses of said creek to the mouth of Tur- and Turkey Creek,” and with this amendment they recom- key Creek); thence a direct line to the Red Hill (Henry mend the passage of the Bill. Horn’s old place); thence a direct line to the Wayne County The Senate Journal for February 2, 1855 reads as follows: line at the Juniper Swamp; thence the Wayne and Johnston “The engrossed bill to lay off and establish a county by the line north to a point in a direct line from the Red Hill to name of Wilson was read the second time; the amendment Ruffin’s Bridge; thence a direct line to Ruffin’s Bridge, di- proposed by the committee amended on motion by Mr. verging North at the house of Jacob Hooks, so as to leave the Drake, and adopted as amended. dwelling house of said Hooks in the County of Wayne; “The question, Shall the bill pass its second reading? Was thence from said Ruffin’s Bridge down Contentnea Creek to determined in the affirmative; yeas 30, nays 4. ... the Greene County line; thence the Greene County line to the “So the bill passed its second reading as amended; the rule beginning and the said county shall be, and is hereby in- being suspended, said bill was read the third time and passed, vested with all the rights, privileges and immunities of the and a message sent to the House of Commons asking their other counties in this State.” concurrence in the amendment of the Senate.” Quite a bit of legislative action took place on January 23, The amended bill was returned to the House for concur- 1855. The House Journal for that day reads: rence on the amendment. The House Journal for February 6, “On motion by Mr. J. Barnes, the bill to establish the 1855 reads: “Received from the Senate a message — also, a county of Wilson was taken up and read the second time. message informing the House that they have passed the fol- “Mr. Bryant submitted the following amendment: lowing engrossed bills from the House, with the amendment “Sec. — BE IT FORTHER ENACTED, That all that portion thereto, in which they ask the concurrence of the House, to of Edgecombe county, comprised within the following wit: — a bill to lay off and establish a county by the name of boundaries, viz: Beginning on Fish creek, where Halifax, ’ Wilson; —Which amendments were severally agreed to, and Edgecombe and Nash counties comer, running down the the Senate informed thereof by message.” various courses of said creek to where the Wilmington and A supplemental bill to set up the government of the county Raleigh railroad crosses said creek; thence along said rail- was introduced and hurriedly passed by both houses. road to where the proposed line of Wilson county crosses The bill establishing the county was ratified on February said railroad; thence along said line to the Nash county line, 13, 1855, and became Chapter 12 of the Public Laws of be and the same is hereby annexed to, and shall form a part North Carolina, 1854/1855. The supplemental bill was rati- of the county of Nash. fied February 14, 1855, and became Chapter 13 of the same “Which was rejected; yeas 28, nays 69. ... laws. “Mr. Bryant submitted the following amendment: “PROVIDED, a majority of the qualified voters for mem- ge ee ea Ee ee Page 16 Trees of Wilson February 2005 aN eI TE IT PEOPLE “WENT WILD WITH ENTHUSI- territories. ASM” WITH NEWS OF CHARTER Attracts Many News of Charter Opened Festival There was dancing in the streets. People came from miles Wilson Went Wild with Excitement, Historian around to share in the fun and festivities. As one historian put Exclaims it: “The most assiduous beaux, the prettiest girls and the Wilson Daily Times, May 6, 1955 stateliest dames came from far and near on pleasure bent.” None was turned away disappointed. The wine cup was al- “The people, often sore with hope deferred, could not be- ways full and the musicians, although a bit weary after three lieve it at once, but when convinced of the truth were wild days and three nights, we suppose, kept the air filled with the with enthusiasm...” melody of string and bow. Bitter words had been spoken. Violent struggles had been Then and there, it was said, Wilson and Wilson County fought on the floor of the legislature by territories clinging were at once voted the head of the most progressive people in stubbommly to every inch of their precious, original soil. the state, and she has never lost her prestige. One thing is for At last, the day was at hand. From the womb of a young sure—it was the jolliest place east to the state capital. and yet untamed country, North Carolina had given birth to a But in all of the merriment and delight, the people of Wil- new county. The new political subdivision, carved from parts son county did not lose sight of the purpose for which the of four already established counties, was the product of dip- new section was created. Wilson county was later to become, lomatic genius. and still remains today, one of the largest industrial sections, New in Spirit agricultural counties and transportation centers of the state. It was a new territory in spirit as well as boundary. Twice Years of Work before an effort had been made in the legislature to charter a The chartering of Wilson county by the 1854-55 legislature new division, but each had been unsuccessful. was the consummation of years of work. Getting the new The year was 1855, and word had just reached Wilson, a county was not accomplished without the sweat, toil and sac- bustling town in those days of 450 inhabitants, of the charter. rifices of many men whose names are almost forgotten today. Wilson, spread out along the sandy loams of the Toisnot, was Colonel David Williams and Judge Howard, who were pre- to be its seat of government. sent and active in the crucial moments, are not forgotten. But Wilson, by this time, had grown materially as a trading to General Joshua Barnes belongs the honor in the largest center of Eastern North Carolina. The plank road to measure of obtaining passage of the bill. He may justly be Greenville, completed in 1852, brought the town within close styled the father of his county. touch with Washington. Daily stage service was better, and freight wagons, reducing freight rates by competition with Key Men the railroad, brought in new shipments of heavy goods. Those who knew Joshua Barnes say he was no ordinary man. He was not great in the usual sense of the word. As fel- Was Trade Center low townsmen described him as “the best specimen of the Merchants were able to offer unusual bargains in groceries manhood of his environment. Uncorruptible, charitable, hos- and staple goods, and it was not unusual on any day to see pitable, and valued friend and counselor of his neighbors, and people from six or eight neighboring counties buying goods the representative of his people in the highest and best in the Wilson market. sense.” But its formation as a county governmental unit was the There were others who played key roles in the chartering of greatest step in the progress of the community. To General Wilson county, but none who ranked so high with his fellow Joshua Barnes, more than to any other man, belongs the men than Joshua Barnes. For he had been successful where credit of obtaining passage of the bill in the legislature. others had not. His vow to form a county named Wilson had “General Barnes and Mr. George Howard, who was the been fulfilled. It was reality, rather than a dream. reading clerk of the House, were still in Raleigh, and were immediately directed to invite the legislature to Wilson for a [Editor’s note: Actually the 1854 petition to form the new jollification, and the result was the biggest ball and the great- county of Wilson was the ninth effort. Previous issues of est feasting ever heard of in these parts...” Trees of Wilson have included the petitions to form a new county of 1787 (August 1999), 1805 (August 2000), 1828 Shared by Everyone (September 2000), 1848 (March 2001), and 1852 (1854 Ses- And what a celebration it was. For in a community where sion) (September 2001). In 1829, 1830, 1850, and 1852, bills each resident knew the others intimately, a celebration was were presented to the General Assembly without petitions. an event shared by everyone, young and old alike. The content of the above Wilson Daily Times article was It is written that old Frank Johnston’s music and the danc- based on and quotes “Sketches of Wilson and Wilson County ing was a life-long memory to all of the participants. The fes- People” by T. C. Davis. Thomas Crowder Davis was born in tivities continued for three days and three nights with all of 1830 in New Bern, moved to what is now Wilson County in the accessories of a great occasion. 1853, and died in Wilson, N. C., May 20, 1915. He was The bitter words spoken over the formation of Wilson elected the first clerk of the superior court of the newly char- county had been forgotten. The vigorous battles which had tered Wilson County. ] been fought in the legislature against the charter had ended in warm handshakes and a close bond with its neighboring

February 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 17 Of Fallen Flags, Depots and Sweet Revenge of ACL trains was announced by a "ping" of a bell as the train hit By Bill Sellers, of Gainesville, GA, resident of Wil- the approach circuit about a mile beyond the distant or son from 1929—1940. This article was printed in “approach" semaphore signal. Depending on direction, a red “Lines South”, a rail journal, in 1999. background fell into place in one of the detectors located above the tower's row of control levers, changing a white circle to the color red. The normal position for all home signals on both railroads was "stop." As an ACL train approached, if there was no conflicting Norfolk Southern move in progress, the operator removed the ACL derails, pulled back one lever that activated an electric motor to raise the ACL top home signal from "stop" to the "proceed" position. This in tum would clear up the "approach" signal. The ACL also had dwarf signals located between the double- track mainline to accommodate moves against the current of traffic (north on the southbound main or vice versa). The operation Norfolk Southern E-3 Class 2-8-0 #535 rests on the engine of the Norfolk Southern side of the interlocking plant was tracks beside the Wilson Depot on Barnes Street. The depot crude compared to the ACL side. Everything was manual, and is now a commercial firm and has no railway connections. the approach of a train was detected simply by seeing smoke, a headlight, or a combination of the two. Both home and This is a story of a boy, a town, and two railroads -pure and approach signals were of the lower quadrant type. Rods from the simple. Although it is appearing in a publication primarily tower operated the split-rail derail and the home signal. The ap- concerned with predecessor railroads of today's giant CSX sys- proach signal, which was 1500 feet from the tower was con- tem, it is necessary to inject material concerning "that other rail- trolled by two wires alongside the right-of-way. It took all road," Norfolk Southern. The town was Wilson, North Carolina, the brute strength the operator could muster to drop those ap- which, among other things, was the world's largest tobacco mar- proach signals to the clear position. It was the same ordeal ket. The two railroads were the Atlantic Coast Line and the when they had to be raised again. original Norfolk Southern Railway. Not only did I grow up with I usually walked to my train watching spots during daylight an affection for both railroads, in later years my bi-monthly hours. When I reached the age that I could be trusted with the paychecks would be adorned with the name of each railroad family car, | would visit the interlocking tower at night. The loca- company. tion was far enough removed from the noises of town to afford To envision the configuration of railroads in the town of absolute quietness. Wilson, simply imagine a sheet of paper with a double line What a trip into yesterday to sit there at night with only the down the center of the page representing the north-south dou- sound of Norfolk Southern telegraph keys breaking the silence ble track mainline of the Atlantic Coast Line. The middle of the from time to time, as that lovely old standard clock kept the ca- page should contain a single line across the page bisecting the double dence with "tick, tock, tick, tock." The pungent smell of kero- line, and representing the east-west mainline of the Norfolk South- sene lanterns was diluted only by the fragrance of second-hand em, although the NS was actually a north-south railroad for smoke of Sir Walter Raleigh tobacco as operator Charlie Barber operational purposes. Picture an interlocking tower in the south- fired up his pipe. The usual green lamp shade with a single 100- west quadrant right up against both railroads. In the south- watt bulb hanging two or three feet over the operator's desk pro- west corner was a two-track interchange for delivering and vided subtle light. receiving cars by both railroads. Also in evidence was a car Depending on the railroad, train watching in Wilson was inspector's shanty used by a Norfolk Southern car park. either feast or famine. In the case of the Norfolk Southern, I In the northeast quadrant was located the Contentnea Guano could carry their schedule of trains in my head. There were (fertilizer) company. This operation was served by both rail- four through freights operating between Charlotte on the south and roads -their siding was open-ended, originating on one railroad and extending past the industry and into the other railroad. The Carolina Yard on the north: train numbers 61, 62, 63, and 64. Nos, 61 and 62 both passed Wilson in the wee hours, and were interlocking tower was a Norfolk Southern operation and train order office that was open around the clock. rarely seen. The operation was like none other that I have ever seen. The Having to attend school pretty well dictated my train watch- operator had no contact whatsoever with the ACL train dispatcher ing hours during the week. Freight train No. 64 from Raleigh was in Rocky Mount. It was, quite simply, a "first come first a familiar sight for me, as it usually arrived around 4 p.m. The school was only two or three blocks from the railroad, which served" operation. The operator had an ACL timetable which was quite convenient. Passenger train No. | for Raleigh made indicated the schedule of most ACL first class trains, but he had the scene around 4:30 or 5:00 p.m. no way of knowing whether they were on time or an hour late. The ACL interlocking hardware was pure Union Switch The NS passenger station was located at a deadend track and Signal Company equipment, imprinted with the time- downtown at the comer of Barnes and Douglas Streets. Passen- honored Swissvale, Pennsylvania lettering. The approach (Continued on page 19) IE a I 2 i ere ie ee ee See «tee ey er Te Page 18 Trees of Wilson February 2005 LE, PE a LL eT TB Eo a OLE EET OE ONT EET EA DTT a PS SS Se ee Of Fallen Flags ... (Continued from page 18) trains. No. 42 arrived in Rocky Mount at 11:00 p.m. in time to ger trains operating in both directions headed around a wye to make connections north. Train No. 41 left Rocky Mount behind the station, and then went through the time-consuming proc- all the through trains, giving a reasonable connection from Rocky ess of backing all the way out to the mainline, having to flag Mount to Wilmington with a convenient early moming arri- several street crossings in the process. val in Wilmington. After No. | backed out of the wye, he pulled down to the water The Wilson passenger station was an excellent place to watch tank to give a drink to the portly little ten-wheeler, which was as trains, with its long passenger shed to protect one from the trim as anything Baldwin ever turned out. While the fireman weather and an assortment of baggage and mail trucks upon took on water, the conductor walked down to the yard office to which to sit. The station was on a slight north-south rise, with sign the train register, and then they were off to Raleigh. The tangent track about three miles or more in both directions. curtain on my NS train watching usually came down around This assured ample time to spot a train from either direction. 6:00 pm. Directly across the tracks from the station was a business Both railroads in Wilson enjoyed enough business to re- named Wilson and Company. In my youthful innocence I quire the use of a switch engine six days per week, no small item to figured with the name Wilson in the city of Wilson it must be a a railfan who lived in what could be classed as a small town local operation. That thought was dispelled when a few days later during that period. Norfolk Southern made do with Baldwin 0-6- I would spot two W.C.L.X. refrigerator cars placed on their siding 0's with only one digit for a number. It seemed that either the 7- marked "Wilson Car Lines." Further, I had seen national spot or the 8-spot was assigned to Wilson on a regular basis. advertising in a magazine with their slogan, "The Wilson Label The ACL handled switching in Wilson with an E-4 0-6-0 Protects Your Table." My first glimpse of an ACL R-1 1800-class locomotive was 100-class switch engine, which was about the bottom rung quite by accident. In 1938 I had no knowledge that the ACL had for ACL motive power. purchased new motive power. The ACL employed a cross- When you coupled to eight or ten cars on level track, every- ing watchman at the Herring Avenue crossing in Wilson. thing had to be in your favor, from a full head of steam to sand One cool spring day I was sitting in the cramped quarters of the on the rail. No exhaust on a 100-class engine ever sounded as flagman's shanty sharing the hospitality of his little coal stove. though the pistons were squared up. Rather than puff around the The fact that he was African American was of no concem to yard, they seemed to lope from point to point. me. He worked for a railroad, and that made us "brothers." [Editor's note: An ACL track profile of 1962 shows there were A southbound freight train showed up in the distance, and as it 54 track switches in the Wilson area, indicating the large num- came closer I knew I was looking at something larger than life. ber of sidings to be worked there.] When the bell swung outward it revealed a coat of red paint on the When it came to train watching in Wilson on the ACL, it inside. Those 80-inch drivers rolled by pulling a tender with 8- was a case of "my cup runneth over." Although most Florida wheel trucks, and I was speechless. That was apparently a break-in passenger trains passed during the night, there were excep- run on the freight train. tions. Train No. 75, known as the Havana Special, was a mid- In the days ahead they would be regular power on train Nos. 75 morning visitor around 10:00 a.m. Local coach-only passenger and 76, the Havana Special. 1 would have changed only one train No. 48 from Wilmington to Rocky Mount was a 1:00 p.m. thing. What a pity they did not come equipped with steam- regular. Train No. 89, the Coast Line Florida Mail, was a very boat whistles such as arrived on the new Norfolk Southern 2-8-4 heavy head-end train with many stops. In many cases this train Berkshires delivered by Baldwin a couple of years later, in 1940. was double-headed by a couple of P-S-A Pacifies used primarily The R-I's sounded more like a fog horn. for acceleration in getting away from stations. As a teenager my limited knowledge of the Southern Railway Since Wilson was the first stop of any duration out of Rocky placed all of that operation, west of me mostly in the central Mount, the engine crews were always busy getting the fire nght and western part of North Carolina, well out of my reach. Unknown and on the ground oiling around. When the cab signal sounded, to me was the fact that when the Southern Railway System was what a sight! By the time the train hit the Norfolk Southern dia- organized in 1894 by J. Pierpont Morgan, over the objections of mond, they were up to track speed and both engineers would the Seaboard Air Line, it entered into a 100-year lease agree- lighten up on the reverse lever. This bit of insight was gained not ment with the then Norfolk & Carolina Railroad. from the ground as a railfan, but having worked the job as fire- The agreement with this ACL predecessor was for trackage man in later years. rights over 151 miles from Selma, N. C. to Tarboro and on to Pin- When a passenger train was double-headed, the crew for the ners Point, Virginia. The Seaboard was very unhappy with this second engine came out of the freight pool. About an hour behind arrangement and retaliated by extending its mainline from No. 89 was the local coach-only passenger train from Rocky Norlina, N. C. to Richmond to become the major competitor to Mount to Wilmington. "Coach-only" in this sense meant no both systems. All this played right into my hands in that it sleeping or dining cars. First-class (sleeping) equipment brought the Southern Railway right to my doorstep in the town between Wilmington and Rocky Mount was handled by trains of Wilson. Not only was I privy to all forms of ACL motive 41 and 42, which were night trains. There was always the power, but I could witness Southern Railway heavy Mikado question of whether those two trains were operated for the public or 2-8-2 4800's blast through town, complete with Southern crew to move office cars back and forth to Wilmington (ACL's and caboose. headquarters) and points north of Rocky Mount on through (This article will be continued in the March 2005 issue of Trees.)

February 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 19 pg Naa OSS STS 5S a a a aD FUNERAL REGISTER OF WOOTTEN AND ofa large family of children; old and respected citi- zen.” (Page 166) Sere ; Rodale eaan in the April 2004 ° Taylor, Johnnie: Gorham’s Farm. White. Died October : See ena: : g P 4, 1898, aged 2 years, length 3 feet, son of Stephen Taylor. issue of Frees of Wilson. Cost $4.50. Billed to W. C. Gorham. (Page 348) [Editor’s note: Lengths seem to be that of the coffin.] ¢ Taylor, Loucinda: Wilson Poor House. White. Died June e §6©Sugg, : Wilson. Colored. Died April 4, 1898, aged 11, 1897, aged 52 years, of paralysis. Dr. N. Anderson. Cost 22, of fever, length 5’ 6”. Cost $4.75. Billed to Haywood $2. (Page 82) Best. Burial in Oak Dale Cemetery. (Page 227) e Taylor, Myrtle Lee: Wilson. White. Died September 1, e Sullavant, Harriet: Near Wilson. White. Died August 4, 1897, aged 1 year 3 months, length 2’ 9”, of “teething,” 1897, of “Fitts,” length 5’ 9”, daughter of the late Lemuel daughter of Elwood Taylor and granddaughter of William Sullavant. Cost $18. Billed to her brothers Nathan and Wil- Taylor. Drs. Person and C. E. Moore. Buried in Maplewood liam Sullavant. Funeral at home and burial in home ceme- Cemetery. Cost $8. Billed to William Taylor. (Page 126) tery. (Page 113) e Taylor, (Mrs.) Nannie: Taylor’s Township. White. Died e Sullavent, Lewis” Near Wilson. White. Died December January 18, 1897, aged 40, length 5’ 9”, of paralysis. Wife 5, 1896, aged 73 years, killed by a horse, length 5’ 6”. Cost — of Jesse Taylor and daughter of Arthur Dew. Buried without $18. Burial in home cemetery. (Page 7) funeral in home cemetery. Dr. C. E. Moore. Cost $30.50. e Sutton, William R.: Wilson. Colored. Died August 4, (Page 22) 1897, aged 6 months, length 2’ 6”, child of Aider [Ada] Sut- e Taylor, Sarah: Wilson. Colored. Died July 1, 1897, aged ton. Funeral at Church. Burial in Old Cemetery. Cost $4.50. 14 years, of consumption, length 5 feet. Dr. Brothers. Bill to Dr. T. B. Person. (Page 114) Jane Taylor. (Page 93) e Swinson, Sarah: Greene County. Colored. Died October e Taylor, Simeon: Taylor’s Township. White. Died Au- 11, 1898, aged 40 years, of Bright’s disease, length 6’. Cost gust 9, 1898, aged 65 years, of “Bladder Trouble,” length 6 $15. Billed to H. Edmondson. Funeral at house. Dr. S. H. feet, father of Richard and Jesse Taylor. Cost $15. Dr. W. S. Crocker. (Page 356) Anderson. Burial at the old homestead Cemetery. (Page e Tate, William: Wilson. Colored. Died May 1, 1899, 299) aged 27 years, of yellow chills, length 5’ 9”, husband of e Taylor, Wesley: Wilson. White. Died May 28, 1899, Mary Tate. Cost $10. Burial in Durham, N. C. Dr. Jones. aged 20 years, length 5’ 9”, son of Weldon Taylor. Dr. B. T. (Page 456) Person. Cost $21.50. Billed to Perry Taylor. Burial in Ma- e Taylor, : Wilson. White. Died July 3, 1897, of plewood Cemetery. (Page 475) “Brain Fever’, length 5’ 6”, “Daughter of Frank W. Taylor e Thigpin, Mary: Saratoga. White. Died December __, who was a Mexican [War] soldier & now draws a pension.” 1897, of old age, length 5’ 9”. Cost $2.50. Billed to Wilson Burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Cost $11. Billed to charity. County. (Page 188) $2 donated. (Page 95) e Thomas, Joseph Wade: Gardner’s Township. White. e Taylor, : Wilson. White. Died June 21, 1898, Died April 4, 1897, aged 1 month and 7 days, length 2’ 6”, length 2’ 6”, daughter of Emily Taylor. Cost $14. Burialin —_ son of Gray P. Thomas. Buried at old homestead cemetery. Maplewood Cemetery. (Page 280) Cost $5. (Page 54) e Taylor, Anthony: County Home. Colored. Died May 1, e Thomas, Nelly: Near Wilson. Colored. Died May 3, 1899, aged 75 years, of dropsy. Dr. Walton. Cost $2.25. 1898, aged 38, in childbirth, length 6’, wife of Alford Tho- Billed to Wilson County Poor House. Burial in County mas. Cost $10. Burial in Pittman Cemetery. “Died from Cemetery. (Page 457) Asthma.” (Page 243) e Taylor, Bud Pearson: Taylor’s Township. White. Died e¢ Thomas, Welthy: Near Wilson. White. Died June 14, June 20, 1898, aged 5 years, of “Lock Bowells,” son of 1898, aged | year 6 months, length 3 feet. Dr. W. S. Ander- Henry Taylor. Cost $4. Billed to Frank Finch. Dr. Albert son. Cost $8.50. Billed to T, D. Thomas. Buried in home Anderson. Buried near Farmer’s Mill. (Page 278) cemetery. (Page 273) e Taylor, Dallas: Nash County. White. Died June 19, e Thomas, William: Near Wilson. White. Died April 3, 1897, aged 55 years. Burial in old homestead cemetery. Dr. 1898, aged 80 years, length 5’ 9”. Drs. C. E. Moore and Al- E. G. Moore. Cost $45. (Page 87) bert Anderson, Cost $12.50. Burial without funeral in home e Taylor, Fanny Lee: Wilson. White. Died December 6, cemetery. “Mr. Thomas was a much respected gentleman 1897, aged 26 years, at child birth, length 5’ 10”, daughter _—_ and leaves several sons & daughters. Death was due to old of Ervin Boykin and wife of Ellwood Taylor. Dr. C. E. age and being knocked down by a cow.” (Page 225) Moore. Cost $21. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery. (Page e Thompson, Arthur: Wilson. Colored. Died May 12, 177) 1897, of cold and measles, aged 1 year and 3 months, length e Taylor, F. W.: Wilson. White. Died November 14, 1897, 2” 9”, son of Isaac Thompson. Dr. T. B. Person. Buried in aged 72 years, of “Complication of diseases & old age,” Oak Dale Cemetery. Cost $4. (Page 73) length 5’ 7”, Dr. C. E. Moore. Cost $10. Billed to Henry e¢ Thompson, Betsy: Near Wilson. White. Died June __, Taylor. Funeral at grave in Maplewood Cemetery.“Anold —_ 1897, length 5’ 6”. Cost $8. (Page 85) ve Mexican [War] Soldier, also Confederate Soldier, and father (Continued er on page 21) rn epee Ee ee ee Page 20 Trees of Wilson February 2005 (Wootten and Stevens Register, Continued from page 20) e Walker, Jane: Near Stantonsburg. White. Died April 9, e Thorne, Edna: Wilson. Colored. Died December __, 1898, aged 64 years, of old age & heart trouble, length 5’ 1897, aged SO, ee 5° 9”. “Run over and killed by R. R. 9”. Dr. S. H. Crocker. Cost $15. “Was buried at the Joseph Train.” Cost $15. Billed to Annie Thorne. (Page 176) [Josiah] Ellis old Homestead near Stantonsburg.” (Page e Thorp, : Colored. Died February 22, 1897, length 230) 2’ 6”. Buried in colored cemetery. Cost $1.50. Billed to e Wallace, : Wilson. White. Died June 11, 1899, Edith Thorp. (Page 35) aged 9 days, length 2’ 3”. Cost $7. Billed to Wilson Cotton e Tindel, Mary: Wilson. White. Died March 3, 1899, aged Mills. Funeral and Burial in Maplewood Cemetery. (Page 21 years, length 5’ 6”, of pneumonia. Dr. W. S. Anderson. 486) Cost $8. Billed to J. G. Tindel. (Page 427) e Wallace, Georgia: Red Springs, N. C. White. Died May e Tomlinson, [Sally]: Black Creek Township. White. Died 7, 1897, aged 21 years, of chronic indigestion. Funeral at May 3, 1897, of cancer, length 5’ 9”, “Widow of Jonathan Methodist Church. Buried in Maplewood Cemetery. Cost Tomlinson Deceased & mother of Lewis Tomlinson.” Bur- $6.50. “Was wife of Methodist preacher Wallace.” (Page ied at the old homestead cemetery. Cost $110. (Page 69) 71) e Tomlinson, James: Near Wilson. White. Died June 28, e Ward, Joe T.: Survived by wife of Wilson. White. Died 1897, of pneumonia, aged 87 years, length 5S’ 9”. Drs. November 19, 1896, aged 55 years; length 5’ 9”, funeral at Ruffin and Moore. Cost $36. Burial in home cemetery. the grave. Drs. Brothers and A. Anderson. Cost $56.50. (Page 98) “Was Ex Confederate soldier. Lost one leg at Battle of e Tomlinson, James H.: Wilson. White. Died April 22, Reams Station, Va. Was member of the Primitive Baptist 1897, of dropsy, aged 30 years, length 5’ 8”. Dr. Albert Church.” (Page 2) Anderson. Buried at Mary Ann Tomlinson Cemetery. Cost e Watson, Leony: Cross Roads Township. White. Died $6. Bill J. D. Lee for $2. (Page 62) February 21, 1898, aged 35 years, at childbirth, length 5’ 9”. e Tomlinson, Mary Ann: Wilson. White. Died July 23, Drs. Crocker and Hays. Cost $15. Burial in Freeman Howell 1897, aged 64, of consumption, length 5’ 6”. Burial in old Cemetery. Billed to James Newsom. (Page 212) homestead cemetery. Cost $7. County paid $2 and Herbert e Watson, Susan F.: Wilson. White. Died August 23, Pittman $5. (Page 107) 1898, in childbirth, aged 41 years, length 6’, wife of K. H. e Tomlinson, Penina: Wilson County. White. Died July Watson. Dr. N. B. Herring. Cost $52. Funeral in Baptist 25, 1897, aged 41, length 5’ 6”. Dr. Albert Anderson. Bur- Church. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery. (Page 308) ied in old homestead cemetery. Cost $7. (Page 109) e Webb, Anna: Near Wilson. White. Died December 16, e Towe, : Wilson. Colored. Died April 23, 1899, 1898, aged 4 years, of burns, length 3’ 6”. Dr. Walton. Cost length 2’ 9”, child of George W. Towe. Cost $8. Burial in $5. Burial in Scott’s Cemetery. Billed to Warren Woodard, colored cemetery. (Page 452) son of Calvin Woodard. (Page 392) e Towe, Maggie I.: Wilson. Colored. Died April 15, 1899, e Webb, John David: Near Wilson. White. Died December aged 39 years 4 months 18 days, in childbirth, length 5’ 9”, 12, 1897, aged 1 year 3 months, of whooping cough and fe- wife of Prof. G. W. Towe, a “teacher in the Col. Graded ver, length 2’ 6”, son of Morrison Webb. Cost $8.50. Burial School.” Cost $20. Funeral in Methodist Church. Burial in in Polly Farmer Cemetery. Dr. Albert Anderson. (Page 180) colored cemetery. (Page 450) e Whitehead, : Wilson. White. Died June 30, 1898, e Tucker, Mollie: Wilson. Colored. Died October __, length 2’ 9”. Cost $11. Billed to Elizabeth Whitehead. Bur- 1897, aged 60 years, length 5’ 6”. Cost $6. Order of Bob ial in Maplewood Cemetery. (Page 283) Allen. Billed to Richmond Maury & Co. (Page 155) e Whitehead, Gertie May: Wilson. Died June 18, 1898, e Uzzell, Joe: Poor House. Colored. Died August 15, aged 10 months, length 2’ 9”. Dr. Albert Anderson. Cost 1897, aged 35, length 5’ 9”. Buried in Poor House Ceme- $10.50. Billed to J. T. Whitehead. Funeral at home. Burial tery. Cost $2.25. Billed to Wilson County. (Page 120) in Maplewood Cemetery. (Page 277) e Vann, Annie: Wilson. White. Died January 3, 1898, e Whitehead, Mary. Toisnot Township. White. Died De- aged 12 months 27 days, of “Brain Trouble”, length 2’ 9”. cember 31, 1898, aged 65 years, of paralysis, length 6’. Dr. Dr. T. B. Person. Cost $10.50. Billed to Charlie Vann. Bur- W. P. Mercer. Cost $25. Billed to J. B. Whitehead. Burial in ial in Maplewood Cemetery (Page 194) home cemetery. (Page 398) e Vick, Hardy: Wilson Township. Colored. Died May 17, e Whitehead, Rose: Stantonsburg Township. Died March 1898, aged 18 years, of childbirth, length 5’ 9”. Cost $2.50. 21, 1898, aged about 60 years, of heart dropsy, length 5’ 9”. Burial in John Y. Moore Cemetery. Dr. W. S, Anderson. Cost $10. Billed to W. D. P. Sharp. (Page 219) (Page 252) e Whitehead, S. L.: Charlotte, N.C. White. Died April 19, e Vick, Viola Leroy: Wilson. Colored. Died September 7, 1897, length 5’ 9”, “was sister of Mrs. J. M. Leath.” Funeral 1897, of malarial fever, aged 2 years 10 months, daughter of at J. M. Leath home. Buried in Charlotte Cemetery. Cost S. H. Vick, length 3’ 6”. Burial in colored cemetery. Dr. $45. (Page 61) Williams. Cost $11. (Page 132) e §=6~Whitley, : Wilson. White. Died September 7, e Vines, Martha: Wilson Poor House. Colored. Died Janu- 1898, aged 8 months, length 2’ 6”, child of Lum Whitley. ary 9, 1897, aged 25, of consumption. Dr. Nathan Anderson. Cost $8. (Page 322) Buried in Poor House Cemetery. Cost $2.50. (Page 17)

February 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 21 SEE LSE ESAT La a a REVOLUTIONARY PENSION MICROFILM REVOLUTIONARY WAR RESEARCH Pam Toms For those of you with access to Heritage Quest through The State Library of North Carolina’s Genealogical Ser- your local libraries, you now have the ability to research the vices is pleased to announce that the Revolutionary War Pen- Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land-warrant applica- sion and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files microfilm tions through their collection of digital images. is now available for research in the Library and on Interli- The application papers may contain a wealth of information brary Loan to North Carolina residents. No longer will re- on the veteran or his heirs. From the application papers, one searchers in North Carolina have to drive to Washington, learns the veteran’s rank and unit, period of service, age or East Point, or Richmond to use this film. No longer must they date of birth (sometimes also the place of birth), and resi- wait months and months for photocopies ordered from the dence(s). Supporting materials may include property sched- National Archives to arrive. ules, marriage records, affidavits of witnesses, commission This National Archives and Records Administration micro- and discharge certificates, and family record pages from Bi- film (series M804) records in their entireties 80,000 files of bles. A search of persons related to your ancestor might yield applications or other papers pertaining to claims to the U. S. Bible records or other miscellaneous documents naming your government for Revolutionary pensions and bounty-land war- ancestor. rants. The 2670 reels constitute one of the richest sources of The search engine is easy to maneuver. You enter the name genealogical and historical information for the Revolutionary of the individual and may limit your search by state or ser- era. (Although the subscription database HeritageQuest vice. Remember that the state in which an ancestor enlisted or now offers the option “Search Revolutionary War,” its applied for a pension might not be the state where he settled. source is the abbreviated microfilm series [898 reels] of The first digital image represented in the results of your selected papers from these application files.) search will be either the original file card or the envelope that The Revolutionary Pension Microfilm is available in the contains all the supplementary paperwork. The number of State Library’s Information Center located on the First Floor pages in the file will be given at the top of the Heritage Quest of the State Archives & History/State Library Building; the screen. Click on the forward “Image” arrow to see the addi- Information Center is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00 a. tional pages. m. to 5:00 p.m. On Saturdays (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon; 1:00 Each record is marked with the original microfilm series, to 5:00 p.m.) staff will retrieve it for use in the Genealogical roll, image, file and page(s). Services Section on the West Mezzanine. The requesting pa- Each application has a sequence of codes and file numbers. tron must indicate the full name of the ancestor whose appli- There were basically three types of application files: disabil- cation he is searching. He will also want to have at hand the ity (survivors’ applications are marked with an “S”), widows Pension or Bounty-land Warrant Number application number (marked with a “W”’) and all rejected applications (marked to facilitate his locating the correct ancestor when there are “R”). Some files are marked “Not Rev.” or “Not Rev. War” duplicate names. This number can be found in Virgil White’s to indicate they are for services rendered after the Revolu- Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War pension files or tionary War. the National Genealogical Society’s Index of Revolutionary Bounty Land Warrant files are marked as “B.L. Wt.” Land War Pension Applications in the National Archives. If your was Offered to entice soldiers to stay in the war. The applica- library holds neither of these titles, please call Genealogical tions for those who applied for their land before 1800 were Services or use our E-Mail Reference Service to which you destroyed in the War Department fire of 1800. can quick link from the SLNC website at http://statelibrary. Additional information about the application process and dcr.state.nc.us/. the history of legislation regarding various application forms North Carolina residents will not need to drive to Raleigh to is given in Heritage Quest’s notes. use the Revolutionary pension microfilm. Researchers will be Jerome Tew with the Family History Center in Goldsboro able to borrow the film on Interlibrary Loan through their has compiled lists of pension files that pertain to Dobbs (107 local libraries. They will need to provide the full name of the men), Johnston (100 men), Bladen (104 men) and Duplin ancestor in question for the request form. State residents may (and Sampson) (275 men) counties. He has posted them to borrow up to six reels per request from the State Library’s the Roots Web sites for each of those counties. He is oversee- genealogical microfilm collection for a loan period of one ing a project to transcribe the petitions for Dobbs County month. men. For further details, call Genealogical Services at 919-807- 7460 or visit the State Library at 109 East Jones Street, Ra- leigh.

WILLIAMS’ HOG CHOLERA CURE. Box sent to any part of the United States, postage prepaid by Zion’s Landmark, October 1, 1894 him, on the receipt of 50 cents per Box with directions for Contributed by J. Robert Boykin using it. This remedy was discovered by him in 1888. It has never Please send money order for the medicine, as this is much been known to fail in effecting a cure when directions have safer than the money. been followed. For sale by W. B. Williams, Proprietor at, This medicine is put up in Tin Boxes—price 50 cents per Elm City, Wilson Co. N, C. a ee ee Page 22 Trees of Wilson February 2005 WCGS January Meeting 2005 and a friend with only seven members and has grown to a In the absence of Carol Forbes, Sue Powell presided and membership of twenty two. Jerry gave an overview of their opened the meeting with a warm welcome to our guests, read projects and fund raisers. Locating confederate graves, iden- quotes from old Burma Shave signs and read a couple of tifying the veterans, cleaning existing markers, placing new notes from appreciative members who live afar. The minutes markers, and maintaining cemeteries are a large, important of the November meeting were approved as printed in Trees. part of their projects. Protecting battle fields, helping with Henry Powell, our treasurer, gave a comprehensive report disaster relief, and raising funds to accomplish these pur- and passed around a copy of the 2004 profit and loss state- poses are important to these hard working camp members. ment for the members to read. Jerry's program was most informative and interesting to The 2005 calendar is still available for purchase at WCPL the attending members. He graciously answered questions in Wilson and Elm City, Durward Stancils, Inc., Boykin An- following his presentation. tiques, and Framers Alley in Elm City. Older calendars are The meeting was adjourned until our February date. still available for $5.00 plus tax and mailing. Frances W. Roberson 20 copies of Cemetery I have been reprinted; Cemeteries SESQUICENTENNIAL ACTIVITIES IV (Maplewood) is almost exhausted, and the possibility that The Wilson County Sesquicentennial Association is work- WCGS might reprint the 1900 census was discussed. Joan ing on plans for a year-long schedule of activities to com- Waddell has expressed willingness to donate the master copy memorate the establishment of the county. to the society for reprint. Dues for 2005 are delinquent for In March, along with the Wilson County Historical Asso- some members! ciation and the Barton College Department of History and The society will vote next month on the possible changing Social Sciences, they are sponsoring two programs on the of the monthly meeting day to the last Tuesday of the month prehistory of the North Carolina Coastal Plain. rather than the 4th Tuesday, and the yearly social date to be On Tuesday, March 8, at 7:00 PM, in Hardy Alumni Hall selected each year as discussed in the past newsletters. on the campus of Barton College, Tom Beaman, Jr., archae- Sue and Henry attended an Old Dobbs meeting last Satur- ologist, will present a slide-lecture presentation on day and heard a program on Old Trading Paths. Jerome Tew, “Prehistoric and Historic Archaeology of North Carolina’s of Goldsboro, will come and give a program for us, or we Northern Coastal Plain.” can go to the Family History Center in Goldsboro. Jerome On Tuesday, March 22, at 7:00 PM, in Hardy Alumni Hall offered several different topics from which we can choose. on the campus of Barton College, Charles Heath, archaeolo- Sue described our new home, the Genealogy and Local gist, will present a slide-lecture presentation on “Fort Neo- History Room, in the renovated library. The grand opening heroka and Lower Tuscarora Communities of the Tuscarora will be April 9th. Sue and Henry have been invited to be War Era, Archaeological and Ethnohistorical Perspectives.” “hosts” in the Genealogy room on the great day! The revised edition of A History of Stantonsburg is for sale THOMAS D. KNIGHT OBITUARY at the Stantonsburg Town Hall for $35.00 + tax and Black Jesse S. Barnes Camp Journal Creek. The First One Hundred Years is available for sale in a Contributed by Marion W. Moore CD format from the Black Creek Historical Society for [Editor’s note: This undated newspaper clipping was placed loose $15.00 plus tax. in the journal. There is no indication of the source. Wilson County, During a discussion time, Sue shared her notebook that has North Carolina, Cemeteries—Volume IV, compiled by Joan L, Howell records his birth and death dates as 08 December 1845 and all of the indexes of Trees of Wilson together. She finds that 30 May 1908. His grave has also been marked by the U. D. C. with to be most helpful in looking up articles and names from all the C. S. A. Southern Cross of Honor.] of the Trees editions. There were inquiries about the histori- Another Answers the Last Roll Call. cal society and its purposes which were answered by Bobby Mr. Thomas D. Knight, a brave Confederate soldier and 60 Boykin as he explained the mission of the group. Bobby years of age, who for some time has been confined in the told also of the new historical marker for the first liquor store hospital at Raleigh, passed away this morning and his re- that was started here in Wilson in 1935. mains will be brought to Wilson tonight, and be buried in the Henry Powell introduced Jerry Stancil, our speaker, for the cemetery in Wilson tomorrow. He is an uncle of Mr. D. D. evening and in doing so thanked him most graciously for al- Nolly. lowing WCGS to meet in his building during the library renovation. Jerry is very active in the William Dorsey Pender WILSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY Sons of the Confederate Veterans Camp. The Wilson Co. Public Library is open Mon.-Wed. 9:00 Jerry had prepared hand outs about the prapey uses of the AM to 9:00 PM, Thurs.-Sat. 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Parking is "Confederate flag," issues surrounding the War between the available near the new Broad Street entrance, along the States, the importance of honoring our Confederate veterans, street, and in the shopping center across the street. and the Sons of Confederate Veterans organization. The new portion of the library has opened, and the geneal- The first of these camps was started in Richmond in 1896 ogy and local history collection has been temporarily relo- to preserve their history for the future. Wilson now has two cated in it until its eventual permanent home is remodeled. camps with 150 members, the Jessie Barnes Camp and the It is expected that the library staff will begin moving books William Dorsey Pender Camp. Each has its own set of by- and computers into the older sections of the library in March laws. The William Dorsey Pender Camp was started by Jerry with the anticipated “Grand Opening” on April 9.

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President’s Hello Readers! March 29 Meeting Does Anybody Care? Message Spring is spring- Yes, you read that correctly. The 29th of (continued) ing up with an March, the fifth and last Tuesday of the There is good news regarding the old overcoat on. The month. This is in keeping with the new by- Drake Theatre and the Hackney Wagon ground hog saw his shadow! Just a law just passed by the membership at the building. Both have been purchased, few more days until winter will be February meeting, changing the meeting and plans are being made to open these over, finally. time to the LAST Tuesday of those months as part of the downtown renewal pro- Our library renovations are in which we meet (we don’t meet in July, ject. With the downgrading of Park- nearly complete. Furniture is being August or December). The bylaw regarding wood (sold for the value of the land put back in place. Bookshelves will the annual social was also changed. The only), there may be hope for downtown soon be stocked. Many prepara- date for this event will now be set each year yet ... if someone can get the parking tions are being done to make the by the Board to allow for more flexibility in situation under control. The present library ready for its Grand Opening planning meetings. parking commission serves those who on April 9, 2005, from 11:00 a.m. Now, for the program for the March 29th work downtown. There is little avail- until 3:00 p.m. An exciting sched- meeting. Back again after a highly popular able to those who want to shop down- ule of activities has been planned. presentation about ten years ago, we will town. The county has removed several Mark your calendars to attend if welcome Marion Woodard “Monk” Moore old buildings to make parking spaces you possibly can. Your 7rees of as our speaker. Monk’s endless curiosity for its employees. Perhaps the few retail Wilson editors will serve as hosts leads him in many directions ranging from stores on Nash Street would get more in the Genealogy and Local His- Indian artifacts to pioneer trails to modern business if there was more available tory Room. Come visit with them! highways. He has a wealth of information (and free!) parking for customers. We have a new large Genealogy stored away in his head, and it’s a real edu- This month we feature two old build- Section in which to do our re- cation just to spend a few hours with him. ings with potential, right at the heart of search. Serious work can be done Monk published a book in very limited Hickory Grove. At 131-133 South Tar- on the Wilson County Founding numbers some years ago. The title was boro Street, Jonathan Tomlinson & Co., Families book. We have a lot to be “Genealogical Gleanings,” being a collec- which dates from about 1895, dealt in excited about! tion of interesting things that Monk has general merchandise. The superb vin- This month's speaker with picked up over the years. He will be sharing tage facade is pressed metal, typical of WCGS will be Monk Moore. He is some of his gleanings with us, but there are the period. These are among the oldest a local resident and knows a great no more copies of the book available. buildings standing in Wilson today and deal about Wilson's history. It will You'll have to come to the meeting to deserve to be salvaged for whatever be very interesting to hear what he find out what Monk has to say as he hasn’t purpose can be found. In more recent has to tell us. Our meeting will be told us yet either. However, we know from times, these two buildings have been a at Durward Stancil, Inc. Meeting experience that this will be time well spent bicycle shop, a pawn shop, and a cloth- time, 7-9 p.m., March 29, 2005. on your part. We hope to see you at 7 pm, ing store, among other things. With the See you there! Tuesday, March 29, at Durward Stancil, renovated Drake Theatre across the Carol M. Forbes Inc., 3425 Ward Blvd., Wilson. street, perhaps this might be a good WCGS President place for a informal café or bistro, or even an all-you-can-eat buffet. MARK YOUR CALENDAR Highlights of This Issue The proposed bylaws change was Family Connections—Braswell...... 26 passed to make the LAST TUES- avidircele BiDiCone es ete 24 DAY OF EACH MONTH as our Rhodaandilabitha Recd22..22-..---. 28 regularly scheduled meeting date. Wilson Co. Koad Keportsiecarsccccss == 29 Please note on your calendars the Of Fallen Flags, Depots, and Sweet RO Vere Carr streets ean ces ak -ceraractoe oe 30 changed meeting dates of March Wootten & Stevens Funeral Register...... 32 29th, May 31st, and November Experiences with the Enemy...... - 5i8) 29th. All other meeting dates re- Mrs. M. A. Braswell Obituary ...... 34 main the same. Mites Sea esc ten eae eens? 35

March 2005 Trees of Wilson Trees of Wilson — WCGS FAMILY CONNECTIONS— WILSON DAILY TIMES This chronicle is published by the Wilson County THE BRASWELL FAMILY—FEBRUARY 15, 2005 Genealogical Society, organized February 26, Very little of note ever happens in the little Lancashire village of 1991. Address: P.O. Box 802, Wilson, NC Bracewell, unless you count the housing of King Henry VI of England 27894-0802. Telephone 252-243-1660. Internet in a local barn for a short time in 1464 while he was hiding from troops address: sent to capture him. Old Henry was a gentle soul, generous to a fault; see his magnificent King’s College Chapel he had built at Cambridge Trees is published monthly except for Decem- University as an example. Alas, generosity does not make a good mon- ber and July. An annual index is published with a arch, and Henry was eventually imprisoned and died in the Tower of spring issue. Trees is indexed in PERSI. Active London in 1471. The barn still stands and is known locally as “King membership in WCGS is for a calendar year and Henry’s Parlour.” includes a subscription to the ten issues published each year. Annual individual membership is $20, This area of northern England is located in east Lancashire hill coun- family membership is $25. try, just below the Yorkshire Dales and was sheep country for hun- Materials of genealogical interest to the mem- dreds of years. This spawned an enormous cottage industry based on bers of WCGS are accepted for publication at the processing wool and weaving. The Manor of Bracewell grew in promi- discretion of the Editors and should pertain to nence, and the Lords of the Manor became wealthy. Bracewell Hall families with connections in Wilson County and was added to in parts over the centuries, beginning after the Norman its neighboring and parent counties. WCGS can- invasion in 1066, by the Norman French Tempest family. The original not accept any responsibility for the content of Bracewell family was forced to move out into the nearby hamlet where contributed materials, including errors and omis- they remained over the centuries. The family name is of Saxon origin, sions. Please direct any questions to the contribu- from “bray” (hill) and well, the well on the hill, probably in the vicinity tor. Their names and addresses will be provided of the now-gone Hall. upon request for worthwhile purposes. The Tempest family were Catholic supporters of the ill-fated James II Queries from WCGS members are accepted and posted at WilsonNC(@yahoogroups.com and followed him into exile in France in 1688 where they remained. Officers 2005 The old Hall fell into ruin. It was later bought by a cotton manufacturer President: Carol Forbes who converted the ruin into a Scottish-style castle (as shown in the il- Vice President: Sue Powell lustration), but it was again abandoned and fell into ruins before it was Secretary: Frances Roberson pulled down in the 1950s. Treasurer: Henry Powell The Bracewell family itself thrived through the centuries. With the Board Members: Mary Anne Sheak, Judy decline in the wool trade in the 1500s due to foreign competition, fami- O’Neal, Wanda Lamm Taylor lies of the Bracewell area moved away wholesale. Past Presidents: Joan Howell, Reese Ferrell, Our local line seems to come from an Edmund Braswell who lived in Katye Alford, Henry Powell, Sue Powell, Carol Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, and died there in 1560. His son, Forbes Robert, born about 1555, married Jone of Grantham. Their son, Rich- Newsletter Editors: Henry & Sue Powell ard, born in 1586, moved to London and died there in 1640, leaving Contributors: Grace Turner, J. Robert Boykin Ill, Albert Page, Horace Peele, C. Clement Lucas, two sons, Robert and Thomas. Marion W. Moore. Robert Bracewell, son of Richard of London, was christened in 1611 Committees: at St. Andrews, Holborn. His brother, Thomas, was born in 1610, and H.B. Johnston Papers: Sue Powell they had a sister, Jone. Robert enrolled at Oxford University and re- Cemetery Publications: Joan Howell ceived his degree in theology in 1631. Internet Coordinators: Horace Peele, Carol These were troubled times for the English church. In 1535, Henry Forbes & Henry Powell VIUI proclaimed himself to be head of the church, replaced the pope, Wilson Founding Families: Marion Moore and set up anew English church, the Anglican Church (called Episco- Programs: Sue Powell, Carol Forbes pal in America). Charles I was beheaded in 1649. Parliament was un- Please send address changes to WCGS, PO Box clear as to what direction the country would take, and it was a good 802, Wilson, NC 27894. time for a young cleric with Cavalier leanings to be elsewhere. Email: [email protected] Trees is mailed under our non-profit bulk mailing For whatever reason, Robert took the opportunity to come to the Vir- permit to subscribers of record at the date of mail- ginia Colony where he arrived in 1650. Robert bought a plantation in ing. Bulk mail is not forwarded by the Post Office. Virginia on the Blackwater River in Isle of Wight County and assumed the pastorate of Lawnes Creek Church. He married in about 1643 to Contents © 2005 Wilson County Genealogical Ann Bennett. Robert was elected to the House of Burgesses in 1653, Society, Inc. All rights reserved. No items may but his election was suspended by the governor as being inappropriate be used without permission in writing from for a minister of the gospel. We find several mentions of his having WCGS except for brief reviews. held the pulpit at The Old Brick Church (St. Luke’s), but there is no WCGS has been designated as a 501(c)3 non- historical evidence for this. Robert continued as a successful landowner profit corporation by the U.S. Internal Revenue and tobacco grower until his death in 1667. He named in his will, Service. The Tax Identification number for daughters Jane, Rebecca and Ann, and sons, Robert and Richard. Trus- WCGS is 56-1869136. (Continued on page 27) ee ee ee

Page 26 Trees of Wilson March 2005 (Braswell Family continued from page 26) DAVID PEELE FAMILY BIBLE RECORDS tees were appointed for the minor children. Wayne County, NC, NC Archives Call No. Two of his daughters married men who became involved 400.1.1.1615 in Bacon’s Rebellion and one (Robert Stokes) was hanged. Contributed by Horace Peele Son Richard died in Isle of Wight County in 1724, leaving sons, Richard, Jr., Robert, Valentine, Jacob, and John and Births daughters Martha, Ann, and Jane. Some of these children’s Edney Peele the daughter of Wm & Mary Edgerton was born paths are listed from here on. the 24th day of the 7 month in the year of our Lord 1830 There are records of Jacob Braswell having come to Bertie Polly and Patience Peel daughters of David & Edney his wife County, N. C., having been in Edgecombe County in 1761, was borned March 9th, 1870 later living in Johnston County and dying in Cumberland William Earnest Peel son of John V. & Menville was borned County in 1768. There is no agreement as to whether there 20th October 1879 may have been one, two or three individuals involved in this George Franklin Peel son of John V. & Menville was bornd migration. 18th July 1881 John Braswell married and remained in Virginia although it Emar Lousette daughter of John V. & Menville was borned appears that some of his grandchildren may have migrated to 27th May 1883 Georgia. Hinant Peele bornd the 25 May 1849 Richard Braswell, Jr., was born about 1676 in Isle of Wight Hinant Peelle the sun of David Peelle & Sally his wife was County, Virginia. He married Eleanor Bryant of Bertie bornd AD the 25 May 1849 County, N. C. He settled in Chowan County in 1711 and died John V Peelle was bornd the 30 of May 1850 in 1747 in what was then Edgecombe County, N. C. (now Joel E Peelle was bornd the 18 of December 1851 Wilson County). Richard held several land grants in our area, Nathin Peelle was bornd the 18 of December 1853 among them one on Toisnot Swamp (200 acres granted in Elias W Peelle was the 27 of January 1856 1741) and another on Contentnea Creek (500 acres granted in Henry R Peelle the sun of David Peelle & Sally his wife was 1739). He left children: Richard, Robert, William, Davis, and November the 22 1857 Sarah. Readers are urged to consult the Hugh Johnston David Peelle the sun of John Peelle & Polly his wife was Braswell family papers (bound in book form) in the Wilson bornd the 15 of June 1825 County Library for further details. This would be of particu- Willis B Peele sun of David Peele was bornd September 24 lar interest to our local Braswell family members, most of 1860 whom descend from this line. We suspect that Richard, Jr.’s, land included the area now used by Wilson Tech and its Marriages neighbors. David Peele & Sally Peele his wife was married 8th of Au- The area that was then Edgecombe County was a popular gust AD 1848 destination during the 1700s for residents of Virginia, and David Peele & Edney Peele his wife was married 12th No- there are perhaps a dozen or more Braswell individuals who vember AD 1865 settled here during that time. The Johnston book provides abundant evidence but not a clear picture of the relationships. Deaths There are numerous Bracewell descendants all over Amer- Sally Peele the wif of David Peelle departed this life | Sth of ica, all descended from Rev. Robert Bracewell (Braswell) of May AD 1863 Isle of Wight County. There are several interesting web sites Nathan Peele son of David & Sally Peele departed this life available on the internet for those interested in knowing 26th of June AD 1863 more. The names Bracewell and Braswell are used inter- Willis B. Peele son of David & Sally Peele departed this life changeably, and there is not any significance in the various __th of September AD 1863 usage other than someone’s personal choice. John V. Peel departed this life July 12 ad 1884 Henry and Sue Powell Henry R. Peele departed this life January 10th 1888 Edney Peele wife of David Peele departed this life Dec 18th 1893 David Peele died July 7th 1896 David D. Peele died Aug Ist 1898 E W Peele died Feby 17th 1905 [Editor’s note: Horace tells us that David Peelle, 1825-1896, was the son of John Peelle and his wife Polly Vassar. He would like to know who David D. Peele, who died August I, 1898, was. David married Sally Evans in Edgecombe County. Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Marriage Re- cords, 1760-1868, by Frances T. Ingmire. David and Sallie Peel are listed in the Wilson County 1860 census in Kirby’s District. Wilson County, North Carolina, Federal Census of Bracewell Hall, circa 1700 1860, abstracted by Joan L. Howell.] elec tsa ae ed ee i de i i Nie i a ce

March 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 27 Le RHODA AND TABITHA REED restricts her ability to sell or rent the property, and gives her leave to cut down enough wood to build a dwelling. Ten Contributed by Lisa Y. Henderson years later, in two transactions, she bought another 28 1/2 Rhoda and Tabitha Reed were sisters born around 1795, acres. In 1852, brothers Zion and Washington Reed success- probably in northeastern Wayne County, North Carolina. fully bid $475 for 167 acres at an estate sale. In 1857, Zion They may have had brothers, Alien and Dempsey.’ They sold Washington a tract on the south side of Aycocks were almost surely related to a free black Reed family that Swamp. In 1863, Isaac Reed and his mother Rhoda bought lived in neighboring Edgecombe County in the early 1800's. 26 3/4 acres. That same year, Isaac was forced to sell some Both women were married to slaves, whom they eventually of his property by sheriffs sale. Also in 1863, John Reed sold purchased and owned. Rhoda Reed's husband was named 78 acres of his property.* (John had not recorded a deed for David; Tabitha's was named Raiford. Some time between the purchase of that property.) Though Rhoda Reed recorded 1850 and 1860, Rhoda freed her husband, and he assumed only the 1863 deed, in both 1850 and 1860, she reported to her last name. the census taker that she owned $1000 in real property. Son Rhoda and David Reed had at least eight children: Tabitha Isaac, who lived in her household in 1860 along with his re- "Bitha" (b.ca. 1811), Melvina "Vina" (b. ca. 1813), Zion (b. cently freed father David, reported owning another $1000's ca. 1815), Washington (b. ca. 1818), John (b. ca. 1826), worth. Washington was the wealthiest Reed. In 1860, he re- Martha “Patsey" (b. ca. 1824), Isaac (b. ca. 1828), and Ben- ported $3000 real property and $300 personal. In fact, he was jamin (b. ca. 1831). Tabitha and Raiford had no known chil- one of only 53 free black heads of household in the 1860 dren. census of North Carolina reporting more than $2500 in prop- In 1821, Tabitha's daughter Bitha and Rhoda's children erty. Vina, Zion, and Washington were apprenticed to Thomas John Reed's wife Zana Hall had also been an apprentice. In Person, a white farmer in Wayne County.” The boys were to 1837, she, Winnie, Sam, and Benja Ann Hall were appren- learn the "art" of farming while the girls learned to spin and ticed to Starling Daniel. For reasons unknown, a year later, perform other household tasks. In 1830, Rhoda's younger Daniel gave up their bonds, and they were re-apprenticed to children John, Isaac, and Patsey were apprenticed to Jesse Exum Pike. In 1846, Exum's brother Mark Pike apprenticed Bogue, a Quaker farmer with many ties to free black families the siblings, then teenagers. Zana's term ended around 1850, in northern Wayne County. John was to learn shoemaking, but Samuel and Benja Ann served out their remaining inden- Isaac farming, and Patsey spinning. In 1833, the youngest of tures with Jesse Coleman. Zana Hall Reed's death certificate Rhoda's children, Benjamin, was apprenticed to Nathan is on file at the Wayne County Courthouse in Goldsboro. It Davis to learn farming. That same year, his older brother records her birthdate as August 28, 1829, and lists her par- Washington was re-apprenticed to Davis. ents as "Ben (Hall) Hagans" and "Nancy (Hall) Hagans". [It Like her mother and aunt, Tabitha Reed jr. (as she was was not uncommon for free blacks to be known by aliases. known) married a slave, Jacob Coley. Their children were Children of unmarried parents sometimes used both parents' Jacob S., Nancy Ann, Rachel, David, and Margaret Reed. last names interchangeably. In this case, it seems likely that Only their oldest child, Jacob, was apprenticed. Melvina Hagans was the father's name and Hall, the mother's. The Reed married Milliard Artis (also known as Kinyon Artis). Haganses were another free black Edgecombe County fam- Their children included Lawrence Joshua, Mary A., Sarah, ily.] Zana Reed died May 21, 1914. Elizabeth, Isaac, John, Daniel, Milliard, and Rhoda. Zion Reed married Lucy Smith(?). Their children included: James, Notes: Isaac, Calvin, Julius, Louisa, Lorenzo, Annliza, Henrietta/ 1 Alien Reed appears in the 1820 and 1840 censuses of Marenda, William, and Zion jr. Washington married a Wayne County. (In 1840, he was listed next to Rhoda.) He woman named Penninah. Their children were Louisa, Mary, apparently died in the 1840's, leaving a widow, Sarah "Sally" Christian, Sarah, Zurah, Henry Sampson, Elijah, George, and Reed and at least three children: Laney (1822), Pearcy Judge Daniel. John Reed married Mozana "Zana" Hall. Their (1825), and Lawrence (1829). Dempsey Reed appears adja- children included: Jesse, William, Isaiah, Pernesa, Henry, cent to Alien in the 1820 census and was granted leave to Nancy, Samuel, Rhoda, Dempsey, John Gray, Mozana, and peddle wares in Johnston County in the 1830's and 1840's. Frank. Patsey Reed married Dempsey Hall. Their 2 Under state law, free black children born to unmarried (or Children were Melvina, Edwin, Eveline, and Martha. Ben- unlawfully married) women could be involuntarily appren- jamin Reed married Mozana Hall's sister, Benja Ann. Their ticed until age 21. During the antebellum period, about 1/5 children were Elijah S., Polly A., Amanda J., and possibly of Wayne County's free black children were bound to serve Charles. white masters in exchange for room, board, and training. It is not clear when Rhoda or Tabitha Reid first purchased Though they suffered the loss of freedom, these children property in Wayne County. (Failure to record deeds was not were by no means slaves. They retained significant legal uncommon in this era.) In 1821, court minutes show a bill of rights during apprenticeship and often gained valuable sale from Rhoda to Elijah and Jesse Coleman. The subject of trades, particularly carpentry and blacksmithing. the sale is not noted, but almost surely was real property. In 3 All deeds are on file in the office of the Wayne County 1840, Tabitha Reed sr. recorded the first Reed deed. She was (N.C.) Register of Deeds. granted a small tract of land in northern Wayne County by 4 See Franklin, John Hope, The Free Negro in North Jesse Bogue, the Quaker to whom her nieces and nephews Carolina 1790-1860. (University of North Carolina had been bound. The deed mentions her husband Raiford, a IE LIE AE ERIC NSE: site VON Press, Ses ND? 1943), p. ae 228-229. Lap taece B On eaeae ae

Page 28 Trees of Wilson March 2005 WILSON COUNTY ROAD REPORTS N. C. Archives, Wilson County, N. C., Road Records, C. R. 105.925.2 Contributed by Grace W. Turner State of North Carolina, Wilson County, Sept. 1“, 1884 To the Honorable Judge of the Superior Court of Law for Wilson County, In behalf of the Trustees of Wilson Township, respectfully report Public Roads as follows ondition |“ CE. D Strickland __ Rountree Avenue [County LineRoad___ |“ elie ee

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March 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 29 ee eR | Of Falien Flags, Depots and Sweet Revenge it was simply another case of the moth being drawn into the flame. By Bill Sellers of Gainesville, GA, resident of Wil- I came upon the Atlantic Coast Line derailment quite by son from 1926-1940. This article was printed in accident. It was on a Saturday morning that I had made an “Lines South”, a rail journal, in 1999. early arrival for a day of train watching before attending the (continued from February 2005) usual cowboy movie at the theater. Just beyond the next street The last whipping that I received from my father was for crossing south of Nash Street was a sort of choke joint. There nothing more serious than watching ACL trains in Wilson. My was just enough room for the double-track mainline to pass father had delivered my brother and me to the barber shop one between the ACL freight warehouse and its siding on one side, Saturday morning with instructions to go directly home. When I and the Farmer's Cotton Oil Mill and its siding on the other came up on street level from the barber shop beneath the First Na- side. tional Bank, I noticed that an ACL freight train had the Nash Sometime before daylight a Southern Railway 4800 was Street crossing blocked, so naturally I had to investigate the charging through town when something hit the ground beside situation. the ACL freight warehouse. The result was that eight or ten There seemed to be an unusually large number of trains in the cars piled up between the two buildings, blocking both area with the result that it was the middle of the aftemoon before 1 mainlines. Two derricks were in operation, the Rocky Mount der- got home. After a lecture by my father, out came the razor strap. In rick on the north end and probably the Florence derrick on the those days it was known as teaching respect for authority. Today, south end. they call it child abuse, and it will get you three-to-five. Trains or The Norfolk Southem started buming diesel fuel about 20 no trains, I realized that I had disobeyed orders and that I must pay years before they started scrapping their Consolidations and Berk- the penalty. There was never any doubt whatsoever of our love for each shires in the early 1950's in favor of Baldwin six-axle diesel other. Thanks to him I did not grow up a selfish brat. road switchers. Mostly as an experiment, the road purchased two In my | I-year residency in Wilson from 1929 until 1940, Murphy's diesel rail buses—in this case not diesel-electric, but rather straight law would dictate that I would see the results of a couple of nasty diesel power. accidents on both railroads, and each would happen within the town One bus operated on the leased Atlantic & North Carolina limits. Even by today's standards, the Charles L. Coon High Railroad between Goldsboro and Morehead City. The other School in Wilson was an impressive edifice about a city block was in regular service between Raleigh and Washington, N. C., long and three stories in height. Any window on the third floor on with an early afternoon departure from Raleigh. Since there was no the rear of the building afforded an almost unrestricted left-to-right wye in Washington, when the bus arrived in Marsden panorama of the Norfolk Southem yard, extending from South Tar- (Chocowinity) it was turned on the wye there and backed the boro Street on the left to the Park Avenue crossing on the right. The three or so miles to Washington. It laid over there and de- athletic field directly behind the school meant there was little ob- parted the next morning. struction to my view of the railroad, some three blocks distant. I had made a couple of trips to Washington on the bus First period class for me each moming at 9:00 a.m. was Mr. and noted that the bus operator would go through a gear-shifting Underwood's algebra class. Norfolk Southern passenger train No. routine in operating it. Like many teens, I had a small business 2 from Raleigh was due to cross Park Avenue between 9:15 and enterprise—a paper route delivering the now-defunct Raleigh 9:30 each moming. Times. Although ostensibly an afternoon paper, the early edition The pencil sharpener was conveniently located by the rear window. was printed in late morning so the papers could be distributed to Around 9:15, if there was no instruction in progress, I would manage towns east of Raleigh for afternoon delivery by carriers. a trip to the pencil sharpener with pretty good odds that I would be It was necessary for me to meet the rail bus at 4:00 each rewarded with a quick spot of train watching. It is understand- weekday afternoon to pick up my papers. This is speculation, able why my algebra grades were lower than on any other sub- but it seems that train crews were quick to frown on the rail ject. One moming when I went to the window, I could see the boom buses as a safety hazard at grade crossings due to the large and of a 200-ton derrick near Park Avenue. My only record of playing low windshields. They only carried passengers, which limited hooky from school was about to become reality. When the bell their earning potential. sounded to change classes. I simply left the building in order to The Wilson passenger station buildings, of both the Atlan- confirm my suspicions about what had happened. tic Coast Line and the Norfolk Southern are still standing, but When I arrived on the scene, what a mess. Sometime before you can believe me when I say that is where the similarity ends. dawn, Norfolk Southern No. 62's train was sitting on the The NS station is still located at the corner of Barnes and Doug- mainline with the wooden cab a couple of cars south of the cross- las Streets, and over the years has housed a variety of busi- ing. Either a second section of No. 62 or an extra north rear-ended the ness operations, the latest being a lawn and garden supply store. caboose, splitting it in half. The locomotive remained upright All the trackage that once wound its way downtown has been re- and was leaning to port about 30 degrees. As I recall, there were no moved. serious injures. If you think "Miracle on 34th Street" was a great story, listen I remained on the scene until the caboose had been cut while I tell you about the "Miracle on Nash Street." The last time up and hauled away and the engine had been re-railed. Since I had out- I was in Wilson (about 1990). I stopped by the ACL station for a visit, and was greeted by an eyesore of the first magnitude. grown corporal punishment at home, I simply announced bravely that I had skipped school. My family knew me well enough to know (Continued on page 31) po oS A RS oie we ae eS ee > Se Aa aa

Page 30 Trees of Wilson March 2005 (Of Falien Flags, Continued from page 30) Although I am two years older than the Wilson station, I have The station was completed in 1924 and was built on the style ofa lived long enough to realize the fulfillment of all of my dreams Spanish mission. It compares favorably to a station you might as a towhead watching the zenith of steam power on the At- encounter on the Santa Fe system in New Mexico or Arizona. lantic Coast Line. What better revenge than the “Miracle on It had two spacious waiting rooms, which were common in the Nash Street." days of Jim Crow laws. The inside of the building was a disaster. The CSX track su- pervisor and signal department were using the waiting rooms for storing mostly junk. Amtrak had long since abandoned the building by closing the ticket office and giving passengers the option of obtaining tickets on the train, through a travel agency, or at the ticket office in Rocky Mount. Amtrak had also eliminated Wilson as a stop as a stop for a couple of its trains. The citizens of Wilson decided things had sunk low enough around the pas- senger Station, and it was time to give it a face-lift and the respect it enjoyed in its heyday.. Renovation of the station began in March 1997. Federal funds contributed $1,280,000 to the project. State funds totaled The Norfolk Southern Rail Bus, an experiment by the rail | $160,000 while local funds totaled $60,000. The station will | company in the early 1950s. There were two routes offered. accommodate 60 to 70 people. A covered platform outside is One ran between Goldsboro and Morehead City, and the available for train boarders, even if the station is full. other ran from Washington, N. C. to Raleigh, passing Nothing has been overlooked. A canopy overhang of steel and through Wilson. The Wilson stop on the eastbound train was | glass was constructed to shield passengers from rain as they exit at 4:00 PM. the waiting area to enter the platform. In the waiting rooms The service was discontinued after a few years as it failed the seats are exact reproductions of the original benches taken to pay its way. The buses carried only passengers, no freight, out years ago. Security has been enhanced with steel and bullet- which limited their earning potential. proof glass. Amtrak has installed all-new computer equipment, and an Amtrak agent is available from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. {Editor’s note: This early experiment in urban transit, or peo- 365 days a year. ple moving, was perhaps a half-century or more ahead of its To complement the city's community policing program, time. A later experiment was tried for a Wilson-Raleigh rail space has been provided in the depot for a satellite police of- run but did not succeed. It was, and 1s, still too easy and fice. Restrooms have been upgraded and are now fully handi- cheap to get to Raleigh by car. Perhaps when the metro Ra- capped-accessible. Vending services are available inside the leigh/Durham/Chapel Hill urban transit system is in opera- depot, and hot food service can be obtained across the street at tion, and gasoline prices reach unaffordable levels, then the the Wilson transportation center (bus station). rail bus may again become a practical reality. | With the renovations came the addition of two more train stops. Amtrak's Si/ver Star, which operates from Miami to New York, added Wilson as a destination. Passengers can catch the northbound Svar at 11:28 a.m., and the southbound Star at 5:01 a se aN Pe neem p.m. Two other stops are available via the Carolinian, which * runs from Charlotte to New York City. Those headed for New York can catch a ride at 1:11 p.m., while those going to Char- lotte may catch the 2:57 p.m. train. All of us have seen depots salvaged as historical sites, and have seen them renovated for use as everything but that which they were intended, such as libraries or museums. I have The original Atlantic Coast Line Station in Wilson, ca. 1910. had the singular pleasure of seeing a childhood monument re- The new building, just renovated, was built in 1923. (Photo stored to its normal function of selling tickets, checking from Historic Wilson in Vintage Postcards, J. Robert baggage, and passengers waiting in modern safe surroundings for Boykin III, 2003) a comfortable train ride to any of many destinations. The front cover of the current Wilson telephone directory con- | [Editor’s note: The neighborhood still has some ways to go tains a full color view of the Wilson train shed with a portion of a to live up to the expectations of the station. However, there crossing signal visible. A "field of dreams" has been associated has been a recent purchase of a large commercial building with playing baseball in a cornfield. My "field of dreams" was a only a block away (the former Hackney Wagon Factory, later Efirds Department Store) for which there are great plans for brick railroad station in Wilson, North Carolina, where I retail and residential redevelopment. Hopefully, improved wished with all my heart that | could trade places with those parking is part of the plan as that is the secret of success for train crews that I waved to many times. suburban malls. ]

March 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 31 te LE De SRS RS Se TEN LEE a TEL EN OS LR OE I SE EE FUNERAL REGISTER OF WOOTTEN AND at grave in Harris Williams Cemetery. Cost $10. Billed to STEVENS—Part Nine Emily Taylor. Dr. H. F. Freeman. (Page 129) e Williams, Wesley: Nash County. Colored. Died May 31, This continuing series began in the April 2004 1899, aged 30 years, of consumption, length 6’ 3”. Cost issue of 7rees of Wilson. $15. Billed to Iredell J. Williams. Burial in Barden Williams [Editor’s note: Lengths seem to be that of the coffin.] Cemetery. Dr. Saunders. (Page 478) e Whitley, Albert: Near Saratoga. White. Died December e Williamson, Jack: Colored. Died June 23, 1899, length 24, 1897, aged 5 years, of whooping cough and meningitis, 5’ 9”. Cost $15. Billed to Jean Williamson. Burial in Garry length 4 feet. Dr. Walton. Cost $3.50. Billed to M. E. Williamson Cemetery. (Page 493) Whitley. Burial in J. D. Whitley Cemetery. (Page 192) e Williamson, Thomas: Wilson County. White. Died Au- e Whitley, Druzilla: Black Creek. White. Died June 6, gust 26, 1898, aged 18 years, of paralysis, length 5’ 6”. Cost 1898, aged SO years, of paralysis, length 5’ 9”. Dr. Hoover. $2.25. Burial in Wiley Deans Cemetery. Billed to Wilson Cost $75. Burial in Black Creek Cemetery. (Page 269) County Commissioners by order of R. S. Clark, Chairman. e Whitley, John H.: Wilson. White. Died May 18, 1898, (Page 314) aged 4 months 15 days, of “Brain Trouble,” length 2’ 6”. e Wilson, Fannie: Wilson. White. Died December 13, Cost $8. Burial in Greene County. Dr. T. B. Person. (Page 1898, aged 56 years, length 5’ 6”. Dr. W. W. Anderson. Za) Cost $21. Billed to Mamie Edwards. Burial in Maplewood e Whitley, Moss: Poor House. Colored. Died September Cemetery. (Page 389) 18, 1898, “Dropped Dead,” length 6’. Burial in Poor House e Wilson, Violet: Wilson. White. Died May 16, 1899, Cemetery. Cost $2.25. Billed to Wilson County by order of aged | year 3 months, length 2’ 9”. Dr. C. E. Moore. Cost R. S. Clark. (Page 335) $5.50. Billed to Ed Wilson. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery. e Whitley, Willie H.: Black Creek. White. Died April 30, (Page 464) 1897, aged 5S months, length 2’ 6”, child of Walter Whitley. e Winbourne, William: Old Fields Township. White. Died Dr. Hoover. Buried in Wyatt Yelverton Cemetery. Cost January 19, 1898, of erysipelas, length 5’ 9”. Dr. H. F. Free- $8.50. (Page 66) man. Burial in old homestead cemetery. Cost $15. Billed to e Wilkins, Mary: Wilson. Colored. Died March 27, 1899, J.C. Hadley & Co. (Page 198) aged 43 years, of internal tumor, length 5’ 6”. Cost $20. e Winstead, [Louisa]: Near Elm City. White. Died June Burial in colored cemetery. Billed to Col. Mason. “Mary 25, 1899, of heart failure, length 5’ 9”, widow of Jordan was wife of Redmond Wilkins, was in bad health for a long Winstead. Cost $31.50. Burial at Mt. Zion M. E. Church. time, was a good woman.” (Page 442) (Page 497) e Wilkins, Patsy: Near Town. Died June 1, 1899, aged 45 e Winstead, Frank: Wilson. White. Died May 1, 1897, of years, of dropsy, length 5S’ 6”. Cost $2.50. Billed to W. B. Bright’s Disease, aged 32 years, length 6 feet, “Son of Ex Young. Dr. E. G. Moore. (Page 494) Sheriff Winstead.” Funeral at Methodist Church. Dr. C. E. e Willaford, Binder: Poor House. Colored. Died Decem- Moore. Burial at Martha Winstead Cemetery by I. O. O. F. ber 22, 1897, aged 60 years, length 5’ 9”. County Physician. Lodge. Cost $42.25. (Page 68) Burial in County Cemetery. Cost $2.25. Billed to County e Winstead, J. M.: Cooper’s Township in Nash County. Commissioners. (Page 190) White. Died July 18, 1897, of fever, aged 27 or 28 years, e Willaford, Martha: Wilson. White. Died October 4, length 6 feet. Dr. Strickland. Funeral at grave in home 1897, aged 2 years and 2 months, of inflammation of bow- cemetery. Cost $30. Billed to J. E. R. Winstead. (Page 104) els, length 2’ 9”. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Dr. T. B. e Winstead, Silas Lucas: Wilson. Died March 17, 1897, Person. Cost $3.25. Billed to Bryant Willaford. (Page 144) aged | year 3 months, of measles and pneumonia, length 3 e Williams, Bishia: Gardner’s Township. White. Died No- feet. Buried at Byrd Lancaster Cemetery. Cost $9.50. Bill to vember 29, 1897, aged 68 years, of “Hemoridge of Lungs,” Reb Winstead. (Page 47) length 5’ 9”. Cost $10. Burial at Pleasant Hill Church. (Page e Womble, Emily: Edgecombe County. White. Died May 175) 16, 1898, aged | year 4 months 16 days, of brain trouble, e Williams, Claud: Near Black Creek. White. Died No- length 2’ 6”. Dr. W. P. Mercer. Cost $8. Burial in Thomas vember 30, 1896, aged 35, at childbirth, length 5’ 9”. Buried Sharpe Cemetery. (Page 251) Barden Cemetery in Wayne County. Payment by James Mattocks. Dr. Hoover. $10. (Page 5) e Wood, Nannie Hobson: Wilson. White. Died June 15, 1899, aged 5 months 15 days, of whooping cough and teeth- e Williams, Lucy: Poor House. Colored. Died November ing, daughter of W. R. Wood. Dr. W. S. Anderson. Cost $7. 18, 1897, aged 75 years, of “Bowell Consumption.” Dr. T. (Page 489) B. Person. Cost $2. Billed to Wilson County. Burial in County Cemetery. (Page 167) e Wood, Robert, Jr.: Wilson. White. Died June 17, 1899, aged 2 years 10 months 15 days, length 3’ 3”, son of W. R. e Williams, Mary: Wilson. White. Died August 9, 1898, Wood, of pneumonia. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Dr. length 3 feet, daughter of Marion Williams. Cost $23.50. W. S. Anderson. Cost $8.50. (Page 491) Funeral and burial in Maplewood Cemetery. (Page 301) e Woodard, Aaron: Gardner’s Township. Colored. Died ¢ Williams, Polly: Wilson. White. Died September 3, May 6, 1897, of kidney disease, aged 22 years, length 5’ 9”. 1897, aged 70 years, of consumption, length 5’ 9”. Funeral Continued on page 33 SE ea ea a tc a eae oe a ee ee Page 32 Trees of Wilson March 2005 EXPERIENCES WITH THE ENEMY could easily throw a square of tobacco across and they could Excerpt from MEMOIRS of W. P. SNAKENBERG, sling a pound of coffee across by fastening a string or strap to Wilson, North Carolina, Private, “Louisiana Ti- the package.” gers,” Experiences in Civil War from 1861 until (Wootten and Stevens Register, Continued from page 32) Taken Prisoner May 12, 1864 Buried in William Woodard Cemetery. Dr. T. B. Person. Contributed by J. Robert Boykin Cost $8. Bill to W. Woodard, Jr. (Page 70) {Editor’s note: Bobby Boykin purchased this unpublished e Woodard, Bennett Faircloth: Wilson. White. Died manuscript and has permitted your editors to include excerpts March 30, 1897, of measles, length 2’ 9”, son of Calvin from it in Trees. We present below the third segment which Woodard. Cost $26. Funeral and Burial in Maplewood may be representative of experiences of many Confederate Cemetery. (Page 52) soldiers. e Woodard, Fanny: Wilson Township. Colored. Died July The accounts included are taken from two parts of the 31, 1897, aged 23, burned to death, length S’ 6”. Cost $6. manuscript. By way of background to the first account, W. P. Buried in Penny Woodard Cemetery. (Page 110) lost his shoes in a charge on a battery of guns in the Battle at e Woodard, Frank J.: Black Creek. White. Died Decem- Cedar Mountain, August 9", 1862. The account begins at the end of the Battle of 2" Manassas. ber 1, 1898, of pneumonia, length 5’ 9”, brother of the Hon. F. A. Woodard & S. D. Woodard & L. P. Woodard. Cost Snakenberg was wounded September 17, 1862, at the Bat- $75. Funeral at home. Burial in Black Creek Cemetery. tle of Sharpsburg (or Antietem). He was hospitalized in Win- (Page 386) chester, Va., for three weeks then transferred to a hospital in e Woodard, John: Wilson Township. Colored. Died April Stanton, Va., for two weeks more. After he could walk some, 4, 1898, aged 16 years, of lung trouble, length 5’ 9”. Dr. he was given a furlough. It was at this time that he went to Anderson. Burial in John Barnes Cemetery. Cost $10. (Page Richmond, Va., and then into North Carolina where he may 226) have met the young woman that he married in 1865, what may have been the reason that he settled in North Carolina e Woodard, Josephine: Taylor’s Township. Colored. Died rather than returning to Louisiana. The second account de- January 10, 1899, aged 23 years, of pneumonia, length 6’, scribes activities during winter camp. This excerpt was writ- daughter of Alford Woodard. Dr. Albert Anderson. Cost ten as part of one paragraph; however, I have changed it into $15. Billed to Mount Hebron Lodge No. 42, through Orren smaller paragraphs for ease in reading. ] Best. Burial in Hilliard Ellis Cemetery. (Page 403) e Woodard, Lalla: Wilson County. White. Died June 7, “In some places on the field the dead lay so thick that you 1899. Aged 9 months, length 2’ 6”. Burial in Maplewood could walk long distances on the bodies without getting on Cemetery. Cost $12. Billed to Warren Woodard. (Page 482) the ground. On this field, I] got a pair of shoes. I was on the e Woodard, Melvina M.: Taylor’s Township. White. Died field looking for a pair and came across a wounded Yankee September 5, 1898, aged 63 years, length 5’ 9”, wife of whose back was broke and shot in the leg. I got him some Thomas Woodard. Cost $15. Burial in John C. Morris water and made him as comfortable as J could, and, while Cemetery. (Page 321) talking to him, he asked me if I went into the battle bare- e Woodard, Dr. Stephen: Black Creek. White. Died Janu- footed, as I was. I told him that I did. Then he says: “I have a ary 20, 1897, aged 70 years. Funeral at the Cemetery. Cost pair here that you may have, if you can wear them.” I tried $13.50. “Was father of the Hon, F. A. Woodard.” (Page 24) them on and told him that I could very well. He says, “Well, ¢ Woodard, Winnie: Near Wilson. White. Died December take them. IfI live, I can get more; and if not, I shall not need 11, 1896, aged 70 years, of “Kidney Trouble,” length 6’, them.” He says: “I have been well treated by the Southern widow of Calvin Woodard, deceased, mother of John E. soldiers, since I have been wounded, and you are welcome to Woodard, Calvin Woodard, Jr., and Warren Woodard. Bur- the shoes.” I left him.” ial in Maplewood Cemetery. Cost $51. Dr. C. E. Moore. (Page 8) “When I got back to the Company March 4", 1863, they e Woodley, Mattie L.: Near Wilson. White. Died June 12, were camped near Guinea Station and not far from the Rap- 1899, aged 3 years | month 21 days, of congestion of the pahannock River. We used to do picket duty on the banks of bowels, length 3’ 6”. Dr. W. S. Anderson. Cost $12. Billed the River, and while we were not doing active campaign duty to Sally and Cora Farmer, sisters of Ed Farmer. Burial in did not fire on each other. This seemed to be a general rule in Maplewood Cemetery. “Lived on Miss Sally Farmer’s winter when in quarters and the pickets used to have long Plantation.” (Page 487) talks with each other and always in good spirits. e Woottern, W.: Wilson. Colored. Died May 6, 1898, We used to change tobacco, which was scarce with them, aged 5 months. Cost $3.75. Billed to Benjamin Wootten. for coffee, which was very scarce with us. We even swam in (Page 249) the same water or bathed in spring, if not too cold; and if ei- e Worthington, : White. Died December | 1, 1898, ther side got orders to fire on the pickets, we generally gave length 6 feet. Cost $106. Funeral in Baptist Church. Burial each notice to go in their holes. I think this was a general un- in Maplewood Cemetery. (Page 388) derstanding with the private soldier. e Young, C. A.: Wilson. Died November 29, 1896, of I have talked for an hour at a time with them, each on our consumption. Buried in Maplewood Cemetery. Cost $1 14. own side of the river, which was not a wide stream — we (Page 3)

March 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 33 |e ay BE SSE TR A STAN SEI ER PPE OE SE MRS. M. A. BRASWELL OBITUARY wife, making his five little children motherless at an age Zion’s Landmark, May 1, 1892 when the worth of a mother’s care and a mother’s love cannot Contributed by J. Robert Boykin be estimated. A ray of light dawned on his sad bereavement MRS. M. A. BRASWELL. at the suggestion of Mrs. Braswell coming to help him. He Without seeing death, without an expression of pain, with- then as now thanks his Heavenly Father, loving relatives and out a struggle or a sigh, the blood-bought and blood washed sympathising friends that she consented and so cheerfully soul of Mrs. M. A. Braswell ascended to its God. Years ago assumed so hard a task. These were times when the question she had prepared her own wardrobe for the grave and relying of bread and raiment would not down. Clothing could not be on the precious promises of God through Jesus, she was pre- bought, it had to be made. With her own hands she helped to pared for the translation of the mortal to immortal, from clothe them, helped to nurse them and to train them. My chil- earthly to the heavenly. She died in her seventy fifth year, dren soon became attached to her, loved her and obeyed her. and was buried in Elm City by loving friends and sorrowing She was a model house-keeper, good manager of children relatives. and a fit companion for them, careful in teaching them by Her devotion to the church of her choice, Primitive Baptist, precept and example those principles and virtues that dignify was beautiful, simple and consistent. and enoble humanity. Mrs. Braswell was no ordinary woman; she was a woman I have probably written enough and yet not enough; for my of force and endowed far beyond the average. She had a holy mind clings gratefully to the memory of such a remarkable ambition to succeed to all her enterprises. She was true and woman and I would ever cherish her memory. In concluding faithful to her friends, and all the interests committed to her. this unworthy sketch I want to say to her surviving relatives Hers was a bright sunny nature, always cheerful and hopeful, and friends, let us all emulate her example, pray for her zeal carrying sunshine wherever she went. Her sympathies were and courage, live as she lived, that we may died as she died. with the poor and suffering, white or colored, and as far as she was able, meekly and quietly, and often unobserved as a J. R. Mercer heavenly messenger kindly administered to their necessities, [Editor’s note: She may have been Martha A. Braswell, born seen only by Him who observes all things. Self sacrifice for October 8, 1817, died February 27, 1892, wife of Howell others was with her no hardship, but a joy. It may be truly Braswell, buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Elm City. said of her, “she hath done what she could.” Howell Braswell lived in District 2 in the 1840 Edgecombe Mrs. Braswell was born of good parentage. Her fine natural County Census. Living in the household were one male age endowments had not the best advantages of early education 30-40, one male age 15-20, one male under 5, one female age and culture, but they had the sustaining inspiration of the 20-30, and one female under 5. highest ambition. These rich gifts sustained through life by In the 1850 Edgecombe County Census, Martha A. lofty aspirations for the beautiful, pure and good, ever held Braswell, age 30, is listed as head of a household of eight her life upon educational and refining processes, and did children, two were in school, and two could have been twins. much to mould and fashion her life and character. She was The children were listed as Katharin, 11; Ellen, 10; Wm., 13; always learning, when not at work she was reading. I never Ruffin, 7; Henry, 5; Rosel, 5; Ann, 3; and Louisa, 2. saw her idle. Her life was intensely real, earnest, active and Sources: Wilson County, North Carolina, Cemeteries, Vol. II, practical;... . The Bible with her was the Book of all books. edited by Joan L. Howell and Sue E. Mitchell; 7840 Federal She had read it through consecutively eleven times and was Census Index, Edgecombe County Genealogical Society; familiar with its subjects and characters and was wonderfully 1850 Federal Census, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, proficient in locating and repeating verses from the Scrip- tures. Mrs. Braswell was married early in life, and was left a widow in moderate circumstances with four children, the two youngest twins. In a short time after the death of her husband a widowed sister died, leaving four small young children, the youngest only a few days old. True to her convictions of duty and loyal to the tender impulses of her heart, she lovingly and bravely embraced these orphan children in her home and af- fections. By virtue of ceaseless, watching, untiring exertions with little outside assistance she managed, I know not how, to raise, clothe and liberally educate these eight children. Two sons and one daughter survive her, and though she left them but little of this world’s goods, a vast mine of wealth in her honorable reputation, her successful life, wise precepts and exemplary character. May they prove worthy of the mother and follow her as she followed Jesus. In the trying hours of the late war the writer passed under Guy O. Cox at the Naval School of Photography, Pensocola, the darkest cloud and sorest affliction incident to this life. God in his mysterious providence took away his devoted Florida, in 1942. See minutes of February meeting for story.

Page 34 Trees of Wilson March 2005 MINUTES—FEBRUARY 22, 2005 and aiso filmed islands after bombings to survey the damage The WCGS Society held its February meeting at the Stancil for preparation for the next battles. Sometimes their planes building on February 22 with Carol Forbes presiding. After flew so far, they gave out of fuel because of the long chases. the welcome, the treasure's report containing collected dues Their ship survived two direct hits causing extensive dam- and book sales was passed around for all to read, the infor- age and the lost of pilots. They had to abandon ship and nets mation concerning the reprint of the 1900 census for which were dropped for the survivors. Guy told, with great emotion, we will require preorders was given, and the publishing of about the time in the water and the rescue efforts after which the Architectural Heritage was discussed. Cemetery IV re- about 400 sailors were buried at sea. The ship was returned prints will be based on need. to harbor, repaired and sent to sea again. We were reminded of unpaid dues and at this point are be- After the war he was assigned to a naval air station in the low our normal number for the year. Renewals do continue states, later discharged at Little Creek, Virginia, following to trickle in, however! which he studied in New York prior to going into a partner- The members voted on the proposed changes in the bylaws ship with Charles Raines in 1947. which had been duly discussed by the board and again by the On a lighter note, he told of the various events photo- members at the last regular meeting. The date for our graphed by the partners and related some really funny stories. monthly meeting will now be the last Tuesday in the Guy was greatly enjoyed by the group, and at the end of his month. It seems that the months that have five Tuesdays cre- program, he graciously shared pictures and answered ques- ate confusion among some attending members. Also, the tions. yearly social will be held on a date suggested by the board It was a good evening!! rather than on the regular June meeting date. Hopefully, Frances W. Roberson these changes will be helpful in an increase in attendance! BOARD MEETING—FEBRUARY 21, 2005 Sue Powell gave the dates and information on forthcoming The WCGS board met on February 21, 2005, in the home meetings for our area which are all listed in the January issue of Sue and Henry Powell. All members were in attendance. of Trees. Rufus Swain has sent his picture and required infor- It was decided to reprint 20 copies of Cemetery IV when mation to the WW II Memorial. He graciously offered to as- the present inventory is exhausted. WCGS has permission to sist others with their family member listings. reprint Wilson, North Carolina: Historic Buildings Inven- To express appreciation for the use of his meeting room, tory. It was approved to reprint one hundred copies with an Grace Turner has presented, in the name of WCGS, to Jerry expanded index. Sue will work on the index. The board Stancil a framed print of the Civil War era which he has hung wants a written permission for the printing of the 1900 cen- amid his historical collection. sus. It was decided to take pre-orders for it with a selling Monk Moore will give our March program which will be price of $40.00, and advertising can be done in Trees and on on one of his favorite topics! Jerome Tew from the Golds- the E group. boro Family History Center will be our guest speaker in There was a discussion on the Founding Families book. April, Bobby Boykin has suggested that it be done in conjunction Henry Powell introduced his uncle Guy Cox, our local re- with the county’s 150th anniversary celebration. We, of tired photographer, long known to all Wilsonians as a partner course, would have to continue to do the research and work. in Raines and Cox. Guy has many humorous memories of the There are approximately 60 copies of Architectural Heri- different situations encountered through the years and briefly tage available. They sell for $20.00 per copy. shared a few of those, but mainly he talked about his first Membership renewals were discussed. Renewals are down interests in pictures and his years of service in World War II by 59, and we need 15 more to meet our mailing require- as a photographer. ments for the bulk rate we now have. Ways to increase mem- Guy bought his first camera for thirty nine cents, and it had bers were discussed, and it was decided to send out copies of a six exposure roll of film. From that young boy's interest Trees to potential new members, to list speaker information and a meager start his career was underway! He belonged to in Trees, and to ask for ideas of new and interesting topics. a camera club in high school, finally managed a new camera It was suggested that we invite Monk Moore to speak to the and photographed the boy scouts at the World's Fair in 1939. group at our regular March meeting. In high school, he worked at a photo finishing business for After a long meeting, we adjourned! ten cents an hour and sometimes made as much as $7-8 a Frances W. Roberson month. In 1942, he graduated from high school, joined the navy and attended the naval school of photography. WILSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY After completing school, he was assigned to an air craft The Wilson Co. Public Library is open Mon.-Wed. 9:00 carrier and went to gunnery school. He explained how film AM to 9:00 PM, Thurs.-Sat. 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Parking is types and processing changed through those years. We available near the new Broad Street entrance, along the learned of his various locations on different ships and islands street, and in the shopping center across the street. and that in May of 1943 he was on a ship that went through The new portion of the library has opened, and the geneal- the Panama Canal as he took pictures. They made their way ogy and local history collection has been temporarily relo- to the south Pacific with planes and marines and visited nu- cated in it until its eventual permanent home is remodeled. merous islands where they were involved in campaigns and The “Grand Opening” of the expanded and renovated li- eleven major battles in one year. They chased the Japanese brary will be on April 9.

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April 2005 Volume 14 Number 4

President’s Hello Readers! Meeting April 26 Does Anybody Care? They say "April In the past few years, many of us have It is time to answer that question, at Message Showers bring grown to depend on one particular web site, least in part. May Flowers." J that of the Family History Center of the A strong vote of commendation goes hope they also bring us back to our Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day to Stephen Leder who has acquired and beautiful remodeled library. Saints, or Mormons as they are better kept up a number of downtown build- We were privileged to visit the li- known. This site, www.familysearch.org ings, among them the old Quinn furni- brary for the Grand Opening, April has access to countless records from several ture store, the old Belk store, a tobacco 9th. It was wonderful to be there categories, including the complete 1880 factory, a motel, and others that we again and see the many changes. census, the collected Mormon transcrip- probably don’t even know about. The library is so spacious and so tions of Church Registers through the world A newcomer to the list is the De Gue- "new" looking. I walked over the (particularly Great Britain), and contributed hery family. The Doctor and his son entire library and was very 1m- family history files from members and oth- have purchased the old Drake Theatre pressed with what I saw. (See photo.) ers who wish to contribute records. and are busily cleaning it up, planning The Genealogy Room is huge, not This collection offers a wealth of infor- to show specialty films. They have also the small room with one round table mation. In addition to the web site, the purchased the old Hackney Wagon we had before! Everything is organ- Mormon Church also maintains family his- Company/Efirds building on East Nash ized and ready to use. We have to tory centers throughout the world. There Street. There has been some discussion wait a little longer for finishing are several in North Carolina with the larg- of condos and lofts on the upper floors touches for the library to be open on est available to us being in Raleigh and and specialty shops on the ground floor. a full schedule. It will be worth the smaller units in Goldsboro and Rocky Being just across the street from Imagi- wait! Mount. These libraries have on-line com- nation Station (a science museum for Deborah Webb, librarian in charge puter connections to virtually all genealogy children), there is abundant scope for of the Local History Collection, is services; their extensive book collections retail ideas. Thanks to Steve and Dr. asking for volunteers for the Geneal- and vertical files. Each center has a resident DeGuehery for putting the community ogy Room to help people coming in director and supporting staff. Information into their plans. to do research. If you can spare a on opening times is available on the family The long-dormant Historic Preserva- few hours a week to help in the Ge- search web site. tion Fund has been reinstituted with nealogy Room, please contact Deb- We have invited the director of the new directors. The directors are looking bie Webb at the main library. Goldsboro center as our speaker for the for proposals for smal] renovation pro- Our next WCGS meeting will be April meeting. Jerome Tew has chosen as jects as they are working to restore the April 26, 2005, from 7-9 p.m. at his topic, “Native Americans in the Revolu- limited funds. In the past, the fund has Durward Stancil, Inc. 3425 Ward tion, War of 1812, and The Civil War.” helped with the printing of historic Blvd., Wilson, NC. Jerome Tew will Jerome will also share information about books and small construction projects be our guest speaker. See you there! the Goldsboro Family History Center and but has made no grants since about Carol M. Forbes what it can do for you. We will meet at the 1985. If you have a project idea, ad- Durward Stancil Inc. building, 3425 Ward dress your proposal to the Fund at PO Box 1971, Wilson, NC 27894. Dona- tions will be gratefully received and are tax deductible. = Highlights of This Issue There is also a need for people to fee, Family Connections—Dixon Family...... 38 serve in an advisory capacity to the fee John B. Deans Obituary...... cee 39 Fund, and there are still vacancies for lWacob Remtirow, St..../¢-oet eee ee 40 two or more directors (trustees). The Willian Payloriei...s.-.aibeceacasreeeree 42 fund needs someone from the financial mm Barden Tolar vs. Nehemiah Tolar...... 43 sector and someone from the legal sec- Some Loa 7 Newstercs- ces ate 45 tor on the Board. If interested, send a ' — Arthimbvans Estate Sales anes... 202 46 your details to the Fund at the address sue-and Henry Powell Carel Forbes | Waites ne eetaiie. ne nce eteemenetee ser separ mms 47 given above. Photo by Wanda Lamm Taylor Research Adusatan.ts- cn secene tase cnsaetteree: 47 we

April 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 37 Trees of Wilson — WCGS FAMILY CONNECTIONS—WILSON DAILY TIMES This chronicle is published by the Wilson County The Dixon Family—March 22, 2005 Genealogical Society, organized February 26, Many of our local families are the “‘one-of-a-kind” variety, with the 1991. Address: P.O. Box 802, Wilson, NC Wilson members of that family being a major element in the overall 27894-0802. Telephone 252-243-1660. Internet family tree. We are always interested to see the extent to which families address: spread, and we have seen, over the years, fascinating stories of descen- http://www.wegs.org dents in all of the states involved in the westward migration of the 19th Trees is published monthly except for Decem- century. Some, such as the outlaw bank robber, Billy Whitley of Texas, ber and July. An annual index is published with a are not very favorable while others show accomplishments that are a spring issue. Trees is indexed in PERSI. Active boon to any family. We can trace Wilson County family descendents in membership in WCGS is for a calendar year and virtually every state of the Union. Some states, such as Georgia and includes a subscription to the ten issues published each year. Annual individual membership is $20, Alabama, were early migration sites while the Oklahoma Indian Terri- family membership is $25. tory and Texas got their share later. Our membership list tells the story Materials of genealogical interest to the mem- very Well, with Stantons in South Carolina, Hornes and Evanses in bers of WCGS are accepted for publication at the Texas, Minschews and Proctors in Florida, Peeles in Ohio and Texas, discretion of the Editors and should pertain to Moores in Arkansas, Ellises in Oklahoma, Gardners in Washington families with connections in Wilson County and State, Clarks and Harrisons in California along with many others who its neighboring and parent counties. WCGS can- have settled in that “golden state.” not accept any responsibility for the content of This month, we have chosen the Dixon family for examination. This contributed materials, including errors and omis- is a tough family to define. The surname has been around for a thou- sions. Please direct any questions to the contribu- sand years as a patronymic type of surname, a surname derived from a tor. Their names and addresses will be provided father’s name. In this case, Richard’s son or Dick’s son over the centu- upon request for worthwhile purposes. ries became simply Dixon. There are Dixons (also listed as Dickson) all Queries from WCGS members are accepted and posted at WilsonNC(@yahoogroups.com over Britain. Officers 2005 We have examined early passenger records and land records in the President: Carol Forbes Virginia Colony and found dozens of immigrants by that name who Vice President: Sue Powell arrived in the first hundred years of our country. Secretary: Frances Roberson At least three different Dixon families came to the Wilson County Treasurer: Henry Powell area in the 18th century. We have not been able to make a clear connec- Board Members: Mary Anne Sheak, Judy tion between these families and specific immigrants. Part of the confu- O'Neal, Wanda Lamm Taylor sion lies in the use of the same forenames throughotit‘aH the families, Past Presidents: Joan Howell, Reese Ferrell, with Thomas, William and/or John being present in nearly all families. Katye Alford, Henry Powell, Sue Powell, Carol There was a Thomas Dixon family who settled in the Town Creek Forbes area in the 1700s, and its members are listed in the roster of the Town Newsletter Editors: Henry & Sue Powell Creek Primitive Baptist Church there. The 1860 Wilson County census Contributors: Grace Turner, J. Robert Boykin shows several Dixon families in that area, all probably descended from Ill, Albert Page, Horace Peele, C. Clement Lucas, Marion W. Moore. an immigrant to Virginia. There was a Thomas Dixon who lived in Isle Committees: of Wight County, Virginia, in the mid 1700s, and he had a son, Wil- H.B. Johnston Papers: Sue Powell liam. These may have been the immigrant ancestors, but we have no Cemetery Publications: Joan Howell reliable means to prove this. Internet Coordinators: Horace Peele, Carol] A search of Parish Records in England verifies the wide-spread na- Forbes & Henry Powell ture of this family name. We don’t think our Dixons were of Scottish Wilson Founding Families: Marion Moore origin, simply because we didn’t get many Scots in our area. Most of Programs: Sue Powell, Carol Forbes the Scots settled in the Cape Fear valley. Our Dixons could have been Please send address changes to WCGS, PO Box from Yorkshire, a common source of immigrants to our county (Raper, 802, Wilson, NC 27894. Sharpe, Winstead, Batts, Stancil, Rountree, etc.), from London (as were Email: [email protected] Trees is mailed under our non-profit bulk mailing Proctor, Braswell, Barnes, Peele, or any of the dozens of others who permit to subscribers of record at the date of mail- fled to London to make a living after the destruction of the monasteries ing. Bulk mail is not forwarded by the Post Office. by Henry VIII). Many, however, were just from the provinces, that is, small towns across England. We have chosen one example for this col- Contents © 2005 Wilson County Genealogical umn, that being a Dixon family from the little village of Chilham in Society, Inc. All rights reserved. No items may Kent, only a few miles from Canterbury and right on the Pilgrim’s be used without permission in writing from Way, the trail followed by Chaucer and generations of pilgrims who WCGS except for brief reviews. made their way in the great triangle from London to Canterbury and

WCGS has been designated as a 501(c)3 non- westward to Winchester. We know little about this family but suspect profit corporation by the U.S. Internal Revenue they were ordinary tradesmen or artisans who lived in the village and Service. The Tax Identification number for raised their families for many generations until the events of the era WCGS is 56-1869136. (Continued on page 39) a GR Pa I Se ee eg nee | ee Page 38 Trees of Wilson April 2005 JOHN B. DEANS OBITUARY The Wilson Times, September 18, 1917 Contributed by J. Robert Boykin MR. JOHN B. DEANS The death of Mr. John B. Deans was a distinct shock to this community. While he has for some time been in poor health and only recently suffered another stroke of paralysis, yet his family and most immediate friends did not realize the BS summons would come so soon and that at 9:30 on Saturday _Deans-Doles House built by John B. Deans, c. 1895-1897 night that he would be taken. The deceased was prominent in all the walks of life and (Dixon Family, continued from page 38) was highly esteemed by every one. He was a devoted hus- with the English Civil War in the 1640s caused many to seek band and father, a devout Christian and in this particular anew home to avoid either conscription or harm. Opinions showed his faith by his works. were sharply divided along religious lines-protestant puritans The attendance of the Odd Fellows at his funeral yesterday vs. the Established Church of England. Virginia (as well as over 100, almost the entire membership at this place, was an Massachusetts) was a refuge for the puritans. We simply eloquent testimonial to the high place he held in the hearts of don't know what drove the Dixons from Chilham to Amer- his brethren of that order. ica, or where they went when they got here. They may or Mr. Deans might be termed in very truth a self made man. may not be our Dixons of Town Creek, but the point is their He started at the bottom of his chosen profession when this situations were probably very similar. city was much smaller than at present and soon became one Modern science offers us a solution to the question of of its leading contractors. which Dixon went where. Everyone has seen detective shows He built quite a number of the residences and business on TV which involved the use of DNA to match criminals to houses in the city and these stand as a monument to his acts. DNA is the human genetic materials that contain your memory for in all things he built wisely and well. genetic code, the instructions unique only to you. You in- The services at the Christian church at four o’clock yester- herit half of your DNA from each of your parents, and they day afternoon by his pastor, Rev. Bagby, and at the grave by in turn from theirs, and so on. So your DNA contains ele- the Odd Fellows was most impressive and peculiarly fitting ments from your ancestors. There is a peculiarity that makes to a life so well spent. this all workable. Your gender is determined by chromo- Mr. Bagby spoke from the passage of scripture where the somes (the structures in your cells that contain your DNA). Males have a unique chromosome, called the “Y” chromo- Savior says that. shen the resurrection and the life,” and he some. This chromosome passes only from male to male, so also read from Revelations, “These are they who have come you have the same “Y” chromosome as your father, your up out of great tribulation and have washed their robes and grandfather and so on. Therefore, you simply need to com- made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” His prayer was pare your DNA to another person to determine the degree of especially touching and comforting to the bereaved for he similarity. The internet has many sources of information for called attention to the splendid life of the deceased and that it making such comparisons, and some Dixons have already had been true in every relation. been matched to a known ancestor by this means. We were At the grave Grand Master Calvin Woodard and Chaplain Stanbury conducted the services, with Mr. Bagby offering unable to locate any tests for any of our local Dixons, but it is likely that someone will add his test to the database. See the benediction. www .familytreedna.com The mound was left covered with beautiful flowers, mute Henry & Sue Powell but loving tributes from the many friends of the deceased who leaves us in his 63 year and a wife and daughter to mourn their irreparable loss. The active pall bearers were Messrs. W. R. Raper, J. E. Alphin, J. R. Deans, H. T. Thomas, J. S. Pittman and L. M. Garner. The honorary pall bearers were Messrs. Jonas Oettinger, W. A. Finch, J. W. W. Thompson, Geo. Hackney, W. D. Hackney, E. A. Darden, 1.[?] G. Mewborn, E. F. Killette. [Editor’s note: John B. Deans, b. 28 February 1854, d. 15 Sep- tember 1917, is buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Wil- son County, North Carolina Cemeteries—Volume IV, com- piled by Joan L. Howell. He is listed as a contractor in the Wilson Township in the 1900 census of Wilson County living with Lula, his wife of four years, born May 1868; son John A., born October 1897; and daughter Annie L., born February The medieval village of Chilham, Kent, on the Pilgram’s 1898. Wilson County, North Carolina Federal Census of Way, home to an immigrant Dixon family for many hundreds 1900, abstracted by Joan L. Howell and Janice C. Sharpe. ] of years. Internet photo. www.chilham-parish.org.uk

April 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 39 A EE EE LS EE a a JACOB RENTFROW, SR. This would have been in Wayne County in 1780 and in Contributed by Charlies Clement Lucas, Jr. present day Wilson County, NC. The land grant was located along both sides of present day Long Branch Road south of Jacob Rentfrow, Sr., born between 1742—1748, in Edge- Blalock Road. combe County, North Carolina, died before November 1825, From :Gylthompson@cs. com (Frank Thompson) was the son of John R. Rentfrow, Jr., tailor, and Tomasin In checking my maps I find a Great Cabin Branch (early Simmons. records) on what is now called, I believe, Cedar Creek. This Their children were: is actually the second tributary into Black Creek, west of 1. Jacob Rentfrow, Jr., born between 1765-1784 in Dobbs/ Highway 117. Where Great Cabin Branch crosses HW 301, ] Wayne County, North Carolina, died before August 21, show a 640 acres grant to John Barefoot dated 1778 on "both 1815, in Wayne County, North Carolina. He married sides of Cabin Branch." Just to the west of this grant is one to Marthew (?Rountree?). Henry Pope for 200 acres, dated 1788, “on south side of 2. James Rentfrow, born between 1774-1784 in Dobbs/ Cabin Branch." Adjoining this grant (Pope) on the north Is Wayne County, North Carolina, died before 1835 in Wayne that of Robert Simms, and to the south Jacob Rentfro. Ad- County, North Carolina. He married before 1798 to Sarah joining to the north east is a 640 acres grant to Benjamin Barnes. Cobb dated 1779. 3. Selah Rentfrow, born between | 765-1784, in Dobbs/ Further info from Frank Thompson Wayne County, North Carolina, died after 1818 in Wayne The grant in question is found in Wayne Co. deed book 3, County, North Carolina. She married John Morris. page 488 and is as follows: Jacob Rentfro 250 acres in 4. Penelope Rentfrow, born about 1770 in Dobbs/Wayne Wayne Coounty on the north side of Black Creek, beginning County, North Carolina, died in Wayne County, North Caro- at a pine in Jacob Lamb’s comer in (pocosson?) pond run- lina. She married Cader Rountree. ning west 200p crossing Spring branch to a pine near Haw- Jacob Rentfrow, Sr. Notes leys corner, then with his line N200p to a stake, then E200p Jacob Rentfrow was born before 1748, the date of his father's to a pine, then to beginning, 27 Oct 1786. will. He was in Dobbs/Wayne County, North Carolina before The above grant was recorded 19 Oct 1787. 1764-1825. William Hood e Dobbs County April Court 1764--Jacob Rentfrow of Land Grant, ]7Feb 1792, Wayne County, North Carolina Dobbs County sold to John Brantley of Halifax Count, for 430 acres on the North side of Black Creek beginning at 40 pounds proclamation money, 100 acres, which was part Cader Rountree's corner running round to Rountree's comer, of a patent to Edward Simmons on !7 Oct 1735, joining Jo- thence to Little Cabin Branch, John Barefoots line, and along seph Lane, Bakers Branch. said lines over Great Cabbin to his corner and Jacob Rent- Signed by Jacob Rentfrow (x) Priscilla Rentfrow (x). frow's thence along said Renttrows to the eg#er. Witnessed by William Hood, William Phillips (x), Reuben Hay. Tax List of Wayne County, North Carolina, 1782 April Court 1764--CC Jos Montfort Persons, Acres, Free Poll Rentfrow, James, (brother) 225, ] (From Randall Hardy, [email protected] 08 Dec 2003) Rentfrow, Jacob, (brother) 600, | e Dobbs County 11 Jan 1771--John Brantley and Eliza- Rouce. Soloman, 100, ] beth his wife of Halifax County sold to Wm. Brantley of Rentfrow, William, (brother) 100, i same, for 60 pds. proclamation money, 100 acres which was part of a patent to Edward Simmons 17 Oct 1735, and given Based upon the above tax list Jacob Rentfrow was a large by him to his daughter Tamzie (Tomasin) wife of William land owner. (James, Jacob, and William were brothers.) Region (Ridgen) and by them to Jacob Rentfroe 1764 and Jacob Rentfrow is found in the 1790 Census of North from Jacob Rentfroe and Priscilla his wife to John Brantley Carolina in Wayne County, New Bern District. He is living 1764 joining Jos, Lane, Baker Branch. near John Lucas and Francis Rountree. He has 3 white males Signed by John Brantley (x), Elizabeth Brantley (x) including head of household, 4 white females including head Witnessed by Samuel Pittman, Jesse Haynes of house. Fep@tl7 71 Jacob Rentfrow, Sr. is found in the 1800 census of Wayne Examined by Wm. Branch, Esq. County, North Carolina, on page 862. He is living near Fran- Eliza. Brantley relinquishes her right of dower. cis Rountree, Stephen Tomlinson, and Luke Woodard. He CC Jos Montfort has | male 45 and up, and one female 16-26 and one female (From Randall Hardy, [email protected] -update 08 Dec 2003) 45 and up. e Dobbs County 12 Jan 1778--John Barefoot; 640 acres Jacob Rentfrow, Sr. is found in the 1810 census of Wayne Dobbs; Joining Will Ridgens line and running up Black Creek. Book 1,#155 County, North Carolina, on page 826. He is living near John (State of NC Entries of Claims for Lands Within the County Campbell, Luke Woodard, Daniel Lucas. He has | male 45 of Dobbs 1778-1790, page 15, William L. Murphy.) and up, and one female 45 and up. In the 1820 Census of Wayne County, North Carolina, Jacob Renfrew (Rentfrough) is listed as a Voter in the 1779 Jacob Rentfrow, Jr. has died Jacob Rentfrow, Sr. is found Voters List of Dobbs County, North Carolina. with a house full of people. Jacob Rentfrow, Sr. has 2 males Jacob Rentfrow obtained a land grant 19 December 1780, of under 10, 1 male 10-16, | male 45 and up; | female under 250 acres on the North side of Black Creek adjoining An- 10, 1 female 10-16, 2 females 16-26. Hawley and John Barefoot lines. Wayne County Deed Book 13, page 76: Jacob Renfrow (State of NC, Entries of Claims for Lands Within the County of Wayne, 1780-1795 by William L. deed of gift (still) to his grandson Jacob Renfrow son of Murphy.) ; James Renfrow. Dated: 10 February 1821.

Page 40 Trees of Wilson April 2005 WILL OF JACOB RENTFROW, SR. Probated in November Court 1825, Wayne County, North Carolina Contributed by Charles Clement Lucas, Jr.

In the name of God Amen I Jacob Rentfrow of the County of Wayne and State of North Carolina being in health and perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God, Calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament and as touching such worldly state wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life 1 give, demise, and dispose of the same in the following form,

First my desire is that my Executor Sell as much of my personal property as will pay all my just debts.

2nd | give and bequeath to the heirs of my son Jacob Rentfrow one dollar.

3rd I give and bequeath to my son James Rentfrow one dollar.

Ath I give to my daughter Penelope Rountree one dollar. - | lend to my daughter Selah Morris during her life or widowhood all my land and property of every description after there is enough sold by my Executor to pay all my last debts, - also | give and bequeath to my grandson Bethel Morris all my land on the east side of the Great Cabin Branch and one half of my still after the decease or widowhood of his mother Selah Morris, - also I give and bequeath to my grandson Zachariah Morris all my land on the west side of the Great Cabin Branch and one half of my still after the decease or widowhood of his mother Selah Morris. - also | give and bequeath to my grandchildren Bennet Morris, Penelope Morris, Sally Morris, all the rest of my property after the decease or widowhood of their mother Selah Morris to be equally divided between them - it is also my will and desire that if the above named Bethel and Zachariah if either of them should die before they arrive 2 pee twenty one years, that the other shall have all the property willed to them both Also I cies my friends Jacob Fulghum, and Hardy Horn to be Executors to this my last Will and Testament revoking all other wills, S by me made In which whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal October 10, 1818 Jacob (V) Rentfrow (his mark) Seal Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of us: Luke Woodard Absalom (X) Eltig? 2 &

INVENTORY OF THE PROPERTY OF JACOB RENTFROW, SR. Contributed by Charlies Clement Lucas, Jr.

Inventory of the property of Jacob Rentfrow Senior, deceased taken 02 December 1825 by Hardy Horn, Executor:

two grubbing hoes one meal stand nine plates three small weeding hoes one frying pan one rasor strap and box two cuters seventeen cider barrels one keg of brandy two ? flax hoes one drawing knife one keg one ax two pine tables one shotgun one hatchet one pair of cart wheels one pine chest pair of stirrup irons one stone jug one feather bed and furniture 2 barrels and augers three decanters one beaufat one tea kettle three cases bottles one earthen pitcher two iron wedges one wine bottle two arm chairs one froo_? one tea pot three chairs one bell two earthen bowls one coopers add one hatchet one butter pot two sows and eleven pigs one skillet one dram glass one heiffer one reap hook one brandy cock 250 pounds of seed cotton two pails one tumbler i mans saddle. one bred tray one pewter dish one churn one basin

Hardy Horn February Court 1826 a a a

April 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 41 JACOB RENTFROW, SR. ESTATE SALE Hardy Horn Contributed by Charles Clement Lucas, Jr. February Term 1826 Wayne County, North Carolina Account of sale of the property of Jacob Rentfrow, Senior, deceased, sold the 2nd December 1825 on a credit of six ACCOUNT OF JACOB RENTFROW, SR. months by Hardy Horn, Executor. ESTATE SALE 2 grubbing hoes John Worrell 30 {Contributed by Charies Clement Lucas, Jr. 3 small weeding hoes Lazarus Cook OS 2 cutters Lazarus Cook 10 |The estate of Jacob Rentfrow, Senior, deceased on acct with 2 floor hoes Lazarus Cook 12% | Hardy Horn, Executor ] ax Jacob Fulghum De) 12% Income: | hatchet and pair stirrup irons Noel Ferrell 2 barrels and augers Dempsey Deans 40 | Account of sales 59.06 1 tea kettle Ichabod Pearson 25 |Interest on same | year eight months 2 iron wedges Elias Barnes 1.03% |to the 2nd Feb 1828 5.88 | frow Dempsey Deanes AO Total: 64.94 1 bell Barnabus Rose 50 | Expenses: | hatchet Stephen Lamm 1.00 1 skillet Jacob Daniels 16 |#! Court Charges 1.60 30% Interest on the same 16 2 pails and | bred tray Selah Morris 1 churn Robert Hooks 26 |#2 Theophilus G. ? Evans Judgement / | meal stand Robert Hooks 26 Interest on same 1.58 | frying pan Ichabod Pearson 80 {#3 Wille Rountree note 10.62 5 cider barrels Hardy Hom 2.10 Interest on same oe) 5 cider barrels Daniel Lucas 1.42 |#4 James Rentfrow note and interest eye) 1 cider barrel James Rentfrow 10 {#5 Jacob Barnes note and interest | eel! 4 cider barrels Needham Lamm 990 |#6 3 ? tacks receipt and interest DDT 2 cider barrels Joel Rose 05 |#7 Lazarus Cook acct. 1.04 1 drawing knife Barnabus Rose 15 |#8 Nathan Manners acct. 28 | pine table John Fulghum 30 |#9 James Rentfrow acct. 1.64 | do. cart wheels Selah Morris 12 for return of this AO I jug Stephen Lamm ae ) nist $42.86 1 quart decanter Nathan Hanners 1 pint decanter Hardy Horn 30 | Commissions $10.76 | half pint decanter Thomas ‘Rose JES 2 cases bottles Barnabus Rose 50 | Balance paid to Selah Morris agreeable to 1 case bottles Thomas Rose 20 | will of deceased SL i32 14.9] $64.94 page 2 | wine bottle Lazarus Cook .13'% | Pursuant to an order of the Court to settle the Estate of Jacob | tea pot Hardy Horn .15 |Rentfrow deceased we find in the hands of the Executor the 2 earthen bowls Patience Hood 45 |sum of Eleven dollars and thirty two cents which sum is paid 1 butter pot Stephen Lamm .15% Jover to Selah Morris agreebale to will of Deceased this 30th | dram glass Selah Morris oe day of January 1828. ! brandy cock Noel Ferrell | glass tumbler Nathan Hanners 10 |Signed: | pewter dish, nine plates Ichabod Pearson 4.85 |tchabod Pearson | pewter basin Stephen Lamm .62' | rasor strap and box Elisha Evans 50 Thomas Horm | keg and brandy Hardy Horn 3.44, | William Pope | keg James Rentfrow 30 Ar. Bardin | shot gun Elias Barnes 3.00 1 chest Henry Lucas 32 |WILLIAM TAYLOR | feather bed and furniture James Rentfrow | beaufat Selah Morris 2.26 |Hugh B. Johnston Records 1 arm chair Hardy Horn AS) William Taylor lived in Edgecombe County, North Caro- | arm chair James Rentfrow 30 _ {lina. He married Patience Cavanah and died by 1793. 3 sitting chairs John Stokes 32? | On July 12, 1793, the will of Mary Cavanah of Edgecombe 1 coopers add Robert Hooks 2 sows and 11 pigs James S. Aycock 6.12 y, |County left her sister Patience Taylor, widow of William | heiffer and 1 pitcher Selah Morris 3.27 | Taylor, 5 cattle and six hogs; witnessed by James Williford, 250 Ib. seed cotton @ $3/hundred Thomas Hadley 7.50 Tezia Moore, and Abisha Horn. (Edgecombe County, Will 1 mans saddle Barnabus Rose 1.28 Book C) 59.05

Page 42 Trees of Wilson April 2005 EEE SES LEE EL IE EE DI BN, AIRE AED EET SESS EE SE ALE 1 AE A ETI GE SIRE IEEE ELIE DES SE IES AROSE FIERA EE EBERLE ACM IEEE GLEBE Ne DT BARDEN TOLER VS NEHEMIAH TOLER Supreme Court Case #1938 Submitted by Grace Williamson Turner. (More in folder not copied by me.)

To All Whom these presents shall come Greeting Know ye that I Stephen Tolar of the County of Wayne in the State of North Carolina for & in consideration of the sume of ninety pounds to me in hand paid by Nehemiah Tolar of the same County & State the receipt whereof I am therewith fully satisfied contented & paid have bargained & sold & by these pre- sents doth bargain & sell alien & confirm unto the said Nehemiah Tolar his heirs & assigns forever a certain plantation tract or parcel of Land situate lying & being in Wayne County on the north side of Neuse River & East side of Beaverdam Swamp Begining at a live Oak in the said Swamp and runs No. 45 E't 60 poles to a hickory thence No. 5 W't 200 poles to a sweet gum thence No.85 W't 96 poles to a Blackgum in the beaverdam swamp thence down the same the several courses thereof to the first station containing one Hundred acres more or less as may more fully appear by pattent granted to Tho- mas Tolar bearing date the 28th. of September 1754 conveyed by said Tolar to the aforesaid Stephen Tolar To Have & to Hold the said tract or parcel of Land & premises with the appurtenances unto the said Nehemiah Tolar his heirs & assigns forever to the only proper use benefit & behoof of him the said Nehemiah Tolar his heirs & assigns forever and the said Stephen Tolar for himself & his heirs the said Tract or parcel of Land & premises & every part & parcel thereof against him and his heirs and against all persons whatsoever free & clear of all manner of incumbrances, the tax hereafter becoming due only excepted, shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents In witness whereof I the said Stephen Tolar hath hereunto set my hand & affixed his seal the twenty ninth day of May in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven Hundred & ninety nine. Stephen Tolar (seal) Signed sealed & del'd in presence of Text Thomas Fender, Lewis Tiner Wayne County Aug't Term 1829 There was the within deed from Stephen Tolar to Nehemiah Tolar proved in open Court by the oath of Henry Boyte (The subscribing witness Tho's Fender being without this state let it be registered W'm Raiford for P. Hooks Cl'k On reverse State of North Carolina. Wayne County. Register office 16th of March 1831. I hereby Certify that the within is a true copy of the Records in my office. Given under my hand. W'm Raiford Reg't Stephen Tolar to Nehemiah Tolar. Deed of sale. 100 Aci3y jad: Copy.

Second document: This Indenture made and entered into this _ day of May in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty One between Nehemiah Toler of the State of North Carolina and Wayne County of the One part and Barden Toler of the State and County aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that the said Nehemiah Toler in pursuance of a Decree of the Su- preme Court of Law and Equity in and for the State of North Carolina made in a certain suit therein pending at December term 1830. Wherein Barden Toler was Complainant and Nehemiah Toler was defendant and for and in consideration of the Sum of One Dollar to the said Nehemiah Toler in hand paid at and before the ensealing and Delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and from the further payment whereof the said Barden Toler is hereby forever re- leased and discharged, he the said Nehemiah Toler hath given granted bargain and sold aliened released, enfeoffed and Confirmed and by these presents doth give grant bargain and sell, alien release enfeoff and confirm unto the Said Barden Toler his heirs and assigns all the right title and interest which the said Nehemiah Toler has in and to a certain plantation tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in Wayne County on the North side of Neuse River and east side of Beaver dam swamp beginning at a live Oak in the said swamp and runs North 45° East 60 poles to a hickory tree thence North S° West 200 poles to a Sweet gum then North 85° West 96 poles to a black gum in the beaver dam swamp thence down the same the several courses thereof to the first Station containing one hundred acres more or less as may more fully appear by Patent granted to Thomas Toler bearing date the 28th. of September 1754 and conveyed by said Thomas Toler to Stephen Toler and by the said Stephen Toler conveyed to the aforesaid Nehemiah Toler - To have and to hold the aforesaid land and premises with all and singular the appurtenances and priveledges thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Barden Toler his heirs and assigns forever and the said Nehemiah Toler for himself and his heirs doth covenant and agree to and With the said Barden Toler his heirs and assigns that he will warrant and forever defend all the right title and interest in and to the aforesaid tract or parcel of land to the said Barden Toler his heirs and assigns free and clear from the claim or claims of himself the said Nehemiah Toler and of all persons claiming by through or under him, In testimony whereof the said Nehemiah Toler hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of—— (Seal)

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From: North Carolina Reports, Volume 16, Pages 456-459.

Barden Tolar v. Nehemiah Tolar From Wayne.

If a voluntary deed, fairly obtained, is destroyed by the donor before registration, a Court of Equity will compel him to con- vey the same property to the donee.

The Plaintiff alleged, that his father, the Defendant, being willing to advance him in life, as well as to repay him for ser- vices rendered, in February, 1821, conveyed to him in fee-simple 100 acres of land, and also six slaves—that the deed was delivered by the Defendant to the Plaintiff, and was by the latter deposited for safekeeping with one Hopton Coor—that the Defendant afterwards, by some contrivance, got possession of it, and destroyed it. The prayer was, that the Defendant might be compelled to execute to the Plaintiff another deed for the same property. The Defendant denied every allegation of the bill, as to the execution of the deed, and averred, that he was very illiterate, and also old and infirm—that he had once executed a will, which he supposed was the paper mentioned by the Plaintiff, by which he divided all his property equally among all his children, and insisted that to be the only instrument he had ever exe- cuted disposing of his property; and that if it was not a will, it had been falsely read to him. This he admited had been de- stroyed. Upon replication, many depositions were taken—a statement of which will be found in the opinion of his Honor Judge Hall.

Mordecai, with whom was Devereux, for the Plaintiff, cited Dawson v. Dawson (ante 93) Souverbye v. Arden (1 John. Ch. Rep. 240) Doe ex dem. of Garnons v. Knight (12 Ser. & Low. 351) Worrall v. Jacob (3 Mer. 256). Gaston, for the Defen- dant.

Hall, Judge.—The Plaintiff does not call upon the Court for its assistance to supply any defect, or rectify a mistake in the voluntary deed of gift, which 1s the subject of the present dispute, but to restore him to the exidence of a legal title—the deed of gift of which he has been deprived (as is admitted in the answer) by the Defendant's own conduct. It appears, that the Defendant was an old man, and that his mind laboured under the infirmities incident. to old age. But none of the numerous witnesses examined in the case, say, that he was incapable of transacting his business, or of making a contract. It is clear, that the deed of gift was not executed with precipitancy, but with some deliberation. Arthur Jones states, in his deposition, that he saw the Defendant at his father's, and he told him he was on his way to Hopton Coor's, to get him to write a deed of gift, and that he intended to give all his property to Barden, the Plaintiff. He says further, that he and the family remonstrated with the Plaintiff against the impropriety of giving all to one child. He persisted in his determination to do so, and said, if Hopton Coor would not write it for him, he would get some other person to do it. He would not return until he had accomplished it. This happened two or three days before the delivery of the deed of gift. Calvin Coor says, in his deposition, that Defendant went to the house of Hopton Coor, about the 20th of February, 1821; that he appeared to be in his senses; that he wrote a deed of gift for him, that he signed it, and that he and Hopton Coor attested it as witnesses; that by the deed of gift, he conveyed all the land that he had in possession, and six negroes, by the names of Dorcas, Hardy, Bntton, Zeny and Jonas; that the name of the other negro he does not recollect; that the deed was read over to the Defen- dant; that he expressed his satisfaction with it; that it was delivered to Barden Tolar, the Plaintiff; that he told the Plaintiff to go arid have it recorded; but that in consequence of something Hopton Coor said, the Defendant observed, it would be time enough to have it recorded after his death, and told Plaintiff to let Hopton Coor keep it, upon which the Plaintiff delivered it to Hopton Coor. In the most important facts stated by this witness, he is supported and corroborated by the testimony of Dorcas Coor Arthur Jones states, that in a short time afterwards, he saw the Defendant, and was told by him that he had exe- cuted the deed of gift, and that it was left with Hopton Coor. At this stage of the inquiry, it may be assumed, that title to the property contained in the deed of gift became vested in the Plaintiff. For although it had been placed in the possession of Hopton Coor, it had been previously delivered to the Plaintiff, and his placing it there was his own act. The title to the property had previously passed to him. That act was not obligatory upon him. He might have had it recorded when he pleased. Several depositions have been read to prove, that the Defendant, on several occasions, declared that he had conveyed all his property to the Plaintiff, excepting perhaps his hogs, chickens, &c. and that he had no right to exercise acts of ownership over it. Other depositions have been read, to prove that he did, on various occasions, exercise acts of ownership over it, and treated it as his own. These circumstances relative to the management of the estate, prove nothing on either side. It was natural, when father and son lived together, that each of them should occasionally use the property, and treat it as if it was his own. (Continued on page 45)

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It does not appear, that after the Defendant had regained possession of the deed of gift, and destroyed it, which was a few days after he executed it, that the possession of the property was in any respect changed, until the Plaintiff left his fa- ther's, and went to live by himself. Until then, the possession accompanied the title, whether it was in the father or in the son. After their separation, it does not appear that the father had such an adverse possession of either the land or negroes, as would give him a title under the statute of limitations. Depositions have been read to prove, that the Plaintiff himself did not consider that he had a right to the land or negroes. Some of the depositions say, that the Plaintiff was an ignorant man. Perhaps he might have thought, that his title was di- vested by the destruction of the deed of gift. If such was the case, his misconception of his rights should not injure him. It is admitted by the Defendant, in his answer, that some days after the execution of the deed of gift by him, he went to Hopton Coor's house and applied for it; that Dorcas Coor delivered it to him, and he destroyed it. From an examination of the whole case, I am of opinion, that he Defendant be decreed to convey to the Plaintiff, all the land that he was possessed of at the date of the deed of gift; and that the Master ascertain the identity of it: That he also con- vey to him the six negroes, with their increase since the date of the deed of gift: That he ascertain the name of the sixth ne- gro, not recollected by Calvin Coor; and that this conveyance be made by such a deed as the Master shall approve, without warranty.

Per Cunam.—Decree accordingly.

SOME 1877 WILSON NEWS night. The singing was pronounced excellent by all who went Historical Writings to hear them. They will give another concert here on Satur- Hugh Buckner Johnston day night ; next. ; Rap ees The Toisnot Dramatic Association will give an entertain- [Editor’s note: This unpublished collection was compiled by ™ent at Mamona Hall next Friday night. They intend playing Mr. Johnston in 1986, bound and shelved in the Wilson “Rip Van Winkle.’ County Public Library.] The Guano House of Mr. R. J. Taylor, near the depot, will be completed in a short time. Mr. Taylor will receive all the guano that is brought to this place this season. [The importa- The Tarboro Southernor of January 19, 1877, carried four items “From Wilson”: tion of Peruvian “guano” (i. e., sea-bird manure) for use as The warm we= ithe past two days has completed the fertilizer for worn-out local fields was already becoming thawing process and the public thoroughfares are now ina popular among those planters who could afford it. The dig- worse condition than before. The roads leading into town are ging of marl (prehistoric ocean deposits of mud, rich in cal- said to be almost impassible. Farmers are unable to get to cium and other nutrients, and lying several feet below the town, and as a consequence the depressing dullness in trade surface near our low-lying branches and creeks) would soon become an outdated practice, despite the considerable advan- continues. Sam Darden, a notoriously bad character, who has just tage enjoyed for some time by those who could afford to served out a three years term in the penitentiary, and con- make use of Christman’s patented “Marl Elevator.” fined to jail on three different indictments, died in his cell a Mr. R.N. Harrison, of Castalia, Nash County, has removed few nights ago. to this place and occupies a store near the depot. H. G. Connor, Esq., has abandoned his intention of moving The issue of October 17, 1878, carried this item from the to Tarboro, and has formed a legal partnership with F. A. Wilson Advance: “Got Back.—Elder Jos. H. Foy and family, Woodard, Esq., recently of the law firm of Woodard and and Mrs. S. E. Blount, returned from St. Louis last Tuesday: Woodard. While we heartily welcome them back to their old homes, we Dr. J. W. Freeman, a young gentleman of considerable regret that a declining health compelled Elder Foy to give up promise, and said to be an excellent dentist, has taken up his a situation which he had filled with much credit to himself, permanent residence here and established his office at the and satisfaction to his church, and return to a climate less residence of Elder P. R. Hines, for the present. deleterious to his health." On February 9, 1877, there appeared some February 6 On July 6, 1877, p. 3, cols. 5/6, there had appeared a de- “News from Wilson”: tailed account of “Wilson College Commencement” that had The new Livery Stables of Mr. J.B. Davis on Goldsboro _ begun on Thursday evening, June 28. The brilliant Elder Syl- Street are rapidly approaching completion. Mr. T. D. Ezzell, vester Hassell was then the head of the unexcelled private the contractor for the buildings, says he will have them in schools of Wilson. good working order in a few days. Mrs. Penelope Woodard, consort of Mr. James S. [Editor’s note: See page 83 of the August 2004 issue of Trees Woodard, died on the 29" ult. The health of Mrs. Woodard of Wilson for an article by Hugh Johnston about Thomas F. had been impaired for several months. The loss of such a Christman and the marl-digger invention. ] lady will be felt by all her neighbors and friends. The Jubilee Singers gave a concert at Mamona Hall last a cl a aT I a aL Bh RR ALD LDA AAAI LAO PEALE A ARADO AE April 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 45 Sa ARTHUR EVANS ESTATE SALE Arthur Evans’ Estate Records, N. C. Archives Contributed by Sue Evans Powell An inventory and acct of Sale of personal property of Arthur Evans’ deceased which came into the hands of Rebecca F. Evans his admstx and sold on the 18" day of August 1866 on a credit of six months with bond and approved security Articles Name $ cts 1 Buggy & | prc wheels Axle &c W T Brewer 6F75 | Riding Saddle S C Barnes 1 00 | Pot & Hooks | oven & Spider W T Brewer 50 | Pan & Kettle | Do | Brass Kettle pa SS 50 1 Axe 1 C Bar | Lot Tools a8 oa 35 1 Lot Tin | tray & Sifter ct a 35 1 Clock | Lot Crockery in: 50 1 Prest c | chest Lot Tubs Table x a 40 Wearing Apparel eae 05 | Bedstead & furniture eS ae 25 1 Lot B Clothing | Trunk | Do de ie 15 1 Bedstead & furniture | table Saati wink 10 | Pistol & B knife | Pistol ieee © ee 30 | Gold watch | Do Silver oF cas 15 14 Chairs 1 Table | oil cloth A ay 20 | Frame & Toys | Lot Books a | 10 1 oest plow & fluke Hoe a 05 2 weding Hoes S C Barnes 1 00 | Pitchfork & Shovel W T Brewer 05 1 cow & calf 1 Do Do a 10 | yearling ap 6 05 1 smaul Blk mule Sat ag ti 10 00 | Lot Barrel & Boxes 10 1 C Pot & Tin Becakt 10 wercpieiatamige 1 pr Tongs & A Irons 15 menihact, [bottom of page is torn] $29 35

Also the following notes which are retuned as desperate, to wit | note against A. Nadal for $15. 62/100 dated April 14" 1862 also one note against J. J Vick & Lemuel Landing $112. 50/100 dated Nov. 11'" 1861 also one note against Timothy Harris for $6 dated May 1“ 1861 also one note against John W Hamlet for $50 dated 17" day of April 1859 payable Jany 1“ 1860, on account against Bunyan Barnes for $24, one note against Joseph H Payne for $825 dated December 20" 1861 bearing interest from date Returned to October Term 1866 Rebecca F Evans Adx

Arthur Evans, born c. 1830, was the first child of Thomas and Cherry Barnes Evans. He was probably born near Black Creek in the portion of Wayne County that became Wilson County. Land records show that on September 4, 1838, Thomas Evans sold to Arthur Bardin land lying between Bass’s Branch and the intersection of Black Creek (the stream) and the rail- road. This was Jand that Thomas received in the division of the lands of Jacob Evans, his father, dated February 28, 1837, and by purchase from his brother, Gaston Evans. The plat of the 1837 Jacob Evans division indicated that the land had for- merly belonged to Joel and Isham Evans. Joel was the father of Jacob, and Isham was the brother of Joel. After Thomas sold this land, he and his family lived in the lower southwestern part of Edgecombe County. On February 14, 1860, Arthur married Rebecca Fay Barnes, the oldest daughter of Bunyan and Rhoda Pool Barnes. Bun- yan, the son of John and Mary Newsom Barnes, was the first postmaster of the Town of Black Creek. Rhoda was the daugh- ter of William and Rhoda Pearce Pool. Arthur and Rebecca had two children, Alice May, born December 26, 1860, and Glenn Junius, born December 18, 1862. Arthur went into partnership with Joseph Payne, and they operated a sawmill near Old Sparta in Edgecombe County. Jo- seph enlisted in the militia before April 19, 1861, leaving Arthur to run the mill and carry the burden of their finances. One year later, on April 18, 1862, Arthur enlisted in Company F, 4" Regiment N. C. S. T. Joseph was killed at Cold Harbor, Va., on June 3, 1864. Arthur was killed at Snicker’s Gap, Va., (the Battle at Cool Springs) on July 18, 1864. ee and Alice returned to live with her family when Arthur enlisted, and Glenn Junius was born there. Rebecca died

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Page 46 Trees of Wilson April 2005 MINUTES, MARCH 29, 2005 rated in 1849 and was named for Louis Dicken Wilson. The WCGS held its March meeting on the 29th at Stancil's The first paper was named the Wilson Ledger. There were office complex on Forest Hills Road with three new mem- accounts of marriages and obituaries, and it was noted that bers, Norman Pridgen, Jasper Stem and Phil Mooring, in deaths were not recorded at court houses until later years, so attendance. Albert Page, amember from Salt Lake City, the papers are a good source for those. Tobacco was noted to was also welcomed. be a poisonous plant in one of the paper editorials, and the Henry Powell had a comprehensive Treasurer's report advertisements made for entertaining reading as they were which was passed around for all to read and related that re- very humorous. Monk read a list of residents’ fines and the ceipts last month were $250.00 while expenditures were related reasons. There was a fire at Town Hall in 1929. $350.00. The present membership has reached 205 in number The first hotel was the Battle House which was established which is about normal in comparison with past years. in 1852. There was a store where the First United Methodist Barton College would like information on our society. Sue Church now stands. The first fire company was organized and Henry Powell will represent WCGS at the formal open- about the same time, and in 1858 anthracite coal was found ing of the Wilson County Library which will be March 9, on land in the London Church Road area. Coal was sold to 2005, from 1 1:00-3:00. They have seen the research area and the railroad for their train. The work on the rails began in reporied it to be most attractive and user friendly. We are 1833 and was completed about 1836. excited and anxiously await our return to the Library! Monk brought a number of Indian artifacts among which There has been a request from the library for volunteers in were a tomahawk, grinding stones for nuts and corn, a culti- the history room. In the past, volunteers have been there one vating hoe, and numerous arrow heads. He found these lo- afternoon a week, but there is a need for someone everyday. cally in the Happy Valley area. It was noted that bible records can now be kept in files, so The presentation was interesting, informative and afforded please feel free to contribute your family's data. us many laughs with the humorous articles read from that With the forth coming 150th year celebration of Wilson era. He read one that could surely qualify for the "Liars County, plans are to have the Founding Families book com- Club." pleted by that date! There is much to be done, and the dead- Frances W. Roberson line for contributing information is July. Please, help with the RESEARCH AIDS preparation of the book in any way that you can. e The Library of Congress recently posted thousands of Civil There has been a request for another book to be printed War maps and diagrams of battles and campaigns between which would be based on East Wilson. Lisa Henderson has 1861 and 1865 on the internet. The Virginia Historical Soci- already done a great deal of research on many of the families. ety and the Library of Virginia are adding items that will be Permission kes "=~ =ranted to copy Wilson, North Caro- ; online by spring. Items already posted can be seen at: lina: Historic Buildings Inventory, the old pictorial book of http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_ war_maps/ the City of Wilson. This book and the county inventory, Wil- e Census Tools: www.censustools.com son County's Architectural Heritage, would give great cover- This site has over 40 Excel data sheets to record census and age of the entire county and should be an asset to home li- other data such as cemetery records, passenger manifests, braries. and research logs. The worksheets are free, though the author Sue Powell made several announcements and gave infor- requests a small donation if possible. mation on the available research help in the Goldsboro Fam- e Census Mate: www.censusmate.com ily History Center at the Morman Church. They always wel- These four worksheets, available in Excel or PDF format, come family researchers. She related a request received in a are for use with your work in family history in the early days letter from a man in Belguim who is looking for information of the U. S. Census. The census records taken before 1850 on Wiley Bissette from this area. The gentleman lives near make it difficult to find birth dates. CensusMate makes it Flanders Field and is trying to identify soldiers who were easy to organize and work with the pre-1850 data. The web- buried there for a book he is writing about these men who site demonstrates its novel timeline format. It shows and ex- gave their lives for the freedom of the western Europeans. plains many examples, and allows downloading of blank Grace Tumer reported that the Florida State Archives now worksheets for use with your own data. The worksheets are has free Civil war pension records available. free, though the author requests a small donation if possible. Carol Forbes, our president, welcomed Monk Moore who was our guest speaker for the evening. Monk began with WILSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY information regarding the formation of Wilson county. Six The Wilson Co. Public Library presently is closed for re- different attempts were made before it was accomplished on stocking and inventory afier completion of the expansion and August 13, 1868, and even then there was no assurance about remodeling. there being enough money to have and maintain a court- The “Grand Opening” of the expanded and renovated li- house. There were only between 600 and 700 families in the brary will be on April 9. The staff hope that the library will county. Townships were immediately formed after the be ready to resume normal hours after that. county was established. He related information on a few of It is normally open Mon.-Wed. 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, the boundaries, read some of the early laws that were passed Thurs.-Sat. 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Parking is available near which contained very restrictive ordinances and which we the new Broad Street entrance, along the street, and in the found to be humorous. The Town of Wilson was incorpo- shopping center across the street.

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President’s | Hello Readers! Meeting May 31, 2005 The meeting this A Visit to “MARS” Message month will be in We’re going home! The library renova- the new Geneal- tion has been completed, and the new gene- ogy Room at the Wilson County alogy room is in full operation (but without Public Library located on the corner a staff person stationed there). of Nash and Jackson Streets here in Many times larger than our previous Wilson, N. C. Druscie Simpson space, the room is large enough to spread from the North Carolina State Ar- out and do research, with two computer chives will be our guest speaker. terminals (with Ancestry.com, Heritage She will introduce us to the Manu- Quest, and full internet access). script and Archives Reference Sys- tem (MARS). With this program, you will be able to see a cataloge of many of the materials the North It is a pleasure to see the rebirth of Carolina State Archives has avail- a| an old favorite, Cicero Culpepper’s able. The program has been im- a| Carriage Shop at 222 South Tarboro proved and is said to be much easier i] Street. Constructed in 1907, this facility to use now. We will have the use of | built and repaired carriages and wag- the two computers in the new Gene- ons. It is located adjacent to the site oc- alogy Room, I look forward to hear- "| cupied by the Jeff Farrior Livery Stable, ing about this wonderful program. just pulled down with the collapse of It will be very exciting to be at the Our May meeting (on the LAST Tues- the Carolina Warehouse. library again. If you have not had a day, 31st May) will be in the new room at Culpepper started his business some chance to visit the New Genealogy 7:00 PM. Our program will feature Drucie years earlier in an unknown location. Room yet, this will be a good oppor- Simpson of the NC State Archives who The Culpepper family home still stands tunity to do so. We will be in the li- will give a demonstration of the use of the at 308 W. Green Street, a handsome old brary for our meetings from now on computer finding aids on the NC Archives Queen Anne Victorian dwelling which unless otherwise announced. web site (called MARS). dates from 1873. His daughter, Lucy, We would like to thank the library Our last activity of the evening will be an taught in the Wilson schools and lived staff for allowing us to hold our orientation to the layout of the new geneal- in the house until her passing in 1971. meetings there. We also appreciate ogy room and where to find the various Many of us still remember her elegant Jerry Stancil for allowing us to meet resources. bearing and sweet, gentle nature. at his place of business while the li- The library still needs our help as volun- The owner of the building, W/W Fur- brary was being renovated. The set- teers to staff the room in afternoons and niture, has rented the Culpepper facility ting made family historians feel at perhaps evenings. Call Debbie Webb at the to a young man who will operate a shop home, and it was a very nice place Library for details. specializing in wrought iron lamps and to hold our genealogy meetings. We other wrought iron objects. The staff at fee] a special gratitude for the kind- Highlights of This Issue WW were of the opinion that the renter, Culpepper s Carriage! Shop cy cswmortanne: 49 ness of Jerry Stancil. a Mr. Ellis, has some family connec- Family Connections—Amerson ...... 50 Our attendance continues to grow tions with the building through a New- with each meeting. If you have not SKELCHES OL WIISOllg sant. ce mere arr cee 5] combe ancestor. been attending, we encourage you to Joshua and Annie Walston Family ...... 52 This is another small step in the re- come, learn with us, and visit with Nettie Walston Obituary ...... :::0:e 53 Early Wilson County Photographers ...... 2 birth of downtown Wilson, but we hope your fellow members. it is an indicator of more yet to come. We look forward to seeing you at Simow Strickland ene a. secon tecrtrnsas Charles Ellis Family ye ccscgeet eer irsoarnces = Now you can visit South Tarboro our next meeting on May 31, 2005; BeardLandairansiter tego. son 58 Street, buy a lamp and get fresh fish at 7:00 PM. to 9:00 PM. See you there! Minutes ...... oN ee eee eens ee 59 the Morehead City Fish Market on the Carol M. Forbes PF OVI CORILIN GS tee nee ree Pee 2 same trip.

May 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 49 LLL RET IO EE ET EE LO ET TE ES, Trees of Wilson — WCGS FAMILY CONNECTIONS—WILSON DAILY TIMES This chronicle is published by the Wilson County THE AMERSON FAmiLY—April 19, 2005 Genealogical Society, organized February 26, The original family name, found in the middle counties of England, is 1991. Address: P.O, Box 802, Wilson, NC Emerson, a contraction of Emory’s son, and dates back before the 14th 27894-0802. Telephone 252-243-1660. Internet century. The surname of “Amerson” does not seem to exist in Britain. address: The name could possibly be of Celtic origin, derived from ismagin, http:/Awww.wegs.org meaning “iron-strength.” The surname is most common in Lincoln- Trees is published monthly except for Decem- shire, a large county on the middle east coast of England which encom- ber and July. An annual index is published with a passes the town of Boston (home to the Pilgrims who settled in Massa- spring issue. Trees is indexed in PERSI. Active chusetts) and Lincoln with its massive cathedral. membership in WCGS is for a calendar year and Lincolnshire (the county) is one of the largest in England and is includes a subscription to the ten issues published each year. Annual individual membership is $20, bounded on the North by Yorkshire, on the south by Norfolk and on the family membership is $25. west by the Midlands counties. It is mostly flat, agricultural land except Materials of genealogical interest to the mem- for a ridge in the northwest sector upon which the City of Lincoln was bers of WCGS are accepted for publication at the built by the Romans two thousand years ago. discretion of the Editors and should pertain to Canals were dug and Lincoln became a flourishing inland port. After families with connections in Wilson County and the Romans left in the fourth century, the city fell into ruins and re- its neighboring and parent counties. WCGS can- mained virtually deserted until the 8th century Viking raids. The city not accept any responsibility for the content of came to life again under Danish rule. It went back under English rule contributed materials, including errors and omis- with William I and became one of the most important cities in England sions. Please direct any questions to the contribu- by 1150. It is from this era that we will trace the Emerson family name tor. Their names and addresses will be provided forward into Virginia. upon request for worthwhile purposes. The populace of the county grew and many new settlers arrived, in- Queries from WCGS members are accepted and posted at [email protected] cluding weavers who made the county famous in its day, This industry Officers 2005 thrived until the English Civil War (1640s) when it went dormant and President: Carol Forbes the county went into decline. This was the motivating force that drove Vice President: Sue Powell residents to Virginia, seeking a new life. Secretary: Frances Roberson Many, if not most, came as headrights, people who accepted ship Treasurer: Henry Powell passage by promising to work for seven years to repay the fare. Others, Board Members: Mary Anne Sheak, Judy however, came for religious freedom. Many puritans came from Bos- O’Neal, Wanda Lamm Taylor ton, a town in southern Lincolnshire, but the puritan movement was Past Presidents: Joan Howell, Reese Ferrell, widespread all the way to the northern boundary at the edge of York- Katye Alford, Henry Powell, Sue Powell, Carol shire. The Puritan Movement began as a part of the protest by Martin Forbes Luther against the pomp and pagentry of the Catholic Church. Believ- Newsletter Editors: Henry & Sue Powell ers of the movement intended to “purify” their worship by sticking Contributors: Grace Turmer, J. Robert Boykin Ill, Albert Page, Horace Peele, C. Clement Lucas, closely to the gospel and ridding their churches of elaborate music and Marion W. Moore. incense. All present-day protestant churches have grown from this Committees: movement but with varying degrees of “purity.” Our local Primitive H.B. Johnston Papers: Sue Powell Baptist Churches are perhaps the closest to the original puritan concept. Cemetery Publications: Joan Howell There were several immigrants by the name of Emerson in the early Internet Coordinators: Horace Peele, Carol years of the Virginia Colony. A Nicholas Emerson arrived in Nanse- Forbes & Henry Powell mond County with one of the early pilgrim voyages. John Emerson ar- Wilson Founding Families: Marion Moore rived in Nansemond County, Virginia, in 1695 as a headright. We have Programs: Sue Powell, Carol Forbes found William, Thomas, Henry, and James in various tidewater Vir- Please send address changes to WCGS, PO Box ginia counties. It has not been possible to trace descendants in Nanse- 802, Wilson, NC 27894. mond County because of courthouse fires in Nansemond County, Email: [email protected] Trees is mailed under our non-profit bulk mailing It appears that some of our local Emerson/Amerson line may descend permit to subscribers of record at the date of mail- from an Emerson family from the tiny village of Cadney just a few ing. Bulk mail is not forwarded by the Post Office. miles from the Yorkshire border. The Parish Records of the little church there record all of the names which have been located to date. Contents © 2005 Wilson County Genealogical We are nearly certain that Nicholas and Henry can be traced to this vil- Society, Inc. All rights reserved. No items may lage, and perhaps others of the names as well. be used without permission in writing from We know that Benjamin came to North Carolina in the very earliest WCGS except for brief reviews. days of the colony, perhaps by 1725. Thomas came also and filed the WCGS has been designated as a 501(c)3 non- first Amason land grant in N. C. in 1761 (a Granville Grant) which was profit corporation by the U.S, Internal Revenue recorded under the name Emerson. He made later grants which were Service. The Tax Identification number for recorded by the clerk as Amason, and several forms of that name have WCGS is 56-1869136. (Continued on page 51) a he A OD Sa NL ee Ee eas Page 50 Trees of Wilson May 2005 SKETCHES OF WILSON AND WILSON [Editor’s note: This is part one of an article which will be COUNTY PEOPLE continued in future issues of Trees of Wilson. Thomas Crowder Davis was born in 1830 and died May By T. C. Davis 21, 1915. He is buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Wilson. As one of the few of a fast receding generation, I have His obituary was included in the November 2002 issue of been frequently asked to write something about Wilson and Trees of Wilson, on page 115. the men and women who went in and out among us before The grandson of James Davis, colonial printer, he was and during the war, and as it is possibly now or never, I born in New Ber, N. C., to James Davis and his wife Eliza- commit to the printer a few recollections and impressions of beth Mershon. He grew up in Greenville, N. C., and moved that period, which I trust, will afford some entertainment to in 1853 with his brother to what is now Wilson. They oper- those interested in the people and events of over forty years ated a general supply store owned by their father. ] ago. Of my male companions and friends when Wilson was young there is my brother, who has been blind for years, but with a fortitude equal to his misfortune lives in comparative (Amason, continued from page 50) contentment. My friend, Judge Howard, who remembers so been in local use ever since. The first grant was on Panther many good things about Wilson people and is kindly remem- Branch between Stantonsburg and Saratoga. Thomas owned bered by all the elders. Mr. W. D. Rountree, big hearted, Dr. a tavern near Saratoga. Tom Person and with the spell of his presence still fresh Many local documents refer to Benjamin, Thomas, Henry, upon me, I had almost written Jack Simms. Uncle Jack, that etc. all im the same paragraph but does not state the relation- loyal Wilsonian to the manor born, who had danced with ship. They may have been brothers or cousins. Whatever the more pretty girls than any beau of his day and notwithstand- connection, they exchanged land among themselves and ing his eye was dimmed and his step slow and measured lived near each other. with the weight of years, when the new county ball was men- Here are some of the first three generations in North Caro- tioned, his face kindled and with strains of sweet music, lina. bright figures would glide before him in the maze of the co- Benjamin Emerson/Amason, tillion and he was young again, and as the vision faded his Uriah Amason thoughts would sometimes turn to the battle with Robinson’s Asa Jordan Amason circus, the tricks and practical jokes of Wright Edmonson, Josiah Amason the wit and wisdom of Buck Hunt, the itinerant shoemaker, Alcey Amason who went from farm to farm in his boyhood, the sayings and Elizabeth Amason doings of Moseley, the blacksmith, and his friend, Silas Benjamin Amason Jr. (married Martha Woodard, daugh- Ready, and the story of Jacob Jinnett, the braggart, who hid ter of Elisha Woodard, and served in the Revolutionary War, himself in the weeds when Uncle Billy Sauls had his big where his pay vouchers were issued to Benjamin Emerson) fight at Quaker Jesse Bogue’s sale, and were all invested Elisha Amason with a refreshing fervor of other days that continue to im- Benjamin Amason prove as he grows older. May the sleep of the just in the light Nathan Amason of the everlasting light be his. Woodard Amason The town was originally called Toisnot from Toisnot Enos Amason Swamp, an Indian name, signifying haulting place, and be- Martha Amason gun its existence with the railroad depot, but over one hun- Levi Amason dred years ago a congregation of Primitive Baptist built a Barnes Amason house of worship where the present church stands, having Roderick Amason moved from a location near the Tarboro road on Elder A. J. Temperance Amason Moore’s plantation, about three miles from Wilson, and Isaac Amason (married Delanah Woodard, daughter of known as the Thomas place. Elisha Woodard) It was in this house or in the yard that Elder James S. Alsey Amason Woodard, then a young man just from college, delivered, a Isaac Uriah Amason 4" of July oration, in which, with the patriotic pride and ar- David Amason dour of a son of Revolutionary sires, he extolled the wisdom Jemima Amason and greatness of the fathers, and standing under the folds of Charity Amason the stars and stripes, with triumphant salutation in the words Elizabeth Amason of the poet, he exclaimed: Delaney Amason “Sail on oh ship of State, Edward Amason Sail on oh Union strong and great; John Amason I know what masters laid thy keel, Many of the second generation Amersons left and headed What workmen wrought thy ribs of steel.” west. There is a national family association which meets each Which alas “In this land of plenty,” a few years later might year at a location popular with emigrating Amersons such as have been repeated as a mocking parody to the shades of Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma or Texas. Clay and Webster as pleading unheeded and invisible, their Henry & Sue Powell spirits hovered mournfully about their countrymen.

eee May 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 51 fo Ses DTS TLS SES FPR NS SSRN PS TE TT a a a a a ee! JOSHUA & ANNIE FELTON WALSTON & Annie Walston's stake in life. Joshua was farming but owned FAMILY no slaves. Annie had produced two children in the 1840's. Stephen H. Walston was reported to have been born about Contributed by Albert R. Page, Sr. 1841, and Celia A. Walston was born in 1845. Their For many years this writer has searched for the grave of neighbors of land substance and etc. were James Norvill, one of his paternal great great grandfathers. The Rev. Jesse John A. Rogers, Garry Simms, Josiah R. P. Ellis and Martha Baker, a Primitive Baptist Minister, who served in the Town- A. Eason.° The agricultural schedule listed Joshua Walston creek, A. J. Moore, and White Oak churches for about 40 with 40 acres cleared and improved and 105 acres unim- years from the 1850's to the 1890's.’ In this search, only dis- proved land.’ appointing results have been realized even though Jesse The 1860 Wilson County Census recorded Joshua Walston Baker died relatively recently. His will was probated in 1891 and family farming 60 cleared acres and having 83 wooded and recorded in Wilson County.” acres. The investment was valued at $1029.00. There was no Over the last couple of years a continuous discussion has evidence that they owned any slaves.® They, like their developed between Lloyd Smith and this writer concerning a neighbors, were busy with life's toils and doing their best to small graveyard near Saratoga about 900 feet off the north be successful. Storm brewed as war was just around the cor- east side of old 264 and about .65 feet south west of highway ner. They never expected the disruption it would cause for number 222. Lloyd or "Junior" Smith lives across the road them as a family and that of the families of their neighbors. from this very old graveyard, and he had reported seeing a Unfortunately for Joshua and Annie Walston, their one and few headstones in the heavily overgrown burial place. He only son Stephen H. Walston was at the prime military age promised one day to retrieve the information from the head- when the Civil War came. He enlisted at age 19 on the 4th of stones to see if they were Bakers. A few days ago after a June in 1861. He evidently was a competent soldier as he short visit with Junior and his wife Wanda, they produced a was promoted from private to corporal before the year was small piece of paper from the container on their refrigerator. out in 1861. He was present and accounted for in Company I was hopeful again that the news might be what I had been G of the Sth Regiment of North Carolina Troops.’ Others looking for and interested in regarding the Baker family. among many who served with Stephen Walton were Hick- Again, there was no such luck for me. The paper contained man Bares, Joseph Little Petway, Willie Petway and James the headstone information for Joshua Walston and his wife "Jim" White.'° The records state a final conclusion for Annie Walston.” Stephen H. Walston: "...present or accounted for until killed I decided to follow up on this Walston information with at Williamsburg, Virginia, May 5, 1862.""' some research at the Braswell Memorial Library in Rocky One now can still feel the great lose of Stephen H. Walston Mount, the Edgecombe County Courthouse in Tarboro and to his parents Joshua and Annie. Sister Celia Ann Walston the Wilson County Courthouse in Wilson. Neither of the surely grieved over the loss of her only sibling. All their headstones of Joshua nor Annie Walston stated their birth hopes of success on the farm were likely centered in the only information. Yet, it is interesting that their ages were re- son. The War was hard on all but more so on those who lost corded on the two stones. Joshua Walston was 67 years old loved ones so young and full of hope in the future. It is sure at his death in 1871. His birth year seems to be about 1804. that their neighbors, the families of Jesse Galloway, Edwin Annie Walston's age at death in 1868 was engraved as 72 years old. Her birth year seems likely to have been about Whitley, John Owens, James White, G.T. Staton, Duncan Skinner, H. M. Thompson, Alvin Bagley, John A. Rogers 1796. The Edgecombe County marriage record records that Joshua Walston married Anna Felton about the 22nd of De- and William Bares, looked at the future with different eyes after War's end in 1865.* There would be the same amount cember in 1840.* He was 36 years old and Annie was 44 of work but fewer hands now to accomplish the job. years old. No previous marriages were found for either. According to her headstone, mother Annie Walston died Upon examining the land records in the Edgecombe on the 22nd of September in 1868.'° Her last five or six years County Courthouse, one finds that three real estate transac- tions were made by Joshua Walston. First, he bought 107 must have weighed heavy on her without their son Stephen acres for $160.00 on the 14th of December in 1841 from there to comfort and help his parents in their old age. She was buried there at the back of the cleared acres at age 72. Wily Gay. The record stated it had formally been Coffield Joshua and daughter Celia A. Walston surely felt the stress Ellis' land. The property adjoined the lands of Stephenton of loneliness at this point in their lives. Page, Bryant Irvin and Willie Ellis. The second land transac- The 1870 Wilson County Census listed Joshua Walston tion was on the 27th of December in 1844, and on that day alone at home. No mention was made of daughter Celia Ann. Joshua Walston purchased, for $140.00, 40.5 acres from Neighbors Jim White and family were close by. Thomas J. Lemon Eason. This land bordered land owned by Sally Bar- Moore was near as was the family of Thomas J. Gardner." nes and Bryant Irvin. The third and last land deed was made These must have been lonely years at the Joshua Walston on the Ist of January in 1847. Joshua Walston bought 50 home. The headstone of Joshua Walston records that he acres for $100.00 from Coffield Ellis. The land bordered passed away on the 18th of October in 1871.'° Surely daugh- lands owned by Stephenton Page, John Owens, and Council ter Celia Ann Walston must have assumed the final task of Applewhite.” Joshua Walston appears to have bought a little less than 200 acres between 1841 and 1847. burying her elderly father there along side her mother on the In 1850, the best census report up to that date gave interest- family farm. She alone survived as the last of her family of ing personal Edgecombe County information on Joshua and (Continued on page 53) ie LE AALS et ie A a AD oy eee Dee ea Page 52 Trees of Wilson May 2005 (Walston Family Continued from page 52) 8. Wilson County. North Carolina Federal Census of 1860, orientation on the Walston farm. Joan L. Howell, pg. 89, no. 862; also see "Agriculture Sched- No additional record was found for Celia A. Walston over ule" pg. 142, no. 2113. the years after Joshua Walston died. She was not listed on the 9. North Carolina Troops 1861-1865. Vol. TV Infan- 1880 printed Wilson County Census. However, a Celia A. try, Weymouth T. Jordan, Jr., pg. 220, “Stephen H. Walston was mentioned in an article "The Chacey Whitley Walston". Craft Obituary: Kin & Friends Identified", June 2000 page 3- 10. See same source above where the men of Co. G 4, in the Trees of Wilson by this writer.’® 5th Reg. N.C. State Troops are listed. It appears now after new information that Celia Ann Wal- 11. Same as no. 9 source. ston at age SO on the 24th of January in 1900 at Saratoga 12. Howell, Wilson Courty 1860 Census, pgs. 89-90. married 50 year old Stephen Craft.'’ She is in the 1900 Wil- 13. See source no. 3. son County Census report with Stephen Craft.'* Likewise 14. Howell. Wilson County. N.C. Federal Census of 1870. they are together in the 1910 and 1920 Wilson County Cen- pg. 128, no, 151; See also pgs. 128-129. sus reports.’? Celia Ann Walston Craft died on the 22nd of 15. See source no. 3. February in 1925 after 25 years of marriage. Her death cer- 16. See source no. | under "Stephen Craft". tificate information provided by the J. E. Craft listed Celia 17. Stephen Croft (Craft) to Celia Ann Walston, Mar- Ann Craft's parents as Joshua and Annie Walston.” riages of Wilson County. North Carolina 1855-1899. Celia Ann Walston Craft and her parents are buried across J. Robert Boykin, ITI, pg. 179. the road from each other. Celia A. Craft was buried in the 18. Howell (& Janice C. Sharpe), Wilson County. North Stephen Craft graveyard on the Craft farm across from the Carolina Federal Census of 1900. pg. 185, no. 22. Joshua Walston farm.”! Brother Stephen H. Walston is likely 19. Wilson County 1910 & 1920 Census, Braswell buried miles to the north some where near the battlefield Memorial Library, Ancestry Library Edition, com- where he was killed at Williamsburg, Virginia. One would puter source. guess no family member has ever stood over his grave. He 20. Wilson County Courthouse death certificates: "Celia and his sister appear, according to the records, to have had no Ann Craft", Bk. 1925,pg. 669. offspring. This line of Walstons ended when Celia Ann Wal- 21. Howell, Wilson Co.. N.C. Cemeteries. Vol. Ill, pg. 52. ston Craft died in 1925. 22. Wilson County Courthouse Deeds, Vol. 13, pg. 287, Above is the short story of Joshua and Annie Walston, "Jesse Baker to Children", 1 May 1877. but the final resting place for my paternal great great grandfa- 23. Same as above. ther Jesse Baker is still unknown. Likely somewhere close by [Editor’s note: See Trees of Wilson, March 2000, page 8, for the graves of the Walstons and Crafts is the family graveyard the obituary of Chary Craft, the first wife of Stephen Craft, of Jesse Baker, his wife Polly Cherry, and some of their chil- who died May 25, 1889. The obituary states that she was re- dren and grandchildren. Reported in a deed to his children ceived and baptized into the church by Elder Jesse Baker and Cherry Baker Page, Bennett Baker, Gatsey Baker, Edwin that Stephen Craft had been a member of the church about 20 Baker and Mahala Baker Owens on the Ist of May in 1877, years and had been ordained Deacon at the Meadow Church Jesse Baker gave his farm of 107 acres to his surviving chil- in Green County, N. C.] dren.” The land joined the lands of Thomas J. Moore, Henry Speight and the heirs of Joshua Spieght.* The search goes on NETTIE WALSTON OBITUARY for the final resting place of the Rev. Jesse Baker and his Zion’s Landmark, February 15, 1916 family. Contributed by J. Robert Boykin Comments and Sources: MRS. NETTIE WALSTON. 1. See article "The Chacey Whitley Craft Obituary: Kin & Mrs. Nettie Walston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Lu- Friends Identified", by Albert R. Page, Sr., Trees of Wilson. per, wife of Mr. Kinchen Luper, died Oct. 1°, 1915, of heart June 2000, pg. 3, under "Elder Jesse Baker". trouble. She was found dead at | o’clock in the morning by 2. Jesse Baker Will pg. 3, Abstracts of Wills Wilson County. her husband. North Carolina 1855-1899, J. Robert Boykin, Hl, 1992. She was born in the year of 1842, I not knowing the date of 3. See "Joshua Walston Cemetery", pg. 173, Wilson County. the month, making her stay on earth 63 years. North Carolina Cemeteries Volume III. Joan L. Howell, To this union were born nine children, four boys and five 1995. girls, two girls preceding her to the grave in infancy. 4. Joshua Walston to Anna Felton, pg. 164, Marriages She united with the Primitive Baptist church at White Oak of Early Edgecombe County North Carolina 1733- several years ago and proved to be a faithful member as long 1868. Ruth Smith Williams & Margarette Glenn Grif- as she lived, always filling her seat when she could possibly fin, 1958. be there. 5. Edgecombe County Courthouse land deeds, Deed Books Written by a young friend. Vol. 23 pg. 82, D.B. Vol. 24 pg.249 & D.B. Vol. 23 pg. 591. [Editor’s note: Kinchen Walston, age 36, farm laborer; and 6. Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr., The 1850 Federal Census his wife Netty, age 28; lived in Gardners Township, in 1880. Edgecombe County. North Carolina, pg.37, no. 1022/295; Their children were listed as Willy, age 10; Wade, age 8; also see pgs. 37-38. Emma, age 4; and Ellen, age 6 months. His mother Tresey, 7. Same as above pg. 113, no. 351 of “Agriculture Schedule”. age 60, lived with them. Wilson County 1880 Census] a May 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 53 Se ES BS AE ST SR NG ET TO EE SE TT EARLY WILSON COUNTY operator of Foust’s Studio, Wilson (ca. 1909-1930s). PHOTOGRAPHERS e =6J. W. Gill: ca. 1907. Extracted fromPhotographers in North e Alfred Franklin Harrell, Jr.: (1921-1983), active late 1930s-1940s, operated in Wilson a brach of his father’s busi- Carolina, compiled by Stephen E. Massengill ness, Harrell’s Ideal Studio of Rocky Mount; son of Alfred Contributed by J. Robert Boykin Franklin Harrell and nephew of Benjamin Franklin Harrell. e Leroy G. Hemingway: operated Hemingway Studio, e A&W Photo Gallery: 1880s, Sydney R. Alley and Fran- Nash St., Wilson (1919-1920). cis M. Winstead, operators L. J. Herring: 1916. e Herbert Airlee (“Jake”) Adams: (1883-1947), native of William Hines: active 1919, Elm City. Shelbyville, Tenn., ca. 1902-1940s in Henderson, Durham, e Needham Claudius Holden: (1900-1975), native of N. Wilson, Wilmington, 1926-1940s, including Gem Studio, C., operated Holden Studio, Nash St., Wilson. 1938, and Gem Kodak Exchange, 1940, and in Asheville; wife Mary Ethal Adams, assisted in studio (Adams Studio e George V. Lewis: from Ind., itinerant, active 1899-1909, and Art Shop) in Wilmington in 1930s and 1940s, served as in Wilson (1899) in gallery on Nash St., opposite First Na- official photographer for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. tional Bank. (Sources include Wilson Advance, May 26, e Sydney R. Alley: (b. 1860), native of Va., active 1872- 1899; Wilson Times, Aug. 18, 1899) 1917, worked as itinerant for eight years (1880-1890s) in e John Kerr Lowry: (1912-1985), active 1939-1940s, with Wilson and on Main St. in Tarboro (1884-1917), in partner- William Daniel’s Camera Shop, Raleigh (1939-1940), with ship with Francis M. Winstead in Wilson (1880-1886) and in Carolina Photo Finishers, Wilson (1941 and afterward). Tarboro (1884-ca. 1886) as proprietors of A & W Photo e W. J. Matthews: native of N. C., active by 1910. Galery, in Greenville (ca. 1895) in partnership with A. Ru- e J.B. Mudgett: active late nineteenth century, Wilson and dolph Hyman; brother of Wesley J. Alley. (Sources include New Bern, operated J. B. Mudgett’s Picture Gallery. Weekly Brief (Wilson), July 13, 1886; Wilson Mirror, Sept. e W.A. Murray: active 1890s, in Rocky Mount (1894), in 13, 1887; Wilson Advance, Nov. 17, 1887; Carolina Banner Wilson (1890s) (Tarboro), July 19, 1889 e P.C. Setszer: (b. ca. 1849), native of Va., in Wilson e Wesley J. Alley: (b. 1875), native of N. C., active by (1880s) in partnership with a Mr. Whittington. 1900, brother of Sydney R. Alley. e E.H. Shepherd: operated gallery on Tarboro St. (1883) e J. E. Alphin: 1915. (Sources include Wilson Advance, Apr. 6, 1883) e J. Thomas Artis: African American, in Wilson (1921), in ¢ Sam Sims: active 1919. Wilmington (1920s). e —P. Sinclair: itinerant, in Wilson (1885-1886). e George W. Barnes: (b. ca. 1872), native of N. C., Afri- e William F. Staples: (b. ca. 1848), native of N. C., itiner- can American, active 1910-1930. ant, in Tarboro (by 1870-1871), in Wilson (1875) in gallery e W.E., Bloomer: active 1866-1867. located one door east of hardware store. (Source: Little Jewel e William J. Churchwell: (b. 1847), native of N. C., active (Wilson), May 27, 1875) by 1870. e John Benjamin Trueblood: (1913-1996), active 1933- e W.M. Colton: 1921. 1940s, operated Trueblood Photo Company, Weldon (1933- e Guy Offley Cox: (b. 1922), active 1939-1942 with Caro- 1935), operated Trueblood Studios as a “coupon photogra- lina Photo Finishers, Wilson, active during World War IJ in pher” (by offering coupons for discounts for photographic U.S. Navy as a photographer’s mate, subsequently in part- services), on S. Goldsboro St., Wilson (ca. 1939-1940s) nership with Charles E. Raines as Raines and Cox (1947- e Orren W. Turner: active 1908-1909, in Tarboro (1908) 2001). in partnership with Sydney R. Alley, on W. Nash St., Wilson e James B. Deans: (ca. 1840-1924), active 1860s, Wilson (1908-1909). County, private, Company E, Seventh Regiment, N. C. State ® C.R. Tyson: (b. ca. 1874), native of N. C., active 1896- Troops, advertised in Raleigh newspaper the sale of daguer- 1897, successor to Francis M. Winstead. rean fixtures in 1863. e W. J. Underwood: active 1902, Elm City. e James M. Dodson: (b. 1848), native of N. C., itinerant, ¢ C.E. Watson: active ca. 1900, Elm City. active 1870-after 1908. In Kinston (1877-1878, 1879), in © ___ Weaver: In wilson (1910-1911) in partnership with Wilson (1878), on W. Center St., Goldsboro (1881-1884). a Mr. Woody, in Tarboro (1910s) as Weaver Studio. (Sources include Wilson Advance, Apr. 19, 1878) * James C. Webb: (1876-1938), in Rocky Mount (ca. ¢ Wilonia Eatman; (b. ca. 1888), native of N. C., active by 1910-1920s), in Wilson (1916-1917) as operator of Webb’s 1910, Studio, E. Nash St., in Kinston (no date) ¢ William Edmund Farrar: (b. 1899), active late 1930s- e ___ Whittington: active 1880s, in partnership with P. C. 1940s, in Wilson (1940) Setszer. ¢ Edwin D. Fisher: (b. ca. 1894), native of Conn., African e H.P. Wilcox: active 1908-1909, E. Nash St., Wilson. American, active by 1930. e Alonzo G. Winstead: (1877-1910), native of N. C., ac- ° George Fit(z)patrick: 1921. tive by 1900, son of Francis M. Winstead. ° Orren V. Foust: (b. ca. 1874), native of Ind., owner and (Continued on Page 55} i ee ree onl Sy ee Page 54 Trees of Wilson May 2005 SE EE ONE LLL IT NI I EL EST STE es SIMON STRICKLAND (Early Photographers continued from page 54) Hugh B. Johnston Files Francis Marion Winstead: (1850-1914), native of N. C., active 1880-1908, on Nash St., Wilson, in partnership with Simon Strickland lived in Nash County, North Carolina. Sydney R. Alley (1880-1886) as A & W Photo Gallery; sole On February 27, 1779, Simon Strickland applied for 400 proprietor (1887-ca. 1890s), Winstead’s Photograph Gallery, acres of land in Nash County adjoining Jeremiah Brown and above Well’ store, corner of Nash and Tarboro Streets; C. R. John Taylor, “so as to include his own Improvement.” (Book Tyson took over operation of gallery (1896-1897); in Tar- O, p. 340). On October 1, 1779, Simon (S) Strickland sold boro (1884-1886); in New Bern (ca. Late 1890s); returned to Hosea Dixon for £200 North Carolina money 70 acres on | Wilson in 1898 and worked there for the remainder of his Tosnot Swamp “where the s* Dixon now lives” adjoining career in studio above Woodard’s and Godwin’s store; father John Taylor, Miry Branch, and Crooked Branch, witnessed of Alonzo G. Winstead. (Sources include Weekly Brief by Edward Moore, John Taylor, and Samuel Devaughan. (Wilson), July 13, 1886; Wilson Mirror, Sept. 13, 1887, June (Deed Book 1, p. 87). On October 25, 1780, Simon Strick- 6, 1888; State Chronicle (Raleigh) Wilson Edition, May 31, land patented 200 acres on Tossnot Swamp adjoining himself 1889; Great Sunny South (Snow Hill), Aug. 19, 1898. and Miry Branch. (Deed Book 2, p. 164; Patent Book 44, p. Benjamin T. Woodard: (1883-1932), active 1916, 1) Lucama, Wilson County. On February 22, 1783, Simon (S) Strickland and Dinah | ____ Woody: active 1910-1911, in partnership with a Mr. Strickland, James (X) and Mary (X) Taylor, William | Weaver. “Billey” (X) and Elizabeth (X) Bailey, James (X) and Pa- tience (X) Morphis, Disey (X) Taylor, and Benjamin and Ferebee Crumpler sold Jesse Kent for £80 in specie money 196 acres on Turkey Creek adjoining Samuel Taylor and said | Kent (96 acres granted to Samuel Taylor on February 12, 1761; 100 acres granted to John Lott on April 20, 1745, and sold to Samuel Taylor on November 29, 1752; Samuel Tay- lor died intestate and the land was heired by his brother and sisters); witnessed by Nathan Williams, Richard (X) Four, and John Taylor. (Deed Book 1, p. 231). (This record proves that Simon Strickland married Dinah Taylor.) On November 23, 1785, William Chapman, Sr., of Nash _ Photo by Foust (written over the oxen’s heads) County sold Simon Strickland of Johnston County for £30 in | specie money 100 acres north of Turkey Creek and south of ALLEY & WINSTEAD PHOTOGRAPHERS Tar River on Wolf Pit Branch, witnessed by Lazarus (X) | Historical and Descriptive Review of the State of Strickland, John Chapman, and Lott (X) Whitton. (Deed | North Carolina, 2nd Vol., 1885 Book 3, p. 408?). On November 23, 1785, William Chap- It is with a feeling of special pride that the writer takes up man, Jr., of Nash County sold Simon Strickland of Johnston , his pen to notice this firm, for in so doing he is conscious that County for £90 in specie money 200 acres adjoining Henry no people can be more fortunate in the possession of better Strickland and “my father's line,” and 85 acres on Turkey | Opportunities for having themselves correctly photographed Creek and “my father’s line,” witnessed by Lazarus (S) | On paper, and that no where is more honor done to the most Strickland, John Chapman, and Lott (X) Whitton. (Deed useful art of photography than in these galleries. Book 3, p. 417). On November 23, 1785, William Chapman, | Mr. S. R. Alley started business in 1872, and for eight Sr., sold Simon Strickland for £80 in specie money 202 acres years travelled over the State. Five years ago he took Mr. north of Turkey Creek and south of Tar River (granted to | Winstead into partnership, settling in Wilson, and on the Ist Robert Ruffin on November 9, 1754), witnessed by Lazarus of August, 1884, opened in Tarboro’. In both places their (L) Strickland, John Chapman, and Lot (X) Whitton. (Deed | premises are fitted up in an elegant and first class manner. Book 3, p. 418) | Their pictures are equal to and in some respects superior to In the Nash County Census of 1790, Simon Strickland was | those of the leading artists of America, for although they flat- listed with himself, three males under sixteen, and four fe- | ter they never in the least lose the expression, and the speak- males. (p. 71) On May 12, 1794, Simon (S) Strickland of | ing likeness of the subject. They enjoy a splendid trade, and Nash County sold James Cone for $6.00 a tract of three acres the people of this section of North Carolina are particularly on Turkey Creek, witnessed by Jesse Hammon, John Rice, fortunate in having such brilliant operative skill and artistic and Joshua Cone. (Deed Book 6, p. 183). On March 9, 1809, talent at their command. Simon (X) Strickland, Planter, sold Areal Strickland of Mr. Alley is a Virginian by birth, his people moving to this Nash County, Planter, for £25 a tract of 50 acres on Mill | state when he was only three years old. He is an Odd Fellow, Branch and Turkey Creek (“part of the old tract whereon Corporal in the Edgecombe Guards, and active member of Thomas Rogers Deceased”), witnessed by Polley (X) Strick- 'the Methodist denomination, and is well suited by his manner land and Alsey Hopkins. (Deed Book 5, p. 293) |and business address to the profession he so successfully fol- lows.

—==——————————ESESESESEoaoaESoaoaoaaoEooaoEaEoaoaaEaaESESESoEEEaSSaSaESaESaSaESESEIESESESEIESESSESaISIEIlollIlIlIllIlIlIllIIIlIlIlIlIl™lllSISlIlhllIIlIlh SISIlIlaSESISIlL—eESESEEeESESEeEo—=—=NETN™—=N™—™~™=“—N{ea>]_]{[""="=""ialau"aqxq{_""“w_Tn{aRmRE={"=T—E=a{_"n»”-=a>ssS=—=—_—= May 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 55 CHARLES ELLIS FAMILY about 1100 acres of land in Excerpt from Pine Tree Times the Ellis Township. Redmond Ellis Richard Owen Ellis Redmond and Evelina Bar- Charles Ellis was born in 1803 in Edgecombe County, ron Ellis had these children: North Carolina. He was the John Thomas “Tom”, Charles youngest of nine children of Franklin “Frank”, Redmond Elisha and Charity Ellis. He Riley “Buck”, James “Jim” and his first wife, Fanny M. and Martha “Patsy” Ann Lewis Ellis, had these chil- (married Bill Higgins) were dren: Redmond, Peninah born in North Carolina; “Penny” (married Britton twins- Elsie (wife of John B. Aldridge) and Fannie 4 Forbes), James Lewis, Mary G. (married George W. Win- (married George Beard), Wil- jugs stead), Elizabeth (married liam “Wige” Perry, Joseph O. Edwin Winstead) and Susan “Fox”, Laurel “Lol” Allen Charlotte (married John J. and Evelina (died in her teens). The names William Adams). Several years after Tintype picture believed to Perry and Allen were from Fanny died in the early be of Redmond Ellis 1840s, Charles married Eliza- their neighbors, the Reeves beth “Betsy” Summerlin, 17 Tintype picture believed to family. Although Redmond years of age when her hus- be of Charles Ellis did not serve in the Civil War, it was reported that he sup- band was 50. He and Betsy ported the war efforts as a harness-maker. In addition to his had these children: William F. (Franklin?), Catherine, Nancy leather crafts, he also worked as a “logging boss” and taught A., Charles Jr., Mary and Jane (married Charles L. Davis). his sons how to graft fruit. Charles and Redmond sold their property in North Carolina i Tom and Malinda C. in 1859 and prepared for their journey to Arkansas. Charles ' Aldridge Ellis had these chil- had a slave in 1850, and she may have been sold, freed or ‘ dren: Felix Redmond (named poe given to his relatives because there is no record of ) after his grandfathers), John ; her coming to Arkansas. ‘ Harvey, J. W. (died young), = Lewis Ritter, Charles’ ; Alice Lenore (Thomas) and = nephew, had made the trip a ennetta “Nettie” (died at 16 = year earlier, and probably had years). # sent back a favorable report ~ Frank and Martha Ann Eliza- from the L’ Anguiile Town- | beth Surratt Aldridge Ellis | ship through the Taylor =| (called ““Dude’”’) had these chil- Creek Post Office. Charles, ’ dren: Melinda “‘Lindie” Ellen, & Redmond, Susan and her hus- | Fannie Ella (married little John * band, John Joseph Adams, | M. Higgins and Baldy Frazier), Martha Lula (Boykin), James must have departed in the fall Tintype picture believed Redmond, Perry Lee, Robert of 1859. It was reported that to be of Evelina, wife of “Rob” Franklin, Decie Florence the journey took six months Redmond Ellis. with their two wheeled carts (Johnson), Lottie Tildon (died pulled by oxen. Charles and young), Lawrence Wesley and Tintype picture believed to Redmond probably rode their Clarence Ebert. C. F. (Frank) Ellis registered his livestock be of Redmond, James horses. It was also reported marks in 1896 as a crop off the right ear, and a swallow fork Lewis, and sister Susan that the boys walked all the and underbit in the left ear. After Frank died, Martha moved Charlotte Ellis. way, and that when they this family to Indian Territory near Braggs, Oklahoma, camped and after a fire was Buck and Mary Ann Ellis had these children: Lewin built, that Charles would always camp or pitch his tent up- Manghum, Louada “Ada” E. (wife of Fred Sullivant), wind. Maggie Dora (married Etley Williams), James Riley, Lettie Since there was no direct east to west route, the distance Fay (died young) and Lillian Marie (wife of Tom Ellis). traveled was almost a thousand miles and must have required They had two other babies that died. overcoming many hardships and difficulties. Charles settled Jim and Susan Jane Davis Ellis had these sons: Alfred E., in what is now Ellis Chapel, and Redmond first tried to settle Homer Prince, George Clarence, Robert F.(Franklin died Just west of his father on the Malone Branch; however, a young), Henry Hardy and at least four other boys that died. man said that was his place, so Redmond moved a mile west Wige and Melissa Ella Higgins Ellis had these children: to make his home. Charles outlived his second wife and two (Continued on page 57) oldest sons, and when he died in the mid 1880s, he owned I ee ee ee ee ee Page 56 Trees of Wilson May 2005 (Charles Ellis Family continued from page 56) younger sister, Malinda Catherine Hall. They had a big fam- ily and all of their girls’ names started with the letter “M”. Elma “Elmer” (wife of Whit Ellis), William “Bill” Franklin, These were their children: Mattie Lou (married Clem Sum- Sessie Mae “Dutch” (married Stayton Dangeau), Elsie Ev- mers), Mollie Ann (wife of James Henry Devazier), Thomas eline “Dan” (wife of Sam Aldridge), Annie Ethel (died at 10 “Tom” Jefferson, James Lewis (named after his grandfather), months), Floyd Verlin (married Ed McMickle) and Roy C. Myrtle Lillie (married William L. Devasier), Mahalia Jane (probably Charles, died at 23 years). Personal tax records in (married Robert Bogle, Eldon Evans and Calvin Fusher), 1915 showed that Wige had one horse, two mules, ten cattle Missouri Elizabeth (wife of Claude Thompson), Maud and a pleasure carriage, “Maudie” Lee (died at 13 years), Matilda “Tildy” Christina Fox and Ella Lucinda Surratt Ellis had these children: Dora (married Dudley Smith, named after her grandmothers), Elsie (married Aaron Thomas), Virgie Mae (died at 2 years), Melvinnie (wife of George Ellis), Martha Caroline (Holley Thomas “Tom” Redmond (named after his grandfathers), Maxwell), Maggie Nolia (married Jess Hunt) and two baby James “Jim” Louis (named after his great uncle), John Frank- boys died. Although Tom Ellis had little formal education, he lin and Joseph “Joe” Lee. must have been a smart man. Records show that he taught Lol and Fannie Tilton Surratt Ellis had these children: Al- school in the Ellis Township and served as postmaster in len Riley, Admiral “Ad” Thomas, Claud, Ernest Whitaker, an Horton for about 15 years. He was a leader in the community infant son that died at two months, Ethel Tilton (married Bud in a number of things, served as justice of the peace for many Davis and Frank Boyd), Laure! Raymond, Bessie Lee (wife years, and was very innovative. Tom had the first running of Robert Hurley Ponder) and Burnice Austell. Personal tax water in the area about 1920, and it was reported that he de- records in 1912 showed that Lol had one horse, two mules, signed and maybe built the hitch used on boxcars, although five cattle and a pleasure carriage. he never got any money for it. Personal tax records in 1912 James Lewis Ellis showed that W. T. Ellis had four horses, four mules, twelve James Lewis Ellis was named after his mother’s father, cattle and a pleasure carriage. Tom and Malinda were Meth- James Lewis, and for some reason he did not make the diffi- odists, and he was reported to be a staunch Democrat. cult journey to Arkansas with his father, brother and sister. Lige Ellis was named after his mother’s father, Elijah Win- Perhaps his wife, Christiana Winstead Ellis, did not want to stead, and he worked at the stagecoach relay station in Pine leave her folks. Two of Christiana’s brothers married two of Tree as a teenager soon after coming to the area. He later her husband’s sisters. Jim was a Confederate soldier in Com- owned a great deal of land in Cross County, and it was re- pany H of the 4th North Carolina Cavalry, and fought in ported that even some people in Memphis talked about the many battles before being shot in the leg at the Battle of Pe- “Lige Ellis Spread”. E. W. Ellis registered his livestock tersburg, Virginia, late in the war. The surgery at that time marks in 1906 as a crop off the right ear and overbit in the often resulted in amputation, and he lost his leg. His wife left ear; his cattle were branded on the right hip, and horses died about four years after the war, and as soon as the rail- and mules on the right shoulder. His first wife was Melvina road was completed through eastern Arkansas, Jim Ellis Hall Ellis, sister of his older brother’s wives, and they had brought his four oldest children: William Thomas “Tom”, eleven children: Matilda “Tillie” Christiana (married John F. Elijah “Lige” Washington, Charles Edwin and Mary Ann, to Summers, named after her grandmothers), William “Will” the Pine Tree area, His youngest daughter, Peninah Jane Elijah, George W. (Washington?), Perry T. (died at 10 (married Callie Flowers), stayed with her grandparents in years), Marion Edgar “Ed”, Rosa Lee (died at 8 years), Jessie North Carolina and never came to Arkansas. Mr. Ellis also C. (also died at 8 years), James E. or R. (died at 14 years), brought his housekeeper, Mary D. Wells Moore, and they Mary Lou (married Leonard Robinson), Ermest (died at 2 may have later been married. months) and Henry V. Will and George left home as young Several years later they had a son with the initials J. R. men and never returned. (probably James Redmond), who died young and was re- Lige and his second wife, Sally Belle Taylor Wade Ellis, ported to have been buried in the Bell Cemetery. The train had two children, Dorothy M. (died at 1 year) and Roy must have been one of the first passenger trains in April of Elijah. 1871, and it did not stop at Madison or Mount Vernon, and Charles Edwin and Julia Ann Mace Ellis had these chil- the Ellis family went to Little Rock and back to Pine Tree in dren: William Henry (died at 2 years), Thomas Marvin, Mar- a wagon on the Military Road. They spent the first night at tha Ellen (married Herbert Sulcer), James Whitaker “Whit”, Frank Ellis’ home (later Dud Smith lived there), and Frank Annie Louvenia (died at 2 years), Charles Leslie, Eligah went out and killed a bear. The boys helped to drag the bear Washington (died at 15 years), Edward Arlie (died at 7 to the house. There were many bears in the area at that time; years) and William Fred. Charles was named after his grand- in fact, Arkansas was known as “The Bear State” for years. J. father and his mother’s brother, Edwin Winstead. C. E. Ellis L. Ellis died of consumption (tuberculosis) in December of registered his livestock marks in 1904 as a steeple fork in the 1879. Records show that Dr. Jordan was unable to save his left ear and split in the right ear. life, and he lived only nine days after being diagnosed with the disease. E. W. donated in section 5 (6-2) and W. T. in [Editor’s note: “Donated” refers to the acquisition of federal section 8 in 1881. land granted to encourage settlement of the area.] Tom Ellis married Martha C. Hall, and she died about two months later, He waited almost ten years and married her

May 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 57 ALEXIA A. BEARD TO WILLIAM BEARD ET AL. WAYNE COUNTY LAND DEED Wayne County, North Carolina Deeds, 1785-1920, C. R. 103.401.1 Contributed by Grace Williamson Turner

This deed made this the 20th day of January 1884 between Alexia A. Beard of the first part of the County of Wayne and State of North Carolina and William Beard of South Carolina, Elizabeth Brock, wife of Giles Brock, Sally Singleton, wife of George Singleton, Mary Brogden wife of Samuel Brogden, Ganzada Brogden wife of David W. Brogden, Adolphus and Ellen Beard of the State of Illinois, Marey Savannah Parker wife of Richard Parker, Lovick P. Brogdeii and Sally Walkins wife of Daniel Watkins, Dorius and David W. Brogden, Lucinda Brogden, wife of Nathan P. Brogden, Stephen F. Herring, Mary Fields, wife of Daniel Fields, George D. Herring, Lucinda E. Hicks wife of James Hicks and Henry W. Herring parties of the second part witnesseth: That the party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged has bargained and sold and hereby conveys to the parties of second part and their heirs, to beheld in the following proportions, that is to say, To William Beard and his heirs 1/8 interest in the following described lands, To Elizabeth Brock, Sally Sin- gleton, Mary Brogden and Gangoda Brogden, children of John Beard, and their heirs 1/8 interest, To Adolphus & Ellen Beard, children of Calvin Beard, and their heirs 1/8 interest, To Mary Savannah Parker and her heirs 1/8 interest, said Mary Savannah being daughter of Mary Beard, who afterwards married W. R. Davis, To Lovick P. Brogden and Sally Watkins and their heirs 1/8 interest, said Lovick & Sally being children of Alsey Brogden formerly Alsey Beard, To David & Dorius Brogden and their heirs 1/8 interest, said David & Dorius being children of Louisa Brogden formerly Louisa Beard To Lucinda Brogden and her heirs 1/8 interest, To Stephen F. Herring, Mary Fields, George D. Herring, Lucinda E. Hicks and Henry W. Herring and their heirs 1/8 interest, said Stephen, Mary, George Lucinda and Henry being children of Betsy Her- ring formerly Betsy Beard, all her right title and interest in and to the following described lands lying on the west side of the W. W, Rail Road and known as a part of the Slocumb lauds and bounded as follows Beginning at a bunch of Post Oaks on the west side of the Rail Road and South edge of the County road near Thompson's Old still and runs along said County road to a stake & pointers on J. T. Hollowell's line, thence along his line N. 4 E 114 poles to a red oak stump on the North edge of an old road known as Reaves path at or near the head of Maple Branch thence down the run of said Branch as it mean- ders to a poplar S. H. Stanton's corner, thence along his line to his other corner on the run of Brook's Swamp thence up the run of said swamp to the Rail Road and thence along said Rail Road to the beginning containing two hundred and six- teen acres more or less, it being the land upon which Alexia A. Beard now resides. To have & to hold to the said parties of the second part and their heirs expressly as above set forth together with all the nghts and privileges thereto belonging. Signed Sealed and delivered the day and date above written E. A. Beard (Seal) North Carolina, Wayne County 1, George W. Bridgers a Justice of the Peace for said county do hereby certify that Alexia A. Beard personally appeared before me this day acknowledged the due execution of the foregoing deed of conveyance for the purposes therein expressed witness my hand & seal this the 2 day of January 1884 George W. Bridgers J.P. (Seal) NORTH CAROLINA—Wayne County, The foregoing certificate of George W Bridgers a Justice of the Peace for Wayne County is adjudged to be correct. Let the same with the certificate be registered. Witness my hand and official seal, this 10th day of Jany A. D. 1884. A. T. Grad Clerk Superior Court ot Wayne County

On reverse: Alexia A Beard to Wm. Beard etal. Deed. Recorded Jan'y 16th 1884, No 51, page 502. J. F. Dobson, Register, due cik 2/——— Regt 127——

Source: Wayne County, North Carolina Deeds, 1785-1920, Andrews-Hawkins. C.R. 103.401.1. Folder: Baker-Best. Copied as closely as possible from the original document.

aint lr lg a aN OE eel ih a a ll, Page 58 Trees of Wilson May 2005 MINUTES OF APRIL WCGS MEETING PINE TREE TIMES The WCGS met for the last time in the Stancil Building on By Richard Owen Ellis April 26th. Jerry Stancil has been most gracious in sharing Richard Ellis sent a copy of this book to your editors with his facilities with us; however, we look forward to returning the suggestion that it be donated to Wilson County Public to our old home in the Wilson County Library and will meet Library which has been done. The book has the subtitle, His- there for the first time in May. tory of the L’Anguille Township in St. Francis County and Carol Forbes welcomed members and visitors and con- the Ellis Township in Cross County, the Pine Tree commu- ducted a short business meeting. It was announced that we nity in Arkansas. The author has compiled a variety of mate- now have 260 in the e-group, and members are encouraged rials to give a social, economic, historical, and genealogical to respond to inquiries when they have helpful information. overview of life in Pine Tree. With the opening of the library, work should soon start Rich has included chapters on how and when the area was again on the research for our book on Founding Families. settled, family histories, occupations, schools, houses and Henry and Sue have continued to work at home, but other other buildings, churches, cemeteries, marriages, politics, members need to lend their assistance. transportation, military service, census records, tax records, Henry gave a very brief treasurer's report and shared copies property records, personal items from early newspapers, so- of the reports which showed all transactions for the last cial life, civic life, economic life, and folk lore. Family histo- month and the year to date. Book and calendar sales were ries and photographs are covered in 235 pages. A scan of the reported as were sales for Hugh Johnson's papers. pages revealed at least 70 families with roots in North Caro- Dick Rountree announced that all orders for books and jina. maps had been filled. There were several announcements. He worked on the compilation of material for this book of Margaret Hoffman was to speak in Tarboro on April 28th, 731 pages, including an index of surnames, for about ten Food Lion will contribute to our organization based on our years and printed 1076 hardback copies, which he sold for purchases if we request it, and there is a book by Richard his cost. Owen Ellis which some members could find of interest. The family section alone provides a fascinating story of the The library needs volunteers in the genealogy room. immigration, migration, and settlement of the various peo- There are several who graciously give of their time to assist ples who settled this area and the realization that a similar folk searching their heritage, but we need more hours of vol- story could be told about so many other areas of our nation. unteer help. Perhaps more of our members might consider the challenge!!! A PAINLESS FUND RAISER There were a couple of new discoveries discussed. Dick REGISTER FOR LION SHOP AND SHARE Rountree had found a cemetery on Hobbsville Road, and Sue Food Lion grocery stores has a program whereby an or- Powell was excited about a new relative of Henry's that had ganization such as ours can register with their Lion Shop and been located in California and read an article relating to the Share Program to raise money for our organization. A por- find. It is always exciting when a new family connection is tion of designated sales is sent to the organization quarterly if made!! it is equal to at least $10. We were encouraged to visit the library and enjoy our new The way that it works requires a registration of the MVP spacious search area. Rufus Swain talked about the city rose cards of our members and friends and the scanning of the garden, the 8th annual festival and invited us to enjoy its MVP cards at every purchase. That is the only thing that you beauty during the coming weeks. need to do. After that, each time that you shop and have your Carol introduced Jerome Tew who is the director of the MVP card scanned, a portion of the purchase price will be Family Search Center in Goldsboro and is most helpful in the designated for WCGS. finding and connecting of family members. Jerome explained Register the 12 digit number on the back of your MVP about searching directly from Salt Lake and spoke on the role Card with the Lion Shop and Share program at www. of Indians in the Revolution and the Civil War. foodlion.com or call 1-704-633-8250, extension 3810, to His wife is one sixteenth Indian, so he has a special interest help raise money for WCGS. If you do not have internet ac- in those connections. He explained that the Indians were cess or do not want to make the phone call, send us your nearly always on the wrong side and that most treaties made MVP card number, and we will do it for you. with the Indians were broken. He gave some interesting ac- Thank you for participating in this method to raise funds! counts of various events during the war and recanted that the Indians could have taken over North Carolina which was a frightening thought! WILSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY Jerome was interesting, and we were grateful to him for The library expansion project has been completed, and the sharing his knowledge of that time with us. library has reopened. The building is lovely and spacious. The meeting was adjourned with reminders of our next The Local History Room is large, attractive, and well ar- meeting in the Library. ranged. It awaits your research session. Plan to take advan- Frances W. Roberson tage of our new research facility. The library is open Mon.-Wed. 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Thurs.-Sat. 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Parking is available near the new Broad Street entrance.

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President’s | Hello Readers! Annual Social June 28, 2005 Message June has two It’s that time of the year again. Time to special days to put aside the family history charts, the ref- celebrate: Flag erence books, turn off the computer and get Day June 14th and Father's Day June } jn the kitchen and make something tasty to 19th. I hope you remembered to fly | bring to the annual social. We will gather your American Flags and remem- at about 6:30 PM on Tuesday, June 28 at bered our brave men and women Spring Arbor of Wilson on Ward Blvd at fighting on foreign soil for that Raleigh Road. country's Freedom. They need re- membering all year and deserve our Dr Edwin Barnes house, built ca. 1841, respect and honor. Be sure to keep a destroyed by fire June 3, 2005. Occu- special place in your heart for them. pied for many years by the Graves fam- Father's Day is June 19th. It's ily (descended from Dr. Barnes) and Dad’s day to shine! Get Dad to talk- rented out in recent years. The fire ap- ing about when he was younger. Ill peared to be of suspicious origin and is bet he has some good stories to tell. being investigated. "Exaggerated" or not, his hunting (photo, Wilson Daily Times) and fishing tales are interesting. This once lovely Greek Revival home Write some of them down. You'll We’ll meet in the sun room, and you may | was on Old Stantonsburg Road near the enjoy them many times when you get there through the door at the far left- Fairfield Dairies Road. It was one of read them again. Make them part of hand end of the building. There is no need your family history notes. to wander through the lobby and disturb Summer is just a few days away. I the residents. hope you have a great one. Visit We are grateful to Eva Artis, Administra- some place historic like Fort Macon, tor, and Sonja Stone, Activities Director, N. C., one of my favorite places. for allowing us to meet in this lovely facil- Some local places to visit are the ity. Country Doctor Museum in Bailey, We’ll provide plates, utensils, napkins, Tobacco Farm Life Museum in cups and lemonade. We’ll provide some Kenly, and Vollis Simpson's Whirli- background music (send us an email if you gigs on Wiggins Mill Road. have any particular choices). You bring the Some places in Wilson to visit are food and something for a door prize— | Edwin Barnes house in October 2003. | Imagination Station, Library Rose something funny or something of value. | Photos by Henry Powell Garden, North Carolina Baseball You won’t have a chance to win anything Museum, Oliver Nestus Freeman if you don’t come. This is always a relaxed | The Wiley Simms house, ca 1840, an- Round House Museum, Railroad occasion and enjoyed by all. See you there! | other fine old house, closer to Bedding- Modelers Train exhibit, Wilson field High School, which someone is Rose Garden, Wilson Tobs Baseball Highlights of This Issue painting bright pink! games. Family Connections—Boswell...... - If you get hungry for barbecue, George W. Boswell Obituary...... Bill's Barbecue and Chicken Restau- SicetGhesiotawiLSOlm alin: paeeeneeeere tae rant and Parker's Barbecue are great Lewis Ritter: Familysp0-8).tcceeeteseeee places to eat. There are many other John and Penninah O’Callahan...... restaurants around town too. {Bani tue lovee ease gees mea ieseccse Wilson's Founding Families book Temperance Ellis Dower ...... -.------.<++ will be ready hopefully by early next Founding Families Announcement year. You can order yours now. An Founding Families List...... --:----+++#++- order form is in this issue of Trees. IMTUTCS Selieeiraes aes eee terereseemante Carol M. Forbes IN EWRESODKS IRN WG oc Lees ee eee es

June 2005 Trees of Wilson Trees of Wilson — WCGS FAMILY CONNECTIONS— WILSON DAILY TIMES This chronicle is published by the Wilson County THE BOSWELL FAMILY—May 17, 2005 Genealogical Society, organized February 26, We continue this month with yet another of Wilson County’s Found- 1991. Address: P.O. Box 802, Wilson, NC ing Families. The book by this title is in preparation as a part of the 27894-0802. Telephone 252-243-1660. Internet County’s 150th Anniversary Celebration, and we hope to have it address: printed before the end of the year. Advance orders will be taken and http://Awww.wegs.org that announcement will be made soon. You may recall that the Bicen- Trees is published monthly except for Decem- tennial Heritage Book sold out, never to be reprinted and is considered ber and July. An annual index is published with a a wonderful record of our county. Don’t get left out on the Founding spring issue. Trees is indexed in PERSI. Active Families. This book will have a detailed history of families living in membership in WCGS is for a calendar year and includes a subscription to the ten issues published Wilson County in 1855 when we became a new county. You know each year. Annual individual membership is $20, from these monthly columns that we include information on the origin family membership is $25. of each, how and when they got to North Carolina, and how they grew Materials of genealogical interest to the mem- from that point. There are over 300 families included in this book, and bers of WCGS are accepted for publication at the yours is probably one of them if your family has been around here for a discretion of the Editors and should pertain to while. families with connections in Wilson County and This month we have chosen the Boswell family. There were a half- its neighboring and parent counties. WCGS can- dozen family units with this name here in 1855, and it has been a chal- not accept any responsibility for the content of lenge to track them back to their origin. The most interesting news 1s contributed materials, including errors and omis- that this is by far the oldest family we have ever studied. The earliest sions. Please direct any questions to the contribu- records go back to France in the 4th century when that country was still tor. Their names and addresses will be provided upon request for worthwhile purposes. a part of the Roman Empire. Rome divided its provinces into adminis- Queries from WCGS members are accepted trative units, much as we have townships. These were called villae. Our and posted at [email protected] word, village, is derived from that beginning. We still use this ending Officers 2005 for cities such as Greenville. In Latin, the Roman language, the “v” was President: Caro! Forbes sounded as we pronounce “w”, so the administrative unit was a “willa.” Vice President: Sue Powell An administrator or lord of the manor was appointed for each villa. Secretary: Frances Roberson The administrator of the 4th century villa in France was a man named Treasurer: Henry Powell Boson, and, over time, the area became known as Bosonville, some- Board Members: Mary Anne Sheak, Judy times written as Bozenville. This area is in present-day Normandy, and O’Neal, Wanda Lamm Taylor today is known as Beuzeville. This produced the family name Bosville Past Presidents: Joan Howell, Reese Ferrell, which gradually changed to Boswell, although there are still Bozevilles Katye Alford, Henry Powell, Sue Powell, Carol in France and in Yorkshire, England. The famous 18th century writer, Forbes James Boswell of Scotland, descends from a Bozeville of Yorkshire. Newsletter Editors: Henry & Sue Powell Contributors: Grace Turner, J. Robert Boykin The long Boswell family history in England, started with a henchman Ill, Albert Page, Horace Peele, C. Clement Lucas, of William, Duke of Normandy. William claimed the right to the Eng- Marion W. Moore. lish Crown through his birth (although illegitimate), gathered his sup- Committees: porters in Normandy, and invaded, killing Harold (the Saxon claimant H.B. Johnston Papers: Sue Powell to the Crown) and taking England for his own. His Bozeville supporter Cemetery Publications: Joan Howell was granted a manor, probably in Yorkshire where he settled, married, Internet Coordinators: Horace Peele, Carol and produced a family line that remains there today still in the little Forbes & Henry Powell town of Braithwell. We have no record of their ownership of a stately Wilson Founding Families: Marion Moore manor house, but the church records there have generation after genera- Programs: Sue Powell, Carol Forbes tion of Bozeville and Boswell individuals. By the year 1500, the family Please send address changes to WCGS, PO Box 802, Wilson, NC 27894, had spread all over central and eastern England. Email: [email protected] Yorkshire was sheep country and had been for centuries, providing a Trees is mailed under our non-profit bulk mailing good living for sheep raisers and for weavers. A sudden development in permit to subscribers of record at the date of mail- foreign competition put an end to their comfortable life style, and many ing. Bulk mail is not forwarded by the Post Office. Yorkshire residents came to America seeking a new life and living. A search of the Virginia records for the 1600s produced a Thomas Contents © 2005 Wilson County Genealogical Boswell who settled in Gloucester (pronounced gloster) County by Society, Inc. All rights reserved. No items may about 1650. In our search in England for the right Thomas, we turned be used without permission in writing from up 45 of that name in 1640. We eventually traced our Thomas back to WCGS except for brief reviews. the village of Braithwell, Yorkshire, where he was born in about 1612 WCGS has been designated as a 501(c)3 non- and came to Virginia in about 1645, leaving his wife and children be- profit corporation by the U.S. Internal Revenue hind. Service. The Tax Identification number for It appears that he purchased 800 acres of land outright in a time when WCGS is 56-1869136. (Continued on page 63) Seer anna cn Sk LE aes MRS a 118 SS dle ry waa

Page 62 Trees of Wilson June 2005 GEORGE W. BOSWELL OBITUARY Mrs. J. W. Bailey, D. A. Thompson and George M. Boykin. Zion’s Landmark, May 15, 1932 Wilson Times Contributed by J. Robert Boykin [Editor’s note: Simon Boswell, age 55, farmer, Sallie, age 54, and Bunyan, age 16, farm laborer, lived in Black Creek Dis- ELDER GEORGE W. BOSWELL trict in 1860. (Wilson County, North Carolina, Federal Cen- Elder George W. Boswell, widely known Primitive Baptist sus of 1860, abstracted by Joan L. Howell) minister, died at his home near Wilson Saturday morning, Bunyan Boswell and Tempy Tomlinson were married by S. May 7, at 1:30 A. M. Lamm, J. P., on November 1, 1866. (Marriages of Wilson News of his death came as a great shock to his large hosts County, North Carolina, 1855-1899, J. Robert Boykin) of friends, for while he has been in poor health for a number Bunyan Boswell, age 26, farm laborer; Temperance, age of years, his condition became grave only a few days before 28; and George, age 2; lived in Black Creek Township in his death. 1870. (Wilson County, North Carolina, Federal Census of Elder Boswell was born in Black Creek Township, Wilson 1860, abstracted by Joan L. Howell) County, Aug. 25, 1867. He became a member of Contentnea In 1880, Bunyan Boswell, age 36, farmer, and his wife Primitive Baptist Church in 1890, and has served that church Temperance, age 36, and their children George W., age 12; as Elder since 1899, as well as Sandy Grove, Healthy Plains Ellen, age 10; Robert, age 6; and Julius B., age 4; lived in and Upper Black Creek churches. He also was Moderator of Black Creek Township. (Wilson County, North Carolina, the Black Creek Primitive Baptist Association. 1880 Census, compiled by J. Robert Boykin, HT) Elder Boswell is survived by one sister, Mrs. J. T. Dew of

Wilson; four brothers, Elder R. H. Boswell, F. W. Boswell (Boswell, continued from page 62) and W. A. Boswell of Wilson County, and J. B. Boswell of most land was obtained by paying the passage for an immi- Kenly, N. C. grant. This was an easy way to get 50 acres of land, and we The funeral of Elder Boswell was held Sunday afternoon, have seen records for a landowner paying the passage for 22 May 8", at Contentnea church which he has served so long immigrants and being granted 1100 acres of land. Thomas and faithfully as its pastor, and his remains were laid to rest did bring his son, John, a few years later for which he was in the churchyard adjoining in the presence of the largest granted SO acres. congregation we have ever seen at a funeral in Wilson There were other Boswell arrivals. Henry and William set- County, variously estimated at from 2,500 to 3,000 people. tled in Rappahannock County, enriching two landowners They came from far and near, and many were there from who paid their passage. Edward settled in central Virginia, Roxboro, Mebane, Durham, Selma, Rocky Mount and other amassed some land but died early, leaving descendants. places over the state. There were several others for whom no records have been Elder Boswell has been preaching for forty years, and has located. served four churches from thirty to thirty five years. He was Thomas of Gloucester had another son, Thomas who exceedingly popular both as a citizen and as a minister, and moved his family to Perquimans County, North Carolina, his good judgment, kindness and patience were manifest in around 1712. The family prospered and thrived there and can all of the affairs of life with which he was connected. It was be found in Quaker Monthly Meeting records for Perquimans his boast that all of his churches were at peace, and that the County. By 1790, some of the sons had moved south into membership he served were bound together in the unity of Wayne County in the area that is now Wilson County. Tho- friendship and fellowship, ... mas Jr.’s son, James had a son, Simon who married Ann Cox The churches he served sent beautiful floral tributes, and a in 1766. Their descendents: Benjamin, Jesse, John, Joseph, wealth of flowers mute witnesses to the love and esteem in Thomas and Marian all seem to have moved to Wayne which he was held, covered the grave. County and intermarried with other families who had mi- The entire membership of the churches he has served so grated. long and faithfully were present almost to a person, and as Marian married Jonathan Bass, and their children and stated above Sandy Grove, Healthy Plains, Upper Black grandchildren married into the Newsome, Thompson, Mayo, Creek and Contentnea each sent a handsome floral design. Bames, Lucas, Langston, Brice, Warren, Williams, Coleman, The sermons by Elders A. B. Denson of Rocky Mount and Moore, Garner, Cockrell, Mercer, Redding, Davis, Boyette, E. L. Cobb of Wilson were eloquent expressions of his worth Stancil, Johnson, Burnette, and other families. In short, the as a man, and minister in the service of his master. ... Boswell genes are spread throughout Wilson County. The While the choir composed of members from the various early years here found the family concentrated in the Black churches he served sang a number of his favorite hymns, the Creek area from which they have spread all over. people filed by his bier and gazed for the last time upon his Another of the sons, a Thomas, moved to Caswell County features, calm and still in death, upon which rested an ex- and founded a substantial line there. Today there are Bos- pression of perfect peace and resignation. wells all across the United States, all descended from the lord Pallbearers were deacons from the four churches as fol- of the manor, Bozeville, in 4th century Normandy. The inter- lows: Eddie Nichols, Ira Lucas, James Rodgerson, Wiley net has about a half-million web sites which contain some Barnes, Grover Coleman, Geo. M. Mann, J. B. Murray and reference to a Boswell family member. What better evidence Troy Brantley. Flowers were in charge of nieces of the de- would be found to prove the exceedingly ancient origin of ceased and music by I. A. Lamm, J. S. Rodgerson, Mr. and this family. Mrs. H. R. Wilkerson, Mr. and Mrs. I. O. Barnes, Mr. and Henry & Sue Powell

June 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 63 il SKETCHES OF WILSON AND WILSON honored relative of all the Farmers and many of the older families hereabout lived a great many years in a house on the COUNTY PEOPLE hill in the rear of Allen Morriss, and at one time owned all By T. C. Davis the land in what is now the limits of the town above the rail- [This is part two of an article written prior to 1909 by Tho- road. Her father was Arthur Dew, one of the original settlers. mas Crowder Davis. The first part, printed in the May 2005 She married Benj. Farmer at twelve years of age, lived to be issue of Trees of Wilson, included a reference to his brother a centenarian and died about the year 1847. She is said to James Davis who was living at the time of the writing of the have been a most remarkable person, and it is related of her article. James W. Davis died June 6, 1908, and is buried in that during the Revolutionary war she was left alone at home Maplewood Cemetery. with two or three small children to provide for, and when the In 1853, Thomas and James Davis “came to what is now officers of a light horse company, probably on a recruiting Wilson, but which was then little more than a country cross- expedition, came to her house one day, and finding her roads, and took charge of a general supply store owned by alone, a very small feeble-looking woman, they demanded to their father and located on the spot now occupied by the know who did her ploughing, and would not believe she had Blauvelt jewelry store.” [Quote from the obituary of Thomas accomplished so much without the assistance of a man until Crowder Davis. ] they went over the whole ground and found the impress of The complete text of “Sketches of Wilson and Wilson her small feet everywhere. County People” is filed in the vertical files in the Local His- She sleeps with more than one generation of her people in tory Room at the Wilson County Public Library. ] the old Farmer grave yard in the rear of Finch Bros. Foundry, and other buildings on Tarboro Street. The population of Wilson in 1854 was probably 450. At On Nash, or plank road, street as it was called between that time there were no buildings on Nash Street above the Tarboro street and the railroad, Mr. Jas. D. Barnes had re- residence of Capt. Hodges, except a little one-room house in cently built a two-story dwelling, on the lot now owned by which Mrs. Broom lived on the spot occupied by the resi- the family. An old wagon factory, where Hackney Brothers’ dence of Mr. W. T. Clark, and with a small dwelling and shops now stand a small dwelling occupied by a man named shoe-shop owned by Mr. Edwin Eatman, on the other side on Tooley, near the railroad, and a shop in which he kept a fish the street, and Mr. Hackney’s house on the adjoining lot. market (Tooley’s trout were famous at that time), and a small There were no buildings until you reached the John Harper’s dwelling in which Mr. Bassett Sikes afterwards lived, on place, now Mrs. W. J. Harriss’s home. Mr. Pomroy Clark’s what is now the Rhodes lot, were the only buildings on the house, which now forms a part of Mrs. Jones’ dwelling on street. The Masonic Lodge, from which the street took its Green street, stood in the garden. On the opposite side, cor- name, stood on the lot on which Mr. John Alvin Clark lives. ner Green and Pine, stood the Female Academy. On the next There were a number of families who lived on the east side square, as you passed down Green Street, the old Methodist of the railroad. Mr. John R. Farmer, Mrs. Sally Barnes, church, then the new church, and Mr. Hilliard Williford’s Dempsey Vann and others. The plank road toll house was dwelling and shop, a two-story building, on the corner where also on that side and a livery stable. the new church stands, were the only buildings on that Mr. Germain Bernard lived in the house afterwards owned square. and occupied by Mr. O. G. Jones immediately in front of The shop is said to have been one of the places in which Barnes street. The young people were often indebted to Mr. the Know Nothings met and it was probably here that Tom and Mrs. Bernard for hospitalities. Mrs. Bernard was a Miss Williams took his cousin, Jacob Barnes, to see Sam. When Gilliam, from Pilot Mountain. There was also a little dwell- the old man, having no idea what Sam was and expecting to ing which stood where the “Carolina Brights” are now manu- see some kind of an animal, probably was thoroughly indig- factured. Proceeding up Barnes street, Mr. E. G. Clark’s nant and made a precipitate retreat when told he was ex- dwelling and place of business came next, and in front of his pected to join a secret political organization. Mrs. Moss’s premises stood the Battle Hotel, and adjoining this Dr. Swift house on the Nadal corner and the Female Academy on the lived. Gorham lot, with the above described buildings, are all I re- member to have been in the district bounded by Nash and On the corner occupied by Mrs. Warren’s residence stood Tarboro streets. Mr. Willie Daniels had a cooper ship where an old tenpin alley, and immediately across the street on the the kindergarten building stands and it was the only building corner Dr. Stith lived. Mr. Clark was postmaster a long time in the direction. In the district bounded by Tarboro street, and until the close of the war, and a most excellent officer. Green street and the Railroad, the only buildings were Mr. Mail matters were of much less volume than they are at pre- Albert Farmer, Mr. Larry D. Farmer’s and McWilliam’s tur- sent and at that time everybody in town was present or repre- sented at the arrival of the mail when he would call out the pentine distillery on the square of which the courthouse lot address of each separate letter or parcel interspersed usually forms a part, a small store, afterwards used by Lemon Tabon with humorous comment, sometimes to the discomfort of as a barber shop and an old school house which stood where the jail now stands, and W. B. Myers’ distillery, the rosin bashful lads or coy maidens, and notwithstanding he was af- flicted and confined to a wheel-chair for years and up to the from which, when it had no market value, was used to fill a time of his death, he amassed a good estate, was honest, a pond at the corner of Goldsboro and Green streets, were the only buildings. good citizen, and an exemplary member of the Primitive Aunt Bettie Farmer, a venerable old lady the ancestress or Baptist. Dr. Swift was a young physician with a good en i a mn daa ne es (Continued on page 65) Page 64 Trees of Wilson June 2005 (Sketches of Wilson Continued from page 64) LEWIS RITTER FAMILY practice, from which he retired and moved to Greene county Excerpt from Pine Tree Times after the war. Richard Owen Ellis His wife was a daughter of Mr. William Pettway, a former Lewis Ritter was born August 6, 1813 in Edgecombe sheriff of Edgecombe county and a granddaughter of Micajah County, North Carolina. His parents were William and Eliza- Pettway, who lies buried in an old neglected grave yard on beth Ellis Ritter. Lewis and his first wife, Elizabeth Coltrain the Pettway place, now owned by Mr. T. J. Hadley, about Ritter, had these children: Mary Eliza (Ellis Stallings Skin- seven miles from Wilson, with a legend on his tombstone ner), Van Buren, John Coltrain, William and Franklin. All which reads that he was a Major in the Revolutionary War four brothers were Confederates and survived the Civil War. and a Captain in the War of 1812, and as the property has Van Buren later lived in Falls County and Tom Green passed out of the family with the consent of his descendants County in Texas. He was quite involved in Texas politics, his remains and that of his wife should be brought to Wilson was married three times and fathered sixteen children. John and buried in Maplewood. and Frank were Methodist ministers and served in a number Mr. Battle and Dr. Stith lived on opposite sides of the of churches in eastern Arkansas. They united many couples street, were devoted friends, and understood each other per- in marriage in St. Francis, Cross, and other counties. William fectly. Mr. Battle was a bright, active-minded man, an omi- later moved to Indian Territory and had nine children. nous reader and could devour the contents of an ordinary After the death of Lewis’ first wife, he married Martha book almost in the time it would take some persons to exam- Carr, and they had these children: Leah (Langley), Lenora ine and understand the preface. He was not a successful Ann (Burke), Joseph “Joe” Barkly, Sarah Jane (died at 10 money maker and did not profess to be. But was a good years), Lewis Pinkney (lived about 18 months) and Donna farmer and some of his most radical experiments and sugges- Lucinda (Shilling). Lewis and Martha came to the Pine Tree tions as an agriculturist have long since materialized and area from North Carolina about 1859, and lived there for proven that he lived before his day. about a year before moving to Sevier County in southwest The inclinations and tastes of Dr. Stith were entirely in the Arkansas. direction of his profession, and he looked the typical old fam- Lewis later married a third wife, Lucy N. Patridge, and they ily physician with all it stands for. The Doctor don’t know had ten more children. As you can see, the Ritter family was money, said an acquaintance to Judge Howard one day, with very “fruitful” and helped to increase the population in the a shake of his head. And it was even so. His business was to southwest. heal the sick and he never thought of money, except from John [son of Lewis and Elizabeth, his first wife] owned dire necessity. These good men may not have known money, property in the Ellis Township and may have lived there be- but in true manliness and gentlemanly bearing, where could fore moving across the river to the Bedford Township. He their superiors have been found? Dr. Stith lived to the begin- enlisted in the Confederacy at Madison, and his description ning of the war and died regretting he was denied the privi- was given as dark eyes, black hair, dark complexion and 5’8" lege of becoming a soldier in his 80" year, in a contest he had tall. John and his wife, Altha A. Taylor Ritter, had these five seen approaching all his life. He was a secessionist, while children: Elizabeth Gertrude (married John Asberry Bryant), Mr. Battle, as an old line Whig, deprecated the war, but as a William H., Robert F., John Allen and Mary Lee (Durham). true man was with his State and sympathized with his people. John died in 1899 in Greene County. And when a company of volunteers in the early part of the Frank [son of Lewis and Elizabeth, his first wife] married war, left Wilson on a day for Virginia, he who so much Willie Benjamin Meeks in Monroe County, and they had five wrought up by martial sights and sounds as they were waiting children: Frank Meeks, John Richard, William Lewis, Cora for the train he suddenly appeared with Long Tom, as he Lee and Hal Coltrain. Frank died at Jonesboro in 1902. called his old single-barrel gun, and a bundle of blankets, and declared he had come to cast his lot with the boys, and it re- [Editor’s notes: quired no little argument and persuasion to convince him he William Ritter was listed in the 1800 Edgecombe County, could serve his country best by remaining at home. N. C., Federal Census on page 237. The household was com- The last time I remember to have seen the dear old man in prised of one male over age 45, 3 females to age 10, one fe- public was on the occasion of General Lee’s return from male to age 26, one female to age 45, and 4 slaves. Georgia. The war was over and the muttering and howling of William Ritter was listed on page 50 in Hollands District in scalawags and carpet-baggers were heard in the darkness that the 1810 Edgecombe County, N. C., Federal Census. The list- overspread the South, but the people, anxious to see and pay ing showed 3 males to age 10, 1 male over age 45, 1 female their respects to the great chieftain, once more had assembled to age 10, 3 females to age 16, 1 female to age 45 (27-45), in large numbers at the road, and as there was only a moment and 6 slaves. (The 1800 and 1810 Federal Censuses, Edge- to spare, our old friend boarded the car at once and asked combe County, North Carolina, abstracted by Stephen E. General Lee to come to the platform, that the people might Bradley, Jr.) see him, and as he did so, with a quiet and modest salutation, Lewis Ritter married Elizabeth Coletrain on April 20, 1836. with all heads uncovered, it was plain to see the shadow on Joab P. Pitt was bondsman, and T. C. Hearn was witness. that noble brow that would never be removed, and in silence (Marriages of Early Edgecombe County, North Carolina, with suppressed emotion, Uncle Amos took his hand and 1733-1868, Ruth Smith Williams and Margarette Glenn Grif- said, God bless you, sir; God bless you, and was gone. fin)]

June 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 65 LES LN TL GP RI LN AS eB TO MN CEE I OS JOHN C. AND PENNINA THOMAS latter and J. H. Adams, with six feet front and running for 75 O’CALLAGHAN feet between O’Callaghan and David Minzheimer, in all about 450 square feet; witnessed by W. D. Thorn and J. D. Hugh B. Johnston files Rountree. (Deed Book 1, p. 368) And O’Callaghan sold John C. O’Callaghan had been born in 1816 in County Payne for $50 200 square feet “being 15 feet on the Adams Louth, Ireland, and was a tailor by trade. By the time of the line” and south of Tarboro Street adjoining J. H. Adams and Edgecombe County Census of 1850 he and his brother Tho- said O’Callaghan; witnessed by J. D. Rountree and M. B. mas were living in Wilson with John W. Farmer, and he had Nolly. (Deed Book 1, p. 431) personal property valued at $500.00. Wilson was to be his On August 23, 1859, John O’Callaghan sold J. G. Thomas home until the time of his death on April 25, 1863. On Au- and J. J. Thomas of Franklin County for $413 the lot of gust 14, 1851, he married Pennina Thomas (1830-June 30, 2,691 square feet beginning at B. H. Barden on Tarboro 1866), daughter of Eason Thomas (1799-1835) and wife Street, and S.E. 105 feet to George Howard and William H. Mary Eure (1807-1862) who resided in the old house now Bunn, S.W. 26% feet along Howard, N.W. 102 feet with owned by Dr. E. C. Neeland on Route 42 less than four miles O’Callaghan to Tarboro Street, and N.E. 26 feet along the east of Wilson. Isaac Farmer signed their marriage bond. Street to the starting point; witnessed by Benjamin E. On April 2, 1851, John W. Farmer sold John O’ Callaghan Simms. (Deed Book 1, p. 560) On January 16, 1860, John for $25 a half-acre lot in Wilson, on Barnes Street, running O’ Callaghan mortgaged to James D. Barnes for $1.00 a quar- 159 feet from James J. Taylor to Goldsboro Street, with it ter-acre lot east side of Tarboro Street “now occupied by said east 135 feet, 159 feet at a right-angle to Taylor, and along John O’Callaghan,” and a % acre lot east side of Barnes his line to the beginning on Barnes Street; witnessed by E. T. Street at Goldsboro Street “with the houses and buildings Mayo and William Tomlinson. (Edgecombe County, Deed thereon” adjoining the lots of George Howard, Jr., and S. A. Book 26, p. 284) On February 23, 1852, John and Penina (x) Stephens; witnessed by J. Beamon and Arthur Barnes. (Deed O’ Callaghan sold Hilliard Thomas for $250 Lot No. 5 in “the Book 1, p. 540) division of her deceased father’s land” or 145 acres in the N. On January 31, 1860, John O’Callaghan made an agree- W. angle formed where the Tarborough Road crossed Buck ment with Sarah A. E. Stephens and James J. Taylor to alter Branch; witnessed by Clerk John Norfleet. (Deed Book 25, the line on Barnes Street by beginning 108 feet from Barnes p. 522) (In other words, it lay directly across Highway 42 and Goldsboro corner and running a perpendicular line to from the farm of the present writer.) David Pender’s lot bought from George Howard, Jr.; wit- On February 4, 1856, W. E. J. Shallington sold John nessed by George Howard, Jr. (Deed Book 1, p. 572) O’Callahan for $600 a lot on Tarboro Street, running east to The Wilson County Census of June 14, 1860, found the Moses B. Sharp walling, with Sharp 75 feet south, 45 feet O’Callaghans living in the Town of Wilson without children west, 63 feet to Tarboro Street and the beginning; witnessed but with $3,000 in real and $1,100 in personal property (No. by J. D. Rountree and Josiah Farmer. (Wilson County, Deed 343, 340); that was a tidy sum for those days. The Wilson Book 1, p. 316) On February 12, 1856, B. H. Barden and Ledger of November 13, 1860, advertised his ERIN SA- William H. Barden (B. H. Barden & Co.) sold to John LOON, or BAR AND OYSTER SALOON, where the local O’ Callaghan for $750 part of the Moses B. Sharp lot, begin- citizenry could enjoy Dominoes, a Backgammon Board, and ning 62’ feet from the corner of Nash and Tarboro Streets, also “‘a fine assortment of Cigars and Tobacco.” (page 2, col- S.E. 100 feet to George Howard, N.W. 97 feet with him to umn 7) On June 8, 1861, he enlisted for the period of the war O’ Callaghan, nearly N. with him 85 feet to Tarboro Street, in Company E, 19" (2 Cavalry) North Carolina Regiment, and N_E. along Tarboro Street 81’ feet to the start; wit- C. S. A. Because of “an injury received from the fall of a nessed by James J. Taylor and W. W. Winstead. (Deed Book 1, p. 318) horse,” he was discharged at Camp Campbell near Kinston on August 31, 1862, but never fully recovered and died two Under that heading the September 27, 1856, issue of The years later. Southerner of Tarboro continued: “The dullness of evening life about Wilson was somewhat enlivened about the hour of John O’ Callaghan had died at Wilson on May 2, 1863, af- 9P. M., Tuesday last [September 24], by a duette between ter having been treated to no avail by Drs. Samuel Masters, Messrs. O’Callaghan and O’Reilly, in which the club had a B. Brown Williams, Franklin Hart, and R. G. Barham. He was buried in a “Walnut Coffin & Case” that cost $90. James decided advantage over the pistol. Owing to some previous difficulty, Mr. O’Reilly it seems, came up to Mr. O’Cal- Dew Barnes became the Executor of his estate and compiled laghan’s house, and after addressing some uncomplimentary a detailed Inventory of it on August 22, 1863. On October 25, 1864, Sheriff John T. Barnes sold Pennina language to the latter who was standing inside his gate, fired O’Calighan for a bid of $100 the half-acre lot adjoining J. G. at him with a small pocket pistol, the pellet of which grazed Thomas & Bro., William G. Sharp, and B. M. Selby; wit- Mr. O’Callaghan’s cheek bone, and passed through the rim nessed by Henry King; (Deed Book 1, p. 928) also, for a bid of his hat. Whereupon Mr. O’Callaghan advanced on his ad- of $50 the half-acre lot adjoining S. A. E. Stephens, Mary versary and belabored him substantially with his cane, mak- Ricks, and Albert Farmer; witnessed by Henry King. (Deed ing sundry impressions on the scalp, &c. The matter is in- Book idom) The preceding actions resulted tended to be brought before Court, but from latest accounts, from the settle- we learn that O’Reilly had given ‘leg bail.” ment of the estate of John O’ Callaghan. The widow Peninah O’Callaghan On January 15, 1858, Joseph H. Payne sold John O’Cal- died on June 30, 1866, laghan for $40 a lot south of Tarboro (Continued on Page 67) Se Street adjoining the On Od Se EOI Se OEE Ee Page 66 Trees of Wilson June 2005 CEE TESS a eT SEIS ES IL IP I LIS a TE AE TI I TS SEO TPS IE IT APICES ATER, LOUIS DE ARQUER Lewis De Arquer as personally of light complexion, with Wilson County’s First Spanish Settler gray hair and gray eyes, and about 5’10” in height. When the Hugh B. Johnston Civil War began, he appears to have served briefly from Louis (or Lewis) De Arquer was born in Spain about 1805 April 18, 1861, to May 27, 1861, as a substitute for C. W. and had first settled in Tarboro by February 27, 1836, when Edgerton in Company F, 4" N. C. Regiment, C. S. A. On he placed the following advertisement in the Tarborough May 7, 1862, he was recruited at Wilson by George W. Press: “Coach House, Landscape, and Omamental] Painting. Blount as a substitute for A. J. Harris, the Regimental Drum- Those wishing Gigs, sideboards, sitting chairs, fire screens, mer of Company A, 55" N. C. State Troops Regiment, C. S. and the like painted, will bring them to the coach shop of Mr. A., which was commanded at that time by Captain (and Dr.) Terrell. He will leave town and go into the country, when William Junius Bullock of Wilson County. house painting 1s required.”” By September 2, 1837, he was On July 29, 1863, Lewis D. Arquer was sent to Receiving serving as Orderly Sergeant of the “Washington Blues” & Wayside Hospital (or General Hospital No. 9) at Rich- whose parade ground was then at William Pender’s planta- mond, but was forwarded the next day to Camp Winder Hos- tion. pital No. 3. The record of his discharge from this hospital The maiden names and dates and places of marriage of his does not appear to have survived, but he was back with his two wives are not yet clear. The first, Delpha, was born about company and was noted as having received his pay on April 1828 and was living at the time of the Edgecombe County 30, 1864. He was still fighting loyally beside his Wilson Census of 1850. They appear to have had four children: (1) County associates when captured at Amelia Court House on George Washington, born in 1844 and died in 1863, (2) Mar- April 5, 1865. He reached City Point, Virginia, on April 13 tha “Patty,” born in 1846 and died childless before 1905, was and was then forwarded to Point Lookout Military Prison in married to Drury D. Kersey (born in 1836) of Nash County Maryland where he was finally released after taking the Oath by the Reverend Peter E. Hines of Wilson on March 15, of Allegiance on June 22, 1865. 1885; (3) Elizabeth, born in 1848, was living unmarried at The last record of this family in Wilson County occurred Wake Forest in 1905, and (4) Mourning Ramona, born in on May 1, 1905, when his heirs Elizabeth (x) Arquer, 1850 and living unmarried at Wake Forest in 1905, was liv- Ramona (x) Arquer, Louisa (x) and Joseph L. Leonard, Fan- ing in 1860 with the family of Warren Woodard of Saratoga nie and H. M. Sledge, Theresa and William T. Baugh, and Township and in 1870 with Mrs. Hannah Brown of Wilson. Elnora and Alonza H. (x) Price sold Orren Best of Wilson When George W. Arquer was eighteen, he enlisted at Wil- County for $150 their lot of one acre “near the corporate lim- son on October 1, 1862, as a private in Company A, 55" its of the City of Wilson” adjoining said Best, Robert Roun- North Carolina State Troops Regiment, C. S. A. After being tree, W. B. Young, and Burtis Cone at the old John Harper captured while fighting bravely at the Battle of Gettysburg and Elizabeth Farmer corners; witnessed by J. J. Cullom. on July 3, 1863, he was forwarded to Fort Delaware on July 6. He became so ill by August 10 that he was sent to the (John O’Callahan: Continued from page 66) Chester Military Hospital where he died on August 23, 1863, having been treated by Dr. C. A. Thomas, M. D., at a cost of “General Debility the result of Chronic Diarrhoea.” The of $76.21. Her brother Hilliard Thomas was appointed body of this brave young citizen of Wilson County still rests administrator of her estate and held the sale of her house- in all probability in Grave No. 168 of the Chester Military hold goods on November 17, 1866. Her two lots in the Cemetery. Town of Wilson were auctioned at a later date and the Lewis De Arquer, painter and artist, had managed to secure proceeds divided among her brothers and sisters living in some education, but his second wife Rosetta or “Rosa” (born Wilson and Gardner’s Townships. (C. R. 105.508.41) about 1825) was illiterate at the time of the Wilson County By order of the Wilson County Court Fall Term, De- Census taken on July 17, 1860. Although they were living in cember 11, 1868, a sale of her estate was effected by ad- Saratoga Township at that time, they had on February 24, ministrator Hilliard Thomas on January 30, 1869, and the 1855, paid to John Harper in the name of their son George deed delivered by Clerk Arthur Barnes on July 1, 1869, to W. Arquer $40 for a lot of one acre adjoining Elizabeth William J. Bullock for a bid of $500 a lot of one-eighth Farmer and said Harper in the outskirts of Wilson; witnessed acre “which descended from the late Penninah O’Cally- by W. E. J. Shallington and Joseph J. Bryant. han to her heirs” Hilliard Thomas, William and Gatsy Lewis and Rosa had married about 1853. In 1860 their real Batts, Ceborn and Theresa Farmer, Reddin and Mary and personal property was valued at $250, and they were liv- Bridgers, Iredell and Mourning Farmer, Woodard Tho- ing in Wilson Township at the time of the Census of July mas, and Martha Thomas; the lot adjoined John T. Bar- 1870. They appear to have had a total of seven children: (1) nes’s Brick Store on Tarboro Street and was “known as Mansena, born in 1854, (2) Robert, born in 1855 and died young, (3) Louisa, born in 1856, married Joseph L. Leonard the O’Calleghan Shop lot,” being half of the lot on said of Henderson, (4) Obedience Hiberia, born in 1857 and died Street; witnessed by Joseph B. Davis. (Deed Book 3, p. young, (5) Frances “Fannie,” born in 1860, married H. M. 116) Sledge (1840-November 6, 1911) of Tarboro, (6) Teresa, [Editor’s note: The text of this article was rearranged to born in 1865, married William T. Baugh of Selma, and (7) keep it in chronological sequence. The September 2003 Helenora, born in 1867, married Alonzo H. Price of Peters- issue of Trees of Wilson contained the Naturalization Pe- burg. tition of John C. Callaghan. }

June 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 67 TR SEND RL SSSR TAS LL LLL LT EL AD AE ILENE LT NE eS TEMPERANCE ELLIS DOWER ELISHA ELLIS 1843 ESTATE RECORD N.C. State Archives, 037.508.44

State of North Carolina Agreeably to an order of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Edgecombe County Sesson of such County November Term 1843 commanding the Sheriff of said County to Summons a Jury of good and lawfull men of his County to lay off and allot unto Temperance Ellis widow of Elisha Ellis decd her legal dower in the lands that her late husband died seized and possessed of in the County of Edgecombe We the undersigned having been summoned by the Sheriff of said County have this day met on the premises and after being sworn we proceeded to lay off and allot unto her as follows: vis Beginning at Lemuel D’Berrys line on the Road, then along his line and Calvin Rogers to a large pine then along the crop fence to the road that leads to Theophilus Easons, then along said Road to the old Stage road, then along the said Road to the beginning containing about seventy five acres more or less which include the dwelling house and houses where the said decd most generally dwelt most before his death. We also give her a pice off of the piney woods tract as follows Beginning at Black gum bush at Benjamin T. Stantons avenue then nearly East to a dead post Oak John Davis corner, then nearly North to a pine, then Westardly to slash pine in the avenue, then along the avenue to the beginning containing about eighteen acres more or less Given under our hands & seal this 13" day of January AD 1844 Jonathan Ellis John Rowe Edwin Barns Abner Tison Council Applewhite Benjamin Strickland Cofield Ellis John A. Rogers R.. W. Edmundson John W. Davis Joshua Wilkinson Stephenton Page

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[on the reverse] Mrs. Ellis Dower Reg" & recorded [?] Edgecombe County Court — February Term 1844 The foregoing report of Jury was exhibited in open court confirmed and ordered to be Registered Jn° Norfleet Clerk Recorded in Book No. 23 page 393 Jos. J. Porter Reg

[Editor’s note: The Edgecombe County 1840 Census records Elisha Ellis in District No. 6. The household is comprised of 1 male 10-15 years, | male 20-30 years, 1 male 50-60 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10 years, 1 female 15-20 years, and 1 female 40-50 years. (abstracted by Edgecombe County Genealogical Society.) The children of Elisha and Temperance Ellis of lower Edgecombe County as recorded in the family Bible were Ira G. Ellis, born December 11, 1816; Alfred J. Ellis, born December 16, 1818; Mary J. N. Ellis, born January 16, 1824; Robert Alfred Ellis, born April 17, 1830; Martha Ann H. Ellis, born September 4, 1834; and Jackey Ann Della Ellis, born Decem- ber 28, 1838. (Bible Records of Early Edgecombe, compiled by Ruth Smith Williams and Margarette Glenn Griffin) “Elisha Ellis died in Edgecombe County on November 2, 1843, ‘at an advanced age.’ ” (T. P. November 11, 1843) (Deaths and Marriages from Tarboro Newspapers, 1824-1865, compiled by Hugh Buckner Johnston) Elisha Ellis was named as a child in the September 12, 1824, will of Elisha Ellis, recorded at Edgecombe County Novem- ber Court, 1824, Book F, p. 25. Also named in the will were Charity, wife of Elisha, (Sr.), and the other children Elizabeth Ritter, Dennis Ellis, John Ellis, Polly Jenkins, Lewis Ellis, Emillia Ellis, Charles Ellis; and Little Nancy Stalling [granddaughter. ] eee Page 68 Trees of Wilson June 2005 Wilson County’s Founding Families

Histories of the families living in Wilson County at the time of its founding in 1855 There are over 300 family surnames listed, arranged alphabetically from Adams to Young. To be included as having a sustained residence in the county, a family unit must have been recorded in at least two consecu- tive census records between 1850 and 1870, or 1870 and 1880 for Blacks.

Family listings include the households of those families found in at least two con- secutive census records, a description of each family unit with that surname, the | family status in 1855, the township(s) in which the family lived, and, when it could be determined, their origin, how and where they immigrated, and their arrival in North Carolina. Slave marriages are included along with their families formed af- ter emancipation if they are found in two census records. Some family listings run to several pages. Many other families are referenced and described through marriages. This information has been submitted by members and friends of the Genealogical Society. Some of the surname information has come from the monthly column “Family Connections” in the Wilson Daily Times.

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June 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 69 WILSON COUNTY’S FOUNDING FAMILIES Hilhard Nadal Simson This is the list of surnames currently included in the book Hines Narron Skinner subject to final editing. Many other families are referenced Hinnant Newsome Smilly through marriages in the descriptions of these families. Hocutt Nichols Smith Efforts are being made to complete the book this calendar Hodge Neal Speight year as a part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Hogg Nolly Stancil the establishment of Wilson County. Holland Odom Stanton If you have information that you wish to contribute, time 1s Hollerman Oneil Stevens running out. Please submit it by September 1, 2005. See an Hooks Outlaw Stokes example at www.wcgs.org. Horn Overman Stott Howard Owens Strickland Hunt Page Sugg Adams Bryant Eason Jackson Parish Sullivan Allen Bullock Eatman Jenkins Parker Summerlin Alley Bunn Edmundson Johnson Pate Tabon Amerson Burnett Edwards Johnston Peacock Tate Anderson Burress Ellis Jones Pearson Taylor Applewhite Bynum Etheridge Jordan Peel Tedder Armstrong Callaghan Evans Joyner Pender Thigpen Arquer Campbell Everett Keen Perkins Thomas Arrington Carter Falkland Kent Perry Thompson Artis Cheeks Farmer Kersey Pettyfoot Thom Atkinson Cherry Felton King Petway Thornell Austin Christman Finch Kingsmore Pitt Todd Aycock Clark Fitzgerald Kirby Pittman Tomlinson Bagley Clements Fleming Knight Pope Trevathan Bailey Cobb Flora Lamm Powell Tyson Baker Coggins Flowers Lancaster Price Uzzell Barber Coleman Forbes Lane Pridgen Vester Bardin Colston Fountain Lassater Privette Vick Barefoot Condon Foy Lewis Proctor Walker Bargham Conner Fulgham Liles Randol Walston Barnes Cook Fuller Lindsay Raper Ward Barron Cornish Galloway Lipscomb Ray Warren Bass Cotten Gardner Locus Renfrow Washington Battle Cox Gay Lodge Revel Watson Batts Crafton Gill Love Rhodes Weaver Beland Creech Glen Lucas Rice Webb Bell Crumpler Godwin Lynch Ricks Wells Bennett Cromwell Graves Maddrey Rivers Wheeler Best Dancy Gray Manning Robbins White Biggs Danford Griffin Marshall Robinson Whitehead Bird Daniel Grimes Marshbourn Rogers Whitley Blackwell Darden Grizell Marshman Rose Wiggins Blount Davis Hackney Mathews Rountree Wilder Bone Dawson Hadley Mathis Rowe Wilkins Boon Deans Hagan Mattocks Ruffin Wilkinson Boswell Dew Hall Mayo Sanders Williams Bottoms Dickinson Hamilton McGown Sanderson Williamson Boyce Dilda Hamlet McNair Sasser Williford Boyette Dixon Hanes Meeks Sauls Wilson Boykin Donnell Hardy Mercer Scarboro Winborn Brantley Downing Harper Mitchell Scott Winstead Braswell Drake Harris Moore Selby Woodard Brewer Draughn Harrison Mordica Sharp Wooten Bridgers Driver Hawley Morris Shaw Worrell Briggs Dunn Hayes Moye Sherard Wyatt Brooks Dunston Hearn Mumford Short Young Brown Earp High Murry Simms a ee EN eu SAL ee ape ae a eee Page 70 Trees of Wilson June 2005 MINUTES MAY 31, 2005 that are being worked on. The WCGS Society returned home for its May meeting It was determined that the book is about 1/2 completed and which was held in the genealogy room in the newly reno- has at this time 175 pages. The 40 largest families are yet to vated Wilson County Library. After being away for many be done and upon completion the book will have 400 pages months, it was exciting to be back and to be joined by mem- maximum and will include about 315 family surnames. bers of the General William Dorsey Pender Camp. We were Quotes for 500 hard copies and for 500 perfect binding welcomed by our president, the visitors were introduced, spe- copies with pictures on the cover have been obtained from cial remarks were made by Dr. Valentine, and Deborah A+ Graphics which is comparable to the quote from an out of Webb gave thanks for our support through the years, ex- town source and has an easier computer program with which plained the location of the source materials and the Heritage to work. We felt safe in quoting a prepublication sale price of Quest on Line Service. $35 and general after printing sale price of $40. Both prices A new set of books on North Carolina troops in the civil include tax. Shipping will be extra. war was presented to the library by the General William Dor- Henry has talked with the bank and arranged for the Visa sey Pender Camp volunteers. Having an additional set af- Master Card to be more user friendly in the future which fords more opportunities in researching. Dr. Valentine ex- hopefully will be an asset in future sales. plained the facilities, and Henry Powell graciously expressed The board approved these suggestions. our appreciation for the new, improved research area. Guy Frances W. Roberson Cox, our faithful photographer, filmed the events of the eve- ning. NEW BOOKS IN THE GENEALOGY ROOM Carol Forbes gave a report of the books on hand, and re- OF WILSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY minded us of the deadline of September | for turning in fam- Deborah Webb, Reference Librarian ily histories which are to be used in the Founding Families Book. Henry Powel gave a very brief treasurer's report, and e Annals of Augusta County, Virginia from 1726-1871, by we had one new discovery. Jos. A. Waddell Sue Powell had prepared a paper for each of us explaining e Maryland Genealogies from the Maryland Historical the location of all research material in the new genealogy Magazine, Vol. 1 and 2 room. e Index of Maryland Colonial Wills 1634-1777, compiled by Druscie Simpson came from State Archives in Raleigh to James M. Magruder, Jr. explain the Mars software which is an on line service made possible from Archives. Our Archives is the third oldest hav- e Marriages of Granville County, N. C. 1753-1868, com- ing been started in 1903. Its web site is www.an.dcr.state.nc. piled by Brent H. Holcomb us/archives.com. She explained the differences between the e Indian Wills, 1911-1921: Records of the Bureau of Indian old Mars and the new Mars, one being that the new Mars is Affairs, by Jeff Bowen more user friendly. Searches can be made in the catalogues © A Church to Come Home To: Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness and vertical files in the state library for photos, account re- Church, Wilson, North Carolina, compiled by Garland cords, civil war records among other things. Dr. Thorton Eugene Lucas, Jr. Mitchell's wills of North Carolina counties is digitized up to e Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830, Volume 2, 1900. It is helpful to know what is available before making a by David Dobson trip to Raleigh. e County Records of Surry County, Virginia, 1652-1684, by Mrs. Simpson made an interesting presentation using the Eliza Timberlake on line services in the library to facilitate her program. We e Pine Tree Times, Richard Owen Ellis were grateful for her helpful lesson on accessing the Mars e The Cline Families of North Carolina 1750-1860 and their Site. European Ancestry 1580-1750, by George B. Cline The meeting adjourned with thanks to Mrs. Simpson and a e Early New York Naturalizations: Abstracts of Naturaliza- reminder that we would be in the meeting room of the library tion Records from Federal, State, and Local Courts, 1792- for future meetings. 1840, compiled by Kenneth Scott Frances W. Roberson e American Passenger Arrival Records: A Guide to the Re- cords of Immigrants Arriving at American Ports by Sail and MINUTES BOARD MEETING JUNE 8, 2005 Steam, by Michael Tepper The WCGS held a board meeting on June 7,2005 to discuss the printing of the Founding Families Book. Henry was to WILSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY speak to the Kiwanis Club in Kenly and wanted to include The library expansion project has been completed, and the information on the forth coming book along with his pro- library has reopened. The building is lovely and spacious. gram which was to be on 6 families from that area. He felt it The Local History Room is large, attractive, and well ar- to be a great opportunity to present the information to a ranged. It awaits your research session. Plan to take advan- group and could hope that there might be some preprint or- tage of our new research facility. ders. Henry and Sue had prepared a printed page explaining The library is open Mon.-Wed. 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, the book with a place on the back for ordering of the book. Thurs.-Sat. 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Parking is available near There was a suggestion made to include a list of all names the new Broad Street entrance.

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President’s | Hello Readers, No Meeting in August WCGS has In accordance with our bylaws, there Message made changes that will be no WCGS meeting in August. The will make it easier next meeting will be September 27 at the for you renew your membership or Wilson County Library. See page 83 for order any of the publications we more information about the special pro- have. We now offer an on-line or- gram to be presented by David B. Gam- dering and payment service called mon, genealogical abstracter and lecturer. PayPal, a division of E-Bay. To use this new service go to www. wegs. org, then go to publications from the NOW—ORDER AND PAY pull down menu and go shopping. ON-LINE Fill your shopping cart, then check- For several years, WCGS has included a out with any credit or debit card of list of its publications on our web site The John Webb House your choice. WWW.WC8S.Org. John Webb moved from Nansemond The list of publications includes Occasionally, someone would send us an County to Edgecombe County at the our upcoming Wilson County email with their credit card number to pur- end of the American Revolution. He Founding Families at a pre- chase one of these publications. However, built this house soon thereafter. The publication discount. Order now and admittedly, it was not a friendly or easy location later became part of Wilson get this book for $35 tax included. process. So, finally, we have found a way County, and this had been thought to be Shipping is $3.00 for one book and and made arrangements to make the pro- the oldest house in the county. $1.00 for each additional book. If cess easier and friendlier. Unfortunately, someone with no re- you prefer to pick up a copy, a place Go to www.wcegs.org and find publica- gard for heritage felt that this was an will be announced. After publication tions on the pull-down menu at the upper eyesore, and the house was demolished price will be $40.00, tax included. left on the screen. This will bring you a within the past month. Wilson County New items on the list are Bobby shopping cart which you may fill with has NO restrictions on historical prop- Boykin's Wilson County Marriages, whatever you wish. Then go to checkout, erties, and they may be removed at will. Will Book, and 1880 Census, Patrick provide your details (ALL credit cards are The house is documented in more de- Valentine's Episcopalians of Wilson accepted as well as debit cards) and your tail on p.75 of Wilson County's Archi- County, and the 7900 Federal Cen- order is finished. We get it within minutes tectural Heritage, available at the Li- sus of Wilson County by Joan How- and send it off to you as soon as possible. brary or for sale through WCGS. ell Waddell. It is a down-the-road This service is operated by Paypal, owned census and has an every name index. by E-Bay, and is 100% secure. The Edwin Barnes House We have recently lost two of our The destruction by arson of this historic buildings, the Edwin Barnes Highlights of This Issue house was described in the June 2005 issue of 7rees under the heading “Does House to arson, and the Webb- The John Webb, House -... oie rccsseracsetey 73 Barron-Wells House was torn down. The Edwin Barnes House: oes -cnseees 73 Anyone Care?” We were assured by We can still enjoy seeing these Family Connections—Renfrow ...... 74 family members that the Graves family houses and others in the Wi/son Harrell-Owens Land Déed@ ee 75 cares very deeply for this house as it County ’s Architectural Heritage Family Connections—Bullock ...... 76 was in the family for many years. Un- book. At least we have the pictures. Inttle Goshen Chapel teecepecs eee nee 77 fortunately, it is too far gone to salvage. Our next meeting will be Septem- John Joseph Adams Family ...... --. 78 The fire was a near total disaster. The Confederate Hospital ©...... 02...00..: 78 ber 27, 2005, from 7-9 pm at the We were also reminded that the Occupation Definitions resctesrcrer--tte> a9 main library on the corner of Broad Edwin Barnes who built the house was Christian! Farmer fe. Ae ee ere-ate 80 and Jackson Streets. David Gammon not a doctor, despite the text in Archite- Viola Renfrow Obituary ...... 066 81 will be our guest speaker. Come and cural Heritage. Edwin Barnes (1816- SketGhesionaw LSOn-s atte semeeeer sn reneee. 82 1885) was a farmer. His daughter, bring a friend with you to hear this Founding Families Update...... 83 wonderful speaker. Louisa, married Dr. James T. Graves. Upcoming Events... .;..<... onic. ee eave 83 (continued on p. 78) Carol M. Forbes New Books in Wilson Co. Library ...... 83

August 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 73 Trees of Wilson —WCGS | FAMILY CONNECTIONS— WILSON DAILY TIMES This chronicle is published by the Wilson County THE RENFROW FAMILY—JUNE 23, 2005 Genealogical Society, organized February 26, Our Renfrow family is one of the few truly Scottish families in Wil- 1991. Address: P.O. Box 802, Wilson, NC son County. Regular readers of this column will recall that most of our 27894-0802. Telephone 252-243-1660. Internet families come from English origins. address: The Renfrows tn America descend from the Barons of Renfrew, a http: /Avww.wegs.org title given by tradition to the eldest son in each generation of the Stu- Trees is published monthly except for Decem- arts, the royal family of Scotland. When the English Crown merged ber and July. An annual index is published with a with the Scottish Crown in 1710, the hereditary title passed on with the spring issue. Trees is indexed in PERSI. Active merger. Prince Charles is the current Baron of Renfrew, being the eld- membership in WCGS is for a calendar year and est son of the reigning monarch. includes a subscription to the ten issues published each year. Annual individual membership is $20, The family story begins when William Fitzalan was named high family membership is $25. steward of Scotland in 1141. A steward, in those days, was a type of Materials of genealogical interest to the mem- manager who took care of endless details involved in running a coun- bers of WCGS are accepted for publication at the try. Williams’ charter included land and revenue to set up a monastery, discretion of the Editors and should pertain to which he did at Paisley. In 1244, this became an Abbey directly respon- families with connections in Wilson County and sible to Rome. At some point after this time, the family name was its neighboring and parent counties. WCGS can- changed from Steward to Stuart. not accept any responsibility for the content of Walter Stuart, High Steward, married Marjory Bruce, daughter of contributed materials, including errors and omis- Robert the Bruce in 1315. Marjory died in a riding accident, but her sions. Please direct any questions to the contribu- unborn child was saved and became Robert II, the first of the Royal tor. Their names and addresses will be provided Stewarts and from whom the present Royal Family of Britain is de- upon request for worthwhile purposes. scended. His son, Robert III, created the title of Baron of Renfrew to be Queries from WCGS members are accepted and posted at [email protected] given to the eldest son of the Royal Family. Officers 2005 In 1525, James, Baron of Renfrew at the time, was defeated in battle President: Carol Forbes and fled to France where he married a French woman. A later one of Vice President: Sue Powell his descendants, Symon Renfro (b. 1613), came to England and took Secretary: Frances Roberson passage to Virginia. It didn’t seem to matter that his cousin, the Baron Treasurer: Henry Powell of Renfrow in 1603, became King James I of England upon the death Board Members: Mary Anne Sheak, Judy of Queen Elizabeth I. Time had probably blurred the connection with O’Neal, Wanda Lamm Taylor the earlier exiled Baron. Symon arrived in Jamestown in 1638, age Past Presidents: Joan Howell, Reese Ferrel], about 25, and had his passage paid by a landowner in Virginia, for Katye Alford, Henry Powell, Sue Powell, Carol whom Symon agreed to work for seven years to repay his passage. Forbes Symon left hardly any records; we don’t even know where he lived. Newsletter Editors: Henry & Sue Powell He did marry and had several children, one being Robert who had sons Contributors: Grace Turmer, J. Robert Boykin Il, Albert Page, Horace Peele, C. Clement Lucas, who migrated to points west, particularly John who took work on the Marion W. Moore. Great Wagon Road between Philadelphia and Piedmont North Caro- Committees: lina. John married Elizabeth Renfro (a cousin?) and had John, Jr., H.B. Johnston Papers: Sue Powell Susannah, James (b. 1698), Joseph (b. 1700), William (b.1702) and Pe- Cemetery Publications: Joan Howell ter (b.1705). Internet Coordimators: Horace Peele, Carol John R. Renfrew, Jr. born after 1690 in Virginia, married Margaret Forbes & Henry Powell Robinette in Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1717. After her death, he mar- Wilson Founding Families: Marion Moore ried Elizabeth Hollingsworth in 1733 in Franklin County, Virginia. Af- Programs: Sue Powell, Carol Forbes ter her death, he married Tomasin Simmons in 1736 and moved to Please send address changes to WCGS, PO Box Edgecombe County where he died in May 1748. He left children, 802, Wilson, NC 27894. Email: [email protected] Enoch, Jacob, George, William and James. It would appear that Toma- Trees is mailed under our non-profit bulk mailing sin was with child at the time of John’s death, and along about Christ- permit to subscribers of record at the date of mail- mastide, there arrived a little boy, who was named Noel as a gift of the ing. Bulk mail is not forwarded by the Post Office. season. In the course of doing research for this column, we discovered a Contents © 2005 Wilson County Genealogical document detailing all the Renfrows in America (or so the writer Society, Inc. All rights reserved. No items may Claimed). They all descend from Symon who arrived in 1638 and num- be used without permission in writing from ber in the thousands at this point. Interestingly, there WCGS except for brief reviews. is no mention of Noel as his birth is not documented anywhere. Noel moved WCGS has been designated as a 501 (c)3 non- to Johnston County at some time before 1785 where he profit corporation by the U.S. Internal Revenue married Charity Hinnant. Their first son, William, was born in 1785, Service. The Tax Identification number for followed by James, Edith, Wiley, Patience, Sarah, Stephen, Penelope, WCGS ts 56-1869136. ee ee eee (continued on page 75) Page 74 Trees of Wilson August 2005 HARRELL-OWENS LAND DEED Contributed by Martha E. Hill

1883 Feb 10 Wayne Co. Vol. 49, Page 554 This deed made on 10" Feby AD 1883 by A.J. Harrell & wife Martha C. Harrell, Jonathan Ellis, & wife, Susan Ellis and Robert B. Felton & wife Elizabeth, to Robert Owens & wife Martha Frances Owens & Joseph J. Owens & Levi Rufus Owens. Witnesseth: That wereas during the lifetime of Matilda Harrell, the tract of land hereafter described was contracted to be sold to Robert Owens & his then wife Margaret Owens daughter of said Matilda for the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars, & whereas the said Matilda has desc. without having completed the sale by making deed whereas the said Margaret Owens has since died, leaving as her heirs Joseph J. Owens & Levi R. Owens, & whereas the present bargailors are willing to carry out the intentions of their mother, do now by their presents bargain sell alien and convey all of our interest in this land to wit the tract of land in Saratoga Township Wilson county in which said Robert Owens now lives adjoining the lands of Pennina S. Kinnes, JT Eason, Wm Walston, Garry benjam, Elizabeth edwards and Amow Owens containing one hundred & thirty three acres more or less to the said Robert Owens & wife Martha F. Owens for the term of their natural lives, re- mainder to Joseph J. Owens and Levi R. Owens & such children as may be born to said Martha F. Owens & their heir in fee simple absolute forever. Hereby ever stating the title hereto unto the said "Robert Owens & wife & J. J. Owens & other set forth against the legal claims of all persons whom ever. Injustness where of we have hereto set our hands names & affixed our seals, the day & year first above mentioned. A. J. HARRELL (seal) M. C. HARRELL (seal)

In 1850, just before Wilson County was founded, on what would become the line between Edgecombe and Wilson Coun- ties, was a family by the name of Harrell. The house was still standing a few years ago just east of Saratoga on Aspen Grove Church Road. It was pictured in the Wilson County Heritage Book under the Robert Owens article. In the Edgecombe 1850 Census, Levi Harrell and his wife Matilda Gay had a home on land he bought from his father-in- law, Benjamin Gay (son of Richard Gay). Levi Harrell had 500 acres according to the Agricultural Schedule. They had five children at that time and would have one more April 1, 1856, after Wilson County was formed. Matilda Harrell appeared in Wilson County court records appealing for her dower in 1858. Andrew Jackson Harrell was the only son to reach maturity. He married Martha Carolyn Jones on May 10, 1866, and moved to Wayne County, N. C. Susan Harrell married Jonathan Ellis on November 2, 1873, and he died before any children were recorded. Elizabeth Harrell married Robert Felton. Margaret Harrell married Robert Owens, had two boys, Joseph J. Owens and Levi Rufus Owens. Then she died. Afterwards, Robert Owens married Martha Francis Harrell, her sister. They had six children. All of them remained with Matilda according to the census. After Matilda Harrell died, this deed, located in Wayne County, deeded the home and farm to her son-in-law Robert Owens and his wife Martha F. Owens in 1883.

(Renfrow Family continued from page 74) Charity, Noel, Jr., Josiah and Zilpha (not in that order). William married Polly Pelt, had at least eight children, and died in 1834. He is the ancestor of most of the Renfrows now living in Wilson County. Noel’s original Renfrow land was in Johnston County, in the part that became the Spring Hill Township of Wilson County. Much of the original land has been divided among heirs and has passed out of the family. There is, however, still a Renfrow family living on the original land which also has the original one-room Renfrow School building which was closed by Charles L. Coon in the consolidation of Wil- son County Schools in the 1920s. Many of the present-day Renfrows are members of the local Presbyterian Church, which is the official state church of Scotland. We don’t know if that has carried over from Paisley Abbey, built in 1200s, seat of the Royal Stuart fam- the immigrant, Symom Renfro, or has come to be accepted _ily of Scotland. The eldest son of each generation became by later generations of the family. Baron of Renfrew (the county in which Paisley is located). Henry & Sue Powell Postcard photo purchased at Abbey Gift shop lc i i ae 5 A i i a SB SS ELE TE ia ER ORT a, Rel Nh EE EE August 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 75 I a ER CE a ER a SERBS IT PR I FE A SI ED FAMILY CONNECTIONS—WI/LSON DAILY county status was given. His house stood for many years un- til removed for the recent reconstruction of Rt. 42. Bennett TIMES married Martha Barnes, and they had two sons, William THe BULLOCK FAmity—JULyY 19, 2005 Junius who became a doctor, and Bennett, Jr, who was a noted farmer in his day. Bennett, Jr. had a son, Washington This month we present information on this ancient family Plummer Bullock who, in 1902, built the ornate Queen Anne which began in the 12th century in England as Bulloc. This Victorian house still standing on Old Raleigh Road about name, usually given to a young bull, seems to have been ap- ten miles west of Wilson. plied to a sturdy young man. Legend tells us that his name Bennett’s brother David had a son, Jonathan, who had a was Oswald, and the name was passed on to his descendents. son David William who married Frances Southerland Sugg, The area where it was first used seems to be in the County of daughter of Lemuel Sugg and Mary Cromwell. The reason Berkshire which lies along the River Thames to the west of for this detail is that there was a marriage recorded in 1866, London. It is a garden area of England, producing an abun- when now-free slaves were encouraged to register their ear- dance of market fruits and vegetables which were transported lier marriages. Cromwell Bullock and Charity Farmer had to the local markets by oxcart or to London markets by river been “married” for 17 years at the time of registration. De- barge. In this agricultural society, names were often related scendants of Cromwell and Charity have family lore of to a person’s work or particular character. The Normans Cromnwell being born to a Bullock father, but there are ob- who invaded in 1066 had great influence on the development viously no records to support this. The emancipation of of surnames; however, the origin of the bulloc word is ob- slaves was like removing a brick wall. Before that point, scure and may have come from languages older than that of slaves had no surnames and no rights. When freed, they the French invaders. chose whatever surname they wished and acquired their civil The family grew and expanded into adjacent counties and, rights. Bennett Bullock, Jr. had one slave listed in the 1860 by the 1500s, was found as far away as the County of Essex census although no names were given. One could only guess on the east side of England and in Devonshire in southwest that this might have been Cromwell. England. Hugh Bullock, of Devon, was living in Middlesex The Wilson County Genealogical Society will not meet (now London) where he married in 1603. By 1629, he had again until September when regular meetings resume at the obtained ownership of the ship “Indeavor” and set sail for Library. The Society is now taking orders for their Wilson Virginia with a load of passengers and cargo. By 1631, he County’s Founding Families book to be released after the had become a member of the King’s Council of Virginia. He first of the year. The prepublication price is $35 which in- later became a Burgess from York County where he owned cludes tax. Send your name, address and check to PO Box 2,550 acres of land. He left his land and corn mill to his eld- 802, Wilson 27894 or call 243-1660 to order by Visa or est son William who was living in the County of Essex in MasterCard: We expect to have one printing of 500 copies. England at the time. William came to Virginia in 1638 with Henry & Sue Powell his wife, Elizabeth and children, Frances and Robert. Robert married Anne Taylor and had children Edward, Zachariah, John, and Robert. There were other Bullocks in Virginia, having immigrated at various times during the 1600s, but we will follow only those who ended up in Wilson County. A considerable number of Bullocks migrated to Granville County, North Carolina, but they do not appear to be related to our line. Typical of most Colonial families, the same given names are used over and over which makes it difficult to construct an accurate line of descent. The late Hugh Johnston amassed hundreds of pages of data on the Bullocks but never com- pleted an accurate family tree, as far as we can tell. Based on the information available to us, it appears that Robert, son of William, had a son, Richard, who settled in the area that is now Sussex County, Virginia (the area be- tween Emporia and Petersburg), and that is where we think the Wilson Bullocks came from. Richard had a son, Jeremiah, who had a son, John, who had sons, Balaam, born Bullock-Dew house (1902), on Old Raleigh Road near Bul- in 1754, David, Blount, and Bennett, and a sister, Mary, all born in Sussex County. lock’s School. Built by Washington Plummer Bulllock, son All the brothers migrated to Edgecombe County, North of Bennett Bullock, Jr. Sold to W. R. Dew in 1916 whose family owned the house until 1979. (Photo by Henry Powell) Carolina, where they bought property and established farms. Bennett settled in the area of Edgecombe County then known as Farmer’s Crossroads, later the location of Roney If we dwell too much on the past, we neglect the present; Williamson’s Store on Rt. 42 about 4 miles west of Wilson. if we ignore the past, we rob the future. He became a resident of Wilson County in 1855 when anonymous a a I Ne ed | ow Sn ot ios te) see eee Page 76 Trees of Wilson August 2005 LITTLE GOSHEN CHAPEL Contributed by J. Robert Boykin In 1770 in the northern part of Dobbs County (now Greene County) about 6 miles south of the present Wilson County line, a group of citizens gathered a petition to request that an Anglican Chapel be built in their area on Contentnea Creek because of the distance and inconvenience to the Parish Church in Kinston. The petitioners agreed to pay the vestry of St Patrick's Parish the sums listed by their names on the petition for a good clapboard chapel in a "neat and compleat manner" to be located on the lands of Captain John Murphrey |f and Colonel Abraham Sheppard at the landing on Contentnea Creek and later called Contentnea and even later Fool's Bridge near the Public (tobacco inspection) Warehouse. The village of Contentnea was at one point the crossing point of all the major roads in Greene County. 64 individuals donated to the building fund with the most This rendering of the Little Goshen Episcopal Chapel was given by Colonel Abraham Sheppard at 25 pounds and 4 shil- done by Bill Highsmith, Architect of Skinner, Lamm, and lings and Captain John (Jack) Murphrey giving 20 pounds Highsmith based on the measurements and descriptions in the and 5 shillings British sterling. Both men were wealthy plant- William L. Murphy Papers at East Carolina University. ers and political leaders in the county. The vestry of St. Patrick's Parish met on the 3" day of May, 1770 and appointed Sheppard and Murphrey as Trustees. The following petitioners are a valuable list of families that lived They agreed that a Chapel should be built, in an old field be- in the area: longing to the two trustees, called Little Goshen to be 60 feet wide and 30 feet long. The location was on the west side of Col. Abraham Sheppard 25.4.0 Thomas Smith 1.0.0 Contentnea Creek with James Glasgow, N. C. Secretary of Capt. John Murphrey 20.5.0 Mary Mewbom 4.5.0 State having his plantation on the east side of the creek. Edward Coward 10.0.0 Benjamin Shepherd 15.0.0 Minutes from the vestry meeting give in detail the descrip- Elizabeth Murphrey 10.0.0 John Tyndall 15.9 tion and the requirements for the Chapel with the work being Needham Coward 2.5.0 Drew Aldndge 11.0.5 completed by May 1772. Jesse Jones and William Mackenny Joon Freeman 45.0 Benjamin Best 13.5.0 were appointed to see that the said work was faithfully done Elizabeth Coward 1.0.0 Margaret Best 1.0.0 with good materials. Sheppard and Murphey were to under- David Jones 2.5.0 James Glasgow 6.0.0 write with Thomas Edwards, the building of the Chapel ac- William Aycock 1.0.0 John Granger 0.0.5 cording to the plan. Simon Barrow 4.0.0 Francis Harper, Sr. 1.0.0 In a letter written, June 2, 1770, by Captain John Murphrey Bathsheby Pope 0.9.0 Briggs Hill 4.0.0 to his nephew Murphrey Dixon, a local builder/carpenter/ Thomas Edwards 1.0.5 John Sugg 9.5.0 furniture maker, requested Dixon to build two comb back Jonathan Rasberry 0.8.4 Sarah Jones 0.7.5 Windsor chairs, a square table and a readers desk along with Moses Fields 1.0.0 Jacob Lewis 0.0.1 the Apostle's Creed and the Lord's Prayer to be carved and Jesse Britt 1.0.0 Margaret Britt 0.9.5 gilded above the altar. For his work, Dixon billed the parish Thomas Williams 7.0.4 Jacob Pope 1.0.8 only 12 shillings for the cost of "laying on of 6 books of gold Westward Williams 2.0.0 Mark Smith 1.5.0 leaves at 2/0 per book." Michael Murphrey 1.0.4 William Taylor 2.5.0 The Chapel remained active as an Anglican (Episcopal) Sarah Sheppard 0.4.0 Elizabeth Sugg 4.0.0 Church through the 1770's and 1780's (during the Revolu- David Ward 0.0.5 Alexander Harper 9.0.0 tionary War) and was attended by the prominent families of Joshua Thigpen 0.0.8 Benjamin Caswell 16.0.5 northern Dobbs (later Greene) and southern Wilson Counties. William Ormand 5.0.5 Robert Hill 10.5.0 It was mentioned as still functioning in the 1810 History of Ann Ormand 1.0.0 Sherod Grimsley 1.5.0 Greene County by Thomas Holiday. It fell into disuse soon George Miller 0.3.0 Ann Hill 7.5.0 after 1810 as the Episcopal Church died out and eventually Anthony Vanpelt 4.0.0 John Murphrey, Jr. 6.0.5 was used as a farm storage building. The final end to the Frederick Jones 2.5.6 Simon Britt Prt Church building came in the mid 1860's during the Civil War Burwell Hall 0.4.0 Martha Hill 5.0.0 as Northern troops from Sherman's army burned it to the Absolum Sugg 0.6.5 MaryAldridge 1.0.0 ground. Until recent times, local old timers remember bricks Sarah Britt 0.0.7 William Speight 2.5.0 from the Chapel being found in the middle of the field where Arthur Smith 1.0.0 Martha Caswell 1.5.0 it was located. Thomas Pridgen 4.0.0 Mary Taylor 1.0.0 Resources: "History of Greene County" by James Creech; Wil- Mary Edwards 0.9.0 Thomas Harrison 2.0.0 liam L. Murphrey Papers, East Carolina University; “1810 History Samuel Ruffm 8.0.0 of Greene County” by Thomas Holiday.

August 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 77 OE AEE ESSA LF a ST AE A A SR THE JOHN JOSEPH ADAMS FAMILY Gaylon and Marty Dennis Adams had three children: Wil- Pine Tree Times, by Richard Owens Ellis liam Gaylon, Becky Lynn and John David. John Joseph Adams was born about 1837 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. He married Susan Charlotte Ellis DOES ANYBODY CARE? there in 1858, and they must have come to Arkansas with her (continued from p. 73) father and brother. [Charles Ellis and Redmond Ellis. See Barnes had a house built for the newlyweds about a mile May 2005 issue of Trees of Wilson for an article about them. ] away. That house still stands and is illustrated on p.120 of The 1860 census showed them in the L’ Anguille Town- Archirectural Heritage in which it is labeled as the Sallie ship, and Susan was five years older than John. When their Graves House. Sallie was a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. only child, John Franklin Adams, was born in 1861, his fa- Graves. ther may have already gone into the Civil War. John J. ap- The present-day members of the Graves family consider parently either died or was killed in that terrible conflict. the now-lost Barnes home to be a family home place and Confederate records show several John and Joseph Adams, are understandably deeply upset by the loss. but only one J. J., which was probably him. The 80 acres of Dr. Edwin Barnes (1839-1882) was a second cousin to land which was in his name before the war, was owned by Edwin Barnes but never had any known connection with Mrs. Susan Adams in 1866. She apparently later married the burned house or the land on which it stands. The land James B. Bowers and had a son named Henry Alexander. was originally granted to Edward Barnes (1712-1764) by She returned to North Carolina, probably to be near her the agent for Lord Granville sometime before 1762. The three sisters there. Susan was reported to have made efforts Barnes and Graves families have actively farmed the land to contact her son’s family in her later years; however, she for nearly 240 years, until the last Graves manager retired probably was unable to locate them. recently. John Franklin donated [homesteaded] 160 acres, the north- west quarter of section 36 (6-1), in 1886. He and his wife, THE CONFEDERATE HOSPITAL Mary Jane Higgins Adams, had these children: Joseph William “Will” Effie Pearl (married Jim McKee) Mary Susan “Susie” (married Tom Aldridge) John Elby (died at 8 months) Laura Ellen Barney Arnold (died at 4 months) Gordon Ray (died at 5 years) Maude Bell (wife of Jim Ellis and Tuff Hodges) Alice Fell (married John Haynes) Louis (died at 6 months) Siney Mae (married Emest Ellis) Floyd Leland Will and Lillie Mae Campbell Adams had three children, William Hugh, Cecil Waldo Pauline (Hodges). This is the only building left standing of the Wilson Fe- Barney and Deacy Luetta Aldridge Adams had four chil- male Academy which was used as a Confederate military dren: hospital during the Civil War. The building was used as an Eunice Ruth (married Vernon Sanders), apartment house after the Academy closed and has spent Lowell O, the last 100 years or so slowly deteriorating. John “Johnny” Loyd The local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confed- Calvin Aubrey. eracy raised the funds to purchase the building and have it Lowell and Elizabeth Drury Adams had a daughter named moved to land on Goldsboro Street donated by a member. Nellie Renee (Bornemeier). The move was completed only a few months ago. The UDC John Loyd and Martha Gunn Adams had two sons, Larry has formed a non-profit corporation to oversee the renova- and Gary. tion and operation of the building as a local historical mu- Calvin and his first wife, Ruby Elizabeth Stephens Adams, seum. Work seems to have slowed at this point. It is critical had two daughters, Laura Yevonne (Robbins) and Linda Gail that the Corporation move swiftly to get its Board of Direc- (Farmer Porter). He and his second wife, Oma Ethel Atkins tors in place and get moving with the renovation. “Gang” Adams, had a son named Calvin Aubrey Jr. graffiti has already been sprayed on the exterior of the Floyd and Violet Lorene Neill Adams had two sons, Coy building, and it is dangerously exposed to more serious Nathan and Henry Gaylon. vandalism. Coy and Marie Hillyard Adams had four children: Jo Marie Accolades are due to Emilie English and the ladies of the (Bennett), Coy Nathan a Jr., Kelly ee Neill and Jesse Shane. ne Ni UDC for their work i, to date. el oe

Page 78 Trees of Wilson August 2005 STR z re oa eet Tee SST : TE: BES SET SE 3 SS OCCUPATIONS: A LIST OF DEFINITIONS Fell monger One who removes hair or wool from hides in Rootsweb, March 11, 1999 preparation for leather making Dan Burrows, [email protected] » dburrows2@iuno,cpm Fletcher One who made bows and arrows Fuller One who fulls cloth; one who shrinks and thick- Accomptant Accountant ens woolen cloth by moistening, heating, and Almoner Giver of charity to the needy pressing; one who cleans and finishes cloth Amanuensis Secretary or stenographer Goaler A keeper of the goal, a jailer Artificer A soldier mechanic who does repairs Glazier Window glassman Bailie Bailiff Hacker Maker of hoes Baxter Baker Hatcheler One who combed out or carded flax Bluestocking Female writer Haymonger Dealer in hay Boniface Keeper of an inn Hayward Keeper of fences Brazier One who works with brass Higgler Itinerant peddler Brewster Beer manufacturer Hillier Roof tiler Brightsmith Metal Worker Hind A farm laborer Burgonmaster Mayor Holster A groom who took care of horses, often at an inn Caulker One who filled up cracks (in ships or win- Hooker Reaper dows or seems to make them watertight by Hooper One who made hoops for casks and barrels using tar or oakum-hem fiber produced by tak- Huckster Sells small wares ing old ropes apart Husbandman A farmer who cultivated the land Chaisemaker Carriagemaker Jagger Fish peddler Chandler Dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles; Journeyman One who had served his apprenticeship and mas- retailer of groceries tered his craft, not bound to serve a master, but Chiffonnier Wig maker hired by the day Clark Clerk Joyner / Joiner A skilled carpenter Clerk Clergyman, cleric Keeler Bargeman Clicker The servant of a salesman who stood at the door to Kempster Wool comber invite customers; one who received the matter in Lardner Keeper of the cupboard the galley from the compositors and arranged it in Lavender Washerwoman due form ready for printing; one who makes eye Lederer Leather maker let holes in boots using a machine which clicked. Leech Physician Cohen Priest Longshoreman Stevedore Collier Coal miner Lormer Maker of horse gear Colporteur Peddler of books Malender Farmer Cooper One who makes or repairs vessels made of staves Maltster Brewer & hoops, such as casks, barrels, tubs, etc. Manciple A steward Cordwainer Shoemaker, originally any leather worker using Mason Bricklayer leather from Cordova/Cordoba in Spain Mintmaster One who issued local currency Costermonger Peddler of fruits and vegetables Monger Seller of goods (ale, fish) Crocker Potter Muleskinner Teamster Crowner Coroner Neatherder Herds cows Currier One who dresses the coat of a horse with a curry Ordinary Keeper Innkeeper with fixed prices comb; one who tanned leather by incorporating Pattern Maker A maker of a clog shod with an iron ring. A clog oil or grease was a wooden pole with a pattern cut into the end Docker Stevedore, dock worker who loads and unloads Peregrinator Itinerant wanderer cargo Peruker A wig maker Dowser One who finds water using a rod or witching stick Pettifogger A shyster lawyer Draper A dealer in dry goods Pigman Crockery dealer Drayman One who drives a long strong cart without fixed Plumber One who applied sheet lead for roofing and set lead sides for carrying heavy loads frames for plain or stained glass windows. Dresser A surgeon's assistant in a hospital Porter Door keeper Drover One who drives cattle, sheep, etc. to market; a Puddler Wrought iron worker dealer in cattle Quarrier Quarry worker Duffer Peddler Rigger Hoist tackle worker Factor Agent, commission merchant; one who acts or Ripper Seller of fish transacts business for another; Scottish steward Roper Maker of rope or nets or bailiff of an estate [Editor’s note: A recent inquiry regarding an occupation suggested that Farrier A blacksmith, one who shoes horses this list might be of interest to our readers. The remainder of this list Faulkner Falconer will be included in the September issue of Trees. |

August 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 79 CHRISTIAN FARMER $45.00 in silver money 10% acres north of Contentnea Creek Hugh B. Johnston Files (from a former division of the late William Row, Sr.); no witnesses.” On October 27, 1809, Thomas Horn and others petitioned Christian Farmer, (1788-1817) daughter of Isaac Farmer, Jr., and wife Christian Barnes of Edgecombe County, mar- in the Nash County Court that the old road called the ried in 1809 Ely Mercer (c. 1778-1832) of Nash County, Bloomery Road be reopened from Thomas Horn’s on Tois- North Carolina. He may have been a son of James Mercer not Swamp into the Contentnea Road at or near Eli Mercer’s whose inventory was taken by administrator Noah Chadwick Plantation.’” On May 5, 1810, Ely Mercer sold Thomas in Nash County on August 1, 1779.’ On August 25, 1803, Eli Horn, son of Jacob Horn, for $74.66 % a tract of 16 % acres Mercer, William Ross, and William Robbins, Sr., witnessed north of Contentnea Creek (Lots Nos. 4 and 5 drawn by Ben- the will of John (1) White of Edgecombe County.’ jamin and Stephen Cobb in a division); witnessed by Hardy The first wife of Eli Mercer (married 1803) was Barshaba Horn and Thomas Airs.’' On September 4, 1816, Eli Mercer Nicholson, daughter of Thomas Nicholson of Nash County, and Litha Hedgepeth witnessed the will of John Hedgepeth by whom he probably had two children. She died about of Edgecombe County.” 1807. His third wife (married 1818) was Margaret _, who Eli Mercer made his will in Nash County on June 1, 1832, died about the end of 1847, and they apparently had only one and it was probated in August Court, 1832: (1) wife Marga- child. ret Mercer, bed, stead, bedclothes, pine chest, pine table, On September 28, 1803, Eli and Bashaba Mercer of Edge- woman’s saddle; use of mare, colt, 2 cows and yearlings, combe County, Elizabeth Ann Mann of Nash County, and hogs, sheep, 2 dagon plows, 2 fluke hoes, 2 plow frames, 2 John Nicholson of Halifax County sold Joseph Wright axes, grubbing hoe, 2 weeding hoes, bed and furniture, 12 Nicholson of Halifax County for £180.0.0 Virginia currency sitting chairs, 2 pots, spider, griddle, Dutch oven, 2 bread 335 acres adjoining Benjamin Mason, William Wilder, Jr., trays, meal sifter, pine table, woolen wheel, cards, linen and Mark Mason (it being half of a grant to Lemuel Nichol- wheel, and half the land including the dwelling house; (2) son the Elder by the Earl of Granville on November 26, daughter Nancy Mercer, bed, stead, and furniture, pine chest, 1761, “& from the death of our late Uncle Absolam Nichol- and one-fifth of the slave money; (3) son James Mercer, bed son Son of the said Lemuel the Elder to whom the said land and furniture, walnut table, north half of the land; (4) daugh- was bequeathed and he said Absolam died Intestate we being ter Abba Mercer, feather bed and furniture, tea table, and his nephews & nieces heir the same from the Devision of his one-fifth of the slave money; (5) son Thomas Mercer, bed, lands among the whole of His Heirs”); witnessed by James stead, and furniture, china press, reversion in the southern M. Nicholson.* half of the plantation; (6) three slaves to be sold and the On December 6, 1805, Shadrach (x) Sims of Wayne money divided into five parts; (7) daughter Sally William- County sold Ely Mescer of Edgecombe County for £240 a son, a fifth of the slave money; (8) son and executor John tract of 81 acres north of Contentnea Creek “Just above Mercer, ditto; (9) daughter Mary Gardner, ditto; (10) friend Rows old Landing,” adjoining the Cobb and Horn line, and executor Isaac Williamson; and (11) witnesses: Bartley Stephen’s Branch, and Cornelius Saunders; witnessed by Deans and Stephen Boykin.** Etheldred Deberry and Robert Coleman.* On February 8, On August 30, 1832, executor Isaac Williamson sold the 1806, Benjamin Cobb of Nash County sold Ely Messer of personal property of Ely Mercer and purchases were made by Edgecombe County for $17.50 in silver money 10% acres the widow, John N. Mercer, Nancy Mercer, and Alsey Mer- north of Contentnea Creek (my share in Lot No. 2 in the di- cer. Additional sales were held on October 31, 1832, and vision of the late William Row, Sr.); witnessed by Lamuel January 1, 1833.'* Margaret (x) Mercer made her will on Oc- Cobb and William Eates.° tober 30, 1847, in Nash County, and it was probated in Feb- On January 6, 1807, Etheldred DeBerry of Wayne County ruary Court, 1848: (1) granddaughter Eliza Jane Mercer, sold Ely Mercer of Nash County for £250 a tract of 215 acres daughter of Thomas Mercer, feather bed and furniture and a north of Contentnea Creek adjoining Shepperd’s Branch, chest; (2) granddaughter Tempe Ann Mercer, daughter of William Horn, Ely Mercer, “the Road the County line,” Thomas, ditto; (3) Rhoda Mercer, wife of Thomas, side sad- along it to Pasture Branch, and Thomas and Cornelius Sand- dle, loom, blue table, press, pair of cart wheels, woolen ers; witnessed by Thomas Horn and Samuel F. Mortgain.° wheel, 2 tubs, 12 plates, 5 bowls, 3 jugs, black bottle, tickler, On March 27, 1807, Eli Mercer of Nash County sold Wil- decanter, and 2 flat irons; (4) executor Thomas Mercer, all liam Pope of the same place for $255.00 in silver dollars 51 stock; and (5) witnesses: James F. Mercer and Lazarus acres north of Contentnea Creek in Edgecombe County ad- Cook." joining Horn, Cobb, “Rows old pattant,” and Saunders; wit- Children of Ely and Barshaba Nicholson Mercer: nessed by Etheldred D. Berry, and John (x) Hedgepeth.’ John Nicholson Mercer was bom about 1804 and died in On February 2, 1808, Stephen Cobb of Wayne County sold 1841. On December 23, 1826, he married Esther Pitt, Eli Mercer of Nash County for $40.00 in silver money 10% daughter of Thomas and Catherine Pitt of Edgecombe acres north of Contentnea Creek (my share of Lot No. 2 in County, bonded by David Williams. On May 14, 1850, the division of a lot formerly belonging to the late William she married John Gifford of Nash County, bonded by Row, Sr.); witnessed by Thomas Horn and James Donell.® Willie Deans. On November 11, 1808, Etheldred D. Berry and wife Mary of Wayne County sold Ely Mercer (Continued on page 81) a of Nash aI County for ON arte pe oe ee ES ep Page 80 Trees of Wilson August 2005 (Christian Farmer continued from page 56) Notes: 1. Joseph W. Watson, Abstracts of Early Records of Nash Children of John and Esther Pitt Mercer: County, North Carolina, 1777-1859 (Rocky Mount, N. (a) Evelina Mercer married Jackson Gifford of Nash C,,, $963), p. 219 County on February 9, 1847, bonded by Willie 2. Edgecombe County, Will Book D, p. 198. Deans. 3. Nash County, Deed Book 7, p. 177. (b) Eliza Jane Mercer 4. Deed Book 8, p. 166. (c) Joseph John Mercer 5. Deed Book 8, p. 102. (d) James W. M. Mercer 6. Deed Book 8, p. 176. 2. Mary Mercer was born 1806 and married a Gardner. 7. Edgecombe County, Deed Book 13, p. 47. Children of Ely and Christian Farmer Mercer: 8. Nash County, Deed Book 9, p. 220. 1. Sally Mercer was born in 1810. 9. Deed Book 8, p. 271. 2. Nancy Mercer was born in 1812. On October 29, 1833, 10. Watson, p. 118. she married John C. Thorn, bonded by Augustin Thorn 11. Nash County, Deed Book 9, p. 217. in Nash County. He died in 1835. On December 25, 12. Edgecombe County, Will Book E, p. 337. 1838, Nancy Thorn married Crawford Baker of Nash 13. Nash County, Will Book 1, p. 389. County. He was born in 1814. 14. Watson, p. 219. Child of John and Nancy Thorn: 15. Nash County, Will Book 1, p. 510. Ely Thorn was born in 1834 and died in 1840. Isaac Wil- 16. Watson, p. 368. liamson was his guardian from 1837 to 1840."° 17. Watson, p. 347, Crawford Baker, sawyer, was listed in Black Creek Township in the Wilson County Census taken on June 6, VIOLA RENFROW OBITUARY 1860. Zion’s Landmark, September 1, 1892 Children of Crawford and Nancy Baker: Contributed by J. Robert Boykin (a) Mary Ann Baker was born in 1842. MISS VIOLA RENFROW. (b) James Baker was born in 1846. The subject of this obituary was born Jan. 27, 1866, died (c) Rhoda Ann Baker was born in 1848. December 7, 1891. Her whole life was one of self sacrifice; (d) Nancy Baker was born in 1850. no opportunity to oblige a friend or relieve the suffering was (e) Phereby Baker was born in 1855. ever neglected by Viola. As a school girl she had the fond 3. James Farmer Mercer was born in 1814 in Nash County. love alike of teachers and schoolmates. No one could fail to On February 12, 1838, he married Celia Crowell in Nash admire such a true, pure, gentle and noble character. County, bonded by James Fulgham. On August 4, 1860, She was married at the home of her father Mr. Jonathan James Mercer was living in Oldfield Township of Wil- Tomlinson Jan. 11, 1891 to Mr. James A. Renfrow who took son County and was a merchant worth $4,775. her to his home near Lucama a bright happy bride, and in Child: John Crowell Mercer was born in 1838. He was less than one year she was resting in the cold embrace of 5 Sergeant in Company C, 43"! North Carolina Infantry death. Regiment, C. S. A. and died on April 15, 1862, in the With the young husband we sympathise deeply but hope Confederate Hospital at Wilson. On June 24, 1858, he that he may in his great bereavement be enabled to look to married Sarah Ann Frances “Sallie” Boykin, daughter of the great Giver of all strength, and that he will grant him Stephen and Sallie Boykin. Sallie Mercer was born Sep- grace and peace, .... Although among strangers in her new tember 22, 1841, and died Apri] 13, 1922. home she soon had hosts of admirers for her many noble 4. Abba Mercer was born in 1816. Barney Pearson acted as traits of character. During her severe illness which lasted her guardian from 1834 to 1837.'’ She probably died only eight days she had all the care a kind Father, Mother before 1850. and Husband and anxious friends could give, but her heav- Child of Ely and Margaret Mercer: enly Father had called, her stay on earth was ended and she 1, Thomas Mercer was born in 1819 in Nash County. On passed quietly and peacefully away about 1:30 o’clock p. m. Viola never united with any church, but she seemed to love December 15, 1840, he married Rhoda Bone of Nash County, bonded by Crawford Baker. She was born in the Baptists and long before she was grown delighted to sit in 1818. On August 4, 1860, Thomas and Rhoda Mercer some quiet corner and hear those converse who gave all the were listed in Oldfield Township of Wilson County with glory to God for their deliverance. For two years before her death she had a precious hope in Christ and on every occa- seven children. Children of Thomas and Rhoda Bone Mercer: sion possible attended meeting at Black Creek the church nearest her home. Her feelings of unworthiness kept her from (a) Eliza Jane Mercer was born in 1841. (b) Temperance “Tempie” Mercer was born in 1843. uniting with the church, but she loved the “little flock” and endeavored to live the life of a christian and we feel that she (c) William Mercer was born in 1844. is now enjoying the rest prepared for the people of God. No (d) Aquilla Mercer was born in 1846. (e) Mourning Mercer was born in 1848. more sorrow or care, only rest, sweet rest, in that blessed home prepared by a kind and loving Father ... so we must (f) Elihu Mercer was born in 1852. look to Jesus for comfort and strive to emulate her beautiful (g) Mahala Mercer was born in 1854. life.

August 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 81 SKETCHES AND INTERESTING REMINIS- _ These, with the other buildings I have mentioned, consti- ENCES OF THE LEADING MEN AND tuted the principal habitations and places of business of the people in the contemplation of which, with its population of EVENTS IN THE DAYS THAT ARE GONE. four hundred and fifty, one might excuse the perplexity of By Thomas Crowder Davis the old woman who had never been to town before, when she [This is part three, the final part, of an article written prior exclaimed, “God knows if there are many more people in to 1909 by T. C. Davis. The first part, printed in the May New York than there are in Wilson, where do they get 2005 issue of 7rees of Wilson, included a reference to his enough to eat?” brother James Davis, who was living at the time of the writ- The plank road to Greenville, finished in about 1852, did ing of the article. James Davis died June 6, 1908. much with daily stage and numerous freight wagons, brought In 1853, Thomas and James Davis “came to what is now us within close touch with Washington, materially reducing Wilson, but which was then little more than a country cross- freights by competition with the railroad and enabling the roads, and took charge of a general supply store owned by merchants to offer unusual bargains in groceries and heavy their father and located on the spot now occupied by the goods, thereby extending the volume of trade in every direc- Blauvelt jewelry store.” (Quote from the obituary of Thomas tion, and it was no unusual thing at that time as it has never Crowder Davis.) been since, to see scores of people on any day of the week The second part of the article was included in the June from six to eight neighboring counties buying goods in our 2005 issue of Trees of Wilson. The complete text of market. But the great event in the progress of Wilson, was “Sketches of Wilson and Wilson County People” is filed in the establishment of the new county by the Legislature of the vertical files in the Local History Room at the Wilson 1854-55, the consummation of a work of years. County Public Library. ] The people, often sore with hope deferred, could not be- There was also a small dwelling near the ten pin alley. At lieve it at once, but when convinced of the fact were wild the next corner stood W. T. Daniel’s furniture factory, estab- with enthusiasm. lished in 1850. Of this Wooten, Stephens & Co. are the lineal General Barnes and Mr. George Howard, who was reading successors and the oldest business house in town. Across clerk of the House, were still in Raleigh, and were immedi- Spring street on the hill Mr. Steven’s dwelling, a two story ately directed to invite the Legislature to Wilson for a jolifi- building, stood, and on the corner of Goldsboro and Barnes cation, and the result was the biggest ball and the greatest streets Mr. O. Calleghan had a two story dwelling. There was feasting ever heard of in these parts. All the oldest and most only one dwelling on the other side of Barnes street above substantial people of the county gathered with their young Spring, and this was opposite Mrs. Stevens’ (Wooten’s lot), a friends to do honor to the occasion. The festivities continued small single story house occupied by Mr. Henry Skinner. He three days and nights, with all the accessories of a great occa- died with consumption early in 1855. He was the father of sion. Augustus, who moved south. There were present legislators and prominent citizens from Death in a small town or village always has a peculiarly everywhere. The most assiduous beaux, the prettiest girls and pathetic tinge, the people know each other intimately, and stateliest dames from far and near on pleasure bent, and old outside the immediate family circle the loss of a neighbor Frank Johnston’s music and the dancing has been a life mem- and friend seems to be more keenly felt than in large places ory to all the happy participants. Wilson, and Wilson county and spreads a pall of gloom over every household in the were at once voted the head of the most progressive people community, and in Wilson in early days, when the little in the State, and she has never lost her prestige. Lodge bell was tolled (the same now in use, there was no Getting the new county was not accomplished without the other) all places of business closed and every man, woman labor and earnest co-operation of many whose names are al- and child attended the funeral following their dead in solemn most forgotten. Col. David Williams and Judge Howard who procession as borne by strong young men to the last resting were present and active in their efforts at the crucial moment, place. are not forgotten, but to General Barnes, who was in a situa- The hotel kept by Maj. Gay (the Adams Hotel), W. B. tion to work more effectively than anyone else, belongs the Myers store, corner Barnes and Tarboro Streets, the Bernard honor in the largest measure of securing the passage of the store on the opposite side (the same building is still standing bill. And for long continued and important services to the nearby an old red store on what is now the cotton yard of B. people before and after the fact, he may justly be styled the A. Howard. The Myers store and fronting Tarboro street, Mr. father of his county. O’Calleghan’s saloon on the lot adjoining Myers and Moses Joshua Barnes was no ordinary man; great in the usual Baker Sharpe’s dwelling on the lot adjoining O’Calleghan. sense of the word he was not. He was the best specimen of Dr. Watson’s office, on the west side of the street nearly op- the manhood of his environment. Uncorruptible, charitable, posite O’Calleghan. Joe Barbee’s saloon, corner Tarboro and hospitable, the valued friend and counsellor of his neighbors, Nash Streets. Thorne & Mayo’s clothing store, on the spot and the representative of his people in the highest and best where J. C. Hadley & Co.’s store now stands, and W. D. sense. A bronze statue on the court house square to his mem- Rountree’s big store which stood immediately in front of ory and to transmit to posterity his form and features would Barnes street, in what is now the extension of the street and be a deserved and graceful tribute from his county men. was afterwards moved to the southeast corner of Nash and Peace to his ashes! Tarboro, and burned in the great Christmas fire. ee ee IS eM ESD, SEU ete Tn (Continued ee on page 83) Page 82 Trees of Wilson August 2005 FOUNDING FAMILIES PROGRESS REPORT UPCOMING EVENTS Nine surnames have been added to the list of surnames in- e Next WCGS meeting: September 27, 2005. The program cluded in June Trees. They are FELTS, FERRELL, FRIAR, will be presented by David B. Gammon who will speak on HALES, HARRELL, LAWRENCE, MILLER, MORGAN, “Lessons from the Deed Books.” He will discuss the types of AND SHELTON. records found in deed books, what we can learn from them, We would like to consider for inclusion any additional sur- how to interpret them, etc. names that we might have overlooked. Please send us the Mr. Gammon, lecturer and abstracter of genealogical re- information by September 1, 2005, the deadline for al] sub- cords has published numerous books. A search on Google missions for the book. If you have been intending to send found at least sixteen titles of abstracts of records in several your information, time is running out! Send it along now! counties. He has previously given two programs to WCGS which (Sketches of Wilson continued from page 82) were very good. In November 1993, he spoke on “Using Jonathan Rountree, father of our townsman, Frank Roun- Mathematics to Interpret Estates Records.” In January 1999, tree, was probably the foremost business man of Wilson in his presentation on “Follow the Rules and Watch the Clock” the fifties. He had been associated with Mr. Nathan Daniel taught us how timing and validity made a difference in se- in a successful business at Stantonsburg, and was in 1854 a lected North Carolina Supreme Court Cases. partner of Dr. Barron C. Watson in a cotton commission Put September 27 on your calendar and plan to hear an- business in New York. Full of life and vivacity he could other excellent talk by David Gammon! adapt himself to any situation, and sometimes Jet down to e N. C. Genealogical Society Annual Meeting & Fall Work- the sports and mischief of younger men, with whom he was shop, Nov. 11 and 12, 2005. Craig R. Scott and William H. a great favorite. Brown will present programs on “Finding Your Military An- Practical Jokin. An Incident. cestors.” More information is available at http://www. “Say, what have you got to sell?” said J. D. [Rountree] one ncegenealogy,org, or by writing NCGS Annual! Meeting and day, standing in a group of five or six young fellows to a Workshop, PO Box 22, Greenville, NC 27835-0022. man in a covered wagon who had just stopped on Tarboro street, near Joe Barbee’s comer. “Jugs,” said the man. WILSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY “Well, that is just what we want,” said he; ‘“‘Let’s buy the The Local History Room awaits your research session. load, boys. Where are you from, sir?” Plan to take advantage of our expanded research facility. “Chatam [sic.] County,” he answered. “Good timber The library is open Mon.-Wed. 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, county; plenty of rountrees there.” Thurs.-Sat. 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Parking is available near “Humph!” said Gen. Barnes, seated in a chair on the side- the new Broad Street entrance. walk, with a long reed-stem pipe in his mouth. “That fellow NEW BOOKS IN THE LOCAL HISTORY is a traveler.” And when the man was out of ear-shot he ROOM whispered, “Watch him, Tree [Rountree] you’ ll catch a Tar- e Morton Allan Directory of European Steamship Arrivals; tar.” European Passenger Steamship Arrivals for the Years 1890 “Oh, no,” said Tree, “You watch me. We will have some to 1930 at the Port of New York and for the Years 1904 to fun.” And approaching the wagon he said, “Well, sir you 1926 at the Ports of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and must excuse me, but you are certainly the ugliest man in the Baltimore world,” e Six American Colonists and Their Descendants: Thomas “T know I am not good looking,” said the fellow, good hu- Newbold, William Rodney, George Hufford, Eberhard moredly, “but I am a great deal better looking than some Ream, Edward Painter, and Richard Bridgeford, Eunice people in my county, in fact, there is an uglier man in this Newbold Clark town, uglier than I am.” e Hyde County Land Divisions in the Eighteenth and Nine- “1’I] bet you $5 and give you two hours to produce him, teenth Centuries, Richard B. Lupton and leave it to the boys,” said Tree. e Founders and Patriots of America Index, National Society “Put up your money,” said the man, and this was done, he of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America turned to his wagon and ordered his brother to poke out his e Index of Obituary Notices in The Religious Herald, Rich- head, and from under the jugs and fodder he emerged, and mond, Virginia, 1828-1938, prepared by the Historical Re- did as directed. cords Survey of Virginia To describe that face and head in its hideous and ludicrous e Enterprising Spirit, The Borens of Guilford County, North deformity would require the pen of Dickens, Tree turned his Carolina, Mary Jane Boren Meeker back and walked off. The boys were simply paralyzed, but e Hyde Yesterdays, A History of Hyde County, Morgan H. the general soon recovered and broke out in a laugh that Harris could have been heard a mile. e Hyde County History: A Hyde County Bicentennial Pro- ‘Where is Tree? Where is Tree?” said he. “I want him to ject, Hyde County Historical Society look at that man.” e Rowan County, North Carolina Deed Abstracts, Vol. Il, When the mirth had somewhat subsided, Tree returned and 1762-1772, Mrs. Stahle Linn, Jr. said

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September 2005 Volume 14 Number 8

President’s | Hello Readers! PROPOSED BY LAWS SEPTEMBER 27 MEETING Message September will CHANGE We return from the summer break this be our first meet- It has come to the attention of the Board month to meet at 7 pm in the Assembly ing back after that the immediate past president has Room at the Wilson County Public Li- summer break, and we will have a knowledge and experience that should be brary. most informative program. shared with the Board as it makes decisions David B. Gammon, one of the best of David Gammon will be our guest and plans. Therefore, it is proposed that a the speakers we have had, will be re- speaker. He will speak to us on change be made to the by laws to include turning to speak to us on “Lessons from "Lessons from Deeds Books" and the immediate past president as a member the Deed Books.” He will discuss the will discuss the types of records of the Board of Directors. types of records found in deed books, found in Deed Books, what we can ARTICLE V, Item A. is proposed to have what we can learn from them, how to learn from them, and how to inter- the addition of “and the immediate past interpret them, etc. The deed records pret them. Valuable knowledge president” and would read as follows: can help us understand the lives of when doing research! Research in A. The management of the affairs of the those who came before us. There are land records is vital to place our an- Society shall be vested in The Board many different types of deed records cestors and sometimes the only way of Directors. The Board of Directors each having specific purposes. to learn relationships. David’s talks shall consist of three elected members, Bibles and deeds were the most im- are always informative and interest- the elected officers, and the immedi- portant documents to a family. Land ing. I always come away from a ate past president. ownership gave a person social stand- David Gammon lecture thinking, "I Since the by laws specify that a person ing. It entitled a person to certain rights. wish I had thought of that." can serve no more than two years as presi- Through the land records, genealogists David Gammon spoke to WCGS dent, it naturally follows that the immedi- can reconstruct the community in which in November of 1993 on "Using ate past president will serve on the board our ancestors lived. Through the other Mathematics to Interpret Estates Re- no more than two years. types of deeds, we can learn more about cords," when he explained how we This by laws change will be presented at the family dynamics. can apply math to determine rela- the September meeting for discussion. It Join us on the 27th for this most in- tionships in estates records. He will be presented for a vote at the October formative program! spoke to us again in January 1999 meeting. During the business session, the on "Follow the Rules and Watch the nominating committee will present the Clock." We learned how timing and slate of officers for 2006. The floor will validity made a difference in se- Highlights of This Issue then be opened for additional nomina- lected North Carolina Supreme Family Connections—Woodard ...... 86 tions. The nominees selected by the Court Cases. DoessAnybody Cate? sitter sats 87 committee are as follows: David has been invited to bring Wilson County’s Historic Properties ...... 87 President: Sue Powell some of his books to the meeting for | David William Bullock Bible...... 88] Vice-President: Phil Mooring viewing and purchase. Look them Davids ulloc ks Wil Beeeeneeeseeeereeeeerneerce 88 Secretary: Frances Roberson over; you might see something that | Mathew Peelle Will ...... :2 89) Treasurer: Henry Powell will be a great help in your research. 1853 Description of Wilson...... - 90 Board of Directors: Laura Newsome | already have my selection picked | Some Early Wilson Businesses...... - 901 The president, vice-president, secre- out. TonrPerson’s Colt NaVy case ements 91 tary, and treasurer will be elected for a We look forward to seeing you at Joseph Kelleyapwers.cenceeteta ster eee 9] one year term. The president and vice- Blount: Families ee... ee ee ee a2 the main library, on the comer of president can serve no more than two Boseman Families 05215.%2- 2 -01----s-e-cet ere 92 Nash, Jackson and Broad Streets, consecutive terms. The board member JC. Winstead Petitions .2..:.-..01--+-see--neere 93 September 27, 2005, from 7 pm un- is elected for a three year term. Judy Early Hymn Book Advertisements...... 93 til 9 pm. We will be meeting in one Iredell Dickerson Thomas...... -..++ 94 O’Neal and Wanda Taylor are currently of the Assembly Rooms. Occupational Definitions ...... + Bs) serving continuing terms as board Come a few minutes early so we Sidney Albert Woodard Obituary ...... 95 members. can visit. See you there. What’s New in Wilson Co. Library ...... 93 The election of officers will take Carol M. Forbes place at the October meeting.

September 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 85 Trees of Wilson — WCGS FAMILY CONNECTIONS— WILSON DAILY TIMES This chronicle is published by the Wilson County THE WOODARD FAmiLY—AuGusT 16, 2005 Genealogical Society, organized February 26, We must go back to the invasion of England in 1066 to find the origin 1991. Address: P.O. Box 802, Wilson, NC of the Woodard name. William, Duke of Normandy, was the invader, 27894-0802. Telephone 252-243-1660. Internet and he had the support of his half brother Bishop Odo of Bayeaux in address: France. Odo was the mastermind behind the campaign and was ulti- http:/Awww.wegs.org mately credited with the victory that made William King of England. Trees is published monthly except for Decem- Odo ordered a great tapestry to be created to commemorate the battle. ber and July. An annual index is published with a This embroidered fabric work of art, over 200 feet in length, is on view spring issue. Trees is indexed in PERSI. Active in a museum in Bayeaux, France. membership in WCGS is for a calendar year and There are six individuals named on the body of the tapestry: William, includes a subscription to the ten issues published his two half brothers, and three warriors, Vatil, Turald and Wadard. Of each year. Annual individual membership is $20, family membership is $25. course, it is impossible to trace lineage from a name on a tapestry to the Materials of genealogical interest to the mem- earliest recorded individuals in England with the Woodard name in the bers of WCGS are accepted for publication at the 1500s. There were many variations along the way: Wuduardus in Suf- discretion of the Editors and should pertain to folk in 1148, Wudardi in Worcestershire in 1168, Wodard in Cam- families with connections in Wilson County and bridgeshire in 1279, Wuduheard in Norfolk in 1275, Woodhirde in Suf- its neighboring and parent counties. WCGS can- folk in 1325, and Woodward from “‘wood warden,” an appointed posi- not accept any responsibility for the content of tion in the Royal Forests. contributed materials, including errors and omis- The first Woodards arrived in America through Jamestown. Henry sions. Please direct any questions to the contribu- Woodard arrived aboard the “Diana” with his wife Jane in 1619, and tor. Their names and addresses will be provided Christopher Woodard arrived in 1620 aboard the “Tyrall.” Henry and upon request for worthwhile purposes. Christopher may have been related; however, no proof exists for this. Queries from WCGS members are accepted and posted at [email protected] Henry died without heirs several years later. Some years later, Francis Officers 2005 Woodard (1637-1679) was living in Lower Norfolk County. He left a President: Carol Forbes will dated 1679 naming heirs Henry, John, Mary, Ann and Elizabeth. Vice President: Sue Powell His son John (?-1734) had two sons, John Jr. (1695-1765) who settled Secretary: Frances Roberson in Edgecombe County and Henry who settled in Beaufort County. Treasurer: Henry Powell Many of our local Woodards are descended from John Jr. Board Members: Mary Anne Sheak, Judy There was also an Oliver Woodard living in Isle of Wight County O’Neal, Wanda Lamm Taylor who left a will dated 1740. His son, Joseph, had descendants who set- Past Presidents: Joan Howell, Reese Ferrell, tled in our nearby Johnston County. Oliver and Francis may have been Katye Alford, Henry Powell, Sue Powell, Carol related, but we have no proof. Forbes In 1765, John Woodard of St. Mary’s Parish in Edgecombe County, Newsletter Editors: Henry & Sue Powell North Carolina (the John Jr. mentioned above), left his will naming Contributors: Grace Turner, J. Robert Boykin III, Albert Page, Horace Peele, C. Clement Lucas, wife Margaret, sons Thomas, Elisha and John, and daughters Mary Lee, Marion W. Moore. Margaret Brown, and Sarah Holland. Committees: Elisha Woodard (1748-1789) lived on Contentnea Creek on what is H.B. Johnston Papers: Sue Powell now Woodbridge Road between Stantonsburg and Black Creek. He Cemetery Publications: Joan Howell died in 1789, leaving a will in Dobbs (now Wayne) County. Contentnea Internet Coordinators: Horace Peele, Carol Creek was the dividing line between Dobbs and Edgecombe Counties, Forbes & Henry Powell and Elisha lived on the south side of the creek, which made him a Wilson Founding Families: Marion Moore Dobbs resident. In his will, he named grandchildren (children of his son Programs: Sue Powell, Carol Forbes Joshua) James, Jesse, Elizabeth, Margaret and Anna. He also named Please send address changes to WCGS, PO Box sons Elisha (Jr.), John, and David, and daughters Mary Daniel, Martha 802, Wilson, NC 27894. Email: [email protected] Amerson, and Delanah Amerson. We maintain a personal database of Trees is mailed under our non-profit bulk mailing Wilson County families. A quick look told us that a list of the known permit to subscribers of record at the date of mail- descendants of Elisha Woodard would take twenty-four pages of sin- ing. Bulk mail is not forwarded by the Post Office. gle-spaced print. David Woodard (1771-1799) lived on Bear Branch (near Tartts Mill) Contents © 2005 Wilson County Genealogical and died in 1799, naming three children in his will: James, William and Society, Inc. All rights reserved. No items may Sarah. The children were raised in foster homes by Quaker families and be used without permission in writing from inherited large amounts of property. James (1793-1863), whose mother WCGS except for brief reviews. was a Bullock, married three times and had five children by his second wife, Sarah WCGS has been designated as a 501 (c)3 non- Howell Peele. The last daughter, Mary Jane Woodard profit corporation by the U.S. Internal Revenue (1837-1905) married William Howell Thomas; they were great- Service. The Tax Identification number for grandparents of the late Hugh B. Johnston. WCGS is 56-1869136. ee (Continued on page 87) ee ee eee Page 86 Trees of Wilson September 2005 DESIGNATED HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN DOES ANYBODY CARE? WILSON COUNTY In your August 2005 issue of Trees of Wilson you ask Contributed by Denise Stinagle. Additional infor- Does Anybody Care? and suggest that Wilson County has no mation from Wilson County’s Architectural Heri- restrictions on historical properties. That is not true. The tage County has an ordinance which was adopted in July, 1987. It 1. Bullock-Dew House, Old Fields Township. Built circa created a joint historic commission with the City. The City 1902 for Washington Plummer Bullock. Sold to W. R. Dew adopted a new ordinance in May, 2000. That ordinance was in 1916. Pictured on page 76, Trees of Wilson, August 2005. not adopted to be effective upon adoption by the County but 2. Major James Scarborough House, Saratoga Township. upon adoption. Therefore the City effectively ended the joint Built between 1820 and 1830. There are some who doubt commission on that date. The County chose not to adopt the that Major James Scarborough ever lived there. new ordinance so the parts of the old ordinance not changed 3. William H. Langley House, Toisnot Township. Built in by the city's action are still in effect. the mid-nineteenth century by the Williams family. Remod- The John Webb house was designated a historic property in eled and enlarged in 1911. July, 1990. The owner or the county had the ordinance re- 4. Webb-Barren-Wells House, Gardners Township. Be- corded in the Register of Deeds office in December, 1990. lieved to have been built between 1780 and 1820 for the The purchaser of the property should have been advised dur- Webb family. In 1860, at the auction of John Webb’s estate, ing the title search that the ordinance and its restrictions ex- B. B. Barron purchased then deeded the house to Dr. C. H. isted. I do not know if he did not know of the restrictions or Barron, who defaulted on his mortgage to R. S. Wells in chose to ignore them. If he was aware and intended to com- 1890. This house, pictured on page 73, August 2005 Trees of ply he would have made an application to the Planning De- Wilson, was recently demolished. partment for a demolition permit. We would have had to ap- 5. Manalcus Aycock House, Town of Black Creek. Built in point a historic commission since the old commission was 1900-01. not made up of six members who lived outside of the city but 6. Person-Beddingfield House, Town of Stantonsburg . had two qualified members and four who lived in the city Built in 1927 for Dr. Thomas Person. Sold to Dr. Edgar T. and were not qualified. The commission would have consid- Beddingfield in 1957. ered the request and could have delayed the demolition for 7. W.H. Applewhite House, Stantonsburg Township. Re- six months. A public hearing is permitted but not required. built circa 1880. There are 11 properties which have been designated historic 8. Stephen Woodard House, Black Creek Township. Built properties and to which these regulations apply. Any other in the early nineteenth century, it was connected to the larger property in the County which meets the qualifications are Dr. Stephen Woodard House, built in the 1850’s. eligible for designation. 9. Barnes-Eagles House, Stantonsburg Township. Built be- Thanks for reviewing this information. The County's ordi- tween 1845 and 1860 for William Barnes. Sold in early nance Is still in effect and may be applied at any time. twentieth century to Joseph Colin Eagles. Ellis Williford | 10. Edmondson-Woodard House, Stantonsburg Township. (Owners requested designation removed prior to sale.) Owned by Wright Edmundson who advertised it for sale in 1835. Sold in 1896 when Warren Woodard purchased it. 11. Additional research needed to identify

(Woodard Family continued from page 86) Elisha’s son, John (1764-1820), was the ancestor of the extensive Woodard line of Black Creek, most noted for the contributions of Frederick A. and Paul Lee Woodard to edu- cation and community improvement. Paul Lee’s business, P. L. Woodard Co., remains open today. Earlier in this narrative, the name of Joseph Woodard was mentioned as having moved to Johnston County. Some re- searchers say that most of that line moved on to South Caro- lina, but there are still Johnston County Woodards around. The great westward migration had its share of Woodards as well. By 1900, members of this family could be found in i Us sw I 3 , my PO RE ee es Lhe os : = nearly every state of the Union as it then existed. There are two books in the genealogy/local history room at | the Library which will be helpful to anyone searching for 3 their Woodard connections: Woodard Family by Bruce H. An early dwelling on the Elisha Woodard plantation. While Woodard and Marion Woodard Moore; and The John no information is available on this simple dwelling, the style Woodard Family of Virginia and North Carolina by Hugh B. suggests construction before Elisha’s death in 1798 with later Johnston. additions. Photo by Henry Powell Henry & Sue Powell

September 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 87 DAVID WILLIAM BULLOCK BIBLE Reddin and Mary Margaret Sutherland Sugg. Bible Records of Early Edgecombe David William Bulluck, s. of Jonathan and Elizabeth Bryan Bulluck, m. Dec. 15, 1841, Mary Margaret Routh, dau. of Contributed by Stella Holman Robert William Routh and Frances Sutherland Sugg. Presented to D. W. Bulluck and Lady by Rev. R. S. Moran Frances Sugg Bulluck, dau. of David W. and Mary Marga- Published by American Bible Society, 1857 ret Routh Bulluck, m. Nov. 7, 1865, Blake Baker Pullen, s. Births of Lemuel and Phoebey Anderson Pullen. Jonathan Bulluck, s. of David Bulluck and Frances Kille- Robert Routh Bulluck, s. of David W. and Mary Margaret brew, his wife, was b. 1794. Routh Bulluck, m. Nov. 3, 1875, Rebecca Williams Parker, David William Bulluck, s. of Jonathan Bulluck and wife dau. of James Henry and Mary Crosby Scott Parker. Elizabeth Bryan, was b. Aug. 22, [819. David William Bulluck, s. of David W. and Mary Margaret Routh Bulluck, m. Nov. 3, 1880, Maude Sutherland Lemuel Sugg b. May 19, 1720 and his wife, Mary Cromwell, Braswell, dau. of Archelaus and Margaret A. Cutchin Dae Braswell. Reddin Sugg born June 20, 1778. Della Williams Bulluck, dau. of David W. and Mary Mar- Margaret Sutherland Sugg born Feb. 14, 1781. garet Routh Bulluck, m. Dec. 7, 1879, Richard Edwin Rives, Frances Sutherland Sugg born March 30, 1804. s. of John G. and Lucy D. Foxhall Rives. Robert William Routh, husband of Frances Sutherland Sugg, Maggie (Margaret) Sutherland Bulluck, dau. of David W. b. July 31, 1796. and Mary Margaret Routh Bulluck, m. Aug. 17, 1892, Wil- Mary Margaret Routh, b. Nov. 20, 1822, dau. of Robert Wil liam Henry Huggins. liam Routh and Frances Sutherland Sugg, m. Dec. 15, Also found in this Bible: 1841, David William Bulluck. Major Aaron Lee of Maryland Heights, (Va.)m. 17__, Children Mary Williams. Mary Elizabeth Bulluck born Sept. 14, 1842. David Bryan m. 17__, Lucy Barlow. Frances Sugg Bulluck born Oct. 31, 1844. Lucy Batts Bulluck born Feb. 2, 1847. DAVID WILLIAM BULLUCK CENSUS RECORDS Margaret Sutherland Bulluck born Feb. 1, 1849. 1850 1860 1870 Robert Routh Bulluck born Jan. 28, 1851. David W Bullock, 30 DW Bullock, 40 David Bullock, 51 David William Bulluck born June 1, 1853. Margaret 28 Margaret 38 Mary Elizabeth Della Williams Bulluck born May 20, 1855. Elizabeth 9 Elizabeth M 17 Dy Henrietta Williams Bulluck born Apr. 11, 1859. Fanny S 6 FrancisS(f)15 Maggie 22 Jonathan “D” Bulluck born Nov. 22, 1861. Margaret 1 Margaret 13 Robert 19 Lee David (Leigh Davis) Bulluck born Jan. 22, 1863. Robert R. 9 David Ny Reading Dempsey Bulluck born Mar. 10, 1865. David W. 7 Isabella IS Deaths Della W. 5 Hennetta Tel Jonathan Bulluck, s. of David Bulluck and wife, Frances Henrietta 1 Jonathon 9 Killebrew, d. Nov. 1819. Lee i Elizabeth Bryan, wife of Jonathan Bulluck, and dau. of Redden 5 Dempsey Bryan and wife, Mary Williams Lee, d. Sept. 1819. [Editor’s note: Stella Holman sent this information to correct David William Bulluck d. Apr. 25, 1896. incorrect information in the Bullock Family History included Lemuel Sugg d. May 19, 1780. in the August 2005 issue of Trees of Wilson. Please record Mary Cromwell Sugg d. Mar. 5, 1824. the correction in your August issue. Reddin Sugg, s. of Lemuel and Mary Cromwell Sugg, d. Ms. Holman sent additional references to substantiate the June 20, 1841. marriage of David William Bullock to Mary Margaret Routh, Frances Sutherland Sugg, wife of Robert William Routh, d. the daughter of Francis Sutherland Sugg and Robert William Nov. 6, 1866. Routh: Robert William Routh d. July 31, 1824. The will of Robert Routh’s widow, Sally Routh Mary Margaret Routh, dau. of Robert William Routh and David W. Bullock and wife Mary M. sold land belonging wife, Frances Sutherland Sugg, and wife of David William to Robert Routh at his death, November 3, 1843.] Bulluck, d. Oct. 27, 1897. DAVID BULLOCK WILL, 1774 Marriages Abstracts of Wills of Edgecombe County, North Lemuel Sugg, m. 17__, Elizabeth (Mary) Cromwell. Carolina, 1733-1856, Williams and Griffin Reddin Sugg, s. of Lemuel and Elizabeth Cromwell Sugg, David Bullock wrote his will on September 15, 1774. In it m. Jan. 9, 1803, Mary Margaret Sutherland, dau. of Daniel Sutherland and wife, Mary McDowell. he made bequests to his wife (unnamed), sons Robert Hood Robert William Routh, s. of William Routh and wife, Mary Bullock, John, Nathaniel, Edward, and David; and daughters Mary Hamby, Sarah Ruffin, Susannah, Patty, Wilkins, m. Sept. 20, 1820, Frances Sutherland Sugg, dau. of Betty, Agnes, and Elizabeth Jones.

Page 88 Trees of Wilson September 2005 a EOIN Te SEE SL ELE ET ANC ED DIE WL ee ee ee MATHEW PEELLE WILL Contributed by Horace B. Peele Written November 1, 1858, Probated January 10, 1861 Transcribed from original will on file in the North Carolina State Archives In the Name of God, Amen. I, Mathew Peelle of the State of North Carolina and County of Wilson being very weke in body but sound in mind and memory and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men onst to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament and first of all I recomend my sole into the hands of God who gave it and my boddy to the earth to be beauryed in a desent manner and whereas touching sutch worldley estate whare with it hath pleased God to bless me I give and dispose of the same in the following manner and first I authorize my beloved wife to designate and celect as mutch of my crop stack and pervision as will be satisfactory to here for one yeares pervision. I also give my daughter Sary one hundred dollars and one loom and all the loom geer and one bead and furniture and all the rest of my beds and furniture J give to my beloved wife and J also Jend her half my Jand includeing the housees dureing her natural life or widowhood and after her deth or marriag I lend my daughter Sary my dwelling housees and dary and two acres of land including the houses dureing single life. I also authorize her to get fuel to burn and railtimber aney whare on my land. I also give unto my daughter Elisabeth one hundred dollars. I also give my two grandsons James and Stephen Lamm each the sum of one hundred dollars. I also give my two grand daughters Dolley and Tempy Lamm each of them fifty dollars. I also give my son Jesse the other half of my land to have full possession of and after the death of my wife and daughter Sary I give the other half of my land to him and his heirs forever containing about fore hundred acres by astemation and the ballance of my estate I give or leave to be equilley devided betwene my wife and all her children that is alive at this time namely William, Josee, John, Stephen, Mathew V, Elisabeth, Sary, Martha and Jesse. I also constitute make and ordain my son John and Nathan V Peelle the hole and sole Executors to this my last will and testament and now haveing got threw in a broken manner and atrimbleing hand I will have an end by rattefying and confirming this my last will and testament In confirmtion whereof ] have hereunto set my hand and seal this the first of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and fifty eight.

Mathew Peelle

Witnessed: None.

Proved: January Ten AD 1861. Wilson County Court. A paper writing without subscribing witnesses, purporting to be the last will and testament of Mathew Peel deceased is exhibited in open court for probate by John Peele, one of the executors therein named; and it is thereupon proved by the oath & examination of David Peele that the said will was found among the valuable papers of the said Mathew Peele after his death and it is further proved by the oath and examination of four credible & competent witnesses to wit Loverd Atkinson, Gabriel Ferrell, Rufus Rentfrow, John T. Rentfrow that they are acquainted with the hand writing of the said Mathew Peele having often seen him write, and verily believe that the name of the said Mathew Peele subscribed to the said will, and the said will itself, & every part thereof are in the hand writing of the said Mathew Peele and it is further proved by the 4 witnesses aforesaid, that the said handwriting is generally known to the ac- quaintances of the said Mathew Peele. It is therefore considered by the court that the said paper writing is the last will & testament of the said Mathew Peele and the same is ordered to be recorded & filed and the said John Peele Executor as afore- said duly qualified as such.

T. C. Davis, Clerk

On the reverse: the last will and testament of Mathew Peelle Recommended that son John and Nathan V Peelle Execute the same and not to be broken open until carreyed into Wilson County Cort November the 1" 1858.

[Mathew Peelle, born June 11, 1785, was the son of Jesse Peelle and his wife Patience Vick. Jesse Peelle was born in North- ampton County, North Carolina, and died in Johnston County, North Carolina. Patience Vick was born in Southampton County, Virginia, and died in Johnston County, North Carolina. They were married November [1, 1783, in Wayne County, North Carolina. Mathew Peelle married Martha Williamson, daughter of Hardy Williamson and his wife Sarah Nichols. Their children, all but Matthew, born in Johnston Co., N. C., were William, born 1811, died 31 JAN 1872, in Wilson Co., N. C.; Josse “Jossey,” born 07 JAN 1813, died 25 MAR 1869, buried in Wilson Co., N. C.; John Peele, born 03 FEB 1817, died 31 DEC 1887, buried in Wilson Co., N. C.; Piety, born 1818, died 1853 in Johnston Co., N. C.; Elizabeth “Bettie,” born 03 DEC 1820, died 09 JUL 1878, in Wilson Co., N. C.; Sarah “Sally,” born 13 MAR 1823, died 03 JUL 1883, buried in Wilson Co., N. C.; Stephen James, born 1825, died 26 DEC 1869, in Wilson Co., N. C.; Matthew Vick, born 05 JAN 1830, in Wayne Co., N. C., died 03 AUG 1901, in Wilson Co., N. C.; Martha Ann, born 1833; and Jesse Hardy, born 16 NOV 1837, died 10 AUG 1893, in Wilson County. } alti ci, lalla Se ll nk a ee a oa ee September 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 89 SPSS BES ASD EEG SAE NS TL a a 1853 DESCRIPTION OF EARLY WILSON hall to accommodate their rapidly increasing order; and the Sons of Temperance are also numerous and meet in the large Christian Friend, July 1853 hall over the store before alluded to, which ts called the Tem- [The Christian Friend was a religious publication issued for perance Hall. a few months in Wilson by the Disciples of Christ. The edi- There are two physicians located here who have neat of- tor, Dr. J. T. Walsh, wrote this description of early Wilson. ] fices well supplied with medicine and who are prepared to This town of Wilson was incorporated and laid off some meet all demands for their services. over four years ago and now presents quite a neat appearance There is a large coach-making establishment where good as the town in the woods. and very neat work is put up. There is a boot and shoe shop Wilson is located on the Wilmington and Weldon railroad, here where the best quality of work is done to order. There is 108 miles from Wilmington and in the southwestern corner one milliner’s and three tailoring establishments in the place of Edgecombe county, twenty-eight miles from Tarboro. The and a clothing store where a full supply of gentlemen’s ap- citizens of the town together with those surrounding have parel is constantly kept on hand. There is a gunsmith shop applied for several years to the state legislature to be cut off where all repairs can be made and the flint and steel changed and formed into anew county, but as yet have been unsuc- into the percussion form; and also clocks and watches can be cessful. The probability is, however, that through their con- repaired there. tinued application at each future session of the legislature the There are a number of cooper shops in and around the town petition founded on justice will be granted. to supply the turpentine stills with iron-bound barrels to hold The plank road chartered from Greenville to Raleigh has and ship off their spirits. There are also a number of carpen- been completed to Wilson from Greenville and affords great ters who are constantly erecting new and elegant homes for facilities to the business men of the place to send off their family residences and other purposes. There is one cabinet produce to market and to obtain supplies from other markets shop to supply the town and country around with neat and to the port at Washington, N. C. as well as through Wilming- cheap furniture. Nor would we omit to notice that there is ton. The cars on the railroad pass this place four times every one candy store to supply all the children with a plenty of day for carrying the mail and to accommodate travelers. Go- sweet things. ing south the mail train passes from one o’clock to two a.m., The society of Wilson is at present quite good, and its citi- and the express train passes from half after three to four p.m. zens are subscribing liberally to erect as soon as practicable a The stage from Greenville arrives here on Mondays, large female seminary and also a larger building for the male Wednesdays, and Fridays from three o’clock to half after academy than the one now occupied with a view to still three p.m., time enough for the cars going south, and leaves greater improvement. here Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at four o’clock a. Upon the whole Wilson presents an encouraging prospect m. SO as to connect with the steamboat at Greenville going to for its own citizens and holds out inducements for those Washington. The stage from Raleigh arrives here at six families who have children to educate and desire a healthy o’clock p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and location to come and settle in Wilson. leaves here at six o’clock a. m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. SOME EARLY WILSON BUSINESSES There are five turpentine stills at work here and the sixth is A Town Named Wilson, by Daisy H. Gold being set up. There are four dry goods stores, two of them on Edwin G. Clark, who moved to Toisnot from Wayne a large scale, and three grocery stores, and we regret to have County in 1841, operated a substantial mercantile business to say that at each of these liquor is sold. on Barnes Street facing the railroad. He was the first post- There are two public houses here, and to their credit be it master of Wilson, and the post office was located in his spoken neither of them have a bar to supply their customers store. with ardent spirits, and yet both houses are liberally patron- James and Thomas Davis moved here from Greenville in ized; and the proprietors of both anticipate enlarging their 1853 and operated a general supply store on the corner of premises to meet the demands of the increased travel which Nash and Tarboro Streets. has been centering in this place since the completion of the Pomeroy Clark, in 1851, founded a carriage and wagon plank road thus far. building shop in Wilson. In 1852, Willis Napoleon Hackney There is as yet one meeting house in the place and that be- came here from Nash County and with C. Lee Parker bought longs to the Old-Side Baptist [Primitive Baptists]. However, out Mr. Clark. there is a large hall over one of the stores where all denomi- In 1853, the express office, known as Adams Express Line, nations can hold worship; and the lower room of the Masonic was established. Hall has been generously tendered by the Lodge for a place Amos J. Battle came to Toisnot in 1843 and established of worship free of charge, which will soon be fitted up for Wilson’s first hotel in 1852. Called Battle House, it was con- that purpose and occupied by the Disciples of Christ, and veniently located near the railroad for stage and rail travelers also be free to other ministers to preach in when not occu- to stay overnight. pied by them. The Methodists have a subscription on foot to J. D. and M. Rountree established a general merchandising build a house for their separate worship. store in 1846. They advertised that they sold every commod- The Masons have a very neat hall and quite a numerous ity needed to feed and cloth man and beast, every occupa- membership. The Odd Fellows are also preparing to erect a tional article needed, and luxuries for human convenience.

Page 90 Trees of Wilson September 2005 SE a I ST SEE A ANSE STO I EATS ESD RAT TTA LSE EI SY EI DR. TOM PERSONS’ COLT NAVY “Dr. Tom trudged down to the courthouse, paid his fine The Wilson Daily Times, July 6, 1963 and then told the policeman he was going back to shoot bull- LETHAL LADY ACCUMULATED MANY frogs and didn’t want to be disturbed again. No one bothered him.” LEGENDS Dr. Tom, who was born in Greene County, later moved to “Lisa Jane” is credited with killing 14 men, although leg- Wayne County and finally made his home in Wilson County, end tends to stretch the number even more. was first buried on the Ruffin farm in Stantonsburg, but later She had nerves of steel and the sting of an old Colt Navy, his body was moved to Wilson. a .36 caliber pistol used during the Civil War. “He was quite a character.” Said Walton. “He’d call an ace In fact, “Lisa Jane” was a Colt Navy and the man who an ace and a spade a spade. pulled her trigger so many times was a Wilson doctor, known “I remember once there was a widow here whose husband to intimates as Dr. Tom. had been killed in the war. She was trying to convince a Dr. Tom Persons now rests in a Wilson graveyard — his court that her husband had served in the Confederacy so she tombstone bearing only his name — but his legends have lived could collect her pension. on through Charlie Walton, a gun collector and the proud “Since Dr. Tom was a friend, she asked that he testify. Dr. owner of the tempestuous “Lisa Jane.” Tom admitted her husband had served in the Confederacy, “Dr. Tom killed so but added that he later had become a traitor. The woman did many Yankees,” says not collect her pension.” Walton, “that the Union Although Dr. Tom was classified an outlaw long after the classified him as an out- Civil War, he finally was pardoned by President Taft and law. While he was in the later became interested in politics. He once served as Post- army he served as a doc- oe : master for Wilson County. tor, but once he got out, before the end of the war, JOSEPH KELLEY FAMILY he started taking matters Pine Tree Times, by Richard Owen Ellis into his own hands.” As the legends go, Dr. Joseph Kelley was born in August of 1844 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. His parents were James and Elsie Tom was particularly Morgan Barron Kelley. He was the half-brother of Evelina rough on Confederates who deserted their own Barron Ellis, Redmond’s wife, and he came to Arkansas from North Carolina with the Ellis family when he was a ranks to aid the Union teenager. He served in the Confederacy in Company I of Army. McGehee’s Arkansas Cavalry. “T remember one Joe later married Elizabeth Ellis, daughter (maybe story,” said Walton, “ofa = adopted) of Charles Ellis. Their children were J. E. (probably Confederate soldier in James or Joseph Ellis who died young), Charles McDonald, Fremont who deserted John Henry, Martha Anna (married Jesse Hill) and Belle and stole some horses to Kelley (first wife of James Harvey Stutts). “Uncle Joe” Kel- sell the Yankees in ley, as he was often called, was a very active citizen in the Goldsboro. Pine Tree area for years. He moved south from the Ellis “Dr. Tom followed the Township in 1885 when he donated [homesteaded] 160 acres soldier — a fellow named Parrish — all the way to Goldsboro. in section 35 (6-1) on Second Creek in Pine Tree. Right outside of the Union camp, Dr. Tom shot the man, cut Charlie Kelley was the census taker in 1900, gave the land his throat, yelled ‘three cheers for Jeff Davis,’ and rode off for the Charles Ellis School in 1903, and rebuilt or added to leaving the Yankees dumfounded.” the Macedonia School in 1913. He married Mrs. Lillie Mar- Walton, who cannot even estimate the value of his collec- tin McKnight in 1907. She taught school in at least eight lo- tion of Civil War and even older weapons, is close to the leg- cal schools for many years (11 years or more at Macedonia). ends because his father practiced medicine at the same time Charlie was a leader in his community, served as justice of as Dr. Tom. the peace for several years and married a number of Pine “T remember Dr. Tom when I was a young chap,” Walton Tree couples. He was a sawmill operator or sawyer for years. says. “His son gave me ‘Lisa Jane’ a year after his death. I Charlie died March 18, 1949, and was buried in the Hughes believe it was around 1918.” Cemetery. Another legend of the feats of Dr. Tom also had its setting John Henry Kelley worked for the railroad at Colt. He mar- in Goldsboro. Dr. Tom allegedly broke into a poker game ried Sallie Wolff. John died in 1927, and was buried in the with five Union officers and shot them all. Forrest City Cemetery. “After the war,” Walton says, “Dr. Tom used to shoot bull- frogs with ‘Lisa Jane’ down at a pond where Charles L. Coon [Editor’s note: In 1850, James A. Kelly, age 35, cooper, Elsy, Junior High is now. age 45, and Joseph, age 6, lived in Edgecombe County. Jane “One officer on the three man police force here then caught Barron, age 19, and Catharine, age 17, lived with them. him and told Dr. Tom he’d have to pay a $1 fine for shooting See May 2005 Trees for the article on the Charles Ellis in the city limits. family.

September 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 91 BLOUNT FAMILIES BOSEMAN FAMILIES Contributed by Lisa Y. Henderson Contributed by Lisa Y. Henderson ALBERT BLOUNT b. ca. 3/1830, Wayne Co., NC? JAMES BOSEMAN m. (1) ??; (2) Nancy__—(1850-??) b. ca. Jan., 1840 d. 1910-1920, prob. Wayne Co., NC m. Tempsey Locus (1844-?), Feb. 11, 1863, Nash Co., NC Children: Harry b. 1849 d. betw. 1910 and 1918, Wayne Co., NC Lewis b. 1855 Children: Charles, b. 1866 Sidney b. 1858 m. Winnifred Bizzell Matthew, b. 1868 Richard, b. 1/1872, m. Lillie Aldridge NOTES: Appeared as head of household in 1870, 1880, Willie, b. 1/1875, m. Ersie Lee 1900, 1910 censuses of Wayne Co., NC; farmed in New Walter, b. 3/10/1877, d. 10/28/1918" Hope township in eastern Wayne County Delia, b. 8/1880 Mary L., b. 3/1882 2nd Generation Arthur, b. 7/1885 SIDNEY BLOUNT NOTES: Wife Tempsey was daughter of Rachel Locus b. 1859, Wayne Co., NC (1811- ) of Nash County and appeared in the 1850 and 1860 m. Winnifred Bizzell, Feb. 4, 1877, Wayne Co., NC censuses of Nash County. (The Locuses were the largest free d. late 1890's, northern Florida black family group in antebellum Nash County.) James ap- Children: Willie Ann, b. 1/1878, m. William peared in 1860 in household of Matthew Aldridge, Buck Taylor, d. aft. 1920 Swamp district, Wayne Co. Like Aldridge, he was a railroad Albert, b. 1/1882, m. Susan Bizzell; Sadie Sykes, hand on the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad. Their relation- d. 7/4/1959 ship, if any, is not known. In the 1870 Wayne Co. Census, Brogden precinct - James' occupation listed as "making tur- NOTES: Moved south to work in lumber industry; died and pentine." The household included 23 year-old shoemaker buried in northern Florida (exact place unknown); widow James Jacobs and one year-old Elizabeth Malone. In the and daughter settled in Waycross, Georgia 1880 Wayne Co. Census, James was a tenant farmer. In the 1900 Wayne Co. Census, Brogden township, Dudley pre- 3d Generation cinct, Tempsey reported that 7 of her ten children were liv- WILLIE ANN BLOUNT ing. Her mother Rachel Locus lived in household. b. 1/1878 | Walter registered for the World War I draft in Wayne m. William Taylor, June 2, 1899, Waycross, Ga. County. At the time, he lived in Dudley and worked as a ten- d. aft. 1920, Waycross, Ga. ant farmer for John Taylor. He listed his nearest relative as Children: George Taylor, b. 2/1899 his mother, suggesting that his father was dead. Floread Blount, b. 1904, m. Quinton T. Everett, d. 1972 2d Generation NOTES: In 1900, Willie, her husband, and son were listed in RICHARD BOSEMAN her mother's household in Waycross, Ga. Willie worked as a b. Jan., 1872, prob. Wayne Co., NC washerwoman, her husband William as a railroad porter. m. Lillie Aldridge( - ), d. Willie was widowed before 1904, her daughter Floread's fa- Children: Pinkney N., b. 1/1894 ther is unknown. In 1910, she and her children were listed in Mittie F. b. 5/1896 her mother's household, her occupation listed as laundress Tempsey B. b. 10/1898 NOTES: Lillie was the daughter of William A. and Cornelia Simmons Aldridge (and granddaughter of Matthew Aldridge ALBERT BLOUNT referred to above). b. 1/1882 m. (1) Susan Bizzell, Dec. 25, 1902, Wayne Co., NC; (2) Sadie Sykes, prob. Lenoir Co., NC WILLIE BOSEMAN d. July 4, 1959, Wayne Co., NC Leer Sicncec: Children: Albert, b. 1903 Children: Vonnell, m. Octavia Wynn Simson, b. 1906 Orpha, b. 1908 Relationships unaccounted for: Louise, b. 1910 George Boscman - married Carrie Henderson, daughter of Arthur, b. 1913 Lewis and Margaret Henderson, on NOTES: appears as head of household in 1910 and 1920 Elizabeth Boscman - born circa 18??; HOH in 1850, 1860 Wayne Co., NC censuses; moved to LaGrange in Lenoir Edgecombe County, just over county line from New Hope See Sd ea a Page 92 Trees of Wilson September 2005 a ET aD LTTE LTT ITT TEINS AIC IT EL LED EEE BASIE SSPE ILE EEF EEE IL PET J.C. WINSTEAD PETITION Wilson County Bastardy Bonds and Records, 1870-1908 North Carolina State Archives, C. R. 105.102.3 Contributed by Grace Williamson Turner Wilson County In Superior Court. J. C. Winstead A. P. Winstead & Robert Leonard Turner To the Court To the Honorable the Superior Court of Wilson County:— The petition of J. C. Winstead respectfully showeth unto the Court that your petitioner J. C. Winstead resides in Wilson County, that Robert Leonard Turner was born July 12, 1885. That J. C. Winstead is the putative father of Robert Leonard Turner and the mother of said Robert Leonard Turner is dead. That the said Robert Leonard [Turner] has no estate and is at present at the home of A. B. Winstead.

That the said J. C. Winstead designs and intends to adopt the said Robert Leonard Turner for his the said Robert Leonard Turner’s life, to which adoption the said A. P. Winstead hereby expressly consents And the said J. C. Winstead desires that said Robert Leonard Turner may be declared his legitimate child. Your petitioner further showeth that said Robert Leonard Turner desires to change his name from Robert Leonard Turner to Robert Leonard Winstead whereupon your petitioner begs this honorable Court to sanction and permit such adoption by an order granting letters of adoption and to decree that the name of said Robert Leonard Turmer may be changed to Robert Leonard Winstead and that he may have such other and general relief as may be amenable to the law in such cases made and provided. And that said order may also decree and de- clare said Robert Leonard Turner to be the legitimate child of the said J. C. Winstead with the rights duties and incidents attaching to such relationship and your petitioner will ever pray ect. David L. Ward, atty for Petitioner Sworn to before me this July 1, 1886 By J.C. Winstead A. B. Deans J.C. Winstead Crs.

In the Superior Court Wilson County In the Matter of J. C. Winstead, et al Order granting Adoption Upon reading the foregoing petition and affidavavit the Court will decree that the facts set forth therein are true and it is therefore on motion of D. L. Ward atty for petioner decreed that the name of Robert Leonard Turner be changed to Robert Leonard Winstead And it further appearing that the said J. C. Winstead is a proper and suitable person the adoption prayed for is hereby sanctioned and allowed and it is ordered that letters of adoption of the said Robert Leonard Turner be granted and issued to the said J. C. Winstead and the said Robert Leonard is hereby declared to be the legitimate child of the said J. C. Winstead and this order shall have the effect forthwith to establish the relation of parent and child between the said J. C. Winstead and Robert Leonard Turner for the life of the said Robert Leonard Turner with all the duties, powers and rights belonging to the actual relationship of parent and child; and should the J. C. Winstead die intestate the said Robert Leonard Turner will inherit the real estate and be entitled to the personal estate of the said J. C. Winstead in the same manner and to the same interest as the said Robert Leonard Turner would have been had he been the lawful child of said J. C. Winstead It is further order that this order be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the superior Court of Wilson County. July 1, 1886 A. B. Deans CeS:.C: EARLY HYMN BOOK ADVERTISEMENTS NOTICE Zion’s Landmark, November 15, 1886, and Change in Price of Loyd’s Hymn Books February 1, 1901 As follows: Plain Sheep Binding, 65¢ each Per doz $6.50 HYMN AND TUNE BOOK. “Morocco, single copy, 85¢ cae 350 For use in Primitive or Old School Baptist Churches. Gilt Morocco, single copy, $1.15 ees eet-00 Compiled and Prepared by There is much improvement in the printing and binding. Do S.H. DURAND and P. G. LESTER. not send postage stamps. Persons wishing this book can obtain it from me at $1.25 Address ALVIN CLARK, Wilson, N. C. per copy, for single book, or one dozen for $12. P.D. GOLD.| All orders must be with cash.

September 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 93 SSNS SEBS EE RSS Na a a a IREDELL DICKERSON THOMAS The 1834 Census of Sabine District referred to him as a Hugh B. Johnston Thomas Family Files Merchant. On September 12, 1835, he patented 4,428 acres on the Iredell Dickerson Thomas, son of Benjamin Thomas and bank of the Trinity River in Polk County, but this was only a wife Mary Ann Dickenson, was born on January 6, 1805, in fraction of his lifetime accumulation of land. what is today Wilson County, North Carolina, and was killed The Census of San Augustine District taken on September accidentally in New Orleans on February 29, 1866. He lived 21, 1850, described him as a merchant worth $25,000 with in Natchitoches, Louisiana, from 1822 until as late as April wife (2) Elizabeth and eight children. 3, 1827, when he advertised in the Courier that he had for One story preserved in the family says that he “also made sale fifteen good work horses for cash or “on short credit,” beautiful furniture using a pineapple design and all types of and that interested persons could find him at the firm of Har- beautiful carvings. He made beds, dressers, tables and what- rison and Hopkins. not stands, some of which are still among family members.” An article in the Beaumont Enterprise of March 16, 1924, Children of Iredell and Penelope (Edwards) Thomas: stated that Thomas had gone in 1824 to San Augustine 1. Almedia “Allie” Ester Thomas was bom on June 1, County, Texas, and was “one of the very first of the substan- 1832, in Mexico. On June 20, 1850, she married Samuel tial pioneers to settle in Texas. He set up the first store in Hogg King, born April 11, 1826, son of Dr. William East Texas, a general merchandise establishment, which en- Pope King and his wife Sarah M. Edwards. Sam died in joyed a large Indian patronage as well as providing com- 1883, and Allie died June 20, 1862, in San Augustine, modities for the little settlement which existed before San Texas. They had seven children. Augustine was founded. He eventually became one of the 2. Mary “Polly” Jane Thomas was born on June 20, 1834, largest merchants of this section of the State. He also main- in Mexico. On July 2, 1852, she married James B. Hold- tained a huge cotton plantation, owning 250 negro slaves. He man. They both died of yellow fever in Louisiana about was one of the settlers helping to select and lay out the town- 1853. site of San Augustine, oldest city in East Texas, with the pos- 3. Rev. William Albert “Buck” Thomas was born on Feb- sible exception of Nacogdoches, in 1828.” ruary 1, 1836, in Mexico. On July 2, 1856, he married On January 21, 1830, he interrupted his career to elope Susan Jane Buford, born September 2, 1837, daughter of from the Old Stone Fort with “a small beautiful golden Thomas Young Buford and his wife Mary Brooks Simp- haired blonde” named Penelope Edwards, daughter of a son. He died on August 6, 1927, and she died September wealthy and prominent settler Amos Edwards and wife Pene- 15, 1920, at Sulphur Springs, Texas. They had eleven lope Ashmore. She had been born on January 22, 1813, at children. Russellville, Kentucky, and died at San Augustine on June 1, 4. Loena “Lonie” Thomas was born on June 23, 1837, in 1844. Iredell Thomas was at this time five feet and six inches Texas. On May 1, 1856, she married George Washing- high and noted for his enterprising activities, but the Edwards ton King, born January 15, 1834, in Tennessee, son of family appear never to have fully accepted the marriage. Dr. William Pope King. She died in Houston, Texas. On February 18, 1845, he married secondly Mrs. Elizabeth They had eight children. Holman Campbell (born in 1815 in Tennessee), but there 5. Penelope Edwards “Nep” King was born on May 21, were no further children. She was among the first members 1839. In 1857, she married William Hardin “Bud” of the Episcopalian Church in San Augustine. Crouch. They had five children. She was a talented artist Iredell Thomas erected a handsome two-story house across and painted among other things the portrait of General the street from his store in San Augustine, but this was torn Sam Houston that hangs in the Capitol Building in Aus- down in later years to make place for the Court House tin, Texas. Square. “General Sam Houston was a frequent visitor, ... 6. Victoria “Tode” Thomas was born on January 30, 1841. following the establishment of the Texas Republic, and in In 1860, she married Charles I. Polk. They had three fact had resided in San Augustine,” as had General Pinkney children. He died in 1889, and she died March 10, 1924, Henderson who was its first President. Iredell and his ‘‘small in Beaumont, Texas, where she lived with a son. but beautiful first wife lived at “The Thomas Settlement” six 7. Iredell Dickinson Thomas, Jr., was born on June 18, miles west of San Augustine and created there in 1832 the 1842. In 1869, he married Anna Kirksey. He served in first two-story house in that area. It was a large and fine resi- the Confederate Army and later as Clerk of San dence which was unfortunately destroyed by fire some years Augustine County 1880-1895. They had three children. ago. 8. James “Jim” Edwards Thomas was born on June 1, If Iredell actually worked two or three years as a clerk in 1844. In 1867, he married Mary Landon Blount, daugh- New Orleans before his employment at Natchitoches, this ter of Colonel Stephen W. Blount. They had four chil- could explain the family tradition that he learned French and dren. He died August 6, 1917, in Washington, D. C. developed such an interest in art and other attributes of cul- Their son Stephen Seymour Thomas, renowned portrait ture that he imported from Paris a great many furnishings for his home in Texas. painter, has paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (“Lady and Dog”—Mrs. S. S. Thomas), the White He is reported to have fought in 1832 in the Battle of Nac- House (President Woodrow Wilson), the John Herron ogdoches and to have been later a member of the Texas Vet- erans Association. Museum (General Lew Wallace), and many others, a ee ee Page 94 Trees of Wilson September 2005 OCCUPATIONS: A LIST OF DEFINITIONS Whitesmith Tinsmith; worker of iron who finishes or Rootsweb, March 11, 1999 polishes the work Dan Burrows, dburrows|@juno.com, [email protected] Whitewing Street sweeper Whitster Bleacher of cloth [Editor’s note: This is the remainder of the list of occupa- Wright Workman, especially a construction worker tional definitions. The previous part of the list was included Yeoman Farmer who owns his own land on page 79 of August 2005 Trees. } SIDNEY ALBERT WOODARD OBITUARY Saddler One who makes, repairs or sells saddles or other furnishings for horses Wilson Daily Times, July 31, 1915 Sawbones Physician Contributed by J. Robert Boykin Sawyer One who saws; carpenter Mr. S. A. Woodard Dead. Schumacker Shoemaker Mr. S. A. Woodard who was stricken with paralysis a few Scribler A minor or worthless author days ago, passed away at three o’clock this morning at the Scrivener Professional or public copyist or writer; Moore-Herring Hospital in this city where he was taken for notary public treatment. Scrutiner Election judge The deceased has led an eventful career, and was a leader Shrieve Sheriff in the political and industrial life of the city as well as being Slater Roofer a lawyer of much prominence, having been associated with Slopseller Seller of ready-made clothes in a slop shop his brother the late Hon. F. A. Woodard over a period cover- Snobscat/Snob One who repaired shoes ing a great many years in the practice of law. Sorter Tailor A sterling Democrat Mr. Woodard was prominent in the Spinster A woman who spins or an unmarried councils of his party and in the stirring times that tried the woman souls of men when comparatively a few of the faithful re- Spurrer Maker of spurs mained under the banner, he was ever true and faithful to its Squire Country gentleman; farm owner; justice of teachings. He was for a number of years a member of the peace Executive Committee and represented Wilson county in the legislature. Stuff gown Junior barrister Stuff gownsman Junior barrister The deceased was successful in business and accumulated Supercargo Officer on merchant ship who is in charge a large estate. of cargo and the commercial concerns of He was interested in a number of factories and establish- the ship. ments in this city and other parts of the State. He leaves two daughters and a large number of relatives Tanner One who tans (cures) animal hides into leather and friends to mourn his departure. Tapley One who puts the tap in an ale cask The funeral will be conducted from the late residence of the deceased at five o’clock tomorrow afternoon by Rev. M. Tasker Reaper Bradshaw of the Methodist Church. Teamster One who drives a team for hauling Thatcher Roofer [Editor’s note: Sidney Albert Woodard, son of Stephen Tide waiter Customs inspector Woodard and his wife Mary Virginia Hadley, was born April Tinker An itinerant tin pot and pan seller and re 12, 1865, and died July 31, 1915. He married Jerusha Peace, pairman born September 27, 1874, in Maryland, died April 23, 1900. Tipstaff Policeman They were both buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, N. Travers Toll bridge collector (C. Tucker Cleaner of cloth goods Sid and Jerusha had four children: Virginia, born Novem- Turner A person who turns wood on a lathe into ber 1894, married a Darden; Almira, born April 1897, mar- spindles ried Howard B. Bruton on February 16, 1919; Sidney Albert, Victualer A tavern keeper, or one who provides an Jr., born July 7, 1898, died October 4, 1899; and Frederick army, navy, or ship with food Augustus Woodard, born April 16, 1900, died April 17, Vulcan Blacksmith 1900.] Wagoner Teamster not for hire Wainwright Wagon maker WILSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY Waiter Customs officer or tide waiter; one who The Local History Room awaits your research session. waited on the tide to collect duty on goods Plan to take advantage of our expanded research facility. brought in The library is open Mon.-Wed. 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Waterman Boatman who plies for hire Thurs.-Sat. 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Parking is available near Webster Operator of looms the new Broad Street entrance. Wharfinger Owner of a wharf NEW IN THE LOCAL HISTORY ROOM Wheelwright One who made or repaired wheels; e Wilson County Estates Records, 27 reels wheeled carriages, etc. e They Walked These Hills: A Journey through Some of Our Family Cemeteries, Haywood County, by Becky Howell.

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Page 96 Trees of Wilson September 2005 TREES OF WILSON Wilson’s Family Heritage Chronicles of the Wilson County Genealogical Society

October 2005 Volume 14 Number 9

President’s Hello Readers! October 25 Meeting DOES ANYBODY CARE? David Gammon Message We are meeting on the 4th Tuesday of entertained us in this month, again at the Wilson County September with a Public Library. There are two meeting talk on "Lessons learned from rooms in this renewed building, and we Deeds." He encouraged us to check don’t always know which one we will be everything on the deeds and not using. There will be a sign in the lobby di- make assumptions. recting you to the proper room. We should check to see if the deed Faithful readers will recall a series of ar- was an original or a copy. Only the ticles on DNA which ran in 7rees for sev- original would have the signers’ sig- eral months. Since that time, genealogy in natures, or mark, if the person could general has become more sophisticated in Wilson Daily Times Photo not write, as many could not way its use of scientific analysis. Old records back then. Normally, a deed had two are interesting but not always correct. DNA This Charles L. Coon Annex photo witnesses. analysis is much better but still expensive was taken just before its demolition in We should look closely for rela- and limited in the number of individuals late September 2005. The annex was tives mentioned in the deed, the date that have been screened. built in 1951 and included classrooms the deed was drawn up, and the date Henry Powell will present the program, and a band room. When Coon was no it was recorded. Often there was a based on a presentation which he has given longer needed for school purposes, the span of time between being drawn several times to various genealogical annex was sold and left to fall into ruin. up and recorded when circumstances groups. He will attempt to bring you up to The main Coon building has been beau- prevented a prompt visit to the speed on the use of DNA analysis to firm tifully renovated into several dozen courthouse. Travel in those days up your family tree. His examples include apartments and has been fully occupied took much longer then, and court- his own Powell family and the Lucas fam- for several years. houses were often not close by. It ily of Lucama. Both include some surprises The demolition has been a joint often took days or weeks to get toa and don’t come close to answering our City-County project and is a monument courthouse to record a deed. Other questions about the origins of either of to their cooperation. A generous grant circumstances, such as war, may those families. Henry has humorously from Paul Berry is being used to con- have caused a delay. named his talk “Adam Had Five Wives,” struct a park (at the right of the build- He said to check for borders and based on the commonality of DNA in all ing) with a waterfall. The entire site acreage and if it was surveyed by a people in the male “Y” chromosome and will be devoted to a display of “whirly- real surveyor or just estimated. the female mitochrondrial chromosomes. gigs,” the imaginative inventions of the There are many things to consider Election of officers and a by law change local folk artist, Vollis Simpson. Half in studying deeds, too many to men- are also on the agenda. of the entire city block will now be- tion here. David Gammon tells it come a city park to be used for recrea- much better than I can. Next time Highlights of This Issue tion and events. you have an opportunity to hear one Family Connections—Bunn ...... In the photo at the top, there is a his talks, try to make it if at all pos- Eatmon/Mercer Cemetery. ees. pe wooded grassy area to the right of the sible. You will be in for a real treat. Lammy Abernathy Cemeterye. =... 99 white building (an auto body repair I hope to see you at our next meet- Briton Bridgers 0s eee 100 shop). This green area is the original ing on October 25, 2005, at 7:00 Green layloreanil oer ees 101 Farmer family cemetery. There is a Livery Stable Advertisement ...... 101 PM. We will meet in the Assembly marker present to commemorate the High School Reports—1918-1919...... 102 Room downstairs in the Wilson services of Revolutionary Patriot Ben- Sti Family Ace oe. eee 104 County Public Library, located on jamin Farmer. Some of the land that Mary W. Corbett Obituary...... 105 the corners of Jackson, Broad, and was the Farmer farm became the site of Nash Streets uptown in Wilson, N. Elders Appointed to Preach...... 105 School Advertisementsts-.--..2e.0-012. 106 Charles L. Coon High School. C. Come a few minutes early to get The entire neighborhood looks like a a good seat. See you there! James W. Taylor Obituary...... 107 new place! Many Thanks! Carol M. Forbes News: Items cissmeen caste eee eeensasececeers 107

October 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 97 ELLE LL I EE Ee a a ITN TI Trees of Wilson —WCGS FAMILY CONNECTIONS—WI/LSON DAILY TIMES This chronicle is published by the Wilson County THE BUNN FAMILY—September 27, 2005 Genealogical Society, organized February 26, This family name came to England with the Norman invasion in 1991. Address: P.O. Box 802, Wilson, NC 1066, found initially as a descriptive adjective added to someone’s 27894-0802. Telephone 252-243-1660. Internet name such as Walter le bon (the good). By the 1200s, the designation address: of “bon” became used as a surname and eventually mutated into Bonne, http:/Avww.wegs.org Bone, Boon and Bunn. Trees is published monthly except for Decem- In addition to the French connection, it appears that the name ap- ber and July. An annual index is published with a peared in England with a German origin, first as von Bonn (from Bonn, spring issue. Trees is indexed in PERSI. Active Germany) and later as just Bonn and then Bunn. The surname was membership in WCGS is for a calendar year and found chiefly in the southeastern counties of England—Norfolk, Suf- includes a subscription to the ten issues published each year. Annual individual membership is $20, folk, Middlesex, Essex and Kent. John Bunne of Almaine, Germany, family membership is $25. came to London as a saddler sometime before 1378 when he registered Materials of genealogical interest to the mem- his business in the City of Westminster (part of London). bers of WCGS are accepted for publication at the There were Bunn immigrants to the New England section of the colo- discretion of the Editors and should pertain to nies, most from the sections of England listed above. Most researchers families with connections in Wilson County and seem to agree that there were probably two pioneer immigrants to its neighboring and parent counties. WCGS can- America by the name of Bunn. The earliest was to Virginia (details fol- not accept any responsibility for the content of low) whose descendants removed to North Carolina, spreading from contributed materials, including errors and omis- there westward. The other Bunn settled in New Jersey. sions. Please direct any questions to the contribu- The first Bunn immigrants to America were Thomas Bunn, Bridgett, tor. Their names and addresses will be provided his wife, and their son, Thomas, age one, who were living in James- upon request for worthwhile purposes. town in 1624, having arrived earlier aboard the Bona Nova. Early writ- Queries from WCGS members are accepted and posted at [email protected] ings describe this as Dr. Thomas Bunn, Physician and surgeon Officers 2005 (chorurgaine) who had a suite of rooms and several servants and was a President: Carol Forbes man of character and standing in the settlement. There are several en- Vice President: Sue Powell tries in the few existing Jamestown records attesting to Dr. Bunn’s Secretary: Frances Roberson good services. Treasurer: Henry Powell Dr. Bunn’s son, Thomas, left no records except that he had a son, Board Members: Mary Anne Sheak, Judy John, born about 1650, who lived in Nansemond County and later in O’Neal, Wanda Lamm Taylor Bertie County, North Carolina, where he died in 1727. John’s will Past Presidents: Joan Howell, Reese Ferrell, named his wife Eleanor and his children John, Jr., David, Benjamin, Katye Alford, Henry Powell, Sue Powell, Carol and Ann. John, Jr. received 300 acres and later in 1743 took up 400 Forbes acres in Bertie County. Newsletter Editors: Henry & Sue Powell It would appear that there was at least one other descendant of Tho- Contributors: Grace Tumer, J. Robert Boykin Ill, Albert Page, Horace Peele, C. Clement Lucas, mas Bunn, Mary Bunn who married Joel Ricks about 1765 in Nanse- Marion W. Moore. mond County. Committees: David Bunn, second son of John and Eleanor, was born about 1700 H.B. Johnston Papers: Sue Powell and received a plantation in Virginia by will of his father. By 1752, he Cemetery Publications: Joan Howell had moved to North Carolina where he died about 1783. David and his Internet Coordinators: Horace Peele, Carol wife Mary had seven children: Benjamin, Redmond, David, Elizabeth, Forbes & Henry Powell Sallie, Annie, and Leeter. Wilson Founding Families: Marion Moore Benjamin, eldest son of David and Mary, was born in 1740 and died Programs: Sue Powell, Carol Forbes in 1813. He was a member of the Halifax Brigade No. 3 of Edgecombe Please send address changes to WCGS, PO Box County, North Carolina, and was commissioned Captain in Wilmington 802, Wilson, NC 27894. Email: [email protected] in 1776. He married a Burwell, and their children were Benjamin, Bur- Trees is mailed under our non-profit bulk mailing well, Joel, William and Mary. permit to subscribers of record at the date of mail- Benjamin, the eldest child of Benjamin and his wife, was born in ing. Bulk mail is not forwarded by the Post Office. 1765 and died in 1819. He married Catrin “Kate” Massey, and they lived in Wake County, North Carolina. They had Budd, Nancy, Cade, Contents © 2005 Wilson County Genealogical Sallie, James, Emmett, Clara and Henry. Society, Inc. All rights reserved. No items may Burwell, second son of Benjamin, Sr., was born about 1767, and died be used without permission in writing from about 1893. He married Charity Horn, daughter of WCGS except for brief reviews. Henry and Sarah Battle Horn. Sarah was the daughter of Elisha, Sr. and Elizabeth Battle. Elisha Battle WCGS has been designated as a 501 (c)3 non- was very active in Edgecombe County during the Revolu- profit corporation by the U.S. Internal Revenue tion and afterwards. Burwell and Charity had four children: William, Service. The Tax Identification number Sor Henry, Jeremiah, Piety. WCGS is 56-1869136. ee ee ee ee (Continued Aen on page 99) Page 98 Trees of Wilson October 2005 (Bunn Family continued from page 98) CEMETERY RECORDS The Bunns of western Wilson County descend from Budd Contributed by William S. Lamm Bunn, son of Benjamin and Kate Bunn, and his wife Sarah Richardson, who married in 1810 in Johnston County and EATMON/MERCER CEMETERY Taylors Twp lived in an area that later became part of Wilson County. Located about 800 ft W side of Lamm Rd (SR 1001) about .5 Their children were: mi N. of Shiloh Church Rd. (SR 1305) (Located at edge of Joseph David Bunn who moved to Alabama; woods) Dorsey Henderson Bunn who married Rebecca Jones Not well maintained, enclosed with chain link fence. Eatmon and lived in Middlesex; graves are enclosed with wrought iron fence inside chain link Nancy Bunn married Peyton Glover and lived in fence. Zebulon; 14 graves (13) with readable stone. Samuel Bunn had no children; Recorder: William S. Lamm & Elwyn Lamm Aug 8 2005 Applewhite Bunn married Mary Polly Pearce in 1845 and lived in Middlesex; Eatmon, Allie b. 30 Apr 1830 d 8 Feb 1901 Bryant J. Bunn, born in 1824, married Jincy Bailey, "We will meet again" daughter of Needham and Milbry Boykin Bailey, and they Eatmon, Thomas J. b. 16 Jan 1834 d. 7 Oct 1908 lived in Nash (now Wilson) County. He married second "Not my will but thine be gone" Sallie Wright Williams in 1862, and they lived in Wilson Mercer, Allie R. b. 2 Sep 1866 d. 27 Mar 1907 County. He married a third time to Martha Morris but had no “Wife of James Ransom Mercer" further children; "A devoted wife and mother" Elizabeth Bunn, b. 1834, married first Willard Hopkins, Mercer, Carol Milton b. 30 Mar 1918 d. 3 Nov 1919 second Bud Strickland. They lived in Middlesex. "Son of Mr. & Mrs. C. A. Mercer" Bryant J. Bunn and his first wife had the following chil- “A sunbeam from the world has vanished" dren: Lavenia Bunn married Eatman Flowers; Needham Mercer, Herman O. b 28 Jul 1882 d 26 Oct 1918 Bunn married Nancy Flowers, sister of Eatman Flowers, Mercer, Infant daughter b/d 17 Mar 193 7 (they had ten children); Cheriantha Bunn did not marry; Al- "Infant dau. of Dock & Sadie Mercer bert Bunn married Sally Flowers, sister of Eatman and Nancy Mercer, Infant son b 17 Oct 1900 d 9 Jul 1902 Flowers, (they had five children); Dora Bunn married Manly "Son of J. R. & Allie Mercer Boykin (six children); Frank Merill married Estella Boykin, Mercer, Infant son b/d 11 Feb 1953 daughter of Stephen and Sallie Grizzard Boykin, (nine chil- "Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Robie Mercer dren); and Gincy Bunn married Thomas Flowers. Mercer, James Edward b 29 Jan 1886 d 24 Dec 1939 Bryant J. Bunn and his second wife had two children: Mercer, Mrs. Prudence M. b 26 Jul 1884 d. 27 Jul 1936 James Iredell Bunn married Sallie Frances Duck (seven chil- "A devoted wife & loving mother" dren); Walter Bardin Bunn married Nancy Boykin (seven Mercer, Ransom b. Apr 25 1859 d. 18 Jun 1935 children, the fourth being Bardin Jefferson Bunn). Mercer, Roney b 24 1909 d. 4 Oct 1910 Martha Ethel Fulghum married Bardin Jefferson Bunn in "Son of J. R. & Prudence Mercer" 1920, Some of their children still live in the Rock Ridge area "Darling we miss thee" of Wilson County. Mercer, James Robert b 23 Feb 1926 d. 30 May 1927 The details of these Wilson County Bunn families may be "Son of James & Mable Mercer" found in the 1990 supplement to the 1986 Wilson County "Suffer little children to come unto me" Heritage Book, available at the Wilson County Public Li- brary. LAMM/ABERNATHY CEMETERY Taylors Township An extensive search of the internet verified the expected Located about 150 ft E side of Lamm Rd (SR 1001) about .2 mi N. of migration from North Carolina and Virginia to points south Shiloh Church Rd (SR 1305) (Located in a grove of trees in the field) and west. Georgia and Alabama seemed to have a goodly Overgrown, not maintained, not enclosed number of Bunns, and the surname can be found in every 3 graves (2) with readable stone. state in the union at this point. Several researchers claim to Recorder: William S. Lamm & Elwyn Lamm Aug 8 2005 have found an Irish immigrant by this name, but this has not been verified. All evidence points toward Dr. Thomas Bunn Ida Blanche Lamm b. 1899 d 1919 of Jamestown and one or more Bunns in New Jersey and "Dau. of Albert B. & T. A. Lamm" New England of English, German and Dutch origin as the (stone broken from base) founders of the family in America. Julia L. Abemathy b. 9 Apr 1892 d. 24 Sep 1945 Henry & Sue Powell "Wife of John William Abemathy'" (Dau. of Albert B. & T. A. Lamm) Genealogy is like potato salad. Walter Terrence Lamm b. 21 Jul 1940 d 6 Dec 1940 When you share it with others, (No stone: Information from Elwyn Lamm, brother of It’s a picnic. Walter) (Son of George and Sadie Lamm) The Sunny Side of Genealogy Compiled by Fonda D. Baselt

October 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 99 EE 0 SSS SS RT EM BRITON BRIDGERS May 7, 1789, Briton Bridgers qualified as executor of the Hugh B. Johnston Bridgers Family File will of George Gardner." On May 27, 1789, Ralph (1) Vickers sold him for £300 cur- Briton Bridgers, son of John Bridgers and wife Faith rent North Carolina money 200 acres (excepting one acre for Ruffin, was born about 1753 in Northampton County, North a graveyard) north of Town Creek adjoining Williams and Carolina, and died in 1795 in Edgecombe County, shortly Hardy Flowers; witnessed by William Sanders and Joseph before the completion of his new home. He inherited three (x) Williams.'° On November 4, 1789, Briton Bridgers was slaves and a feather bed and furniture at his father’s death in 1763.'! His mother married Joseph Pender in December of appointed guardian of Nancy Deloach, orphan of Solomon Deloach.'® In the Edgecombe County Census of 1790, he the following year, and the latter agreed to deliver to Britton £10 current Virginia money, a likely horse or mare, and a was listed with two males over sixteen, two males under six- teen, two females, and thirteen slaves.'’ (This represented good saddle and bridle upon his coming of age.” The Pender- Bridgers family moved to Edgecombe (now Wilson) County himself, William Wilson, William and John Bridgers, Nancy Deloach, and Mary Bridgers.) On November 26, 1793, Brit- in 1770 and settled on Town Creek, where “the social, legal, and financial relationship of these two families continued to tain Bridges was appointed guardian of Brittain Deloach, be close for several generations.” orphan of Solomon Deloach."* Briton Bridgers married about 1777 Mary Rice, said to On July 7, 1790, Sheriff Theophilus Thomas sold Britton have been a native of Nansemond County, Virginia. On Bridgers for a bid of £20 in specie money two tracts of 200 March 5, 1781, Britain and Mary (x) Bridgers of Edgecombe acres each, in order to settle the last of a judgment for County sold John Duke of Northampton County for £150 £420.10.2 secured by Joseph Ruffin against John Morris and current money 300 acres heired by said Mary from her late Ralph Vickers, executors of the will of the late John Vick- uncle David Rice in the latter County and bounded by Cu- ers,” which had been witnessed by said Bridgers on Febru- dawicky Swamp, Ahosky Pocoson, the bridge on the south ary 21, 1784.”° At the time of his death about five years later, side of the main road, Colonel Maul, and Thomas Cotton Briton Bridgers was a wealthy planter, owning about 1,387 (part patented by James Hutchenson on August 2, 1738, and acres of land, fifteen slaves, and considerable personal prop- part patented by John Beamon on August 30, 1756); wit- erty of various kinds. All was divided fairly evenly between nessed by James Dancy, John Knox, and John Lawrence.’ his two sons and sole heirs after their mother’s death. He was probably active in the Edgecombe County Militia Briton Bridgers signed his will in Edgecombe County on during the Revolutionary War, but his one recorded payment September 8, 1795, and it was probated in November Court: does not specify the nature of his service. The original (1) lifetime use of four slaves, three horses, half the hogs and Voucher made to Britain Bridgers on January 5, 1781, in sheep and cattle, all the geese, two beds and furniture, and Halifax Military District, was in the amount of £30.0.0 spe- the land north of Williams’s Branch; and “all Necessaries cie and countersigned by Mical Ward.” Britten Bridges was which are now provided for the Building and finishing my No. 565 on the “List of Specie Certificates paid by Green House which are now On the Stocks I leave unto My Dear Hill Esq' Treasurer for the district of Halifax,” due £30.0.0,° Beloved Wife in order for her to Complete the Building;” (2) and the same number and amount was allowed Britain Bridg- son William Bridgers, under the age of twenty-one, to have ers as his “claim” against the United States Comptroller’s the land north of Town Creek bought from Ralph Vickers, Office at Kinston, as presented by Green Hill, Treasurer of the tract north of Town Creek at the mouth of Mill Branch Halifax District.° bought from John Morris, five slaves, bay colt, filly, saddle On March 1, 1777, Richard (R) Horn sold Britton Bridgers and bridle, six cows with calves, six ewes with lambs, two for £100 Virginia currency 320 acres north of Town Creek at feather beds and furniture, and seven sows with pigs; (3) the mouth of Williamson’s Branch; witnessed by John Per- younger son John Bridgers, to have six slaves and the rever- menter, Sarah Pender, and Thomas (x) Page.’ On May 20, sional interest in all slaves and land left to his mother’s use; 1780, Michael (x) Ward sold him for £220 Proclamation (4) William Routh, executor; and (5) witnesses: Downin Money 100 acres adjoining John Vickers, Sr., Moses Baker, Hendron, Thomas Wells, and William (x) Gardner.” and said Bridgers; witnessed by Thomas Mercer and Jesse Chrildren of Briton and Mary (Rice) Bridgers: Baker.* On March 11, 1782, Britton Bridgers and Jethro (x) 1. William Bridgers was born in 1778. Durden witnessed a deed of John Stephenson to James Bar- 2. John Bridgers was born in 1780. ran.” On February 27, 1784, William Wilson, aged sixteen and orphan of William Wilson, was bound as an apprentice 1. Northampton County, Will Book 1, p. 97. to Britain Bridgers.'° 2. Deed Book 6, p. 72. On March 11, 1784, John and Mary (x) Morris sold Britton 3. Deed Book 7, p. 70. Bridgers for £200 a tract of 460 acres north of Town Creek 4. Voucher No. 2973, in the North Carolina Department of adjoining George White; witnessed by Stephen Morris, Tho- Archives. mas Mercer, and Joseph (x) Ruffin.'' On February 8, 1785, 5. North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts, Vol. VII, the will of John Vickers was proven by Britton Bridgers.'” p. 66, f. 2. On January 30, 1789, Governor Alexander Martin granted 6. Accounts of Comptroller’s Office: War of Revolution, Bnitain Bridgers 107 acres in Edgecombe County north of Book K, p. 102. Town Creek adjoining himself and Williamson’s Branch.!° 7. Edgecombe County, Deed Book 3, p. 99. (The grant was actually issued on November 17, 1790.) On (continued on page 101) Ee ee Page 100 Trees of Wilson October 2005 [LEASES NE TIENE I SS EET NTE SERIE LOD TAS EE SIT ATT STD TIS TE PEA ST POINT EY ITED ES IIS ETS OLED STS LIENS POS LTS EEL TAS GREEN TAYLOR FAMILY Hines Barbershop (all shops with white clienteles); registered Contributed by Lisa Y. Henderson for World War I draft on 9/12/1918, described as tall and slender; owned home at 611 E. Green Street. There were nine GREEN TAYLOR children in the household, four bearing the surname Taylor bom 1817, Nash Co., NC? and five the surname Henderson. 1900, 1910, 1920 Wilson married Fereby _(1825-1882/1900), probably in Nash population schedules. County, North Carolina died 1882/1900, Edgecombe County, North Carolina? Notes: Children: Dallas born 1851 ' Their children included Henry, Freeman (1908-1938), Ear! Peter born before 1854 (1918), and Henrietta "Hennie" Ennis. Samuel Ennis worked as a Henrietta bom before 1854 driver. Wilson city directories from 1908 to 1925 showed the family living at 409 N. Pine Street, 200 W. Lee Street, and 405 N. Pine. Christiana born 1856 > In the 1920 census of Wilson County, Mattie and Van Smith are Mackenzie bom 1857 listed in her father's household. Van Smith worked as a bricklayer. Henry "Mike" bom 1861, married Rachel Barnes, > Their children included Weldon (1908), Dorothy (1909), Rachel died 1/8/1925 (1911), Ethel G. (1914), Vera (1918), and Virginia Ray Barnes Sarah "Sally" born 1869 (1919). City directories show the Barneses at a number of ad- NOTES: Appeared in 1854 inventory of Kinchen Taylor's dresses, and W.I. Barnes working at a number of occupations. By estate; Kinchen Taylor was a wealthy plantation owner whose 1920, however, he was operating a cafe at 519 Smith Street. Madie, lands lay in northern Nash County, near the Halifax County border like her sister Maggie, took in laundry to augment the family's income. in the vicinity of Fishing Creek, Beaver Dam Swamp, and Lane's * Bertha and Jimmy Reaves lived in Greenville, NC. Swamp; Green and family were among the slaves distributed to Taylor's minor heirs; appeared in Lower Town Creek town- ship, Edgecombe County, in the 1870 and 1880 censuses; son Mike's 4 1882 marriage license noted that Green and Fereby were still living at IIS LIVERY STABLES, the time. will be kept supplied with

PR 1oreed ANd Tebicles for hire on 2d Generation moderste term: ‘ HENRY "Mike" TAYLOR AP Cail atthe “Wileoo Honze,"' formerly born 1861, Nash or Edgecombe County, North Carolina kept by Jvgme F- Adame. married Rachel Barnes (1863-1927), September 21, 1882, Wilson, North Carolina B. D. STITH, died January 8, 1925, Wilson, North Carolina : Proprietor. Children: Roderick born 3/16/1883, married Mary J. Taylor, P.S. Hacks will be at the died 8/4/1947 {epot’on the arrival of every Maggie bom 1885, married Samuel Ennis, died after | ‘mI LQ CONVEY passengers to 1925 Mattie —_ born 1887, married Van Smith, died after AVENtire ap? popular servante heave been 1920° securud, acd” fh: establishment thoroughly Madie born 1888, married William I. Barnes, died renevaicd. : after 1925° H pl fay, November 1860 Bertha E. born 1892, married Jimmy Reaves, died after 1955* (Briton Bridgers continued from page 100) Henrietta G. “Hennie" born 1895, never married, died 8. Deed Book E, p. 62. 12/15/1916 9. Deed Book E., p. 282. NOTES: moved to Edgecombe County, before 1870, where 10. Minutes of the Edgecombe County Court of Pleas and he appeared in census with parents; moved to Wilson before Quarter Sessions. 1882; worked as drayman, gardener, cook; wife was daughter Ll Deed Book 4, p. 138. of Willis and Cherry Battle Barnes; owned home at 114 W. 12: Minutes, etc. Lee Street, Wilson; 1870, 1880 Edgecombe population schedules; 133 Patent Book 76, p. 232, in the North Carolina Land 1900, 1910, 1920 Wilson population schedules. Grant Office. 14. Minutes, etc. 3d Generation 153 Deed Book 6, p. 349. RODERICK "Mike'' TAYLOR 16. Minutes, etc. bom March 16, 1883, Wilson, North Carolina es Heads of Families, etc., Taken in the Year 1790: North married Mary John Fender (1896-1972), May 16, 1906, Wilson, Carolina (Washington, D. C., 1908), p. 54 North Carolina 18. Minutes, etc. died August 4, 1947, Wilson, North Carolina 19: Deed Book 9, p. 439. NOTES: barber, worked at Paragon Shaving Parlor, Tate & 20. Will Book B., p. 152. Hines Barbershop, Coley & Taylor barbershop, Walter S. ois Will Book C, pp. 345/347.

October 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 101 PRINCIPALS’ ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL REPORTS FOR THE YEAR 1918-19 N. C. State Archives, Dept. of Public Instructions, 1918-1919-Box 2 Folder: Wilson, County, N. C., 1918-1919 Contributed by Grace W. Turner

Elm City High School, Wilson County Principal (or official head)—J. B. Aiken, Postoffice—Elm City, N. C. Committee: Chairman—E. R. Brinkley Secretary—B. A. Harrelson, Jr. Other Members—J/. L. Bailey, J. W. Cox, R. S. Wells, W. G. Sharp, W. H. Dixon, J. W. Winstead GENERAL INFORMATION Date school opened this year—Sept /; Date school closed this year—May 20; Length of term in weeks—34 Number of years in elementary course upon which the high school is based—7; Number of years of high-school course actually given this year—4 Number of full-time high-school teachers: Male—/; Female—2; Total—3 Number of part-time high-school teachers: Male—0; Female—0; Total—0 Total number of high-school pupils enrolled: Boys—/2; Girls—25; Total—37 Average daily attendance in high school for year Boys—9; Girls—2/; Total—30 Total number of teachers in entire school (including elementary and high school in case both schools are operated in one building): Male—/; Female—7; Total—s Total number of pupils in entire school (including elementary and high school in case both schools are operated in one building): Male—/06; Female—/ //;Total—217 HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS J. B. Aiken, annual salary--$1200, 2 years as College Student at Trinity College. Teacher of Latin for 13 years in Secondary Schools, 3 years in this school. 4 Recitations Daily. 2 Courses Taken in Pedagogy. 12 Weeks Attended Summer School. Life Certificate Miss Grace Lucas, annual salary $637, 4 years as State Normal School Student, A. B. Academic Degree, State Normal A. B. Teacher of Math, French, Sci., for 2 years in Secondary Schools, | year in this school. 7 Recitations Daily, 2 Courses Taken in Pedagogy, Certificate Pending Miss Sue Fountain, annual salary $595, 4 years as State Normal School Student, A. B. Academic Degree, State Normal U. B. Teacher of English & Hist., for 2 years in Secondary Schools, | year in this school. 7 Recitations Daily, 2 Courses Taken in Pedagogy, Certificate Pending LIST OF GRADUATES Names of Graduates Home Address Curriculum Completed Ruth Meares Brinkley Elm City, N. C. Regular Etta Irene Cooke ak Special John Loyd Sharp Se ee Regular Lydia Wells ie paket i A Rosa Lee Wells en eC XG ss Rose Marie Winstead ee ees

Lucama High School, Wilson County Principal (or official head)}—Anna Mendenhall, Postoffice—Lucama, N. C. Committee: Chairman—Dr. I. W. Lamm Secretary—W. T. Bass Other Members—K. W. Barnes, Treas. W. H. Tomlinson, L. T. Lamm GENERAL INFORMATION Date school opened this year—J 1/18/1918; Date school closed this year—5/16/1919,; Length of term in weeks—26 Number of years in elementary course upon which the high school is based—7, Number of years of high-school course actually given this year—4 Number of full-time high-school teachers: Male—0; Female—3; Total—3 Number of part-time high-school teachers: | Male—0; Female—0; Total—0 Total number of high-school pupils enrolled: Boys—/3; Girls—3 0; Total—43

(Continued on Page 103) a Se Page 102 Trees of Wilson October 2005 (High School Reports continued from page 102) : Average daily attendance in high school for year Boys—8; Girls—23; Total—37 Total number of teachers in entire school (including elementary and high school in case both schools are operated in one building): Male—0; Female—7; Total—7 Total number of pupils in entire school (including elementary and high school in case both schools are operated in one building): Male—//7; Female—/31/;Total—248

HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS Anna Mendenhall, annual salary--$1000, College Student at Guilford College, B. S. Academic Degree, Earcham College, 1 yr. Special work. Teacher of Math. & Science for 7 years in Secondary Schools, | year in this school, 2 additional years secondary school teaching experience. 5 Recitations Daily. 2 Courses Taken in Pedagogy. 20 Weeks Attended Summer School. Effie Smith, annual salary $600. College Student. Teacher of Eng. & Hist., for 1 year teaching this subject in this school. 8 Recitations Daily. Dira Rhodes, annual salary $600, College Student, A. B. Academic Degree, Lenoir. Teacher of Lat. & French, for 3 years in Secondary Schools, | year in this school. 8 Recitations Daily, 1 Course Taken in Pedagogy, 6 Weeks Attended Summer School. LIST OF GRADUATES Names of Graduates Home Address Curriculum Completed Gertrude Tomlinson Lucama, N.C. College Prep. Lossie Tomlinson _ Black Creek, N. C. : -

Rock Ridge High School, Wilson County Principal (or official head)—W. B. Crumpton, Postoffice—Wilson, N. C. Committee: Chairman—R. T. Barnes Secretary—R. L. Barnes Other Members—E. B. Deans GENERAL INFORMATION Date school opened this year—Sept 30; Date school closed this year—May 9; Length of term in weeks—32 Number of years in elementary course upon which the high school is based—7; Number of years of high-school course actually given this year—4 Number of full-time high-school teachers: Male—/; Female—4; Total—5 Number of part-time high-school teachers: Male—0; Female—2; Total—2 Total number of high-school pupils enrolled: Boys—/4; Girls—/2; Total—26 Average daily attendance in high school for year Boys—9; Girls—9; Total—/8 Total number of teachers in entire school (including elementary and high school in case both schools are operated in one building): Male—/; Female—s; Total—9 Total number of pupils in entire school (including elementary and high school in case both schools are operated in one building): Male—; Female—; Total—2/5 HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS W. B. Crumpton, annual salary--$1800, 2 years as State Normal School Student at A. & M. of Miss., 4 years as College Student at U. of Chicago. Teacher for 12 years in Secondary Schools, 2 years in this school. 5 years teaching Agriculture. 2 Recitations Daily. 2 Courses Taken in Pedagogy. Sup’t. Certificate Nannie Hart, annual salary $680, 4 years as State Normal School Student, 1 year College Student, A. B. Academic Degree, State Normal, Peabody College, A. B., Teacher of Engl. & Math, for 5 years, 1 year in this school. 9 Recitations Daily, 3 Courses Taken in Pedagogy, 15 weeks Attended Summer School, State Certificate Bessie Stanton, annual salary $600, Meredith College. Teacher of Science. 9 Recitations Daily, State Certificate Mary T Parker, annual salary $560, B. S. Chowan College. Teacher of History. State Certificate Mary Ida Shelton, annual salary $560, A. B. Erskins College, Mo. Teacher of Dom. Science. State Certificate LIST OF GRADUATES Names of Graduates Home Address Curriculum Completed Nathaniel E. Watson Kenly R. F.D. Literary

October 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 103 STITH FAMILY Oct 1751 (Daughter of James Munford II and Eliza- Contributed by Gene and Mershon Davis White beth Bolling). iv. John Stith, born 20 Mar 1724; died 29 May 1773 Major John Stith came to Virginia before 1656. He was born v. Richard Stith, born 30 Sep 1727; married Lucy Hall about 1638 in England and died 1693 in Charles City County, vi. Bathurst Stith, born 19 Sep 1729 Virginia. Stith received three land grants for a total of 1,636 vii. Thomas Stith, born 29 Dec 1731 acres. Major Stith also purchased more land, and at his death, he viii. Dudley Stith, born ca. 1733 had a very large landed estate. He sided with the Colonial gov- Lt. Colonel Drury Stith and Elizabeth had issue: emment during Bacon's Rebellion. In 1680, John Stith was a ix. Edmund Stith, died 1789 major of the Charles City County, Virginia Militia. He was a 3. Colonel Buckner Stith was born ca. 1722 at Rock Spring, practicing attorney and magistrate of the county. In 1685-1686 Brunswick County, Virginia, and died there in 1791. He mar- he represented his county in the House of Burgesses. Lt. John ried Susannah Munford, died 1810. Stith married in the latter part of 1656, Jane (probably Drury), Colonel Buckner Stith and Susannah Munford had issue: who had married first Thomas Gregory and second Joseph Par- i. Colonel Robert Stith, born ca. 1752; married | sons. Washington Jane had no money for her second husband's (Joseph Parsons) ii. Colonel John Stith, born 24 Mar 1755; died 1808; mar- funeral, so the county court ordered Thomas Drury and Edward ried Ann Washington Mosby to split the charges. Edward Mosby was named the iii. Susanna Stith, born about 1757; married 1772 Andrew guardian of Judith Parsons (daughter of Joseph by a previous Meade marriage). Twice widowed now, Jane was still very early in her iv. Richard Stith, died 1819; married Jane Maclin thirties. She took a third husband, John Stith. He had money, so v. Ann Stith, born ca. 1763; married 1781 William Eaton Thomas Drury asked for and got a court order transferring his of N.C. share of the funeral expenses to John Stith. However, Edward vi. Richard Stith, born ca. 1765 Mosby remained the guardian of Judith Parsons until Mosby vii. Catherine Stith, born ca. 1765; married Robert Bolling died in 1663; then Stith took over the guardianship. John Stith of Petersburg and Jane had issue: ix. Buckner Stith, born ca. 1766; died 1800; married first, i. Captain John Stith, married Mary Randolph (daughter 1786 Elizabeth Jones; married second Ann Walker. of William Randolph) 4.x. Griffin Stith, born ca. 1767; married Frances Town- 1. i. Lieut. Colonel Drury Stith, died 1741, married Susanna shend Washington 12 Jun 1788. (She was the widow Bathurst (daughter of Lancelot Bathurst of New Kent and first cousin of Thornton Augustine Washington and County and granddaughter of Sir Edward Bathurst of daughter of Lawrence Washington and Elizabeth Dade) Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England.) 4. Griffin Stith, born ca. 1767 in Brunswick County, Virginia; died iii. Anne Stith, married 1681 Colonel Robert Bolling 1829 in Prince William County, Virginia. He married Frances (Col. Bolling's first wife was Jane Rolfe, granddaugh- Townshend Washington, 12 Jun 1788 (the widow and first cousin ter of Pocahontas) of Thomton Augustine Washington. Thomton and Frances had is- 1. Lieut. Colonel Drury Stith patented land in Charles City sue: Samuel Washington, born 1787: Thornton's Ist wife was Mil- County, Virginia. He was a Justice of the county in 1714; High dred Berryman). Sheriff in 1719 and 1724-1725. Drury was appointed county Griffin Stith and Frances Thownshend Washington had issue: surveyor in 1720. Lieut. Col. Drury Stith married Susanna i. Elizabeth Frances Stith, born ca. 1790; married 13 Mar Bathurst and moved to Brunswick County, Virginia about 1725 1810 Benjamin P. Yates and was the first clerk of the county in 1732-1740. Lt. Col. i. Susanna Stith, born ca. 1795 Drury Stith and Susanna had issue: 5. iii. Dr. Buckner Dade Stith, born 1805; died 1866-1869 in 2.i. Drury Stith, born 1695; died 1770; married Elizabeth Wilson, N.C.; married Lucinda Williams Blackwell Buckner (daughter of William and Catherine Ballard (daughter of Major Thomas Blackwell and Rebecca Wil- Buckner and granddaughter of the first John Buckner) hiams.) Lucinda was born 8 Jun 1811 in Marshall, Tennes- i. William Stith, born ca. 1697 see; died 27 Jan 1880, Wilson, N.C. iil. Jane Stith, born ca. 1699 iv. Dr. George Washington Stith, bom ca. 1810; died 6 Dec iv. Mary Stith 1851, Sampson County, N.C.; married Susannah King. 2. Lt. Colonel Drury Stith of Brunswick County, Virginia, was 5. Dr. Buckner Dade Stith was bom 1805 in Virginia. He died born ca. 1695. He was a Burgess in 1744-53; Vestryman of St. before 1870 in Wilson , N.C. Dr. Stith started his medical practice Andrews in 1755; and High Sheriff of the County. Lt. Colonel in Averasboro, N.C. in the 1820's. He moved to Sampson County, Drury Stith married first Elizabeth Buckner and second Eliza- N.C. with his brother, Dr. George Washington Stith in 1834. In Sep- beth (widow of Thomas Eldridge). Lt. Colonel Drury Stith and tember 1851, Dr. Buckner Dade Stith sold his property in Sampson Elizabeth Buckner had issue: County, N.C. and moved to what is now Wilson, N.C. He was one i. Colonel Drury Stith, born ca. 1718; died 1770 of the first (if not the first) medical doctors in Wilson, N.C. Dr. ii. Griffin Stith, born 28 Nov 1720; died 1784 Buckner Dade Stith and Lucinda Williams Blackwell had issue: 3. iii. Col. Buckner Stith, b. ca. 1722, Rock Spring, Bruns- i. Washington Lafayette Stith, bom 1827 wick County, Virginia; died 1791 Rock Spring, Bruns- wick County, Virginia; married Susannah (Continued on page 105) Sa ci ls on nee Munford 7 CE Page 104 Trees of Wilson October 2005 (Stith Family continued from page 104) MARY W. CORBETT. R Zion’s Landmark, October 15, 1894 ii. Thomas Randolph Stith, born 1829 Contributed by J. Robert Boykin ii. Dr. Laurence Augustine Stith, born 1832; married Fran- MARY W. CORBETT. A ces oi Jarvis Rae a oe Mary W. Corbett fell asleep in Jesus, the 1“ day of June iv. Virginia Caroline "Ginnie" Stith, born 6 Mar 1834; died | 1891. She was the daughter of John and Martha Hayes, was 18 Jul 1898 in Wilson, N.C.; married Thomas Crowder | orn on the 6" day of Nov. 1819, in Edgecombe county, and Davis 23 Apr 1857 was married to Kinchen Corbett in April 1840. She bore two v. Buckner Dade Stith, Jr., bom 1836 daughters, one of which, with six children and a husband, vi. Frances Rebecca Stith, born 1828; mamied Alpheus John H. Jenkins, survive to mourn her loss, with two sisters i Brown (Shenff of Wilson, NC) and many relatives and friends, (yet they can not mourn as of vil. Landonia Stith, bom 1840 one who has no hope.) Her husband died May 20" 1879 at vill. Powhatan Stith, born 1841 his home near Saratoga, Wilson county, N. C. There she re- x, Lt Thomas Bertrand Stith, bom 1842; died 19 May mained with her daughter until her death. She was a great 1864 (Killed in Civil War) sufferer for many years before her death, becoming entirely x. Roberta Washington Stith, bom 1845; married J. W. Ty- | blind about five years ago, her eyes causing her much pain ler 27 Nov 1867 most of the time. Notwithstanding all her tribulation she xi. Lucinda Comelia Stith, bom 1838; married William Ev- | seemed to continue instant in prayer. She was a widow in- ans 29 Jan 1869 deed, yet not entirely desolate as to worldly substance. She xii. John Randolph Stith joined the Church at White Oak on the first Sunday in Nov. 1860 Census - United States - N. C. - Wilson County - Township - 1865 or | 866, and was baptised by Elder Jesse Baker. She Wilson lived a consistent member until her death, always filling her 3 July 1860, Page 57, Dwelling No. 418, Family No. 415: seat when she could. As to her general deportment, to those B. Stith 55 M 4000 1200 Virginia who know her, she needs no eulogy. To those who did not Lucinda W. Stith 45 F N.C. know her, it sufficeth to say, her adorning was not that out- Augustan L. Stith 26 M ward, but a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of Landonia Stith I7F God of great price, as yielding to the injunction of Peter. In- Roberta Stith 15 F deed she could well be taken in the number as the wife of Lucinda C. Stith 13 F one husband, well reported for good works, lodging strang- E. P. Tucker 40 M Teacher ers, &c., also washing the saints’ feet, when the opportunity P. H. Foy 24 M Editor occurred. Mrs. P.H.Foy OE Though her husband did not follow her example in bap- Mary Bowens 29 F Mantua Maker tism, yet honored her as the weaker vessel, was kind to her Anne Bowens Pea Mantua Maker and went with her to preaching, indeed endeavored to make her happy at all times, having gained the affections of all 1870 U. S. Census, Wilson, N.C. 2 Jul 1870 Page 21, Dwelling —_ | who knew him. I think their example might be remembered 152 as a portion of good work to all their successors. #176 Thomas C. Davis 39M/W_Life/House Ins Agent 1000 N. Hales. NC [Editor’s note: In 1850, Kinchen Corbitt, age 34; Mary, age Virginia 35F/W Keeping House NC | 30; and Mary F., age 3; lived in the Edgecombe County Lucy L. 8 F/W NC | household of Wm. Barnes, jr., age 38, farmer; and Jane, age Thomas 6 M/W NC | 33, born in Virginia. Caty Williams, age 50; Betsy Barnes, Elizabeth 4 F/W NC age 23; Sarah E. Wilkins, age 10, born in Virginia; and P. Eli Floyd S. 3 M/W NC | Porter, age 7; also lived in the household. The Kinchen Cor- Lucinda Stith 65F/W AtHome NC | bett family has not been located in the Wilson 1860, 1870, or The book, They Passed This Way, by Mr. Fowler has a pas- | !880 Census records. ] sage which is most descriptive of Dr. Stith's Averasboro APPOINTMENTS TO PREACH practice and of political rallies of his day as well. It is quoted Zion’s Landmark. October 15. 1891 as follows; "The people in and around Averasboro had a de- : : plorable habit of settling arguments with guns, knives and The following Elders will preach, the Lord willing: brass knucks with half inch steel spikes welded to them... J.M. HARRIS AND H. TEMPLES. Naturally, Dr. Stith became quite proficient in patching bro- | Black Creek Association. ken heads, sewing slit skins, and extracting more bullets than | Cross Roads Monday after teeth. The story is told that at a political rally at Averasboro a | Beaulah Tuesday voter was nearly disemboweled by another. The victim lay | Upper Black Creek Wednesday propped against a tree listening to the orator of the day, while | Scotts Thursday Dr. Stith efficiently sewed him together again. So proficient | Wilson Friday — did he become with needle and thread he was waggishly Memorial Sat. and Ist Sun. in Nov. called Dr. Stitch." Goldsboro Monday

October 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 105 LESSER SST BSS I SI ES SO ON OS ED SCHOOL ADVERTISEMENTS object of special attention. Promotion from lower to higher Zion’s Landmark and Wilson Times classes is based on the proficiency of pupils, as ascertained by careful and rigid examinations. Contributed by J. Robert Boykin The Music Department is presided over by one of the most Zion’s Landmark, August 1, 1872 thorough and successful teachers in the State. Excellent ad- WILSON vantages for the study of ART. Home advantages for board- COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE ing pupils. FOR BOTH SEXES. Location healthy. Moderate charges. Send for catalogue Session from first Monday in October to last Friday in and circulars, June. Superior physical, intellectual and moral advantages. SILAS E. WARREN, Board (including every thing) $15; Tuition, $4, $5 and $6; Wilson, N.C. Principal. Music, $5; Agriculture, $3.’2 per month; all payable at the beginning of each term of three months. Zion’s Landmark, April 1, 1890 Address, for Catalogue. DO YOU WISH TO EMPLOY A TEACHER? SYLVESTER HASSELL, A. M. DO YOU DESIRE A SITUATION AS TEACHER? PRINCIPAL, THE WARREN SOUTHERN TEACHERS’ AGENCY makes a Wilson, N. C., July 5, 1872. specialty of supplying schools and families with Teachers, free of charge, and of securing situations for Teachers at Zion’s Landmark, November 15, 1886 moderate cost. WILSON COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE FOR School property sold or rented. Send for blanks, &c. YOUNG LADIES. Letters requiring answers should enclose necessary post- This Institution, situated on the Wilmington and Weldon R. age. Address R., in the beautiful, healthful, and thriving town of Wilson, SILAS E. WARREN, Prop., N. C., offers excellent advantages to those seeking a safe, Lock Box 149, WILSON, N. C. desirable Home School for their daughters. Competent, ear- nest and successful teachers. Primary, Preparatory, Colle- Zion’s Landmark, July 1, 1891 giate, Music and Art departments. Best modern methods of WILSON COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. instruction and discipline. FOR YOUNG LADIES—NON-SECTARIAN The Course in Art includes History of Ancient, Mediaeval Spring Session begins Monday, January 19, 1891. Under and Modern Art, Artistic Anatomy, Perspective, Drawing its present management, the patronage of the school has from the Round, the Flat, and the Cast, Etching (brass and steadily increased, and for next session the corps of teachers steel), Modelling, Respouse, Wood carving, Painting in Oils, has been improved and enlarged. Water-colors and Pastel—Crayon and Decoration of China, Literary course of study is thorough and unusually compre- Silk, Satin, &c, Course in Music embraces History of Music, hensive, extending through a primary, a preparatory and a Theory of Music, Harmony, Piano, Organ, and Singing. The collegiate department. THOROUGHNESS OF TEACHING IS Literary course of study is sufficiently extensive. Entire aver- MADE AN OBJECT OF SPECIAL ATTENTION. Promotion to age expenses for tuition in literary department, board, wash- higher classes is based on the proficiency of pupils, as ascer- ing, lights, &c, $155.00 to $180.00 for scholastic year of tained by careful and rigid examinations. forty weeks. Moderate extra charges for Music and Art. The Music Department is presided over by one of the most The general welfare of all pupils is zealously guarded. thorough and successful teachers in the State. Excellent ad- Buildings large, commodious and comfortable. vantages for the study of ART. Home advantages for board- The Fall Session of 1886 will close on February 18" 1887 ing pupils. and the Spring Term opens February 21", 1887. LOCATION HEALTHFUL Pupils can enter at any time. CHARGES MODERATE. For further information and circulars write to SILAS E. Send for catalogue and circulars, WARREN, Prin. SILAS E. WARREN, Wilson, North Carolina. Wilson, N.C. Principal.

Zion’s Landmark, April 1, 1890 The Wilson Times, August 11, 1914 WILSON COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. ROCK RIDGE FARM LIFE SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES—NON-SECTARIAN A well equipped boarding school for boys and girls. Fall Session begins Monday, September 2™ 1889. Under The courses offered are High School, Agriculture, Domestic its present management, the patronage of the school has Science and Music Tuition free to all students in Wilson County who steadily increased, and for next session the corps of teachers have finished the seventh grade. A strong fac- has been improved and enlarged. ulty has been secured. Board will be given at the dormitory at actual cost. Literary course of study is thorough and unusually compre- Fall term begins Sept. 21. For further information address hensive, extending through a primary, a preparatory and a collegiate department. Thoroughness of teaching is made an C. O. Armstrong Wilson, N. C.

Page 106 Trees of Wilson October 2005 MINUTES, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 JAMES W. TAYLOR OBITUARY The Wilson County Genealogy Society held its September The Wilson Times, August 21, 1914 meeting on Tuesday evening the 27th in the Wilson County Contributed by J. Robert Boykin Public Library, and it was our second regular meeting back In Memory of Mr. Jas. W. Taylor, Deceased at the library. At his home in Elm City, N. C., on August 7, 1914, in his Carol Forbes, our president, welcomed our guests and pre- seventy-second year, Mr. Jas. W. Taylor, departed this life sided over a very brief business session. A report was given after a few months of illness. He is survived by his wife, on the progress of the future book Wilson County’s Found- Mrs. Jerusha Taylor, and two daughters, Mrs. J. L. Barnes ing Families, a nomination list from the committee for the and Mrs. Iredell Williams, who will greatly miss him and coming year and a suggested change in the by laws were we extend them our heartfelt sympathies in their great loss. presented. The nominations were: Mr. Taylor was bom near Elm City, N. C., January 15", Sue Powell president 1842 and was a very useful and good citizen. He was a Sur- Phil Mooring vice president veyor and Civil Engineer by profession, having held the po- Henry Powell treasurer sition of Surveyor for Wilson county for a number of years. Frances Roberson secretary Few men knew more of the county and the surrounding Laura Newsome board member counties than did Mr. Taylor. There were no nominations from the floor so these will be He loved his profession and had a large number of friends voted on at the October meeting. throughout Eastern North Carolina who will greatly miss The by law change reads that the immediate past president him. be made an automatic member of the board for a term of two He professed religion and joined the M. E. church at Elm years. City, sometime before his death and his last days were his Henry Powell, treasurer, reported book sales for the happiest, and we have every reason to believe that he is now "Founding Families" book has raised enough revenue added resting from his labors. to what we had in the treasury to cover its printing. We now A FRIEND. have access to a Pay Pal credit card, and it has been most beneficial in sales. A contract has been signed for the print- NEWS FROM NORTH CAROLINA GENEA- ing of the book!! The financial report was passed around for LOGICAL SOCIETY members to read. The Annual Meeting and Fall Workshop will be held No- Sue Powell announced the date of the North Carolina An- vember 11 & 12, 2005, at the Brier Creek Country Club in nual meeting and workshop which wil! be November | Ith Raleigh. Craig R. Scott and William H. Brown will present and 12th. All of the pertinent data was given. Look for it in talks on Finding Your Military Ancestors, during which they Trees! will discuss researching Revolutionary War, War of 1812, With the conclusion of business, Carol introduced David Civil War, “The Forgotten Wars,” the N. C. Militia and Gammon from Raleigh who presented a program on Home Guard, Pension Research, and Post-War Records after “Lessons From the Deed Books." David has published nu- the Civil War. The price structure provides discounts for merous books, is extremely knowledgeable and is a favorite members and early registration with fees for one or two speaker among genealogists. David has been with our group days. Lunch is included. For more information: http://www. a couple of times in years past and was enjoyed each time! ncgenealogy.org or email [email protected] His program was not only well presented and informative, it was interesting. He encouraged participation by the group and posed questions that made us view the information in NEW BOOKS AT THE LIBRARY deeds from different perspectives. Contributed by Deborah Webb, Reference Li- Following him through examples from his search, we brarian learned to look at the deeds more carefully and just how e Hyde County, North Carolina, Record of Deeds A, 1736- much information can be learned by carefully studying them. 1762, abstracted and indexed by Allen Wilkinson Hart Nor- The meeting was adjourned by our president. ris. Frances W. Roberson e Hyde County, North Carolina, Record of Deeds B, 1762- 1783, abstracted and indexed by Allen Wilkinson Hart Nor- WILSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY ris. The Local History Room awaits your research session. e Jesse Aycock: Revolutionary Patriot Descendents, by Plan to take advantage of our expanded research facility. Charles W. Aycock. He also sent along two kinship reports Look for the collection of old Wilson photographs while tied to this book: Jesse Aycock Revolutionary Patriot De- you are there. There are quite a few on display in different scendent Kinship Report, Kinship Report of Governor places in the library. This is a collection that they hope to Charles Brantley Aycock and Jesse Aycock Revolutionary expand. If you have any that you would like to contribute Patriot Descendent Kinship Report, Kinship Report of Jesse they would be very welcome. Aycock. The library is open Mon.-Wed. 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, e The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663- Thurs.-Sat. 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Parking is available near 1943, a reprint, David L. Corbitt the new Broad Street entrance.

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November 2005 Volume 14 Number 10

President’s Hello Readers! November 29th Meeting DOES ANYBODY CARE? November is a Message In keeping with our new bylaw on meet- time we associate ing dates, we meet on the last Tuesday of Each year, WCGS produces an an- with Thanksgiv- November at the Wilson County Public nual calendar. We choose an area or ing. This is a time of turkey, dress- Library at 7:00 PM in the large meeting commmunity in the county to feature. ing, cream potatoes, gravy, cran- room just off the lobby. Past years have included Rock Ridge, berry sauce, baby lima beans, sweet This is our annual meeting in which we Gardners, Stantonsburg, Elm City and, potato pie and more. It's a time of install officers, listen to reports on the this year, we are adding Black Creek family gatherings, laughter and hugs “State of the Society” and have a reception to the collection. Calendars go out of from aunts, uncles, and cousins we in honor of the old and new officers. date after the end of the year, but the have not seen in a while, story tell- Due to repeated requests, we are pleased family content in these calendars is ing and "remembering when." to bring back “show and tell.” This popular useful for all times. We are offering Outside, children play hide and program provides an opportunity for mem- old calendars at a special price of seek, tag you’re it, kick the can, un- bers and guests to show family artifacts $2.00. When they are gone, there til dark. Then they gather in the and tell the tales behind them. These ses- won’t be any more. house around the fire and listen to sions in the past have produced Lord Corn- Black Creek was a special pleasure Grandma and Grandpa tell about wallis’ eyeglasses, granny’s bloomers, to- as we discovered the depth of commu- what things were like when they acco twine doilies, wonderful old letters nity spirit there and the interest in were little. Everybody has his or her and a wealth of other “finds”. Please make preservation of older houses. This is favorite story. it smalll and portable as we don’t have clearly a community that cares about I am grateful for the memories, room for the family John Deere. its past and its future. If you haven’t family, good friends and good food, We will have a small supply of sale items been through Black Creek lately, smiling so much your cheeks hurt on hand for immediate purchase as gifts for please drive around. Ignoroe the rail- and laughing. If there's a baby in the yourself or others. These are listed on page road and focus on the wealth of older crowd, everybody is oohing and 119 of this document. With the impending homes that have been kept up or re- aahing over it. Everybody has to publication of Founding Families, we feel stored. With the new 4-lane Route take his or her turn holding and the need to clear space for storage and turn 117 only a few miles away, Wilson is playing with the baby! What won- some inventory into cash to help pay the only minutes from Black Creek. This derful memories, if only they could printing bill. is an ideal place, quiet, peaceful and last forever! It is important to note that these volumes safe. Or, as the mayor told us, this is a There's usually a shutterbug in the contain materials that will never be on the community with a big heart. crowd snapping pictures, recording Internet. It is copyright by WCGS which We must make a comment on the memories and history. Those were has a policy of permanent preservation. recent Whirligig Festival in Wilson. the days! Electronic storage is not an option for us. This seemed like a slim excuse to re- My wish for you is to have a place the tobacco festivals of the past, Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving... Highlights of This Issue but it was very apparent that the city and just think about it. Christmas is Family Connections—Jethro Harrison . 110 was ready for a festival, no matter coming, and we get to do it all over Sarah Davis Family...... 0.:e0:ceeeees 111 what the name. Good weather brought again! Dinah Davis Ovary acecnece eee 11 big crowds and much pleasure. Our next WCGS meeting will be Lamms im the Civil Wat 22. sxccscseresess 92 November 29th, 2005. We begin Lamm-Evans Cemetery ...... -...----- 114|NEW BOOKS AT THE gathering at 6:45 p. m.; the meeting | Peter Eatmon Cemetery ...... -. 114 LIBRARY starts at 7:00 p.m. at the library, Kinchen Corbett..tes tron hee 115 . E zi Death of John William Batts...... 115 | Contributed by Deborah downstairs in the large meeting Webb, Reference Librarian room. I hope to see you there! Edward WSL yilet etek ee eae ee 116 Reasoit Fainilyee oo eecccraserss tates LIZ e Greene County, North Carolina 1860 Carol M. Forbes Elizabeth Skinner Obituary...... ir Census Schedule by Mary Virginia Minutes) teint ee ae ee 118 Kilpatrick SaleitemSeeeee er eae ee 119 e Lamms of Wilson and Nash Counties, North Carolina, Reese Ferrell

November 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 109 Trees of Wilson — WCGS FAMILY CONNECTIONS— WILSON DAILY TIMES This chronicle is published by the Wilson County THE MYSTERY OF JETHRO HARRISON—October 18, 2005 Genealogical Society, organized February 26, There comes a time when a researcher has to admit that the search for 1991, Address: P.O. Box 802, Wilson, NC an elusive ancestor might just be futile given the details with which one 27894-0802. Telephone 252-243-1660. Internet has to work. We have had one such case sitting on the desk for a long address: time now, and we are no closer than we were several years ago. The ancestor is named Jethro Harrison, who lived to the west of Wil- Trees is published monthly except for Decem- son in the vicinity of Old Raleigh Road and Lamm Road, near Hunt ber and July. An annual index is published with a High School. Jethro first appeared in the local records in 1778 when he spring issue. Trees is indexed in PERSI. Active was appointed by the Nash County Court to take care of the road adja- membership in WCGS is for a calendar year and cent to his house. As might be expected of someone who lived over 200 includes a subscription to the ten issues published each year. Annual individual membership is $20, years ago, there are a number of descendents both locally and nation- family membership is $25. ally who claim descent from Jethro. We had a visit from a very frus- Materials of genealogical interest to the mem- trated Californian (by the name of Harrison) who has spent a great deal bers of WCGS are accepted for publication at the of time and money trying to find the origins of Jethro, with no success discretion of the Editors and should pertain to at all. We checked with a local attorney of the same name and got the families with connections in Wilson County and same story. All the effort possible had not produced any clues as to its neighboring and parent counties. WCGS can- where Jethro came from. not accept any responsibility for the content of Why has Jethro been so hard to find? There are several good reasons. contributed materials, including errors and omis- The area in which he lived was originally Bertie County, then became sions. Please direct any questions to the contribu- Edgecombe Precinct, then Edgecombe County, and , finally became tor. Their names and addresses will be provided Nash County in 1777. Jethro could have been born in Edgecombe Pre- upon request for worthwhile purposes. cinct (the records for that are in Halifax County), Edgecombe County Queries from WCGS members are accepted and posted at WilsonNC(@yahoogroups.com (these records are in Tarboro) or, more likely, another county to the Officers 2005 north, such as Granville, Halifax, etc. Of course, Jethro’s land eventu- President: Carol Forbes ally became Wilson County in 1855, but he died in 1810 and left a will Vice President: Sue Powell in Nash County, naming his children. Those names can sometimes pro- Secretary: Frances Roberson vide clues, but nothing stands out from the will that would send us off Treasurer: Henry Powell in any direction. There is one exception to that statement: it is posstble Board Members: Mary Anne Sheak, Judy that Jethro was married to the daughter of Dempsey Jenkins. A search O’Neal, Wanda Lamm Taylor of possible counties turned up a big “nest” of Jenkins individuals in Past Presidents: Joan Howell, Reese Ferrell, Granville County (site of the town of Oxford). It will require a visit to Katye Alford, Henry Powell, Sue Powell, Carol either the Oxford Library or the State Archives or Genealogy Library to Forbes further pursue this idea. Newsletter Editors: Henry & Sue Powell We rely heavily on wills to tell us who was someone’s father. We Contributors: Grace Turner, J. Robert Boykin Ill, Albert Page, Horace Peele, C. Clement Lucas, found no North Carolina Harrison will listing a child named Jethro. Of Marion W. Moore. course, not everyone left a will. Those without property or those who Committees: died under unusual circumstances often had no will. A reasonable pre- H.B. Johnston Papers: Sue Powell sumption would be that Jethro was born between 1730 and 1760. The Cemetery Publications: Joan Howell time of his childhood was a trying period for the failing colony about to Internet Coordinators: Horace Peele, Carol become a new nation. Perhaps his father served in the Continental Line Forbes & Henry Powell (the American Army of the day) and may not have lived to return, thus Wilson Founding Families: Marion Moore leaving no will. Programs: Sue Powell, Carol Forbes We have noted the heavy influx of immigrants from Nansemond Please send address changes to WCGS, PO Box County, Virginia, (now the City of Suffolk) after the Revolution. Our 802, Wilson, NC 27894. Email: wegs@earthlink. net regular readers already know the problem there—disastrous courthouse Trees is mailed under our non-profit bulk mailing fires in Suffolk that destroyed all wills and deeds, and all court records permit to subscribers of record at the date of mail- entirely. We find numerous references to Nansemond residents buying ing. Bulk mail is not forwarded by the Post Office. land in Edgecombe County during the period in question, but not one that appears to have any connection to Jethro. Contents © 2005 Wilson County Genealogical The Harrison surname was found in early Virginia. The first to arrive Society, Inc. All rights reserved. No items may was probably Cuthbert of Ancaster, Yorkshire. His descendent, Burr be used without permission in writing from Harrison, lived in Stafford County in Northern Virginia. Further to the WCGS except for brief reviews. south, Benjamin Harrison settled on the James River where he gener- ated WCGS has been designated as a 501(c)3 non- a line of descent that included two United States presidents. The profit corporation by the U.S. Internal Revenue Harrison surname was widespread in England since a simple way to Service. The Tax Identification number for gain a surname when one did not have a title or property was by simply WCGS is 56-1869136. (Continued on page 111)

Page 110 Trees of Wilson November 2005 THE FAMILY OF SARAH DAVIS DINAH DAVIS OBITUARY Contributed by Lisa Y. Henderson The Wilson Times, April 5, 1917 The Davises are listed as white in the first census in which Contributed by J. Robert Boykin they appear, 1870 Wilson. I am inclined to believe that they FUNERAL SERVICE were very fair-skinned mulattoes (quadroons? Octoroons?) The funeral of Dinah Davis, wife of Rev. Fred M. Davis, who had been enslaved. Certainly, Rev. Fred Davis, long- colored, yesterday at the First Baptist church, was conducted time pastor of Jackson Chapel First Baptist Church was A fri- by the Rev Charles T. Jones, assisted by Revs. H. B. Taylor, can-American, though he did not appear to be. His death cer- B. E. Coward, J. S. Jackson, and J. T. Deans. tificate lists Joseph Davis as his father. No Joseph appears {The paper was torn here. The paragraph listed the musical with the family in any census. Was Joseph white? selections. } SARAH DAVIS The deceased was a true and faithful wife, mother, and a Born about 1816 loyal member of the First Baptist Church. Died probably 1870-1880, in Wilson County, North Caro- The Deacons, Missionary Sisters, Sabbath School officers, lina and quite a number of the members of the First African Bap- Children: Judith born 8/1846, died after 1920 tist church of Goldsboro, of which Rev. Davis is pastor, NOTES: Appeared in household of presumed daughter Ju- came over on cars and brought many beautiful floral designs, dith in 1870 Census of Wilson County. Listed as white. Did thereby showing their sympathy and high regard for their not appear in 1860 Wilson County Census. pastor. The funeral was largely attended by white and colored. 2” Generation The interment was in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. JUDITH DAVIS The pall bearers were Dr. F. S. Hargrave, Profs. J. D. Reid, Born August 1846 S. H, Vick, M. S. Wilson, B. R. Winstead and Thomas Oak- Died after 1920, in Wilson, North Carolina ley. Children: Frederick M. born July 17, 1866 Mary born 1868 NOTES: Appeared as head of household in 1870 Wilson County Census in the Town of Wilson with children and mother. All were listed as “white,” though probably were (Jethro Harrison continued from page 98) very fair mulattoes. In 1900, 1910, and 1920, Judith Davis becoming Harry’s son. There were dozens of Harrison immi- was listed in her son Fred’s household. grants in the first 150 years of the colony (but not a single Jethro). These Harrisons scattered across Virginia, then into 3” Generation North Carolina and points west and south. There was the FREDERICK M. DAVIS expected assortment of Thomas, Edward, Richard, Henry, Born July 17, 1866, Wilson, North Carolina George, John, Nathaniel, Andrew, etc. Married Dinah Dunston (Dawson?), January 5, 1887, in As far as Jethro’s family was concerned, one researcher Wilson, North Carolina thinks his wife was Mary Jenkins. Their nine children were: Died July 4, 1951, in Wilson, North Carolina Jethro, William Henderson, Dempsey, Mourning, Nancy, Children: Eva M. born June 1893 Polly, Temperance, Elizabeth and Milbrary. Bertha E. born March 1895 We do know that Jethro “got religion” late in life, being Ruth E. born June 1896 baptized in the Primitive Baptist Church in 1805. He was a Frederick M., Jr. born October 15, 1899, died Febru- member of the Contentnea Primitive Baptist Church, but it ary 7, 1949 has not been possible to locate any early records from that Addie L. born 1902 old church (which is still in operation), and even if we did, it Married George K. Butterfield is doubtful that these would shed any light on Jethro’s ori- William Bayardborn 1904, died 1955 gins. Married Hazel Ingram Now it is time for our readers to pitch in and help with this NOTES: Pastor of Jackson Chapel First Baptist Church, search. If you have any ideas as to the origins of Jethro Har- located at corner of Nash and Pender Streets in east Wilson. rison, please email us at [email protected] or write to Purchased home at 621 East Green Street, Wilson. Death WCGS at PO Box 802, Wilson 27894, or telephone 243- certificate lists Joseph Davis as his father. Frederick ap- 1660 to speak to Carol Forbes, our president. peared as head of household in 1900, 1910, and 1920 cen- We are still accepting prepublication orders for the Found- suses of Wilson County. George K. Butterfield, born in Ber- ing Families of Wilson County due to be published early in muda, was a dentist. Addie Davis Butterfield was a teacher. 2006. The prepublication price is $35 which includes tax. Add $3 if you want the book shipped to you. You may mail 5" Generation your order to the above address or place your order at www. WILLIAM BAYARD DAVIS wcgs.org by selecting publications. This is a full-service Born in 1904, in Wilson, North Carolina market basket shopping experience which handles all of our Married Hazel Ingram publications and accepts all credit cards. Died in 1955, in Wilson, North Carolina Henry and Sue Powell

November 2005 Trees of Wilson Page I11 LAMMS IN THE CIVIL WAR Cemetery is located. Elias and his wife and children are also Contributed by William S. Lamm buried in this cemetery. Stephen had three sons, six grandsons, and a son-in-law ‘that fought in the Civil War. His oldest son, Nathan had three sons, Thomas Ruffin, Spias and Stephen L. Lamm that fought in the war. Thomas Ruffin was captured near Mine Run and was confined to the old Capitol Prison and later transferred to Point Lookout Maryland. Stephen was wounded at Gettysburg, and Spias died at Camp Potomac. Stephen’s oldest daughter married John Lucas. They also had three sons in the War, Edwin, Jesse and John Thomas Lucas. Edwin died of typhoid fever at Petersburg, Jesse was wounded at Gettysburg, and it’s believed that John Thomas Lucas did not survive the war. Stephen’s youngest daughter, Sallie married Tobias Lamm. Tobias was killed at the Wil- derness, Virginia. Stephen’s second oldest son, Isaac died of hardships from the War. Stephen’s two youngest sons, Tho- [Editor’s note: On Saturday, October 22, 2005, descendants mas J. and Jonas, enlisted for the War in Jun. 1862. of Stephen Lamm gathered in the Stephen Lamm Cemetery Many related Lamms, who lived within a 10-mile radius, on Radford Road near Lucama, N. C. In an impressive cere- of Lamm’s Cross Roads at the intersection of Lamm Rd. and mony, memorial grave markers were dedicated to the mem- US 264 also enlisted for the war. These men fought and ory of Privates Jonas Lamm and Thomas Jefferson Lamm. some died for their cause. Not a single one of them owned William S. Lamm delivered the following biographies and slaves and neither did their fathers. roll call. ] Roll Call of Lamm Cousins, Brothers, Fathers and Sons STEPHEN LAMM who fought in the Civil War born about 1790 — died 1861 Calvin Lamm 43° Regiment Stephen was my great-great grandfather. Most if not all of Died of wounds from the war the Lamm descendants in the audience are descended from Dempsey Lamm 5" Regiment Stephen. Stephen Lamm was born about 1790 to Isaac Tho- Edwin Lamm 55" Regiment mas and Mary Polly Lamm. They were living near where the Elias Lamm, Jr. 43 Regiment Son of Davis Lamm present day Lucama School is located. Elias Lamm, Sr. 43" Regiment Stephen’s grandfather was Jacob Lamb who was one of the Captured at Gettysburg, died of wounds, son of Silas first settlers to live in the area. Jacob received his first land Harris Lamm 2” Regiment grant in 1744. This area was then part of Craven County. Huell Lamm 47" Regiment Later this area was part of Johnston, then Dobbs, Wayne and Isham Lamm 55" Regiment finally in 1855 it became Wilson County. During Stephen’s Isaac W. Lamm Died of hardship of War lifetime, he received well over 1000 acres in land grants Jackson Lamm. 10" Battalion along both banks of the Black Creek south of Lucama. Jacob Lamm 30" 47" Regiment About 1813, Stephen married Laura and from this marriage Son of Abraham, Jr. nine children were born; Nathan, Isaac W., Mary, Delphia, Jacob Lamm 55" Regiment Son of Jacob, Jr. Solomon, Elias W., Sallie, Thomas J. and Jonas. James Lamm 24"" Regiment In 1817 Stephen Lamm purchased 60 acres from Simon Jesse Lamm 2™ Regiment Peacock for 100 pounds. In 1818 he purchased another 50 John Thomas Lamm 5" Regiment acres from Simon Peacock for 50 pounds. Both tracts joined Wounded at Seven Pines, Va. but 60 acres was in Wayne County and 50 acres in Johnston John Lamm 43" Regiment County. Wilson County was not yet created. The land that Jonas Lamm 13", 66"" Regiment Stephen purchased was near the present day Mobley and Lloyd Rd. Joshua Lamm 47" Regiment _ Died near Kinston Larry L. Lamm 2" Regiment In Jan of 1828 Stephen sold the 110 acres to Simon Newsome for $300. Three days prior to selling the 110 acres, Died in Richmond, Va. of wounds he purchased 700 acres from Stephen Barker for $650. The Lawrence B. Lamm 2™ Regiment 700 acres was located on the West Side of Miry Branch to Matthew T. Lamm 2™ Regiment Long Branch and extends on the North and East side of the Captured near Fredricksburg, Va. Rufus Lamm Long Branch, extending North near Wiggins Mill Road. 5" Regiment Died near Manassas, Va. Long Branch today is known as The King Mill Branch. Simon D. Lamm 2™ Regiment Died in Wilson Hospital Beginning in 1846, and up to his death in Jan. 1861, Spias Lamm 2°’ Regiment Stephen either sold or, as a gift, deeded his property to his Died at Camp Potomac, Va. Stephen L. Lamm children. Stephen’s son, Elias W. received the home tract 47" Regiment Wounded at Gettysburg that consists in part, the land where the Stephen Lamm (Continued on page 113) ee ee Page 112 Trees of Wilson November 2005 LT IE DE I TITEL SI EE TT FS SS OEE EIT ETE EE SY

The Life and Military Service of Jonas Lamm Thomas Lamm 47" Regiment Jonas Lamm was born in 1835. On Oct. 20, 1853 he mar- Captured at Falling Waters, Md. ried Bashaba Barnes. Jonas and Bashaba had ten children. Thomas Jefferson Lamm 13", 66" Regiment Five of the children, James Collins, William Henry, Clarky Wounded at Petersburg, leg amputated Ann, Elisha Washington, and Narcissus were born prior to Thomas Ruffin Lamm 43" Regiment Jonas enlistment in the war. Captured at Mine Run, Va. On June 25, 1862, four days after the enlistment of his Tobias Lamm 55" Regiment brother, Jonas Lamm, enlisted, for the war. He was assigned Killed at Wilderness, Va. to Company D, 13th Battalion N. C. Infantry. Both Jonas and Willliam Lamm 2" Regiment Son of Isham Thomas were in the same Regiments. He was present or ac- William Lamm 55" Regiment counted for until transferred to Company K, 66th Regiment Wounded, Captured at Falling Water, Son of Davis N. C. Troops, October 2, 1863. He was reported present William M. Lamm 47" Regiment through February 29, 1864. Jonas also fought at Cold Harbor Killed, Son of Abraham Jr. and was in the trenches around Petersburg. He was reported The Life and Military Service of Thomas J. Lamm sick in hospital on August 4, 1864. He was hospitalized at Thomas J. Lamm was born in Mar. 1832. On Dec. 16, 1851 Richmond, Virginia, September 11, 1864, with remittent fe- he married Mary Ann Tomlinson. Thomas J. and Mary had ver. He returned to duty on October 1, 1864. He was admitted seven children. Four of the children, Isaiah, John Hardy, to the hospital at Richmond on November 9, 1864. He re- Loftin Taylor and Isadore were born before Thomas enlisted turned to duty on December 5, 1864. On December 22, the for the Civil War. Division was ordered to Wilmington, North Carolina. The On June 21, 1862 Thomas J. Lamm enlisted in Wilson 66" Regiment broke camp on the morning of December 22, County for the war. He was assigned to Company D, 13th marched to Richmond and crossed the river to Manchester Battalion N. C. Infantry. The 13" Battalion was assigned to where it remained several hours in the snow and sleet waiting guard railroads, bridges and ports in Eastern North Carolina. for transportation to Danville. They were placed in box cars Thomas was in training during much of this time. He was and flat cars, and the train made its way slowly from Rich- present or accounted for until transferred to Company K, 66th mond to Danville amid snow, sleet and rain, and the severest Regiment N. C. Troops, October 2, 1863. Thomas was re- bitter cold they had ever experienced. There was no opportu- ported sick in the hospital at Wilson on December 25, 1863. nity for them to have fires to keep themselves warm. From The reason he was hospitalized was not reported. Thomas Danville, the train made its way through Greensboro, Ra- returned to duty in January-February, 1864. The 66" was first leigh, Goldsboro and into Wilmington. Jonas was hospital- stationed in Wilmington, then in May 1864, moved to Vir- ized at Wilmington on January 12, 1865, with chronic diar- ginia and was attached to General Kirkland’s Brigade. It was rhea. He returned to duty on January 14, 1865. He was cap- here that Thomas was engaged in major battles at Cold Har- tured near Wilmington on February 22, 1865. Jonas was con- bor and in the trenches surrounding Petersburg. He was fined at Point Lookout, Maryland, March 13, 1865. He was wounded in the right leg near Petersburg on June 16, 1864. released at Point Lookout on June 28, 1865, after taking the As a result of his injury his right leg was amputated. He was Oath of Allegiance. hospitalized at Richmond, Virginia, June 20, 1864. He was After Jonas returned from the war, he and Bashaba had five reported absent wounded through October 31, 1864. No fur- more children: Curtis Alvin, Isaac Anderson, Stephen Albert ther records were reported. Because of his injury, he most and Richard Franklin. likely was relieved from the war and sent home as indicated Jonas purchased 289 acres of land from Josiah W. and Tho- from the birth year of his next child. mas Horne for $900. He also purchased land from May After Thomas returned from the war, he and Mary Ann had Moore, Jesse Aycock and Calvin Bone. This land bordered three more children, Wiley Holden, Jesse M. and Robert Lee. the North Side of his land that he inherited from his father ] think we all know how Robert Lee got his name. Mary Ann that stretched across Wiggins Mill Rd. to the South Side of died June 20, 1872. On Nov. 10, 1873, Thomas married Fran- the Contentnea Creek. With the exception of three years dur- ces Jane Raper. In Feb. 1875 Thomas sold the 50 acres that ing his military service, Jonas lived in this area of Cross Road he inherited from his father to his brother Solomon for $500. Township, Wilson County his entire life His land was located about 2 mile West from this site on the On Aug. 20, 1899 Jonas Lamm died. Below is his obituary Long Branch, near Scotts Church Rd. It joined the land of as it appeared in The Wilson Times Friday, Aug. 25, 1899. Elias W. Lamm on the West side and Solomon Lamm on the “Last Sunday at his home in Cross Roads Township this north side. Thomas’ wife, Frances, died in March of 1875 county, Mr. Jonas Lamm died after eight weeks of suffering. and did not have any children. On Nov. 21, 1875, Thomas His death was not unexpected, for his condition had been rap- married Nicey Murray from Nash County. Thomas and Nicey idly growing worse, and his age of sixty years prevented his had five children. In 1880 Thomas and Nicey were living in system from withstanding the attacks of his disease. The re- Bailey Township in Nash County. In 1900 Thomas and Nicey mains were interred at the family burying ground, and the were renting a farm in Taylor Township in Wilson County. funeral was largely attended. The deceased was well known Thomas died on Sept. 27, 1903. Nicey lived for 22 years after in this county and respected for his many sterling qualities. the death of Thomas. She is buried in the Isaac Williamson Cemetery located on Quaker Rd. (Continued on page 114)

November 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 113 LAMM-EVANS CEMETERY "Son of J. H. and L. B. Lucas" Contributed by William S. Lamm Moore, Elizabeth b. 11 Jun 1862 d. 12 Aug 1922 80'x 50' Cross Roads Township Wife of Jesse Moore (D) Located 400 ft E of Radford Rd (SR 1169) .3 mi. N of St. "Gone but not forgotten" (Dau. of Elias W. & Martha J. Lamm) Mary's Church Rd (SR 1100) Well maintained, enclosed with chain link fence Moore, Jesse b. 18 May 1851 d. May 1923 20 graves (20) with readable stone. Husband of Elizabeth Moore (D) Recorder: William S. Lamm Aug 14, 2005 "An honest man & the noblest work of God" Note: Some stones had fallen and were covered over. They {Editor’s note: This cemetery was included in Volume I of were found when the cemetery was cleaned. The fallen the Wilson County Cemeteries series. At that time only five stones were cemented in concrete and new stones were in- markers were found, and the information had been given stalled for those that did not have a tombstone. about one additional grave. If you have a copy of this book, please make note of these additional persons buried in this Carter, Alonso b 15 Aug 1918 d4 Nov 1918 cemetery. | "Son of B. M. and E. C. Carter" Carter, Etha C. Evans b 31 Dec 1896 d 14 Oct 1920 PETER EATMON CEMETERY "Wife of B. M. Carter." Contributed by William S. Lamm "We trust our loss will be her gain" Old Fields Twp (Dau. of Minnie & J. H. Evans) Located about 800 ft S side of Shiloh Church Rd (SR 1305) Carter, John J. b 4 Sep 1913 d 11 Oct 1913 about .4 mi. E. of Eatmon Rd. (SR 1378) (Located at edge of "Son of B. M. and E. C. Carter" woods) Evans, Jonah T. b. 4 Oct 1889 d. 4 Dec 1890 Not well maintained, not enclosed "Son of J. H. & Minnie E. Evans" 7 graves (7) with readable stone. Evans, Minnie b. 26 Oct 1867 d. 12 Dec 1938 Recorder: William S. Lamm & Elwyn Lamm "Wifeof J. H. Evans" August 8, 2005 (Dau. of Elias W. and Martha J. Lamm) Lamm, Caroline W. b. 12 Dec 1860 d. 9 Jun 1939 Eatmon, G. W. b 16 Mar 1861 d. 5 Apr 1925 Wife of Solomon T. Lamm (D) (Note: George Washington (G. W.) Eatmon's grave Lamm, Elias W. b 1825 d 1891 (New stone) was moved to Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, N. C. Husband of Martha J. Lamm (D) His tombstone was left at the Eatmon's Cemetery (Son of Stephen & Laura Lamm) and another tombstone was erected at Maplewood) Lamm, Jonas b 1835 d 1899 (New stone) Eatman, Joseph B. b. 24 Mar 1845 d 28 Jun 1895 PVT Co K, 66 NC INF CSA) Eatman, Kenyan K. b 5 Sep 1853 d 29 Jun 1899 (Son of Stephen & Laura Lamm) Eatmon, Milley b 2 Oct 1818 d 9 Dec 1893 Lamm, Joseph b 1858 d 22 Jan 1887 (New stone) "Wife of Peter Eatmon" (Son of Elias & Martha J. Lamm) Eatmon, Peter b. 13 Dec 1812 d 12 Sep 1884 Lamm, Laura b 1800 d 1836 (New stone) Eatman, T. W. b 22 Apr 1850 d 12 Jan 1916 (Wife of Stephen Lamm (D) Elvira High b. 9 Jun 1856 d. 7 Jan 1899 Lamm, Lillie B. b. 23 Nov 1887 d. 17 Oct 1937 (Dau. of Solomon T. & Caroline Lamm) (Lamm, continued from page 113) tah Lamm, Martha C. b. 1865 d bet. 1870-1880 (New He was a consistent member stone) of the Primitive Baptist * (Dau. of Elias W. & Martha J. Lamm) Church at Scotts. The 7/MES Lamm, Martha J. b 1825 d bet 1888-1900 (New extends sympathy to the be- stone) reaved family.” Wife of Elias W. Lamm (D) After Jonas’ death, part of Lamm, Mary Francis b. 20 Nov 1883 d. 28 Jul 1886 the farm of 193 2 acres was Dau. of Solomon T. and Caroline Lamm sold to the highest bidders. (New stone) Coincidentally, this sale took Lamm, Solomon T. b 27 Jan 1858 d 16 Jun 1934 place on October 22, 1900, Husband of Caroline W. Lamm (D) 105 years ago, today. The (Son of Elias W. & Martha J. Lamm) highest bidders were Jonas’s Lamm, Stephen b 1790 d 1861 (New stone) sons, Isaac Anderson and Flower girls enroute to Jonas Stephen Albert. They paid Husband of Laura Lamm (D) and Thomas’ graves. (Son of Isaac Thomas and Mary Polly Lamb) $1735 for the property. Lamm, Thomas J. b 1832 d 1903 Bashaba continued to live on 35 acres of the farm for the PVT Co K, 66 NC INF CSA (New stone) next 15 years until her death. She is buried in the J. T. Barnes (Son of Stephen & Laura Lamm) Cemetery located on Wiggins Mill Rd. Lucas, Kermit E. b. 10 Nov 1903 d. 25 May 1907

Page 114 Trees of Wilson November 2005 RT EER I ID EEG OTE ELE ESI OOTETE LITI N IETIIT TTS NE ET DIE LEE GE OT SABER ETL TGS IO STN BECD BBD ITS aS ELIE FEN SOE EET, KINCHEN CORBETT Mary Jane Hinson the daughter of Josiah Hinson & Charlote Contributed by Pamela L. Greene his wife was borned the 29th Decem. 1866 Adlonia Hinson the daughter of Josiah Hinson & Charlotte [Editor’s note: Included in the October 2005 issue of Trees his wife was borned 3rd April 1868 of Wilson was the obituary of Mary W. Corbett, widow of Liha Cleovia Hinson the daughter of the aforesaid was Kinchen Corbett, who died May 20, 1879, at his home near borned Oct 17th 1870 Saratoga, North Carolina. Mary W. Corbett, daughter of Charlotte Elisebeth Hinson the daughter of the aforesaid was John and Martha Hayes, was born November 6, 1819, in borned March 19th 1873 Edgecombe County, North Carolina, and died June 1, 1891] John Hays diedthe _ day of March 1843 1870 Census Speights Bridge, Greene Co. NC: Martha Hays the wife of John Hays died 28th day of June Corbett, Kinchen age 52, farmer, wife Mary W. 51, daughter 1867 May F. 22 and two "farm laborers" John H. “Janes"?, 23; and Sabry Jane Hanners daughter of John & Martha Hays died Byrum Corbett, 17. July 18" 1868 William R. Hays the son of John Hays & Martha his wife Good old Googling came up with: died the 16" of March 1871 http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/greene/bibles/ Charlotte E Hinson wife of Josiah Hinson died 19th of jenkinsO1.txt March 1873 [located on 21 Oct 2005, by Pamela Lias Greene] Mary J. Hinson the daughter of the above mentioned died the 23rd of June 1867 Greene County, NC - John Jenkins Bible Record Kinchen Corbett died the 20th May 1879 John Henry Jenkins Bible with allied families Mary W. Corbett wife of Kinchen Corbett died Ist day of submitted by Joseph Linwood Jenkins, Sr. of Greenville, NC June 189] John Hays the son of John Hays and Sarah his wife was born Elisebeth S Amason the wife of David W Amason died the the 15" of Nov. AD 1791 8th of Oct. 1886 Mary Winder Hays, daughter of John and Martha Hays was Mary F Jenkins the wife of John H Jenkins died July 28th born the 6" day of Nov AD 1819 AD 1892 Elizabeth S. Hays the daughter of John & Martha Hays was Dora Elisabeth Rebecca Jenkins wife of J S Jones died July born the 5th day of August AD 1822 30th 1915 Martha Draughon, daughter of William Draughon and Eliza Martha Peoples the daughter of Howell Peoples and his wife beth his wife was born the 10th day of Sept AD 1800 Clarry was borned March Sth 1854 James B Hays, son of John & Martha Hays his wife was born Mary Peoples the daughter of Howeli Peoples and wife the 9th day of June AD 1824 Clarry was borned March the 7th 1854 W R Hays, son of John & Martha Hays his wife was born the John H Jenkins the son of Redin Jenkins and Jane his wife 15th day of Sept AD 1827 was bored August 29, 1847 Martha Ann Hays, daughter of John & Martha Hays his wife Mary F. Corbett daughter of Kinchen Corbett and Mary W. was born June the 7th 1830 his wife was borned October 7th 1847 Sabry Jane Hays, daughter of John & Martha Hays his wife ... This bible is in remarkable condition and has proved to be was born July 12th 1833 an invaluable source of confirmation about people of this Edny Margaret Hays, daughter of John & Martha Hays his family and the allied families that they married into and the wife was born March the 13th AD 1836 people that married into the Jenkins family. William Thomas Jenkins the son of John H Jenkins & Mary Copyright. All rights reserved. F his wife was borned Oct 17th 1871 Mary Jane Jenkins the daughter of John Jenkins & Mary F his wife was borned the 2nd day of June 1873 DEATH OF JOHN WILLIAM BATTS James Kinchen Jenkins the son of John Jenkins and Mary F Hugh B. Johnston Batts Family File his wife was borned the 10th of October 1875 John William Batts, son of William Barnes Batts and his Dora Elisebeth Rebecca the daughter of John Jenkins and wife Mary Winstead, was born in 1842 and died January 5, Fannie his wife was borned April 20th 1877 1861. The Wilson Ledger of January 8, 1861, described an John Henry Jenkins the son of John Jenkins and Fannie his “Accidental Shooting at Joyner’s Depot” thus: “Franklin wife was borned 28th April 1881 Weaver and John W. Batts, residing in the neighborhood of Joseph Redin Jenkins the son of the above named was born Joyner’s Depot, had made an agreement to go hunting on March the 12th 1884 Saturday last, but each failed to find the other where he ex- John H. Jenkins & Mary F. Corbett was married the 14th of pected. They afterwards met at the Depot, and in a playful July 1870 manner began pushing each other with the guns, when one in Mary F. Corbett daughter of Allen Corbett & his wife Betsy the hands of Weaver went off, discharging its contents of was born Nov 18, 1852 (this is the cousin of Mary F. Cor shot into the left side of Batts, near the heart, killing him al- bett, the daughter of Kinchen Corbett and Mary W. Hays) most instantly. Weaver was arrested instantly and lodged in Josiah Hinson & Charlotte E. Corbett was married the 19th the jail at Wilson. An inquest was rendered. Weaver was dis- of March, 1866 charged on Sunday evening.”

November 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 115 tember 23, 1896. Joseph James Little is buried near Lilling- EDWARD W. LYTLE - SHEFFIELD, ENG- ton, N. C. (in Hammett County). LAND In 1861, the war between the states came to North Caro- Contributed by Mary Little Bailey lina. Maybe it is better said that North Carolina came to the The year is 1773, the place is Sheffield, England, the per- war. Why? Consider; North Carolina was the last southern son is Edward W. Lytle. Edward is preparing to board a sail- state to secede from the Union but one out of every six con- ing ship for a long journey, a journey to the shores of the federate soldiers was from North Carolina. Henry Wyatt, New World. from Edgecombe County, North Carolina was the first sol- Some of Edward's fellow Englishmen have taken the jour- dier to die in the Civil War and the last soldier to die was ney before him. Why are they leaving England? For many also from North Carolina. different reasons. Some because of religious convictions, When the war came, William L. Little went to war. He was some because they are in trouble and this is a way out, most a volunteer and was trained at Camp Macon. In 1863, at Fort because they have no, or very little opportunity to improve Bartow (located on Roanoke Island), William was captured. their lives. It is very difficult to understand how much cour- He and his company were pardoned at Elizabeth City. He age it takes for someone to leave his homeland for the un- reported to Camp Mangum at Raleigh. known. In the next 12 months, William was to take part in bat- There is also a very high price for the passage to the New tles at New Bern, Goldsboro, Wilmington, Charleston, World. Edward will have to give three years of his life as his South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia. "fare." He will agree to work for the owners of this shipping From January 1864 to May 28", William was to take company for three years, after which, he will become a free part in some of the war's biggest battles at Petersburg, man. He will have very few material possessions; but he will Virginia, Drewry's Bluff in Virginia, and in Richmond, have the most important thing; his freedom! Virginia. In the year 1783, Edward is a free man, a sharecropper, and On the afternoon of May 29", a fierce battle was enjoined is married to a woman named Anne. That year a son is born at Cold Harbor, Virginia. William's North Carolina regiment to Edward and Anne. He is named William T. Lytle. By the was in the forefront of this battle. On June 1, William was year 1780, Edward and his family have moved to Pitt captured by Union forces. The next day, he was transferred County, where he is a sharecropper. In the year 1800, the to Point Lookout in Maryland. He was held there until July spelling of Edward and Anne's last name is changed. From 12 . On that day he was transferred to Elmira, New York, 1800 on, his name, and those who followed him, would spell and held there until July 3,1865, when he was pardoned and their name “Little.” How did this affect Edward? Not at all released. That day he started the long trek to Pitt County, because Edward and Anne could neither read nor write. North Carolina and home. In the year 1801, Edward's son William was to be married Why were he and the other North Carolina troops that were to Annie Faith. As was the custom of the times, William was captured at Cold Harbor, Virginia, held so long in a Union to set up his own home and become a sharecropper. prison? Some historians believe it was because of the cour- In the year 1827, Annie gave birth to a son who was to be age they showed and the fierceness of their efforts in battle. named William L. Little. The family lived and farmed in Pitt It is worth noting that William's North Carolina regiment County, in the Falkland Post Office area. was the last Confederate troop to surrender. That was on Sometimes boys of sharecroppers or members of their fam- April 26, 1865. ily would "hire out" and work for large landowners. The av- William returned home; he returned to farming, and he fa- erage monthly wage for a farm hand at that time was $5.00 thered two children. They were William Henry, born in 1866 plus room and board. A daily wage of $.50 without board and Edward, born in 1868. was common. Carpenters could make as much as $1.25 per When William returned home from the war, his son Joseph day without board. The two most prized possessions that a James Little was seven years old. sharecropper could have were a milk cow and a breeding cow. In 1875, Joseph James Little married Sally Taylor, and they set up house-keeping on their own. Joe and Sally were In 1846, William L. Little married Louisa Little. ("Little" to have five children: two boys and three girls. The two boys was Louisa's maiden name.) Having been born in 1832, were named Johnny and Eddie. The three girls were named Louisa was only 14 years of age. It is doubtful that Louise Maggie, Flossie and Nannie. Sally died after the birth of their was related to William as there were other families named fifth child. "Little" that lived in the area, and none were thought to be related to Edward Little. In 1898, the year after Sally Taylor Little died, Joseph James Little then married his second wife, Annie Reason, William L. Little and Louisa were to have a large family. daughter of Raleigh Reason (Rawleigh - ?) and Mary Nor- The following children were born prior to the Civil War: ville. They were to have five children: Jasper Little, Lee Roy Benny (born in 1847), Elizabeth (born in 1849), John (bom Little (born April 10, 1900, died April 15,1958), Paul Ollen in 1851), Thomas (born in 1852), William (born in 1854), Little (born July 13,1904, died October 17, 1909), and twins Robert (born in 1856), Joseph James (born in 1858), Sally A. Annie Mae Little and Joseph Little, born February 28, 1911. (born in 1860) and Fannie (born in 1861). (The lineage that I Joseph died at six months old. Their mother Annie, died in am writing about follows Joseph James Little, born in 1858, died in 1936 or 1937, and married to Annie Reason on Sep- EE EE ERE oe ee eg (continued on page 117)

Page 116 Trees of Wilson November 2005 EEL SES TEE a REL POD EI LSE ELE D ET LIE LIE IT TLL VTE NII ED TNO TLE AD CTI iS LSE ELI EIA IP GD LES TIED EI TIT IPSS I ORE IU THE REASON FAMILY North Carolina. (The old people say it was a “Reason Ceme- Contributed by Marie Little Bailey tery” before it was a “Craft Cemetery.”) The cemetery is lo- cated across the highway from the Wallace Ellis home on old WILLIAM REASON Hwy. 264, east of Saratoga. William Reason was listed in Wilson County [the part of Raleigh’s wife, Mary Norville, born in October 1845 and Edgecombe County that became Wilson County in 1855] as died in 1920 (?), is buried in a small country cemetery on early as 1850. At that time, he had three children under the Highway 222, just outside Saratoga, North Carolina. age of twelve years old; two boys and one girl. His age was [Editor’s note: In the 1880 Census, Raleigh Reasons, 37, listed as 65 years old, but I think he chose to lie about his farmer; and his wife Mary, 27; lived in Saratoga Township. age. I think his age was closer to 55 years old because twenty Their children James T. M., 10, laborer; Cora L., 8; Annie L., years later, in 1870, he was listed as 76 years old. From what 5; and William F., 2 months; lived with them. ] I can find out, he was a cooper by trade and also a farmer. A cooper is a barrel and keg maker. As far as I can tell, he was HARLEY WILLIAM REASON born between 1785 and 1795 and died between 1870 and Harley William Reason was born in Wilson County on 1880. He died in Wilson County, in the Saratoga Township. March 12, 1880, to Raleigh and Mary Norville Reason. He William had four children: Benjamin, Raleigh, Winny, and grew up around Good News Church and Saratoga, North James. Only two of the children had children of their own. Carolina. Around 1900, he went to live near Pinetops with Winny had only one child, who died at an early age. James his Uncle James Reason. His Uncle James ran the local bar- married late in life and never had any children. That left only room in Pinetops. While living there, he became the first po- the children of Raleigh to carry on the Reason family name. I liceman in Pinetops. This was around the year 1902-1903. don’t know what happened to Benjamin after 1850. I have Pinetops was incorporated as a town in 1903. A street in not been able to locate any more information regarding him Pinetops was named “Reason Street” in his honor. after this time. In 1850, Benjamin was twelve years old. Harley soon returned to Wilson County and married Bettie [Editor’s note: The 1850 Edgecombe County Census listed Harrell on Sept. 28, 1906. Over the next 30 years, they had 10 children; seven boys and three girls. Wm. Reasons, 65, cooper; Nancy, 38; Benj. H. F., age 12; Rauley, age 9; and Winey, age 2.] Harley developed a brain tumor and was treated at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, New York, but the treatment was RALEIGH (“RAWLEIGH”) REASON not successful. He died on June 29, 1938, at the age of 58. Raleigh Reason was born in Wilson County [the part of He was buried at the White Oak Church Cemetery in Sara- Edgecombe County that became Wilson County in 1855] on toga, North Carolina, where he served as deacon of the church, as did his father Raleigh Reason. To locate the Feb. 16, 1843. I do not know if he had any type of formal education. I do know he could not write. At the age of 17, he church, go to Saratoga on the old Hwy. 264, turn left at the light in Saratoga, go approximately one-half mile. The enlisted in the Confederate Army (in the year 1860-?). The church and cemetery will be on the left. write-up in the North Carolina Troops, Vol. 3 book is as fol- lows: “Raleigh Reason, Private ELIZABETH SKINNER OBITUARY Born in Wilson County where he resided as a farmer Zion’s Landmark, March 1, 1899 prior to enlisting for the war on May 29, 1861 (at the Contributed by J. Robert Boykin age of 17) in Wayne County. Detailed as an ambulance Departed this life, Dec. 25", 1888, Elizabeth Skinner. She driver in Feb. 1863 and reported as absent on detail on was born Sept. 10, 1840, in Wilson County, N. C. where she company muster rolls through Oct. 1864. Captured at lived all of her life. She united with the Primitive Baptist Waynesboro, Virginia, on March 2, 1865, and confined church at Moore’s, Wilson County, on the 25" of Sept. 1875. at Fort Delaware until released after taking the oath of She was baptized I think by Elder A. J. Moore. allegiance on June 19, 1865.” Her light did shine through all the days of her membership, Raleigh Reason’s description by the Union Army when he even brighter and brighter unto the end. She had consump- was released from Fort Delaware prison was “S feet 8 inches tion, and bore her sickness with marked patience. ...She tall, blue eyes, brown hair and a ruddy complexion.” leaves a husband and five children to mourn for her, also a He returned home to marry Nancy Norville, who died soon father and mother, and many other relatives and friends, .... after their first child was born in 1870. A few months later, S. Holden. on Jan. 17, 1871, he married Nancy’s sister Mary Norville. They were married for forty-one years and had six children. (Lytle Family continued from page 116) He was a member of White Oak Church in Saratoga, North March, 1911, when the twins were only one week old. Carolina, and also served as a deacon there. Between the Joe was to later marry Martha Harrell Walston. They were years of 1880 and 1890, he bought a lot of land (thousands of to have two children, named Ida and Raymond. Martha had acres) around the Good News Church area in Saratoga, North three children by a previous marriage. Joe and Martha lived Carolina. He eventually turned the land over to his children. in Harnett County until the winter of 1936-1937 when Joe The land was lost in “bad times.” died at the age of 78. He is buried near Lillington in Harnett Raleigh died at his home in Wilson County on August 31, County. 1912, and was buried in the Craft Cemetery near Saratoga,

November 2005 Trees of Wilson Page 117 MINUTES, OCTOBER 25, 2005 BOARD MEETING, NOVEMBER 7, 2005 The WCGS board met on November 7, 2005. The meeting Carol Forbes, president of the WCGS welcomed members was opened with a greeting to the two new members for the and guests to the September meeting on the 25th in the Wil- coming year, Phil Mooring and Laura Newsome. son County Library. It was reported that there are 315 pages Henry gave a report on the 2006 calendar which will fea- of the forthcoming Founding Families completed, and most ture Black Creek, will be changed in size, and have fewer of the remaining work to be done is on the larger families pages. Three hundred was the suggested number to order and which take a great deal more research and time to sort hopefully they will be ready to mail with the newsletter this through them for accuracy. month. Frank and Lena Smith, who know the area well, have The slate of officers for the coming year was voted on. assisted Henry in obtaining pictures and information. There were no nominations from the floor thus the slate pre- There was some discussion on moving next year's October sented at the prior meeting was approved. WCGS meeting date as it will be on Halloween, but it was Sue Powell president determined that it might cause confusion among the members Phil Mooring vice president and trick or treat is not a big item anymore anyway! Henry Powell treasurer The cover for Founding Families is yet to be designed but Frances Roberson _ secretary will probably be a collage of old pictures of people from that Laura Newsom board member era. Wanda's husband, who is a graphic artist, will work on The new amendment to the by-laws making the immediate the logo for the front of the book. Sue reported that about past president a board member was approved. Henry Powell 320 families have been completed and that there are five very gave a very brief treasurer's report stating that new book or- large and time consuming families to be worked on, and eve- ders are slowly coming in and related the cost of Pay Pal (our rything will have to be proofed. It very probably will not be credit card for purchasers). A complete report was passed ready by March, which was a target date. 150 copies have around to be read by the members. been pre-sold. Robert Boykin and Jerry Stancil talked about the Lamm family cemetery celebration that had been held the previous Reduction of our existing book and calendar inventory was voted on favorably. End of year sale prices were established. Saturday. The year long project included the dedication of two Civil War markers, the presentation of the Lamm genea- We voted not to renew our membership in the North Caro- lina Genealogical Society but to just send a complimentary logical line, reenactments, flags, Civil War Era music, a 21 gun salute from the 23rd artillery ending with a catered meal copy to the State Library. by Sylvia and Billy Lamm at the farm. It was a great reunion Programs for coming months were discussed beginning and celebration for approximately 300 people!! with one by Ray King on researching in counties which had Robert and Jerry then discussed some of the civil war is- burned courthouses and inviting William S. Lamm to give a sues and gave the reasons for the war which was not totally program on the recent Lamm cemetery Civil War day and based on slavery!! monument dedication. February WCGS will celebrate its 15" The Black Creek Heritage day celebration was reported. It anniversary with an open house. A program on preserving was announced that the Historical Association was present- pictures and other family papers was suggested. Possibly ing a program on southern women in the Civil War era at someone from East Carolina University would be available. seven p.m. in Hardy Hall at Barton College the night of It was suggested that we mail membership information to Wednesday, October 26, 2005. non-members who have bought the Founding Families book, With the conclusion of the business, Henry Powell talked and we voted against raising dues at this time. about the use of DNA analysis in family research. He ex- Some topics up for discussion were how to increase mem- plained the male “Y" chromosome and the female mitochron- bership and how to encourage member participation, pro- drial chromosomes. At conception we receive DNA from gram ideas, publicity, the need for a new surname list, and both parents which is 23 pairs and of each pair one is from possible projects for the year 2006. each parent and are known as nuclear DNA, since they are The November WCGS meeting will consist of officer in- found in all cells except the red blood cells. The Y chromo- stallation for the coming year, reports, and show and tell fol- some transmits from father to son and since it is only in men, lowed by refreshments. females searching for the Y DNA for their surname need a close male relative to participate. WILSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY Only females pass on mtDNA which would tell about The Local History Room awaits your research session. Plan mothers, grandmothers and others in the direct female line. to take advantage of our expanded research facility. It is, of course, a complicated process and difficult to un- Look for the collection of old Wilson photographs while derstand, but with Henry's teaching abilities he made it inter- you are there. There are quite a few on display in different esting. Also, he has had his DNA done and could give us some of those results. places in the library. This is a collection that they hope to expand. If you have any that you would like to contribute After a question and answer period, we adjourned until our next meeting. they would be very welcome. The library is open Mon.-Wed. 9:00 AM to 9:00 France W. Roberson PM, Thurs.-Sat. 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Parking is available near the new Broad Street entrance. ST ee ee ee Page 118 Trees of Wilson November 2005 END OF THE YEAR SALE

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Page 120 Trees of Wilson November 2005 TREES OF WILSON Wilson’s Family Heritage

The Chronicles of the Wilson County Genealogical Society Year 20045

INDEX

Volume 14

Numbers 1 — 10

Pages Issue Pages 1-12 6 61-72 13-24 f] 73-84 25-36 8 85-96 37-48 9 97-108 49-60 10 109-120

Wilson County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 802 Wilson NC 27893-0802 252-243-1660 WWW.WC8S.Org (such as membership ___: Bntton 44; Dorcas Mae 78; Susan 78; INDEX FOR 2005 roster, new members, etc.) 44; Hardy 44; Jonas 44; Susan Charlotte (Ellis) TREES OF WILSON Every effort has been Raiford 28; Zeny 44 56, 78; Violet Lorene This index contains an made to include just those (Neill) 78; Will 78; alphabetically arranged names of A William Gaylon 78; name index of the Volume genealogical/historical AARINGTON: Alice 7 William Hugh 78; 14 (2005) issues. The significance. ABERNATHY: John William, Senr. 16 numbers to the right of William 99; Julia L. ADAMS HOTEL 82 each name indicate the (Lamm) 99 AEDEANS: John 3 page on which that name ADAMS: Alice Fell 78; AIKEN: J.B. 102 will be found at least once. Arnold 78; Barney 78; AIRS: Thomas 80 If a name appeared on Becky Lynn 78; Calvin ALDRIDGE: Cornelia more than two successive Trees of Wilson 78; Calvin Aubrey 78; (Simmons) 92; Deacy Calvin Aubrey, Jr. 78; pages, the page numbers Journal Luetta 78; Drew 77; will be hyphenated. Cecil Waldo 78; Coy Back Issues Elsie (Ellis) 56; Elsie If the same name appears 78; Coy Nathan 78; Coy The first issue of 7rees Eveline "Dan" (Ellis) more than once on a given Nathan, Jr. 78; Deacy of Wilson was printed in 57; Felix 56; John B. page, it will be listed in the Luetta (Aldridge) 78; February 1992. Beginning 56; Lillie 92; Malinda C. index only once. Search Effie Pearl 78; Elizabeth as a four page document, it 56; Martha Ann the page for additional (Drury) 78; Eunice Ruth has grown to its present Elizabeth Surratt 56; appearances of the same 78; Express Line 90; size of twelve pages. The Mary 77; Mary Susan name. Floyd 78; Floyd Leland early issues were printed in "Susie" (Adams) 78; Generally, names listed 78; Gary 78; Gaylon 78; booklet style on 8’2 x 11” Matthew 92; Sam 57; in the index will be as they Gordon Ray 78; Henry paper. Beginning in 2000, Tom 78; William A. 92 appear on the page; Gaylon 78; Herbert the issues were printed in ALLEN: Bob 21 however, some Airlee "Jake" 54; J. H. booklet style on 11 x 17” ALLEY: S. R. 55; Sydney assumptions were made in 66; J. J. 78; Jesse Shane paper folded. R. 54,55; Wesley J. 54 obvious cases (such as 78; Jo Marie 78; John Back issues are available ALLEY & WINSTEAD “Sallie, wife of Jesse 78; John "Johnny" Loyd only in bound volumes, 35 Smith” was indexed as 78; John David 78; John from 1992 through 2005. ALPHIN: J. E. 39, 54 Sallie Smith). Where Elby 78; John Franklin Annual indexes are AMASON/AMERSON: maiden or previous 78; John J. 56, 78; John included in each volume. Alcey 51; Alsey 51; surnames were given, they Joseph 56, 78; John Each volume is $20 + Asa Jordan 51; B. T. 29; appear in the index in Loyd 78; Joseph 78; 7% sales tax (for in state Barnes 51; Benjamin parenthesis. In addition, Joseph William "Will" residents) + $3 shipping. 51; Benjamin, Jr. 51; these women will be found 78; Kelly Neill 78; Larry Charity 51; David 51; indexed by their maiden 78; Laura Ellen 78; 1992-93 (Combined) David W. 115; Delanah and/or former surnames. Laura Yevonne 78; 1994 2000 (Woodard) 51, 86; In most cases variant Lillie Mae (Campbell) 1995 2001 Delaney 51; Edward 51; spellings of a surname are 78; Linda Gail 78; Louis 1996 2002 Elisha 51; Elizabeth 51; grouped under the most 78; Lowell 78; Lowell 1997 2003 Elizebeth S. 115; Enos common spelling. Be sure O. 78; Marie (Hillyard) 51; Henry 51; Isaac 51; to look for variant 1998 2004 78; Martha (Gunn) 78; Isaac Uriah 51; Jemima spellings of the name 1999 2005 Marty (Dennis) 78; 51; John 51; Josiah 51; which you seek. Mary Ethal 54; Mary Be sure to specify the Levi 51; Martha 51; Business and place Jane (Higgins) 78; Mary Volume requested. Send Martha (Woodard) 51, names are included only if Susan "Susie" 78; your order to: 86; Nathan 51; Roderick they contain a surname Maude Bell 78; Nellie 51; Temperance 51; within their name. Renee 78; Oma Ethel Wilson County Thomas 50, 51; Thos The index does not (Atkins) 78; Pauline 78; Genealogical Society 10; Uriah 51; Woodard contain names pertaining Ruby Elizabeth PO Box 802 51 to current society business (Stephens) 78; Siney Wilson NC 27894-0802 ANDERSON: A. 8, 21;

1 Index to 2005 Trees of Wilson Albert 8, 9, 20, 21, 33; BARBEE: Joe 82, 83 T. 114 Smith 9 Dr. 8,33; N. 20; Nathan BARBER: Charlie 18 BARNES-EAGLES BERNARD: Germain 64; 9,21; Phoebey 88; W. S. BARDEN/BARDIN: Ar. HOUSE 87 Mrs. Germain 64 202 tes 2538 WAW 32 42; Arthur 46; B. H. 66; BARRAN: James 100 BERNARD STORE 82 APPLEWHITE: Council B. H. & Co. 66; William BARRON: B. B. 87; C. H. BERRY: Etheldred D. 80; 52, 68; J. H. 8; Jonathan H. 66 87; Catharine 91; Elsie Mary 80 1O2WeHse0, 87 BAREFOOT: John 40 Morgan 91; Evelina 56, BERRYMAN: Mildred ARINGTON: Elisabeth 7; BAREFOOT'S MILL 29 91; Jane 91 104 Martha 7; Samuel 7 BARHAM: R.G. 66 BARROW: Simon 77 BEST: Benjamin 77; ARMSTRONG: C. O. 106 BARKER: Stephen 112 BASS: Andrew 5; Isaac Haywood 20; Margaret ARQUER: see de Arquer BARKLEY/BARKLY: 29; J. B. 9; Jonathan 63; Ja Orrene3 3. OF ARTIS: Daniel 28; Edward T 7; J. G. 7; Marian (Boswell) 63; W. BILLEY: William 55 Elizabeth 28; Isaac 28; Jas. G. 7; John R. 7 tea. O2 BISSETTE: Wiley 47 J. Thomas 54; John 28; BARLOW: Lucy 88 BASS'S BRANCH 46 BIZZELL: Susan 92; Kinyon 28; Lawrence BARNES/BARNS 38, 63: BATHURST: Edward Winnifred 92 Joshua 28; Mary A. 28; [Joshua] 16; 104; Lancelot 104; BLACKWELL: Lucinda Melvina "Vina" (Reed) (Taylor) 107; Arthur 66, Susanna 104 Williams 104; Rebecca 28; Milliard 28; Rhoda 67; Bashaba 113; Betsy BATTLE: Amos 65; (Williams) 104; Thomas 28; Sarah 28 105; Bunyan 46; Burrell Amos J. 90; Cherry 104 ASHMORE: Penelope 94 29; Cherry 46; Cherry 101; Elisha 98; Elisha, BLOOMER: W.E. 54 ATKINS: Oma Ethel 78 (Battle) 101; Christian Sr. 98; Elizabeth 98; BLOUNT: Albert 92; ATKINSON: Loverd 89 80; Dorothy 101; House 90; Mr. 65; Arthur 92; Floread 92; AYCOCK: Charles Edward 78; Edwin 10, Sarah 98 George W. 67; Harry Brantley 107; James S. 61, 68,78; Edwin, House BATTS 38: Gatsy 92; Lewis 92; Louise 42: Jesse 107, 113; 73; Elias 42; Ethel G. (Thomas) 67; John W. 92; Mary Landon 94; Manalcus 87; William 101; Gen'l 29; Gen. 83; 115; John William 115; Mrs. S. E. 45; Nancy Tah General 82; George W. Mary (Winstead) 115; 92; Orpha 92; Sadie AYCOCKS SWAMP 28 54; Hickman 52; I. O. William 67; William (Sykes) 92; Sidney 92; 63; J. 16; Jacob 42, 64; Barnes 115 Simson 92; Stephen W. B James D. 66; James Dew BAUGH: Teresa (De 94; Susan (Bizzell) 92; BACON'S REBELLION 66; Jane 105; Jas. D. 64; Arquer) 67; Theresa 67; Willie Ann 92; 104 Jesse S. 4, 23; John 29, William T. 67 Winnifred (Bizzell) 92 BAGBY: Rev. 39 33, 46; John T. 66, 67; [email protected] BOGLE: Mahalia Jane BAGLEY: Alvin 52 Joshua 15, 17, 82; K. W. BEAMON: J. 66; John (Ellis) 57; Robert 57 BAILEY: Elizabeth 55; J. 102; Louisa 73; Madie 100 BOGUE: Jesse 28, 51 P0225) Wer 05: Ji0Cy (Taylor) 101; Martha BEARD: Adolphus 58; BOLLING: Anne (Stith) 99; Milbry (Boykin) 99; 76; Mary (Newsom) 46; Alexia A. 58; Alsey 58; 104; Catherine (Stith) Mrs. J. W. 63; Needham Mrs. I. O. 63; Mrs. J. L. Betsy 58; Calvin 58; E. 104; Elizabeth 104; Jane 99 1O7>sPerry (297 Re A. 58; Elizabeth 58; (Rolfe) 104; Robert 104 BAKER: Bennett 53; 103; R. T. 103; Rachel Ellen 58; Fannie (Ellis) BONE: 98: Calvin 113; Cherry 53; Crawford 101; Rebecca Fay 46; 56; Gangoda 58; Rhoda 81 81; Edwin 53; Gatsey Rhoda (Pool) 46; S. C. Ganzada 58; George 56; BONN 98 53; James 81; Jesse 52, 46; Sally 52, 64; Sarah John 58; Louisa 58; BONNE 98 53, 100, 105; Mahala 53; 40; Simon B. 29; Vera Mary 58; Sally 58; BOON: 98: Joseph 5 Mary Ann 81; Moses 101; Virginia Ray 101; William 58; Wm. 58 BORNEMEIER: Nellie 100; Nancy 81; Nancy W.I. 101; W. W. 10; BEDDINGFIELD: Edgar Renee (Adams) 78 (Mercer) 81; Phereby Washn. 10; Weldon ‘Tees BOSEMAN: Arthur 92; 81; Polly Cherry 53; 101; Wiley 63; William BELL: HE ES Jra29 Carrie (Henderson) 92; Rhoda Ann 81 52, 87; William I. 101; BENBURY: Richd. 5 Charles 92; Delia 92; BAKERS BRANCH 40 Willis 101; Wm., Jr. BENJAM: Garry 75 Elizabeth 92; Ersie (Lee) BALLARD: Catherine 105 BENNETT: Ann 26; Jo 92; Ersie (Leed) 92; 104 BARNES CEMETERY: J. Marie (Adams) 78; George 92; James 92; ee ee ea eee SS CE 2 Index to 2005 Trees of Wilson Lillie (Aldridge) 92; BRADSHAW: M. 95 58; Sally 58; Samuel 58 88; Frances Southerland Mary L. 92; Matthew BRANCH: Wm. 40 BROOK'S SWAMP 58 (Sugg) 76; Francis S 88; 92; Mittie F. 92; Octavia BRANTLEY: Dexter 10; BROOKS: Dr., Cemetery Frances Sugg 88; (Wynn) 92; Pinkney N. Eliza. 40; Elizabeth 40; 8 Hennetta 88; Henrietta 92; Richard 92; John 40; Troy 63; Wm. BROOM: Mrs. 64 88; Henrietta Williams Tempsey (Locus) 92; 40 BROTHERS: Dr. 20, 21 88; Hugh 76; Isabella Tempsey B. 92; Vonnell BRASWELL 38: Ann 26, BROWN: Alpheus 105; 88; Jeremiah 76; John 92; Walter 92; Willie 92 27, 34; Ann (Bennett) Frances Rebecca (Stith) 76, 88; Jonathan 76, 88; BOSON 62 26; Archelaus 88; Davis 105; Hannah 67; Jonathan "D" 88; BOSWELL 62: Ann 27; Edmund 26; Eleanor Jeremiah 55; Margaret Jonathon 88; Lee 88; (Cox) 63; Benjamin 63; (Bryant) 27; Ellen 34; (Woodard) 86 Lee David 88; Leigh Bunyan 63; Edward 63; Henry 34; Howell 34; BRUCE: Margaret 3; Davis 88; Lucy Batts Ellen 63; F. W. 63; Jacob 27; Jane 26, 27; Marjory 74; Robert 3; 88; Maggie 88; Maggie George 63; George W. John 27; Jone 26; Robert the 74 Sutherland 88; Margaret 63; Henry 63; J.B. 63; Katharin 34; Louisa 34; BRUTON: Almira 88; Margaret Sutherland James 62, 63; Jesse 63; Margaret A. (Cutchin) (Woodard) 95; Howard 88; Martha (Barnes) 76; John 63; John A. 29; 88; Martha 27; Martha B. 95 Mary 76, 88; Mary Joseph 63; Julius B. 63; A. 34; Maude BRYAN: David 88; Elizabeth 88; Mary M. Marian 63; R.H. 63; Sutherland 88; Mrs. M. Dempsey 88; Elizabeth 88; Mary Margaret Robert 63; Sallie 63; A. 34; Rebecca 26; 88; Lucy (Barlow) 88; (Routh) 88; Maude Simon 63; Temperance Richard 26, 27; Richard, Mary William (Lee) 88 Sutherland (Braswell) 63; Tempy (Tomlinson) Jr. 27; Robert 26, 27; BRYANT: Cicero 29; 88; Nathaniel 88; 63; Thomas 62, 63; Rosel 34; Ruffin 34; Eleanor 27; Elizabeth Oswald 76; Patty 88; Thomas, Jr. 63; W. A. Sarah 27; Thomas 26; Gertrude (Ritter) 65; Redden 88; Reading 63; William 63 Valentine 27; William John Asberry 65; Joseph Dempsey 88; Rebecca BOWENS: Anne 105; 27; Wm. 34 J. 67; Lewey 7; Mr. 16; Williams (Parker) 88; Mary 105 BREWER: W. T. 46 Sarah 7; Uginia 7 Richard 76; Robert 76, BOWERS: Henry BRICE 63 BUCKNER: Catherine 88; Robert Hood 88; Alexander 78; James B. BRIDGERS: Britain 100; (Ballard) 104; Elizabeth Robert R. 88; Robert 78; Susan (Ellis) 78 Briton 100; Britten 100; 104; John 104; William Routh 88; Sarah 88; BOYD: Ethel Tilton (Ellis) Britton 100; Faith 104 Susannah 88; 57; Frank 57; George D. (Ruffin) 100; George W. BUFORD: Mary Brooks Washington Plummer 16 58; John 100; Mary (Simpson) 94; Susan 76, 87; William 76; BOYETT/BOYETTE/ 100; Mary (Rice) 100; Jane 94; Thomas Young William J. 67; William BOYTE: 63; Henry 43; Mary (Thomas) 67; 94 Junius 67, 76; Zachariah JECE29 Reddin 67; William 100 BULLOC/BULLOCK/ 76 BOYKIN: Dizy 29; Dora BRINKLEY: E. R. 102; BULLUCK: __ 86; BULLOCK'S SCHOOL (Bunn) 99; Dryy 29; Ruth Meares 102 Agnes 88; Anne 76 Ervin 20; Estella 99; BRITT: Jesse 77; (Taylor) 76; Balaam 76; BULLOCK-DEW HOUSE Fanny Lee 20; George Margaret 77; Sarah 77; Bennett 76; Bennett, Jr. 76, 87 M. 63; H. W. 29; J.S. Simon 77 76; Betty 88; Blount 16; BUNN/BUNNE 98: ____ 29; L. A. 29; Manly 99; BROCK: Elizabeth Charity (Farmer) 76; (Burwell) 98; Albert 99; Martha Lula (Ellis) 56; (Beard) 58; Giles 58 Cromwell 76; D. W. 88; Ann 98; Annie 98; Milbry 99; Nancy 99; BRODIE: Ella (Ricks) 8 David 76, 88; David W. Applewhite 99; Bardin Sallie 81; Sallie BROGDEN: Alsey 88; David William 76, Jefferson 99; Benjamin (Grizzard) 99; Sarah (Beard) 58; David W. 88; Della W. 88; Della 98, 99; Benjamin, Sr. Ann Frances "Sallie" 81; 58; Dorius 58; Gangoda Williams 88; Edward 98; Bridgett 98; Bryant Stephen 80, 81, 99; W. (Beard) 58; Ganzada 76, 88; Elizabeth 76, 88; J. 99; Budd 98, 99; Heo (Beard) 58; Louisa Elizabeth (Bryan) 88; Burwell 98; Cade 98; BOZEVILLE 62 (Beard) 58; Lovick P. Elizabeth M 88; Family Catrin "Kate" (Massey) BRACEWELL: Family 58; Lucinda 58; Mary 76; Fanny S 88; Frances 98; Charity (Horn) 98; 26; Robert 26, 27 (Beard) 58; Nathan P. 76; Frances (Killebrew) Cheriantha 99; Ciara a ee ee aa a ea eee 3 Index to 2005 Trees of Wilson 98; David 98; Dora 99; 114; Mary Williams 3 L. 15; Frank 15; H. G. CULLOM: J. J. 67 Dorsey Henderson 99; CASWELL: Benjamin 77; 45; Henry 15; Henry G. CULPEPPER: Cicero, Eleanor 98; Elizabeth General 5; Martha 77 15; Kate (Whitfield) 15; Carriage Shop 49; Lucy 98, 99; Emmett 98; CAVANAH: Mary 42; Marian 15; Mary 14; 49 Estella (Boykin) 99; Patience 42 Mary (Groves) 15; Mary CUTCHIN: Margaret A. Frank Merill 99; Gincy CHADWICK: Noah 80 Gmw15eReDyWrld 88 99; Henry 98; James 98; CHAPMAN: John 55; COOK: Lazarus 42, 80 James Iredell 99; William, Jr. 55; William, COOKE: Etta Irene 102 D Jeremiah 98; Jincy Ste) COON: Charles L. 75, 91, D'BERRY: Lemuel 68; (Bailey) 99; Joel 98; CHARLES: I 2, 26; 97; Charles L., High See Deberry John 98; John, Jr. .98; Prince 74 School 30 DADE: Elizabeth 104 Joseph David 99; Kate CHAUCER 38 COOR: Calvin 44, 45; DANCY: James 100 99; Lavenia 99; Leeter CHRISTMAN: ___ 45; Dorcas 44, 45; Hopton DANGEAU: Sessie Mae 98; Martha (Morris) 99; Thomas F. 45 44,45 "Dutch" (Ellis) 57; Martha Ethel (Fulghum) CHURCHWELL: William COPELAND: Cemetery 8 Stayton 57 99; Mary 98; Mary Polly J. 54 CORBETT/CORBITT: DANIEL: Mary (Pearce) 99;N. A. 29; CLARK 38: Alvin 93; E. —_ 105; Allen 115; (Woodard) 86; Nathan Nancy 98, 99; Nancy G. 64; Edwin G. 90; Betsy 115; Byrum 115; 83; Starling 28; W. T. (Boykin) 99; Nancy Geo. P. 29; John Alvin Charlotte E. 115; J. A. 82; William 54 (Flowers) 99; Needham 64; Pomeroy 90; 4; Kinchen 105, 115; DANIELS: B., Sch. House 99; Piety 98; Rebecca Pomroy 64;R.S. 32; Mary 105; Mary F. 105, 29; Jacob 42; Willie 64 (Jones) 99; Redmond Thomas 10; W. T. 64 115; Mary W. (Hayes) DARDEN/DURDEN: E. 98; Sallie 98; Sallie CLAY si ume.5.] 105, 115; Mary W. A. 4,39; Jethro 100; Frances (Duck) 99; COB/COBB: ___ 80; Ann (Hays) 115; May F. 115 Sam 45; Virginia Sallie Wright (Williams) 7; Benjamin 40, 80; E. CORNISH: Polly 2 (Woodard) 95; W. M. 9 99; Sally (Flowers) 99; L. 63; Elisabeth 7; COTTON: Thomas 100 DAVIS 63: Addie 111; Samuel, 99; Sarah Lamuel 80; Sarah 7; COWARD: B.E. 111; Addie L. 111; Bertha E. 111; Bud 57; Charles L. (Richardson) 99; Stephen 80 Edward 77; Elizabeth Thomas 98, 99; Walter COCKRELL 63 77; Needham 77 56; Dinah 111; Dinah (Dawson?) 111; Dinah Bardin 99; William 98; COLEMAN 63: Elijah COX: Ann 63; Guy (Dunston) 111; William H. 66 28; Grover 63; Jesse 28; Offley 54; J.W. 102; Elizabeth 105; Elizabeth BURKE: Lenora Ann Robert 80 Lewis 10 (Ritter) 65 COLETRAIN/ CRAFT: Celia A. (Mershon) 51; Ethel BURNETTE 63 COLTRAIN: Elizabeth (Walston) 53; Celia Ann Tilton (Ellis) 57; Eva. BURWELL: 5 | 98 65 (Walston) 53; Cemetery M. 111; Floyd S. 105; BUTLER: Jepa 3 COLEY: Jacob 28 117; Chacey (Whitley) Fred 111; Fred M. 111; Frederick M. 111; BUTTERFIELD: Addie COLEY & TAYLOR: 53; J. E. 53; Stephen 53 (Davis) 111; Addie L. Barbershop 101 CREECH: James 77 Frederick M., Jr. 111; Hazel (Ingram) 111; J. (Davis) 111; George K. COLTON: W. M. 54 CROCKER: Dr. 21; H. D. 111 CONCHOBHAR 14 On 559s 20721 B. 45; James 51, 64, 82, CONE: Burtis 67; James CROFT: Stephen 53 90; James W. 64; Jane (Ellis) 56; Jas W. 29; C 55; Joshua 55 CROMWELL: Elizabeth Jeff 91; John 68; John CALLAGHAN: See CONNER: Charles 15; 88; Elizabeth "Mary" W. 68; Joseph 111; O’ Callaghan Elizabeth (Kavanaugh) 88; Mary 76, 88 Joseph B. 67; Judith CAMPBELL: Elizabeth 15; John 15; Lewis 15; CROUCH: Penelope Lidsiocy Lo) 105: 94; John 40; Lillie Mae Mildred 15; Philemon Edwards "Nep" Marey Savannah 58; 78 15; Sarah 15; Thomas (Thomas) 94; William Mary (Beard) 58; Mary CARR: Martha 65 15; Timothy 15; William Hardin "Bud" 94 CARTER: Alonso 114; B. 15 CROWELL: Celia 81 Savannah 58; Nathan 28; Rev. 111; Ruth E. M 114;E.C. 114; Etha CONNOR: Ann 15; David CRUMPLER: Benjamin 111; Sarah 111; Susan C. (Evans) 114; Inez 14, 15; Florence 15; 55; FerebeenoS Janewo6; 1aA. 4, le (Murray) 10; John J. Frances A. 15; Frances CRUMPTON: W. B. 103

4 Index to 2005 Trees of Wilson 1755 15645827789: Bettie 64; Jesse 29; EDMONDSON/EDMONS 68; Elizabeth 56, 65, 68, Thomas 90, 105; Mrs. J. T. 63; Nannie ON/EDMUNDSON : H. 91; Elizabeth "Betsy" Thomas C. 105; Thomas 20; W. R. 76, 87 20; Haywood 4; R. W. (Summerlin) 56; Ella Crowder 17,51, 64, 82, DIBRELL BROTHERS 3 68; Wright 51, 87 Lucinda (Surratt) 57; 105; Virginia 105; DICKERSON: Mary Ann EDMUNDSON- Elma "Elmer" 57; Elma Virginia Caroline 94 WOODARD HOUSE 87 "Elmer" (Ellis) 57; Elsie "Ginnie" (Stith) 105; W. DILLARD: Allen 3 EDWARDS: Amos 94; 56; Elsie Eveline "Dan" J. 4; W.R. 58; William DIXON: Family 38, 39; Catharine 7; Edwin 7; 57; Emillia 68; Ernest Bayard 111 Hosea 55; Murphrey 77; Elizabeth 75; James H 57, 78; Ernest Whitaker DAWSON?: Dinah 111 Thomas 38; W.H. 102; 7; Mamie 32; Mary 7, 57; Ethel Tilton 57; DE ARQUER: Delpha 67; William 38 77; Penelope 94; Evelina 56; Evelina Elizabeth 67; Frances DOBSON: J. F. 58 Penelope (Ashmore) 94; (Barron) 56, 91; Fannie "Fannie" 67; George W. DODSON: James M. 54 Philemon 7; Sarah M. 56; Fannie Ella 56; 67; George Washington DONELL: James 80 94; Sarah Person 2; Fannie Tilton (Surratt) 67; Helenora 67; Lewis DRAKE: Mr. 16 Solomon 7; Temperance 57; Fanny (Lewis) 56; 67; Lewis D. 67; Louis DRAUGHN/ 7; Thomas 77 Fanny Ella 56; Felix 67; Louisa 67; Mansena DRAUGHON: __ 8; EFIRDS DEPART-MENT Redmond 56; Floyd 67; Martha "Patty" 67; Elizabeth 115; Martha STORE 31 Verlin 57; Fox 57; Mourning Ramona 67; 115; William 115 ELDERS: Jacob 3 Frank 56,57; Franklin Obedience Hiberia 67; DRIVER: W.C. 29 ELDRIDGE: Elizabeth 56; George 57; George Ramona 67; Robert 67; DRURY: Elizabeth 78; 104; Thomas 104 Clarence 56; George W. Rosetta "Rosa" 67; Jane 104; Thomas 104 ELIZABETH: I 3, 74 57; Henry Hardy 56; Teresa 67 DUCK: Sallie Frances 99 ELLEN: Cesiero 7; John Henry V. 57; Hilliard DEANES/DEANS: A. B. DUKE: John 100 W. 7; Margaret E 7; 33; Homer Prince 56; Ira 93; Annie L. 39; Bartley DUNN: W.S. 10 Virginia F 7 GFG82)5 Lats Ton: 80; Dempsey 42; E. B. DUNSTON: Dinah 111 ELLIS 38: Absalom 41; 57; J. W. 56; Jackey 103; Earnest 4; Ernest DURAND: S. H. 93 Admiral "Ad" Thomas Ann Della 68; James He Repo 2) ale le DURDEN: See Darden 57; Alfred E. 56; Alfred "Jim" Louis 57; James James B. 54; John A. DURHAM: Mary Lee J. 68; Alice Lenore 56; "Jim" M. 56; James 39; John B. 39; Lula 39; (Ritter) 65 Allen Riley 57; Annie E./R.? 57; James Lewis M.H. 4;M.T. 4; Ethel 57; Annie 56, 57; James Redmond E Margaret (Rountree) 4; Louvenia 57; Bessie Lee 56; James Riley 56; EAGLES: Joseph Colin Minnie 4; Missouri 4; 57; Buck 56; Burnice James Whitaker "Whit" 87 Penny 4; W.E. 4; Wiley Austell 57> Geis 57s @ 57; Jane 56; Jennetta EASON: J T 75; Lemon 32; William Elbert 4; F. "Frank" 56; Catherine "Nettie" 56; Jessie C. 52; Martha A. 52; Willie 80,81; Wm. E. 4 56; Charity 56, 68; 57; Jim 56, 57, 78; John Theophilus 68 DEANS-DOLES HOUSE Charles 56, 57, 68, 78, 68; John Franklin 57; EATES: William 80 39 91; Charles Edwin 57; John Harvey 56; John DEBERRY: Etheldred 80; EATMAN: Edwin 64; Charles Franklin "Frank" Thomas "Tom" 56; Joseph B. 114; Kenyan See D’Berry 56; Charles Leslie 57; Jonathan 68, 75; Joseph Ke ll4e1) Wail4: DELOACH: Brittain 100; Charles, Jr. 56; 21; Joseph "Joe" Lee 57; Wilonia 54 Nancy 100; Solomon Christiana (Winstead) Joseph O. "Fox" 56; EATMON: Allie 99; G. 100 57; Clarence Ebert 56; Josiah 21; Josiah R. P. W. 114; George DENNIS: Marty 78 Claud 57; Coffield 52; 52; Julia Ann (Mace) 57; Washington 114; J.C. DENSON: A. B. 63 Cofield 68; Decie Laurel "Lol" Allen 56; 29; J. H. 29; Milley DEV AUGHAN: Samuel Florence 56; Dennis 68; Laurel Raymond 57; 114; Peter 114; Thomas 55 Dora Elsie 57; Dorothy Lawrence Wesley 56; J. 99 DEVAZIER: James Henry M. 57; E. W. 57; Lettie Fay 56; Lewin EATON: Ann (Stith) 104; 57; Mollie Ann (Ellis) Edward Arlie 57; Eligah Manghum 56; Lewis William 104 57; William L. 57 Washington 57; Elijah 68; Lige 57; Lillian EDGERTON: C. W. 67; DEVEREUX: _ 44 "Lige" Washington 57; Marie 56; Lillian Marie Mary 27 DEW: Arthur 20, 64; Elisha 56, 68; Elisha, Sr. (Ellis) 56; Lol 57; air ot a ra ae i reer etn, agen tani dpeeenal Dacascos cent lon Si Index to 2005 Trees of Wilson Lottie Tildon 56; Jane (Davis) 56; F Nancy 99; Peninah Jane Louada "Ada" E. 56; Temperance 68; Thomas FAITH: Annie 116 (Ellis) 57; Sally 99; Maggie Dora 56; "Tom" Jefferson 57; FALKNER: Lewee 3 Thomas 99; Wiley J. Maggie Nolia 57; Thomas "Tom" FARMER: Albert 64, 66; 29; Williams 100 Mahalia Jane 57; Redmond 57; Thomas Benj. 64; Benjamin 97; FORBES: Britton 56; Malinda 57; Malinda C. Marvin 57; Tom 56, 57; Bettie (Dew) 64; Ceborn Peninah "Penny" (Ellis) (Aldridge) 56; Malinda Virgie Mae 57; W. T. 67; Ceburn 29; Charity 56 Catherine (Hall) 57; 57; W. Z. 8; Wallace 76; Christian 80, 81; FOUNTAIN: Sue 102 Marion Edgar "Ed" 57; 117; Whit 57; Wige 56, Christian (Barnes) 80; FOUR: Richard 55 Martha "Patsy" Ann 56; 57; Will 57; William Coras33:Ed933: FOUS Teams) 5. Orren.\. Martha Ann Elizabeth "Bill" Franklin 57; Elizabeth 67; Iredell 67; 54 Surratt (Aldridge) 56; William "Wige" Perry Isaac 66; Isaac, Jr. 80; FOWLER: Mr. 105 Martha Ann H. 68; 56; William "Will" Elijah John R. 64; John W. 66; FOXHALL: Lucy D. 88 Martha C. (Hall) 57; 57; William F. 56; Josiah 66; Larry D. 64; FOY: Jos. H. 45; Mrs. P. Martha Caroline 57; William Fred 57; Linda Gail (Adams) 78; Peet 05 7 Pe Hee LOS Martha Ellen 57; Martha William Henry 57; Mourning (Thomas) 67; FRAZIER: Baldy 56; Lula 56; Mary 56; Mary William Thomas "Tom" Polly 21; Sally 33; Fanny Ella (Ellis) 56 Ann 56,57; Mary Eliza 57; Willie 52 Theresa (Thomas) 67; FREEMAN: H. F. 9, 32; 65; Mary G. 56; Mary J. EMERSON: Benjamin 50, W.T. 29 J. W. 45; John 77; N. 68; Mary Lou 57; 51; Henry 50; James 50; FARMER GRAVE YARD Oliver Nestus 61 Matilda "Tildy" Christina John 50; Nicholas 50; 64 FULGHAM/FULGHUM: 57; Matilda "Tillie" Thomas 50; William 50 FARMER'S COTTON Jacob 41, 42; James 81; Christiana 57; Mattie ENNIS: Earl 101; OIL MILL 30 John 42; Martha Ethel Lou 57; Maud "Maudie" Freeman 101; Henrietta FARMER'S MILL 8, 20 99; T. W. 29 Lee 57; Maude Bell "Hennie" (Taylor 101; FARRAR: William FUSHER: Calvin 57; (Adams) 78; Melinda Henry 101; Maggie Edmund 54 Mahalia Jane (Ellis) 57 "Lindie" Ellen 56; (Taylor) 101; Samuel FARRIOR: Jeff 13; Jeff, G Melissa Ella (Higgins) 101 Livery Stable 49 GALLOWAY: Jesse 52 56; Melvina (Hall) 57; ETHRIDG: W.H. 29 FELTON: Anna 52, 53; GARDNER 38: George Melvinnie 57; Melvinnie ETNA: Miss 8 Annie 52; Elizabeth 100; Mary (Mercer) 80, (Ellis) 57; Missouri EURE: Mary 66 (Harrell) 75; Robert B. 81; Thomas 29; Thomas Elizabeth 57; Mollie EVANS 38: Alice May ws J. 52; William 100 Ann 57; Myrtle Lillie 46; Arthur 46; Cherry FENDER: Mary John GARNER 63: L.M. 39 57; Myrtle Lillie (Ellis) (Barnes) 46; Eldon 57; 101; Tho's 43; Thomas GAY: Benjamin 75; Maj. 57; Nancy A. 56; Elisha 42; EthaC. 114; 43 82; Matilda 75; Richard Peninah "Penny" 56; Gaston 46; Glenn Junius FERRELL: Gabriel 89; 75; Wily 52 Peninah Jane 57; Perry 46; Isham 46; J.H. 114; Noel 42 GIFFORD: Esther (Pitt) Peero0; retry we. Jacob 46; Joel 46; Jonah FIELDS: Daniel 58; Mary 80; Evelina (Mercer) 81; Polly 68; Redmond 56, T. 114; Lucinda (Herring) 58; Moses 77 Jackson 81; John 80 78, 91; Redmond Riley Cornelia (Stith) 105; FINCH: F. I. 9; Frank 20; GILL: J. W. 54 "Buck" 56; Robert Mahalia Jane (Ellis) 57; Laura 9; W. A. 39 GILLIAM: Miss 64 "Rob" Franklin 56; Minnie (Lamm) 114; _ FINCH BROS. GLASGOW: James 77 Robert Alfred 68; Minnie E. (Lamm) 114; FOUNDRY 64 GLEN: Anderson 3; Robert F. 56; Rosa Lee Rebecca F. 46; Rebecca FINCH'S MILL 29 Isabella 3; James 57; Roy C57: Roy Fay (Barnes) 46; Sally FISHER: Edwin D. 54 Anderson 3; Margaret Elijah 57; Sally Belle 27; Theophilus G. 42; FIT(Z)PATRICK: George (Bruce) 3; Robert de 3 (Taylor) (Wade) 57; Thomas 46; William 54 GLOVER: Nancy (Bunn) Sessie Mae "Dutch" 57; 105 FITZALAN: William 74 99; Peyton 99; W.G. 29 Siney Mae (Adams) 78; EVERETT: Floread FLOWERS: A. S. 29; GOLD: P. D. 93 Susan 78; Susan (Blount) 92; Quinton T. Callie 57; Eatman 99; GORHAM: lot 64; W. C. (Harrell) 75; Susan 92 Gincy (Bunn) 99; Hardy 20 Charlotte 56, 78; Susan EZZELL: T. D. 45 100; Lavenia (Bunn) 99;

6 Index to 2005 Trees of Wilson GORHAM'S FARM 20 HAROLD: King 62 Balis VonneLossi is; 115; Charlotte E. 115; GRADY: A. T. 58 HARPER: Alexander 77; Martha 105, 115; Martha Charlotte E. (Corbett) GRANGER: John 77 Francis, Sr. 77; John 64, Ann 115; Mary W. 105, 115; Charlotte Elisebeth GRANVILLE: Earl of 80; 67 115; Mary Winder 115; 115; Josiah 115; Lilia Lord 78 HARRELL: A. J. 75; Reuben 40; Sabry Jane Cleovia 115; Mary J. GRAVES: Dr. 78; James Alfred Franklin 54; 115; Sarah 115; W. R. 115; Mary Jane 115 T. 73; Louisa (Barnes) Alfred Franklin, Jr. 54; 115; William R. 115 HODGES: Capt. 64; 73; Mrs. 78; Sallie 78 Andrew Jackson 75; HAYWOOD: J. 5 Maude Bell (Adams) 78; GREEN: Doctor 7 Benjamin Franklin 54; HEARN: T.C. 65 Pauline (Adams) 78; GREGORY: Jane 104; Bettie 117; Elizabeth HEDGEPETH: John 80; Tuff 78 Jane (Drury?) 104; oaleviado> Me Com 3; Litha 80 HOLDEN: Needham Thomas 104 Margaret 75; Martha C. HEMINGWAY: Leroy G. Claudius 54; S. 117 GRIFFIN: John 7; Lucy 75; Martha Carolyn 54 HOLDMAN: James B. 7; Martha 7; Sarah 7 (Jones) 75; Martha F. HEMPHILL: John 6 94; Mary "Polly" Jane GRIMSLEY: Sherod 77 75; Martha Frances 75; HENDERSON: Carrie 92; (Thomas) 94 GRIZZARD: Sallie 99 Matilda 75; Matilda Lewis 92; Margaret 92; HOLIDAY: Thomas 77 GROVES: Mary 15 (Gay) 75; Susan 75 Pinkney 94 HOLLAND: Sarah GUNN: Martha 78 HARRELSON: B. A., Jr. HENDRON: Downin 100 (Woodard) 86 102 HENRY: VI 26; VIII 26, HOLLINGSWORTH: H HARRIS/HARRISS: A. J. 38 Elizabeth 74 HACKNEY: Geo. 39; Mr. 67; J. M. 105; Salt Lake HERRING: Betsy (Beard) HOLLOWELL: J. T. 58 64; W. D. 39; Willis 8; Timothy 46; W. J. 64 58; George D. 58; Henry HOLMAN: Elizabeth 94 Napoleon 90 HARRISON 38: __ W. 58; L. J. 54; Lucinda HOOD: Patience 42; HACKNEY BROTHERS (Jenkins) 110; Andrew E. 58; Mary 58; N. B. William 40 8: shops 64 111; Benjamin 110; Burr 8,9, 21; Stephen F. 58 HOOKS: Jacob 16; P. 43; HACKNEY WAGON: 110; Cuthbert 110; HESTER: Cebestro 7; Robert 42 Bs She Bi Dempsey 111; Edward Martha 7 HOOVER: Dr. 8, 32 HADLE Ya). C.& Coms2: 111; Elizabeth 111; HICKS: James 58; HOPKINS: Alsey 55; 82; Mary Virginia 95; T. George 111; Henry 111; Lucinda E. (Herring) 58 Elizabeth 99; Elizabeth J. 65; Thomas 42 Jethro 110, 111; John HIGGINS: Bill 56; Fannie (Bunn) 99; Williard 99 HAGANS: Ben (Hall) 28; 111; Mary (Jenkins) Ella (Ellis) 56; John M. HORN/HORNE: 38; __ Nancy (Hall) 28 111; Milbrary 111; 56; Martha "Patsy" Ann 80; Abisha 42; Charity HALES: N. 105 Mourning 111; Nancy (Ellis) 56; Mary Jane 98; Hardy 41, 42, 80; HALL: Ben 28; Benja 111; Nathaniel 111; 78; Melissa Ella 56 Henry 16, 98; Jacob 80; Ann 28; Burwell 77; Polly 111; R.N. 45; HIGH: A. B. 29; Elvira Josiah W. 113; Richard Dempsey 28; Edwin 28; Richard 111; 114; J.M. 29 100; Sarah (Battle) 98; Eveline 28; Judge 44; Temperance 111; HILIARD/HILLY ARD: Thomas 42, 80, 113; Lucy 104; Malinda Thomas 77, 111; W. H. Alfferd 10; Georg 7; William 80 Catherine 57; Martha 29; William Henderson James K 7; Marie 78: HORNE CHURCH 9 28; Martha C. 57; 8 Walter 7 HORNS BRANCH 29 Melvina 28, 57; Mozana HART: Franklin 66; HILL: Ann 77; Briggs HORNS BRIDG 29 "Zana" 28; Nancy 28; Nannie 103 77; Green 100; Jesse HOUSTON: Sam 94 Patsey (Reed) 28; Sam HASSELL: Sylvester 45, 91; Martha 77; Martha HOWARD: B. A. 82; 28; Winnie 28; Zana 28 106 Anna (Kelley) 91; HAMBY: Mary (Bullock) Ben, Cemetery 9; HAWLEY: An 40 Robert 77 88 George 15, 17, 66, 82; HAYNES: Alice Fell HAMLET: John W. 46 HINES: P. R. 45; Peter E. George, Jr. 66; Judge (Adams) 78; D. D. 29; 67; R. W. 29; Walter S. 175.1865282 HAMMON: Jesse 55 Jesse 40; John 78; Barbershop 101; HANCOCK: Gen'l 6 HOWELL: Freeman 21 Joshua 29; William 29 William 54 HANNERS: Nathan 42; HUGGINS: Maggie HAYS/HAY/HAYES: Dr. Sabry Jane (Hays) 115 HINNANT: Charity 74 Sutherland (Bulluck) 88; 21; Edny Margaret 115; HARGRAVE: F.S. 111 HINSON: Adlonia 115; Margaret Sutherland Elizabeth S. 115; James Charlote 115; Charlotte (Bulluck) 88; William a a rrr ee ere 5 ere ee nite en ee tloe 7 Index to 2005 Trees of Wilson Henry 88 Cemetery 8 112; Dolley 89; Edwin Thomas J. 112-114; MUNEABucks 512 J-"5; JORDAN: Dr. 57 112; Elias 114; Elias W. Thomas Jefferson 112, Jess 57; Maggie Nolia JOYNER'S DEPOT 115 112-114; Elias, Jr. 112; 113; Thomas Ruffin (Ellis) 57 Elias, Sr. 112; Elisha 2s Lose 20. K HUTCHENSON: James Washington 113; Tobias 112, 113; Walter 100 KAVANAUGH: Elizabeth Elizabeth 114; Frances Terrence 99; Wiley 15 HYMAN: A. Rudolph 54 (Raper) 113; Frances Holden 113; William KELLEY/KELLY: Belle Jane (Raper) 113; 113; William Henry | 91; Charles McDonald George 99; Harris 112; 113; William M. 113 INGRAM: Hazel 111 91; Charlie 91; Elizabeth Huelleli2: T3As 63°. LANCASTER: Byrd 32 IRVIN: Bryant 52 (Ellis) 91; Elsie Morgan W. 102; Ida Blanche 99; LANDING: Lemuel 46 (Barron) 91; Elsy 91; J. Isaac 112; Isaac LANE: J. A., Cemetery 8; J E. 91; James 91; James JACKSON: J. S. 111 Anderson 113, 114; Jos. 40; Joseph 40 A. 91; Joe 91; John Isaac Thomas 112, 114; LANE'S SWAMP 101 JACOBS: James 92 Henry 91; Joseph 91; Isaac W. 112; Isadore LANGLEY: Leah (Ritter) JAMES: Baron of Renfrew Lillie (Martin) 91; Lillie 113; Isaiah 113; Isham 65; William H. 87 74-173. 74:11 26; VI 3 Martin (McKnight) 91; JAMES CEMETERY 8 112, 113; Jackson 112; LANGSTON 63 Martha Anna 91; Sallie Jacob 112; Jacob, Jr. LASSITER/LASTER: JANES: John H. 115 (Wolff) 91 112; James 89, 112; W.P. 8 JARVIS: Frances 105 KENT: Jesse 55 James Collins 113; Jesse LAWRENCE: John 100 SENKINS 2) 10; 052 KERSEY: Drury D. 67; (Corbett) 105; Dempsey 112; Jesse M. 113; John LE BON: Walter 98 Martha "Patty" (De 112; John Hardy 113; LEATH: J. M. 21; J.R. 9; 110; Dora Elisabeth Arquer) 67 Rebecca 115; Dora John Thomas 112; Jonas Mrs. J. M. 21 KILLEBREW: Frances 88 112-114; Joseph 114; LEE: Aaron 88; Ersie 92; Elisebeth Rebecca 115; KILVE VTE ESE 39 Fannie 115; James Joshua 112; Julia L. 99; General 65; J. D. 21; KING: Almedia "Allie" Eaiet02s3 Larry Us! 12; Mary (Williams) 88; Kinchen 115; Jane 115; Ester (Thomas) 94; John 115; John H. 105, Laura 112, 114; Mary William 88 George Washington 94; Lawrence B. 112; Lillie LEED: Ersie 92 115; John Henry 115; Henry 66; Loena Joseph Redin 115; Mary B. 114; Loftin Taylor LEONARD: Joseph L. 67; "Lonie" (Thomas) 94; 113; Martha C. 114; Louisa (De Arquer) 67 111; Mary F. 115; Mary Samuel Hogg 94; Sarah F. (Corbett) 115; Mary Martha J. 114; Mary LESTER: P. G. 93 M. (Edwards) 94; 112; Mary Ann LEWIS: C. 29; Fanny 56; Jane 115; Polly (Ellis) Susannah 104; William 68; Redin 115; William (Tomlinson) 113; Mary George V. 54; Jacob 77; Pope 94 Francis 114; Mary Polly James 57 Thomas 115 KINGSMORE'S JINNETT: Jacob 51 112, 114; Matthew T. LINCOLN 7 BRANCH 29 112; Minnie 114; LITTLE: Anne 116; JOHNSON 63: Decie KINNES: Pennina S. 75 Florence (Ellis) 56; Ed. Minnie E. 114; Annie (Faith) 116; KIRKLAND: General 113 Narcissus 113; Nathan Annie (Reason) 116; 6 KIRKSEY: Anna 94 JOHNSTON: Frank 17, 112; Needham 42; Nicey Annie Mae 116; Benny KNIGHT: Thomas D. 23 (Murray) 113; Richard 116; Eddie 116; Edward 82; Hugh B. 86 KNOX: John 100 JONES: Arthur 44; Franklin 113; Robert 116; Elizabeth 116; Lee 113; Rufus 112; S. Fannie 116; Flossie Charles T. 111; David L 116; Ida 117; Jasper 77; Dora Elisabeth LAMB: Jacob 40, 112 63; Sadie 99; Sallie 112; Sallie (Lamm) 112; 116; Joe 116, 117; John Rebecca (Jenkins) 115; LAMM: Abraham, Jr. Silas 112; Simon D. 116; Johnny 116; Joseph Dr. 9, 20; Elizabeth 7, 112, 113; Albert B. 99; 104; Elizabeth (Bullock) Bashaba 114; Bashaba 112; Solomon 112, 113; 116; Joseph James 116; Solomon T. 114; Spias Lee Roy 116; Louisa 88; Frederick 77; J. S. (Barnes) 113; Calvin 112; Stephen 42, 89, 116; Louisa (Little) 116; 115; James 10; Jesse 112; Caroline 114; 112, 114; Stephen Albert Maggie 116; Martha 77; Joseph 8; Martha Caroline W. 114; Clarky 113, 114; Stephen L. Harrell (Walston) 117; Carolyn 75; Mrs. 64; O. Ann 113; Curtis Alvin 112; T. A. 99; Tempy Nannie 116; Paul Ollen G. 64; Rebecca 99; LIS Davisauiz allo: 89; Thomas 113; 116; Raymond 117; Sarah 77; School House Delphia 112; Dempsey

8 Index to 2005 Trees of Wilson Robert 116; Sally Martha Caroline (Ellis) 81; Robie 99; Roney (Bolling) 104; James I (Taylor) 116; Sally A. a 99; Sadie 99; Sallie 104; Susannah 104 116; Thomas 116; MAYO 63:E. T. 66 (Boykin) 81; Sally 80, MURPHREY/MURPHY: William 116; William MCDOWELL: Mary 88 81; Sarah Ann Frances Elizabeth 77; Jack 77; Henry 116; William L. MCKEE: Effie Pearl "Sallie" (Boykin) 81; John 77; John, Jr. 77; 116 (Adams) 78; Jim 78 Tempe Ann 80; Michael 77; William L. LOCUS: Rachel 92; MCKNIGHT: Lillie Temperance "Tempie" ii! Tempsey 92 Martin 91 81; Thomas 80, 81, 100; MURRAY: Alsey Leo 10; LOTT: John 55 MCMICKLE: Ed 57; Thos. 29; W. F. 29; W. Cal 10; Goney 10; Inez LOWRY: John Kerr 54 Floyd Verlin (Ellis) 57 P. 21, 32; William 81 10; J. B. 63; James 10; LUCAS 63: __ (Rowe) MCWILLIAM'S: MERSHON: Elizabeth 51 John 10; Nicey 113; 8; Daniel 40, 42; Edwin turpentine distillery 64 MESSER/MESCER: Ely Robert Durwood 10; 112; Grace 102; Henry MEACUM: Wm 29 80 Sonnie 10; W. A. 54 42; Ira 63;J.H. 114; MEADE: Andrew 104; MEWBORN: I.[?] G. 39; MURRAY TOWN 10 Jesse 112; John 40, 112; Susanna (Stith) 104 Mary 77 MYERS: W.B. 64, 82 John Thomas 112; MEEGLES: William 3 MILLER: George 77 MYERS STORE 82 Kermit E. 114; L. B. MEEKS: Willie Benjamin MINSCHEW 38 114; Mary (Lamm) 112; 65 MINZHEIMER: David 66 N Mrs. Wyatt 8; Silas 29; MENDENHALL: Anna MOBLEY: John 8 NADAL: A. 46; corner Wyatt 8 102, 103 MONTFORT: Jos 40 64 LUPER: James 53; Mrs. MERCER 63: Abba 80, MOORE 38, 63: A. J. 51, NADAL FARM 9 James 53; Nettie 53 81; Allie 99; Allie R. 52. 11 7aGs ROW 0e32" NEELAND: E. C. 66 LUTHER: Martin 50 99; Alsey 80; Aquilla 33° Dr. 8,21 4beGmsad: NEILL: Violet Lorene 78 LYTLE: Anne 116; 81; Barshaba (Nicholson) 20, 32; Edward 55; NEWSOM/NEWSOME Edward W. 116; 80; Bashaba 80; C. A. Elizabeth (Lamm) 114; 63: James 21; Mary 46; William T. 116 99; Carol Milton 99; Jesse 114; John Y. 21; Simon 112 Celia (Crowell) 81; Lee 9; Mary D. (Wells) NICHOLS: A. 29; Arnold Mi Christian (Farmer) 80, 57; May 113; Tezia 42; 29; Eddie 63; Sarah 89 MACE: Julia Ann 57 81; Dock 99; Eli 80; Thomas J. 52, 53 NICHOLSON: Absolam MACKENNY: William Elihu 81; Eliza Jane 80, MORAN: R.S. 88 80; Barshaba 80; James 45 81; Ely 80, 81; Esther MORDECAI: _ 44 M. 80; John 80; Joseph MACLIN: Jane 104 (Pitt) 80, 81; Evelina MORGAN: J. Pierpont 19 Wright 80; Lemuel 80; MALONE: Elizabeth 92 81; Herman O. 99; MORPHIS: James 55; Thomas 80 MANN: Elizabeth Ann infant daughter 99; Patience 55 NICHS GATE 29 80; Geo. M. 63 infant son 99; J.R. 34, MORRIS: Bennet 41; NOLLY: D. D. 23; M. B. MANNERS: Nathan 42 99; James 80, 81, 99; Bethel 41; John 40, 100; 66 MARCHANT: Frank 14 James Edward 99; James John C. 33; Martha 99; NORFLEET: Jno 68; John MARLOW: Joseph 29 F. 80; James Farmer 81; Mary 100; Penelope 41; 66 MARTIN: Alexander 100; James Ransom 99; Sally 41; Selah 42; NORVILL/NORVILLE: Lillie 91 James Robert 99; James Selah (Rentfrow) 40, 41; James 52; Mary 116, MARY: Queen of Scots 3 W.M. 81; John 80, 81; Stephen 100; Zachariah 117; Nancy 117 MASON: Benjamin 80; John Crowell 81; John 41 Col. 32; Mark 80 O N. 80; John Nicholson MORRIS BRIDG 29 MASSEY: Catrin "Kate" O'CALIGHAN/ 80; Joseph John 81; Lott MORRISS: Allen 64 98 O'CALLAGHAN/ 5; Mable 99; Mahala MORTGAIN: Samuel F. MASTERS: Samuel 66 O'CALLAHAN/ 81; Margaret 80, 81; 80 MATTHEWS: C. H. 5; O'CALLEGHAN/ Mary 80, 81; Mourning MOSBY: Edward 104 W.J. 54 O'CALLYHAN: John 81; Mrs C. A. 99; Mrs. MOSELEY 51 MATTOCKS: James 32 66, 67; John C. 66, 67; Robie 99; Nancy 80, 81; MOSS: Mrs. 64 MAUL: Colonel 100 Mr. 82; O 82; Pennina Prudence 99; Prudence MOTTON: John 3 MAXWELL: Holley 57; 66; Pennina (Thomas) M. 99; Ransom 99; MUDGETT: J. B. 54 66; Penninah 67; Shop Rhoda 80; Rhoda (Bone) MUNFORD: Elizabeth 67; Thomas 66

9 Index to 2005 Trees of Wilson O'CONNOR: Patrick 14 PEARSON: Barney 81; _____ 65; Joseph Little Q O'REILLY: Mr. 66 Ichabod 42 52; Micajah 65; William QUARLES: 8; W.A. OAKLEY: Thomas 111 PEEL/PEELE/PEELLE 65; Willie 52; Wm D. 8 ODO: Bishop 86 38: David 27, 89; David 68 OETTINGER: Jonas 39 D. 27; EW 27; Edney PHILLIPS: William 40 R ONEAL: Exum 8 27; Elias W 27; PIKE: Exum 28; Mark 28 RACKLEY: Mary 8 OPPENHEIMER: W. T. 9 Elisabeth 89; Elizabeth PITT: Catherine 80; RAIFORD: W'm 43 ORMAND: Ann 77; "Bettie" 89; Emar Esther 80, 81; Joab P. RAINES: Charles E. 54 William 77 Lousette 27; George 65; Thomas 80 RANDOLPH: Mary 104; OWENS: Amow 75; J. J. Franklin 27; Henry R PITTMAN: Herbert 21; J. William 104 75; John 52; Joseph J. 27; Hinnant 27; Jesse S. 39; John A. 8; Sally RANSOM: __ 8 75; Levi R. 75; Levi 89; Jesse Hardy 89; Joel 8; Samuel 40 RAPER 38: Frances 113; Rufus 75; Mahala E. 27; John 27, 89; John PITTMAN CEMETERY Frances Jane 113; W.R (Baker) 53; Margaret V. 27; Josee 89; Josse 20 39 (Harrell) 75; Martha F. "Jossey" 89; Martha 89; POLK: Charles I. 94; RASBERRY: Jonathan 77 (Harrell) 75; Martha Martha (Williamson) 89; Victoria "Tode" READY: Silas 51 Frances (Harrell) 75; Martha Ann 89; Mary (Thomas) 94 REASON/REASONS: Robert 75 (Edgerton) 27; Mathew PONDER: Bessie Lee Annie 116; Annie L. 89; Mathew V. 89; (Ellis) 57; Robert Hurley Live BenjaHe Pe rt7; Pp Matthew 89; Matthew Sif; Benjamin 117; Bettie PAGE: Cherry (Baker) Vick 89; Menville 27; POOL eas: 12D 58; (Harrell) 117; Cemetery 53; Stephenton 52, 68; Nathan 27; Nathan V Rhoda 46; Rhoda 117: Cora ee hi: Thomas 100 89; Nathin 27; Patience (Pearce) 46; William 46 Harley William 117; PARKER: Ann (Weeks) 27; Patience (Vick) 89; POPE: Bathsheby 77; James 117; James T. M. ZaArihur... ©. Lee 90; Piety 89; Polly 27; Henry 40; Jacob 77; 117; Mary 117; Mary Cadar 2; Cathrion 2; Polly (Vassar) 27; Sallie William 42, 80 (Norville) 116, 117; Cleophas 2; Cleophus 2, 27; Sally 27; Sally PORTER: Jos. J. 68; Nancy 117; Nancy 4:D. W. 8; James Henry (Evans) 27; Sarah Linda Gail (Adams) 78; (Norville) 117; Raleigh 88; John 2; Joseph 2; Howell 86; Sarah P. Eli 105 116, 117; Rauley 117; Marey Savannah (Davis) "Sally" 89; Sary 89; POWELL: Addison 3; Rawleigh 116, 117; 58; Mary 2; Mary Stephen 89; Stephen Henry 3; Mary Williams William 117; William F. Crosby (Scott) 88; Mary James 89; William 89; (Carter) 3; Mastin 3; 117; Winey 117; Winny Savannah (Davis) 58; William Earnest 27; Thomas 3; Tom 3; 117; Wm. 117 Mary T. 103; Polly Willis B 27; Wm 27 William D. 3 REAVES: Bertha 101; (Cornish) 2; Rebecca PELT: Polly 75 PRICE: Alonzo H. 67; Berthe E. (Taylor) 101; Williams 88; Richard PENDER: David 66; Faith Elnora 67; Gorg 7; H.S. Jimmy 101 58; Sarah Person (Ruffin) 100; Joseph 10; Helenora (De REAVES PATH 58 (Edwards) 2; Thomas 2; 100; Sarah 100; William Arquer) 67; Joel 7; REDDING 63 William Weeks 2 67; William Dorsey 71 Samuel 7; Sarah A 7 REED: Alien 28; Amanda PARKS: Ben 8 PENDER'S MILL 16 PRIDGEN/PRIDGEON: J. 28; Annliza 28; Benja PARRISH: 91 PEOPLES: Clarry 115; ____ 8; Alex 8; Ann (Hall) 28; Benjamin PARSONS: Jane 104; Howell 115; Martha Alexander 8; Josh 8; 28; Bitha 28; Calvin 28; Jane (Drury?) 104; 115; Mary 115 Priscilla 4; Thomas 77 Charles 28; Christian Joseph 104; Judith 104 PERMENTER: John 100 PRIVETT: Wilson 8 28; David 28; Dempsey PATRIDGE: Lucy N. 65 PERSON: B. T. 9, 20; Dr. PROCTOR 38 28; Elijah 28; Elijah S. PAYNE: Joseph H. 46, 66 2021 4B aor 022 eZ: PULLEN: Blake Baker 28; Frank 28; George PEACE: Jerusha 95 33; Thomas 28, 87; Tom 88; Frances Sugg 28; Henrietta/Marenda PEACOCK: CaC al0-c. 51,91 (Bulluck) 88; Lemuel 28; Henry 28; Henry W. 10; Simon 112 PERSON- 88; Phoebey (Anderson) Sampson 28; Isaac 28; PEARCE: Mary Polly 99; BEDDINGFIELD 88 Isaiah 28; Jacob S. 28; Minnie (Deans) 4; HOUSE 87 PURNELL: Miles 8; Mrs. James 28; Jesse 28; Rhoda 46 PETTWAY/PETWAY: Miles 8 John 28; John Gray 28;

10 Index to 2005 Trees of Wilson Judge Daniel 28; Julius 40, 41, 74; Peter 74; William 65; William H. Sutherland (Sugg) 88; 28; Laney 28; Lawrence Polly (Pelt) 75; Priscilla 65; William Lewis 65; Mary (Wilkins) 88; 28; Lorenzo 28; Louisa 40; Robert 74; Rufus Willie Benjamin (Meeks) Mary Margaret 88; 28; Lucy (Smith?) 28; 89: Sarah 74; Sarah 65 Robert 88; Robert Margaret 28; Martha (Barnes) 40; Selah 40, RIVES: Della Williams William 88; Sally 88; "Patsey" 28; Mary 28; 41; Stephen 74; (Bulluck) 88; John G. William 88, 100 Melvina "Vina" 28; Susannah 74; Symon 88; Lucy D. (Foxhall) ROW/ROWE: ____ 8; Mozana 28; Mozana 74, 75; Tamzie 88; Richard Edwin 88 Annie Bill 8; Howard 8; "Zana" (Hall) 28; Nancy "Tomasin" 40; Tomasin ROBBINS: Laura John 68; Thomas J. 8; 28; Nancy Ann 28; (Simmons) 40, 74; Viola Yevonne (Adams) 78; William, Sr. 80 Patsey 28; Pearcy 28; (Tomlinson) 81; Wiley William, Sr. 80 ROWS LANDING 80 Penninah 28; Pernesa 74; William 40, 74, 75; ROBERT: II 74; Ill 74 RUFFIN: Beady 8; Dr. 28; Polly A. 28; Rachel Zilpha 75 ROBINETTE: Margaret 21; Ellen 8; Faith 100; 28; Rhoda 28; Samuel RHODES: Dira 103; 74 John K. 8; Joseph 100; 28; Sarah 28; Sarah James 5; lot 64 ROBINSON: Leonard 57; Robert 55; Samuel 77; "Sally" 28; Tabitha 28; RICE: David 100; John Mary Lou (Ellis) 57 Sarah (Bullock) 88 Tabitha "Bitha" 28; 55; Mary 100 ROBINSON'S CIRCUS RUFFIN FARM 91 Tabitha, Sr. 28; Tabitha, RICHARDSON: Sarah 51 RUFFIN'S BRIDGE 16 Jr. 28; Vina 28; 99; Simon 10 RODGERS: ___ 8; Washington 28; William RICHMOND MAURY & Stephen 8 Ss 28; Zana (Hall) 28; Zion COx72] RODGERSON: J. S. 63; SALLES: John 3 28; Zion, Jr. 28; Zurah RICKS: Bill 10; Ella 8; James 63 SANDERS: 8; 28 Francis A. 8; Joel 98; ROGERS: Calvin 68; Cornelius 80; Eunice REEVES: Family 56 John 29; Mary 66; Mary John A. 52, 68; Marion Ruth (Adams) 78; REGION: Tamzie (Bunn) 98; Robert 8; L. 8; Sis 8; Thomas 55; Mourning 8; Mr. 8; "Tomasin" (Simmons) Sheriff 8 Wesley 8 Thomas 80; Vernon 78; 40; William 40 RIDGEN/RIDGENS: ROLFE: Jane 104; William 100 REIDS2De il Tamzie "Tomasin" Pocahontas 104 SAULS: Billy 51 RENFREW/RENFRO/ (Rentfrow) 40; Will 40; ROOSEVELT: Theodore SAUNDERS: 80; RENFROW/ William 40 10 Cornelius 80; Dr. 32; G. RENTFREW/ RILEY: _— 8; John W.. 8 ROSE: _ 8; Barnabus E. 8; Polly 8 RENTFRO/ RITTER: Altha A. 42; Joel 42; Theresa 8; SCARBOROUGH: Ellen RENTFROE/ (Taylor) 65; Cora Lee Thomas 42 9; James 87 RENTFROUGH/ 65; Donna Lucinda 65; ROSS: William 80 SCOTT: Benjamin 9; RENTFROW: Baron of Elizabeth (Coletrain) 65; ROUNTREE 38: Blanch Dolley 9; Mary Crosby 75; Barons of 74; Elizabeth (Coltrain) 65; 8; Cader 40; Francis 40; 88; Seth 9; Walter M. 9 Charity 75; Charity Elizabeth (Ellis) 65, 68; Frank 83; Herbert 29; J. SCOTT'S CEMETERY (Hinnant) 74; Edith 74; Elizabeth Gertrude 65; D. 4, 66, 83, 90; a Elizabeth 74; Elizabeth Frank 65; Frank Meeks Jonathan 83; M. 90; SELBY: B. M. 66 (Hollingsworth) 74; 65; Franklin 65; Hal Malvina 4; Margaret 4; SESSOM: Jos. J. 9 Enoch 74; George 74; Coltrain 65; John 65; ?Marthew 40; Patsy 8; SETSZER: P. C. 54 Jacob 40, 41, 74; Jacob, John Allen 65; John Penelope (Rentfrow) 40, SHACKELFORD: R. W. Jr. 40; Jacob, Sr. 40-42; Coltrain 65; John 41; Richard 8; Robert 9; Sarah Elizabeth 9 James 40-42, 74; James Richard 65; Joseph 67; W.D. 51, 82; Wiley SHALLINGTON: W.E. J. A. 81; John 74; John, Jr. "Joe" Barkly 65; Leah 8; Willie 42 66, 67 74; John R., Jr. 40, 74; 65; Lenora Ann 65; ROUNTREE'S BRIDGE SHARP/SHARPE: 38; John T. 89; Joseph 74; Lewis 56, 65; Lewis 29 ____ 9; John Loyd 102; Josiah 75; Margaret Pinkney 65; Lucy N. ROUNTREE, BARNES & Moses B. 66; Moses (Robinette) 74; Marthew (Patridge) 65; Martha COr4 Baker 82; Nellie 9; (Rountree?) 40; Noel (Carr) 65; Mary Lee 65; ROUSE/ROUCE: Burrell Sampson 9; Samson 8; 74, 75; Noel, Jr. 75; Robert F. 65; Sarah Jane 3; Soloman 40 Thomas 32; W. D. P. Patience 74; Penelope 65; Van Buren 65; ROUTH: Frances 21; W.G. 102; William i. Si ee ee oe ee ee I] Index to 2005 Trees of Wilson G. 66; Wilson 9 53; Joshua 53; Sally 9; (Washington) 104; CHURCH 9 SHELTON: Mary Ida William 77 George Washington 104; STRICKLAND'S MILL 9 103; Mrs. Lewis 9 STALLING/STALLINGS: Griffin 104; Jane 104; STUART: Family 74, 75; SHEPHERD/ Archie 9; Edward 9; Jane (Drury?) 104; Jane Marjory (Bruce) 74; SHEPPARD: Abraham Frank 9; Gilbert 9; (Gregory) 104; Jane Walter 74 77; Benjamin 77; E. H. Mary 9; Nancy 68; (Maclin) 104; Jane STUTTS: Belle (Kelley) 54; Sarah 77 Wiley 9; Willie 9 (Parsons) 104; John 91; James Harvey 91 SHEPPERD'S BRANCH STANBURY: Chaplain 104; John Randolph SUGG: __ 20; Absolum 80 39 105; Landonia 105; 77; Elizabeth 77; SHERMAN 77 STANCIL/STANSELL Laurence Augustine Elizabeth "Mary" SHILLING: Donna 38, 63: Cemetery 9; G. 105; Lucinda 105; (Cromwell) 88; Lucinda (Ritter) 65 B. 9; Mary E. 9; W. H. Lucinda C. 105; Lucinda Elizabeth (Cromwell) SIKES: Bassett 64 9 Cornelia 105; Lucinda 88; Frances Southerland SIMM'S MILL 29 STANTON 38: Benjamin W. 105; Lucinda 76; Frances Sutherland SIMMONS: Cornelia 92; T. 68; Bessie 103; G. Williams (Blackwell) 88; John 77; Lemuel 76, Edward 40; Tamzie W. 10;S.H. 58 104; Lucy (Hall) 104; 88; Margaret "Tomasin" 40; Tomasin STAPLES: William F. 54 Mary 104; Mary (Sutherland) 88; Mary 40, 74 STATON: G. T. 52 (Randolph) 104; (Cromwell) 76, 88; SIMMS/SIMS: __ 9; STEDEVILLE: George Powhatan 105; Richard Mary Margaret Amos 9; Benjamin E. 10 104; Robert 104; (Sutherland) 88; Reddin 66; Garry 52; Jack 51; STEPHEN'S BRANCH Roberta 105; Roberta 88 Robert 40; Sam 54; 80 Washington 105; SULCER: Herbert 57; Shadrach 80; Wiley 61 STEPHENS/STEVENS: Susanna 104; Susanna Martha Ellen (Ellis) 57 SIMPSON: Mary Brooks Mr. 82; Mrs. 82; R. T. (Bathurst) 104; SULLAVANT/ 94 9; Roselle A. 9; Ruby Susannah (King) 104; SULLAVENT/ SINCLAIR: P. 54 Elizabeth 78;S. A. 66; Susannah (Munford) SULLIVANT: Fred 56; SINGLETON: George 58; S.A. E. 66; Sarah A. E. 104; Thomas 104; Harriet 20; Lemuel 20; Sally (Beard) 58 66 Thomas Bertrand 105; Lewis 20; Louada "Ada" SKINNER: Augustus 82; STEPHENSON: John 100 Thomas Randolph 105; E. (Ellis) 56; Nathan 20; Duncan 52; Elizabeth STEWARD: Family 74 Virginia Caroline William 20 117; Ellis Stallings 65; STEWART: Gen'l 6 "Ginnie" 105; SUMMERLIN: Elizabeth Henry 82; Mary Eliza STICKNEY: Fenner S. 9; Washington Lafayette "Betsy" 56 (Ellis) 65 J.B. 9 104; William 104 SUMMERS: Clem 57; SLEDGE: Fannie 67; STITH: _ (Washington) STOKES: John 42; Robert John F. 57; Matilda Frances "Fannie" (De 104; Ann 104; Ann ai) "Tillie" Christiana (Ellis) Arquer) 67; H. M. 67 (Walker) 104; Ann STOTT: D. M. 29; Mary 57; Mattie Lou (Ellis) 57 SLOCUMB LANDS 58 (Washington) 104; Anne O. 9 SURRATT: Ella Lucinda SMITH: Arthur 77; Benj. 104; Augustan L. 105; STOTTS GRN 29 57; Fannie Tilton 57 5; Cemetery 9; Dud 57; Be105: BED 101: STRICKLAND: __ 9 SUTHERLAND: Daniel Dudley 57; Effie 103; J. Bathurst 104; Buckner Arneal 55; Benjamin 88; Margaret 88; Mary R. 9; Jack, Cemetery 8; 104; Buckner Dade 104; 68; Bud 99; Cemetery (McDowell) 88; Mary James W. 9; Lucy 28; Buckner Dade, Jr. 105; 9; Dave 9; Dinah Margaret 88 Mark 77; Matilda Catherine 104; Dr. 64, (Taylor) “55; Dr."32; E- SUTTON: Aider [Ada] "Tildy" Christina (Ellis) 65, 105; Drury 104; D. 29; Ed, Jr. 9; 20; William R. 20 57; Mattie (Taylor) 101; Dudley 104; Edmund Elizabeth (Bunn) 99; SWIFT: _(Pettway) 65; Penina 9;S.A., Jr. 9; 104; Elizabeth (Buckner) Elizabeth (Hopkins) 99; Dr. 64; Mrs. 65 Thomas 77; Van 101 104; Elizabeth (Eldridge) Henry 55; Junius 9; SWINDELL: Rev. Dr. 4 SNAKENBERG: W. P. 6, 104; Elizabeth (Jones) Laura (Finch) 9; Lazarus SWINSON: Sarah 20 33 104; Elizabeth Frances 55; Marcellus 9; Noah, SYKES: Sadie 92 SNIPES: _ 9; Nannie 9 104; Frances (Jarvis) Cemetery 9; Polley 55; T SPEIGHT: Arthur Dobbs 105; Frances Rebecca Simon 55 TABON: Lemon 64 9; Graveyard 9; Henry 105; Frances Townshend STRICKLAND'S

12 Index to 2005 Trees of Wilson TAFT: President 91 Mary 20 Jane 7; John 29, 81; Seth H., Sr, 4; Seth, Sr. TARTTS MILL 86 THOMAS: Aaron 57; John C. 81; Martin 7; 4 TATE: Mary 20; William Alford 20; Alice Lenore Mary E 7; Nancy U 20 (Ellis) 56; Almedia (Mercer) 81; UNDERWOOD: Mr. 30; TATE & HINES: "Allie" Ester 94; Anna Temperance 7; W.J. 54 Barbershop 101 (Kirksey) 94; Benjamin Theopalous 7; W. D. 66 UZZELL: Joe 21 TAYLOR: _ 20, 107; 94; C. A. 67; Dora Elsie THORNE & MAYO: Altha A. 65; Anne 76; (Ellis) 57; Eason 66; Store 82 V Anthony 20; Berthe E. Elizabeth (Campbell) THORP: __ 21; Edith VANN: Annie 21; Charlie 101; Bud Pearson 20; 94; Elizabeth (Holman) 2) 21; Dempsey 64 Christiana 101; Dallas 94; Gatsy 67; Gray P. TINDEL: J. G. 21; Mary VANPELT: Anthony 77 20, 101; Dinah 55; 20; H. T. 39; Hilliard el VASSAR: Polly 27 Disey 55; Ellwood 20; 66, 67; Iredell 94; Iredell TINER: Lewis 43 VATIL: _ 86 Elwood 20; Emily 20, Dickerson 94; Iredell TOLAR/TOLER: Barden VICK: Hardy 21; J.J. 46; 32; F. W. 20; Fanny Lee Dickinson, Jr. 94; J. G. 43,44; Nehemiah 43, Patience 89;S.H. 21, (Boykin) 20; Fereby 66; J.G. & Bro. 66; J. J. 44; Stephen 43; Thomas 111; Viola Leroy 21 101; Frank W. 20; 66; James "Jim" Edwards 43 VICKERS: John 100; George 92; Green 101; 94; Joseph Wade 20; TOLAR vs. TOLAR 45 John, Sr. 100; Ralph H. B. 111; Henrietta Loena "Lonie" 94; TOMLINSON: Gertrude 100 101; Henrietta G. Martha 67; Mary 67; 103; James 21; James H. VINES: Martha 21 "Hennie" 101; Henry Mary "Polly" Jane 94; 21; Jonathan 21, 81; VON BONN 98 20; Henry "Mike" 101; Mary (Eure) 66; Mary Lewis 8, 21; Lossie James 55; James J. 66; Ann (Dickerson) 94; 103; Mary Ann 21, 113; WwW James W. 107; Jane 20; Mary Jane (Woodard) Penina 21; Sally 21; WADARD: __ 86 Jas. W. 107; Jerusha 86; Mary Landon Stephen 40; Tempy 63; WADE: Sally Belle 57 107; Jesse 20; John 55, (Blount) 94; Mourning Viola 81; W.H. 102; WALKER: Ann 104; Jane 92; Johnnie 20; Kinchen 67; Mrs. S.S. 94; Nelly William 66 21 101; Loucinda 20; 20; Penelope (Edwards) TOMLINSON & CO.: WALLACE: ak Mackenzie 101; Madie 94; Penelope Edwards Jonathan 25 Georgia 21; Lew 94; 101; Maggie 101; Mary "Nep" 94; Pennina 66; TOOLEY siiae.04 Preacher 21 55, 77; Mary J. 101; Stephen Seymour 94; TOWE? 3 4e21:.GRWe WALSH: J.T. 90 Mary J. (Taylor) 101; Susan Jane (Buford) 94; 21; George W. 21; WALSTON: Anna Mary John (Fender) 101; T. D. 20; Theophilus Maggie I. 21 (Felton) 52, 53; Annie Mattie 101; Myrtle Lee 100; Theresa 67; TOWNSHEND: Frances 53; Annie (Felton) 52; 20; Nannie (Dew) 20; Victoria "Tode" 94; 104 Celia A. 52, 53; Celia Patience (Cavanah) 42; Welthy 20; William 20; TRUEBLOOD: John Ann 52,53; Ellen 53; Perry 20; Peter 101; R. William Albert "Buck" Benjamin 54 Emma 53; Joshua 52, J. 45; Rachel (Barnes) 94; William Howell 86; TUCKER: E. P. 105; 53; Kinchen 53; Martha 101; Richard 20; Woodard 67 Mollie 21 Harrell 117; Nettie Roderick 101; Roderick THOMAS PLACE 51 TURALD: _ 86 (Luper) 53; Netty 53; "Mike" 101; Sally 116; THOMPSON 63: Arthur TURNER: Orren W. 54; Stephen H. 52, 53; Sally Belle (Wade) 57; 20; Batt, Cemetery 9; Robert Leonard 93 Tresey 53; Wade 53; Samuel 55; Sarah 20; Betsy 20; Claude 57; D. TYLER: J. W. 105; Willy 53; Wm 75 Sarah "Sally" 101; A. 63;H.M. 10, 52; Roberta Washington WALTON: Charlie 91; Simeon 20; Stephen 20; Isaac 20; J. W. W. 39; (Stith) 105 Drs. 20.22,1532 Weldon 20; Wesley 20; Missouri Elizabeth TYNDALL: John 77 WARD: D. L. 93; David William 20, 42, 77, 92; (Ellis) 57 TYSON/TISON: Abner 77; David L. 93; Joe T. Willie Ann (Blount) 92 THOMPSON'S OLD 68; Benjamin M. 4; C. 21; Mical 100; Michael TEMPEST: Family 26 STILL 58 R. 54, 55; Fannie V. 4; 100; Mrs. Joe T. 21 TEMPLES: H. 105 THORN/THORNE: Annie Nancy E. 4; Samuel R. WARDS MILL 29 TERRELL: Mr. 67 21; Augustin 81; Edna 4; Seth 4; Seth H. 4; WARREN 63: Mrs. 64; THIGPEN: Joshua 77; 21; Ely 81; Henry 7; Silas E. 106

13 Index to 2005 Trees of Wilson WASHINGTON: ___ WHITTON: Lot 55; Lott Dicken 47;M.S. 111; 86; L. P. 33; Lalla 33; 104; Ann 104; Elizabeth 55 Violet 32; William 100; Luke 40, 41; Margaret (Dade) 104; Frances WILCOX: H. P. 54 Woodrow 94 86; Martha 51, 86; Mary (Townshend) 104; WILDER: William, Jr. 80 WINBORN/ 86; Mary Jane 86; Mary Frances Townshend 104; WILKERSON: H.R. 63; WINBOURNE: G. B. Lee 86; Mary Virginia George 15; Lawrence Mrs. H. R. 63 29; William 32 (Hadley) 95; Melvina M. 104; Mildred (Berryman) WILKINS: James E. 8; WINSTEAD 38: A. P. 33; Oliver 86; P. L. Co. 104; Samuel 104; Mary 32; Mary 88; 93; Alonzo G. 54, 55; B. 87; Paul Lee 87; Thornton Augustine 104 Patsy 32; Redmond 32; R. 111; Christiana 57; Penelope 45; Penny 33; WATKINS: Daniel 58; Sarah E. 105 Dick 8; Edwin 56, 57; SA GSsDa ae Sally (Brogden) 58 WILKINSON: Joshua 68 Elijah 57; Elizabeth Sarah 86; Sarah 86; WATSON: Barron C. 83; WILLIAM: Duke of (Ellis) 56; Francis M. Sarah Howell (Peele) (Ger e4. Dr. 82: K. H. Normandy 62, 86;1 2, 54; Francis Marion 55; 86; Sid 95; Sidney 2 ye29-Leony 21: 50; King 86 Frank 29, 32; George W. Albert 95; Sidney Nathaniel E. 103; R. P. WILLIAM'S BRANCH 56307 932). be Re 32: Albert, Jr. 95; Stephen 4; Susan F. 21 100 J.M. 32;J.W. 102; 33, 87, 95; Thomas 33, WEAVER: _ 54; WILLIAMS 63: ___ Jordan 32; Louisa 32; 86; Virginia 95; W., Jr. Franklin 115 (Taylor) 107; B. Brown Martha 32; Mary 115; 33; Warren 21, 33, 67, WEBB: Anna 21; Family 66; Barden 32; Bishia Mary G. (Ellis) 56; Mr. 87; William 9, 33, 86; 87; James C. 54; John 32; Caty 105; Claud 32; 55; Reb 32; Robert Winnie 33 73, 87; John David 21; David 15-17, 80, 82; Dr. Leonard 93; Rose Marie WOODARD AND Morrison 21 9,21; Etley 56; Family 102; Sheriff 32; Silas WOODARD 45 WEBB-BARRON- 87; H. B. 29; Harris 32; Lucas 32; W. W. 66 WOODARD'S AND WELLS: House 73, 87 Iredell J. 32; Joseph WOLFF: Sallie 91 GODWIN'S STORE 55 WEBSTER: _ 51 100; Lucy 32; Maggie WOMBLE: Emily 32 WOODHIRDE: _ 86 WEEKS: Ann 2 Dora (Ellis) 56; Marion WOOD: Nannie Hobson WOODLEY: Mattie L. 33 WELL'S STORE 55 32; Mary 32, 88; Mrs. 32; Robert, Jr. 32; W.R. WOODWARD: 86 WELLS: Lydia 102; Mary Iredell 107; Nathan 55; 52 WOODY: 55; Mr. 54 DRO Ras. 57s 102: Polly 32; Rebecca 104; WOODARD/WODARD: WOOTEN: _ 82 Rosa Lee 102; Thomas Sallie Wright 99; 86; (Bullock) WOOTTEN: Benjamin 100 Thomas 77; Tom 64; 86; Aaron 32; Alford 33; W. 33 WHITE: George 100; W.B. 22; Wesley 32; 33; Almira 95; Ann 86; WOOTTEN AND James 52; James "Jim" Westward 77; William Anna 86; Benjamin T. STEVENS/WOOTEN, 52; Jim 52; John 80 M. 16 55; Bennett Faircloth 33; STEPHENS & CO. 8, WHITEHEAD: ___21; WILLIAMSON: Eli 29; Calvin 21, 33, 39; 20532535. 62 Elizabeth 21; Farm 8; Garry 29, 32; Hardy 89; Calvin, Jr. 33; WORRELL: John 42 Gertie May 21; J.B. 21; Isaac 80, 81; Jack 32; Christopher 86; David WORTHINGTON: ___ J.T. 21; Mary 21; Rose Jean 32; Martha 89; 86; Delanah 51, 86; 33 I) BI All Sally (Mercer) 80; Sarah Elisha 51, 86, 87; Elisha, WUDARDI: _ 86 WHITFIELD: Kate 15 (Nichols) 89; Spencer Jr. 86; Elizabeth 86; F. WUDUARDUS: ___ 86 WHITLEY/WHITLY: 29; Thomas 32 A. 33, 45, 95; Fanny 33; WUDUHEARD: ____ 86 21; Albert 32; Billy 38; WILLIAMSON Francis 86; Frank J. 33; WYATT: Henry 116 Chacey 53; Druzilla 32; CEMETERY: Isaac 113 Frederick A. 87; WYNN: Octavia 92 Edwin 52; Elie 7; J. D. WILLIAMSON'S Frederick Augustus 95; Yi 32; Jane 7; John H. 32; BRANCH 100 Henry 86; James 86; YATES: Benjamin P. Joseph 7; Lum 21; M. WILLIFORD/ James S. 45, 51; James, 104; Elizabeth Frances E. 32; Mary 7; Moss WILLAFORD: Binder Cemetery 9; Jane 86; (Stith) 104 32; Sarah 7; Walter 32; 32; Bryant 32; Hilliard Jerusha (Peace) 95; YELVERTON: Wyatt 32 Willie H. 32 64; James 42; Martha Jesse 86; John 33, 86, YOUNG: CxA7332- Bb. WHITTINGTON: _ 54; 32 87; John E. 33; John, Jr. SPAT Mr. 54 WILSON: Ed 32; Fannie 86; Joseph 86, 87; 32; Louis D. 15; Louis Josephine 33; Joshua

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