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Journal of the Granville County Genealogical Society 1746, Inc.

Volume 8, Number 2 Spring 2002

Granville County Genealogical Society 1746, Inc. www.gcgs.org

Officers for Calendar Year, 2002

President - Mildred Goss Vice President - Leonard Dean Treasurer - Shirley Glasgow Recording Secretary - Shirley Pritchett

Corresponding Secretary - Velvet Satterwhite Historian - Mary McGhee Publication Editor -Bonnie Breedlove

Membership

Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the genealogical research and preservation of · materials that might aid in family research in Granville County or elsewhere. Memberships include Individual Memberships - $15.00 and Family Memberships (receiving one publication) - $20.00.

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Editorial Policy

Granville Connections places its emphasis on material concerning persons or activities in that area known as Granville County. It includes those areas of present day Vance, Warren and Franklin Counties before they became independent counties. Members are encourag~ to submit material for consideration for publication. The editorial staff will judge the material on relevance to area, interest, usefulness and informative content. Members are encouraged to submit queries for each journal. Submissions must be fully documented, citing sources, or they will not be printed. Submissions will not be returned, but will be placed in the North Carolina Room at the Richard H. Thornton library, the repository for the Society. The Society, its publication committee or the Editor cannot assume responsibility for errors in submissions for publication. Every effort will be made to minimize these types of errors as well as typographical errors made by the staff. Corrections will be noted in subsequent issues.

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Table of Contents

Warren County Map .....•........•.......•................................................. 32

G-r~11cl11~()11. ................................................•...................................... 33

J.()() Y~~rs Ag() ................................................................................... 3li

School Committee Election Process and

A List of Voters by District ......................................................... 38

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1875 Marriage Records, Part 2 of 4 ................................................ 46

Diggin' Up Bones ....................................•......................................... 51

G-ranville County Deaths ..........•...................................................... 52

North Carolina G-overnors, 1585 - 1965 ......................................... 54

News That Was News 37 Years Ago .........•...................................... 55

Outstanding Events in G-ranville County ....................................... 56

Torch-Light Correspondence .............•....................................•........ 57

Across the Threshold ....•....................................••..•........................•. 58

Editor: Bonnie Breedlove Copyright 2002 by the Granville County Genealogical Society 17 46, Inc.

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Part 1 Submitted by Jessie McLam, Granville County Genealogy Society 17 46

"Grandurson" is the name given to the productive tobacco section oflower Granville County, upper Durham County, and lower Person County. It consists of about 40,000 acres. Most of the farms were owned by the families who worked them. Much of the land of"Grandurson" had been passed down from father to son since the time of the American Revolution War or before, and the land continued to be productive. There were less than 500 families living in "Grandurson".

By July 16, 1941, the War Department had investigated the area and decided to construct a military camp there, if one were needed. By 1942 the camp was a reality. The government bought up the farm land, and about 400 families were relocated to make way for the camp construction. They left their peaceful farms and their ancestral residences unwillingly, but with little complaint. Their voices were weak and very low amid the thunderous sounds of the Second World War.

The construction of Camp Butner affected churches as well as farms. Eight congregations were disbanded: Roberts' Chapel (Methodist), Knapp of Reeds (Missionary Baptist), Camp Creek (Primitive Baptist), Tar River (Primitive Baptist), Calvary (Methodist), Mount Vernon (Missionary Baptist -Black), Mount Level (Missionary Baptist -Black) and Moore's Grove (Primitive Baptist -Black). Most of the congregations seemed meekly resigned to leaving and accepting "government money" for church property.

Family burial grounds and church cemeteries had to be re-located as well. The government paid $34.00 for each of 1638 bodies that were dis-interred, transported, and re-buried. Each body was put in a box of rough pine with a cardboard marker, which recorded data about the deceased. Stone markers were disassembled and reset at the new grave. Of the 163 8 graves moved, 1208 were unnamed; 430 named. The government bought land at Stem for a re-burying ground. This cemetery was originally called Bowling Mountain Cemetery, but was changed to Community Memorial Gardens in 1957. There were two sections - one for Whites and one for Blacks, separated by a strip of woods. At least 74 bodies were re-interred elsewhere, mostly in church cemeteries. Some cemeteries, judged out of the way, were left alone and the families of those interred were issued special visiting passes.

Roberts Chapel Methodist Church

In 1892 E.P. ROBERTS, a leading citizen of the community known as "Coon Hill", gathered the young people together at the public school house for Sunday School services. In 1894 a church was organized. Mrs. Alice (Ailey JONES) ROBERTS gave two acres ofland for the church building and cemetery, and the church was named Roberts Chapel. With the construction of Camp Butner, this congregation disbanded, and 79 graves were relocated (27 of these were unnamed). Following is a list of the graves moved and the relocation site:

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To Bahama, NC: 1. James Pool SANFORD

s/o James & Sarah STOKES SANFORD h/o Cora Jane Sanford

2. Jennings C. SANFORD s/o J.P. & C.J. Sanford

3. Ruth Mays SANFORD

To Creedmoor, NC: 4. Blanche E. ROBERTS

d/o J.L. & M.L. Roberts 5. Ellen ROBERTS

d/o J.L. & M.L. Roberts 6. John Loucias ROBERTS

To Mount Zion1 Berea1 NC: 7. Jasper Pegram ROBERTS

s/o E.P. & Frances Roberts 8 & 9. Unnamed

To Community Memorial Gardens, Stem1 NC: 10. *Etta(Ettie) CASH

d/o S.H. & L.B. Cash * "COOK" on WP A record

11 . Hubert Y. CASH 12. Parthenia CASH - no marker

28Apr1878 17 Aug 1938

1Apr1906 23 Jul 1911

5 Oct 1900 7Nov 1900

17 Dec 1899 18 Dec 1899

28 Sep 1875 18 Oct 1918

May 1881 27 Apr 1923

4 Aug 1887 12 Oct 1905

20Nov 1900 22 Aug 1941

13. Robert CASH d. 16 Nov 1923 age 72 yrs 14. Nannie J. DANIEL 2 May 1857 11Dec1936 15. John R. FORSYTHE 16 Aug 1832 16 Sep 1912

h/o Mary T.G. Forsythe; f/o Frances Forsythe ROBERTS 16. Mary Tom GOSS FORSYTHE b car. 1837

w/o John R. Forsythe 17. Esther ROBERTS FOWLER 12 Jul 1887 18. Fannie BOWLING GOSS 30 Oct 1879 19. Flora B. GOSS 25 Sep 1877

w/o Will Goss; d/o Wm. & Sally FORSYTHE ROBERTS 20. Infant son of E.T.& E.S. GOSS b. & d. 28 Mar 1906

7 Apr 1900

13 Oct 1933 1Apr1937 17May1934

21. Russell GOSS - no marker died 30 Nov 1940, agel 7 yrs 4 mo 27 days s/o W. Leland and Nena GREEN Goss

22. Allen JONES s/o Jerry Jones

23 . Howard Patric JONES s/o Ralph & Eunice ROBERTS Jones

24. Raymond Grady JONES s/o Ralph & Eunice ROBERTS Jones

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5Apr1928 18 Jul 1928

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~ 25. Mary Nancy PEED 17Dec 1873 9Sep1898 w/o Thomas R. Peed; d/o Edward Pegram & Frances FORSYTHE ROBERTS

26. Ailey JONES ROBERTS 15May1832 24Nov1904 w/oGeorge Pegram Roberts; m/o Edward Pegram Roberts, d/o Ned & Nancy JONES

27. Bessie ROBERTS 25 Jun 1892 17 Mar 1903 d/o E.L. Roberts

28. Charlie S. ROBERTS 23 Aug 1873 23 Nov 1937 h/o Cora BOWLING Roberts

29. Dena Allred ROBERTS b. & d. 10 Mar 1896; d/o Edward Pegram & Frances FORSYTHE Roberts

30. E. L. ROBERTS 28 Jun 1856 30 Aug 1908 31. Edward Pegram ROBERTS 31 Jan 1853 27 Sep 1932

s/o George Pegram & Ailey JONES Roberts; h/o Frances FORSYTHE & Ziba CASH 32. Elijah G. ROBERTS 11Jun1855 1Jul1930

s/o George Pegram & Ailey JONES Roberts 33. Frances FORSYTHE ROBERTS 24 Oct 1854 6 Mar 1906

1st w/o Edward Pegram Roberts; d/o John R. & Mary Tom GOSS Forsythe 34. George P. ROBERTS 17 Aug 1857 19 Mar 1941 35. Hannis Ray ROBERTS 15 Sep 1913 27 Jul 1914

s/o Bernice & Myrtle Roberts 36. Henrietta J. GOSS ROBERTS - no marker

w/o Eaton Roberts; d/o Wm. & Martha Goss 37. Ira ROBERTS - no marker 38. Infant child ofRev. & Mrs. Herbert ROBERTS-no marker 39. Leon Wade ROBERTS - no marker 40. Lessie Lee ROBERTS 1920 1922

d/o Mr. & Mrs. Victor Roberts 41 . Lewis Alton ROBERTS 17 Apr 1925 19 Jul 1929

c/o C. S. & Cora Roberts 42. *Aver Bell ROBERTS 23 May 1924

c/o C.S. & Cora Roberts; *not on government list 43. Lonnie ROBERTS, Jr. 6 Sep 1921

s/o Lonnie Smith & Lucie Eva Roberts 44. Nancy Elizabeth ROBERTS 12 Mar 1858

d/o George Pegram & Ailey JONES Roberts 45. Paul J. ROBERTS 1854

s/o George Pegram & Ailey JONES Roberts 46. Ruth ROBERTS 9 Dec 1940 47. Sallie R. FORSYTHE ROBERTS 9 Jun 1858

w/o Wm. T. Roberts; d/o John & Mary Tom GOSS Forsythe

25 Dec 1927

15 Jun 1922

3 Aug 1915

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25 Jul 1941 12 Jun 1920

48. Vassar Floyd ROBERTS 25 Sep 1891 20 Oct 1918 h/o Jeffie HARWARD Roberts; s/o Edward Pegram & Frances FORSYTHE Roberts

49. Virginia Emma ROBERTS 29 Jun 1889 22 Jun 1928 w/o J.E. Roberts

50. William T. ROBERTS h/o Sallie R. Roberts

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51. Ziba CASH ROBERTS 15 Mar 1859 11Apr1930 2nd w/o Edward Pegram Roberts

52. Barbara B. TILLEY 10Aug1908 7 Jun 1933 w/o E.O. Tilley

53. Abner Jones VEASEY 26 Oct 1849 4 Apr 1936 h/o Leanna Frances ROBERTS

54. Samuel H. VEASEY 29May1878 10 Aug 1935 h/o Lula Belle ROBERTS

55. Rainey W. WEA VER - no marker

Sources: The Grandurson Story by Ben M. Patrick; "A Fight for Their Lant!' by Jim Wise; Community Memorial Gardens by Shirley Jones Mallard; Granville County Register of Deeds; WP A cemetery records.

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100 Years Ago submitted by Eva Spears

o The year is 1902, one hundred years ago .. . what a difference a century makes. Here are the US statistics for 1902

o The average life expectancy in the US was forty-seven (47).

o Only 14 percent of the homes in the US had a bathtub.

o Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11 .00.

o There were only 8, 000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads.

o The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

o Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1. 4 million residents, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.

o The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.

o The average wage in the US was 22 cents an hour.

o The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.

o A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year; a dentist, $2,500; a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year; and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

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o More than 95 percent of all births in the US took place at home.

o 90 percent of all US physicians had no college education. Instead, they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and by the government as 'substandard.'

o Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.

o Coffee cost fifteen cents a pound.

o Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.

o Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason.

o The five leading causes of death in the US were (1) pneumonia and influenza, (2) tuberculosis, (3) diarrhea, (4) heart disease and (5) stroke.

o The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.

o The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30.

o Crossword puzzles, canned beer and iced tea hadn't been invented.

o There were no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

o One in ten US adults couldn't read or write. Only six percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.

o Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at comer drugstores. According to one pharmacist, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health."

o Eighteen percent of households in the US had at least one full-time servant or domestic.

o There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire US.

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A Woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter. "What are you doing?" she asked. "Hunting flies." he responded. "Killing any?" she asked. "Yep! Three males and two females," he replied. Intrigued, she asked, "How can you tell?" "Three were on a beer can; two were on the phone," he said.

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6November1844

School Committee Election Process and A List of Voters by District

7December1844 Submitted by Mildred Goss

Ordered that 200 dollars be appropriated to each district for carrying on schools the next year

Ordered that an election be held at the muster ground in each Captains district for the purpose electing three committee men to acct as school committee.

1. Ahr Plains John W. Stovall George C. Smith to hold elections 2. Beaver Dam Allen Briges Thomas B. Allen to hold elections 3. County Line William H. Mood J. S. Overby to hold elections 4. Cedar Creek George Green Benja. Bullock to hold elections 5. Dutch Wm. Lyon Alfred M Vesey to hold elections 6. Eps. Forest James Fuller Wm. R. Hicks to hold elections 7. Fishy Creek Paller Paschall Durell E. Bobbett to hold elections 8. Fort Creek Wm. R. White Saml Canaday to hold elections 9. Goshen Wm. Webb Hugh McCaden to hold elections 10. Henderson Peter J. Rivis Alex Butler to hold elections 11. Island Creek Moses Neal Thomas A. Sale to hold elections 12. Ledge ofRockWm. D. Wortham to hold elections 13. Nap of Read M. Gill Alln Casort to hold elections 14. Nut bush J. H. Taylor D. H . Robard to hold elections 15. Oxford Jas. C. Cooper Russel Kingsbury to hold elections 16. Ragland Horace A. Roster Bazzel Buroughs to hold elections 17. Tabs Creek Franklin Homer Isaac Chillian to hold elections 18. Tar River John Sherman Samuel W. Smith to hold elections

At an election held at the court house on the 7Ui day of December 1844 for the purpose of electing three persons as a school committee for the Oxford District in Granville County, the following votes were given and received.

A. Landis David B . Allen J. Osborne Tho. S. Hayes Wm. N. Allen Wm. Clay Thompson Hedgepeth Henry Hopkins J. W. Wiggins Mills Rupell Elijah Averett Wm. A. Barnett A. M. Clay Allison Green John C. Peace T. C. Landis L. Hobgood R. Kingsbury James Cawthon J.B. Peace Wm. Jones

Wiley Minor M. Crews Edward Williams

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L. A. Paschall Wm. Parish John Williams T. T. Hester J. Hernedon H. Williams A. Spencer Wm. H. Gilliam B.C. Cook E. H . Carter Leslie Gilliam R. H . Kingsbury R. N. Herndon Samuel Craft J.C. Cooper Anson Critcher J. T. Thomason Geo. Thomson Wm.Minor D. C. Hernedon L. Montague T. S. Williams James Nutall

Tabbs Creek

Willie Harris William Brayant Isham Cheatham James Satterwhite Alex Clark John H. Rowland Jasper Hicks Travis Parkerson Abner Hicks Chester Allen Edward Harris Elijah J. Croose Thomas Newman Solomon Cottrell Benjamin Clark David Barker Howell Satterwhite John P. Wilson G. W. Burrough George A. Harris John Lions Kyser Stark David Clark Thomas Matthews Willie Daniel George Parish Edwd Marable Willie Mangum James Matthews John Clark Patrick Ellington John B. Hicks Simon(?) Clark Willie Hicks W. W. Pergerson A. C. Parham J. F. Harris Seth Pergerson Isham Bell Jackson Kimbal Bennet Stokes Norris(?) Hicks Willliamson Parham James Crews Clark Harris William Satterwhite Ruben Clark Joseph Parham Ruben Parrish Davy R. Turner Elbert Kittrell James Stark John Gum Joseph Satterwhite C.(?) W. Parham Travis Purgerson Robert Rowland D . Satterwhite J. J. Kelly Hillman Barns Beal Ellington Absolam Hunt Emanel Breedlove Littleton Falkner(?) Joseph Clark M.Mangum John Barns Landy Watkins Capt. J. Lemay Stalin Parrish John Mangum A. Ellington Guilford Ellington Peter Pimorell(?) Pleasant Roland Solomon Wilson (?) Satterwhite James Butler John J. Barker (?)Gordon (?) Ellington James Kittrell

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A list of votes taken at Youngs Crossroads for school committee on the 7th day of December C 1844.

James Loyed Dr. Henry Yancey David Overbey Jno. Bowen Robert Downey L.B. Stone Robert Pruet Richard E. Yancey William Daniel, Sr. Joseph W. Barnett John Stovall Elijah Daniel Warren Overbey John Berkley Smith Y. Ragsdale James Hester Thomas Hester William A. Moody Jno. S. Overby M. D. Royster Wm. Clark, Jr. Zachariah Griffin John G. Clark Wilson Loyed John C. Trewallo James Harris Wm. Barnett George Norwood(?) Thomas Peace L. B. Chandler Robert Morgan James Butler Wm Stovall Pomphrett Loyed Thomas Strum James M. Overbey John Butler Lewis Griffin

We William A. Moody and John S. Overbey being appointed poll keepers at Youngs Crossroads took the vote, results as follows

John Stovall received 23 Thomas Hester received 21 John Berkley received 19 James M. Overbey received 15 Fedrick M. Clark received 15 Banister Royster received 16

This the th of December 1844, John S. Overbey and Wm. A. Moody

State of North Carolina, Granville County N.C. December 7th, 1844. The following is a list of votes taken at an election this day held in Island Creek District for three school committee-men for the ensuing year.

John M. Norwood Joseph P. Davis Jas. R. Duty Thos. A. Sale M. Neal Thos. Rice William Hughs R. Jenkins Benja. Jenkins Jno. W. Weaver Nathan Satterwhite Benja. Wilson

We the undersigned having held an election as report as follows Thomas F. Marrow 12 votes Thomas G. Barnett 12 votes Richd. H. Hunt 6 votes John Satterwhite 6 votes

Given under our hands the date above, M. Neal, Thomas A. Sale.

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We the undersigned certify that we held an election at Fort Creek muster ground on this 7th. day December 1844 for a school committee and report that James Wyche received 22 votes and Wm. R. White received 30 votes and James Blackley received 9 votes, Jonathan Jenkins received 8 votes and James Allen rec'd 9 votes. Jonathan Jenkins rec'd 8 votes and James Allen rec'd 5 votes and Mr. Pleasant Floyd received one vote.

Thomas Y. Cook Joseph J. Jones Jackson Blackly Green Fuller Wm. Merrit Daniel Fowler Thomas May Hinton J. Allen Lewis Heflin Richard E. Bobbitt Jorden D. Moss Allen Thompson Joseph Morgan Willis Cole James H. Fuller Robbert May Stephen Cook Wm. Welsh Anderson Peace Benjamin Russ Jno. W. Jenkins Joseph Mooton(?) Tinsly J. Walker Archabald Huskey James Allen Capt. Wm. Thomerson William R White Jonathan Jenkins S. H. Cannady James Blackley

List of voters for Dutch District taken on the 7Ut day of December 1844 for school committee Wm.H.Lyon T. B. Fleming John B. Green Wm. Umsted Lauron(?) Vughn John S. Hester Joseph Cash James Cash Jackson Clark Jurrot Walker Clarrence C. Ashley John Haley John Coley Mosses Cash William Clark Edmond Coley James Beasley Wm. Veazey Joseph Veazey Wm Coley

We the undersigned inspectors of the pool to elect a school committee for Dutch District certify that we have superintended the balloting and that Elkanah Lyon has received 20 votes A M. Veazey has received 19 votes James Beasley received 18

Wm Umsted, Elijah Hester and W. B. Robertson received one vote each given under our hands and seals December 7th, 1844.

AM. Veazey and Wm H. Lyon

A list of votes taken at James Hedgpeth on the 7th. day of December, 1844 for the purpose of electing a school committee for said district for the year 1845.

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Names of voters Henry H. House Henry W. Jones Thomas Hobgood Presley Wright James Hedgpeth William Hobgood, Jr Joseph Morris Wesley H. Reams Howell T. Hicks(?) Benj Terry William L. Allen Thos. O'Briant James C. Cozart John N. Gill

I Henry W. Jones 14 I James C. Cozart 14 I Allen Cozart 14

We the undersign pole holders return the above and report the same to be a true statement of the poles as above stated viz Henry W. Jones recd 14 votes, James C. Cozart recd 14 votes, Allen Cozart recd 14 votes.

Given under our hand - John N. Gill and Jas C. Cozart

December 7th, 1844 - an account of the election held in Tar River District for three school committymen.

James Cutts Moses Dean Benjamin Currin William Terry James Terry Calip Knott Fowler Hobwood Samuel Baget(?) Hyram G. Hester S. M. Smith John Sherman Henry Hobwood W. H. Gorden W. W.Deen William G. Washington Samuel Dickson Solomon G. Slaughter W.P.B. Slaughter Terry Gooch Ransom Stroud Soloman Clark William Gorden Alx S. Wood John W. Camel Moses Camel Squire Williford Roland B. Deen Alex Washington James Meadows John Duncan William Deen Woodsen Duncan Abraham Slaughter William Fuller

List of voters taken at Lim bank Epping Forest District for a school committee for the ensuing year this 7th of December, 1844.

Honor Powell John Woodliff, Jun. Ramsom Perkinson Charles Woodliff William Powell Robin Woodliff Cometim(?) Woodliff John Crews Henry Merritt Gideon Coghill James Sims George Floyd Willis Rogers Zachariah Dickerson David Robards John Ellington, Sen. Benjamin Y. Sims David Hays Charles Floyd James Brame George Brame Richard Hedgespeth John Grissom John Woodliff, Sen. Benjamin Watkins John Ellington, Jun. John Coghill Thomas Robards Capt. John Fuller Ellis Garrett William Finch Anderson Faulkner Isiah Smith Hady(?) Robinson Robert Jones Fenner Finch

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William B. Mann Thomas Mann William Hunt Madison Hunt James 0. Coghill Gratum(?) Overton Charles Overton Samuel Hays James K. Jones Dempsey Watkins Elisha Overton Nathaniel Huff Thomas Hunt Henry Edwards John G. Merritt Maurice Merritt James Hayes Green Staunton Simon B. Everette David D. Cargill James White Stephen Floyd

At an election held in Epping Forest District on the 7th December 1844 for a school committee.

John M. Ellington 40 votes William B. Ellington 39 votes Green Staunton 38 votes ·William R. Hicks 18 votes Louis Burwell 14 votes James 0 . Coghill 13 votes Charles Floyd 4 votes

William R. Hicks and James Fuller, poll holders

The names and numbers of children in Hicks School House in Beaverdam District

Dolkin Baily 1 Eliza Bailey 2 Francis Bailey 3 Sydney Baily 4 Hellen Haswell 5 Betsey A. Allen 6 Jane Jones 7 Ann Loyd 8 James Loyd 9 Henry Loyd 10 Tyson A. Baily 11 Miranda Bailey 12 Harriet H. Bailey 13 Wesley Wheelis 14 ·Mary Emilene Wheelis 15 Francis M. Smith 16 William H. Smith 17 Hillman Smith 18 Malisa Wilson 19 William Wilson 20 Sarah Wilson 21 John Wilson 22 Betsey A. Wilson 23 Amanda Wilson 24 Fabran Hicks 25 Mary Hicks 26 Napolean B. Grissom 27 Eugene Grissom 28 Jackabener L. Grissom 29 Jimmy Grissom 30 William Dear 31 Synthia York 32 Mary M. York 33 John York 34 Narrissis York 35 Lucy A. York 36 Calvin York 3 7 Adalene York 38 Mary Sykes 39 Morrow Sykes 40 Washington Sykes 41 James Hockaday 42 Israel Hocckaday 43 Samuel Hockaday 44 Betsey Hockaday 45 Candis Hockaday 46 Zebedee Loyd 4 7 Malissa Hunt 48 John Hunt 49 Angeline Hunt 50 Alexander Hunt 51 Joseph Hunt 52 Mary Hunt 53 Tabbitha Harden 54 Betsey Harden 55 William Harden 56 Andrew Harden 57 Jesse L. Mangum 58 NancyF. Mangum 59 Willie L. Mangum 60 William Emery 61 John Emery 62 Edney Emery 63 Hinton Emery 64 Martha Rha 65 Priscilla Rha 66

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Sarah Rah 67 Thomas Rha 68 Elisha Rha 69 Ailsey Rha 70 Athalias Rha 71 Hawkins Rha 72 Tabbitha Rha 73 Nancy Self74 Jobe Self75 Doctor Due 76 Eliza Mason 77 Israel Mason 78 Casyela Mason 79 William Young 80 James Young 81 Betsey A. Paschal 82 Joseph Paschal 83 Wilm(?) Estes 84 Simpson Estes 85 Sally Estes 86 Betsey Estes 87 James Estes 88 Synthia E. Loyd 89 Alphias(?) Adcock 90 John C. Cooper 91 Gillia J. Cooper 92 Frances Mangum 93 Orastus(?) P. Mangum 94 John E. Mangum 95 Nancy Mangum 96 Amanda Mangum 97 Hellin Mangum 98 Mary Neville 99 N. M. Laurence 100 Thomas Bridges 101 Frances Bridges 102 Jesse Estes 103

The above is a true statement of the names and number of children in the location of Hicks School House in Beaverdam District for 1844. - A. Laurence

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01 - 02 Joseph S. Rowland, 800 Rice Valley Road N., Tuscaloosa, AL 35406, josephsrowland@aol.com

Need information on the parents and grandparents ofRobert "Ned" IDGHTwho married Anna TUNSTALL. Children were Harbird A., who married Lula DICKERSON and had children Thelma and Lottie Lee; Robert A., Mrs. Archie TIPPETT, Mrs. Carrie DA VIS; Mrs. Hurley NEWTON, Mrs. Clinton WALTERS. Also need parents and grandparents of John S. IDGHT who married Abigail MERIT, 1849(?). Their children: Mary (m. John B. WOODLIEF), John, William Enoch (m. Nina WOODLIEF) and Samuel Edwin (m. Anna BURNETTE).

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02-02 Donald N . Hester, 354 E 1950 North, Orem, UT 84057, P.~majd~b~~1~r@higfo.Qt~mn or don@ikano.com

I am trying to find vital records on Col. Joseph HESTER, his siblings, and parents. Joseph was born about 1793 - 99 in Granville County and died in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, TN about 1848. From evidence found in his will in Lincoln County, filed in 1842, it appears that he was a man of means and his tombstone indicates that he was 49 years of age when he died.

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03 - 02 Gloria Quinlan, PO Box 7192, Cut and Shoot, TX 77306-0192, 936.264.2758 (Collect)

Seeking information on family/ancestors of my grandfather John Quincy FOSTER, b. 22 May 1846-47 in NC or VA. Worked for Norfolk & Western Railroad before moving to Louisiana. His sister, Laura FOSTER was born November 1838 in Salisbury, NC and attended Salem Female Academy in 1853. Their father was John FOSTER. Will exchange information and photos if desired.

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04- 02 Ernest Green, 6744 Sharon Rd., Newburch, IN, 47630, kegreen@evansville.net

I am looking for the name of a school in Southeastern Granville Count about 1910-1920. It was located about where Graham Sherron Rd and Woodland Church Rd meet. I believe there may be a Mason's building close to that location now. Anything I can get on this will be appreciated.

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05 - 02 Allyne Holland, 15056 Silver Leaf Ct., Dumfries, Va. 22026, Allyne619@aol.com

Seeking information on my great great grandparents, Joseph F. FALCONER I FAULKNER (b. c. 1811; d. c. 1877) and Lucy Ann MANGUM FALCONER I FAULKNER and my great grandmother, Marilla LOYD FAULKNER (d. 1913). All help will be appreciated.

Don't Forget!! We can now do one query for you per quarter

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Correction:

Elizabeth Edens Vermillion, 302 Slater St. S, Kirkland, WA 98033, asked that the surnames she is researching be corrected from Hayes to Hays and Eden to Edens.

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Granville County Marriages 1875 Abstracted by Mildred C. Goss

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Dunston, William A. - colored - son of Daniel Privett and Mary A. Privett & Nutty Bullock daughter of Orange Bullock and Caroline Bullock on 18 September 187 5 by Brutus Young, M.G.

Durham, Isham - colored - son of Saml. Brame and Fannie Durham & Martha Reavis daughter of Jack Reavis and Nancy Reavis on 25 November 1875 by S.P.J. Harris, M.G.

Eaton, Charles - colored - son of Wm. Eaton and Caroline Eaton & Merear Hunt daughter of Leander Hunt and Caroline Taylor on 28 May 1875 by James A. Hunt, M.G.

Eaton, Jack - colored - son ofNed Eaton and Violet Eaton & Susan Fain daughter of Albert Fain and Julia Fain on 16 May 1875 by B. Young, M.G.

Eaton, Robert - colored - son of Blake Marrow and Franky Eaton & Sarah Cheatham daughter of John Cheatham and Ann Cheatham on 20 May 1875 by A.G. Hesler, M.G.

Elam, James - colored - son of Thomas Elam and Susam Elam & Lizzie Finch daughter of William Finch and Emily Finch on 10 November 1875 by J.W. Hunt, J.P.

Elam, Robert - colored - son of Moses Elam and Maria Elam & Annie Wimbush daughter of Vinson Wimbush and Angeline Wimbush on 28 January 1875 by William S. Pettigrew, M.G.

Evans, John - son of Samuel Evans and Meedey Evans & Edny Oakley daughter of Simeon Oakly and Polhtheany Oakley on 8 April 1875 by Jas. H. Webb, J.P.

Fitts, McDonal - son of Thomas Fitts and Frances Fitts & Bettie Ross daughter of John Ross and Bettie Ross on 21March1875 by C. B. Reddick, M.G.

Floyd, Allen - colored - son oflsaac Floyd and Betsy Floyd & Rebecca Parham daughter of Isaack Parham and Milly Parham on 7 January 1875 by A.G. Hesler, M.G.

Foster, Rowland - colored - son of Jack Foster and Rachael Foster & Lucy Fuller daughter of unknown and Eliza Floyd on 16 December 1875 by Braxton Hunt, M.G.

Garrett, William J. - son of Daniel Garrett and Betsy Garrett & Joanna Melton daughter of unknown and Parthenia Melton on 8 January 1875 by B.D. Howard, J.P.

Gilliam, George - colored - son of Jacob Bullock and Franky Gilliam & Mary Summerville daughter of Alonzo Summerville and Ellen Summerville on 10 March 1875 by L.K. Willie, M.G.

Gilliam, Jefferson - colored - son of Savory Gilliam and Nancy Gilliam & Katie Banks daughter of Harvey Banks and Melviney Banks on 21January1875 by Bourbon Smith, J.P. l,

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Gilliam, William - son of unknown and Emily Gilliam and & Sophona Ross daughter of Patrick Ross and Elizabeth Ross on 13 May 1875 by Jas. H. Webb, J.P.

Glover, Henry - colored - son of Hiram Glover and Rachel Glover & Elviney Wimbush daughter of Paul Wimbush and Sally Wimbush on 1January1875 by Richd. G. Sneed, J.P.

Glover, James B. - son of David K. Glover and Eliza J. Glover & Ella L. Barker daughter ofD.T. Barker and Martha Barker on 3 March 1875 by W.S. Hester, M.G.

Glover, Robert - colored - son of Absolem Glover and Katy Glover & Malinda Parham daughter of Stephen Parham and Mary Ann Parham on 3 February 1875 by A.G. Hesler, M.G.

Gooch, Stephen - colored - son of Silas Gooch and Rose Gooch & Hettie Norwood daughter of Raymon Norwood and Hannah Norwood on 31 January 1875 by Dennis Anderson, M.G.

Goss, Samuel N. - son of Sherman Goss and Rebecca Goss & Ziby Walker daughter of Ellis Walker and Polly Walker on 17 December 1875 by F.J. Tilley, J.P.

Green, Junius - colored - son of Billy Green and Jane Henderson & Henrietta Smith daughter of John Smith and Della Bascoville on 7 October 1875 by Oscar Bullock, M.G.

Gregory, Wallace - colored - son of Cannon Owen and Sucky Bullock & Betty Hargrove daughter of Reuben Hargrove and Margarett Hargrove on 20 November 1875 by J.P. Hart, J.P.

Griffith, Joseph R - son of Richard Griffith and Caroline Griffith & Mary S. Blacknall daughter of John Blacknall and Louisa C. Blacknall on 15 December 1875 by J.P. Moore, M. G.

Grissom, Squire - colored - son of not known and Franny Grissom & Milly Huskey daughter of Ancher Huskey and Funaby Huskey on 17 November 1875 by Wm. E. Bullock, J.P.

Haley, John - son of Joseph N. Haley and Elizabeth A. Haley & Rebecca Tanner daughter of Moses Tanner and Elizabeth Tanner on 15 April 1875 by B .B. Hester, M.G.

Hargrove, Elijah - colored - son of Jina Hargrove and Eliza Hargrove & Eline Williams daughter of Booker Williams and Martha Williams on 14 March 1875 by Jno. S. Burwell, J.P.

Hargrove, Gideon - colored - son of Anderson Hargrove and Annabella Hargrove & Sucky Walker daughter of Moses Walker and Lizzie Walker on 26 January 1875 by J.W. Hart, J.P.

Hargrove, William - colored - son of Alfred Hargrove and Mariah Hargrove & Mary Hunter daughter of David Hunter and on 9 December 1875 by RC. Sandling, M .G.

Harris, James Harvey - colored - son of Granderson Harris and Lucy Harris & Lucy Ann Peace daughter of London Peace and Milly Peace on 2 December 1875 by RC. Sandling, M.G.

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Harris, Joel - colored - son of Henry Harris and Salina Harris & Roxanna Yancey daughter of Solomon Yancey and Amanda Yancey on 31 December 1875 by Wm. H. Smith, J.P.

Harris, John - colored - son of Lovelace Puryer and Emily Amis & Lucy A. Dodson daughter of Briston Dodson and Susan Dodson on 14 March 1875 by Wilkins Stovall, J.P.

Harris, John - colored - son of Henry Harris and Salina Harris & Martha Thompson daughter of Peter Thompson and Fanny Thompson on 23 December 1875 by G.W. Ferrill, M.G.

Harris, John W. - colored - son of not known and Cary Harris & Frany A. Jinkins daughter of Adkin Quals and Nancy Jinkins on 6 October 1875 by Wm. E. Bullock, J.P.

Harris, William A. - colored - son of Herod Mitchell and Marsha Harris & Bella Anderson daughter of Royal Anderson and Carolina Anderson on 3 June 1875 by LC.Ragland, M.G.

Harrison, Wm. H. - son of Thomas Harrison and Lurana Harrison & Sarah Ann Potter daughter of William Potter and Mary Potter on 30 August 1875 by Wilkins Stovall, J.P.

Hart, Stephen - colored - son of Adam Hamilton and Martha Owen & Jane Eaton daughter of Thomas Eaton and Ann Eaton on 25 November 1875 by Madison Harvey, M.G.

Hawley, William T. - colored - son of Nathan Hawley and Susan Hawley & Bettie Bass daughter of unknown and Nancy Bass on 30 December 1875 by Dennis Anderson, M .G. ~

Hays, Daniel - colored - son of James Hayes and Mary Hays & Matilda Harris daughter of Richard Harris and Lydia Harris on 3 November 1875 by Braxton Hunt, M.G.

Hedgepeth, Dennis - colored - son of Jessee Hedgepeth and Emeline Hedgepeth & Adeline Howell daughter ofD.A. Howell and Ann Howell on 19 April 1875 by A.G. Hesler, M.G.

Henderson, Charles - colored - son of Sterling Henderson and Lucinda Henderson & Tamer Lewis daughter ofRichd. Lewis and Viney Lewis on 12 February 1875 by B. Smith, J.P.

Henderson, Weldon - colored - son of Starling Henderson and Mirna Henderson & Lucy Baskerville daughter of Plummer and Lizzy Baskerville on 25 February 1875 by S.P.J. Harris, M. G.

Hicks, Richard - colored - son of Alfred Taylor and Caroline Hicks & Cornelia Harry daughter of John Harry and Nutty Blacknall on 6 August 1875 by H. T. Hughes, J.P.

Hobgood, Joseph T. - son of Joseph D. Hobgood and Nancy Hobgood & Lucy J. Cooke daughter of A.H. Cooke and Sarah M. Cooke on 15 December 1875 by R.H. Marsh, M.G.

Hockaday, Isham - colored - son of Tompson Morgan and Mary Hockaday and Delila Sykes daughter of unknown and Easter Sykes on 21August1875 by Wm. E. Bullock, J.P.

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Hogan, Burton - colored - son of Allen Hogan and Viney Hogan & Lucy Burwell daughter of Bob Hargrove and Amelia Hargrove on 19 June 1875 by Jefferson Burwell, M.G.

Howell, Christopher c - colored - son of John Howell and Jane Howell & Harriet Gowen daughter of Henry Gowen and Polly A Gowen on 20 October 1875 by J.A. Stradley, M.G.

Hudson, Bob - colored - son of unknown and Leathy Hudson & Maria Daniel daughter of Henry Daniel and Jane Daniel on 18 March 1875 by Jeff Burwell, M.G.

Hudson, Fedrick - colored - son of Jack Critcher and Leathy Harris & Alice Johnson daughter of unknown and Harriet Johnson on 23 December 1875 by Harry Crews, M.G.

Hughs, Oscar - son of Davy Hughs and Lucindy Hughs & Penelope Odear daughter of William Odear and Nancy Odear on 30 December 1875 by Wm. E. Bullock, J.P.

Hundley, William S. - son ofJno. F. Hundley and Martha M. Hundley & Elizabeth C. Spencer daughter of AF. Spencer and Sarah L. Spencer on 8 December 1875 by J.R. Griffith, M.G.

Hunt, Isaac - colored - son of and Pelina Hunt & Lucy Ann Radford daughter of Joseph Radford and Alsy Radford on 25 November 1875 by J.H. Gilbreath, M.G.

Hunt, Jacob - colored- son of Edmond Hunt and Nelly Hunt & Louisa Green daughter of unknown and unknown on 24 February 1875 by S.P. J. Harris, M.G.

Hunt, Reuben - colored - son of Reuben Gooch and Mary Hunt & Nicy Wilkins daughter of not known and not known on 26 December 1875 by Richard D. Jones, J.P.

Hunt, William - colored - son of Patrick Hunt and Elmira Thornton & Cynthia Taylor daughter of Jesse Taylor and Avery Taylor on 15 December 1875 by A.G. Kesler, M.G.

Jefferson, Nathan - colored - son of James Jefferson and Linda Jefferson & Mary Elam daughter of Moses Elam and Marriah Elam on 17 May 187 5 by Wilkins Stovall, J.P.

Jenkins, Brown - colored - son of Alfred Mallory and Amy Mallory & Bettie Jordan daughter of Willis Jordan and Mary Jordan on 12 December 1875 by Dennis Anderson, M.G.

Jenkins, Elias J. - son of Jonathan Jenkins and Julia A Jenkins & Elizabeth A Strother daughter of J.L. Strother and Melissa Strother on 16 December 1875 by H.H. Gibbons, M.G.

Jenkins, Leonidas J. - son of Jonathan Jenkins and Julia A Jenkins & Sarah Bobbitt daughter of W.A. Bobbitt and Jacksey E. Bobbitt on 16 December 1875 by H.H. Gibbons, M.G.

Johnson, Frank - colored - son of Sam Johnson and Maria Johnson & Louisa Daniel daughter of unknown and Polly Daniel on 1February1875 by S.P.J. Harris, M.G.

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Johnson, John - colored - son of Samuel Johnson and Susan Johnson & Edna Evans daughter of Major Evans and Jane Evans on 13 January 1875 by Jas. H . Webb, J.P.

Jones, Robert P. - son ofL.Y. Jones and Edny Jones & Lucie Parrott daughter ofH.F. Parrott and May Parrott on 28 January 1875 by G.W. Ferrill, M.G.

Jordan, Willis - colored - son of Harrison Jordan and Sarah Jordan & Henrietta Eaton daughter of Thomas Eaton and Ann Eaton on 7 February 1875 by Madison Harvey, M.G.

Kittrell, James - colored - son of James Kittrell and Martha Kittrell & Sallie Harris daughter of Jack Harris and Lucy Harris on 29 December 1875 by James A. Hunt, M.G.

Knott, James W. - son of John Knott and Mary A. Knott & Bettie A. Shotwell daughter of J.H. Shotwell and Rebecca Shotwell on 13 June 1875 by J.M. Satterwhite, J.P.

Ladd, James - son of Panthea Ladd and not known & Missouri Ann Hite daughter of James Hite and Fanny Hite on 19 September 1875 by Richard D. Jones, J.P.

Land, Braxton - son of John Land and Susan Land & Rebecca Currin daughter of Stephen Blackwell and Elizabeth Blackwell on 17 February 1875 by J.M. Satterwhite, J.P.

Lanier, Herder - son ofM. V. Lanier and Lucretia Lanier & Julia E. Lancaster daughter of James Lancaster and Julia Lancaster on 16 June 1875 by D.E. Jordan, M.G.

Lassiter, Harry - son of J.H. Lassiter and A.A. Lassiter & Hattie Thrower daughter of J.R. Thrower and A.E. Thrower on 25 May 1875 by W.T. Brooks, M.G.

Lassiter, Thos. B. - son ofThos. Lassiter and Elizabeth Lassiter & Sarah J. Wortham daughter of Edward Wortham and Jane Wortham on 9 March 1875 by S.P.J. Harris, M.G.

Latta, Daniel - colored - son of Granderson Russell and Martha Latta & Etta Curtis daughter of Jos. Curtis and Wettha Curtis on 22 December 1875 by Jas. H. Webb, J.P.

Lawrence, Joseph - colored - son of Squire Lawrence and Jinny Lawrence & Caroline Hockaday daughter of Alford Hockaday and Mary Hockaday on 19 December 1875 by Wm. E. Bullock, J.P.

Lewis, Alfred - colored - son of James Lewis and Elizabeth Lewis & Winney Lewis daughter of Henderson Wingfield and Eliza Lewis on 14 August 1875 by Wyatt Walker, M.G.

Lewis, Palmer - colored - son of Palmer Jenkins and Rebecca Lewis & Caroline Taylor daughter of Scott Taylor and Martha Taylor on 7 September 1875 by Chasteen Allen, M.G.

Longmire, Alpheus - son of William Longmire and Delia A. Longmire & Luvenia Hart daughter ofG.W. Hart and Mary Hart on 4 February 1875 by J.K. Wood, J.P.

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Bullock, Samuel Milton 4. Bullock, T. H. Born -1858 Born - 22 Feb 1853 Died - 1920 Died - 9 Sep 1908

Bullock, Raymond M 5. Bullock, J. C. Born -27 Feb 1900 Born - 28 Apr 1900 Died - 24 Nov 1900 Died-21Oct1900

Bullock, J. W. 6. JSB Bom-14 Dec 1885 Died- 26 Jul 1837 Died - 22 May 1909 (hand craved)

From Stem city limits drive .9 miles toward Butner and turn left onto Julian Daniel Rd. Drive .3 miles and turn right at the path. Park and walk approximately % miles following the path. The cemetery is located on the right in trees. It is identifiable as a cemetery but not maintained.

Canvassed by Bonnie Breedlove and Sandra Aiken, April 2001.

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Granville County Deaths March 1, 2002-May31, 2002

(Names and Ages of Residents; Retrieved from Oxford Public Ledger/Butner-Creedmoor News Newspapers)

Adcock, Jessica Leigh 15 Downey, Tracey W. 47 Allen Jr., Chester 58 Downey, Tracey Warren 47 Amos, William F. 69 Duckworth, Nina B. Usry 93 Anderson Sr., Charles Augusta 55 Duke, Alice Carpenter 80 Archie, Arthur 57 Edmonds, MacDonald 39 Bailey ill, Thomas L. 66 Ellington Jr., Dr. John Ray 85 Bailey, Rufus A. 68 Elliott Sr., Julius F. 74 Bartlett, Nichole Felice 32 Elliott, Louise Morris 70 Bentley, Adelle Blackwell 82 Ellis, Maryann 67 Bottoms, Alice Floyd 93 Emory, Joseph M. 'Pete' 64 Boyd, John Taylor 64 Fields, Willie Augustus 63 Brannon, Thomas 68 Fox, Ginger Mangum 53 Braswell, Ray Douglas 71 Frazier, Carol Taylor 61 Brinkley, Carrie O'Neal 81 Fuller, Jimmie 'Cozart' 52 Brooks, Georgia Morton 82 Gooch, Emmitt P. 79 Brooks, James 'Fifth' 66 Gooch, EW2 Bryant 31 Brown, Mucy Flowers 94 Gourley, Harrison E. 77 Bullock, Elwood S. 71 Green, Andrew T. 83

\ ) Burnette, Gloria J. 58 Green, William T. 'Booty' 55 Burwell, Anne A. 67 Gregory, Barbara Ann 55 Cash, Burley W. 83 Gregory, Katie Louise Arnold 75 Childs Jr., Johhie A. 91 Griffin, Sarah M. 7 Childs, Johnnie A. 91 Gupton, Hazel Coggins 91 Clark, Gobelia Royster 73 Hall, Bessie Beal 78 Clark, Gobelia Royster 73 Hall, James Avery 'Jim' 68 Coats Sr., Robert B. 66 Hammie, Martha Allen Cottrell, Inez Critcher 84 Hanks, Adele Peele 82 Cottrell, Inez Critcher 84 Hanks, Susie B. 61 Cousin Jr., Jerry 9 Harris, Braxton L. 81 Cox, William 70 Harris, Hazel V. Currin, Mary Inscoe 76 Harris, Issac Lee 77 Dallison, Jaydee Dennis 54 Harris, Thurman Reddic 79 Daniel Jr., Winfield Crichton 'Pete' 74 Henderson, Milton Daniel, Mabel Bowling 92 Hewitt, James Royster Tarry 'Jas' 23 Daniel, Susie Wilson 82 Hicks, Eva Holsonback 93 Daye Jr., Haywood 71 Hicks, Frank Edward 78 Dean, Janie Parrott 76 Hight, Durward Hester 83 DePriest Sr., Lawton Lee 64 Hill, Glendora Allen Dixon, Mary Morris 100 Hilton, Atlee C. 55 Dobaly, Annie Estelle 92 Hite, Ann Adcock 66 L Downey, Margaret 86 Hite, James L. 'Jimmie' 81

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Hockett, C. A. 89 Roberts, Stella Cash 88 Hockett, Helen Dickerson Suit 90 Robinson, Jacob A. 14 Holt, Louise H. 81 Rodwell, Myrtle Ellen Thompson 77 Howard, Cora Lee Hunter 79 Royster, Mildred Hargrove 84 Hunt, Oscar Patrick 86 Seate Sr., Page Alvin 80 Hurst, Patsy Ruth 65 Seate, James "Elmo" 76 Hutcherson, Norman 89 Seate, Marshall Alvin 53 Jennings, V mcent J. 24 Sexton, Leslie Erin 17 Johnson, Ellen R. 77 Shotwell, Edwina T. 86 Jones, Barbara Anderson 59 Small, Jennie Bullock 78 Keith, Margaret Pope 81 Smith Sr., William Cannon 'Bill' 76 Kittrell, Louis John 83 Smith, Evonne Ragland 41 Large, James C. 39 Sparks, Ethel Brummitt 80 Longmire, William 'Bill' L. 66 Strickland, V aristine Bowden 83 Madden, Robert Louis 62 Sweeney, Walter Daniel Walt' 62 Majors, Faye Elizabeth Bass 55 Taborn-Parker, Rozelle 81 Meadows, Elinor Thomas 66 Taylor, Martha 'Patty' Lewis 91 Melton, Florence Victoria Shearin 98 Thomas, Robert S. 75 Miles, Cora Glover 66 Thompson, James Curtis 'Pop' 77 Miller, Howard A. 62 Thornton, Robert Lee 63 Mize, Louvelle Stem 91 Tingen, Justin Donald 21 Morris, Mary Frances Birchfield 79 Tippett, Paula Kaye 52 Morton, Herbert P. 78 Tippett, William Haywood 84 Morton, Robert B. 81 Tissot, Camilla Ray 76 Murray, Timothy James 'T.J.' 66 Turner, William Edward 69 Myrick, Helen Lee 84 Vann, Mary Burgess 79 Newton, Annie Bell Wilkerson 94 Waller Jr., Ollie 60 Newton, Chester F. 80 Walls, Norman Wayne 62 Newton, Richard Walter 82 Watkins ill, Wilton G. 'Billy' 48 Norris, Willie Derring 90 Watkins Sr., Henry Dallas 56 O'Brien, Nat 95 White, Ruth Mae Strater 79 Owen, Beth McKinney 46 Wilkins, Archie A. 82 Parham, Margaret Morris 69 Wilkins, Cal 89 Parker, Rozelle Taborn 81 Wilkinson Sr., William H. 'Jack' 82 Peace, Clarence A. 89 Williams Sr, Robert T. 'Boot' 65 Peace, Vernell 81 Williams Sr., Alex 68 Peebles Sr., Stafford Randolph 83 Williams, Derethea Wilson 86 Pendleton, W. Jason 66 Williams, Eddie Lee 62 Perkins, Mary Rose Pruitt 75 Williams, Lillie Dunston 50 Perrin, Thomas Williams, Robert Thomas 65 Person, Mary Bridges 72 Winston, Ruth Gayle 88 Queensberry, Donna Hanson 54 Richards, Virginia Dare Minor 87 Riggan, Roland Lyon 70

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North Carolina Governors, 1585 - 1965

Lane, Ralph 1585 - 1586 Johnston, Samuel 1787 - 1789

White, John 1587 Spaight Sr., Richard Dobbs 1792 - 1795

Drummond, William 1663 -1667 Ashe, Samuel 1795 - 1798

Stephens, Samuel 1667 -1669 Davie, William Richardson 1798 - 1799

Carteret, Peter 1670 - 1673 Williams, Benjamin 1799 - 1802; 1807 - 1808

Jenkins, John 1673 - 1676; 1679 - 1681 Turner, James 1802 -1805

Eastchurch, Thomas 1676 -1678 Alexander, Nathaniel 1805 - 1807

Miller, Thomas 1677 Stone, David 1808 - 1810

Culpepper, John 1677 - 1678 Smith, Benjamin 1810 - 1811

Sothel, Seth 1678; 1682 - 1689 Hawkins, William 1811 - 1814

Harvey, John 1679 Miller, William 1814 - 1817

Ludwell, Philip 1689 - 1691 Branch, John 1817 - 1820

Jarvis, Thomas 1691 - 1694 Franklin, Jesse 1820 - 1821

Archdale, John 1694 - 1696 Holmes, Gabriel 1821 - 1824

Harvey, Thomas 1694 - 1699 Burton, Hutchins Gordon 1824 - 1827

Walker, Henderson 1699 - 1704 Iredell Jr., James 1827 - 1828

Daniel, Robert 1704 - 1705 Owen, John 1828 - 1830 """'\

Cary, Thomas 1705 - 1706; 1708 - 1711 Stokes, Montfort 1830 - 1832 .)

Glover, William 1706 -1708 Swain, David Lowry 1832 - 1835

Hyde, Edward 1711-1712;1712 Spaight Jr., Richard Dobbs 1835 - 1836

Pollock, Thomas 1712 - 1714; 1722 Dudley, Edward Bishop 1836 - 1841

Eden, Charles 1714 - 1722 Morehead, John Motley 1841 - 1845

Reed, William 1722 -1724 Graham, William Alexander 1845 - 1849

Burrington, George 1724 - 1725; 1731 - 1734 Manly, Charles 1849 - 1851

Everard, Richard 1725 - 1729; 1729 - 1731 Reid, David Settle 1851 - 1854

Johnston, Gabriel 1734 - 1752 Winslow, Warren 1854 - 1855

Rice, Nathaniel 1752 -1753 Bragg, Thomas 1855 - 1859

Rowan, Matthew 1753 - 1754 Ellis, John Willis 1859 - 1861

Dobbs, Arthur 1754 - 1765 Clark, Henry Toole 1861 -1862

Tryon, William 1765 - 1771 Vance, Zebulon Baird 1862 - 1865; 1877 - 1879

Hasell, James 1771 Worth, Jonathan 1865 -1868

Martin, Josiah 1771 - 1775 Holden, William Woods 1865; 1868 - 1871

Caswell, Richard 1776 - 1780; 1784 - 1787 Caldwell, Tod Robinson 1871-1874

Nash, Abner 1780 - 1781 Brogden, Curtis Hooks 1874 -1877

Burke, Thomas 1781 - 1782 Jarvis, Thomas Jordan 1879 -1885

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Fowle, Daniel Gould 1889 - 1891 Gardner, Oliver Max 1929 - 1933

Holt, Thomas Michael 1891 - 1893 Ehringhaus, John Christoph Blucher 1933 - 1937

Carr, Elias 1893 - 1897 Hoey, Clyde Roark 1937 - 1941

Russell, Daniel Lindsay 1897 - 1901 Broughton, Joseph Melville 1941 - 1945

Aycock, Charles Brantley 1901 - 1905 Cherry, Robert Gregg 1945 - 1949

Glenn, Robert Broadnax 1905 -1909 Scott, William Kerr 1949 - 1953

Kitchin, William Walter 1909 - 1913 Umstead, William Bradley 1953 - 1954

Craig, Locke 1913 -1917 Hodges, Luther Hartwell 1954 - 1961

Bickett, Thomas Walter 1917 - 1921 Sanford, Terry 1961 - 1965

Morrison, Cameron 1921 - 1925 Moore, Dan K. 1965 -

McLean, Angus Wilton 1925 - 1929

Information taken from document found at the Masonic Home for Children, Oxford, NC, 2002

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News That Was News 37 Years Ago Public Ledger, August 15, 1924

Items Culled From Old Papers Handed To the Public Ledger by Mr. Sam Clark. ..

o Public Ledger, October 7, 1887: The Supreme court has granted license to Archibald A IDCKS, of Oxford to practice law.

o Western Tobacco Journal, Sept. 19, 1887: Col. H. G. COOPER, of the Cooper Tobacco Manufacturing Co., of Oxford, N.C. is absent in the Western States, pushing the sale of the company's goods. The Oxford (N.C.) trade looks forward with great interest to the completion of the Oxford-Clarksville Railroad, as it will give the trade an outlet for their tobacco.

o Danville, Va., Register., Sept. 1, 1887: Some new offered during the week, but it is coming in very slowly and not in great bulk. Some New Lugs were sold for $16.50, and the sellers was much pleased. He offered his load for a clear $3 5 check, but being refused, he sold on the floor and realized $36.

o In the News and Observer, Jan. 5, 1887, we find that W. K. JENKINS was the Senator from Granville, and J. M. DA VIS and H. G. TILLEY represented Granville in the House. The completion of the Senate and House was as follows: Senator, Dem. 33; Rep. 17; House Dem. 65; Rep. 55.

o News and Observer, Jan. 5, 1884: "O'HARA, one of the defeated candidates for Congress in the 2d district, has served notice of contest on Mr. SIMMONS, though the latter was elected by a majority of nearly two thousand. What Folly!"

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Outstanding Events in Granville Co. Public Ledger, July 23, 1929

Some of the Things the Older Citizens Remember.

The little streamlet that passes through the High School ground is fed by a spring on Spring Street a few yards eat of Bell Street. Many years ago, it was claimed by aged residents, the water from this spring was a panacea for all ailments.

In the lowlands, a half mile below this spring, there is a large flat rock protruding about the ground. We were told that the people of Oxford during the War Between the States swept this rock clean for the purpose of burning corncobs for soda. The marks of the fire on the stone sixty years ago are still visible.

On the hillside above this stream is a climber of wild grape vines from which twigs were cut during the period of the War Between the States to make hoopskirts for the belles of that period. This vine survived its many trimmings and is in a healthy state today, but the styles have undergone a radical change and the vine will never be used again for the same purpose.

Another aged citizen with a good memory informs the Public Ledger that the snowstorm that swept down on Oxford during the winter of 1857 was the severest in his recollection. The snow fell to the depth of five feet on level ground and drifted in places to a depth of ten feet. It was impossible for several days, he said, to walk from the Osborn Hotel on Williamsboro street to Horner Hill.

Another aged citizen with a keen memory recalls the great flood in this section during the Spring of 1870. Every bridge in Granville County was washed away and the roads were impassable for several weeks. At the Harrisburg crossing of the old Oxford and Henderson road, a mile east of Oxford, a man and his daughter in attempting to cross the stream in a buggy were washed down stream a hundred yards and lodged in the fork of a tree and were rescued during the night. The horse was suffocated and the buggy badly demolished, he said.

The outstanding event in the memory of an aged citizen was the early frost in 1881. If his memory serves him right, the night of 14th of August of that year was so cold it was necessary to build a log fire to heat the house warm. A heavy frost accumulated during the night and all vegetation was killed and the leaves fell from the trees a few days later. The reason he remembers the event so well, he said, was because a colored boy on his father's place touched his tongue to a broad wagon tire to see if it was frost. His tongue stuck to the tire and he was released by the use of hot water, he said.

Another aged citizen recalls the financial crisis in 1892. The whole country was wild, he said. Everybody lost confidence and you could not borrow a cent and everybody was afraid to loan what little cash they had in hand. Every man you met talked about "hard times" and dreamed about "tight times," he said. He wound up by saying that the present generation has no conception what a financial panic means, and "I never want to see another one so long as I live."

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Speaking of ancient building in our midst, no one in Oxford is old enough to remember when the present court house was built. The key-stone over the front door tells the tale. The comer stone was laid on the Fourth of July 1838 - 91 years ago. Quite a number remember when there was a fence in front of the court house and when the annex was built. The workmanship and the material used in the building is of the best, and the structure is greatly admired for its architectural beauty.

Hayes Collection, Granville County History I, Vol 33, Page 111, Richard H. Thornton Library, Oxford, NC

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Torch-Light Correspondence The Torch Light, Tuesday, April 17, 1874

Submitted by Kitty Humphries

Walnut Grove, NC., April 6, 1874

Editors Torch-Light:

As many of your readers have never visited this thriving little village I must give a slight sketch of it. It is situated ten miles West of Oxford and contains besides a mineral spring which was resorted to by the Indians before the white man came, a handsome church, a doctors office, three mercantile establishments - two for the sale of dry goods and general merchandise and one for the sale of groceries - a tan yard, a wagon shop, a blacksmith shop, a shoe shop, a harness maker, and last but not least an excellent classical and mathematical school situated some mile or more from the village.

We have also a lodge of grangers. Now I like the grangers for they are the farmers friends; indeed all of them are deeply interested in agriculture. Witness the lodge here. The master is a wheelwright, the treasurer is a miller, the secretary a dry goods clerk who cultivates nothing but his mustache and the door-keeper or sentinel (or whatever the name of his office) is a shoemaker who has not even a potato patch. The remaining male members consist of a merchant, a sewing machine agent and two farmers. Is this a specimen brick of the grange building?

Your correspondent "Bart" has given an account of Shake-rag, a territory adjacent unto these parts which is incorrect in one particular and I wish to set him right. The manufacture of com whiskey did flourish in Shake-rag, but has been abandoned since Bart left the neighborhood. Since his article was published several Oxford men are said to have visited Shake-rag with a view of locating there. He should correct his error about the com whiskey or it may have a disastrous effect on the census propects of Oxford.

The store house and goods of Samuel FOWLER Esq at Center Grove Person Co were destroyed by fire supposed to have originated accidently on Wednesday last. The loss was heavy but the insurance ample. E. M.

Microfilm reel-OXTL-1, Feb. 10, 1874-Dec. 22, 1874, Richard H. Thornton Library, Oxford, NC

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Across the Threshold Public Ledger, February I, 1900

(from Microfilm)

You know some, but not all ... They will come and go all the same ...

Mayor MINOR was in Youngsville Friday.

Editor COLEY and son were in Raleigh Friday.

Mrs. C. D. BRITT, of Franklinton, was in Oxford Wednesday.

Mr. S. E . JOHNSON, of Hampton, was in Oxford Tuesday.

Mrs. Geo. KNOTT and children, returned to Kinston Thursday.

Dr. F. R. HARRIS, of Henderson, was on our streets Wednesday.

Mr. Richard GREGORY, of Stovall, was in town Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. W. A. ADAMS, of Darlington, S.C. is on a visit to his family.

Mr. C. D . RAY, ofK.inston, was among the visitors to Oxford Monday.

Mr. J. Y. PARIS returned Wednesday evening from a trip to Philadelphia.

Mr. J. S. HALL returned from a business trip to Richmond Tuesday morning.

Mrs. Lucy KITTRELL, of Kittrell, was the guest of Mrs. M. C. Cannady last week.

Miss Annie WILLIAMS returned Saturday from visiting friends in Smithfield and Raleigh.

Mr. R. J. AIKEN, of Salem, was in town Tuesday morning and called to see the editor on business.

Mr. T. T. BOBBITT, a successful business man of Baltimore, spent Sunday in Oxford with relatives.

The attractive Miss Mamie B. CANNADY after spending several days in Kittrell visiting relatives returned home Sunday.

Capt. W. B. SHAW, of Henderson, and Mr. R. B. WHITE, of Franklinton, were in attendance upon Court Tuesday.

Mr. Ed LANDIS spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday with his sisters, Mrs. A. E. WILSON and Miss Fannie LANDIS, in Weldon.

Mr. D. N . HUNT, one of the purest and best men of Salem Township, was in Oxford Tuesday attending the meeting of Magistrates, and it was a pleasure to the editor to receive a visit from

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