Notes: Caswell County Genealogy

Caswell County Genealogy

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151	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I2434)
152	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I2435)
153	"Jno. E. Tucker, private secretary to Congressman Kitchin, and Miss Dora Bell Graves were married at the home of the bride, in Caswell County, last Wednesday, December 17th [1900]. Rev. Hill Williamson performing the ceremony. Mr. Tucker has many friends in Person and Caswell who will congratulate him on winning such a charming bride. Mr. Tucker is one of our [Roxboro's] prominent businessmen, being proprietor of the Tucker Cash Store, which does a large business in general merchandise. Dr. E. J. Tucker [brother of the groom] was best man. The bridal couple are spending their honeymoon in Washington City. The Courier extends best wishes for a long and happy married life." The Roxboro Courier (Roxboro, NC), 3 January 1900.	Family: Tucker, John Edward / Graves, Dora Belle (F2306)
154	"John Lea b c 1755 d sp 1782 Charlotte Co Va, will probated 6 Jan, 1783 (Ref John V. McElroy, Springfield, Ky.)" Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 558. _______________ To the Court of Charlotte County, sitting in Chancery, your Orator, Martin Elliott, administrator of the goods and chattels of John Elliott, deceased, and William Elliott and James Elliott humbly show that in or about the year 1783, a certain John Lea departed this life, having first made and duly published his last will and testament which is recorded in the Court and is hereby prayed to be held and taken as part of this Bill, that among other clauses in the said testament there is the following, to wit: "Item. My will and desire is that my three Negroes and my two horses and my feather bed, likewise eight thousand weight of tobacco in the hands of my brother Joseph Lea and saddle should be sold to the highest bidder and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided among my three brothers and six sisters, to wit, William Lea, Joseph Lea, and Andrew Lea, Elizabeth Clark, Mary Walden, Ann Bennett, Sarah Penn, Milly Elliott, and Lucy Green all which I give to them and the heirs of their body forever. But if my sister Lucy Green should die without heirs of her body, my desire is that her part should be equally divided among the eight aforementioned brothers and sisters." And the said testator appointed his brothers William and Joseph Lea executors of this last will and testament, of whom the said Joseph Lea qualified according to law, and undertook the burthen of the said executorship; and your orator states that John Elliott, now deceased, (who having died intestate your Orator, Martin Elliott, has Legally qualified as his administrator) and your Orators William Elliott and James Elliott were children of Milly Elliott, deceased, and were entitled to the said Milly Elliott's share of the said estate, that on a partial settlement of the claim of the said John Elliott on the 17th of July 1795 he was entitled to 3574# of tob. that the said John Elliott received 1847# of tob. in part of the same and the balance amounting to 1727# of tob. is now justly due to the estate of the said John Elliot, that your Orators William and James Elliott are also entitled to their shares of the estate of the said John Lea, deceased which have never been settled and paid to them and fore as much as your Orators are without remedy at common law, To the end therefore that the said Joseph Lea, executor of John Lea, deceased, may be held as defendant to this Bill to answer the same on oath and may be compelled to render a true Account of his transactions in his Executorship and to pay to your Orators whatever sums of Tobacco and money shall appear to be justly due to your Orators the commonwealth Writ of Subpoena commanding the defendant &c and to grant your Orators such relief as the rules of Equity may require. Wm Mumford Attorney for Complainants [It is interesting that the children of brother Ambrose Lee (decd) are not named and shows that as of 1800, sister Milly is now Milly Elliott with two children James Elliott and William Elliot. It's all one sentence so it's difficult to read and I can't tell if Martin Elliott is also a son?. A Capt Thomas Dudley died about 1778-1779 as two men Robert B Dudley and Thomas Dudley are advertising for claimants in august 26, 1779 in the issue of Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Virginia) Published September 4, 1779 Since the death date of John Lee is 1783, it is probable that Milly's sons are not of age until 1800. She would have married John Elliott abt 1779-1780.]	Lea, John (I27374)
155	"John Lewis and Claudia Watkins were parents of two children: Mary Rice, born in Milton in 1868 and Maggie Smallwood, born in 1870 in New Bern, N.C. Maggie married William Baskerville Lewis, a third half cousin by virtue of a mutual great-grandmother. Anna Beaufort Ragland who married first, Robert Lewis and secondly, Thomas Stamps. They eventually settled in Danville, Va., where W. B. Lewis & Sons tobacco Co. remained a family enterprise until his death. They raised to adulthood five children: Claudia Williams Wright (Mrs. Thomas) of Durham, N.C., William Baskerville of S.C., Gordon Ragland of Danville, Va., all deceased, Charles Watkins of Conn. and Warner Meriwether of S.C." Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 561-562 (Article #768, "Descendants of Samuel and Elizabeth Watkins" by Mrs. Mary Singer). _______________ American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Name: Maggie Smallwood Lewis Birth Date: 1860 Volume: 103 Page Number: 439 Reference: Ragland Gen: 118	Watkins, Maggie Smallwood (I36291)
156	"Josias Slade, born in 1718, a grandson of the immigrant William, was owner of Slades' Tavern in My Lady's Manor, north of Baltimore, and served as informer during the Revolution. Many of the Slade descendants settled in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, and Harford counties of Maryland; however, some later generations migrated to North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, and Ohio." Source: My Slade Phenomenon, Cheryle J. Crockett (2008) at 31.	Slade, Josias (I30537)
157	"July 21st (Sunday) [Yanceyville, 1850] attended Sunday School - examined a class on the history of Abraham - made short talk to the Sunday School - at eleven o'clock lectured to the servants from Mat. 7th - after dinner rested a while - walked over to Mr. Johnston - John Hooper and myself spoke of ghosts, etc. - after tea went to the Methodist Church and saw Yancey Jones married to Martha Miles and William Waddleton [Watlington] to Mary Jane Slade, etc." Source: Diary of Reverend John Sharshall Grasty (April 1 - December 31, 1850).	Family: Watlington, William Paul / Slade, Mary Jane (F1750)
158	"Known Soldier" is a well known grave of Private Charles W. Graves (1893-1918). Graves was an infantryman in the American Expeditionary Force who fought in World War I. On October 5, 1918, Graves was killed by German artillery shrapnel on the Hindenburg Line. His mother received the telegram from the War Department that informed her about Graves's death; however, his body was not returned to America until March 29, 1922 when they brought American soldiers' remains from France and Belgium aboard the troopship, the Cambria to New York. The U.S. Government had the idea of creating Unknown Soldier and "Known Soldier" in Arlington Cemetery to honor World War I soldiers. Graves was chosen for "Known Soldier" by a blindfolded sailor who picked Graves's name from American soldier remains list, but his mother objected to his burial at Arlington. The War Department wanted to give his body in flag draped coffin on a parade on Fifth Avenue, New York with generals, admirals, and politicians before his mother buried Graves in the cemetery near Antioch Church on April 6, 1922. On September 22, 1923, Romans decided to relocate Graves' body from Antioch Cemetery to Myrtle Hill Cemetery as unofficial designation "Known Soldier" after his mother's death and his brother's agreement. Graves was buried a third and final time. On November 11, 1923, Armistice Day, Charles and the other 33 young men from Floyd County who died in World War I were honored with three Maxim guns and 34 magnolia trees.	Graves, Charles W. (I55263)
159	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Family: Living / Living (F1148)
160	"Last of the family." Source: Descendants of Joseph Pointer (1812-1879), Isabelle Gauthier Pointer (1992).	Pointer, Kate (I19760)
161	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I84062)
162	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I17504)
163	"Little Miss Caswell County" 1937 "Little Miss Ann Gwyn, 12-year-old daughter of Mrs. Iola Gwyn, of Semora, who was recently given top honors in the amateur contest at Yanceyville. Little Miss Gwyn will not only represent Caswell County in the amateur division but will also compete as 'Little Miss Caswell County.'" Source: The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC), 11 July 1937. __________ As you will see from the file I attached to the last note, Martha Banks Taylor was the youngest daughter of W.W. and S. B.B. Taylor. She married Archibald Thomas and they raised their family at Semora. The family knew them as "Uncle Arch"and "Aunt Narsh" (don't know where that came from!) I knew their daughter "Cousin Iola" and remember sitting on her front porch while the older folks visited. Neal Ganzert, who I mentioned in another note is Iola's grandson. Uncle Arch's sister, Nannie Thomas, married Claude Chandler. Their daughter was Josephine Chandler,named for my grandmother, Josephine Smith Rainey Smith. So, it all comes around doesn't it? Don't have any info on these Chandlers, but assume they were part of the Red House crowd. more than you care to know, perhaps... john. Source: John Storey Email 31 December 2009 (john.storey@ecunet.org)	Thomas, Iola Bradsher (I41712)
164	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I41717)
165	"Lucy Lea b c 1752 m _____ Green" Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 558. _______________ To the Court of Charlotte County, sitting in Chancery, your Orator, Martin Elliott, administrator of the goods and chattels of John Elliott, deceased, and William Elliott and James Elliott humbly show that in or about the year 1783, a certain John Lea departed this life, having first made and duly published his last will and testament which is recorded in the Court and is hereby prayed to be held and taken as part of this Bill, that among other clauses in the said testament there is the following, to wit: "Item. My will and desire is that my three Negroes and my two horses and my feather bed, likewise eight thousand weight of tobacco in the hands of my brother Joseph Lea and saddle should be sold to the highest bidder and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided among my three brothers and six sisters, to wit, William Lea, Joseph Lea, and Andrew Lea, Elizabeth Clark, Mary Walden, Ann Bennett, Sarah Penn, Milly Elliott, and Lucy Green all which I give to them and the heirs of their body forever. But if my sister Lucy Green should die without heirs of her body, my desire is that her part should be equally divided among the eight aforementioned brothers and sisters." And the said testator appointed his brothers William and Joseph Lea executors of this last will and testament, of whom the said Joseph Lea qualified according to law, and undertook the burthen of the said executorship; and your orator states that John Elliott, now deceased, (who having died intestate your Orator, Martin Elliott, has Legally qualified as his administrator) and your Orators William Elliott and James Elliott were children of Milly Elliott, deceased, and were entitled to the said Milly Elliott's share of the said estate, that on a partial settlement of the claim of the said John Elliott on the 17th of July 1795 he was entitled to 3574# of tob. that the said John Elliott received 1847# of tob. in part of the same and the balance amounting to 1727# of tob. is now justly due to the estate of the said John Elliot, that your Orators William and James Elliott are also entitled to their shares of the estate of the said John Lea, deceased which have never been settled and paid to them and fore as much as your Orators are without remedy at common law, To the end therefore that the said Joseph Lea, executor of John Lea, deceased, may be held as defendant to this Bill to answer the same on oath and may be compelled to render a true Account of his transactions in his Executorship and to pay to your Orators whatever sums of Tobacco and money shall appear to be justly due to your Orators the commonwealth Writ of Subpoena commanding the defendant &c and to grant your Orators such relief as the rules of Equity may require. Wm Mumford Attorney for Complainants [It is interesting that the children of brother Ambrose Lee (decd) are not named and shows that as of 1800, sister Milly is now Milly Elliott with two children James Elliott and William Elliot. It's all one sentence so it's difficult to read and I can't tell if Martin Elliott is also a son?. A Capt Thomas Dudley died about 1778-1779 as two men Robert B Dudley and Thomas Dudley are advertising for claimants in august 26, 1779 in the issue of Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Virginia) Published September 4, 1779 Since the death date of John Lee is 1783, it is probable that Milly's sons are not of age until 1800. She would have married John Elliott abt 1779-1780.]	Lea, Lucy (I27365)
166	"Married - In Prince Edward County, on July 27, by B. M. Smith, Rufus F. McAdin, of Yanceyville, N. C., to Miss Mollie Floyd Terry." Source: The Richmond Whig & Public Advertiser (Richmond, Va.), Friday, July 30, 1858, page 2, column 5.	Family: McAden, Rufus Yancey / Terry, Mary Floyd (F1769)
167	"Mary Lea b c 1736 m (1) Simeon Walton m (2) George Penn widower of sister Sarah Lea." Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 557. _______________ To the Court of Charlotte County, sitting in Chancery, your Orator, Martin Elliott, administrator of the goods and chattels of John Elliott, deceased, and William Elliott and James Elliott humbly show that in or about the year 1783, a certain John Lea departed this life, having first made and duly published his last will and testament which is recorded in the Court and is hereby prayed to be held and taken as part of this Bill, that among other clauses in the said testament there is the following, to wit: "Item. My will and desire is that my three Negroes and my two horses and my feather bed, likewise eight thousand weight of tobacco in the hands of my brother Joseph Lea and saddle should be sold to the highest bidder and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided among my three brothers and six sisters, to wit, William Lea, Joseph Lea, and Andrew Lea, Elizabeth Clark, Mary Walden, Ann Bennett, Sarah Penn, Milly Elliott, and Lucy Green all which I give to them and the heirs of their body forever. But if my sister Lucy Green should die without heirs of her body, my desire is that her part should be equally divided among the eight aforementioned brothers and sisters." And the said testator appointed his brothers William and Joseph Lea executors of this last will and testament, of whom the said Joseph Lea qualified according to law, and undertook the burthen of the said executorship; and your orator states that John Elliott, now deceased, (who having died intestate your Orator, Martin Elliott, has Legally qualified as his administrator) and your Orators William Elliott and James Elliott were children of Milly Elliott, deceased, and were entitled to the said Milly Elliott's share of the said estate, that on a partial settlement of the claim of the said John Elliott on the 17th of July 1795 he was entitled to 3574# of tob. that the said John Elliott received 1847# of tob. in part of the same and the balance amounting to 1727# of tob. is now justly due to the estate of the said John Elliot, that your Orators William and James Elliott are also entitled to their shares of the estate of the said John Lea, deceased which have never been settled and paid to them and fore as much as your Orators are without remedy at common law, To the end therefore that the said Joseph Lea, executor of John Lea, deceased, may be held as defendant to this Bill to answer the same on oath and may be compelled to render a true Account of his transactions in his Executorship and to pay to your Orators whatever sums of Tobacco and money shall appear to be justly due to your Orators the commonwealth Writ of Subpoena commanding the defendant &c and to grant your Orators such relief as the rules of Equity may require. Wm Mumford Attorney for Complainants [It is interesting that the children of brother Ambrose Lee (decd) are not named and shows that as of 1800, sister Milly is now Milly Elliott with two children James Elliott and William Elliot. It's all one sentence so it's difficult to read and I can't tell if Martin Elliott is also a son?. A Capt Thomas Dudley died about 1778-1779 as two men Robert B Dudley and Thomas Dudley are advertising for claimants in august 26, 1779 in the issue of Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Virginia) Published September 4, 1779 Since the death date of John Lee is 1783, it is probable that Milly's sons are not of age until 1800. She would have married John Elliott abt 1779-1780.]	Lea, Mary (I27370)
168	"Mary Lea b c 1736 m (1) Simeon Walton m (2) George Penn widower of sister Sarah Lea." Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 557.	Walden, Charles (I27377)
169	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I54358)
170	"Mary Rice, my grandmother, after attending Peace Institute in Raleigh, N.C. married Whitney B. Davie, son of a schoolmaster, of Lawrenceville, Va. The wedding took place at the Watkins home, "Caswell Hill," Durham, N.C. After a trip to San Francisco, the couple settled in Durham, but eventually moved to Richmond, Va. Their children, both deceased, were Watkins Barstow, married to Susie Marion Spicer, and my mother Mary Whitney who, after attending Chatham Hall, Va. and Southern College in Petersburg, Va., married Dr. Frank Robertson Talley, a dentist, of Petersburg, son of Dr. Alexander Washington Talley, also a dentist, and Mary Ellen Robertson." Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 561-562 (Article #768, "Descendants of Samuel and Elizabeth Watkins" by Mrs. Mary Singer).	Watkins, Mary Rice (I36290)
171	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I72421)
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177	"May 12, 1883. At six o'clock my beloved wife [Margaret Durfey] sick . . . suffered fearfully . . . She never rallied from the severe shock of such pain and sank 'til 7:30 Wednesday, 13th May, 1883, when she breathed her last. . . . A year later, at Shadwell, Virginia, Mr. Lea married Mrs. Kate Wyatt Wilson, widow of a Shadwell druggist. The wedding ceremony was performed on his death bed. Soon after, on May 15, 1884, Mr. Lea died of an infection caused by a virulent carbuncle on his neck. He was only forty-five years old. Mrs. Kate Lea came to Huntington to care for two of the Lea children, John and Ernest, and remained until her old age when she returned to Virginia and died at Charlottesville, near which the town of Shadwell is located." Source: Haworth, James R., Trinity Church, Huntington, West Virginia, Something of Its Story, 1964, Chapter V, Rev. John Willis Lea, p. 79. _______________ "When Uncle William Lea died, his son, John Willis entered West Point in 1857, aged 18. He received the cadet ship from Miss. through the influence of his uncle Willis M. Lea. When the Civil war began in 1861, he resigned and came south to fight for the cause he considered right. In a battle near Williamsburg, Va. he was severely wounded and was received in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich Durfey, who gave him every attention. When he recovered he married their daughter, Maggie G. durfey in 1862. He was then 'Capt. Lea,' but continued to rise until the became Lt. Col. N.C. Regiment of Infantry in 1863. "When the war closed in 1865, he went into business with his brother-in-law. One day while reading his Bible, he became strongly impressed that he was called to preach. As he said afterwards, 'It is woe with me if I preach not the Gospel.' He gave up his business in which he was prospering. Although brought up in the Methodist church he joined the Episcopal to which he wife belonged and entered a Theological Sem. in 1869 to prepare himself for the ministry. He was there three years. He became rector of several different parishes in West Va. While at St. Alban's his wife suddenly died of acute indigestion, leaving an infant named Willis and 4 other children, William, Maggie Estelle, John and Ernest. Cousin Maggie Graves of Rome, Ga. took the baby and Maggie Estelle, who, unmarried is superintendent of schools in Birmingham, Ala." Source: Lea, Wilhelmina. Reminiscences of Miss Willie Lea. Copied from Manuscript in Possession of Mrs. M. H. Moore (Weaverville, North Carolina). Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, North Carolina). June 1943. Mostly a narrative account of her family, with biographical data, dates, and relationships, written in the 1930s. Typescript was made in 1943 from a manuscript lent by Mrs. W. S. Dixon.	Durfey, Margaret Estelle Goodrich (I3831)
178	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I58403)
179	"Medicine in Buncombe County Down to 1885; Historical and Biographical Sketches" by Gaillard S. Tennent, M. D., Asheville, N. C. (read before the Buncombe county Medical Society Nov. 20th, 1905). "Medicine in Buncombe County Down to 1885; Historical and Biographical Sketches," in William Walls Collection, D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804 A 28 page booklet reprinted from the Charlotte Medical, May 1906 that details medical practice in Buncombe County, North Carolina . Online at: Medicine in Buncombe County	Tennent, Dr. Gaillard Stoney M.D. (I68109)
180	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I8286)
181	"Milton Memories" by Jean Scott On May 5, 1941, 16 proud young men and women marched down the aisle of Archibald Murphey High School, to go forth into the world. I have no memory of the graduation speaker, but feel sure that he inspired us to make the most of our lives, and we did. The senior boys were Charlie Killby, Thomas Coates, John Brandon, Foster Pointer, Alfred Hill, Marvin Yarbrough, and Walter Vernon. Melvin Wagstaff had been a member of this class from first grade, but transferred to Roxboro High School for his senior year; however, we claimed him and he joined us for our 50th class reunion. The girls were Violet Newton, Mildred Willis, Mary Sue Shotwell, Vera Carter, Anne Gwyn, Rosa Jordan, Louellen Phelps, and Louise Franklin, and myself, Jean Bradsher. Most of us had been together since first grade under Miss Annie Irvine as teacher. I joined the class in second grade. The others came with us in fifth grade when Semora and Milton schools were consolidated. Our school then was the Milton School, while we waited for the brand new Murphey School was being built halfway between Milton and Semora. Principal N. S. Upchurch signed our diplomas (We had Mr. Upchurch for five consecutive years, as we were the last 7th grade he taught before becoming principal). The teachers who signed our diplomas were Horace D. Penn, Caroline E. McAden, Mary Clyde Coppedge and Gertrude Crabtree. Other teachers for high school included Miss Grace Tilley, Herbert Ellis, Mr. Webster and Mr. deFrank. Those of you, like us, in our mid- to late 80s remember that 8th grade was first year of high school, that there were only 11 grades, and that the school year was eight months. From that class of 1941 all of the young men served in one or another branch of the Armed Services. The year 1941 was when Pearl Harbor occurred, and service became compulsory. World War II also meant that several of the young women found work associated with the war. In 1991 we celebrated the 50th anniversary of our class at Woodside Inn. By that time Alfred Hill was deceased. Alfred had been stationed in Texas during the War, and made his home there for the rest of his life. Walter Vernon died at a very early age of a heart attack. Of the girls, Louellen Phelps Barker had died, as had Mildred Willis. At the time of the reunion Rosa Jordan Vernon was very ill, and passed away soon after. At this time Marvin Yarbrough, Thomas Coates, Foster Pointer, Violet Newton Lewis, and Mary Sue Shotwell Smith are no longer with us. Also teachers who joined us at time, Herbert Ellis, Horace Penn and Clyde Coppedge Poteat, have left this earthly life. Most of the teachers were not much older than their students, so it seems fortunate that at this 70th year since our graduation from the beloved Archibald Murphey High School that seven of us remain, now in our mid- to late 80s. We look back on long lives of many changes, many exciting happenings to us and to our innocent world of early 1941, and feel grateful that we are in touch, that we reverence good lives and allegiance to each other. Source: The Caswell Messenger (Yanceyville, North Carolina), 5 October 2011. _______________ North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 Name: Walter Ray Vernon Date of Birth: 12 Mar 1925 Gender: Male Race: White Birth County: Caswelll Parent1 Name: Clay Hester Vernon Parent2 Name: Rebecca Moore Vernon Roll Number: B_C021_68003 Volume: 5 Page: 814 1930 US Census Name: Walter R Vernon Home in 1930: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina Age: 5 Estimated birth year: abt 1925 Relation to head-of-house: Son Father's Name: Clay H Mother's Name: Rebecca M Household Members: Name Age Clay H Vernon 32 Rebecca M Vernon 30 Clay H Vernon 8 Walter R Vernon 5 Marshall B Vernon 3 Eldwaye G Vernon 1 8/12	Vernon, Walter Ray (I15515)
182	"Milton Memories" by Jean Scott On May 5, 1941, 16 proud young men and women marched down the aisle of Archibald Murphey High School, to go forth into the world. I have no memory of the graduation speaker, but feel sure that he inspired us to make the most of our lives, and we did. The senior boys were Charlie Killby, Thomas Coates, John Brandon, Foster Pointer, Alfred Hill, Marvin Yarbrough, and Walter Vernon. Melvin Wagstaff had been a member of this class from first grade, but transferred to Roxboro High School for his senior year; however, we claimed him and he joined us for our 50th class reunion. The girls were Violet Newton, Mildred Willis, Mary Sue Shotwell, Vera Carter, Anne Gwyn, Rosa Jordan, Louellen Phelps, and Louise Franklin, and myself, Jean Bradsher. Most of us had been together since first grade under Miss Annie Irvine as teacher. I joined the class in second grade. The others came with us in fifth grade when Semora and Milton schools were consolidated. Our school then was the Milton School, while we waited for the brand new Murphey School was being built halfway between Milton and Semora. Principal N. S. Upchurch signed our diplomas (We had Mr. Upchurch for five consecutive years, as we were the last 7th grade he taught before becoming principal). The teachers who signed our diplomas were Horace D. Penn, Caroline E. McAden, Mary Clyde Coppedge and Gertrude Crabtree. Other teachers for high school included Miss Grace Tilley, Herbert Ellis, Mr. Webster and Mr. deFrank. Those of you, like us, in our mid- to late 80s remember that 8th grade was first year of high school, that there were only 11 grades, and that the school year was eight months. From that class of 1941 all of the young men served in one or another branch of the Armed Services. The year 1941 was when Pearl Harbor occurred, and service became compulsory. World War II also meant that several of the young women found work associated with the war. In 1991 we celebrated the 50th anniversary of our class at Woodside Inn. By that time Alfred Hill was deceased. Alfred had been stationed in Texas during the War, and made his home there for the rest of his life. Walter Vernon died at a very early age of a heart attack. Of the girls, Louellen Phelps Barker had died, as had Mildred Willis. At the time of the reunion Rosa Jordan Vernon was very ill, and passed away soon after. At this time Marvin Yarbrough, Thomas Coates, Foster Pointer, Violet Newton Lewis, and Mary Sue Shotwell Smith are no longer with us. Also teachers who joined us at time, Herbert Ellis, Horace Penn and Clyde Coppedge Poteat, have left this earthly life. Most of the teachers were not much older than their students, so it seems fortunate that at this 70th year since our graduation from the beloved Archibald Murphey High School that seven of us remain, now in our mid- to late 80s. We look back on long lives of many changes, many exciting happenings to us and to our innocent world of early 1941, and feel grateful that we are in touch, that we reverence good lives and allegiance to each other. Source: The Caswell Messenger (Yanceyville, North Carolina), 5 October 2011. _______________ In 1962 was appointed acting postmaster at the Milton Post Office, succeeding Martha C. Newman, who had held the position for twenty years. Source: The Danville Register (Danville, Virginia), 9 August 1962. _______________ North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000 Name: Rosa Josephine Jordan Gender: Female Race: White Event Type: Delayed Birth Birth Date: 8 Jan 1923 Birth County: Caswell Parent1 Name: William Arch Jordan Parent2 Name: Lessie Lou Myers Roll Number: NCVR_B_C020_68001 Volume: 7 Page: 454 North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 Clay Hester Vernon III, Date of Birth: 15 Nov 1942 Gender: Male Race: White Birth County: Caswell Parent1 Name: Clay Hester Vernon Jr. Parent2 Name: Rosa Josephine Jordon Vernon Roll Number: B_C021_68003 Volume: 14 Page: 311	Jordan, Rosa Josephine (I16272)
183	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I21737)
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189	"Miss Lizzie" was a daughter of John and Sarah Erwin McDowell. According to her obituary, she was quite active until stricken with a heart ailment. She was survived by a brother, Frank Craige McDowell and several nieces and nephews. Source: Morganton News Herald, January 1942.	McDowell, Elizabeth Craige (I71077)
190	"Miss Nannie Lindsay Stokes has returned to her home in Greenville, after visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Polly Lindsay." Source: The Bee, Danville, VA, August 30, 1922	Stokes, Nannie Lindsey (I12310)
191	"Mr C G Chandler who is described as the blind occupant of the hotel [Milton] at the time of the fire moved into the home of Colin Winstead for a while and then the home of my grandmother, Margaret Moore. I remember he could see somewhat and was independent." Source: Jim Upchurch 6 April 2014 Post to the Caswell County Historical Association Facebook Page. [Note, however, that the C. G. Chandler who was living in the Milton Hotel at the time of the fire in 1951 has not been confirmed as the Claude Gunn Chandler of this entry.] 1940 United States Federal Census Name: Claude G Chandler Age: 58 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: North Carolina Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina Farm: Yes Inferred Residence in 1935: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina Residence in 1935: Same House Sheet Number: 18B Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 271 Occupation: Farmer House Owned or Rented: Owned Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2100 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: College, 1st year Class of Worker: Employer Weeks Worked in 1939: 50 Income Other Sources: Yes Household Members: Name Age Claude G Chandler 58 Mary I Chandler 19 Billy Chandler 17 Fred Chandler 13 Jean Chandler 10	Chandler, Claude Gunn (I41726)
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193	"Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Byers, who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Crowell, are leaving tomorrow for their home in Mississippi. Mr. and Mrs. Byers spent last week with relatives in Yanceyville." Source: The Bee (Danville, Virginia), 25 May 1925, Monday, Page 2. Mrs. E. H. Byers is a sister of A. B. Crowell. Also, who were the relatives in Yanceyville, where lived Joe W. Crowell and wife (a school teacher)?	Crowell, Willa Maud (I68969)
194	"Mr. J. M. Russell, for many years a school teacher in this parish, died on the 12th inst., aged about 66 years. Deceased was born in Yanceyville, Caswell County, N. C., on December 21, 1831, and was graduated in Wake Forest College in his 21st year." Bossier Banner-Progress (Benton, Louisiana), 15 October 1896. _______________ His grave marker shows 1832 as the birth year. _______________ Co B 28th LA Inf (Gray's) C.S.A.	Russell, Joseph Morehead (I50128)
195	"Mrs Susan B Lay, for over 43 years the wife and helpmate of John P Lay, died at her home in this place on July 23rd. She was born May 22, 1836, in Caswell Co. NC. She was married May 5, 1855 to Mr. Lay, who with two daughters - Mrs Bruce Lee of Chariton Co and Mrs Bud Klink of this county - survive her. Member of the Baptist church" She also had a son who preceded her in death -Huntsville Herald Friday, July 29, 1898	Harris, Susan B. (I67498)
196	"Mrs. Herbert [Harvey] E. Wilkinson's (daughter of Bartlett Yancey Malone) recollections of her father, based upon childhood's deep affection, were stated with careful moderation. her estimates of her father might be summarized as those of a man of simple tastes, of unassuming manners, and of good humor. She remarked that he always enjoyed jokes and even told those which were at his expense. She remembered a story that on his arrival at home after four years of war-time experiences on that day of March 5, 1865, he greeted his family laid down his gun, and disposed of his meager luggage, saying that he would now go to see his sweetheart. This was Mary Frances Compton, who lived nearby. He was to marry Miss Compton on November 15, 1866. I gathered that, after some house construction, Mr. Malone established himself as a farmer and head of a family which eventually numbered ten children. This family resided about four miles from Prospect Hill, Caswell County, in a rural community known as Hyco Creek -- a stream that flowed past his home. The post office was Corbett. Malone's life here was quietly uneventful and happy. To him, the war was over, and he rarely talked about it. In later life, he developed tuberculosis, which his family attributed in its beginnings to the exposure he suffered at Point Lookout. He died May 4, 1890." Source: Preface by William Whatley Pierson in Whipt 'Em Everytime: The Diary of Bartlett Yancey Malone, Co. H 6th N.C. Regiment, William Whatley Pierson, Jr., Editor (1960). _______________ 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Katy B Malone Home in 1900: High Towers, Caswell, North Carolina Age: 27 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873 Birthplace: North Carolina Relationship to head-of-house: Sister Race: White Household Members: Name Age Walter Y Malone 22 Katy B Malone 27 Robena F Malone 20 Maggie S Malone 17 James D Malone 15 North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Name: Katie Bet Wilkinson [Katie Bet Malone] Gender: Female Race: White Age: 83 Birth Date: 11 May 1879 Birth Place: Caswell, North Carolina, United States Death Date: 13 Nov 1962 Death Location: Burlington, Alamance Spouse's Name: H E Wilkinson Father's Name: Bartlet Yancey Malone Mother's Name: Mary Francis Compton Residence: Mebane, Alamance, North Carolina	Malone, Katie Bette (I15075)
197	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I68626)
198	"Mrs. L. H. Hardy and two children of Reidsville, N.C., are spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Frederick." Source: The Roxboro Courier (Roxboro, North Carolina), 3 October 1924.	Hardy, Margaret T. (I959)
199	"Mrs. L. H. Hardy and two children of Reidsville, N.C., are spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Frederick." Source: The Roxboro Courier (Roxboro, North Carolina), 3 October 1924.	Hardy, Mitchell E. (I961)
200	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I962)