Notes: Caswell County Genealogy

Caswell County Genealogy

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301	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I54324)
302	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I77755)
303	"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.	Lea, William Meade (I29042)
304	"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.	Lea, Margaret Estelle (I29044)
305	"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. _______________ 1880 United States Federal Census Name: John W. J. Lea Home in 1880: Saint Albans, Kanawha, West Virginia Age: 1 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879 Birthplace: West Virginia Relation to Head of Household: Son Father's name: John W. Lea Father's birthplace: North Carolina Mother's name: Margaret D. Lea Mother's birthplace: Virginia Occupation: At Home Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age John W. Lea 41 Margaret D. Lea 35 William M. Lea 11 Maggie E. Lea 3 John W. J. Lea 1 Elizabeth Hunnicut 50 1920 United States Federal Census Name: John W Lea Age: 42 Birth Year: abt 1878 Birthplace: West Virginia Home in 1920: Huntington Ward 3, Cabell, West Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Erma Lea Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Home owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age John W Lea 42 Erma Lea 34 John W Lea 11 Hanard Flannagan 30 [20] Mannie B Flannagan 26 Blance Flannagan 24	Lea, John Willis Jr. (I29045)
306	"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. "Rev. John W. Lea, who was my 1st cousin, has a grandson -- his namesake -- living in Bloomfield, New Jersey. He is the son of Ernest Lea, who died in Norfolk, Va. a few years after his son's birth. His widow married again. Cousin John is so much interested in the native place of his forefathers that he has been here several times. The first time he came was on his honeymoon trip. The second time, he bought an acre of land that once belonged to his g.g.g.grandfather Gabriel Lea, the property now owned by Voss Stephens, also a descendant, saying that as a matter of sentiment, he wanted to own a bit of land that belonged to one of his ancestors. He was here again in March this year, as buoyant as ever -- he is only 24 -- and full of interest about all ancestral matters. He is as affectionate in his disposition as was his generous hearted grandfather, who was born in Leasburg in 1838." 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.	Lea, Ernest Durfey (I58404)
307	"Wilhelmina" Wilhelmina is a feminine given name, the Dutch and German form of Wilhelm or William, which is derived from the Germanic wil, meaning "will, desire" and helm, meaning "helmet, protection." The name is not often associated with Caswell County. As of this posting (November 8, 2018), the Caswell County Family Tree contains 75,138 people, and the name Wilhelmina is found only five times. Except for one person, the name is associated with the Lea family: 1. Wilhelmina Lea (1843-1936) 2. Cara Wilhelmina Lea (1890-1976) 3. Wilhelmina Shirley Lea (1897-1977) 4. Wilhelmina Lea Thomas (1897-1966) 5. Wilhelmina Ethel Rahner (1918-bef.2009) Only two of these people actually lived in Caswell County: Wilhelmina Lea (1843-1936), is a daughter of Reverend Solomon Lea (1807-1897) of Leasburg. Reverend Lea's father is William Lea (1776-1873), and this may account for his naming a daughter Wilhelmina. She never married and rests at the Leasburg Community Cemetery. Wilhelmina Lea Thomas (1897-1966), born in Leasburg, is a great granddaughter of Reverend Solomon Lea and may be named in honor of her grandaunt Wilhelmina Lea. In 1920, Wilhelmina Lea Thomas married Frank Dixon Upchurch (1895-1968). She rests at Maplewood Cemetery in Durham, North Carolina.	Rahner, Wilhelmina Ethel (I38969)
308	"Wilhelmina" Wilhelmina is a feminine given name, the Dutch and German form of Wilhelm or William, which is derived from the Germanic wil, meaning "will, desire" and helm, meaning "helmet, protection." The name is not often associated with Caswell County. As of this posting (November 8, 2018), the Caswell County Family Tree contains 75,138 people, and the name Wilhelmina is found only five times. Except for one person, the name is associated with the Lea family: 1. Wilhelmina Lea (1843-1936) 2. Cara Wilhelmina Lea (1890-1976) 3. Wilhelmina Shirley Lea (1897-1977) 4. Wilhelmina Lea Thomas (1897-1966) 5. Wilhelmina Ethel Rahner (1918-bef.2009) Only two of these people actually lived in Caswell County: Wilhelmina Lea (1843-1936), is a daughter of Reverend Solomon Lea (1807-1897) of Leasburg. Reverend Lea's father is William Lea (1776-1873), and this may account for his naming a daughter Wilhelmina. She never married and rests at the Leasburg Community Cemetery. Wilhelmina Lea Thomas (1897-1966), born in Leasburg, is a great granddaughter of Reverend Solomon Lea and may be named in honor of her grandaunt Wilhelmina Lea. In 1920, Wilhelmina Lea Thomas married Frank Dixon Upchurch (1895-1968). She rests at Maplewood Cemetery in Durham, North Carolina. _______________ 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Cara Harper Home in 1920: Mullins, Marion, South Carolina Age: 29 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of House: Wife Spouse's Name: Matt C Harper Father's Birth Place: North Carolina Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Female Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age Matt C Harper 34 Cara Harper 29 George Lee Harper 4 [4 11/12] Mary Harper 2 [2 11/12] Esther Lea 22 (sister-in-law)	Lea, Cara Wilhelmina (I52039)
309	"William Lea b c 1738 (Will Amherst Co Va Mar 1785 prob 1 Aug, 1785 M 3 Sep 1770 Susanna Dawson who m 2nd Wm Dameron. (William Leigh of Amelia Co Va 1782, 3 white souls & 12 blacks)" 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, William (I27366)
310	"William Lea's 4th son, William Lea, Jr. married Mary Wilson, a granddaughter of John C. Lea. She was only fifteen. Early marriages were not uncommon at that period. They had 3 children, George, John and Margaret. George died in infancy and is buried in the cemetery here. William Lea, Jr. lived in Leasburg for sometime before going to Petersburg, Va., where he was a commission merchant a good many years. The firm, through the dishonesty or mismanagement of his partner, finally became insolvent, ahd his father, who thought it a disgrace for a 'Lea' not to pay his debts, paid everything, amounting to a good many thousands. William Lea, Jr. after months of ill health, died during the fifties in his 48th year. His last words were 'Farewell, vain world. "His brother Willis of Miss., who was present at his death and funeral, carried his widow and daughter back with him, for it was unheard of then for a southern woman or girl of high social standing to do any kind of work for a living. "Later they went to Jackson Tenn. to stay with Uncle Lorenzo Lea. While there, Aunt Mary, Uncle William Lea's widow, was married to Hon. Calvin Graves of Caswell Co., N.C. who was prominent lawyer and member of one of Caswell's oldest families. His daughter Margaret was married just before the close of the Civil war to Lt. Charles I. Graves of Ga., a nephew of Calvin Graves. He belonged to the U.S. Navy, but later to the Southern one. He was as handsome and striking in appearance, as his wife was, as lovable and lovely. They began housekeeping at a country place near Rome, Ga. and he engaged in teaching for a while, but being in debt, and anxious to get out, he resolved to go to Egypt in the service of the Khedive that offered big pay. He was there for three years, during which time his wife and 5 children spent part of the time in Leasburg and part with her mother. When he returned to the U.S. they went back to Ga. He was out of debt at least, but his health had been injured and their happy married life was cut short by death some years later. After surviving him a number of years, his wife, too is dead, also all of their 5 children. The few grand children they had, we have about lost sight of." 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. _______________ Elizabeth Lea was the first wife of Calvin Graves. The second wife of Calvin Graves apparently was the niece of his first wife: Mary Lea Willson (Wilson). And, because this Mary Lea Willson also had been married before (to William Lea), her widowed name was Mary Lea Wilson Lea, which became Mary Lea Wilson Lea Graves after she married Calvin Graves. Mary Lea, widow of William Lea, had at least one daughter, Margaret R. Lea, who became the wife of Charles Iverson Graves, Sr., nephew of Calvin Graves who married the widow Mary Lea, as his second wife. The first wife of Calvin Graves was Elizabeth Lea. _______________ William Lea b 1811 m Mary Lea Wilson granddaughter of John C. Lea & Polly Stevens, Issue: 3. d 1857. Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 555. _______________ Documentation can be found in the Manuscripts Department of the Wilson Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Southern Historical Collection (#2606 Charles Iverson Graves, Jr., Papers). Charles Iverson Graves Papers _______________ 1860 US Census Name: Mary L Graves Age in 1860: 43 Birth Year: abt 1817 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1860: Not Stated, Caswell, North Carolina Gender: Female Post Office: Locust Hill Household Members: Name Age Calvin Graves 56 Mary L Graves 43 Geo A Graves 22 Maggie R Lea 19 Bettie L Graves 19 John W Lea 21 The papers of Mrs. John Lea Jr. (Huntington, WV) state that John Lea's mother was Mary Lea Graves, and that she outlived her son. She remarried. Believe her second husband was Calvin Graves (1804-1877) m. 1859 Mary Lea (Wilson) Graves (b. 1817). Her father was George M. Wilson and Mary or Polly Lea (LDS). _______________ < frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="border:0px" src="http://books.google.com/books?id=M7-DUNNo_qAC&lpg=PA114&ots=fbsX9 hHHnF&dq=Dr.%20Willis%20M.%20Lea&pg=PA114&output=embed" width=500 height=500>	Willson, Mary Lea (I3117)
311	"William Lea's youngest son Addison married Elizabeth Patrick of Greensboro, N.C. He received his collegiate education at Randolph Macon College, then situated in Boydton, Va. He became an itinerant Methodist preacher. While in this work, he was elected the presidency of a college in Aberdeen, Miss. and left here with his family in 1852. He lived only a few years. His wife died a year later. To their union were born 8 children, all of whom are dead. "Uncle Addison's children were Jennie, Annie, James, Willis, Addison and Elizabeth. Two others must have died young. Jennie married a Harris. Annie never married. Elizabeth died of T.B. when just grown up. She was a very bright and attractive girl. The boys moved to Texas, James, the last of the family died a few months ago, leaving one daughter, Mrs. Gerdes of Waco, Texas. Willis never married. I believe Addison's children live in Dallas Texas." 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.	Lea, Anna M. (I18411)
312	"William Lea's youngest son Addison married Elizabeth Patrick of Greensboro, N.C. He received his collegiate education at Randolph Macon College, then situated in Boydton, Va. He became an itinerant Methodist preacher. While in this work, he was elected the presidency of a college in Aberdeen, Miss. and left here with his family in 1852. He lived only a few years. His wife died a year later. To their union were born 8 children, all of whom are dead. "Uncle Addison's children were Jennie, Annie, James, Willis, Addison and Elizabeth. Two others must have died young. Jennie married a Harris. Annie never married. Elizabeth died of T.B. when just grown up. She was a very bright and attractive girl. The boys moved to Texas, James, the last of the family died a few months ago, leaving one daughter, Mrs. Gerdes of Waco, Texas. Willis never married. I believe Addison's children live in Dallas Texas." 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. _______________ U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 Name: James M Lea Application Date: 29 Apr 1915 Birth Year: abt 1846 Birth Place: Leasburg, North Carolina Age: 69 Pension File Number: 31327 Application Type: Veteran	Lea, James M. (I18412)
313	"William Lea's youngest son Addison married Elizabeth Patrick of Greensboro, N.C. He received his collegiate education at Randolph Macon College, then situated in Boydton, Va. He became an itinerant Methodist preacher. While in this work, he was elected the presidency of a college in Aberdeen, Miss. and left here with his family in 1852. He lived only a few years. His wife died a year later. To their union were born 8 children, all of whom are dead. "Uncle Addison's children were Jennie, Annie, James, Willis, Addison and Elizabeth. Two others must have died young. Jennie married a Harris. Annie never married. Elizabeth died of T.B. when just grown up. She was a very bright and attractive girl. The boys moved to Texas, James, the last of the family died a few months ago, leaving one daughter, Mrs. Gerdes of Waco, Texas. Willis never married. I believe Addison's children live in Dallas Texas." 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.	Lea, Lorenzo (I18413)
314	"William Lea's youngest son Addison married Elizabeth Patrick of Greensboro, N.C. He received his collegiate education at Randolph Macon College, then situated in Boydton, Va. He became an itinerant Methodist preacher. While in this work, he was elected the presidency of a college in Aberdeen, Miss. and left here with his family in 1852. He lived only a few years. His wife died a year later. To their union were born 8 children, all of whom are dead. "Uncle Addison's children were Jennie, Annie, James, Willis, Addison and Elizabeth. Two others must have died young. Jennie married a Harris. Annie never married. Elizabeth died of T.B. when just grown up. She was a very bright and attractive girl. The boys moved to Texas, James, the last of the family died a few months ago, leaving one daughter, Mrs. Gerdes of Waco, Texas. Willis never married. I believe Addison's children live in Dallas Texas." 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.	Lea, William A. (I18414)
315	"William Lea's youngest son Addison married Elizabeth Patrick of Greensboro, N.C. He received his collegiate education at Randolph Macon College, then situated in Boydton, Va. He became an itinerant Methodist preacher. While in this work, he was elected the presidency of a college in Aberdeen, Miss. and left here with his family in 1852. He lived only a few years. His wife died a year later. To their union were born 8 children, all of whom are dead. "Uncle Addison's children were Jennie, Annie, James, Willis, Addison and Elizabeth. Two others must have died young. Jennie married a Harris. Annie never married. Elizabeth died of T.B. when just grown up. She was a very bright and attractive girl. The boys moved to Texas, James, the last of the family died a few months ago, leaving one daughter, Mrs. Gerdes of Waco, Texas. Willis never married. I believe Addison's children live in Dallas Texas." 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.	Lea, Willis M. (I18415)
316	"William Lea's youngest son Addison married Elizabeth Patrick of Greensboro, N.C. He received his collegiate education at Randolph Macon College, then situated in Boydton, Va. He became an itinerant Methodist preacher. While in this work, he was elected the presidency of a college in Aberdeen, Miss. and left here with his family in 1852. He lived only a few years. His wife died a year later. To their union were born 8 children, all of whom are dead. "Uncle Addison's children were Jennie, Annie, James, Willis, Addison and Elizabeth. Two others must have died young. Jennie married a Harris. Annie never married. Elizabeth died of T.B. when just grown up. She was a very bright and attractive girl. The boys moved to Texas, James, the last of the family died a few months ago, leaving one daughter, Mrs. Gerdes of Waco, Texas. Willis never married. I believe Addison's children live in Dallas Texas." 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. _______________ Missouri History. _______________ 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Addison Lea Age: 45 Birth Date: Oct 1854 Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1900: Fort Worth Ward 2, Tarrant, Texas Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Maude Lea Marriage Year: 1883 Years Married: 17 Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Name Age Addison Lea 45 Maude Lea 37 Joseph A Lea 16 Willis L Lea 14 Maude E Lea 10	Lea, Addison (I18416)
317	"William Lea's youngest son Addison married Elizabeth Patrick of Greensboro, N.C. He received his collegiate education at Randolph Macon College, then situated in Boydton, Va. He became an itinerant Methodist preacher. While in this work, he was elected the presidency of a college in Aberdeen, Miss. and left here with his family in 1852. He lived only a few years. His wife died a year later. To their union were born 8 children, all of whom are dead. "Uncle Addison's children were Jennie, Annie, James, Willis, Addison and Elizabeth. Two others must have died young. Jennie married a Harris. Annie never married. Elizabeth died of T.B. when just grown up. She was a very bright and attractive girl. The boys moved to Texas, James, the last of the family died a few months ago, leaving one daughter, Mrs. Gerdes of Waco, Texas. Willis never married. I believe Addison's children live in Dallas Texas." 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.	Lea, Elizabeth (I18417)
318	"William Lea's youngest son Addison married Elizabeth Patrick of Greensboro, N.C. He received his collegiate education at Randolph Macon College, then situated in Boydton, Va. He became an itinerant Methodist preacher. While in this work, he was elected the presidency of a college in Aberdeen, Miss. and left here with his family in 1852. He lived only a few years. His wife died a year later. To their union were born 8 children, all of whom are dead. "Uncle Addison's children were Jennie, Annie, James, Willis, Addison and Elizabeth. Two others must have died young. Jennie married a Harris. Annie never married. Elizabeth died ofT.B. when just grown up. She was a very bright and attractive girl. The boys moved to Texas, James, the last of the family died a few months ago, leaving one daughter, Mrs. Gerdes of Waco, Texas. Willis never married. I believe Addison's children live in Dallas Texas." 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.	Lea, Jane E. (I18410)
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321	"William Lea, Sr. son of James Lea Sr b 1747 Leasburg, N. C. Orange Co. N.C. Militia Rev. War, d 1806 Leasburg, N. C. (Will Bk E - p 289 Caswell Co) m Caty Van Hook, Issue: Lawrence (Larry) Lea Member North Carolina Legislature 1804, m Caswell Co, 23 Sep 1793 Phoebe Sergeant dau of Polly Lea Sargeant. He d 1808 Caswell Co and she m (2) Samuel Bowers, Issue: Washington Lea, William Lea, James Madison Lea m Polly Van Hook, Artemsia Lea. Family left Leasburg probably settled in Ala. James Lea m. Caswell Co 17 Aug, 1795 Nancy Dobbins, widow Burch. Issue: Franklin Lea, Aaron Lea, Nancy Lea. Eunice (Nice) Lea m William Donaho 8 Nov, 1797 Caswell Co. (Edwin Holmes Lea to F. P. Otken, marriage dates by AEC. Will Bk E p 418, Caswell Co.)" Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 553. _______________ Married: On Thursday the 19th inst. by the Rev. Samuel PAISLEY, Mr. Aaron V. LEA, to Miss Sally, youngest daughter of James CURRIE, Esq. all of this county. Milton Gazette & Roanoke Advertiser (1830-08-28) _______________ James Lea, son of Wm (Merchant) Lea and Katy Van Hook left 7 named legatees in his probate record dated 1831. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Caswell>Wills, Vol L-M,1826-1837. Legatees named are : Benjamin F Lea Malinda (Walker) Eskridge Aaron V Lea Nancy D Lea James M Lea Rachel C Lea Thomas D lea	Lea, Aaron Van Hook (I54322)
322	"William Lea, Sr. son of James Lea Sr b 1747 Leasburg, N. C. Orange Co. N.C. Militia Rev. War, d 1806 Leasburg, N. C. (Will Bk E - p 289 Caswell Co) m Caty Van Hook, Issue: Lawrence (Larry) Lea Member North Carolina Legislature 1804, m Caswell Co, 23 Sep 1793 Phoebe Sergeant dau of Polly Lea Sargeant. He d 1808 Caswell Co and she m (2) Samuel Bowers, Issue: Washington Lea, William Lea, James Madison Lea m Polly Van Hook, Artemsia Lea. Family left Leasburg probably settled in Ala. James Lea m. Caswell Co 17 Aug, 1795 Nancy Dobbins, widow Burch. Issue: Franklin Lea, Aaron Lea, Nancy Lea. Eunice (Nice) Lea m William Donaho 8 Nov, 1797 Caswell Co. (Edwin Holmes Lea to F. P. Otken, marriage dates by AEC. Will Bk E p 418, Caswell Co.)" Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 553.	Burch, William (I43172)
323	"William Lea, Sr. son of James Lea Sr b 1747 Leasburg, N. C. Orange Co. N.C. Militia Rev. War, d 1806 Leasburg, N. C. (Will Bk E - p 289 Caswell Co) m Caty Van Hook, Issue: Lawrence (Larry) Lea Member North Carolina Legislature 1804, m Caswell Co, 23 Sep 1793 Phoebe Sergeant dau of Polly Lea Sargeant. He d 1808 Caswell Co and she m (2) Samuel Bowers, Issue: Washington Lea, William Lea, James Madison Lea m Polly Van Hook, Artemsia Lea. Family left Leasburg probably settled in Ala. James Lea m. Caswell Co 17 Aug, 1795 Nancy Dobbins, widow Burd. Issue: Franklin Lea, Aaron Lea, Nancy Lea. Eunice (Nice) Lea m William Donaho 8 Nov, 1797 Caswell Co. (Edwin Holmes Lea to F. P. Otken, marriage dates by AEC. Will Bk E p 418, Caswell Co.)" Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 553. _______________ Caswell County, North Carolina Deed Book R, Page 184-6 Lemuel S. Bowers of Leasburg, Caswell County, leases to John G. Williams of Caswell County, Thomas Jeffreys of Caswell County, and William Jeffreys of Person County, for $1000, all his possessions in Leasburg for 10 years on the road from Person Courthouse to Leasburg, and on the road to Red House, including the dwelling house of Bowers and improved lots, including land on Cobb's Creek owned by Joseph and William Carney -- said lease for benefit of heirs of Lawrence Lea deceased and whenever George W. Lea attains age 21 he is to have sole possession of store house of Lea & Donoho and house on opposite side of street adjacent to N. Thompson's sadler shop. 20 September 1814. Witnesses: Stephen Willson, George Lea, Gabriel B. Lea, one name illegible. Kendall, Katharine Kerr. Caswell County North Carolina Deed Books 1777-1817. Easley (South Carolina): Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1989, Page 343. _______________	Lea, George Washington (I54316)
324	"William Lea, Sr. son of James Lea Sr b 1747 Leasburg, N. C. Orange Co. N.C. Militia Rev. War, d 1806 Leasburg, N. C. (Will Bk E - p 289 Caswell Co) m Caty Van Hook, Issue: Lawrence (Larry) Lea Member North Carolina Legislature 1804, m Caswell Co, 23 Sep 1793 Phoebe Sergeant dau of Polly Lea Sargeant. He d 1808 Caswell Co and she m (2) Samuel Bowers, Issue: Washington Lea, William Lea, James Madison Lea m Polly Van Hook, Artemsia Lea. Family left Leasburg probably settled in Ala. James Lea m. Caswell Co 17 Aug, 1795 Nancy Dobbins, widow Burd. Issue: Franklin Lea, Aaron Lea, Nancy Lea. Eunice (Nice) Lea m William Donaho 8 Nov, 1797 Caswell Co. (Edwin Holmes Lea to F. P. Otken, marriage dates by AEC. Will Bk E p 418, Caswell Co.)" Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 553.	Lea, William H. (I54317)
325	"William S. McDaniel was born in the State of North Carolina on December 17, 1827, and is the son of William and Mary McDaniel, the former of whom was a native of Virginia, being born in that State in 1798, and followed farming as a profession all his life, and was married to Miss Mary Stone about 1820. Of this union eleven children were born, five of whom are living, the subject of this sketch being the second son. "The family moved to Arkansas in 1855, and there settled in life. In 1853 William S. was married in Alabama to Miss Mary Burton, of Alabama, a daughter of Drewry and Margaret Burton, and to them have been born five sons and six daughters, of which only the following are still living: Margaret (who married D. H. White), Mary J. (the wife of W. J. Hitt), Owen R. (now department clerk of Nevada County), William T., John H., Ada V. and Euna P. Mr. McDaniel enlisted in the late war in 1862, and fought faithfully and bravely for his country until the close of the war, after which he returned home to engage in farming, and in 1872 was elected county treasurer, an office which he retained many terms. "He owns an estate of 77 acres of highly cultivated land, is a member of the Masonic order, and of the Baptist Church. He is a shining light in the business, religious and social circles of the community in which he resides, and in politics is a strong Democrat." Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas - Goodspeed Publishing Company - Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis - 1890.	Burton, Mary Susan (I16707)
326	"William S. McDaniel was born in the State of North Carolina on December 17, 1827, and is the son of William and Mary McDaniel, the former of whom was a native of Virginia, being born in that State in 1798, and followed farming as a profession all his life, and was married to Miss Mary Stone about 1820. Of this union eleven children were born, five of whom are living, the subject of this sketch being the second son. "The family moved to Arkansas in 1855, and there settled in life. In 1853 William S. was married in Alabama to Miss Mary Burton, of Alabama, a daughter of Drewry and Margaret Burton, and to them have been born five sons and six daughters, of which only the following are still living: Margaret (who married D. H. White), Mary J. (the wife of W. J. Hitt), Owen R. (now department clerk of Nevada County), William T., John H., Ada V. and Euna P. Mr. McDaniel enlisted in the late war in 1862, and fought faithfully and bravely for his country until the close of the war, after which he returned home to engage in farming, and in 1872 was elected county treasurer, an office which he retained many terms. "He owns an estate of 77 acres of highly cultivated land, is a member of the Masonic order, and of the Baptist Church. He is a shining light in the business, religious and social circles of the community in which he resides, and in politics is a strong Democrat." Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas - Goodspeed Publishing Company - Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis - 1890.	McDaniel, William Stone (I64301)
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334	"William Thomas (Tommie) Daniel, 38, of Yanceyville, died Wednesday at his farm when the tractor he was driving overturned and crushed him." The Danville Register (Danville, Virginia), 23 June 1977, Thursday.	Daniel, William Thomas (I82908)
335	"Wilson Cary, a Caswell Negro noted for his wit, said, 'Mr. Stephens stole a chicken and was sent to the state senate, and if he'd steal a gobbler he'd be sent to Congress.' Cary had an even stranger nickname, the 'Archives of Gravity.'" Source: "The Murder of a Scalawag," American History Illustrated, April 1973 (page 14). _______________ Wilson Carey (1831-1905?) by Benjamin R. Justesen, North Carolina History Project Born on August 1, 1831, in Amelia County, Virginia, Wilson Carey was one of the first African Americans elected to the N. C. General Assembly under the new constitution of 1868, which granted blacks the right to vote. Carey served five terms in the state House of Representatives as a Republican. He also served briefly as the state's first black postmaster, appointed to the Yanceyville post office by the Grant administration in mid-1869. Born to free parents in Amelia County, Virginia, Carey was initially educated in the common schools of Richmond, Virginia, before moving to Caswell County, North Carolina in 1855. A farmer by trade, he became a schoolteacher after the Civil War ended. He also became active in the Republican Party and served as one of two Caswell delegates to the 1868 constitutional convention. Carey was the overwhelming choice among Caswell candidates and received more than 1,400 votes-nearly twice as many as Conservative Philip Hodnett, the other delegate selected, and eight times the total received by William Long. During the convention, he spoke against proposals to attract white immigrants to North Carolina: "The Negro planted the wilderness, built up the state to what it was; therefore, if anything was to be given, the Negro was entitled to it." (Foner, p. 40) The Republican Party mirrored Caswell County's population-about 60 percent black in 1870 - both at the state and local level. But white resistance to the emerging Republican influence in Caswell was stubborn. As the Republican candidate for the N.C. House from Caswell in April 1868, Carey lost the initial election to Conservative opponent William Long. Long, however, held the seat only two months into the 1868 General Assembly; Carey's successful contest claimed that Long's Confederate service made him ineligible under the newly-enacted 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and the House agreed on August 20, 1868, declaring the seat vacant. Carey was sworn in as Long's replacement the following day, and served until the special session adjourned on August 24. When the General Assembly convened in regular session on November 16, 1868, Carey was appointed to the House Committee on Corporations, along with black colleagues John S. Leary of Cumberland County and Parker D. Robbins of Bertie County. One of seventeen black House members to serve in the General Assembly's 1868-1869 and 1869-1870 sessions, Carey joined thirteen other black legislators to sign a public letter congratulating President-elect Ulysses S. Grant on his recent victory (North Carolina Standard, 2 December 1868). "Our cause has triumphed. By his election our status is settled," the signers declared. "We are men!" Carey served in that session until its adjournment on April 12, 1869, and again in the second regular session (November 1869-March 1870). In between those sessions, the General Assembly appointed him as Yanceyville postmaster and thereby Carey became the first African American to hold such a post in North Carolina. His term lasted just three months; in November he resigned the postmastership, perhaps to avoid relinquishing his seat in the N.C. House. His successor as postmaster was Thomas J. Brown, another of his onetime opponents in the 1868 delegate race. The political situation in Caswell County was increasingly chaotic and violent. Ku Klux Klan activity, apparently widespread, culminated in the stabbing death of State Sen. John Walter 'Chicken" Stephens at the Caswell courthouse in May 1870. The Klan was blamed. Long a controversial figure in Caswell politics, Stephens had won the seat in a special election; he had replaced Conservative Bedford Brown, a former U.S. senator (1829-1840), ousted by order of Republican Gov. William W. Holden in 1868. After Stephens's death, Holden sent state militia troops into Caswell County, claiming that the county was in rebellion. Combined with a similar occupation of Alamance County, triggered by the murder of Wyatt Outlaw, the military action was dubbed the Kirk-Holden "war" - named for Holden and militia leader George Washington Kirk, who marched on Yanceyville in July 1870 and began arresting local citizens. The town was still under military occupation when statewide legislative elections were held in early August. Carey, the Republican nominee for the N.C. Senate from the 24th District (Caswell County) to succeed Stephens, defeated his Conservative opponent, Livingston Brown - son of Bedford Brown and brother of Thomas J. Brown. Carey's victory was short-lived, however. When the Senate convened, it voted to award the seat to Livingston Brown. Many believed that the military occupation of Caswell County had prevented a fair election. According to some reports, Carey was forced into exile briefly by Ku Klux Klan intimidation. By mid-1872, he had returned to Yanceyville to resume his political career; in that year he was elected as a Caswell County commissioner, again in company with Conservative Philip Hodnett. Carey also served as a local magistrate, and in 1874, won back his old House seat. Nicknamed the "Archives of Gravity," Carey's reputation for wit was the stuff of local legend. His ill-fated colleague, John Stephens, was widely reputed to be a chicken thief, hence his nickname. Before Stephens's death, Carey reportedly quipped: "Mr. Stephens stole a chicken and was sent to the state senate, and if he'd steal a gobbler he'd be sent to Congress" (McIver, 14). In 1875, he served as a Caswell delegate to the state constitutional convention, one of just six black delegates selected statewide, including future congressman James E. O'Hara of Halifax and New Hanover County's John H. Smythe, soon to become the U.S. minister to Liberia. Carey was the only black delegate to both the 1868 and 1875 conventions. In 1875, though in the minority, he actively participated as a member of the committee on suffrage and eligibility. His amendment seeking to exempt disfranchised voters from paying public taxes (poll taxes), however, was defeated in floor votes on two occasions. Caswell voters reelected Carey to the N.C. House in 1876, 1878, and 1888. His service in the 1889 General Assembly, however, was his last public office. In 1857, Carey married Frances Kimbrough of Caswell County. They had 15 children, of whom 8 lived to adulthood. According to the 1870 census, he was reasonably prosperous, listed as owning $500 in real estate and $150 in personal property. Sometime before 1900, the Careys moved to Washington, D.C., where they were listed as living with family members in the 1900 census. Wilson Carey was listed in the directory for Washington, D.C., until 1905, the year he is believed to have died. Sources Elizabeth Balanoff, "Negro Legislators in the North Carolina General Assembly, July 1868-February 1872," North Carolina Historical Review 49 (1972); Eric Foner, Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction (New York, 1995); Earl I. James, "African American Political Pioneers," Tar Heel Junior Historian 48: 1 (Fall 2008); Robert C. Kenzer, Enterprising Southerners: Black Economic Success in North Carolina, 1865-1915 (Charlottesville, 1997); Stuart McIver, "The Murder of a Scalawag," American History Illustrated (April 1973); Jeannine D. Whitlow, ed., The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina (Yanceyville, 1985); Journal of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina at its Session of 1868, pp. 26, 205, 209-210. See: Wilson Carey Biography _______________ 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Wilson Cary Age: 51 Birth Date: Abt 1829 Birthplace: North Carolina Home in 1880: Anderson, Caswell, North Carolina, USA Dwelling Number: 188 Race: Black Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Fannie Cary Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Occupation: Farmer Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship Wilson Cary 51 Self (Head) Fannie Cary 45 Wife George Cary 19 Son Amanda Cary 17 Daughter Coror Cary 13 Daughter Emmer Cary 10 Daughter Doror Cary 8 Daughter Luler Cary 6 Daughter Thadeus Cary 3 Son Ruffin Cary 1 Son Mary Cary 3 Granddaughter	Caery, Wilson (I9748)
336	"With the passing away of the single children of Solomon Lea -- Wilhelmina & Edward W -- the Lea name will entirely die out here, tho there are descendants of other names. Arthur D. Thomas, whose mother was a Lea -- wrote recently from the P.I. saying he supposed Leasburg was the same old place, and that he didn't suppose anybody would ever die of heart disease, caused by undue excitement. Walter Lea Thomas, grandson of Solomon Lea, is one of Leasburg's most enterprising & successful business men. He is intelligent & educated. He afterwards moved to Milton." 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.	Thomas, Arthur D. (I3886)
337	"Woodburn Plantation" seen as his birth place.	McGehee, Joseph (I48761)
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339	$15.00 Reward Wanted Poster from the North Carolina Penitentiary in Raleigh, NC for the apprehension of Roosevelt Alias Vick Graves who escaped on January 10th, 1932. His description reads as follows: Negro man, 26 years old, height 5 ft. 8 1/2 inches, weight 160 lbs., black eyes, brown hair, dark brown complexion. He has cut scar outside right upper arm. Two cut scars side left rump. Large birth mark on back just below right shoulder blade. Scar left knee cap. He was sentenced from Caswell County for assault with intent to commit rape. His reference is his father, Albert Graves, his mother, Annaline Graves, Stony Creek, NC and his wife, Daisy Graves, Ossepee, NC. The wanted poster is signed by George Ross Pou, Superintendent.	Graves, Roosevelt (I37072)
340	<!-- Mary Elizabeth Connally (b.Dec 17, 1835 Halifax Co, VA-d.aft1900 Mount Carmel, Halifax Co, VA) md. on Jun 12, 1867 to John James Lipscomb (b.Jun 20, 1823, s/o Clement Lipscomb & Sarah Barksdale) Mary Elizabeth Connally was daughter of George Franklin Connally (b.c.1814 VA-d.aft.1870 Mount Carmel, Halifax Co, VA) and wife Mildred Hundley Lewis. George Franklin Connally was son of George Oldham Connally (b.Aug 23, 1790 Caswell Co, NC-d.Jan 11, 1845 Halifax Co, VA) and wife Mary Ball. I'll see if I can find anything else to send to you. You've done such an incredible job with the Caswell Co. page. Keep up the good work! Julie Hampton Ganis [email message 8 October 2006/jganis@triad.rr.com] -->	Lewis, Mildred Hundley (I16457)
341	<!-- I've been a follower of CCHA for awhile now and really enjoy all the info I get. I'm trying to link my Collier ancestors from Texas back to NC. Isabell Yancey first married a John Kimbrough. Then, after becoming a widow, on 17 Sept 1805, she married widower Joseph Collier. They later moved to Alabama.Joseph Collier was formerly married to Nancy Meacham, daughter of Henry. Among their children was a Henry Collier who is my gggggrandfather (Joseph, Henry, Rufus, John Fred, Laura Cornelius Collier Watson, Imogene Watson Holbert, Peggy Holbert Atterberry). I believe Joseph to be the son of Thomas Collier. I would appreciate any information you can give me on the Colliers and the Meachams. When we were in NC a couple of years ago, we looked up deed records and found that Joseph had bought and sold land in Caswell County, with James Yancey as his attorney. We did visit Yanceyville and your beautiful yellow courthouse, as well as the house where we got the info on the marriage of Joseph and Isabell. I have been dabbling in genealogy ever since I joined DAR, and get really excited when I find something. I now have nine patriots on my father's side (thanks to a cousin's hard work), but only one on my mother's side. That's why I'm so determined to get proof of these elusive Colliers. It seems that the Colliers and Meachams were close. Joseph's brother, Frederick married Rebecca Collier. On the 1820 census Joseph Collier, Joseph's son is still in Caswell County. How nice to know that you're related to Isabell. I'm going to say that makes us kinfolk, even if it is "step" cousins. Thanks, Peggy Atterberry. Source: Peggy Atterberry Email 11 September 2011 (charglenn@sbcglobal.net). -->	Kimbrough, John (I4615)
342	(1) Gabriel Lea born 1758 died testate 1834 in Caswell County married Elizabeth Ashburne and they had children Vincent, William, Gabriel B., Elizabeth who married Daniel Malone, James, Mary who married Elijah Morton, Sallie who married John Richmond, Phoebe married John C. Van Hook, and Barbara who married Richard Hayes and 2nd Stephen Winstead. Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 351 (Article #437, "James Lea" by Katharine Kerr Kendall). _______________ "Gabriel Lea son of James Lea Sr. Capt. Rev. War Member Legislature 1794 b 1758 1 mile West Leasburg, N. C. Justice of Peace d 1834 (Will Bk M p 433 Caswell Co) Exemplary Christian -- Methodist., m Elizabeth Ashburne b 1757 d 1840. Issue: "Vincent Lea b 1774 Leasburg. Merchant. Lived Petersburg & Norfolk d 1863 m Mary Vangard or Voinard or Voinevel (French) of Petersburg Va. No issue. "William Lea b 1776 Merchant Sheriff Caswell Co, Justice of Peace d. 1873. Leasburg m. his 2nd cousin Sarah McNeil (Wm. Lea Line). "Gabriel B. Lea Merchant b 1783 d 1871 Alamance Co N.C. m. Mary McCauley of Pleasant Grove. "Elizabeth Lea b 1786 Leasburg N C m Dr. Daniel Malone, Jr Caswell Co, 11 Dec 1801. "James Lea, Merchant b 1792 d 1848 m 1836 Rebecca R Meade of Petersburg Va. "Mary (Polly) Lea b 1789 d 1861 m Elijah Morton Caswell Co 5 Nov, 1811. "Sallie Lea b 1791 m John Richmond Caswell Co 21 Dec, 1799. [Note problem with birth and marriage dates.] "Phoebe Lea b 1796 m John C Van Hook Caswell Co 24 Nov 1819 "Barbara Lea b 1796 m (1) 4 Nov, 1813 Richard Hayes m (2) Stephen Winstead. (Edwin Holmes Lea; dates of Caswell Co marriages by AEC)." Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 554-555.	Lea, Barbara (I15171)
343	(1) Gabriel Lea born 1758 died testate 1834 in Caswell County married Elizabeth Ashburne and they had children Vincent, William, Gabriel B., Elizabeth who married Daniel Malone, James, Mary who married Elijah Morton, Sallie who married John Richmond, Phoebe married John C. Van Hook, and Barbara who married Richard Hayes and 2nd Stephen Winstead. Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 351 (Article #437, "James Lea" by Katharine Kerr Kendall). _______________ Caswell County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions April Court 1835 Caswell County Will Book M, Page 464 Will of Elizabeth Malone, written 30 December 1834. All estate received from her father's estate to be divided into seven shares and to go to the following children: William, Ellis, Lewis, James, Mary, and Eliza Malone, and to Sarah Stephens (or in case of her death to her daughter Barbary Stephens). Land adjacent to John C. Vanhook and John Broughton to be sold. Executor: brother William Lea. Witnesses: Willis M. Lea, William Lea, Jr. Executor qualified. Source: Caswell County North Carolina Will Books 1814-1843, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1983) at 120. _______________ "Gabriel Lea son of James Lea Sr. Capt. Rev. War Member Legislature 1794 b 1758 1 mile West Leasburg, N. C. Justice of Peace d 1834 (Will Bk M p 433 Caswell Co) Exemplary Christian -- Methodist., m Elizabeth Ashburne b 1757 d 1840. Issue: "Vincent Lea b 1774 Leasburg. Merchant. Lived Petersburg & Norfolk d 1863 m Mary Vangard or Voinard or Voinevel (French) of Petersburg Va. No issue. "William Lea b 1776 Merchant Sheriff Caswell Co, Justice of Peace d. 1873. Leasburg m. his 2nd cousin Sarah McNeil (Wm. Lea Line). "Gabriel B. Lea Merchant b 1783 d 1871 Alamance Co N.C. m. Mary McCauley of Pleasant Grove. "Elizabeth Lea b 1786 Leasburg N C m Dr. Daniel Malone, Jr Caswell Co, 11 Dec 1801. "James Lea, Merchant b 1792 d 1848 m 1836 Rebecca R Meade of Petersburg Va. "Mary (Polly) Lea b 1789 d 1861 m Elijah Morton Caswell Co 5 Nov, 1811. "Sallie Lea b 1791 m John Richmond Caswell Co 21 Dec, 1799. [Note problem with birth and marriage dates.] "Phoebe Lea b 1796 m John C Van Hook Caswell Co 24 Nov 1819 "Barbara Lea b 1796 m (1) 4 Nov, 1813 Richard Hayes m (2) Stephen Winstead. (Edwin Holmes Lea; dates of Caswell Co marriages by AEC)." Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 554-555.	Lea, Elizabeth (I48501)
344	(1) Gabriel Lea born 1758 died testate 1834 in Caswell County married Elizabeth Ashburne and they had children Vincent, William, Gabriel B., Elizabeth who married Daniel Malone, James, Mary who married Elijah Morton, Sallie who married John Richmond, Phoebe married John C. Van Hook, and Barbara who married Richard Hayes and 2nd Stephen Winstead. Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 351 (Article #437, "James Lea" by Katharine Kerr Kendall). _______________ Note that Sally Lea is not mentioned in the will of her father Gabriel Lea. _______________ "Gabriel Lea son of James Lea Sr. Capt. Rev. War Member Legislature 1794 b 1758 1 mile West Leasburg, N. C. Justice of Peace d 1834 (Will Bk M p 433 Caswell Co) Exemplary Christian -- Methodist., m Elizabeth Ashburne b 1757 d 1840. Issue: "Vincent Lea b 1774 Leasburg. Merchant. Lived Petersburg & Norfolk d 1863 m Mary Vangard or Voinard or Voinevel (French) of Petersburg Va. No issue. "William Lea b 1776 Merchant Sheriff Caswell Co, Justice of Peace d. 1873. Leasburg m. his 2nd cousin Sarah McNeil (Wm. Lea Line). "Gabriel B. Lea Merchant b 1783 d 1871 Alamance Co N.C. m. Mary McCauley of Pleasant Grove. "Elizabeth Lea b 1786 Leasburg N C m Dr. Daniel Malone, Jr Caswell Co, 11 Dec 1801. "James Lea, Merchant b 1792 d 1848 m 1836 Rebecca R Meade of Petersburg Va. "Mary (Polly) Lea b 1789 d 1861 m Elijah Morton Caswell Co 5 Nov, 1811. "Sallie Lea b 1791 m John Richmond Caswell Co 21 Dec, 1799. [Note problem with birth and marriage dates.] "Phoebe Lea b 1796 m John C Van Hook Caswell Co 24 Nov 1819 "Barbara Lea b 1796 m (1) 4 Nov, 1813 Richard Hayes m (2) Stephen Winstead. (Edwin Holmes Lea; dates of Caswell Co marriages by AEC)." Source: Amite County, Mississippi 1699-1890 (Volume #3): The Environs, Albert Eugene Casey (1957) at 554-555.	Lea, Sarah (I15170)
345	(1734) Eighth Generation. Never married and died without issue. Source: Bible of Solomon Graves (1784-1861) (1817 Entries). 1734. Barzillai Graves, b. 17 Oct. 1790, never married, d. 6 Dec. 1828. Source: Graves Family Association (Genealogy #169) John Card Graves (in the Moreheads of Virginia book) places his death at 6 Dec 1818. This death date might explain why Barzillai Graves, Jr., was not mentioned in the 25 June 1827 will of his father, Reverend Barzillai Graves. Based upon the omission from that will, here we will use 1818 as the death year. Researchers are, however, warned to proceed with caution in this area. Name: Barzillai Graves Parents: Barzillai Graves, Ursula Wright Birth Place: Caswell, Yanceyville, NC Birth Date: 17 December 1790 Death Date: December 1828 Source: Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000 _______________ Caswell County, North Carolina Will book L, Page 244 244 Barzillai Graves Senior -- Will -- Written 25 June 1827. Wife Usalae (Ursala) to have all land and possessions during her life then same to go to two daughters, Peggy and Mary, including all land on south side of Country Line Creek, 400 acres. After wife's death, negroes to be divided among all children. Negroes already advanced to son Solomon Graves and he to have land adjacent to son Jeremiah Graves and brother John Graves, 169 acres known as the Tract place. Son Solomon to have land between that of Jeremiah and Country Line east of spring branch of son Jeremiah known as Cochran's tract. Already advanced to son Jeremiah land where he now lives; advancements also to daughter Isbell McNeill and sons-in-law Hosea McNeill and James Lea. Witnesses: William Russell, James L. Graves. Codicil -- Spring Branch to be dividing line between land of two sons [Jeremiah Graves and Solomon Graves]. Estate to be accountable for costs that accrue from any law suit which may be instituted in consequence of claim set up by Azariah Graves (son of John Graves) to land which I have devised to son Solomon Graves. Solomon Graves and Jeremiah Graves qualified. _______________ The will abstract is somewhat confusing. It appears that the wife, Ursula Wright Graves, was to have a life estate in all property (real and personal, described as "land and possessions"). After her death, all property was to go to two daughters Peggy and Mary. However, when did son Solomon Graves receive the 169-acre "Tract place" and the property known as "Cochran's tract"? Note no mention of a mill. Was this when the will was probated or after the death of Ursula Wright Graves? Did these parcels pass through daughters Peggy and Mary? Unknown is why the codicil anticipates a lawsuit by nephew Azariah Graves (1776-1837), son of Captain John Herndon Graves (1746-1829), with respect to property devised by Reverend Barzillai Graves to his son Solomon Graves. Note also, that the will makes no mention of son Barzillai Graves, Jr. Researchers use both 1818 and 1828 as the death year of Barzillai Graves, Jr. His absence from the will of his father suggests that 1818 may be the correct death year. People mentioned: Wife: Ursula Graves Brother: John Graves (Captain John Herndon Graves; father of Azariah Graves) Children 1. Peggy Graves (Margarette Graves; married (1) Joseph R. E. Lipscomb in 1833; (2) J. V. Cross) 2. Mary Graves (Mary Simms Graves; married Thomas Williams Graves in 1828) 3. Solomon Graves (married Mary Cleveland Franklin in 1817) 4. Jeremiah Graves (married Delilah S. Lea in 1816) 5. Isbell [Isabella] Graves McNeill (married Hosea McNeill in 1807) Nephew: Azariah Graves (son of brother Captain John Herndon Graves) Sons-In-Law 1. Hosea McNeill (married daughter Isabella Graves in 1807) 2. James Lea (married daughter Elizabeth (Betsey) Graves in 1815; seen as James Lea, Jr.) Witnesses 1. William Russell 2. James L. Graves	Graves, Barzillai Jr. (I1909)
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349	(8) Elizabeth W. Coleman (1 Oct 1809) married George W. Dabbs/Dobbs. They married 17/19 Oct 1826 in Pittsylvania Co., VA.	Coleman, Elizabeth (I40850)
350	(9) Susan Harrison Coleman (03 Jan 1812 - 22 Dec 1876) married James Adams Luck (1793 - 29 Sep 1870). They married 17/19 Dec 1832 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. Another source has her date of birth as 31 Jan 1811. The 1850 Census lists James A. Luck (57), Susan (37), Mary (16), James (13), Felix (7), Julia (3), and Eliza (1). (a) Mary Luck (abt 1834) (b) James Coleman Luck (abt 1837) (c) Felix Adolphus Luck (15 Mar 1842 - 23 Oct 1915) married Salley Ann Coleman. They married 09 Mar 1864 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. She may have been his 1st cousin (see above). (d) Julia Luck (abt 1847) (e) Eliza Luck (abt 1849)	Coleman, Susannah Harrison (I40851)