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Fowlkes, Robert Ross

Male 1919 - 2003  (83 years)


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  • Name Fowlkes, Robert Ross  [1
    Birth 20 Jun 1919  Locust Hill Township, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 10572 
    Death 28 Feb 2003  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10380  Caswell County
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2023 

    Father Fowlkes, Robert Jennings,   b. 10 Aug 1888   d. 7 Jul 1977 (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Martin, Nancy Williamson,   b. 13 Aug 1889   d. 4 Mar 1952 (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 19 May 1915 
    Reference Number 40133 
    Family ID F2774  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Worsham, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 3 Jun 1922, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 2002, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 22 Dec 1951 
    Reference Number 76240 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    Family ID F5303  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Jun 1919 - Locust Hill Township, Caswell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Feb 2003 - Caswell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Newspapers
    Bartlett Yancey High School Basketball Team 1938
    Bartlett Yancey High School Basketball Team 1938

  • Notes 
    • Robert Ross Fowlkes (1919-2003)

      Robert R. Fowlkes

      BYHS Basketball Team 064 c.1938

      Fowlkes and Carter

      (for larger image, click on photograph)
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      Second Photograph: Yanceyville high school boys basketball team was recently declared Caswell County champions, completing its county schedule without a defeat. Members of the team are (left-to-right):

      Front Row: ____ Howard; Julius Clayton; Kenon Chandler; Pemberton Slade
      Second Row: Herman Moore; Herman Vernon; Bob Fowlkes
      Back Row: Buck Moore; W. D. Fulcher

      Fulcher, William Dow Jr.
      Moore, Graham Woodrow (Buck)
      Fowlkes, Robert Ross
      Vernon, Herman Elwood
      Slade, Pemberton Harrison
      Chandler, Robert Kennon
      Clayton, Julius Lee
      Moore, George Herman
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      Robert Ross Fowlkes, 83, of 6222 US Highway 158 West, died Fri, Feb 28, 2003, at his residence. He was born Jun 20, 1919, in Caswell Co, NC, the son of Robert Jennings Fowlkes and Nancey Williamson Martin Fowlkes. He was retired from Jefferson Standard Insurance Company after 16 years; he was a tobacco and cattle farmer and was a member of Locust Hill United Methodist Church. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Mr. Fowlkes was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Worsham Fowlkes. He is survived by two daughters, Martha Fowlkes Carter of Yanceyville, NC and Carol Fowlkes Poteat and husband, Julian of Yanceyville, NC; three grandchildren, David Ross Carter, Jennifer Elizabeth Carter and Lauren Caroline Poteat; one great-grandchild, David Jackson Carter; two sisters, Frances F. Smith of Blanch, NC and Nancey F. Patterson of Atlanta, GA; two brothers, Richard J. Fowlkes of Yanceyville, NC. and Franklin Douglas Fowlkes of Blanch, NC.
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      North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000
      Name: Robt Ross Fowlkes
      Date of Birth: 20 Jun 1919
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth County: Catawba [Caswell]
      Parent1 Name: Robert Jennings Fowlkes
      Parent2 Name: Nannie Willie Fowlkes
      Roll Number: B_C021_68003
      Volume: 2
      Page: 904

      North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004
      Name: Robert Ross Fowlkes
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Hispanic Origin: Non-Hispanic
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Social Security Number: 244243626
      Father's Last Name: Fowlkes
      Age: 83 Years
      Date of Birth: 20 Jun 1919
      Birth County: Caswell
      Birth State: North Carolina
      Residence County: Caswell
      Residence State: North Carolina
      Residence Zip Code: 27379
      Education: 11th grade
      Date of Death: 28 Feb 2003
      Death County: Caswell
      Death State: North Carolina
      Institution: Residence
      Attendant: Physician
      Burial Location: Burial in-state
      Recorded Date: 14 Mar 2003
      Source Vendor: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics

      Social Security Death Index
      Name: Robert R. Fowlkes
      SSN: 244-24-3626
      Last Residence: 27379 Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina, United States of America
      Born: 20 Jun 1919
      Died: 28 Feb 2003
      State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (Before 1951)

  • Sources 
    1. Details: Obituary of Nancy Williamson Fowlkes Patterson (1923-2008) (The Caswell Messenger, 14 October 2008).