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Caswell County Genealogy
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1871 - 1919 (48 years)
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Name |
McAden, Semora Stella [1] |
Birth |
20 Mar 1871 |
Person County, North Carolina [2] |
Gender |
Female |
Reference Number |
21722 |
Death |
18 Aug 1919 |
Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina [2] |
Burial |
Lebanon Christian Church, Semora, Caswell County, North Carolina |
Person ID |
I21310 |
Caswell County |
Last Modified |
11 Mar 2024 |
Father |
McAden, James Morrison, b. 16 Oct 1823, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 10 Nov 1896 (Age 73 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Mother |
Hamlet, Caroline Elizabeth, b. 16 Mar 1842 d. 28 Apr 1883 (Age 41 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Marriage |
30 Jul 1865 |
Person County, North Carolina |
Reference Number |
260961 |
Notes |
- North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
Name: James M McAden
Gender: Male
Spouse: Caroline E Hamlett
Spouse Gender: Female
Bond Date: 25 Jul 1865
Bond #: 000108224
Marriage Date: 30 Jul 1865
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 003286
County: Person
Record #: 01 098
Bondsman: W S White
Performed By: W R Webb, Minister of the Gospel
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Family ID |
F1771 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Taylor, Winfield Scott, b. 14 Jun 1869 d. 3 Sep 1957 (Age 88 years) |
Marriage |
1894 |
Reference Number |
261074 |
Children |
+ | 1. Taylor, Swannie Wilson, b. 17 Apr 1896, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 18 Nov 1976, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
+ | 2. Taylor, Morrison McAden, b. 10 Jun 1897, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 24 Sep 1957, Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina (Age 60 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| 3. Taylor, Winfield Scott Jr., b. 8 Oct 1900, North Carolina d. 17 Apr 1979, Virginia (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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Family ID |
F9455 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
11 Mar 2024 |
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Notes |
- It is for Semora Stella McAden that the Caswell County, North Carolina, community of Semora is named, with the name first assigned to the US Post Office that served the community (which earlier was called Red House, and before that Campbell's Crossroad).
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Semora is an unusual name. The post office (and thus the surrounding community) was named after the daughter of the first postmaster: Semora Stella McAden (1871-1919). McAden family tradition holds that she actually was misnamed. McAden relatives in Texas were consulted with respect to her name and are thought to have suggested "Senora." However, as a result of poor or elaborate penmanship, an extra loop was added to the "n" resulting in "m" and Semora instead of Senora.
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Some researchers show that Semora Stella McAden was married twice: to brothers Winfield Scott Taylor (1869-1957) and Henry Arnold Taylor (1856-1941). However, the marriage to Henry Arnold Taylor has not been confirmed. Note that both men lived many years after the death of Semora Stella McAden in 1919.
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Colonial Commerce Once Thrived Through Area Where Power Plant And Its Lake Will Be Built [The Bee (Danville, Virginia), 13 April 1963]
A few miles west of the McGehee homestead [Burleigh Plantation], at Semora, stands perhaps the only log post office in North Carolina. Mrs. Caroline McAden Winstead has been postmaster since 1942.
Mrs. Winstead is a fifth generation descendant of the Rev. Hugh McAden, who established churches throughout the Cape Fear region and died here in 1781. He was buried at nearby Red House Church. His epitaph reads "Rev. Hugh McAden, Pioneer Missionary to North Carolina in 1755, the first Presbyterian missionary to settle in the State. Pastor in Duplin County, 1757-1769, pastor of Red House and other churches from 1763 to the day of his death, January 20, 1781."
British General Cornwallis camped at the site of Red House Church just three days after McAden's death. History relates that Cornwallis ordered his troops to dig up and mutilate remains of the missionary and then burn the church before departing.
The first Red House Church was erected in 1750, was rebuilt in 1806, and the present handsome structure was erected in 1913.
James M. McAden, great-grandson of the missionary, was Semora's first postmaster. The office was established in 1877 and the community given the name of McAden's young daughter, Semora. Mrs. Winstead's father, John Henry McAden, was also postmaster, as was his widow following his death.
Semora was the crossroads of two major stage lines, one running east and west and the other rom Danville south to Milton, Semora and on to Roxboro.
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1880 United States Federal Census
Name: S. S. Mc Aden
Age: 9
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: James Mc Aden
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: C. E. Mc Aden
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: At School
Household Members: Name Age
James Mc Aden 56
C. E. Mc Aden 38
L. E. Mc Aden 14
J. H. Mc Aden 13
E. M. Mc Aden 11
S. S. Mc Aden 9
C. T. Mc Aden 7
C. I. Mc Aden 4
R. E. Hamlett 19
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Semora S Taylor
Age: 29
Birth Date: May 1871
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: W S Taylor
Marriage Year: 1894
Years Married: 6
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother: number of living children: 2
Mother: How many children: 2
Household Members: Name Age
W S Taylor 30
Semora S Taylor 29
Swannie W Taylor 4
Morris M Taylor 2
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Senora S Taylor
Age in 1910: 38
Birth Year: abt 1872
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Semora, Caswell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: W S Taylor
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
W S Taylor 40
Senora S Taylor 38
Sevannie W Taylor 14
Morrison M Taylor 12
Winifield S Taylor 9
Stella Hamlett 60
North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004
Name: Semora M Taylor
Race: White
Age: 49
Date of Birth: 1870
Date of Death: 18 Jul 1919
Death County: Caswell
Death State: North Carolina
Source Vendor: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67
North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Semora Mcaden Taylor
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 48
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1871
Birth Place: Person, North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 18 Aug 1919
Death Location: Milton, Caswell
Father's Name: James M Mcaden
Mother's name: Caroline Hamlet
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Sources |
- Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 374 (Article #473 "James Morrison McAden" by Mary McAden Satterfield).
- Details: Taylor Family Website.
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