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Caswell County Genealogy
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 1855 - 1931 (75 years)
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| Name |
Dunevant, Telula Louisa [1] |
| Birth |
24 Aug 1855 |
Virginia  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Name |
Lue |
| Reference Number |
4617 |
| Death |
21 Feb 1931 |
Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina |
| Burial |
Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church, Caswell County, North Carolina |
| Person ID |
I4556 |
Caswell County |
| Last Modified |
16 May 2024 |
| Family |
Cook, William M., b. 9 Apr 1848, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 14 Feb 1943, Caswell County, North Carolina (Age 94 years) |
| Marriage |
24 May 1874 |
Caswell County, North Carolina |
| Reference Number |
34572 |
| Notes |
- North Carolina Marriage Records
Name: Louisa Donovant
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1855
Marriage Date: 24 May 1874
Marriage Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: William Cook
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 21
Event Type: Marriage
North Carolina Marriage Records
Name: Louisa Donavant [Louisa Williamson]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1855
Marriage Date: 24 May 1874
Marriage Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Father: Weldon Williamson
Mother: Corncha Donavant
Spouse: William Cook
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Father: Ern Cook
Spouse Mother: Jane Cook
Event Type: Marriage
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| Children |
| + | 1. Cook, Eugenia, b. 16 Jul 1876, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 10 Dec 1954, Hightowers Township, Caswell County, North Carolina (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 2. Cook, Mattie Bett, b. Abt 1880, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 7 Aug 1967, Caswell County, North Carolina (Age ~ 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 3. Cook, Anna Elizabeth, b. 30 Dec 1881, Yanceyville Township, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 8 Jan 1959, Caswell County, North Carolina (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 4. Cook, Dora Belle, b. 25 Oct 1883, North Carolina d. 14 Jun 1957, Caswell County, North Carolina (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 5. Cook, Cornelia Maude, b. 6 Mar 1884, Leasburg, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 5 Aug 1918 (Age 34 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 6. Cook, William Preston, b. 12 May 1888, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 27 Sep 1970 (Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 7. Cook, Robert L., b. 1892, Caswell County, North Carolina [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 8. Cook, James Weldon, b. 29 Jun 1892, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 16 Nov 1964, Leasburg, Caswell County, North Carolina (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 9. Cook, Victoria, b. 4 Dec 1895 d. 24 May 1972 (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F2429 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
16 May 2024 |
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| Notes |
- Telula Louisa Dunevant, who is my great-great-grandmother, had a son and a grandson who both had Weldon as a middle name and were each listed on the 1930 United States Federal Census as Weldon Cook, implying that both of them went by the name Weldon. More importantly, I have DNA connections to more than one child of Weldon Edwards Williamson other than Telula and DNA connections to more than one of Weldon’s siblings and to siblings of both of Weldon’s parents. I’m fascinated by all of that.
Source: Neil Alan Willard 16 October 2019 Post to Caswell County Historical Association Facebook Page.
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As I heard the words "a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do" being sung, I wondered if my great-great-great-grandmother Cornelia Dunevant would have heard the voice of "Royal George Williamson" running through her mind. Cornelia was a complete mystery to me as I researched my family history. She never got married, but did give birth to at least three daughters, including my great-great-grandmother Telula Dunevant, who was born in 1855. Cornelia would have been about 17 years old at the time. Telula later married William Cook at 19 years of age, and the best clue to the identity of her father appears on her marriage certificate. She listed her mother as Cornelia and her father as Weldon Williamson, who was a wealthy planter’s son.
Source: https://neilwillard.com/2018/05/30/bright-star-and-a-family-tree-secret/?fbclid=IwAR1WGEQziU7Vm_S2bpYUZzwdp_ASsP27_RCqWcKxLwaS8hHIVfzQwN37YR8 [accessed 15 October 2019].
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1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Louisa Dunevant [Louisa Dunnevant]
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Spotsylvania, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Archy Dunevant
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mary Dunevant
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: At Home
Household Members: Name Age
Archy Dunevant 68
Mary Dunevant 59
Louisa Dunevant 23
Maggie Dunevant 13
Archy Dunevant 20
Wister Dunevant 17
Wm. Dunevant 6
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| Sources |
- Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 157-158 (Article #135, "William Preston (Bill) Cook Family" by James Calvin Cook).
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