2010 4.pdfDavie Dossier
Issued by
Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society
Mocksville, North Carolina
October 2010, Issue 4
Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society
MEETINGS ARE HELD THE FOURTH TUESDAY (January through November)
President Linda Leonard
Secretary/Treasurer Frances Beck
Board of Directors Pat Reilly, Claude Horn
Dossier Editors Marie Roth, Doris Frye
Webmaster Marie Roth
Our Web site: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncdavhgs has these features:
?All the churches in Davie County
?Cemeteries in Davie County with locations
?National Register of Historic Places sites
?Names on the War Memorial in Mocksville
?Index to Bible Records at DCPL
?Townships as listed on US Census, 1790 - 1930
?Meeting Dates and Programs
?Guardian Accounts, Davie Co. 1846- 1859
?Apprentice Bonds, Davie Co. 1829 -1859
?1974 booklet about old schools in Davie.
DAVIE CO. HISTORICAL/GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY PROGRAMS, 7 pm at the library:
January 26, Beth Hill, Historic Site Manager of Fort Dobbs State Historic Site, Iredell Co., NC.
February 23, Larry Campbell, using Ancestry.Com to its maximum potential.
March 23, Debra Dotson and Marie Roth, Photography in Genealogy.
April 27: Joe and Terri Ramsbotham discussed Moravians with an emphasis on foods grown and used.
May 25: Dorothy Rucker Graham discussed her family history research.
June 22: H. Lee Waters filmed Davie County events, schools, and people about 1940.
We will look at some of his footage and try to identify people and buildings.
This 16 mm silent film was changed to video cassette and then recently Marie changed
the video to DVD. We’ll talk about preservation methods for films. For information about him,
see http://www.colorlab.com/archives/HLeeWaters.htm
Duke University has his old films and records.
July 27: Discussion about maps of Davie County. Bring your favorite Davie map and share how it
helped you to learn more about the county and/or your ancestor.
Part 2 of H. Lee Waters films of Davie County. Twenty people came June 22 and really enjoyed
seeing Part 1 of these old movies.
August 14: Instead of our regular meeting, we’ll attend the August 14 Daniel Boone Conf. in Mocksville.
September 28: Demonstration of using microfilm, researching books, and exploring filing cabinets in the
history room. This was followed by a scavenger hunt using these materials. 17 people attended.
October 26: Bob and Sue Hill will discuss the Salisbury Confederate Prison and the National Cemetery.
November 23: Meet at the library parking lot at 6:30 and carpool to Cooleemee Museum at Zachary
House for a tour.
December:No meeting
January 25, 2011 Betty West will bring her scrapbooks and describe the trips she took to see all the
museums of US Presidents. These coming holidays will be a great time for you to collect photos
and personal histories from your families so that you can compile a scrapbook about your people.
Come see these beautiful books for ideas on making your own histories.
Please let us know what you’d like to see printed in the next Dossier or presented at the next meeting.
CONFERENCES
CONFERENCE IN 2010. November 12-13, 2010, North Carolina Genealogical Society Annual
Meeting and Speaker at Brownstone Inn in Raleigh NC. Theme is “Finding British Isles Ancestors”.
www.ncgenealogy.org .
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2011. May 7, 2011 is the Daniel Boone Festival on Mocksville Square.
You will enjoy this all day event. We sponsor a booth, so we will need some help.
LOTS OF CONFERENCES IN 2011.
May 11-14, 2011, National Genealogical Society Annual Meeting at North Charleston SC
Convention Center. Theme is “Where the Past is Present”. www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info
August 13, 2011, Yadkin Valley Historical Association conference at Surry County Community
College. Theme is “Saving the Cemeteries of the Yadkin Valley”.
September 7-10, 2011, Federation of Genealogical Societies at Springfield, IL. Theme is
“Pathways to the Heartland”. www.fgs.org /2011conference/index.php
LOTS OF NEW PRODUCTS:
DVD FROM NGS CONFERENCE IN SALT LAKE CITY
When the NGS met in Salt Lake City in April 2010, there was a wonderful program for those attending
the conference in the huge LDS Conference Center. It featured video vignettes, music by the Mormon
Tabernacle Choir, and genealogy talks by several persons including David McCullough. This two hour
program is available on DVD and can be ordered for a total cost of $4.50 by calling 1.800.537.5971.
The order number is 09312000. Title is A Celebration of Family History.
Book Two: Images of America: Mocksville will be released on November 15. If
you would like to order a copy, information is on page 7 of this newsletter. In
addition to Mocksville scenes, there are a few pictures of other locales in Davie
County. You may pre-order.
Book Description:Old photographs offer subjective and evocative evidence of the
way we lived and worked in years past. Images of America: Mocksville shares the
photographic story of the development of the town of Mocksville and its people to the
mid-1900s. Named the seat of newly created Davie County in 1839, the town of
Mocksville, originally known as Mocks Old Field, existed as early as the
Revolutionary War. Photographs support documentary evidence of various trades as well as
agricultural pursuits. Not all buildings or homes survive a town's growth, and Mocksville provides
evidence of the passing parade of homes that did not survive. History comes alive as we rediscover and
share old photographs and contemplate what they divulge of past times and lives.
Author Bio:Jane Satchell McAllister serves as librarian in the Martin-Wall Local History Room in
the Davie County Public Library. Debra Leigh Dotson volunteers in the history room, organizing and
digitizing historical photographs, documents, and artifacts in the collection. Photographs in this book
derive from the collections of the library and Davie County residents.
Looking Back at Davie County in the 1950s and 1960s by Charles R. Crenshaw and Ronnie L. Smith.
304 pages with 700 photographs, size 9" by 11.75". Paperback with French flaps. Cost $38.00, tax
included. Add $4 for mailing. Available early November at R & J Sports and Foster’s Drug.
This is a nostalgic look at growing up in Davie County in the 1950s and 1960s through the photography
of Gray Smith. For information: Charles Crenshaw (336.751.5172) or Ronnie Smith (336.751.3626)
See page 7 for ordering your copy.
RANDOM INTERESTING ITEMS
The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center is a statewide digitization and digital publishing program
housed in the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Digital
Heritage Center works with cultural heritage institutions across North Carolina to digitize and publish
historic materials online. Through its free or low-cost digitization and online hosting services, the
Digital Heritage Center provides libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, and other cultural heritage
institutions with the opportunity to publicize and share their rare and unique collections online. The
Center operates in conjunction with the State Library of North Carolina's NC ECHO (North Carolina
Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) project. It is supported by the State Library of North Carolina with
funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services
and Technology Act. The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center began operation in the fall of 2009,
and established several pilot projects with partner institutions in early 2010. As the pilot projects are
completed, the Digital Heritage Center will work with new partners to develop additional projects.
Davie County has 400 images online at http://www.digitalnc.org/counties/davie-county . Jane
McAllister, History Room Librarian, selected and uploaded these 400 photos from the library collection
and is planning to submit 400 more.
ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching through historical documents, personal papers,
and family histories held in archives around the world. www.archivegrid.org
Davie County Public Library now has a subscription to the African American Heritage online database
through ProQuest for genealogy research. Primary sources devoted specifically to African American
family history, including census records, vital records, freed and slave records, church records, legal
records, and more.
Directions for using this library edition:
From this site: www.library.daviecounty.org , click on “Useful Links”, and then click on African
American Heritage.
The previous Clement slaves were featured in articles in the mid-1960s by Gordon Tomlinson in the
local newspaper. Lillie Meroney wrote him a letter with information and additional facts. “Since you
are printing some articles (which we enjoy so much) about the Clement slaves, I thought perhaps you
might like to see the following list of the old Negroes in Mocksville in the 1900's. They all had their own
businesses and worked independently. My brother gave me this list just before his death, and I, too,
remember all of them.”
Banner Clingman, carpenter
Lewis Turner, carpenter
Henry Woodruff, carpenter
Jess Setzer, bricklayer
Harry Lyons, fish peddler
Henry Dulin, worked in tobacco factory
John Clement, sold beef
George Humphrey, drayman
Troy Clement, drayman
Pete Humley, blacksmith
Terry Hellard, blacksmith
Wesley Frost, shoe repair shop
Charlie Brown, restaurant
Sam Setzer (or Clement), restaurant
Bill Gaither, barber
Edd Hunt, barber
Tom Lyons, barber
Reuben Gaither, road work and peddling
Beal Neely, school teacher
Cal Bryant, well digger
Abb Clement, worked in livery stable
Dick Pass, farmer
Spencer Roan, handy man
Tum Williams, handy man
Will Frost, worked for CC Sanford
Henry Meroney, handy man
Phil Coletrane, well digger
“Peg Leg” Pettis, well digger
Rev. Crawford, preacher
USE THIS UPDATED PAGE FOR ORDERING ITEMS AND/OR PAYING DUES. 2010 4 October
(Postage has increased; state taxes increased 1%.) (Out of state residents don’t pay state tax when ordering.)
Title Author non- NC NC res.No.Cost
BOOKS:
Davie County...A Brief History,
paperback
James W. Wall, 128 pages $9.00 $9.39
The Boone Families in Davie County Wall, Howell Boone, and Flossie Martin $8.00 $8.31
Davie County Marriages 1836-1900 Nancy K. Murphy $25.00 $26.55
Davie County Marriages 1901-1959 Nancy K. Murphy $25.00 $26.55
Davie County Cemeteries, a 2-volume set D.C. Historical/Gen. Soc. $55.00 $58.88
1860 Federal Census-Davie County Nancy K. Murphy and Everette Sain $20.00 $21.16
1870 Federal Census-Davie County Nancy K. Murphy and Everette Sain $20.00 $21.16
1880 Federal Census-Davie County Nancy K. Murphy and Everette Sain $20.00 $21.16
MAPS OF DAVIE COUNTY:
Lagle Land Grant $8.00 $8.31
Hughes Historical, 1700's, drawn in 1977 $8.00 $8.31
J.T. Alderman, 1887 $6.00 $6.16
POSTCARDS OF DAVIE CO. SCENES (set of 8)$2.50 $2.50
CD of all issues Davie Dossier since 1987 $7.00 $7.39
TOTAL NUMBER AND COST
Make check to DCHGS and send to address at bottom of page. Prices include tax, postage, and handling.
Davie County Heritage Book, non-NC resident cost is $45; NC resident cost is $48.10.
Make check to Davie County Heritage Book. Use DCHGS address below.
The Historic Architecture of Davie Co.,non-NC resident cost is $30; NC resident cost is $31.94.
History of Davie County, hardback, by James W. Wall, 449 pages; non-NC resident cost is $30; NC resident cost is $31.94.
Make check to Davie County Public Library. Use DCHGS address below.
The Civil War Roster of Davie County by Mary Alice Miller Hasty and Hazel Miller Winfree can be ordered. This book,
published by McFarland, incorporates biographical and military service sketches of 1,147 Davie County Civil War veterans, with
accompanying photographs where possible. Non-NC resident cost is $60. NC resident cost is $64.26. Checks should be made out
to M & M Books and sent to Mary Alice Hasty, 105 East Brick Walk Court, Mocksville NC 27028.
Images of America, Davie County by Debra Dotson and Jane McAllister. This 128 page book of old photos and descriptions can
be ordered from Jane McAllister, DCPL, 371 N. Main St., Mocksville NC 27028. Make check to Jane McAllister. Non-NC
resident cost is $26.99. NC resident cost is $28.69.
Images of America, Mocksville by Debra Dotson and Jane McAllister. Book 2 by these authors features photographs with details
in Mocksville and includes some surrounding areas. The same ordering information applies as listed for book one.
Looking Back at Davie County in the1950s and 1960s by Charles Crenshaw and Ron Smith. This 304 page book of 700
photographs taken by Ron’s father, Gray Smith, will bring back memories of people and places in Davie County. Publication date
is November 1. The book is $38 (tax included) and postage is $4 more. Mail orders to Charles Crenshaw, 421 Park Avenue,
Mocksville NC 27028.
MEMBERSHIP for a calendar year is still just $5.00/year. Life Membership is $100 per person. We are 501(c)(3)
and dues are tax deductible. Below is a registration form for your use; checks, payable to the Society.
DAVIE COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (DCHGS)
Frances Atkinson Beck
1131 Wagner Road
Mocksville, North Carolina 27028
NAME _____________________________________________________________
ADDRESS _____________________________________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS _____________________________________________________________
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Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society
371 North Main Street
Mocksville, North Carolina 27028
October is Family History Month. What are you doing to prepare or enhance your recordkeeping of your genealogy?
October 26, 7 pm meeting at the Davie County Public Library. Speakers will be Bob and Sue Hill. Topic is Salisbury
NC Confederate Prison and the National Cemetery.
November 23, meet at the library to carpool and drive down to Cooleemee Museum for a tour and a discussion.
December – no meeting.
During the holidays, when you are with your family, interview them and ask to copy old photographs and records.
cemetery and other historic spots in Davie County.
us historians had a Heitman/Gaither/Clement Symposium one beautiful summer day this year and enjoyed visiting the
Mocksville for a long time. The photo on the next page shows the peacefulness of the hill where they are buried. Three of
the people in the book and the additional entries. It's interesting how many of these families intermarried and stayed in
Cemetery Book lists the residents of this cemetery, but many names had been written in by hand in the book. This table lists
Clement Family Cemetery on Eaton Road with her mother, her many relatives, and her friends. The Davie County
Your July 2010 Dossier had three articles about Mary Jane Heitman, 1900 historian for Davie County. She is buried in
CLEMENT FAMILY CEMETERY, EATON ROAD, NAMES FROM CEM. BOOK AND NOTATIONS
Death DateBirth DateNotesGiven NameSurname
October 18, 1854February 26, 1853JosephineBailey
January 25, 1863May 16, 1821wife of Wiley BaileyMaryBailey
18631821Mary ClementBailey
June 10, 1896May 19, 1813WileyBailey
June 16, 1896May 19, 1813June 10 or June 16??WileyBailey
19041873Margaret C.Burke
March 30, 1900December 9, 1872(Laura)Mrs. William H.Call
January 19, 1844AbrahamClement
November 10, 1946December 21, 1888Abram MarvinClement
May 7, 1970June 6, 1889Charlie HargroveClement
June 1, 1874November 28, 1827son of John ClementDeWitt Clement
September 15, 1881January 10, 1803Wife of Godfrey ClementElizabeth BownClement
July 2, 1873April 14, 1824Emily E.Clement
July 2, 1865June 23, 1863son of J.M. and M. Clement GodfreyEugeneClement
no dateDecember 6, 1898Eula MillerClement
June 13, 1924July 8, 1890Fred LawrenceClement
April 1932February 1907Glenn PageClement
November 8, 1832August 11, 1797age: 35 years, 2 mos., 28 days; son of HenryGodfreyClement
July 2, 1846October 19, 1793son of HenryHenryClement
December 2, 1843May 19, 1822Henry L.Clement
June 9, 1921October 11, 1868son of John Marshall Clement(Hubbard) HerbertClement
February 17, 1954June 15, 1894James BaileyClement
May 7, 1876December 6, 1808son of HenryJesse A.Clement
18841847son of Jesse A.Jesse LeeClement
August 31, 1845November 1, 1795son of HenryJohnClement
June 18, 1865April 13, 1859John HadenClement
19191828John HenryClement
April 6, 1897December 4, 1872son of Dr. D.C. and E.F. ClementJohn LClement
June 4, 1886November 1, 1825son of John ClementJohn MarshallClement
May 20, 1906September 10, 1905son of W.K. ClementJohn MarshallClement
April 3, 1961November 17, 1887Kerr MClement
September 13, 1902December 3, 1844daughter of Jesse A.Laura C.Clement
May 25, 1896June 1, 1888son of W.A. and W.C. ClementLaurenceClement
June 4, 1905January 27, 1857Lettie LindsayClement
January 8, 1905January 3, 1841wife of Col. William B. ClementMarrie K.Clement
December 15, 1863June 23, 1863son of J.M. and M. Clement GodfreyMarshalClement
July 9, 1904March 5, 1857daughter of J.M. and M.J. ClementMary E.Clement
19151851Mary Emily FosterClement
April 13, 1905February 9, 1832daughter of William H. & Mary ClementMary JaneClement
19051830dau. of John ClementMary L.Clement
19311864Mary MillerClement
19351855Mary WeaverClement
January 8, 1905 January 8, 1841wife of William Baxter ClementMattie Kerr JonesClement
samesamedaughter of Arnold A. JonesMattie Kerr JonesClement
June 16, 1891June 4, 1810wife of Jesse A.Melinda A. (Nail)Clement
19411898Milton V.Clement
June 10, 1899June 20, 1799widow of John ClementNancyClement
May 15, 1934April 5, 1882Nancy E.Clement
May 27, 1895February 17, 1840widow of W.H. ClementParthenia LoweryClement
April 8, 1912July 9, 1891RalphClement
no stoneRosanna SainClement
April 3, 1852October 31, 1828daughter of Jesse and Melinda ClementSallyClement
September 25, 1870May 5, 1831Sarah C.Clement
December 3, 1827December 24, 1823daughter of Jesse and Melinda ClementSophia E.Clement
April 15, 1901August 2, 1850widow of W.A. ClementW. CorneliaClement
April 7, 1937March 6, 1841W.H.Clement
January 6, 1931August 23, 1871son of John Marshall ClementWalter RaleighClement
June 24, 1901May 16, 1840(Captain)Wiley A.Clement
January 12, 1896February 3, 183510th VA Cav. CSA; son of JohnWilliam Baxter (Col.)Clement
19281863William K.Clement
19471926William ThomasClement
look for tombstoneGradyCollins
October 15, 1967April 2, 1888William L.Collins
March 6, 1918March 6, 1822??same date for Martha and Samuel??Samuel WinfreeCrotts
wife of Samuel Winfree CrottsMartha Jane ClementCrotts
September 9, 1882July 2, 1868Charles R.Eaten
August 1, 1890July 6, 1863GraceEaten
February 1, 1881June 24, 1825JacobEaten
November 14, 1909September 24, 1854daughter of Jacob and Margaret EatenMartha MalindaEaten
October 8, 1894September 12, 1828widow of Jacob EatenMary Elizabeth ClementEaten
July 17, 1875October 3, 1850daughter of Jacob and mary Elizabeth EatenSallie C.Eaten
April 27, 1929November 19, 1860Jesse JosephEaton
March 4, 1953August 18, 1856Laura BlancheEaton
February 10, 1943April 30, 1850Ephraim LashGaither
October 16, 1943August 28, 1855daughter of John Marshall ClementFlorence ClementGaither
March 20, 1952May 5, 1871William WalterHarbin
July 31, 1957May 13, 1875Sally B. ClementHarbin
July 1, 1896June 2, 1837ReverendG.W. Hardison
18951892Walter KeyHardison
1917no datePaulHardison
March 19, 1962November 1, 1939Jimmie SueHarris
July 26, 1948December 25, 1860dau. of John M. Clement; mother of Mary J.Julia ClementHeitman
January 22, 1962October 2, 1886death cert. says she died January 23, 1962Mary JaneHeitman
September 17, 1972Linda ClementHines
August 4, 1951June 17, 1882Amelia Clement Jones
no dateMarch 6, 1887Charlie R.Jones
November 12, 1904July 16, 1904Merrick or Herrick?Margaret L.M/Herrick
July 1, 1879August 16, 184632 years, 10 months, 15 daysG.W. Parker
July 1, 1879August 16, 184632 years, 10 months, 15 daysG.W. Parker
April 4, 1882no dateaged 41 yearsMary E.Parker
June 26, 1878February 8, 1817Eldridge L.Parker
May 31, 1876May 22, 1801daughter of Henry ClementSarahRyan
January 3, 1918September 24, 1834Amelia EatonTurner
see www.fmoran.com/clement.html