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2011 1.pdfDavie Dossier Issued by Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society Mocksville, North Carolina January 2011, Issue 1 Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society MEETINGS ARE HELD THE FOURTH TUESDAY (January through November) President Linda Leonard Vice President Secretary Pat Reilly, interim Treasurer Marie Roth Board of Directors Pat Reilly, Claude Horn Dossier Editors Marie Roth, Doris Frye Webmaster Marie Roth Our Website: 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 ?Order blanks so you don’t tear up Dossier ?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 ?Additional info: Davie County School History New: Branson’s NC Business Directories for Davie on our Web site Another Website about Davie County genealogy and history: https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Davie_County%2C_North_Carolina DAVIE CO. HISTORICAL/GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY PROGRAMS, 7 pm at the library: January 25, A tribute to Mr. James Wall and Frances “Pan” Beck. Description of the process of writing a book and self-publishing on the Internet. Marie Roth will describe the steps she took to write History of Davie County Schools. The book will be available for purchase. See page 7 for information for ordering. February 22,Betty West will bring her scrapbooks and describe the trips she took to see all the museums of US Presidents. These holidays were 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. March 22 Debi Dotson and Jane McAllister will present a program about their most recent book Images of America, Mocksville. The book will be available for purchase. Order blank on page 7. May 7, Daniel Boone Festival on Mocksville Square. Come help us with our booth and tours. May 11-14, 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, Yadkin Valley Historical Association conference at Surry County Community College. Theme is “Saving the Cemeteries of the Yadkin Valley”. September 7-10, Federation of Genealogical Societies at Springfield, IL. Theme is “Pathways to the Heartland”. www.fgs.org /2011conference/index.php Please let us know what you’d like to see printed in the next Dossier or presented at the next meeting. BOOKS ABOUT DAVIE COUNTY IN THE HISTORY ROOM OF DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY Author Title Davie County Heritage The 1850 Federal Census and Supplemental Schedules of Davie County, NC Fork Baptist Church Bicentennial Celebration Dutchman’s Creek Church and Eaton’s Baptist Church Davie County Enterprise-Record Bicentennial Issue Excerpts 100 years of History at Ijames Baptist Church Pioneer Times in the Jerusalem Township area of North Carolina Cooleemee History Loom Davie Dossier High School Yearbooks Almasy, Sandra Lee North Carolina Mortality Census, 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 Bailey, Brack III Growing Up in Advance Blackman, A.M., compiler Cohabitation Records of Davie County, North Carolina, 1866 Cooleemee Historical Association A Salute to Our Veterans Crenshaw, Charles & Ronnie Smith Looking Back Davie Methodist Bicentennial Comm The History of United Methodism in Davie County DCHGS Davie County Cemeteries 1 DCHGS Davie County Cemeteries 2 Dotson, Debra and Jane McAllister Images of America, Mocksville Frick, Ann Rambling and Reminiscing in Davie County Grissom, Rev. W.L.History of Methodism in Davie County Hairston, Peter W.The Cooleemee Plantation and its People Hasty, Mary Alice & Hazel Winfree Civil War Roster of Davie County, North Carolina Historical Records Survey Survey of North Carolina Cemeteries, Davie County, 1941 Ingmire, Frances T.Marriage Records, 1837-1868 Joyner, David A History of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Fork, NC Linn, Jo White Davie County North Carolina Tax Lists of 1843 and 1847 Linn, Jo White Davie County North Carolina Will and Deed Abstracts Martin, Thomas L.Churches of Davie County McAllister, Jane and Debra Dotson Images of America, Davie County Merrell, Wilson F.A Concise History of Fork Baptist Church Mohney, Kirk Franklin Historic Architecture of Davie County, North Carolina Moore, Jamie W.Growing Up in Davie County Murphy, Nancy and Everette Sain 1860 Federal Census, Davie County, North Carolina Murphy, Nancy and Everette Sain 1870 Federal Census, Davie County, North Carolina Murphy, Nancy K and Everette Sain 1880 Federal Census, Davie County, North Carolina Murphy, Nancy K.Davie County Marriages, 1836-1900 Murphy, Nancy K.Davie County Marriages, 1901-1959 Roth, Marie Benge Craig History of Davie County Schools Rumley, Jim Cooleemee Stroud, Louise Memories Wall, James W.History of Davie County Wall, James W.A History of the First Presbyterian Church of Mocksville, North Carolina Watson, June Clodfelter Davie County, North Carolina, Index of Loose Estate Papers, 1809-1936 West, Betty Frances Etchison Cana: People, Places and Professions Wight, Mrs. James; Mrs. Chas. Masser Guardian Accounts, 1846-1860 Zimmerman, Edith Professional ledgers of John Edward Bell Shutt, woodcraftsman and undertaker, Shady Grove township, Advance, North Carolina In Tribute Between December 3 and December 10, Davie County lost three of its outstanding citizens. Mr. Essic was a leader in the Farmington district, Pan Beck was our society’s secretary treasurer and had been president several times previously, and Mr. Wall was our county historian and author of Davie County History. They will all be missed in great measure. Another of our society’s members, Bert Bradford, died during that time. He had served as treasurer of the museum committee. Here are the accolades. Mr. James Edward Essic Sr. FARMINGTON –– Mr. James Edward Essic, 91, of Cana Road passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, at Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem. Mr. Essic was born Aug. 16, 1919, in Yadkin County to the late John Frank and Mary Lois McMath Essic. He was a charter member of Highland Presbyterian Church in Winston- Salem and in later years a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Mocksville. Mr. Essic attended public school in Courtney, and graduated in 1936. He attended Mars Hill College and graduated magna cum laude from Appalachian State Teachers’ College. Mr. Essic was a pillar of the Farmington Community and was instrumental in many local projects. He served as a master of the Pino Grange for a number of years. Mr. Essic was the first president of the Farmington Volunteer Fire Department and worked to obtain telephone service for the Farmington community. He helped organize the Farmington Medical Center and served on the board of trustees of the Davie County hospital. One of his proudest accomplishments was the James E. and Lelia N. Essic Scholarship Fund that has awarded college scholarships to nearly one hundred students. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a sister, Wilma Wittman of Orange, Ca. Mr. Essic and his wife, Lelia, would have been married sixty-eight years on Dec. 13. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons and two daughters, James Edward Essic Jr. (Chip) and his wife, Ruth, David Neal Essic Sr. and his wife, Brenda, Mary Ellen Candillo and her husband, John and Lelia Anne Barnes and her husband, Brooks; seven grandchildren, Jefferson Essic and his wife, Karen, Rebecca Phillips and her husband, Lawson, David Essic Jr. and his wife, Tammy, Forrest Essic and his wife, Heather, Joseph Candillo and his wife, Kate and Edward and Elizabeth Barnes; five great-grandchildren, Sadie and Thomas Essic, Elliott and Eliza Essic and Wyatt Phillips; and a brother, Francis Essic of Gastonia. Mrs. Mary Frances Atkinson "Pan" Beck MOCKSVILLE –– Mrs. Mary Frances Atkinson “Pan” Beck, 82, of Wagner Road, died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010 at WFU Baptist Medical Center. She was born July 16, 1928, in Forsyth County, to William Johnson and Era Lunn Collette Atkinson. Mrs. Beck was retired from Energy United, formerly known as Crescent Electric. She was a member of Bear Creek Baptist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher and was a member of the Women Missionary group. Mrs. Beck was also involved with 4-H, Northwest Child Development, Davie County School Board, United Way, YMCA, Davie County Library Board, Davie County Historical Assoc., D.A.R., Davie Democratic party and Clarksville Homemakers Assoc. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Ann; a sister, Ada Atkinson Wallace; and her stepfather, Homer F. Latham. Survivors include her husband, Stacy A. Beck of the home; three children, Patti (Curt) Newsom of Hamptonville, Susan (Rick) Carter of Mocksville and Andy Beck of Cana; three grandchildren, Andrew (Hannah) Beck and Ashleigh Byrd, all of Mocksville and Cameron Beck of Cana; and one great-granddaughter, Makyiah Byrd. Mr. James William Wall MOCKSVILLE –– Mr. James William Wall, 92, of W. Church St., died Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, at Carolinas Medical Center-North East in Concord. Mr. Wall was born Aug. 21, 1918, in Davie County to the late James Wesley and Mamie Hutchins Wall. He was retired from Davie County Schools after 32 years of service and was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Mr. Wall was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Mocksville where he had served as an Elder. He was a graduate of Appalachian State Teacher’s College and received his graduate degree from University of North Carolina. Mr. Wall had served on the Mocksville Town Board for 20 years, Mocksville Planning Board for six years. He was author of History of the First Presbyterian Church of Mocksville and History of Davie County, for which he received the Peace Award from the North Carolina Society of State and Local Historians. Mr. Wall was awarded the Order of the Long-Leaf Pine presented by the State of North Carolina for his contributions to public education and local history. He had been honored by Masons of Davie County for his work in making Davie County a better place to live and presented a resolution by the towns of Mocksville, Cooleemee, and Bermuda Run; Davie County Commissioners; and Davie County Board of Education for his accomplishments and contributions to the county. Mr. Wall was active in Davie County Retired School Personnel and the Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society and had served as County Historian since 1969 and was still active in local history research. Other awards Mr. Wall had received include: Valley Forge Classroom Teacher’s Medal from the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge, E.C. Tatum Humanitarian Award, Outstanding Citizen Award from the Woodmen of the World, Community Citizen of the Year Award from the Civitan Club, Governor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service and honored by the Cooleemee Historical Society. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Claire Wall Grose. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Esther Mae Grier Wall of the home; two daughters, Nancy Wall Piston (William) of Springfield, MO and Carol Wall Poston of Greenville, NC; one son, James Grier Wall (Kay) of Concord, NC; and four grandchildren, Jonathan Wall, Claire Wall, Rob Poston and Nat Poston. ********************************************* Just days before his death, Mr. Wall was seen at Mr. Essic’s funeral, the library, and in the grocery store. He wrote this article which appeared in the Davie County Enterprise Record on December 2, 2010. NEW BOOKS WONDERFUL WORKS ON DAVIE HISTORY by James Wall, Special to the Enterprise The story of Davie County in history, biography, culture, infrastructure, business and education from the Revolutionary War years in the late 1700s to the present is vividly and authentically told in picture and narrative in four books published in recent weeks. The writer believes this accomplishment is a record unsurpassed in any other comparable county in the state These books just published include Images of America, Davie County with 240 pictures and brief explanatory narratives and identification by Jane McAllister and Debra Dotson, and Images of America, Mocksville with 241 pictures and narratives also by Jane McAllister and Debra Dotson. Looking Back: Davie County in the Fifties and Sixties by Charles Crenshaw and Ronnie Smith has 700 pictures with brief narrative accounts. Many of these pictures are of Davie County High School and athletic teams. The book also includes pictures of other groups, individuals, school functions and social events, and scores of special occasions only a few of which are found in the two Images books. All three are exceptionally well done. Marie Roth has researched and authored an authentic, thorough, and fascinating History of Davie County Schools from the late 1700s to 2010. This volume represents several thousands hours of research, extensive travel, and scores of personal interviews, and 180 pictures, names of teachers, biographical information, school buildings, and pictures of classes at many schools from the late 1800s and 1900s. The detailed memories of former students are told in both excerpts and lengthy accounts. They are fascinating, and immediately challenge today’s reader to think of their experiences and the contrast with today. All four books representing some two and a quarter centuries will recall personal memories and recollections of parents and stories the reader has heard. They will entertain, contrast and compare and ensure and portray the realization of slow and gradual change but will also demonstrate progress in education over the years to today’s state-of-the-art status. They will also make it possible to quickly find desired information and will guarantee that the pictures and information will be preserved instead of eventually becoming unidentified or lost, thus denying future generations irreplaceable memorabilia. The authors would be the first to say a sincere thank you to the hundreds of interested persons who have made and kept the pictures and saved written and printed segments of our culture in our business and religious life, our buildings, and our work and play activities – indeed the complete story of our everyday life in Davie County. A special thank you would also be in order for those who preserved in pictures, writing, and printed articles by depositing them in the Martin-Wall History Room at the Davie County Library. The authors of these four books, and those who assisted them, deserve a sincere thank you from everyone in Davie County for their tireless effort, and their time and financial resources spent on our behalf. ********************************************* The Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society wishes to convey many thanks to these persons who enhanced the study and preservation of Davie County History. We also express sympathy to the family and friends of these special people of Davie. They will be missed. New leaders are needed to continue. The Little Gold Cup and Saucer A true story from Marie Roth’s life Part One of the story: All my life I can remember this very small cup and saucer being on my parents’ dresser. I asked my mother about heirlooms and wrote down what she told me. On this item, she said that she and her sister Mae used to ride with their dad on the wagon as he drove from their farm into Mocksville. They knew two old maid sisters in town and would go to visit them. At one of these visits, one of the sisters, Miss Alice Lee gave her this gift, and she had always treasured it. I have it now and it is special to me, also. Part Two of the story: When I was one year old, my parents and I moved from Statesville to Black Mountain. I started taking piano lessons in the sixth grade from Clara McDougle. She was the organist at our church, was wife of my elementary school principal, and was a piano teacher with a little room at our school. She meant a lot to me, and I learned quickly and have appreciated the piano, organ, and voice lessons she shared with me. I still use all three of these skills in my church and for enjoyment at home. I realized a few years ago that I knew nothing about her, and I set myself a goal of compiling her family history, much as I did my own family. In searching her husband’s family, I remembered his father who was also a member of our church. He was first married to a woman who had seven children, one of whom was Clara’s husband. This wife died, and he remarried a younger woman and had one daughter who was my age. Then this second wife died. Mr. McDougle was approaching 90 years old when he went to live at the Methodist Home in Charlotte. In a year or so, he married one of the residents, a woman in her middle-80's who was from Mocksville who had never been married. Her name was Alice Lee. So my little cup and saucer have returned home to Mocksville, and I have another link to my wonderful piano teacher and friend, Clara McDougle.  What possessions do you own that have interesting stories? Have you written these stories down? Do your children and grandchildren know the owners or origins of your inherited belongings? Do you have photographs of your heirlooms? Do you know how to take good care of them? Have you interviewed your older relatives about their interesting stories and recorded them? USE THIS UPDATED PAGE FOR ORDERING ITEMS AND/OR PAYING DUES. 2011 1 January (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 $6.47 Wilson F. Merrell, 1928 NEW !$6.00 $6.47 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 incorporates biographical and military service sketches of 1,147 Davie County Civil War veterans. 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. 128 page book of old photos and descriptions. Order 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 a few other Davie communities. 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. The book is $38 (tax included) and postage is $4 more. Mail orders to Charles Crenshaw, 421 Park Avenue, Mocksville NC 27028. NEW ! History of Davie County Schools, 318 pages, by Marie Benge Craig Roth has photos, locations, and names of students and teachers of schools. Most of the 149 schools are listed with latitude and longitude. There is an 18 page index of 3,222 names. A chronology describes the evolution of the school system in Davie. Genealogists and historians will want to check the index. Make check to Marie Roth for $40.26 for non-residents and $43 for NC resident.Mail to 276 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. 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