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2016 1.pdf Davie Dossier, January 2016 page 1 DAVIE DOSSIER Issued by Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society Mocksville, North Carolina January 2016, Issue 1 Davie Dossier, January 2016 page 2 DAVIE COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY President, Linda Leonard Vice President, Margaret Cevasco Secretary, Pat Reilly Treasurer, Marie Roth Board of Directors, Claude Horn Dossier Editor, Marie Roth Webmaster, Marie Roth Our Website, www.rootsweb.ancestry.com.com/~ncdavhgs has these features: All the churches in Davie County Cemeteries in Davie County with locations Names on the War Memorial in Mocksville Index to Bible Family Records at DCPL Order blanks so you don’t tear up Dossier History of nine newspapers in Davie County Meeting Dates and Programs Guardian Accounts, Davie Co., 1846-1859 Apprentice Bonds, Davie Co., 1829-1959 1974 booklet about old schools in Davie Branson’s NC Business Directories for Davie Co. Sources for black family history Another Website about Davie County genealogy and history: http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Davie_County%2C_North_Carolina Meetings are on the fourth Thursdays at 7 pm at Davie County Library History Room. DCHGS PROGRAMS IN 2016: January 28: Program chair, Margaret Cevasco will lead a discussion about historical myths. A true/false set of questions will be featured. February 25: March 24: April 28: May 7: assist with Daniel Boone Festival June 23: August: meet with Yadkin Valley Historical Association September 22: October 27: November: 17: FINANCIAL REPORT Balance on 1/1/2015 was $5,704.12 Received for books and maps was $422.52 Received for membership was $898.00 Received misc. $ 372.00 Disbursed $717.77 Balance on 12/31/2015 was $6,678.87 FUTURE CONFERENCES RootsTech – February 3 - 6, 2016 in Salt Lake City; see https://rootstech.org You can watch presentations from previous years online, and watch it live in February online. National Genealogical Society -- May 4-7, 2016 in Fort Lauderdale FL; see www.ngsgenealogy.org In May of 2017, NGS will meet in Raleigh !! Federation of Genealogical Societies – August 31-September 3, 2016 in Springfield IL; see www.fgs.org Davie Dossier, January 2016 page 3 MARY ELIZABETH LEE This photo is from FindAGrave.Com. Read this tombstone very carefully. This is in Rose Cemetery in Mocksville. What sources would you use to prove that Mary died on her birthday when she was 100 years old? Trying to prove that this is accurate, I read microfilmed newspapers from Davie County. The Davie County Enterprise-Record of 5 December 1968 had the obituary which is below, on the right. The transcription is at the left. Obituaries previously used words such as these “died last Saturday morning” instead of putting the exact date. Hooray for not doing that now. To find the exact date, I used a genealogical software program, tools tab. Different programs have different terms, but on RootsMagic, it is called Date Tools, and then choose calendar. Choose 30 November 1968, and you discover that this was a Saturday, which agrees with the obituary. So she did indeed die on her birthday at 100 years old. There are no vital records to prove that she was born on 30 November 1868. These were begun in 1913. But the obituary states this date. Perhaps a family Bible would have that date listed. MISS MARY LEE, 100 Miss Mary Elizabeth Lee, age 100, died at the Wesley Center in Charlotte last Saturday morning. Funeral services were held Monday morning at the First United Methodist Church of Mocksville. Burial was in the family plot in Rose Cemetery. Miss Lee was the daughter of the Rev. William D. Lee, M.D. and Elmira Oxner and was born in Columbia, S.C., Nov. 30, 1868. She graduated at Columbia College, and was valedictorian and poet of her class. Her father later moved to North Carolina where she spent the greater part of her life teaching English, French and Spanish in high schools. She also taught music and was active in Methodist church work. She lived in Mocksville with her sisters, Miss Alice Lee and the late Miss Bertha Lee until entering the Methodist Home in Charlotte in the fall of 1947. She was one of the first persons to come into the membership of the home. During her twenty years there she has been a friend and help to many others as they joined the Home family. Surviving is her sister, Mrs. Alice Lee McDougle, of the Methodist Home in Charlotte. Another obituary mentioned that she died on her 100th birthday. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: On page 161 of History of Davie County Schools, there is a 1932 thank you letter in the newspaper: a teacher of a small school for black students. Line 8: “To begin with Mrs. Jessie Bailey, the Misses Lees and Mrs. J.B. Johnstone have been our constant friends.” [These women are all kin to each other.] For a nostalgic, sentimental blog about Mary Elizabeth, read this: http://hubpages.com/literature/Mary-Elizabeth-Lee-New-Information# A photo of 97 year old Mary Elizabeth is included. Davie Dossier, January 2016 page 4 A study of this family is very interesting. There is some false data online. The obituary at the right is for the step mother of Mary. Mary’s father had seven children in all but there were two mothers. On FindAGrave, along with the information about the death of the first mother is a link to a daughter, Anna Elmira. The summary I wrote follows: 1870 Census for Ironton, Lincoln Co., NC: William D. Lee, 36, Methodist Minister, born in South Carolina, worth is $150; Elmira, 28, born in SC; William B., 5, born in SC; Henry M., 3, born in SC, and Mary E., 1, born in SC. 1880 Census for Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC: Rev. Will D. Lee, 45, Methodist Minister, he and parents born in SC; wife, Sarah B., 39, she and parents born in NC; son, William B., 15, born in SC; son, Henry Mood, 14, born in SC; daughter Mary E., 11, born in NC, her father in SC, and her mother in NC; son, Tom Bailey, 7, born in NC; daughter, Bertha M., 5, born in NC, and Alice J., 2, born in NC. [The first 3 are children of Elmira. The last 3 are children of Sarah. Anna Elmira does not show up on a census.] 1880: an online submitter left notes that W.B. Oxner adopted the 3 oldest children on 20 September 1880. 1900 Census for Mocksville, [Will died a few months after the 1880 census was taken and Sarah brought her 2 daughters home to Mocksville. She lived with her brother in her childhood home.] Sallie B. Lee, 49, 3 children/3 living; Bertha M., born February 1875, 25, single teacher; Alice J. Lee, born December 1879, 21. William H. Bailey, her brother, is 56, born October 1854, a merchant. They lived on Depot Street. 1910 Census for Mocksville, Depot Street, Sallie B. Lee, 68, wd, 3/3, own income; Alice J., 31; William H. Bailey, 66, merchant general store. Next door was her brother Thomas B. Bailey, 60, lawyer, general practice with wife, Jessie, 56, who was born in Tennessee. They had been married for 31 years. 1910 Census for Greensboro, 524 Highland Ave., [now on campus], Bertha Lee, 33, college teacher, living with Walter and Sadie Clements and their 7 children. 1920 Census for Mocksville, no street listed; Sarah B. Lee, 78, wd; Bertha M., 43; Allice J., 41. Next door is Jessie Bailey, 66, born in TN. 1930 Census for Mocksville, Lexington Street, Sarah B. Lee, 88, wd.; Bertha M., 63; Alice J., 51; Mary E., 61, teacher in public school; Jessie Bailey, 76 is next door. 1940 Census for Mocksville, Depot Street; Alice J., 61; Mary, 71 1954 Death of Bertha: Davie County Library had an interesting article from Greensboro College – Bertha was a member of the first graduating class [and valedictorian, giving her speech in Latin] and then taught there for 20 years [English, French, and German]. She was the first woman to serve on the school board in Mocksville. She taught Bible at the black school. Davie Dossier, January 2016 page 5 William Drayton Lee’s children by first wife, Elmira Oxner There were lots of discrepancies. Mary Elizabeth’s obituary said she was born in Columbia, SC. Her death certificate said she was born in Tennessee. Henry Mood Lee vanishes. Newspapers.com and FindAGrave don’t have any answers. Anna Elmira is found in FindAGrave linked to her mother’s death information. Perhaps this was a baby who died at mother’s death. William Bowman was a minister who served a mission in Brazil for the Methodist Church for 60 years. [newspapers.com had an article in Burlington paper because he had a son living there] William Drayton Lee’s children by second wife, Sarah Bailey The 1880 census was taken on June 8 and 9. Will died 3.5 months later. Thomas Bailey Lee in 1938 article was attorney for the Mocksville Board and received $20 per year. His obit described his service in Idaho. “Judge Bailey Lee served two terms as Chief Justice of the Idaho State Supreme Court, and was a District Judge at the time of his death.” Alice was of special interest to me because of her kindness to my mother. See: http://www.simplesite.com/Gertrude2/140079679. Undated article and photograph of Alice McDougle was found in history room at Davie County Library. Alice was receiving a special award from the Red Cross for being one of its prime supporters of Operation Helpmate, which aids servicemen in the 249th General Hospital in Japan. Davie Dossier, January 2016 page 6 HATS OFF TO OUR 24 LIFE MEMBERS !! This $100 membership amount is tax deductible. You won’t have to pay annual dues any more. Hal and Kathryn Abbot Michael W. Anderson Stacy Beck Robert Bailey Lee Carmody Mike and Margaret Cevasco Wayne Frye Sharyn Fuller Elizabeth Harris Rolland K. Hauser Pamela A. Hazen Sandra Heifetz Claude Horn Dorothy M. Horn David Joyner Dianna Beck King Jack Koontz Thurman F. Miller Nancy K. Murphy James Myers Bill Roesel Marie Roth Sylvia Stroud Smith James G. Wall Kathryn H. Weiss ODD-FELLOWS IN DAVIE COUNTY IN 1858 Gwynn Meroney, one of our DCHGS members who lives in Mocksville, showed me a very old booklet that had belonged to one of his relatives. Here are the words on the cover: Proceedings Of the Right Worthy Grand Lodge Of the Independent Order of Odd-Fellows, Of the State of North Carolina, At its annual session, Held at The Hall of Cape Fear Lodge, No. 2, in the Town of Wilmington, on the 23d, 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th NOV. 1857 Baltimore: Printed by P.G. James Young No. 114 Baltimore Street. 1858 This book listed all the Odd-Fellows Lodges in North Carolina and members in each lodge. There were two lodges in Davie County: DAVIE LODGE. No. 51 Past Grands – J.M. Johnson, M.D. Armfield, J.M. Clement, M.D. Armfield Scarlet Degree –D.C. Clement, C.U. Rich, J.A. Hendricks, G.W. Moore, J.T. Martin, M.G. Richards, D.C Wilson, C. Harlem, G.J. Anderson, G.W. Neely, R.R. Martin, G.M. Bingham, B.W. Parker. Covenant Degree – J.D. Cleck, B. Baily. Initiatory Degree – J. B. Jones, C. Anderson, A. Glascock, J.G. Clifford. FARMINGTON LODGE, No. 46 Past Grands – W.W. Long, J.H. Johnson, James H. Foote, J.W. Wiseman, G.W. Johnson, John Lunn. Scarlet Degree – Neely Bohannon, George Carver, M.R. Chaffin, Joseph F. Cuthrell, L.H. Cash, M.C. Evans, William Fulford, T.J.R. Griffith, Alexander Harper, J.H. Kinyoun, Jacob W. Sheek, John Turner, Elias W. Turner, S.O. Tatum, M.A. Vestal, W.P. Ward, S.C. Welch, Ezekiel Williams The Odd-Fellows was formed in the 1700s in England. It came to the United States in 1819. It is now in 30 countries with a membership of 600,000. It promotes world-wide friendship and service to all people. The women’s group is called the Rebekahs. The symbol is a chain of three links which stand for Friendship, Love, and Truth. This symbol can be found on tombstones of members. Odd-Fellows is similar to Free Order of Masons. Some men were Odd-Fellows and Masons. INTERESTING WEBSITE AND SKETCH: An amazing online chart of many generations of family members: http://www.tarvinfamily.org/images/thoroughgood-72.gif Davie Dossier, January 2016 page 7 ORDERING BOOKS AND MAPS (Out of state residents don’t pay state tax when ordering.) Title Author Non-NC NC No. Cost Davie County. A Brief History, paperback James W. Wall, 128 pages $9.00 $9.39 The Boone Families in Davie County Wall, Howell Boone, 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 1850 Federal Census-Davie County Forsyth Genealogical Society $15.00 $15.68 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 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 $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 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. History of Davie County Schools, 318 pages, by Marie Benge Craig Roth has photos, locations, longitude/latitude, names of students, and teachers. There is an 18 page index of 3,222 names. A chronology describes the evolution of the school system in Davie. Make check to Marie Roth for $40.26 for non-residents and $43 for NC resident. Order: 276 Park Ave., Mocksville NC Davie County in World War One by Marie Benge Craig Roth has 670 biographies of Davie men and women who served, photographs, old letters, description of military bases, and extensive index. 400 pages. Make check to Marie Roth for $42.47 for non-residents and $45 for NC resident. Order: 276 Park Ave., Mocksville NC 27028. Davie County Veterans’ Memorial, by Marie Benge Craig Roth has lists of all war deaths and biographies and photos of WW2, Korean, Vietnam, and Beirut Bombing deaths. Tom Ferebee’s 32 minute talk at the dedication in 1987 is included. $31.23 for non-resident and $33 for NC resident. Order: 276 Park Ave., Mocksville NC 27028. Remembering Davie County Protection and Service Personnel by Marie Benge Craig Roth contains biographies of the five law enforcement personnel who died on duty and also photos and descriptions of the monument erected in their memory. The monument also honors all first responders in Davie County. Order: 276 Park Ave.; total cost $17. NEW: Davie County in the Spanish-American War by Marie Benge Craig Roth contains biographies of the 15 men who served in this war and the resulting war in the Philippines. Order: 276 Park Ave.; total cost $20 Cana Connections, 201 pages, by Betty Etchison West; Life in Cana in the Thirties and Forties and Special People with Cana Connections. There are many biographies and photos of people and buildings. Order from Betty West, 3532 NC Hwy. 801 North, Mocksville NC 27028. Make check to Betty West for $35, which includes tax and shipping. Looking Back at Davie County II by Charles Crenshaw and Ron Smith. $45. 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