2023 02 DowntownDAVIE DOSSIER
Issued by
Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society
Mocksville,North Carolina
April 2023,Issue 2
Greater Downtown
Mocksville
Davie Dossier,April 2023 page 1
DAVIE COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
President,Linda Leonard
Vice President,Marcia Phillips
Secretary,Rachel Nelson
Treasurer,Marie Craig
Dossier Editor,Marie Craig
Webmaster,Marie Craig
Websites for Davie County Research:
Our Website:https://sites.google.com/view/dchgs .
Description of books and maps for sale:https://sites.google.com/view/dchgsbooksmaps
Historical Data to research:http://www.daviecountync.gov/440/Genealogy-Local-History .
FamilySearch Wiki for Davie:
http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Davie_County%2C_North_Carolina
FamilySearch records for Davie:
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=191015&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%2
0States%2C%20North%20Carolina%2C%20Davie%22
Davie County GenWeb:http://ncgenweb.us/davie/
Davie County Public Library:http://www.daviecountync.gov/440/Genealogy-Local-History .
Genealogy data in newspapers,Bibles,Daniel Boone Family info,church history,and Flossie Martin records.
Back issues (1987-2020)and index of the Davie Dossier are online at
https://docs.daviecountync.gov/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=183042&dbid=1&repo=DavieCounty&cr=1
FindAGrave for Davie County:
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?name=&locationId=county_1680&page=1#cem-2640813
Digital Davie:https://www.digitalnc.org/exhibits/digital-davie/
Cemeteries in Davie:http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/davie/
Next Meeting:January 27 at 7 pm at Davie County Library History Room.‘Ten History Books by Marie Craig’
CONFERENCES
National Genealogical Society:Family History Conference,Virginia:The Deep Roots of a Nation,will be held in
Richmond,Virginia,31 May–3 June 2023,and Online at Home 2-3 June 2023.(NGS has merged with the Federation
of Genealogical Societies.)https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/conferences/
RootsTech:2-4 March 2023,online and at Salt Lake City.https://www.rootstech.org.Archived online.
North Carolina Genealogical Society has webinars on Wednesdays.https://www.ncgenealogy.org/webinars/
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GREATER DOWNTOWN MOCKSVILLE IN TIMES PAST
This building is still in use in
2023.In four years,it will be
100 years old.
$20,000 in 1927 is equivalent
to $347,200.41 in 2022
according to an online
inflation finder.
April 28,1927 ad in
Mocksville Enterprise
J.T.Baity Store Building.
John Thomas Baity constructed the Main
Street building in 1905 on the site of the
Yellow Stone House,an older frame
commercial building.Baity operated a
general store in the building until 1912.
Dr.R.P.Anderson practiced dentistry on
the second floor.In 2023,it contains the
101 Restaurant.
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The photo of the theatre at the left and the list of
movies were also in the April 13,1927 issue of
the Davie Record.The gradual transition from
silent films to talkies took place between 1926
and 1930 and included many small steps —both
technological developments and adjustments to
audience expectations —before it was complete.
So in 1927,movies with sound were just
beginning.
●Previous online Dossiers are online at https://www.daviecountync.gov/1162/Local-History-and-Genealogy
●For Dossier about trains in Davie,Dossier,July 2013
●For Dossier about the first courthouse,Dossier,October 2013.
●For Dossier about 1941 businesses in Davie,Dossier,October 2019
●For Dossier about buggy industry and Industrial Census in Davie,Dossier,January 2023
●For photographs of downtown buildings,see Images of America Mocksville and Images of America Davie County
●For photographs and descriptions of historic homes in Davie County,see Historic Architecture of Davie County,
N.C.(for sale at the library and on page 7 of this newsletter.
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May 17,1899 Davie Record,April 13,1927
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This is downtown Mocksville square before mature,diseased oaks had to be removed.
For a short video of music under the big trees,use this link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-rnw6RIKM.
Kaiser Frazer Auto Dealership.The Kaiser Frazer Company was founded in 1945 and operated until 1951.
This is now 162 East Depot Street.Latitude and Longitude is (35.893,-80.560).
Putting the coordinates is the longest-lasting way to describe a specific location.Google maps gives this.
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BOOKS,MAPS FOR SALE,postage and tax included;check to DCHGS,371 North Main St.,Mocksville NC 27028
Description of books and maps for Davie:https://sites.google.com/view/dchgsbooksmaps
Title Author Total Cost #Cost
Davie County.A Brief History,paperback James W.Wall,128 pages $6.50
The Boone Families in Davie County Wall,Howell Boone,Flossie Martin $8.00
Davie County Marriages 1836-1900 Nancy K.Murphy $25.00
Davie County Marriages 1901-1959 Nancy K.Murphy $25.00
Davie County Cemeteries,a 2-volume set D.C.Historical/Gen.Soc.$55.00
1850 Federal Census-Davie County Forsyth Genealogical Society $15.00
1860 Federal Census-Davie County Nancy K.Murphy and Everette Sain $20.00
1870 Federal Census-Davie County Nancy K.Murphy and Everette Sain $20.00
POSTCARDS OF DAVIE CO.SCENES,(set of 8)$2.50
Maps:Prices below,postage is $5,mailing tube is $2;example:all 4 maps cost $12
Lagle Land Grant Map,$2
Hughes Historical Map,1700's,drawn in 1977,$1
J.T.Alderman Map,1887,$1
Wilson F.Merrell Map,1928,$1
Davie County Heritage Book,cost is $45;Make check to Davie Co.Heritage Book.Use DCHGS address below.
The Historic Architecture of Davie County,$13;History of Davie County,hardback,by James W.Wall,$13.
Make check to Davie County Public Library.Use DCHGS address below.
Davie County History Books by Marie Craig.Check to Marie Craig,139 Sterling Dr.,Mocksville NC 27028:
.History of Davie County Schools,318 pages,has photos,locations,longitude/latitude,names of students,and teachers.There is an
18 page index of 3,222 names.318 pages.$43
.Davie County in World War One,670 biographies of Davie men and women who served,photographs,old letters,description of
military bases,and extensive index.400 pages.$45
.Davie County Veterans’Memorial,has lists of all war deaths,biographies and photos of WW2,Korean,Vietnam,and Beirut
Bombing deaths.Tom Ferebee’s talk at the dedication in 1987.190 pages.$33.
.Remembering Davie County Protection and Service Personnel,contains biographies of the five law enforcement personnel who
died on duty and also photos and descriptions of the monument erected in their memory.Paperback,14 pages.$17.
.Davie County in the Spanish-American War,contains biographies of the 15 men who served in this war and the resulting war in
the Philippines.65 pages.$20
.Mary Ellen’s Diary,1924,the fictitious diary of a twelve year old girl in 1924 in Mocksville.Included are clippings and
illustrations to verify the events.Paperback.49 pages.$15.
.Composite Index of Davie County History Books.The indexes of 16 Davie County history books are combined.17,000 entries.
Order from:Lulu.com.Search for book title.
.Davie Doctors Born Before 1900,biographies of 79 doctors.Hardback,125 pages,$25.
Looking Back at Davie County II by Charles Crenshaw and Ron Smith.$45.Mail orders to Charles Crenshaw,421 Park Avenue,
Mocksville NC 27028
Davie County Mavericks,Four Men Who Changed History by Marcia Phillips,Daniel Boone,Hinton Helper,Thomas Ferebee,and
Peter Ney in Davie County.$25.Mail orders:Marcia Phillips,315 McClamrock Road,Mocksville NC 27028.
Historic Shallow Ford in Yadkin Valley,by Marcia Phillips.$30.same address.
Eatons Baptist Church Cemetery in Davie County,North Carolina by Pat Mason.A new book which lists all burials through
June 2020.Dates,obituaries and articles are included.$30.Pat Mason,295 Griffith Rd.,Advance NC 27006.
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Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society
371 North Main Street
Mocksville NC 27028
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Mocksville,North Carolina 27028
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