Volume 16, Number 2 June 2010 - Granville CountyLindsey to Brantley, November 19, 1746, 200 acres on...

Volume 16, Number 2 June 2010

Granville County Genealogical Society 1746, Inc. www.gcgs.org

President - Mildred C. Goss Ti:easurer - Patricia H. Nelson Historian - Mary McGhee Publication Editor - Mildred C. Goss

Officers for 2010

Vice President - Dr Richard L.Taylor Recording Secretary- Sallyann Hobson

Corresponding Secretary- Velvet M. Satterwhite

Membership

Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the genealogical research and preservation of materials that might aid in family research in Granville Cowity or elsewhere. Membership in the Society includes; individual membership $15.00 and family membership(receiving one mailing) $20.00.

Members in the Society, receive the Society Messenger Newsletter and the Granville Connection Journal. Membership is for one year and renewal date will be one year from joining date. These are mailed out in March, June, September and December each calendar year.

Editorial Policy

The Granville Connections Journal places its emphasis on material concerning persons or activities in the area known as Granville County in 1746. This includes present day Warren, Franklin, and Vance County. Members are encouraged to submit material for publication. The editorial staff will judge the material on relevance to area, interest, usefulness and content. Members are encouraged to sublilit queries for each journal. Each submission should be fully documented, citing the sources or it will not be printed. Submissions will not be returned, but will be placed in the North Carolina Room at the Richard H. Thornton Library in Oxford, North Carolina, which is the repository of the Society. The Society, publication committee cannot assume responsibility f<?r errors in submissions for publication. Corrections will be noted in subsequent issues.

Correspondence

Please nqtify the Society of any change in address as soon as posstole. Send change of address card to GCG:S, P.O. Box 1746, Oxford, NC 27565. All Journals and Newsletters are mailed Bulk: Mail and cannot be forwarded.

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)lcquisitions to tlie Jf ortli. Carolina <J(pom, cgjcli.ara Jf. 'lfwmton Li6rary, for :Marcli, )I~ :May ......... 30

<]eneaCogica{ Infonnation Pountf in tlie <gjcli.araJf. 'lfwmton Li6rary's Ofaest <Boo~ .............................. 32

<First Conveyances in <]ranvifle County ...................................................................................................... 32

)I Creetf to Live ~ ..................................................................................................................................... 3 7

qranvifle County :MarriafJes 1883 cont'a, antf 1884 ................................................................................ 38

(])eatli. :Notices <]ranvifle County, :N. C. :Marcli, )I~ :May 2010 ........................................................... 44

'William We66 - Prances <Youno Pamif) <]raveyara qranvii{[e County, :NC ........................................... 46

CJ<BI<J.'- One of qranvifle's <Best :Men <]atli.eretf J{ome ............................................................................ 47

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Acquisitions to the North Carolina Room, Richard H. Thornton Library for March, April, May 2010 By: Mark Pace, North Carolina Room Librarian

"Bricks Without Straw", a novel of the Reconstruction era written in 1880 and set in Granville Co., N. C., by Albion W. Tourgee, donated Mary Lee Forsyth.

"1968 Eagle", Toler School Annual, donated by Pratrice Dunn.

"The Ram, Volume IX, 1955", Mary Potter School Annual, donated by Pratrice Dunn.

"Orange Street School Pictorial, 1959", Orange Street School Annual, donated by Pratrice Dunn.

"Oxford Public Ledger January 1, 2009 to July 30, 2009", microfilm roll# 62.

"Oxford Public Ledger August 3, 2009 to December 31, 2009", microfilm roll# 63.

"The Butner Creedmoor News January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009", microfilm roll # 39.

"The Heritage Of Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1743-2009, by The Southside Virginia Genealogical Society, donated by The Granville County Genealogical Society, 1746.

"Person County Past: Tales From The Central Piedmont", by Phyliss Boatwright.

"Picturing Historic Person County'', by Eddie Talbert, Edith Grey & John W. Merritt.

"Remembering North Carolina Tobacco", by Oxford N. C. native Billy Yeargin.

"Organic Tobacco Growing In America And Other Earth-Friendly Farming [features many Granville County and surrounding area farmers]", by Little, Daniel, Smith and Haskins, donated by Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Manufacturing Operations, Oxford, N. C.

"Working In Tobacco, An Oral History Of Durham's Tobacco Factory Workers", edited by Beverly Jones and Claudia Egelhoff, anonymous donor.

"Southerners At Rest: Confederate Dead At Hollywood Cemetery [Richmond, Va.]", by Chris Ferguson.

"Tiny Broadwick [GranvilleNance County native]: The First Lady Of Parachuting", by Elizabeth Whitley Roberson.

"The Blounts Of Mulberry Hill: Descendants Of Captain James Blount Of Chowan County, N. C. 1650--1900, Volume f', by Beverley A. Ramsey, donated by Mrs. Betty Ramsey.

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"The Blounts Of Mulberry Hill: Descendants Of Captain James Blount Of Chowan County, N. C. 1650--1900, Volume II'', by Beverley A. Ramsey, donated by Mrs. Betty Ramsey.

"The Blounts Of Mulberry Hill: Descendants Of Captain James Blount Of Chowan County, N. C. 1650--1900, Volume ID", by Beverley A. Ramsey, donated by Mrs. Betty Ramsey.

"The Blounts Of Mulberry Hill: Descendants Of Captain James Blount Of Chowan County, N. C. 1650--1900, Volumes 1, II & ID", by Beverley A. Ramsey, DVD donated by Mrs. Betty Ramsey.

"Scapegoat: Prejudice/Politics/Prison", an account of the Henderson, N. C. Cotton Mill Strike, by Boyd E. Payton, donated by Mark A. Pace.

"Good Medicine and Good Music: A Biography of Mrs. Joe Person [Franklin & Vance County, N. C. resident], Patent Remedy Entrepreneur and Musician, Including the Complete Text of Her 1903 Autobiography'', by David W. Hursh and Charles Goertzen.

"Warren County, North Carolina W.P.A. Cemetery Records", donated by Jan Reese.

"The Historic Architecture Of Wake County, North Carolina", by Kelly A. Lally.

"Our Past: History Of The Greater Rolesville Area", by Mrs. Eloise Averette Freeman.

"Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Kittrell, North Carolina"

"Gettyburg's Confederate Dead", by Gregory A. Coco, donated by Granville Gray's 409 United Daughters Of The Confederacy.

"Register Report For Reavis Mangum [of Granville County, N. C.]", compiled by Cameron Mangum.

"The Last Lincolns: The Rise & Fall Of A Great American Family", genealogy of Abraham Lincoln's family, by Charles Lachman.

"Atlas Medicine Company Information", late 19th century patent medicine company located in Henderson, N. C., donated by Mark A. Pace.

"Warren County, N. C. Death Notices From Raleigh, N. C. Newspapers, 1799--1893"

"The Romance Of Tulip", mid 19th century Arkansas community founded by settlers from Granville County, N. C., by Jonathan Kennon Smith.

"Riggan Family History'' by Murphy Dean Riggan, donated by the author.

"Plank Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery Established 1880", by Hilma A. Smith.

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Historical and Genealogical Papers of Oxford native, Sarah Ellington, donated by her niece, Sarah Taylor Peterson.

"Growing Up On The Cumberland River [Granville, Tennessee]", by Ogeal Halfacre Webster, donated by the author. The Parhams And Related Families Of James Parham & Frances Holmes Of England 1600, Volume 1 ", by David Allen Parham Sr., donated by the author.

Genealogical Information Found In The Richard H. Thornton Library's Oldest Book by Mark Anthony Pace, North Carolina Room Librarian, Richard H. Thornton Library

The oldest book currently in the possession of The Richard H. Thornton Library, Oxford, N. C., is a bound 1789 edition entitled "The Arminian Magazine Consisting Of Exacts And Original Treatises On General Redemption. Volume 1. For the Year 1789. Printed in Philadelphia." The book was owned by Rev. Lewis Taylor, who is famous in local history for having an unfortunate encounter with one Mr. Robert Potter. Eventually the book came into the possessesion of noted Granville County historian, Frances B. Hays.

Attached to this book is a letter, written about 1940, which reads as follows: "Mr. Edward F. Taylor. Dear Edward: This will give you some idea of what your great-great-grandfather was reading 150-odd years ago. I found it among my father's old books and thought you might be interested.

F. B. Hays"

First Conveyances in Granville County

Immediately after the formation of Granville County in 1746 the books were opened for registration of deeds at the home of Col. Wm. Eaton designated for that purpose in the act of creating the county. The deeds were duly registered at first by Robert Forster, clerk, who was succeeded in the office by Wm. Kendrick a few days thereafter.

Deed Book A Page 1 John Wade to Peter Hill, September 1, 1746.

Deed Book A Page 2 John Wade to Abridgeton Jones oflsle of Wight Co., VA September 2, 1746, 640 acres south of Great Shoccoe.


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n Deed Book A Page 4 John Wade to Daniel Higdon, September l, 100 acres.

Deed Book A Page 5 David Phillips to Daniel Underwood of Orange County, VA on December 2, 1746, 213 acres on banks of Little Shoccoe.

Deed Book A Edward Powers to John Parke, on November 26, 1746, 300 acres on Tarr River.

Deed Book A Page 9 Philip Bradford to Joseph Green ------------, 1746, 250 acres on Reedy Branch on N. Side of Fishing Creek.

Deed Book A Page 11 Thomas Owens to David Lindsay, November 17, 1746, 200 acres on S. Side of Sandy Creek.

Deed Book A Page 12 Edward Rouse to John Hawkins of Craven County, SC (a bootmaker), November 1, 1746, 300 Acres above Chas Kimball's.

Deed Book A Page 14 Joseph Kimball to David Kelly of Brunswick County, VA., March 1746, 200 acres on Six Pounds Township.

Deed Book A Page 15 Jesse Hargrave to Moses Myrack, February 12, 1746.

Deed Book A Page 15 Wm. Duke to Edward Green of Brunswick County, VA., March 3, 1746, 300 acres on Reedy Creek. Deed Book A Page 16 John Hawkins to Samuel Harwell of Brunswick County, VA., March Court 1746, 200 acres on S. Side of the Roanoke River and both sides ofHawtree Creek 742 acres.

Deed Book A Page 17 Joseph Kimball to Wm. Moor, March Court 1746

Deed Book A Page 18 Wm. Duke to John Duke, March 4, 1746, 300 acres in Opossum Quarter. Love and affection for his son John Duke.

Deed Book A Page 19 Henry McCullock to Wm. Reves, November 5, 1746, Tract of land lying on south side of Nuce River and Ellowby's Creek (400 acres).


Deed Book A Page 20 John Ledbetter of Granville County to John Person oflsle of Wight County, VA, June 3, 1747, Consideration l 9L Va. Currency 244 acres. This tract calls for Buffalo branch and Doe Hill.

Deed Book A Page 21 Wm. Pace to Moses Smith, November 27, 1746, Certain tract ofland in Granville County formerly in Edgecombe County, on south side of Tarr River 100 acres.

Deed Book A Page 22 Henry Sims to Samuel Williams, February 30, 1746, 400 acres on N. Side of Tarr River.

Deed Book A Page 33 James Pace to Daniel Mackdaniel, June Court 1747, 450 acres on S. Side of Tarr River and on Cedar Creek.

Deed Book A Page 24 Henry Sims to Joseph Sims, February 3, 1746, 400 acres on N. Side of Tarr River.

Deed Book A Page 25 Edward Jones to Jeremiah Strother, June 3, 1747, 300 acres on N. Side of Sandy Creek.

Deed Book A Page 26 Lindsey to Brantley, November 19, 1746, 200 acres on N. Side ofisenglass Creek.

Deed Book A Page 27 Henry Ivey to James Ross, August 21, 1747, 110 acres on N. Side of Tarr River and E. Side of Fox Swamp.

Deed Book A Page 28 George Thomas to Richard White, July 31, 1747, 300 acres on N. Side of Fishing Creek alias Francoes Branch

Deed Book A Page 30 Isaac Ricks to Thomas Robinson, -------------1747, A tract or parcel of land on Tarr River (both sides) above the trading path in Granville County.

Deed Book A Page 31 John Rackley to James Hutcheson, March 19, 174617, 300 acres on the S. W. Prong of Cedar Creek.

Deed Book A Page 32 John Thornton to John Gant, December 2, 1747, 50 acres on the S. Side of"Lhtle Shoccoe".

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Deed Book A Page 33 Wm. Stroud to John Jones, December 1, 1747, 100 acres Powell's Creek.


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Deed Book A Page 35 Joel Barker to John Richardson, August 10, 1747, On N. Side of Tarr River and E. Side of Bear Swamp 300 acres.

Deed Book A Page 3 7 Tract ofland lying on the north side of Fishing Creek 200 acres.

Deed Book A Page 38 Joseph John Alston to Richard Cheek, May 14, 1748, 500 acres N. Side of Fishing Creek.

Deed Book A Page 39 Joseph John Alston to John Langston, May 4, 1748, On s. side of Reedy Creek above Fanny's Delight 600 acres.

Deed Book A Page 41 John Rackley to Samuel Matthews, April 6, 1748, 250 acres on Tare River.

Deed Book A Page 42 John Pope to John Lynch, May 14, 1748, 300 acres on N. Side of Tarr River.

Deed Book A Page 43 Wm. Taylor to West Harris, Situate on Island Creek 300 acres

Deed Book A Page 45 Anthony Rackley to Joseph Fuller, March 23, 1747, 200 acres on Fork of Cedar Creek.

Deed Book A Page 46 Samuel Williams to John Ferri!, April 26, 1748, 640 acres on the Cypherous Beaver Dam.

Deed Book A Page 48 Robert Jones to Wm. Chambers of Surry County, VA, August 1, 1748, 640 acres on both sides of Marlowe's Creek.

Deed Book A Page 50 Robert Jones to Paul Harrison of Surrey County, VA., August 1, 17 48, on Castle Creek a branch of Hico 220 acres

Deed Book A Page 52 Robert Jones of Surrey County, VA. To Wm. Chambers of Albemarle County, VA., August 1, 1748, 1219 acres situate on both sides of Hico Creek on the county line

Deed Book A Page 54 Robert Jones, Gent. Of Surrey County and Colony of VA., to Thomas Prestwood of Granville County, NC consideration L 45 a certain tract ofland containing 900 acres situate lying and being on both sides of Grassy Creek in the county and province aforesaid and bounded as follows


to wit: Beginning at a black oak on the north side of Grassy Creek running thence north 532 poles to a black jack thence east crossing the creek 360 poles to a white oak, thence south 266 poles to Thomas Christeans comer tree, thence by the said Christeans line west 180 poles to another comer tree of Christeans, thence by his line 266 poles to the head line , thence along the said line west 180 poles to the beginning. 1747(year) July 30.

Deed Book A Page 54 Robert Jones Gent. Of Surrey County, VA to Thomas Prestwood of Granville County, July 30, 1748, 900 acres on both sides of Grassy Creek.

Deed Book A Page 56 Joseph Sims to Benjamin Sims, August 20, 1748, 400 acres beginning on the N. Side of Tarr River above Lynch's.

Deed Book A Page 57 John Wade to Samuel Tarver, April 26, 1748, 300 acres on the south side of Great Shoccoe.

Deed Book A Page 59 Henry Hunt of Granville County to David Kelly Brunswick County, VA., March 10, 1747, 300 acres on the N. Side of Tarr River at the mouth of Buffalo Swamp.

Deed Book A Page 61 Joseph Sims to Haywood Worly, August 29, 1748, 100 acres.

Deed Book A Page 63 Francis Parker to John Brantly, November 6, 1748, N. Side of Sandy Creek 100 acres

Deed Book A Page 64 Abraham Bledsoe to Jacob Bledsoe, May 3, 1748, 100 acres on N. Side of Sandy Creek. Deed Book A Page 66 William Chavers to Johnathan White, May 29, 1748, 200 acres on both sides ofTabbs Creek.

Deed Book A Page 67 Thomas Tully to Wm. Wilder, August 1, 1748, 160 acres on S. Side of Tare River.

Deed Book A Page 68 John Crookshanks to John Gaunt, November 6, 1748, 300 acres on N. Side of Little Shoccoe.

Deed Book A Page 70 *******First mortgage ever recorded in the county. From Thomas Prestwood to Robert Jones Jr. Of Surrey County, VA. To secure 45L VA money was on Prestwood's 900 acres ofland on Grassy Creek July 22, 1746.

Deed Book A Page 75 Richard White to Nicholas White, February 20, 1748, 300 acres situate on Fishing Creek.


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Deed Book A Page 77 Thomas Mason to Richard Gibbs, October 4, 1748, 200 acres lying and being on S. Side of Stony Creek near head of Tarr River (Afterwards John Sherman).

Deed Book A Page 77 Philemon Hawkins to Alex McCullock, January 7, 1749 on Long Creek near Tarr River 745 acres.

Deed Book A Page 78 John Richardson to Benjamin Lanier, January 24, 1748, on N. Side of Tarr River and E. Side of branch, Clear Swamp 300 acres.

Deed Book A Page 80 Hosea Tapley to Wm Short, December 7, 1748, 640 acres on Flat River.

Deed Book A Page 81 Thomas Mason to John Sherman, October 4, 1748, N. Side of Stoney Creek near the head of Tarr River 200 acres. (This was on Shelton Creek here called Stoney Creek near Berea).

A Creed to Live By

Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you. Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them life is meaningless. Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life. Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is a fragile thread that binds us to each other. Don't be afraid to encounter riskd. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. Don't shut love out of your life by saying its' impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give love, the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings. Don't dismiss your dreams. To be without dreams is to be without hope; to be without hope is to be without purpose. Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been but also where you're going. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Nancye Sims

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Granville County Marriages 1883 cont'd and 1884

Owens, Robert - colored - son of Sam Tally and Winnie Owen & Dianah Holden daughter of not Q known and not known on 23 August 1883 by E.B. Lyon, JP.

Peed, B. H. - son of John Peed and Susan Peed & Ann H. Smith daughter ofW.H. Smith and Eliza Smith on 6 February 1883 by C.F. Humphries, MG.

Penny, George - colored - son of and & Polly Mitchell daughter of 3 October 1883 by W.A. Johnson, MG.

and Mary Fleming on

Perry, Henry - son of A.S. Perry and M.L. Perry & Janie Leslie Hall daughter of Hall and Sarah Hall on 28 November 1883 by James Baird, MG.

Pettigrew, Lorenzo - son of and & Eliza Keith daughter of Len Keith and Nannie Keith on 28September1883 by J.V. Roberts, JP.

Pittard, James G. - son of Thomas J. Pittard and Ann W. Pittard & Susan C. Bullock daughter of Jas. A. Bullock and Agnes Bullock on 5 December 1883 by R.I. Devin, MG.

Pollard, B.B. - son of Isaac Pollard and Elizabeth Pollard & Ida L. Pollard daughter of not known and not known on 3 October 1883 by J.H. Chandler, JP.

Preddy, Isaac - colored - son of unknown and unknown & Sarah Parker daughter of Wm Parker and Puss Parker on 22 November 1883 by J.W. Harris, JP. Q

Puckett, Jesse - son of Thomas Puckett and Eliza Puckett & Francis Currin daughter of Anson Currin and Lethy Ann Currin on 30December1883 by J.H. Chandler, JP.

Puryear, Killis - colored- son of Hilley Puryear and Martha Puryear & Sarah Smith daughter of John Smith and Mary J. Smith on 25 January 1883 by J.R. Cozzart, MG.

Reagan, Moses T. - son of Joseph L. Reagan and Mary Reagan & Susan J. Yancey daughter of Joseph Yancey and Martha Yancey on 9 August 1883 by William Davis, JP.

Reavis, Judge - colored - son of Dud Mordecai and Lucy Mordecai & Julia Lassiter daughter of Emerson Lyon and Annie Lyon on 4 November 1883 by Oscar Bell, MG.

Roberson, B.S. - son of G.S. Roberson and Moria Roberson & Emma Evans daughter of Abram Evans and Jane Evans on 15 July 1883 by Wm. Daniel, JP.

Roberts, H. Plesant - colored - son of unknown and unknown & Ida Cheatham daughter of James W Cheatham and Sarah Cheatham on 12December1883 by W.D. Reavis, MG.

Roycroft, John - son of Ruffin Roycroft and Eliza Roycroft & Martha Holloway daughter of John Holloway and Jane Holloway on 7 February 1883 by A.M. Veazey, JP.

Royster, David- colored- son of Morris Royster and Emily Royster & Margaret A. Burton


daughter of Banded Coleman and Mary Burton on 23 August 1883 by W.S. Holloway, JP.

Royster, James - colored- son of Ras. Chandler and Edie Royster & Susie Royster daughter of riI Royster, Jr and Isabella Lassiter on 7 November 1883 by Ben P. Thorp, JP.

Royster, Robert - colored - son of Charles Royster and Judy Ann Royster & Roberta Chavis daughter of Jeff Chavis and Polly Ann Chavis on 10January1883 by W.H. Wilkerson, JP.

Royster, Stephen - colored - son of Sam Thomtiss and Creasy Royster daughter of and Jane Daniel on 11 July 1883 by James A. Hunt, MG.

Saddler, John T. - son of G.R. Saddler and Mary E. Saddler & Sally Shearin daughter of B.L. Shearin and Sallie Shearin on 13 May 1883 by Jas. H. Webb, JP.

Sanford, J.W. - colored - son of Wm. Melton and Rachel Sanford & Piely Bradsher daughter of Phil Cooper and Mary Cooper on 13 June 1883 by Wilkins Stovall, JP.

Satterwhite, D.W. - son of and S.A. Satterwhite & Sallie B. Johnston daughter of and on 25 April 1883 by Benja. F. Hester, JP.

Sidney, Alex. - colored - son of Andy Sidney and Sallie Sidney & Mandy Ellis daughter of Jim Taylor and Fannie Taylor on 21January1883 by James A. Hunt, MG.

Smith, Mark A. - colored - son of Squire Smith and Mina Smith & Malissa Harper daughter of Addison Harper aqnd Ann Harper on 5 May 1883 by H.C. Rogers, MG.

Smith, Merritte - colored - son of Daniel Smith and Henrietta Smith & Anna Thorp daughter of Haywood Thorp and Rachel Thorp on 25 February 1883 by W.H. Wilkerson, JP.

Sneed, Eli - colored - son of Horace Sneed and Betsy Sneed & Piety Moss daughter of Ed. Moss and Caroline Moss on 2November1883 by Jas. A. Crews, JP.

Tally, Henry M. - son of William L. Tally and Mildred A. Tally & Bettie H. Daniel daughter of Morris S. Daniel and Emily Daniel on 11February1883 by William Davis, Jr.

Taylor, C.L. - son of John Taylor and Francis Taylor & Milly Obrient daughter ofThos. Obrient and Betsy Obrient on 20 December 1883 by J.B. Beck, JP.

Taylor, John H. - colored - son of John Taylor and Mary Taylor & Mollie Cooper daughter of Edmund Cooper and Reby Ann Cooper on 26 December 1883 by Smith G. Taylor, MG.

Taylor, Roger - colored - son of Anthony 'Faylor and Agnes Taylor & Peggie Marrow daughter of Godfrey Marrow and Lucy Marrow on 22 November 1883 by Wm. Davis, JP.

Thomas, D.C. - son of Howell Thomas and Bettie Thomas & Anna Phillip daughter of unknown and Jane Phillips on 6 May 1883 by William Davis, JP.

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Thomas, Daniel - colored - son of Frank Thomas and Caroline Thomas & Pattie Wilkerson daughter of Milton Wilkerson and Eliza Wilkerson on 26 December 1883 by W.S. Holloway, JP.

Thomas, James - colored- son of Haywood Thomas and Martha Thomas & Roberta Bobbitt daughter of Lewis Bobbitt and Parthenia Royster on 20 December 1883 by J.W. Harris,JP.

Thompson, Haywood - colored - son of unknown and Betsy Adams & Mary Winston daughter of Thomas Winston and Cassandra Winston on 31October1883 by Wm. E. Bullock, JP.

Thorp, Frank - colored - son of Coger Thorp and Crecy Thorp & Roas Lee Daniel daughter of James Daniel and Lucy Daniel on 14 November 1883 by Ben. P. Thorp, JP.

Thorp, Robert Thomas - colored - son of Isaac Thorp and Sarah Duncan & Lizzie Clements daughter ofMintus Clements and Emiline Lyons on 20 July 1883 by W.H. Wilkerson, JP.

Tingen, Thomas - son of Garrett Tingen and Emily Tingen & Annie Summerhill daughter of James Summerhill and Martha A. Summerhill on 4 April 1883 by Wm. Daniel, JP.

Walker, Edmond- son of David Y. Walker and Ann Iva Walker & Mary Jane Martin daughter of not known and not known on 31October1883 by J.V. Roberts, JP.

Walker, John- colored- son of Osborne Walker and Sallie Debnam & Callie Boyd daughter of unknown and unknown on 31January1883 by James A. Hunt, MG.

Waller, W.G. - son of and Isabella Waller & E.T. Roycroft son ofK.T. Roycroft and Rena Roycroft on 27 February 1883 by E.E. Lyon, JP.

Ward, C.J. - son of J.J. Ward and W.M. Ward & Meta B. Hicks daughter ofE.H. Hicks and on 12 December 1883 by F.L. Bush, MG.

Watkins, Archer- colored- son of Beyer Watkins and Becky Watkins & Mollie Yancy daughter 4)

not known and Becky Yancy on 10 January 1883 by William Davis,JP.

Wheeler, Wiley P. - son of Jefferson Wheeler and Martha Wheeler & Elizabeth C. Brinkley daughter of Ruffin Brinkley and Nannie Brinkley on 25 January 1883 by Jas. H. Webb, JP.

Whelous, George H. - son of Wesley Whelous and Mary E. Whelous & Ellen Bynum daughter of Henry Bynum and Elizabeth Bynum on 25 March 1883 by Wm. E. Bullock, JP.

White, E.T. - son ofD.C. White and S.A. White and Ida P. Hunt daughter of Jas. T. Hunt and Helen Hunt on 3 October 1883 by R.I. Devin, MG.

Wilkerson, Spots - colored - son of James Wilkerson and Rachel Wilkerson and Jerry A. Harris daughter of Scot Harris and Martha Harris on 18 January 1883 by W.H. Wilkerson, JP.

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Williams, Elijah - son of John Williams and Altice Williams & Louisa Harris daughter of not known and not known on 4October1883 by J.B. Beck, JP.

Williams, John - colored - son of unknown and Lucy Fields & Harriett Young daughter of Cas Young and Lucy Young on 23 May 1883 by J.A. Hunt, MG.

Wilson, G.H. - son of Lewis Wilson and Drusilla Wilson & Lucy A. Overton daughter of and Martha Overton on 22 July 1883 by E.S. Jenkins, JP.

Wimbush, Daniel - colored - son of and & Critty Gregory daughter of and on 11 October 1883 by Wilkins Stovall, JP.

Winston, K.H. - colored - son of T.T. Winston and Casandra Winston & Birtha Ann Bullock daughter of Buck Bullock and Sarah Bullock on 7November1883 by B.B. Hester, MG.

Wood, James M. - son of Robert Wood and Sarrah Wood & Mary A. Critcher daughter of William Critcher and Elizabeth Critcher on 9 September 1883 by John W. Primrose, MG.

Young, Lawrence - colored - son of Street Young and Judy Young & Annie Cooper daughter of rif Cooper and Patient Cooper on 5 December 1883 by Wilkins Stovall, JP.

Marriages found in index but no certificate found

Burwell, Wm. S. Harris, Willis Thorp, Henry

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married Sallie Boyd Morton on 4 September 1883 " Patty Bullock on 25 May 1883 " Christina Cooper on 7 July 1883

Adcock, John W. - son of Adsatun Adcock and Bettie Adcock & Sophia J. Knott daughter of Henry Knott and Lizzie Knott on 18December1884 by R.I. Devin, MG.

Allen, Champion - son of Bryant Allen and Ann Allen & Virginia Fuller daughter of unknown and Harriett Fuller on 11 December 1884 by E.E. Lyon, JP.

Allen, Eaton- colored- son of Mark Allen and Adeline Allen & Ann Philpot daughter of Dick Philpot and Jane Philpot on 10 January 1884 by Benja F. Hester, JP.

Allen, Leo J. - son of W.L. Allen and Vina Allen & Luna B.Bragg daughter of W.W. Bragg and Caroline Bragg on 16 January 1884 by J.T. Gibbs, MG.

Allen, William - colored - son of Glass More and Martha More & Nicy A. Cozart daughter of not known and Mary Cozart on 19 March 1884 by G. W. Ferrill, MG>

Anderson, Alfred T. - colored - son of Alfred Anderson and Nelly Anderson & Eliza J. Norwood


daughter of John N01wood and Eliza Norwood on 2 July 1884 by W.A. Pattillo, MG.

Anderson, William - colored - son of Robt. Anderson and Kindess Anderson & Katie Russell daughter of Jack Bass and Harriet Russell on 3 July 1884 by James A. Hunt, MG.

Applewhite, Gray - colored - son of Soloman Applewhite and Ally Applewhite & Catherine Lewis daughter of Caswell Lewis and Eliza Ramsey on 24 May 1884 by John Blacknall, JP.

Arnold, Bob- colored- son of David Arnold and Caroline Arnold & Harriett Webb daughter of Horace Webb and Susan Webb on 19 March 1884 by William Davis, JP.

Averett, Alex. - son of Henry Averett and Missouri Averett & Cornelia Daniel daughter of Zack Daniel and Martha Daniel on 29 October 1884 by RH. Marsh, MG.

Averett, Amos E. - son of Elijah Averett and Roan Averett & A. Pella Adcock daughter of W.H. Adcock and Martha Adcock on 2 January 1884 by James A. Crews, JP.

Bailey, James- son of James Bailey and Betsy Ann Bailey & Martha C. Allen daughter of Ras Allen and Prusy Allen on 13 February 1884 by J.W. Atkinson, MG.

Bailey, Sidney- colored- son of Wm. Bailey and Becky Bailey & Janes Rogers daughter of unknown and unknown on 31 January 1884 by Wm. E. Bullock, JP.

Barnes, James- colored- son of Cephas Barnes and Martha Barnes & Luesa Dailey daughter of Somey Dailey and Amanda Dailey on 14 June 1884 by William Davis, JP.

Barnett, James B. - son of James M. Barnett and Roanna Barnett & Mary E. Royster daughter of Banister Royster and Rowan Royster on 11 March 1884 by J.A. Stradley, MG.

Beard, Randal - colored - son of Branchtu Wright and Lucy Ann Beard & Janes Royster daughter of James Royster and Harriet Royster on 10 December 1884 by W.H. Puryear, JP.

Beck, Edw. F. - son of D.H. Beck and Elizabeth Beck & Nora Meta Moss daughter of James Moss and Mary Moss on 10 December 1884 by E.E. Lyon, JP.

Blanks, Norwood - colored - son of Abram Tapps and Lizzie Tapps & Dianna Yancey daughter 4> Ben Yancey and Onie Harris on 27February1884 by W.H. Puryear, JP.

Bobbitt, John - colored - son of unknown and Ony Qualls & Luesa Amy daughter of Sterling ·Amy and unknown on 27 April 1884 by J.W. Harris, JP.

Bobbitt, Richard - colored - son of George Bobbitt and Mary Bobbitt & Mary Cannady daughter ~ Joseph Cannady and Caroline Cannady on 31 December 1884 by Wm. E. Bullock, JP.

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Bradford, Andrew - colored - son of Andrew Bradford and Lucinda Bradford & Charlotte (_~ Blackwell daughter of Haley Blackwell and Catherine Blackwell on 24 December 1884 by


I. W. Harris, JP.

Bradshaw, Rev.Edw. W. - colored - son of Joseph B. Bradshaw and Mary Ann Bradshaw & Lorena C. Coz.art daughter of unknown and Caroline Coz.art on 28 December 1884 by Cuffee Mayo, MG.

Brodie, Lucy - colored - son of Caswell Brodie and Luesa Brodie & Annie Blalock daughter of unknown and Matilda Blalock on 1 January 1884 by Benja. F. Hester, JP.

Brummitt, Rufus B. - son of john Brummitt and Bethia Brummitt & Virginia Kirkland daughter of William Kirkland and Ann Kirkland on 12March1884 by J.T. Gibbs, MG.

Brummitt, W.W. - son of Wesley Brummitt and Martha Brummitt & Martha M. Fuller daughter 4> Elijah Fuller and Nancy Fuller on 20 February 1884 by Jas. A. Crews, JP.

Burwell, Allen - colored - son of Allen Burwell and Eliz.a Burwell & Sally A. Daye daughter of i Daye and Lottie Daye on 8 October 1884 by E.W. Bradshaw, MG.

Burwell, James - colored - son of Allen Burwell and Eliz.a Burwell & Henretta Malory daughter ~

George Malory and Cornelia Malory on 13 November 1884 by C.F. Humphries, MG.

Bullock, Wiley - colored - son of Jerry Bullock and Ann Bullock & Leonia Green daughter of Claiborne Green and Amey Green on 17 January 1884 by E.E. Lyon, JP.

Cash, Elkins- son of James Cash and Sally Cash & Melissa Vaughn daughter of Dow Vaughn and Ann Vaughn on 27 February 1884 by J.B. Beck, JP.

Cash, James - son ofEdw. Cash and Sarah Cash & Virginia O'Brian daughter of J.R. O'Brien and Edna O'Brien on 28December1884 by J.B. Beck, JP.

Chappell, Edfis E. - son of Minton Chappell and Amanda Chappell & Emma E. Sherron daughter of John Sherron and Rhina Sherron on 29 December 1884 by J.W. Atkinson, MG.

Chappel, James - son of D.A. Chappell and Lucinda Chappell & Roxy Sanderford daughter of Green Sanderford and Jane Sanderford on 27 March 1884 by Wm. E. Bullock, JP.

Chavis, James - colored - son of Levi Chavis and Jane Overby & Laura Ragland daughter of Robt. Ragland and Mary Ragland on 25 December 1884 by J.A. Hunt, MG.

Cheatham, Lewis - colored - son of John Cheatham and Margarett Cheatham & Emma Cannady daughter of Thomas Cannady and Eliz.a Cannady on 19 February 1884 by J. Walter Howell, JP.

Clark, Starling - colored - son of Jack Clark and Susan Clark & Ella Green daughter of John Green and Green on 3 September 1884 by William Davis, JP.

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Death Notices Granville County, NC March, April, May

Alston, Edith M. 68 B 4/25/2010 Frank Davis & Flora Mae Davis

0 Anderson, Julia B. 90 B 4/25/2010 Clarence & Alice Blalock Harris Ashley, Vernell Smith 73 B 4/27/2010 John & Annie Faircloth Smith Averett, Patty Lynn Strickland 72 B 3/3/2010 Uriel & Eva Strickland Bailey, Sydney Earl 72 B 4/12/2010 Joe Sydney & Mable Garrett Bailey Barker Sr .. Dan Taylor 88 B 4/6/2010 Charles Macon Sr. & Mabel Hart Barker Barnes, Lillie Mae 87 B 5/18/2010 Clifton Duty & Ethel Dora Evans Stem Blackley, Lorraine Overton 86 3/13/2010 Not listed Blackwell, Hazel Powell 95 B 4/2712010 Mount Lee & Martha Snow Powell Blackwell, Nancy "Nannie Mae" Smith 89 B 3/20/2010 Auben & Foy (Lassiter} Smith Boone, Emmett Ray 61 B 2/27/2010 Furney G Boone Jr & Eleanor Smith Poots Boyd, Eli 75 B 5/10/2010 Alfred Wise & Marthenia Beaver Boyd Brandon, David G. 97 B 3/9/2010 Admond & Delia Braswell Brandon Breedlove, Foy Elliott 82 B 3/27/2010 Bailey & Malissa Vaughan Elliott Brogden, James Brad "JB" 79 B 312/2010 James & Bertha Gay Brogden Bullock, William David "Snook" 72 B 3/4/2010 Willie Bullock & Betty L. Fuller Burt, Paul 71 3/5/2010 Not listed Calloway, James Joseph "Joe" 77 B 4/1012010 John Otto & Eva Bowman Calloway Campbell, Casey Lee 22 B 3/23/2010 Timothy Lee Campbell & Barbara Deal Willi Cash, Carolyn Mae 65 B 3/18/2010 John Edward "Buck" Cash & Virgie Tuck Chappell, Gregory Lee 57 Not listed Clark Jr., Robert 92 B 3/11/2010 Emma G. Wright & Robert Clark Sr. Clark, Otis (O.D.) B 5/2/2010 Not listed Clark, Shirley Jean Cheek 72 B 3/18/2010 Wallace & Arbelle Cheek Coleman, James Floyd 85 B 3/29/2010 Not listed Cooper, Rev Willia Charlotte 86 B 3/2112010 Willie & Mary E. royster Cooper 0 Cozart, John Wallace 92 B 3/15/2010 W.E. & Josie Lillian Cozart Daniel Jr, Nathaniel Venable 79 2126/2010 Not listed Daniel, James Franklin "Frank" 81 B 5/10/2010 Ernest Cleveland & Jennie Thaxton Daniel Daniel, Russell Huff 92 B 4/9/2010 Otha S. & Frankie Mangum Huff Davis, Harry Lee 80 B 5/18/2010 John Wesley & Bertha Jones Davis Dickerson, Florence "Flo" Jean 57 c 5/23/2010 Ernest Ray & Janie Hunt Dickerson Dickerson, Jimmy Wayne 52 B 5/26/2010 Onnie Dickerson Dorsey Jr., George Howard "Buck" 93 B 4/15/2010 George & Mary Tharrington Dorsey Downey Sr., Joseph Otha 51 c 4/20/2010 William & Marie Wilson Downey Duckworth, Dr. Susanna VanHoove 65 B 4/13/2010 Roy C. Robertson & Donna Dawson VanHo Enloe, Edward 78 B 2128/2010 Lewis & Ida Reynolds Enloe Enlowe, Glen 81 B 5/9/2010 Lewis & Ida Enloe Evans, Ellene S. B 5/1712010 John Frank & Mamie Jackson Sykes Fields, Barbara Jean 55 B 4/25/2010 Not listed Frazier, James Edward 80 B 3/3/2010 Algia Roy & Aurelia Winfree Frazier Freeman, Thomas R. 66 3/9/2010 Not listed Gilliam Jr., Charlie 75 B 4/6/2010 Charlie & Willie Watkins Gilliam Gilliland, Robert T. 68 B 3/2612010 Walter Tune & Pearl Jones Gilliland Glasscock, Ruth Critcher 87 B 3/31/2010 Robert & Lallye Gooch Critcher Gooch Sr., Lewis Dudley 88 B 417/2010 Alpha Presley & Maggie Mustian Gooch Gooch, Donald Wayne "Donnie" 68 B 3/22/2010 Donald M. & Mae Wheeler Gooch Gooch, WiUiam Thomas 88 B 5/13/2010 James & Bessie Kearney Gooch Goodin-Cruz, Steven 5 B 4/22/2010 Jason Goodin & Annabel Cruz Greenway, Lona Lee H. 86 B 2/28/20.10 George & Annie Smith Hawk Griffin, Lillian Johnson 88 B 4/28/2010 Not listed c Hall, Mildred P. 76 B 3/11/2010 Ernest P. Thomas & Clyde Sanford


Hall, Rev. Dr. John E. 75 B 3/2512010 John H. & Ella Peace Hall

l ' Hargrove, Thurman R. 67 B 417/2010 Ulysses & Annie L. Harris Hargrove Harris, Phillita H. 35 B 3/1412010 Phillip & Barbara Cates Harris Harrison, Dorothy Jane 71 B 4/12/2010 Not listed Herndon, Carlton L. 65 B 4/4/2010 Lurell & Pearlie Mae Mills Herndon Herndon, Ruby Cooper 86 B 4/23/2010 Not listed Hight, Martha Crowell 83 B 3/1512010 William Watson Crowell & Lillian Spencer C Hobgood, Andrew Scott 16 B 3/4/2010 Kenneth Wayne & Christina Henley Hobgoc Hobgood, Rosa Lee Hill 82 c 4/16/2010 M/M Millard F. Hill Hockaday, Frances "Ann" Overby 57 B 2125/2010 Roy Lee & Mary Campbell Overby Holt, James Morris "Jimmy" 61 B 5/1012010 William Kenneth & Doris Morris Holt Hurdle, Annie Christine Gill 88 B 4/12/2010 Earlie George & Mattie Anne Lunsford Gill Johnson, Inez Searls 88 B 5/25/2010 Not listed Johnson, Ret. First Sergeant Earl L. 77 B 4/3/2010 Charlie Johnson Wright Jones Jr, Bennie Spencer 71 B 5/12/2010 Bennie Spencer & Inez Boyd Jones Just, David Lincoln "Slowpoke" 47 B 512712010 Not listed King, Mildred Beatrice 76 B 4/30/2010 Courtney Rufus & Mattie "Doris" Edmonds I Kittrell, Annie B. "Belle" Hawley 80 B 4/24/2010 W. Lucious & Mary Jane Smith Hawley Lane, James C. 48 B Not listed Charles W. & Margaret B. Lane Lewis, Nicholas R. "Nick" 56 B 5125/2010 Nicholas Roosevelt Perry & Florence Yvonr Locklear, Edna Hardee 79 B 3/26/2010 Oscar & Albirta Hardee Lyons Jr., Harrison 78 B 5/512010 Harrison Sr. & Lena Jackson Lyons Lyons, Pauline Harris 88 B 4/3/2010 Jesse & Georgia Jackson Harris Marrow, Anne B. 78 B 4/18/2010 Vincent & Addie Mae Cooper Marrow Matthews, Daniel Tyson 26 c 3/31/2010 Eddie Thomas & Gail Gresham Matthews Mayes, Virginia Lee 90 B 2127/2010 Not listed McOougle, Jeannie Estelle Thompson 96 B 2/28/2010 Dr. Edward B. & Olivia Thompson McGee, Mary Elizabeth Williams c 4/2412010 Robert & Elizabeth Williams Merrell, Eva Beatrice (Bea) 86 B 5/12/2010 Charlie Gilbert & Mattie Bernhardt Thomasc Milton, Stanley Ray c 5/15/2010 David Ray & Bessie Wilkerson Milton Morgan, Dessie Reece 86 B 4/23/2010 Conley & Effie Dula Reece Moss, Albert Ernest 93 B 5126/2010 William Lewis Moss & Vashti Lillian WoodliE Moss, Dorothy "Dof' Wilkins 79 B 4/27/2010 Helon P. & Hettie Cash Wilkins Moss, Mary Lee Gordon 97 B 3/2312010 Not listed Newby, Pauline Balmer 64 B 412212010 Paul & Neta Vaughn Balmer Newton, Emma Lou Overton 84 B 3/16/2010 William S. & Maggie Blackwell Overton Newton, Robert 74 B 417/2010 John Henry & Pearl Tingen Newton Oakley, Annie Eugene Nelson 84 4/27/2010 James Willie (Bossey) & Bettie Thronton NE O'Briant, Annie Lee Humphries 78 B 5/612010 Lonnie Jones & Mary King Humphries Overby, Samuel Edward 72 B 4/28/2010 Walsie & Lula Downey Overby Paschall Jr., Louis 80 B Not listed Peebles, Maurice Jerome 90 B 4/15/2010 Troy H. & Lillie Council Peebles Pitchford, Rosa 4/6/2010 Not listed Ragan, Ralph R. 80 B 3/1512010 Ann Dean Ragan & Brodie Edward Ragan Roberts, Samuel L. 66 B 5/12/2010 Collie & Cora Bagby Roberts Rogers, Evelyn Aiken 90 B 4127/2010 Robert & Rosalie Edwards Aiken Rollings, Nannie Dunlap Brewer B 412512010 Daniel A & Nora Belle Maness Dunlap Royster, Bobby 72 B 412/2010 James & Hicksey Bullock Royster Saie, Betty J. 79 c 3/14/2010 George Janek & Evelyn Horak Short, Herbert R 92 B 3/3/2010 John Benjamin 7 Emma Kearson Short Steel, Olive 102 B 4/25/2010 Not listed

J Taborn, Laura "Martha" 75 B 3/1712010 Tom & Loneda Mayes Downey


Tarry, James Hunt Royster 51 B 3/12/2010 James Royster Tarry and Frances Nicholso 0 Thomas, Lucille Adcock 84 B 3/20/2010 Essie Frazier & Char1es N. Adcock Sr. Thornton, Marko D. 21 3/22/2010 Ivy Thornton & George Watkins Thorpe, Mary Lee D. 67 B 5/8/2010 Not listed Throckmorton, Willie 86 B Not listed Tice, Sally "Karan" Wade 58 B 3/15/2010 Leonard & Pattie Calhoun Wade Tunstall Jr., B. Reid 59 B 3/23/2010 Battle Reid Sr & Lucy Marshburn Tunstall Ward, Carolyn Hargrove 62 5/16/2010 Not listed Watts, Esther Brooks 90 B 5/3/2010 George W. & Claudia Jones Watts White, Nathan Ear1 85 B 4/5/2010 Clarence Judson & Emma Tillotson White Wilkerson, Robert Marvin "Pete" 65 B 5/13/2010 Robert D. & Marie Currin Wilkerson Williams, Adell Hart 63 B 3/25/2010 Alexander & Mary Clack Hart Williams, Johnnie 67 B 3/10/2010 Green Scott & Bertha L. Riddick Williams, Meredith S. B not listed Not listed Wilson, Mary Belle Blackwell 88 B 5/18/2010 Crawford Toy & Frances Mildred Frazier Bl< Wortham, Marshall Edward 'Yogi" B 4/20/2010 Not listed

- ...--~ - - ...:--- -- - - ... -- -- ~ William Webb- Frances Young Family Graveyard Granville County, NC

Sacred to the memory of William Webb, whose life was upright and whose death was triumphant through faith in Christ. Died 1809. Aged 65 Q This stone was erected to the memory of Mrs Frances Webb. As a tribute of affection by a grateful son. She sleeps in Jesus. Died 1810. Aged 61.

John Webb. Born Jan. 26, 1778. Died April 14, 1858. 80 years, 2 months, 9 days. Tombstone erected by his youngest son J. H. W.

Margaret Webb. Born Feb. 10, 1874. Died Dec. 22, 1862. Tombstone erected by E.G. Webb.

Mary E. Harris. Daughter of John and Margaret Webb. Wife of George A. Harris. Born Sept 17, 1805. Died Feb 8, 1871.

George A. Harris. Son of James H. And Bettie Glover Harris. 1804-1874.

Fannie Amis. Wife of John H. Webb. Died June 15 1862, aged 28 years. Tombstone erected by her three chil~

John H. Webb. May 26, 1825 - Dec. 30, 1905.

Lucy T. Webb. Wife of John H. Webb. Jan. 2, 1830 - June 25, 1911.


OBIT - One of Granville's Best Men Gathered Home Oxford Public Ledger January 5, 1906

Mr John H. Webb passed away Saturday morning at his home

The subject of this sketch was born in Granville County at the old homestead, two miles north of Tally Ho, and was the third son in descent to own land upon which he was born. His grandfather William Webb, son of James and Mary Edmundson Webb, married Frances Young in Essex County, Va, May 1, 1751, and moved to Granville County, first settling on Spew Marrow, near Abrams Plains, in Northern part of the county, from where in 1776 he moved to the place where he lived until his death in 1809. His son John Webb inherited the homestead and married Margaret Howard by whom they had nine children as follows: Mrs Martha Dickens, Mrs Mary Edmundson Harris, Mrs Sarah Kerr, Mrs Margaret Cole, Mrs Fannie Royster, Samuel S. Webb of Mobile, Alabama, James Webb, William Webb, John Henry Webb, and Miss Bettie Webb of Philadelphia, who is the only surviving member of the family. In 1826 John Webb bought ofB. H. Wortham the place now owned by James Renn, Esq., containing 740 acres, on the Oxford and Hillsboro road, and moved there to live. He gave the home place to John Henry Webb and died in April 1858. John Henry Webb was born May 26, 1825, and married Frances, daughter of Joseph Amis, who was a Colonel in the War of 1812. The fruit of this marriage was three children, Joseph Amis Webb, John Webb and Fannie Amis who married Samuel V. Morton. Mrs Webb was a devoted wife and mother, a devout christian and deeply devoted to aiding and caring for the families of the soldiers in the army and the widows and orphans of those who had fallen in battle. She died June 15, 1862, only 28 years old, and was mourned by a host of friends and relatives.

Mr Webb married again in 1866 Miss Lucy Daniel, daughter of Nathaniel Daniel and sister of Capt. Nat B. Daniel. The children of this marriage were Annie who married Rev. John E.Wool, Lucy who married Joseph H. Baird, and Samuel Webb, all of whom together with their mother survive him.

He was educated at Oxford Academy, where the Female Seminary now stands and at Bingham School in Hillsboro. While at Hillsboro he was roommate and bed fellow of J. Johnston Pettigrew, the erudite scholar, great lawyer and magnificent solder and the friendship there formed endured until the death of Gen. Pettigrew at Falling Waters in July 1863. Another of his school mates was William Webb, of St. Louis now the oldest surviving member of the Webb family.

During the civil war Mr Webb was the enrolling officer and a member of the Home Guard until the last year of the war when he went into active service as a member of Company - Regiment and surrendered under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston near Greensboro from which he walked home.

After the war he devoted himself to farming of which he made a success, and for a while was a partner in merchandising with his kinsman James H. Webb at Tally Ho. Mr Webb was one of the foremost citizens of his county, prominent in all good works, County Commissioner and for many years a Justice of the Peace. His service was often sought and his judgement much relied

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on by large circle of friends and acquaintances .. Like his long line of ancestors Mr Webb was a C strong Presbyterian and for many years was a member and ruling elder in Geneva Church and his house was the home of many pastors of that and other churches whenever in the neighborhood.

He was a man of strong character, one upon whom his pastor, friends and his family could always rely with assurance of sympathy, guidance and help in all times of doubt, trouble, sickness and distress. Uplifting and helpful was his life to acquaintances and friends it was in the family circle that it could be seen in all its beauty and purity. No more devoted son, husband or father ever lived and the memories of the days of home made for his dear ones on earth by his loving care will only be exceeded by the realities of blessed home above where he awaits them. The courtly deference and sweet tenderness of his devotion to his beloved wife was extremely beautiful.

He was not a man of strong physique, but by observance of the rules of health and proper care of his body and strict attention to his spiritual condition his health preserved until a good old age, until 1 o'clock on the morning of Saturday December 30, 1905, surrounded by his devoted wife and children, grandchildren and friends he quietly passed away.

On Sunday afternoon as the old year drew to a close the funeral services were held at the home, and in spite of the fearful weather a large concourse of friends and neighbors assembled to show their love and respect and tenderly laid him away in the family graveyard among his ancestors and dear ones. The snow gently falling upon the new made grave seemed a beautiful tribute to a character as pure and unsullied as itself. C The funeral services were held by Rev. John E. Wool and the following named friends served as pallbearers; Honorary - Thos B. Daniel, Wm. T. Allen, C. D. Osborn, J. B. Roller, R. E. Booth, Dr. E. B. Meadows and A. W. Graham. Active - W. J. Clement, T. M. Arrington, James W. Davis, J. S. Jones, T. L. Roberts, Lee Clement, J.B. Mayes, Otho Daniel, and Samuel Howard, Jr.

A Little Tarheel History

·In the 1960's John F. Kennedy had a vision oflanding men on the moon within the decade. He handpicked a Granville County native James E. Webb to lead NASA's mission to land Americans on the moon by the end of 1960's. James Webb an Oxford native was born in Tally Ho near Oxford in 1906. When his father was appointed county school superintendent the family moved to Oxford by horse and buggy.

In 1929 the stock market crashed and the onset of the Great Depression drove him to seek opportunities elsewhere. A Marine Corps ad caught his eye. He signed up for flight school on Long Island, New York. It sparked a lifelong passion for aviation.

James Webb worked many jobs until he had a one on one meeting with President Kennedy. Kennedy needed someone with proven managerial skills and political savvy, who could navigate the halls of Congress and the federal bureaucracy. For the next seven years James Webb politicked, coaxed, cajoled and maneuvered for NASA in Washington. He was able to secure the political support and resources to accomplish the Apollo moon landing on schedule.

In 2013 the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope will be a high-tech memorial for a remarkable Granvillian.


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