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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThomas Eaton Swann Papers, Feimster-Fitzgerald Lg ae a feo > 47 & sat : “2s of = 27 JO? ae 2 vas A~> ob 6OK/ = Bo / Cries | — os nervice | M. T. Feimaar’. Taken In Dea A native of Statesville, Mr. Feim- sie Was the son of the late James Clay and Cora Turner Feimster, He was never married. He is survived by one brother, B. E, Feimeter of Charlotte, and ong, ister, Mica Locke Rental. er & Baltimore. The. body will be retiigel to | Johnson Fimeral Horne some time | ‘e) a Pay )? COP C [ os «.-€ d hpi ‘ , ; ra 4 ABLE |i, D cri ion (Useful details 5 mes kin Price, and to whom paid) ¥ d, quantity, CASH FARM EXPENSES (Continued) he Tl livestock on | Total which used |! (Col, 2-14) ] Fertilizer 4 " $a pe auntie Total (Topp. 20-21) | | & ‘Indicate themit@eprise for which any expense item applies exclusively or can be prorated Otherwise hi Expense ae asd Wie job. ste a our gd) join fe 4 4 er 4, | Pee Refun oMhe Vs garter fo Re he ft V F / fron (He Meu A. owes MA cmp an } : . 4 cLe.. ) 593 3d 2 /G 7 | 4 tke 3 Boe LF kd | pret RC>- the Mt. ’ com- munity, route 1, ¢ ed in her home Wednesda PM 9:45 am. Death was due to; inflicted gunshot wound, i ing to a County medical eljimiiiner. She was borge Iredel] County on March leaps and was the daughtaem: Mrs. Bertha Smith F I, who survives, and th Paul a eo ate “OF the Harmony’ Union Grove schools, and; of Mt. Vernon Baptist was emplo! Dy the Emerson Green Bs at eee. vives. se In addition to her a, survivors daughter, Mrs. Jaq McNeely of route 3, and one sister, Mrs. (Joyce) Lambert of Graveside servi e! Weisner will be ) y at 1la.m. at I t Church cemé Rev. L. R. Pendley W. Routh 0 i The body will Reavis Funeral 0 mony, until the fune The Weisner and will be at the tive homes. fg <b F ber /2- rat bY & . Rook JF 4 bp tee * - & F ee ik Tete J emey i... hie teg + [PBS AITE) : oe peer £../IKP-/7E! | “WU Pane a | . | pew + PhiAe~ \ Sees vs ee se ZA) oy: Dbanf mM J. L« wf | “t'\. Were Yn oC Ran Baer d, he . ret Ye VWre~ thai \n * Se Ute At nhl hang (Pn ~ fv / r ‘ {) d ret c/ / 4 CD We | { | ae oye TH, - I5h i Tban KA, { ; iG r pt f 4, oes f awd te kp J LA A ce GR 7 tJ nis 1 Ce Coc TO aan or " lip ; Clap d - /( Cc oe gs lg ¥. Py = AL Beso . Sco TE Srna ee might to he. I behieve I got that clipping from the Greensboro ews I picked up one ‘dey from the Newsstands. There should be some- ing in Irede11, @7Q6 urses I imagine Dt. J. Be Hedges at Maiden ent to re inggetting it going. = ‘Certainly every tidn, ard every ent ray should be represented if such an nt ibe eepization * 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16, D.C. +r A wonder edé about Manle bhotitom, Turnersburg. I lg Leona Milhollend have goods mede out fom@y father °* Popmeple 4 Wilfred Turner. Wee do I have I sent your query Burnham - Mrs. Royad Burnham, TONY told her if she. h@@ijeny information o' you direct, an@ gf she hed .nene next Mondey. I wes dismesed to be neeved to none here, whele@ enjoy tne so and some more les@umight, so I fee loved snows. TYmemeandscare is | Sine erely * en it Pm, 4%, ney house,”’ One hundred years ago: Ex. press, A dent signing his fame Olin was asking if the “farmers Bhd people of Iredell County and of Statesville, now that they have the chance, present- ed to them the Opportunity’ of di. rect communication with the en- tire South leading to their very doors—is it Possible that by stolid indifference they cast from them | the priceless boon?” Another Correspondent, Amicus. wrote, “If this road should follow ij the ridge and not come to States ¥ Ville, it will be disasterous to the j interest of two-thirds of the coun- ty. . .We do not object to this road going to Taylorsville, We do ob- Ject to its not coming by States. Ville. Because Statesville is not Pvery far off a direct route from Charlotte to Taylorsville, - It is ‘ opinion of the President of “Died, on the 28th of February, » Near Liberty Hill, N.C. indsey, a colored Wan, formerly p Property of Sant. Wm. Fim. " ’ , Ousand dollars ds, received word that the was found six Miles Raleigh, Where he did DOE go, and that the notes were the cars at night ard the effects were Presumption ig that Was the thief. ay ; pte t¢ ha af P ‘ ie ? be qe q By % en Mar he I7$T- om a } . 7? aq JZ i Loo Oe .@ ree imger t ry ieee 3. >} « Ap, indenty Oman oer Wel cx ge _ et @i Sout ve! Geroer t awn mste ie ai ne rac Gigain irv Lams e | y ‘et ri ever, 1 iiike you believe thot t . Re: |) Bee J Apher or Mth bidd “yk: don } : 4 t (ibao a oe. Air Letlin, poh Rad. au aa gh Ty Mea. L rudd cy tz Vy hy i EE Rak pat kat SN as x a4 * ae nee Haze Beek e* ‘ app g.-2S cae apMa y ing gc, SUM in S$ baved ‘ikea am j biberty i-eBem sf but saortly wnedants rls. @aever , LOBE to J id fmaid si 5, 134mrend j yar hh. ‘ q o OF THE PEIMSTER CLAN inster, MC) Ts ancestor of the "Feimster Clan," was the 60) mw Came to America in an Oglethorpe Ship in 1736, . Georgia, and 80ing into the Colony of south Caroli William's birth his father owned land on the Bro bof the present city of York, S. c, His father ¢ two years old, 7 Lal & edition that before William was 20 years ¢ 6S Older brother Samuel and went off to n. Qo 2 D @ Q. = 2 ps eT this wife Mary Gettled in Iredel) County on th. © Yadkin River, &CPoss the ver from the Sharpes, bEtable hone, 8tore and trading POSt, which he calls # Wd eight Children, dat twenty two. ¢ son John had a Plantation near his Mim. His five children are the *" His daughter Mary married Sharpe and hac (She married Silas Davidson Sharpe.) h r 3 yGRni vy , obtained his edu in Virginia and spent the rest of } | His son beca fe in Nashville, Tenn, ie a Wet and lived in 7 as & be Wes a 'F os two of whom die before Tathey 9. MEAD -Gie ancestors of William A Elon went area have not | ! to Alabama and his n’traced. descendan His son Aim Wook over the his deschedan ) ‘ Went to other 50m Rufus nove -. Warters of thi Duplicated by Copied by mirage | if i c+ ing ; 4 rd 1 4 ns j f 3 % c a ¥ ) 3 .. a a nd ¥ , 4 f : sp oe * C x ait — nj STER CEES ae e-eos ee Berclay (King) DATE OF BIRTH MAR. LO, 1738) Sept. 28, «17387 (M. Feb, 3» 1807, Liber Junel4, 1808 Apr. 19, 1810 July 19, 1812 Sep. 14, 1814 Sep. 5, 1816 Aug. 17, 1819 Nov. 6, 1830 Nov. 29, 18329 Mar. 22, 1835 Apr. 7, 1837 Apr. 20, 1839 Apr. 7, 1841 May 19, 1843 May 19, 1845 Jul. 27, 1846 Sep. 4, 1848 Oct. 13, 1851 ENDANTS OF MARY SHARPE (FEIMSTER) sit] DEATH t y : + 5=30, 1828 Lived; ae = £ LC gz | J~I-1363 sister o; Ste} ty Fill, x. c.2) Bur 6-11, 1890 Bu Bu 1-27-1888 By 10-2 > ’ 13] yY Bu, May., 1809 11-29, 1858 ph. e2, 1829, Libery Hili) le ce 7 1&6 5 6-19-1875 Bu | i I "en A= 10-1920 10-6-191% 10-14, 1844 10-10-1845 - O= c4-1902 Bu. Bu, - 1685? i Aeoe 17992, in Ireland?) 1700 1702? 1704? 17067 M. William Ne ley 1761 To Ga. (1736) on Oe 1705 1780 (2 with John and Ch; £17347, in Ireland?) 17352 Aug. 24, 1805 pe 1738 Jul. 17, 1816 Be 201859 Aug. 28. 1842 Moved to Iredel) - BR (changed Spelling to Feinster) Livec w dan. 12, 1761 Aug. 28, 1310 Both bu. 30, 1783, Iredell Co.) | Maer. .° 1784 May 350, 1837 Lived nx r fat ‘Le ‘Betsy S. wed. 1786 Feb, 26, 1830. M. John Morr} 33 Libitina Wan. 3B, 1788 Jun. 20, 1791 rs 8 Elon a 10, 1790 : foved to ES. the 2 My Mar. 22, 1793 Sep. 18, 179% hes -Bep. 10, 1794 (unknown) Burieal pl: “et. 3, 1801 Oct. 4, 182% 1803? M. Elon ae) «May 3, 1782 Jan. 20-4859 st eens hMov. 23, 1316, ) JvOhn ] -~ © : 3 . a 5 ey f at " AL y ut ’ * ? & Y te ap ee eet eK _ uS, am@ we will do our best. Our deepest thank$/@® you. There will be no enoir practire this week. : AA AE OR AIM Rea e252 CCAR NOONE eal cae ae alee teste ae le ee We hav@ €ome once more to the wonderful Sé when w®@ @elebrate the birth of our Lord an Saviorj #esus Christ. It is fitting that should Pe joice and be glad because of the COMm-= ing of/@uch a One into our midst to redeem us unto Gam, At this joyous time may I take thi OpportM@aty to thank God ‘and each of you fer the page lece of serving as Christ's represent- ative $M your midst and sharing with you in the joys G@iahe Christian life. Mrs. Horne, David, Ure, VAStor, and Tim join with me in wishi for ea@& of you a very merry Christmas and a happy @Md prosperous New Year. May the Lord's riches® Blessings attend you in every way and throughout every day. 7 - Ai fe a Your pastor, David H, Horne -% > thy hoy, Ap aet4. Oe PD E ae ro 1 ty he f as ie 1p f A aro sf, a “hae / - DP af Ye ri oe of & ee 3$/3% i if ae Ae 410 | | oe Ht Re beer % : fee — Cg see #— CTs 2“ Lem 2-3 -/Zi5— fer SO Cty ey Zo ge e+. Ly Le if SF EP Bi Male LIy = eS es ee Orr iy c FF4& “eck iM cd te, Jo pe ly SUtOH 9H PTAeq f109Sed anox "Aep Agana ynoysnorzyy pue Aem As9a00 ut nok puayre s3uts 80TH 480 sas S,;P4OY oy. ACW *ueayz Mot snosodsoud pure Addi © PUR seugstuyug Aausw Auaa vv nok JO) yorS ei SUBYSTM UT ou y4tm utol wty pue Sazoqots ‘ogn ‘ptaeg *euszoy ween. STL MELIST AGS Ou 7O Shor 342 UF Bok yAtm Suparys pue 4Ysptw unod ut aati: ~“JusS@MMer S,4St1uy se Burpgrs JO agattatad ayy JO¥ MOK Jo yOva Hue poy YUCY. 04 EE i STUFimwyey J Aew owt. sngfol styq qv pon SN MB@per 04 Asptw uno O3UT 3Uup “WODT@YI JO asnedeq pets aq puv OMPBBYD Zutqaty st 4yz *asttgn PUB PpIOT uno fo Gwtq ay SYBIOST: UOSB@S [NJzepuom 9u. 04 ou0ow aa 2K We RC Hi POMBE a oie ve ake ale ofc ote BEE DIC aie ae ake ak aie ale alc afc atc bie ate ys ole sie 20T3Bad ItOYD OU 8Q TTTM duau] of 09 syueUy $Bedeep ung) 9°4S9q und on M AM pus sn IT have Tlie: On Feb. 10, 1786, Thomas Belt bought from Jacob. ~ Nichols s es, his wife, land on S. Ye,( 130 Aej Then in 1856 ry’ father angie brother bought from the Belt @staté land on n. side. Rocky Creek, 148 acres. It adjoined Zacharieh Beall | _ on Rocky Creek, east to Belt's line, crossing a branch , ay bale | be Beall's Spring Branch. e spring was not far north me ‘om the Wilkesboro road, and\ mM emptied into the river , By 3 thivk; of where the new\Belt's Bridge is. I used to ride a ho ‘“@ver as far as the mouth of Rocky Creek to encourage the cows to ¢ Home - or was it just for fun? I don't remember, but I Pithe rides. Then my father and hi» brother (Deniel end Band from Wm. N. Yard, adjoining Lucy Belt, ons. s. river, p27 yards from water's edge, and up river tc Joshu- Lazenby' T¢-Joshuat, 3 acres. Jean. 1, 1851. ime when in C. H. Would you do this for me? No hurry. John Coxe sold land to James Lazenby. wY-aypgy wor SO (about) Wary Ferrell, ex. of John Ferrell (spelled Fer- Hand) sold.to James Lazenby 178 A. on Fifth Creek, adj. eid, Rachel Stimpson, Henry Stimson, Wm. Summers. % have sold this land when he 1rft for Illinois in 1845, ote any record of the sale? Mentally, John Ferrell's wife, Elizabeth, was a Lazenby, sister offmeehue, Thomas and Henry of Maryland and N. C. ame Jol e 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16,0.C Dear Magemwann: The nks for your two letters writte I thingmgu are going to overtake that wi do some more searching in Colonel ¥. '. 2! ve thatiieBeall went down to what wes Anso: croppedimme a. I won't trouble you to cop: the naren ment ioned in it, and am addi) beques tie hi eon William's idaho 1s for lartilfe 1 ter willed to John SC wmeope your a. has Q oo. in tn 4 IY antl ye rain yeus aa which has helped 7 > ey cy @ O¢ Whose husband Weugeesting YNer.e sorry t ime ar that she is *" 8 ag Eidon't know why I think on the mumkthk side of % house is on, ne: at Lucy sell to Mr t rTra*+i3nn kind of reservaticn oe , s : * 4 £ Th } < } ye pe + Canes ill oi i Pilot Life as Companys GREENSBORGQ., N. ¢ NEW BUSINESS DEPARTMENT W. D. JONES, UNDERWEITER T. W. SWANN, assy. UNDSSMRITER b-(--77/ iredell - “There is going to be an old- time singing at Mr. George Marsh's next Sunday, A large crowd is expected." Seventy - five years ago: Landmark, May 29, 1896. “It is seldom that a day is spent more pleasantly than Saturday last was spent at ~ ‘ urch at e fa, sol, singing giv Vy the old Se of the surrounding country.” "A wedding license was issued Wednesday to S. A. Alley and Nannie Pearce.” “Mr. D. F. Jenkins decided not to pay for the petrified man and allowed his option to lapse.” “Messrs. R. H. Rickert and R. L. Moore & company, the jewelers, have entered into an agreement to close their places of business at 6 p.m.-¢ach day from June ist to October Ist.” “The county commissioners landaw _ > certian i @»-essful school whhe Statesville will wd ch will be © wenefil .o the town.”’ “wir. J. A. D. Steph well-known minerologist, has received a bronze medal and : diploma for his exhibit of minerals at the world fair in Chicago. The medal is enclosed in an aluminum case of exquisite workmanship. The award was made ‘for great i scientific interest of a choice collection of North Carolina minerals and especially re- markable for its highly re- markable and modified quartz crystals from Alexander 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 18,0: ¢ Dear Mr, Swe rims 91 wrote Mr. Bob Foston te of his cententiip 1 sketch of Fifth Creek: ] sent and beli@we his covering letter shou} since it a" difficulties, Also, ; around to a in which to stow our fil Barked 'r. Poston if would write Wh® sketch of Providence, Wy his nominatiom@ef Pear) Kesler Holton, She is me said, 'T: mot know her personally, but hay her by the adoro te and sisters, who esteren written to hemy I was much intrigued I: n't New Salem whe re New ni | gated the craveptones there? Since reading Mr © ae wonder if my fandmother Knox might be buried th » ‘to know. She meé in 1849, I know they went to! Nien, 1 heard my Aunt Marth» KWOx gen: /) Yy Tit, Http, Wg 7 the grogshom Seys he cant R. L. POSTON Saws rance HEALTH & ACCIDENT AUTO & HOSPITAL 123 NORTH MULBERRY STREET STATESVILLE, N.C. ” uiaiaill Za Lae eh hy te a Y L 4 R.'L. POSTON - Surance HEALTH & ACCIDENT AUTO & HOSPITAL 123 NORTH MULBERRY STREET STATESVILLE, N.C. eS SELCH OF FIFTH CRERK CHURCH Ht.L. Poston, of Statesville, N. c. pe Dowssiow of the Fifth creek Centennicl, et B i ptists, Methodists anc Presbyterians orgenize swounty which was called Union Church. There le PE Bethany, Statesville and Thire Creek, the dist murches was takén in selecting the site. The ° me came ‘about to. the old Noble ills homeplace, ey moved south about axquaxteryefxaxmike three ¢ re they found a'good spring. This site wes on ¢! fpemes Gay gave five acres of his land for the pur ha May &. pre: house and a place to bury the gerd. “hy Ppresent site of Gay's Chapel. /2.,.- “Chaareh mee, Careon Bell, Benjamin Poston end David Ricker: . Trus- fagek Church, bought from James Nontgomery six acres f Boe $9.00, This deed is recorded in the Register of a edell County, Deed Book Y, vage 380. This is the site pea Creek Church, & sl and purchases addea vo the above six acres weres ee r = VV al ei: Church bought from J. He Rockwell 76 poles me being about one-half acre, My; bought from Caroline A. Hughes one acre of #907, bought from Preston B. Summers one- four : a Pv, yi rd. The Hall Family History, On page ] a wees Porn July 26, 1856, and died Sept. & mura Clementine, was born Avril 26, 185 @urch house was finished, the Rev. James | peer the first one to preacif in it. The fir mer it was conducted by Rey. F. ¥. Rockwell wh pw this church, after remotal to this new loce am ie Dalton, whén some editions were mede to t L aemeee' 30,1850. Of the first three elders, Kr. Btinued to act until he died, Merch 12,:1858, Dev Me phew and son-in-law, emigret Tennessee, + 2876, Ur. James -¥. bell, had with his wi mer ificate from Bethany Chdrch, 2 third elder, Mae was elected an elder in Fourth dreek in 165 MeeO, 1871, ete ¢ mer times while preaching wes had at New 1 ie library called "Miscellany Library;" w in February, May, August and November, me of Mr. Gay. Cfee’- Church Seems to have been Vacant from Octo} . 653, when we find Rev. 5s. Be O. Wilson, Stet * pestor of Third creek Church, ; vthe time, Cael 3. 0 164, Dr. Te. Re Bs Adams and + In June, 1855, Mr, James Adams, who had fin Concord Church about 40 years, was oe Rev. 6. 5. 0. Wilson left in 1857. He went Sin 1877 he was still living. He was born in my 6, 1809, @ gon of Rev. Semuel 2, Wilson,D.D, Feinceton College 1828, and Union Seminary, 1824 wees in Virginia, and So meuages at Davidson, 1841, 7 He preached at Nicholas Montgomery Olfic elected uth Carolina, he war ep} ec Lear He removed to Thire PO. Wilson was succeeded by his son, Rev. John year from May Prved the church for one By 1867. a hd ifn mexander, Wilkés and Ashe counties anti] Octobe os me « He died at his father's in Tennessee, April, or erly Migs M. §. Bouchelle of Wilkesboro, Wa fe » C B 1G68, Avner nope, who had hen ae ayes feted to that-office at Fifth Creek, tocet gether with p me Montgomery, and R. Gc, Poston. W. W. Montgomery, Agams, and L. Ww. Knox were elected r fe. he deacons the rt? oe tee pe pes Bh: Py 1868, Mr. James Montgomert died, having off} © beginning. The.Bession bo Pepend many excellencies of th cs i ~ . ten +; : re testdmony "to the Chris eir departed father," acti Year (1858) Rev. W. a. Wood beran asa stated we” TH Suly, 1659, he was o rdained and instal} | ALG his time. He rema i “a ' } mR ae e \ | 2 a * the church, for One-third of of 1860, + ee 7 ‘e ed Z as [e ePpears to have been without a F 1861, when Rev. oe S. pweees, He continued unti) Fre) weeks spent in the ¢ pastor until tury fart Murkland begah to preach one- the fall of 1864, with t) Onfederate army, OO, ReverW. As Wood commenced preeching. again +} Ps After that Rev. Gc, De. Parks Supplied the pulpi ; Sept. 1866 till April, 1867, On May 6, 1866, S jmeac Deen an elder et Siloam Church, wee electec C: : ve. @Xe 9 2 wis Poston Notes - 3 P Revs J+ D. Wilson became stated supply until Oct, -1867, Je 3B. Houpe was ordained an‘elder. Ss inser, Pe ‘we, Cook was ordeined an elder. 1868, Rev. Re Houston Caldwell was ordained enc insts the: time, an and the other nalf at Bethany Churche ic ip, ‘January; 1868, and resbgned in June, 1871. Rev. & ed ‘three: months. 9 187%, ReWVe :. Be Rockwell began his labor: eee NS ‘the organization of the church. ean 1 of 1e ‘ committee of Presbytery, by request of tle some 4d ahzrieyrtics, wae sent, consisting 0: -ieVe . “ey E. ‘Cnendler, and an elder.from Unity Church, Cicero *' a+? ed the bject. ‘and at hig seme time held 2 protracted 4 ved tee ‘eddition to the church on examinatior an 9 on. certificate. a * : ; 3 Sy pas et Es: 7a Pie = re ra “ ns ne » THE ORIGIN OF PIVTH CREEK CHURCH Iredell County, N. C. bas. h >. Rockwell (¢. ¥ R.) in the eine Peeeer tie tan, March 4, 1874. Creek Church ané Statesville - Sourtn: Fes from each of those places. At and be- present century it was regerded as a derk : . a muster, a race-track and a grogshop there. One at the last place; a horse on the course flew the track, Pp . head mgeinet a tree and killed him. a place noted for drinking, cursing and rowdyisr oa the name of Scuffletown. Though it is cleimed }was confined to the country on one side of the pub- ds from Statesville to Mocksville. It was ground that “wae in the Bounds of Fourth Creek congregation, mn niles around where Statesville now is)) located there sates Wae made about the beginning of the century to Le of the neighbors by making it a preaching point. & deeded by James Gay for a church and graveyerd, to ‘use Of three sungregutionx denominations, Baptists, Pre byterians. This was done by the grandfather of rtland Gay; now living. The deed was not recorded, m who head.it, a Mr. Brown, was burned, and it wes los mapewed by John Gay, the father of the above-noned. The } Met was used for a school house, and known «s Brorn BA great wariety of preachers of different denomiretion: here. ‘Drs James Hall occasionally had appointments, of Davenport, Jacob Brown, Peter McMillan, e seceder WHR y anon, Kay ert gat ede in LF : s. xe Be: Kilpatrick, pastor of Third Creek Chur the efoke we do not know, but from 1802-until 1830, oath, he preached there a portion of his time. te 2 » time: of his death, the first building of logs we wide Ones used for the end ones in another house : “Yn w very dilapidated condition; it wes neve or finished off; had no windows cut in it. An andi Pastas in a rain, which is seid to have been the Bold houge before it was removed After the acrcth 01! . pastors of the church in Stetesville spent > : re; Rev. Robert @. Caldwell) who held the office of } Greek from 1829, to 1832, te-the first PER unccetes fing been origi y a part of the\territory of thas ° eens a wing of the churc ee town, with pani zeti two acts were ordrined off ici te he ith Creek "congregation, but who did not act in this a ur 3 though some of the original set of elde g aye © and town assisted inothis brencW on cammint-> ene oe, dy ter “Dre Rockwell's article - 2 * a)? e i ae ee i sh 7 ee weigh ft on in this way, the pastor for the time being be ing the pastor of this people, till 1945, In £8. » & petition was presented to Presbytery at She} he part ef the population in the Vicinity of whet i: + Union, interested in the Presbyterian church, » srganization. of a separete church there. Pot the petition was grarited, and Rev. ie lie Poe s. Rockwel “were appointed to attend to that duty of 1846 was appointed for the purpose, vnen * ©: h of 16 members, most of whom hed been connected vi arch. The two elders who had been officiating def ry and Devid Montgomery, Mie sonein-lae and nephrey le@’in the new orgenizetion. Mittle prospect of accomploshing much good in ba by two other denominations on G@ifferent drys; ° me. of Concoré Presbytery in 1949, at Goncord church, ® pame changed to yifth Creek; the members having con ir location, and to remove about two miles northesst, eville road, where in the preceding January they had .c metion of their new house of worship. Mr. James Yont then a” Be of five acres for the purpose. The rcoi suary, an@ the house wes completed and ready for use ‘that - uae. Before it was finished, Rev. James He . shave, been the. firet one to preach in it. The 11: mf Sagealensiiatin wes, in September of that year (1549), Reve Be . ‘-¥, Rockwell, who ‘ontinued to preach to this in- patter removal to the new location, assisted by Kev. '- Rom additions were made tO the church. Auge 50, Lots etl, wio'’w th his wife Rad been received by cert ifics Lt atedeand/ ordained elder. This is the origi: ethodiste withdrev about two years 26 ox: themselves. ft | ee elders, Janes Montgomery died muck esteemed janéd.goodimorks, Mar. 12, 1856, aged 75 yeers. David ‘@iigreted to Seameyers Gets 1851, and is still living. move , Vo Btatesvil e in 1853, where he was elected elder aa very suddenly on Octe 30, 1870. * Bs T. Burkey sR. A. Montgomery, anc Portland Ga, leré,, end were ordained, Mr. Burke June ©, 1874; os ie @, Js BF, Dodson, J. A. Houpe were ordgined descons capes S iC ort eft of his own accord, and joined New SAlem iroh, He died im. 1650, vers rt gee ‘eo \ - ee IG CrGess io} ery Hour’ Nibleck, of the Church will mect this fhe Bethesdn Youre Pecple will mect tonight orla Dev oe ise: of Prayer ror VOC Meeting Circle atesvillo with Mrs« os: oolong Ghurch mecting will follow anemone i yi ALAR! Ah de Of The Old Fourth Cree Ground From 1757 to 1888 a iasilatee pbant 8 d / dicate Wall Was Built Between 1790 tg ig | 180 and Extended in About 1840— bout 4Q Varieties of Stone in Wall. A large pronz tisbie! & i , re ari of Granvilles} = — ‘iii x j and ta ‘extension nm made about | ow, as to the men and women nd “yk evidently who lie buried here. A proper cael placed in the _ pane! ‘am still living ord of their lives would be the his-| two gates. ie is th , tory of Iredell county. Here are ma- | triotic societies and ™ | .necription: eK BUR q are soldiers of THE OLD FOURTH GRE IN fathers ny of the pioneers. Here of the French and Indian warm, f the Confeder G GROUND Wein } » wall are an and the Revolution, and 0 ated. acy: Here, too, are the old schoo! \ teachers, the preachers of the pio- \ neer’s faith, and the administrators Hedicated ro. Presb of their law. Thig is inclusive ground; advent . , men of all fa‘ths and of no faith rest 1750 and 1757 the coun: | le \ here. Romance, pathos, high cour: Creek became a , eer Th » ig a Story age and humorous futility lie side ate oy ; ow taught the y side. Children of these parents oo ar hed on to the South and the nee far West in the making of the na- the work was tion. They have been founders of Ci stone. Churches, builders of colleges, mak- ers of law in the National Congress and leaders in our civil:zation. Best basis of their worth, , g remarkable of all, and as & was thelr honesty, integrity, and in- taal Amer- . reci ’ ne Ol the that ae’ bh yen a layman) | tell ence. No community in | ‘ E ’ { i: nb! : né jand only in the Bh hed gran it to them} citizens t ; ans actually held gathered up sto ‘th: pall. the pro-|| Most at Rt, 2 ‘to gain secre ‘of the rs opene country to cok quite evidently . at 4 © tel - fen were wv Selwin, These gentiemen 1940 @ Konss referred oe e variety of _ can disting¥ nite, schist, horn- ! : ton , iron ore, *Mi- Ch bbe No group). cartes me, and a, of people has been. more truly petri-, who has’ a bout er : oy ta re - \ otte. The rebuild n& of th! wall. '5 oo nt cemented in any: a tribute, long past dur, io the | and * a “dry wa ” \ age, character, and worth { th "4 of | oncers. is constructed Of ||" The old whe ie and ner ° auf these graves ij Vi , : ae ' that mark |i 4: : ie , KON nt { t } 4 t of Crit a of the ; sme : Vandal yr fear) of th ‘ 14 | her ert 148 it erumbl \ even. 6 Lu her nan by monumen srnall par majority marked. some are a yhese are laid across | ; — ; graves The vast p well Ne bind 1% \| praves were never | mea stan KS : 11 Bony go con- \ism has destroyed ' of the material grave stones. Some. have ; ‘ until their records are no lone! : ' rtion « = legible. Often when i a ysis : : - i ee : .% fe } \, » tie stones were ; ; in, the marker th brid Monuments have been fi i warnerous. e@ 1 grave \ . : : sited nee os \ covered buried a foot undet \ : Sd ‘ aent | in the grave they were set ie oe ae se tha ve Children have pushed over the ston 1 nn rr ae z ret ear to year juat to see them fall, and drunken |P" 9 cn Sane was kept ini oes save done far Worn’ iv dese Tat cenveee” ” ss ; \\ cration and d no given tl voark are al b, regent | These nen aye Ml ¢; 5 firm foundations and lined. 4 wil ge ee sie ai erect. New monuments, pr vided by next becaus tow ‘ an’s arm had grown | the National Government, are. to cs : CAUS! i el. tere te! a8 and had spread mark the old soldiers’ graves. Cop- er age : na. yen, ys n orde: a ies have been. all the ld in ua all with equa rvice, ackn and. these edgments must ve ¢ des to MTS Se, a name of ijup thre ene | sade of the whole — } scriptions are to - : ed in the Court House, yy , a : | e Patric : bros {al cl ,". truction ' Gity of, Statesvill goa record $ é r n at pract of Poa Norttr} A a not suit city COM” | be reser’ sae or of fourth - — ditions p the stones had been || the Church archives, and. in pen ecnsideration Was thir- ;used sns for neighboring || pyerythin vraible is being nae t9 tian of the ee ’ eI naern craze for Toe | Everything: Pee _ being done t? wii” Bristol ane a ae ; protect, preserve, qnd_ restore these ann x4. account for the Te-|| mon t pwanseripng. the: Meet! vs on the ee eThen, whenever, OU! monumen'* Te yncrts, by Mie ee yi a pa 8 veers The whole area © to: be dug ov"! oe me . to Mrs. Ed. Ds ni g T tone W' rake \ by hand to free the eyound of on sen : 4 p ie \ ene ee be rear 7 1 | jons, cat priars, hones uckle; 2 \ Mtr i oo es : ! i asia ; paw | wer. | whe wif | weeds. A grass sward 38 © hye haat i e vite put. wre the |' od after 4 thorough fertilizalion ol a se at, tte posts of DN Ke it ene it | the earth. Group of eurobhery.o ae “TW. Head Ww to be P she wail, but En =e oS Ne eek ee : Me L. to M ‘rover ‘ | laced along ken Jawn uae ne fe the gra coy heautiful he had just \Pa tp for Presby- back a wall. a ’ ss ; tel ¢ the orga! | interior 18. an unbro or it is too rough too | except for the hox bushes and trees: oj for ty ahh “heh . too low * wo One planting will. be of native shrubs vy a Oto Ms ere \ ‘ , OW), alone ae dogwood, : cilverbells, rkmat > abiel, + is \ | Poston new » ion, as usual. The troub- he for a \ tne| j that the storax, fringe trees, . 2 ; : ¥\ so on n “ plantag will be yaad jare qyeak. The rea mae ged yi on. of the State of the bury-} the +. that it is a at “ \waluab-e shrubs h the Church old I Bat ‘old wall W : ; " Oy M Paul Gilbert : ing atching ‘Another g, jassamines Forsythias:| pjncering advise og ae ! a xP : Many of these plants cere a ate m aeed for this yeen mec halt a ert ! s ‘ propo wig thie a ‘ shrub end Y project; and oO Mi ( | Jhomp % lilacs, cre? not the| den shrub — and : gpecial ¢ ; ‘ P N. B. Mills and Dt jc abe) New nursery rack: is tO son have been offical ine pecto ghole ee | haveogiven 1, work the lnily over= | anoney rally. Tt curve a ully. cannot || ,yrpose. j \e iy move bag? Rg hony = | be introduced and the 5. We any ee Mrs — - po ‘SG a vt rant approval ae ’ : : ew 0 e dad cedars hac » be Ra ee ’ sar ie . , the ld is offended ~ taken out. They were chells nf rot- = sia 7 : spe FOO pee) 7 ee ye may Kner | ten wood and & menace to the grave ee wh 5 certainty that the bes t a the ther trees Drv rot Anjong al} who have intr inter : built with loving stones an e ol er Fees. ry roty cet in thia old ound as ; been ok that 6 known to the xcient ate as mereulius hav : . a newide h the Ineryma had entirely de troyed the jy ror on HiT prVICe " ae = | ved wood 0 the hear! Pest ugh m _ ak Si hon: || cnn The sound wood was cm ond es beauty an inch thick. Cedar 15 dural : au » \dry rot destroys ‘araptete’s: | DYY 1¢.| Steph 4 . rot sometimes ® tacks the human | bags a eng queer vere population also, + was thought wr a "y arte aie er aL ae 4 wise to prevent contarjon. iar me to love If eve” nen Bes The Boxwood, the CLOWNING glory } ‘ ene i. : sna of the piace, yi senetly o | se feat til ae et ¥, RAY NAL they are. : who neediiicchur wiece | \| e-ht daly one, and will writ frying Ground From 1757 to 1888 ‘ about | ow, as women | K large bronze “tablet m™ , nblet ia to be we kk evidently, who lie buried here. A proper rec- placed in the panel between the | | ord of their’ lives would be the his-| two gates. It is the g ft of the Pa- hers tory of Iredell county. Here are ma-| triotic societies and will carry this a. ny of the pioneers. Here are soldiers | mecription: wall are the and Indian wars, of THE OLD FOURTH CREEK BURY- t and the Revo and of the Confeder- | ING GROUND. sted. acy. Here, are the old achool| 17571888. os ere Png wane gf the pio a ve or} neers ia and administrators) Dedicated by the Presbyterian Church originat ot ee a eee or gnd;/ as a memorial to the Pioneers ( | 0 s and of no f rest! and to the Soldiers of the Indian, tered | Romance, pathos, high eas the Revolutionary and Confed- | , phen erate Wis | This wal, built by the Pio- by rig gh 2 the South and the | neers, was reconstrycted by the toa’ The - making of the na-) National Government and the Casein Y uilde | Qity of Statesville as a tribute a of ht the Né to the Patriotism and Character sak Teele es aa Seton ont of these citizens. of Iredell Coun- tion. ty. of all, and as & basis of te fib a . 193: || Was Sheik. honesty ete yy in- | A smaller stone tablet has been om 3 Amer-| erected in one of the gate pillars. It ae group; carries the’ names of the workmen as ore truly patti-| who have rebuilt the wall. These men The rebuilding of this wall is have taken great pride in their work \a tribute, long past due, to the cour- = ome ition their meg gpe ‘ age, character, and wort! of the Pi-1/" neir special Tequest that p aced — ary ithe name of Mrs. BE. M. Land at the | oneers. ; The old monuments that mark head of their marker. Mrs. Land a small part of the knew nothing of the inclusion of her ity of the name and she was greatly d'sturbed ed. Vatidal- for fear that thigastone would be re- the || sanded as of + instigation. She grave stones. Some have crumbled! even asked that Mey. name be remov- “antil their records are no longer | °4 f0F this reason, and only consent- | legible. Often when a grave caves | ed to allow it to remain when she re-| in, the marker tumbles into the | alized that it was an expression of grave. Monuments have heen dis- | SMe ee By the workmen, On}. covered buried a foot under ground the other hand, the designer of the | ‘in the grave they were sét to guard.| walt was ‘n no wise troubled by mod- Children have pushed" over the stones | 20. OF deterred by criticism — he ‘iyete to see them fall, and drunken |? his name on himself. oolg have done far qworke iw dese- Acknowledgments of generous eration and destruction. [help given in this work are due, first These monuments are to be given of all, to the Nation Ghveteuhente| \\firm foundations and lined to Fund Nowato this, thanks are due ‘the | ‘erect. New monuments, provided by (pal of, Statesville. Mrs. Land comes the National Government, are to next because of her interest and ¢0- | mark the old soldiers’ graves. Cop- operation. And then, not im order, ies. have been made of all the old in- but all. with equal service, acknowl- scriptions and these records are to edgments must be made to Mrs. Os- be ed in the, Gourt House, in car Steele for securing the action, of the h archives, and in print. the Patriotic societies in the erec- eeything possible is‘being done to tion of the. bronze tablet; to Mrs: and restore :these Will Bristo! and her deughter for transcribing the inscriptions on the monu S. The whole area is to be dug over} old monuments; to Mrs. Ed. Deitz and Miss Virginia for -securing the ucw iby hand to free the ground of on- ; Hijons, cat briars, honeysuckle, and markers for the old soldiers’ graves; "iA grass sward is to be plant to Mrs. H. P. Grier for the gift of ed after a thorough fertilization | of the old granite gate posts of Dr. Kel- the earth. Group of shrubbery are ley to match those in the other gate: to be placed along the wall, but the ” Mr. J. W. Hendricks for the di- interior is 10 be @n unbroken lawn rection and overwght of the plant except for the box bushes ‘and trees. ing of the grass; to Mr. George Ea- One planting will be of native shrubs gle for $0 beautifully lettering the dogwood aie tablet; Mr. R. L. Poston — wood, redbud, silverbells,| >, ime EF ayy ’ fringe trees, sweet shrub ender proposing this) as a CW. As on. Another planting will be project; and to Mr. C. F’ Thomp- ‘ ~{|son, of the Stateavilla Nurser‘es, for made up of. the old - fashioned v8) inable shrubs ie on ae ol den shrub — lilacs, crepe myrtles, : lagtrens, jassamines a ‘eeintythles. ‘Mr. Paul Gilbert has been the en- ‘Many of these plants have been Sores adv Mr.T, L. Green grown fro for this apeciall [a* been _ mechanical expert; Mr. ty stock is to N. B. Mills and,Dr. T. E. Ander- F aiid the whole made son have been offie'al inspectors and decent, he hh on geibie, “rents the work their daily over- ‘few of ‘the old cedars had to be sight and approval The large stone | They were shel!s of rot-| seats were constructed for their spe- ‘and a menace to the grave cial accommodation. other trees. Dry rot, Among all who, have shown inter- scientists a8 merculius est in this old bérying ground and|: entirely destroyed the who have gives’ faithful service { the hearts of these through many years, none deserve . > ag wee, han higher place than Mr. R. R Clark. 7 rot froys it completely. ’ Dry hen the work is finished, Mr. J. sometimes attacks the human C. Stephenson will resume his daily ) also, and it was thought walk past the wall and some day he ‘win 40 ‘prevent eontaiion. will come to love it even as he did the Boxwoods, the crowning glory old one, and will write a poem about sai yill be ‘left exactly as it ay beautiful as his other. Then oy the work will be complete. C. BE. RAYNAL. ee , . oe ggg 4 Ned these graves are record. «The vast major graves Were never mark ism has destroyed some of wet SD ‘os: 88 e. S—8. oS | ; rhe on Th Fifth C. kK | ev. W..!. Tdball, stated Sup- e see | | ply 1900-1905: Rev. J. A. Seott, 'D. D. Stated Bupply 1908: Rev. Cree ( PR: esbyterian Ch. Church Observes: ry ten, ate on : co I ci | Days 1915-1917 Smith whowas born “About the time | ig idea*h| 7 "J. D. Wilson, son of Rev. S. B. ts Centennial 1917-1924: Rew. 6. oH. Elmore nod of the Fitth the first log builditige s taken) 10. Wilson served the chureh| Ae | ' 1921-1926: Rev. E. D, Brown, D. D. ; and who attended; down, the side logs | used fo- from 1857 until 1858. In April| The’ Center: ial Celebration of { | 1049-1940:. Rev. J. W. Mann, 1941- B'kia ‘youth, gave the| the end ones ni SURE Mouse) |of 1858. Abner Houpe, who had] | the organization of Fifth Creek | |!!! Rev. C. 0. Eanes 1945—. weh at the cen- and the house was@ idered a! Ibeen an elder in Fourth Creek, hurch was a. hiehlo sucdesatul 6 ihe of elders includes R. today. wing of the Fourth ¢hurch was clected’ to that office at casion ae brouirh! oath ; nitgomery, J, V. Niblock, Yt this: his- without separate on ization | Fifth Creek, together with David friends and neighbors for a day of ron M P seard, H+ F. nsidera research, | | amd pastors of Semeurch in| |Rickart, John E. Montgomery fellowship and reunion. Moster, R. W. Wilhelm, W, MW. Bob- - throngh ‘old records and) Statesville spent a Eran Tn of the and R. G. Poston. W. KB. Mont- The palns for this centennial | tt, J. A. Vaughn, R. P. Withelm, —— time there. Two e were or- gomery, B. Poston, J. E. Adams celebration were made. by a com-| IR. L., Gaither, G. P. Stevenson and and confetring with; dined to officiate Baemme meet) Jand [L. W. Knox were elected| | mittee nam.4 by the session of | | W. B. Bobbitt ‘andthe Ceagias t- of the community inghouse, beitg ord ap eld-| | deacons in October of ‘that year. the church in March 1946,’ This | lude D. W. Montgomery, v. ©. citizens who. knew} ets of Fourth Cre arch but About July: 1858 Rev. W. A.’ committee consisted of Miss An Montgomery, T. R. Gillette, 4. “iin the earlier years. mot acting in the in the Wood began as a stated supply | | zie Montgomery, Mics Mabel Nib aap at — R. Osbormm, Gaal books were lost Pm@ther chureh. So the eld- giving one third of his time. The’ | lock, Mr. W. T. Summers, Mr. Chal) | "°° Niblock, L. J* 2 ‘ ed a store fers from the Stat @hurch! | record is that he was ordained] , Knox, Mr. R. W. Wilhelm Rev. ( ce ‘ NIDIOCK, J. C, Clendenith apd many s years assisted on commu casions. | and installed pastor, the first 0. Eanes pastor of the church, wa ae Kn oe i tei as Mr.’ Rev. Robert Q. € stor; | pastor -ever installed over the| | ¢%-office member of the commit- | | ene Sree eee Log pen- is o} in Fourth Creek 1 to| |ehurch. He continued to ‘ures dan: ee | bers, and a Centennial py ing wes } 1832, first oeeupied field as | ——————— (en el = rd The excellent work done by thi find of $3000 was set in TR. ‘in abbreviated form: a wing of the , Creek | til the tall of 1860 and the ommittee. was evidence jin the \snong sons: and daughters of ~@ point in Frédell! church. ‘ehurch appears to have had no rogram that was given at the] | 1" hureh who have gone: 1 @- equidistant from “Tn the fall of 14 petition regular preaching until August hurch Thursday oe tee mit a Lucy wch, Third Creek ws. prea § o 1861 when Rev. 8. 8S. Murkland The program began at 10:30 @.| | ~ ky missionary to Siajy and Statesville-Fourth Shivon chia tai Dl of | began to preach one third time. m. with @ hymn. The pastor gave| | * Hl. A. Knox, minister gn An- about eight miles ‘the population in ae In May 1865 8. W. Morrison was the invocation and welcomed all) | ‘'°%™ * t. ‘oo places. a Sees elected as elder and at that time| | visitors and Rev. Neill McGeachy || The_ history. and facts concern- - = lang what was called NM ri nion in: |} Rev. W. A. Wood began preach- f the First Presbyterian church S “At and before the beg inn terested. din the ee zterian ing and ‘continued until August Statesville, read the scripture and if the present century it re-} church, asking fors§ — sak When Rev. G. D. Parks ec led. in ie weaver ot bléneine ‘snd as a dark corner. ‘There tion of a separa plied until April 1867. In May thanksgiving. @ muster, a race track ani “The. prayer of | tion W8S 11867 Rev. J. D. Wilson became The inspirational address was + shop there. One man ‘was| granted, Rev.. H.. pha and | supply until October 1867. In by Dr. Wakér. Lb. Lingle, - the | rille at the last place, a horse Rev. E. F. Roc were aD-i| June 1867 J. F. Houpe was or- voung peotie’s chole sang an an ove course flew the track,| pointed to the dut ra the first dained elder, also J. W. Cook the them and Mr. R. 1. Poston the rider’s head against | Sabbath of January@ was 4)-|' next fall. In August 1868 Rev. R. the early, or foundation histor -and killed him. It was a pointed for the pi When a Houston Caldwell was ordained of the church, with Miss Blanch: noted for drinking, cursinz| church was cons of 16) and installed pastor for half] | Wilhelm and Miss Laura Niblock | towdyism in general and it} members, most ¢ hom had time, the other half at Bethany. giving histcrie data concerning | | the name of Scuffletown.. -been connected wi nother) He resigned in June 1871 and j its growth and work. Rev. H. A. | clair "this name was con-} church. The two al Be had) Rey. John Roseborough preached| | Knox, Rev. J. W. Foster and Miss | | side of the public officiated before w ed and three months. The church was | Lucy Niblock, sons and daugh e ffom Statesyille | installed in the ne tization, vanant until September 1871. | | ters of the church, spoke and the } mon g service adjourned with wille. It was ground) James Montgomergeuagad Davia wF teR L | morning service ; years ago was in the Montgomery. ve 4 aa y | Singing of Faith of Our Fathe: of Fourth Creek congre- a Fhe picnic dinner at noop, wa "extendéd ten miles | Finding little pm it of ac: ~ 1 | delicious and abundant and pfte: [> from where Statesville |, _complishing good a divide* Of the first three elders of the bis the program continued with house, occupied? by | pother de-| church, James Montgomery, ; mus ic and addresses by Rey. J. H the beginning of thc | nominationitiem, diff days, at! David Montgomery and J. F.| | Brady, Rev. G. H. Elmore and ; ry it was sought to the spring n. reshytery Bell it is noted that the first one | Rev. J. W. Mann, former pastors orals of the neigh: | in 1849 at C ureh, the! gied “esteemed for piety and j and a benediction by Rev. Johr mg it a preaching} name was a D Fifth | good works in March 18658,” the} | W..Fester, not a member of F ree h of land was deeded| Creek and the ‘nd con-| second, David Montgomery emi- | eek church but baptized at the "Gav. for a church and cluded to change@ " tion grated to Tennessee in October | church in infancy. ff trustees for the use| about two miles ; bal Gown} 1951 and Mr. Bell removed to| | The history of Fifth Creek ominations, Baptists,| the Mocksville road i re in the Statesville where he qwas elected | church is of interest in this coun- and Presbyterians. preceding January § “l elder and died suddenly in Octo-| | ty and in the Presbytery and | deed was not recorded,||menced erection # P ber 1871. | Synod of the oe church ouse of the man who had it house of worshigjcgsr. J In November. 1873 H. T. Burke,| | Mr. R. L. Pos presented an in ine ‘end it was lost but || Montgomery had giane S|} R. A. Montgomery and Portland | teresting story of the early history it was’ renewed by John for the purpose , "| Gay were elected elders and or- | of the chuxeh and this was cal first house was erected |/ Was finished that aS , ‘| dained; J. C. Steele, J. F. Dotson} | ried in Thursday’s Daily. Added | 4 was used for a school James MeNeill is? ; and J. As Houpe were ordaine 4 he that the Sate. history of the a : “nown as Brown's school’ been the first one (iim it,| deacons at the same time. «|| chureh ven the following list T was 8 circulating "| before it was finish@ga r It is note@ too that “David | | of ce a foe called “Miscellany Lib-|) munion was held , Rickert left of his own a | ao wee ws ock well o died in stat the house of Mr. church in ren : 1 and joined the Methodist etrurc ays of exchange being first |/@ueted by Rev. May New Salem. 4 in February, May, Au- who contend: tor fey November. Many||femoval to the new ation, be- sa of’ different denomi-|j ime ‘assisted by Ri . B. Dal- Seaid-pervice in the Brown|| ton. James F. B -electe.| Wiline. Dr. James Hall oc- ‘@nd ordained an- August a the » “having appointments. 17850. The Methe oll withdrew Shor Rev. J. D. Kilpatrick and built a new ck for them- is not known |} Selves. — ‘ f the | Creek church p "feems to j there a portion of ¢ fave been vacant] then "org §. B. O. Wilson . giving one fourth time hig duties as pastor of Thirdiapek. Gn May 9854 Dr. J. R. Bagedams and Nicholas) Montgom@iye, were or- dained elders and une 1855 Mr. James Adams r in Con- o chureh for | eats, was elder. * pe Friday, August 23. 1946 terre Fifth Creek are of particu- +t hecause they) were ed fror: varied soureés, the ix of we church having been ed in July~ 1902. | Bpesent sion records begin in Séptem- ere + Fave The Date On The Tall ig the Daté You 5 Paper Will Bg as jtopped! = FT NO. 16 f 4 -! Z $ on Gives History Of Creek Presbyterian Ch. church books and conferring wit) ried here in abbreviated form: older people of the community “There is a point in Iredell and former citizens who knew county about. equidistant from the church in the earlier years.} Bethany church, Third Creek The church books were lost in afchurch and Statesville-Fourth fire that destroyed a store out in| Creek church, about eight miles that neighborhood many years from each of those places. ago. The history as Mr. Poston gave it at the centennial is car- More On Page Three be accenkeeeeeemieaiall Fom 1850 ty 1853 the Fifth Creek church Pulpit seems to have been vacant and then Rey, a 2 Qe Wilwon served, giving One fourth. time from hin duting 48 pastor of Third Creek, In May 1854 Dr. J. Be B. Adams and Nicholas Montgomery were or. dained elders and in June 186% Mr. James Adams, elder in Con. cord ehurch for 40 years, was elected elder. J Dd, Wilson, Son of Rey, S. BR, 0. Wilson served the church from 1857 until 1858, Ty, Apri] of 1858 Abner Houpe, who had been ain elder jn Fourth Creek, Was elected tg that office at Fifth Creek, together with David Rickart, John &. Montgomery and R, G, Poston. W. F. Mont- gomery, B. Poston, J. KE. Adams and L. W. Knox were meet deacons jn October of that yea-, About July 1868 Rey. W. A. Wood began as a Stated supply giving one third of his time. The record jg he was ordained and installed Pastor, the firgt PASLON.-ever. instatted over the Achurch, He continued to Serve un. Three . ote Houston re Uren) ahd installed pastor for halt time, the other half at sethany. He resigned in June 1871 and Rev. John Roseborough preached three months. The church _ Vacant until September 187 when Rey. E. F. Rockwell — his labors there, having preacher earlier at its organization. Of the first three elders of the ehurch, James Montgomery, David Montgomery and | a. F, Bell it is noted that the first = died “esteemed for piety | anc 00d works in March 1858, the second, David Montgomery emi- rated to Tennessee in October 1851 and Mr. Bell removed ty Statesville where he (was elected elder and died suddenly in Octo- er 1871. In November 1873 H. T. Burke, R: A. Montgomery and Portland Gay were elected elders and or- dained; J. C. Steele, J. F. Dotson and J, A. Houpe were ordained deacons at the same time. It is noted too that rte: ickert left of his own accor¢ gate the Methodist church New. Salem. fall of 1860 & : g to have had no aching until Augtst a Rev. 5. 3. Murkland & preach one third time. 8. W. Morrison was and at that time DW, A- began preach- Band continu 4 until August ; G. D, Parks sue 1967. In May] | Rev. J. He until October q J, F. Houpe was or ad elder, 218° J. W. Cook the ; fall. In August 1268 Rav. Re ato ‘aldwell. was ordained installed pastor for hall ie, the, other half at Bethany. igned ee Roseborough prea - months. The church wea until September : fen Rev. E. F. Rockwell began Yabors there, having preached ier at its organization. mf the first three elders of the wh, James Montgomery, BY Montgomery and J, Maat is noted that the first one e “esteemed for piety. and og works in Mareh 1858,” the C0) David Montgomery eml- ied to Tennessee in October Abi and Mr. Bell removed. to besville where he «was elected Ader and died suddenly in Octo- y 1871. fh November 1878 H. T. Burke, 2. A, Montgomery and Portland Gpy were elected elders and Of- ; dai ned; J. C. Steele, J. F. Dotson me J. A. Houpe were ordained des ong at the same time. is noted too that “David Riekert left of his own accord and joined. the Methodist. church N Salem. ceed BL FROM F “At and befor bf the present as a a muster, shop there killed at the las ‘jon the course Struck the rider’ & tree and killed Place noted for d ‘and rowdyism in! the name | is claimed this] to one sid ‘bond that leads to Mocksville. 18s That 100 years a bounds of Fourth gation which exte arotnd from wh new is. “About the beg 9th eentury it ¥ improve the moral hors by making i ) A piece of | t James Gay for “This deed was the house of the was burned and it@ im 1802 it was re Gay. The first hou and it was used house, known. as * - THE J ed | against : he neigh- was », {a hor iQ the track, Té was a g,: cursins house There was a circulating library called “Miscellany Lib- rary” kept at the house of Mr. Gay, days of exchange being first Monday in February, May, Au- gust and November. Many preachers of different denomi- nations held service in the Brown school house, Dr. James Hall oc casionally having appointments. “Whether Rev. J, had supplied before i; but from 1802 | til] know n he hot 1830 time, rak and it : a ; Was con thé. public Statesville ground asin the congre- teh miles 5 atesvil! a of thc ought to preaching as deeded ureh and use tists, prians. regorded, ho had it lost but by: John erected School. “About the time of the first log building w down, the side logs were the end ones ni anothe house and the house was consillered a wing of the Fourth Creek church without separate —_ orgatlization and pastors of the chutch j Statesville spent a portion &f the lume there. Two elders werd dained to officiate at the m inghouse, being ordained as ers of Fourth Creek church not acting in the office in mother church. Some of the eld ers from the Statesville chure)y assisted on communion occasions, Rev. Robert Q. Caldwell, pasts) in Fourth Creek from 1829 to 1832, first occupied the field as a wing of the Fourth church. ‘in the fall of 1845 a petition was presented Presbytery at Sharon chureh from the part of 1 his death Creek $ Behoo! mene the population. in the vicinity’ of “Colorado iv D. Kilpatrick’ preached . there & portion of the ‘what was called New Union in. terested in the Presbyterian | church, asking for an organiza- } tion of a separate church, “The prayer of petition was ff granted, Rev. H. N. Pharr and j Rev. E. F. Rockwell were an-] pointed to the duty and the first} Sabbath of January 1846 was ap-| pointed for the purpose when af church wa constituted of 16 of whom had connected with the mother The two elders who had officiated before were elected and installed Jf tiie’ membe) most been church. in the new orga. zation, Alontyomer ind) David “Mont vomery, Finding little prospect of ac complishing good in a divided house, occupied by two other de- nominations on different days, at the ‘spring session of Presbytery in 1849 at Concord church, the hame changed to Fifth the members con change the miles northeast Was Creek und cluded to two location down — ‘1 the Mocksville road where in the preceding January they had com- | erection of their new worship. Mr, James} Montgomery had given five acres for the purpose and the house finished that summer. Rev. McNeill said to have been the first one preach in it, before it. was finished, First com- munion was held in the new church in September of 1849, con- ducted by Rev. E. F, Rockwell who continued to preach after removal to the new location, be- ing assisted’ by Rev. P. H. Dal. James: F. Bell was. electe.| and ordained an elder in August 1850. The Methodists withdrew and built a new church for them- enced house of Was James is ton, selves. FJ Un B. Lepuard, who has for, : tern a for the Raleigh ané "| Greenville piana, h $s, arrived *' Statesville Friday {o spend a while , with his. pi Mr. a-d Mrs. J.| $. Leonard. He “wil! go from here} ito Dallas, Texas, to locate with : i his brothers, Wade B. and Ralph will B. Leonard, in business | I+ | there,” ‘ ni} §6Seventy-five Ye ars a: Land- | mark, February 17, 1887. “Rev. A. Walker White, pastor of | Third Creek an eek Chur- ches, has been ca to the pas-| "oral charge of Taylorsville, New | Salem and Wilkesboro. He has ms «; yet accepted the call, but has mov- ed his family to Taylorsville and| will serve those churches until the | spring meeting of the Concord| | Presbytery.” “Mumps, measles ‘and whooping eough, all, are abroad in Sharpes- | burg Township. No itch yet.’’ “The Knights of Labor have ren- ted a room in the Landmark build- | n, | ing, fronting the Landmark job of- | te ;fice and will hold their meetings oe there as soon as it can be fixed | ‘ up for them.” “Nearly every farmer one talks | to declares that he will use no| s|Suano at all this year or that he | will use much less than he has| done for the past several years. We are of the opinion that if they | were to stick to this resolution it | © would be the making of them. | But whether they will is another | ern le “Persons who expect to ‘get into | | the first series of the building and | loan association had better apply quickly. About 450 of the 500 shares have already been taken.” At a meeting of the si ockholders | of the N. C. Midland Railroad at |. *) Greensboro it was resolved ‘ ‘that | the president and directors are in- | ° structed to cooperate with A. H. | it Andrews and the Richmond & Dan- ville Railroad Company in the im- mediate og gees of the work | Record measured new post road from Statesville to Mocks. ville and found it to be exactly 6 -niles- © work and |i is turning out a fine quality of f | oi] tanned lace leather,” t : r | “The first Service was held | d n the new Presby- | 1 at Third Creek— : by some called Cleveland.” “Work is Progressing on the j¢ new dwelling houses CP 2.3 Key on Sharpe Street and J.H. | e¢ Cornelius on Walnut.” — | ti “We are asked to say that | ci there will be a icnic at Fifth | h Creek church Saturday and Bhat) De" pablie is invited torataee| 4 and bring baskets of refresh. | 8 ments.” | 0 “We had a grand rain Tues. le day afternoon and it broke the | a back of the hot spell. It was | th Uncle Adlai Stevenson's rain— | thd MRS. DENNIS GARY MORRISON Former West Pointer's Daughter Morrigg-Fisher Vows Said In North Carolina The Rev. =eers. Tracy Vincent Fisher of Shawmut is an aunt of the bride Statesville 5 afinounce the marriage of f The bride is a graduate of Rockingham High | thelr daughte Geeeveeca Joyce, to Dennis Gary | School in Rockingham, N. C., and was recently ] | Morrison, nv = Mp. and Mrs. John Henry | graduated from Mitchell College in Statesville } Morrison Sr r : of Statesville. with honors, She also attended Montreat- Shh core ipolemnized on Saturday, Anderson College in Montreat, N. C. , : ; » > Ce July 29, at sq B’clock in the evening at the The bridegroom attended Celeste Henkel | Creel High School in Statésyille. He served in the | ene wr a Saletan Statesville, United States Army for three years, one of | which was spent in Vietnam as an imagery | | ‘The bride Sime granddaughter of the late interpreter for Army Intelligence. | Mr, and M pr@e Dill Hall Sr., of West Mr. Morrison has completed one year at | i Point. Her ig the former Miss Mary \ Mitchell College with honors, and will continue Elizabeth . Forrest Cleveland Word of jhis studies in art. Si . “ — | eee e §MMRETE e : ' ; ' : ey L ee UV CL b nd AF =7 4 —- ale. a } it ey | / \ SS " trict Whou _ e \ 0 Pet ’ lieay to al / Lt Leu a ye . 4 ea at ra oe hic! A eer | nie ea, / ‘ a ry hey d 1 yi inet Mea nee UT SHALLY M pmetel Mi i Wee te Ve on is . eet) f 7 rected tol if Salisbory will be p temedod te ' Pritt Latte We hs» NJ Pig mec F Ld. Cod : bore g tes AV. ‘ fete. pe Lo Is: wpe tice. J - Jens = ge. mi ee oon me Cotkn Cr. Pge 5 ee } = Accept SBC Post ‘Ben C. Fisher, assistant to the ee of Gardner-Webb College s resigned that position to become | jate executive secretary of the tion Commission of the South- ern Baptist Convention. He will go to that new work around January L.| The 87-year-old Fisher, a special- | ist in the fields of public relations | and institutional money raising, will lend his talents as promotion, fund- raising, and special literature con-| 9 ‘sultant for. Baptist Colleges principal- | oa Ty fh Kentacky where’ te will nerve! , gs executive secretary of the Depart-| @ ment of Christian Education. | He will also be associate editor of | The Educator, official publication of | the Association of Southern Baptist | Colleges. His offices will be in the| Kentucky Baptist Headquarters build- ing in Le anid in the. Sunday |, menbol Hoare bullding al Nashville. | During his six years at Gardner- 1} Webb he set up the College News Bureau, Speakers Bureau, Communi- cations Center which has been equip- ped and is functioning usefully, the quarterly publication which helps bind |an \ed | da Ben C. Fisher together the Alumni’ Association, di-| | rected the student procurement pro- | gram which he organized with more. than 100,000 pieces of literature printed and distributed, and was a factor in helping Garland Hendricks establish the Rural Church Develop- ment program, with a night school for ministers and laymen. He directed successtully several financial campaigns, including those for the Endowment Fund, president's home, health center, James Webb Gardner Dormitory, central heatiny plant, miracle farm promotion, Living Endowment, Rural Church Endow ment, and miscellaneous loan funds, work scholarship funds and general equipment, drives which raised in ex- cess of $700,000 for development of | the college and its operations. P 2. q Li isk j hed a, hdoadlé. Blak chk pp Ul LMG Onl e f bond ee Lea ek ae 4 4 Lun bole + Ad athe 7 Arash a af lerrrrre Darl An ed ’ Te fot Aeseid Le ee, ford « ple J asrriil 2 Mee 7) er Suid rs ay UUpt ase A+ A (ith he Lrnd fn fi ll i pint df Aub lls / f wank mae th Lah Ate ga s/o a ie Od ttl coed ee 2. / ag Vy Howtarr papers) a ent Over themyand let me read all I had time to now bi ® locked in her brother Frank's safe in Charlo Lucy' 8 ns ‘wes on the paper. I may have mentioned it V4osreten. Om sending a note to Newman brothers for any illus material ‘they may have on memory tablets, etc. I thin tt ing of t@@%wo graves, Margaret Fitzeereld and Octavia Mer first project and that memorial’ tablets wo @. For the E R stone, and other initialed ones memeed to be mounted in some way. “le con’ 7emne Thomes and Amelia Lovelace stones were Dnder iff@mey still show above the myrtle. I want can find Sit about prices, etc, and as we have fund eed Mr. Belt Camptell is s«ttling so near mrs. Would he make od trustee meterial’ Sincerely, fViby ’ oe I went to my D. A. R. Charter d avery nice time. al \ 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16.0. ¢c \ sur- of & pop- ving it in the White House A recipe * into mould, 4 fe you for your letter and the Moore Robey/was a Bryant, a sister Of Pegrar and band is dead snd no children, She li rlotte, or did the last I heard. She w m®s College at Greensboro about the 1910- rd Mary Kennedy speak of her, |] sat by méheon once and did not find her comm mything about her husband's family escendant my impression of her wae Care. course I may be all wrong. Any*ow, nothing @Bout the family. sure of salt to 4 SS oe > « <= x » we E ec © > i — @ bi © ght from France. book “pac 1 mea y ser pes he brou s in the Jefferson cook salt, I am glad you got something ont azine. — mu read it more carefully than I Speaking of Aunt'Lucy Belt's gchool effo you knoWi@he subscribed her son John to Peter Stuart at Houst@mville, I think about 18379 Mary Kennedy "Article@m: Thomas Jefferson is: Ularized ice cream b Made from reci i LOD Chey trons Found with ice and ice. Ad, a ee — ta es tt Be nanan 4 dti<< <_< ~ ate. oe Ae ope MoS : Continrn ly ieee Blac. Ze ne pL 3 Dect ee ert eA, Vike, yt deb TK. Mt Xe. E~ te Ky f SO iL 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON se, 0, C. November 19, 19502 the article about the denth her well, but had not BEN } er Always, as I remember, rather delicate }, Irvived to a £00d age, . your letter Some time back You asked if 7] I do not, and if you have John and Jemima, but do not have Pruninx Drusilla, who Married 1 and an infant daughter, She died 1850, erial that rainy day it I want to Bet all Lewis Graveyard, They were t have been another ter Mrs, Fmily Ho? he would nak have 2_Who figuree or State, — had the : shou lA 4.-C4 ; Asred aq ] ce ale ws I can on , brother, age of 90,” , No, of John,.. . t an older Samue] land -% thea been: 86n Iredell reo. n ae day I had Swill redrafted the otherjand gave $500 to Jewis Grave- yard Fund, aT aid not know what address to give at the moment, but the executoBimill be the Washington Loan & Trust Co. Some one can get in toucH Shere when the time comes. f Sincerely, A LA / YY jp J ine 7 * ie my erendfether Robert Lazenby buying $140 worth of land from G@Mmel Fitzrerald 1826, s. 8. S. Yadkin, adjoining/he élready he dy DGalom Robey and John Fitzgerald and Samuel Ward. Perhaps Sam@—Ba was going to Illinois about that time. 4 |. ype _ Ma j fs 7 /re2 /pec tt iro Leeret (E Ly sc! ( 5 Cicmcne Katou (Meow (ie G ff” ig os wie ith cu, preg gen Nef e- ' oe A” : V ir * Jt? be cs ** dew a Sa < - test <1 ae é Saale 3 y a ¢ 2d w So bs “ Lf he, ald ‘ | s i a ro * ee * . L wd a we *. ho " BR a 8 = Fe j Meg a a7 ’ ennai Sage a roe <a 5 se x cS + ‘Z & ‘ St nn + * r me Aa” 4 a is =~ or ie cf a var ms — > ae 5 i A 4 F , bia ak es ry J rs 5 s J oe tay so ¥ we oe.of persona) Property to my $8 mak crupgets tne the large merayhe; the old blue ® and one knitted WH One Leather bed) two pillows | ‘fot our table’ Etienne ve aud sally bequeathed. to my father, ' a tomer Delenged to my Father-ine peed by equally between Mrs, Thoms Groce 000), in Ah on su 2900.00), Ln ah ay arent, «le 006 } in ch, ft + ve ousand Vollars, ({1,00Q0900 . ’ xe ua in 4 or Lt, “eae ae | “S2¥T Tor buvs nour “9teTeatnb. “9ueT eA tribe *20T Ley Wee Arey “aly ee + . . ; LA ; ’ ~~ 2 eee seem peenats, + + ; Team mona - 1 Arm DeOL met, Al Cue Ou wWnO are eros ucu Poultry have an op mmity to a year around market for hatching eggs. This is som ing farm people of Iredell County have ngeded for a long Hime, This is something entirely new cnd it is not intended to @™any thing to hurt present poultry producers of either coumerci@h or hatching eggs. Nor will it interfer with local markets in a y Wey. In other words, it is-an outlet for an additional 300 giles of eggs per week if the people of the county So desire, res There will be eting at the following schools to explain this set up. ee Monday, Septemmmmp 15th 8 P, M, Monticello School Tvesday, Sept@immer 16th 8 P, li, Union Grove School Thursday, Sepammber 18th 8 P, M, Mooresville High School Friday, Septemier 19th 8 P, M, Cool Springs School If you are intiemested in this market, please attend the meeting most convenient fom 3 DU, o f , i) Yours very truly, - 4 / ¥ mel s / KFA “Gain hat R, W, turdoch, County Agent Mw 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16, D.C. Dear Mr. 54 orry tut I have nothing et All avon he 2 DOMAS) 6 gerlv grantgee7?9. But since you mention Benjamin Fitager° ld, 1 will send Waa I heve about him. I wish it were more. Misses Ruth and Mameritzgerald taught a long time nt_ Komen! s College, Greensboro.) goth retired. Tr It is a rainy day and I am stayl iny for Have been g@mming a lot and finding it rather interesting. must send mMemitzgerald stuff pretty soon, before the ya Have been | me for a snow, % ton Oo} Hich to sow grass t4 The house immedi: tely next shall sleepmmmtter waen and if somebody who w gets it. TiRgpeople who had it were politica Sincerely, vy ee Yes, Che ol daughter of ame David 7 / @: avid Fitzre - Bereld ancegi lin said s hale also, as J Vat 4 \ 4 As a me ber of the Committee on ducation, it was cooperate with me State Superintendent of ducation on all ing the schools, The best possible public schools will continu number one ob jedtive in the legislature. te - it is. well known fact that astern Nort} arolis the Levislature Sance its beginning and the reason is also The members from the East go back and back sometimes Nothing takes th® place of seniority in Raleish, as 4 Big The system is sueh that during my third term, I wil better than in my first two terms. It ha@ been a real honor and pleasure to people of Iredell} County in the Senate and if mi record will appreciate your Support in both the coming primary election, With @™ very kind regards ana & Cordially yours. Cu ev Henkel, a: North Carolina stat yenat 25th Senatorial [ij trict r mat a rs WE LI I > f cm pleasure to ai fect- avid Brandon wenath Asenath Brandon was daurhiter Beall Fitzeereld, and ws ce John Brandon went. to Illinoi EF 4 sill? a aR wo an fst. - yeu? breg ger. JON FITZGERALD, SR, =e Vorth Carolina, CAND: ; merreld, Jr., married Jemima. daurhter and Rebecca epeon Beall), Descendents, ss . ral Te : gerald m.‘Semime Claywell, da: rwell, 2510... Descendants, med Nency (Lyerly) Beall, Soters, Cenith and Octavi atl, —- : : ‘ ey . hia APried David brandon, “nd had Severna) rem Lafayette and. William brandon, ants in and around Statesville, (Tavy) died unmarried, about 1847, Atel amcy, and Cenith are known to be mr@veyard, and it is natural to su ed there also, ~¥ Jer. tte ae res ee, a Pts, Pita@@rala' name appears émong the llary] Ontgomery CORmty, Maryland, in- th the Maryland | torical Society, 207 Dp ee Cs; i 17 ¥ r ors NevOlution, We Monument John Fitzgerald, Srey De. 2 A fourth soffm™—f John and Nancy (Bargerly) Fitzgerald, Sr., (See p. 1) was mmmbtless Samuel, who figures in Iredell Co., land records. From# "‘Biogranhigal Avpendix, History of Hast Tennesse, in D. A. R. Lifry, p. 1245, we have this: | Bias Reve Jol Bitzgerald was born in Iredell County, N. C., September 26, MMM6, son of Samuel and Sarah (Sterr) Fitzgerald. Both father anfgmother were natives of Maryland. His father was a merchant and Met. Mr. Fitzgerald was reared in Waynesville, N.C. He is ag thogist minister by profession end a farmer bv occupation. ‘ | Note. [iMatesake of Samuel Fitzgerald was doutitless a son of John Fitzgemmmd, St., who bought the John Rosebrough place fror his widow, Meenex Rosebrough, and willed it to his son-in-law- — Somerset Hollaliis gia " i . Holland had a visit, in the 1880's, from a brother Samuel Fitzgery » aged 90, “ho lived in Illinois. 4 \ , ; ; ‘ “Sheu. ldo :. Yotice of / 7 i eee wt Mhiorer BR f) Lo et for a 7 | 7 Rett Zag iuly I$ atF 7 ng Late “Det £6 / Cant ,, j hk prs Car " » ( f </ FIT "? GER) ees Son ‘of Jott Married Margaret Both buried in Henry. A deughter, Elig Lezenby. Henry § born May 19, 17@MMjahd died Oct. °, 197, ge dared Wn Wi. +s ‘ ) Belo ty ‘FOr By, ZGERALD, Jr. Son of John ] | ggerald, Senior, and Nancy Bageerly Fitzgereld, of Mai lend and North Carolina. \ uatried meme, dnughter of Zachariah and Rebecca (Tysons Beall, of Vai land "nd North Carolina. ° The heeGamenes -t Mount-Bethel Greveyard give Lirti and dea‘ dates as foliaws: : Jovimemitzgerald, 1776,61851. Jemima Pitzgerald, 1784-1338, aes oh es -Jemime tau t Sunday School that finally developed into Providence Church at ale the time of her death. Mention of.her desth is made in the @l correspondence from Illinois. mum James Bell in- quired if ity s John's wife or Benjamin's wife, as both were named Jemima. Johm@mmtzgerald was one of the founders of Mt. Bethel Church, 00.) * ' Be palin Pe OY 1 YG, About the) er 1791, John vitenerata: o.. vought from Mary “nox Roseboroughgim™adew of John Roseborough (son of Rev. James), the , Roseborough @mgm, left her by her husband (will at Salisbury Nov. 10,1777) 80 Gime as she remained unmarried. She married Calel Armstrong Dee 7) 1791. She was tie only daughter of John and Jean (Gracy) Kno Meen® came from Ulster by way of Pennsylvenia to xowen County. “ae Childard f John epd Jemima Fitzgerald, so far as I are - i (>> le Hay, married Somerset Holland. Her gravestone Providence gives birth date as July 27, 1822, and death date November 1, M6, A good woman. As a child I went often with mother ecrosma 1d Belt's Brid&e and then to the right across woods to sp@m@@ the day at Mrs! Mxkmmkiandux Holland's, and game route j Beberse ehe catie to visit us. (KM. E. L.) Holland (1866= 29862) is buried at Mt. Bethel. Aboutim B48 (see recedes in Statesville)., John Fitzgera deeded his Simm to Somerset Holland, in consideretion of cp the rest of MB life. Many Holland descendants live in and Statesville @™@ elsewhere. Le Meelis married Martin Gaith é scendgnts in Statesville ‘ med elsewhere. NYemmia!! bor epess Ad. tid.» ae Lazenby Se br Billa married Robert @mxkwex, son of Thomas Lazenby of Marylandé "She is buried at Mount Bethel, died 1850, aged 3 with her chi#mm Mary D. V., whose stone reads: Died 18690, dauchter of R. and Dé Marenty. e 4.0 far el, who came from Illinois to visit his(MMpter, Mrs. Holland. at the age sg of 90 This was some time in + e } “ h vert hae ele ins DAVID FITZGERALD (1775-1847) Son of John Btagerald, Srey and Nancy Es Married Nang 1795# In his Ll Zadok Beall mentions children their names@iain 1811 Betsy (Elizabeth) Beall gerald land @m White Oak Branch conveyed by Beall and af@™™is death to his children. S tion, laid GM by order of the court. L812 land of sam@mmescription to David Fitzverald, It wouleppear then that Zadoc’ beall h whom I have™ further information, stev-daurht Likewi® David Fitzcerald, second had two daugi@ers, Cenith (Sina) and 0 Cenith married David Brand several chilgimen, among them Lafayet is buried igfwis Graveyard beside her + Ue Mee Octavia (Tavy) died unmarried. suppose thafjmme also is buried in Lewis Graveyard Marker. :: He wafigmne son of John Fitzcer: ma: ‘ ‘ete ast . . 3 Fitzgeral@@epf Maryland and Wort? % Ben jamin FPitzcerald wds EJemimad@aywe? 1, ni ae Agiei 1 Rolsen *, Vaughter x *Shadrech Claywen., Revolut i pmo Kentucky, i ten er? 2 Ley bret , DANIEL #1 1829 ’ Henry ages it being Sart BO, conveyed to Devic , Va y i" Be &geray end from De on i AEZIN LAZ WI A wil¥Y ig? ‘pone the Joshua Lazent tion at Chel Hill, dated Apri B igabeth. gen William Datigh ters Tabitha nechel Tucker Esther Tucker Saft in-Len Jonathon Cash VITHRSSES i id Beall, Jane and Kezisz Pai NDOotos BMavid Beal s wane anc Keziah Tile bove will does not seem to be The coinci@i@ice of names in the Will. of Writ Statesvill #1823, suggest that it may be ¢ William, bmB of that I am not at all sure, among the fillies of Uonte, somery County mili file in the Maryland Historical pociety Baltimore, || ; f wT Tr tr ™" "ry ¥ ’ A we VALLUTAM FITZGRRALD Will at ei iis mentions wife Elizabe ville indi Rite that Elizabeth was = Shaw and Mention dp Made of daurchters of daughte ME Plizave th, Dorcas Sons-i a Robey and Truman Tucker Tucker in # William Fitzgerald, 138051 a _ WITNESSES: Mier ana Margare es By i ¢ a6 the estste mM Cash, Admr , 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16,0.C. ‘. No, I did not know about Virgi’ second Wamture. From what you tell me, he seems very w for himself and I hope both will have | sina I sent the bit about Tavy Fitzgerald get a a, and enclose this about Aunt Betsy as a we you remember Aunt Betsy? I was awn hen meee she is buried at Providence. [ am going fmekes markers that are light and can be s‘uc” m mother's grave. Some time when you are in the Court eonvenient to see if Henry F - left a wi Mtor's papers mentton any tees I know Fret — — w fA) Sincerely, y 7, y me “ L Lo -" / / / ORTES OF MY AUNT BETSY LAZENBY. days we had he Aunt Betsy came to stay with us when we sles. That dena be the winter of 1891-92 - I am not sure of month. The :{ ‘ily then was only my mother, my brother Lee and m then sixtee We lived in the old home, the first house nort} Belt's Bridg@m My father had died a year before and my sister wv was that wintag living in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William (Bi Turner, as th her to teach (hi Douglas had not been One morning when he handed hen door I noticed that he was broken out with sor ! el + sar ® ° ‘ _ and as measles were around it did not take much guessing to “nec & ae 5 ed what. I prom my reported. Douglas kept indoors but we all ready been expel troubled us most was our mo ther, Qc 0] der pe ré a # ae ce a wer S Ae fous diseases as younger ones. mese, and them my mother began hers. I staved Pe well over it, but Aunt Betsy came when Aunt Betsy - ° ‘a thy lived then with my Aunt Venelia Green, my father's | been left alone a¥ her old home on the farm now owned I remember it well, with its usual "upping block" and much shrubby t spring ring The house was built after the 5% bof those days - a larve living room,.two bed rooms opening off He at the back and a big fireplace, with attic Overhead, The kitchen jam to one side, My aunt Venelia had acquired the Dlace from Dr. Jan King Hall when he moved away to Lexington and later to Greensboro, ji it was in this house that his son Lee, later famous as . ao, a Texas Rang Re born. Here Aunt Vernelia w continued to live for the rest of | life, ‘but her daughter, Mary Hendrix, and family a away t@ their own farm, and she was about to be left alone, when Aunt Re@i@etsy, who had lived with, the family of her son, Robert Lazenby, mad bdo ining farm, agreed to come and live with her, do not know 4 happy arrangd I theme of Aunt Betsy as always laughing, but: she wasn't, Her face in epose was a serious one - but it was peldon in repose, She always br | " when she spoke, or when Me One spoke to her. She was | : My sister and [I never forgot her picking uy er knitting one day and lasthes Se the old woman said at her h nd's funeral, I'l] bolt. few stitches while the er voice was full of animation. «She Called my [de niel) and I can still hear the emphatic way she Pronounced it, Aunt Be BY Was mt father’ * GUnt by marriage, as she had mar- ried his Uncle ey Lazenby, a son of Joshua. She was also>my Aunt Betsy - «. cousin, their mother"s being sisters, daughters Fitzgerald, the last intemine Srey: in 1878, as ' Lhet Yt %2i2r242 I would like to seer ker over her grave beside her husband. Aunt Be had two sons: Robert, who married Mrs. I! (widow of Thames } and daughter of Wesley and. Rosetta (Hol and Richard, born 1837. His wife's name was Margaret, had two daugheers: Belle, who married Calvin Moore, and married John M@@gers. Hichard W. Lazenty enlistec in the July 12, 186 né died in Lynchburg Jan, 19, 1865. Hiram Summer py had two daughters who died as youhg ; ; o : Both are buried in Lewis @rawnsxade Grav: 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16, D. c JAN. 16, 19906 ee SIm looking over my Fitzeerald sheets I thin’ yvoyr sur- atthe gale by Marv Knox Rosebrough of land te John ritz- gerald, @yml; is correct. The gravestone of John, Jr. at it. Bethel @ames his birth end death detes as 1776-1851. He could Meen heving land trens-ctions at the age of 15, The B the land edjoined Deniel Lewis. aa ee it seems incredible thet Aunt Betsy didn't hrve brothe istere or both. I will write end as’ Marrery Thomson if she We ahy memories... I have none. But on my Daniel Fite- gerald @imet I have added this lines Possibly » son of Henry ¥itz- gerald @MM eo © grendson of Daniel Lewis. Wra- : 7) I heveyjotherx purchases by John Fitzgereld, 1794, from Jacob Nighels. Then a sale by John F 1798 to David F - and 9: other Bye? adj. Swann, Simonton, Hall, etc. In 19899 & sale John ¥ 4239) Henry F - of 88 acres of Rosebro trect, snd Henry bought « wittxx from William Archibeld seme yeer. Then ‘<> low so n Fitzgerald trensections until 1849. when whet was erset Hollrnd, deed of pift, #9, Meme . h I think fom Mrs. Burke's mother was * Pickerell instead of a Tucker. It Ma memory of hearing my mother sey who it wee. Must have pot Wires crossed. The na e 0 Love I do not associate with Maryland. John Love in Catewhmerontier was Virginie-N. C. I wes verv interested in Henry Lazef being on the early grandjury, and pass the ine formation on ' Me. Elmore. Incidentally, » Christmrs card came from her writ Wefore the note.. I enclose - do not trouble to return - just? Gard, the note I tore from the card. If you thin’ of* it you mi >44 to Vivian's entry in the Henry sheets, refer- ing to Betty@, Married Guy Gillélend. On my copy it is pd. 6,A TG he brother e ivian, Fawin Gey, was married while I was down there and Vivian semmome the Jacksonville paper with columns in it rut elat I did namemet it in the book. He was studving law at that time. Wed-e little snow and sore wintry weether, but very manter half over, it looks like we are getting bv A