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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThomas Eaton Swann Papers, Hunt-Jersey Church ) ¢ <2 e mot ow t, be ee ¢ Irak (heey Cin hom J lali Cm 4 le és dK Ad he” Sev ath hey ? } Ir H-o. |f het Ce , LH ; a : / in ae ie Pe ome ed- oe ee ee enor ce eee ee eee ee eee ett ener ena eRe eaten ene ee onegette ets geeeaiahagteetnenhpnnctinestenepenalentipeapaomee ene eae {. A is (fet Cet 7 ife ce i J Mar te1ee Fair: L. “ id tq< cue, of fo ~n, //Le Mee 4s 16 Ag & oe A-¢_ t a (4 my ~~ wr a c : ( JK < < | ~ (ie ae >. /$ “Ff VAL~; ‘Ce cool ak /iot breil, noe g~tof ffir coe QCz~ ok oy Damn ‘fe ed die vHMeee (JReete Ae Get Z t Seg Zitets Aid o Facet a? Owed. OE: oe a fi ; re Rist: o Loo. dee e ak, Me eS pe te Gece ttt fe. ete o Cah ee | i i ‘. rT: o vs A Gm a ic ot Wt po soft [SP 2— Hind L.. | FL... FY Rieaak ewithinsied ct ie ae ey - Ait. CL a gl . a Ann Me lien ath | Capt a f.~_ fe. be AA be ee ae Br & baip- ples ee a actif f poss wy SNES. <> 9 Ft ak ly MTOR K F NEWS Sa eal . ‘py Marie M. Vincent son Cowlity) North Carolina ~~" Penrod <«- For manp to Ke These years it haa-Been the custom Hp e of the “Hunt Descendants” : i to gather ammwally for a pe- ‘Huiteville and in Mubien- uniod, This hen wi —— r Penrod). » be held on Amgeet 14, . at the tiny, log Charch a known a@ “"Gid Hebron’. ; “Old Hebstin’® ts located 7 built milee eaat Of Penrod, Ken- timbe \ucky in Muliienberg County. Recem visitors to this his- teric locati@n have informed me that the goad is in good repair and Gan be traveled by all who wish to attend, As in yeats past, we afe expecting higmdreds of ‘“‘Hunt _ Relatives’ tc ¢ongre church and ground, We have mace the “ ance of, and enjoyed > lowehip of fumerous re- lattves fram @bout fourteen states. There® are cousins- : ' by-the-cogem@® from distant ver Gitew or states as California, Utah,” ‘’ Ones tn Glog bok - | lorida and many others, ing This Way,” ete. * About th@ year 1806 a No leas sadredis the bur- .roup of pig@meers came by ial plot where on Apri! 530, jon - tBain through the 1834, our Revelutionary an- mberlan@ Gap from the cestor, John Hunt, was laid stinkin River territory of to rest. Johnt, Hum, his wife, Charity, their seven sons, can see marie or granite. markers at the graves of . geome who were buried dur~. ing your lifetime. A few” were acquaintances of mine and related t© many citt- zens now ii in Muhlen-, be . aves of tobe ad dinate unt have beet marked with slabs do- nated by the Elizabeth Camp-_ bell Russell Chapter, —_- ters of American Re -| tien, Central City. Leng before this day ar- rives the picnic tables will. be placed on the grounds and at noon they will probably groan from their overload of chickens, ham, mutton, apple pies, cocomut cakes, etc. If you enjoy eating -- or if you enjoy seeing others eat, you just watch the Hunts During the many years that nadhaue passed since this early cr eteteieie, iy, be ee. A - pepln 9-25-/F7 64 : ; ‘thet Aide . nega bom ~ 7p geen ins Trsnyh A Me. tid Lop? po io eo io bay, Coit & f (HESS pale tronssea - 37 fr-Lha, he eA ee er ard es tat mx C y : 2 7 tae TO eos aed ne ae Dane ake | OF N/M Pes ke HbA Mowe + vats “LL. tp- 6 Zea 4 La Soaps a8 step eae Tie Vee Lh iain, © st oat ge J ad pe Me woh ea. y pie 5 er ee” +r 4 tls oT Cod 2 ne et ny that Mis] nec ene Te * Cal forneia c Atel pe hd Ala Paraebee ae , ie | Sr ee oe ar tw co heb Ng eae 9? ge « a - ec. -j| Ad es Pa fe Zoe Tee. fork, hae Hf “ : — Pot. + : : ~ . c “42 3 : /) | ( f- “0 (eee ee oo unas al Leaeben Me Pe 7 3 SF DY eX. S aS Aes A 59 ae mit boi f beoeh 7 < AA, Vee. fot. Leh nd (al. 4 [2.7% - } Hea “ rt ee Lo fonsof als (Lasie en PLL. eal, Cie L | i? Os 73 - Cot Me FP ra pe pe Oe @ tee NX ‘ +z CBE CR ws CLA - é Gok Let. lhe Bak per Sa w % DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SECTION CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY Olume or series of records microfilmed hereon; the records were microfilmed on the date and at the reduction ratio indicated; and that on the date of microfilming, the records were in the custody of the official or other individual listed on the: target sheet (s). 7 sheet(s) were microf 1 - 845.4, General seabutes of North Carolina; | conforms to USA Standard Speci ications for Sa ety Photographic Film (USAS PHI-25~1965) and for Photographic Film for Permanent Records (ANSI PHI-28-1973), and that in order to insure archiwal sa filmed, they were microft prescribed, and with equipment and film approved, by the Division of Archives and History. Camera: Operator 4 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES Microfilmed by DI VISION OF ARCHI VES AND HISTORY Archives and Records Section Raleigh, North Carolina AREDELL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY STATESVILLE, N.C. THOMAS FATON SWANN PAPERS ALPHABETICAL GRoup: * YEARS a h Lodo RED. RATIO DATE FILHED : ree) fw 7 ctl, f) A } Rag a IO © C2. } bez he BC 9210 Te! a lis ae , bet. BO I Ste ee oe } dooce. Gy. \ Hay so PS Pe Catad 2 A. f ft 9 A : . = “MS 1 oe ctu’ jee yaw 1 —- net or Site bool [une (966 F ae ihe. : g ote a ly 7 eu. fd Gi.) 2! i Unel. \ Joe | >. ce e 7a cz 1 CF: & Gui Zp ow ¢ Pract. ‘game hk: pat le «poet a pee 0b, = 5 A bol ye. v / | Winelte @anal Bl wr ae ay dite itr. Lot ohm 2. | Eas ce ee f " dh Sane be le Le. ee lia & Geer Yoerdewne rs | gee Fe (*, & a | 13. as et ar | é ie Caoay Z| y e S = Se San SP 2 a. > fet ~s o Ae on del ~*~ Cig a a? Ck el. Cr seit . e | if. ie vo oh ees 7 eZ | Ape Real - f. Ls wt { C? <g 1 c ex & a 6.3! es ce C €> 1 a ( <1 ad 297 L072. - a 297.4 20h va "A ect 7 ALOE os JUSTICES 5S JUDG My Shs of War Feinhis,. thy Barents | tc Lepore La? 72 Ja THE > Summons herein havi. o Now, upon the hearing, allegations and | ro yf. IS ADJUDGED. That the Plainti# Com 6. C ( y t Ais Dollar 4 from the CCHS, Wit! 1S) 4 intil paid, together with doHars and cents, Costs and disburseti nts,=amounting ir the Collars and x A z ® fo. / , Lote JU EG MIGN'E: © Judgement, 4 Interest, ak * : a Slee 3a? Pe Rube. a de aii / 4 TSF UIA HR TRS Qose » 2 se / - J. P, >. z Ss P SS. J re ha The. wae z ns « - poe’ J) Pint La MET y. Cae oath. Mins 1: =] (Ps eb., ALa Aid icone, Qt Jide 4 (el. eeeret fh dour d tee frome Ah-eh i rf is es ce G a oe “4, Us 4-4). | 4tte4< . i>) AC. 4 1) ; he Sine fo-® ma ts x Fy A Z y Ma. Ves, Kl ar 5 Ze 9 eee ay ee d) pears wt 2. . od eh: ~~ Behe, DLL fats y 2, < () J : p : / ee Ce Ly A fp-m pete z.. Lo4 f, thie ee fir Y) 2% ie ee Le Cg: SPL 7 = | [sea]. : } J DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SECTION CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY This is to certify that the microphotographs appearing on. this uctions of the records listed on the target S microfilmed } -4nd at the reduction the records were in the the target sheet (s), reel are (title) 1ereon; that ratio indicated; Custody of the ™ on the aforesaid target isions of Sections 8-45. that the film used confo Photographic Film (USAS p} Records (ANSI PHI-~28-] authentic reproduction rms to iI-25-] 965) 743), and that Of _records » and with equipment a a ‘ 3 f > (Signed) Lo LA €3 ‘ Camera Operator a, a ota STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES Sf Microfilmed by | DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY Archives and Records Section Raleigh, North Carolina IREDELL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY STATESVILLE, N.C. THOMAS EATON SWANN PAPERS if i YEARS: Lp htla/ / ALPHABETICAL GROUP: ©) RED. RATIO, 3 20-/. DATE FILWED ; 5/3//77 — | a noble Woman, an artist with. EN out peer,” says Pr oe GX on of Mahalia Jackson, whose iodlred tere canine from p Carnegie Hall to the ca . Europe. Sh The year-old sinxer died bo. Thursday in a suburoan Chi- PL. °A¢0 hospital atter sufte-ing a \) heart seizure. She had been a 4 there since Jan. 19. S12 White House statement, g? 95 e me teil ule aPEli ‘ Hit Eriday,"Sanilary 28, 1972 my hands, my feet, wee body to say all that is in me,” Survivors one WEEK —~London and Paris —~ NEW LOW FAR memes to March 91st. ($296 | <4 trom New York, hotels private bath. — Our Own oe SCANDANAVIA PLUS | May 0-29 From New York $1395 | with ) cr fare) New York. 8 DAY BARGAINS! SKI—NORWAY—Sergen— Voss $285 — air, transfers , , menis daily ini Voss. Bf PORTUGA L — 6 days in your nd $ Ds t+ Se | LES < 1 Dr BAe ee. (aed Jat ake ofl, BE é Tek, oct B. W. Jackson Rev. B. W. Jackson will be Royal Ambassa dor field worker in North Carolina this sum- mer. He will direct the three Intermediate R. A. Camps and will help in Divisional Junior R. A. Camps. Mr. Jackson is a gradu- ate of Southern Baptist Theological Semi- nary, Louisville, Kentucky. 6 June. 12, 1946 & ~ » e ie itl £ fea? & = # to iS a noble woman, an artist with- out peer,” Says President Nix- GX on of Mahalia Jackson, whose Gospel songs en- deared her to millions from » Carnegie Hall to the capitals of 7 Europe The 60-year-old singer died Thursday in a suburban Chi- MF cap: howpital after suttering heart seizure. She had been a patient there since Jan. 19. In a White House statement, the President said- “America and the world, black people and all people, to- day mourn the passing of Ma- halia Jackson. She was a noble woman, an artist without peer, a magnetic ambassador of good . will for the United States in other lands, an exemplary ser- < vant of her God. “Millions of ears will miss the sound of the great rich voice ‘making a joyful noise _ Unto the Lord,’ as she liked to call her work, yet her life story sings the Gospel message of freedom, and will not cease to do so.” Miss Jackson, who rose from a scrubwoman in the levee sec- tion of New Orleans to inter- health the past several years, Shé returned home from an Eu- Topean concert tour several months ago on doctors orders. Miss Jackson received her musical training from listening ls to rétords of blues singer Bes. ~ 8i@ Smith while growing up in a . Shack along the Mississippi ed at 2:30 p.m. 8 p.m. today. Ih River. At age 16, she moved to Chi- Cago, where she sang in a Bap- tist choir. She began to sing solo and her career was launched. She made her first @ Rev. Richard Leap. recording in 1934 and appeared ev. Wade Kiker will in Carnegie Hall in 1960. ciate Burial will be in Oak- “I was horn to sing Gospel WANTED Salesmian for an ae Se music,” she once said. “I want my hands, my feet, my whole body to say all that is in me.” Survivors include several brothers and sisters. In New Orleans, a family spokesman said the funeral will be held there although a time has not been set. He said New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu will be asked to permit the body to lie in state at the Mu- nicipal Auditorium. [SEE WHAT STATESVILLE TRAVEL SERVICE if You Have Only One Week For Vacations We Suggest: Our Own Personally Escorted Tour SCANDANAVIA PLUS __ May 8-29 From New York $1995 oo with Fiord trip trom gen to Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Cruise te Leningrad, Amsterdam — first Class hotels, meais, tips and air fare (based on the group fare) from New York and return te SKi—NOR WAY—Gergen— Voss $285 — air, transiers, hetel, 2. Meals daily in Voss, . PORTUGAL — 8 days in your untimited miteage. i 8 detlightivi IC on eo 199 G. Dex Hacks ih of cy ; Ee rth, eae tn Re ot. m7. Nay Duden, OLA, aT at. eg es wf) fovea. 4, 1153 ¢ / ~ Ba Cx 7 by - 4-F7471 let oy We found that in 1860, our Wiley Gaither's land was valued at $400.00. Or a little less than the. Wiley Gaither there got for his land in 1832, I don't find a Wiley Gaither as old as ours. He was the wy on our records, the 2nd being Wiley Sum Mrs. Storey sent us am angle she had worked out which might be good to study, Of course it is mere assumption, but mkes sense. She is of the belief that John Gaither and Benj, II being so closely associated might have not been brothers but Brothers-in-law, She has a record where JEREMIAH JACOB, Sr., and his wife, Rachel (Gaither) Jacob, had among their many children, three daughters who married Gaither boys. Well we know that one, _ Raghel Jacob married Benjamin Gaither II, so who did the other two (ame & Elizabeth) marry? Mr, get Newman told me and I believe I sent it to you, that my grand- ‘father, Jeromiah Gaither, and Jeremiah Gaither I were named for JEREMIAH JACOB. I had rather pushed the thom aside until Mrs, Storey mentioned, I'm not the one to question a extremely good gene@logist's opinion for making sueh statements, but he mst have had a reason for doing so, I still think that someone mst have married a Frierson girl. Mrs, Storey's theory makes sense and I will keep it in mind, it my be just the link. Notice both Jeremiah atid Benjamin had a daughter Rachel, who gould have been after their wives’ mother, Then J@remiah Jacob, Sr. had a son Zachariah and a grandson Zachariah, The fact that we find the names GREENEERRY & BURGESS in John's line, but not in Benjamin's could show that they were not brothers, but they mst have had some relation, singe we only find JEREMIAH'S im their line, The name Wiley can ‘be found not only if their but in Nicholas W., son of Basil's line and then you think Thomas, son of Benjamin had a son Wiley. gf i © ny ; j . ; = We got the 2nd ASA BURGESS FRIARSON GAITHER from Miss Nicholson who I believe copied it — from the Laugenour papers, We heard from the Miss Geither (Viola) who has the copy of John Gaither's prayer Books Do you know who owns the Book? I sent her address to ifr, lillard and if he can get a photo-stat of it, it will prove the Rachel Gaither who married Thomas Prather and came this way to Indiana, | e Leander mst have bee married twice. Do you Suppose his first wife was-a Martin and he - named a son by his segond wife after her, JOHN MARTIN GAITHER 777? The name was sent to me as Marlin, but could be in error for Martin, Yes, I am interested in Ophelia Fitzgerald. We are interested in all connecting families, | ,y ’ | You mention Alvin Howard, He was father of Tabitha Caroline who married Asa B. Fe, wasn'4 ¢ ? he? I,have one note which says she was a grand daughter of Eleanor Gaither, daughter of / Edward and Sleanor, Is that correct?? ‘We keep seeing the name KELLY show up over there in North Carolina, I ama Kelly desc, My grandmother was Iva Mac Kelly, daughter of Elijah Kelly and grand daughter of Elijeh Kelly who was supposed to have come to Kentucky from Virginia, Then, my mother was a ” Hayes and all of a sudden, we are getting many Heyes‘s from over there too, I have no | idea what state the Hayes family came-from, but my earliest know Hayes ancestor was ’ \ \ fi Still ee a (, Ne pa frets “Tr d Lo Cinannnent = peez2a_& Yaar Cle talk. 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It was a treat to find two letters rom you already this wéek, and I hope that it has not been too much work for you. I am interested in the James family because of Alfred's marrimge to Mahala James (this was his first marriage). Of course, this was mot the one that I am descended from, but from his third wife, Mary Cheshiwe. Nevertheless, I am interested in the James family. My grandmother always said that Mahala's family was related to the fami- ‘ly of Jesse James; however, as yet. I have found nothing to indicate that this is true. J Rave a book borrowed on the history of Alexander County, which gives som@ @ata on the James family, but not enough dates to follow to determine juet how they might be related to the Iredell family; however, they give one ofthe family as having been the father of Jesse James. I ~ checked a little of Jesse's history and they are mistaken in their clain. They were a family of 12 boys and one girl, including a Thomas, which could be our Th@mas, but without dates it is kind of difficult to tell. It gives the daf@ of birth of one child as 1797, but whether this is the youngest or old@st I have no way of knowing, I -think the father was William James alld the married a Sloan. If you are ever interested in them, I will send you @ copy. Mahala wag @ daughter of Thomas James according to hie will and her having been in the same area with Thomas and the other daughters mentioned in the will. J have the abstract of this will. Also, I have the census readings for this family if you ever need them. I didn't Bawe much luck with the Summers family in material that I have, but no doubt, I'l] be running across further information, which I will send on t®@ you. There is a little in the Stevenson book, but not the ones that you m@ntioned. Would-you like to have it? The following is in a little book SKETCHES OF THE CIVIL WAR » Which I have copied @f the library. It is aa follows: Fourth Reg. N. C. State Troops, Company "C", They are said to have been called "Saltillo Boys" and went into camp at Camp Vance which was located just behind the old Bradford Knitting Mills, about the lact of May, 3661, and the men were énlisted on the 7th of June. They lined upsam front of Dr. Moore's residence, where Mr..L. 4. Bristol m lives. (Bis is quated from the book.) Listed among the non-commis- sioned officer was James &, Summers, First Sergeant. Im the~same company Umder privates were Aug. F. Summers, Samuel Summers, Robert Summers, Bumphrey Summers, Thomas Summers, Thos. B, Summers, Alfred L. Summers, Bathan C. Summers, P. W. Swann, Thomas B. Swann,. ore : * : wo Fourth Ree. Company "H" was the Olin. Company and composed of Ire. men. Julius &, Summers, Lieutenant; Privates, A. L. Summers, S. H. Summers I have a @opy of RECORD OF PANTHEA SHARPE ALLISON, BABIES DE! IVERED from about 18%@ until 1856 which mentions the family of Summers. I will include this @§ a separate sheet of paper, and. if I have time before time for the mail, $*11 make you a copy of the Thyatira records; if not, I'll send it lateny” We enjoyed our visit with you, too; and only wish that we could fine time to come More often. Thank you so much for all the help that vou are fiving me. = weet | RPh bed i. Panthea Sharpe Records apr. 16, 1839 He wiah Summers 4% poy oct. 10, 202 Willian Loveless @ girl Zan. 3. sere Willian Loveless & girl May 18, 1844 iorge Summers a boy Jan. 17, 1845 Alben summers & girl Feb. 4 , 1845 Bee Summers & BOY Oct. 2, 1845 Willian Loveless a OY Oct. 27» 1845 Thomas Summers & girl sept. 9» 1846 Georse Summers @ girl Oct. ll; 1846 Miben Summers @ trip Jan. 27, 1847 Thomas Summers & trip Feb. 23-26 " |‘ Phomas summers @ triP Jan. 20, 1848 Byres suners a BOY July 12 + 1848 “Willian Loveless & girl July 1¢; 1848 Thomas Summers & girl May 27 » 1848 — Byres Summers & bY Dec. 30, LO49 william Loveless a boy Wov.| 7.4 1850 Thomas summers a bOY July 9% 1852 Willian Loveless 4 girl pid 1 ewer ask YOU 4g you have y aisficult time with gher is T am also interested 4n the Johm b. Kerr wae supposed find not © era of this- o4 ® a: copy of this paper, about ten typed any data on the Jenkins family? this family- o Fort Dobbs area. jved in Statesville ‘in some W&Y, Jenkins buried in the old rourt apparently hi exact date of John L. Kerr , 59 th T'11. be nappy %° check it pa ges. 2 dollars 1 25 cents is is all I*i1 get in this time. sincerely, du id LAMY sé AMAA) SL OALMA , Ler tAL ap thd Sy 4 he v . Oxlahoma City, Oklahoma Walcourt Apertmnt F 1401 N. Walnut Streeb Mareh 5, 1968 irl. By Swen Route l- Box | Statesville, “N Dear Mr. i I hove: your name and address from Mr. Clark Hibbord, who 18 gome very nice things to say about you. Clark is a very Miand i am so happy to see hie taking such a great interest ptping to preserve the history of our people. Maryland, in the om om tryt to find something about my own James family, i ng mat I know end if you have any date on this family, I shall AMES, born is Lynghburg, Virginia, at the time that part of Virginia ap a part’ of Bedford County. Joseph R t. was born in 17 56. tei in his pens io& record he states that ‘his mother's namé. before earntaee "was Rogers, 1! where he received the middle mame of Rogers, The fanily ounty N.C. before the Revolutionary wer. Joseph Rk. James to the Revolutionary wer from Burks County, N.C. - As you know, the ai ks County court house was: burned, $9 we can find nothing a @ ome d % pus of Burks eagsh yi N. C. are the fol) lowing James families; 7. iblaced my 1790. -eénsus of Burks Coy, N. GC. however James, Rolling James, Wiig Fanos, I believe a Thomas “Wes Ll am sure all . related, # gohe into it % Lynchburg, then Bedford. Co. Moved to Burks — ees _ 8 ie In as much as higsbrother stated he was born have something Im your own Maryland ords If so, 1. shall beso very greetful, We have the early Maryland wills in the by checking, them, [ will be 30 happy My son was in seB6dl ‘at the U.S. Naval Academy which he was gra@Wated an honor student in 19 end did much seag@hing in as much then es Fido now about the for an advertising company was able to get t®ansferred to the Eastern ¢ happy_te se with Rim occasionally.' My husband and my daughter Roseann was only four years old. My hus! and Paul was bor in November. He is still ‘n the Navy and is senior science there now, at the Academy. Again, I do so tPyly thank you for’r 1 can't even fin@~a land deed im Clay « sure he owned laid there. I- sent e turned*over to amy professional genealogist ’ marriage record. of Joseph Je James.and his second wife Luzima 4 wh before 1820, and @ grantor deed signed by Joseph R. James and wife before + 1825, THe County Clerk cashed it and sent me a-marriace rec man named James fm the liste 1830's, I believe and: dom®#® keep too much in mind wi definately wrote that they left the e abo = = . 8 in the two Joseph's of earlier date remembered. JI alf#sure he had many ot} OUTB@ only human, Yours tru? sel OE oh 19'S, Sere! a LHe. Gla CU, oe gl” Beg -e? a 7. OL. SIP. Jt 22 Peete TH, bart ee ete d Hal Christianity A unique Christian journal to extend your Christian witness. - Ve A. ct > . - 2 et 6 Se I ~ / So eg o— ‘ oat fi af _ Ye iam =< j ¥ ° oak ({< i ~ k- : c t+ Te Subscription rates for VITAL CHRISTIANITY will go up on September 1, 1965. Have you renewed your own and sent your gift subscriptions yet? The Order Form on the reverse side has been prepared for- your convenience. We urge you to send your renewal and gift subscriptions to us by RETURN MAIL and save. Current Rates Length of Sub. New Rates ® : 10 weeks $ 1.00 6 months : 2.50 l year 2.years 3 years NOTE: See letter i on 1 inside back cover, < : AOD 5 é 9 Phe (AA tap , es en eee t 4 es eS te bas Zl + tre h April b Than taphcng a ae . ee < i { se ‘ _ e ‘a eS 3 oat oie : ‘ " You did .not e to return your papers and maps, but I made con} will return tH@m because you may be hunting ther one of these aye, i I am most erate. to you for getting me straight on these mavs and lo- cations. At l@ast, I think I have the church locations straight. The map you sent of Block L; was the one that was missing. Eva's fath @ photocopy of three other blocks - Block &, Block ©, and the =! shows Mt. Bethel. They were trying to locate their Geithers. It is odd that Mrs. Swann's grandfat! er went to work with Dr. . Lone my R. M. John@6n left. I do not believe my Dick Johnson "owned" to work land that he owned, but it was possible. I believe he and sold slawe@ for a profit, and he called JOSEPH JAMES his Agen ‘hove not, but that is the way it sounds to me. In Sept. 1667 License was issued to LONG & JOHNSON, Iredell ©o., N.C. papers in my possession, once, and gave them back to er Johnson's daughter. I wanted to tell you this.. In the cemetery at Kiddy, Texas, grandfather, Dick Patrick, and uncle Robert Johnson are burie grave of one GIBSON, and I thought the name was Fielding GIESON. dered wha he was. Uncle Robert Johnson (he was really my | took care of some man who had T.B. until he died. Then, I 4 Robert contracted the malady and died of it. I also wonder that GIBSON buried in our lot. He could have been some kind Johnson b. 1745, is buried by the side of ASA and SARAH JOHNSON 3 ( of BENJ. Sr., and I thought JAMES b.:1745 was an uncle of ASA Johnson, and still think go. ‘The JAMES b.-1770, and a bro. of ASA, is the one buried beside RICHARD Johnson's infant,.but all buried at Snow creek. -You see I get tangled up, too. “ Have just discovered that I told you something wrong. The e Guess this 18 enough for one sitting. I get started and cannot stor Thank you aga@in for the maps and the data I had some of it. - : # Sincerely, ne Lorem va ‘4 j PRBS pn DEBS ls tg e HALF-CENTURY CLUB WAKE FOREST COLLEGE May 15, 1966 Dear Old Timer: e I hope you received my previous letter and I hope that you. have marked with indelible ink the dates of June 3 and 4 on your calendar. I want to see you at the meeting of the Half-Century Club on the evening of June 3. ‘Your many friends and former college mates want to see you. Those who are doing such a wonderful job on the new campus of our old Alma Mater want to see you. P fy. Pathak aeamae . ; = ay “rad y + , aaa : ig b/s on Se thy SI - & oT a jspther a LN Cl velo ~ rf fh eae ee ee eG “ues, March 24 Dear Mr. ©wann, I: am gorry I have waited so long to look up the Joseph “oger and Rolling James for you. I have been too weak to go "re- searthing”some days and others too busy with housecleaning and company. We had another death in our family, the second since Christmas. I take things too hard and get weak, I suffer with the ones- who suffer instead of keeping strong to work for them. But we have done the best we could under the circumstances, Yesterday I took the Pem. off and studied at the library, I a looked in all the indexes, etc, that I could think of but failed to find any account of the two above until I looked in the 1790 census. I found in Burke Oat: Fifth Go. Rollin James, 1 male, 6 females, nearest neighbors _ atcording to position on the list must have been: Wilsons, Jewells, Renaults, Hutchins, Ghurch, and Neely. In the same Fifth %o. about a page away was: Jos, James, 1 male, 2 females; neighbors: Church, Fletbher, Williams, Hite, Moore and Adkins, T Searched the James file and allied fam- ilies' files, marriage records, indéxes of Tenn, books, etc. I enjoy doing such work and take time to help others who come in from distant. counties and States, Yesterday I helped a man from Ridgecrest and a couple from Huntsville, Ala. and another lady I had not seen before whom I did not get acquainted with, | : William Mills; in 1815 to Amelia Katon(no children by her) snby e children weme: Nancy who m. James “illiams: Mar- maduke George who m. Jane W, Daily igied in Ind);?hos. who kept @ store in Ind.;Isaac who m. a rches(died in Ind). There -is a lot of new material on this family that I- know you would enjoy, recently added by a Senealogist here from Mo. Second wife48 children: Rebecea, Mary: Pool, Lovey “ane, and Sarah Ann, I wish that in some way I could find out which dames family my husband's &r-gr-grandmAother Susan’ or Susanna James was, who | m. hig gr-gr-grandpa “eth: Usborn in 1797, Lewis Peck, bondsman, Seth was from uilford %0.;they went to Ashe and “ilkes and lived - to be old, their dau. Catherine m, “lyde's gr-grandpa John favilor, But I'm unable to find whether Susan was dau. of Samuuel, or some other early James. They first bought a Cedar Greek, part of the. original Samuel Bailey property but sold ~ it in 1799 and weat to Ashe in time for Seth to be on the first grand jury. : - . Dera, . I think I shall visit your cousin again this week. I must take her some things I've promised, Do visit smX US.soon and help me enjoy the library, 4 oer = LU.¢ e ~ i : . Md. y fats ther. OO Ae tenet ap MO Mrs. T. FE. Swann “Route j, Boxy 147 StaMipville, N.C. 28677 7S POSTAGE 8 rT a] Dive © © ! 2 wes Pry ONE 4 Bout. ) 4 teat @ 1 7) “Pete age a IBIS - oF ude. : a pend. =| - IY, Oz Y pn p:.. ftatesville, N.C. Dear Mr. Swann: sicih With further reference to your communication 6f November lith, in regard to the cotton program, I am herewith transm\ting letter received from Mr. W. B. Camp, Assistant Director, Division of Cotton, the De- partment of Agriculture, which is self-explanatory. . Assuring you that I am always glad to have any gestions you care to make, and of my desire to be of Trice at all times when consistently possible, I am Very sincerely yours, {er x SS oes d a> R. L. Doughton . Per MYM 1950. _— MONDAYS 6. 13 ; 20 - THE MINISTERS LIFE AND CASUALTY UNION MINNEAPOLIS ~ NOVEMBER TUESDAYS 7 14 2 28 _ WEDNESDAYS 8 : THURSDAYS, 9 %6 23 30 FRIDAYS 3 a bd 24 SATURDAYS. lL: SUNDAYS 12 w = =p NOW! a ees Lie BSaa- aon-— nn" n Rosa) 8Sao wr-— o~ aN } a Worship is ghastly mockery with- out moral faithfulness. ~ —W. L. Watkinson FORTY-SIXTH: WEEK ____ DECEMBER Sim FTA 2 i468 457 8-9 10 11 12 13-14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 id Blaze. Baptist Church 3321 THE PLAZA CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28205 Sumt er, SC, Holiday Inn Low lj '7O “. Merris, Interin Pastor TELEPHONE 334-3913 Uear Friends: AS om will note by the inclosure I an Baptist Chureh in revival with begins with good interest. here in Sumter at the Grace ‘ev, Wayne Levan, pastor. The revival ‘lowever, this note is to thank you, the two of hospitality given to your pastor and me w] hile at the South River chu to bless the two of ou EU. ta Christian f vas with you in revival rch. Thenks over, and may the good Lord continue you, your loved ones and your church Sincerely | eee. eee BS Billig Sentemser 17,1964 fr About the visitor looking up the places visited bury’ was. most interesting. The Bishop preached in a 6 in’ Worth Carolina in his time, and this visitor aa Mf he intends to visit each place, ip has not yet been traced out. My father always said peenster,. Danka Asbury, was @ second cousin to Bishop the writer, did some Pesearch and came up HarryAsbury of Pace ta @ nephkewwof the Bighop. on this, and has come up with the Sige is now working. there were two Thomas Asburys in Virginia at the time 1700s and both married in Jennings. peel ae tneuae ; line, father of Daniel sh. tha Jennings, \soury Married ~ ae Jennings, at “ other Th nge of another family, The line @f our Thomas Asbury Asbury of Harry C0, Asbury of Tampa goes back to Henry a so far he has not connected uphi th the family of y who was the father of Bishop. General , granafather, Daniel Asbury, was attending the/Metho- nee in Baltimore, Md. and on his way back he stopped Db who was at a friend's in his last’illness, but ar- He was given, as next of kin, papers and other Bishop, and his trunk with books was ‘Sa to the Thies trank has been in the possession of members F the last. of whom was my youngest brother, Page, who p Methodist Museum at Junaluska. Recemtly, Harry C. fet stoh that Bishop owned and had given to at en ares » Rev. Bird, who willed it to a son it be kept in the family. However, the descendants University and that is where.is now. The torical Society is endeavoring to get it for the : i Pe etek the data from the Mocksville Library and sent Thank you for sending it again. ee eee Lina and Ethel Woodward were here to see Mary Virginia hed a trip to Annapolis, Md. ; pome of the family history, presumably “hes- “I have @ Niece in Annapolis who has recently nealogy and is assisting a Miss MacGruder, compile her data on ‘ the work for about 44 years, Pee’: wal oh she and my niece's husbard belong to, ‘when the Woodwaras came, for a Virginie had written ras be operated on on August Dist and it was just a day that they game here. He went.to hospital to have it, ra decided not to operate at that time. Louis looked been’ working most of the summer, Had gotten off to aon, but was going back to work onSept. 4th, Oh, yes, nder™ had quite a bit of data on Swanngs of Maryland and @ she would send it to me a@ s00n as she had time,to ~-|, wi has already pent. a copy of a will of William pitdcor: wr / tere Ses p amiat ada become of ie. notes and I sUug= has $ genealogy department, that you ville Library was tidied to get a copy a up, and I guess that Iwill send ane as soon as I get it:finkished, as ‘good with eye trouble, teeth and la to ‘meet, My general health is about’ as usual ins strike just any old time, one hitting today | seh nearly: threw me when it struck. @ year veperatten for skin cancer on. my ¢hin, and one er has come up since, Such is life and I guess to bear ‘it. your letter: eo ts misspelled Gheshire. I alwsys wires | in fames. Uncle George Woodward - WATER FI L-TRATION PLANTS SEWAGE + 1 RAT MENT wilitile, BLUE PRINT SERVICE 8 Witiam B. Sours & ASSOCIATES Designing Cnginsers 160s ABERDEEN ‘ABERDEEN ROAD ar MERCURY BOULEVarp) HAMPTON, VIRGINIA 23366 DIAL @26-2018 - arca CODE 703 , Nov. ele 91963 TSe Swann: a & portion of the re) of Pitt tsvlvania Coun The family ETOUD. The William Jennings herein referre Amer¥ca to fight Indis INS» Me had ¢ bachelor uncle in Ene land wealthy, A-woman took a baby from another She secured considegrhie Of the half brother anherited the in Ene eland 9the eas impounded the “Nis is the Ln; ae 1ZS an 07 +n tp epey could have Sh pe cumulated: LO, 000 et gpary A kame marrie ma eae Bavard Robert abn : . died in 1826, Tis Son 7 phpson Rumer was t MD.( Thompson was the bro her of Edward Jy Srand father) & 4. compson R Robert son as a Merchant accumu] and in my et ar Sona MS. He died 3, Lass = one vi ter inhergted this Cherbury ¢ Utage, a massive brick home (Sta © was a large Contributor to the Confeder Sustain himself during with erect ton lays in 1875 for at atesvilic : My brother Samue foOllowine his erg Conser Vatory of f the Ceme+ eries of our Dr, A.T Robert son was a A.T.Robert son is SAEED the 4m € ‘-T.Robert son Bi ography, 1 Scarce}: y STRUCTURAL DESIGNS PAVING ORAINAGE My brother ely several decendants 7 Sema’ in " 7833 in. Pittsvlvanban amount of inf@rration which goes This information is now in possessi and many oth@™%s of the Robertsonse that is available. Due to the pressure of business w nephews ,I WEil never be able to shave for bogk form publication. Collecting and compiling genea] time. It is @asier to get t! i on living decéndants. I have yet. to complete the Ro>-ertsons-sDavis.and Taylors. I certainly appreciate Wen you have fini she it) you turning this Frannie attended, cerely, a - M. £0 ilet Re Teag your letter and that Clate Sreatly, of eda. 2 S@nea} St in Columbia WhO wag Ped to be Searching for JENNINGS’ aot his eyes were better he . J Tree. ny eb - Kind enough £0 16% ine read your letter and that of ty Which I PPeciate greatly. * ‘ - he - es 2 se Loned when his.eyes were better he Oo Statesville Trek: We been three aitferent sete of JENNINGS’ Who canc | Counties, ae se est was in am attempt to fing in Vv He died May 1, oe ae 2 9 ea ayer 4 ury Coun 8 Pom Rocking- + he moved to Gibson. ’ the tirss tax Book of Maury Co and a it Oe S ce Bigby, Bast fork 38) ‘| § M0 location given e21 in iat @ Jennings 100 4 p Bigby 1815 a SA ne 100 A < — es, -- 1615 ye BO A : 4 1815 , 6a 3 1816 1004 1816 i he mentions in his seven miles from - \ Speen, cs 2 ‘ieee ha i ie lil. Ap ein: ea toe mg. the early records of erea around . g down" everything I can on ome Richard John Crunk*@re connected with f Pittsylvania Co Va and Rocking- itt bd to oul She is oné of the most informed persons @inia and S.C. vines ~ and it was she Omk Jennings’ will. It appears @arly in life.” The Glerk when she »C and only by checking did I @ not write for a full copy. ible with data Miitektne him but ‘4: a@ round about ¢ only the death date was interpreted May 1, 1859. ec ted the will at Trenton, Tenn. wed it Was May 1 ve antl herewith is helpful, you we Sincerely yours, 7128, BE. 2lst Oklahoma City, Oklahoma November ?1, 196% Dear Mr. Swenn: : j Enclosed is the letter from Mr. Patton thet “you semt to me some time ago, which I passed on to ‘ my geneelorist friend, Mrs. Gerlend, who is quite interested in the Jennings family. Mrs. Gerlana wes quite pleesed to have the use of this letter, ana she tolé me she wae writing to you to tell you what she knew shout the Jertminrs line. She elso ssid she head ma@e@ a copy ofthis Mr. Petton letter, and had sent it to another friend in Californis who knew more about the Jennings line than she. Al’ of us are cuite thankful to you for sending us this letter, A lone and informstive letier from Mrs. Heara of Vest Point, Georgie arrived the first vert of the week. ‘he correspon’ence with Mre. Heard, Yrs, Mucchel end Mrg, Storey hes been »« &rest deal of help to me, end 1 am grateful to you for making 91) of this possible. It wes my g-04 fortune to find some more informetion of much interest to Mrs. Muschel in Orlethorpe county, Georgia, This algo pertsined to her Embry line, f ésthered from the letter received tocey that che is going to Oglethorpe County as soon as possibte to run down sll the new founa information, . We were blessed with »s g00d generel rain the first of the week, which was the: first we hed hee in months It was Bere te to be most thankful for during this Thanksg@ivir¢e season, Memtioning the above Makes me think of something I had beeM intending to ask you. Of what religious faith were mos of the Loveleces from Meryland end their Cescenédants in North Carolina? fhe Lovelaces of three generations I have known heve been divided among many protestant denominstions. IT hope you have a very pleasent Thenksgiving, Sincerely yours, ClA-R Re ee THIRD CLass s : * = a4 ok LR saga oS thee 4 Pe one J) Yee oot [Lex FzT<¢e, ZA ) yz pole ce : "4 : ae Q On Gas A» w L yx rk J t) A. Ke VA PUA , ‘ SU La RR i Neeslh ts 3 VOW Sans Midas PSS, EG Sy J Ee pee : Gitkbacas Vv VA it bac. r aan : [779 te Tow prions et ~ po se | Fatih, Inc. Plen Tepe ie P. 0. BOX 313 ck y 4 - 2 ‘ROCHESTER 1, NEW Laces €L fe e< he SS — a ai Wy RETURN REQUESTED é Ye cle Th l ae A ti <4. rt (774s Pie f are Lh 17 G57 = TKS pooh We T pet YAR Pty" Z Tapa por “| Nee a ne \V ice: " ’ t " Vu ean tL , & BA Uaferd nn Aer 1 + EE Orit | gk ide ere =e OO oe eur WIE ii Cg ng oe RR ty Td Chega e Hein! wad Ke Ley | vt +i do aH bie - ‘yh, = ap > sy hod Tr ow a \ OK soe ptt Roeicenall W-0, A Ag We wie Vit ay Se pers ( api Chevcl _ y - i Bree neem ; Missioharies in Uniform The cover of this bulletin captures a moment in American history., Chaplain John Gano 1s leading a prayer of thanks- giving in 1783 just after General George Washington had announced to his troops that peace had come. Gano was pastor of the First Baptist Church of New York ‘City before serving as George Washington's chaplain durin the Revolutionary War. He is reposted to have Hapeised Washington in the Hudson River. Gano also established one ot the first Baptist churches in North Carolina and was the fir:’ Baptist missionary to the Indians. General Washington called on ministers in the early years of the Revolutionary War to help meet the religious needs of his soldiers. And in 1775 the Continental Congress created the Army Chaplaincy. Military chaplains have provided moral and spiritual leader- ship to the military men of our nation in peace and war since that time. Chaplains were found in the ranks of beth the Blue and the Gray during the Civil War. In later years they moved westward with the military forces as our great nation popes. Southern meer’ chaplains are indeed missionaries—world missionarics. ew Testament missions and churches estab- lished near military posts in our country and around the world attest to their evangelistic zeal. The role of a bie is many sided. They serve as pastors, teachers, evangelists, counselors, and administrators. Though they serve because of the threat and presence of war, their ministry contributes to the cause of peace. Southern Baptists have always heeded the call to man the spiritual ‘‘fronts’’—whether they be military outposts, or home or foreign mission fields. Wherever our servicemen and women go to serve their country, our chaplains go with them to minister in,the name of Christ. —Groancs W. Cummins BAPTIST BULLETIN SERVICE HOME MISSION BOARD eer 7-870 LITHO IN U.S.A. 1 ® ee : * é a & : e 7 € @ © & « aa | e @ e ® * * @ € 6 * 6 & € *& * * cil dea Le Ae tind breed neo to) od Pe, az ea oe tee 300 Mek Z. : jee reat, ~ 4. , Ze wad 4 a ff ‘ -<— . Gt L, Tedn TE. Pugoory = a ae on coe Lhe & ot al 7 pes _- Sa Z Le< ae ee, a peo Te bbl vce eo a ah | ft Loe [Gs an ie IS afrtiace. 2. —se Loef wrap a . itil af 1 ; phoney athtomh on ee eae eo ee Paces, af! TE - Van Lge oe ae ct” “.. a ay ? { fee ‘ae EP 2/53 ir <_ "Ge y+ jut se o- 2408 2. a, Pee pe _ Pte. y}iv2- /7. ar See