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Thomas Eaton Swann Papers, Jersey Church-Johnson
Sinners at Jersey” History % mset, 7 > eee lib illes south of | habitants, rming Yadkin, been | years, It times outside original ter-denom Subject of Hendricks, j Jersey Church, eig’ ngton in rich f. the banks of the heard from at vari the local community, — The British heard about it in 1768 when settlers in munity joined the F rebelled at unjust taj Colonial governor saat” from Hillsboro to put Tebellion and hang a #80 of the early chur The Baptist State Convention heard ut Jersey Church in 1961 when it won the Rural Church of the Year | award. . North Carolina Baptists wil) + “ar of it again on May 81 wiien account of al] the ‘istory of the . ‘old | long history, b Bet. The at com- dian in- colony church's first time between the story munity as the first w wrested the land from es i Jersey Church near Lexington is urch’s founding and early recounts the building of the meeting house which was in- inational, and from an earlier venture Gano, for seve another in Hopewel The book includes LY A THOMASVILLE, N.C, THU J-lE TF bef Being Published| Dr. Garland A./q | j He began gather} the book in the manuscri The book is HARITY AND CH ng materials for 1951 and completed pt last week, being published by ILDREN, Thomasville, with the Baptist publication’s editor, John Roberts, as consultant, It wil] | contain more than 200 pages, plus several pages of Pictures, It is being printed by the photo offset method | and will have hard covers. The initia) order is for 1,500 books, The Rev. Bill Adama, pastor, says the May 31 release date wil! coincide with homecoming. Invited guests in- clude officials of the State and South- his Carolina flock and | ern Baptist conventions and the Sun.| l, | day School Boar ‘ a biographical | The church’s histo the years in dJersey’s having approved th ringing the reader into “exciting; just what we wanted,” has | plunged into plans for the celebra- of New Jersey. The pastor, the Rey. John ral years divided his | ry committee, | © manuscript as | nie Smith, Mrs, | Charlotte Cook and John N. Pennin.| ger Jr, : ; 7 IMSURANCE COMPANY REGIONAL OFFICE + 222 SOUTH CHURCH STREET + CHARLOTTE 2, NORTH CAROL Aprils. 13, i195 In reply please refeeto 35 689344 Mr. Thomas Eaton Swann Rt. 3 Statesville ’ N.C ® Dear Mr. Swann: fe are enclosing your Allstate policy issued throuch the North Carolin: Automobile Assigned Risk Plan. We believe you will find the same in o and to your satisfaction. If you have any questions, do not hesitate td write us. The policy has been issued for a total premium of p22, effective at A. Me, April 15,-1954: $30 paid; 00 due. An envelope is enclosed for your use in the event of future corresvondene Wilo ote < : f) Bags wees. * “ee a . o" «4. ~~ —_— if a . | fe Looe Jy 1. od _ thm el ace » Your son has improve from oné Week i mad i - LO another, [ ae good health. | Hoes etl Te fu y CAh Het, ee Vedat j <1 wend ci of Monn n [Oveerfrle. [2 / f3- ted i i’ dea 121 ct, an Chenele J Erghocel ant dacttn rE an ad ey Ae i NS) pe vare. Lok Q emp ( fem ue ou (/ tha a Jere 7 “elle 7 se Se A ANd dell feud doc a : AME ZONA $37 ves / a x &) APOLOGY: TOR Be ING ABOUT world MAssions . We must ‘not RELRE We must NEVER make an in d€ad EARNEST At until Jesus christ tells us he: made a mistake In coming Into the world to redeem men. — pms C al os » ONE VP IE... can face a Fac t— ae here's one L hano y Ou as a Cer Eno the mission Effort of all de nominations and All INTER- and non O€ nomination Al GRoups Is LaGGIns. m any EXC USES ARE BEING oftfe REO, the most common BEING “Lack of funds. money Is € -ssential to a Far- flung mission Ente RPRISE m RAdIO and tele vision OR InN pe rsonal wit ness — But that’s s Not the ANSWER. ¢ here Is s the ANSWER — the proplems FACING christian missions today ARE Not financial — They ARE. spiritual for, you SEE, the’ work of missions FROM STtARt to finish 1S a MIR ace of GOO'S GRACE sO GREeat ARE the OBSTAC les and the Opposition that t if We depend. on anything OTNER than com- ple te SUBMISSION And © ommittal, then OUR SERIN InNG— - all OUR: striving — will BE IN Vain. mn the Meantime, what 1 see on EverRY hano iS this —God working m and through human agencies = God USING ThE PRAYERS ANO SACRI FIices Of his people to accomplish his will in RADIO | And television pre WC hing: for this let US ‘thank him and t take COURAGE to pREss on a head as ne VER BEFORE. YOUR CONTRIBUL lon— INTERCESSORY pRayeR n OUR Behalf is Essen ial, al, vit ALLY essential LO the final result— LURNING. the worRlo LowaRd GOO. this spiritual dependence on the holy spirit will turn fail URE INTO marve lous success — Let US PRAY! ti Cys an w7 i, go Mopac ke Jide 44+ ely oy ad oe ¥., {7 o ¢-tQU«wxcw << pase he! Lhe FZ or . 2 lia a4 Loped by Wades F iy a ty hice Kat, ) tf iL & d { A Pet. acta c j<c-~et 4 ols cas. Le \ Meisel. dds - ‘ pM AE shied) Co tp ee sg gee Be fi 2 <, Ce idan, eee ae, f Ade < qT TH rep ties ' (ce. Fa. AS 17h. ° alee Zt ja me LA. CC ) ‘ <n , CT oe Hea p ate Joks. e tl fic + jt-eg Fre tiie 17" “ee iT te. Ok. He ell ee eee . o rege poe cy, ie alte. a te a ee pe tA. Zl. UL’ tani “Pp se ee ae “it Dec. Atk Lb... wk L - tee Ay ~< —— Sf tee : Ee y fp ‘ Pea aoe “O¢ LE ft 74 &-F ie tw oN ( A g-t-z Nes Cet L reel Ae tt a ALT. z i ) Th at £ $7 te { tk bt Foo tk x Je < i 1 }/ i” Fun £5, Sth -~ yy Apne 4 ok dias iia a: a8 Js / pols a | thf. Mie! 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Yee Wl uve al ar Cr Gorkel pur i, on Opn ee Shee Bigg Vé eJ / (11 } l a FO1n we paakied t~, Fi af a a die whol pce , / a TA cand o L3- S nes hee L10 3 Pens on, £17 Ch L is re a ALL f4£44 Li ‘ ea me ( / THE JERUSALEM BAPTIST CHURCH is a remodeled store building Purchased in 1892 after by lightning had striick and burned their church, This former’S. J. Tatum Company: building has otal been remodeled and enlarged. (EEnterprise Photo), to & ure factured leather, shoes and har- | Jer usalem Baptist Church’ | ness. He was. algo a senna farmer and merchant Organized March 28, 1868 ) As far back at 1851, he was : minister belonging to the Miss- Oe oa id | Calton W. Bessent e. W. Besse onary Baptist Church and serv- nt and his wiy, sett] i Spall on hurches in Da” Served As Firet Pastor ed at J. rusalem Church at ing as pastor of churches in Da-, i vie, Rowan ‘and Stanly Counties. (Continued on Page 3) SAT NS cette. aces By GORDON TOMLINSON | County. Here was » free, or non Calton W, Bessent, son of Will- denominational Church useq jam W. and Margaret A. Nai) ‘™&inly by the Lutherans, Baptist | Bessent, was born Nov 5, 1814, in and Methodist Congregations The} what was then Rowan County; but building was On the land given at present Davie County. Hel >Y Mighae) Click for church ‘and was one of the older of 10 broth-} school Purposes and y 8 estab- ers and one sister. | lished ground the year 1811. In 1842, he martied Rebecca| Mr. Bedsenit Was the first post- Click. To this ¥nion were born two} “Aster at Jerusalem as early as| Sons and one Maughter. The sons| 1849. He was one of the first to served in Lee's arm¥and the old-| bacco Manufacturers of Davie} est died of a wound received in| County and also &mong the first She of the Bloodiest battles of % P@rate a steam sawmi)} He omer z * Owned @ large tan yard and many.#ed (| sonage wid. Murvs - ' va 'WOd Layuv ws maw aonpil sd awosewes Adit JONVUO PAG PI | JULY 24, 1952 Baptist Chureh , Didadieed March 28, 1868 (Continued from page one) Ea After the schoo! house | was built at Cherry Hill, Mr. Bessent ? preached there once a month, Many of the neighbors joined the ; téchurch with him. A Yew years h. Hilater, 1868, he was instrumental .. tin orgamizing the Jerus.icm Bap- fi tist Church. =| tl Organized 1868 ® The Jerusalem Baptist Church ; was organized March 28, 1868, ‘ic. with 23 members. The Rev. J. le) A. Cornieh preached the organiza- ;} 5; tion sermon. §. ©. Tatum pre- ei sided as moderator. A. J. Ruth th and John Banks were ordained the-as deacons. E, W. Tatum was 4 elected church Glerk. Rev. C. Ww. Bessent was elected pastor at a j salary of $4 per month. At the ‘ond time of organization, the church used the community church build. ing which served all denomin< atons. i i ae In May, 1869, ‘the pastor's sal. ary was increased from $4 to $6 per month, In NOW. 1869, the first member was ex@luded from the Jerusalem Baptist Church— the _ Offense was fighting. In October, this same year, 1969, an arm of the church was organized at the Shemwells School House in i wan eet the church | ne @ Trading Pond mey served until Dec., Baptist Church. In 1870 a building committee was appointed: to secure a lot and prepare to build a church house. Some of the material was secured but the house was not built. In May, 1870, a Sunday School was organized by the Jerusalem Church. In October, 1870, the arm| at Shemwells was organized into a church. Also an arm was con- stituted at Ellis School House in Rowan County. Cc. W. Bessent served as the pastor of this church for two years and nine months, resigning in September, 1871. During this term records show that he had increased the membership of the church to 79, adding 51 by bap- tism and 12 by letter. W. R. Gwaltney became pastor in Jan., 1872, at a salary of $150 per year. In Feb., 1875, the old minute book. reveals that Mr. Gwaltney resigned because sal- ary was not paid. However, his resignation was not accepted and his salary was paid. Mr. Gwalt- , 1876, a Pastorate of five years. During this term. the total membership had increased to 128, having add- ed 52 by baptism and 13 + ’ letter. Church House Completed In May, 1877, S. F. Conrad be- gan a at a salary of $200 |. per year, Haley Deadmon, A. 1" Wiseman, John Lands@y and S. J. Tatum were appointed trustees|_] for the church. In 1878, the chureh house the] members had been struggling so} long to build was completed and] Seats installed, ; In Jan., 1880, the church add- ed $50 to the pastor's Salary i or- der to have preaching two Sun- days each month. Conrad resigned | effectice Dec., 1880, after onving) three years and eight months. Dur-j ing this term he added 47 by baptist, 20 by letter and the totall membership had increased to 149. D. A. Woodson accepted the} pastorate in June, 1882. The min- utes also reveal that during this’ year, 1881 they paid $300 towards building a parsonage in Mocks- ville. At this time the pastor was (fl serving both the Mocksville and Jerusalem churches. Woodson _ resigned effective August 1, 1883, and J. M. C.. Luke was called as pastor. During Mr, Woodson’s term ag pastor, twe years and two months, 23 wer added by baptism, seven by ‘let; and the total membership haé creased to 155. 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WP O19 ASIUdUALNG f ‘ ‘yuesaid aq 0} peBan ase SIOQUANG Py | yyyeey JO [BMeuel 1OJ Avi-yx yay \@ Buppesu sseyjOo pue sie;puey DAVIN AY i pd i Exclusions |S. Lyon, Garrie: Howard, Jacob] During these early years the| Eaton, W. H Council, M. A Bo. Jerusalem Baptist Church was not| ger, Sarah J. Boger, Walter Bo- +! ger and Charlie: Boger,” | A unique and interesting en. ji. E y oa April 6, 1901: “By motion, ; s S. it seems) hereafter we ; | increasing the total| that in those days the church held! time instead of dns es 7 aa membership to 169. 5: a member strictly accountable for tofore.” . : In May, 1885, ¢. E. Gower be.| all actions. both ‘thoral and spirit-| Raat, eer of $250 i inchiding regularly at.| ceeded Mr. .Swaim as pastor. Mr, | sneha ne Parsonage for| tending and Supporting they Adams also served the Cooleemee ; is time. He served| church, » “rough 1886 at the church. He resigned effective the py However, in 1987 nis |, Connection with these exclu.| titst Sunday in Sept, 1907, .. Peduced to $159 per ye sions, an interesting entry was| There is no further entry in the fourth of his time ie resigned at noted a June s 1668. The entry! | miute-book from Aug. 1907, until the end . of the year, 1887. He eg: follows: Sister —, wrote that oe : Jan. 4; 1908, whem E. L. Weston jeerved two years and ‘ eighth NS could get together and | is reported as. pastor. turn her 3 Months during which time he re- ov Of the church but || Having had one church burned, Bg could not turn h pcelved 37 by baptigm, four by ee Out of Heaven. and after purchasing and remodel. On motion fello h ' ith. | + Testored . three, dismissed ca lid eidecadaiel building, along ;) Dy letter 25, excluded 28, and Ce aenen ee a of ; about 1908 some of the church eight died. teks Beneral neglect of church duty |. : in- the J inembership of and contempt of the church.” i wes a aaa ee e Jerusalem Baptist Church at a i es he church property. On Jan. 2, 18 surance ont , she end of his term was 152 > abet, Rev. J. N. Stall. ©) Just what the diffieulty was is not Struck by Li a offered the church two prop- || known, but om May 2 1908, W. T ositions. They acce t 2 : og ae J. F. Tuttle began as pastor in| Which was to pay ‘whe ane ee ea Ae malin yan. 1888, and served two years,| due and let him teach school ang |i) tY of the chureh members were i F@signing in Dec., 1889. in return he would serve theft against insuring the church prop- _ ©. S. Cashwel) assumed duties| Church for $10 per month. No i (Continued ? ? af © Pastor in Jan. 1896, On Sept.,| Mention was made in the minu‘;, é Swag 1890, by motion the church €s-| 8S to the nature of the 2nd tablished weekly prayer meeting, | Osition, , On Wednesday night, June '3,) During 1897 an arm was consti. 1891, lightning struck the Church | tuted at the Turrentine School house and it Wasentirely consum.| House: which today is known aj @ by tire. The Bi the Turrentine Baptist Church. _ dan Stallings resigned in December, ved by k.| 1897, and in Jan, 1898 Solomon On June ¢, 1801 -the chureti met{ Swain’ Gecanie’ pastor Pe the old union house."S'yopy: ~ Ohureh, at x ¢ tum, JN. Charles, $. W. Wise-| On June 2, 1900, the churel aul ie man and C. S. Cashwell were ap-| cided to organize an arm at.Cool- | Pointed as a” building epmmittee,| eemee. It was authorized ‘that | In the meanwhile, the church ac-/ 8Uch of the mémbership of the cepted the invitation of the S. J,| Jerusalem Church as desired could! }| Tatum Company to wo ihip in the| unite with the arm at Cooleemee. i loft of their two-story briek store! Ih connection with the organi- house. = zation of the Cooldeinee Baptist B]> The minutes foe b 8, 1292, Carey the following entry is | show the following entry: vee in the thiuntes Yor June 3; ; owing ent, -. | 1900: “In accordan th call meeting. Confe ni ance with the res- bled by prayer thbied Aimy | CtUtion passed in the church yes- 4 terday, the members presen 7 The pastor stated that e day at Co mee me proposition ‘om i store. poe and “pre Wotise-ot So Joeratun andes f,.} ODS pany for a church house, Taflial and Company submitted the fo lowing proposition: We sell, the store house and abeut one acre of land for $1000 and the old church lot, excepting all the build- ings on the lot except the store s{ House and move them off the lot. Terms, bond for a title When the! purchase money is’ paid or given A deed at once if a good negotiable j note is given. The house to remain 7 @S Wis, till paid for except the shelves and counters maybe re- moved upoh the payment of the first $100 After it was dis-}.J eussed® the probesitisn was unan- imously received. On motion, the}. | pastor was requested to take the | field and solicit contributions for a church house.” | This same building, with certain additions and remodeling is still i} serving as the Jerusalem Baptist In May, 1906,, BD. J. Adamis suc. prop- PPA when J. 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Betty has been successful before every kind of audience—at. state and county fairs, the smartest ho- tels, — elubs, on television, Fertormelins tee “Tie King and I” are at 8:30 p.m. Tues- ~ day through Saturday evenings oe te pm for the Satur- aan —r a special p.m. & lot,” starring. Taxi “eam and Lois a wee oe oe ; SPECIAL ae PRICE including Sxates Afternoon On eet Sunday g Se ‘ on Sunday, Aug 6 wt 7:30... hay seh tar _.- dey dan! Gra? pacer. Manone linoh,, fs GENERATION 1-5 WIFE'S MAIDEN NAME __Wacerte a, Vacate Rees: i. Birthdate _______- ae Other marriages. LIST OTHER HUSBANDS ON SEPARATE PAGE. Other husbands’ names __- -__- Seah Gels Her father’s name Q z Mother's maiden name _ ee ke: Unthey _. When: i. Buried _ tl) ieee imei Y ; When BORN Where When MARRIED Where || When’ DIED Where o | | a ee a ide ee 8, ce 1 ~ a tee ee ak Dee i ’ Co a S — 8 Lo | et ee eee ee ae Be. 40 | ) | H 38 | . 1 iz r | 4 | | : Las | | rite | scsi ak | | | | boa aA | CITE REFERENCES ON REVERSE SIDE! 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Point, G morgia a Dn. baewe ~ on Wo tact J de Spar eat ade 9 Thy Ancsubouih 9 Waa hk baled Lu pakucere - sug acpi | Be fs /g Bn dirurgmaurs mepat ke muilirior 9 Planuine 8, Sphusen. ¥, 1889 Po a ere: b.¥630 - anh oy grant ta He Ip ee SG do mat Aviars) pana J Sass ov ib fab ty yaw Aare ree ‘zi we a AE i ite ite catia ih cetien ea omer ens. end she must have been the sis- : ‘That clipping might give her name. Tt hes inoe I have seen any of them: Still, I cannot 1o- . But I will try to locate these Johnsons. It seems nson was @ brother, but—mek certain, py JOhnsons jin Texas, you may re- ~ in Texas,/son of James Johnson and 2st \ ; a Long newepaper article about Eh HEZE! J0 N. This son was "Telephus Telemachus Louis Augustus Albartus Johnson, about the most unorthodox character in the history of Waco, Texas. According to Johnson family tradition, the father (Réy, HeBekiah) of Télephus simply decided that JOHNSON was no Sort of a name,/and that he would give his children names that have some style." Phen the article continues - “Where Rev. HEZEKIAH JOHNSON dug up the five labels for his son is not known. But as the 12 children kept coming Rey. Johmson found he had run out of polysyllabic names, and his last sons’weres JIM JOHNSON and JOHN DILLARD JOHNSON." ‘telephus’ heydey ee in Waco was 1864-75, and. before he was 40,. Telephus was one of the rich- est men in town, There are many tall tales about this Telephus. The old slaves said he was buried standing up, with a tomahawk in one hand and a pistol “(or maybe a bottle) in the’ other. He had a whirlwind courtship climaxed in a horseback lor mnt. That he gave his wife, MARY, a residence to be envied. by ne and all, on @nd and Mary Street, named for her, but the facts on Rie burial are different. Actually, his sorrowing widow import- ‘ed a marble mauBoleum from Italy for $1000 to hold the metal coffin of Télephus Jotinson, and he is buried in old ist Street Cemetery where it Gay. Wary was pl@eed in the crypt at her death. x ee bite a. story, and I wonder if he belonged to us? I have It 4s ¢ Py t Our Johnsons Were rather wild and a match for Televhus, Th: ' ‘HEZ Johnson in Marlin in recent Sv OS Rare auc = Auge: a Bil oa : # i “te ieee OE A. Dear Mr. Su eg Z ay ited oe auhides lately, and never did get a chance to write. “Finmmily got all the oats harvested and put in big grein bins, old cisterms, @ big wagon, and even in barrels. It was not that we had such a bummer grop. of Oats, but it is about the only grain the gov't. permits ue, ‘to plant in. the Feed-Grain Reserve program. Algo tka the Mexican hand. plow and clear out a deeper drainage Gitch intojthe big tank or water pond. It is almost dry and I have been frantic. {ft “thunders and cuts up every day, but no r@in here. Some places hayé be@m flooded, where they do not need rein. In Central Texas in this area of the people &re having to sell their cattle - be- cause aos “no stock water or grass. : E C are not’ having such severe weather in N.0. ‘It is so hot and er nepe, everything: 1s erying up and it Looks like September, Every | chance I had , weld study your letters and try to figure out who th me erry » Johnson" could be. . April 29th you wrote that a Wr. found his yoreve near ut. Bethel, and that this "Greenberry HH. Johnson die@ 1621." | i323 ca 5 | en & mut a week later, May 12, you wrote about the records of Society Bantist Church ~ members: BEN JOHNSON, Wn. Dyson, Thos. Swann, JOHN GAITHER € he wsmst have been son of Benj. Geither II, and he married SUSANNAH JOHN@ON), Levi Lovelace, AMELIA JOHNSON, Polly Vason, Rechel Campbell, (Amelia Lovelace, SUSANNAH GAITHER (wife of John and she was the Susannah Jo gon above), mas Holman, Lethe GAITHER, RUTH JOHNSON, ete." This wo 1a not seen koe ‘be my BENJ. JOHNSON Sr. or Jr., as they were supposed to be Methodists. But this BEY JOHNSON could be a crand- son. Them pe ‘three sons of my BENJ. A. JOHNSON Sr. that we kmow so little abé ts JEREMIAH JOHNSON, dec'd, but had children; JOHN DENT JOHN- SON with > ANN SWANN; and BAKER JOHNSON. Do you suppose any of the above JOHNSONB could be children of any of these three sons? Since THOMAS SWANN | Was mentioned above, and since the Swamm land, the John Dent Johnson land and the’ Greenberry H. land were all from the same trac t of Zeph. Ta. weant; then maybe it is pdéSsible these JOHNSONS are the lost ren of JOHN DENT JOHNSON and ANNA SWANN, ‘There must be a connection 7 arr settle on land they heir. But what hanpened to i. ntended to. write for @ photocopy of the waht of BENJ. A. JOHNSON | mt I saw one Benj. Jon s or needed Bac before I could copy it, and we never did get mat. to “% héiee. Maybe the BEN JOHNSON and the Greenberry H. JOM <"to JEREMIAH JOHNSON. It would have to be an older son on - We also know that part of the JOHNSON family used the name- FouiS2Ons : ad te at Muster Roll of Militia 1812- 14, I am algo curious about #115 SGN JOHNSON. . My friend in Robinson, Tll., Mee. S, Miller willieme val Mtinet married to a JOHNSON, whose ancestors were_one GREE SERRY JORNSOM, son of ANDERSON JOHNSON or THOS. ANDERSON JOHNSON. wane as a daughter, JOAN JOHNSON who married ARTHUR PATRICK of Texas, and he is relaype 6 ‘other's Fetrick b hogan de We have believed this daughter f i ar aD ed ORUSON Lines boo. — & Woula.be a coinc ehter Have the same two lines. as my mother - then ; 3 id Nother would have the sarie ancestors. irs. Miller ana’ neGhe Patricks, and Toney and I met Mrs. Williams and her hus- igo the week before we met both of you. Her husband is a onor was. He died a year after Toney. They were very fine people, andawealthy too. The last time I heard from her she was very il] and trying @o recover from major surgery. _ I Have nothing at all on BAKER JOHNSON except that he was a son of BENJ, A. Sr. Some records I found mention a Baker Johnson who was @ lawyer, we name LYDIA was favored in the Johnson family, and I heve an idea on@ LYDIA DENT might have been an ancestor. She was the daughter of JOHN DENT. @Maybe that 1s where LYDIA JOHNSON and JOHN DENT JOHNSON cot their names, : . bE sg July 20th i~- | He@ started this letter nearly a month ago and never did get to finish it. (Something happened that day, and think one of the Storey j relatives ied. | 7 a _ Ev@ sent a card from Statesville, so know you got my eir-mail note. dustshope Eva took you to some of the places you wanted to check, end wigh I was there to go too. We kmow so much more than I did when we were ed Just hope all of you get to Salisbury. Am curious what may be there. § never will get over all of us not getting to Salisbury. We would have te if -T"had Imown my Gaithers might be buried there, | Th§nk I must have written you that Mrs. BiT. Gibson of Kocks« ville (of the Gaither-Sain clan) finally cot the cemetery and Bible record, She sént th@ same Bible record you sent me from the Campbell family, and I got the r@cord straight on the wife of George W. Gaither. She was a MARIE ANTOINETTE WILSON... Then when husband, GEORGE, died she married 2nd &@ Mr. Peacogk - so she was the MARIA or MARY PEACOCK. _ Th@ee were the grandparents of Mrs. Gibson. Both of us descend TER GAITHER, so my AMELIA Gaither Johnson was a'sister of her HER who married ELEANOR SAIN. Then her. mother was EUGENIA mm. Of GEORGE W. GAITHER. ‘This EUGENIA married JAMES FRANKLIN ‘who @ied retently, the one you sent the clipping about. e re. Gibson went to three cemeteries - Joppa, Oak Grove at lMocks- ville, and @nether one, and she found the graves of all her ancestors from BASIL @n down to-hér parents, but do not think she knew what she - had or who Ghey were. She said maybe I would. She never did find WALTER. When I type up this line for Eva, will make a copy for you just in case you might have some use for it later - if people ask you about the SAIN connection. \¢ It is so hot these days that I cannot get out to do much of any- §0 m@ybe I can catch up on this family business. Finally managed e S@veral problems since I started this letter. . Got my cattle ty. th@, Humble Pipe Line moved machinery in here and lowered the oil line that r Pro pe my place, It was exposed on the surface, and we could net pow and. Also got my Pond Creek farm re-checked for the land measur@ment, and they raised my diverted land from 20 acres to 29.8 acres. They were going to cut my payments and had fined me $4.00, but it was their efror. All this was cleared up in-one week - a good week for There $6 still the problem of water, and I may have to move my whole me | water sys Until later. == . Best wishes, ys : ; 6 rs i 6 Alte edd ; PI hy #4425 : : “ie ae OS Beaufort, B. C, Feb. 6, 19. I know I have been very negligent im writing Minee the fizet of the year, but, of course, I have the Bhat Ihave been very busy. I finished Up my work pourt house this week and expest to have some leisure _ The wiate be ! tful exeept the eee of the weather man and his antics are still with us. mber and Janu NGG @bhG and February has been Monday afternoon we had a have ever seen fer an cae e Gpring morning oy rein. - Mixed with thunder, or mo wes ae ov the table, garden ca uae im great profusion now @ii as and the like, Tje 6 Sere kes freese on Feb. Zist, but the later . b etsis 4, sonst cesantie ne wis slates Ow preparing for the temeous reviv a Ougias Branch will be our ViSiting minister. * to liquidate our building debt by April ist, ter inte anet One son, Boa Eaten Ow chureh. He visi te five or eighty. te water, but ity of mnether ka hey i fl Weber o | PERE 197; 8 jot <ede Ligrhidc< ai yY4- yu CX may ad tj tte x - le ec, ft # WH Wlte—i,y (Car yi o/Kk ) VIA ’ ite ity Baad 1772 + Note ong MM wid. [Aas Kha te Abiaat ed ju - ba Loss Meee tL Pany) } ee a jel home . Lerrers FROM Nort CAROLINA 70 ANDREW JOHNSON 491 nee From William Dallas Haywood - Mayors Office : Raleigh N. C. May 15, 1867 To Excellency, Andrew Johnson ‘resident of the United States, As Mayor of the City of Raleigh, I have the honor to communi- cate to your Excellency the desire of our City Council, and our Citizens generally, that you should be present, with them on the 4" day of June next-at the erection of a monument to your father the late Jacob Johnson.’ en in ou to be her guest, our old men desire to recal with you, their earlier and happier days, to look back beyond the last few years of Sadness and Sorrow, and live again in the memories of the youthful, athletic sports in which they and you e-°-n want to engage. ur young men desire to see the face of one, who furnishes the brightest example, of what they may hope to ocmounplise, by the exercise of persevering industry, united with mor, worth, i all desire to honor the man who has so nobly striven to . the alienated States to their former place in the Grand nion- Allow me, Honored Sir, to add to this Official request, my own individual Solicitation, that your native State and City may be permitted to give you a personal weléome, I have the honor to be Your Excellency’s most hamble & Obt Servt. Mayor From David L. Swain Raleigh 15. May 1867. Dear Sir, ‘The monument to your father is proposed to be erected on ‘Tuesday: the 4" of next month. The annual commencement of the University of your native State will be held on Thursday following. Allow me as the representative of the faculty to assure you of their very hearty concurrence in the solicitation of the ee © President Johnson accepted the invitation: > ; May 224, 1867. i " received your letter of the 15. instant, and thank you for the cordial terms in Dd , as the Representative of the citizens of ee you ask me to visit that yy the invitation ef my native city to be guest, and, deeply grateful for the which they hold my father’s memory, will endeavor to be present with your citizens “wn the 4*. day of June next, the day set apart for the erection of a monument to commemo- . : I am, Very respectfally 8 < : -T yours, ‘ Hon"'!* William Dallas Haywood, eo u 1 ry NO" = yoursexed for more abovt RUSSETI, NORTHCROFT , hd? RO ut 1900, but there Was AKE! WILL ON, « 2 ae ID one geneMation earliér, in thi®-eame°family. 1 do bec lieve these RUBYS are rel? ed tomy’ three HENRY RUBEY ancestors. Next, you asked about my JOHNSONS living on Maryland-w, Virginia border, Ifhope I have not “presumed” something.” In Maryland, the state. 6 89 small that Frederick Co.» Md, is less than 20 miles from this same Kool : rkeley Gos, W. Va. All books on the | n state that "Frederick and Mon’ oméry Uounties were dom- _ehe JOHNSON family, in early Geye.” In other words; what nfer was that the JOHNSON families were large, and they settled this territory, and naturally mst have owned most of the land. If these were my Johnsons or not, I do not know, but did presume one of them myst have sired my BENJAMIN JOHNSON. 4 {) As I understood it, ‘they settled FREDERICK Go. » Maryland, and later absovbed what became MONTGOMERY Co., MA. Then you sent me a list of m@n who took the "Oath of Fidelity" in Montgomery Co., Md., and it listed BENJAMIN JOHNSON, and I thought you s@id he was my ancestor who cane from 3 MG. I believe other members of our ancestors were listed Have not had time to check through your earlier letters toWerify this - that is, the data you sent. It seems it list- ed some of ‘our SUMMERS, also, Gaithersburg, Md., is in Montgomery Co., and all of this is on the border of Md. and.Va. and not many miles from that Hook of W. Va., Berkeley Co., wW. Va. Maryland must have been saturated with BENJAMIN JOHNSONS, as you may remenber that I found a BENJAMIN JOHNSON who was a Patriot of Mont- gomery Co., Md., and his wife is listed as "RACHEL SUMMERS". This was during the Rev. war. You know our Benjamin had a dau., RACHEL. I ae wish there was @ chance to trace these Johnsons of Montgomery Co., Md., but it Beems I never will cet to « library, again. One time I did get = ‘¥ Toe. ae oly oY } un Ff. he anh 04 Aum. 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(nw i STATESVILLE ESVILLE RECORD & LANDMARK SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 DEGRA ADAMS m LYNN KERR pc 5 ey te aes hi nhmoat A ‘ ILE S\ Fam yg Notes from ¥ Pe “?.¥. Swann, these notes on Sally Bocce e ROMS of Stimpson 1777 «4 185 Wilson L @hnsen b 1804 aii0d/ Be thele Left 4 - Jane, 1833, « son 1840. ° MW Be 181091843, wife of Wilson L 1844 ° had sold his land to Gad Johnson grave at Had SOR, AsaS Johnsen Tomlinson <son Jackies Alvin Howard (3801-1844) 5 Leathers Elisabeth, wife of Pevid Holman « wnet to Yorkville, Caldwell. Eldsabeth Johnson = Wm Tomlin, sister of WL © Lovelace (1816-1681 Wileen L gehmeon Had 3 wives He had 2) * Elisa,Mery and m Cyrus Alvin Howard, | in Alae ‘Sarah, Alfred, thel Cemetery "E, 1884. dn infant dau Solomon Stimpson 1843 I ll Eliza Lovelace (1810-1843) Blisa are \ Gar letter dated 5-20-66 Wilson L. Johnson, prother-in~ Deena Creek Methodist 2 Ase & Sarah burieds at Will Book 3» ped 2 hnson m Nancy Allison; /Elisabe i th (4) taken from Will of Asa is also mentioned in his will. made these notes: Asa Johnson Elisabeth Tomlinson, Tomlinson, 1845 of Wilson L Johngon(son of Asa Elizabeth (Mary Wlise Love in 1854 Whites Line with 00 Snew Creek . Begin 2nd Greck to Beg 7 H<168=9 poles with Eliza Lovelace (1620-1843), grave at Mte two infant graves at Mt Bethel, dau . Mery Eliza Lovelace Johnson died 1833. Gilson moved to Ga or As ist wife & Wm, Also Johnson ife, Sarah Lovelace$ oe rry" b 1806 m Tomlinson ( Mr. Swann's question, (evidently. sister )5 daw, Jene; Pinkney Johnsone sa Lovelace & had som, Jerry who Sharpes Asa 5 C b 1802 m John lst. Tom, Wm Howard Hier son, Allison 1840. Robena & Roxana and two Ward. girls, & Lydia Lovelacte sme & the seme & is the dau of Erasmie Pe he fie malo a a it? at ~ RAR 04 2: MH fr? pane 2 / ee yn - e° Mr. T.' E. Swann Route 1 Box 147 Statesville, N. ah Dear Mr. Swann, will be glad to sharé what information I have on Wrights na dohnsdéns but it isn't much I am sorry to say. I found, my Patsy (Martha? Wright who married Charles Crow Garner in the 1859 Tusc osa Ala Census. She was born in Georgia in 1822 according Khe census and they probably married about 1838 instead of 1842.q Her fath@r may have been James Wright but 2 don't know for sure. She and Charles had 12 children. Arena Haseltine Garner was my great grandmother. she married 2 Leavells the second of which Richard Griffin Leavell was my gr. arf. Do you fipd-eanay Haseltines in. your Wrights? On t Johnsons,\I have found Wesley ana his family and many othe! Johngens in Murray Co. Georgia 1860 census. He and his wife Sally Jenson are both listed as being born in North Carolina put.I-@on't know were yet. Our librargyonly has one roll’ ef Ne. Carolina-1830 film and | havent found them in any of the counties on that roll. There may be a connection with the Polk name since two of the chilcren were named for Polks. One & them dames K. Polk Johnson b 1544 a 1933 was my great grand father. The other was Leonidas. Wesley's age is given as 58 and Sally's as 55 in the 1869 census. Thank you so much for your nice letter and information. I am anxious to find the parents of Patsy Wright Garner and Wesley and Salfy Black Jolinson. If you have anything anytime on either of them I would dertainly appreciate hearing from you. Sincérely, AVES Tyler ty Na ge Wn. 7 Sj, Gta Stalcatitke 71.C. ( | BO) au A: ‘UL J mM Ton ie is “4 a. histiaests lb (738 um Ia Bins: sr ear t Dra, WNC. Sealer 9 “Y ees ‘Shc ahaa ht 7 Dydes help Pure: oh pe he c sf -e Lies of [Me werey a” pore ld a OCC por ie Lut so Ja, : At Aa bi abu ec -—? oe a +4 é YY N\A el ¥). € P ap yf es j/ 4 ta er cea he 4 fs... s PT SFL (76éTJ. A j / — ‘ LL fl ) pA “~ 4 ? v < Le Boer hi tom j ; Zz re ZL CA ile Lie JLAALV LE a re tee poatet bess ics (Lok. 4 il hs DA RP en) Hic Sau. ue men ee Pu Khe 7 yu. <2 at C&O Gté- A4e thie’, a elt Lite Le T+ the [DA . £7 reed Av Deed: si hg f A lg fhe 4 a lecre me : VAL AS BR Aurpeuyrer lA. tua Rome LAs pete Year 7 IVs Qe hed jf fern u bh eer hc O40 1X 4 7, oF | oe hid ued) 7L16.\| i ated A Ae A t- Ge. LL PPLE L xO bya A / Yo bela Th yw LV Ake 4 Ol ax (Vrde | Dru. JFCCHAY eh ledh. tad he fn AZ > QiVitc <, Py. he Py hl tA +e t . he os a bet on aa. ay XK , OP Z Ur ° proved we Robin: TSOW. Beha ng mE acto $ > : “narptage he Penoved to NORTH CAROLINA, ho “my terrted Giere for. a while, nw passing -Cy he settled LBBURY» near the Yeikin River. His oh <r on ‘Waster bottled in thet Se¢tion, Le wtaavae: & prtivate for a periiéa of tine He 2nd it, C. Regiment. conmanded by Peery es sie CO,» TENN,, ane purchesed prop- field, He died 1815; /RACHEL passed away e buried on farn of JOHN Doftitar: The graves rnd, i the grandson or tin Gane. te this country Ga 1660 fron Poole, near ° - The. JOHNSONs were descended from sip THO! it hese of an old distineulshea rantiy. Pe of Parlianent and: bailiffs or “eyors of Yarmouth since Z aWyer, and fall ing in love ty a Ghaneery Wars ®loped with her to America, thus co enge aginst the crown, They came over in a vessel. 0G: » @nd settled at the mouth of Leonard 's A keen desire to see his native lana once pin’ ‘to brave the dangers of Spprehension by the Britis perdingly he @mbarked in 9 vessel for Mugland, tne by the Spaniards, but after being detainca sone time, Pin ve hie escape to Canada in a dec itute con. foot to his home in Jalivert Cco,, only there that his house had been burned by the Indiane, 1 by. anxiety, Fatigue, and privations hac injured aia not. long Survive, His “tilked onde. by ®id¢ on the: Form W nd marriéd DoRgas st Ick @ number of children, of whom THOMAS, JAMES, dau, married JouN QUINGXY ADA S) decane distingu waa born in Calvert CO. Nov, 4s 1732, Marri ed POlis, and diea Oot, 26, 1819, aged 87, atthe ros. law, JOHN GRAHAM, in Frederick Town. COV. JOHNSON Setanta SAY Te ~~ He wes a- tne, the | ac “ Si was sent ‘from Maryland to the Ist a? Congress of. » WASHING TON BS Conmariden~in~Ghi ef ef the aruy. : Pee Oy Ga 98, 7 ¢steP of the lana at Anmnanoclic. 6 eon of. PHOMAS and DORCAS» and a bro, iD of fer. THOMAS, os hud Phy ieaertet, where hig In Nov 1774, he Segnbliched hin ‘a in partnership with his bros.; 98 oe: a oa ete, He 0) Ipneors tn, thé ser of 1746 and 4777. He oF “deb onary. Wo: he hee 3. chi laren, O"AS and DoRdis Hé m. th & ¢0nr end 7? @oue., one a. 6.) JOHN QUINGY ADA‘, later GaSe y ere aes | mother of Chas. aoe 5 &nc DORGA if E 3 a e eh “tO is a Pep OO pace a: i ti ever varried 4 ® AB et ote : b a. ‘ahd DORGAS ahd DO MAS AS AS On.of THO Ls a % # i RTS -? fai oe Wr, a S, ae, stakcavitk J.C. oe . i L af J mM ea red “a rr t i ry val. ~&< CPL “OFLC... te Andgsw J (FST in Maly : Lh? Martrithkh Kached - \d2 rYrVa_..) 2 at 2 Lt a4. caer VQ te (76 na, VY. eC Leela Y hata ah <L Gi? 2 } JU fe Lrick te oe? he “feck? Aya LY Ph 2 k + i + & z hed Fre. 3 po he Ls. “< Li of Le eo pthatt Neer My ahem were le Bec patia Dec rete (ieee, hefe re C2 oe che he vate a | Ble ab. ou i | | fa ener’: lor Fac ied a ~— DA KR Cw fc Z fee. L0Acod I 42 et bka flonw (ener vr ta 7a C&G FG A# wh fathin ) a a.) i. vy rn ikl Vehie “Ly four AAR LDA Ci ba a - P Lk a | , 6 Lo tne <I Inrh a Kee Ac Cie Aloe YY, Letina, flaa. ta Ae Armerwrs ONG ten Rone Arsen Meret 4 t fr en “dit AL frre q tlie 2, pieces, 2 fond aor NC AA oe eg, of ihe es [ag Weer: PILL ; i iF si hieaiotinacoeapil rat ey a ide 4 Yew “2. HRA 1-22, [-2AV/~O ales Phebe fi 7 akAe We Yl Antra<, - xin. dene ftebreceney 70 gi ait Aa 7 f pth tL, flere Toho. eo Lh, fe 491 eB lan 4 * Liigree Faoth a Hoek (970 a> Fy edie . JESSE BOND BOULTON 311 South Main Street Versailles, Kentucky Daa “Wa. Melman. . Vheuwh oy _ oy ‘ Les e+] , rs alee na z = /} pe by brctn ne * ee ys f > tJ a f a+ a . “Death Cause | Funeral Set | | Is Reported For | nfant day- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. The death of Charles Mayfield, | Edwin Wayne Johnson of 229 the five-year-old boy who died | Park Drive, Statesville, died ip a fire yesterday morning, has Tuesday at Davis Hospital. been ruled as caused by smoke Graveside services for the in. fant will be held at 2 om. agg Don, . Thursday at Iredell Memorial Park. Surviving in addition to the Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newell ~ | Wayne Johnson, Jr., of the : ; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johnson of Statesville: maternal grand. | parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nwelj R. Nash, also of Statesville; and two great-grandmothers, Mrs. ; Privette of ne | 4nd Mrs. Mitchelj Naney of Millersville. Death Ruled Suicide - | Mts, Gayle Evans Paimer, #1, | vestigation so far by Det. Sgt. | bt Midway Church Community. | T. C. Randall of the Statesville j Poute #, Statesville, was dead | Police Department shows that f afrival late last night at | the shooting occurred outside a Pavis Hospital efter receiving | oar in the driveway of her home | me 1:31 p.m. The apparent com WEAPON was a 32 caliber pistol, 4 A note left by Mrs. Palmer. | | Who reportedly made her home / at i719 Forest Drive in States. | i i Hl / > / dda CO ot ne dle. 1teO-e A f / } ih = } & 22 7 a 1 / 7 jf y od t Ze 7 4 J ‘ J [322 y - / A Ly -“\ (pide { a, LA }etaweon Ute} pees yi 4 byes tH Ula nasa er ei eet ge ote 184 s Beh pete Qudecdo. Wie, yd Lhe J) | ered as iv NY Pod | begat |" | fos ¢ eas le A > a rn ON aio pot-Lser i tH the f pe OC September 7, 1957 Dear Mr. Swann, — “ Bach of your letters contains more and more exciting news. e have been trying to piece the families together, so I could make the charts. The reason I send copies to you, is in order that you can correct my errors. Your explanations @re clear, but I do'make mistakes. I found two errors yesterday, that I had made on the Hotch Dent record. The son, Hotch, was the Rev. or Parson and I overlooked the dates and gave his father, Hotch, credit for being the Parson. Thank you for correcting my other mistakes. Have delayed writing to you, beccuse I wanted to get all the. other letters mailed first. A letter to Amelia (Summers) Stewart, to ask for her Summers data. She and her husband teach in San Antonio, so I know they are busy with the opening of school. I also quoted to her what you had written about the Summers. She said she thought Delia Lillian Tomlin, dau. of Lebetious Gither's dau., Rebecca, um. John Quincy Somers, but John changed his name from Summers to Somers due to some dispute over liquor. . Next, I worked up a letter for Mrs. Long, publisher of the Statesville paper, but after you sent Mrs. Bristol's address, I prepared a family work-sheet and letter to her, and decided to withhold the letter to Mrs. Long until I heard from Mrs. Bristol. It might make some differ- ence in the ad, if Mrs. Bristol can throw any light on our Gaither query. Then-last Sunday, we drove over to Eddy to talk to Joe Sum- mers, Amelia's father. At that time 7 aid not know you were interested in the Summers, Also, They had invalids in the family and three of his wife's relatives were visiting them, so I had Little chance to discuss our fami- lies. Joe is very quiet and reserved, and does not hear well. He wanted to talk about our families, but he had too much competition. Amelia and her husband ordered a new car, so they will be back between the 15th and 22nd for delivery, and she plans to bring Joe by here for a short visit, while they make the car change. - Joe managed to ask me if I Imew we were related to Adlai Stev- enson. I did not = and he never did get to explain how that happened. Adlai's grandfather, Adlai, was Vice Pres. during the Grover Oleveland Admur., and I read his life story in " Life," but do not remember the de- tails. Do you know anything about this? I am @leo working with a Mrs. Williams of Robinson, Ill., on my Patrick-Callaway families, and her 1st husband was Victor Tucker JOHN- SON b. 1881, son ef John Anderson Johnson b. 1844, son of GREENBERRY JOHN- SON b. 1822,.son of Thomas or Ariderson or Thos. Anderson Johnson b. about 1800. She thinks they were in Howard Co., Mo. or Madison Co., Ky. This Greenberry Johnsg@m sounds like a Gaither-Johnson cross. Are any Andersons connected with our Johnsons? If this is one of our Johnsons, it would be an odd coincidence, because Mrs. Millers dau., Joan Johnson married Arthur Patrick, related to Mother's Patrick family. I have her chart, if this is one of our Johnsons. & | September 9 /%9°7 Did mot have a chance to finish this letter, but I did drive to the CGhilten Cemetery to see if I could find an Gaithers. They have a large plat - oblong - with a curb around it. Except for the one .small spire-type stone in the center, all the other graves are in the corners or next to a curb. Nothing else in the center, which leads me to believe that there tould be many unmarked graves there, in @ row. There was no marker for Forrest Gaither b. 1800, but the sheet listing the stones we found, is evedence he has been here. Since one Gaither family is in Can- eron, it is possible that when Forrest arrived, that he lived in the early settlements below Cameron and died there - maybe Washington on the Brazos. Indians were in this part of the world. My Johnsons came to Texas after the Civil War, but you will notice on an earlier sheet I sent to you, that Ja ze a _ Fe. s Rte 7 WE ec Bcs Pete eke rt ey. Oa heh Qh. Ato So e @. share pous 12-20. Fi9 New ease .@ - Kz >. 23-/SY4F Bd ¢ Miss Gay Lovelace P.O. Box 514 Bonham, Texas 75418 title 4 - od +4 et. Swann: : You just can never know how much I appreciate the "Lewis Grave Yard" booklet by Miss Lazenby. Fortunately, Mr. Hibbs Had just sent me a mimeographed copy, of the booklet. I have just this minute finished checking every word on my copy with Miss Lazenby's book, I do wish you would let me make some gesture to express my appreciation of your marvelous interest in a wonderful communify background. I am having a photostat made of the map. : Thanks so very much for Mr. Hibbard's photostats of the clippings on Dr. Randolph Lovelace. I have two clippings sent me by the family that is in New Mexico. One of my nephews is in the biology department at the New Mexico Military Instithte and has been for several years. VY bg pew A Ad i a, “ tm } : iV Ley. a } Rae gi OT Tt A oy == pena ncba Me June h Funeral e pending | completion of funeral arrange- I Vance Johnston, %, roufe 4, Advance, ‘were to be held at ’ pm. tofay at New Salem a . Johnston died at 2:45 p.m. y at Davie County Hos- plowing three weeks of born in Iredell Coum- arch 19, 18%, a som late Henry Tally and dane Honeycutt John- u ‘ £ Ston. He was a retired farmer | a and furniture worker. ) His first marriage was to was to the former — F | Smith, who survives. : Alsé surviving are five daugh- | . | ders, Mrs. W. L. Lazenby, route | 4, Statesville, Mrs. Patrick A. Hager, route 2, Cleveland, Mrs. C. E. Hager of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Kathryn Kinder of Barium | Springs and Mrs. W. C. Allen, Jr., route 3, Mocksville; four sons, James H. Johnston of Hick- ory, Carl G. Johnston of States- ville, Zebulon Vance Johnston, dr., of Lamesa, Calif., and Wil- liam R. Johnston of Orlando, Fla.; two step daughters, Mrs. W. C. Davis of Mocksville and Mrs. Ruth B. Wyatt of Greens- boro. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. IN MEMORY OF ZEBULON VANCE JOHNSTON DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1876 DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1967 PLACE OF SERVICE New Salem Methodist Church TIME 3:00 P. M, Monday CLERGYMEN OFFICIATING Rev. Homer Barker Rev. Billy Clinard FINAL RESTING PLACE Church Cemetery JOHNSON FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE STATESVILLE, N. C. Pr me (LA. An wld, TFL: Veh se ANStimaeer / L¥ duty Lom 4 iy Lee FIs etiee Ge ae Cee. fl, ol [BAT / { Ne i. P7224 ae LDF 3Z—/ DH te et 24 ae’) rae tee 14 y /3oL mart, + rr, ie “ 7 fg oe “ : $ ‘¥- ok bel \ rel Ket i. T Fogel be Rockit 5 tam } Te Be 15S smite + sip bh danol /F2 4: Cereal Haulin 0 Tame, BolssaP becom Mewte oske oy ; eee We 1782 Seca Nak Oke hayes pe Beahecee— feng 17 74 - FRG /T5~ “dhe: fee joer Heo pat elven, 4 Tia Davden Ah pice ( /BA2- 172 3 Nigh B. otal 7 Mn _ wiekirre a Teo Fogitta” £Q R Aart, bec: Hig em Se OMA. 3 “ Cc iowa thyme bn ee ( 4 A : Ornsied| Ey oe Ad. bere ialel = Qu Hof Cartel pa a Fe Fine. Pine bec<ralia Lh raed 4 i. Pop : Led tee. eee 4/ AL Au. think 7 4 RG Y We, cau Q<c-<« Devinn, ‘. Praha — Chast ue 1 oS. IN a r. LETTERS TO ANDREW JOHNSON 577 Although I am a perfect stranger to you it affords me great pleasure to send the above tidings to you and to join in the uni- versal wish in hoping you 4 long a prosperous life—Very Re- spectfully ~ Your ObS From Patrick H. Winston, Jr. SENATE CHAMBER, Raleigh, N. C. Feb. 1°t 1875 Hon Andrew Johnson Dear Sir Please accept my warmest congratulations upon your great triumph in Tennessee. Our people regard it as a Victory for Civil liberty and the rights of the people. Very truly From Henry H. Depo Fayetteville [N. C.] May 4” 1875. 2 Hon. Andrew Johnson Dear Sir Having learned that you were desirous of knowing something of your relatives who formerly live in Raleigh I hope you will ex- cuse the liberty I take in introducing myself to you; I am the son of Rev. John Depo, who married ye Gilly Johnson, of Raleigh, who was the daughter of Mr Jo n Johfison, brother of your honored father, Mr. ~Fonnson—my father and mother to- gether with nearly all near -yelatives have passed into the spirit world, and I am left the last leaf upon the tree, with my small family—my wife—an only son, and only daughter—my father re- moved to Fayetteville when I was quite young—and here I have resided ever since with the exception of a few years spent in Bla- den after the vicissitudes of the late war, which deprived many of us of our once prosperous and pleasant homes. My son, Henry Milton is now residing at Elizabeth, Bladen County, and though i nd comfort of my declining he pride of his father and is engaged in merchan- dise and thou i ‘ t generally contributes to the comfort of his d an only and idolized sister. And now dear Sir, I have given you a brief outline of the history of your relatives residing at Fayetteville which I hope may not be uninteresting to you; and which may lead to some farther com- munication between us: It would afford me much gratification should you be pleased to favor us with a reply. Most respectfully, : Photo by Marjorie Hunter an This tiny portable organ is more th i 4 100 years old. wwieCountians Recall Owner of First Organ. By Marjorie Hutter , | Statt Reporter FARMINGTON, Jane 93 — When Holden Smith's buggy pulled into a| church yard ® hundred. years or more ago, neighbors always began tuning up their vocal chords. For Mr. Smith, to many Davie) | : & Countians back in those days, was i Mr. Music himself. A lifelong lover of music, Mr.| Smith owned a tiny Mason and | Hamlin portable organ, saidtto be) the first of its type in the county. | It was so small, acarcely 30) jriches high, that he had no trouble | at all loading it in bis buggy and taking it to the oldfashioned sing: ing schools he conducted all over | the county. Most of the singing schools were| held in the churches, almost the’ Soniy meeting places in the eom-if munities of those days. } Some. of the schools may have hheen held in homes, too. |. Today, the little portable organ is \ in the living room of his grand-| danghter, Migs Vada_ Jobagon of | Farmington. Mr. Smith took his leve of music) to the grave in 1888. On his tomb- igtone are these words: j “May music be the last thing ty i hear on earth and the first to greet! ime in heaven.” © 2. 33 [580 (BI ah , vf Sisk ‘ng ol ($26 a | Raph in me ae se ge «the, wm tah ame ge tw — Bien ome | qx. .~* %., ae * Z. A L “th ae of Pee Fo. Sod “ CD AL one] ; beats eae ies. eS oO . {Fas , LY a4 ye Es etre p du dihh Cht0ned- ty fie tte 5 e- — Cy pede Se Bente a } i Cc Ae 6. - = sit ort BOT Cr eer ~. Rbk. at) tie ‘ je ~€t. t-¢4 zr 3 Recer og trig LtAa ete 3 : i ts Sy s ty Januery 20 ar Mr. Swann, Never had such a time trying letters. So many things happened that points I wanted to tell you about. So glad the picture arrived, children with you on Christmas. Toney Christmas at home by ourselves. wWe ha cept that day we had dinner with his Mother hours. She had other plans. I ha brother, in several years, so it is not m ‘un without Our weather has been unpleasant, too. er. Although we drained our pump, it froze anyhow little water for several days. Another freeze ig wind is blowing almost like a tornado. Texas is never much cold weather. Both of your letters men JOHNSONS, and your last letter br s0 long. The JURNEY Bible re lates. that are the identical exas, so at last I have vroof and MARY JOHNSON. Thank you ever giving all the other dates that “OH _ I believe they made an error in JOHNSON as b. 12-22-1814. His tombstone July 8, 1814. His sister MARY L. was b changes were: ELIZADETH T. GQ AT I would imagine that th vourt record, As for VALINDA HAYNES ! will - 1f BENJ. married MARY about born - Dec. 5, 1806, then BENJ. could be that either one of the saW &@ WH. HAYNES somewhere, have not been able to find court a Sees ot. were so busy THER wills, t I could always 4 aT 7 L- KNOW SENG. JOHNSON Ji was . atk > te = 18 al. rPNCINY Lica U i ANNO Ww Wnien J WJILIN “<a. 3 iis 2 oe a e 7 i , Y uid be a good idea to follow your ar + Vn ata ot -~ 1s OQ air4 y ad in the Statesville vaver,. aski} 9 cins Of AMELIA GAITHER., Soueone may know y vg \Q44.0e€ , hn Q. Emit Sr a aes (ibesaiubdasn. 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