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Home My WebLink AboutThomas Eaton Swann Papers, Lazenby-Lenoir ft Statesville, Be Con Mey fils In accordance with the terms of (ali a day on si into on the twenty-sixth, of April, 1965, between General Jose Johnston, Commianding the Confederate Army, and ‘ajor tener ma} Sherman, Commanding the United States Army in North Caroline ¢ Oe Lazenby. Home Guard, has given his solemn objigation not % arms against the Government of the United States untii pr e= leased from this obligations and is permitted to retuirn ‘eo 4: es not to be disturbed by the United States authorities e Observe this obligation and obey the laws in force where he may reside. Sworn and subscribed to before me, this 27 day of iy, 1505. * L. A. Burke Capt. and faroling Officer, 25d A. CU. (Gricinal pleced in Office of Adjutant enerel, 6 Washington, on October 22, 1941.) é Bunny Boppers’ The Star of Novembey carried an article headlined, “Kennedy Asked to Halt Car- & @hina Bunny Bop.” : " isi indeed g polite term for. the Hubbireg to be Held December 16 by a (N, C.) Post 113 of he Ameri¢an Legion. Thist annual event pictured several years ago in “Life” showed hundreds of rabbits driven up s ageinst a wire fence being beaten or stoned to death by both adults and children. In -this age of juvenile de- linquency, to teach and al- low children to participate in such brutality is unthinkable ~<and in the nam harity! The Washingion Humane Society sincerely hopes the President's intervention or the weight of public opinion will serve to stop this cruel laughter Dorsth} E. Watson. President, Washington Hu- mane Society. ¢ j j tecaanacalag hoon 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE ——— WASHINGTON 16 > ow ~ = ‘ir, Swann? And th suppose, Out. your conv day. teFeste mystery 7 / tA ‘ / ce 7 i / LA \ \ ee 4 j on tx ( “ ¢ a ‘ i . 4 La ys +—CZ neha ( —lL-p ts A j , ( +. f i ] j a 4 pvt () F ’ } { 4 A \ —* fi i . bh Wr « yi —y bat pee? - married a Am Summers; daughter of John Summers. Their chil- 3 4 canis Samal "porn tis Merried Rlisabeth « Their | ore | shown by the Federal censts, weret Mary Js, Margaret 2 Te & ley Nancy Dey Vitginia, Elizabeth, Sarah Mey John Me. : Reub ; ge ok II. », AYSaube + whose children, as shown by the Federal census, were Magen, $e aoe , Willian, John, Etta and Margaret. George Vashi Lazenby. Married Mary Curry. Of pilagen I have the following: et re le | “Fenn Telazenby Hind a gon Pred, who married Miss Nance, yughter, Mrs. Den Goferths ; Reabert Aw Lazenby married Miss Reavis. MK “1) Revere Adame Zasenby married Blanche White. Lives oe at Cool Spring. a i (2) Minnie married Jemes Carter Shoemaker, born Aprel5 ct | aoe 1901, died Sept. 15, 1954. Children sre Robert /. ct. * Shoemaker, North Wilkesboros James Certer Shoemaker, ot} Si rs Trey and Mes. ¥. Ne Rumple, Cleveland, \. C. ‘at Ss nine Frank Laxenvy married Alice Hatehett. Two sons. ; 4. ‘Emeline ried 7. Te Wooten, She diec in! Tune 1942, x = ” aged V7. ‘The Ghildren are - We Hes Ge ley and Je Os -\ . Wooten, and Mrs. Charlie Brown, Mra. Joe Powell, and ry \ ‘BMse Ce Ge Maton, al] of Iredell County. 4 | Be Je geph Righaré Lasenby married Leura Hetchett in March, re Pa} °§ ’ He died in June, 1941, aged 71s He was born Mey 25,1570 ee His widow died Jan. 1, 1952, Their children are - \ “) VW. Leroy Iasenby, Re 4, Stat@eville, married Wiss by ‘ They have two children, Martha Ann ys, Grant), and Leroy Lezenty, Jre who married Barbara C3 Be Se” 4 ee. oe ee. ie ‘pat We Lazenby, Re 4, Statesville, m. Lois David. eae a 4 . 4 pHe Lawenby, Detroit, Mich. (Mrs, M. He Williams), R. 4, Statesville. Their chil wen are Jo Ann, who married Martin Deberry ‘-) : ‘ ringer. in October, 19543; Richard and Maxine, : 3 "ho married Charles Bunch, } i oe 2g re trie, who married L. Ae Faires, Greensboro. aes el) (Mrs. Je Orville Hunter), 613 Dogwood Rd,Statesvi’ et = aa” | Wete: Under 2 above, Rebert A. Lazenby, should be ineluded “oF the name of his oldest daughter, Ellie, and his ~_._ youngest; Ada. 8 send 785-1828) sent te bouthern Historical sha 2 11, Oct. 17, 1941. Receipt i# among 8 of Laure Lazenby, in my possession. Mery Ee Lazenby e. Sent by Robert Lazenby tc Margery | Foster | Imnenby, youngest child of Robert Le- monet from her arendfather' a epgtate, thee, and the copy of wm symn. @ Robert Lezenby tion papers by Taamat Bell for Merearet en cny aie weradd to Robert Le sendy “to Solomon Surmere of land on Rocky Creek, a Fitugerel4, 1805. } a. are a8 pr obated,. tent be. ean Robert Lazenby and kis patrons. | Tae. pep coe eee most names Was unfortunetely re the collection singe it was copied about 1932, The ; on pe 3 of the mimeographed mat rigl on the Lezenby lems: jerked, out by Robert. enby @gordfollo containing writing and other exercises. y to Thonss Belt, Dec. 14, 1785, saortly proline with kis bride. The noney was ming i gy oa ‘on Wahke, Oak Branck. Tae tig Oe ti. - Application fo~ administration papers * Sof Robert Gezenty (2765-1826) sent e6llection t Chape! Mill, Octs 17, 194 eatpte papers of Laure Lazenby, in my pos: Paper s * I rye ert V Valentine in Large Rnvelope. Sent by Robert Lazen| Lewi Be A bill end. note of Nall and Foster Certein papers of Bliszatieth Lazenby, youngest pzenby, being a receiot for monet from her @rendtfs her version of » rule of taree, and the copy #8 Deed from Joan Ellicott to Rober' Le zenby iF ah, MA Robinson, Feb. 18, 1500. Deed from Libetious Geither to K bert Lazenby Originel will of Joshua Lazenby (1769-1840) Deed by Samuel Fitzgerald to Hober' Lazenby, Deed from Samuel Albea to Salomon Summers of | . 1836, Original will of William Fitagerald, O05, Note: Not the same es P ed. Articles of agreement. between Robert Lazen Ncte. Tae paper containing moe ryyr niaPrie ¢ fa © Lost from the collection since it was eopied ebou ot copyiis on p. 59 of tae mimeogrep family. Portfolfe of problems worked opt by Rober’ Lazen! we owe papers in the portfolio containin writing Note given by Joskhu Lazenby to Tuomas Bell, Dec. fter We-grrived in North Gerolina with his bride eee * Lé doubtless used in esteblishing wimself on Vhi Oo + de os were mn vey ue witnesses are David Beall anc James a, Soutaer le. Receipt 4 4 2 7 by Thomes Bel: ome ‘ory oe eleat of my gtandfather Lazennt: Lave just read the Landmark an story of the Goiorths. Not tha I knew a too bed thet such things can happen + feather goes on being nice here Iam talking ur t Shonvnes to Leone flh pass on the ide f one nr elin fter ? * otel. [t aooam ne 7a today, get a rest from my own cooking, end ef Papers sent to Southern Historical Collection at elentine in lerge envelope. A bill and a note of Hall and foster. Certain papers of Elisabeth Lazenby, youngest child of Robert being & receipt for money from her grandfather's estate, of » rule of three, and the copy of a hymn. Dee’ from John Elliott to Robert Lazenby Application for administration papers by Thoms leb. 18, 1800, Deed from Libetious Gaither to Robert Lazenby Original will of Joshua Lazenby (1759-1840) Deed by Same] }itsgerald to Rebert Lazenby Jeed from Samel Albea to Solomon Summers of land on Nocky Creek. Original will of William Fitzgerald, 1805, Hotere This will wesamon, Joshue lasenby's papers but it is not the will that was probated. Like Joshue lazenby, William Fite- gerald eame to North Cerolina from fontzomery County, -“erylend, Articles of agreement between Robert Lazenby and his patrons, Note. The paper containing most names has unfortunately been lost from the collection since it was copied about 1952, The copy is on page 39 of the mimeocrevhed meterial on the lagenby family. Portfolio o! problems worked out by Robert Lazenby. Loose papers in the portfolio containing writin. and other exer lasenby: Account of Amerioan lamilice; by Mary Elinor Lazenby. Note <iven by Joshue Lazenby to Thomas Bell, Dee, 14,. 1785, shortly after he arrived in North Caroline wit) his bride. -The money was douhtless used in establishing himself on his farm on the Oak Branch, The witnesses are David Beall and J SOB. nite nes Stewart THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY CHARLES E. RUSH, DIRECTOR CHAPEL HILL SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION March 20, 1953 JAMES W. PATTON, oleecror Miss Mary ®. Lazenby 2333 Nebraska Avenue Washington 16, D.C, Dear Miss Lazenby: s We have had the Joshua saat it photographed and are sending the result on to you. fea will be disappointing for the purpose you have in mind, as brown stains on the tan background make t photograph very hard to read, but it is the best we can d | wish it could be better. We are so glad to have the Lazenby papers here inthe Southern Historical Collection and renew our thanks to ‘you making it possible. Please let us know if we can he] in any way. D1 nceerely yc Urs, Lrr~we A ote secretary tc James W. Patton / (fe rete 4. /FS9-A_/ FES z bdecw ch. ; hee lJoS - A /ZEl a. Fast Ch lds actetine:: Zz J VG Sl JS ¥ hte A peyton do o / LE ~ ia S{4./ cs : a. , net A t. Jey be bs Peacehist?R Chere 27 ‘ies, Pte & ty et. > “5 Ca eK dn heeds 0 2 4 HH, i= aa UW Mra, 22 aa ef Pen iain —L i bi <f ben % orate. © De i age or A aah carer, Coeerh, deer yee he Kt P wb - 19F8- Ly rae 6. ho - (2 J47 ety a FFG at. Bid X- fermres | b- (t~F ./ 737 gad FG eit te“ ect 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16,0.C lL would iw = arta y than nc! e ; se. @ a exsenyLixnimansenxlighixan> whe e T Ps o Ihave nothing except that William wer *d @ brother Tighlman who married a Hollend,. I think both © + Nave nothing on their dea: Incidentally, my write-up of my Jo y J one who may never 7s Cty : at au kell 4 Dhue. Thani“l Thang Cel intone. nach, : Chi chi Jun ldre LUS ViblLiLaren Car Chi Vor ‘Ch Wadd ] dhe j >< Ine a ote VUIi , ew > Kad i1ust - nen 7, = ®eeseeel ick Tm ; Loy Henc ” . e « a 7 ee “ i amo? Hondrnd J ad al 1) **e@ eee ks t —_ LOU Ceeeoes > ¢ ve ka i‘ ’ ¢ rmation 7 Wayne H i Ay i eee @ @ « *es 1drix. Nw hd en e . & oe * 3 iw 4. 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16,.0.C + Dear.Mr. Swann: Thenk you for Mr. Stones to ask if he has a catalogue. before fall or winter, if then cs Mies Allan or my purposes, so I a! (ad nat ee you will. We can at ] nromise to peyv and his ful that he got the 200 acres down and 35 to run a year. Chapel Hill does not hav I hear you have had muc! not steady. Yesterday was perfec’ 2 , Sincerely, TY * r 1 : Il had a copy made: - my y eo W hig put dy tier Chin fe? 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IB Legevel 4 S Ute dames.K. Hall was of Richard Hell t Lee Hall, On the fs Mr. W ) ! and “= # GLIA Texas Rance ye owned Auge 16, 1849. Margery Lazenby sold 5¢ acres to D. O, and J. M. Lazenby. $100. Same date. Joshua Lazenby, Venelia Green ant _ / Elizabeth Kesler sold their share in the 117 “acres of their father, Robert Lazenby, to De O. and J. Ms Lazenby. $300, ae Jan. 1, 1851. Wm W. Ward sold % acres along river bank to D. Oj. and J, ¥, Lazenby. May 21, 1856. Lucy Belt and heirs sold 142 nm, Side of river and east of Rocky Cree} and J. M. Lazenby, Land adfoined Ze heirs (Codie line in our recollectiom Alex. Bailey, 148 A, %1,000. Jan. 10, 1857. J. M. Lazenby sold his interest in Jand to D. 0. Lazenby. 260 A. #800, Jan. 1]. 1857. @D. 0. Lazenby sold ss of the Yadkin. 260 3800. & Feb. 7, 1857, Joshua to D. 0. and J. M. lazenby, ide & 112 acres on the ne side of the river, #225, Apr. 7, 1857. N. D. Tomlin to D. oO, Lazenky, land adjoining Horatio Beall, William Summers 5 John Bell and Rocky Creek, 98 acres, April 21, 1882. D. 0. sold to Joshua John Lazenbv'ts real estate for $1600. 260 A, Note: Margery Lazenby purchased: May 15, 1841. 10 A. from Samel Green, $50, 7 Dec. 13, 1841, 100 A. on White Cak Branch. $250, From James P, Godbey, 5, 1841. From Herderson Forsythe A. #100, oe = #23393 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16. D.¢c T am yver patching j the house is had much just down from n two corners & hundred Old it blastine acroser like cannor ldren in th h Py Veo r © sounds an d modern chi 7 Maybe Da De} te of if von will. I agree with you al thet he has eg following, There Style ig not for me but ent style, f am all it skeme t for ouletness, I was very Walker, Mo. No, I don't as my time. seems to be weys on the Lookout for in interested 4 * nt ° geneslosic 80 filled with Some clew t¢ wey neighborhood down there, and re wes a discourse from him + * a irink of water or met »rl TD 1 ey rucketts who were & very famous preacher Tr “Clr at } the name of the pre i L enclose the list f researcher Be searche} Out to peonle who want work done 5 aa ee lke to have it 1e Onlv one ¥@ + A y descendant of th ther Danie Christmas mail was ver - * st of them with written message . r and prosper: 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16, D. c May 15, Saturday. 36 i ar Dear Mr. Swann: A letter from Mrs. Stone the other day said "It seems I have not heard from Mr. Swann lately." Ane it occurs to me that I haven't, either. I hope you are well and busy with sprin planting, and not under the weather. As for being “under the weather, "this is our fifth day of clouds and raine Mrse Stone says she is "holding her own" but “about to die for spring to come." As for me I had three X-ray treatments last week for a red spot c the chin, which showed "es few a-typical cells." It looks to me be healing. I see the radiologist Monday for checking. I have been busy in the yard, of course, &® one must this time of year to avoid being overrun with the weeds. It he done pretty well with bloom. Lest week I had 2 telephone call from Mr. feard, of West Point, Gae, Janie Lovelace Heard's husband. He was here on gome business and his wife told him if he had a few minutes t call me up, and he wes just about to take plane back when he called. Milholllana ever 2 mean good news having some good da & Peepers for what they hear interest in what goes on in the world, seem of interest when [I write, . ct To my Surprise I had She says the Hoping you are both well, Sincerely, States teac fa ne i Avon a Othe aia George’s Ale. 20 mifas fh nes riger, é Following the ¥ enby begal | Europe, havil | ; as much as po escripes i MRS. L. K Mrs. Lazenby Reca 1905, Trip To Eur ope “}’m 81 years old, and if you want to know how it feels to LAZENBY Startsvine “Wit cet Si—it feels old.” That's the Mrs. & K. ! @nby described her ageyyestercday as she recalled trifemade 50 Years ago to the first Baptist World Congress ever held. This Congress was held im,London, Eng land, in the sum nal 1905 And now, 50 ye Jeter, the Baptist World Congress is celebrat- ing its n anniversary with 4 convention ig the same city meetings, scHeduled held every five years at a aif ent location each year anc. W delegates from practigally ey free nation in the world. wm tite we i449 way ang me ee for July. It is gates to this years these including [ vis, pastor tist chure pastor of ehurch Front Stre¢ nile. tn, j vo une Children Magavte Mr ip ‘ , | ab al re anv ct ion «ct saw | ments for a which will | nesitnedition.” ‘ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA Chapel Hill, N. ¢ October cord, Keceived of Mugg Mary E.Lazenby, 2333 Nebraska Ave, Washington, D.C, for the Southern Historical Collectio thee Collection of manuscript and list dated, Oct. 17,1941 Infor mation To be known as the ROBERT LAZENBY PAPERS Remarks: For permanent preservation % 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16,D.¢C Naturally I a eeping it a hundred yeaz There was another letter 1 James Lazenby about ir. George Lazenby, w~ he py ™ w 2 i O-) a also the enclosed about my brother as the "t est ma the scrapbook. She Za little, and also 1 Sunday ville’s who per- Saturday ostponed 01 3,500 i mances, f special Oute 2, e Valley reign at out the endants Peggy | ie fire trophy show im tions to receded pis Jun MRS. L. K. LAZENBY ogram., P d Andy “| Mrs. Lazenby Recalls 1905 Trip To Europe “I'm 81 years old. and if you want to know how it feels to he St yree Nathan William William 81—~it feels old.” Wayne That's the way Mrs. L. K. Laz. 4 enby described her age yesterday itche]] eld a bee x as she recalled a trip made 50 art on years ago to the first Baptis! mmers,! World Congress ever held. This arfoot, Congress was held in London, Eng- Lady, land, in the summer of 1905, And now, 50 years later, the phell on Baptist World Congress is celebrat man on ing its golden anniversary with » n Ligh: convention in the same city and Rus- meetings scheduled for July. It is Chero- held every five years at a differ , ;ent location each year anc with Reavis delegates from practic ally every pily on free nation in the world Gibson Statesville will send two dele pier ON) gates to this year’s convention vis OF these including Rev. Wendell Da vis, pastor of Western Avenue Bap- ohnson tist church, and Rey. C. C. Holland 8 With) pastor of Front Street Baptist church. pr and; “T was reading the Charity and Sloan Children Magazine,”’ | Mrs. are yy ;| VOR) saic, “when I saw le Van ing if there wer rc) — dele-) Wwr.d, gates to ‘thie cony of n sti ving | Who tin North Carolina. I tho naar maybe a rt omjI was the only one livi ng so ] On On| wrote to the editor of the maga- Pea-jgine who. in turn. mad arrange G OM|/ ments for a picture and aston which will be in the magazine’s berry: next edition.” liam} Mrs. Lazenby, who has lived ond; | Statesville since about 1908 hell, | teaching art at Carson-Newma allas lege, Jefferson City Tenn and she and another teache) the school were selected to represent First Baptist church of that com. munity to the world I therir M in- They sailed for on'in the summer of 1 a n on| their arrival, visited man) wiam | don’s most outstanding attractions While attending the congress, dele- aren gates worshipped in Charles Spur- and‘ gron tabernacle, pastorate of af than! med Baptist minister, and were |; ird.| on guided tours of Stratford on lion} Avon and Westminster Abb: y. bh onj Other attractions included Saint George’s chapel in W or ¢ yron' tle, 20 miles from London on the ckey | Thames river, and London bridg: Jolly; Following the congress, Mrs. Laz OM enby began an extensive tour of on | Europe, having decided to siuay |e much as possible while fn that on. sia ~ ‘Concession ‘Ste : Negotiations Nn an atten -f rel ee » es Pde MR. SAM WARLICK—Pictured here in the ‘ere Company. Here, he is operating @ metal-cutting machine. In the background _ Oy ef iron and steel pieces used by the buildi aaa en shop operated in Connection with Lazenby-Montgomery ing trades. is a large quan- he + a ts 7 Lazenby-Monigomery A Business Pioneer In the great day men around prohibition | They were Iredell tools and local citizens who had come for building supplies ware. Tall ladders track and clerks could height of the second story merchandise displayed ther: building was built by W. J by for Dr. T. E. Andersot ed on Broad Street ide and lined all the way to Mitchel] lege. The year: 1994 Around the turn of # two youn » K Turnersburg and J.T of Cool Springs joined th, and in 1905 bough: and the building and as Lazenby-Montgom ware Comp l er own Street, Kienburg na kK, joined the firm followed soon by his Warlick. In 1995 store Was renovat. added inside the tition houses the and provides ad- horseshoes ge ages hed steve, motor-driven lewn ern farm and garden “ electrical appliane- and household supplies, goods. Today ti a i. K. LAZENBY had lived quietly complaint at his was 81 years old on Jane &r@ of this year. A full life time he had lived and worked in this Wénity and the record of those ywers in one of justice and fairness. Sturdiness of character and simplicity of faith marked his life and fair dealing, adherence to right and to justice characterized him in besiness, in civic’ and in personal contacts. The son of Daniel 0. Lazenby and Mrs. Eleanor Knox Lazenby, Mr. Lazesby waz born in Turners- burg township. He had the fun- teachings of a one-room school } and he had the dis- of being an only son in @ earlier days. In 1 he came to Statesville ito live and in 1894 had his first connection with hardware bus!- we cipline that came with the rea- he RAE Statesville Daily Mr, L. K, Lazenby Jume 15, 1948/ FROM ness, the PAGER ONE business ‘ ; 43 eryved with suc which he suecess for near- | y 60 years. That first connection | was with the i first as clerk, | Thomas in his hardware comparty i He’ worked | became a 1906 became the Lazenby tgomery Hardware remains, He number of waa inter real’ enter ef - estea’ in a prises ed to Miss Elizabeth Gatton of entucky and happiness and gentle ving have marked their married ife and the home that they es sblished. Mrs. W. ©, Findt, the Gatton, grew forme! fup as da Margaret ugnter her and Mr the affection and father and daughter Mr. Lazenbys way of living was quiet, his sense of humor | quiet, but influence was reaching, and his het ween Lazenby was pride of a WAS keen, his quiet, but wide generosity was cere, Next to his home family. Mr Lazenby church and held its interests high est. Baptist by birth and by his own conviction he joined the First church when he came to Statesville, helped build the pre ent church and had an interest the third one that is now being thirty-four years he / was clerk of the church, he was | deacon many years and was known ngregation, and in the emmunity, as one who held to the faith, fearing no criticism and seeking no Baptist nianned. For ¥ n his favor Surviving Mr. Lazenby are his wife, his daughter, Mrs. W. C. Findt, Jr., of Morton, DL, and one sister, Mise Mary E. Lagenby of Statesville. Funeral services for Mr. Lazenby will, be held at. 4:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the home on Bell street and inter- men will be im Oakwood ceme- tery. Rev. James Potter will con- | duet the funeral services, late Mr. W. Al later | artner in the company, | Company | In 1910 Mr. Lazenby was mar-| i i the home and | } and his | loved his | ; : quiet but sin«/ -333 NEBRASKA AVENUE wipneron 16, D Thank «< for the clfrving. Dlease, The article from -@hich it eventually send it to you. He. was “ got there the first week in Tanuervy wanted to write un his fi t fifty . : tated 12 +r we Ty +hea aenring whe ~ . ¥ - * 4 / | ¥ Mrte K Mec Long and gave her his Enclosed is A drwem day and I am promised » Illinois Lazenby here, Mrs. Campbell seven sons grew up and some to Vr. We pass through Silver Spring whic meantime it has become the second o 2 incerely. The graveyard reserv: cillsa' ust 7 : * dust is there, A Hak iity Years of Service In its issue of March 16 the Statesvill Daily newspaper gave special recognition and deserving praise to one of the finest Chris tian personalities of Piedmont North Caro } lina—L. K. Lazenby of Statesville For 50 years now he has lived graciously, labored dilige1 tly, and loved aboundingls He secretary-treasure! - Lazenby-Mon Hardware, one of the most thriving concerns of Iredell County, and president of the Merchant and Farmers Bank “Outside home, church life is probably Mr. Lazenby's highest interest » is Baptist by birth, by belief, and | tast He joined the First saptist Church when he came to Stat i] he helped build the present church when it replaced the old terested now in a tl ird one present building at some fut thirty-four year » was clerk He has s« d for inv yea in tl of deacor He is perhaps the m mission-n layman in North having git generously for His sister red his love sionar) nterpris leaving the estate to the Foreign Mission Southern Baptist mvention “A seriou bespeaks who k his interest bespea ks into mak among Way ¢ ly eekis no honors pra ise Those w) ire his associates friends, his neighbors, his fellow i share in his pride , igratulat hope for him many ‘nother —Harry — GAMBLE, with article by Mrs. B. PF Long, in Daily + “Dr. Sankey LL. Blanton pastor Church, Wilmington spoke twice revival meetings at the First Chure!] berton, last weel Dr. Glenn Blackbyy pastor of the church at Lumberton dai Pe taecostiaseinn PATRONS OF ROBERT LAZENBY'S SCHOOLS. Articles of agreement were entered into and the patrons named below in the year 1815 to for the term of ome year, for the sum of fifty pounds, the school, between Robert Lazenby "teach an English number of scholars not to exceed twenty-five." He will teach five days in each week which may be sometimes varied if necessary busi- ness should interfere, but in general these would be the first five working days in the week with “his boarding found him." T! the subscribers: 6 James Beall ~ 2.3 Asa Swann — 2% John B. Robey — /@ Thomas Lazenby - 4 Matthew Vandever ~ ‘7 Jacobs Nichols +s 9 Keneas Canpbell — Henry Baggerly ~ Brasmus Lovelace — $ Joshua Bennett ~ /#Jonn Johnston ~ 25 Thomas Young During 1814 practically the same agreement who are ag follows: Benjamin Summers Charles Summers Adlaf Rwing John . Jame’ iblock Hill John. McClelland James T. Hall James WY. Ewing James Potts Joshua M. (2) ese are Aéjonn Nichols = /yBlias Lazenby - Jj David Baggerly /odonn Fitzgerald 4A Francis Baggerly ~ /S- Josiah Johnston /AMilliam Green . //TJohnn Green 3 2.j Thomas Prather >Horatio Beall ZZ Je He Hall / Joseph Albea 2? Thomas Albea. weld with his pat The articles dated Feb. 13, 1815, omit any provision for The signers are: William Gibson ‘David Hampton Ja. Hall Sam, Love Alex. Dunlap George Morrison _ Wn. D. Hall James Ferrell (Farrell) Jo He. Ewing j fi. Hall nes Galloway found," Thomas Lazenby Elias Lazenby John Farrel! George White Sam Hall John Hall Alexander Barr. SRE og Twenty-three pupils were subscribed Rober’ back of the document this is written: "W School have formed in league that if the White, Elias Le zenby, Thomas Lezenby, Jo to this sehool before Monday, well and ¢g is now closed and all others excluded. 1815." a. + he abov + e - e the subscrit + 1 V aw 4 ceo LOLIOWLNG 7 ; ’ san hn Farrell, ood. Otherwl: Done at Beth On February 16,’ 1816, Robert Lazenby marrie: and for a ten-year interval his farm and his family } school work, so far as we know, though the census o! guisheé him from his two cousins Rober? after his name. On November 22, 1826, there is a term, in a schoolhouse on Mr, S. Ward's place. He his own then, his daughter Venelia being ten and his The terms for this school were $36 with the privile his own children. The subscribers were Samuel Ward Blias Lazenby John Lazenby David Reid __ Andrew Reid Joseph Albea David Fitzgerald Sam Fitzgerald A second % quarter commenced Mar. < John Lazenby John Robert Lazenby John Moses Thompson Robe David Reid Will Elias Lazenby Andr Rachel Stimson Jame Ephreim Lewis Geor Henry Fitzgerald Aaro David Fitzgerald James Lazenby Another three-months term begren Dec. 15, 1827 % Wer 6M nr ‘Y Y Plea in contract ) 7, 1827, at dollars pér scholar, or $144 minimum. 5S ibscribers Fitzgerald Fitzgerald rt Lazenby iam Summers ew Reid es He Wilki: ge W. Locke n ‘Deane e* ) ry } iad wer bo ton A. 8 , mn +» lars, with the privilege of teaching his own children, on the premises of Moses Thompson, Subs David Reid a ‘a Ross Lazenby Klias Lazenby John Lazenby David Fitzgerald Lazenby died. Thies was the last term, for the fol! He is buried in the Lewis cribers wet Andrew Reid e} James Gregor’ Sam Fitzgerald © my - Moses Thompson. owing } Y ys _ a rraveyard. A ' rijg C3 eta * pet x Vi thn Aet ( 9 Adi. Koga by B barek, botlauwt /T$7 ea Sites Foz 2 aly % hens? Lncly (Be YD pe GS Loe lm shaves (178 v / a oe / jibes Lay by B Jo Fei Lie atantg_ tO Li Kagel Ri Ligenbag 8 1X. te Am Paarl IP ae hy Ce fees - Li service ls 3 2. Funeral Is Held 6 >/ For Luke Heath Funeral seavices for Luke Heath, 79, a native of Iredell County, | fwere held “Monday in Meridian, | Miss., it was learned today. He | died of a heart attack at noon Sat- | | urday. | He was ‘he son of W. F. Heath of Winston-Salem and the late Dora. | zenby Heath. In addition to his |father and wife he is survived by | one daughter; one sister, Mrs. J.T. | Crawford of Loray; and three bro-| thers, Henry, Cth and Rhoyd | Heath, all of Winston-S Salem. oo N7ALIIVS OYDIW IPN Salary = Associational Worker, te tiremen Fogtage.... Travel and Supplies and Convention Training Union....... Woman's Missionary Union Vacation Bible Schools.. Sunday School..........,. ounday School Jnlargemen *@epeeeeee squipment..isee NFS 7% or MmiLSe ASENOOUS 6 0s binlascic coc 0 Y An wan WUILV Si LOTTE Lees inal 4n ne T. Le KROBLOTs : eee eee ut Ave@. Boe» Weshville, Tenn. - address a8 0 51, | Sana ' land, Tenn.) os, » torium, MuunixRiex Cross ’ ‘ih il ae i Hab | p Woder! Lasenhy, Greeting. 5 We, repoalhe #pedial trust and conti#s bem, Valour, Militery Skill, 40 hereby appoint you » captel: 8 Iredell Regiment Militia of Sim ouk/ County of Iredell. hereby vested with the Authority and Command be) that Foe may promptly Bnd @iligently perform the duties thereof, prescribed by Law ‘an MiLi tery Biscipline,(efter taking » eth oaths as may be necessary fo - your qualification), of which all officers and adldiers under your to Ya to you their ready obedience. Tn Testimony of watch His Excellency) our Governor, Captain denere— ine Oommen the Great Seal of State to be hereunto affi at our eity of Raleigh on the 21st. of May, one ibis y hundred and fourteen and States the XXXVITI. | By the Governor Willie Wm, Sneed, Private Secretary, "4 . oe eS eee) i ® ast Sheer 741 Gas S eight ibe Lgl Gb ich 10.1 bihiae ib wo. llledleg 4A dA adtlys LM Si ,aJI0F. fax ull ws bie tq 2-8 Nhe fa hased SSrH pe te BL Mi lb sle-2 ba ty Jorscsa 05M Wh loft 28. Vid (yo ; , AMZ ie he , J . . xe J; 4 > c yr. ¢ © e fl i 4% - * i o « $ bi } Mier a — ae # ‘é Me , 2 a) ia ¥ / sie —_ 5 3 ee ’ i. & -% ; ? Sy » Seen aye a BR ] “1 be Gla, VA ee z.. B, aes 7 a dos A a P72 af DU a Coan oe # ‘...: J Ake>. ads 2+ hap ZIP ea FT) Mee: ANZ Os te Z,, ox tn yo , AIP A a ot Al. 9 i 2I 7 OD 42, < e Yo He Ga dan sis ps Pee On. aoe Aan Cheat. = LL o* re ~ 42vle tb Wb, Ga »™ | | ar the a DaLE oft xy 7g C7 Kos ie of. FP, pp eZ *a€ SH on oh ae as “5 of oe ZIG 3F » > af TimeX 4a Pe > oa yo Ta gS Woe ae J ree ™“) Z e's a Say ce Ces ofa \ apm ow ~~ VAP JO ~ VO Poa SE a ni Ie Be ay €< 722 . oa f2-<4, - SO - 27 - Ji JI Ld >A? Ses sie 3 JSD a Ae "ie eet ane — Po a ip? LW? KEEL le ree Act LE Mg Wanwe2/5 co ~ 7 Ti kd ndlntcisancbaialctel ni ; 7. thet gilt + ~ ~ | lbeseed Cah Firtacd x PSS oN Crit / Dimaetone me A FS, “2” wise Ne | SE DPPOSE. Che. fg ay ED Pprwtisie, a NY DSP rae PI, 20 | Anon l Bie. a 2. CO ‘+ ~ Gage es 3 FD. Lo ES ar Fe ep et CoO ~ 4m @ccordance with the terns amto om the twenty-sirth of April. Johnston, Commanding the Confeders Shernan Commanding the United Sta; ¢t lagenby. Home juard. has <iven his arms against the vernmment of the leased from this Oblicetion; a not to be disturbed by the nit observe this Olivzation and obey -4 SWorh and Subscribed +t, before rigine] place? in Vitice ce 8 7 LO he) ¢ lag CtLt# LCE DLL Ce LL. f-op52 7 £4 fr route 4 chmaren dren Tis Shoemaker an i eaten Papers of Robert Lazenby (17 llection eatat at Chapel i} 85-1828) Sent to Souther: l, Oct, L7, © papers of Laur- Lazenby, | Mr ry EF. Le Zenb Valentine in Large Envelope, Lewi Bs A bill and note Certain papers zenby, being Of Hall ana of Blizabeth Lazenby, youn & Teceint for Fitzgerald to 1 Albea to se 1836, f William fitegerald, 1805, Original will o Note, lost from + copy is on femily, Portfolio of pr Loose papers jp, Vote given by J after ne arrive doubtless used Not the same The paper co ke collection Pe 39 of the Oblems worked o+ by Robert Lazenby, the portfoli Oshue Lezen G4 in North de in esteblisn: Witnesses are David Beall an Sent bv 1Odert ] Poater ” gest ch geat c) _ rm Monat Irom ner Ya} aree, and the copy bert Lagenby On panefs by ry Thomas to Robert Lazenby mby (1759-1840), Robert Lazenby lomon SuUrmers Of lan: ®8 probated, n Robert Lazenby ana Ntaining most NaMes was since it W28 conied Mimeograpked Mat rie ~ © containing writing ar by to Thomag He ds rolina witk NE wimself on a James Stewar l, Dec, 14 Rite Oak te 5 * - € THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH HAPE THE LIBRARY J. G. DE ROULHAC HAMILTON SOUTHERN HISTORICAL ¢ LLECT October the 7th, 1343 My dear Misc Lazenby, Your interesting letter of October the 4th, with the sketch of Robert Lazenby, has reached the office while Dr, Hamilton is away on an extended collecting tripe I will send it to him and I know he would be delighted indeed if you would p)] the papers you mention here for permanent eervation, the Southern Historical Collec of which Dr, Hamilton is the Director, is the lergest manuscript collection in existence with the Southern states. It now numbers int second million of letters, newspapers, diaries deeds, plantation records, bills, -- ever 3 paper giving part of the many details of the of life in the South in past dayse. It seems that the papers you describe would be a valuable adcit: to the collection and would make a’ suitable menor’ to the history of Robert Lazenby and the family. Dr. Hamilton will write to! you hima: as soon as he has the Opportunity, but he has 1141 time for correspondence while he ie on the road, If there. are any questions you would like to ask a} the collection here or placing the pa; be delighted to answer them. If you want to send th: paper without further correspondence, please have t carefully packed and addressed to: and send them, well insured, by expres: be glad to pay the cost of the express, Ag you probably) know, t1 kept as a separate collection, careful used by serious research workers, The p ina fireproof:vault in a fireproof and receive the best of care, THE UNIVERSITY FON +r La THE LIBRARY “ F J.G. DE ROULHAC HAMILTON SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION on um : Hoping that you will decide the papers on here, am Sincerely, Secretary tc J.G, de Roulhac Hamilton Mise Mary E.Lazenby, 25533 Nebraska Avenue, Washington, D.C. = Mya Bibl as J SL, Or ares Ff eos tO E- 0 lel lev fie, y a : | : $ Fa 7, . e SH = : Ant ay Jae Med tte C4 2 7 “A rc f ig; z . 0 Lee OZ sr ior i, fA 7 C k oe - : 2 7 7 ZA 2 fh Gn 4 } Crete (ith 2 c ae - ( " Cah ge a ae & Lqwt T lf: - vere ECtrirtJ7Te 7 4 eat ) if oe LIE L ¢ 410d £1 4 oe, face Ure fortLh pcrvers ‘a Sf OTe ‘( JP ve Pe FA, th JA @2 FOF) tn Sere 3 er CSE Ca — Li-Yo ez : A fe racer Fe Je f) ; 24% Le Su te £2tC0 ~ a Src S71 lr i D a mn hore Ajé24 ts 0 se. widen | ei tat Pe f ce k / oy (+s Ie te “Cr VJ. gn. 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Leak J ean oY, J \ = or > ad fa 2 s t t f gp oka i eeay (red ee art Se av gton: Le — ¥ , Biton \ ~\ an oe ip A>) Hit = ¥ apr Bish n / bad ? \ i ~ E —~ E Rew mi f - Rroghes| naN j ‘ j|parton Midalpt bats | . in ca Alb org § begro b wanted Net \k(rathorne \, bits aed ve \ ~ Vethurhy 4 4 tania e Ant x, . * Pointed ; ; ee M » * ‘ wor - p Prawd ile eZ " nent? : i kine, |) | 7 by Pig ry yt Tne Neashew Hay r—/ | i Smpdatep inj es aun e Puarwo rrthy Mrhola ww Maple ton } Yaar abr Ha |\ Branded ~Brdwal J Hhirean é 4 ae rr the Me UPS _LBipgwell 3lack's En i and Wales, Page 459. Note Lazenby, near moutt Lasenby Hall, westward & My father, Daniel 0, Lazenby, told me that Ireland came to Maryland, and it was in the traditibd: Maryland Lazenbys were descended from them. I met dition among descendants of his great-uncle Robert settled in Bedford County, Virginta,. | There is also a tradition coming to me from Mrs. Am en ze = Englund, great-granddaughter of a Methodist minister County, Ohio. There were three brothers out ina boat ne: Irish const when they were picked un by a ship,athe e be & rewerd for in an attempt to swim to the shore. If he were gued other two were to follow, but he sank, end the two to Maryland. The story is that a man of Influence iin Marylend be- friended them, having known something of their family, Coming to actual records, the firs: Lazenby mentioned archives of Marylend is Charles Calvert Lazenby, to whor the + Lord Beltimore, whise name wae Charles Calvert, granted thousand acres called Close friendship or relationship. This, land was gol¢ Saetente: 1709, by Gharles Calvert Lazenby, described in the convey “of the parish of St. Jumes, Westminster, inye County ¢ sex, Gent." The next Lazenby in Maryland records ip Henry Lazenby appevently manerced the land Grant for Charles Calvert J; He received one-sixth of the sale price of the persona} in the transfer of Portland Manor, amounting evvarent’ pounds in the settlement, But Before this, in 1705, Hen . ntic werden of St. James Church, Herring Creek Parish, when t+} met at his houge. Near the church is the "vreat rid in the deed of Portland Manor. In 1707 the Mary} tablished a commission to lay out new towne, of was © member, In 1720, upon the arrival of Charles Calvery as vernor of Maryland, Nenry Lazenby wa appointed High Sherif: del County, a position he held until his death three IMMIGRANT LAZENBEYS three - bringing in settlers. One brother< jumpe ver) At ¢ ‘ 7 F so Ys Portland Manor, July 10, 701, in terms. in tf ef “VIP oo ‘iy ¥ , T.28 ven ht 5 « rH 4 aatvaa e 4B fat ‘ ¥ SF I “ ¥ -_ Ver This Charles CalVert was-a cousin of the then Lord Jtimore, € fifth, named also Charles Calvert. wis perentave is hot ° In the register of St. Ann's Chure — Lin, 8, 1722, this appears: Died Mnd: Margeret Lanse ; present Governor, Charles Calvert, Esc, There is a tradition of an early He Sandy Spring locality (Lazenby Notes, p. : s ‘ oh 3 + o aw > Robert Lazenby I bought one month before He : this locality... But that a link still existed 2) vii . ‘ 3 + ot. T..% - 7,mo* 4 eo — is shown by the christening pneres yn SUL of » Of son of Robert Lazenby I and his wife A 4% ore i A. Signers of the inventory of Henry Lazenby's Stade aes property were Charles Calvert, Samuel Beall, and D. Dulany. Thi was on August 10, 1723, ’ Charles Celvert and Henry Lagenby are the five lwo Lagenbve of record im Ma yland, Were they the survivors of th "thier roth ers from Irelh 7" Let us gee how traditions fit the record, Wne Charles Calver the third Lord Baltimore, the man who befriended them? Did he hive nile MOMO, AB Protector and Fiend, to th aay brother? t nia a i 1 Hate || H . ; Ad did the yOWiget bra bh i} i ha ade i 54 i bi ‘ es a? :. & i Sah HEY: ® wile eolle nave been foster AUNT to the we eration Ol Calwerts to which Governor Cherles Calvert belonged, bviously Charles Calvert lazenby returned to England, But however these things May be, and whateve, a6sociations "the three brothers" may have had with ireland, it wag hardly their homeland. hig was, by all the signs, /the north of England. The name, in ancient Spellings, appears sit times in the Domesday Book of 1086 a, De, which listed estates and taxes due the Crown, Thi is in the North Riding of Yorkshire, Yost anciently the Lazenbys seemed to center around Northallerton, All the evidence point Anglo-Saxon origin. The parish records, available in the Library of Congress abound in lazenbys in the North Riding of Yorkshire, Many Cal- Verts were there also, the homesite of the first Lord Baltimore, George Calvert, being at Kiplin, Lazenby Grange was anciently near Wilton and a small town called Lazenby is on ite site, Lazenby Hall was near Northallerton, Westward, in Cumberland, is the town of Lazonby, on the river Eden, , Beginning with the fifteenth century the parish records of London and Vestminster contain a good many Lazenbyg. William La - Byngby, who Owned two MANOrSB near Northallerton, was Chief karon of the Exchequer in the reign of King Henry V, We come next in this story to Robert Lazenby I, whom w know definitely to be the ancestor of those who went out trom Wolf's Den in Maryland, It was he who had his son Henry christened in St. James Chureh, Herring Creek Parish, and who, two! yerrs later, bought Wolf's Den, on the then frontier, 4 piece taken from the Mantle of the Old house, still Standing in 1953, has the name Lea- zenby burnt on it. Let us Suppose that Henry Lazenby, after the death of his wife Margaret, matle his home wit) his gon, and wished the namesake Grandson christened in the church with which he had long been associnted, And why, it will be *sked, if this WAB 50, was it not han down to Children and children's Children? an answer might be thea the two known B8Ons of Robert Lazenby I, Robert and Henry, were b 8Mmill children when their father died, But even se they remembe & story about three brothers from Ireland, MARYLAND LAZENBYS, 1698-1725. Joshua Lazenby, who went from Wolf's Den, his father's farm in Montgomery County, Maryland, to Rowan, now Iredell County, tnxt?as North Caralina, in 1785, wae the grandson of Robert and Anmxkexenixs. Ann Lazenby, This Robert Lazenby first appears in Maryland record as witness to the will of John Rankin, of Ann Arundell County, Dee. 26, 1716. This Robert Lazenby, or Robert Lazenby I, next appears «ss the r= chaser of Wolf's Den, 217 acres, in an angle of the Northwest Branch. This is recorded in Liber 1, folio 400, Prince Georges County lend rec- ords, under date of April 24, 1723. It later fell in Prederieck Count where it was recorded in by a Bon, Robert Lazenby II, or , that county being set off from Prince Georges in 1749. In 1776 Mntt- e gomery County was set off from Frederick and Wolf's Den fell Montgomery. JS a Robert Lazenby I died about a yerr after the purchase of the fer His inventory, recorded at Annapolis, is dated October 19, 1724 nd is signed by Samuel Griffith and Henry Cole. Ann Lazenby, his administra- trix, settled his personal estate July 24, 1725. This was in Calvert County. Recor@ is certain ef two sons, Robert II and Henry. this is found in - » l. Robert Lazenby II, presumably the eldews eon, was sion of Wolf's Den, until his death, and in his will he directe it be sold, | 2e The birth of Henry, son of Robert and Ann Lazenby, 1721, is recorded in St. James Parish register. He married Margaret amd had a large family. The family residence stood, and still stands on the Brookville road near Colesville, and was occupied b descendants as late as 1920, when it passed to other hands. ‘The de- scendants of Henry Lazenby are found principally around Baltire Annapolis, and in Ontario County, New York. Nothing is known of the youth and young manhood of the twé brothers except that both were enrolled in the colonial militi Prince Georges County, are as shown by the muster rolls in posses of the Maryland Historieal Society, 201 W. Monument Stree:, Baltimor ° ROBERT LAZENBY II. recorded at Rockville, Maryland, dated March 3, 1785, end June 14, 188, “ The will of Robert Lazenby II (son of Robert I), Plant He was in possession of the farm bought } known as Wolf's Den. He bequeathed one-third of including house and orchard, and one-tenth of his pers child's share, to his second wife, Martha O'Dell, whon es a widow and when both of their large families were remainder of the land was to be sold within twelver equally divided among the nine children, Robert Lezenby's first wife, and mother of hig C Harding, daughter of John and Rligabeth Harding, of Fred In the will of John Harding, 1756, and in tht of his wic 1768, reference is made to their daughter Luct,. In Fli will she says; "I Give and begueath unto my gWtier eran and daughters of Robert Lazenberry and my daughter Lue: sixth of the remainder of my estate," Lucy Harding Lazenby wes born October 24 records), The nine children of Robert and Lucy Harding Lazenb tioned in his will in the following order: Ann Jones, Rlizs rell, John, Robert, Eling, Thomas, Alexander, Henry, Jos On May 13, 1785, at the request of his children q a stepson, Robert Lazenby made a distribution of his perer recording it in ten Separate deeds of gift. The current } went to Joshua, Robert and John, with 5,000 pounds to J: for Robert and John. Joshua was s ortly to be marr John Lazenby, cidretiewmecry was executor the accounts we find him paying 1 1b, 14 Be Roek Creek Chapel. The parish records of that and it is not Possible to know if this ; in Rock Creek cemetery. The inventory of Robert Lazenby's undevise: appraised July 1, 1785, amounted to >: pounds. On 0¢ came the sale of the property, by John Lazenby, Plant Deborah, for 29” pounds, to Samuel Bonifield (Bonif: a tract of land known ag Wolf's Den. n November 1] Martha Lazenby sold her dower rights ¢ Mr. Bonifant Today, in 1953, the farm is in possegsion family, in Part. Mrs. George Bonifant, Bonifsnt A holds the original papers of transfer. Her house ing left from Layhill, and traveling about ; mile Road. The houge is ona hill to the right. The beautiful and rolling, The site of Robert Lazenby's house is gunnore: miles beyond that, because there is the old rraveyrrd, gle in the center of whieh is a tall Pine. Nearby is the resembles a frontier house. I saw the Place in 1934 sna and virtually no change had taken Place, except th going up near by. It was owned by Mr. Douglas illey, The adjoining property belonged to a Mr. Royell. he amily of Ann Lazenby ible record in and published Jones possession o lovember, 19° x a : e Yr) Aa Q 9 , nby , his / \ | Jones) One@S, JONES, JONES, 5 one S ’ Ae) es De Ae Re Library, and Sad way of Layhill, and on Road, an&@ then a short drive brings. one t: Bpnort Of the nine children mentioned in the have account as below. the Library of Congres In my Not the Southern Archives at’ the Librer distance Hill, their genealogies have been sketched these notes are also in the State Libraries Texa , where many descendants live. le Elisabeth Farrell. wif Fifth Creek, Iredell County, N. C. Re hr — Amn? ones Have found ohn Lazenby. Settled Creek, about 10 miles north of Camak. @ have been especially helpful to me in collecting my K. Lazenby, long identified with the Veterans Bureau will of Robe ~ » rt . - 4 es of 19 ’ » the Archiv of the Unive j rather ful ° oz ~an ; e of Jonn Farre ' hihi J é s - , | aa) - no records of her. ww n Fin 7 ae in Warren County, Geor “7 ’ . a - A, . . gman descehd nvsé in ‘ who died in February, 1955, and Miss Georgie Lazenby, Mr. me tht Boy he , i. @ J oe College, Sen Marcos, Texas. es Stove Works, Atlanta, Ga., tells a other papers relating to Wolf's Den, which S Meryland. 4. Robert. To S ae Mrs. , later becom Reynolds, gave Elias. They are not only inxxkaxke Georgia but in Alaban Mrse Olea Lazenby Kniskern, Jamestown numbers. Ohio, is compiling i 6. Thomas- Mre. John Milholland, €@® 130 N. Green 5 County. nformation. Settled nee Bedford County, to me were Mexx¥iéikiuexRabise Kugie Lazenby, o! “~~ @xeenxyygxef Dillerd Gregory, 404 N. Campbdel] He Ne Lasenby, Midland, Ohio. Settled in Richmond County, My friend, e most of my material on the numerou: TAR r Fifth Cz + v has helped me most with this line. 7. Henry. 8. 9 e Jo shue . North Carolina. ~‘ Alexander. Settled on Fifth Many descendants still there, others i: Mrs. Koy Lazenby, Re 1, Statesville, also Mre.e. Nen Gregory, Kastern Avenue, I have not certai: RITE Whit Settled on (t+ V4 er As ‘ v 4 ue Y’< ree Priva vn LeBvVid Lazenby, 8 OF ancreat ce! ce is mt mS ginis ihos Roanoke, a + : AW@es FiO Georg > Mre@e and ae oad, ~» > g 8: ~ ee * le. trace a Os 2 ly i= JOSHUA LAZENBY (Robert-Robert). z Joshua Lieetiby , youngest son of Robert and Lucy (Hardi ng; by, was born on his father’s farm, on the Northwest Branch, ne ee hill, Maryland, in 1759. This was in Prince Georges Selaty f his grandfather bought it in 1723, but fell in Frederick in | in Montgomery in 1776, owing to shifting of county lines. fre 2 A e we have of “the youth of Joshua Lezenby i his neighbor in Maryland and in North Nfs He witnesses to the sérvice and this is added: “Joshue Lazenby. furt! sages that he saw Daniel Lewis at the time he marched off wit) Flying Campa" This wes in July, 1776. . *®@ % Joshua was only seventeen that year, but the next year, | he, to6, joined the forces of the Revolution. His name appears on | list of the Montgomery County militia on file in the Marylend Histo: . icel Society. He belonged to Company I, 29th Lower Battalion, ose Colonel was John Murdock. te the swemer of 1777, when Joshua served in the Marylan Camp, Howe's fleet came into Chesapeake Bay, near the Chester A! Joshua gays in hie pension application that he marched with hi pany towards Philadelphie and at a place called White llorse ° s a “smart skirmish.” When his six months were up he re turned a - land, his th not being good. There is tradition that nh: ‘pated in some of the suffering at Valley Forge. . his application for a pension in 1832 wes witnessed b& Lewis but fer some rerson never filed. It was preserve amon papers and finally handed over for safe keeping to the Hevolutionar Pensions division in the National Archives by one of the descendents Joshte Lazenby shared in his father's will (1785) wit brothers and two sisters and a step-brother, Thomas C'Del! ¢ ceived a liberal portion of the tobacto crop, a = and ’ Six months later he was in Rowan, now Iredell County, Nort with his newly-wed wife, Keziah. In Desanber, 17855. he si to pay Thomas Bell a sum of money for land on White Oa) of the witnesses is David Beall, who had married Joshur Rachel O'Dell. There were 200 acres in the farm ance Keziah raised to manhood four sons, Robert, Henry, Rezin _ It passed te his son Henry, and from him to his son Robert, @ fourth generation was alienated from the family. It is in th e neighborhood as that of Joshua's two brothers, Thomas and ile his sister, Bligzebeth Ferrell (or Ferrell). ‘Joshua and Keziah Lesenbywith four of their sone are the Lewis Graveyard, so named for its Location on the farm o! fe > Lewise It is a community burying ground Yor the Merylan’ ttlers an o was.used for about « hundred years. The second son, Jr ent to it ois in the epring of 1835 and has many descendants | nd RL: lsboro. | Joshua Lezenby died September 2, .1840, aged 51. His wi. ay had died Jan. 5s 1826, “in gher 73¢ year.” She was a me ber Hope Church. The will of Joshua is dated six years be! the property going, in the main, to the two surviving and Kezin. } & a _ Ty > 4 nt ¥ ¥ Oy ee. gi > fs oom, hw j _? HE am f 7 i oy cm tee orn 7a, ale | * a } AP PO tt a? e¢ ‘3% ae , * dim fo™,2 Bb i» iy A, wt Tien “ & a@ Pin, 9 ot emma a NS y 4 df f - al 7 , o ’ #7 KS iE t - 4s ¢ é 4 , 0 " y¥ou A r 2 ‘ beg ae a ea . ge eee! ‘es ¥: Me, ROBERT LAZENBY (Joshua-Robert-Robert’ Robert, eldest son of Joshue and Keziah Lazenby, wa 24, 1786, and died August 20, 1828, In the matter of edueation, his exercise books, pre: some family papers in the Southern Collection at the Uni North Carolnis, show careful instruction. His handwr it ularly perfect. As no other s¢hool is known to have exist: neighborhood when he was growing up except that of Rev. Jome D. Dey Om What was later the James Crawford farm, it seems that he ettended this schoo, In 18613 he received a commission as ceptain in the iment of Militia, The previous year he began teaching acc “Articles of Agreement” between him and his patrons, man: ® shown by these articles, were the old Maryland settler He paepoees $o teach “an English school, for the term of ons AY, the sum of fifty pounds, the number of scholars not to excee wents five." That was the number of signers. a] 4 te _ On April 14, 1814, Robert Lazenby made agreament with |] € Gaither for cultivation for the coming season of the farm owne latter, The deed giving him title to the farm waa reco: 1814, and he lived on it the rest of hie life. The old house placed by a new one in 1849, buiit by his sons, Daniel 0, and Lazenby, which is occupied ae of 1953, by © great-grandde Allie Campbell Cole, In 1814 and 1815 he continued his school teaching, * ery 16, 1816, he married Margery Lewis, daughter of Dani beth(Belt)Lewis, There is an interval of ten years whe and his family kept him from school work, so far ae ther: ord, though the census « 1820 distinguishes him fro is Robert by adding § M (Schoolmaster) to his name. ast Ten years later, on March 27, 182", he resumed : of school, the principal objective of his efforts apparent education of his own children, the #4v«/6 them } ie bee} the interim. On the fly leaves of an old account book the their births has come down to us in the handwriting of Robe. and also the record of himself and hie wife Margery, as follc Robert. Lazenby was bern June 24th, 1786, and Maz was born August 20, 1791, And wes married Yebruary 15, 1 ° Venilia Lazenby their daughter was born Novembe~ Daniel Orlando Lazenby was born June the 27th Joshua Leroy Lazenby was born January the 301 John Milford Lazenby was born February the 2% Robert Lewis Lazenby was born March 18, 1824, Keziah Elizabeth Lazenby was born Aucust 14, 1 L a @ ; yy, you may promptly and diligently perform ‘ / “~ ‘ nhc Vala’ ath . (aiter taking S ich oath OT oaths as are nece ssa { cers and soldiers under yourcommanrrd are req & Ja Cestimonp of which, I =~ Captain-Generut and ( ae i S € to be nereu tf t} y ] f l A ay + e Ay ] I a» te/idsed aid . > , BY THE GOVER Lh) hy dicot > Private Secretary. 4 ans ~ v oo ? - The patrons of “Aetioles of Agreement, are of interest as showin, of the neighborhodd in Robert Lazenby's schools, a: the year in which the schools were taught: 1813. Thés English school for the number of ig the school in which he propose the term of one year, for scholars not to exceed twenty-five." He days in each week which May be sometimes varied if nec should interfere, but in general these would the sur hee days in the week, ."hies bonrding found him." The su “ertioeles" were: James Beall Asa Swann John B, Robey Thomas Lazenby Matthew Vandever Jacob Nichols Aeneas Campbell Henry Bageerly Erasmus Lovelace Joshua Bennett John Johnston Themas Young 1614. seribing patrons were; Benjamin Summers Charles Summers Adlai Ewing John Niblock James Hill James Hall “ 1815, They are dated February William Gibson David Hampton J@e Hall Same Love Alex. Dunlap George Morrison Wme De Hall James Ferrell (Farrell) Je He Ewing svesay~ three pupils were subscribed, ument the fOllowing is written: School have formed in league George White, Elias Lazenby, subscribe to this sehool before Monday well school is new closed and all 7th of February, 1815,4 +» * ~ ; » } 7 rs John Nichols a4 ~ _— . 7 Elias wWAZeN O David Baggerly v 1 424 Onn Fitzire? & badd 24 Vane i Francis Bag @) Josiah Johns William Greer John Green Thomas Pre the: Horatio Bea Je He Hal} Josenh Albes Thomasr ber. Practically the same agreement as in 1f Archibald ] Wme McClelland John McClellan James T. Hal! James VY. Rwing Jameas 4 * 1 a gos 1ue @ The articles omit any provision for *t 13. The sieners are} Je He iall JnNe@. Gallowa, Thomas Lazent Elias Lazen) John Farrel George White Sam Hal} John Hall Alexander parr “We the subscribers o1 that if the following men, which he lived and taught, and : n the baci lan wr4 ‘ e the first Caran rT CG ' "Ams Thomas Lazenby, John Farre’ and good, others excluded. Done at > +. © rv i On November 22, 1826, after : a three months term of school on Mz made a contraet for place. echool were The subscribers Samuel Ward, Reid, Joseph Albea, were: A second quarter dollars per scholar; John Lagenby Robert Lasenby Moses Thompson . Devid Reid Elias Lazenby Reehel Stimson Ephraim Lewis Henry Fitzgerald David Fitzgerald Another three months term for t ilege of teaching his own children,“ the premises of Moser was taught on David Reid Ross Lazenby Elias Lazenby John Lazenby David Fitzgerald He Wad ehildren o Venilin being ten and his son Daniel seven. $36, “with the privilege of Elias Lazenby, John David Fitzgerald, commenced March © Or $144 as a minimum. ten-year interval, Sam Fitzgerald. 27, 1827, at a James Lazenby John Fitzgerald John Fitzgerald Robert Lazenby William Summers Andrew Heid James H. Wilkins George We Locke \ Aaron Deane (9) hirty dollars; Thompson. Andrew Reid James Gregory Sam Fitzgereld Moses Thompson. Subscr! Ww i + - began December 18, Rot é Je en 1 A Lazenby, David Reid, Me bers died. death This was the last term, He is buried in the L came August 20, 1828, t yard was on the had belonged to Thomas Robeys farm of her father, Prior Smallwood Robey, being who settled on Fifth Creek in 1 had been part 0 f the original grant to Rev. wife greveyard no dou Maryland settlers, period Zechariah Summers; he could cut letters in stone, of Daniel Lewis, Margery one of th and fro! aid also Mr. Ninean bt contains the remains of some of these but the first marked grave is that oi (Waters) Lewis, 1 e old Maryland neighbor that time on he let' Cteele, 7 19. At stones in Lewis In the settlement of the Lewis estate, Mr. including the greveyerd, and in the ard fell to his son Carmi, wh Columbus Summers, Lazenby, and his cousin, a, and after that Lee Laze? anized for the purpose, the er, vought the farm, hig estate the gravey e014 the farm to Mr. Church. Daniel O. graveyard while they live maintained by trustees ore any interest in it. The heedstone of Robert Lazenby has this inscri +a =] having betrayed Graveyard, as fea c — OWATIT » f his own then to teach, his dau The terms for teeching his own for the following August Robe ewis Graveyard, near Fif re his wife's 35th birthdey- +h 4 rate nf + r earl + @¢ Daniel Lewis. Pri part of tne F126 Pr ior James Rosebroug +) v a Subscribers were: mn 6 c Out ’ dy enotn wen’ we ost * | "Sacred to the memory of Robert Lazenby, who departs Audust 20, 1826. s 2 aT who willed it to Robert Lazenby; yy ey’ or \ ot} 4a j e orm é Venilia, dau November 27, Venilia Lazenby Green ( @hter of Robert 1816, married Samuel Green, in Lewis Graveyard, There were buried led at New Hope, in 1866 when the farm O@ned Green purchased He was father of in the Green hous her her Three of Mrs, the family had typhoid as of 1953 by Mr. wix it by Dr. James King Hall the famous Tex-s e aunt by marriage, Mr Married; Lucy R., John and Samuel. four are buried 1638, » ade « & There is, Stévensok Diane Hendrix, Statesville, bs 2. t, As Uline v10emaker, & daughter Duca and a gon Willie, be Ralph married Grace Warlick, ‘Trey Blenche, who married Ray Crump; Mary Louise. aged 4, Co Madge married Al Voghts, and lives a. John Ley married Gracy Allen. i, li ing a mountain. The family lives in Penns) five children, l, « ALarl Beamon dldren are Audr d May 24, 1943, « Dorothy Lou # She lives Lucy Blanche Hendrix married three sons and a daughter, Dewey married Pa born June 29, 1844; Margery L. Green ma In her Green's children who at New Hope, Mary Re Green, and married were four children; Junius, who married Lucile Lowt man and Maggie (Beam) ae George Caustin Hend ne son, Jack We On August 20, born Sept. 18, Junius Fo children are Tim, iles Hendrix, the surviving child, She died Lowthorpe. Their 1951, 1952, pt Shirley and Patsy. ey Jean and Amanda respectively. fever, 9 Ranger Lee Ha late years Mrs. Green 8. Henry Lazenby, "Aunt mn r : Wy ve Ane Al sobert-Joshua-obert and Margery (Lewis) He died She died April 16, five children, but f ine ®&, and owned later died died July rried Cm ce ee rene + January thorpe, children rried Winif They have pr daughter ily woul y Hendrix married Jennie Ree Garr, Hendrix married Haze} Amand June, Connie endrix married Thomas in her Sather's house, R. 4 son, Gerald Nelson Troutman, John Holton, on ul ee 90: ou Ad Ne fA w , rix married Christina yne Hendrix, who ma oorn a. El Beabeth ro cyrr vor nm. a Ly x ive WW) 3. Delia married William Hair. There are no descend 4e Gilie married John W. Propet, and died at Hedlew near Boydton, Vae, Oct. 28, 1944, leaving four children ar grandchildren. Mrs. Propst was active in community «nd work, and was « member of Liberty Baptist Church, ae Giles Propet, of the Air Service. be Noel Propst, of Boydtown, Va. ce Mrs. Edwin Lowe, Callands, Va. d. Capty Wattt John William Propst, Jr. ’ ADDENDA j ( © Lz © (Page 12 of Joshua Lazenby booklet). Wrasse Hazel Propst Lowe, Chatham, V and John W. Fropst, Sr., has kj ther information concerning he as follows: le Giles Blackourn Propst mar has one dalighter, Kathryn, orl l ' . tein, Tenme, ana ie works for the Wl. 9, Noel Lawrence Propst marrie i ive A t Boy dtowd, Va es Wwilwun i : Lé Se Jonn William 3} 1 : they have three childre : Pe Da niel Leé EC, ho 7 z bo. Betty Arin, dor! 19, ce Arlene, 0 They live at Charlottesville, =" bate ~ ed oy Vs & Hagel Hendrix Fropst, tie Samuel Low e 4 mv, # weak _ 4 4 1, FA << a i. ff Oe ae Che Slote of Worth Carelina, ~~ if mitdary Sn Witness whereof, vtny JOHN M. MOREHEAD, ” : 7 f ¢ ~ Derr Mr. owenn’ I was gla to have your intere 7 = werd and I took the liberty o! sending I think she doesn't know too much about way of her daughter in Arlington, Mrs. be interested, too. If Jane Swann went ‘rom New Hampshire, that adds coming to Meryland. Well, if they haven't kept say Massachusetts has them! to get down to D. A. Re Library o e & _— Also, I shall be on the tr the Jones who married Ann Lazenby cleared out for the South after any thing about her family because merable Joneses was hers. It came ’ November De. A. R, Magazine. Did booklet? For his file? Lc Od, Ann's name, No. 2 on Page 5, Is Louis Woodward @ bro. of Lin-? BA) they were up from vinston-Salem Once when I what became of the eorge Woodward house, she would know. I was very interested that the murderers. of } Caught, Do you know where, and for what motive? the sheet Siving sccount of the attack on Dr. Lone I hear people here Say they keep their doors naka the prison near Yanceyville escaped. Well, Most of them have been picked up but a car was Hugging the fire sounds pretty nice, & pretty constant drizzle, Sincerely, I was so plessed with the union Rhanks¢c i Cree! * ~~, $ @ niaenf peYrten’ ve a DANIEL ORLANDO LAZENDY (Robert-Josnu Daniel Orlande, son of Robert and Mergery Lewis La In the course of the yerrs ne ane hi t in the 52d N »=» 4 @ He married Elinor Graham Knox, daughter of Wiliia! The ceremony was perforr (Niblock) Knox, on June 1, 1658. Re He Griffith, at the home of the bride. On-Juné 26, 1864, ten days after the birth of ni Leura, he registered as A soldier of the Confederncy- have been 45 years old the next day, he was assigned Guard, and saw service in Burke Countye On May 27, 1 permitted to return to his home on parole. sro a Democrat. tai He was active in New ilope Baptist Church, w" grandfather, Thomas Belt, had a part in foundings te plexy, after a few hours illness, on Jane 12, July 20, 1906. Daniel Lazenby, after the civil wer, | acress the South Yadkin from his boyhood home, the f known in his day as the Wilkesboro Road. There years his family moved to Statesville, and the farr Thomas. On Deniel Lazenby's death the following tribute the Statesville bangmers: written by its editors, Jope “He was one of the finest types of our peoples Plain, honest and unpretentious, he was exactly wha’ he was as far from suspecting other men of meanness as hé The writer of thes e from committing an unworthy act. of dr ed with his confidence and begs the privilege the newmade greve of as fine a character a‘ oti ~ 1891, ana ‘Tn Hopes His wife, Rilen, #8 her friends called her, 8 ta yr - as he ever kn ern hv born June 27, 1619. Upon the death of his father when ‘ he began at once to assume the responsibilities of helping er with the farm. hi Milford Lazenby, added to the farm, replaced the olc one in 1649, and were indéstrious and thrifty mon. He terested in the affaires of his day in community and ne vote was cast for William Henry Harrison as President. pers was a commission as second lieutenan 524 of Infantry, signed by Governor Morehead in 1842. wr ¢ A ¥ house wi ¢ /i@ “B¥eR)of Rocky Rixwx Creek and the river; and fronting on w he died 4 @ +yWnAee fashioned him a nobleman. Ali of his inetinets were tn gentleman. Strong as any Man, he was yet as gentle as an @ 7 ~idj ' - CW o aing > Pee é. ¢ hem e he oe MAST A m pract araly ged > 1 A Vi limhy and ; 3 ®. » Monda his lot | methir | He Vent about or erutehe ’ ist he was at vhen he was taken ke a stroke of apon asked to be made comfeo ‘ound, where hy, was found, saying iat he would no ive ten minutes H@ was, howev: r, Carried into th: ‘ouse @nd placed on his bed Wit mplaint of drowsiness and feet he dropped into a stupor, and i; six hours after the stroke he elosed long, useful and exemplary life, “Hy died as one mig} bavle On the n ul COl it wish to die wh O WAS SO Well prepared to die.’’ MM, La “OUDY was in his 72d y, ar. His wif ind three childre) SurVIVe him, Hy Was ne of the hnest types of our peo le, Nature had fashioned him a nobleman. All of his insti nets were those of a born gentlem in. Stro 453 &€NV man, he Yas vet as gent i ny Woman. P i monest and l pretentious, he was , Xactiy what he seemed,/and he was as far peeting other men of mean was himself from sus i uv “ng ul h 1) 4 ” ; ' | Vy tr tine it ave l fs ever kn Ww. Mi Laz by) nored and worthy biog lope Baptist chareh and ‘\Lere yesterday. OV Was an 'r of New 8 buri: tu > M4 - A unk Ya en Pe ong vs oe a y eae Sy eee ge’ frtrasr ey - : fae é .: a ee nr 4 iy ee 8 cena LD : PAGE TWO K. LAZENB) a LEG vn ae 2. aay a a oe a + (43 (78, \ = Poaeadeene | F s ; Ss i) iE A | a “Vee 7 Mae Fa eere a, 2 — am oe _* ; haw Lia Hex. iy, 2 7 ae ce ee eae Lon He Blarhah Phau L. bleak rhe aon a hea Bab pa 6G Be ta) Le 4 he @-0 eee ee Bow ae a aan a Ca Oe ee ee ee ee ee ee 4 / / / The seven children of Daniel 0. and Flinor Knox Lazenty were: le John Meredith Lazenby, born April Se, 185°. ied August 16, 1865, Re Edward Lazenby, Born Nov. 13, 1860. Died Jan. &, lOO. “4 Se Fannie Catherine Lazenby. Born June 12, 1662. Jed 4 Auguet 6, 1863. 44 4, Laurea Jane Lazenby. Born June 16, 1864, Died centen! . 3, 1941. She was a teacher for some yerrs in Statesville enc | .p public schools of Thomasville, N. C«, as well as in Mitchel} Lie oe and other public and private schools. She was active in Sunday e l and foreign mission work. Her pupils became her friends, f natural leader, possessing rare optimism and charm, S. Leander Knox Lazenby. Born June 3, 1867. Die 1948, He was married to Miss Blizabeth Gatton, of Flizabe Jan. 5, 1910. There were no children. In young manhood + in hardware business in Statesville, the firm being known o: senby-Montgomery Hardware Company, He loved his work an ade many friends through his service, in the fifty years of hie tivity in business he wes eleo active in the First Baptist Church of Statesville, being ite clerk for 34 years. In politics he wes faithful to vot being a registered Democrat, All of this activity came to irt close when, late in 1943, he suffered © severe heart attack | five years wes an invalid, Per hg HE. 8 MINN Se TRS * 5 i dh tae a ee ee * pet ae err a 6. Marshall Clement Lazenby. Jorn April September 6, 1875, Ye Mary Elinor Lezenby. Born July 9, 1875. Lived mo °% her life in Washington, D. Ce Three years in Santiaroy ile, teaching im an American Girls Schol. Retired from Governnent se} in 1944, Has written: "Notes on American Families of Laze hy "Herman Husband;" and issued a compilation entitled "Cetew: Frontier, 1775-1781." Member of N. Y. Ave. Presbyterian Church. 4 Z Aw ° tte liye pg. HL # ait , 2 Ltt & Ln Gh 7 = - i ss o- e if r - f Kf A s d \ : ( 4 4 yf “ A , ‘7 ’ ood 4 ac r , 4 CLOVE : YY OOF / j / Lf i ros Le eg DV = 4 ee tee =e = ' ‘ le 2 ss e The article was written by Mrs. Mary Hill supplied by Mr. Lazenby, Fifty Years of Service Mr. Lee we Lazenby + i Laz n »\ in States. grow Fi grown w inex; count} trade, the town ognized level headed upright Through the K j dealing mother’s side, the Lazenby his father’s side, Mr. Lazenby ited sterling qualities of niind body and a simple faith in th, tice and right of the all guiding above. Mr. Lazenby was born in Turners burg township, th mm of Daniel O Lazenby and Eleanor Knox Lazent He recalls one of his grandmothers his father’s mother, but with that exception his family ties we close ly woven about his parents and his iang enby ee a boy of the simple a one that mad: they maj first teach Hix and known as the only the hom at an ea sponsbbility In truth rious ery: day good stead later yea When h the mothe: SOn came first down Was then home plac« family came Mr. Lazenby, ‘Mr. L K Lazenby Mr, L. K, Lazenby Comes to the End | . Of a oe it se 1 6/15 48 N | arKed his life} Band {ail lealing adherence tot =right and to justice characterized | ae him i { ne in ¢ivik and B pe BSCI e and he had the cipline that came with the rea-j f foniIb) ty f be ng an <¢ i In those earlier days ‘ ind in 1894 ha nis first re a. + ae Three LEE K. LAZENBY FAKEN | BY DEATH ee f more tl tury engag nt Mrs. W. C. Findt of M Band a te \ l E. Lazer Lee K Funeral s es W be he nesday afternoor t 4:30 0 K the residence B lal Vii ~ ;}Oakwood cemete: i ea Joshua Leroy Lazenby (Robert-Joshua-Robert-Robert). Joshua Leroy, son of Robert and Margery (Lewis) Lazenby, was born Jan, 30, 1821. He married Nancy Summers, daughter of Jo) CG. and Rebecca (Baggerly) Summers, in 1842. He lived to a ripe old age on a farm across Rocky Creek from that of his brother Daniel, and, like him, was crippled in his old age, Daniel from sciatica and Joshua from » inflammatory rheumatism. Joshua Le- zenby, in addition to being a farmer, had talent as n carpenter. He was not enlisted in the Confederacy because it was belie. that his work as a wagon builder, in the shop of Milas Bailey, near Turnersburg, was more useful to the country than beari: arms. The children of Joshua and Nancy Lazenby were: r) ls Robert M. Lazenby. Born 1843, Enlisted in the Confed- erate army March 1, 1862. He was wounded in the Battle of Seve: Pines, es the family learned in a letter written by his nurse. He is supposed to have died of these wounds in June, 1862. RuxxRe sine Syke xenky 2e Clementine Elizabeth Lazenby. Born June 6, 1845, Jan. 14, 1859. Se Rezin B, Lazenby. Born 1847. Enlisted in th: nfed- efracy at Camp Vance July 30, 1864. He wes taken prisoner at Fort Fisher near Wilmington, and removed to Point Lookout, Ma nd, wy where he died of fever Jan. 31, 1865. He is buried in the mili- tary cemetery at Point Lookout, 4, Rebecca Jane Lazenby. Born 1849, Married Mil bell. Died 1926. Their children were: @ Allie, who married George Cole. ‘wo c iren, and Eva, Mre. Cole still lives on the old Robert Lazenb: lace. be Cy Virgil Campbell, who married Emma Rickert. 5S liec Jane oe 1845. No children? Married 2d Rachel (Jurney) Daniels, wid Je Herbert Gampbel27who married Elizabeth Tharv. The children are; Eye ry E- 4 7% (a) George Cempbell married Mary Slim PranceBe (bd) Lewis Campbell married Ollie Wooten, William, (c) J. Herbert Gampbdell, Jr., married May- Jenkins, children are Billy and Wayne, (4) Sue Campbell married Ben Parlier «snd they live . ‘ Statesville, Ne Ces Box 109 Ee Four children - Nanc 9 JlD ; Dannie and Jane. e Ruth Campbell married Jesse Ballard. One son, Lerry. Id f) Andrew Campbell married Grace Knox. They live near Fifth Creek Church. Five children - Tommy, Hetty, Sue, Geor and Ro oe g) Margargt, married Clinton Lewis. de tarey Campbell who married Alma Downum. ne San Francisco, Calif. t 4 Fae Dw “y- Ls a 5e Alice, Born 185], Married John Blaylock, & widow with two small daughte Was Carly ; Ts, Selms and x Johnann, arly ler Selma Blaylock Married Firet Robert Yates, , were three children, She married second p, y. Hunniguy “hom ; survived unti} 1952, w hen, after « Long periog died, The *hildren ave . t * Wii oy “4 thy : “ Davi ('y MALY Lee Yates, a tp ained , ® Hdspite), Statesvilie/ °° Nurse na, 1983; Joseph G. an ¥ Je Clifforg Doare, and he, OMa ¢ Wall, Pe One girh, Barbar; Wal). Se Aliee. Born 1681, Married John Blaylock, Was early left a widow with two small daughters, Selma and ¥ Johnanna,. &@- Selme Blaylock Married Yirst Robert Yates, by whom the: were three children. She Married second D. x. Hunnicutt, whom she survived until 1952, when, after ao long period of il) health, she died. The children are « (a) Mary Lee Yates, a trained nurse, for many years serving in Davis Hospital, Statesville/ (b) Leis Yates, who married Sextus Swann. dren: Clyde, a Braduate of the A. & M. College, Raleigh, 1951; Alice Lee, a graduate of the Woman's College of the University of Norte Carolina, 1953; Joseph G, and Rebecca Sue. (c) J. Clyde Yates, a Baptist clergyman, whose charge years hae been in Charlotte, W. Cc, Nine children « for gome Married Miss V. c, Cooke. Mz (1) Sarah Yates married Rev. 5. son, Donophan Clifford Doare, Rachel married Thomas Wall. One girl, Barbara Wall.- J. Clyde Yates, JT. Martha Yates Phyllis Yates Blaine Yates Doris Yates and (9) Robert and Richard Yates, twins. bo. Johnanna Blaylock married U. c. Grubbs. Their home was in Winston-Salem. They had three children - Clifford Doare, and has one D2 mS 2 wD (a) John Noel Grubbs who married Roberta Dinkins. They have one son John. (b). Avis Grubbs married Mr, Baynes. They have a daugh- ter Carolyn. (ec) Ruth Grubbs married Mr, Welborn. They have -a son Donald and a daughter Kay, 6. John B, Iazenby. Born 1853, He was to some extent crippled and had to walk with a cane all his life. He was a teach- er in Virginia and in Kentucky. Married, Wo children, 7- Solomon 0, Iazenby. Born Nov. 25 1856, Married Mary Viola, daughter of Manlius 0. and Rachel (Tuck) Lazenby, Oct. ike 1883. There were no children, He remseined some yeare on his fath- er's farm, and taught the short public school of that era in winter. He was a skilled carpenter. He built a house near his grandfather's old home and near to New Hope Church, where he was farmer and post- master at Sigma, the Mame of his place. He was elected Surteyor for Iredell County, serving about 17 years. He sold Sigma and moved tc Statesville where he died after a long illness February 2, 1935, He was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church. They have four chil- Hee Hi wi ioe ei i} ROP HHE! Bhi bn Ly i Hnhertelihart), Kegiah Bliga beth, (oungee | whild tabenby, wor born Augus' 9, 1827, Bhe died in} ber 25, 1656, she married Charles Washincton Ke nurseryman and mineralogist, who was born Feb. 1 in June, 1914. They had five children: rH be i. ’ 7 1. Martin Luther Keulor, born Anant 25,. 185% Di ? moter accident August 19, 1932. He was a Baptist ministe graduate of Wake Forest College and of the Southern logical Seminary at Louisville. On Sept. 14, 18 95 married Miss ©thel Browne, of Aiken, 8S. C. , He served as minister to churches in Laurin} Point, Roeky Mount, Scotland Neck and Morganton. In e- General Manager of the Mills Home, a church orphansge at Thomae- Ville, N. Ge, where he remained 27 years, until his dent i terested and successful in his work. In writine of thi college-mate, B. W. Spilman, says: "Every child on that knew who was master, Every staff worker knew who wee he: He rarely consulted any one about policies in orpvhanace wi used his judgment and issued orders ..., "We ( the trustees) worked out the yeneeee, tions and issued orders. When we were: cone he went ove carefully. Those which he liked he obeyed. To those liked he paid not the slightest attention. And thie in of the fact that the two preceding Gene ral Managers had boi a- tired from their positions because they were not willine | the trustees instructed them to do. , « He remained twent years, elected every year by a hearty, unanimous vote bec: man om the Board knew thet he knew more about eh de all of? but together, and he loved the work he was doin sionate love. He had a gentle, tender heart." a. There were three sons born to Dr. and Mrs. Kesler ae John Malcolm Kesler, who hesds the Kesler Constr Company at Winstont-Salem, N. co, Married Miss Annie Merce they have one daughter, Anne Mercer, be James Courtney Kesler, who is also i; the business. He lives at Virginia Beach. Married Ethel they have two daughters, Ethel and Jane Courtney. Ge Martin Luther Kesler, Jr., is a chemist an Bound Brook, Ne J. He is also » musician. He married Mig Susan Brock, and they have one son, Martin Luther Kesler III Ast 4t- DA. THE TEACHER MODERN EDUCATION ITIc+T FNT] >] THE TEACHER IN MODER EDUCATION AS A SC] VIEWS HIM -16 2e John Louis Kesler. Born July 20, 1861. Marrie Kate Hayes, of Missouri, Nov. S» 1894. He was long a professor at Baylor University, and after that at Vanderbilt University. the School of Religion. He specialized in Biology. The lon of his scholastic honors is given in "Who's Who in America.” Kate Hayes Kesler died in 1940, There was one a: Margaret, born Oct. 5, 1895, who graduated from Baylor with an A. B. degree in 1917. Graduated in Piano in 1918, in High Sch@ol in Waco 1918-1921, Graduated with M. A. deg from Peabody College, 1923, Taught in Ward-Belmont, 1922-4; Professor of Biology in Coker College, 1924-26, Graduate icine from Vanderbilt School of Medicine, 1930. Since t) she has been with the Upland Sanitorium, Pleasant Hill, Ti Margaret Kesler married Cordell Hull Stewart on Dec. 1934, They have a daughter named Mary Catherine, born Jan. 18, 1938. Her father, since his retirement from Vanderbilt, has bes making his home with them, John Louis Keeler turned over certain propert to Vanderbilt University to found a circulating library for gymen.~ Payment of postage is all that is required of its user It is known as the John Louis Kesler Foundation and valued at $~0,000, Se Minnie May Kesler was born May 2, 1863, : tuberculosis in the home of her brother Luther in Lauri: 1895, 4e Mary Elizabeth Kesler was born July 27, 1868, died as the result of » moter accident at Statesville Augu 1935, She was a nurse and gave generously ané devoted] services in many places, 5. Margery Kesler was born September 21, } ° was the first Master of Arts graduate from Meredith Collece 21, 1902, Sh® attended Columbia University. On June 10, 1 she married J. G. Thomson. They lived in Mont-na until his June 7, 1931, After that she returned to the old home near ville, alternating between that and her brother's home in-! For severel years she has been living in Statesville. : es rd (L— wane -17 JAMES LAZENBY (Joshua-Robert-Robert) James, the second son of Joshua and Keziah Lazenby, was born November 2, 1789. He died in Montgomery County, Illinois, in August, 1835. In March of the same year he and his family left Iredell County, N.C. They reached Hillsboro, Illinois, in May, having traveled by covered wagon over the Nolichucky River, by the Cumberland BP» through Kentucky and into Indiana to the National Road, as is sk by an account book filed with the administration papers at Hillsboro, Ita ® that James Lazenby's wife was Mary Hewkey, from the administration papers. She died in September of the same year, and four orphan chil@ren were left. Letters of administration granted to Mathias Harkey Sept. 28, 1835 (Probate Record Montgom- ery County, Book A, p. 162) name these children as follower Lu- cinda, Amanda, Carmi and Rezin Graham. Before leaving North Car- colina they had lost a daughter, Keziah, who is buried in Lewis Graveyard. The five children are briefly sketched here: le Keziah, whose gravestone in Lewis Graveyard, says she was the daughter of James and Polly Lazenby, and that she died November Mix 17, 1625, tuxtke aged 13 years and 28 days. 2, Luoinda, of whom little seems to be known. She may have married a Finley. The heirs of James Lazenby living in 1856 were represented in the settlement of the estate of his bachelor brother Resin, in Iredell County, N.C. Mention is made of Amanda 8. Finley, for whom Solomon Carmi Hall Lazenby was guardian, He would have been her uncle, Carmi Lazenby. Se ret Amanda Lazenby took her letter from Bethany Presbyterian ch when the family went to Illinois. She married Levi H. Thom, Nov. 17, 1835, as shown by Hillsboro records, She and her family returned on a trip to North Carolina in 1856. A letter from Mr. Thom to his wife's cousin, Daniel 0. Lazenby, dated Waveland, Ill., Feb. 12, 1857, indicates that amanda died soon after their return to Illinois. He mentions Mary, the daugh- ter, who,\as Hilisboro records indicate, married a Wagner. Mr. Thom tells also in detail of the accident by which Carmi Lazenby, who was then staying with them, lost his hand. This letter is now in possession of Mr. George S. Lazenby, Hillsboro, Ill. In the census of 1850 the Thom family appears thus: i: Levi H. Thom, aged 44, born in N. Ce Margaret (Amanda), aged 34, born in WN. c. Mary, aged 13, born in Illinois. 4. Rezin Graham Lazenby, for whom letters of guardianship were granted to Mathias Harkey June 28, 1837, was born March tf 19, 1825. He died at about the age of twenty, (776 /,— 1R me * Se Carmi La enby, referred te in legal papers as Selomon Ce He (Carmi Hall) Lazenby and Solomon C. Lazenby, was not quite feur years old when the family left North Caroléna for Illinois. He was bern June 6, 1831, Despite the leas of an Arm, described in Mr. Thom's letter before mentioned, he won threugh as a farmer, and is the ancestor of a large circle of descendants, mest of whom are im and around Hillsboro, Ill.,, as of 19535, It is to Mr. George Se Lasenby, of Hillsbore, that I am indebted for information about the Carmi line, Carmi Lasenby married, on Dec. 7, 18671, Mre. Mary (Smith) Sitton, widow, of Litehfield, Ill. There were five children, whore birthe are entered in a Family Bible, lent to me by his granddsugh- ter, Mra. Blta Campbell. The handwriting is beautiful script of Carmi’s own, though learned after the lose of his right hand, by practise with the left. He died May 4, 1896 died April 6, 1906, Their children were; sand Mary, his wife ® le George Sherman Lasenby, born Sept. 8, 1872. Married Irene Manley Dec. 25, 1892, Raised five daughters and three sons, In 1951 they had five children living, twenty grandchildren, ana twenty-twe @reat-grandchildren. The children are .- &- Lawrence Pinkney Lazenby married Georgie Hinkle. Ee died Nov. 17, 1918, aged 24, leaving two sons, Lewrence Jr. and Lester Sherman. There was One daughter, Juniata ere married and have children. Pi nkney, « All StLt be Bite Lazenby eanktcal rice: Charles Noe, by were two sons. She married second) Charies Campbell, in Washingtom and does private nursing, wnor She now Ce Orville Dewey Lazenby died unmarried Feb. ] 9 i796 ® aged 20, ds Clovia Lazenby married Earl Culp and lives at Gilles- Pie, Ill. They have two sons, Alfred and Clyde, and three laugh- ters, Gladys and the twins, Wilma and Thelma. @. Sylvia Lazenby married Roy Snyder. She died Noven- ber 3, 1946, aged 42, leavin & two sons, George and Bill, and daughters, Mary and Nelda, f. Fairy Lagenby married Frank Wolverton, who 1949, She has an adopted son and lives at Fresno, Calif. died €-Alma Lazenby married first John Christian ane had children, Melva, Kenneth and Harold and they have one child, Bromwyn, Alma married second Chris Tarran and they nursery at Tarran, 111, They have a daughter + . F r > » irfee ¢ Melva married Donald Beeler Operate a Christine, Ye bo sifu O2 f EGE at VAntaty (4 AACL btett- FI iKY y yA ZF a7 f f a wz tiet- f. fs fa. oT Fis F ¥ OA J we * - A HT ] - . po / EF J J 5 ; A tol on 2 A CYC - VLECY We YL £ L ley Fie Cf Lt “ IZ 2 g A UY - Za Ai Ze, Li : G4 ee A al A, tv & ; Od -19 h. Hubert Lazenby married Olpha Marrell and lives next d@oor to his father in Hillsbore. They have two children, Larry and Betty. 2. John G., son of Carmi and Mary Lazenby, was born in 1879, and lives at El Monte, Calif. He has one son, Arthur, anc five daughters - Clara, Ruth, Marie, Opal and Justinia. 3. Mary Lovrelle, daughter of Carmi and Mary Lazenby, was born May 5, 1879, and died Jan. 4, 1904. She married Mr. Felkel. There were $wo daughters, rene and Edna, both whom are married and living near Hillsboro. Lind 4 and 5. Calvin and Alvin, twins, born Jan. 51, 1850. Calvin died Jan. 4, 1881. @xk Alvin G. Lazenby married Nancy Jarvis and hed three sone and two daughters: Hollis, born Feb. 12, 1903 and died Dec. 17, 1943; Calvin, John, Blva Alvarez, and Willa. All of these married and had children. Alvin died Feb. 11, 1944. REZIN LAZENBY (Joshua-Robert-Robert). Rezin, son of Joshua and Keziah Lazenby, was born in 175 He died unmarried in 1856. In his father's will he received per- sonal property, while Henry, the brother who had witn Kezin, n- tinued to live at the old home, received the farm. They to live on it the rest of their lives. Rezin Lazenby ‘s burie the Lewis Graveyard. HENRY LAZENBY (Joshus-Robert-Robert) Henry, son of Joshua and Keziah Lazenby, was born May 19, 179", and died October 9, 18705. at the old homestead. He married Eliza beth, daughter of Héenry and Margaret (Lewis) Kaxmnkxx Fitz She survived him many yesrs} living with her son Robert » plece, Adjoining this place was that of Mrs. Venilie Green, lived with her daughter, Mary Hendrix, and family. Tne time when the Hendrix family moved to a home of their own anc “Aunt Betsy," as she was known to many, moved over anc she Mrs. Green lived happily in the home of the latter a good ! yearse “Aunt Betsy's" mother Margaret, a daughter o the last person buried in the Lewis Graveyard, Henry Fitzherald, died 1841, and there is a ato none at Margaret's. An objective of the Lewis to place a marker there. m@ fhe children of Henry and Hlizabeth Lazenby were: le -Talitha C., died 1834, in her third year. Lewis Graveyard. 2e Susan H., died 1883, in her second year. Lewis Graveyard. 3. Richard W. Lazenby. Born 1837. Marri Curry. They had three daughters: Cora, who married. Mary Isabell, who married Calvin Moore; and Plizabeth, ried Quincy Summers. Richard Lazenby enlisted in the Confederacy a bury July 12, 1862, and died of typhoid fever in a hospite Lynchburg Jan. 18, 1863. His widow married second Hiram Surr in 1869, @e Cora Lazenby, who married Jogn Rogers, had el: » children, of whom five are living; Maggie Rogers, of Denve James, Samuel, Mrs. Hattie Rogers Sheldon, and Mrs. Hosa 5Lel White. The deceased are Thomas, Walter, Bdward, William, Charles. a, ef aa i j n of is M001 Ne Os eee aRepe? married Calvin, son of Lewis ore ) Nettie died in infsncy and Richard at the age of four. Nina Moore married J. W. Rimmaxdx Reichard and they live 2-Ca tawba e Lewis Moore married Esther Wooten. They have 3 and live in Charlotte. George Moore married Iola Robbins. They have jpand live in Charlotte. / a Vallie Moore married Arthur Smith. They have tw 4 and live at Catawba. Ila Moore married Euland Shook. They have tw 4 and live at Hickory. Charles Moore married Leslie James. They hav: ‘) and live at Catawba. S Grady Moore married Thelma Nail. They have tw and live at Winston-Salem. ce Elizabeth (Betty) married Quincy Sutmers and children. She has been dead many yeare. Mre. Cora Moore, whose husband, Clarence Moore nephew of Calvin Moore, wrote: "Clarence took me to see th Aunt Belle (Mary Isabell) and all the family were so n ee t They had a pretty home at Catawba." Se ' ’ Yor" : y i \, &- A ee TL 4998 L/ FV VY Kk -Ceaed FZ het de, P yet gia a WW bug Cr tf ce ee a / at "os yy htt ~4 | / c ee cits wait iy ~~ 7 ie Beane 2. G f a, Eé. 4 ia [Aim --Lh_, - LL ae , e- | ol, J : (e wt a Ael, fe , i , / 7 s a ; U g @ / / Mii fy KR Arve FF (EL. I * to rr hue a ( 2 tte By o£ t - \% 4/274 4 edi Kann Ll (473°: PR Ang - Ag s37¢ . oF . Marne G /T 9 ) \ PY Lu aan, & t Vite : t 199 ~ Nab w. 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Alexander, of this county, exhibited to us this week a sample of his crop of tobacco, which ap- pears to be of a very superior quality The lands of much of 4 | Iredell seem { the | growth of the to i we doubt not | plant will get .'in the county, The stockholder ‘Tennessee & Unio their first n g They passed a reso the Charlotte depot depots of the § roads and adoptea | ent from either 0! ex-| Wm. A. Leno uch nal publi¢ity mai |Tannessee & ON lina, was objecting the part of th i lotte t tat i t H Svar pat It migm | which the sta |Quipped the | shrewdly guess tha plated roa AS to Lenoit massing to attempt | at Charlestown s tra Tohn A Wadcde ic of T near tne estern * | and on the waters of Fourth a ne fat CS f. 29-42 - Ce, t, 24 Cl Mot 3 4a14./7716 - , Yi {) tet -a7 E . L t 4 4174. . weer" jo. A / ee “ L Meee BVefaa> ag a (Ce pe of, Z /; A fw Bodts C o L4 wed [Le cite 4 a bot poet ie BE TG fame Ee, y ff