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Thomas Eaton Swann Papers, Sherrill-Smoot
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My ai { C ths ee Catt ee ae d g Jered. ae tev } Wet - Jy oo i : i a Cn ely Jeet hb, 11-0 e Mew bo a &. ts th, Ce - Se leg, /¥A ) fe. ee ae Mp hone VE oe [bern Lf cht 1, d See tele CL )ile ey hee “ GR Obre’ ee Ce co acol EH t el cr a Keele Abas d J Sedeel age 1%2 a \ UU { | Reon) fd yn Mbit f edeel L200 = cag higt Hos fo ton = a . = } AN Mtr} Da Pp fod “core ¢ Ce - Judd & Favtface 40 a shy Jeo 4 TA 253. ee Au. 2-97 frou Be cs of Ce tk b7 as Rbty dy anf pina JACOB SIT TLL' NC S) ser ddd had ne-caildren by the secoid wile, 2 Lueinie “thenzie Gdrand Sherrill (first sw ried to francis Girend) All her pildren were Glrendsy and «il Als were die by }te ftort wife Jiney Stevengon Srer:t11, daughter of ucge Stevenec no J tAey avard,. urease Glrand was the dau, ster | c: Eliza ein Stevenson (sister of Joseph Stevenson )and a And MeKer.cie. oth Lidsale th mucin da NcKensfe She~rill and one’ “Lil «ere granddcurshters of wt lgan Stoveas soy, imi and weze ‘iret cousins. “ire: Lueinda Girand Sherrill gra! niner of the late vice-president, Alben Bark Childven of Jacod: Sherri.) ae (ames rrom Census records nc hy liste riven br: otnexr das sne rill, Jéseph Shae rill, © 2? OnLy ones not me eh ;aQ° ee C} (> 4Gl ib BO oLiC . es oy tertiary. vra Caroline suner: of her line) rs | on i} ian sia & ve ACO pute adic? r, ( seLled \ Oa hacia 6 Cooper end wes «<iliec O. Hal 3 du YW? Oe: se. AAS: °° Poy cae ids gon Qin Sher: a (c. 195: sald. 37s. Andersci of nis granddauy hier, 6. Manson Augustus Sher: i221 the Pocky. Mounts ing, forifa du ing mic 450 U-O CRG Lee, uD si obers Boyd: wroi2 wiich Inow 1LAVC 6 he ceai all the children, and t.iei died in 1847. All the: cilld name Mar 1g0n n tegone Of taeit aad eve leaziad. :aiey wd SUSE TAL. | ad. Of chad 2,.32ac0th | Fi A ecugsin of his. iid. erthe Jone She: il] md. her copsin Lowry Sievenson, wno was of tevenson line, (a bro‘ her of son end of Hlizaieth Sic venso Neney Fleenor Sacrvili 23a, Silld They Tived in the \exas cc! whereh . Mere , ay . / 7 ae Nhe y- 19 3 is a oe Gui MfpeeMa 1735 Boe LAS Mana f 796. greet 1935-104 1 Yee ten IIMB 113 cae, ae P/ | ~ it? 2 ore AF. eal Lay / thom j ae : . Ak.. a Pee az ( ee Bh: oe ni Gi E wee ee ca, dA Ae Ne hy j a7 e Ps T “ a a AN Y 22, 1986 BINS: AGTIVITIES nit aders pgates elected by,’ wo 65 of thel|# iliary at the d with Mrs, iss Bernice '} on Davie re elected to pf the Auxili- 7-10 in Char- was elected | ther new of- | a Williams, sec- Moose, corre- rs. Alan Ar- s; Mrs. K. D, and Mrs. J. chosen as he state con- , and Mrs. chairman of rates elected: Mrs Wayne S Beckham, nd Mrs. J. B. are Mrs. C. Patternson, Mrs. Henry Armour, y on May 26) : Johnson re- h = lee: oo « sold local- m a Re ig ; fo i lisbury Hos- MR. AND MRS. THOMAS EUGENE SHERRILL These vete- ee towers Monticello Baptist Pastor Weds | y made. : as vas_ «| Miss Ramsey Ot McGregor, Tex. : tarted mak- ts eould scar- McGREGOR, Te¥.—The marriste ! cake was embossed with pink rose- | to {of Miss Lou Marie Ramsey and, ids and topped with the minia- tion presented a) Rev. Thomas Eugene Sh-rrill was/ture bride and groom and three | Mis led veterans | solemnized Saturday evening, May' wedding bells. spo i the ceme-|12, in the First. Presbyterian; Miss Gwendolyn Means presided| 3B¢ 172 veterans |Chureh of McGregor, with Rey.|at the punch bow! which wes en-| wer Me of thanks | Thermon Bryant of Cleburne offici- | circled with a garland of pink car- were er for this| ating in the double ring ceremony. | nations and fern. Miss Doris Har the The bride is the daughter of Mr.! per registered the guests. Other | E. ehabilitation| and Mrs. James M. Ramesey.of members of the house party were John sposition of | McGregor, and Mr. Sherrill is the Mrs. Joyn Smith, Mrs. Thermon) Of also made|son of Mr. and Mrs. T, O. Sherrill | Bryant and Mrs. Laura Mitchell. | Sout ct meeting | of Troutman, N. C. He is the pas-| For travel the bride chose a gray|in af _- |tor of Monticello Baptist Church, , | polished cotton dress with match- an of a The alter of the church was dec- ing duster, Her corsage was red d two girls| ooted with palms, white tapers | Carnations. a Sandra Ste-|in candelabra and baskets of white) Mrs. Sherrill is a graduate of | gladioli. Music was by Mrs. Jerry McGregor High School and Hill- | nit voted | Barnes, organist, and Rev. Grover crest Memorial Hospital Nursing er. e Talbert, soloist. iSchool, attended Baylor University = The bride, who was given in mar-| - received her bachelor of re-| a ; riage by her father, wore a waltz-| igious education from Southwest-| | length dress of white crystalette tO Baptist Theological Seminary | alex over taffeta. Her elbow-length veil |!" Fort Worth. Until May 1 she 4, Rots Sig- of illusion was fastened to a crown, “4S associated with Gaston Hospt- ‘ieee ursday of orange blossom and pearls,+-tal in Dallas. a , m th Mrs \She carried a nésegay of white | Mr. Sherrill finished high school; yy; ot iin Troutman, received his hache n n, carnations centered by pink rose- : - buds. ilor of arts degree from Gutlford |" Miss Bobbie Ramsey, sister of “ollege and his bachelor of divim rises HEON the bride was maid of honor, and ly degree from Southwestern Sem Glenda Morris was flower _ girl.’ ary. They will make their home ihe have They wore. dresses of pink-glow at 125 North Tradd Street, States- open p.M.|crystalette, with maroon siin ville. ‘wat Mrs. aay , cummerbunds, and carried hose-) club ivan | gays of pink catnatipons centered | PAINFUL CUSTOM | the by dark red rosebuds. } Certain primitive \fricans bind | mem Rev. Paul Carr was best. man, | their skulls with strips of hide #0 1... and ushers were Rev. Nathaniel | that their heads grow ‘'on a ).4 ae |When these wrappings are remov- Pele Swain, Brummitt and Rev. Alvin Howell. | The bride’s thother wore navy|ed, the first flow of blood is ex:| 7 44’, tremely painful. | these b blue lace with pink accessories, and a corsage of pink rosebuds. § | .~ | A reception was held in the home|. Spaniards under Cortez sent In- of Mrs. Holley Haynes, great aunt \dian shaves into the yawning cra- of the bride. Miss Nelda Parks cut, ‘er of Mexico's Popocatepetl |e the three-tiered wedding cake. Thei.cano to get sulphur for gunpowder. |. ; preside | viee pr Ah ce nent san oeeem me — Lda. Bh wale FR b LA are E: [-/ £52 - Igo | Gis st ie )jiee Mie ood +e 4 /J95- Ha CC Beok by 29 oyrpu—l TD fl tere uu i Ss LR pi Lede wwe a ye ae iii Y \ ad ky di ry | 4 View M4 a f — o _/ 23 1 ag Le we The . at. Anm. Gathering et Shertil's Ford. Representatives from Catawba, et ae ae _ieetinten, Meek- oe oer possibly es io gherriifs or ppd Co pth for the annual. véuhion of the = my }seendants of Adam Sherrill, the first white; man to cfoss the Catawba ‘of | river. fr, |-. Attorney W. C. Feimster, of New- ton, will make the principal address », |to the asembly, which will meet at the A,’ |Sherrill’s Ford consolidated school building in eastern Catawba county. at!. ,}4t o'clock for an. all-day. meeting. | Other tally will be made by mem- > \bers of the clan who are preparing h | historical papers which will be of in- Y | terest. to; ae who belong ta the | Sherrill family. | a me ring on th » program arn ale a0 no appearing and? Margaret Grove, Pe? | of dillon, re will, render instru: | mental music on the saxophone and as cr piano selections W offered by aie: Beth Sherrill Dea-| © of to's “grand is one e descend of Adam | — TY oa" who 4 Sherrill oie cam st ee county; | Eye a pt t,o ansnal how it is not) p hway in Sherrill honor of | ¢f to America | p in Cataw- - ed. to plant | "with whom he / Nn, , y WAty , hawt | Kath ae Me b Lipper Sal nen LAV nent Yatra ey — 4 eae fee Aig = Len. Higincad dt age Ki a. WK as wht hp Maw ine fa Lbm a JUAAY lew yl By AA da He first b4 Lid ig ah baat . yw E WANMALM ee 1923, We (fet af Lead) 7 ited, Meg pdt ABW UWA - AA Med Rey, | fp NS oA holy Ah GbE} fe Whe. fpin i ee ee A hay aA Lhe vel Syl Hoerar Her i {r= sie. jog a Be — WOE SR TIA ae Agere 3 oe y~ CLC 4 le ~ 49. Mat. ee a EO 5 a egeriiy 2h ; - 3 iv AL Bet 4G Ay i. poral Murthy 117 — leona 19 T/- JbS4 A Vigatk 4 roe ;] selubl. ws Sd, ov ps es t. oth e( ff AS 1K Joeetrl. (Co. /-3 ]- JIN Ss, JR ~~~ T93/ fLelasen Pb rel K ig. a Ip - / 33 “pag f Backed “ Cacdt~ Ay: bibet ee € 6 -/BX-1TI TAs ‘38h. Theos Soff. 4s.% : A 4923.1 (fbr too a a pe c Derk 23 Dari. LU. Aberrret da. t/4~ /{To ; Jrmngeccth iE btty CA t ne ee ( b Ct; ~ d Cice ‘ , ~ foc z LZ Cee 7 ~V¥rr 2 ~~ 1 er a Pot. (heb Ce 7° / 98 ) f setae “\ FO ah ae t ey rye Ye Cf 4. 4 a 2 OG Lt F2ue b& wit144 igs Oe —t etn dr ~~ A oO] Aone very Ul tha’: : ) I. eof f a Lee) vores lead a ( 5S owt Qa Ltd a AE ie ch Mera ; Atak. ck Of ode. CcrLoe - ST ee / Viel : - ee fi fie T4523 Car aa Fh oe ¢ 4 Peete ( leew Cyt, é : Pees ep 7 na. XMS 4 [Zhen aCe ee FT4 IL ak eat ere roa ee Jeetled c. Grok A : Mgett ether, \, pee, DL pln oer in Pit e2 ee / i. x Maeve, (ap ‘first to send their hela | Twenty - five yeers age: it September 6 os } : -_ | “Mr. Ben L. Scronce, 62, edi-| J |tor of the Statesville Daily and | ‘the Landmark, died suddenly |. Sunday morning, following a| E \» heart attack. He was walking | | on South Meeting Street, near | 5 the Chappel wood yard, when | le collapsed.” Scronce, a native | .J of Newton, mn reared by | his le aunt a pe. Woolford a rill, at = | w ¢ Ford. He learned the print- ity trade at- Newton, worked on | wa the Charlotte Observer for J. | P. Caldwell, was owner and | ¢, y\ manager of the Statesville Print | inte | ing Company, was connected for | q, la while with the Statesville | \4, ig Record, and since 1995 had been | wnia |on the staff of the Statesville | jyay | Daly. : | divis When Clyde R. Hoey taught | fro Sunday School for Broad Street | and Methodists, he spoke in the | as auditorium of the First Pres-| Mang byterian Church, with some 1,000 | in th men from the combined ‘Bible | classes of the city in attendance. | Cag “Mr, Reuben Cowles has a\ ’ lta “ Bf os CO Pinna Sp ibe ‘ free i _ ALF. hima , , | Ri /b3 2 V7 t a ye ill Akh ot ie ( hk KK: {2- a] heer fohroene Ud 1 Lh Pi 7 7 fp) ; J ‘ t / c 7 d : ) i) : ; — / ‘ f dD le lw pw pte | : RR. pe found Aid od § ni hi = oh. ete vied ac: TL 4 ; = / 24 L211 Oap- LE A/ ~ s ‘4 ) i sa jo ete pael QL <tr >y ‘ - p | (e-+ é 0 2 ed ei o—t-~A, ie ert, a ee 2 , : ” fe ) Jr’ mn ff COC i —<, ic, hho er if Q Bther fo hi of (Aart Afarrll ft deed _ ox} an tf eb d ea: ee 7 Beh lol fi, i fag. : ) ¢ fee&k es. a — ia. . po eae aT a - p 4 ie ee ee (Al ae Peru ( \ i . (e ta rts AC hy de reef ie 2 oe Lge wa nat else J ae | btn ee dei ck fant at Kk (a) Ii ohpea Falls <9 Ps oe: (fe dc, x Bed to. ts als 3 it Lay Live ahi. if é. ref ) (uh Cpa ( ee} Kfve vA. (hy ) #5 ) “ir 2 aay ) Chen 1 L ( i You he / Cy ottxd : bal lutn Gh ong w Oo _ a ° eo Py “— & n ~ fee] td ° 8 B zo 33 8 § a3 BUFORD MITCHELL STEWART MARTIN Forsyth, Ga. P. O. Box 857 Carrollton, HEARN LUMPKIN Region 3, Zone 1 P. O. Box 1220 Columbus, Ga. Region 3, Zone 2 BOB WILLIAMSON P. O. Box 847 Montezuma, Ga. Stockbridge, Ga. Region 2, Zone 2 Hogansville, ‘Ga. Region 2, Zone 1 J. T. MAYS Region 1, Zene 1 Region Three ZONE CHAIRMEN “Horiad © pralk 1F3/ 7 hab pam | Po SF asks Kev. es ers ‘ee. : | : a flee NeW: fips Aas (Cae U Leet f a. Cheeex oe oy sett Ise Pas eae o> 7 Movin Le-we ck a ta men L 2 Ms Soff 3- ea v7 in. 199 Wa Be Wi Kee ct }} 5 aa Basle [| 194 Se hwts Lie [#2 75 4 Shaped-Note Musicians Perform With Gusto, Fast Tempo In Singing Conventions PICKENS SINGING CONVENTION 7 MR. HUGHES MR. NESBITT | WHETMIKE ‘THU en [ENS—Sunday afternoon is singing convention time in a Singing Convention, met recently at Roanoke aoe Church note singers in Pickens County, and W. Py Ne: Jr. of Green- _right, the Whitmire Trio, one of the youngest singing groups ak ville, a round-note ‘musician who likes the “Sonvention” type the “convention circuit,” sings a special number at the Roancke _. 3 extending through the South. Organized groups get Se There are eight such or- music, lead a congregational song at the Roa singing. At the session.—(Greenville:News photes by James W. Crocker), One of them, the Pickens County ep se \ sical A Greenville News Y, MAY 17,1959 GREENVILLE, S. C. PAGE 1-D cs ME. MASTERS § MR.GRANT MR. CHASTAIN MR. SMITH A male quartet tunes up for a special number from the popular J ine ar oon tuiate ed. tien Oath ot Si: ee ee ee ‘Sings’ Popular By JAMES W. CROCKER (Staff Carrespendent) PICKENS—The Singing Convention — a unique institution in the field of religious music—annually attracts thousands of gos- pel music lovers and singers throughout the region extending roughly from northern Texas to the Shennandoah Valley, with the Appalachian Mountains forming an axis through that portion which is east of the Mississippi. These sin g conventions, which meet at regular rvals throughout the year, reach their st tempo during the sum- mer months when they meet with church reunion congregations for ‘‘all-day singing and dinner on the ground.” x Mw x States in which the singing conventions abound are Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Caro- lina, North Carolina and Virginia. Pickens County, though not the geograph- feal center of the singing convention belt, might well be its center of gravity. In this largely rural and partly mountainous coun- ty alone there are at least eight establish- ed singing conventions—organizations that HERBERT E, PACE “Shaped notes are best.’’ elect officers, buy song books: and hold regular sessions in the churches about the countryside. .. These groups have only one purpose~— to get together and sing their own special type of gospel songs, They do not sing “old-time” church hymns, either, despite @ popular misconception which probably stems from the conventions’ frequent billing as “old-time singings.” a ef Singing conventions sing the very latest creations ‘in gospel music which, with a few notable exceptions, bear very little resemblance to the church hymns with which most church-goers are familiar, Among the most popular song books from which these singing conventions draw their repertory are those published by James D. Vaughan of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., the Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Co., with headquarters in Dallas and branch plants at Pangburn, Ark., and Chattanooga, and the Stamps Quartet Music Co. These firms, and others, publish new editions at *egular intervals, either annual- ly or semi-annually, and with the excep- tion of three or four old standard hymns which are repeated in all editions, each new issue contains only brand new songs, never published before, This mearny that the dedicated foll of the singing convention. circuit — sing several hundred new songs quien a : al singing i 4 season. Most of the singing peers | A oe ps es rforming at a convention-reunlo je, Mrs. Staton, Carl, purchase the newest editions of several tat Sn . ee oe Terry Staton, the father; Arnold, Corr also twins, are 15, publishers as they roll off the presses, i iat 6 Lett to right are a Carl, “— f Albert. Arnold and Arthur, twins, are 17; Corrie an en unthinkable for a singing eohyet | photo). tion to go inte a new season 4 * | Aihers | very latest books. , eee ee These volumes, known as OC ao song books, are written entirely in "s ed” notes (usually referred to in the bolle as “shape” notes)—that is, the notes of the scale are identified by their individual shapes rather than by their position on the five-line musical staff. Most singing convention fans can read only shaped notes—the position on the staff - means nothing to them. But on the other hand, some singers who have been train- ed in the reading of orthodox round notes are also fans of the fast-paced music of the Vaughan variety. For example, W. P. Nesbitt Jr. of Green- ville, a competent and versatile musician of the round-note school, attends a singing” convention somewhere almost every Sun- day afternoon. He is known as a “leader” in the singing convention area of South Carolina and North Carolina, Of course, one who can read round-note musie can also read the shaped notes, The shape of the note is disregarded. Very few, if any, singers who read music by the staff ever take the trouble to learn the mean- ing of the squares, oblongs, Cindes ant and ovals which represent the notes ARTHUR ALBERT e Staton Family of n at Piney Grove Baptist Church N CARL CORRIE MRS. STATO , SPATON ARNOLD conventions throughout this area is th The dean of shaped-note ‘singers of Pick. ens County is vo Lawrence Hughes of Easley, who hag convention leader for 57 radio station each To Mr. Hughes, the shapedinote system is superior to the other in ‘ way, says a pianist can transpose a shape notes and J can sing it,” Mr. who probably has attended 7 ings” in his lifetime, declared. “I could sing opera if they wrote it in shape Another veteran performer of the ing convention is Herbert E. Pace luda, N. C., who has not the song fests in his area 40 years. * * Mr, Pace has taught many end is a composer yen of which are published edition of the Vaughan agent for the Vaughan p the Saluda area and aan 2,000 song books. iE ni Bun ' 4 sake ial Blessed Assurance Fanny J. Crosby . Bless-ed De sur-ance, Je~ sus is minel 2. Per-fect sub-mis~-sion, per-fect de - light, O what a fore-taste of Vi-sions of 3. Per-fect sub-mis-sion, all is at rest, I in Blessed Assurance Panny J. Crosny my i aicietilecoein aa iinet hal Ds niseiiiead m Me ae eh) hg gennnd 1, Bless-ed as-sur- ance, Je-sus ig mine! 2. Per-fectsub-mis - sion, per-fect de - light, 3. Per-fectsub-mis - sion, all ‘is Te ae Ts canslllietieeiethiiian Mrs. J. F. Kwarr 1) Tc eis MRE Aa ES Oh, what a fore-taste of Vi-sions of rap - ture. now rest, I in my Say-ior @m OT. A lines from the same familiar church hymn show the difference | m shaped notes and round notes. At the top is a line from a Stamps-Baxter song written in shaped notes, favorite of the singing conventions, Tho other, from ot F aith,” a Southern Baptist Sunday School Board publication, ig in round notes, D (Gag ae he Mer ke pit hed . fe Wiad egtawaad du eer Cina Cite Le ae ae, ky. a Se 5 % Oley Wie Pe hak ee ae Voc tha poe Wee, 4 Fite Choke, Seg bbe Dee Le. > ef’ er Me Linen Orfer minute Ihe co ee per onanay a ya é - 4. Loe th calf aby alk Ca S v1 aes sk qealver\ el Coie. slo rr, : oo . 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Ep F Fb re ce oe Le cu did Pe ms f- a f Bhar ig 7) ple tiv<{ fe Lif 2 maby were eon Ae ee ot eras feeett we a ee 2 = s ie 4ttee 5 1; -" ZS af ic pened “f° Litt ot: 2¥ Qtek hatb oi, Le. Sa gular ots ; see a — lel IP. ae 7 ee 4 p to Mis teas ease z soe “te £2 fen he eh Dg Van CL we Met C. G ~ f When I ring t starte they wanted to know if I r Collection Of Sacred Ha to rememb have suffj- er let my know that, day in ag p Singers ¢ trusty ‘| Hege will be host to| music at Peabody, said singers will| fa-sol-la notes throughout the song ging the words. Men and aged |* Peabody co th it® \q sacred harp singing tomorrow come from southern Tennessee, before sin Uy lend the puble te invited to hear|Gookeville, Clarksville and else-| women mor parts in the r participate in the day-long where for the singing, which will| ourpart mus Pe WwW in about 9:30 am. in the audi- Dr, Wolfe said the group will 4 acy ome vnultamoftme S818) is sins fo dueudtorium and. sna 0 Iding. ; the neue will use| The singers traditionally sit io ine ed harp book. an Open square formation, sing from sbapec notes and sing the Want Ads save time. —— 200 years, and the original sacr Dr. Irvinr Wolfe, professor of . A fee ag ies Lk Bret — Loe, <7 atltnda : bitoni. ee: J ; a 3 ees a “Soe gaebtog ees Tie font feng SPs Prag pal LL mows: Ahn Loall aie saa ot cove Ee = ne aot — KX KAYA 2 ahaa Phe Mi i a2 oral » Ceeerecce. pA ka Det xox Jel, FU. Born Pov ape ee Py, Atk Picky» C f.277 C. Fite HK Jey Migeene. 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Avth btearvvec “27 t btddad. J have gather d nee Af fe oe (pe. Z OS gacat And gltatice Wore nrtry the fa z ( c.. b ahi of ack. Atente Lt hacer, aw see Air Loom Nagy 450 gown tgpey: Ltikdeall i aE i aoe pa poagier| ananoce, beacthe 2) padte of 7 elarn tr mney naldir ! bust. at la whet etek a itd sacre ve Meena hte nk bes thre Le to thicd braltr, and of A en. ew ee > ae 0 a7 later, the eee s MUSIC In Rural Churches Is Improving By C. A. Holcomb Associate Secretary, Division of Church Music Boptist Sunday Schoo! Board SN’T IT STRANGE the ideas we human beings sometimes get into our minds? One of my friends seemed surprised when I told him what a wonderful time I-had at the Southern Baptist Rural Church Con- ae last May. “Listen boy,” he said, “I thought you were a musician who liked anthems, stand- ard hymns, and classical music, Country churches and their leaders don’t go for that sort of thing, but for fast, syncopated, jingly music. I don’t see how you had a good time in that atmosphere.” I couldn't help but “boil over.” Several reasons. First, what he said about rural people isn’t and has never been entirely true. Second, this man showed his ignor- ance of progress. Third, he seemed to have forgotten that he came from a country church and owed that church an immense debt: for the foundation he received for a life of Christian service. Fourth, he indi- cated that just because I liked certain music that I could not see value in other types. Yes, sir, I boiled over. Possibly: another feason why I was up- set by my friend’s remark was because I knew he expressed the feelings of many others. I was reared on the outskirts of a large southern city and have been a city dweller all my life. However, through various contacts and much work in rural and village churches, I have learned much about rural people. Good Music in Rural Churches A majority of the fine hymns used today were’born in the small churches, written by their leaders, mostly. ministers. Always there have been many people in rural churches who loved good music. Lack of choirs large enough to sing cer- tain types of music such as anthems, has August, 1954 limited them. Consequently the rank and file of the church-goers have not had opportunity to know and appreciate them. Just the same, there have been many people in rural churches who through the decades have loved good music. Progress in Rural Churches With the coming to the rural com- munity of “the outside world” there has also come an increased interest in better music, better religious education, and better preaching. No longer are most of the people content with the old ways and inferior training. They demand better music, better teaching, and better preach- ing. Their school teachers are usually col- lege graduates, many holding master’s de- grees. Their pastors are college and semi- nary-trained men. They emphasize teacher and leader training in their church organi- zations and will no longer, in most cases, be content with inferior music leadership. Progress hasbeen made. Rural Churches Grow Denominational Leaders United States census reports show that, biologically, city dwellers do not reproduce fast enough ‘to maintain, much less _in- crease, the city population. This means that the population growth for both the rural and city areas comes from the rural sections. Many fine young people leave the farm for the city, never to return. This is often true in the case of ministers. The foundation for Christian service was laid in the rural church. Various Types of Music Can Be Valuable Just because I personally prefer one type of music, such as a standard hymn, it does not mean that I cannot receive value from other types such as anthems, gospel songs, or even choruses. And as a ter. Alnhough sPwriteris an employe of Shewaly Record, the letter was O inspired by ws. It was written, we take it, be- cause the author has come. to feel that in religion, as in many other aspects of our. national life, we are. passing up more than we are caching up with, Anyway, here is the letter: To the Editor, 1GS4 The present trend in our chur- ches which, for the sake of be- ing modern or some ~ther rea- son whieh I hav? been unable to discover, is trying to foree the semi-classical type of hymn on me for quite some ume. I realize that churches should occasionally make an effort to add. new hymns t those which they sing but why these well- joved old spirituals should be placed in a dusty corner and forgotten is something not easily understood Look over the church an- nouncements in the new. papers. Inspect the pro ‘ams listed here find they Latin solos, vhich few are able to under- stand, and hymns which are new and probably unknown ‘to you. Cirele .with a pencil the old songs which are listed. Sunday morning as J sat in my church, the position f my seat On the side gave me a. clear view of the congregation. At the preacher’s signal they stood, so. ¢ books in: Land. After a few seconds many of the books were cloced and few lips were moving. There was an embarrassing. sil- ence fro, the congregation and although the choi-sang with all its might and the organ seeming- ly shook the ‘church. timbers, they failec to fillsthis void. What a. difference it would have been had they been singing “Rock of Age:!” When I was a little boy my mother required me to attend preaching services every Sunday. Quite a few years have passed since that time and the wise words of ‘the preache> have been forgotten but 1 ean still recall _ those old songs and how the and there and you: will are made up of mer ywoud give the deep moving: bass and the hisher pitched voi¢es would blend into those golden melodie: The congrega-\. tion back then would otane the choir and those voices could 3 * * - the reaction of a church wh minister would have the’ courag to bring the old hymns back, Te- storing them to their proper place. No doubt he will find, as the people have always kriown, that this with a well p pared and delivered sermon is the bes if not the only way to reach his congregation. ~Bor Plyler CORNER STONE—The build- ing pr blem that appeared Down In tredeli Wedne:day took on quite serious proportions when we discovered a last paragraph had been omitied, The corner stone, as it were. With a kind of grim determi- nation to set the thing up on a firm ‘iundation we're taking time off to: say the contracto who’ collected his materials for frec is aged eight and untroub led by FHA problems, And it so seldom you hear of a con struction .job like that w thought it worthwhile mentio ing. BUILDING PROBLEMS Anyone in doubt as to th efficacy of today’s constructio: methods should look at this. Kor a builder not long in hi trade and with emall inhibition where drawings and plans ar concerned, a structure of th sort recently completed in tesville gives ev ry indication 0 a promising future—a future i weitied builder and building ma terial supplier can feather theif n sts with well edtned shavings: The matter came to our ate tention yesterday, Made from two-by-eight-inch pine there was certain ruggedness in a design which otherwise can be het de- scribed as ‘classic.’ A foot and a half square, it carried a line of 12 four-itich ' nails dewn each side like a .par- ade of soldiers in open rank, or in sifgle file depending on the way you looked at it. It was a footstool and almost immoveable. Together with a liberal supply of matefial, a good deal of honest sweat had gone into it. No effort had been made to ccrimp and save and short n.easure the recipient. I. was an honest job, honestly done by the contractor who had done his hit et best to come by his ma “terials free 0 + af accomplish- ment not e “Doar; (3) along very nicely without @ choir, but it cannot get along without congrega- tional singing. Rev. H. R. Haweis ig responsible for the statement: “In all times men and women have shown a strong disposition to express their praises and lamentations by what for some better term may be called a kind of howling or wailing. This method may not be thought very musical or hymn-like. Nevertheless all such vocal expressions are actual attempts to utter deep feelings through appropriate channels of sound. When properly disciplined and elaborated that mode of utter- ance becomes devotional and congre- gational singing.” Since music is a means of giving expression to our re- ligious emotions there are some valu- able secondary reasons for congrega- tional singing as: (1) It ts the Bible way; (2) that part of divine worship ean take an active | unifies the congregation; the preacher and singer for their parts in the service. There can be no set rules suggested for the how of congregational singing. It must be dapted to the needs and circum- stances in each particular church; however, there are a few general sug- | gestions that may be made relative to meeds; namely, (1) The music used should convey a definite scriptural message; (2) there should be va- jety; (3) it should be made ‘inter- esting; (4) an accompanist and song leader of efficiency are absolutely necessary; (5) it should be given the place and prominence it deserves. There are a fewthings which will hin- der in any song services: (1) A song leader who scolds or talks too much; (2) to enlarge upon hymns without good reasons; (3) an accompanist who persists in changing the har- monies of the congregational song. It goes without saying, in addition to the above, that in helpful congrega- tional song service the music used must be of the character that will be conducive to a worshipful, medita- tive, and spiritual atmosphere instead | of a music of the light, rhythmical variety which produces a physical re- action. 1. E. REYNOLDS. Ber -mnteh in ante-bel- ir, Russell, who looks like the Hollywood conception of a Southern plantation owner with his neatly-trimmed snowy mous- tache end goatee, still has a strong, } resonant voice and knows most of the old tunes from memory. A PIONIC DINNER spread on Plank tables in the church grove Was in the best. tradition of sumptu- ous picnic dinnérs—fried chicken in huge platters, country. ham, tasty sandwiches, homemade biscuits, dev. fled eggs, piés and cakes in end- less variety; you probably get the general idea by now. Between bites it was a time for reminiscence, | | philosophy, comment on the sing, and just small-talk. Mrs. Kate C. Black of York re- marked, between bites on a drum- stick, that it was “an unusually good’ sing’, . . I love to hear men sing especially—and did you,.¢ ert: hear anything to equal that basi section.” We assured her it was’ th best we had heard in a long | “It's all a little sad, though,” #® added, “when one looks over the congregation and sees so many faces missing.” She glanced at the well kept cemetery near-by as she spoke, Mrs. W. T. Youngblood, 72,, and W. N. Jackson, both of Clover, con+ ceded that young folks can prob- ably sing just as well as the old- timers but the youngsters are some- what handicapped at these sings, ibeing unfamiliar with many songs in the Tune Book. Mr. Jackson, a bass singer of proved ability, : re- gretted that so many high school youths take no interest in singing, ; S On second thought, however, he figured this was'due to their voice- ing| Changing stage and not to their lack |§ ® of/of interest in imitating the sonor- }im . Ous basses and baritones of their)” elders. sy Bie a a ed Sumptuous Picnic Dinner Also Features 27th Annual York County Event; Singers Use Ancient Hymnal. —_—— BY GEORGE BUTLER Observer Staff Writer. -| YORK, S. C., July 29.— es (One of America’s m oat _ junique and colorful songfests| ritidrew hundreds of lovers of jsacred music to historic Beth Shiloh Presbyterian church near here today. Poe Participants in the arth soo eo York county event sang fro orm, ao dogeared copies of the American ‘ — ne ! tithe books are believed to exist in lar-| ‘his county and families owning |copies cherish them as valuable rel- Ith | ics. Unlike modern hymnals which lhave two lines of musical notes, ions | the ‘une Book arrie hree—one ap- |cach fot tenor, allo, and soprano. sn | ‘HE SINGERS, FLOCKING to ithe neat white-frame, green-shut- set tered church from several Carolina ght/counties, took their cues from a hly | piano instead of the old-time tuning , nt | fork—otherwise, the event differed little from the “sings” popular with 7-8) their forebears bef? p Civil ar. The old familfa? hymns rang as'out from the 118-year-old church, ic | #8 well as songs rarely heard ex- cept at such songests—for example, . | asigs-Aather’ and “The Earth Is Hat|The Lord’s,” the latter being the les| Twenty-Fourth Psalm set to music, | The “songs by note” were another traditional and interesting feature Pry of the sing. In these the congrega- Dr. | tion sang its do-re-mes for the ‘. Hength of the tulf€S0Detifiting the Kes’ words on the second go-round. weed AT LEAST FIVE persons were present today who have attended Hob | every songfest since the Tune Book group was organized in this coun+ bg i They ate E. M. Dickson h ork, leader of the group; J; B. | Burns of Rock Hill; E. R. Maloney in | of Sharon, Route 2; W. N, Jackson of Clover; and 1. P, Boyd of Rock ti) Bouwte 2 ; — Cea nee 0 noo he fact is doted if out loegl n columns today that the Asso- | ng? ciate Reformed chureh of Statesville will sing the Psalms of David to the accom- paniment of an organ, quite 9 departure. The Associate Keformed church has, q rule, stood strong against the use of the organ in church worship un- til within’ the past few years. Now, we are informed; many of the churches, even some rural eommunities where the pre- judiee was naturally the strong- est, have adopetd the organ. Without discussing the ques- tion of church music, and with- out in the least critidizing the action of our Assodiate orm- ed brethern in this matter, we ean but gay. we note this change with feeling akin to regret. We have regarded the Associate Re- formed Presbyterian ehurch as one of the landmarks which clung eloser to the simple faith and the simple ways of the fathers than any of the other denominations. A little rigid per- haps in some things; by some considered narrow, they have taught. the gimple faith of the Great Nazarene in @ plain and simple way and sung his praises in the inspired songs of the master musician, David. Who of us who have attended one of these ‘churches has mot ob- served when the pastor had read up the tune, front had “pitched” that all the congreg heartily in singing the simple but inspiring and uplifting melody —even the old people with tremb- ling lips and the little children beside their parents sang with illuminded faces. “Po the modern melodies may not fect; there may here and there; ‘were uplifting - were & par just as much a8 the musician these have been per have been a jar but the songs d inspiring and OE aad in the | t ' i" This is ple _ only | | create talk; they must h | | ation joined familiar old Psalms will be sung such e tunes that the old peo- won't recognize them and those educated in music ean appreciate them. That is the case in the other “churches now. But th's is progress; this is style; this is keeping up with the procession. All the churches must be attractive. They must have fine preachers who g° out of the beaten paths occasionally and ave fine usic and all the of dern pro- gress and luxury, the plain old gospel has somehow ceased to be a drawing card of itself and must have assistance. We beé- lieve in progress and keeping up with the procession and there- oT, ing the} up-to-date m appurtenances are not criticizi s for edopting modern methods or thé other churches for setting thé example, We are only indulging\@ bit of senti- ment for the o erated in ¢hildhood and that we yet have a> secret veneration for. We're laying a faded flower on the grave of the dead past. ' It’s all right, no doubt, these changes. But we're bit sorry about it—we can’t help it. The editorial quoted above was inspired by the dedication of the new A.R.P. church here. The edifice that was dedicated August 19, 1900, was an out- | come of the great storm of Sat- urday morning, June 10, 1599, ‘which unroofed the old church land the Baptist church at the \same time. The congregation decided at once to replace theb ald building with the new. The new churdh cost oo . oe of God’s wor-f preach-: ways We ven- }) She was talking about a neigh- borhood gathering — an old time singing, that’s what it really was at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Moore in Cool Springs. The Moores had asked neighbors and friend — it’s a sort of custom in the community to have a ‘sing- ing’ now and then in.a home on a Sunday afternoon. This gather- ing — about 70 people were there — was really for a visitor from Maryland, Vance Smith, and plan- ned so as to give him an oppor- tunity to see old friends he hadn't seen in years. His brother, Geor+ ge Smith, led the singing. Somehow, it did things — and good things, too, to one of the Statesville folks who attended. She had gone not knowing what _ to expect and suddenly she. was back in her childhood, She said she heard really old hymns, sung as people used to sing them, everybody joiming in. What were the hymns? “When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder,” was one, and “When the Saints Go Marching In,” and, of course, “Bless Be The Tie That Binds,” and many, many more. If, in your childhood you ever joined in singing hymns around the piano — or the old parlor organ, maybe — you'll know what. she meant, Otherwise you won't. Any- way, it all came back to her and, perhaps to others, that afternoon. And she was glad to be there, There was nostalgia in her voice when she Said: Sow much wé iss these days the simple t to do! a een eee NRE age > te east q Eg Et Hi eit osHtii 3 i 2 3 : 3 ; : E é ! County came an amen to ticle earlier on Hard - f -f fags - fj ee es 2a 5 Ss ii; 3 3 ez& and Taylorsville, having points of one from South Yadkin valley, } Statesville. . . having now at Geotts XK Roads a goéd steam saw mill and at the same time a good steam cotton gin, owned and ope- store run by James e so much of the Coddle Creek: came from outside the city limits. In an election on tobacco allot+) * ments held the same day, Iredell growers voted 466 for a three al- lotment prpgram, 25 for a one year, ' program and enly 45 against any program. in the garden of the Crawford home on the Old Mocksville Road, dauj of Crawford, became Ross Whitfield Mayes. been vaiedictorians of their class : at Saag High School. , ee | Scotts and former basketball coach , at Union Grove, ; as ath- : Jetic director at Gaffney, §. ¢., in order to devote his full time to a sporting goods store in Shelby. ' A large compressor station to boost natural gas on its way from ‘ Texas to New York was reported as under construction near Mt. Mourne, Such stations were to be built about every 80 miles, and the one in South fredell was 7 to be completed by the fall of 1950. From the Stony Point news: “Miss Peanut Matheson is visiting her sister in Newton.” The Harmony FFA chapter was adjudged the highest scoring chap- ter during a week at Tom Browne Camp in the Craggy Mountains, winning firstplace dm _ horseshoes, checkers, and stunt night and second. place im swim ming and sh . Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Atwell » their Silver wee q softball, | firing a pistol in the Ne- at Rankintown during and thus last week. He was a weighed as high old fa sol la pabigets® eal | ship, died large horse and as 1,700 pounds.” “Tf you miss the he a 4 Halyburton, native of of : i E zs a, “TLL, Co re, i¢ “je regener, Cis “Hee . e. - ell Waly hace EPO? & O Meraumee fe often 2 Ks Veteran A, i paged te eaey Pp. bh he. a A mn Mabel bericht were $ Call é af (ih Awe hes be Py oe a ee leat ia thee Ml, lee nd 4 ordeal & c a DVhaah I7WALy hed be eee ene a/ Are eae te 4 oF Hho TKK oy hooks ay . Ya ise y te 1 [bea ly | tN eK Sen je of CUI A ) a. —Q— - WHITE SPIRITUALS IN THE SOUTHERN UPLANDS, by George Pullen Jackson (Dover, 444 pages, $2.50) SPIRITUAL FOLK - SONGS OF EARLY AMERICA, collect- ed and edited by George Pullen Jackson (Dover, 254 P pages, Of considerable interest is $2.0) Jiti-/F @§ the attitude of the clergy to- If the number of books pub- ward this music. Singing hymns lished on a particular topic is by rote, as distinguished ‘trom an index of the interest in ‘that e music itsell is. as should be, a real reflection of | social mores and values Many | of the songs included in the tien edlleetiate deal with the pains of alcoholism, the dangers of failing to repent until it is too | late, and the pity of the father- | less child and the poverty- | stricken mother A fine section of the “White | Spirituals in the Southern Up. | ee CMR Some of the best samples of sea shanties were discovered in Virginia. Among the best TROHARAIA SAAB, MARY af the | | Most frequently used originat- | not in the mountains but in | the plains regions of America. subject area, the Southern folk singing by note, was perfectly « acceptable. However, when the song is: at an all-time peak of congregations professed to show popularity. Dover Books. @ more than a casual interest firm genuinely interested in in the new-fangled “note sing. Americana, has recently releas- ing,” one writer was prompted ——* ks on the Elizabethan | to sound a warning of forth. ballad a folk song. Now they | The iragedy. have published two collections | | ie “New England Chron- of folk lore as well as folk | cle” tn 1723 carried the warn- songs, all having direct connec: |!mg that “if we once begin to tion with this particular section |wing by note, the next thing of the country. o pray by cule and One of the most satisfying as- |Preach by rule; and then comes her type |Popery.” literature is na to book is | Even during pre-Revolution sori or if the subject /America the sounding board of a is unusual and reward- public sentiment was the col- ne the reader will find him- student in many ‘cases. self becoming interested in an bas ge students, perhaps area previously untouched in | vy rote styles of sing- his reading. This is the case learning perhaps bored with these two hooks. Little — existence, perhaps of interest occur every f eeling their importan ce, gems farted a musical revolt: “This hs. ter it te most. interesting |"Olt, like so many others, was items in the history of the folk @ to the spirit of youth pitted F pects of this in America was the atti- or toward the ‘song ry = inning of the period. Mr. Ao a relates the difficulty encountered in collecting eo samples of music. When i collectors approached t e mountain folk, the immediate reaction was to give the = tors a series of hymns. This ainst tradition. In that year 21) two college-bred men, in Tufts and Thomas Walter, ‘lished separately two song and sent them out among or »ople that had been starved music all too long.” lands” deals with the cam meetings and the peculiar types of music fostered by the Isaac | Watts school of music. that of | writing down to “the level of | vulgar capacities” and furnish- ing hymns to “the meanest of | Christians.’ The one thing I cannot under- stand about the renewed inter. | est in folk music possibly isn't basic to any particular area or school of thought. With the King ston Trio type degeneration of | the true folk song and the ac- curate renditions of some of the genuine singers, one ques- tion deserves an answer: What | brought about all the concern and enthusiasm for the songs and their messages when we | have totally lost sight of the values fostered by the songs” / —Robert L. Williams VALUABLE CROWN The Imperial State Crown of Great Britain is the most val. uable crown in existence. In the center is the 317-carat Cul- : linan II diamond, second larg: | est in the world. , : ial d not want. The materia ong this book is definitely is it .com- not hymnody. Nor is ; Department of Church Music JOSEPH O. STROUD, State Secretary A Ministry of State Missions 121 West Hargett Street Raleigh, North Carolina February 19, 1957 Mr. - 7. Bs Swann Route 1 Rin/ i+ Y Statesville, North Carolina Dear Mr. Swann: Let me take this opportunity to thank you for the comment on my recent article published in Biblical Recorder concerning the importance of congregational singing in our churches. I read your comment which was published in the following issue of Biblicle Re- corder and appreciate what you had to say. Surely it is one of our most neglected areas of music appreciation. The Music Department of our Baptist State Convention is very eager to help all the churches of our Convention as we promote a pro- gram of Church Music Education for every church. I appreciate your interest and covet your prayers. Sincerely yours, i phd. SEPH/ 0. STROUD ‘ PR he RN 4 John Holeman Pegey "aus house. 8B a a A dann. J Py John Holeman Jr, 24 - Permee i. omer >) Oeddwgll Cty, Ky, vane "MORSE Ip ¢f a eter os. John A," m/z Mm, ak ee ee es rT \ aenecennnew nnn: Dy if are -aleo census given! wot Wild tes ne 5, wife Nes “9 ehildren, Pree TS Beg eae ont Cee wi un nw Son Amos: ‘Beers } 2 Ag 1 eh, Pee =*? ch, Wh Be Sie ADs: tee mr ch. on een mene nen neni ewe nb lueeae ‘. _ 1850 census BALLARD CO, KY. Sule a4, A850, page 272 - house 360. oe wee ay es E. ¥ , ft, + ae : a ) Tenn, M. " 2. 6 ee ae e gy. Ge . 9 m. s fee Ky. / In school, wn antenann names page 252.- house 28 Me, EO HM Oh r a i Re Holeman 16, M, ‘eee 9 hae in family of.. ot Tae J.H.Dean 26 im. Saddler tk 0. Dean oe Lik oe) | Tease peteieletetet tod Wis isha ndbt alee abhi ids SP nerae Te S/ a vf i gs ot) 7k 4! i he thre [- 9 Ts LA | “4 ups Coca TK. BAL | RA (Cider ; uf M7] ; Maden } Ny \ ial Vf oy. THE HOLEMAN FAMILY Isaac Holeman (1725 - N.C. 1808) and Mary Hardy of Rowan County, North Carolina were the parents of John Holeman (N.C. 1770 - Ky. 1854), who married Margaret Sigler (Va. 1777 - ?), a daughter of Jacob and Margaret Sigler of Rowan County, N.C. Isaac was probably a son of Daniel and Elizabeth Holeman of the Shenandoah Valley of Va. The Siglers came to Rowan County in the 1880's from Loudin County, Va. John and Margaret married in the ‘eazly 1890's and moved with some of the Siglers to Robinson County, Tennessee, where they stayed until about 1808, when they moved to Caldwell County, Kentucky, where they remained until their death. One of their sons, Phitlip (Tenn. 1795- Ky. 1838), married Hannah Sigler (Tenn. 1796 - Mo. 1888), who, I believe was a granddaughter of the above Jacob and Margaret Sigler of Rowan Co., N.C. and a daughter of their son John, Phillip and Hannah Senta - lived in Hopkins, then Union County, Ky., where he died in 1838. She later married Alfred Hart. One of Phillip and Hannah Sigler Holeman's sons. Thomas W. (Ky. 1826 - Ks. 1899) married Darcus Ann Taylor (Ky. 1823 - Ks. 1899), a daughter of Joshua Taylor. : In 1856, Thomas W. and Darcus Ann Taylor Holeman, other Holemans and relation moved into southwest Missouri, where they stayed until the early 1880's. Thomas was a Baptist preacher. They moved to Fall River, Kansas, then, into Indian Territory about 1889. In the 1890's, they returned to Fall River, Kansas, where they both died. One of their sons, John Squire Holeman (Ky. 1853 - Okla. 1935), married Mallissia Irene Sigler (Ky. 1855 - Okla. 1927), his second cousin), daughter of Jacob H. Sigler and Elizabeth Irene Holeman. Jacob H, was a son of Jacob (Tenn. 1798 - ) and Malinda Roberts Sicier (Db. Va. 180i - ? 7 ane Elizabeth was probably a daughter of Morgan and Nancy Holeman and a granddaughter of John and Margaret of Caldwell County, Kentucky. Jacob H. and Elizabeth both died at the same time in Missouri in April, 1860. ‘John Squire was my grandfather. One of his sons, Henry Arthur (I.T. 1896 - Okla. 1960) married Josette Irene Stephens, (Okla. 1904 - I They were my parents.. My mother now lives-in Houston, Texas. I have most of the data on all these families. I, Johnie S. Holeman, am the oldest of four boys, born in Kellyville, \Okla., December 30, 1921. My brothers are Joseph A. (Ok 1923)living in Denver; Marvin L. Ok 1933), living in Kansas City, Mo.; and William H. (Ok 1935), now living in Houston. Tubsa, OK ba : Fut ss At eee Krai Wn. tcc | oe. Carvruspesdacg uth yn. |v. B. Nobisco.. Commnugtians Ky, acedt Ae gous rns a ADMr ga a. Aad. eu Wetae a hence Macit a ae Neh (1725 BORD 64 Mees ee Deon ate A oe. OA Z Phot ta oy the tae. 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Salen, tents fon dan meant HUSBAND'S NAME ss =§s« SQUIRE When Born About 1815-20 Christened a When Died _ When Buried When Married His Father WIFE'S MAIDEN NAME When Born Christened When Died When Buried \ Her Father es lo Amada Priiiisp ov Anne _ HOLEMAN (HOLMAN) Where | __ Where __ Where _Where DERE 8 __... His Mother’s Maiden Name ___ | WHEN BORN _ HARMON (HARMAN?) _ Where _Where ____ -_ Virginia — _..Where iL Woere _..Her Mother’s Maiden Name __ "WHERE BORN Day Month Year | Town or Place County __Kentucky State or Country SQUIHE HOLEMAN (Husband’s Full Name) LAURA HARMON (Wife's Maiden Name), / This information obtained from Family Bible owned by Dr, John Thomas Holeman 1650 & 1660 Federal Census Date 16 June 1969 ae Compiler Mrs. Richard Schultz udiveas PL ON, Wilcox: St. cit Rochester Mich, +6063= State WHEN DIED*® & Day Montt ‘Date Co M. We Thomas ~ John 2 Oct.1847|Union Co, _ Samuel LY 7 A Huldah Laura BO Novl928 To Emma Phelps Howard Date To . 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Leather a Rh lace dae | eels tangs at VES View Bh ane: Pe Tamed Geb TUR TeSys Onan 2 to Bee SRY Yen Nak 1 ilo Neetp. ao - ete ned eas oe Oy o. Ne ae ee Goa Make 4 ae VMwr 3 a AA _ ottoman LEO 2k fen Drcieg tf—-H J S/S 13SC ry s ue ty yet A ; etn 4 cs a al, <a Le APH (Fol Ae fm hee | aiden £0, bh Ch Lote! ‘) iy “Fie se ext ein~ Gee. ) ou | i jam 02. JBL * 13S a | Q (0 fencer on Lowe alg 3. MET reisal gad nuf b-28-/989 pas ae Che of, Oban ee re Wesad Te Pa eed nee 6-24 ~/ 257 a CMe. bend jen let Or pw ay [nb [i Mei sche 1787 s will be let ¢ of the road f me © Gecanieens Salen trem about two miles, will be of the pen ‘Same material as the road from : Charlotte to Statesville — a five Li WH - inch concrete base with. two- inch asphault top. From: the Lookout Shoals Road to x Taylorsville the road will be hot asphalt poured over it. Then follows other layers of smaller stone, similarly treat- ed.” ‘Mr. C, L. Rhyne, originally / io of Gastonia but more recently of - Lenoir, has muerecatnd (~<A .- a ee oe ( chaste of tar dae same force. The building and: stock will be given a general overhauling and new fixtures installed.” “Ms, John Simonton die os terday m ed He is the last of a prominent family.” Attending the summer ses- sion at the North Carolina Col- pt ep Greensbo Te wah Piss Jaan pis, Yous ei ‘i Me ie eS ale Gs CM Lh. dhunaonler 4 (a rrebller. es ~~ - sf ; j en a ae er | a tf a ies Hat foie al ieak. scail ff c f Et Che tn c eal C ~-4 lid »? ars : ja OS PLi. CS Ay bot DAS 4 . ae SL ek. 4 UV Le {a & Om bi }), /} t lf 4a VY O-Uie ¢ ie: dd oC § C42 Aas Stessicg AL Le ACL call A, é od Ltt ef Ser ‘ Bo Ode ak Oa Pe t pen Ceacx ft- -<€ J/$26-—/7 “4 us (edd « a ITVS 27 wre 1 | , ; , PSE fx KW Le eget 7 Cae ) )+e Sas dye pte / “Le. /FE2. id sence see. 9! e (hares. Re II 0 9 gts ae : /J22- (Paris Wey Agee, | ; t Me. a- SBRST/TIO. 0 ) Jamas -Aak? : Le al / Te2- x Daf Ce Be Ate ip i ir jr. . Pe DS th. (-/F- 19S i } i parc) diverter § Malar cl f wails } a f f ee ei Saati gal ) a pee ie (or ce é, ‘a ; / ( : a a / o( Ar ee ( j / , eee : ] Lered ji ¢ Gy K/. ms fave a turkey dinner and a fandy-pulling at night. hundred years age: Ex- e second Te Ht house and will in all probability become « law.” “The post difice at New Hope in i+ Trédelt County has been discon- tinued by the order. of the Post-| master General.” “Rev, G. B. Wetmore (Prev | dence permitting) will bold Devine | service in the court house on next t| Sabbath at 11 o'clock.” ese encanta, “Statesville Male Academy. ‘This inetitution under the management of Pro. J, B. Andrews, Principal, j re-opened on the Sth instant, with a very large number of pupils. Be- sides English and Classical studies Pro. A teaches a thorough sys tern of military tactics.” ‘The Salisbury Watchman utters t a dolorous complaitit against the E\ location of our Railroad and the management of the officials at this place, the bad walk to town, emni- buses, &c. That the road was. lo- bl eated so fat from town has pro- yoked comments and regrets from pot a few especially in Fi \ weather-sbut. the road was thus * lecated so We have been inform . ed to save many thousands of dol- lars, which would have been @%- n {pended to cut through hills and fill up ravines, if a. nearer: BP progch had — been seepatereoinewet “notes The firm of Simontan and Hubbard is this day dis nived by consent. The business will be | settled by R. F. Simonton who is} .\tinue the taining business, with ‘i John Hubbard as foreman, and t to keep at my office and hy the stores in Statesville a large) Mhiot. of sole, harness, and upper |i fi leather, calf and sheep skins, &e., 1B” | will be sold on reasonable for Cash or Barter. the highest prices in} hides and} as PT ot a2. Ley “tec PL, Ce tna { Cisstinan og i Chid ete Ae / ee Boss Kk (s-tre5 rel bef Ath. , Mi- Wer (Cire yy \wecga ep Ge - yccsm weliet. Z bower‘). q : / We X LULL door “)t che é ee Lah: hire Led — 243.-) FH a e200, tin vac heal soniannd Oe ee ys - z mtn CO a on i. nT bth reer ta bn tet v Of fe + Ja tet i: boas f 833 bette Pe ST Mutelc( Offre ye 5 % begs tcstlt, Cxlhig os « dng Mtb-ot 4k eS Er “tk (efit. Att Les £4 Nr a: ia ite Feat ara }of ever voting.” J © apr ron under the leadership of Rev. en et fine Watchman, September 24, .. Aanenenpescsanset te 4h , aid on motion R. &, | hilt “The chairman stated the ob be | ject of the meeting was to consider the propriety of celebrating the of the Western North Carolina Railroad to this place, . tend if resolved upon, to appoint and the Mecessary committees make all needful arrangements. “" ¥, Simonton offered the fol- y a “Where as, the Railroad will a few days, be completed to the. town of Statesville, and it has _—— / ¢ dau / } “YY ’ / Lv -. nw Rew INDEX TO VOLUME XXVIII 575 tenden attends dedication of monument to, 642. Shackford, James Atkins, article “David Crockett and North Car- olina,” 298-315. Shanks, Henry Thomas, edits The Papers of Willie Person Man- gum, 263. Sharpe, Bill, elected president of Roanoke Island Historical As- sociation, 116, 265. / Sharpe, William, introduces, bill to staft @ university, 10. = Sharswood, George, writes on legal ethics, 276. Sheet Iron Steamboat Codorus: John Elgar and the First Metal Hull Vessel Built in the United States, The, received, 267. Sheftield, citizens of, Jose land, 337; citizens of, march in protest, 338; citizens of, split on political views, 343; Joseph Gales estab- lishes himself in, 332. Sheffield Constitutional Society, aids reform societies, 345; con- nects with London Constitutional Society, 342; educates the peo- ple, 342; encourages Thomas Walker, 345; holds meeting in park, 355; incriminating letters from, 358; interested in reform of Parliament, 355; leadership of, thrust upon Gales, 344; loses* influence, 361; member of, en- dures attack, 356; passes resolu- tions, 355; petitions the House of Commons, 346; Shore doubts wisdom of, 345; urges reform, 346. Sheffield Courant, attacks Joseph Gales, 347; begins circulation, 347. Sheffield Public Advertiser, The, William Ward publishes, 333. Sheffield Register, backs Sunday School movement, 339; changes name to Iris, 361; issues statement about Sheffield Society, 340; outmaneuvers the Advertis- er, 335; prints views of Sheffield Society, 346; publishes verse, 335; Sheffield Society urges sup- port of, 352; urges signing re- form petition, 346. Sheffield Weekly Register and Doncaster Flying Post, men- tioned, 333. Shepherd of the Hills, makes hit in Wilmington, 447. Shore, Samuel, advocates reforms, 341, 345. Shubert, Lee, produces Blossom Time, 483; produces Maytime, ae produces The Passing Show, 82. Shute, J. Ray, writes His Honor the Heretic, 209; writes The Golden Dawn, 209; writes Twi- light in the Temple, 209. Sickles, Daniel E., letter to, 486, 494, 502. Sikes, Oscar Jennings, writes dur- ing period of 1900-1909, 171. Simkins, Francis B., reviews John C. Calhoun: American Portrait, 101; reviews South Carolina Goes to War, 1860-1865, 379. Simonton, William §., buys Cataw- bas rings; 416; sells Catawba prings, 417. Simpson, James, elected to fill Pettigrew's place, 24. Sims, Marion, writes during period of 1900-1909, 171. : — Peter, notifies Pettigrew 0 oe 23; tries to induce Pettigrew to move, 22; writes of “noliticing” for position, 24, Sink, Edward Carl, acts as promo- tion director for Cherokee His- torical Association, 215. Sitterson, J. C., attends Southern ee Association meeting, 10. Skaggs, M. L., reviews Life and Correspondence of Jame® Ire- dell, 93. “Sketches of Some Old and Extinct Schools of the Counties of North Carolina,” no reference to Bap- tists in, 48. Skinner, Otis, delights theatrical audience, 469; plays Shylock in Wilmington, 329. Skinnersville church, Pettigrew contributes financial aid to, 457. Slavery in Alabama, reviewed, 101. Smiley, D. A., instructs at Wake Forest College, 110; reads paper before Mississippi Valley His- torical Association, 538. Smith, C. Alphonso, addresges State Literary and Historical Association, 159; delivers ad- dress at Alamance Church, 404; seeks to arouse interest in county history, 166. Smith, Charles Lee, comments on school of David Caldwell, 399; makes no reference to Baptists in History of Education in North Carolina, 48; mentioned, 404. Smith, Mrs. Charles Lee, elected ~ flee Ke celia stead ioe” jooce A on z ad Fr; <a 2 AW hn dea’ | Ac ots MW es Adds gy7 art ) Io a [rw oa ~ ke Aswl he /L7¢ VU as oe auch ch. / 463 boo pe ie ; Ww Mia spel eave Gle-+ GF Gt Nb 92: Y 22 ¢ cw ee’. / CX Aba, ee CAs oe o Lt /) Poa we timer } ; ‘at (} 5 * Lae ee ee een yy. ur Ce oT a : [Ecce {Seek - ps MAY e Piece oe ae ee Cock eo . rae G Kg ord, ‘ / : Prd ( ) & oe mo0rG, | f adh 1 yaw + te” ws a’ it Fe & a sate ty , Ze. 4A) THY fare poe 1¥Q Tt qa ot aah fenten ads Metz. Ah, /SUFP~ 13876 Jo 4 Z if “il fe ES | ath, tpn of Lica — /}. ek kt 7% fg -/B4Ly iC ~y es 3-3 e 7 Aion. eo ORES oe 2 Chit gt<<°V . Ti<we BE coer 6 1258 foarrCol, Ce MY. h1- MACE en. Nanls, he STOO Joel 1 oe Fed D eo . / $/2- yes Teed EE anit 4787 a4 "a- /3s9 BIT pew 6: Ck. (,2F# / $e/- vi neg ntcmsmananeanencerttee C Jog: ch. gt Came Wo tac Wa OR jz, SIO. A ae Cae Piatt, JR}. 1364 Miho £63 8 HN 0 | Ie Dihaae Mh /F22- Zz Mm- weg alt. Z~4 + hak ed) Ab i ~“L. vd howe - a bhren. ifn (ap 15 dite 1796 - / B43. fees ee : "Tees “ie at ~ ur nel yw 1 bbue Nee 1F 7F- “Be Clan (ered. ng. 7 si 11. U~Qfreelan MEMS ji egies ay V : se ea Ag 323° 4° f ix.42 it nit i a3% i aie Ase hi di 2 isle | wil pte i ; od i cf af # agli ee net . ville... Not having. a | | ¢ Dr. Mott! te; was an honored elder of the} rt, Presbyterian church ‘of States~ opy of the orig jo. inal deed registered in ty, Col. Allison, who later had bough ' Fergus Sloan land around, the” graveyard, inadvertently . deeded . old graveyard to the ; rian church of Ste the “except” in Ferg but the little old gra ee i} he ade Peng Myo ynerrtied Th CoA_ aer~ / 7hy C)..dee- Ch Weck e ss A at” Wr eef io Ne ere Set oy poker dL ‘ treeatoi'g of Ct At tte, 1300 ~ / Wart co o> & on eent Lenater! a <>. bys oe, ; Meertied\ bebe. by ‘ + yy ~ Pee so Salleh ils eaitecapesian iam ita - ete - or . f 9 60 Rei mncs bike YEO Or fente~ yy lore Tin: Reno tiie 244 | : 6-508 . HG. Sloan, Ti, Succumbs H. Grade Sloan, 77, former resident of Statesville, died at 2 p.m. Saturday in Fort Pierce, Fia., where he had made his home for the past five years. Mr. Sloan, a retired farmer, was a native of north Iredell County. He was born January | 24, 1889, to the late Ephriam L. | and Elizabeth Guy Sloan. Mr. Sloan is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Blizabeth Shell Sloan. Also surviving are three sons; Donald Sloan of Raleigh, Troy Sloan of Kannapolis, both by a former marriage, and Guy Sloan of Fort Pierce, one daugh- ter Mrs. Dwight C. Daniels of Vienna, Va.; two brothers, Dud- ley Sloan, route 5, Statesville, and Ernest Sloan, route 2, States- ville; two daughters, Mrs, Mac Warren and Mrs, Ina Clanton, both of Stony Point. Nine grand- children and one great grand- child also survive, Mr. Sloan was a member of | Cochran Street Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel of Bunch Funeral Home with Rev. | z Lester Beckham, Rev. Charles | Cooke, and Rev. C. C. Holland.| officiating. Burial will follow in Iredell Memorial Park. The fam- fly will assemble at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Hall of Loray. ae — Mews A — ve Co Ce. ie ia oe ae PBI) FG Jy ~ [ttre f GG — - pepprol Oar. SExy At eaten os P J XS Hit By Coldest Day Of Winter 1958, enough to make the weather the main topic of conversation. ing ti the afternoon. ff Years; 7" enire winter mon‘hs have pass- ed with only three or four occur. ratices of a freezing temperature, Prior to February, 1958, the low- @s. temperature of this century, three degrees below’ zero, occur- red in February, 1905 — t sury dropped to | eee eee jed-| _ ROPLECT THO °WAAMNUNAO10 Sinon’s MM end currousding dresn shove, mote-s pretty | vary. In February, 1936, a low| picture after old man winter séfiled upen the area with snow and ice Wednesday. The mill is located | of two degrees above zero was re-| just off highway 115 north of Central School, Waterfalls at the defunct mill were also partially frozen corded. In December, 1958, the mer-| over, (Eisele Phote), cury dropped to four degrees above zero, and in December, 1935, | to five degrees above zero. = [ Be | The low temperature reading in ———— ie ; " : aver: January, 1961, was two degrees & =z 3. = above zero. The low reading this| ==aeaues ae mae ay j Fr ; tee & yeat, prior to last night, wes 11) Bs : tevy oe bheower - (VFI -1 8%7 7 1 ~ Rewer Gra GG Z. { 1997 -1 ale) ” D foece, « J $/3-RL- fo ore C1z£ / Is A a 5 ‘ lise i. Akgace. 1 $2/—/F $s yaa f A4 4 et & yo SLE / /f vt fr : 7. PH, & Sitete arte 4 ate ea /é 77 “3 In Vang Krrden (faethe a 4 ferdgee ABB. Mire, yn 2A ble Lt, pen Crepes Oo Qe Fibs oe Beer {. Sz fret /474- : DA on Mansinne: “ - rt Gla ae ans he epee fir LAY ble A ted a Le, 7H /t os Fass ae va Zs =f? a7 ee 427 Jn Jesr0k £4« 19 59 A | - [ket ex wt that ME « ga ti be 17% Pits IS%O }07 ~ ler 19 192 F497 ge ll Ph oe fisttit aac i ghost E.. aoe Pe lene Greccal 6 gale n, LW Ce tk ok ee, ae TEP. 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Sonnit f Loud on Ft erstty td C7 g Pa, ol % i * Liat Be isp 28 ; 4 ‘ 5 \ ‘i eo ae % SRN it P a ae a) 4 7 mn E 4 Y ON, / ff Lise. ia * - y # t » ot apes f * ve & & ie i T could find no James Smoot, I, James or Imes, in the 1800 census of Rowan County, I then looked in the first census of North Carolina 1790, and I found a James Smoot in Wilkes County, This James Smoot had, 1 male under 16, 1 male over 16 and 3 females. I was quite sure I had the man we were looking for, I then found in the 1800 census of Wilkes Cofinty a James Smoot with 3 males under 10, 1 male 26-45, 1 female under 10, 2 females 10-16 and 1 female 26-45, By thie time I’was certain I had the right man, But my feathers fell. when I looked in the 1810 census of Wilkes County and found James Smoot with 2 males 10-16, 2 males 16-26 and One male over 45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 10-16, 2 females 16-26 and 1 female over 45, This James Smoot was still in Wilke. County, and he still had the two girls I had presumed to be the ones who married the Anderson boys, If you have any idea of the county in Tennessee the Anderson boys moved to, I will be glad to serch them for you, or I will be glad to look further for James, I, James or Imes Smoot, if you can give me any more leads. Sincerely, Cloke fe Cla ai ode Soe ol ot | Gh Cie Nahata Liebe hdcecd cl kobe tenho ieee | OW of Bat ( i —s re ee ee J 7 Ld af cat. we > of 13% kes he oh efor a soe Baecds LEAs ifr tm Ha Ea eh ote lu, - bat /T57 fat TEL I-87 ay 4,