52 Cousins~Rooted in Carolina Soil: The Life of Peter Dry, Cabarrus County Farmer, 1787–1853

The “52 Cousins” series of biographical sketches are Artificial Intelligence (AI) compiled narratives of selected individuals from my Genealogical database.  The selected AI will used documents and data from my RootsMagic Genealogical Software. All genealogical data is my research material acquired over the past 46+ years of research. Today's Biography of Peter Dry (1787-1853) was compiled with the assistance of Claude Sonnett 4 and is entitled:

"Rooted in Carolina Soil: The Life of Peter Dry, Cabarrus County Farmer, 1787–1853"

 

Overview

Peter Dry was a farmer who spent his entire life in Cabarrus County, North Carolina — a place his family had called home since before he was born. Born in 1787, he lived through some of the most transformative decades in American history, from the early years of the young republic right through the turbulent 1840s and into the eve of the Civil War era. He married Hetty Elizabeth Teeter in 1809, built up a small farm, raised five children, and left behind a carefully written will that tells us a good deal about the man he was. He passed away sometime before December 1853, likely in his mid-sixties.

 

Family Background & Parents

Peter came from a well-established German-American farming family. His father, Johan Martin Dry (1759–1836), and his mother, Catherine Keppel (1767–1836), were both born in the mid-18th century, likely to immigrant families who had settled in the Piedmont region of North Carolina — an area heavily populated by German and Scots-Irish settlers throughout the 1700s.

Interestingly, both of his parents died the same year, 1836, when Peter was around 49 years old. His father Johan Martin was an active participant in local land transactions: in October 1822, he purchased a 95-acre tract of land at a Sheriff's sale in Cabarrus County for $60. Court records show that Peter himself was present and certified the transaction in open court — a sign that father and son had a close working relationship.

The Dry family name (likely originally "Dürr" or a similar Germanic spelling) was part of a broader wave of German-speaking settlers who arrived in the Carolina backcountry during the 18th century. These families were known for their industry, their Lutheran faith, and their strong community ties — all values that seem to have been passed on to Peter.

 

Marriage to Hetty Elizabeth Teeter

On July 10, 1809, when Peter was about 22 years old, he married Hetty Elizabeth Teeter (also recorded as "Feter" in some sources) in Cabarrus County. The marriage bond was witnessed by Peter Teeter — likely Hetty's father or brother — and a Rd. Brandon. The bond number was 000007773, and it is recorded in the North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741–1868.

Hetty was born in 1787, the same year as Peter, making them true contemporaries. She would outlive her husband by many years, passing away in 1870 at the age of approximately 83. The couple was together for over four decades, raising their family on their farm near Three Mile Branch in Cabarrus County.

It is worth noting that Peter's will, written in 1850, refers to his wife as "Elizabeth Dry" — her middle name — which was common practice at the time. He speaks of her with evident warmth, calling her his "beloved wife" and entrusting her with full control of his estate for the remainder of her life.

 

Children

Peter and Hetty had five children together, all born in North Carolina:

 

Margaret Ann Dry  (1813–1880)

Margaret married a man named Simon E. Speight and became Margaret Speight. She had at least one son, Franklin Dry (named in Peter's will), who was Peter's only grandson mentioned by name. Margaret's relationship with her father had clearly soured by the time he wrote his will — in no uncertain terms, Peter excluded her, her husband, and their children from any share of his estate. He does, however, acknowledge Franklin separately, suggesting the rift was with Margaret and Simon specifically rather than with the grandchild. The reason for this estrangement is not recorded.

John Martin Dry  (1820–1899)

John Martin — called "Martin" in Peter's will — was still living at home in 1850 at age 26, as recorded in the census that year. He is one of the three children Peter designated as primary heirs.

Marian Carline Dry  (1824–1850)

Marian Carline died in 1850, the same year her father wrote his will. She is not mentioned among the heirs, likely because she had already passed away or was gravely ill by the time the will was finalized in February of that year. Her early death at around 26 would have been a source of great sorrow for the family.

Mary Ann M. Dry  (1827–1897)

Mary Ann (called "Mary" in the will) was 23 years old and living at home in the 1850 census. She is named as one of the three main heirs in her father's will.

Elizabeth Catherine Dry  (1829–1891)

Elizabeth Catherine (called "Catherine" in the will) was 21 at the time of the 1850 census and also living at home. Like her siblings Martin and Mary, she was named as a primary heir in her father's will.

 

Life on the Farm

Peter was a farmer — that much is clear from the census records, which list his occupation as "Farmer" in 1850. His connection to the land in Cabarrus County goes back to at least 1810, when he purchased a 125-acre tract from Paul Barringer for $316, a substantial sum at the time. The deed, dated February 8, 1810, describes the land as lying in Cabarrus County and was recorded in Deed Book #10.

Later records show Peter holding 150 acres near Three Mile Branch. This suggests he may have expanded his landholdings over time, or that the acreage in the 1844 tax record reflects the same property with adjusted boundaries. By the 1850s, the estate inventory after his death totaled over $900 — a reasonable, middling estate for a Piedmont farmer of his era.

Life for a Cabarrus County farmer in the early 19th century was demanding but not isolated. The county seat of Concord was a center of trade and legal activity, and Cabarrus County was home to a thriving community of German-American farming families. Cotton became an increasingly important crop in the region as the century progressed, though subsistence farming — corn, wheat, hogs, and kitchen gardens — remained the backbone of most households.

 

Key Life Events & Records

1810 – Land Purchase

Just a year after his marriage, Peter purchased his farm from Paul Barringer for $316, securing 125 acres for his growing family. The purchase was recorded in the Cabarrus County Register of Deeds.

 

1810 Census

The 1810 federal census shows Peter (age 16–25) and Hetty (age 16–25) as the only members of their household — a young couple just starting out.

 

1822 – Court Witness

Peter appeared in open court to certify his father Johan Martin's land purchase at a Sheriff's sale in October 1822. This suggests Peter was a trusted and respected member of the local community, called upon to verify legal proceedings.

 

1830 Census

By 1830, the household had grown considerably. The census records show Peter (age 40–49), Hetty (age 30–39), and three children — one boy and two girls — all under the age of 20. The family was in the prime of farm life.

 

1840 Census

The 1840 census shows a household of six, including Peter (age 50–59), Hetty (age 50–59), and four children of varying ages, including a boy under 5. The presence of a very young child in 1840 is puzzling given the known birth dates of Peter's children, but this may reflect an extended family member or a recording error.

 

1844 – Tax Troubles

A notice in the Weekly Raleigh Register on December 3, 1844 lists Peter's 150-acre farm near Three Mile Branch as subject to a Sheriff's sale for unpaid taxes of $2.67 for the years 1842 and 1843. This was not unusual — many farmers in the region fell behind on taxes during lean years, and the threat of sale often prompted payment before the actual auction took place.

 

1850 Census

The 1850 census captures the household near the end of Peter's life: Peter (age 64, Farmer), Hetty (age 63), and three of their children still at home — John Martin (26), Mary Ann (23), and Elizabeth Catherine (21). A young man named Marten Keese (21, from Wilkes County, NC) was also living in the household, possibly a farmhand or a suitor for one of the daughters.

 

February 23, 1850 – His Will

Peter wrote his will on February 23, 1850, declaring himself to be "in sound and disposing mind and memory." The will is a revealing document. He left everything to his wife Elizabeth (Hetty) for the remainder of her life, with the estate to be divided upon her death among his children Martin, Mary, and Catherine, as well as his grandson Franklin Dry. His daughter Margaret Speight and her husband Simon were explicitly excluded — a dramatic family rupture that unfortunately left no explanation in the record.

The will was witnessed by two prominent local men: Rufus Barringer (a well-known Cabarrus County figure and future Confederate general) and R. M. Foard. It was not probated until January 1855, two years after Peter's death.

 

Death & Estate

Peter Dry died sometime before December 17, 1853, when his property was sold by estate administrator James Williford. The sale that day brought in $141.25. A second, larger sale on February 13, 1855 yielded $905.27 — together representing the modest but solid material legacy of a lifetime of farming.

The final settlement of his estate was recorded in December 1857, closing out a chapter that had begun with a young farmer buying his first land nearly five decades earlier. Hetty lived on until 1870, more than sixteen years after her husband's death, presumably supported by the estate as Peter had intended.

 

Historical Context (1787–1853)

Peter's lifetime spanned one of the most dynamic periods in American history. He was born the same year the U.S. Constitution was drafted (1787), grew up under the early republic, and witnessed enormous change across his lifetime:

 

1793 – Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin transformed Southern agriculture, making cotton king and reshaping the economy of states like North Carolina.

1803 – The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States, opening new western lands and sparking debates about the future of slavery and agriculture.

1812–1815 – The War of 1812 touched communities across the South. Peter would have been in his mid-twenties during this conflict.

1829 – The Reed Gold Mine, just a few miles from Peter's farm in Cabarrus County, was the site of the first documented commercial gold mining in the United States. Gold fever hit the region hard in the 1820s and 1830s, and Peter would certainly have been aware of the excitement all around him.

1830s–1840s – The forced removal of Native Americans via the Trail of Tears opened up lands to the west but created enormous suffering. North Carolina's own Cherokee population was among those affected.

1845–1849 – The Mexican-American War and the resulting territorial gains reignited fierce national debate over slavery's expansion — debates that would eventually lead to the Civil War, which Peter narrowly missed living through.

Cabarrus County itself was a place of growth and change during these years. The Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad reached the area in the early 1850s, transforming transportation and commerce just around the time Peter died. His will witness, Rufus Barringer, went on to become a Confederate brigadier general — a reminder of how closely the threads of ordinary family life were woven with the larger events of the age.

  

At a Glance

Born:  1787, Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Died:  Before December 17, 1853, Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Father:  Johan Martin Dry (1759–1836)

Mother:  Catherine Keppel (1767–1836)

Wife:  Hetty Elizabeth Teeter (1787–1870), married July 10, 1809

Occupation:  Farmer

Children:  Margaret Ann (1813–1880), John Martin (1820–1899), Marian Carline (1824–1850), Mary Ann M. (1827–1897), Elizabeth Catherine (1829–1891)

 

Peter DRY is my 3rd Great GrandUncle. 

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Prepared from genealogical records including US Federal Census records (1810–1850), Cabarrus County deed records, the Weekly Raleigh Register (1844), and the Last Will and Testament of Peter Dry (Will Book 1, pages 253–254, Cabarrus County, North Carolina).

1. 1810 U S Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Cabarrus, North Carolina, Page:#373 (stamped), Line 6th name from bottom of page, No Page numbering;Page:#373 (stamped), Line 6th name from bottom of page, No Page numbering; 1 Male, age 16-25 [Peter DRY], Household of  Peter DRY, Peter DRY; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : online November 2025); citing  National Archives Microfilm M252, Roll 39.

2. Land Deed - Paul Barringer to Peter Dry; 8 February 1810; Deed Book #10; Page(s) 217; Register of Deeds; Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; November 2025.

3. Ancestry, "Revolutionary War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (https://www.fold3.com : accessed 3 June 2015), entry for Martin Penninger, S-41951, Private; Colonies; https://www.fold3.com/image/27197132.

4. 1830 U S Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, , ; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing  National Archives Microfilm M19, Roll 119.

5. 1840 U S Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Cabarrus, North Carolina, Page:#22 (stamped), Line:#4, Household of Peter DRY; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : online November 2026); citing  National Archives Microfilm M19, Roll 356.

6. "SHERIFF'S SALE.," Land, Weekly Raleigh Register; Raleigh, North Carolina, 3 December 1844, Page 1 Column 5 & 6.

7. 1850 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Cabarrus, North Carolina, Page 445B(stamped), Line 14, Dwelling 670, Family 670; Peter DRY, Household of Peter DRY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 May 2018); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 622.

8. Peter DRY (1850), WILL BOOK: 1; Page 253 & 254; Probate Office, Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina.

9. Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Probate Files & Loose papers, Inventory--Property of Peter Dry; digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: om;ine November 2026); https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S7WF-3WGW-V9.

10. Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Estate of Peter Dry Decd, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S7WF-3WGV-J9.

11. "Index to North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed 4 June 2016), Elizabeth Teter and Peter Dry; North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977.; Bond Date: 10 Jul 1809.

12. 1830 U S Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Population Schedule, , , .

13. 1860 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Subdivision East of NC RR, Cabarrus, North Carolina, Page: 54 (stamped); Line 33, Dwelling 357, Family 357, Household of John M. DRY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 May 2018); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 890.

Aunts & Uncles~Mary Frances (Page) Whitley

The “Aunts & Uncles” series of biographical sketches are Artificial Intelligence (AI) compiled narratives of selected individuals from my Genealogical database.  The selected AI will used the RootsMagic Individual Summary from my Genealogical Software, Roots Magic. All genealogical data is my research material acquired over the past 46 years of research. Today's Biography of Mary Frances (Page) Whitley (1842-1917) was compiled with the assistance of Claude Sonnett 4 and is entitled:

"Mary Frances Page Whitley"

circa 1842 – before January 31, 1917

Stanly County, North Carolina

Mary Frances Page was a daughter of the red-clay Piedmont — born and raised in Stanly County, North Carolina, during one of the most turbulent stretches in American history. She lived through the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the dawn of a new century, all without ever straying far from the familiar fields and families she had known since childhood. Her story is woven into the fabric of Stanly County, and while the historical record has preserved only glimpses of her life, those glimpses reveal a woman who was quietly loved and loyally cared for by her family right up to the end.

Her Parents: Sion and Nancy Page

Mary Frances was born around 1842 in Stanly County, the daughter of Sion Page (born 1807, North Carolina) and his wife Nancy [LNU] (born 1805, North Carolina). Her father Sion was a farmer — the backbone of rural Southern life in that era — working land in the Furr township area of Stanly County. The Page family were North Carolina natives through and through, and like most of their neighbors, they lived lives shaped by the rhythms of the agricultural calendar.

Sion and Nancy built a large family together. The 1850 census lists the household as a bustling home with eight children still under one roof, and by all accounts the Pages were a well-established family in the Furr community. Sion lived to the ripe age of around 80, passing away in 1887, and Nancy died in 1880. Both witnessed enormous changes in their lifetimes — from the antebellum South they had known, through the devastation of the Civil War, into the uncertain years of Reconstruction.

It is a touching detail of family history that when Sion Page sat down in October of 1885 to write his last will and testament — just two years before his death — he left almost everything he had specifically to Mary Frances. She was the only child still living with him at that point, having remained in the family home well into her forties. His will, recorded in Stanly County Will Book 2, page 154, is brief but reveals the quiet tenderness of a father looking out for an unmarried daughter. He gave her a cow and calf, a bed and furniture, two hogs, all the kitchen furniture, a chest, a table, six chairs, all cooking utensils, and all table ware — essentially everything that would set up a household. He further directed that any surplus from his estate, after debts were paid, should go to Mary Frances "for her support." Sion Page signed his will with an X, as he was unable to write, but his intentions for his daughter were perfectly clear.

Historical Note: In 1885, the year Sion Page wrote his will, Grover Cleveland had just become the first Democratic president since before the Civil War. Stanly County, like much of the rural South, was still rebuilding economically and socially two decades after the war's end.

Her Brothers and Sisters

Mary Frances grew up surrounded by brothers and sisters. The census records from 1850 through 1880 give us a portrait of her family across the decades:

Allen M. Page (born around 1829) was the eldest child still at home in 1850, already 21 years old. Sarah E. Page (born around 1836), Rosa A. Page (born around 1838), and Lucy G. Page (born around 1839) were older sisters who preceded Mary Frances. Nelly Page — who appeared in the 1860 census at age 22 and may be the same as one of the above under a different name — also shared the household. Uriah S. D. Page (born around 1843) was a younger brother, and Margaret A. Page (born around 1845) a younger sister. The youngest in the 1850 home was John (Jno) F. Page (born around 1847). By 1860, Jane Page (born around 1852) and Solomon Page had also joined the family.

By the 1870 census, most of Mary's siblings had left home and started their own families. In that year, only Mary (age 26), young Jane (age 18), and a neighbor Lucy Smith with her children remained in the Page household alongside aging parents Sion and Nancy. Mary's sister Lucy had apparently married a man named Smith. By 1880, Mary was the sole remaining child in the home, dutifully keeping house for her elderly parents.

Growing Up in Stanly County

The Furr township of Stanly County, where Mary Frances spent her childhood and most of her life, was a rural farming community in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Life there centered on family, church, and the land. The area was relatively isolated — Albemarle, the county seat, was the nearest town of any size.

Mary Frances was about eight years old when the 1850 census was taken, living in a household that was comfortable by the standards of the region. Her father Sion was farming and the family owned their land. As a girl, she would have helped with the domestic work of the household — cooking, sewing, tending the kitchen garden — alongside her many sisters.

By 1860, Mary was 17 or 18, on the cusp of adulthood. The country around her was fracturing. Tensions over slavery and states' rights were building toward a crisis, and within a year of that census, the nation would be at war with itself.

Historical Note: North Carolina seceded from the Union on May 20, 1861 — the last Southern state to do so — and quickly became one of the Confederacy's largest suppliers of troops. Young men from Stanly County, including likely some of Mary's brothers and neighbors, marched off to a war from which many would not return.

The Civil War years (1861–1865) must have been a deeply anxious time for the Page family. North Carolina saw significant military activity, and even families in relatively rural Stanly County felt the war's reach through food shortages, the absence of young men, and the constant uncertainty of news from the front. Mary Frances would have been in her late teens and early twenties during the conflict — formative years spent under the shadow of war.

After the war ended and Reconstruction began, life in Stanly County slowly returned to a new normal. The 1870 census finds Mary, now in her late twenties, still at home with her parents. She had not yet married — unusual for the era, when most women wed in their teens or early twenties. Whether by choice or circumstance, she remained a devoted presence in her parents' home.

Her Marriage to Lindsey F. Whitley

Mary Frances Page finally married — later in life than was typical for women of her time and place — on December 13, 1896, in Stanly County, North Carolina. She was approximately 54 years old. Her husband was Lindsey F. "Linzie" Whitley, who was himself about 47 years old at the time of their marriage.

Lindsey Whitley was a Stanly County native, born in March 1849 to Hezekiah Isaac Whitley and Millie Elizabeth Cagle. He had been married once before, to Leah Sarah Morgan (born 1831), whom he had wed on January 13, 1871. Leah died in 1896, the same year Lindsey married Mary Frances. The 1880 census shows Lindsey and Leah farming in the Almonds community of Stanly County, with Lindsey working as a farmer. He and Leah had no children recorded with them in that census.

The marriage of Mary Frances and Lindsey appears to have been a quiet, late-in-life companionship. The 1900 census records them living together in Furr township — Mary's home territory — with Lindsey (age 51) listed as head of household and Mary (reported as age 47, though she was likely closer to 57 or 58) as his wife. The census also records that they had no children together.

By 1910, the couple had relocated to the Bethel Church district of neighboring Cabarrus County. The census that year lists Lindsey at age 65 and Mary at age 70, and notes they had been married ten years — though in reality the marriage was closer to fourteen years by then, a small clerical discrepancy in the record. Still no children were recorded. It was just the two of them, making their way through their elder years together.

Historical Note: The year of their marriage, 1896, was the year of the famous presidential election in which William McKinley defeated William Jennings Bryan. It was also the year the Supreme Court handed down Plessy v. Ferguson, cementing the doctrine of 'separate but equal' that would define race relations in the South for the next six decades.

Later Years and Community Life

A charming little window into Mary Frances's later years appears in the Stanly News and Press of July 27, 1911, in a column of local news from the Locust community. The brief notice reads: "Mrs. Mary Whitley is spending a few days here with Mrs. Lucinda Jenkins." It's a small thing — just a social visit, the sort of item that filled the local columns of small-town newspapers across America — but it tells us something. In 1911, Mary Frances was in her late sixties, living in or near the Locust area, and she had friends and community connections. She was still getting out, visiting, and being part of the social fabric of her world.

The years after 1910 are largely silent in the record. What we know is that Mary Frances died sometime before January 31, 1917, the date of her husband Lindsey's death. His North Carolina death certificate identifies him as a widower, which tells us that Mary Frances had predeceased him, though we do not have a precise date or cause of death for her, nor a record of her burial place.

The End of the Line: Lindsey's Death in 1917

Lindsey F. "Linzie" Whitley died on January 31, 1917, at the Stanly County Home in Albemarle — what we would today call a poorhouse or county care facility, a place for the elderly and destitute who had no family to care for them. He was approximately 70 years old. He was buried the very next day, on February 1, 1917, in the County Home cemetery in Albemarle. The Stanly News and Press published a brief death notice on February 8, 1917: "Lindsay Whitley died at County Home February 1, and was buried in the County Home cemetery. He was 70 years old."

The fact that Lindsey died at the County Home is poignant. With Mary Frances already gone and no children to look after him, he had no one to provide care in his final days. It was a common fate for elderly men and women of limited means in rural North Carolina at the time. The county home was not a shameful place — it was a practical necessity in a world without Social Security or Medicare — but it speaks to the vulnerability that came with growing old and alone.

Historical Note: Lindsey Whitley died during World War I — the United States had entered the war in April 1917, just months after his passing. It was a world changing faster than perhaps anyone in rural Stanly County had bargained for.

Children

Mary Frances and Lindsey Whitley had no children together. The 1900 and 1910 census records both confirm this, with the 1910 record specifically noting no children for the household. Given Mary Frances's age at the time of her marriage — mid-fifties — this is not surprising.

Lindsey's first wife, Leah Morgan Whitley, also appears to have had no surviving children with him. So Lindsey died without heirs, which likely contributed to his ending up at the county home with no family to care for him.

A Life in Summary

Mary Frances Page Whitley lived her entire life in a small corner of North Carolina, but the world around her changed dramatically across her seven-plus decades. She was born into the antebellum South, came of age during the Civil War, spent her middle years in the long shadow of Reconstruction, and grew old as the new century brought automobiles, electricity, and the first rumblings of a world war.

What stands out most in her story is her deep rootedness in family and place. She spent the first fifty-plus years of her life as her parents' devoted daughter, never marrying until after both parents were gone and she herself was well past the age most women of her era became grandmothers. Her father trusted her above all others, leaving her everything he had. When she finally did marry Lindsey Whitley in 1896, she brought to the union a lifetime of practical experience and quiet devotion.

Mary Frances Page Whitley may not have left a large footprint in the historical record, but the traces she did leave — in census pages, a father's will, a marriage record, a newspaper social column — sketch the outline of a good and steady life, deeply embedded in the community and family of Stanly County, North Carolina.

Quick Family Reference

Her Parents

Sion Page — born 1807, North Carolina; died 1887, Stanly County, NC

Nancy [LNU] — born 1805, North Carolina; died 1880, Stanly County, NC

Her Siblings (from census records)

Allen M. Page — born circa 1829, North Carolina

Nelly / Sarah E. Page — born circa 1836, North Carolina

Rosa A. Page — born circa 1838, North Carolina

Lucy G. Page — born circa 1839, North Carolina (later Lucy Smith)

Uriah S. D. Page — born circa 1843, North Carolina

Margaret A. Page — born circa 1845, North Carolina

John (Jno) F. Page — born circa 1847, North Carolina

Solomon Page — born circa 1844, North Carolina

Jane Page — born circa 1852, North Carolina

Her Husband

Lindsey F. "Linzie" Whitley — born March 1849, Stanly County, NC; died January 31, 1917, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC

Married: December 13, 1896, Stanly County, NC

Buried: County Home Cemetery, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC

Her Children

None recorded.

 

Mary Frances Page is my 2nd Great GrandAunt.

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed  14 February 2016); Memorial page for Lindsey F "Linzie" Whitley; (March 1849–31 January 1917); Find a Grave memorial # 137177058, Citing County Home Cemetery; Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA.

2. 1870 U S Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Big Lick, Stanly, North Carolina, Page: 38B (Stamped); Line:#12, Dwelling:#163; Family:#164, Household of Hezekiah WHITLEY; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : online August 2025); citing National Archive  Microfilm M593, Roll 1160.

3. 1880 U. S. Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Almonds, Stanly, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #204, Page 289B (Stamped); Line#9, Dwelling:#167, Family:#167, Household of Linzy WHITLEY; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 16 February 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 0982.

4. 1900 US Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Furr, Stanly, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0125, Page: 4A/238 (stamped); Line 32, Dwelling 56, Family 57, Household of Lindsay WHITLEY; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 16 February 2916); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1218.

5. 1910 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Bethel Church, Cabarrus, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0044, Page: 8A/162 (stamped); Line 40, Dwelling 134, Family 134, Household of Lindsay WHITLEY; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 February 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1100.

6. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976,  Images. Ancestry, (https://www.ancestry.com:  14 February 2016),  North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, Linzie Whitley; Certificate number #188, 31 January 1917.

7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Lindsey F "Linzie" Whitley (March 1849–31 January 1917), Memorial # 137177058.

8. Lindsay Whitley died at County Home obituary, The Stanly News and Press, Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, 8 February 1917, Page 5, Column 2.

9. "North Carolina, Marriages Record, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 16 February 2016), Marriage: Lindsey Whitley & Sarah Morgan, Marriage Date: 13 Jan 1871.

10. 1850 Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Smiths, Stanly, North Carolina, Page#50B, Line#24, Dwelling#708, Family#713, Household of Gideon MORGAN; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 February 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 645.

11. "North Carolina, Marriages Record, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry>, Marriage: Lindsey Whitley & Mary Page.

12. 1850 Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, Population Schedule, Furr, Stanly County, North Carolina, Page: 38A(stamped); Line 16, Dwelling 533, Family 535, Household of Sion PAGE.

13. 1860 U. S. Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Albemarle P.O., Stanly County, North Carolina, Page: 8 (stamped); Line 18, Dwelling 92, Family 92, Household of Sion PAGE; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 914.

14. 1870 U S Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, Population Schedule, Furr, Stanly County, North Carolina, Page: 62B/264 (stamped); Line 29, Dwelling 72, Family 73, Household of Sion PAGE.

15. 1880 U. S. Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Furrs, Stanly County, North Carolina, ED 205, Page 295B (stamped), Line 14, Dwelling 90, Family 93, Household of Sion PAGE.

16. Stanly County, North Carolina, : WILL BOOK 2 Page 153-154; Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

17. Jul 27, 1911 obituary, The Stanly News and Press, Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, Page 1,Column 3, Mary Whitley spending days with Mrs.Lucinda Jenkins..

Biography prepared by Charles Purvis.· Sources: U.S. Federal Census Records (1850–1910), North Carolina Death Certificates, North Carolina Marriage Records, Stanly County Will Book 2, Find A Grave, Stanly News and Press