Surname Saturday~It's Family Time~John Calvin & Sarah Frances Deese

It's Family Time After the passing of my Great Grandmother Louvena Huneycutt Deese on 16 October 1889 my Great Grandfather was left in a very awkward position.¹ As a farmer, he was used to going to the fields on a daily basis. The death of his wife Louvena left him with 4 young daughters ranging in age from 4 years to a new born baby to care for; a task usually left to the mother.

John Calvin had to get someone to tend his children not only temporarily but also on a permanent basis. 

Louvena, his youngest daughter, given her Mother’s name passed away on 16 October 1890 exactly one year and one day after her birth.²  

John Calvin needed a new bride. 

His source of care for his other three daughters on a permanent basis turned out to be Miss Sarah Frances Gathings, age 33, daughter of William Washington Gathings and Charlotte Jones. 

John Calvin Deese and Sarah Frances Gathings were married on 4 February 1892 in Morven, Anson County, North Carolina.³

John Calvin and Sarah Francis had three children; all daughters. Their first born was Winnie Elizabeth born in September 1893. 

John Calvin Deese and Sarah Frances Gathings had the following children: ^{4 5 6 7}
 
i. Winnie Elizabeth Deese, born 10 Sep 1893, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; married Joseph Vernon Streater, abt Sep 1920; died 18 Jun 1980, Ozark, Dale, Alabama.⁸
 
ii. Cora Lee Deese was born on 18 Aug 1895 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina. She died on 16 Apr 1968 at the age of 72 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina. She was buried on 18 Apr 1968 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina.⁹
 
iii. Callie Blanche Deese, born 21 Apr 1897, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; married Ruben Thomas Phillips, abt 1925; died 24 Dec 1968, Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina.¹⁰
 
I wrote about my Great Grandmother Louvena Huneycutt and her husband, John Calvin Deese here:

http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2014/01/52-ancestors-2-louvena-huneycutt-deese.html

John Calvin was twice married; first to Louvena Huneycutt, second to Sarah Frances Gathings. John had 7 daughters and no sons from these two marriages; six of seven daughters lived to adulthood. Five of the daughters married and one remained single.
John Calvin died on 1 April 1930; his wife survived another 20 years passing away in March 1950. They are buried in the Morven Cemetery, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina.¹¹
















 
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[1] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed June 2011); Memorial page for Louvena Huneycutt Deese; (10 November 1857–16 October 1889); Find a Grave memorial # 80710365, Citing Cedar Creek Meeting House Cemetery; Lilesville, Anson County, North Carolina, USA.
[2]  Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed June 2011); Memorial page for Louvena Deese; (15 October 1889–16 October 1890); Find a Grave memorial # 91319207, Citing Cedar Creek Meeting House Cemetery; Lilesville, Anson County, North Carolina, USA.
[3] State of North Carolina, marriage (4 February 1892), John Calvin Deese & Frances Gathings; https://www.ancestry.com, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina
[4] 1900 US Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, ED #8, Page 152A; Line 26, Dwelling 52, Family 52, Household of Calvin DEES.
[5] 1910 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, ED #0011, Page 165B; Line 89, Dwelling 208, Family 217, Household of John C. DEES.
[6] 1920 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, ED #13, Page 194A; Line 26, Dwelling 148, Family 148, Household of John C. DEES.
[7] 1930 US Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, ED 18, Page: 4B & 5A/25B & 26A; Line 100, Dwelling 82, Family 83, Household of Calvin J. DEESE.
[8] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 June 2010); Memorial page for Elizabeth Deese Streater; (10 September 1893–18 June 1980); Find a Grave memorial # 38280167, Citing Morven Cemetery; Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, USA.
[9] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 5 January 2014); Memorial page for Cora Deese; (18 August 1895–16 April 1968); Find a Grave memorial # 38280100, Citing Morven Cemetery; Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, USA.
[10] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 5 January 2014); Memorial page for Callie Blanche Deese Phillips; (21 April 1897–24 December 1968); Find a Grave memorial # 67669410, Citing Morven Cemetery; Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, USA.
[11] State of North Carolina, death (2 April 1930), Calvin Deere [Deese]; https://www.ancestry.com, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.