It’s Family Time~ Frank and Viola (Boatwright) Miller

 

Frank Francis Miller and Viola May Boatwright were married 2 July 1929. I don’t have a source for this marriage date but I'm sure it was shared by a related Boatwright member. If you look at the 1930 Census for Chester County, Pennsylvania you will find Frank, age 30 and Viola, age 20 and the Census shows that each of them were married at the age of 30 and 20 respectively. So we know they were married in 1929.  

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Viola May Boatwright, age 20, was the daughter of Frank Hunley Boatwright and Nancy Elizabeth Davis. She was borne 20 December 1909, the third child of this couple.  It is not known how this 20 year old young lady met a man from Pennsylvania. Nor is it known, by me, when and where this couple were married. But, when the Census was taken on 22 April 1930 Frank and Viola were a married couple with no children. 

In 1940, Frank and Viola were living in Morgantown, Berks, Pennsylvania. Again the Census shows them without children and Frank engaged in farming. His World War II draft card shows he was engaged in farming with a man by the name of  Jos. F. Stockwell, Bryn Mawr, PA.

It’s will be interesting to find this couple on the 1950 Census when it is released in April 2022. 

Viola May (Boatwright) Miller passed away on 6 April 1967 as a result of her battle with Breast Cancer.

PA Death Certificate-Viola May Miller

Viola May Miller
MILLER-- Entered Into rest in Lancaster on April 6, 1967, Viola May Miller, wife of Frank F. Miller, Honey Brook R1, in her 58th year. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the Eppihimer Funeral Home, Honey Brook, Monday at 2 P.M. Interment in Honey Brook Methodist Cemetery. Friends may call at the Eppihimer Funeral Home, Honey Brook, Sunday between 7 and 9.
Lancaster New Era
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
08 Apr 1967, Sat.; Page 13, Column 5

Frank Francis Milles passed away  4 March 1973 in Morgantown, Berks, Pennsylvania. Both are buried in the Honey Brook United Methodist Church Cemetery, Honey Brook Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  

Viola May (Boatwright) Miller  is my 2nd Cousin 2X Removed.  

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1. 1930 US CENSUS, Chester County, Pennsylvania, population census schedule, West Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 0107, Page# 8B/242 (Stamped), Line #85, Dwelling #181, Family #183, Household of Frank F MILLER; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: viewed 31 May 2021); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_1403.

2. 1940 US CENSUS, Chester County, Pennsylvania, population census schedule, Charlestown, Chester, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 15-5, Page 6A, Line #14, Household #102, Household of Frank F. MILLER#102; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: viewed 31 May 2021); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_1403.

3. State of Pennsylvania, PA death certificate no. 037709-67 (6 April 1967), Viola May Miller; Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

4. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed 31 May 2021); Memorial page for Viola M Miller; (1909–1967); Find a Grave memorial # 29106228, Citing Honey Brook United Methodist Church Cemetery; Honey Brook Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

5. "Viola May Miller," Obituary, Lancaster New Era, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 8 April 1967, Page 13, Column 5; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/: viewed 3 September 2021); https://www.newspapers.com/.

6. Ancestry.com, "World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1939-1945," database, www.ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com: viewed 31 May 2021), Frank Francis Miller.

7. Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index." Database, Ancestry, (http://www.ancestry.com: <viewed/accessed> 31 May 2021), Frank Miller, 177-XX-XXXX, before 1951 derived from U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, 24 July 2011).

8. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Frank F. Miller (1899–1973), Memorial # 29106229.

Marriage of Cyrus Sellers and Carrie Irene Sellers

 Cyrus Sellers, age  19, son of Allison Braddock Sellers and Ella Huntley was married on 21 March 1912 in Chesterfield, South Carolina. His bride, Carrie Irene Sellers, age 17, was the daughter of Benjamin Riley Sellers and  his wife Massie Emaline Moore.

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Cyrus and his wife Carrie raised a family of ten children; 8 sons and two daughters. At the death of Cyrus, he and Carrie was just short of celebrating 55 years of marriage.

Cyrus Sellers passed away at age 74 on 3 February 1967. Carrie Irene (Sellers) Sellers, age 86, passed away on 13 March 1982.

Both Cyrus and Carrie are related through my Sellers ancestors. However, as of today I still have no knowledge of the parents of Benjamin Riley Sellers, the father of Carrie Irene Sellers.

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[1] "Chesterfield SC Marriages Licensee, 1911-1951," database, FamilySearch (http://www.FamilySearch.org : viewed 3 March 2021), Marriage: Cyrus Sellers & Carrie Irene Sellers, Married: 21 March 1912; FHL microfilm 2168017.

It’s Family Time~The Elisha Davis Family

 Elisha Davis and his his family didn’t leave much of a footprint the years they spent on this good earth. Elisha, son of Jonathan Daniel Davis and his wife was born about 1824 in Chesterfield County South Carolina. he was the fifth of seven children of which two died as infants. He had two older brothers and a sister.

Elisha married Elizabeth Knight abt 1850 but it had to be the latter part of 1850 because his first born child didn't arrive until July 1851.

Elizabeth Knight was born in Oct 1829, a daughter of Moses Knight and Temperance Eddins.

Elisha Davis and Elizabeth Knight had the following children:

  i. Sarah Temperance Davis, born Jul 1851, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Samuel Eldred Gulledge, 1872; died 7 Mar 1922, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

ii. Mary Jane Davis was born on 10 Nov 1852 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. SC Death Certificate Number: 010237-Mary Jane Davis. She died on 17 Apr 1935 at the age of 82 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

 iii. Ellen Virginia Davis, born abt 1856, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Alexander Campbell; died bef 1897.

  iv. Melissa Emmaline Davis, born 18 Apr 1859, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married William George Deese; died 13 Nov 1935, Richmond County, North Carolina.

  v. Jo Ann Davis, born 2 Jan 1868, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married William Hamilton Lewis, 8 Oct 1884; died 13 May 1925, Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina.

  vi. Nancy Ardelia Davis, born 31 Jul 1866, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Horry Franklin Campbell; died 25 May 1957, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

  vii. Harriett Ellen "Hattie" Davis, born 4 Mar 1867, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Daniel T. Horne; died 18 Feb 1930, Chester, Chester, South Carolina.

An exact death date has not been found for Elisha Davis. Nor has a tombstone or obituary been found for him or his wife. All we know is that based on Census records he died between Aug 1876 and 4 June 1880. On 31 August 1876 Elisha Davis witnessed the Last Will and Testament of William Short. The census was taken on 4 June 1880 and Elisha is missing from the household and Elizabeth Davis is listed as a “Widow”. Their place of burial is unknown.     

Elizabeth Knight Davis died sometime after 2 March 1901. On 2 March 1901 Elizabeth Knight Davis executed a Land Deed (DB 18: 595 & 596)  transferring 42 acres of land to H.E. Horne. This was the her daughter Hattie Ellen Davis Horne.  

Both Elisha Davis and Elizabeth Knight are my 1st Cousin 4X Removed.

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1. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 180B, Line 38, Dwelling 162, Family 1262, Household of Sarah DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 28 August 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.

2. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 157B(Stamped; Line 28, Dwelling 910, Family 910, Household of Moses KNIGHT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 6 November 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.

3. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) Page: 70/128-129(stamped); Line 39, Dwelling 495, Family 494, Household of Elisha DAVIS, viewed; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : 7 May 2013 ); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.

4. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 104/145(stamped) Line 19, Dwelling 728, Family 726, Household of E. DAVIS.

5. 1870 U. S. Census, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, Page 288A; Line 1, Dwelling 1, Family 1, Household of Elisha DAVIS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 7 May 2013); citing National Archive Microfilm M593, Roll 1491.

6. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 005, Page 326A/326 (stamped); Line 42, Dwelling 281, Family 281, Household of Elizabeth DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 7 May 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm T9-1225.

7. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0021, Page: 17B/101(stamped); Line 66, Dwelling 315, Family 321, Household of Elizabeth [KNIGHT] DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 7 May 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm  T623_1523.

Mrs. Sally Privette, 78, Dies At Residence Monday Afternoon

 Sarah “Sallie” Sanders, wife of William M. Previtte died at her home Monday, 2 February 1948, in Ralls, Crosby County, Texas. She was born in Chesterfield County, SC on 24 May 1870, a daughter of Richard Sanders and Martha Poplin.  

About 1890, she married William M. Previtte, son of Thomas Kincheon Previtte and Sarah Jane Tucker.  William M. Previtte was born 15 Jul 1870 and died in Lubbock, Texas on 25 October 1955. They were the parents of seven children's; three sons and four daughters.  

Obituary Transcription:
Mrs. Sally Privette, 78, died at her home on Forty-fourth street near Tahoka highway at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon after an extended illness. She had lived in Lubbock 15 years. Funeral services were indefinite Monday night, said Bryan McDonald and Son Funeral home, where the body was taken. Mrs. Privette is survived by her husband, William Privette, three sons, H. H.. at South Carolina, S. K. of Lubbock, and William of Houston; two daughters, Miss Iva Privette of Lubbock and Mrs. May Tucker of Lorenzo: 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. [Lubbock Morning Avalanche]

William M. Previtte is my 1st Cousin 3X Removed

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[1] "Mrs. Sally Privette, 78, Dies At Residence Monday Afternoon," Obituary, Lubbock Morning Avalanche, Lubbock, Texas, 3 February 1948, Page 7, column 4; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : viewed & transcribed 3 February 2022); www.ancestry.com.

It’s Family Times~The Charles Lucius & Margaret Elizabeth Laudie Family

Charles Lucius Laudie, Sr.  was born 27 February 1859, a son of  Charles Lucius Laudie and Eleanor Smith.

Margaret Elizabeth Davis was born 28 March 1860, a daughter of Carroll Washington Davis and Mary B. Boatwright.

Charles Lucius and Margaret Elizabeth were married about June 1880. Charles Lucius was a Printer and worked for a Mr. G.D. Smith whose occupation was an Editor. Its almost certain that both Charles and Mr. Smith worked at the local newspaper in 1880. 

In 1901, Charles Lucius Laudie and his wife Margaret moved their family to Utah. In the 1910 census, the family is residing in Salt Lake City Ward 4, Salt Lake, Utah, on 4th Avenue. Then in 1913, Charles & Margaret moved again to Independence, Missouri.    

On 3 Dec 1932, tragedy struck the family and their headmaster, Charles Lucius Laudie was involved in a vehicle accident that resulted in his death.  

Charles Lucius Laudie and Margaret Elizabeth Davis had the following children:

 i. Mary Eleanor Laudie, born 24 May 1882, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Joseph Edward Mangum, 25 Dec 1898, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 3 Jun 1967, Clay, Missouri.

 ii. Charles Lucius Laudie, born 18 Jan 1886, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Fern Halliday, 2 Jul 1914, Salt Lake City,Utah; died 7 Dec 1968, Provo, Utah County, Utah.

 iii. Callie Lillie Laudie, born 12 Feb 1894, Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina; married Arthur Reginald Burton, 31 Dec 1913, Farmington, Davis, Utah; died 2 Oct 1957, Los Angeles County, California.

 iv. Andrew Blakely Laudie, born 6 Sep 1895, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; married Ada Erickson, 6 Jun 1916, Independence, Mo.; died 7 Nov 1984, Multnomah, Oregon.

 V. George Franklin Laudie was born on 12 Nov 1896 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina. He died on 24 May 1897 at the age of 0 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina. He was buried in The Chesterfield Cemetery. 

Margaret Elizabeth Davis is my 2nd Cousin 3X Removed.

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 August 2011); Memorial page for Charles Lucius Laudie; (27 February 1859–3 December 1932); Find a Grave memorial # 74396061, Citing Woodlawn Cemetery; Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA.

2. 1880 U S Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 005, Page 311(Stamped), Line 17, Dwelling 33, Family 33, C. L. LAUDY; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 October 2019); citing National Archives Microfilm T9-1225.

3. 1930 U. S. Census, Jackson County, Missouri, population schedule, Blue, Jackson County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 248, Page: 9A; Line 14, Dwelling 73, Family 87, Household of Charles L. LAUDIE; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 15 August 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T626_Roll: 1192.

4. Missouri, Death Certificates, Certificate Number: 39495, Charles L Laudie, 3 December 1932; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/DeathCertificates#searchDB : viewed on-line 4 January 2022).

5. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 125B; Line 6, Dwelling 448, Family 447, Household of C. W. DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 27 August 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.

6. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Margaret E. Laudie (28 March 1860–10 January 1944), Memorial # 74395911.

7. 1910 U.S. Census, Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake County, Utah, population schedule, Salt Lake City Ward 4, Salt Lake, Utah, enumeration district (ED) 0135, Page 8A/29A; Line 35, Dwelling 144, Family 165, Household of Lucius LAUDIE; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 15 August 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T624_1607.

8. 1930 U. S. Census, Jackson County, Missouri, population schedule, Blue, Jackson County, Missouri, ED 248, Page: 9A; Line 14, Dwelling 73, Family 87, Household of Charles L. LAUDIE.

9. 1940 U. S. Census, Jackson County, Missouri, population schedule, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 48-10, Page: 63A/179A; Line 12, Dwelling 1205, Family 330, Household of Margaret E. LAUDIE; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 15 August 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T627_Roll: 2114.

10. "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ : viewed 30 May 2011), Images, "Probate File #439, Mary E. Davis, et al," Image 1125 -1173; FHL Film #2166335.

Pridgen~Brock Marriage

D’lo Brock, the 24 year old daughter of Collins Brock and Rachel Virginia Barkley Jones  and James Harris Pridgen son of Spencer Bankston Pridgen and wife Nannie J. Taylor were married on 20 August 1926 in New York.  Upon returning home their friends and family threw them a shower at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bond. 

"Shower" for Mr. and Mrs. Pridgen
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bond on Cherry street was the scene on Thursday evening of a delightful "shower" complimenting Mr. and Mrs. James Pridgen with Mrs. Baxter Pridgen as hostess. Miss D'Lo Brock and Mr. Pridgen were married in New York in the "Little Church around the Corner" on the twentieth of August and have recently arrived from their honeymoon to make Jackson their home. The lawn was most inviting and the "Treasure Hunt" revealed many beautiful gifts for the honor guests including those from the Y. W. A. of which Mrs. Pridgen is president, and the Griffith Memorial B. Y. P U., of which both young people are popular members. The rooms and halls were most inviting in pink and white roses, and here Miss Mamie Elan assisted in welcoming the guests. The delightful refreshments were prettily served on the lawn after all the gifts had been viewed and admired.

This was D’lo first marriage and the second marriage of her husband James Harris Pridgen.

While James Harris and his 1st wife were the parents of a son; I have found no evidence that James Harris and D’Lo Pridgen had any children. D’lo Brock died 11 June 1992. James Harris Pridgen died in August 1974.

D'lo Brock Pridgen is my distant cousin (3rd Cousin 3X Removed)

James Harris Pridgen was my deceased wife's Cousin (4th Cousin 2X Removed) 

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[1] ""Shower" for Mr. and Mrs. Pridgen," Clarion-Ledger; Jackson, Mississippi, 4 September 1926, Page 6, column 2; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : viewed & transcribed 3 February 2022); Newspapers.com.

[2] Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index." Database database, Ancestry, (http://www.ancestry.com : <viewed|accessed> 3 March 2021), James PRIDGEN, SS# withheld, before 1951 derived from U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File,database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, 24 July 2011).

[3] Ancestry.com, "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database, www.ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 March 2021), James Harris Pridgen; Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA.

[4] 1920 U. S. Census, Hinds County, Mississippi, population schedule, Jackson Ward 6, Hinds County, Mississippi, enumeration district (ED) 17, Page: 14B/232B(stamped), Line 73,, Dwelling 363, Family 379;, Household of Frank M. HAYNES; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 March 2021); citing NARA publication T625_878.

[5] 1930 U. S. Census, Hinds County, Mississippi, population schedule, Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, enumeration district (ED) 0021, Page 146(stamped), Line 31, Dwelling 343, Family 446, Household of Nannie J. HAWKINS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 March 2021); citing NARA publication T626_1164.

[6] 1940 U. S. Census, Hinds County, Mississippi, population schedule, Hinds, Mississippi, enumeration district (ED) 24-488, Page 990; Line 30, Household #66, Household of Jim H. PRIDGEN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 March 2021); citing NARA publication T626_1164.

[7] "Social Security Death Index,"Ancestry, entry for James PRIDGEN, SS# withheld. 

It’s Family Time~The Family of Christopher Dry

 Christopher Dry was the 4th child and son of George Dry and his wife Mary “Polly” Sides of Cabarrus County, North Carolina.  He was born the 27th March 1831. At the time of his birth he had 3 older brothers. Thirteen years later, he had 5 brothers and 3 sisters.  His father was a farmer.

Unbeknown to him in his youth; but, his birth in 1831 would make him one of the “most wanted” when the Civil War erupted in January 1861. Sadly, it would also take his life.

Christopher, at the age of 21, married Martha Ann Littleton on 2 February 1853. A day of celebration with a bright future ahead. By the outbreak of the Civil War, Christopher and Martha Ann had four children two daughters and two sons. A final daughter would be borne to the family in 1862 bringing the total to five children.

Christopher, a farmer, enlisted on 28 March 1862 for a total of three years. He would be a member of Company I, 52nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry also known as the “Stanly Rebels”. After organizing at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, NC, the unit  fought at Goldsboro, NC and them moved north into Virginia joining the Army of Northern Virginia where they were engaged at Gettysburg, Pa on 1, 2, 3 July 1863. Christopher Dry was killed during the ensuing battle. His military record contained this comment:

 “I am satisfied that he was killed or died from wounds rec’d at Gettysburg while in enemy’s hands.” 

In “North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster”, Volume 8, page 440, we find the following entry:

DRY, CHRISTOPHER, Private
Born in Stanly County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Stanly County at age 31, March 25, 1862. Killed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1863.  [Volume 8. Page 440]

Christopher Dry and Martha Ann Littleton had the following children:

i. Mary Elizabeth Dry was born about 1854 in Stanly County, North Carolina. 

ii. John M. Dry was born about 1857 in Stanly County, North Carolina. 

iii. James Arnold Dry was born about 1858 in Stanly County, North Carolina.

iv. Eliza Dry was born about 1859 in Stanly County, North Carolina.

v. Josephine Dry was born about 1862 in Stanly County, North Carolina.

Martha Ann (Littleton) Dry died on 4 March 1910 and was buried in Palestine, Stanly County, North Carolina. Her grave is unmarked.

Christopher Dry is my 1st Cousin 4X Removed.

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1. Bostian Frank K. and Cruse B. W. (Bernard W.), Dutch Buffalo Creek Meeting House, 1745-1806 (Mount Pleasant, N.C.: Bethel Bear Creek United Church of Christ, 1974), page 63.

2. 1850 Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Harris, Stanly County, North Carolina, Page: 19A(stamped); Line 20, Dwelling 273, Family 274, Household of George DRY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 10 February 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 645.

3. 1860 U. S. Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Stanly, North Carolina, Page: 82(stamped); Line 10, Dwelling 1165, Family 1181, Household of Christopher DRY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 February 2020); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 914.

4. Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (https://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 14 February 2020), entry for Christopher DRY, Private; 52nd Infantry; Confederate.

5. "Index to North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 February 2020), Marriage: Christopher DRY & Martha Ann LITTLETON; North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977; Marriage Date: 2 Feb 1853.

6. 1870 U S Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, Page 16 (Stamped), Line 1, Dwelling 249, Family 249, Household of Martha DRY; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 February 2020); citing National Archive Microfilm M593, Roll 1160.

7. 1900 US Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0121, Page: 27/174 (stamped); Line 84, Dwelling 395, Family 440, Household of Martha DRY; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 February 2020); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1218.