Obituary Sunday~Samuel Asbury Davis

Samuel Asbury Davis was borne about 1805, a son of James Davis and his wife Margaret [LNU]. He was the grandson of John Davis, Sr. and Mary Henderson.  Samuel was the 3rd of 8 children borne to James and Margaret. He had 2 brothers and 5 sisters.

About 1836, Samuel Asbury Davis married Elizabeth A. Stitt. Samuel and Elizbeth had four known children.

Elizabeth A. (Stitt) Davis died 13 Feb. 1849 according to her tombstone Inscription.

Inscription
Consort of Samuel A. Davis who departed this life Feby 13th 1849 in the 38th year of her age.

Samuel Asbury Davis died 10 June 1865. Samuel, Elizabeth and three of their 4 children are buried in  Sharon Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Obituary:

Died, in this county, on the 10th of June, 1865, Saml. A. Davis, aged 60 years.
Through a painful illness of ten months he was a patient sufferer, a resigned Christian. He was a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a conscientious Methodist, and a pillar to the church he had attended from childhood. His seat there is vacated for a higher one in the congregation of the redeemed. The honest and fervent trust in God which so greatly consoled him in the heavy cares of life, was the joy of his dying hours; and gently leaning on the arms of his Father, God, he passed away earth and its sorrows to rejoin the early called and beloved of his heart. He was a devoted husband, a tender father and honorable citizen. In all life's varied relations his duty was well performed, and now in the home of the faithful he has the reward of the good.
Death entered first the happy circle to claim the buoyant son, the darling brother---and in nine brief weeks re-entered the beloved and aged father. Desolate now is the home around which cluster fond recollections and tender affections. Time soothes all sorrows, but can’t restore “the beloved sleepers of the silent city” to the lonely hearts that laments their early lost and vainly sigh for the treasures of the church-yard graves. Thank God for the hope of reunion beyond this vale of tears with the few who have been true and tender with us here.           J. J. D.

[Source: The Charlotte Democrat]

Samuel Asbury Davis is my 2nd Cousin 4X Removed.

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1. "Samuel Asbury Davis," Obituary, The Charlotte Democrat, Charlotte, North Carolina, 15 August 1865, Page 2, Column 2; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : viewed); Newspapers.com.

It’s Family Time~The Family of Mary Frances (Page) Whitley

In the 1850 Census for Stanly County, we find Mary Frances Page, a daughter, age 8, in the household of Sion Page and his wife Nancy [LNU]. Also in the household are seven (7) siblings; 3 brothers and 4 sisters.

1850 Census, Stanly Co., NC

On 30 October 1885, Sion Page wrote his Last Will and Testament.  His wife Nancy had passed away after the 1880 Census was enumerated and the only one of his 8 children mentioned within the Will was Mary Frances Page. She was unmarried when the Will was executed and at the time of her father's death.

On 13 December 1896, Mary Frances Page and Lindsey F. “Linzie” Whitley were married in Stanly County at the residence of E. P. Harrington, a Baptist Minster.

Lindsey F. “Linzie” Whitley  was a widow and was previously married to Leah Sarah Morgan. He as the son of Hezekiah Whitley and Millie Elizabeth “Mollie” Cagle.

I found no proof that Mary and Lindsey had any children from this union. Mary Frances (Page) Whitley died sometime between 26 April 1910 (1910 Census Date) and 31 Jan 1917 (Date of Lindsey Whitley death). If anyone has a Birth and/or Death date for Mary Frances (Page) Whitley,  would you please share it? I have no knowledge as to where Mary Frances Page Whitley is buried. The death certificate for Lindsey F. Whitley says he is buried in the County Home Cemetery. There is no known tombstone and FindAGrave information most likely came from death certificate.  

If you can answer these questions, please contact me.

1. What is Mary Frances (Page) Whitley birth date?
2. What is Mary Frances (Page) Whitley death date?
3. Where is Mary Frances (Page) Whitley buried?
4. When did Sion & Nancy Page pass away?

Mary Frances (Page) Whitley is my 2nd Great GrandAunt. 

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1. 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; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 645.

2. 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.

3. 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; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2015); citing National Archive Microfilm M593, Roll 1160.

4. 1880 U. S. Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Furrs, Stanly County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 205, Page 295B (stamped), Line 14, Dwelling 90, Family 93, Household of Sion PAGE; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 0982.

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. "North Carolina, Marriages Record, 1741-2011," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 16 February 2016), Marriage: Lindsey Whitley & Mary Page, Marriage Date: 13 Dec 1898.

9. 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.

10. 1880 U. S. Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Almonds, Stanly, North Carolina, ED #204, Page 289B (Stamped); Line#9, Dwelling:#167, Family:#167, Household of Linzy WHITLEY.

11.  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.