In news from Goldsboro, North Carolina:
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 17 October 1931.
The missing comma — after the second “Sylvia Hobbs” — threw me for a bit. Presumably, “Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs” were a son and daighter-in-law of Sylvia Hobbs, but I have not been able to identify them.
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 4 November 1944.
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I didn’t see this flyer until after the fact, but I’m sharing it so you’ll be motivated to find out when One Love Neighborhood Empowerment Walk is again planning to traverse the heart of Historic East Wilson, beautifying our streets and getting in steps.
Lane Street Project’s own Senior Force stalwart Castonoble Hooks was invited yesterday to deliver a few history words to the volunteers gathered. I know he made sure they know they were walking through the neighborhood Samuel H. Vick built.
In the 1940 census of Black Creek township, Wilson County: farmer Cleveland Artis, 46; wife Jack Ann, 42; sons Cleveland Jr., 19, golf club laborer, William, 22, daughter-in-law Mildred, 17; daughter Adeline, 17; and son-in-law George, 22.
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 16 April 1938.
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On 18 June 1913, Nerus Spell, 21, and Nancy Taylor, 21, were married in Wilson. Baptist minister Fred M. Davis performed the ceremony in the presence of Viola Strickland and Tincy Jones.
In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 510 South Lodge, tobacco factory cooper Nero Spells, 28; wife Nancy, 25, servant; and son George, 5.
In the 1928 Wilson, N.C., city directory: Spell Nancy (c) h 508 S Lodge
In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 508 South Lodge, owned and valued at $3000, widow Nancy T. Spell, 35, private family cook; son George A., 15, tobacco factory worker; and daughter Mary C., 2.
In 1940, George A. Spell registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 27 May 1915 in Wilson, N.C.; lived at 508 South Lodge; his contact was aunt Mancy Bell, 508 South Lodge; and he worked at Watson Tobacco Company
In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 508 South Lodge, Nancy Spell, 45; daughter Mary, 25; son Louis, 12; and lodgers Jordan Taylor, 65, Marshal McCormick, 27, and Carl Brown, 35.
In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 508 South Lodge, Nancy Spell, 54, and son George, 34.
Wilson Daily Times, 25 April 1944.
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Praises to CommunityTeacher for this gift (and example)!
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 25 August 1917.
Nellie V. Woodard’s late husband was William H. Woodard, son of Jack and Fannie Simms Woodard, a cleaning and pressing club owner who had died 26 February 1917. He was about 35 years old.
A few weeks later, Nellie Woodard placed a notice thanking friends for their kindnesses during her husband’s illness and her bereavement.
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 17 March 1917.
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In the 1880 census of Black Creek township, Wilson County: farmer Jack Woodard, 35; wife Fannie, 32; and children John, 12, Julia, 7, Cynthia, 6, Albert, 5, and Aaron, 2.
In the 1900 census of Black Creek township: farmer Jackson Woodard, 56, wife Fannie, 53, children Daisy, 30, Aaron, 18, Harry, 19, Augustus, 17, Steven, 16, Mary, 11, and Harriet, 8, and grandchildren Eddie, 5, Bessie, 3, and Frank, 6 months.
Virginian Pilot (Norfolk, Va.), 13 October 1910.
Virginian Pilot (Norfolk, Va.), 2 November 1910.
Norfolk (Va.) City Directory (1918).
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 28 July 1917.
Olivia Peacock‘s mother, Hannah Pyatt Peacock, was the first cousin of Dr. John Dorsey Barnes, who was born in Tarboro, North Carolina. Hannah Peacock’s mother, Susan Hines Pyatt, was the sister of Harriet Hines Barnes, mother of Dr. Barnes and several daughters who also migrated to Portsmouth, Virginia.
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 11 June 1927.
