Cornerstone, Mount Hebron Lodge.
In the 1880 census of Gardners township, Wilson County: farm laborer Charley Barnes, 50, wife Beckey, 36, and children John, 10, Frank, 6, Ann, 4, William C., 3, Thomas, 1, and Corah H., 1 month.
On 3 May 1899, Benjamin F. Barnes, 25, son of Charles and Rebecca Barnes of Wilson County, married Prudy Miller, 20, daughter of Prissy Miller, in Wilson. Rev. S.B. Hunter performed the ceremony at Saint John A.M. E. Zion in the presence of L.A. Moore, Charlotte Aycock and Annie V.C. Hunt.
In the 1900 census of Wilson, Wilson County: house mover Frank Barnes, 28, wife Prudence, 21, mother-in-law Priscillia Miller, 45, and her son John, 14.
On 14 September 1904, B.F. Barnes, 31, of Wilson County, son of Charles and Rebecca Barnes, married Nicey A. Harper, 30, daughter of John and Edna Harper of Greene County, in Snow Hill township, Greene County.
In the 1908 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory, Benj. F. Barnes, bricklayer, is listed residing at 221 Pender Street.
In the 1910 census of Snow Hill, Greene County: in the household of John and Edna Harper, son-in-law Frank Barnes, 37, married twice, brickmason, and daughter Nicie A., 38.
In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 418 Green Street, brickmason Frank Barnes, and wife Nicey, 47.
In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: brickmason Frank Barnes, 68, wife Nicey, 69, and brother-in-law Will Harper, 62.
Photograph by Lisa Y. Henderson, July 2016.
Several days ago, you posted an article pertaining to, Progressive Negros in Wilson NC. What newspaper was that in? Would I be able to read the article in the library, in Wilson? What year was that article published? I saw an advertisement in there for Henry Tart, who was probably related to my grandfather, Arthur Tart. On Ancestry, I noticed they both got married in December of 1911. Any information you can give me would be deeply appreciated.
Thank you,
Linda Tart
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Please continue with you posts. I look forward to receiving them everyday. It makes me feel like I grew up in Wilson, during those times.
I accidentally posted before it was complete. It’s in the queue for the next for days. The original is in the Freeman Roundhouse in Wilson, but is so fragile that I don’t think it’s displayed.