
Wilson Daily Times, 7 June 1928.
- Susan Mincey, wife of B.J. [sic] Mincy — In the 1880 census of Speights Bridge township, Greene County: farmer Prince Minshew, 52; wife Susan, 35; and children Frank, 12, Henry, 11, and John, 3. In the 1900 census of Wilson, Wilson County: farmer Prince Mensey, 60; wife Susan, 52; children Ben, 19, Emma, 19, and Oscar, 12; and niece Rosetta Mensey, 7. [Prince, Ben and Oscar Mincey are buried in Odd Fellows cemetery; Susan Mincey probably was, too.] [UPDATE, 19 January 2024: reviewing this post, I am puzzled. Ben Mincey of Red Hots No. 2 — there were two companies? — refers to Susan Mincey as his wife, not his mother. The editor’s comments speak of Ben Mincey as an excellent fireman and foreman of his company. But Chief Ben Mincey’s wife was Mattie Barnes Mincey. They married in 1904 and were still married at his death in 1950. Susan Mincey’s death certificate names her as Susan Howard. Per the record, she was 55 years old; was married; lived at 525 Stemmery Street; was born in Snow Hill, N.C.; and was buried in Wilson. Benjamin J. Mincey was informant. However, in the 1928 city directory, Ben J. Mincy, with wife Mattie, is listed at 608 Wiggins Street. Susan Howard is listed with her husband William Howard at 525 Stemmery. And see this:
Wilson Daily Times, 29 May 1928.
- Rev. E.D. Cox — probably Eddie H. Cox, a Free Will Baptist minister.
- Revs. Davis, Kennedy, Coward, Hargrove and Bynum — Missionary Baptist minister Fred M. Davis; probably John E. Kennedy or L.V. Kennedy, both A.M.E. Zion; Bryant P. Coward, also A.M.E. Zion.
- Tom King
- Dock Royal — Dockery Royal. In the 1930 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Royal Dock (c; Ossie M) lab Hackney Bros Body Co r 321 Hackney
- Walter Foster
- Tobe Belma — Tobe Bellamy.
- Gus Mercer — in the 1928 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Mercer Gus (c; Daisy) h 715 Harper
- Hardy Tate
- Boldon Tyson — in the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 408 Youngs Allie, Bolden Tyson, 65, light plant janitor; wife Mary, 49, laundress; daughter Christana, 14; and sister-in-law Jimie Ellis, 39.
- Margie Jones — Jones Margie (c) dom r 805 Robeson
- Annie Mae Neal
- Henrietta King

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