Wilson Daily Times, 18 September 1922.
Was a memorial drinking fountain ever installed in front of the church? I do not recall ever seeing one.
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- “the late Rev. Jackson” — Rev. Andrew J. Jackson was founder of First Baptist Church, now known as Jackson Chapel First Missionary Baptist Church.
- Rev. J.A. Mebane — John Alexander Mebane, a native of Bertie County, lived in Wilson only briefly. In the 1922 Hill’s directory of the city: Mebane John A Rev (c) 308 Hackney
Rev. J.A. Mebane (1885-1974).
- M.E. Rogers — Mary Elizabeth Rogers.
- John Battle — probably, John Parker Battle.
- Henrietta Foster — Foster, who was listed as living at the rear of 308 Hackney Street in 1922, later married Rev. Mebane. Henrietta Foster Mebane died in 1950 and, though the Mebanes spent most of their married life in Tarboro, N.C., was buried in Wilson’s Rountree Cemetery. Later, her body was moved to Rest Haven Cemetery to lie beside her husband. Their daughter Grace Mebane, who died in Tarboro in 1940 at age 14, is also buried in Wilson.
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