More than seventy years after he last sat in her seventh-grade classroom, my father’s eyes still lit up when he spoke of “Miz B.T. Barnes.” Never underestimate the impact of educators.
See more about Beatrice Taylor Barnes here and here and here.
Month: May 2024
Elks Club oratorical contest.
Wilson Daily Times, 5 May 1945.
Wilson Daily Times, 14 May 1945.
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- Elks Lodge
- S.C. Shearard — Solomon C. Sherrod Sr.
- Geraldine Clark — in the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 502 East Vance, fertilizer plant laborer William Clark, 37; laundress Katie, 37; and children Romaine, 16, Elaine, 14, Geraldine, 12, Arthur E., 8, Addie E., 5, and William F., 2.
- Dr. B.O. Barnes
- Professor Williams — Malcolm D. Williams.
Taylor is merchant at farmers’ market.
Evening Star, 14 December 1957.
Wilson native Mollie Taylor sold fresh produce at the renovated D.C. Farmers’ Market.
The obituary of George Gaston, barber.
Spring flower show winners.
Wilson Daily Times, 17 May 1950.
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- Book and Garden Club
- Elizabeth Jenkins
- F.C. Bethel — Flora Clark Bethel.
- Sophia Hart
- Norma Darden
- Irene Phillips
- Georgia Dupree
- Mary E. Diggs
- Clara B. Hicks
- E.L. Shade — Estelle Lane Shade.
- Maggie Crawford
- Flossie Barnes
- A.G. Battle — Ada G. Battle
- Presbyterian Girl Scout troops 11 and 19
- Jo-Ann Jenkins
- Frank Barnes
- Joseph Johnson
- Aggie N. Smith
- Tom Clark
- Percy Bowens
- Helen Barnes
- Catherine Benney
- Margaret Wells
- Marion Watson
Rountree injured by blazing automobile.
Wilson Daily Times, 16 May 1935.
Fortunately, Connie Rountree lived, but: A homemade carburetor? A tow truck hauling a flaming car down the highway?
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In the 1900 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: farm laborer Pharoah Rountree, 26; wife Palia, 25; and children Cornelius P., 6, Connie, 5, Fannie, 3, and Mamie, 3 months.
In the 1910 census of Crossroads township, Wilson County: farmer Pharoah Rountree, 38; wife Patience, 37; and children Cornelius P., 18, Connie, 15, Fannie, 12, Mamie, 10, Annie, 8, Maggie, 6, Mattie, 3, and John H., 1.
In 1917, Connie Rountree registered for the World War I draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 15 January 1894 in Saratoga County, N.C.; lived on Hackney Street, Wilson; worked as a driver for Boykin Grocery Company; and was single.
In the 1928 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Rountree Connie (c) hlpr r 526 e Nash
In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 502 Church, Frank Jenkins, 23, billiard parlor proprietor; wife Emma, 21, cook; and son Edgar, 2 1/2; and lodgers Connie Rountree, 38, auto garage mechanic; William Reed, 27, pool room clerk; and Annie M. King, 21, cook.
In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Carney Rountree, 47; wife Maggie, 36; and children Margary, 14; Charles, 7; Dalton, 5; and Earl Thomas, 2.
In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 502 Church, Connie Rountree, 57; and wife Maggie, 45; stepdaughter Marjorie Foster, 24; sons Charles, 17, Dalton, 14, and Earl, 12; daughter Joyce P., 9; and step-granddaughter Brenda Foster, 1.
Connie Rountree died 29 December 1957 at Mercy Hospital, Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born 15 January 1897 in Wilson County to Pharaoh Rountree and Katie Bullock; lived at 503 Church Street; worked as a laborer; was a World War I veteran; and was married to Maggie Rountree.
The obituary of Gray Farmer Hooker of Washington, D.C.
Evening Star, 17 December 1980.
Gray Farmer Hooker migrated from Wilson to Washington, D.C., in 1929. We have met his family here and here and here.
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In the 1910 census of Wilson, Wilson County: on Manchester Street, Frank Hooker, 57 [sic], wood sawyer; wife Ella, 33; and children Emma R., 8, Grey, 6, Clarence D., 4, and Argent, [age illegible.]
In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 656 Viola Street, Frank Hooker, 47, woodyard sawyer; wife Elinor, 37, sewing woman; and children Ruth, 17, Gray, 14, Henry, 12, Inez, 19, Irmadeen, 7, Sylvester, 4, and Theodore, 2.
In the 1930 census of Washington, D.C.: at Freedmen’s Hospital, Grey F. Hooker, 26, orderly.
Farmer was big on social clubs, as this brief piece on the doings of the Khan Social Club in May 1938.
Washington Tribune, 28 May 1938.
In the 1940 census of Washington, D.C.: Gray Hooker, 36; wife Bernice, 32; and daughters Montez, 18, Clementine, 16, and Merida, 7 months; plus lodger Edward Richburg, 33
In 1942, Gray Farmer Hooker registered for the World War II draft in Washington, D.C. Per his registration card, he was born 19 June 1903 in Wilson, N.C.; lived at 135 U Street, N.W., Washington; his contact was Elna Hooker, 708 East Green Street, Wilson, N.C.; and he worked at Freedmen’s Hospital, 6th and Bryant Streets, N.W.
In the 1950 census of Washington, D.C.: hospital clerical Gray Farmer Hooker, 46; wife Bernice W., 42; daughters Merida Gray, 10, and Elynore Ruth, 4; and lodger Eugene N. Lewis, 22, custodian at Pentagon.
The obituary of Pet Barnes, buried in Barnes Cemetery.
Wilson Daily Times, 7 April 1945.
Pet Barnes died 7 April 1945 in Wilson township, Wilson County. Per her death certificate, she was 67 years old; was born in Wilson County to Benjamin Anderson and Catherine [no maiden name]; was married to James Barnes; worked in farming; and was buried in Barnes cemetery.
Her obituary reveals that her funeral was held at Barnes Church, which we visited here. Where was Barnes Church cemetery though?
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In the 1900 census of Stantonsburg township, Wilson County: farm laborer Jim Barnes, 36; wife Pet, 25; and children Effie, 7, Robert, 5, Carrie, 2, and Willie, 4 months.
In the 1910 census of Black Creek township, Wilson County: James Barnes, 40; wife Pet, 38; children Ellie, 17, Robert L., 15, Cora, 11, Floyd, 9, William, 6, and Eugene, 2; mother-in-law Katie Anderson, 70, and sister-in-law Maggie Anderson, 42.
In the 1920 census of Stantonsburg township, Wilson County: tenant farmer James Barnes, 52; wife Pet, 47; children Floyd, 18, Billie, 16, Genia L., 13, and Katherine, 6; and granddaughter Eadie Bell Pope, 5 months.
In the 1930 census of Stantonsburg township, Wilson County: farmer James Barnes, 61; wife Pet, 59; children William, 24, P.B., 22, Katherine, 16, and Edith, 9; sister-in-law Maggie Anderson, 65; and father Harry Barnes, 95.
In the 1940 census of Stantonsburg township, Wilson County: Eugene Barnes, 29, farm laborer; wife Gertrude, 26; mother-in-law Pet, 64; father [sic] James, 64; and nephew Howard Pope, 6.
James Barnes died 8 March 1946 in Stantonsburg township, Wilson County. Per his death certificate, he was born 12 March 1876 in Wilson County to Harry Barnes and Sylvia Barnes; was the widower of Pet Barnes; worked in farming; and was buried in Barnes Cemetery.
The Indoor Circus returns.
The obituary of Jarrett J. Langley, grocery store manager.
Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), 15 March 1967.
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In the 1880 census of Pactolus township, Pitt County, N.C.: Snowden Langley, 26; wife Jennett L., 21; and son Jarrett, 1.
In the 1900 census of Deep Creek township, Edgecombe County, N.C.: Jarrett Staton, 64; wife Mary J., 38; and grandsons William, 17, and Jarrett Langley, 21.
On 6 January 1902, in Township 4, Edgecombe County, J.J Langley, 23, of Edgecombe County, son of William S. and Jeanette L. Langley, married Lydia Savage, 21, of Edgecombe County, daughter of George and Harriet Savage.
In the 1910 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Jerry Langley, 31, blacksmith at wagon company; wife L., 29; children Hattie, 6, Roswell, 4, Ivery M., 2, and Judge, 6 months; and boarder Frank Bell, 21, dredge boat laborer.
In the 1912 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Langley Jarrett J (c) lab h Viola cor Reed
In the 1916 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Langley Jarrett J (c) blacksmith h 800 Viola
In 1918, Jarrette Judge Langley registered for the World War I draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 8 September 1878; lived at 800 Viola; worked as a blacksmith for Hackney Wagon Company; and his nearest relative was Lydia Langley.
In the 1920 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Langley Jarrett J (c) blksmith h 800 Viola
In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Jarot Langley, 40, blacksmith at wagon factory; wife Lydia, 38; and children Hattie, 15, Thedore, 14, Marie, 12, Carnell, 7, Ruline, 6, Alcestus, 4, and Oris, 2.
Lydia Langley died 20 July 1922 in Wilson. Per her death certificate, she was born 1 May 1880 in Edgecombe County to George Savage and Harriet Thorpe; was married to Jarrette J. Langley; and lived at 901 Viola Street.
On 7 October 1924, J.J. Langley, 45, married Mary Hyman, 38, in Wilson. Presbyterian minister A.H. George performed the ceremony in the presence of C.L. Darden, D.W. Crawford, and Norma E. Darden.
In the 1928 and 1930 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directories: Langley Jarrette J (c; Mary) gro 602 N Reid h 901 Viola
In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 901 Viola, owned and valued at $4000, grocery store merchant Jarrette J. Langley, 49; wife Mary, 43; and children Ivary, 21, public school teacher, grocery store delivery boy Esmond, 18, Ruttena, 16, Alcesta, 14, and Eunice, 8.
Ruttena Elizabeth Langley died 4 February 1931 in Wilson. Per her death certificate, she was 16 years old; was born in Wilson to Jarrette J. Langley and Lydia Savage; lived at 901 Viola Street; and was buried in Wilson.
Eunice Z. Langley died 6 January 1936 in Wilson. Per her death certificate, she was born 4 July 1923 in Wilson to Jarrett J. Langley and Lydia Savage and was single. She was buried in Wilson.
On 22 May 1938, Spencer J. Satchell, 28, of Hampton, Virginia, son of S.J. Satchell and Julia Satchell, married Ivary Langley, 28, of Wilson, daughter of J.J. Langley and Mary Langley, at 901 East Viola Street, Wilson. M.S. Gilliam Jr. applied for the license, and Presbyterian minister O.E. Sanders performed the ceremony in the presence of Rosa L. Williams, Malcolm D. Williams, and J.J. Langley.
On 26 December 1939, Alcestia Jarrette Langley, 24, of Wilson, daughter of Jarrette J. Langley and Lydia Savage, married Joseph John Lang Jr., 27, teacher, of Greensboro, N.C., son of Joseph J. Lang and Selina Pyle, in Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia.
In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 901 Viola Street, retail grocer Jarrette J. Langley, 60; wife Mary, 60; daughter Orris, 21; Virginia-born son-in-law Spencer Satchell, 29, teacher; and daughter Ivory, 30, teacher.
Ivary Satchell died 7 September 1948 at Lincoln Hospital, Durham, North Carolina. Per her death certificate, she was born 16 October 1909 in Wilson County to J.J. Langley and Lydia Savage; was married to S.J. Satchell; lived 901 Viola Street; and was buried in the Masonic Cemetery, Wilson.
In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: S.J. Satchell, 39, teacher of music and English at city public school; sister-in-law Orris L., 31, secretary at city public school; and father-in-law J.J. Langley, 71, cigar store manager.