Wilson Advance, 12 October 1883.

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• John Hardy

Perhaps, in the 1880 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: Henry Barnes, 52, works on farm; wife wife Mila, 40; son Amanuel Robins, 20, works on farm; and boarder John Hardy, 20, works on farm.

• Wiley Blount

On 8 April 1880, Wilie Blount, 23, married Adelade Mangum, 22, in Wilson County. Minister F.R. Bird performed the ceremony in the presence of Harper Best, H. Winsted, and Richard Harper.

On Wiley Blount, 70, of Edgecombe County, married Ella Lindsey, 62, of Edgecombe County, in Tarboro, Edgecombe County.

Wiley Blount died 2 November 1924 in Township #9, Edgecombe County. Per his death certificate, he was about 80 years old; was born in Wilson County; was married to Ella Blount; and was buried near Fountain, N.C.