On 3 December 1895, Clerk of Superior Court J.D. Bardin apprenticed James William Anderson, age 4 years, 2 months, and 4 days; Mary Ellen Anderson, age 2 years and 7 days; Minerva S. Anderson, age 7 years, 7 months, and 11 days; and Laura Anderson, age 6 years, 6 months, and 4 days, to Redmon Barnes until they were 18 years old.
I have not found the Anderson children in other records. Redmond Barnes perhaps was this man.
Apprentice 1895, Miscellaneous Records, Wilson County Records, North Carolina State Archives.
What in the world happened to the dear mothers of these babies????
My first guess would be death in childbirth. 😔