1940s

Notice of tax sales in Lucama and Elm City.

Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 5 November 1948.

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  • Edward Dew — in the 1950 census of Lucama, Cross Roads township, Wilson County: truck driver Edward N. Dew, 33; wife Omida, 31; and children Charlie, 14, John E., 11, Daniel L., 9, Jaicile, 7, Cora B., 5, and Hester, 3.
  • Mabel Ellis
  • William T. Armstrong — probably, in the 1940 census of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, N.C.: William T. Armstrong, 65, blacksmith helper in railroad shop; wife Lucy, 53; and daughter Mildred, 10.
  • Wiley Barnes
  • Willie Cooper Sr. — probably, in the 1940 census of Toisnot township, Wilson County: Willie Cooper, 49; wife Georgianna, 26; adopted daughter Nellie Moss, 14; and lodger George Saunders, 18.
  • Mary and Duffie Chisel — in the 1950 census of Elm City, Toisnot township, Wilson County: on Branch Street, Duffie Chisel, 46, lumber mill helper; wife Mary, 41; daughter Lossie Artis, 17.
  • Walter R. Lucas — in the 1940 census of Elm City, Toisnot township, Wilson County: widower Will Lucas, 67, clothes presser at Star Cleaners; son Walter, 50, clothes presser at Star Cleaners; and grandson Cleveland Anderson, 21, farm laborer.
  • Will Lucas — see above.

Hilda G. Younger, Mary Potter ’49.

The Ram (1949), the annual of Mary Potter Academy.

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In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 909 Washington Street, Sam Harris, 35, laborer; wife Edna, 27, tobacco factory stemmer; daughter Hilda Younger, 9; mother Maggie Younger, 48, cook; sister Sarah Speight, 24, cook; and brother James Younger, 22, odd jobs and tobacco factory laborer.

The Farmer-Cooke wedding.

Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 17 July 1943.

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  • Quentin A. Farmer

In the 1930 census of Taylors township, Wilson County: Howard Farmer, 52, wife Sarah, 51, and son Quinton, 7.

In the 1940 census of Taylors township, Wilson County: Howard Farmer, 61, wife Sarah, 61, and son Quenten, 17.

In 1942, Quentin Alston Farmer registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 16 December 1922 in Wilson; lived at Route 2, Elm City; and his contact and employer was father Howard Farmer.

On 21 June 1943, Quenton Farmer, 20, of Elm City, son of Howard and Sarah V. Farmer, married Annie Elizabeth Cooke, 22, of Wilson, daughter of J.L. and Clara R. Cooke, in Wilson. A.M.E. Zion minister William A. Hilliard performed the ceremony in the presence of J.L. Cooke, Charles James, and Carter Foster.

On 4 June 1952, Quentin A. Farmer, 29, of Wilson, son of Howard and Sarah Farmer, married Cecil Chaminade Clinton, 28, of Wilson, daughter of Willie and Lottie Clinton of Silver Spring, Maryland, in Weldon, Halifax County, N.C.

  • Annie E. Cooke

In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: on Hadley Street, railroad mail clerk Jerry L. Cook, 43; wife Clara, 39, teacher; children Henderson, 20, Edwin D., 18, Clara G., 14, Georgia E., 12, Annie, 8, Jerry L., 6, and Eunice D., 4; sister Georgia E. Wyche, 48, teacher; and nieces Kathaline Wyche, 7, and Reba Whittington, 19.

In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 916 East Green Street, railway clerk J.L. Cook, 54, born Wake County; wife Clara, 48, born Craven County; children Henderson J., 30, Clara, 24, Annie, 18, Jerry, 16, and Eunice, 14; and cousin Ella Godette, 18. Henderson and young Clara were born in New Bern; the remaining children in Wilson.

Barnes School glee club performs.

Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 5 June 1943.

The nineteen children of the Barnes Elementary School Glee Club performed at Saint Paul Disciple Church of Christ in April 1943 under the direction of teacher Margaret L. Morrison. Blanche Thomas Baker was principal of the school, which was on what is now Airport Boulevard.

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  • Willie Smith
  • Lonnie Artis
  • Fannie D. Harrison — in the 1940 census of Taylor township, Wilson County: farmer Ben Harrison, 45; wife Daisy, 37; and daughter Fannie, 6.
  • Ethel M. Coleman — perhaps, in the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 902 East Vance Street, William T. Peacock, 35, “shake tobacco” in tobacco factory; wife Emma L., 36; daughter Ethel Mae Coleman, 14; and lodgers Acue Brookley, 27, dry-cleaning presser, and wife Sadie, 22, washer at laundry company.
  • Helen Bass — — in the 1940 census of Taylor township, Wilson County: farmer Jim Bass, 48; wife Jennie, 46; and children James, 26, Virginia Bell, 21, Adell, 16, Mildred, 14, Robena, 12, and Hellen, 7.
  • Catherine Barnes — in the 1940 census of Taylor township, Wilson County: farmer McKinley Barnes, 32; wife Heggar, 26; daughters Christine, 8, Katherine, 7, and Ruby, 1; niece Lizzie Mae, 20; and mother Lucy, 59.
  • Christine Barnes — see Catherine Barnes, above.
  • Bernice Bass — in the 1940 census of Taylor township, Wilson County: farmer Charlie Bass, 28; wife Lillie, 28; and children Bernice, 5, and Beatrice, 3.
  • Louise Darden — in the 1940 census of Oldfields township, Wilson County: farmer William Darden, 29; wife Ethel, 26; and children Jay W., 7, Louise, 5, Curtis, 4, Moselle, 2, Adell, 1, and Marcell, 4 months.
  • Floyd Coleman — in the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: street worker for city street department Floyd Coleman Sr., 52, widower, and son Floyd Jr., 13.
  • James Vailes — in the 1950 census of Taylor township, Wilson County: farmer John Bullock, 63; wife Mary, 63; lodgers Odessa, 25, and James Vails, 18.
  • Molly Barnes — in the 1940 census of Taylor township, Wilson County: farmer Clarence Barnes, 29; wife Lessie, 27; and children Marie, 10, Molly Gray, 9, and Virginia, 2; and mother-in-law Mollie Baker, 50.
  • Celie Smith
  • Mae Frances Morgan
  • Mavona Melton
  • Marie Barnes — see Molly Barnes, above.
  • Rosa M. Roundtree — perhaps, in the 1940 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: on Winstead Mill Road, farmer James Roundtree, 59; wife Mary B., 56; and children Mary, 19, Eula, 17, and Rosa M., 8.
  • Mamie Lee Barnes 
  • George F. Dew — in the 1940 census of Taylor township, Wilson County: farmer Claud Dew, 49; wife Addie, 44; and sons Willie B., 21, and George Frank, 10.

 

Wilson edges Elm City in baseball.

Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 14 August 1948.

Many of the Wilson Eagles baseball team lived in the Daniel Hill community.

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  • Bobby Farmer
  • Bill Lucas
  • Willie Neal — in 1945, Willie Lee Neal registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 15 June 1927 in Nash County, N.C.; lived at 611 Norfolk Southern R.R. Street, Wilson; his contact was Lola Bell Neal; and he worked for Southern Dairies.
  • Harvey Scarborough — in 1945, William Harvey Scarborough registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 7 September 1927 in Wilson County; lived at 511 West Walnut Street, Wilson; his contact was Festus Scarborough; and he worked for Casters Beauty Supply.
  • John Wooten — probably: in 1944, John Henry Wooten registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 7 September 1926 in Pitt County, N.C.; lived at 513 South Warren Street, Wilson; his contact was Hattie Lee Wooten; and he worked for American Tobacco Company.
  • Robert Scarborough — in 1941, Robert Edward Scarborough registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 19 February 1920 in Wilson County; lived at 511 West Walnut Street, Wilson; his contact was Mary Parker Scarborough; and he was unemployed.
  • Larry Thomas — in 1945, Larry Thomas registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 7 June 1911 in Wilson County; lived at 604 Warren Street, Wilson; his contact was wife Marcella Thomas; and he worked for Liggett-Myers Tobacco Company, Wilson.
  • Austin Leach
  • William H. Vick
  • L. Cobb
  • Lathan, Davis, Bowden, Wynn, Barnes
  • George McNeal
  • Y. Tarry
  • Robert Knight

Funeral of teen held in Wilson.

Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 1 February 1947.

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On 12 June 1928, tobacco laborer Sylvester Barnes, 28, of Wilson, N.C., son of West Barnes and Ellar Mercer, married Effie Moore, 25, of Wilson, N.C., daughter of Ive Moore and Jennie Evans, in Danville, Virginia. Both were residents of Burlington, North Carolina.

In the 1930 census of Burlington, Alamance County, N.C.: odd jobs laborer Sylvester Barnes, 33; wife Effie, 30; daughter Eloise, 1; and sons Carl Barnes, 15, and Fred Gibson, 14.

Effie Barnes died 3 October 1933 in Burlington, Alamance County, N.C. Per her death certificate, she was born in 1896 in Alamance County to Ive Moore and Jennie Evans; was married; and did domestic work. She was buried in Alamance County.

Sylvester Barnes died 12 October 1936 at the Veterans Administration hospital in Oteen, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Per his death certificate, he was born June 1891 in Wilson to Wesley Barnes and Ella Mercer; was a widower; resided in Wilson; and was buried in Wilson [most likely, Vick Cemetery].

Elouise Watson Barnes died 10 January 1947 at the Wilson County Sanatorium, Wilson. Per her death certificate, she was 17 years old; was born in Burlington, N.C., to Sylvester Barnes of Wilson and Effie Moore of Burlington; and was buried in Rest Haven Cemetery. Lucy Watson was informant. [Like both her parents, Eloise Barnes died of pulmonary tuberculosis. A sister, Marion E. Barnes, died two years later.]