Shout out to Monica T. Davis, R.O.C.K. East Wilson, and the students of Pratt Institute’s Historic Preservation program!
Pratt students put in work in Wilson.
Vocation
Lucama School observes Negro History Week.
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 9 March 1929.
Kudos to the teachers of Lucama School!
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- Cora W. Farmer — in the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 701 East Green Street, George Farmer, 55, porter for A.C.L.R.R.; wife Cora, 51, school teacher; daughters Lena, 20, teacher, and Janie L., 23, department store elevator girl; stepdaughter Cora M. Washington, 21 (marked as “absent”); mother-in-law Lou Miller, 75; and boarders Mildred Norfleet, 23, courthouse elevator girl; and Amos Moor, 35, hotel porter. [Janie, in fact, was Cora’s daughter and George’s step-daughter.]
- Emma Williams — in the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 912 East Nash, Frank Williams, 50, building mechanic; wife Emma, 36, schoolteacher; and step-children Norwood, 21, odd jobs laborer, Mabel, 16, and Johnie Brewington, 14.
- Lela M. Washington — in the 1928 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Washington Lelia (c) sch tchr r 305 Moore
- Irene W. Lucas — in the 1928 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Lucas Irene (c) sch tchr h 701 E Green [Irene Washington Lucas was the daughter of Cora M. Washington Farmer, above.]
Colored members of the medical staff of Lincoln Hospital.
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 9 January 1937.
This photo collage appears in a full-page article titled “Hospital Is Built Where Monument Intended; Lincoln Hospital at Durham Has Unusual History and Record; Duke Family’s Plan To Honor Negro Slaves Changed To Erection of Much Needed Hospital.”
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- Dr. Walter D. Hines
Bess sings the classics.
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 20 December 1930.
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In memoriam: Roxanna Kirby Exum.
Wilson Daily Times, 17 December 2009.
Roxanna Kirby Exum was a nurse at Mercy Hospital from the early 1940s until it closed in 1964.
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In the 1930 census of Springhill township, Wilson County: on property owned and valued at $6000, farmer William Kirby, 45; wife Nannie, 41; and children James D., 19, Freeda M., 20, Elizabeth, 18, Sarah, 15, Roxana E., 13, William H., 11, Queene E., 9, Hobby L., 8, Isaac H., 5, Nettie, 2, and Willie K., 2 month.
In the 1940 census of Springhill township, Wilson County: farmer William Kirby, 55; wife Nannie, 52; children Hobby Lee, 17, Havey Isa, 15, Nettie, 13, Willie K., 13, and Roxia A., 22; niece Lucille Shaw, 18; and lodger Jr. Barnes, 4.
Per their marriage license, Levell Exum and Roxanna Eva Kirby, both 25, were married 7 March 1943 in Johnston County, N.C. Primitive Baptist minister David Bynum lived near Lucama, in Wilson County, however, as did Mamie B. Williamson and David Bynum Jr.
Esther Brown appointed to caseworker position.
Chicago Defender, 7 December 1940.
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In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 419 Hines Street, tobacco contractor Lewis Townsend, 62; wife Henretta, 60; and children Alzie Townsend, 22, tobacco factory worker, and Geneva Brown, 24; son-in-law George, 26, garage mechanic; and Ester, 1, George Jr., 4, and Martha, 2.
In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 508 South Spring, George Porter, 34, pressing clothes at pressing club; Jeneva Brown, 30, and her children Brown, 15, Estelle, 13, Martha, 12, and Olive, 9; and daughter George M. Porter, 4.
Esther B. Goodwin died 21 July 1984 in Newport News, Virginia. Per her death certificate, she was born 10 January 1916 in North Carolina to George Brown and Geneva Townsend; was married to Felix Lee Goodwin; and he worked as a social worker in Tucson, Arizona.
Tucson Citizen, 30 July 1984.
Wilson High School welcomes teachers.
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 24 October 1936.
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- Marian Howard, French, debate, dramatics
- John M. “Bing” Miller, science, mathematics, coaching
- Naomi Freeman, English and history
- Cora Miller Washington, English and history
- Juanita Pope, English, dramatics, and music
- Thelma Barnes, clothing
- Jane Amos, foods
- Spencer J. Satchell, English and music
- A. Alexander Morisey, mathematics and science
N.C. Mutual promotes Edwin W. Fisher.
Meet Sister Antonia.
North Carolina Catholic (Nazareth, N.C.), 8 April 1949.
Chicago Defender, 7 May 1949.
I have not found more details about Sister Antonia’s time at Saint Alphonsus Catholic School.
Rev. Prince Mincey.
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 6 April 1940.
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In the 1910 census of Wilson, Wilson County: farm laborer John Minsie, 30; wife Olivia, 28; and children Laurena, 12, James, 11, Robeta, 9, Joseph, 4, Etta, 2, and Prince, 6 months.
In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: tobacco factory worker Jack Mency, 45; wife Olivia, 40; and children Laura, 20, James, 18, Beatrice, 16, Joseph, 13, Etta, 11, Prince, 8, Olivia, 5, Margory, 3, and Susan, 1.
On 12 September 1929, Prince Mincey, 22, of Wilson, son of Jack and Olivia Mincey, married Alice Hannah, 20, of Wilson, daughter of Davis and Ollie Hannah, in Wilson. Holiness minister July Wells performed the ceremony in the presence of W.E. Holliday, Dock Cooper, and Rob Batts.
In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: tobacco factory laborer John Mincey, 50; wife Olivia, 46; children Olivia D., 17, Joseph, 23; Margie, 15, Susie M., 12, Johnie C., 8, Percy, 6, and Prince, 21, and Prince’s wife Alice, 19; and grandsons James, 12, Lawrence L., 7, and Willie L. Carroll, infant.
In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 511 Stantonsburg, Prince Mincey, 30, fertilizer plant laborer, and wife Alice, 29, tobacco factory laborer.
In 1940, Prince Mincey registered in the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 18 March 1908 in Wilson; lived at 511 Stantonsburg Street, Wilson; his contact was wife Alice Hiunh [Hannah] Mincey; and he was employed by C.J. Moore in Wilson.
In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 511 Stantonsburg, Prince Mincey, 40, stacks fertilizer at fertilizer plant, and wife Alice, 39.