Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 4 November 1944.
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Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 3 December 1938.
Marian A. Howard and John M. Miller Jr. were teachers at Darden High School.
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Marian Adeline Howard was born 31 December 1916 in Albemarle County, Virginia, to Eli A. Howard, janitor, and Mary Elizabeth Brown, seamstress, 411 Dice Street, Charlottesville, Virginia.
In the 1920 census of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia: at 411 Dice Street, Eli Howard, 45, and children Elizabeth, 12, Augustus, 7, and Marian, 3.
In the 1930 census of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia: at 411 Dice Street, owned and valued at $1500, widow Eli Howard, 55, and children Agustus, 16, printing office porter, and Marian, 13.
On 28 December 1938, John Maxwell Miller Jr., 28, teacher, resident of 307 Pender Street, Wilson; born in Chesterfield, S.C., to John Maxwell Miller and Elizabeth Orr, married Marian Adeleane Howard, 21; born in Charlottesville, Virginia, to Eli A. Howard and Elizabeth Brown, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 307 Pender, owned and valued at $8000, widow Hattie Tate, 54, servant; daughter Helen T. Huggins, 33, elementary school teacher; son Andrew Tate, 31, hotel bellboy; lodgers John M. Miller, 29, and wife Marian H., 23, both high school teachers; Walter Mitchell, 22, insurance collector; and Ruth Hagans, 29, servant.
In 1940, John Maxwell Miller Jr. registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 22 June 1910 in Chesterfield, South Carolina; lived at 613 East Green, Wilson; his contact was wife Marian Howard Miller; and he was employed by the City Board of Education.
In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 704 Green Street, John M. Miller Jr., 39, elementary school teacher; wife Marian H., 34, high school English and French teacher; and daughter Sylvia M. Chappell, 4.
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 30 April 1949.
Mary Joyce Taylor and Franklin Stokes were married 9 June 1949 in Wilson.
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In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 610 East Green Street, rented for $20/month, barber Roderick Taylor, 45; wife Mary, 39; and children Edna G., 8, Mary J., 4, and Roderick Jr., 1.
In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 607 East Green Street, barber Roderick Taylor, 58; wife Mary J., 50; and children Edna G., 18, Mary J., 14, and Roderick Jr., 12.
In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 1208 Atlantic, barber James Stokes, 45; wife Viola, 35; and children Frank, 18, tobacco factory laborer, Dorothy, 14, Thomas, 12, Annie M., 9, Jannie L., 7, Donnie, 5, and Carlton, 4.
In 1942, Frankin Roosevelt Stokes registered for the World War II draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 21 November 1921 in Troupland [Treutlen] County, Georgia; resided at 1208 Atlanta [sic] Street; his mailing address was Carter Hall, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte; and his nearest relative was James Stokes, 1208 Atlanta Street.
On 9 June 1949, Frank Stokes, 26, of Wilson, son of James Stokes and Viola Reese Stokes, married Mary Joyce Taylor, 23, daughter of Roderick Taylor and Mary John Taylor, in Wilson. Presbyterian minister O.J. Hawkins performed the ceremony in the presence of Johnnie K. Boatwright, Sue Faucette, and Frances E. Williams.
In the 1950 census of Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado: at the University of Colorado, Franklin R. Stokes, 28, lodger.
In the 1955 Boulder, Colorado, city directory: Stokes Franklin R (Joyce M) lab Maaco Puget Sound h 1906 Pearl
Mary Joyce Taylor Stokes Crisp died 26 September 2006 in Mount Clemens, Michigan.
Obituary of Mary Joyce Taylor Stokes Crisp, vickfuneralhome.com
Johnson C. Smith University’s Student Union building was renamed in Crisp’s honor.
Campus map, Johnson C. Smith University.
Franklin R. Stokes died 21 December 2006 in Denver, Colorado.
Obituary of Franklin R. Stokes, Newcomer Cremations, Funerals, Receptions.
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 26 December 1936.
A much-better version of Elizabeth Scott Hines‘ engagement photograph.
