Indianapolis News, 15 February 1963.
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The obituary of Rev. John Wesley “York” McNeal.
Wilson Daily Times, 31 October 1941.
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In the 1870 census of Burnt Swamp township, Robeson County, North Carolina: farm laborer Benj. McNeill, 46; wife Harriet, 42; and children Mary, 16, Orra, 14, Surena, 8, Benj., 5, Irwin, 4, and Wesley, 2.
In the 1880 census of Burnt Swamp township, Robeson County, North Carolina: Benjamin McNeill, 53; children Orra, 23, Benny, 15, Evan, 13, Westly, 11, and Katy, 6; and grandson Thomas, 3.
On 10 October 1883, John Wesley McNeill, 22, married Frances McKellar, 18, in Robeson County.
In the 1900 census of Thompson township, Robeson County: farmer John W. McNeill, 31; wife Francis, 34; and children John C., 15, Hector, 10, Edna, 9, Franklin, 6, Lillie, 4, and Florence, 2.
In the 1910 census of Back Swamp township, Robeson County: farmer York McNeill, 49; wife Francess, 46; and children Franklin, 16, Lillie, 14, Tonnie, 11, Walter, 8, Lulu, 6, Louie, 4, and Dewey, 2.
Frank McNeal died 22 October 1919 in Wilson, Wilson County. Per his death certificate, he was 26 years old; his father was York McNeal; he was married to Bessie McNeal; lived near Elm City; and was a tenant farmer for Morris Barnes.
In the 1920 census of Lumberton township, Robeson County: farmer John W. McNeill, 59; wife Frances, 53; and children Lillie, 24, Fonnie, 22, Walter, 19, Lula, 16, Lona, 14, and Hughie, 12.
In the 1930 census of Enfield, Halifax County, North Carolina: farmer John McNeil, 68; wife Frances, 62; children Walter, 30, Dewey, 22, Frances, 16, and Curtis, 18; and grandchildren Marvin, 12, Ada, 7, and Hector, 4.
In the 1940 census of Toisnot township, Wilson County: Walter McNeal, 38; father York, 79; mother Frances, 73; and cousin Ada, 15.
York McNiel died 28 October 1941 at Mercy Hospital, Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born 12 January 1861 in Robeson County, N.C., to Bennie McNiel; was married to Frances McNiel; worked as a farmer; and was buried in Rountree Cemetery.
Lillie Armstrong died 10 November 1941 near Sharpsburg, Wilson County. Per her death certificate, she was born 22 October 1897 in Lumberton, Robeson County, N.C., to York McNeill and Frances McKeller; was married to Gus Armstrong; and was buried in Elm City Cemetery.
Fannie Harris died 19 December 1943 at her home at 7 Carolina Street, Wilson. Per her death certificate, she was 45 years old; was born in Robeson County to York McNeil and Frances McKeller; was married to Benjamin Harris; and was buried in Wilson County.
Walter McNeal died 22 June 1954 at Mercy Hospital, Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born 22 July 1902 in Robeson County to Rev. York McNeil and Frances McKellon; lived at 106 North Vick Street; worked as a taxi operator; was married to Harriett McNeil; and was buried in Rest Haven.
Edna Inman died 7 October 1964 in Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C. Per her death certificate, she was born 19 April 1890 in Robeson County to York McNeil and Frances McKaller; was married to Lem Inman; and lived near Elm City.
Dewey McNeil died 22 December 1969 in Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born 22 July 1907 to York McNeil and Frances McKellar; lived at 1011-A Railroad Street, Wilson; and worked as a cement finisher. Lona McNeil Jackson, 1209 Carolina Street, was informant.
The obituary of Jonas Bynum of Saint Petersburg, Florida.
Tampa Bay Times, 9 March 1962.
Tampa Bay Times, 10 March 1962.
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On 27 December 1911, Jonas Bynum, 25, of Gardners township, married Bessie Pittman, 19, of Gardners township, in Gardners township, Wilson County.
In 1917, Jonas Bynum registered for the World War I draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 6 August 1886 in Wilson County and farmed for H.D. Lane.
In the 1920 census of Gardners township, Wilson County: Jonas Bynum, 34, farmer; wife Bessie, 27; and cousin Johnnie Harris, 22.
In an article headed “Pinellas Fair Awards” published in the 27 January 1933 issue of the Tampa Bay Times, Bessie Bynum of Saint Petersburg was identified as winner in the chocolate cake category.
In the 1934 Saint Petersburg, Florida, city directory: Bynum Jonas (c; Bessie) lab h 415 8th st s
In the 1935 state census of Precinct 7, Pinellas County, Florida: at 415 8th Street South, Jonas Bynum, 42, born in N.C., janitor, and wife Bessie, 38, born in N.C.
In the 1940 census of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida: apartment house painter Jonas Bynum, 51, and wife Bessie, 47.
In the 1950 census of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida: Mercy Hospital groundsman Jones Bynum, 62, and wife Bessie, 56.
Jonas Bynum died 5 March 1962. His daughter Bessie Mae Bynum Ford died 28 March 1989.
Tampa Bay Times, 30 March 1989.
Bessie Pittman Bynum died in July 1992.
The obituary of John Henry Dudley.
Wilson Daily Times, 15 June 1950.
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In the 1900 census of Taylor township, Wilson County: farmer Henry Dudley, 45; wife Fannie, 24; children Meaner, 14, Maggie, 13, Lorence, 10, Lossie, 9, Rosa, 7, Henry, 5, Jacob, 3, and Lizza N., 6 months; and boarder Phillis Gray, 59, widow.
On 10 January 1917, John Henry Dudley, 22, of Black Creek township, son of Henry Dudley and Fannie Dudley, married Della Brooks, 19, of Black Creek township, daughter of Dave Brooks and Ret Brooks, at Charlie Spell’s house in Black Creek township. Henry Dudley, Isaac Daniel, and Charlie Spell were witnesses.
In 1917, John Henry Dudley registered for the World War I draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born in 1896 in Black Creek; lived in Black Creek; worked as a farm laborer for Mac Gilber, Rocky Mount, N.C.; and was married.
In the 1920 census of Oldfields township, Wilson County: farmer J.H. Dudley, 23, and wife Della, 20.
In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 403 Carroll Street, carpenter John Dudley, 32; wife Della, 27; children Carl D., 7, James H., 5, and Minnie, 2; and niece Fanie Farmer, 22.
In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: carpenter Henry Dudley, 42; wife Della, 38; and children Carl, 17, James, 14, Minnie, 12, and Robert, 9.
In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 109 Manchester, construction contractor Henry Dudley, 51; wife Della, 46; children James, 24, and Minnie B., 22; grandson Robert L., 20; and [Robert’s?] son Bernard, 2.
John Henry Dudley died 12 Jun 1950 at his home at 109 Manchester Street, Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born 26 January 1895 in Wilson County to Henry Dudley and Fannie Gray; was married to Della B. Dudley; worked as a carpenter; and was a World War I veteran.
U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970, http://www.ancestry.com.
The obituary of Jefferson E. Russell.
Wilson Daily Times, 3 March 1955.
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In the 1900 census of Township #5, Fairfield County, South Carolina: farmer Etta Russel, 46, and children Henry, 17, Ed, 15, Robert, 14, Jeff, 11, Ira, 9, Samuel, 7, Earnest, 2, and Rosa, 1.
In the 1910 census of Township #5, Fairfield County, South Carolina: Jeff Russell, 21; wife Francis, 21; and sons Frank, 1, and Robert, 2 months.
In 1917, Jeff Russell registered for the World War I draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 8 August 1890 in Winnsboro, South Carolina; lived on Virginia Street, Wilson; worked as a bricklayer for Bill McGowan; and supported a wife and three children. [Where was Virginia Street?]
In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: on Atlantic Street, laborer Jeff Russell, 35; wife Julia, 32; and daughter Annie, 9.
In the 1920 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Russell Jeff E (c) bricklyer h Atlanta nr East
In the 1922 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Russell Jeff E (c) bricklyer h 910 Atlanta; also Russell Julia (c) dom h 910 Atlanta
In the 1928 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Russell Jeff E (c) bricklyer h 915 Atlanta
In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: brickmason James [sic] Russell, 42; wife Julia, 42; daughter Annie, 17; and lodger James E. Amos, 41, public school teacher.
In the 1930 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Russell Jefferson E (c; Julia) brklyr h 919 Atlantic av
On 21 December 1936, Annie Russell, 24, daughter of Jeff and Julia Russell, married James McNeill, 28, son of Bernie and Lacy McNeill, in Wilson. Baptist minister B.F. Jordan performed the ceremony.
In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 623 Green Street, truck driver Albert Gay, 24; his siblings Harrell, 19, Samuel, 17, Annie M., 14, and Ralph, 12; lodger Mrs. Julia Russell, 40, widow, servant; and lodger’s son Albert, 22, brickmason. [This is curious. Julia Russell was not a widow, as Jeff Russell was very much alive in 1940. Where was he? And where was Albert in earlier censuses?]
The Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), 8 March 1950.
Jefferson Elliott Russell died 2 March 1955 at Mercy Hospital, Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born 10 August 1894 in Fairfield County, South Carolina, to Robert Russell and Henrietta Rudgley; worked as a laborer; lived at 203 North Reid Street; and was married. Informant was Francis Gunthorp, Winnsboro, S.C.
Annie Russell Phillips died 12 April 1985 in Wilson. Per her death certificate, she was born 18 November 1910 in York County, South Carolina, to Jeff Russell and Julia Jones; lived at 912 East Nash Street; was married to Preston P. Phillips; worked as a nurse; and was buried in Rest Haven Cemetery.
The obituary of Nathaniel Ford Jr. of Trenton, New Jersey.
Trenton Evening Times, 30 April 1986.
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In 1940, Nathaniel Ford registered for the World War II draft in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. Per his registration card, he was born 15 June 1906 in Wilson, N.C.; lived at 111 Fall Street, Trenton; his contact was friend Effie Olston; and he worked for W.P.A.-Fort Dix, N.J.
In the 1950 census of Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey: Nathaniel Ford, 43, building construction laborer; wife J.M., 33; children Nathaniel F., 6, Jimmie, 5, and Jay R., 1; and roomer Maud Stevenson, 34, cleaning woman.
The obituary of Archie Charles Artis of Durham, North Carolina.
Durham Sun, 23 December 1958.
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Like his brother S.P. Artis of Wilson, Archie C. Artis of Durham was a prosperous barber and real estate investor.
The obituary of Ollie T. Jones of Winston-Salem, N.C.
Winston-Salem Journal, 21 May 1981.
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In the 1920 census of Oldfields township, Wilson County: farmer Thomas A. Jones, 51; wife Mary I., 45; children Milbry, 28, Andrew, 19, Leonia, 17, James H., 14, Ollie T., 9, Ida May, 7, Paul H., 5, and Jim Lawrence, 3; and granddaughter Bettie Lee, 4.
In the 1930 census of Crossroads township, Wilson County: farmer Thomas Jones, 61; wife Ida, 54; and children Leona, 27, Ollie, 19, Ida M., 17, Paul, 15, James, 13, and Willie, 8.
In the 1940 census of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina: at 1010 East Second, Ollie T. Jones, 29, and wife Daisy, 26, both cigarette factory workers.
In 1945, Ollie Thomas Jones registered for the World War II draft in Forsyth County. Per his registration card, he was born 25 April 1910 in Wilson, N.C.; lived at 1010 East First Street, Winston-Salem; his contact was wife Daisy Jones; and he was “unemployed–recently discharged.”
On 9 October 1954, Ollie Thomas Jones, 44, of Winston-Salem, son of Thomas A. and Mary Ada Jones, married Veritas Sherard, 39, of Winston-Salem, daughter of Robert L. and Ruth L. Grier, in Winston-Salem.
The Reid-Lucas family of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The chance find of David Reid’s Atlantic City obituary led me to this set of siblings that migrated with their spouses to the Jersey Shore in the late 1920s.
- David and Lucinda Barnes Reid
On 8 August 1922, David Reid, 21, of Wilson County, son of John and Olivia Reid, married Lieucinda Barnes, 19, of Wilson County, daughter of Pattie Barnes, in Wilson County. Disciples minister W.W. Webb performed the ceremony in the present of Mollie V. Williams, Richard Winstead, and Eligar Reid.
Hattie Olivia Reid was born 28 December 1922 in Wilson to David Reid and Lucinda Barnes.
In the 1928 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Reid David (c; Lucinda) hlpr h 712 W Walnut
In the 1930 census of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey: at 1317 Arctic Avenue, James Lucas, 26, hotel bus driver; wife Pattie, 26, hotel chambermaid; roomer David Reid, 24, garage mechanic; wife Lucinda, 25; children Olivia, 6, David, 4, and Wallace Reid, 3; and roomer Sydney Briggs, 20, hotel mechanic.
In the 1935 Atlantic City city directory: Reid David (Lucinda) garage attendant h 1322 Baltic av
David Reid died in March 1971.
Atlantic City Press, 8 March 1971.
Wallace Reid died just three years after his father.
Atlantic City Press, 24 July 1974.
Lucinda Reid Crosley died 29 March 2003 at age 97.
- James and Pattie Reid Lucas
In the 1930 census of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey: at 1317 Arctic Avenue, James Lucas, 26, hotel bus driver; wife Pattie, 26, hotel chambermaid; roomer David Reid, 24, garage mechanic; wife Lucinda, 25; children Olivia, 6, David, 4, and Wallace Reid, 3; and roomer Sydney Briggs, 20, hotel mechanic.
In 1940, James Oscar Lucas registered for the World War II draft in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Per his registration card, he was born 22 February 1905 in Wilson, N.C.; lived at 117 1/2 Center Street, Atlantic City, N.J., [later, 760 Chelton Avenue, Apartment B, Camden, N.J.]; his contact was wife Pattie Lucas; and he worked for “U.S. Government Cement Contracting” at Fort Dix, N.J.
In the 1940 census of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey: at 105 New York Avenue, James Lucas, 36, W.P.A. laborer; wife Patty, 38; daughter Willa Mae, 17; brother Buddy, 24, helper in restaurant kitchen; and lodger Vera Williams, 48, widow, seamstress in W.P.A. sewing project, and her son Ernest, 13.
In the 1950 census of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey: James Lucas, 45, construction company laborer; wife Pattie, 49, hotel maid; nephews Dowel, 7, and Willie Lucas, 5; and cousin-in-law Lizzie G. Reid, 23, hotel maid.
James Lucas died 23 July 1956 in Atlantic City.
Atlantic City Press, 27 July 1956.
Pattie Lucas died in August 1973.
Atlantic City Press, 29 August 1973.
- Benjamin and Mollie Hemby Reid
Benjamin Reid registered for the World War I draft in Wilson County in 1917. Per his registration card, he was born 1896 in Edgecombe County, N.C.; lived on Mercer Street, Wilson; worked as a delivery boy for H.M. McMullen; and was single.
On 28 November 1918, Bennie Reid, 22, of Wilson, son of John and Olivia Reid, married Mollie Turnage, 19, of Wilson, daughter of Louisa Turnage, at her home in Wilson. Missionary Baptist minister William Baker performed the ceremony in the presence of Carrie Melton, W.H.H. Howard, and Noel Jones.
On 12 May 1927, Ben Reid, 31, of Wilson, married Mollie Hembey, 22, of Wilson, in Wilson. Disciples minister W.W. Webb performed the ceremony in the presence of Oscar Barker, Ella Adams, and James Baker.
In the 1930 census of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey: Ben Reid, 35, restaurant dishwasher, and wife Mollie, 25, lodgers in the household of William Peterson.
Atlantic City Press, 30 March 1935.
Atlantic City Press, 26 April 1939.
Benjamin Franklin Reid registered for the World War II draft in 1942. Per his registration card, he was born 4 June 1896 in Pick [Pitt] County, N.C.; lived 1309 Arctic Avenue, Atlantic City; worked for W.P.A. Watershed; and his contact was Nanie May Reid, same address.
Atlantic City Press, 10 March 1942.
The obituary of Eva Artis McRimmon of Kearny, N.J., prominent in A.M.E. affairs.
Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.), 5 March 1993.
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In the 1910 census of Pikeville township, Wayne County, North Carolina: Robert Artis, 27; wife Christana, 27; and children Mabelle, 6, Eva, 4, Robert Jr., 2, and Chalice, 5 months.
In the 1920 census of Black Creek township, Wilson County: on Black Creek to Goldsboro Road, Robert Artis, 35; wife Christiana, 33; and children Mabel, 16, Eva, 13, Robert, 10, Challie, 9, Maggie, 8, Adam, 6, and Christine, 4.
On 1 February 1927, Eva Artis, 22, of Wilson, daughter of Robert and Christianna Artis, married Richard Bullock, 45, of Wilson, son of Alfred and Mary Bullock, in Wilson. Baptist minister B.F. Jordan performed the ceremony in the presence of Ben Harris, Jesse Barnes, and H.B. Forten.
In the 1928 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Bullock Richd (c; Eva) driver h 202 East
In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 202 East Street, Richard Bullock, 48, gardener; wife Eva, 25, cook; and [his] children Richard, 20, cobbler, Moses, 16, George, 14, and Hellen, 13.
In the 1940 census of Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey: Allen McRimmon, 34, longshoreman for shipping company; wife Eva, 32; and daughters Allen Doris, 8, and Geraldine, 3.
In the 1950 census of Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey: Allen McRimmon, 47, bricklayer for construction company; wife Eva, 39, presser in glove factory; and daughters Allan D., 17, and Geraldine, 13.
Eva Artis McRimmon is second from right in the top photo. The Mississippi Enterprise (Jackson, Miss.), 28 April 1962.