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The obituary of Jadie Thompson.

Wilson Daily Times, 18 November 1950.

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In the 1900 census of Raft Swamp township, Robeson County, N.C.: Calvin Tompson, 37; wife Jennie, 48; and children Nathan, 14, Jadie, 12, Robert, 8, Edna, 5, Lettie, 3, and John C., 1.

In the 1910 census of Pembroke township, Robeson County, N.C.: Calvin Thompson, 43; wife Martha J., 40; children Jadie, 22, Edna, 15, Lettie H., 13, Johnie, 11, Alford, 9, Willie, 4, and Carlie, 2; and sister Rosa 50.

In 1917, Jadie Thompson registered for the World War I draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 25 April 1888 in Lowe, N.C.; lived in Lucama, N.C.; was a tenant farmer for Wiley Love; and was single. He signed his card “Jaddie Thompson.”

On 4 May 1918, J.D. Thompson, 29, of Cross Roads, son of Calvin and Jennie Thompson, married Irene Rowe, 17, of Cross Roads, daughter of Ruffin and Piety Rowe, in Wilson County. Missionary Baptist minister C.D. Dew performed the ceremony.

In the 1920 census of Springhill township, Wilson County: farmer Jaddie D. Thompson, 31; wife Jennie, 19; and son Jaddie L., 10 months.

In the 1930 census of Jackson township, Nash County, N.C.: farmer Jadie Thompson, 42; wife Rena, 29; children Jadie, 12, Carrie, 9, Emma, 7, Lonnie, 6, Rosa, 5, and Willard, 9 months; and aunt Rosa Moore, 70.

In the 1940 census of Taylor township, Wilson County: farmer J.D. Thompson, 52; wife Rethea, 41; and children Lonnie, 16, Cary, 18, Bessie, 18, Rosamarie, 15; Willard, 9, David, 6, Beatrice, 5, and Pauline, 1.

In 1940, Jadie Lee Thompson registered for the World War II draft in Nash County. Per his registration card, he was born 10 March 1919 in Wilson County; lived on R.F.D. 1, Wilson, Nash County; worked for J.H. Robins; and his contact was Jadie Thompson, R.F.D., Wilson, Wilson County. 

In the 1950 census of Jackson township, Nash County, N.C.: farmer Jadie Thompson, 61; wife Irene, 50; children Carrie, 29, Willard, 19; David, 18; Beatrice, 15; Minnie L., 11; Pauline, 10; and Nathaniel, 6; and sister Edna T. Finch, 49.

Jadie Thompson died 15 November 1950 in Nash County, N.C. Per his death certificate, he was born 25 April 1888 in Wilson County to Calvin Thompson and Jennie Smith; lived in Wilson County; worked as a farmer; and was buried in Sandy Fork Cemetery.

The obituary of William Hamm.

Wilson Daily Times, 18 November 1950.

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In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: oil mill laborer William Ham, 34; wife Ida B., 33; and children James M. Ham, 18, and Betty J., 7, Willie H., 10, Betty J. [sic], 13, Floris M., 6, Dorothy L., 5, Joyce L., 3, and Matilda Smith, infant. 

William Hamm died 13 November 1950 at Mercy Hospital, Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born 19 April 1917 in Snow Hill, N.C., to C.C. Hamm and H. Best; was married; lived at 514 Smith Street, Wilson; and worked as a laborer. He was buried in Taylor Cemetery, Greene County, N.C.

The obituary of James D. Barnes.

Wilson Daily Times, 26 March 1948.

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In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: John A. Barnes, 65, garden worker; wife Sarah J., 71; son John A., Jr., 39, works at Hackney Bus Bodies; daughter-in-law Emma, 35; son Wade, 36; and grandchildren James D. Barnes, 17;  George, 15, Odell, 13, and Margaret McAllister, 10, and Inez Tart, 9.

 

The obituary of Lillie Mae Wallace McNair, 104.

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Lillie Mae Wallace McNair, 22 January 1913-14 May 2017.

“Ms. Lillie Mae Wallace McNair, age 104, resident of Avante’ Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Wilson entered into her eternal rest on Saturday, May 14, 2017.

“Funeral services will be held 2 PM Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church, 309 Vick Street, Wilson, NC. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.  Bishop Robert J. Smith will officiate.  A viewing will be held on Friday, May 19, 2017 from 5 PM to 8:30 PM with the family receiving friends from 7 PM to 8 PM at Carrons Funeral Home.

“Lillie Mae leaves to cherish her loving memories to her daughter, Sandra Watson of Baltimore, MD; two granddaughters, Wanda MacDonald of Fayetteville, NC and Karen Smith of Randallston, MD; six great grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.”

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In the 1920 census of 364th Militia District, Dodge County, Georgia: farm manager Ben Wallace, 56; wife Hendie, 49; children Susie, 16, Kisom, 12, Lillie Mae, 6, and James, 3; stepdaughter Hattie Burch, 22, widow, and her children Corine, 4, and Lizzie, 8 months; and stepdaughter Alice Roberson, 30, widow.

In the 1930 census of Toisnot township, Wilson County: farm laborer Ben Wallace, 55; wife Endie, 50, laundress; and children Alice R., 39, laundress, Isham, 18, farm laborer, Lillie M., 15, servant, and James, 12.

In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 716 Viola, India Wallace, 69, widow; son-in-law Willie Thomas, 26, city utilities laborer; daughter Linnie B. Thomas, 27, tobacco factory hanger; daughter Lillie M. Wallace, 21, servant; and grandson Albert Applewhite, 20, tobacco factory laborer.

In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 627 Viola, James McNeil [sic], 44, farm implement company mechanic; wife Lillie Mae, 30, servant; mother India Wallace, 67; and niece Sandra Wallace, 9.

Endia Wallace died 6 October 1957 in Wilson. Per her death certificate, she was born 6 May 1882 in Georgia to Isham and Emily Dandy; was a widow; and lived at 627 Viola Street. Lillie Mae McNair was informant.

The obituary of Bertie Robinson.

Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 23 June 1945.

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In the 1928 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Robinson Golden (c; Bertie) barber h 202 N Vick

In the 1930 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Robinson Golden (c; Bertie) (Cherry Hotel Barber Shop) h 202 N Vick

In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 202 Vick Street, barber Golden Robinson, 30; wife Bertie, 23; and children Parthenia, 5, Gold M., 3, and Glean, 1.

In the 1941 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Robinson Golden (c; Bertie) barber Walter S Hines h 202 N Vick

The obituary of John H. Jackson, Spanish-American War veteran.

Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 27 April 1946.

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In the 1910 census of Willow Grove township, Greene County, N.C.: farmer Henry J. Jackson, 38; wide Addie, 27; and children Macon H., 8, Permiller, 6, Preston, 4, and Nellie, 2.

In 1918, John Henry Jackson registered for the World War I draft in Wilson County. Per his registration card, he was born 27 September 1872; lived at R.F.D. #6, Wilson; worked as a farmer for H.H. Walston; and his contact was wife Addie Jackson.

In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: on Black Creek Road, farmer John H. Jackson, 47; wife Addie, 34; and children Macon, 17, Permiller, 16, Preston, 13, Nellie, 11, Loyd, 9, Herbert, 7, Mabel, 5, Willie, 3, and Bertha Lee, 1.

Addie Jackson died 8 March 1920 in Wilson. Per her death certificate, she was born 4 September 1881 in Henderson, N.C., to John Daniel; was married to John Jackson; and was buried in Wilson [probably, Vick Cemetery].

On 24 November 1920, Jno. Henry Jackson, 47, married Ida May Bryant, 20, in Wilson. Free Will Baptist minister A. Bynum performed the ceremony in the presence of Henry Bryant, Henry Oats, and Charles White.

In the 1930 census of Jackson township, Nash County, N.C.: farmer John Jackson, 57; wife Ida, 29; and children Layse, 19, Mable, 16, Herbert, 17, Willie, 13, Bertha, 12, and Addie, 10.

In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 1201 Washington Street, rented for $12/months, J.H. Jackson, 67, “unable” to work; wife Ilamae, 39, sewing; daughter Addie, 20, tobacco factory laborer; grandchild Estella Stevens, 17; and mother[-in-law] Harriett Bryant, 62, private nurse.

In 1940, Preston Jackson registered for the World War II draft in Wilson. Per his registration card, he was born 28 May 1906 in Microfield [Macclesfield], N.C.; lived at 910 Washington Street, Wilson; his contact was father John Henry Jackson, 1201 Washington Street; and he worked for F.M. Valentine, Wilson.

John H. Jackson died 7 April 1947 at the Veterans Administration hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. Per his death certificate, he was born 27 September 1872 in Surry County, N.C., to Tom Jackson; was married to Ila Mae Jackson; lived at 12o1 East Washington Street, Wilson; worked as a laborer; and was a veteran of the Spanish-American War.

Howard M. Fitts applied for a military headstone on his behalf. It was placed on his grave in “Rountrees” Cemetery — most likely what we now know as Vick Cemetery — and apparently among those covered over or destroyed by the City of Wilson circa 1995.

The obituary of Rosa Lee Kittrell Williams of Nashville, Tennessee.

The Tennesseean (Nashville, Va.), December 1981.

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In the 1910 census of Wilson, Wilson County: bricklayer William Kittrell, 36; wife Mary, 30; and daughter Rosa L., 4.

In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 637 Green, brickmason William H. Kittrell, 45; wife Mary, 42; and daughter Rosa L., 14.

In the 1925 and 1928 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directories: Kittrell Rosa L (c) student h 708 E Green

In the 1938 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory: Kittrell Rosa L (c) school tchr h 708 E Green

In the 1930 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Julas B. Highsmith, 60, schoolteacher; wife Maggie, 45; niece Ethel Cowan, 19; and boarders Idella McCreary, 27, schoolteacher; Matthew S. Branch, 44, schoolteacher; and Ros L. Kittrell, 24, schoolteacher.

On 6 June 1930, Malcolm D. Williams, 24, of Warsaw, N.C., son of Holley and Martha Williams, married Rosa Lee Kittrell, 24, daughter of Wm. and Mary Kittrell, at 708 Green Street, Wilson. William Hines applied for the license, and Presbyterian minister J.T. Douglas performed the ceremony in the presence of W.H. Kittrell, Mary Kittrell, and H.D. Douglas.

In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 6xx Green, owned and valued at $3500, Dr. B.O. Barnes, 38, medical doctor; wife Flossie H., 34; and children Helen N., 6, and John H., 3; also, renting at $15/month; teacher M.D. Williams, 30; wife Rosa L., 33,  teacher; daughter Frances E., 9; mother Martha E., 70; and Opie H. Williams, 48, teacher.

In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 703 Green, Malcolm Williams, 40, supervisor of city public schools; wife Rosa L., 43, “teacher (English)” in city public schools; father-in-law William Kittrell, 79, widower; and lodger Cecil C. Clinton, 26, born in Alabama, primary school teacher.

The obituary of Esther Drake Bynum.

Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 27 February 1943.

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In the 1930 census of Cross Roads township, Wilson County: farmer Ernest Drake, 43; wife Rosetta, 37; and children Lawrence, 18, Floyd, 17, James, 15, Lottie B., 12, Esther M., 8, Annie L., 6, and David, 3.

In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 604 Daniel Street, W.P.A. laborer Ernest Drake, 53, widower; children Lottie B., 22, Elsie May, 20, David, 13, Herman, 7; and grandchildren Emma Gray, 5, May Lee, 3, Jimmy Lee, 2, and Jimmie Dee, 2 months.

Esther Drake Bynum 17 February 1943 in Princess Anne County, Virginia. Per her death certificate, she was born 13 January 1921 in Wilson, N.C., to Ernest Drake and Rosetta Harris, both born in Richmond County, Virginia; and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Norfolk, Va.