Chicago Defender, 2 January 1932.
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- Dr. and Mrs. John W. Darden
- Dr. and Mrs. James B. Darden
- Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Darden
- Col. and Mrs. J.H. Ward — Wilson native Dr. Joseph H. Ward was roughly a contemporary of Dr. Darden’s father, Charles H. Darden.
wedding anniversary
The Perrys celebrate 50 years of marriage.
Passaic (N.J.) Daily Herald, 28 December 1931.
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In the 1880 census of Stantonsburg township, Wilson County: farm laborer Jack Hodge, 64; wife Gilly, 49; and children Susan, 19, Sidney, 13, and Joseph, 33. [Next door: farm laborer Handy Hodge, 20, and wife Roxy, 21.]
On 28 December 1881, John Perry, 22, married Susan Hodge, 21, in Stantonsburg township, Wilson County. Jack Hodge and Zillie Hodge were among the witnesses.
In the 1900 census of Militia District 1209, Bulloch County, Georgia: farmer John H. Perry, 39; wife Susan, 39; and children William H., 14, Martha J., 13, John H., 11, and Mary E., 10. The younger two children were born in Georgia; the rest of the family, in North Carolina.
In the 1910 census of Laston, Bulloch County, Georgia: farmer John H. Perry, 49; wife Susan, 49; son George, 14; and adopted son Luther Spells, 7. Susan reported that only 2 of her 11 children were living.
In the 1920 census of Norfolk, Virginia: at 1347 East 46th Street, railroad office boy John Perry, 60; wife Susan, 50; niece Hazel Gill, 14; and grandchildren Viola, 9, Elzie, 7, and Ida Perry, 6.
The Clarks celebrate their golden anniversary.
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 9 April 1938.
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North Carolinians celebrate anniversary in New Jersey.
Journal and Guide (Norfolk, Va.), 2 November 1940.
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On 14 September 1926, Lee Joyner, 25, son of Willard and Kate Joyner, married Sarah Ray, 20, daughter of Sarah Bertha Ray, in Wilson. Presbyterian minister A.H. George performed the ceremony in the presence of Severina Mitchell, Sallie Coley, and C.L. Darden.
An unnamed male child was stillborn to Lee Joyner of Greenville, N.C., and Sarah Ray, of Fayetteville, N.C., on 20 November 1928 in Wilson. The baby was buried in Rountree Cemetery [probably Vick Cemetery.] Informant was Sarah Joyner, 1105 Atlantic Street, Wilson.
In the 1930 census of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey: plasterer Lee Joyner, 29; wife Sarah, 24; and daughter Willie-Grae, 2, all born in North Carolina.
In the 1940 census of Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey: mason/building conractor Lee Joiner, 39; wife Sarah, 33; and children Willie Grace, 12, and Thomas Lee, 9.
In 1942, Lee Jackson Joyner registered for the World War II draft in Essex County, New Jersey. Per his registration card, he was born 6 October 1900 in Wilson, N.C.; lived at 436 Broughton Avenue, Bloomfield, Essex County; his contact was Sarah Joyner; and he worked for Brookdale Homes, Bloomfield, N.J.
In the 1950 census of Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey: Lee J. Joyner, 49, plasterer; wife Sarah A., 41; and daughter Wil-gre, 22, department store cashier.
The Weekses’ 25th anniversary.
Rev. A.L.E. Weeks spent years as pastor of several Missionary Baptist churches in Wilson before migrating to Elizabeth, New Jersey.
New York Age, 11 August 1928.
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- Rev. A.L.E. Weeks — Alfred L.E. Weeks.
- Mrs. Weeks — Annie Elizabeth Cooke Weeks.
- J.L. Cooke — Jerry L. Cooke.
- Mrs. J.L. Cooke — Clara Godette Cooke.
- Marie Weeks — Annie Elizabeth Marie Weeks.
- Maggie Crawford — Maggie Barnes Crawford.
- Edwin Cooke — in 1940, Edwin Donald Cooke registered for the World War II draft in East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. Per his registration card, he was born 25 December 1911 in Wilson, N.C.; lived at 255 Elmwood Avenue, East Orange; his contact was wife Natalie Rose Cooke; and he worked for Mrs. Thomas O. Sloane, 55 Montrose Avenue, South Orange.
- Eunice Carter — Eunice Carter Fisher died 13 November 1970 in Wilson. Per her death certificate, she was born 20 November 1884 to Rufus and Nancy [Godette] Carter; was a widow; lived at 1321 East Washington Street; and was a retired laborer. Addie F. Morgan was informant.
70 years of wedded bliss.
This charming piece celebrates the life and seven-decade love of Aaron and Mamie Ricks Dantley, whom we first met here. Dantley was born in Georgia, but moved to Elm City as a boy. There he met his future wife on the playground of their four-room school. He migrated to Washington, D.C., first. She followed, and they married in a funeral home on 30 June 1930.
The New Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.), 27 February 2000.
The Dantleys celebrated one more anniversary together. Mamie Ricks Dantley died 13 May 2001, and Aaron Dantley, 18 June 2003.
55th anniversary.
New York Age, 16 February 1935.
On 12 January 1880, James T. Teacher, 21, son of Andrew J. and Nancy J. Teacher, married Betsey J. Musgrove, 20, daughter of Hay’d and Penny Musgrove, at the Wayne County courthouse.
In the 1900 census of Dudley, Wayne County: farmer James T. Teachie, 41, wife Betsey, 37, and children Jhon H.M., 19, Lu V.J., 17, Hareward T., 15, Ann L.J., 13, Betsey J., 10, Julia A., 6, Louis J.E., 3, Susan A.L.B., 11 months.
In the 1910 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: on Nash Road, house carpenter James Teachee, 53, wife Betsey, 48, and children Haywood, 22, Julia, 18, Louis J., 14, Susie L., 12, and Chas., 10; plus Garfield Granton, 30, Betsey, 23, and son John, 2.
In the 1920 census of Wilson, Wilson County: on Vick Street, house contractor John [sic] Teachey, 64, wife Betsey, 52, and sons James H., 36, a carpenter, and James E., 23, a contractor.
James Thomas Teachey died 27 December 1944 in Wilson, probably of a heart attack. He was a widower and had worked as a contractor and builder. He was 86 years old and had been born in Duplin County to Nancy Teachey. He was buried at Rountree cemetery. Daughter Luvicy Wynn, who resided at 402 North Vick with Teachey, was informant.
Teachey’s daughter Bessie Grantham died 31 October 1965 at her home at 402 Vick Street, Wilson. Per her death certificate, she was born 3 December 1895 in Wayne County to Thomas and Betsey Teachey. Informant was Mrs. J.A. Pearine, 35 West 128th Street, New York City.