John D. & Levicy (Midgett) Midgett

The John D. Midgett Family
[Thought to be at the East Lake Methodist Church with the East Lake School in the background]

John D. Midgett, son of Edward Daniel "Neddie" Midgett, Sr. & Mary D. "Polly" Basnight, was born at Stumpy Point, Tyrrell Co., NC on Sept. 28, 1847 and died in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank Co., NC on Mar. 14, 1924.  He married Levica Bragg "Levicy" Midgett, daughter of Lancaster C. Midgett & Sarah A. "Sally" Caroon, circa 1867.  Levicy was born in Manns Harbor on Jan. 22, 1850 & died there on Mar. 20, 1917.  John & Levicy are both buried in the Midgett Cemetery in Manns Harbor. Together John & Levicy had 11 known children.

1) Alexina A. Midgett -- Oct. 16, 1869 Stumpy Point, NC - Nov. 1, 1869 Stumpy Point, NC

2) Laura Anna Midgett -- Mar. 1871 Stumpy Point, NC - 1930 Norfolk, Va.; Married Augustus O. Mann in Manns Harbor on May 29, 1887

l-r Back Row: Minnie Gertrude Mann, Edward Barclift Mann, Augustus O. Mann, Ada Matilda Mann, Laura Anne (Midgett) Mann, Bertie Estelle Mann, Lillie Mae Mann
l-r Front Row: John Edgar Mann, Fitzhugh Lee Mann, Leola Monzelle Mann

3) Alonzo Mann Midgett -- July 3, 1872 Manns Harbor, NC - Apr. 6, 1936 Elizabeth City, NC; Married 1^st Mattie Pearl Mann on May 11, 1902; 2^nd Alice Williams Midgett on Feb. 28, 1925.

4) John Edgar Midgett -- Feb. 3, 1874 Stumpy Point, NC - Aug. 7, 1950 Manns Harbor, NC; Married 1^st Antha R. Midgett on Dec. 12, 1900; 2^nd Mrs. Mary (Hayman) Midgett on July 23, 1918; 3^rd Mrs. Ida (Mann) Twiford on June 9, 1934

John Edgar Midgett

5) Caroline Virginia Midgett -- Oct. 11, 1875 - Oct. 14, 1949; Married James Corner Craddock in Manns Harbor on Sept. 8, 1895.  [see more details and photos below]

6) Emma Frances Midgett -- Apr. 10, 1878 Oriental, Pamlico Co., NC - Nov. 20, 1963 Elizabeth City, NC; Married: Thomas Skinner Mann, Sr. at Manns Harbor on Mar. 10, 1895.

Emma Frances Midgett

l-r: Ethel Rae Mann, Thomas Skinner Mann, Jr., Thomas S. Mann, Sr., Walter Bly Mann, Selma Elizabeth Mann, Emma Frances (Midgett) Mann
c1910

7) Mary Elizabeth Midgett -- July 3, 1880 Pamlico Co., NC - Dec. 13, 1928 Elizabeth City, NC; Married: Jabez Warren Burfoot in Norfolk, Va. on June 19, 1919.

8) Bertha Midgett -- Feb. 9, 1884 Manns Harbor - Mar. 20, 1884 Manns Harbor

9) Claude Baxter Midgett --May 20, 1885 Manns Harbor - July 23, 1960 Norfolk, Va.; Married: 1^st Lavonia Hix Fulcher at Elizabeth City, NC on June 3, 1910; 2^nd Mrs. Lucy Belle (Mann) Gard at Swan Quarter, NC on Dec. 8, 1956.

Lavonia Hix (Fulcher) Midgett, 1st wife of Claude Baxter Midgett and daughter of Stanford Littleton Fulcher & Cynthia Ann Elizabeth Tillett, was born in Manns Harbor on Mar. 10, 1893 & died in Manns Harbor on Jan. 11, 1950.  Her obituary appeared in the Virginian-Pilot on Thursday, Jan. 12.  She was affectionately known in the family as "Aunt Scrap".

10) Cora Belle Midgett -- Feb. 3, 1888 Manns Harbor - Jan. 26, 1938 Elizabeth City, NC; Married: Eber Morton Cox at Stumpy Point, NC on Jan. 30, 1907.

11) Naomi Midgett -- July 18, 1892 Manns Harbor - July 28, 1892 Manns Harbor

Alwilda (Mann) Midgett Midgett

Alwilda (Mann) Midgett Midgett & daughter, Albertis

   1) Joseph Stewart Midgett was born in Mashoes, NC on Apr. 11, 1898 and died in Hampton, Va. on Sept. 3, 1961 [see obit].  Joseph was first married to Affie C. Twiford (1902-1920) in Manteo on May 18, 1920.  She died one day after giving birth to a premature baby girl on Dec. 18, 1920.  After Affie's death, Joseph married Lelia Mozelle Horton (1906-1936) in Manteo on Nov. 30, 1929.  Lelia was a school teacher at Mashoes.

Joseph Stewart Midgett 

Three months after Lancaster Midgett died in April 1899 Alwilda married Pauledo Nebraska "Brasco" Midgett on July 20, 1899 in Currituck Co.  "Brasco" was the son of Samuel C. Midgett & Sarah C. "Sallie" Gard and brother of Thomas Loyal Midgett and Margaret D. "Maggie" (Midgett) Toler.

L-R: Thomas Loyal Midgett & unknown

Margaret D. "Maggie (Midgett) Toler

"Brasco" and Alwilda had 3 children:
   1)  Vance Carter Midgett -- Sept. 28, 1900 Mashoes, NC - July 1, 1933 Currituck Co.; Married: Eunice Viola O'Neal (1907-1934) at Kitty Hawk on Feb. 5, 1922.

   2)  Mary Lizette Midgett -- Sept. 11, 1902 Manns Harbor - Aug. 27, 1963 Manns Harbor [see obit]; Married: Louis Lathan Midgett, Sr. (1891-1935) in Manteo on June 14, 1924.
   3)  Albertis Midgett -- Nov. 17, 1906 Mashoes, NC - Jan. 23, 1956 Cincinnati, Ohio; Married: Howard J. Girshefski (1888-1955) in Manteo on Sept. 15, 1921.

James Corner Craddock

James Corner Craddock, son of James Franklin Craddock and his 2^nd wife Jane Elizabeth Mann, was born Aug. 13, 1873 in Manns Harbor and died there on Aug. 11, 1943. [see obit]  James and Caroline married in Manns Harbor on Sept. 8, 1895 and to them were born 6 children.

Caroline Virginia (Midgett) Craddock

Caroline Virginia Midgett, daughter of John D. Midgett and his wife, Levica Bragg Midgett, was born Oct. 11, 1875 in Oriental, Pamlico Co., NC and died in Manns Harbor on Oct. 14, 1949. [see obit]

Rosser Lutrell Craddock

Clarence Lee Holmes

Wildon Burton Craddock

l-r: Thomas Skinner Mann; Ruth (Craddock) Holmes; Hugh Gordon Craddock - 1942      Hugh G. 'Chick" Craddock & Gertrude wedding photo