MARKS CREEK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY
This cemetery is located off SR #1607, approximately .7 mile from intersection of State Rd. #1623, north of Hamlet CSX Terminal Station. Most graves have markers with inscriptions legible. This record has been generously seasoned in May 1996 with the memories of Mary Campbell Chappell (1917-2003). If anyone has knowledge of more recent burials here, please share them with us. Thanks! Myrtle Bridges
This list was updated September 27, 2004 with burials since 1996. Many thanks to Kevin Williams for tediously recording them.
(See below) The additional listings and remarks shown in RED are from the Historical Records Survey of North Carolina, 1937-1938 by Mrs. Myrtle Porter Hamer.
Angel Virginia U. 10/26/1921 - 6/12/1992 wife of Wallace G. Angel "Virginia Ussery Angel, d/o Zack and Mary McDonald Ussery, died in Florida." Angel Wallace G. 7/13/1911 - 2/20/1993 Angel William L. Jr. 2/28/1965 - 5/5/1986 "He was killed in an auto accident in Florida." Bell Infant Died 1925 Infancy Bell R. son of Julius Bell 1911 - 1919 Billingsly James Edward 4/18/1914 - 3/22/1977 Black Albert William 1/22/1933 - 6/5/1972 Black Sally Bundy 11/5/1937 - 6/5/1972 "Sally and husband Albert William Black drowned while fishing in Ledbetter Lake, Rockingham, N. C. She was daughter of Marvin and Ruby Bundy." Blue Adelaide McLean 8/1/1930 - 6/28/1983 "Adelaide married Grover Blue. She and her twin sister, Adeline, were the youngest daughters of Mr. Lawrence and Hazel Smith McLean." Blue D. Thomas 2/27/1876 - 10/26/1954 Blue Emma 2/17/1885 - 10/8/1964 Blue Haywood 5/15/1857 - 8/22/1938 Blue Sallie wife of Haywood Blue 11/2/1866 - 7/13/1935 Blue Jimmy Ray son of E.F. & Evelyn Blue d. 1/16/1954 - Infancy "Evelyn is the daughter of Ernest and Beulah Terry Wilkes." Bowman Gladys Mae 4/10/1920 Bowman Jack 1/4/1911 - 11/30/1978 Boyle William Patrick 12/23/1906 - 1/7/1982 Boyle Barney White, Jr. son of Barney W. and Anchea Boyle 2/1/1972 - 2/3/1972 Boyle Charles A. 1/8/1903 - 4/22/1973 Boyle Beaulah M. 1/23/1904 "She was the wife of Charles A. Boyle and she died May 1996." Boyle Edward Burke Born in Ardara County, Donegal, Ireland 1/6/1857 - 8/17/1936 Boyle Flora Jane Wilkes wife of Edward Burke Boyle 3/7/1867 - 12/28/1946 "They were the parents of Nancy Boyle McRae, Mrs. Florence McRae, Mr. John A. Boyle." Boyle James E. 3/9/1901 - 12/23/1949 Boyle Lela C. wife of James E. Boyle 12/26/1903 - 4/1/1966 "Lela was a Cameron." Boyle John Arch 8/29/1904 - 11/21/1992 Boyle Stella White wife of John Arch Boyle 9/19/1913 - 10/17/1983 Boyle Judy Lynn 12/27/1958 - 4/2/1980 "She was a daughter of Henry and Bernice Norton Boyle. Judy was killed as she worked alone in a store between Hamlet and Rockingham. Killer unknown." Boyle Mary Sue Holley 6/6/1934 - 10/28/1978 "Mary Sue was the wife of Robert Boyle, oldest son of John A. and Stella White Boyle." Brown Carl Douglas 6/4/1980 - 7/8/1980 "Infant son of Doug and Rachel Chappell Brown. Rachel is the niece of Dora and Elmore Chappell, who reared her. Her parents are Reid and Linda Chappell." Brown Mary Lathan dau. of Harold and Ruth Sullivan Lathan 4/6/1955 - 10/14/1983 Brown Willa McKay 8/26/1893 - 8/29/1972 "She was our Avon Lady." Brummell, Beaulah Taylor 11/12/1918 - 1/11/1989 "Beaulah was a daughter of Henry Taylor & Lulu his wife. Lulu was a sister to Mr. Bud Currie. Other members of her family are buried in Florida." Brummell David M. son of Beaulah T. Brummell 1/22/1936 - 4/22/1987 Bullard George C. 8/19/1901 - 2/8/1963 "He was a relative of the McDuffie family. That is about all I know." Bullard Annie M. 7/23/1903 - 3/16/1971 Bundy William Marvin 3/24/1905 - 7/28/1974 "Marvin married Ruby Terry, daughter of Edward & Minnie Terry, about 1934." Butler Clarence 9/10/1916 - 8/31/1970 "He was a son of Uncle David & Mary Steen Butler." Butler Ethel Mae wife of Clarence Butler 5/13/1912 - 6/10/1972 "She was a McPherson." Butler James 6/8/1861 - 12/19/1941 "He was my maternal grandfather." Butler Cornelia 12/19/1925 - Aged 49 " She was the wife of James B. Butler, daughter of David Odom, and she was my maternal grandmother." Butler David 11/25/1891 - 2/17/1968 "Uncle Dave was the oldest son of James and Cornelia Odom Butler." Butler Mary Steen wife of David Butler 4/28/1890 - 8/27/1962 Butler James Erwin 11/11/1943 - 4/20/1963 "James was the oldest son of Lonnie E. and Bonnie Brown Butler. He died of cancer at age 19." Butler Julia Ann wife of John Butler 5/19/1914 - 2/8/1958 "Julia Ann Taylor was a daughter of Morgan Taylor." Butler John 10/22/1896 -12/2/1980 "Uncle John was the 2nd son of James and Cornelia Odom Butler and my mother's brother." Butler John Washington son of J.W. and S.E. Butler 6/20/1872 - 1/20/1873 "You know that's the baby's grave right between the two cedars where our people were buried. We always wondered who that baby was."He was not related to the Butlers we knew." Butler Lonnie E. 6/5/1910 - 1/12/1970 "Uncle Lonnie was the youngest son of James and Cornelia Butler." Butler William Frank died 4/1970 Butler Mary J. "wife of R.L. Butler 2/8/1867 - 7/19/1903 "I think she was Mary Isabel, a Wilkes relative." Cabellero Nancy Jane 6/13/1936 - 1/24/1964 "She was a niece of Mrs. Nan Boyle McRae." Campbell Catherine Jane Died 8/10/1914. w/o Daniel W. Campbell. Age 85. "Catherine was my paternal grandmother. She was a daughter of Angus Finlayson and wife Catherine of Cumberland County." Campbell Mary Elizabeth Norton Chappell, December 30, 1917 - September 10, 2003 Campbell Daniel W. 10/29/1816 -10/15/1872 "Daniel was my grandfather, a son of Norman Campbell (d.1820) and wife Sarah. His brothers and sisters were Margaret Watson, Christian Smith, John Campbell and Angus Alexander Campbell. Campbell Bessie Butler wife of Norman A. Campbell 8/25/1898 - 8/1/1961 "She is my mother, 2nd daughter of James and Cornelia Odom Butler." Campbell Norman A. 8/2/1863 - 3/1/1935 "Daddy was the only son of Daniel W. and Catherine J. Finlayson Campbell." Campbell Daniel William WW11 9/12/1919 - 5/1/1979 "Dan was my only brother." Chappell Alma C. wife of Fred C. Chappell 9/14/1918 -11/4/1987 "Alma Clark, daughter of Tom Clark. Alma's mother died at her birth. She was reared by Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Clark, her grandparents." Chappell Fred C. 3/10/1913 - 9/6/1975 "He was the oldest son of Katie Wilkes and Oliver Frank Chappell." Chappell Millard F[ilmore] 5/19/1914 - 4/30/1980 "Mick was the second son of Katie Wilkes and Oliver Frank Chappell. He married Bessie Cameron. After Bessie died Mick and I married." Chappell Glen P. b. .. d. 3/20/1966 "Son of Fred and Alma Chappell" Chappell Leonard 5/26/1916 - 4/18/1994 " Son of Frank and Katie Chappell" Chappell Hula Burns wife of Leonard 12/2/1932 - 11/12/1987 Chappell Katie Wilkes wife of Oliver Frank Chappell 2/4/1891 - 5/19/1961 "She was the daughter of John Wilkes." Chappell Oliver Frank 1/24/1887 - 7/21/1970 Clark Annie wife of Eli Clark d.1893 "The Clarks always lived close to us, the Campbells, and were good friends of ours." Clark Eli Died 1890. Clark Maggie Grant 1899 - 1969 "She must have been a daughter of Maggie and P. C. Clark." Clark Maggie wife of P. C. Clark 9/15/1863 - 7/17/1936 Clark P. C. 8/15/1862 Clark Tom 1897 - 1929 "He was the father of Alma Clark Chappell." Currie L. Prince 1886 - 1949 "Lawrence Prince, 'Bud' Currie lived near the Henry Taylor Family. His death cert. shows he was b. Jan 30, 1886, d. May 24, 1949 s/o Daniel Scott Currie & Lucy Ann Norton, Informant, Mrs. L. P. Currie " Currie Synthia Ann b. 5/23/1842 - 3/23/1929 d/o Daniel Currie (1811-1888)& Katherine Watson (1808-1903) (Katie d/o Alexander G. (-d. 1828)& Mary Watson (1782-1857) Alex & Mary bur. Scottish Cemetery, Rockingham, Richmond County) " M. Bridges Dawkins Brian Joseph Infant son of Robert and Carolyn Dawkins 12/9/1974 Dawkins James A. 5/10/1905 - 12/9/1960 Dawkins Sallie Williams wife of James A. Dawkins 9/22/1905 - 10/12/1982 Dawkins James A. Jr. son of James A. and Sallie Dawkins 10/6/1928 - 7/19/1954 "James was killed in a motorcycle accident." Dawkins Luther F. 7/24/1898 - 6/14/1962 "Now Luther F. Dawkins, you see, was from an entirely different Dawkins family." Dawkins Thelma A. wife of Luther F. 4/15/1899 - 12/26/1977 "Thelma was a daughter of Mary Isabel Wilkes, who was a daughter of John Wilkes. Her sister was Mrs. Hamilton, who Mick and I went to see to get some of my research information." Dickerson Caroline S. wife of Joseph H. Dickerson 1844 - 1917 "They were real nice old folks who lived in our community. They were Northerners. He was with the Union Army. They came to Marks Creek after the Civil War. They liked it down here and never went back North." Dickerson Joseph H. 1843 - 1921 Dickerson Emma L. dau. of Jos. H. & Caroline S. 1/12/1870 - 9/2/1952 "Miss Emma was a good, loving and valuable member of Marks Creek Church." Duncan Claude Marion 8/5/1905 - 1/28/1972 "He was the son of Mamie Duncan Currie before she married Bud Currie, her second husband." Duncan Reedy Cameron 2/12/1902 - 11/22/1966 "She was a daughter of Duncan Cameron, sister of Bessie Cameron Chappell, w/o Claude Marion Duncan." Dunn Ben Tilman 1896 - 10/30/1932 "He was the husband of Edith Clark Dunn." Dunn Edith Clark 1907 - 1962 Erxleben Adelaide Williams 8/14/1925 - 5/4/1960 "Adelaide was the youngest daughter of Arthur P. and Roxie McDonald Williams. She was killed in auto accident." Erxleben Albert Arthur son of Adelaide W. Erxleben 11/4/1944 - 11/7/1944 Ezzell Audrey Ussery 4/20/1924 - 11/11/1983 "Audrey was another daughter of Zack and Mary McDonald Ussery. Virginia Angel was her sister." Finlayson Alexander W. Born May 25 1825 Died Sept 3 1899 "He was my great uncle, a brother of Aunt Mary Finlayson and my Grandmother, Catherine J. Finlayson Campbell. His military records state: Alexander Finlayson, Private, resided in Cumberland County where he enlisted at age 41, August 20, 1863 for war. Assigned to Co. B, 56th Regiment North Carolina Troops. Reported present through June 1864. Deserted on August 2, 1864. Returned to duty prior to Jan. 1, 1865. Captured at or near Hatchers Run, Va. April 2, 1865. Confined at Point Lookout, Maryland April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout on June 27, 1865 after taking Oath of Allegiance. Source: North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 Vol. XIII Infantry A Publication of NCArchives" Finlayson Mary sister of Alexander W. b. May, 1823 - d. October 13, 1910 Goodwin Clarence E. 6/30/1917 - 6/17/1984 Gurganious Adrian P. 1866 - 1939 "He Married Catherine McDonald." Gurganious Catherine 1868 - 1907 Gurganious Geneva 1901 - 1918 "Geneva was the daughter of Adrian P. and Catherine." Gwynn Ella Wilkes 7/24/1922 - 4/10/1940 "She was a daughter of Mr. Tom Wilkes. She died young too." Hanselman Robert F. 12/25/1909 - 2/9/1987 Hanselman Lucille Lathan wife of Robert H. b. 9/26/1914 Hartman C. 2/14/1854 - 8/4/1935 "I can't remember his name, but he was from Virginia. He and Mary lived in Virginia for a while after they married." Hartman Mary 6/9/1868 - 10/16/1946 "Mary McLean Hartman was the oldest sister of Mr. Lawrence McLean. They were children of James W. McLean and Catherine McDonald McLean." Hayes Wyndie Brown 10/4/1961 - 7/15/1987 "Wyndie was a daughter of Harry & Emma Lou Brown. She was a nurse and also died in auto accident." Hubbard Howard D. 12/23/1900 - 2/17/1965 Hubbard Beaulah Tunstall wife of Howard 3/20/1904 Huguelet Clinton R. 3/4/1906 - 2/17/1965 "Clinton was a son of Jules Huguelet. He inherited Huguelet's Jewelry Store of Hamlet, N. C." Huguelet Ruth Pate wife of Clinton 1/13/1912 - 6/8/1979 "Ruth was loved by everyone who knew her. She was the daughter of Elijah and Elizabeth (Mrs. Lizzie) McLean Pate. Elizabeth was Mary Hartman's sister, daughters of Catherine McDonald and James W. McLean. Another sister, Jeany is buried in Mary Love Cemetery Hamlet, N. C." Kelly Edwin James WW1 9/16/1888 - 2/18/1964 Kelly Infant 12-31-1921 12-31-1921 s/o E.J. & Margaret Kelly Kelly Infant 10-20-1923 10-20-1923 s/o E.J. & Margaret Kelly Kelly Maggie McRae wife of Edwin J. Kelly 1/7/1900 - 6/29/1982 "Maggie was a sister of John, Henry, Robert, Scott, Luther, George, Nancy, Mattie and Walter McRae, children of Mr. Sanburn McRae and Martha McDonald McRae." Lathan Irene W. 4/12/1922 - 12/30/1993 "She was the daughter of Fred Williams and married Morris Lathan." Lathan Morris Everett 4/14/1920 Lathan Harold W. 11/17/1927 Lathan Ruth S. wife of Harold W. Lathan 5/7/1925 - 9/14/1956 Lathan Mary 4/6/1955 - 10/14/1983 "Mary was a daughter of Harold and Ruth Lathan." Lathan Clonnie M. 2/23/1902 - 1/25/1979 Lathan Dauphan Columbus WW11 1917 - 1974 Lathan Donald Allen son of H. A. & Jewel Lathan 10/23/1949 - 11/1/1956 "Donald was killed as he jumped off the school bus and was hit by a car as it passed the bus." Lathan Jewel McNair 8/2/1920 - 12/30/1972 "Jewel was the mother of Donald Allen. She was a Rockingham girl." Lathan Laura Tyner wife of Wm. W. Lathan 12/25/1887 - 11/24/1957 "They were the parents of Harvey, Lucille, Hubert, Earl, Morris, Harold, Mary and Willie Lathan." Lathan Lawrence 1/19/1848 - 8/8/1937 "Lawrence was a member of a different Lathan family." Lathan L. C. 10/10/1869 - 5/25/1948 Lathan Lilly 5/25/1880 - 12/6/1950 Lathan Myrtle B. 11/28/1901 - 4/8/1986 Lathan William W. 6/14/1884 - 1/15/1977 Lee Alice Nora wife of Jesse Lee 1886 - 1938 Lee Herbert 12-18-1907 - 4-21-1908 son of Jesse and Alice Nora Lee Lee Jesse 1875 - 1947 "Jesse was related to the McDuffie family." Lewis Guy Herbert January 19, 1880 Idaho May 13, 1942 County Home h/o Hattie Wall "He lived over on the 'McKenzie Hill' for awhile. McKenzie Hill is on the N.A. Campbell land, about one mile South of the Campbell homeplace." See more here Lynch Carolyn 12/25/1939 - 1/22/1940 "Carolyn was a member of the Wilkes family." Maness Georgia wife of M. A. Maness 1882 - 1954 "This was a family who lived in our community for many years. They had moved to Richmond County from Georgia. They had two boys, Arthur and Alma. Mr. and Mrs. Maness were nice neighbors. They lived in a house east of McDuffie's; the same house in which Mr. Dannie and Mr. Willie, the Wilkes twins, were born. This being the former home of Mr. George (Wash) Wilkes and Jane" Maness M. A. 1862 - 1943 McDonald Alexander 1896 - 1907 "He was a member of Alma McDonald's family." McDonald Alice wife of A.R. McDonald 6/29/1854 - 4/24/1912 McDonald A.R. 12/25/1855 - 4/15/1907 McDonald Archie 1827 - 1913 McDonald Archie B. 1873 - 1926 McDonald Buddie 2/21/1899 - 3/20/1900 s/o N.D. & Etta McDonald McDonald Charlie D. 9/14/1891 - 1/29/1947 "He was a brother of Charlotte, Roxie, Alma and Helen McDonald." McDonald Angus Campbell 6/9/1903 - 10/13/1963 "He was another brother of Alma McDonald." McDonald D.H. 7-17-1865 - 2-19-1903 w/o W. McDonald McDonald Elida wife of D. H. McDonald 12/12/1874 - 5/28/1957 "She married (2) Martin Terry. Elida was a McLean before marriage." McDonald Dora E. 12/21/1887 - 5/20/1890 McDonald Frances Oliver Died 1/2/1940 Aged 100 "2nd wife of John Allen McDonald. Mr. John Allen's first wife was Mary McKinnon, daughter of Alexander McKinnon. McDonald Frederick D. son of D. H. & Elida McDonald 4/7/1898 - 11/18/1956 McDonald William C. 1866 - 1928 "William Calvin" McDonald Harriet Campbell wife of William C. McDonald 1873 - 1922 McDonald Hazel J. wife of Randolph McDonald II 8/31/1911 - 1/25/1952 "She was a Campbell too." McDonald Randolph II 1/4/1911 - 1/29/1983 "He was the youngest son of William C. and Harriet C. McDonald." McDonald Henry 1859 - 1894 McDonald Infant daughter of Nancy McDonald d.10/17/1955 "Nancy McDonald married an English." McDonald Jenet McGilvery 1835 - 1926 "This was Alma McDonald's grandmother." McDonald John 1845 - 1906 McDonald John A. CSA 12/12/1825 - 6/23/1904 McDonald Mary McKinnon wife of John A[llen] McDonald 2/14/1830 - 1/30/1887 "This family was related to my own Daddy somehow." McDonald John C. WWI 1/25/1896 - 12/17/1941 McDonald John R. 8/15/1865 - 12/6/1890 McDonald Lonnie 1907 - 1939 "Lonnie was a son of W. C. & Harriet McDonald. The second from the youngest. Randolph was the youngest." McDonald Peggy Ruth d. 3/29/1939 1 year "She was the daughter Nancy Carol McDonald English too. She didn't live but one year. Nancy Carol is the oldest daughter of Randolph and Hazel McDonald." McDonald Peter McK. son of John A. and Mary McDonald 2/26/1860 - 9/27/1903 McDonald Rebecca C. 9/19/1867 - 6/6/1943 "Rebecca was a Campbell too." McDonald I.(T.) Emery son of N.D. & Etta McDonald 3/21/1902 - 10/6/1902 McDonald Walter R. 2/5/1889 - 5/22/1890 McDonald Willie G. 5/26/1900 - 6/26/1963 "He was killed in an automobile accident." McDuffie Aleen Marie dau. of J.H. & V.R. McDuffie 2/26/1903 - 3/16/1903 "She was a daughter of Mr. Jim and Van Riggan McDuffie." McDuffie Clem Herbert son of J.H. and V.R. McDuffie 1/2/1907 - 5/1/1932 "Clem was drowned. He and Randolph and Lonnie McDonald were out on Ledbetter lake in a boat. The boat capsized and Clem went into the water. They say he went down three times but they were unable to save him. That was the saddest funeral I ever remember going to. I was about twelve years old and had been to funerals before, but that had not affected me so much. It was real sad for many years because 'Mr. Jim' kept coming to our house and talking about Clem." *McDuffie Duncan F. 6/28/1851 - 12/1919 (see below) McDuffie Henry R. 11/19/1905 - 6/25/1954 "Mr. Jim's son who married Helen McDonald." McDuffie Helen M. wife of Henry R. McDuffie 5/16/1905 - 9/5/1989 "Helen was a sister to Mrs. Alma McDonald McDonald, Mrs. Roxie McDonald Williams, Mrs. Charlotte McDonald Gibson and Mrs. Mary McDonald Ussery." McDuffie James H. 2/27/1872 - 8/31/1943 "James H. McDuffie, that was 'Mr. Jim'. He died by accident too. He fell off a barn over on a hill near where Beulah Wilkes lives. He went out there after he was too old to do it. Let me see how old he was. He was seventy-one. I remember when he passed Mr. Sam Terry's house to take the roof off that barn and 'Mr. Sam' said "Now Jim, you know you're too old to do things like that," but, he went right on up there and started ripping off that roof. That's when he fell. Scott McRae had to come and take him to the hospital. He described what a bad condition he was in. It was so pitiful. I hated that so bad." McDuffie Murdock 7-5-1828 - 2-14-1913(2-8-1895) CSA McDuffie Penelope 12/24/1837 - 11/9/1907 "Murdock and Penelope McDuffie were the parents of 'Mr. Jim'. I think that's right." McDuffie Rosa E. 3/4/1861 - 2/20/1944 "Miss Rosa was Mr. Jim's sister." **McDuffie Vann Riggan 9/6/1876 - 3/10/1920. "wife of James Henry McDuffie. She died Flu Pneumonia. b. Wake County, NC, dau. T.O. Riggan of Warren County, NC and Sarah M. Saint, also of Warren County, NC" McKay Annie E. 6/28/1860 - 1/15/1937 McKay John O. 7/31/1848 - 2/14/1913 "John O. and Annie E. were married. John O. was a member of the McKay family of Marston, N. C." McKay Archibald W. 12/29/1894 - 2/25/1970 McKay Olive McNair wife of Archibald W. 8/7/1893 - 1/5/1984 "Mrs. Olive McKay was an out-standing Richmond County Teacher, just loved by everybody. That was a nice family." McKay Margaret Louise 10/7/1933 - 10/12/1983 "She must have been Osca's wife." McKay Oscar John WWII 6/6/1925 - 10/20/1987 McLean Angus 1/23/1838 - 9/14/1914 "He was a brother of Mr. James McLean, Mr. Lawrence's Daddy. He married Sarah E. Oliver in 1867." (Richmond County Tax Records show Angus McLean paid $1.00 tax on a license to marry Sarah Oliver on Feb. 12, 1867.) McLean Sarah E. d. 8/15/1924 - Aged 77 McLean J.W. CSA 2/27/1832 - 3/13/1911 "James Washington McLean and Catherine J. McDonald was his wife. She was a sister of Archie McDonald, closely related to the Randolph McDonald family." McLean Catherine J. wife of J. W. McLean 7/11/1841 - 11/26/1927 McLean Lawrence 12/17/1875 - 6/28/1952 "He was a son of James and Catherine. His wife was Hazel Smith from Pennslyvania. They don't know anything about her family. She was an orphan, and she moved about from one place to another. She had two brothers. Howard Smith and Mr. Henry Smith. Mr. Howard Smith stayed in Penn., but Mr. Henry lived with Lawrence and Hazel for years." McLean Hazel Smith wife of Lawrence McLean 7/27/1892 - 3/23/1963 McLean Owen 8/1/1878 - 3/29/1904 "Owen was a very young man of twenty three when he was killed in a home in our community." McLean Owen Franklin 12/26/1912 - 11/27/1964 "Owen was the oldest son of Mr. Lawrence McLean. He married Etta Pearson. Owen was struck in the eye by a nail and had to have a glass eye. That was another bad thing." McLean Etta P. 5/18/1915 - 2/24/1954 McLean Jamie Owen son of Owen F. and Etta P. McLean 8/4/1935 - 5/2/1956 "I remember when Jamie was born. Owen and Etta lived in a house over on Boyd Lake road. I was a teenager myself and I went over to see him as soon as he was born. What happened to Jamie was one of the worst things. Owen just could not get that out of his mind. Jamie had just started to college at N. C. State and he was walking home at night from somewhere and sombody came along in a car and hit him and knocked him down an embankment where he died. He was a fine young man and it seems like such a shame that things like that happen to such good people." McLean James Washington 11/21/1914 - 3/29/1980 "James was a son of Mr. Lawrence and Hazel S. McLean." McLean Elder Taylor wife of James W. McLean 6/15/1915 - 12/28/1990 McLean Joyce dau. of James W. and Elder McLean 5/17/1949 - 8/11/1949 McLean Susan Diane dau of W. C. and Gay [Sims] McLean 4/20/1954 - 6/25/1979 "Susan was killed in an auto accident. W.C. grieved over that pretty bad. He was the next to the youngest son of Lawrence and Hazel." McLean Vivian dau. of Lawrence and Hazel S. McLean 1/13/1919 - 6/11/1920 "Vivian was just a year old. They talked about her a lot. I think she died of pneumonia, but I'm not sure. They just greived over that." McLean Duncan 2/1/1879 - 1/25/1951 "He and Ethel, Emma, Fannie and Clifford McLean are relatives of Mr. Lawrence, but distant relatives. Brothers and sisters of John H. McLean who married Miss Ida May Cameron. John and Ida lived in our community but the others lived up near Addor." [Addor is a locality of Pine Bluff, N.C.] McLean Ethel Smith 4/10/1899 - 1/9/1959 McLean Emma 1879 - 6/15/1952 McLean Fannie 1878 - 3/24/1956 McLean Clifford 11/14/1867 - 3/24/1928 McLean John H. 1/16/1882 - 11/29/1955 McLean Ida May 4/3/1886 - 8/18/1932 McLean Kate 10/10/1868 - 3/8/1957 McLean Wade Cameron son of John H. and Ida May McLean 12/4/1919 - 9/18/1979 "Wade was their only son. He died of cancer. Ida was a sister of Mr. Dan Cameron." McPherson Catherine Ann 10/22/1853 - 12/31/1914 wife of John McPherson "Now these people were related to Sarah Terry. I don't know just how. Sarah married Mr. Charley Terry, oldest of the Samuel Terry family." McPherson John 12/7/1830 - 6/12/1918 McPherson John II 11/20/1861 - 4/14/1936 McPherson Ida James 10/19/1905 - 3/19/1967 McPherson Martin 4/13/1870 - 2/11/1948 McPherson Rebecca 7/17/1901 - 1/7/1981 McPherson Virginia M. 12/21/1868 - 12/24/1944 McRae Ruth T. wife of George D. McRae 10/4/1911 - 1/11/1992 McRae Henry Clay 8/16/1891 - 5/9/1979 McRae Florence Boyle wife of Henry Clay McRae 10/13/1897 - 4/27/1973 "Florence is a sister to Nan Boyle McRae. They were sisters who married brothers; and if Mrs. Nan had children they would have been double first cousins. Mrs. Nan always wanted children." McRae Clay O. 12/4/1921- 3/31/1987 "Clay Oliver and Eugene McRae were sons of Mr. Henry & Florence Boyle McRae." McRae Eugene B. 9/20/1929 - 7/4/1986 McRae George D. 5/4/1906 - 4/29/1992 McRae John Daniel WWI 6/6/1895 - 9/23/1952 McRae Nancy J. Boyle wife of John Daniel McRae 2/22/1896 - 3/14/1985 McRae James Scott 6/22/1903 - 3/31/1984 "Scot was another brother of John and Henry." McRae Letha Wilkes wife of James Scott McRae 10/29/1903 - 7/17/1986 "Jane Smith Wilkes was Letha Wilkes McRae's grandmother. Letha's mother was Rebecca Terry, daughter of Samuel Terry. Her brothers were Sammie Terry, Eddie Terry, Martin (no children), Charley & Ben. Letha's Daddy was Willie Prince Wilkes, twin brother of Dannie Malloy Wilkes. Dannie's only daughter was Ina Mae Wilkes who married "Mac" Steele." McRae Martin Luther 12/15/1904 - 4/24/1986 "He was another brother of John, Henry and Scot McRae. Luther lived at the 'Homeplace' and Robert lived in Charlotte, N. C. after he married." McRae Sanburn Wilkes 4/22/1869 - 10/24/1943 McRae Martha Ann McDonald wife of Sanburn Wilkes McRae 5/4/1870 - 6/14/1952 "Martha Ann was a sister of Mr. Scot McDonald. She was Leonard McDonald's Aunt." McRae John O. 9/9/1834 - 3/31/1909 "This was Mr. John Oliver McRae. He was Mr. Sanburn McRae's Daddy." McRae Nancy Wilkes wife of John O. McRae 11/5/1838 - 5/5/1914 "Nancy was the daughter of George Wilkes. She was the mother of the Williams and the McRae families." McRae Nancy Belle 8/2/1901 - 1/4/1976 "She was a sister of Henry and John McRae. She had a sad life too because she was 'head over heels' in love with Nello Ormsby. He was kin to Bertha and Leeman Ormsby's family. He was working on the federal building, that big brick building where the Rockingham Police Dept. is now. A storm came up while he was up there working, and I don't know if the wind did it, but he fell off and was killed. Nancy already had her hope chest full of all kinds of things to start housekeeping because they were ready to get married. Nancy never married." McRae Walter R. son of S. W. & Martha A. McRae 12/22/1910 - 8/23/1931 "Walter was the youngest son and he was killed in a wreck." ***McSween Sarah wife of Daniel McSween 1771 - 1881! "Now they've got that date wrong. She lived a long time but not 110 years. She was a Stewart. She had two sisters, Margaret & Effy Stewart. They came in and inherited a big plantation here with a lot of slaves. She had the most slaves and cows in this community." Moree Sallie Blue wife of Will E. Moree 8/5/1899 - 3/8/1950 "The Morees are connected with the Wilkes family somehow, but I don't know just how it is." Moree Will E. 7/9/1900 - 9/28/1970 Morrison Alsy sister of M. L. Morrison 10/31/1836 - 2/7/1912 Morrison M. L. 6/12/1837 - 1/16/1928 Rebecca Morrison wife of M. L. Morrison 1837 d. 3/22/1908 "They were Mrs. Sarah Morrison Terry's parents." Morrison John Franklin 5/24/1870 - 6/17/1917 Morrison John Chester 9/4/1908 - 4/24/1991 "John Franklin & John Chester Morrison were also family members, but I'm not sure how related." Norton Robert Troy "Robert was born July 26th, 1920 and died Nov. 29, 1994. He and I married in 1938. Our children are Martha Lois, Myrtle Faye and Robert Gerald Norton. Robert was a son of Charlie David Norton and Mattie Brown. Mattie Brown was a daughter of Robert L. Brown and Ella Frances Pate." Norton Stanly Carlton 12/6/1963 - 6/29/1980 "Stanly was the son of Alfred & Linda McDonald Norton. He died in an automobile accident." Norton Thos. Garland 11/1/1938-1/6/1939 son of Clayton & Janie Mae (Roscoe) Norton Odom Charles Floyd 1/20/1897 - 5/10/1977 O'Heron Gordon Francis 7/3/1931 - 2/6/1986 "He was the husband of Earlene Ormsby." Ormsby Earl M. 8/15/1906 - 11/14/1971 "He was the husband of Bertha Williams Ormsby." Ormsby William Earl 9/26/1929 - 4/17/1930 son of Earl M. & Bertha Ormsby "Their first son who died of pneumonia when he was about two years old." Ormsby Jean Cox wife of Edward Ormsby 5/13/1944 - 2/16/1987 "She and her son Leeman Edward were killed in auto accident." Ormsby Leeman Edward son of Edward and Jean Ormsby 11/10/1980 - 2/17/1987 Ormsby Leeman Eldridge 6/22/1908 - 8/27/1954 "He married Beulah Williams." Ormsby Beaulah Williams 4/17/1910 - 1/10/1993 Palmer Nellie Mae 3/23/1920 - 5/8/1944 "I don't know who she was." Pate Elizabeth McLean wife of Elijah Pate 3/9/1874 - 12/19/1941 "She was a sister of Mrs. Mary Hartman, Mrs. Jennie Henderson & Mr. Lawrence McLean, children of James W. & Catherine McDonald McLean." Pate Elijah 5/9/1878 - 2/22/1936 "He was the husband of Elizabeth McLean. Their children were Hubert Stephen and Ruth Pate Huguelet." Pate Hubert S. Son of Elijah & Elizabeth Pate 12/28/1914 - 1/26/1940 Pate S.K. 7/9/1845 - 4/13/1930 Co. T. 3rd NC Jr. Res. CSA "I feel he was some of the same family, but don't know just what the relationship was." "He was Simeon K. Pate, grandson of Willoughby and Aseneath (Smith) Pate through their son Lewis. He was Elijah's 4th cousin, and 3rd cousin once removed from Stephen Wall Pate who married Mary Jane Williamson."Joe Scarborough Peele Jack 5/23/1930 - 4/15/1986 "Jack was the son of Blanche Peele Hubbard." Peele Ralph S. 4/24/1915 - 2/3/1959 "He was Jack's uncle and brother of Blanche." Presnell Maggie Butler 2/19/1894 - 4/1/1964 "Aunt Mag was my mother's only sister, the oldest daughter of James & Cornelia Odom Butler." Proveaux Alice Stutts 2/7/1912 - 3/2/1995 "Alice was the wife of Martin Proveaux. They were the parents of Barbara Proveaux Partington." Proveaux Martin 9/14/1913 - 4/11/1995 "He was a son of Martin M. & Lenora Wilkes Proveaux" Proveaux Martin M. 7/5/1862 - 7/20/1928 "Martin M. & Lenora C. were parents of Martin, Ethel and Perry Proveaux. Proveaux Lenora C. wife of Martin M. 5/30/1880 - 1/17/1935 Proveaux Ervin McDowell 4/5/1924 -1/9/1927 "A brother of Martin, Ethel & Perry Proveaux." Proveaux Infant son of Martin & Alice Proveaux b. 7/22/1936 "Their first child who was born prematurly." Proveaux Perry W. 9/12/1918 - 10/23/1955 "A brother of Martin and Ethel Proveaux who died in an automobile accident." Roscoe Daniel T. 7/27/1878 - 5/10/1932 Roscoe Nora A. wife of Daniel T. Roscoe 3/26/1881 - 6/13/1971 "Nora was related to the Tunstall family, I think." Samuels William Edward 1/17/1901 - 2/19/1982 Samuels Mattie McRae wife of William Edward Samuels 3/30/1908 - 3/8/1973 "Mattie died near the home of Mr. A. P. Williams. Automobile accident." Sears Oris Paul WWII 12/25/1923 - 8/28/1984 "He was related to the Chappell family, I think." Smith Allen D. 1908 - 1962 Smith Christian 1810 -1878 "She was the 2nd oldest sister of my grand daddy, Daniel W. Campbell." Smith Infant 8-13-1922 8-16-1922 son of I.B. & Wilbur Smith Smith Eddie Lee 4/2/1910 - 4/18/1923 son of I.B. & Wilbur Smith Smith Infant 11-1-1924 11-1-1924 dau. of I.B. & Wilbur Smith Smith Edna R. dau of John C. & Maggie Butler Smith 2/1915 - 6/1916 "Aunt Mag's third husband was Alson Presnell." Smith F.B. Jr. 8/13/1922 - 8/16/1922 Smith Henry A. 7/28/1896 - 7/4/1960 "Henry was the brother of Mrs. Hazel McLean." Smith Bessie G. wife of Henry A. Smith 7/19/1902 - 9/6/1976 Smith I.B. 9/29/1872 - 3/21/1940 Smith Jessie J. 1913 - 1984 "Jesse was Aunt Mag's son by John C. Smith" Smith Mary McDuffie wife of Pleasant Smith 7/11/1859 - 4/2/1928 Smith Myrtle 3/7/1895 - 12/28/1934 ****Smith Pleasant 3/22/1849 - 4/13/1904 "Mr. Pleasant helped Daddy build our house at the old place about 1884. He was another person who was loved by the community members." Smith Sallie M. 1866/1933 "She was the wife of William W. Smith. I heard it said that they were kin to Daddy." Smith William W. 1860/1931 Smith William Stacey 1905/1971 "He was a son of W. W. Smith." Smith Mildred T[aylor] Peele wife of (1) Ralph Peele (2) Daniel Luther Smith 5/31/1921 - 9/9/1983 "Daniel L. Smith says he is kin to us. He is in a nursing home now." Smith Walter son of Jessie & Flossie Smith d. 9/20/1953 Snead Sarah Webster dau. of Aubrey M. & Lillie A. Webster 7/22/1943 - 12/25/1961 "Sarah Emma married a Snead. She died in an automobile accident. She left a baby boy." Steele McKay A. WWII 9/24/1906 - 2/6/1953 Steele Ina Wilkes wife "Mac" Steele 2/6/1910 - 2/6/1953 "Ina was a cousin of mine. Her great grandmother Christian Smith, and my grandfather Daniel W. Campbell were sister and brother." Steele Mary Jane dau. of McKay & Ina 3/16/1948 - 2/6/1953 "This family died as a southbound train hit their automobile near Marston, N.C." Steele William L. 9/29/1904 - 2/11/1991 Steele Maggie Blue wife of William L. Steele 5/12/1914 - 9/19/1993 "Maggie was a member of the Blue family of Hoffman, N. C." Taylor Infant 10-21-1928 10-21-1928 s/o S.V. & R.G. Taylor Tennant James Curtis son of J. L. & Margaret (Chappell) Tennant 1/29/1960 - 5/11/1988 "Curtis drowned in the Hamlet waterworks pond. That was real sad." Terry Charley 12/22/1868 - 8/4/1943 "Charley Terry was the husband of Sarah Morrison Terry. They were parents of Virginia and Rebecca Terry. Neither of these girls married. Virginia is buried at Marks Creek, but Rebecca was buried where she was living near High Point. She went to work up there and lived with a lady and died there." Terry Sarah Morrison wife of Charley Terry 7/4/1872 - 10/12/1943 Terry Virginia M. dau of Charley & Sarah M. Terry 5/24/1906 - 1/18/1943 Terry Charlie Lee son of Charley & Sarah M. Terry 12/14/1910 - 2/23/1912 Terry Sarah Eva dau of Charley & Sarah M. Terry 5/10/1913 - 5/31/1915 Terry Martin J. 7/9/1874 - 9/26/1956 "He was one of our community Terry brothers. There was Mr. Sam and Mr. Charlie and Mr. Ed and Martin and Mr. Ben Terry. Ben lived near Bennettsville, S. C. They were sons of the oldest Samuel B. Terry. Their sister, Rebecca, was Letha Wilkes McRae's mother." Terry Milton H. WWII 5/26/1917 - 5/24/1975 "He was called Hilliard Terry, or 'Hig'. He was a son of Mr. Sam Terry." Thompson Alexander 1870/1923 Thompson Bruce H. 6/17/1929 - 1/7/1970 "He married Bernice York, a daughter of Hugh Irving & Mamie Wilkes York." Thompson Celey 4/15/1882 - 6/10/1940 "I don't know who she was, but I think she was the mother of Gracie Thompson. I know this family lived in Cognac." (Marston, N. C.) Thompson Emma Dawkins 1st wife of James F. Thompson 4/10/1936 - 11/12/1976 Thompson J.C. 9/23/1890 - 6/24/1939 Thompson M.G. 4/14/1874 - 5/18/1932 Thompson Tommy T. 12/7/1905 - 6/24/1987 Thompson Myrtle C. wife of Tommy T. Thompson 8/31/1915 - 9/9/1974 Tucker Lizzie K. wife of M.W. Tucker 2/2/1897 - 5/1/1982 "The mother of John Tucker who married Lorene Ussery. Lorene is a daughter of Zack & Mary McDonald Ussery." Tunstall William A. 12/29/1882 - 2/21/1953 "He was Blanche Tunstall Hubbard's first husband." Tunstall Sullivan J. son of William A. Tunstall 3/11/1909 - 2/5/1981 "Sullivan James Tunstall was a son of William A. Tunstall's first marriage." Tyner Alexander 6/8/1851 - 9/20/1941 Tyner Annie wife of Alexander Tyner 3/1/1865 - 9/20/1936 "Alexander was a relative of Lee Tyner of Hoffman, N.C." Tyner William Rover 1874 - 1941 Ussery Zach E. 12/10/1899 - 1/6/1978 Ussery Mary McDonald wife of Zach E. Ussery 1/12/1901 - 2/11/1975. "She is a sister of Alma, Helen, Charlotte, Roxie, Charlie, Willis, Angus, Lonnie and Randolph McDonald." Vandercook Henry H. 1868 - 1905 "He was somehow connected with the Curries." Venable Ronald Wayne, Jr. 4/29/1968 - 8/6/1984 "This was something else sad, and still sad to me. I think Ronnie and Carol still grieve about what happened. They went to work and he started to work on a peach farm and was riding in the back seat of the car and he was asleep. They were crossing one of those Derby roads and had a bad accident and he was killed. I don't know how they lived through that. They have one daughter, Julie. She just graduated from nurses school which is part of Queen's College in Charlotte, N. C." Vuncannon Annis 5/25/1855 - 12/18/1952 Vuncannon Eller Luck wife of Annis Vuncannon 1882 - 1934 Vuncannon Eula R. wife of Victor W. Vuncannon 5/26/1913 - 3/17/1992 Vuncannon Lula Dawkins 2nd wife of Annis Vuncannon 5/18/1901 - 2/22/1959 Vuncannon Victor W. son of Annis & Eller Vuncannon 7/20/1913 - 9/11/1980 Walker Amber K. dau. of Thomas J. & Kay M. Walker 1/8/1982 - Infancy "Kay is the daughter of W.C. McDonald and his wife Edna Earl Smith. She is my 3rd cousin, you know. Tommy's mother was a Mercer." Walters Georgia 3/28/1885 - 3/7/1954 Walters, John F. son of Georgia Walters 10/27/1911 - 9/18/1932 Waters Willie W. 5/10/1903 - 7/23/1979 Mary Clark Waters wife of Willie Waters 4/18/1903 - 8/24/1967 "She was a sister to Tom Clark, who was the father of Alma Clark Chappell." Waters Lee son of Willie & Mary Waters 1/16/1927 - 2/22/1927 Waters Infant son of Willie & Mary Waters 1/31/1929 - Infancy Watson Henry W. died 11/30/1909 Aged 45 "Henry Watson lived with my grand daddy. He was related to us in some way." Webb J.H. 1867 - 1938 "He was a good community member and well respected." Webb Alice S. wife of J. H. Webb 1863 - 1939 "She was related to the Leonard McDonald family." Webb Sallie Betty 10/18/1867 - 6/22/1918 Webster Aubrey M. WWI 2/22/1895 - 6/30/1969 Webster Lillie Alice Dunlap wife of Aubrey Webster 4/24/1909 - 2/25/1980 "Miss Lillie was one of the best ladies I ever knew. She was a sweet lady. Mrs. Shula Dunlap was her sister." Williams Colon V. 3/23/1869 - 8/4/1926 Williams Sallie J. McRae wife of Colon V. Williams 12/12/1872 - 11/22/1948 "She was the daughter of Nancy Wilkes and John Oliver McRae." Williams Annie Bell 11/28/1899 - 6/9/1900 dau. of C.V. and S.J. Williams Williams Arthur P. 10/7/1894 - 12/9/1976 "I can remember him ever since I was about six years old. He paid a lot of attention to me. I hung around my Daddy's legs you know, while he was talking to Mr. Arthur. Daddy was an older Elder when Mr. Arthur got to be an Elder of Marks Creek. He was an Elder when he died. He was a valuable community member and church member. He married Miss. Roxie McDonald, a sister of Miss Mary, Mrs. Charlotte and Alma McDonald." Williams Infant dau. of J.L. & Montie McI. Williams 2/11/1921 - Infancy. "They were Sarah Smith's parents. Montie was a McIntosh and had the name of being a lovely person. "They say Sarah is a lot like her mother, a very quiet and controlled personality. That's the way Sarah is. John & Montie had two children, Sarah and Leon." Williams Roxie McDonald wife of Arthur P. Williams 5/3/1893 - 6/4/1964 Williams Colon Ray 3/8/1898 - 10/1/1956 "Colon Ray was a brother of Mr. A. P. Williams." Williams Jessie M. wife of Colon Ray Williams 6/2/1905 - 1/12/1993 "Mrs. Jessie was a McDonald too, but a different set." Williams Scott W. 11/5/1902 - 11/24/1950 "He was a brother of Mr. Arthur. P. Williams." Williams Elmer Wilson wife of Scott W. Williams 4/12/1908 - 4/16/1985 "She was a very pretty woman. Her husband Scott W. was killed. They found him dead in the snow beside a road. They didn't know what happened to him." Williams Fred A., Sr. son of Sally & C.V. Williams 3/29/1901 - 12/10/1966 "Fred was another brother of Mr. Arthur P. Williams. I used to remember who he married. Anyway, Irene Williams was their daughter. She married Morris Lathan." Williams Raymond W. 3/7/1917 - 11/22/1973 "Raymond W. was the youngest son of C. V. & Sallie Williams." Williams Carolyn H. wife of Raymond W. Williams 1/31/1922 - 9/7/1967 Williams Cecil Jerome Korea 1/26/1931 - 9/3/1951 "I think he was a son of Scott Williams." Williams Scott W. Jr. (Infancy) son of Scott W. & Elmer Williams 1/21/1926 -1/22/1926 Williams John L. 7/11/1893 - 3/9/1943 "He was killed when struck by a train." Williams Montie McIntosh & Infant wife of J. L. Williams 11/16/1892 - 10/25/1923 Williams Charles A. 3/23/1908 - 7/1/1986 "He is the husband of Ruth Williams. She's living down in Georgia now. They lived in Winston Salem in 1955. Both of them were teachers. Charles was from an un-related Williams family." Williams Bernard H. 7/11/1909 - 5/1/1964 "He is from another Williams family. He was another of Marks Creek's Deacons." Williams Gladys M. wife of Bernard M. Williams 3/13/1911 - 5/17/1993 "She was Gladys Mercer, a sister of Ruby Mercer Baucom. Williams Noah B.12/29/1894 - 2/25/1961 "Noah B. Williams lived in Hoffman, N. C. His wife was Eva Wilkes." Williams Eva W. wife of Noah B. Williams 7/4/1895 - 4/6/1983 Williams Mary Ann Wilkes wife of D. D.Williams 11/8/1868 - 9/22/1941 "She was of the same family." Wilkes Neal Archie 3/9/1864 - 11/23/1927 "Neal Archie was the father of Ernest Wilkes." Wilkes Mary C. McDonald his wife 4/9/1872 - 4/26/1947 "She was a sister of Mr. Scott McDonald who was father of Leonard McDonald." Wilkes Neal Ernest 10/25/1910 - 3/9/1985 Wilkes John 3/7/1837 - 8/9/1913 Wilkes Christian Campbell wife of John Wilkes 1838 - 12/3/1900 Wilkes Angus Campbell 7/17/1860 - 11/13/1929 "He was a son of John & Christian Wilkes. He did not marry." See his photo Wilkes Flora Jane 4/24/1862 - 1/13/1936 "Flora Jane was also a daughter of John & Christian Wilkes. She never married." See her photo Wilkes William Alexander 9/28/1871 - 11/11/1946 "Another son of John & Christian. He didn't marry either." Wilkes George Died 3/9/1900 aged 87. "I think his wife was Mary Jane 'Polly' McInnis. They had a big family. " Wilkes George Washington Sr. 9/7/1840 - 6/25/1929 Spring Hill, Scotland County of Arterio Sclerosis. Informant, J.A. Wilkes, Wagram, NC. "This is Mr. 'Wash' Wilkes. His first wife was Jane Smith. Margaret Jane Watson was his 2nd wife. See his photo Wilkes Margaret J. wife of George W. 4/10/1854 - 4/11/1945 Wilkes Catherine 1846 - 1918 "Catherine reared Mr. Dannie & Mr. Willie, the twins, after their mother, Wilkes Jane Smith, the daughter of Christian Smith, died when they were born. Catherine was a sister of Mr. Wash Wilkes." Wilkes Mary J. 7/21/1843 - 10/25/1895 Wilkes Dillie Port WWI 8/26/1893 - 7/7/1970 "He was a brother of Miss Maggie Wilkes." Wilkes Maggie J. 1884 - 1973 Wilkes Carl W. 5/25/1918 - 3/4/1985 "A member of the Willie Port Wilkes family." Wilkes Daniel Malloy son of Jane Smith & G. W. Wilkes 3/7/1874 - 1/30/1935 Wilkes Mary Ann wife of Daniel M. Wilkes 8/26/1870 - 11/27/1940 "She was a McRae. She was a sister to Miss Sally and Mr. Sanburn McRae." Wilkes Willie Prince twin brother of Daniel M. Wilkes 3/7/1874 - 9/18/1942 "He married Rebecca Terry, one of the daughters of Mr. Samuel B. Terry." Wilkes Rebecca T. wife of William P. Wilkes 3/26/1873 - 10/22/1922 Wilkes D.E. 6/14/1869 - 2/11/1929 "Another member of this Wilkes family." Wilkes John B. 9/21/1890 - 10/12/1928 Wilkes John D. son of J. & G. C.Wilkes 11/12/1864 - 12/17/1895 Wilkes John W. son of J. D. & M. C. Wilkes 7/1886 - 12/24/1888 Wilkes Lucy Amandy 7/19/1844 - 5/29/1882 Wilkes Mary Died 6/20/1890 - aged 82 Wilkes Mary Butler 4/16/1862 - 1/31/1933 "She was a daughter Robert Butler who married Mary Isabel Wilkes the daughter of John Wilkes." Wilkes Mary E. wife of D.E. Wilkes 11/11/1865 - 11/15/1937 Wilkes Mattie E. 3/27/1912 - 3/3/1917 Wilkes Thomas B. 6/20/1877 - 3/28/1959 "He was a brother of George Wilkes. He married Miss Mittie Sanders. They had a big family of children." Ella Wilkes Gwynn 7/24/1922 - 4/10/1940 "Ella was a dau. of Thomas B. and Mittie Wilkes." Wilkes Mittie wife of Thomas B. Wilkes 7/11/1897 - 6/13/1957 Wilkes Ruth Infant dau of T. B. & Mittie Wilkes 3/5/1934 - 3/25/1934 Children of G. W. & Mary J. Wilkes: Wilkes Percy 12/25/1885 - 10/14/1888 and Wilkes Murphy 2/24/1888 - 10/22/1888 "Percy and Murphy are children of George Wilkes and Mary Jane McInnis. She was Mr. R. Carol McLean's grandmother." Wilkes James A. 7/25/1875 - 3/10/1950 "He was a son of Mr. Abraham Wilkes, Mrs. Nan Boyle McRae's See his photo grandfather. He married Miss Penelope Wilkes who was a daughter of Mr. 'Wash' Wilkes." Wilkes Penelope A. wife of J. A. Wilkes 8/31/1878 - 9/23/1958 Wilkes James A. 2/10/1910 - 4/13/1986 Wilkes Emily W. wife of James A. Wilkes 3/17/1911 - 9/6/1990 "Emily White Wilkes was a sister to Stella White Boyle, the wife of John A. Boyle." Wilkes Ruby Vest 9/20/1920 - 3/16/1993 "Ruby was a sister of Alice Hudson and Mrs. Mamie York. There were several brothers and sisters." York Hugh Irving 12/8/1903 - 6/23/1961 York Mamie Wilkes 12/27/1905 - 6/2/1989 Yow H. Jackson 7/1/1862 - 1/9/1929 Yow Mollie McLean wife of Jack Yow 8/10/1876 - 10/13/1948 "She was a sister of John McLean and the 'Addor' McLeans. Most of them did not marry.
People who have died since 1996 or were missed on previous list.
Blue, Emily Anne April 8, 1995 (Infant) Bowman, Gladys Mae G. 1918 or April 10, 1920 (?) - 1995 Boyle, Beulah M. January 23,1904 (?) - March 27, 1996 Boyle, Daniel Ernest May 09, 1938 - April 14, 2002 Brown, Emma Lou Daniels March 14, 1922 - March 03, 1998 Bullard, William Haws February 09, 1926 - September 08, 1996 Butler, John October 22, 1896 - ( d. not recorded) John is thought to be a son of James B. and Cornelia Odom Butler. Bundy, Ruby T. (Terry) October 01, 1909 - March 27, 1999 Chappell, Elaine Sparks (illegible) 20, 1950 - January 16, 2002 Chappell, James Elmore January 02, 1911 - March 17, 2000 Coan, Mary Lois September 02, 1926 - June 25, 2002 Daniels, Maggie September 22, 1904 - July 28, 1995 Dawkins, Son of Robert & Carolyn (dates?) Dick, Lawrence Alexander October 17, 1915 - June 27, 2000 Greene Sr., Phillip R. August 03, 1944 - December 12, 1999 Hanselman, Lucille Lathan September 26, 1914 - April 13, 2002 Goodwin, Fannie Love June 28, 1920 (d. not recorded) Helms, Celia McLean March 05, 1921 - May 14, 2000 Helms, Coy C. April 07, 1920 - June 17, 1997 Hubbard Blanche Tunstall February 07, 1912 - July 18, 2001 Lathan, Howard W. November 17, 1927 - December 15, 2002 Lathan, Hubert Alton November 19, 1916 - March 27, 2001 Layton, Mary McLean April 12, 1923 - April 05, 1997 Lisk, Jesse Lee August 30, 1928 - December 21, 2001 Love, Efird E. April 03, 1924 - November 20, 1992 Matherson, Martha J. Chappell April 18, 1941 - September 03, 1996 McDonald, Alma McDonald March 08, 1909 - March 11, 2004 McDonald, Daniel Leonard November 25, 1911 - April 16, 2004 McDuffie, Henry Riggan (Sonny) November 06, 1930 - September 22, 1996 McLean, Lawrence 2004 Morrison, Jessie September 04, 1908 - December 11, 1996 Ormsby, Bertha Williams June 24, 1907 - February 07, 1907 Ormsby, Effie Marie March 17, 1931 - January 07, 1998 Phillips, Braxton William June 28, 1994 - July 10, 1994 Phillips, Polyanna Cobb December 12, 1996 - September 26, 1996 Presslar, Martin L. January 06, 1927 - April 12, 1997 Robinson, Richard Thomas (Tom) Jr. August 20, 1929 - August 02, 1999 Scholl, Elaine M. October 20, 1916 - June 24, 1999 Scholl, Paul V. Sr. May 27, 1913 - June 09, 1995 Sears, Florence August 25, 1992 - October 21, 1989 Sears, Katie Chappell March 21, 1964 - December 22, 1999 Sears, Infant Twins of Katie C. Sears Smith, Infant Dau. of J. B. May 13, 1938 Smith, Infant Dau. of J. B. November 01, 1924 Springer, Phebe G. December 13, 1906 - February 27, 2000 Tucker, Betty Jean Williams June 03, 1931 - January 07, 1998 Wade, Linda Tharp Chappell July 07, 1945 - July 23, 2004 Walker, Katherine Williams December 05, 1936 - January 16, 2002 Walters, Eli Thomas (Pete) December 14, 1935 - July 05, 2002 Williams, Nancy L. Butler April 17, 1940 - February 19, 1999 Williams, Randall Jarvis March 28, 1956 - July 02, 1997 Williams, Ruth Williams April 29, 1912 - October 08, 2002
MARKS CREEK AREA NEWS Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.), 11 April 1912 Aged Indian Doctor in Northern Part of Marlboro County Dr. Jessie S. Haire died at his home in Smithville township, near the state line, last Friday, of jaundice. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Franklin Quick at Marks Creek church Saturday. Dr. Haire was 86 years of age according to James McArthur, who took the census in that township in April 1910 when Dr. Haire gave his age as 84. Dr. Haire was known as an Indian doctor and had an extensive practice in the sand hill section on both sides of the state line, and is said to have cured many ailments that were given up by other physicians. In his latter years he had associated with him his son Haas, in the practice of medicine and the operation of a drug store, under the firm name of Dr. J.S. Haire and Son. Dr. Haire was a well read man and an interesting character.-Pee Dee Advocate
Rockingham post-dispatch. volume (Rockingham, N.C.), 14 March 1918 Over the County *Mrs. Frances Terry, of Marks Creek neighborhood, is visiting relatives at McColl, S.C., and expects to be gone several weeks. *John McRae and John Cameron, at home on furlough from Camp Jackson, spent several days including Sunday with friends on route 1, Hamlet. *Mrs. Catharine Wilkes, whose home was with her nephew, Mr. Archie Wilkes, near Marks Creek Church, died suddenly late Friday afternoon of heart failure. The funeral was held at Marks Creek church Sunday morning and was largely attended. For fifty years she had been a devoted member of the Presbyterian church and was highly esteemed by all who knew her. On account of the funeral of Miss Wilkes, it was not practicable for Rev. Mr. Young, of Hamlet, to hold service expected last Sunday afternoon at Marks Creek Church, but he is expected there next Sunday, March 17th, at 3 p.m., and it is hoped a large congregation will to out to hear him. Everybody is invited. Six thousand fruit trees were put out last week in the new orchard on the Hoffman road four miles northeast of Hamlet.
Rockingham post-dispatch. volume (Rockingham, N.C.), 13 June 1918 McPHERSON-John McPherson, aged 87 years, 6 months, died at Hoffman June 12th; funeral at Mark's Creek church today.
Rockingham post-dispatch. volume (Rockingham, N.C.), 30 Jan. 1919 Marks Creek Township L. Barrington died of pneumonia-influenza in Marks Creek Township on the 24th *Mr. Duncan McDuffie died in Florida Tuesday of last week, and the remains were brought to Marks Creek Presbyterian church for interment last Sunday.
Rockingham post-dispatch. volume (Rockingham, N.C.), 25 Sept. 1919 Pastor at Roberdel and Cameronia Rev. W.R. Coppedge has returned to the pastorate of Roberdel and PeeDee Presbytericn churches, after a lapse of several years. He was pastor of Cameronia from 1895 to 1907, and of Roberdel from 1895 to 1912. He has continued to serve Mark's Creek church, and will also serve Brainerd church at Roberdel No. 2.
Rockingham post-dispatch. volume (Rockingham, N.C.), 11 March 1920 **The 22nd flu death is that of Mrs. J.H. McDuffie, which occurred March 10th at the home of her father, T.O. Riggan, at Cognac. The funeral was at Marks Creek church this afternoon, by her pastor. Mrs. McDuffie was a teacher of the Cognac school, and a most lovable woman who will be sadly missed in her community.
Rockingham post-dispatch. volume (Rockingham, N.C.), 02 Feb. 1922 Veteran Dead Mr. Alex McInnis died at the County Home Monday of cancer, and was buried Tuesday in the McDonald family graveyard near Ledbetter's. Mr. McInnis was 75 years old. He was a faithful soldier in the 7th battalion Confederate army, and was a member of Marks Creek Presbyterian Church. Rev. Mr. Coppedge officiated at the funeral. The newly organized chapter of UDC sent a wreath tied with the red and white, the Confederate colors, for his grave, this being the first official act of the new Chapter.
Rockingham post-dispatch. volume (Rockingham, N.C.), 26 Aug. 1920 Marks Creek Church An interesting series of meetings were closed at Marks Creek Presbyterian Church on Friday, Aug 20, resulting eleven accessions to the membership. The pastor, Rev. W.R. Coppedge, was assisted by Rev. H.M. Pressly, of Charlotte. Bro. pressly's preaching was earnest, evangelical and instructive. Though in his 75th year, he speaks with animation, and his sermons left impressions that will bring forth fruit for many years. The church seems to have been greatly strengthened by this series of services.
Rockingham post-dispatch. volume (Rockingham, N.C.), 30 Nov. 1922 ***SALE OF VALUABLE LAND By virtue of the powers contained in a certain mortgage deed executed by Caesar McSween to Z.V. Pate on April 17th, 1915, and which is recorded in the office of Register of Deeds for Richmond county in Book 95 at page 92, default having been made in the payment of the note secured thereby, the undersigned mortgagee will, at the court house door in Rockingham, N.C. on Saturday, the 23rd day of December, 1922 at 12 o'clock, M., offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash the following described tract of land, to-wit; A tract of land in Marks Creek Township, Richmond county, N.C., being one-half of 100 acres formerly owned by Sarah McSween, deceased, known as the McKinnon land, lying on the North side of Chalk Fork creek, entered by David Allison in his entry of 32,000 acres February 23rd, 1795, beginning at the beginning corner of said 100 acres and runs North 65 degrees West 25 chains to a corner; thence South 25 degrees West 20 chains to a corner; thence South 65 degrees East 25 chains to a corner; thence North 25 degrees East 20 chains to the beginning, containing 50 acres, more or less. The above tract of land being the same tract was conveyed to Caesar McSween by Effie and Margaret McSween by deed dated October 9, 1883, and recorded in office of Register of Deeds for Richmond county, Nov. 2, 1885. This November 22nd, 1922. Z.V. Pate, Mortgagee. Bynum & Henry, Attorneys
The State Chronicle - Raleigh, NC - January 7, 1886 ****Married on the 22nd instant, near Marks Creek church, at the residence of M. McDuffie, by Rev. A.N. Ferguson, Mr. Pleasant Smith and Miss Mary C. McDuffie, all of Richmond County, NC
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