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32093
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This article written in 1940 by Mrs. Josie Joyner McArthur (1864-1958) wife of Charles William McArthur, and daughter of Calvin Joyner and Mary Ballard. This article is a wonderful historical record of relationships and location of houses from near Ballard’s Cross Roads to Farmville, NC. Surnames include: Belcher, Smith, McArthur, Ballard, Joyner, Anderson, Easton, Lang, Moye, Turnage, Carr, Dupree, Flanagan, Moore, Flanagan, Williams.
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32094
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Died in Charlotte, NC, Mar. 1, 1872, Mrs. Jane C. Ward, aged 76, widow of Dr. Francis Ward and daughter of John and Penelope Stuart. John Stuart came from Scotland and settled at Daly’s Hill on the Roanoke River, Martin County, NC. He served in the Provincial Congress at Hillsboro in Aug. 1775 and later represented Martin County in both houses of Legislature.
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32095
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Will of Sarah Cannon, 1733;
Will of Benjamin Browne, 1821 (includes Wallace, Rives, Anderson, Williams);
Will of Clary Collins, 1840 (includes Sutton, Willoughby, Nichols);
Will of Nancy Cannon, 1859 (includes Tripp, Witherington, Cox);
Will of Joseph Teel, 1862 (includes Williams).
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32096
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This article about Jonas Dilda, b. 1857, was written in 1950 by Mrs. Robert McArthur . In 1950, Jonas Dilda was celebrating his 93rd birthday. The article also gives a history of the Dilda School.
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32097
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Died Mar. 13, 1872 near Farmville, NC, Mrs. Mary Bynum, wife of Richard A. Bynum, aged 56 years.
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6.Bible Records by Kammerer, Roger Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly Vol. VII Issue No. 2, May 2000
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32098
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James T. Williams Bible (1794-1881) (includes Harper);
Arthur Forbes Bible (1768-1838) (includes Shannon, Moore);
George Meeks Bible (1814-1932) (includes Pippen, Carson);
Latham-Laughinghouse Bible (1835-1926) (includes Hawks, Richardson, Schorb, Leary, Worthington, Rowland, Blount, Harris);
Speight Bible (1811-1972) (includes Nobles, Gardner, Tripp, Spruill, Sumrell, Kittrell, Whitfield, McGlohon, Dorendo, Tyson);
Bailey-Carson Bible (1827-1918).
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32099
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On July 29, 1893 in Ayden, NC, J. W. Harrington accidently shot and killed Will McLawhorn.
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32100
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Surnames include: Sutton, Haddock, Smith, Adams, Newton, Williamson, Cannon, Sugg, Tyson, Everett, Jackson, Mayo, Forbes, Shannon, Garris, Pelt, Hemby.
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32101
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Letter about John and Luke Bentley, 1846;
Letter about Drury Grimmer, Richard Reeves, 1849;
Letter about Charles Fleming, 1845;
Letter about John Kennedy, 1849;
Letter about Edward Flanagan, 1850;
Letter about William McElroy, 1851;
Letter about Charles Butler, Penelope Tant, 1850;
Letter about Joseph Parker, Jemima Hemby, 1848.
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32102
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In 1894, Walter Carman, helped conduct a newspaper in Statesville, NC.
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32103
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On June 7, 1900 near Vanceboro, NC, John Manning was shot and supposedly killed by his nephew, Nile Manning, and his son, John Manning, Jr. John Manning, Sr. was believed to recover from the shooting. John Manning, Jr. escaped jail several times.
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32104
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Abraham Cox, age 17, an apprentice, ran away from Charles Stewart.
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32105
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This narrative talks about the people and houses on Grimmersburg Road (Route 91) from Farmville to Lang’s Crossroads. People mentioned include R. L. Davis, O. L. Joyner, Jacob Joyner, D. C. Joyner, Mr. Tripp, Charles Joyner, J. W. Moye, Dexter Jones, Jesse Smith, R. L. Smith, Alfred Moore, Earl Williams, Hepburn Burnette, B. S. Smith, William Joyner, Johnnie Joyner, R. L. Joyner, M. L. Moye, Bill Flanagan, A. J. Moye, Mrs. Dupree, Robert Turnage, L. A. Fulford, Matthew Carr, Aaron Turnage, Jr., A. P. Turnage, Hines, Prayther Hines, Gen. L. D. Tyson, Carrie Speight, Jesse Baker.
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32106
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On Dec. 12, 1813, James Flanagan, age 26, deserted his army station in New Bern, NC.
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32107
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This history of the Nelson, Whichard, Blount, Carson family of the Bethel, NC community was written in 1956 by Davis L. McWhorter.
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