Peggy R. Worthington Papers
1931-2013, undated
Manuscript Collection #1217
- Creator(s)
- Worthington, Peggy R., 1931-2014
- Physical description
- 0.25 Cubic Feet, 1 archival box, consisting of family history charts, Bible records, typescripts, photographs, and clippings.
- Preferred Citation
- Peggy R. Worthington Papers (#1217), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
- Repository
- ECU Manuscript Collection
- Access
- No restrictions
This collection includes reminiscences by Peggy Rose Roberts Worthington (born December 29, 1931) of her life in Pitt County from childhood on a tobacco farm to the present that she wrote in 2012 and 2013 while participating in an East Carolina University Lifelong Learning Program creative writing course. Also found in this collection are photocopies of genealogical material and photographs pertaining to the Buck family of Pitt County, North Carolina, and the affiliated Jarrell family of North Carolina and South Carolina compiled by Lillie Mae Kite Buck.
Biographical/historical information
Peggy Rose Roberts Worthington, the daughter of Simpkins Alonza Roberts of Hyde Co., N.C., and Mary Elizabeth Buck of Pitt Co., N.C., was born on December 29, 1931, in Pitt Co., N.C. Her parents were tobacco farmers. She married William Kenneth Clark and they had two children Wayne Kirby Clark and Tony Ray Clark. Her second husband was Charles O'Hagan Worthington (1928-1998) and they had a daughter Donna Denise Worthington. She resided in Winterville, N.C., at the time of her death on April 29, 2014.
Source: Hunsucker, Sandra E. Chronicles of Pitt County, North Carolina, Volume II. Greenville, N.C. : The Pitt County Historical Society ; Winston-Salem, N.C. : Jostens Pub. Co., 2005.
Administrative information
Custodial History
September 11, 2013 0.25 cubic feet;This collection includes material from two sources. One part of the collection includes copies of genealogical notes and photographs related to the Buck and Jarrell families of Pitt County, NC, compiled by Lillie Mae Kite Buck; and the other part includes reminiscences by Peggy Worthington (born December 29, 1931) about her life in Pitt County from childhood to the present that she wrote in 2012 while participating in an East Carolina University Lifelong Learning Program creative writing course. Gift of Peggy R. Worthington.
Source of acquisition
Gift of Peggy R. Worthington
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Key terms
Personal Names
Worthington, Peggy R., 1931-2014
Family Names
Buck family
Jarrell family
Topical
Farm life--North Carolina--Pitt County
Tobacco farms--North Carolina--Pitt County
Container list
Box 1 Folder a
Buck Family Genealogical Information
Box 1 Folder b
Buck and Dixon Familes, Pitt County
Box 1 Folder c
Jarrell Family of North and South Carolina
Box 1 Folder d
Remanences by Peggy Roberts Worthington, 1943-2013