A Scrapbook of Me

Vintage Popcorn Makers

2012-01-30T18:56:00.000-05:00

I always loved popcorn and Mom and Dad kept it because it was a cheap snack. Sometimes, after we were sent to bed and supppose to be asleep, I could hear and smell Dad making his popcorn and, of course, I would call down the stairs and asked for some.

Back in the old days you had popcorn utensils. You put some oil and popcorn in the basket and held it over the flame in the fireplace. Dad bought one of those one time and we tried it in the fireplace of our den at 600 Sharondale Ct. But it just burned and I don't think we ever tried it again.

Before microwaves and microwave popcorn, they had popcorn makers. Granddaddy had one that was an aluminum pot with a handle (like a coffee pot) over an electric element. It plugged right into an outlet, you added oil and popcorn and waited for it to pop. Here are some photos I found of vintage popcorn poppers.

After Stan and I were married and we were spending our first Christmas on the farm (that would be 1981) in our unheated house, he bought me a popcorn popper, a huge bag of popcorn and several Agatha Christie novels. That present was still one of the best because he had paid attention to my likes and bought accordingly. It was a teflon coated electric element with a big plastic bowl part. You put in the oil and popcorn and put the bowl on top. After it popped you turned it upside down and had your popcorn already in a bowl.

Some more like this.

I loved eating popcorn and reading with a big glass of iced tea. I tried the air poppers when they came out. It was suppose to pop popcorn without the fattening oil. It made popcorn taste terrible and I never liked them. Same with microwave popcorn, it just has a bad taste compared to making it the old fashioned way.

I have an old Paul Revereware pot that is just the right size. Making popcorn will ruin a pot and, sure enough, some burned on this pot and I was never able to clean the burned stuff out. So I saved that pot and have used it for over 34 years now just for popping popcorn.

Organizing Coupons

2012-01-27T09:06:00.002-05:00

How do you organize coupons? Do you clip coupons? Are you a mega clipper or a mina clipper? I'm a minor clipper. I clip 2-3 coupons a week and try to use them that week or I forget about them. But I know you can save a lot of money if you are very organized and you can make it an art! I've read about how people make Price Books, how they organize their coupons, how they keep up with rebates (I rebate too), how they save money. I've heard claims that someone has spent $200 on groceries only to actually shell out $2 in cash money because of rebating and couponing. There is a new show called Extreme Couponing that you may have seen.

Remember, you can work at saving money and make as much money as you would if you had a job outside the home. Saving money is making money. Our grandparents told us, "A penny saved is a penny earned."

To save multiple coupon circulars...

http://www.thecouponclippers.com/

http://thecentsiblesawyer.blogspot.com/2008/03/coupon-organizer-purse-for-sale.html

http://mommymanaging.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-first-giveaway.html

Paperless couponing:
http://shortcuts.com/

Printing coupons:
http://www.couponmom.com/

Free coupon organizing software:
http://www.zdnetasia.com/downloads/pc/swinfo/0,39043052,50002337r-39244205s,00.htm

Couponing with Tip Nut:
http://tipnut.com/coupon-organizer-system/

Organize Your Car

2012-01-20T20:28:00.000-05:00

I got online and searched the Internet for car organizing and came across these products. Most you can buy. Just do a Google search on "car organizers" or "organize car". Some are handmade and that was a great idea.

This one has a side for a little trash bag.

This one wouldn't help me because I need all my cup holders. I have 3 in the front and I wish I had 4 cup holders.

This fits on the side of the passenger seat. I had not even thought of that.

A car desk!

I have folders like the one below in each of our cars to hold the tire gauge, our insurance and car registration and all emergency contact numbers. I update these as necessary. It doesn't do any good to have an organizer and not use it. When I get the new car registration or car insurance cards, I go right then and put them in the folders in the cars. I shred the old ones. Once a year I check the emergency telephone numbers and update the list on my computer and print it out and put it in the folders in the cars.

This was a nice wooden organizer for a guy's tools in the back of an SUV.

A trunk organizer for sports gear. This will hold your golf or running shoes, etc.

Another idea for an organizer that would hold the car registration and car insurance cards, maps, emergency info.

If you tend to put things back where they belong, then these organizers might really help you. But don't waste the money if you don't put things back where they belong. My husband throws everything in the foot well of the passenger side of his truck. I doubt the organizers would be used in his truck, but I'm pretty organized and these would help me in my car. Organizers don't work if you don't use them.

Our Nephew, Evans, Need Prayer

2012-01-16T08:06:00.000-05:00

An email from Evans' parents:
1-14-2012

Evans came home from the hospital a few days before Christmas and is continuing his recovery from his fall. He begins outpatient physical therapy at Mary Black next week.
He recently saw Dr.Weatherby at Steadman Hawkins and will have surgery on his left ankle in 6 weeks. His right ankle is healing fairly well.

It has been 8 weeks now, and he has been doing remarkably well, but still has a long journey ahead. Please continue lifting him up in prayer.
The other man that fell, Tracy Hughes, is also recovering and needs prayer. He is now in outpatient therapy at Roger Peace in Greenville to work on some problems with his eyes.

Anna and Kenny

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This is an email from Evans' mother, Anna:
12-13-2011

Hi again everyone - We found out yesterday that Evans will be discharged from rehab on Thursday to continue recovering at home until his broken bones heal enough for him to participate in physical therapy. He will then go to outpatient therapy. So he will be home for Christmas! An MRI showed that both ankles are broken, and he will likely need surgery at some point. We do not know when and are working on finding a foot surgeon to consult. One more thing - remember Chelsea (his former fiance)? She has been visiting a lot and it looks like they may be rekindling their relationship.

We appreciate your continued prayer as Evans recovers from the accident and we seek the best doctors to determine what needs to occur next.

Anna and Kenny

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12/11/2011 An update on our nephew, Evans: They found out that BOTH ankles are broken. One is so badly splintered that the surgeon doesn't know what to do. He's refused to operate on it himself. He's afraid of doing more damage. They also now suspect hie forearm (below the broken elbow that he had surgery on) is broken. I'm not sure why they didn't do a full body MRI when he came in from such an accident which would have shown all these injuries instead of discovering them nearly a month later. Right now we don't know what they will do about his ankles and other arm. This was very discouraging news for him and for all of us, his family. But we serve a God in whom nothing is impossible. What human doctors cannot do, God can! We are asking for a miracle of healing on his behalf. And we are asking for a gift of faith to edify us all during this time. The other man, Tracy, had more surgery last week and also still needs our prayers. Stan has been going up to the hospital every day. He takes him food from whatever we have for supper because Evans has lost weight. But God is good and His mercy endures forever. Evans is alive and able to move so we have much to be thankful for. Evans is a precious gift, as are all our nieces and nephews (niece-in-law and nephews-in-law too). His life was preserved for a reason and we look forward to a complete recovery to God's glory!

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This is an email from Evans' mother, my sister-in-law, Anna Harris -
12-2-2011
Hi everyone - Evans was moved to Mary Black rehab this afternoon - Center for Rehabilitation - he will be in therapy at least 3 hrs. daily - visiting hrs. are from 4-8PM

He has made wonderful progress in the last few days! All sutures/staples have been removed and his appetite is returning fast - he refused to drink the Ensure that they gave him.

We do not know how long he will be in rehab at this point, but are hoping that he will be home by Christmas.

Thanks to all for your prayers and support!

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11/29/2011 Evans had the 70 staples removed today from the surgery on his lower back! I had no idea there were so many! He was able to get in a wheelchair today. bless his heart!

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11/28/2011 6:02pm Evans had neck surgery last Wednesday. That is all of the surgeries for now. We will have to wait and see if he needs surgery on his ankle. We missed having him at the family Thanksgiving but everyone went up to the hospital to see him. He may be able to move to Mary Black Hospital tomorrow to begin inpatient physical therapy. Right now it looks like at least 2 more weeks in the hospital. Mary Black is closer to home for his parents. He is still having problems with strength and tingling in his arm. The other man, Tracy, had to have surgery on his elbow, leg and his face but he is doing well. We have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving!

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11/18/2011 5:45pm Evans is awake, talking, eating and able to move his limbs. He's in a good deal of pain and on medication. He has some numbness and tingling in one arm and the results from this morning's MRI show something in his neck which could be causing that. This may require more surgery. He is suppose to have surgery on his elbow tomorrow. They have splinted his broken ankle and will address that in a few days. He is still in ICU-Neuro at SRMC. So he's still in need of prayer. Tracy, the other man, has been moved from ICU to the Neuro ward. I didn't know this until today but he also has a broken leg along with his cracked skull and broken elbow. We appreciate your continued prayers in Jesus' Name. Thank you!

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11/17/2011 10:00pm
Latest post on Evans condition (see below): He was in surgery for 8 hours today to repair his back vertebraes. They ended up having to work on 5-6 vertebrae and he got 2 titanium rods and screws. But he was moving his legs and wiggling his toes in recovery so that relieves us! The doctor said there were no complications and he will only be in ICU-Neuro one night before moving to a regular room. He has to be moving tomorrow so his muscles don't stiffen and begin spasming which would add to his pain. After his bone heals there shouldn't be any limitations. They still have to do something about his broken ankle and elbow. But we still have 2 concerns: There is the possibility of lifetime pain and degenerative disease (I guess that means like arthritis) as he ages. So we ask for your prayers again that there won't be lingering pain or degenerative disease. The other man is better. He had elbow surgery last night and he had a bad gash on his head and broken facial bones. It could have been so much worse and we are so thankful that they are alive and able to move. God is good!! Thanks for any prayers that supported Evans, Tracy and the family.

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11/16/2011
Our nephew, Evans, was injured on the job. He was in a scissor lift with another man when it toppled. They were 26' in the air and hit concrete. They are both alive but seriously injured. Today Evans has to go through surgery on his back for broken vertebrae. It's going to be a long and complicated surgery (unless God does an on-the-spot miracle, which He certainly can do!). The other man also needs prayer (his name is Tracy) as do the other people involved in the accident. There were no other injuries, but it was a traumatizing situation for them and for our family. Evans parents (Kenny and Anna) are naturally terrified. I appreciate any prayers in Jesus' Name on all their behalf!

Organizing Your Purse

2012-01-12T19:57:00.000-05:00

Is your handbag a mess? Is your purse cluttered? Is your pocketbook spilling over with junk? Maybe, during these winter days, you can find some time to straighten it up.

How do you organize your handbag? How do you organize your purse? Do you want your handbag to look like this?

Well here are my tips on cleaning out and organizing your pocketbook.

1) Plan. Yep, you can plan ahead on straightening your handbag. First decide what purse best suits you. Some women love to collect handbags and go for anything "cute" or "darling". For me, I like a purse that is funtional first, enduring and well made. Last on my list of priorities is if it's "cute". Once I have found the "perfect" bag in terms of function, I don't change it until it's worn out. That's just me. So I plan what kind of pocketbook that will function best for me. Since I don't change handbags, I pick a brown or black. This is neutral enough to go with any outfit. I don't like colorful ones because it may clash with your outfit or coat. I prefer that it be made of good leather because it holds up longer, doesn't lose it's shape. A purse made of fabric won't hold up. I need to think what I will carry in my purse on a regular basis and plan accordingly. If I need a purse organizer I need to choose one and purchase it. Try to think of the minimum items you need to carry in your purse. You don't have to carry the kitchen sink on the off chance that something may happen. Make a list of the items you have to have daily and plan a purse and/or organizer that will hold these things.

2) After you've planned and acquired what you need it's time to dump all the contents out. If you are staying with your current purse, then clean it up. Leather handbags can be conditioned. Fabric ones can be washed on the gentle cycle or handwashed and drip dried. Vacuum out the purse. Throw away all trash. You don't have to carry every key you've ever had. Personally I only carry the door key, the car key and the car remote. I have a key cabinet at home so extra keys go in that. If I need one away from home I can always store it on a second key chain in the car in the glove box. You don't have to keep bottles of medicine in your pocketbook. I use a small pill box or Altoid tin. Just put a few aspirins, allergy pills, a pack of Alka Seltzer, etc. You don't have to keep a whole box of Kleenex but get the small packs of Kleenex. You don't have to carry a large bottle of lotion when you can buy trial sizes or use travel bottles. Purge. Remove all the half used chewing gum packets, the old receipts, etc.

3) Put your things back together evaluating again before you find a permanent place for each item.

In my purse I have:
* Small silver dog key chain with 3 keys and my car remote
* My perscription sunglasses
* My cell phone
* My tablet
* My wallet with all my cards, cash, change, checkbook in it
* A key ring with all my plastic discount cards on it
* A pen
* A pill box
* Chapstick
* An antibacterial wipe packet (just one)
* A small 3' tape measure
* Receipts (which I try to empty out every day when I come in)

I prefer a pocketbook that has a place for everything and lots of pockets, sections. I like one big enough to carry my Tablet but not a huge purse. Those always tend to look deflated and limp unless you have them full and then they are too heavy. My purse represents my lifestyle. I don't have children, I don't have a job, etc. So my needs are different than yours. I don't have to carry business cards or sippy cups. I don't use makeup so I don't have a makeup case, etc. Plan for your life and make it work and be efficient for your situation.

Christmas Scrapbook Pages

2012-01-08T20:41:00.000-05:00

Brett's Christmas Morning

2012-01-08T20:35:00.000-05:00

Jenny sent us photos of Brett's Christmas morning. Here is my digital scrapbook layout of his presents and playing with them.

Brett's First Day In Pre-School

2012-01-08T20:33:00.001-05:00

Brett turned 3 and is now eligible to go to pre-school. He went and and his experience was shared by his Mama, Jenny, on Facebook. I took those comments and made this digital scrapbook page on his first day in school.

Savannah's First Birthday

2012-01-08T12:56:00.002-05:00

Our grandniece, Savannah, turned 1 yrs old on Friday and they had her party on Saturday. Boy, what a big party it was! She has many family members on both sides of the family and then their friends, all to celebrate this sweet little girl. Hannah and Luke had everyone over for hot dogs and homemade shredded BBQ. The house and yard were full. Stan and I visited her the night before on her actual birthday. Ronnie had helped Luke paint her bedroom. They painted it pink for her birthday. So we sent out for dinner and visited. So the pictures are from the night before and then the day of her party. We add our appreciation to Luke and Hannah for everyone who came, supported them and showed their love.

Our youngest nephew, Logan.

All the cars...

Her great grandmother Eleanor gave her a rhinestone tiara for her first birthday.

Everybody sings "Happy Birthday".

First touch of the cake. She loved it and was going at it with both fists before long.

Would she share some with Daddy? Only a little on her pinky finger!

Hannah's last Facebook message last night was, "The sugar has kicked in!!! My child is bouncing off of the walls!!"

Jenny Is Having A Boy!

2012-01-06T20:43:00.001-05:00

Jenny and Kyle had the ultrasound this week to find out she's having another boy! We are so excited! Here is the digital scrapbook layout I did of the news. When she called us, all our friends and family exploded in chatter on Facebook and I wanted to capture that too.

My New Year's Resolutions

2012-01-02T19:03:00.001-05:00

I'm not good at the resolution thing. But there are some things that I would like to see this year besides the given of health, wealth and protection for all my family members.

1) I want Stan and I to be able to go visit Jenny, Kyle and Brett after the new baby is born.

2) Take at least one in-depth Bible study course. I'm involved in a Bible Study group and so I think I can do this one. I love studying the Bible and my goal is to do at least one really good study per year.

3) I would like to get all our windows replaced this year. We've done 3 and that's a start. But there are 10 more normal windows and then our fish bowl window (floor to ceiling bay window in the kitchen).

4) That I will be able to do my Spring Cleaning. This is such a big project and it takes me days, if not weeks, because of my health.

5) Find and feel at home in a church. I've found out that I go to a church a few times and, even though Ive found a couple that I like, I'm scared to commit, afraid to trust again. I end up drawing back.

6) Go to the gym more regularly. I've done pretty good and it's been the best thing I've ever tried for my Fibromyalgia but I still battle with pain and aching and exercise does make it worse. But, when I make myself do it anyway, I get other health benefits which are good for me. If you have FMS, I encourage you to force yourself to do physical therapy. Of course, those of you in reasonably good health would laugh at how little I can do without it bringing on a full FMS attack. I have to be so careful. I may feel like I can do more but I have to restrain myself or I will bring on an attack. Starting very slowly and building up slowly is the trick. I had a full attack throughout most of the last 2 weeks so I haven't been able to go but twice. So today, when I went back I only did 15 mins. Tomorrow, if I'm able to go, I will do 20 mins. Then 25 minutes. If you are just starting, do what I did when I first started, by doing 10 mins, then 12 mins, then 15 mins. It took me 5 weeks building up slowly to get me into a decent shape FOR ME! That doesn't mean I was able to follow the gym staff around and do what they do or what a healthy person would do but good enough for me to walk without gasping for breath, carry my groceries in from the car, etc. Go slowly and easily but steadily increasing. So I want to get back into that. I've been doing 1 1/2 yrs now and still can't finish a cardio water aerobics class but at least I'm moving, stretching, and makes me feel accomplished. I really like water aerobics for FMS. I think what might have contributed to my last attack was trying to do a low impact aerobics class (not in the pool). I'm going to try to continue doing some of that once a week so I can condition myself to be able to do it without it causing an attack.

7) That Stan and I will be able to go to Charleston to see Aaron's Ring Ceremony at The Citadel next Fall.

8) That our nephew, Evans, will be 100% in 2012. He is still recuperating from his 30' fall onto concrete when the scissor lift he was working in toppled.

9) Get the dogs all vetted, vaccinated, dentals. For 5 dogs, that's a big expense but it has to be done.

10) Finish writing another genealogy book. I got one under my belt last year so I'm looking to do another one.

I've come up with 10 things that I'd like to see happen in 2012. But rather than just wishing them to happen or willing myself to complete goals, I'm going to be praying. I believe God knows me and knows my heart and will do what is best for me. So I will pray about these and I will accept His Will. I will do what I can but I trust 2012 in God's Hands!

Hopping Johns and Collards

2012-01-01T08:32:00.000-05:00

It's suppose to be lucky to eat Hoppin' Johns and Collards on New Years day as it represents coins and paper money.

The black-eyed pea, also known as the cow pea, is thought to have originated in North Africa, where it has been eaten for centuries. The peas were probably introduced to the New World by Spanish explorers and African slaves, and have become a common food in the southern United States. Hoppin' Johns consists of black-eyed peas (or field peas) and rice, with chopped onion and sliced bacon, seasoned with salt. Some people substitute ham hock, pork sausage or fatback for the conventional bacon; a few serve with chopped raw onions, green peppers or relish/chow-chow. Smaller than black-eyed peas, field peas are used in the Low Country of South Carolina and Georgia. On the day after New Year's Day, leftover "Hoppin' John" is called "Skippin' Jenny". This thriftiness brings hope for an even better chance of prosperity in the new year. According to Wikipedia, "one tradition common in the Southern USA is that each person at the meal should leave three peas on their plate to assure that the New Year will be filled with Luck, Fortune and Romance. Another tradtion holds that counting the number of peas in a serving predicts the amount of luck (or wealth) that the diner will have in the coming year." I don't think I'll be counting my peas but it might be a fun exercise to get kids involved in eating their black eyed peas.

Collards are greens cultivated for its thick, slightly bitter edible leaves. Plant in early spring for a summer harvest and again in midsummer for fall and early winter harvest. As you can see, they are available year-round, but many people believe that they are tastier and more nutritious in the cold months, after the first frost. For best flavor and texture, the leaves should be picked before they reach their maximum size. The plant is grown mainly in Brazil, Portugal, the Southern United States, many parts of Africa, Montenegro, Spain and Kashmir. They are often prepared with other similar green leaf vegetables, such as kale, turnip greens, spinach, and mustard greens. A mixed batch of greens is referred to as "a mess o' greens" in the South. They are generally eaten year-round here. Typical seasoning when cooking collards can consist of smoked and salted meats (ham hocks, pork neckbones, fatback or other fatty meat. Add diced onions, vinegar, salt and pepper, butter, or relish/chow-chow. Collards are considered to be a healthy food as they are good sources of vitamin C, soluble fiber and contain multiple nutrients with potent anti-cancer properties. Though greens did not originate in Africa, the habit of eating greens that have been cooked down into a low gravy, and drinking the juices from the greens (known as "pot likker") is of African origin. Pot likker is a highly concentrated, vitamin-filled broth left over from cooking the greens. The slaves of southern plantations were given the leftover food from the plantation kitchen. Some of this food consisted of the tops of turnips and other greens.

Hoppin' John
1 pound dried black-eyed peas
1 pound spicy bulk pork sausage
1 large onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 quarts water
2 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ground white pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
4 cups beef broth, homemade or canned
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 cups long-grained rice

In a large saucepan, bring the peas and water to a boil over high heat. Boil for 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat, cover tightly, and let stand for 1 hour. (Or in a large bowl, combine the peas with enough cold water to cover by 3 inches, and let stand overnight at room temperature.)
Drain well.

In a 5-quart Dutch oven, cook the sausage, onion, and garlic over medium heat, stirring often to break up the sausage, until it loses its raw look, about 10 minutes. Pour off all excess fat.

Add the drained peas, water, and red and white peppers. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer, covered, until the peas are tender, about 1 1/4 hours. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon of the salt.

Meanwhile, bring the beef broth, butter, and remaining 1 teaspoon of salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Add the rice, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer, covered, until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, about 20 minutes. Fluff the rice and transfer it to a deep serving bowl.

Pour the peas over the rice, mix well, and serve immediately.

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In my family, we didn't add the sausage (although that sounds delicious). We cooked the beans in the crockpot with a ham bone, ham, or some raw bacon and add the cooked peas to rice just before serving. We like to sprinkle chopped raw onions on top or add a little relish called chow-chow.

Collards
Fresh collard greens, washed, chopped with thick stem removed (Keep in mind that greens can fill a pot when fresh but they cook wwaayy down.)
Chicken or beef broth
1-2 pieces of raw bacon (apple smoked Gwaltney bacon is good)
Hot red pepper flakes to taste
Salt to taste
Apple cider vinegar to taste
Sauteed chopped onions

After sauteeing the onions, put all ingredients into your crockpot or a dutch oven pot on the stovetop. Add enough water to make sure greens are covered. Cook them covered, slowly for 3 hours.

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We serve them with butter, chopped raw onions, sprinkled with vinegar or chow-chow. You can substitute white wine for the apple cider. You could also add a couple of teaspoons of brown sugar if you like your greens sweet.

We Went To Visit Luke, Hannah and Savannah Today

2011-12-31T19:08:00.000-05:00

Stan and I took Mom and Dad over to Luke and Hannah's new house and visit. Savannah is such a love bug!

Glendale Cotton Mill, Glendale, SC

2011-12-31T16:34:00.000-05:00

Here is a short video from our visit to Glendale 12/13/2008.

A satellite photo of modern Glendale

A Revolutionary War battle was fought in this area! See http://glendalesc.com/
The South Carolina Upcountry was the site of many battles and skirmishes during the Revolutionary War. One of these took place in and around the site of the Wofford Iron Works in August of 1780. It is known as the Battle of Wofford’s Iron Works or sometimes as The Second Battle of Cedar Springs. The following account is based on the books Battleground - South Carolina in the Revolution by Warren Ripley published by the Charleston Post Courier and Spartanburg - Facts, Reminiscences, Folklore by Vernon Foster published by the Reprint Company Publishers.
The Battle has gone by a variety of names, including Wofford's Iron Works, Cedar Springs No.2, the Peach Orchard, the Old Iron Works, and Buffington. It was largely a running engagement along the road between present-day Camp Croft and Glendale. It started about a mile from Cedar Spring near Wofford's Iron Works, also called the Old Iron Works and, occasionally, Buffington for a previous owner. Part of the action was in a peach orchard, hence the confusion. Regardless of name, it was a bit more extensive and bloody than the first Battle of Cedar Springs.
Following the fall of Charleston on May 12, 1780, the British had moved inland and one of the main leaders in pacifying rebellious elements of the Upcountry was Maj. Patrick Ferguson. Later in the year he would die at King's Mountain. But in August 1780, he was a terror to the Whigs. Ferguson had about 1,800 men. Opposing him was a Patriot force of 1,000 or so that was trying to keep watch on the British Major without letting itself become engaged in a major battle until it had grown to more equal size.
To accomplish its mission, 400 men were left to consolidate a base camp and the remainder, a mounted force of some 600 under Cols. Isaac Shelby, Elijah Clarke and William Graham, was sent into nearby Union County to shadow Ferguson and, when possible, cut off his foraging parties.
However, the Whigs found themselves badly outnumbered and fell back to the Spartanburg area, where Aug. 7 found them encamped for the night about two miles west of Cedar Spring. This was near the crossroads where Foster's Tavern (at Highways 56 and 295) would be erected in 1807.
Scouts brought word shortly before dawn Aug. 8 that the enemy was within half a mile and the Patriots hastily broke camp and moved via the existing road from Camp Croft to Glendale to a an advantageous position near the old Iron Works. Here, they were attacked by a large detachment of British dragoons and mounted militia riflemen from Ferguson's command under Maj. James Dunlap. The first skirmish lasted about half an hour. Dunlap's mounted riflemen received the initial fire and fell back. After considerable difficulty, Dunlap managed to rally them and, putting himself at the head of the dragoons, initiated a second assault.
The dragoons charged into the Patriot line, where the fighting raged hand-to-hand. But the British riflemen were reluctant to close and before long the badly outnumbered dragoons were thrown back and, together with the riflemen, were pursued for about a mile back along the present road to Camp Croft from Glendale by the victorious Americans before action was broken off and the Patriots returned to their line near the iron works.
Dunlap continued his retreat another mile towards the direction of Camp Croft and met Ferguson with the entire Loyalist force. Ferguson and several hundred of his troops were heading towards the Iron Works. The combined units now moved back towards the Iron Works, where the Americans took one look at the British, decided they were too badly outnumbered to fight, and began a hasty, but organized, withdrawal. The Americans retreated across Lawson's Fork Creek and along much of what is now the Clifton Glendale Road. At the time this route was part of the Old Georgia Road.
There was a running battle to the site of present day Clifton. Ferguson was hoping to attack and rescue the British prisoners, but the American leaders took advantage of every favorable position to form their men for battle. This delayed close pursuit until the prisoners could be hurried beyond hope of recapture. Ferguson broke off the battle after the Americans crossed the Pacolet River at what is now Clifton.
Casualty estimates vary widely. Depending on which source you prefer, American losses ran from three killed and 21 wounded to 50 killed, and the British from eight to 34 killed. Based on the type action, probably the lower American figure is more accurate and somewhere between the two extremes for the British. Graves of the dead could be seen at the site of the Iron Works until recent years.
In addition, both sides likely had a number of wounded and Dunlap left quite a few prisoners in American hands, many of them probably also wounded.
Both sides claimed victory and probably the honors should be shared. The Americans certainly won the hand-to-hand contest, probably had fewer casualties and captured more prisoners. The British, on the other hand, held possession of the field and were advancing against a retreating foe when the fighting ended.

In 1832, Dr. James Bivings moved to the area from Lincolnton, NC and purchased land off the Old Georgia Road on Lawson's Fork Creek to build the first large cotton mill in the area. He called it the Bivingsville Cotton Factory. He brought workmen and craftsmen with him to build it. He bought his machinery in Patterson, New Jersey. One feature which elicited admiration was an overshot water wheel which was 26 feet in diameter and 12 foot wide. This mill had 1,200 spindles and 24 looms.

He purchased more land around the site including the old Wofford Iron Works. He built his house on the bluff overlooking the mill. It was a fine home for the time. He built a small community of homes as a mill village for the workers and named it Bivingsville. The house was altered ca. 1890 by the addition of two Victorian bays and a kitchen wing, alterations with significance in their own right. Listed in the National Register May 26, 1995.

View from the 2nd floor of the old Bivings house.

He, Simpson Bobo and Elias Leitner became partners but a dispute and lawsuit happened and Dr. Bivings departed. He built a finer home in Spartanburg that is now referred to as the Bivings-Evins Home.

In 1847 it was known as one of the finest mills in the state and was owned by Elias and G. Leitner. In 1856 it was sold in bankruptcy proceedings to a group of investors that included Dexter E. Converse. D.E. Converse took over the management of the Bivingsville Cotton Factory. Dexter Converse moved into the old Bivings house. It wasn't until 1878 that Bivingsville was renamed to Glendale and the mill became known as the Glendale Cotton Mill.

During the Civil War, the Glendale textile mill made items for the Confederacy including wooden shoe soles and cloth. After the War, Dexter Converse and his brother-in-law, Albert Twichell, owned the mill. By 1875, 10 years after the War, the mill had 5,000 spindles and 120 looms. The mill village had 60 houses with 400 residents. It also had a sawmill, two cotton gins, a machine shop and a carpenter shop.

Glendale expanded in the 1880’s and 1890’s. It came to have 17,280 spindles and 518 looms. The mill building itself was enlarged by a three story addition. During this time, the number of houses in the village for the workers increased to 75 homes.

Dexter Converse died in 1899 and the presidency was given to Albert Twichell. It continued to flourish. It sailed through World War I and prospered during the 1920's. But when the Great Depression hit in 1929 hundreds of textile workers throughout the state lost their jobs. At Glendale, the work was curtailed and the number of workdays a week were cut back. Sometimes the mill was opened for only two or three days a week. Many of the mills were no longer able to pay their workers with cash but issued “script”. This “script” could be spent at the company stores for groceries and other essentials.

Glendale Mill in 1917

There was a trolly from Spartanburg to Glendale. Glendale had a park and lake. Glendale, too, had a baseball team and baseball park. The baseball field was located near the Trolley Park, just off Ben Avon Road.

Here is an old postcard of virtually the same photo.

World War II brought a boom to the textile mills and Glendale Mill ran 3 shifts to keep up. Many men joined the military which left women filling in as workers at the mills.

After WWII, a change happened. In 1946 the Converse Company sold the Glendale mill to J.L. Stifel and Sons of Wheeling West Virginia. They modernized by switching from steam power to electrical power. They tore down some of the worst of the mill houses and renovated the others. There were 120 mill houses in the village. In the 1950's they sold the houses. Many were bought by the families occupying them.

The mill employed 600 employees. However, in 1957, Stifel and Sons sold the mill to Indian Head Mills. They closed the old Glendale Mill in November 1961. On March 24, 2004 the old Glendale Mill burned. Only the towers, smokestacks and the original office building are left by the dam.

This building used to be the company store. It is now the Post Office.

This is the interior of the Glendale cotton mill's original office building.

Front office

The old bridge is behind the Glendale Post Office.

Stan on the bridge.

Stan

From the bridge looking back at the Glendale cotton factory.

This was Glendale's Methodist Church. These are the photos I took. There is an old cemetery beside this church. It's Church St after it curls up around behind the baptist church.

Here is the Glendale Baptist Church. Both of these churches are on Church St. The batist church is right at the "Y" where Church St comes off Clifton-Glendale Rd.

Mill goes up in flames
Spartanburg Herald Journal
By Susan Orr And JANET S. SPENCER
GLENDALE -- Fourteen-year-old Zach Ivey knelt in the street and put the palms of his hands down, leveling his back Saturday afternoon so his friend, Dustin Roberts, could use it as a platform to photograph the still-smoldering Glendale Mill.Roberts, 15, snapped a few shots as thick smoke continued to roll from the ruins 15 hours after a fire left only the brick wall outline of the 137-year-old, five-story structure.

"This place is historical," Ivey said when Roberts jumped from his back. "We studied about it in school."

Working their way back up the street, the teens pulled a shiny, red Radio Flyer wagon they had hoped to use for a better vantage point. But when the authorities would not let them take it in,

Ivey gave Roberts the boost he needed for the photography session.

"We've been around here watching since 3 a.m.," said Roberts, a student at Broome High School.

"At first, we thought it was our friend's house. We came running down here to be sure he was alright."

The teens were wide-eyed as they talked about the blaze that gutted the mill, which closed 43 years ago.

"It was terrible. Those flames were just so high," Ivey said, throwing his head back and looking into the sky.

They stood in front of a house facing the mill that was the only other structure damaged by the roaring early morning blaze that sent red and yellow flames high into the air, said Glendale Assistant Fire Chief Eric Alley.

Alley said he was on duty at the station just down the street when the call to 911 came in at 2:26 a.m. Saturday.

In addition to numerous rows of houses, which had to be protected from the heat and blaze, the Post Office is adjacent to the property and its operation was shut down for the day.

Also within a half-mile radius of the mill are the Spartanburg County District 3 school administrative offices and at least five churches.

More than 80 firefighters from the Glendale, Pacolet, Converse and Drayton departments responded and rotated working throughout the day trying to extinguish the blaze and prevent it from spreading.

A crew of firefighters was assigned to remain overnight to keep the blaze from rekindling.

Agents with the State Law Enforcement Division called to the scene to determine the cause waited for what was left to cool so they could begin their work.

"When I pulled in, the back part of the mill – the three-story section -- was fully engulfed in flames," Alley said.

"It's a total loss. Everything's gone, except a small newer office addition here closest to the post office," Alley said. "Right now we're just working to keep the hot spots down."

Anderson-based Glendale Development Corp. owned the 250,000-square-foot mill. Several companies were leasing space for storage, according to Glendale Development President Mike Cicora.

Cicora, whose group bought the mill in 2000, said he learned about the fire when a friend called him Saturday morning after seeing a report on television.

He said there were plans to redevelop the mill, possibly turning it into condominiums.

"It may have looked like there was nothing happening, but we had strong interest from several different groups," Cicora said. "There were no immediate plans, but certainly there were plans for developing the property."

"I'm absolutely devastated by this. Three and a half years of my life literally went up in smoke."

The mill was built about 1867, and the site along Lawson's Fork Creek has an even richer history.

It was first developed in 1773, when Joseph Buffington built Buffington Iron Works. But Buffington struggled and eventually lost the facility to William Wofford in a land dispute.

During the Revolutionary War, British soldiers ambushed American forces that had camped out at Wofford's Iron Works on Aug. 7, 1780. The Americans fought off their attackers and the foundry was spared.

A year later, the iron works was destroyed in a raid led by "Bloody" Bill Cunningham. But it reopened after the war as South Carolina Iron works.

James Bivings of Lincolnton, N.C., bought the property and built the Bivingsville Cotton Factory in the early 1830s. It was South Carolina's first cotton mill with more than 1,000 spindles.

The mill went bankrupt in 1855, and Bivings sold it to John Bomar and Co. for $19,500 a year later. Bomar's group hired Edgar Converse to run the operation.

The mill flourished under Converse, and during the Civil War a third of the plant's production went to the Confederate government.

The factory was razed after the war and a new mill – the one that burned Saturday morning -- was built around 1867. The company also had a new name – D.E. Converse and Co. The name of the mill was changed to Glendale in 1878.

Another section was added in 1890, and another expansion occurred in 1902.

By 1907 it had more than 37,000 spindles.

Stifel and Sons of Wheeling, W.Va., bought the mill in 1946. Stifel remodeled the mill village homes and sold them to the employees in 1955.

Indian Head Mills bought the facility in 1957. Four years later, the looms stopped running for good.

Neighbors and motorists following the smoke continued to gather and watch the activity of firefighters throughout the day.

Several people reported hearing large booms that awakened them.

Witnesses said it took firefighters two or three hours to get the blaze under control, and as late as noon an isolated patch of fire could still be seen amid the rubble.

Ray Price, a firefighter and photographer for the Glendale Fire Department, said the mill's size and condition made this the worst fire he had ever seen in his 30 years of photographing fires for documentation and training purposes.

Many people walked around surveying the scene and documenting the mill's demise by shooting photos and video images.

Broadway Street resident Tim Williams learned of the fire at 2:35 a.m. when a neighbor called him. He soon got an up-close look at the blaze when he helped a friend move a dump truck and other vehicles the friend had stored behind the mill.

Driving on an access road behind the mill, Williams saw burning embers falling through the air and bricks flying out of windows.

"It looked like volcano rocks falling down," Williams said. "I had my (vehicle) windows up and my air conditioner on and it was burning my face, it was so hot."

But Williams said the only damage to his vehicle was some soot marks.

Donald Hughes, another Broadway Street resident, lives a block or so from the mill and he said the flames were so intense that they lit up the darkness.

"I live on the top of the hill and when I walked outside it was like broad daylight," Hughes said.

Hughes believes that if the wind had not shifted and blown flames away from the mill village that many mill houses would have succumbed to the blaze.

The fire was especially threatening to Hughes' mother, Dee Bryant, who lives on Glendale Avenue right across from the mill.

She woke up around 2 a.m. when she heard a loud explosion, and when she looked outside she saw towers of flames.

"I was freaking out," Bryant said.

Once the fire spread to the part of the mill closest to her home, the heat was so intense that it began to melt her vinyl siding.

Neighbors tried to wet her home with a garden hose, but the water pressure was too low so Drayton's fire department had to come and spray Bryant's house in order to save it.

"Thank goodness for Drayton," she said.

John Bishop of Duncan Street, a lifelong Glendale resident who worked at the mill as a teenager, said he was sorry to see the mill gone because of its history.

"It went down in a hurry," Bishop said. "In about two or three hours, it was down."

Ghosts at the old Bivings House in Glendale?

Spartanburg Herald Journal
By Kim Kimsey
kim.kimzey@shj.com
Published: Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 29, 2008 at 10:12 p.m.
At one time, it was a grand house.

Even in its neglected and dilapidated state, there is still some regality to the home Dr. James Bivings built in the 1830s. It sits on a hill that once overlooked Glendale Mill.

Fire claimed most of the mill four years ago, but the columned house still stands as a landmark in the once-bustling mill village.

The mill was eventually sold by Bivings in bankruptcy proceedings. Dexter Edgar Converse, founder of Converse College, became manager of the mill and moved into the house in 1855. Superintendents of the Glendale Mill would follow.

The house hasn't been inhabited for many years. Or has it?

Do apparitions, including soldiers, wander its large rooms and grounds? Team members of Upstate Paranormal Investigations recently spent a night there gathering audio, video and other data to determine whether paranormal activity is indeed taking place.

Some think the house was used as a hospital for Confederate soldiers. The basement supposedly served as a morgue.

"From local people that we've talked to, they say that Confederate soldiers have been seen," said Annette Sepulveda, founder of UPI.

Some people have told UPI team members they've seen Confederate soldiers around the basement. Some claim to have seen a woman on the porch, Sepulveda said.

Going inside
During UPI's recent investigation, Sepulveda carefully steps through weeds and over wires running across the overgrown lawn from the house to a pitched tent. The tent is where the team has set up equipment powered by car batteries.

The house has no electricity, and it's very dark this overcast night. The amber glow from a streetlight illuminates the house and chain link fence surrounding the property.

It's about 9:30 p.m. and the neighborhood is quiet, but the crickets are loud. The air is thick with their chirping, as well as the humidity.

Beams from flashlights cut into the dark and guide investigators into the house.

Light from Sepulveda's flashlight bounces across floors and walls. Some places show water damage and graffiti.

"It's a crying shame, what's been done to it," Sepulveda says. "It's absolutely gorgeous, even though it's neglected."

She reflects on the house's former significance for Glendale residents. Think of the planning that must have gone on there for the whole community, she says.

"If you believe, like a lot of people, believe that life doesn't end, that the human body is full of energy and energy cannot be destroyed, it only changes to something different, then when a person dies their energy could be absorbed into these walls, you know — the energy of everyday life being absorbed into the walls and becoming a part of the building," she says.

"A lot of people believe that. Do I know scientifically? Can I prove that that's true? That's what we're trying to do."

UPI, which formed in February, has 10 active members and a technical adviser.

A few team members are from North Carolina; one is from Greenville. The rest are from Spartanburg.

All of them have regular jobs. They do paranormal investigation in their spare time.

Amber Patton, a team leader from Spartanburg, said members are serious about investigating the paranormal and include believers and skeptics.

"I think we're greatly misunderstood," she said.

She said a lot of people think of them as "ghost busters."

Patton said the group's goal is helping people. She said paranormal activity is terrifying to some, and that the group might serve to help ease their minds.

Investigations are free
UPI has investigated four cases. Two more are pending.

Sepulveda says they never ask clients for a fee. "To us, it's an honor and a privilege to have an opportunity to investigate the paranormal," she says.

Team members use their own equipment. On their most recent investigation of the Bivings house, they set up equipment, including a motion sensor and cameras, all over the house. A couple of team members watch the video live out in a tent.

They also have audio equipment to record "electronic voice phenomena."

But the most important investigative tool, Sepulveda says, is intuition. "It will tell you when something's there. It will tell you when to get out. It will tell you when it's safe."

Before an EVP session in the basement, team members gather in a circle, join hands and pray for protection.

After the prayer, Rick Huffman and Sepulveda head back into the house and descend the stairs to the basement.

Huffman, co-founder of the group and a lead investigator, sits down on one side of the basement, and Sepulveda sits on the other side. They're settling in, preparing for the EVP session.

"All right guys, we are going silent for EVP sessions," Huffman radios to team members upstairs.
They switch off their flashlights, and the basement goes black.

"Is there anyone in this basement who would like to communicate with us?" Sepulveda asks. "We're not here to harm you. We're only curious."

"Are you a Confederate soldier?"

Huffman introduces himself and the team and explains what they're doing.

More questions follow.

The session lasts about 13 minutes.

Huffman thanks anyone who might be present for any attempts they might have made to contact the team.

Not always exciting
Sepulveda says paranormal investigating is actually very boring. "It's a lot of long hours sitting and waiting," she says.

She says their ultimate goal is to help people determine whether they're experiencing paranormal activity.

They first search for natural explanations of suspected paranormal activity.

"I'm a very analytical person," Huffman says. "I will drive it into the ground if I have to, you know. I'm like a bulldog. They have to keep me on a leash sometimes because I want to find out the truth."

It will take hours to review the data the team members have collected, including audio.

Sepulveda says she hears something while playing back the EVP session from the basement.

When she asked, "Are you a Confederate soldier?" she heard a whispered "yes."

Thursday, they were still reviewing what they gathered. Sepulveda said more than half the group will scrutinize the recording to decide whether it's legitimate, man-made or mechanical. If they can't agree, they will "throw it out."

History up to question
B.G. Stephens, the self-described "unofficial mayor" of Glendale, grew up there. He said a strong rumor is that the basement might have been a Confederate morgue, but no one has substantiated that. He points out that there wasn't much Civil War combat here.

"Glendale mill workers and owners contributed to the Southern cause in the Civil War with the assignment of one-third of the plant's production to Confederate use," Michael Leonard wrote in "Our Heritage: A Community History of Spartanburg County, S.C."

Brad Steinecke, collections and research manager for the Spartanburg County Historical Association, said it's "perfectly conceivable" that the house could have been used as a hospital. Nothing in the historical records supports that, however.

Steinecke said the Glendale Mill produced wooden shoe soles during the war.

Maybe, if the crickets quiet down long enough, you can hear them echoing in the hallways or shuffling across the basement's dirt floor.

An article in the Spartanburg Herald Journal in June 1, 2008
http://www.goupstate.com/article/20080601/NEWS/806010370/1051/NEWS01

Good sources:
http://glendalesc.com/
http://glendalesc.com/bivingsville.html
http://glendalesc.com/fire.html
http://sciway2.net/2001/glendale-mill-sc/Index.htm
http://www.textilehistory.org/DexterEdgarConverse.html
http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/worldwidepanorama/wwp608/html/JohnRiley.html
http://www.upstateforever.org/Newsletters/Sept04Newsletter/AGlendaleSep_04.html

Here are some photos I took today, 12/31/2011. They have made a new park with walking trails since the last time we were down here in 2008.

One of the big pines had either fallen or was cut down. The sections were along the trail and Dad measured it. It was 22" and the rings were so dense. Dad said he bet that tree was part of the old pine forests that was the area before it became a town.

Moving My Bedroom

2011-12-28T21:53:00.000-05:00

In our home, I've had the Master Bedroom Suite. It's a nice sized room and the bathroom and closets were good. I needed the larger room because of the dogs and Stan has the smaller bedroom and the other bath. On the opposite side of the house is the Great Room with our 2nd kitchen, a guest bedroom, a small full bath and an alcove. There are 5 closets in this guest suite.
Well, Stan and I got to talking and we decided it would make more sense for me to move to the Guest Suite because it has more room and the kitchen. The bathroom is too small but I decided I would use it as a half bath and share Stan's bathroom for my showers. That way I only have to clean 1 full bath and 1 half bath instead of the 3 baths I'm cleaning now. Then there are the exterior doors. The guest suite has 3 exterior doors. Two are pairs of patio doors that overlook our side patio. The 3rd door opens onto the back patio in the fenced in backyard which will be very convenient for letting the dogs out.

I had a couple of reservations. One, I didn't want to be across the house from Stan. Two I worried about Spunky Monkey, our little handicapped Miniature Pinscher. He's blind and brain damaged and routine is essential to him. Having the same environment and routines help him survive without stress. Third I wasn't sure if I would like using a half bath and showering across the house. But the pros outweighed the cons so I decided to move. I can always move back if it doesn't work. And moving always gives you a chance to deep clean and purge and organize.

So, the day after Christmas, our nephew, Aaron, came over and helped us move. He and Stan did the heavy moving and I made the constant trips back and forth to move the little things. Poor Spunky was traumatized. All the dogs were totally confused and trembling throughout the day. But I stayed strong and kept going. On day 3 they are relaxed and Spunky is getting more used to the new environment. It really helped that I was able to spend a lot of time with them.

I thoroughly exhausted myself and after 2 days I'm still recovering. Stan has done everything I asked him to do to make the suite mine. I made the Great Room/Kitchen into my bedroom. Here are the photos.

I used the guest bedroom for a dressing room.

Stan adding the closet doors. We never got around to putting up the closet doors so he did that today. He was very frustrated with that door!

Mug Tree

2011-12-28T21:26:00.000-05:00

I've been wanting a mug tree.

I had been looking for one but had not found one that was just right and was cheap. So I decided to ask Dad to make me one for Christmas.

My Dad got his creative juices flowing and this is his rendition of a "mug tree"! A REAL mug TREE! He made one for all of us. I got two for my two kitchens.

Here is one in my kitchen. I love them!

Christmas 2011

2011-12-28T20:22:00.000-05:00

Our Christmas tradition has always been to spend Christmas Eve with Stan's family and Christmas Day with my family.

This Christmas Eve we have some nieces and nephews who are married and have to begin their own traditions including their new spouse's family. Jenny and her family are living in Illinois close to Kyle's family so we didn't get to see them at all this Christmas. That was very hard on all of us, including Jenny. But we do our best to include her, Kyle, and Brett by calling them during our party. Elaine videotaped and sent that to her. And she will get to see the photos here on my blog. One of our nephews, Jacob, didn't come at all. His brother, Joshua was there for a little while. Since they've grown up we rarely get to see them. Katie and her new husband, Dustin, came early and left early so they could go to his family's party too. Evans is dating Chelsea again (they were engaged for about 5 yrs and briefly broke up but they seem to be back together since his accident and I really give her kudos for being there to support him during this time in his life). They also left early to be with her family too. So our large family gathering is a little slimmed down but everyone tries to be there and they want to be there so that's special. It's not just a duty or a "have to".

You will notice our nephew, Evans, in his photos, is using a walker, wearing a cast and back brace. For more about his accident and how he's doing see my post at Evans Accident.

We would appreciate your continued prayers for him.

Kenny, Aaron, Logan

Stan is not drunk. He just can't keep his eyes open with the camera flash.

Aaron is living in Charleston while he attends The Citadel so when he's home, his little brother, Logan, doesn't leave his side. They are best buddies.

Dustin and Ronnie

Our niece, Katie, with her new husband, Dustin.

Grandma Peggy with her little gread granddaughter, Savannah.

Savannah in an old rocking chair that was Great Aunt Angie's when she was little.

Our nephew, Luke.

Ronnie with his granddaughter, Savannah. The children call him "Pickles".

Savannah makes a mess out of her dinner with her Grandmother, Elaine, helping her. The children call her "Grommie".

Great Uncle Stan helps the little princess stand.

Luke opens up his little girl's presents.

Luke with a picture of his Great Grandfather, Julian Rhett Prince, behind him.

My sister-in-laws, Anna (mother of Evans, Aaron and Logan) and Kathi (mother of Katie).

My brother-in-law, Eddie. He is Kathi's husband and Katie's father. He's an engineer so he was putting together Logan's remote control helicopter.

The children can't wait to open those presents!

Mommy Hannah helps her little girl open her gifts.

Luke with his mother, Elaine.

Luke and Savannah and Aunt Angie.

Ronnie was trying to hold back tears as he spoke to his daughter, Jenny, all the way in Illinois.

Luke was reading the Christmas story out of Grandma Peggy's Bible while little Savannah bugged him!

The little family!

On Christmas morning we gather with my family for brunch. This year we met at Mom and Dad's at the farm. Stan cooked breakfast and everyone brought something. We were all there except Jenny, Kyle and Brett.

Daddy

Ronnie

Stan

I asked Dad to make me a "mug tree" for my Christmas present. I showed him some pictures and then he got his creative juices going. These are what he came up with. REAL mug TREES! He made one for all of us. I got 2 for my 2 kitchens and I love them!!! They work great!

Here is one of mine with my favorite mugs on it.

Elaine

Great Uncle Stan with Savannah.

My Mom!

Our nephew, Lee!

Stan knows a woman that works in his company's headquarters in Canada who makes these wonderful sock monkey dolls. He asked her to make one for Savannah and one for Brett. We didn't get to see Brett open his since he lives in Illinois. But Savannah loved hers!

Dad

Mike looks sad but he wasn't.

Grommie and Savannah

Daily Keeping Your House Up

2011-12-26T20:59:00.000-05:00

Things can get out of control pretty quick if you don't keep on top of your housekeeping. There are some things that need to be done every day in order to stay on top of your housekeeping. Here are the daily chores that will help you keep your home clean.

1. Wipe down your bathroom sink and counter with antibacterial wipes. Same with your commodes. Use a shower spray (just spritz and rinse). Pick up all used towels, wash rags, any clothes left in the bathroom. Hang a fresh hand towel.

2. Make your beds and put clothes away.

3. Empty your garbage and put away your recyclables (I have a recycle bin outside so it means taking my recyclables outside to the bin.)

4. Empty the dishwasher and fill with dirty dishes. Wash your sink and wipe down your counter tops and tables. Change your hand towel and dish sponge or dish rag.

5. Run 2 loads of laundry, fold and put away.

6. Run the vacuum where needed (usually the kitchen and living room/den, maybe the bedrooms and baths).

7. Empty your purse of any receipts, go through your mail. Throw away junk mail. File your mail according to your system. Update your calendar as needed. For instance, as I go through my receipts and mail I will do it at my laptop and will work on my calendar as I go. I will add bill due dates, doctor visits, library books overdue date, warranty dates, invitations, etc. If you use financial software, update it as you go.

8. Declutter as you go from room to room.

9. Dust and Windex one room a day.

10. Declutter at least one thing. Straighten a clothes drawer, declutter and organize a drawer, organize one cabinet, etc.

If you can do these things daily, you should be able to keep up with your housework. It's not easy but doing a little every day is better than having it pile up for weeks and then having to take 2 whole days to get it done. I'd rather do 2 loads of laundry every day than have a marathon laundry day. Not to say that I do this every day. But I should so it wouldn't be so hard on me at one time.

You can do it!

Melinda Sees Papa's Pigs

2011-12-26T02:57:00.000-05:00

Each summer we would go visit Papa and Grandma at their farm and see all of Dad's family. Here is a photo I found of Melinda when she was about 2 yrs old (1965) looking at Papa's pigs. This is the digital scrapbook page I did of little Melinda seeing Papa's pigs.

Iowa Miller and James Albert Lusk

2011-12-25T20:37:00.001-05:00

Iowa Miller was the daughter of Anderson Miller and Cynthia Hickam and the older sister of my Great Grandmother Noda Vesta Miller Lamb. Iowa would be my great great aunt.

Iowa Miller was born Abt 1883 in Madison County, NC to Anderson Miller (DOB 11/1834 in Old Buncombe County in an area that is now Madison County, NC; DOD 3/1907 in Madison County, NC) and Cynthia Hickham (DOB 11/1841 in Old Buncombe County in an area that is now Madison County, NC; DOD 10/12/1929 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC).

Iowa Miller married James Albert Lusk, aka Jim Lusk. James A. Lusk was born 12/28/1875 in NC. They were married Abt 1898 in Madison County, NC. They had 7 children that I'm aware of:

1) Elura L. Lusk, aka Lura Lusk (DOB 2/17/1898 in Madison County, NC; DOD 1/9/1974 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC) married William Earl Kennington (DOB 4/7/1892 in Lancaster, Lancaster County, SC; DOD 1/8/1953 in Swannanoa Division Veterans Hospital, Oteen, Buncombe County, NC). They had James Kennington.

2) Jessie Elizabeth Lusk (DOB 6/12/1901 in Madison County, NC; DOD 10/20/1986 in Buncombe County, NC).

3) Fannie C. Lusk (DOB 7/6/1904 in Madison County, NC; DOD 11/6/1997 in Laurens County, SC) married Earnest Fowler (DOB Abt 1896 in TN; DOD ? in ? ). They had Jennie Fowler, Hugh Fowler, Bruce Fowler.

4) Willie Lusk (DOB Abt 1908 in Madison County, NC; DOD 11/14/2000 in Magnolia Place, 8020 White Av., Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC) married Lawrence Henry King (DOB 1/25/1906 in Enoree, Spartanburg County, SC; DOD 4/16/1979 in Spartanburg County, SC). They had Kenneth King, John R. King, Shirley King.

5) Ethel Lusk (DOB 8/3/1910 in Madison County, NC; DOD 11/13/1998 in Laurens County, SC) married James T. Cogdill (DOB 1/1/1909 in ? ; DOD 1/20/1994 in Laurens County, SC).

6) Frank Lusk (DOB 7/10/1915 in Madison County, NC; DOD 9/17/1937 in Greenville County, SC in an auto accident).

7) John L. Lusk (DOB 6/28/1918 in Laurens County, SC; DOD 1/12/1988 in Newberry, Newberry County, SC).

1900 U.S. Census of Spring Creek, Madison County, North Carolina; Roll: T623_ 1205; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 81, Lines 53-58, "William Lusk" and Lines 59-61, "James Lusk"
William Lusk, Head, W(hite), M(ale), Born Nov, 1849, 45 yrs old, Married 23 yrs (DOM 1877), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Farmer, Owns farm free of mortgage
Jane Lusk, Wife, W, F, Born July, 1849, 49 yrs old, Married 23 yr, 9 children with 6 still living, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Altha Lusk, Daughter, W, F, Born Mar, 1885, 15 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, both parents born in NC
Troy Lusk, Son, W, M, Born June, 1890, 9 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Dock Culbertson, Son-in-law, W, M, Born May, 1879, 21 yrs old, Married 0 years (DOM 1900), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Farmer
Bessie Culbertson, Daughter, W, F, Born Mar, 1883, 17 yrs old, Married 0 years, 0 children, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
James Lusk, Head, W(hite), M(ale), Born Dec, 1876, 23 yrs old, Married 4 yrs (DOM 1896), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Iola Lusk (sic), Wife, W, F, Born May, 1882, 18 yrs old, Married 4 yrs, 1 child with 1 still living, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Elura Lusk, Daughter, W, F, Born Feb, 1898, 2 yrs old, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

1910 U.S. Census of Spring Creek, Madison County, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1107; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0091; Image: 555; FHL Number: 1375120, Lines 52-53, "Jane E. Lusk", next door Lines 54-59, "James A. Lusk"
Jane E. Lusk, Head, F(emale), W(hite), 59 yrs old (DOB 1851), Widowed, 9 children with 5 still living, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, No occupation, Could not read or write, Owns farm free of mortgage
Tay C. Lusk (sic, looks like Foy C. Lusk to me but Ancestry.com has him indexed as Tay C. Lusk), Son, M(ale), W(hite), 19 yrs old (DOB 1891), Born in NC, Both parents born in SC, Laborer at public work, Can read and write
James A. Lusk, Head, M(ale), W(hite), 34 yrs old (DOB 1876), First marriage, Married 12 yrs (DOM 1898), Born in NC, Both parents born in SC, Farm hand on farm, Can read and write, Owns farm free of mortgage
Iowa Lusk, Wife, F, W, 25 yrs old (DOB 1885), First marriage, Married 12 yrs, 6 children with 4 still living, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Can read and write
Lura L. Lusk, Daughter, F, W, 12 yrs old (DOB 1898), Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Essie N. Lusk, Daughter, F, W, 9 yrs old (DOB 1901), Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Fannie C. Lusk, Daughter, F, W, 5 yrs old (DOB 1905), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Willie Lusk, Daughter, F, W, 2 yrs old (DOB 1908), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
at the bottom of the page, Lines 97-100, next page, Line 1, "Joe E. Lusk"
Joe E. Lusk, Head, M(ale), W(hite), 38 yrs old (DOB 1872), First marriage, Married 15 yrs (DOM 1895), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Farmer on home farm, Owns farm free of mortgage, Can read and write
Della Lusk, Wife, F, W, 35 yrs old (DOB 1975), First marriage, married 15 yrs, 4 children with 3 still living, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Can read and write
Endora B. Lusk, Daughter, F, W, 14 yrs old (DOB 1896), single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Can read and write
Ada C. Lusk, Daughter, F, W, 10 yrs old (DOB 1900), Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Can read and write
next page, line 1
Banie W. Lusk, Son, M, W, 3 yrs old (DOB 1907), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Lines 10-18, "Will J. Lusk"
Will J. Lusk, Head, M(ale), W(hite), 36 yrs old (DOB 1874), First marriage, Married 16 yrs (DOM 1894), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Farmer on home farm, Owns farm free of mortgage, Can read and write
Della F. Lusk, Wife, F, W, 37 yrs old (DOB 1873), First marriage, Married 16 yrs, 7 children with 7 still alive, Born in TN, Father born in NC, Mother born in GA, Can read and write
Grace L. Lusk, Daughter, F, W, 13 yrs old (DOB 1897), Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN, Can read and write
Hubert F. Lusk, Son, M, W, 12 yrs old (DOB 1898), Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN, Can read and write
Virgil T. Lusk, Son, M, W, 10 yrs old (DOB 1900), Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN,
Sue A. Lusk, Daughter, F, W, 7 yrs old (DOB 1903), Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN,
Kate S. Lusk, Daughter, F, W, 4 yrs old (DOB 1906), Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN,
Bettie E. Lusk, Daughter, F, W, 2 yrs old (DOB 1908), Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN,

U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
James Albert Lusk, Laurens County, South Carolina; Roll: 1877672; Draft Board: 0, Serial #1875, Order #A2623
Serial #1875, James Albert Lusk, Order #A2623
Address: R#1, Clinton, SC
43 yrs old, DOB 12/28/1875
Occupation: Farming for Mitchell Hayes Lyon in Clinton, SC
Nearest Relative: Iowa Lusk, #1, Clinton, SC
39-2-14
Medium Height, Slender Build, Blue eyes, Black hair
Signed by him on 9/12/1918 in Laurens, Laurens County, SC

1920 U.S. Census of Cross Hill, Laurens County, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1699; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 48; Image: 682, Lines 88-93, "Jim Lusk"
Jim Lusk, Head, Rents farm, M(ale), W(hite), 46 yrs old (DOB 1874), Married, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Farmer, General farm
Iona Lusk (sic), Wife, F, W, 32 yrs old (DOB 1888), Married, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Willie Lusk, Daughter, F, W, 11 yrs old (DOB 1909), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Ethyle Lusk (sic), Daughter, F, W, 8 yrs old (DOB 1912), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Frank Lusk, Son, M, W, 5 yrs old (DOB 1915), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
John Lusk, Son, M, W, 11/12 mos old (DOB 1919), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

1930 U.S. Census of Copeland St., Watts Mill, Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina; Roll: 2202; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 1063.0, Lines 8-14, "James L. Lusk" (sic)
James L. Lusk, Head, Rents home $3/mos, M(ale), W(hite), 52 yrs old (DOB 1878), Married at age 20 yrs old, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Comber at cotton mill
Dola Lusk (sic), Wife, F, W, 45 yrs old (DOB 1885), Married at age 14 yrs old, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Ethel Lusk, Daughter, F, W, 18 yrs old (DOB 1812), Single, Can read and write, Born in SC, Both parents born in NC
Frank Lusk, Son, M, W, 15 yrs old (DOB 1915), Single, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, shine looms at cotton mill
John L. Lusk, Son, M, W, 11 yrs old (DOB 1919), Single, Can read and write, Born in SC, Both parents born in NC
Lawrence King, Son-in-law, M, W, 25 yrs old (DOB 1905), Married at age 25 (DOM 1930), Can read and write, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC, Weaver at cotton mill
Millie King (sic, Willie King), F, W, 22 yrs old (DOB 1908), Married at age 22, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both in NC

Mrs. Iowa M. Lusk (1950)
Laurens - Funeral services for Mrs. Iowa Miller Lusk, 67, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 4 at the Kennedy Mortuary. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Lusk died Monday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Earl Fowler of Newberry Route 1, following declining health for 7 months and a serious illness of 5 years.
She was born in Hot Springs, NC, the daughter of the late Cinthia Hickman and Ansel Miller. She lived in Hot Springs during the early years of her life, but made her home in Laurens for 38 years. She moved to Newberry two years ago. She was a member of the Lucas Avenue Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, James A. Lusk; daughters Mrs. Earl W. Kennington of Spartanburg; Mrs. Emmett Fowler of Laurens; Mrs. Lawrence King of Woodruff and Mrs. Toy Cogsdill of Wattsville; one sister, Mrs. Hester Sweeney of Wolf Creek, Tenn, 27 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
The body is at the mortuary.

James A. Lusk died 5/29/1961 in Laurens County, SC. He is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Ranch Rd, Laurens, Laurens County, SC. Iowa Miller Lusk is probably buried there too.

Source for their children:
1920 U.S. Census of Smyth St., Watts Mill Village, Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1700; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 62; Image: 159, Lines 76-83, "Sam Kennington"
Sam Kennington, Head, Rents home, M(ale), W(hite), 50 yrs old (DOB 1870), Can read and write, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Painter, house
Addie Kennington, Wife, F, W, 44 yrs old (DOB 1876), Married, Can read and write, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
William E. Kennington, Son, M, W, 27 yrs old (DOB 1893), Married, Can read and write, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Painter, House
George R. Kennington, Son, M, W, 18 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Painter, house
Jessie Kennington, Daughter, F, W, 15 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Larsie Kennington, Daughter, F, W, 12 yrs old, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Bert Kennington, Son, M, W, 10 yrs old, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC
Lurie Kennington, Daughter-in-law, 22 yrs old (DOB 1898), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

1930 U.S. Census of South Church St., Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; Roll: 2213; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 555.0, Lines 71-73, "Earle W. Kennington"
Earle W. Kennington, Head, Rents home for $12.50, M(ale), W(hite), 37 yrs old (DOB 1893), Married at age 27 yrs old (DOM 1920), Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Painter, dwellings
Lena Kennington (sic), Wife, F, W, 32 yrs old (DOB 1898), Married at age 22 yrs old, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
James Kennington, Son, M, W, 5 yrs old (DOB 1925), Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in NC

Social Security Death Index
Name: Lura Kennington
SSN: 248-15-****
Last Residence: 29301 Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States of America
Born: 17 Feb 1898
Died: Jan 1974
State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (1973)

NC Death Certificate #206, Registration District #11-00, Earl W. Kennington, DOD 1/8/1953 in Swannanoa Division Veteran's Hospital, Oteen, Buncombe County, NC
Usual Residence: 193 Alabama St., Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC
Male, White, DOB: 4/7/1892 in Lancaster, SC, 60 yrs old
Occupation: Jailer
Father: Samuel S. Kennington, Mother: Abbergale McMann (sic, it's hard to read the last name so this may not be correct)
Informant: Hospital Records
DOD 1/8/1953 at 7:00am
Cause of death: Arteriosclerotic heart disease
Burial: "Removal", 1/8/1953

1920 U.S. Census of Simmons St., Watts Mill Village, Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1700; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 62; Image: 148, Lines 33-39, "James N. Bowman", Fannie and Essie Lusk are boarding with his family
James N. Bowman, Head, Rents home, M(ale), W(hite), 63 yrs old, Married, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN, Night Watchman at cotton mill
Sintha J. Bowman, Wife, F, W, 54 yrs old, Married, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN
Albert H. Bowman, Son, M, W, 34 yrs old, Single, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN, Drawing at cotton mill
Gladis M. Bowman (sic), Granddaughter, F, W, 12 yrs old, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN
Jack Scott, Boarder, M, W, 17 yrs old, Single, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN, Carder at cotton mill
Jenny Compton, Boarder, F, W, 20 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Spooler at cotton mill
Fannie Lusk, Boarder, F, W, 15 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Tying in at cotton mill
Essie Lusk, Boarder, F, W, 19 yrs old (DOB 1901), Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Spooler at cotton mill

1930 U.S. Census of Woodard Ave, Asheville, County, North Carolina; Roll: 1676; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 125.0, Lines 25-27, "William A. Patterson"
William A. Patterson, Head, Rents home $35, Owns radio, M(ale), W(hite), 50 yrs old (DOB 1880), Married, Born in VA, Both parents born in VA, Asst Manager sewing machine
Margaret Patterson, Wife, F, W, 50 yrs old, Married, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in VA, serving, hunstwhing (sic, illegible)
Jessie W. Lusk, Roomer, F, W, 28 yrs old (DOB 1902), Married at age 22 yrs old (DOM 1924), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Nursing private family

North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996
Name: Jessie Elizabeth Lusk
[Jessie Elizabeth W]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed (?, How can she be born Lusk and die Lusk but have been married and is widowed?)
Social Security Number: 24166****
Father's Last Name: W
Age: 85
Date of Birth: 12 Jun 1901
Birth Location: North Carolina
Birth State: North Carolina
Residence City: Asheville
Residence County: Buncombe
Residence state: North Carolina
Date of Death: 20 Oct 1986
Death City: Asheville
Death County: Buncombe
Death State: North Carolina
Institution: General Hospital
Attendant: Physician
Burial Location: Cremation out of state
Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1983-87

Social Security Death Index
Name: Jessie Lusk
SSN: 241-66-****
Last Residence: 28806 Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States of America
Born: 12 Jun 1901
Died: Oct 1986
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (1959)

1930 U.S. Census of Augustine St., Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina; Roll: 2202; Page: 31A; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 1081.0, Lines 28-32, "Earnest Fowler"
Earnest Fowler, Head, Owns home valued at $1500, M(ale), W(hite), 34 yrs old (DOB 1896), Married at age 25 yrs old (DOM 1921), Can read and write, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN, Barber in private shop
Fannie Fowler, Wife, F, W, 24 yrs old (DOB 1906), Married at age 16 yrs old, Born in NC, Both parents born NC
Jennie B. Fowler, Daughter, F, W, 8 yrs old (DOB 1922), Born in SC, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC
Hugh Fowler, Son, M, W, 3 yrs 8/12 mos old (DOB 1926), Born in SC, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC
Bruce Fowler, Son, M, W, 3/12 mos old (DOB 1930), Born in SC, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC

Social Security Death Index
Name: Fannie L. Fowler
SSN: 248-01-****
Last Residence: 29360 Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States of America
Born: 6 Jul 1904
Died: 4 Nov 1997
State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (Before 1951)

The Greenville News, 11/15/2000
Willie L. King, Woodruff
Willie Lusk King, 92, formerly of 310 Allen Bridge Road, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, at Magnolia Place, Spartanburg.
A native of Hot Springs, N.C., she was a daughter of the late James A. and Iowa Miller Lusk. Member: Cornerstone Baptist Church.
Survivors: sons, Kenneth K. King Sr. and Johnny R. King, both of Woodruff; a daughter, Shirley K. Stone of Woodruff; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday at Lanford Funeral Home, with the service at 3 p.m. Burial: Greenhaven Memorial Gardens.
Memorials: Cornerstone Baptist Church, 165 Gray St., Woodruff, SC 29388.

Social Security Death Index
Name: Lawrence King
SSN: 247-10-****
Last Residence: 29388 Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States of America
Born: 25 Jan 1905
Died: Apr 1979
State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (Before 1951)

Social Security Death Index
Name: Ethel L. Cogsdill
SSN: 247-32-****
Last Residence: 29360 Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States of America
Born: 3 Aug 1910
Died: 13 Nov 1998
State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (Before 1951)

Social Security Death Index
Name: James T. Cogsdill
SSN: 249-09-****
Last Residence: 29360 Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States of America
Born: 1 Jan 1909
Died: 20 Jan 1994
State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (Before 1951)

Death Certificate, NC Death Certificate #13771, Frank Lusk, DOD 9/17/1937 in Greenville General Hospital, Greenville, Greenville County, SC. Auto accident, amputated his arm at shoulder.

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Records, 1938-1946
Name: John L Lusk
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: South Carolina
State of Residence: South Carolina
County or City: Spartanburg
Enlistment Date: 21 Jan 1941
Enlistment State: South Carolina
Enlistment City: Fort Jackson Columbia
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for assignment to another corps area
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Unskilled occupations in manufacture of textiles, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 64
Weight: 105

Social Security Death Index
Name: John L. Lusk
SSN: 247-10-****
Last Residence: 29108 Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States of America
Born: 28 Jun 1918
Died: 12 Jan 1988
State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (Before 1951)

If you have any comments, corrections or additonal information, please email me at Mom25dogs@gmail.com.

For more information on Hester's family go to my Miller posts .

Reese Christmas

2011-12-23T20:53:00.000-05:00

I did this digital scrapbook page of my cousin, Glenn Reese, Jr.'s family this Christmas.

I did this digital scrapbook page of my cousin, David Reese's children, Preston and Scarlet.

Christmas In SC

2011-12-23T19:45:00.000-05:00

The weather today was warm and sunny. We couldn't believe it was the day before Christmas Eve! Here is my digital scrapbook page of Christmas in SC.

Carrie Miller and William P. Roberts

2011-12-22T09:49:00.002-05:00

Carrie Miller was the daughter Anderson Miller and Cynthia Hickam and was the older sister of my Great Grandmother Noda Vest Miller Lamb. Carrie Miller Roberts would be my great great aunt.

Carrie Miller was born 5/1877 in Grassy Creek, Madison County, NC to Ance Miller (DOB 11/1834 in Old Buncombe County in an area that is now Madison County, NC; DOD 3/1907 in Madison County, NC) and Cynthia Hickham (DOB 11/1841 in Old Buncombe County, NC in an area that is now Madison County, NC; DOD 10/12/1929 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC).

Carrie married William Pinckney Roberts. Will Roberts was born 9/16/1872 in Madison County, NC.

They had 6 children that I'm aware of:
1) Bryson Bennett Roberts (DOB 8/15/1894 in Madison County, NC; DOD 1/10/1949 in 33 Hunter Court, Laurens, Laurens County, SC) married Othella Unknown (DOB Abt 1896 in NC; DOD ? in ? ) and Lillie Mae Nelson (DOB ? in ? ; DOD ? in ? ).

2) Maudie Roberts (DOB 7/1896 in Madison County, NC; DOD Between 1910-1920 in ? ).

3) Bass Plato Roberts (DOB 3/4/1898 in Madison County, NC; DOD 4/1965 in SC) married Mary Francis Free (DOB 9/7/1899 in Hamblin, TN; DOD 1/16/1997 in Laurens, Laurens County, SC). They had James P. Roberts, Elmo W. Roberts, Marshall P. Roberts, Joyce P. Roberts.

4) Jack Roberts (DOB 11/1/1900 in Madison County, NC; DOD 6/1980 in Laurens, Laurens County, SC) married Emma Unknown (DOB 4/24/1910 in TN; DOD 11/27/1992 in Laurens, Laurens County, SC).

5) Vernon Thomas Roberts (DOB 5/22/1903 in Madison County, NC; DOD 7/10/1963 in Laurens, Laurens County, SC) married Cora Lee Cummings (DOB 5/24/1909 in Madison County, NC; DOD 6/12/1989 in Laurens, Laurens County, NC).

1900 U.S. Census of Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina; Roll: T623_ 1205; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 82, Lines 61-65, "William P. Roberts"
William P. Roberts, Head, W(hite), M(ale), Born Sept, 1872, 27 yrs old, Married 7 yrs (DOM 1893), Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN, Sawyer, Can read and write, Owns home
Carrie Roberts, Wife, W, F, Born May, 1877, 23 yrs old, Married 7 yrs, 3 children with 3 still living, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Can read and write
Bryson Roberts, Son, M, W, Born Aug, 1894, 5 yrs old, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Maltie Roberts (sic), Daughter, F, W, Born July, 1896, 3 yrs old, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Bass Roberts, Son, M, W, Born March, 1898, 2 yrs old, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

1910 U.S. Census of Civil District 7, Cocke County, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0048; Image: 328; FHL Number: 1375507, Lines 46-50 next page Lines , "Will Roberts"
Will Roberts, Head, W(hite), M(ale), 38 yrs old (DOB 1872), First marriage, Married 17 yrs (DOM 1893), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Laborer in lumber mill, Can read and write, Rents home
Carrie Roberts, Wife, W, F, 33 yrs old (DOB 1877), First marriage, Married 17 yrs, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Can read and write
Brison Roberts (sic), Son, W, M, 16 yrs old (DOB 1894), Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Laborer in saw mill
Maudie Roberts, Daughter, W, F, 13 yrs old (DOB 1897), Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Plato Roberts, Son, W, M, 11 yrs old (DOB 1899), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Jack Roberts, Son, W, M, 9 yrs old (DOB 1901), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Vern Roberts, Son, W, M, 7 yrs old (DOB 1903), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Earl Roberts, Son, W, M, 4 yrs old (DOB 1906), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

1920 U.S. Census of Jackson St., Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1700; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 192, Lines 34-35, "Jack Roberts", Lines 45-48, "Will Roberts"
Jack Roberts, Head, Rents home, M(ale), W(hite), 19 yrs old (DOB 1901), Married, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Section hand at cotton mill
Emma Roberts, Wife, F, W, 17 yrs old (DOB 1903), Married, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN
Lunis A and Mary Smart family
Will Roberts, Head, Rents home, M(ale), W(hite), 59 yrs old (DOB 1871), Married, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Machinist at cotton mill
Carrie Roberts, Wife, F, W, 52 yrs old (DOB 1878), Married, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Vern Roberts, Son, M, W, 16 yrs old (DOB 1904), Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Doffer at cotton mill
Earl Roberts, Son, M, W, 14 yrs old (DOB 1906), Single, Born in NC, Both parents borni n NC, Doffer at cotton mill

1930 U.S. Census of Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina; Roll: 2202; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 942.0, Lines 72-74, "William P. Roberts"
William P. Roberts, Head, Rents home for $8, Owns radio, W(hite), M(ale), 58 yrs old (DOB 1872), Married at age 20 yrs old (DOM 1892), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Truck driver moving van
Carrie Roberts, Wife, W, F, 51 yrs old (DOB 1879), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Jack Roberts, Son, W, M, 24 yrs old (DOB 1906), Divorced, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Section hand at cotton mill

SC Death Certificate #0804, Registration District #29 a, Registered #3, William P. Roberts, DOD 1/18/1932 in Laurens, Laurens County, SC
Male, White, DOB (blank) in Hot Springs (Madison County) NC, age (illegible), Married to Carrie Miller Roberts
Occupation: Trucker
Father: Tom Roberts, born in Hot Springs (Madison County), NC
Mother: "D.K." (Don't Know), born in Hot Springs (Madison County), NC
Informant: (blank)
DOD 1/18/1932 at 11:30am
Cause of death: Angina Pectoris, D.O.A. (Dead On Arrival)
Burial: 1/19/1932 in Laurens, SC

SC Death Certificate #16886, Registration District #29-H, Registered #69, Carrie M. Roberts, DOD 8/3/1944 in Laurens, Laurens County, SC
Usual Residence: 901 Creamer (St.), Laurens, Laurens County, SC
Female, White, DOB ? in Madison County, NC, 65 yrs old (DOB 1879), Married to William P. Roberts
Occupation: Housewife
Father: Ansel Miller (sic, Anderson "Ance" Miller), born in "Don't Know"
Mother: "Don't Know", born in "Don't Know"
Informant: Plato Roberts, Laurens, SC
DOD 8/3/1944 at 2:30am
Cause of death: Coronary thrombosis, contributory cause was myocarditis
Burial: 8/4/1944 in Laurens, SC

Other sources for this family:
1920 U.S. Census of Scott St., Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1700; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 185, lines 82-83, "Bryson B. Roberts"
Bryson B. Roberts, Head, Rents his home, M(ale), W(hite), 26 yrs old (DOB 1894), Married, Can read and write, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN, Weaver at cotton mill
Othella Roberts, Wife, F, W, 24 yrs old (DOB 1896), Can read and write, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC

U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Laurens County, South Carolina; Roll: 1877672; Draft Board: 0, Serial #3264, Bryson Bennett Roberts, Order #18, 22 yrs old, DOB 8/15/1894 in Madison County, NC
Occupation: Millwork, laborer at cotton mill in Laurens, SC
Married, Dependents: Wife
39-2-14-A
Medium Height, Slender Build, Blue Eyes, Black Hair
Signed by him 6/5/1917 in Mill, Laurens, Laurens County, SC

SC Death Certificate #03210, Registration District #29-a, Registrar's #7, Bryson B. Roberts, DOD 1/10/1949 in 33 Hunter's Court, Laurens, Laurens County, SC
Male, White, Married to Lillie Mae Nelson, DOB "About 45 yrs old" (DOB 1904, 10 yrs off) in Hot Springs (Madison County), NC
Occupation: Textile
Father: Will Roberts, Born in NC
Mother: Carrie Miller, Born in NC
Informant: R.E. Roberts, Laurens, SC
DOD 1/10/1949 at 3am
Cause of death: "Mitrial heart disease"
Burial: 1/12/1949 in Eastside Cemetery

Hester Miller and William Swaney

2011-12-22T09:22:00.002-05:00

Hester Miller was the daughter of Anderson Miller and Cynthia Hickam and the sister of my Great Grandmother Noda Vesta Miller Lamb. Hester would have been my great great aunt.

Hester Miller was born 5/1/1874 in Cocke County, TN to Anderson Miller (DOB 11/1834 in Old Buncombe County in an area that is now Madison County, NC; DOD 3/1907 in Grassy Creek, Madison County, NC) and Cynthia Hickham (DOB 11/1841 in Old Buncombe County in an area that is now Madison County, NC; DOD 10/12/1929 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC). She was their 5th child.

Hester married William Swaney, aka Bill Swaney, William Benny Swaney, William L. Swaney. William Swaney was born 3/1887 in North Carolina. They had no children that I'm aware of.

My mother remembered "Aunt Hester" as having a dirt floored house and let the chickens come in and out of the house. She evidently wasn't a very good housekeeper and we still make jokes about it. Whenever our house gets messy we say, "We don't want to be like Aunt Hester!" One of my contacts told me he also remembered Aunt Hester who would come to visit them for several weeks each year. He said, "her husband ran a saw mill and the house was made of slabs and had a dirt floor with chickens and pigs moving in and out."

1910 U.S. Census of Hot Springs, Madison County, NC, Roll T624_1107, Pg 10B, ED 80, Image 267, Lines 78-79, Dwelling 202, Family 212, They were living next to Lambs and Swaneys. Hester's sister, Noda Miller would marry one of those Lamb neighbors, John Edward Lamb.
Swaney, William, Head, M, W, 22 yrs old (DOB 1888), 1st Marriage, Married 5 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Laborer & Farmer, Teaster (sic), Rents home
Swaney, Hester, Wife, F, W, 33 yrs old (DOB 1877), 2nd Marriage, Married 5 yrs, 0 children, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
William Benny Swaney, Madison County, North Carolina; Roll: 1765689; Draft Board: 0 , Serial # 1408, Order #110, DOB 1887
Serial #1408, William Benny Swaney, Order #110
Address: Tennelina, NC
DOB "- - 1887" in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC
Occupation: Farming for self in Tennelina, NC
Married, Dependents: Wife
32-1-31-A
Medium Height, Stout Build, Black Hair, Black Eyes
Signed by him on 6/5/1917 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC

1920 U.S. Census of Hot Springs, Madison, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1294; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 798, Lines 18-19, "Williams Sweney", sic, William Swaney
Williams Sweney, Head, Rents home, M(ale), W(hite), 32 yrs old (DOB 1888), Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Labor Logging
Hester Sweney, Wife, F, W, 40 yrs old (DOB 1880), Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

1930 U.S. Census of Meadow Fork, Madison County, North Carolina; Roll: 1704; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 893.0, Lines 1-3, "William Swinney", sic, William Swaney
William Swinney, Head, Rents home, M(ale), W(hite), 48 yrs old (DOB 1882), Married at age 17 yrs old (DOM 1913), Cannot read or write, Born in NC, Both parents born in TN, Laborer in lumber mill
Hester Swinney, Wife, F, W, 55 yrs old (DOB 1875), Married at age 24 yrs old, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
William Price, Boarder, M, W, 48 yrs old (DOB 1882), Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, No occupation

Hester Swaney died 2/13/1964 in the Broughton State Hospital, Morganton, Burke County, NC.

NC Death Certificate #3972, Registration District #12-00, Hester Miller Swaney, DOD 2/13/1964 in Broughton Hospital, Morganton, Burke County, NC
Usual Residence: Mountain View Rest Home, Marshall, Madison County, NC
Hester Miller Swaney
Female, White, Widowed, DOB 5/1/1874 in Madison County, NC, age 89 yrs old, 9 mos, 12 days
Occupation: Housewife
Father: Anderson Miller, Mother: Cynthia Hickam, Spouse: Will Swaney
Informant: Broughton Hospital Records
DOD 2/13/1964 at 11:35am
Cause of Death: Cerebral Vascular Accident, 5 days between onset and death
Physician attended deceased from 11/8/1962 to 2/13/1964, last seen alive on 2/13/1964. Death occurred at 11:35 am
Dr. John M. Gambill
Burial on 2/14/1964 at Antioch Cemetery in Hot springs, NC
Funeral Director: Brown Funeral Home, Newport, TN

I have been unable to find when Bill Swaney died. According to Hester's death certificate, she was already a widow when she died in 1974 and they were listed together in the 1930 census so he died sometime between 1930-1974. If you have further information about this, please contact me.

Hester Miller Swaney was buried at Antioch Cemetery, U.S. Hwy 70, Hot Springs, Madison County, NC. It is still used (there is one further on with the same name that is no longer used) at Latitude: 35° 54' 17.93" N Longitude: 82° 53' 1.14" W (35.904981 , -82.883649). Her grave is unmarked. It's possible that this is where Bill Swaney is also buried and he is unmarked as well.

If you have any comments, corrections or additonal information, please email me at Mom25dogs@gmail.com.

For more information on Hester's family go to my Miller posts .

My Top Ten Best Gadgets in 2011

2011-12-21T21:25:00.000-05:00

I began thinking of all the gadgets I have around the house that have made my life easier this year. Just the ones I've purchased and used this year. Here is my list of favorites:
1. Amazon Kindle ereader
2. Amazon Kindle tablet
3. TomTom GPS (bought a new one this year)
4. HTC Incredible 2 cell phone (I know I'm a little behind as the one I got a couple of weeks ago was free and the newest ones are much more expensive but I'm fascinated with my free smart phone!)
5. Toshiba laptop (I get new laptops every year and don't know what I'd do without them.)
6. My cable DVR box
7. HP Officejet 7500a multi-function wide carriage printer
8. Braun coffeemaker
9. 2 TB external hard drive
10. Central vacuum

George Clinton Miller and Sarah Jane Huff

2011-12-21T15:17:00.005-05:00

George Clinton Miller was the son of Anderson Miller and Cynthia Hickam. He was an older brother of my great grandmother, Noda Vesta Miller Lamb so he would be a great great uncle to me.

George Clinton Miller was born 6/14/1870 in Grassy Creek, Madison County, NC to Anderson Ance Miller (DOB 11/1834 in Old Buncombe County in an area that is now Madison County, NC; DOD 3/1907 in Grassy Creek, Madison County, NC) and Cynthia Hickham (DOB 11/1841 in Old Buncombe County in an area that is now Madison County, NC; DOD 10/12/1929 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC). George was the 4th child.

1870 U.S. Census of Township 9 Hot Springs, Madison County, NC, Roll M593-1147, Pg 441, Image 186, Lines 29-35, Dwelling 32, Family 32, "Millus, Anderson" (sic)
Millus, Anderson (sic), 34 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $0 Real Estate Value, $200 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC
Millus, Cintha, 28 yrs old, F, W, Keeping House, Born in NC
Millus, Robert, 7 yrs old, M, W, At Home, Born in NC
Millus, Sarah, 5 yrs old, F, W, At Home, Born in NC
Millus, Ara (sic, should be Ora), 3 yrs old, F, W, At home, Born in NC
Millus, George, 11/12 mos old, M, W, At home, Born in NC
Millus, Mary, 72 yrs old, F, W, At home, Born in NC

1880 U.S. Census of Pine Creek, Madison County, NC, Roll T9-971, Family History Film 1254971, Pg 95.3000, ED 129, Image 0360, Lines 4-12, Dwelling 61, Family 61, "Miller, Anderson"
Miller, Anderson, W(hite), M(ale), 45 yrs old, Head, Married, Farmer, Can read & write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1835)
Miller, Scyntha (sic), W, F, 36 yrs old, Wife, Married, Keeping House, Born in NC, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1844)
Miller, Robert, W, M, 18 yrs old, Son, Single, Farm Laborer, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1862)
Miller, Sarah, W, F, 15 yrs old, Daughter, Single At Home, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1865)
Miller, Orry, W, F, 12 yrs old, Daughter, Single, At Home, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1868)
Miller, George, W, M, 10 yrs old, Son, Single, At Home, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1870)
Miller, Hester, W, F, 6 yrs old, Daughter, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1874)
Miller, Carrie, W, F, 4 yrs old, Daughter, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1876)
Miller, Florrence (sic), W, F, 1 yrs old, Daughter, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1879)

George Clinton Miller married Sarah Jane Huff, aka Sally Huff or Sallie Huff. They married on 6/10/1888 in Cocke County, TN.

Sarah Jane Huff was born 10/1874 in Tennessee.

They had 10 children that I'm aware of:
1) Loyd Robert Miller (DOB 7/18/1890 in Cocke County, TN; DOD ? in ? ) married Dice Unknown (DOB Abt 1891 in TN; DOD ? in ? ). They had one daughter that I'm aware of: Bernice Miller (DOB Abt 1916 in SC; DOD ? in ? ). If anyone knows more about this family and can fill in any of the blanks, please contact me.

2) Jessie M. Miller (DOB 3/25/1892 in Cocke County, TN, DOD 3/4/1963 in Asheville, Buncombe County, NC) married Charles Thomas Lawson. Charlie Lawson was born 7/22/1878 in NC and died 6/12/1939 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC. They had Cecil Thomas Lawson, Stella Octavia Lawson, Ruel Edward Lawson, Thurman Glenn Lawson, Mable Irene Lawson, Wilma Lawson.

3) James Clayton Miller (DOB 1/9/1894 in Cocke County, TN; DOD 4/6/1961 in Brevard, Transylvania County, NC) married ? (DOB ? in ? ; DOD ? in ? ). If you know any further information and can fill in some blanks on this family, please contact me.

4) Eulala Miller, aka Lala Miller (DOB Abt 1896 in Cocke County, TN; DOD ? in ? ) married ? (DOB ? in ? ; DOD ? in ? ). If you know any further information and can fill in some blanks on this family, please contact me.

5) Clara Leona Miller (DOB 6/30/1898 in Cocke County, TN; DOD 7/14/1969 in Asheville, Buncombe County, NC) married Jesse Claude Lawson (DOB 1/29/1895 in Madison County, NC; DOD 7/31/1948 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC). They had Roscoe Hezekiah Lawson, Leona Lawson, L.J. Lawson and Bruce Edward Lawson.

6) Ruble Miller (DOB 1/10/1900 in Madison County, NC; DOD 8/14/1904 in Madison County, NC).

7) George Clinton Miller, Jr. (DOB 1/10/1900 in Madison County, NC; DOD 9/14/1904 in Madison County, NC).

8) Drummond Miller (DOB Abt 1902 in Madison County, NC; DOD ? in ? ) married ? (DOB ? in ? ; DOD ? in ? ). If you have any further information and can fill in some of the blanks on this family, please contact me.

9) Terra Viola Miller (DOB 10/8/1903 in Madison County, NC; DOD 9/6/1980 in Asheville, Buncombe County, NC) married Thomas Vernon Goode (DOB 7/5/1898 in Madison County, NC; DOD 11/1982 in Buncombe County, NC). They had John Goode and Thomas Goode.

10) Sanford Miller (DOB 8/23/1906 in Madison County, NC; DOD 11/7/1908 in Madison County, NC).

1900 U.S. Census of Hot Springs, Madison County, NC, Roll T623-1205, Pg 5B, ED 82, Lines 53-60, Dwelling 93, Family 93, "Miller, George"
Miller, George, Head, W(hite), M(ale), Born June, 1869, 30 yrs old, Married 12 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Farmer, Owns farm
Miller, Sallie, Wife, W, F, Born Oct, 1874, 25 yrs old, Married 12 yrs, 6 children with 6 still living, Born in TN, Father born in TN, Mother born in TN
Miller, Loyd (sic), Son, W, M, Born July, 1889, 10 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN
Miller, Jessie, Son, W, M, Born July, 1890, 9 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN
Miller, Clayton, Son, W, M, Born July, 1893, 7 yrs old, Born in TN, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN
Miller, Lala, Daughter, W, F, Born July, 1896, 4 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN
Miller, Clara, Daughter, W, F Born July, 1898, 1 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN
Miller, Rublu (sic, ?), Son, W, M, Born July, 1900, 5/12 mos, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN

1910 U.S. Census of Hot Springs, Madison County, NC, Roll T624-1107, Pg 12B, ED 80, Image 271, Lines 89-94, Dwelling 239, Family 231, "Miller, George"
Miller, George, Head, M(ale), W(hite), 44 yrs old (DOB 1866), Widowed 1, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Farmer of general farm, owns farm, Can read & write
Miller, Clayton, Son, M, W, 18 yrs old (DOB 1892), Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN, Farm Laborer
Miller, Eulala, Daughter, F, W, 13 yrs old (DOB 1897), Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Miller, Clera (sic, should be Clara Miller), Daughter, F, W, 11 yrs old (DOB 1899), Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN
Miller, Drummon (sic, should be Drummond Miller), Son, M, W, 8 yrs old (DOB 1902), Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN
Miller, Viola, Daughter, F, W, 6 yrs old (DOB 1904), Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN

Sarah Jane Huff Miller died in 1908 and is buried in Bonnie Hill Church, Bonnie Hill Rd, Hot Springs, Madison County, NC. Latitude: 35° 51' 42.37" N Longitude: 82° 54' 7.52" W, (Note: 35.8617687 , -82.9020887), off Upper Shut In Creek Rd.

George remarried to Nona Elizabeth Gowan (DOB 9 Dec1897, in Upper Shut In Creek, Madison County, NC to John A. Gowan and Bettie Nannie Lamb) about 1913 in Madison County, NC.

They had 5 children that I'm aware of:
1) Carl Doyle Miller (DOB 6/21/1914 in Madison County, NC; DOD 1/28/1997 in Asheville, Buncombe County, NC) married ? ( DOB ? in ? ; DOD ? in ? ).

2) Fannie Mae Miller (DOB 3/13/1918 in Madison County, NC; DOD 2/13/2005 in Candler, Buncombe County, NC).

3) Lilian Miller (DOB Abt 1920 in North Carolina; DOD ? in ? ) married ? (DOB ? in ? ; DOD ? in ? ).

4) Minnie Miller (DOB Abt 1922 in North Carolina; DOD ? in ? ) married ? (DOB ? in ? ; DOD ? in ? ).

5) Luvenia Miller (DOB 11/16/1926 in Madison County, NC; DOD ? in ? ) married ? (DOB ? in ? ; DOD ? in ? ).

1920 U.S. Census to Fleming St., Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1700; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 195, Lines 53-57, "George Miller"
George Miller, Head, Rents home, M(ale), W(hite), 55 yrs old (DOB 1865?), Married, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Run frames at cotton mill
Nora Miller (sic), Wife, F, W, 22 yrs old (DOB 1898), Married, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Carl Miller, Son, M, W, 5 yrs old (DOB 1915), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Fannie Miller, Daughter, F, W, 1 yrs 2/12 mos old (DOB 1919), Born in NC, both parents born in NC
Clayton Miller, Son, M, W, 22 yrs old (DOB 1898), Single, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Runs cuds at cotton mill

1930 U.S. Census of Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina; Roll: 1704; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 720.0, Lines 83-89, "Geo. Miller" living next door to his daughter from his first marriage, Jessie and her husband, Charlie Lawson.
Geo. Miller, Head, Rents farm, M(ale), W(hite), 57 yrs old (DOB 1873), Married at age 20 yrs old (this has to be a 2nd marriage as he would have married at age 20, 1893, and Nona wasn't even born then), Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Farmer of general farm
Nora Miller (sic, Nona), F, W, 32 yrs old (DOB 1898), Married at age 17 yrs old (DOM 1915), Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Carl Miller, Son, M, W, 15 yrs old (DOB 1915), Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Fannie Miller, Daughter, F, W, 12 yrs old (DOB 1918), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Lilian Miller, Daughter, F, W, 10 yrs old (DOB 1920), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Minnie Miller, Daughter, F, W, 8 yrs old (DOB 1922), Born in NC, both parents born in NC
Luvenia Miller, Daughter, F, W, 3 yrs 4/12 mos old (DOB 1926), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

George Clinton Miller died 11/17/1934 in Grassy Creek, Madison County, NC. He is buried in Antioch Cemetery II, U.S. Hwy 70, Madison County, NC (it's been abandoned and his grave is one of the unmarked ones, his sister, Noda Vesta Miller Lamb is buried there, her grave is marked.). Latitude: 35° 54' 48.21" N, Longitude: 82° 53' 54.67" E (Note: 35.913393 , -82.898519). There is a turnoff on the road at your right (coming from Hot Springs) and the cemetery is up the hill above the turnoff.

NC Death Certificate #107, Registration District #58-08, Certificate #10 of George C. Miller, DOD 11/17/1934 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC
Male, White, Married
Spouse: (blank)
DOB 6/14/1870 in Madison County, NC, 64 yrs, 5 mos, 3 days
Occupation: Farmer for life
Father: Anders C. Miller (sic, Anderson Miller), born in Madison County, NC
Mother: Syntha Hycam (sic, Cynthia Hickam) born in Madison County, NC
Informant: Runion Miller of Laurence, SC (sic, Laurens, SC)
DOD 11/17/1934 at 9:45pm
Physician attended deceased from December, 1933, to 11/17/1934. Last saw deceased alive on 11/17/1934. Death occurred 9:45pm
Cause of death Hypostatic Pneumonia from low of corupucation (sic, ?)
Endocarditis (distal)
Contributory causes Bright's Disease
Burial at Antioch Cemetery on 11/18/1934
Undertaker: Ira Plemmons of Hot Springs, NC

North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996, George C. Miller, DOB 1870, DOD 11/17/1934 in Madison County, NC, Source Vender NC State Archives, NC Deaths, 1908-1967

Here are other sources for this family:
North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000
Name: Nona Elizabeth Gowan
Date of Birth: 9 Dec 1897
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth County: Madison
Parent1 Name: John Gowan
Parent2 Name: Bettie M Lamb
Roll Number: B_C062_68001
Volume: 19
Page: 142

North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996
Name: Nona Gowan Woodson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Social Security Number: 23876****
Age: 82
Date of Birth: 9 Dec 1897
Birth Location: North Carolina
Birth State: North Carolina
Residence County: Buncombe
Residence state: North Carolina
Date of Death: 9 Dec 1979
Death County: Buncombe
Death State: North Carolina
Autopsy: No
Institution: Nursing and Rest Homes
Attendant: Physician
Burial Location: Burial in state
Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1979-82

Social Security Death Index
Name: Nona Woodson
SSN: 238-76-****
Last Residence: 28743 Hot Springs, Madison, North Carolina, United States of America
Born: 9 Dec 1897
Died: Dec 1979
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (1963)

Cemeteries of Madison County, NC, Volumes 1-5, by Jan C. Plemmons, 4996 ast Coast Hwy, Fernandina Beach, FL, 32034, Copyright 1998, Volume 3

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000:
James Clayton Miller, Roll #B_C062_68001, Vol 19, Pg 200, DOB 1/9/1894, M, W, Born in Madison County, NC to George C. Miller and Sarah Jane Huff.

Clara Miller, Roll #B_C062_68001, Vol 19, Pg 191, DOB 6/30/1898.

Terra Viola Miller, Roll #B_C062_68001, Vol 19, Pg 208, DOB 10/8/1903, F, W, Born in Madison County to George C. Miller and Sarah Jane Huff.

SC Delayed Birth Certificate Handwritten #13-981
State of SC
Application For Certificate Of Birth
Full Name: Loyd Robert Miller
Male: X Female:
Race: White Nationality: American
Present Address: 2 Camp St., Laurens, SC
Date of Birth: 7/18/1890
Where Born: Wolfe Creek, Cocke County, TN
Full Name of Father: George C. Miller
Nationality: American
Race: White
Present Address:
Age at last birthday, if living:
If dead, age at death: 64 yrs old
Where Born: Big Ivey, Madison County, NC
Full Name of Mother: Sarah Jane Huff
Nationality: American
Race: White
Present Address:
Age at last birthday, if living:
If dead, age at death: 64 yrs old
Where Born: Wolf Creek, Cocke County, TN
A: If Family Bible Is Used As Proof:
B: Physician's Certificate: I hereby certified that I attended the birth of the above named person on the date given and that I am years of age.
Signature of Physician:
C, D, E, F,G: Proof or other record:
State of: SC
County of: Laurens
Personally appeared before me Hazel Thackston, Clerk, Laurens County Health Department who being first duly sworn,deposes and says that she has personally examined a Woodmen of the World life insurance policy #31703 SC issued May 2, 1910 on the above named applicant and found that he was 19 years old at that time and that the statement or birth given above is true as copied from said record.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15th
day of July, 1955
Name of Notary Public: Vivian B. Wisson Signature of Hazel Thackston
H: Disinterested, related or unrelated, individual older than Applicant:
State of: NC
County of: Madison
Personally appeared before me P.N. Gowan who being first duly sworn,deposes and says that he is 78 years old; that the date of such birth is based on deponent's best memory, information and belief; that the deponent is definite and positive of the above facts as to the date and place of birth, andt hat the statement of birth as given above is true.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th
day of October, 1953
Name of Notary Public: Frank Moon
Signature of deponent: P.N. His X Mark Gowan
Address of deponent: Star Route, Wolf Creek, TN

State of: NC
County of: Madison
Personally appeared before me Hester Swaney who being first duly sworn,deposes and says that she is years old; that the date of such birth is based on deponent's best memory, information and belief; that the deponent is definite and positive of the above facts as to the date and place of birth, and that the statement of birth as given above is true.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26
day of October , 1953
Name of Notary Public: Frank Moon
Signature of deponent: Hester Her X Mark Swaney
Address of deponent: Hot Springs, NC

NC Death Certificate #77730, Registration District #11-95, of Jessie Miller Lawson, DOD 3/4/1963 in Asheville, Buncombe County, NC
Usual Residence 37 Camp Ground Rd, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC
Female, White, Widowed, DOB 3/26/1892 in Madison County, NC , 70 yrs old
Occupation: Homemaker at Own Home
Father: George Miller, Mother: Sarah Jane Huff, Spouse: Charles P. Lawson
Cause of death: Basal Skull fracture with sudden
Antecendent Causes: due to Brain Contusion-Brain hemorrhage
Accident, fell down a flight of basement steps
Time of Injury: 3/4/1963, 1:45p, Death occurred at 2:00pm
Physician never attended deceased
Burial 3/6/1963 at Ashlawn Garden of Memory, Buncombe County, NC
Funeral director: Groce Funeral Home, Asheville, NC

NC Death Certificate #9517, Registration District#11-95, James Clayton Miller, DOD 6/6/1961 in Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC
Usual Residence: 124 Glazener Rd, Brevard, Transylvania County, NC
James Clayton Miller,
Male, White, Never married, DOB 1/9/1894 in Madison County, NC, 67 yrs old
Occupation: Tannery Worker,
Father: George Miller, Mother: Sally Huff, Spouse: None
SS# 414.16.5897, Informant: Mrs. J.A. Huff, Brevard, NC
DOD 4/6/1961 at 7:52am
Cause of death: Cardiac Infarction due to sclerotic heart disease for 5 yrs
Physician attended deceased from 3/28/1961 to 4/6/1961 and last saw him alive on 4/6/1961. Death occurred at 7:52am
Burial on 4/8/1961 at Gillespie-Evergreen Cemetery, Brevard, NC
Funeral Director: Moore-Kilpatrick, Brevard, NC

U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Loyd Robert Miller, Greenville County, South Carolina; Roll: 1877664; Draft Board: 2, Serial #2024, No. 49, DOB 7/18/1890 in Cocke County, TN
Serial #2024, Loyd Robert Miller, No. 49
Address: 11 Sturdivant, Greenville, SC
DOB 7/18/1890 in Cocke County, TN
Occupation: Millwork at Brandon Mills
Married, Supporting: Wife and child
Do you claim exemption from draft for any specific grounds? Broke arm & Leg
39-2-10
Medium Height, Blue Eyes, Black hair
Signed by him on 6/5/1917 in Brandon, Greenville County, SC

1910 U.S. Census of Beech Springs, Spartanburg County, SC, Roll T624-1472, Pg 9A, ED 67, Image 19, Lines 10-20, Dwelling 151, Family 151, "Miller, Robbert W." (sic)
Miller, Robbert (sic), Head, M(ale), W(hite), 42 yrs old, First Marriage, married 25 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Speaks English, tags up roping in cotton mill for wages, Can read and write, Rents home
Miller, Matilda, Wife, F, W, 42 yrs old, First Marriage, married 25 yrs, 11 children with 7 still living, Born in TN, Father born in SC, Mother born in TN, Speaks English, Can read and write
Miller, Ralph, Son, M, W, 20 yrs old, Single, Born in TN, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN, Speaks English, runs cards at cotton mill for wages, Can read and write
Miller, Bascomb, Son, M, W, 18 yrs old, First marriage, Married 2 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN, Speaks English, Weaver at cotton mill for wages, can read and write
Miller, Denver, Son, M, W, 14 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN, Speaks English, Doffer in cotton mill for wages, can read and write
Miller, Myrtle, Daughter, F, W, 12 yrs old, Single, Born in TN, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN, Speaks English, Spinner at cotton mill for wages, Can read and write
Miller, Harry (sic, I think it should be Hassy), Daughter, F, W, 8 yrs old, Single, Born in TN, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN
Miller, Loyd (sic), Boarder, M, W, 19 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Speaks English, Weaver in cotton mill for wages, Can read and write
Miller, Hattie, Daughter-in-law, F, W, First marriage, Married 2 yrs, 1 child with 1 still living, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Speaks English, Can read and write
Miller, Ollen, Son-in-law (I think it's Grandson), M, W, 3/12 mos old, Single, Born in SC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Grug, Margeret (sic), Boarder, F, W, 24 yrs old, Single, Born in TN, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Speaks English, Spooler in cotton mill for wages, Can read and write

1920 U.S. Census of E. Fifth St., Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1698; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 191, Lines 31-33, "Loyd Miller"
Loyd Miller, Head, Rents home, M(ale), W(hite), 29 yrs old (DOB 1891), Married, Can read and write, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN, Weaver in cotton mill
Dice Miller, Wife, F, W, 29 yrs old (DOB 1891), Married, Can read and write, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN
Bernice Miller, Daughter, F, W, 4 yrs old (DOB 1916), Born in SC, Both parents born in TN

NC Death Certificate #77730, Registration District #11-95, of Jessie Miller Lawson, DOD 3/4/1963 in Asheville, Buncombe County, NC
Usual Residence 37 Camp Ground Rd, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC
Female, White, Widowed, DOB 3/26/1892 in Madison County, NC , 70 yrs old
Occupation: Homemaker at Own Home
Father: George Miller, Mother: Sarah Jane Huff, Spouse: Charles P. Lawson
Cause of death: Basal Skull fracture with sudden
Antecendent Causes: due to Brain Contusion-Brain hemorrhage
Accident, fell down a flight of basement steps
Time of Injury: 3/4/1963, 1:45p, Death occurred at 2:00pm
Physician never attended deceased
Burial 3/6/1963 at Ashlawn Garden of Memory, Buncombe County, NC
Funeral director: Groce Funeral Home, Asheville, NC

North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996
Name: Jessie M Lawson
Race: White
Age: 70
Date of Birth: 1893
Date of Death: 4 Mar 1963
Death County: Buncombe
Death State: North Carolina
Source Vendor: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67

1910 U.S. Census of Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1107; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0080; Image: 270; FHL Number: 1375120, Lines 10-12, "Charley Lawson"
Charley Lawson, Head, M(ale), W(hite), 31 yrs old (DOB 1879), First marriage, Married 1 yr (DOM 1909), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Farmer of general farm
Jessie Lawson, Wife, F, W, 18 yrs old (DOB 1892), First marriage, Married 1 yr, 1 child with 1 still living, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Thomas Lawson, Son, M, W, 2/12 mos old (DOB 1910), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

1920 U.S. Census of Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1294; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 818, Lines 31-36, "Charles T. Lawson"
Charles T. Lawson, Head, Rents home, M(ale), W(hite), 41 yrs old (DOB 1879), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Salesman in grocery store
Jessie M. Lawson, Wife, F, W, 28 yrs old (DOB 1892), Born in TN, Both parents born in NC
Cecie T. Lawson (sic), Son, M, W, 9 yrs old (DOB 1911), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Stella O. Lawson, Daughter, F, W, 5 yrs old (DOB 1915), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Reuel E. Lawson (sic), Son, M, W, 3 yrs old (DOB 1917), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Thurman T. Lawson, Son, M, W, 0/12 mos old (DOB 1920), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

1930 U.S. Census of Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina; Roll: 1704; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 720.0, Lines 76-82, "Charlie Lawson"
Charlie Lawson, Head, Owns farm, M(ale), W(hite), 52 yrs old (DOB 1878), Married at age 31 yrs old, born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Farmer of general farm
Jessie Lawson, Wife, F, W, 35 yrs old (DOB 1895), Married at age 18 yrs old, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Cecil Lawson, Son, M, W, 20 yrs old (DOB 1910), Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Laborer on farm
Octavia Lawson, Daughter, F, W, 15 yrs old (DOB 1915), Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Reul Lawson, Son, M, W, 12 yrs old (DOB 1918), Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Mabel Lawson, Daughter, F, W, 6 yrs old (DOB 1924), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Wilma Lawson, Daughter, F, W, 3 yrs 10/12 mos old (DOB 1926), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

Social Security Death Index
Name: Jessie Lawson
SSN: 244-50-****
Last Residence: North Carolina
Born: 25 Mar 1891
Died: Mar 1963
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (1952)

U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards
Charlie Thomas Lawson, County: Madison, State: North Carolina, Birth Date: 22 Jul 1878, Race: White, FHL Roll Number: 1765688, DraftBoard: 0, Serial #1405, Order #1037
Serial #1405, Charlie Thomas Lawson, Order #1037
Residence: Tennelina, North Carolina
40 yrs old, DOB 7/22/1878
Occupation: Clerk for William Lawson in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC
Nearest Relative: Jessie Lawson (wife), Tennelina, Madison County, NC
32-1-31-C
Med Height, Slender Build, Blue eyes, Light hair
Signed by him 9/12/1918 in Marshall, Madison County, NC

NC Death Certificate #159, Registration District #58-08, Certificate #4, Charlie Thomas Lawson, DOD 6/12/1939 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC
Male, White, Married to Jessie Lawson, 60 yrs, 10 mos, 21 days old (DOB 1879) in Madison County, NC
Occupation: Farmer of his own farm
Father: H.V. Lawson, born in Madison County, NC
Mother: Nonie Black, born in Madison County, NC
Informant: Jessie Miller Lawson, Hot Springs, NC
DOD 6/12/1939 at 6:30pm
Cause of death: "Cerebral concussion accidentally incurred by being dragged by a run-a-way mule"
Accident 6/12/1939 at Shut In Creek on farm.
"Thrown by mule - foot caught in harness; mule ran"
Due to occupation: "handling mules"
Burial: 6/13/1939 in Antioch

NC Death Certificate #8680, Registration District #11-95, Cecil Thomas Lawson, DOD 3/9/1973 in Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC
Usual Residence: 47 Camp Ground Road, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC
Male, White, DOB 2/11/1910 in Madison County, NC, 63 yrs old, Married to Pauline Strange
SS #248-18-0400, Occupation: Machine Operator at Waynewood Products
Father: Charlie T. Lawson, Mother: Jessie Miller, Informant: Mrs. Pauline S. Lawson, 47 Camp Ground Rd, Asheville, NC
DOD 3/9/1973 at 2:57pm
Cause of death: Severe peritonitis and metabolic acidosis due to perforated ulcer post op replacement of aortic valve and coronary bypass
Burial: 3/12/1973 at Ashlawn Garden of Memory, Asheville, NC

NC Death Certificate #29968, Registration District #34-95, Registrar's Certificate #1286, Ruel Edward Lawson, DOD 10/9/1962 in NC Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC
Usual Residence: 4 Washington Ave, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC
White, Male, Married, DOB 5/18/1917 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC, 45 yrs old
Occupation: Union Official in Sanding Dept
Father: Charles Thomas Lawson, Mother: Jessie Miller, Spouse: Von Hypson, Informant: Mrs. V. Lawson
SS#: 239-20-0019
DOD: 10/9/1962 at 8:05pm
Cause of death: Cardiac arrest due to replacement of aortic valve due to calcipe aortic stenosis
Burial: 10/13/1962 at Ashlawn Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC

NC Death Certificate #441, Registration District #585762, Certificate #3, Thurman Glenn Lawson, DOD 2/26/1921 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC
Male, White, Single, DOB 1/1/1920 in Madison County, NC, 1 yr, 2 mos, 25 days old
Father: Chas T. Lawson, Born in NC
Mother: Jessie M. Miller, Born in NC
Informant: Chas T. Lawson, Hot Springs, NC
DOD 2/26/1921 at 2pm
Cause of death: Pneumonia, contributory causes: entero-colitis
Burial: 2/28/1921 in Antioch Cemetery, Madison County, NC

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000
Name: Cecil T Lawson
Date of Birth: 11 Feb 1910
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth County: Madison
Parent1 Name: C T Lawson
Parent2 Name: Jessie M Lawson
Roll Number: B_C062_68001
Volume: 21
Page: 165

Name: Mable Irene Lawson
Date of Birth: 19 Sep 1923
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth County: Madison
Parent1 Name: Charles G Lawson
Parent2 Name: Jessie M Miller
Roll Number: B_C062_68001
Volume: 29
Page: 73

U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards
WWI Registration Card, From 273, Written #1447, No. 56, James Clayton Miller, Age 22
Home Address: Wolf Creek, TN
DOB 1/9/1894
Native of USA
Born in Hot Springs, NC
Occupation: Farming
Employed by James Huff of Wolf Creek, TN
No dependents
Single, Caucasian
No previous military service
He claimed excemption fromd draft due to weak eyes.
Short, slender, blue eyes, dark hair, not bald
Signed by James Clayton Miller, Precinct 1, Cocke County, TN on 6/5/1917

NC Death Certificate #18629, Registration District #58-08, Certificate #4, Claude Lawson, DOD 7/31/1948 in Madison County, NC
Usual Residence: Hot Springs, Madison County, NC
Male, White, Married to Clara Miller, DOB 1/29/1895 in NC, 53 yrs, 6 mos, 2 days old
Occupation: Farmer
Father: Fielder Lawson, born in NC
Mother: Katherine Lamb, born in NC
Informant: Mrs. Claude Lawson, Hot Springs, NC
DOD 7/31/1948 at 11:55pm
Cause of death: Cardio-Renal-vascular disease since Nov, 1944
History of Influenza
Burial: 8/2/1948 at Fairview, Hot Springs, NC

North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996
Name: Claude Lawson
Race: White
Age: 53
Date of Birth: 1895
Date of Death: 31 Jul 1948
Death County: Madison
Death State: North Carolina
Source Vendor: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67

NC Death Certificate #23072, Registration District #11-95, of Clara Miller Lawson, DOD 7/14/1969 in Giezengnners Nursing Home, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC
Usual Residence is Rt 1, Hot Springs, Madison County, NC
Clara Miller Lawson, Female, White, Widowed, DOB 6/7/1898 in NC, 72 yrs old
Occupation: domestic
Father: George Miller, born in ?
Mother: Unknown, born in ?
Spouse: (blank)
SS# 241-60-3484, Informant: Bruce Lawson of Hot Springs, NC
Cause of death: Nephrosclerosis with uremia
Physician attended deceased from 7/6/1968 until 7/14/1969 and was last seen alive on 7/11/1969. Death occurred at 7:40pm
Burial on 7/17/1969 at Fairview Cemetery, Hot Springs, NC
Funeral Home: Brown's, Newport, TN

1920 U.S. Census of Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1294; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 799, Lines 83-85, "Claude J. Lawson"
Claude J. Lawson, Head, Owns farm with mortgage, M(ale), W(hite), 23 yrs old (DOB 1897), Married, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Farmer of truck farm
Clara Lawson, Wife, F, W, 21 yrs old (DOB 1899), Married, Can read and write, Born in NC, both parents born in NC
Roscoe Lawson, Son, M, W, 2 yrs 5/12 mos old (DOB 1918), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

1930 U.S. Census of Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina; Roll: 1704; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 726.0, Lines 72-75, "Claude Lawson"
Claude Lawson, Head, Owns farm, M(ale), W(hite), 34 yrs old (DOB 1896), Married at age 19 yrs old (DOM 1915), Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Farmer of general farm
Clara Lawson, Wife, F, W, 31 yrs old (DOB 1899), Married at age 16 yrs old, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Roscoe Lawson, Son, M, W, 12 yrs old (DOB 1918), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Leona Lawson, Daughter, F, W, 8 yrs old (DOB 1922), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

1930 U.S. Census of Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina; Roll: 1704; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 726.0, Lines 76-79, "Vernon T. Goode"
Vernon T. Goode, Head, Owns farm, M(ale), W(hite), 31 yrs old (DOB 1899), Married at age 24 yrs old (DOM About 1923), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Farmer
Viola Goode, Wife, F, W, 26 yrs old (DOB 194), Married at age 18 yrs old, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
John Goode, Son, M, W, 7 yrs old (DOB 1923), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Thomas Goode, Son, M, W, 5 yrs old (DOB 1925), Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000
Carl Doyle Miller
Date of Birth: 21 Jun 1914
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth County: Madison
Parent1 Name: George Miller
Parent2 Name: Nora E Gowan
Roll Number: B_C062_68001
Volume: 37
Page: 80

North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996
Name: Carl Doyle Miller
Gender: Male
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Non-Hispanic
Marital Status: Married
Social Security Number: 24236****
Father's Last Name: Miller
Age: 82 Years
Date of Birth: 21 Jun 1914
Birth County: Madison
Birth State: North Carolina
Residence City: Asheville
Residence County: Buncombe
Residence state: North Carolina
Residence Zip Code: 28805
Education: 5th grade
Occupation: Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators
Industry: Furniture and fixtures
Date of Death: 29 Jan 1997
Death City: Asheville
Death County: Buncombe
Death State: North Carolina
Cause of Death: Malignant neoplasm without specification of site: Other
Other Cause of Death: Secondary malignant neoplasm of other specified sites: Brain and spinal cord
Institution: Nursing Home
Attendant: Physician
Burial Location: Burial in-state
Recorded date: 30 Jan 1997
Source Vendor: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics

Social Security Death Index
Name: Carl D. Miller
SSN: 238-03-****
Last Residence: 28815 Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States of America
Born: 21 Jun 1914
Died: 28 Jan 1997
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (Before 1951)

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000
Name: Fannie Mae Miller
Date of Birth: 13 Mar 1918
Birth County: Madison
Roll Number: B_C062_66001
Volume: 7
Page: 448

Social Security Death Index
Name: Fannie Miller
Last Residence: 28715 Candler, Buncombe, North Carolina
Born: 13 Mar 1918
Died: 13 Feb 2005
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (Before 1951)

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000
Name: Luvenia Miller
Date of Birth: 19 Nov 1926
Birth County: Madison
Roll Number: B_C062_66001
Volume: 13
Page: 314

If you have any comments, corrections or additonal information, please email me at Mom25dogs@gmail.com.

For more information on Hester's family go to my Miller posts .

Emergency Car Kit

2011-12-21T10:57:00.000-05:00

My niece is now living in Illinois and they've had very cold temperatures and snow already this winter. Her mother-in-law told her about keeping an emergency car kit. Then a friend of mine reminded me with her blog post about those emergency kits.

I live in SC and we don't get much ice and snow so I don't keep a winter emergency kit. But I have my own problems that I have to accomodate. I'm severely hypoglycemic and from the onset of symptoms I only have 2-3 mins before I'm shaking, catatonic and cold sweating. I've gone into seizures and fainted so it's pretty severe. So my "emergency kit" is glucose tablets, pretzels (carbohydrates), cans of Ensure with extra protein. These can be left in the car, gym bag and purse.

But, back to the Winter Emergency Kit, some of these should always be in your car and some are specific for winter:

* Drinkable water. Make sure you have at least the equivalent of a gallon. If you are stranded for a long time, you will need it. And if you are stranded with your children, spouse, friend or pet in the car, you need more than you think.

* Food. Something with high protein, carbohydrates and sugar. Not just a pack of cookies but something with nutritional value. Add a can opener and you can have some canned fruits and meats, crackers, nutritional bars, nuts, peanut butter, etc. Baby formula and diapers if you have a baby.

* Strong flashlight with an extra set of batteries. If you needed to do some work on your car or flag someone down you would need a flashlight.

* A multi-purpose knife. You can get something that has the hammer on the end in order to smash a window open to get out if the car door is jammed. The knife can help you slit the seat belt in case the button doesn't work.

* A bag of cat litter to help you gain traction if you get stuck in ice.

* Collapsible shovel for digging out of the snow.

* Ice scraper, two quarts of oil and gallon of anti-freeze in case you spring a leak somewhere. Jumper cables. It wouldn't hurt to have some duct tape and a few simple tools like a pair of pliers, flat head and phillips head screwdriver, vise grips, adjustable wrench. And have a fire extinguisher on board.

* An extra pair of warm gloves, warm jacket, socks, warm boots and a change of clothes. If you have to get out to try and dig the car out, your clothes and shoes will get wet and hypothermia can set in.

* Extra blanket(s)

* A battery radio with extra batteries so you aren't wasting your car battery to listen to the radio.

* A couple of plastic garbage bags

* Waterproof matches and some trick birthday candles. They won't blow out and can be used to start a fire.

* Paper and pencil because if you have to start walking, you will want to leave a note in the car.

* A compass in the car and local area maps

* A plastic bag holding toilet paper and wipes

* Lip balm, hand lotion, toothbrush and toothpaste

* A medical kit including a few of your daily medications. It should also have Aspirin, Bandaids, medical tape and sterile gauze, antibiotic ointment, alcohol wipes, hydrocortisone cream, Benadryl, a couple of pairs of latex gloves.

* A book or something to pass the time, some small toys for your children.

Tuck as much of this as you can in a backpack in case you had to start walking. You can store things in a plastic tote or old suitcase. If the weather is particularly bad, then you may want to keep this emergency kit in the main car and NOT in the trunk. That way you could access it without having to get out. If you don't have enough room in your trunk, look for other places where you can store some of these items. For instance you might store some things under the seats, on top of the spare tire, in pockets on the doors or behind the front seats, glove box, etc.

A few safety tips to remember:
* Once or twice a year, you need to check and make sure everything is still there, check expiration dates and make sure everything is still usable. Replace anything that has gone missing or is past the expiry date.
* Keep your car full of gas
* Make sure your cell phones are fully charged whenever you are about to drive even if it's just to the grocery store.

Dad's 75th Birthday

2011-12-18T18:30:00.000-05:00

Today is Dad's 75th birthday so I had a Sunday lunch at our house for the family. It was Mom, Dad, Melinda, Mike, Lee, Luke, Hannah, Savannah, Elaine, Stan and I and one of Dad's friends, Clay, came by. Stan made whole chickens in his smoker last night and he made squash, mashed potatoes today. Dad brought a pot full of his greens and a pone of cornbread. I made the Rocky Road Crockpot Cake.

Elaine gave Dad a hat that says "Antique Person" with funny saying on it. We gave Dad a radio with headphones that he can wear while he's on his tractor (a special request). Luke and Hannah gave him a box full of nuts. There were a couple of containers of peanuts and the rest of the box was full of pecans from Luke's pecan tree at his new house.

Savannah crawls all over the place but she's also about to start walking. She walks with while pushing her toy.

Down Through The Women

2011-12-17T22:42:00.000-05:00

I did this digital scrapbook heritage page on the line of women from about 1878 down through my great grandmother, grandmother, mother, sister, and niece. A straight female line.

Horsewoman

2011-12-17T21:16:00.000-05:00

It's been passed down that Noda Vesta Miller, my great grandmother, was a great horsewoman and had her own saddle horse. This page tells the story of how she rode her horse down the mountain in a storm to warn her married daughter (a new mother at the time) about a flash flood. She made it just in time and saved Pearl and her baby's life because the flood washed their house away. Elaine and Melinda have her gift with horses. I rode too for a few years but they rode most of their lives.

I did this digital scrapbook page as a heritage page.

John Edward Lamb and Noda Vesta Miller

2011-12-17T21:13:00.000-05:00

This is Noda Vesta Miller and her husband, John Edward Lamb. They are my great grandparents, my maternal grandmother's parents. Her mother, Noda, died at the young age of 31 yrs old in the Spanish Flu Epidemic in 1919. She had given birth to 6 daughters but two of them died during that same time. She and Ed lost Sueda in 1918 to the Flu. Noda was pregnant with another little girl. She had her baby in January, 1919 but died a few days later due to the Flu and birth. Ed named their baby after her mother, Noda Vesta Lamb. Baby Noda died 3 months later. It was a devastating time for Ed and their surviving daughters, one of whom was my maternal Grandmother.

I did this digital scrapbook page as a heritage page

Sharon's Taco Soup

2011-12-16T10:34:00.000-05:00

Sharon's Taco Soup

1 lb ground beef
1 Onion, roughly chopped
2 Tbsp dry Parsley (can substitute with fresh chopped parsley)
1 Tsp dry Dill
1 Tsp dry Onion powder
1 Tsp dry Garlic powder
1/2 Tsp dry Basil
1/2 Tsp Black Pepper
1 pkg taco seasoning mix
2 cans diced tomatoes w/ green chilis (or 2 cans diced tomatoes without the chilis)
1 can Kidney beans
1 can Black beans
1 can Garbanzo beans
1 can Hominy
3 cans of water
Cheese, Sour cream, and/or Cilantro for garnish and Tortilla chips

Brown the ground beef and drain as much fat as possible. Return it to the pan with the chopped onion over medium low heat, Stir in the seasoning packet and seasonings. As soon as the onion is soft, place in crockpot. Add all the remaining ingredients except the garnish and chips. Cook on high until it bubbles and then turn down to low. Cook 4 hours.

Source: Me!

William Miller & Mary Ann Glance

2011-12-16T06:51:00.000-05:00

William Miller and Mary Ann Glance married and had a son named
Anderson Miller who married Cynthia Hickam and they had a daughter named
Noda Vest Miller who married John Edward Lamb and they had a daughter named
Geneva Margaret Lamb who married Wilford William Reese and they had a daughter named
Eleanor Elaine Reese who married William Avery Huneycutt and they had a daughter...ME!

William Miller was born between 1796-1799 in North Carolina or possibly in Georgia. At this time I don't know his parents or siblings. He married Mary Ann Glance. Mary Glance was born some time between 1795-1810 (depending on the source) to Charles Glance and Catherine Cross (aka Caty Cross, Catie Cross, Catharine Cross). I know that William Miller died after making his will dated 10/19/1853. Mary Ann Glance Miller died 11/29/1857.

Register of Deeds, Buncombe County Courthouse, Asheville, NC, 28801, Book 20, Pg 416. James Coter sold land to a William Miller on Shut In Creek in 1835. It was 200 acres.

1850 U.S. Census of Buncombe County, NC, Roll M432-622, Pg 261, Image 146, Lines 20-24, Dwelling 897, Family 897, "Francis Miller", farther down the page Lines 33-37, Dwelling 900, Family 900, "Wm Miller", and farther down the page and on next pg 262, Lines 41 and 1-6 , Dwelling 902, Family 902, "Sam Miller"
Francis Miller, 55 yrs old, M(ale), W(hite), Blacksmith, $0 Real Estate Value, Born in NC
Nancy Miller, 50 yrs old, F, W, Born in NC
Rachel Miller, 18 yrs old, F, Born in NC
John Miller, 17 yrs old, M, W, Laborer, Born in NC
Francis Miller, 15 yrs old, M, W, Laborer, Born in NC
...
Wm Miller, 54 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $600 Real Estate Value, Born in GA
Mary Miller, 54 yrs old, F, W, Born in NC
Anderson Miller, 15 yrs old, M, W, Laborer, Born in NC
Mary Miller, 10 yrs old, F, W, Born in NC
Elizabeth Miller, 11 yrs old, F, W, Born in NC
...
Sam Miller, 28 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $40 Real Estate Value, Born in NC
Jane Miller, 25 yrs old, F, W, Born in TN
Wm. A. Miller (or William. O. Miller), 5 yrs old, M, W, Born in NC
Rob J. Miller (sic, should be Robert Thornton Miller), 3 yrs old, M, W, Born in NC
Jas. J. Miller (James J. Miller), 11/12 yrs old, M, born in NC
Anderson Miller, 11/12 yrs old, M, Born in NC
John Miller, 19 yrs old, Born in NC

1860 Census of Madison County, NC (Roll M653-905, Pg 317, Mage 47, Lines 29-40, and Pg 318, Lines 1-2 is "Miller, Marry" and family)
Miller, Marry (sic, should be Mary Miller), 63 yrs old, F(emale), W(hite), Farmer, $1,000 Real Estate Value, $300 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC
Miller, Anderson, 24 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $0 Real Estate Value, $0 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC
Smith, Jane, 39 yrs old, F, W, Hirelin (sic), Born in SC
Robberts, Thomas (sic), 55 yrs old, M, W, Carpenter, $0 Real Estate Value, $100 Personal Estate Value
Farther down page 318 is...
Miller, John, 27 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $0 Real Estate Value, $60 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC (This may be Francis Miller's son - see 1850 census - married to a Susan and this may be Susan's father living with them.)
Miller Susan, 26 yrs old, F, W, Farmer, Born in TN
Church, Allen, 60 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $100 Real Estate Value, $0 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC, Pauper

They had 5 children that I'm aware of:

1) Catherine Miller (Dob: Between 1818-1820 in North Carolina; Dod: ? in ? ) who married Simon Church (DOB: 1822-1827 in North Carolina; DOD: ? in ?). She is listed in William Miller's Will as "Catharine Church". They had 5 children that I'm aware of: Mahala A. Church, Emma Church (aka Ema Church), John Church, Charles Church, Wesley Church.

2) Samuel Miller (Dob: About 1822 in North Carolina; Dod: ? in ? ) who married Jane Johnston (DOB : About 1825 in Tennessee; DOD: ? in ?). He is listed in William Miller's Will. I'm not sure about Jane Johnston, the Samuel and Jane Johnston Miller that I found in 1860 Census of Bradley County, Tennessee may not be the same Samuel Miller.

3) Anderson Miller (Dob: 11/1834 in Buncombe County, NC; Dod: Between 3/19 and 3/25/1907 in Madison County, NC) Ance Miller married Cynthia Hickam (DOB: 11/1841 in Buncombe County, NC; DOD: 10/12/1929 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC) on 10/21/1860 in Madison County, NC. He enlisted at age 26, April 5, 1862, in in Madison Cty, mustered in as a Musician (Drummer). Private in Company B, 60th NC Infantry Regiment. He was listed in William Miller's Will. This is my direct ancestor. They had 8 children: William Robert Miller, Sarah Jane Miller, Ora Catherine Miller, George Clinton Miller, Hester Miller, Carrie Miller, Florence Miller, Noda Vesta Miller. See a separate posting for Anderson Miller and Cynthia Hickam Miller and their family.

4) Mary Ann Miller (DOB: About 1834-1840 in Buncombe County, NC; DOD: ? in ? ) who married Greene Waddell (DOB:About 1838 in ?; DOD ? in ?) on 8/9/1855 in North Carolina. She was listed in William Miller's Will. They had 3 children that I'm aware of: Greene Waddell (DOB: 1/1864 in Cocke County, TN; DOD: ? in ?; married Betty J. Gorrell); James Madison Waddell (DOB: 5/15/1864 in Madison County, NC; DOD: 1/9/1942 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC; married ?); Lawrence Victor Miller (DOB: 2/3/1873 in Madison County, NC; DOD: 9/22/1955 in French Broad, Madison County, NC)

5) Elizabeth Miller (Dob: Between 184040 in Buncombe County, NC; DOD: ? in ? ) who married F. M. Wells (possibly F. M. Wells as he is listed in William Miller's Will). She was listed in William Miller's Will. I don't know any more about Elizabeth Wells.

I think this is the right Samuel Miller because he was living next to his father in the 1850 Census with his wife, "Jane" and his children, William Miller, Robert Miller, James Miller, Anderson Miller and John Miller. His father, William Miller, died after 1854. Then we see Samuel and Jane Miller in Tennessee with their youngest child being 7 yrs old and was born in TN which is close to the time his father died. The house was full with the oldest male being John Johnston which I would assume is Jane's father.
1860 U.S. Census of District 12, Bradley County, TN, Roll M653-1241, Pg 266-267, Image 538, Lines 29-40 and next pg with lines 1-10
John Johnston, M(ale), W(hite), Farmer, $500 Real Estate Value, $0 Personal Estate Value, Farmer
Samuel Miller, 38 yrs old, M(ale), W(hite), Farmer, $300 Real Estate Value, $1,000 Personal Estate Value, Borni n NC
Jane Miller, 36 yrs old, F, W, Born in TN
Wm. E. Miller, 15 yrs old, M, W, Born in NC
Robert Miller, 13 yrs old, M, W, Born in NC
James Miller, 11 yrs old, M, W, Born in NC
Samuel Miller, 11 yrs old, M, W, Born in NC
John Miller, 9 yrs old, M, W, Born in NC
Hariet Miller (sic, should be Harriet Miller), 7 yrs old, F, W, Born in NC
Jacob Miller, 3 yrs old, M, W, Born in NC
Margaret Miller, 1/12 mos old, F, W, Born in NC
Octova Miller, 7 yrs old, F, W, Born in TN
James Johnston, 47 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $500 Real Estate Value, $0 Personal Estate Value
Next Pg
Sarah Johnston, 40 yrs old, F, W, Born in TN
Josephine Johnston, 15 yrs old, F, W, Born in TN
Sopha Johnston, 14 yrs old, F, W, Born in TN
Nancy Johnston, 12 yrs old, F, W, Born in TN
Alis Johnston, 7 yrs old, F, W, Borni n TN
Mandy Johnston, 3 yrs old, F, W, born in GA
Malinda Bruster, 17 yrs old, F, W, Born in GA
John R. Bruster, 15 yrs old, M, W, Born in TN
Wm A. Bruster, 10 yrs old, M, W, Born in TN
Mary Bruster, 8 yrs old, F, W, born in TN

Transcript of William Miller’s Will

Will Book A
Dark Red Smaller (Legal Size) Book in the Clerk of Courts Office
Madison County Courthouse, Marshall, Madison County, NC

Spelling and punctuation intact.

Record of Wills
State of N. Carolina Madison County
Know all men by these present that I William Miller of the County and State aforesaid being feeble of Body but sound of Mind and knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death do make and declare this to be my last will and testament Revoking all others heretofore by me made and making them null and void and of no effect.

First I will my soul to god who gave it, secondly that my body be decently intered. Thirdly I will that all my just debts be paid and as I have gave to my son, Samuel Miller, my daughter Catherine Church & Elizabeth Wells all the property real & personal that I intend for them except what is hereafter named.

I will all the balances of my property both real & personal as follows to my beloved wife Mary Miller. I will that she have during her natural life as much of my land where I now live as may be necessary for a decent and comfortable subsistence including my dwelling house Barn & out buildings my household & kitchen furniture my stock of cattle hogs except what, shall be hereafter named, my young mare and one young cot. Black Smith tools farming utensils, my crop of corn wheat oats and also all monies due from my son Samuel Miller, F.M. Wells and all other individuals that are indebted to me, and that she pay my debts out of the same reserving the balance to her own use all of which she is to do with as she pleases except the land which is hereafter disposed of. I will to my daughter Mary Ann Miller a certain tract piece or parcel of land in the County & State aforesaid. Beginning at a black gum & spotted oak on the south leading down the ridge from my house to Mrs. Nancy Fogg (almost illegible ?)

January Term 1854
Thence south with the center of the ridge to Simon Church’s corner thence with my line to a white oak a conditional line corner between me and Samuel Miller below the big spring then to a white oak a conditional corner between me and Samuel Miller at the corner of his field there running so as to include all the land bound by Samuel Miller & T.A. Fogg back to the beginning, to her to have and to hold to her heirs and assigns for ever. I further will her one bed & furniture also one cow & calf. I will to my son Anderson Miller the balance of my land on which I now live bounded as follows on the west by the state line then by such pass (?) me to Elizabeth Wells, Mary Ann Miller, & Catharine Church, being all the lands I am possessed except my mountain lands which are to be equally divided between all my children, the said Anderson Miller to have and to hold to him his heirs and assigns forever subject to the provisions made by me for my beloved wife Mary Miller. I further will to my son A. Miller a young mare (?) horse known now as his, all the hogs and cattle he has traded for and known now as his separate from my own one bed and furniture, one cow & calf, and I do hereby appoint my wife Mary Miller my executrix and that she is not bound to give security – as such given under my hand and seal this 19th day of October the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fifty three.

His
William X Miller
Mark

(illegible ?)
J.A. Fogg (illegible ?)
His
Francis X Miller (illegible ?)
Mark

1860 U.S. Census of Madison County, NC, Roll M653-905, Pg 317, Image 47, Lines 39-40, Pg 318 Lines 1-2, Dwelling 311, Family 311, "Marry Miller"
Marry Miller (sic, Mary Miller), 62 yrs old, F(emale), W(hite), Farmer, $1,000 Real Estate Value, $300 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC
Anderson Miller, 24 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $0 Real Estate Value, $0 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC
Jane Smith, 39 yrs old, F, W, Hirelin (sic), Born in SC
Thomas Robberts, 55 yrs old, M, W, Carpenter, $0 Real Estate Value, $100 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC
Farther down the page, Pg 318, Lines 9-11, Dwelling 313, Family 313, "John Miller"
John Miller, 27 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $0 Real Estate Value, $60 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC
Susan Miller, 26 yrs old, F, W, Farmer, born in TN
Allen Church, 60 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $100 Real Estate Value, $0 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC, Pauper

1870 U.S. Census of Township 9 Hot Springs, Madison County, NC, Roll M593-1147, Pg 441, Image 186, Lines 15-17, Dwelling 29, Family 29, "Lamb, David P." and farther down the page Lines 29-35, Dwelling 32, Family 32, "Millus, Anderson" (sic) and next, Lines 36-40, Dwelling 33, Family 33, "Church, Simon"
"Lamb, David P., 26 yrs old, M(ale), W(hite), Farm Laborer, born in TN (David Page Lamb is related to our Lambs)
Lamb, Mary, 32 yrs old, F, W, Keeping house, Born in NC
Lamb, Isabel, 2 yrs old, F, W, At Home, Born in NC"
...
"Millus, Anderson (sic, should be Anderson Miller), 34 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $0 Real Estate Value, $200 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC
Millus, Cintha (sic, should be Cynthia Miller or Cyntha Miller), 28 yrs old, F, W, Keeping House, Born in NC
Millus, Robert (sic, Robert Miller), 7 yrs old, M, W, At Home, Born in NC
Millus, Sarah (sic, Sarah Miller), 5 yrs old, F, W, At Home, Born in NC
Millus, Ara (sic, should be Ora Miller), 3 yrs old, F, W, At home, Born in NC
Millus, George (sic, George Miller), 11/12 mos old, M, W, At home, Born in NC
Millus, Mary (sic, Mary Miller), 72 yrs old, F, W, At home, Born in NC
Church, Simon, 49 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $150 Real Estate Value, $150 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC
Church, Catharine (sic), 52 yrs old, F, W, Keeping house, Born in NC
Church, John, 18 yrs old, M, W, Farm Laborer, Born in NC
Church, Wesley, 15 yrs old, M, W, At home, Born in NC
Church, Emma, 10 yrs old, F, W, At home, Born in NC

I don't have any more on this family and I feel it's incomplete. If you have any comments, corrections or additonal information, please email me at Mom25dogs@gmail.com.

Anderson Miller & Cynthia Hickam

2011-12-16T06:33:00.001-05:00

William Miller and Mary Ann Glance had a son named...Anderson Miller who married Cynthia Hickham Luck Miller and had a daughter named...
Noda Vesta Miller who married John Edward "Ed" Lamb and they had a daughter named...
Geneva Margaret Lamb who married Wilford William Reese and they had a daughter named...
Eleanor Elaine Reese who married William Avery Huneycutt and they had a daughter... ME!

Back row, L - R: Hester, Sarah Jane, William Robert, Orry
Front Row, L - R: Carrie Miller sitting on George's lap, Ance, Florence Miller sitting on Cynthia's lap
**Note** See the quilts hanging behind them. This gave them a backdrop but also served to show off the women's needlework. It is obvious they are sitting beside a log building of some sort. Photograph probably taken around 1879-1880 before Noda was born in 1887.

Anderson Miller (aka Ance Miller) was born 11/1834 in Buncombe County (in a part that is now in Madison County), NC to William Miller and Mary Ann Glance.

The first census to list all the members of the household by name and age is the 1850 Census. In the 1850 U.S. Census of Buncombe County, NC Anderson Miller is living at home with his parents. On the same page is a Francis Miller who is 55 yrs old and his family. Is this William Miller's brother? Then there is William Miller (Anderson's father) and Mary (Anderson's mother), Anderson, Mary and Elizabeth. The next household is Simon Church and "Cate" Church. This is Anderson Miller's oldest sister. The next household is "Miller, Sam" at age 23. Who is this?

1850 Census of Buncombe County, NC (Roll M432-622, Pg 261, Image 146,Lines 33-37, "Wm Miller)
Miller, Francis, 55 yrs old, M(ale, W(hite), Blacksmith, $0 Real Estate Value, Born in NC
Miller, Nancy, 50 yrs old, F, W, Born in NC
Miller, Rachel, 18 yrs old, F, W, Born in NC
Miller, John, 17 yrs old, M, W, Laborer, Born in NC
Miller, Francis, 15 yrs old, M, W, Laborer, Born in NC
...
Miller, Wm., 54 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $600 Real Estate Value, Born in GA
Miller, Mary, 54 yrs old, F, W, Born in NC
Miller, Anderson, 15 yrs old, M, W, Laborer, Born in NC
Miller, Mary, 10 yrs old, F, W, Born in NC
Miller, Elizabeth, 11 yrs old, F, W, Born in NC
...
Miller, Sam, 28 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $40 Real Estate Value, Born in NC
Miller, Jane, 25 yrs old, F, W, Born in TN
Miller, Wm. A. (or Wm. O. Miller), 5 yrs old, M, W, Born in NC
Miller, Rob J., 3 yrs old, M, W, Born in NC
Miller, Jas. J. 11/12 mos old, M, W, Born in NC (twins)
Miller, Anderson, 11/12 yrs old, M, W, Born in NC (twins)

In the 1860 Census of Madison County, NC, Anderson is still living at home but his mother is listed as Head of Household so his father had probably died between 1850-1860.

1860 Census of Madison County, NC (Roll M653-905, Pg 317, Mage 47, Lines 29-40, and Pg 318, Lines 1-2 is "Miller, Marry" and family)
Miller, Marry (sic), 63 yrs old, F(emale), W(hite), Farmer, $1,000 Real Estate Value, $300 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC
Miller, Anderson, 24 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $0 Real Estate Value, $0 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC
Smith, Jane, 39 yrs old, F, W, Hirelin (sic), Born in SC
Robberts, Thomas (sic), 55 yrs old, M, W, Carpenter, $0 Real Estate Value, $100 Personal Estate Value

Farther down page 318 is...
Miller, John, 27 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $0 Real Estate Value, $60 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC (This may be Francis Miller's son - see 1850 census - married to a Susan and this may be Susan's father living with them.)
Miller Susan, 26 yrs old, F, W, Farmer, Born in TN
Church, Allen, 60 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $100 Real Estate Value, $0 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC, Pauper

Anderson Miller married Cynthia Hickam Lusk. She had been married previously to James A. Lusk (or James A. Luck). She and Lusk were married 3/28/1857. She married Anderson Miller on 10/14/1860 in Madison County, NC according to the NC Marriage Collection, 1741-2004. (The NC Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 has her listed as Cynthia Lusk and Sintha Lusk.)

Cynthia Hickam was born 11/1841 in Buncombe County (probably in what is now Madison County), NC to Jacob Hickam, Jr. (aka Jacob Hickham, Jr.) and Sarah Hunter (aka Sally Hunter or Sallie Hunter).

In the American Civil War Soldiers database, Anderson Miller enlisted on 4/5/1862 in Madison County, NC as a Private (Drummer/Musician) in Company B of the NC 60th Infantry Regiment AND as Private in Co. H, 2nd Mounted Infantry Regiment, in TN. He would have been age 26 or 28 yrs old. He could not have been in TN and Madison County, NC on the same day. According to U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, Anderson Miller enlisted on 5/4/1862 in Madison County, NC as a Private in Co B, NC 60th Infantry Regiment. And the U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, (Film #M230, Roll 27) as a Private Drummer in Co. B, NC 60th Infantry Regiment. He was wounded at Murfreesboro, TN on 12/31/1862. According to the NC Troops 1861-1865, A Roster, Vol XIV, Pg 519, he was wounded above his left eye and had his right thumb shot off (although, in the photograph above, taken about 1879-1880, it appears he has his right thumb). Between 12/31/1862-4/30/1863 he was reported "Absent-wounded". While he was "Absent-wounded" his first son, William Robert Miller, was born in February 1863. In May and June, 1863 he is reported as "Returned to duty". On December 21, 1863 he is listed as both "Mustered out" and "Missing-Deserted" depending on the source. In the 1890 Veterans Schedule (Roll 58, Pg 3, SD 5, ED 183, Lines 29-30) Anderson Miller and his cousin, John Miller, say they enlisted May, 1861 and were both discharged in May, 1865 having served 4 yrs. Anderson lists himself as a Drummer. The family story is that he came home and became a licensed Confederate liquor maker with his mill and still on Shut In Creek, Madison County, NC. Considering the 1866 IRS Tax Assessment Lists where he lists his occupation as "Spurts" (which may mean "Spirits"), the story may be true or, at least, partly true.

The 1866 IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, Pg 41, Division 3, Collection District 7, Line 16, "Miller, Anderson"

Name...........................Location, P.O. Address......Article or Occupation....No. in Abstract
Miller, Anderson..Warm Springs, Madison............Spurts (sic, Spirits)....................41

Quantity or Valuation...Rate of Tax..Amt of Tax Upon Particular Article...Total
83 1/2.............................$2..................$47......................................................$47

1870 U.S. Census of Township #9 (Hot Springs), Madison County, NC, Roll M593-1147, Pg 441, Image 186, Lines 15-17, "Lamb, David P." (This is David Page Lamb who is related to our Lamb's, he is John Edward "Ed" Lamb's uncle.), Lines 29-36, "Millus, Anderson" (sic), and Lines 36-40, "Church, Simon" (Anderson's oldest sister, Catherine, married Simon Church)
Millus, Anderson (sic, should be Anderson Miller NOT Anderson Millus), 34 yrs old, M(ale), W(hite), Farmer, $0 Real Estate Value, $200 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC
Millus, Cintha (sic, should be Cynthia Miller NOT Cintha Millus), 28 yrs old, F, W, Keeping House, Bonr in NC
Millus, Robert (sic, should be Robert Miller NOT Robert Millus), 7 yrs old, M, W, At Home, Born in NC
Millus, Sarah (sic, should be Sarah Miller NOT Sarah Millus), 5 yrs old, F, W, At Home, Born in NC
Millus, Ara (sic, should be Ora Miller NOT Ara Millus), 3 yrs old, F, W, At Home, Born in NC
Millus, George (wic, should be George Miller NOT George Millus), 11/12 mos old, M, W, At Home, Born in NC, Born in June
Miller, Mary, 27 yrs old, F, W, At Home, Born in NC (Anderson's mother)
Church, Simon, 49 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $150 Real Estate Value, $150 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC
Church, Catherine, 52 yrs old, F, W, Keeping House, Born in NC
Church, John, 18 yrs old, M, W, Farm Laborer, Born in NC
Church, Wesley, 15 yrs old, M, W, At Home, Born in NC
Church, Emma, 10 yrs old, F, W, At Home, Born in NC

1880 U.S. Census of Pine Creek Madison County, NC (Roll T9-871, Family History Film 1254971, Pg 95.3000, ED 129, Image 0360, Lines 4-12, "Miller Anderson"
Miller, Anderson, W(hite), M(ale), 45 yrs old, Head, Farmer, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Miller, Scyntha (sic, should be Cynthia Miller NOT Scyntha Miller), W, F, 36 yrs old, Wife, Keeping House, Born in NC, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC
Miller, Robert, @, M, 18 yrs old, Son, Farm Laborer, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Miller, Sarah, W, F, 15 yrs old, Daughter, At Home, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Miller, Orry, (sic)W, F, 12 yrs old, Daughter, At Home, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Miller, George, W, M, 10 yrs old, Son, At Home, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Miller, Hester, W, F, 6 yrs old, Daughter, At Home, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Miller, Carrie, W, F, 4 yrs old, Daughter, At Home, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Miller, Florrence, (sic, should be Florence Miller NOT Florrence Miller) W, F, 1 yrs old, Daughter, At Home, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC

1900 U.S. Census of Hot Springs (formerly known as Warm Springs, NC), Madison County, NC, Roll T623-1205, Pg 17B, ED 82, Lines 60-62, "Miller, Andersen" (sic)
Miller, Anderson, Head, W(hite), M(ale), Born Nov, 1834, 65 yrs old, Married 40 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Farmer, Can read/write/speak English, Owns Farm
Miller, Cyntha, (sic, should be Cynthia Miller NOT Cyntha Miller) Wife, W, F, Born May, 1841, 59 yrs old, Married 40 yrs, Had 9 children with 8 still living, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Can read/write/speak English
Miller, Nada (sic, should be Noda Miller NOT Nada Miller), Daughter, W, F, Born Nov, 1885, 14 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Can read/write/speak English

Ance Miller and Cyntha Miller had 9 children that I'm aware of:

1) William Robert Miller (DOB 2/1863 in Grass Creek, Madison County, NC; DOD 8/1/1932 in 25 Parker Rd, Greenville, Greenville County, SC ) married Nancy Matilda Sexton (DOB 6/1862 in NC; DOD 11/11/1938 in Memorial Hospital, Greenville, Greenville County, SC )

2) Sarah Jane Miller (DOB 9/25/1865 in Grass Creek, Madison County, NC: DOD 5/2/1923 in Hendersonville, Henderson County, NC) married Archie Marion Babb (A.M. Babb) (DOB 10/22/1857 in Greene, Greeneville County, TN; DOD 6/22/1924 in Hendersonville, Henderson County, NC)

3) Ora Catherine Miller "Orry Miller, Orry Huff, Arrie Huff, Isa Huff, Iva Huff, Ara Huff" (DOB 6/28/1869 in Grass Creek, Madison County, NC; DOD 12/8/1935 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC; Buried at Fairview Methodist Church, Madison County, NC) married Stephen Edward Huff "Ed" (DOB About 1868 in TN; DOD 9/22/1941 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC; Buried at Fairview Methodist Church).

4) George C. Miller (DOB 6/14/1870 in Grass Creek, Madison County, NC; DOD 11/17/1934 in Grass Creek, Madison County, NC) married Sarah Jane Huff "Sally Huff, Sallie Huff" (DOB About 1875 in TN; DOD About 1909 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC )

5) Hester Miller (DOB 5/1/1874 in Madison County, NC; DOD 2/13/1964 in Broughton Hospital, Morganton, Burke County, NC) married Will Swaney (DOB ? in ?; DOD ? in ?)

6) Carrie Miller (DOB About 1876 in Grass Creek, Madison County, NC; DOD ? in ? ) married ? . I have not been able to find anything on this child.

7) Florence Miller (DOB About 1879 in Grass Creek, Madison County, NC; DOD ? in ? ) married ? . I have not been able to find anything on this child.

8) Iowa Miller (DOB About 1883 in Madison County, NC; DOD 1950 in Newberry, Newberry County, SC) married James A. Lusk. Buried at Rose Hill Cemebery, Ranch Rd, Laurens, Laurens County, SC. (Thanks go to Kenneth King for this photo and obituary!)

8) Noda Vesta Miller (aka Noda Vesters Miller and Noda Vister Miller) (DOB: 11/6/1887 in Bluff, Madison County, NC; DOD: 1/26/1919 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC; Buried at old Antioch Cemetery, Madison County, NC) married John Edward Lamb "Ed" on 10/9/1904 (DOB 5/22/1882 in Cedar Creek, Greene County, TN; DOD 2/27/1939 in Marion, McDowell County, NC)

Anderson died between 3/19/1907-3/25/1907 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC. He is probably buried at the old Antioch Cemetery in Madison County, NC because that is where his youngest daughter, Noda, and two of her children are buried. It's also where his wife, Cynthia Hickam Miller, is buried. Noda married Ed Lamb and they had a passle of girls. Noda's daughter, Sueda, died of the Spanish Influenza in August, 1918. Noda was pregnant with their last daughter. She had the baby girl and they named her Noda Vesta Miller. But Noda died of the Spanish Flu and the complications of childbirth. The baby only lived about 3 months before she died too. Ed took his surviving girls and his widowed mother-in-law down to Laurens, Laurens County, SC to work in a textile mill. They are there in the 1920 Census. At some point he brought the girls and Cynthia back to the mountains and left the girls in the Dora Lynn girl's school. He went back to Laurens. One of the neighbor's from the mountains had also lost her husband so she went looking for Ed in Laurens and offered to mother his girls if he would father her orphan children. They came back married although it wasn't a good marriage arrangement. Cynthia Hickam Lusk Miller died 10/12/1929 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC. According to her death certificate she was paralyzed the last 2 years of her life so she was probably living with her daughter, Orry.

From Miller Genealogy

Anderson Miller's Will:

Madison County, NC
I, Anderson Miller, of the above named State and County being in my 72nd year and of feeble health but yet in my sound mind doth this day make my last will and testament to this my earthly heartage. First I bequeath my soul to the God who gave it and my body to the earth as it were deeming this to be of the most importance of all I have care of on this earth. I next will my wife my mill and property where it now stands to be the absolute property of my wife Cintha Miller for her only use and behoof for ever so long as she may live and at her death the property to be sold in a way and at such a time that it will bring the most and the proceeds divided equally between all my children and all my personal property to remain that of my wife's and all of my other property to be sold at a time and in such a way as it were bring the most money. And the proceeds of such sale to be equally divided between my lawful heirs. After paying all my lawful claims that may assize against me I also appoint, E. Lawson without bond my true and lawful Executor to carry out in full this my last will and testament here on earth given under my hand. This is the 19th day of March, 1907. Signed by Anderson Miller with J.R. Lamb and James L. Green as witnesses.
(The witness , J.R. Lamb, is also related to our Lamb's being Rev. John Rollins Lamb was the father of Elbert Sevier Lamb but he died in 1880 so he couldn't have been the witness. But he had another son named Lt. William Riley Lamb and he had a son named John R. Lamb born about 1864 so he would have been younger than Anderson and may have been the J.R. Lamb who witnessed Anderson's Will.)

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John Edward Lamb and Noda Vesta Miller

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John Edward "Ed" Lamb

and

Noda Vesta (or Vester) Miller

John Edward Lamb aka Ed Lamb was born 5/22/1882 (or 5/29/1882) in Cedar Creek, Tennessee to Elbert Sevier Lamb and Nancy Margaret Malinda Ricker. I'm pretty sure Cedar Creek would be in Greene County, TN. In the 1900 Census Ed was 18 years old and living at Civil District 18, Greene County, Tennessee. He moved from Greene County, TN to Madison County, NC and McDowell County, NC throughout his life. He had very limited education. He was a farmer until they moved from the mountains to Marion in McDowell County, NC. They moved so he could get a job at the textile mill there called Clinchfield Mill. They had lived in Upper Shut In Creek, Madison County, NC before then.

This is a picture of me at Shut In Creek, Madison County, NC.

This is the Clinchfield Mill in Marion, NC.

Ed married Noda Vesta Miller or Noda Vesters Miller on 10/9/1904. Noda was born 11/6/1887 to Anderson Miller, aka Ance Miller, and Cynthia Hickam.

Noda had met a travelling man and gotten pregnant with her daughter Pearl Juanita Lamb when she was only 15 years old. Pearl was born 8/12/1900. When Ed married Noda in 1904, he adopted Pearl and raised her as his own daughter.

When Ed and Noda lived on Upper Shut In Creek (Madison County, NC), a neighbor shot and killed Ed's dog. Ed had a quick and violent temper so he grabbed his gun and was going to shoot his neighbor. Aunt Hester and his daughter, Fanny, were able to stop him. It seems his quick passions were a problem throughout his life.

Ed and Noda Lamb had a total of 6 daughters:

1) Pearl Juanita Lamb (Dob: 8/12/1900 in Madison County, NC; Dod: 2/15/1987 in Lincoln Park, Wayne County, Michigan) who married Dewey Roberts in May 1916. They had a daughter but Dewey died around 1920. Pearl married Floyd Alexander Shipley on 4/20/1922.

2) Sueda Lamb (Dob: 10/23/1906 in Madison County, NC; Dod: 8/1918 in Madison County, NC). Sueda was only 11 years old when she died of the Spanish Flu during the Flu Epidemic. She is buried beside her mother at the Old Antioch Cemetery, Madison County, NC.

3) Artie Mae Lamb (Dob: 4/3/1908 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC; Dod: 12/28/1999 in Walland, Blount County, TN) who married Clyde Bovy Johnson on 1/20/1923 in Johnson City, Unicoi County, TN.

4) Fannie Marie Lamb (Dob: 2/2/1911 in Madison County, NC; Dod: 12/29/1988 in Greenville, Greenville County, SC) who married Conrad Cutlass Copeland, aka Con Copeland, on 9/22/1927 in Marion, McDowell County, NC.

5) Geneva Margaret Lamb (Dob: 2/14/1915 in Tennelina, Madison County, NC; Dod: 7/23/1984 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC) Ginnie married Wilford William Reese on 12/30/1933 in Marion, McDowell County, NC. This is my Grandparents.

6) Noda Vesta Lamb (Dob: 1/22/1919 in Madison County, NC; Dod: 3/15/1919 in Madison County, NC) Little Noda was born and 4 days later her mother died of the Spanish Flu during the Flu Epidemic. Ed named the baby after his wife but little baby girl Noda died in less than 3 months.

Noda Miller Lamb was a great horsewoman and had her own saddlehorse. Mom knew of a story about when her daughter, Pearl, was newly married with a new baby and living in the bottom beside a river. It came up a storm and Noda rode her horse down the mountain to warn Aunt Pearl about flash floods. Sure enough, her house was swept away but she and her baby were saved. The only thing Pearl was able to save was a new Easter bonnet sitting on the kitchen table which she grabbed up as she carried her baby and they ran out the door and climbed the hillside.

1910 Census of Hot Springs, Madison County, NC, Roll T624_1107, Pg 10A, ED #80, Image 266, Lines 46-50, "John E. Lamb", Dwelling 198, Family 205
John E. Lamb, Head, M(ale), W(hite), 27 yrs old, Married 5 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in United States, Mother born in TN, Speaks English, Laborer in Saw mill for wages
Noda Lamb, Wife, F, W, 24 yrs old, Married 5 yrs, born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Can read & write
Artie M. (also indexed as Artee M.) Lamb, Daughter, F, W, 2 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Perlle (sic) Miller, Daughter, F, W, 6 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Cintha (sic) Miller, Mother-in-law, F,W, 70 yrs old, Widowed, Mother of 8 children with 6 still living, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC

My Mom thinks Noda was a mountain aristocrat. She supposedly was very clean and was a beautiful woman. She could read and write according to Geneva's birth certificate.

Their first biological daughter was Sueda and she died of the Spanish Flu during the Flu Epidemic of 1918-1919. She was only 11 yrs old. The oldest girl, Pearl, was already married to Dewey and she lost him around 1920.

Noda was pregnant when Sueda died. She had her baby girl on 1/22/1919 but Noda did not survive the Flu and child birth. Noda died on 1/26/1919 in Madison County, NC. Three months later, the new baby (named after her mother), died too.

Noda has 2 death certificates. The only difference between the two are her middle name being "Vesta" on one and "Vester" on the other. Neither of her death certificates stated a cause of death. Her death date on the death certificate was 5 months later than what is on her tombstone. I don't know how that happened. She is buried at the Old Antioch Cemetery in Madison County, NC. Was the tombstone added much later? Who did that, her parents or her re-married husband? Or was there simply a mistake from the tombstone maker? Maybe he was making so many tombstones (due to the Flu Epidemic) and simply made a mistake. Or maybe the doctor actually made a mistake on BOTH death certificates. I'm sure with the Fu Epidemic the doctors got behind on paperwork. So I don't know if the death certificates are correct or the tombstone. The first time I visited Noda and Sueda's graves the tombstones were readable but the last time I went they were unreadable and need to be replaced. Mother said the baby was buried in her Noda's arms but that would have meant exhuming Noda's grave. Maybe little Noda was just buried beside her mother and older sister and her infant grave is not marked.

This is a photograph of one of the times we visited Noda's grave. From Left to Right: Lee, Luke with Elaine, Melinda, Mom with Jenny in front of her, Me.

Ed and the surviving girls had a terrible time. According to the family, Ed Lamb was overcome with grief after the death of Sueda, Noda and the baby. He took his family to Laurens, SC where he found a job at the textile mill. In the 1920 Census he is in Laurens with Artie, Fanny, Geneva, Pearl and her first husband (Dewey Roberts) and their little girl, Edna. He also had Cynthia Hickam Miller (his mother in law) living with them.

WWI Draft Registration Card, Roll 1765688, board 0
1370 116
John Edward Lamb
Tennelina, Mad., NC
36 yrs old, May 29, 1882
1st box checked
1st box checked
Farming, Self in Tennelina, Mad., NC
Nearest Relative is (Wife) Noda Lamb in Tennelina, NC
Back of card:
32_1_31_C
Height Short
Build Slight
Color of eyes: Gray
Color of hair: Light
Signed by John Edward Lamb and J.E. Lance on 9/10/1918

1920 Census of Davis St, Laurens, Laurens County, SC, Roll T625-1700, Image 191, ED 63, Sheet 14A, Taken 1/12/1920, Lines 23-30, Number of Farm 514, Number of Dwelling 246, Number of Family 252, "Lamb, Ed.", Ancestry.com also has him indexed as "Lamp, Ed" (This is probably Watts Mill.)
Ed Lamb, Head, Rent, M(ale), W(hite), 38 yrs old (DOB would have been 1882), Widower, Can read and write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Can speak English, Carpenter, House, wages
Artie Lamb, Daughter, F, W, 11 yrs old, Single, In School, Can read & write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, No occupation
Fannie Lamb (Ancestry.com has her indexed as Lannie Lamb), F, W, 8 yrs old, Single, In school, Can read & write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, No occupation
Geneva Lamb (Ancestry.com has her indexed as Genevia Lamb), F, W, 4 10/12 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Dewey Roberts, Son-in-law, M, W, 22 yrs old, Married, Can read and write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Can speak English, Run frames in cotton mill for wages
Pearl Roberts, Daughter, F, W, 19 yrs old, Married, Can read & write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Can speak English, Spools in cotton mill for wages
Edna Roberts, Granddaughter, F, W, 2 2/12 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Syntha (sic) Miller, Mother, F, W, 54 yrs old (?), Widowed, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
(The Davis St. enumeration starts with Kate Clark (Lines 18-22, 507, 245, 251) and the next family is Ed Lamb. After Ed is Louis Clark, then is Fleming St. Wonder which house on Davis St was Ed's? Evidently there were only 3 houses on the street.)

1930 Census of Marion, McDowell County, NC, Roll 1704, Pg 13B, ED #9, Image 112.0, Ancestry.com, Lines 73-82, Dwelling 214, Family 218, "Lamb, John E."
John E. Lamb, Head, Rents home (2), M(ale), W(hite), 50 yrs old, Married, 25 yrs old when married, Can read & write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN, Carpenter at cotton mill
Bessie B. Lamb, Wife, F, W, 46 yrs old, Married, 20 yrs old when married, Can read & write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Prop (Proprietor?) of Boarding House
Geneva Lamb, Daughter, F, W, 15 yrs old, Single, At school, Can read & write, , Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC,
Earnest Harkelroad, St-Son, M, W, 21 yrs old, Single, Can read & write, , Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Truckdriver, private
Myrtle Harkelroad, St-Daughter, F, W, 20 yrs old, Single, Can read & write , Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC, Spinner at Cotton Mill
Harry Harkelroad, St-Son, M, W, 14 yrs old, Single, Attends school, Can read & write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Daniel A. Lamb, Son, M, W, 8 yrs old, Single, Attends school, , Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC,
Jay D. Tucker, Boarder, M, W, 22 yrs old, Married, 20 yrs old when married, Can read & write, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Carder in cotton mill
Colene Tucker, Boarder, F, W, 21 yrs old, Married, 19 yrs old when married, Can read & write, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Spinner in cotton mill
Ezell McSwain, Boarder, M, W, 19 yrs old, Widowed, 18 yrs old when married, Can read & write, Born in SC, Father born in SC, Mother born in SC, Doffer in cotton mill
But they must have come back home because he left his three little girls at the Dora Lynn School and went back to Laurens. Ginnie was only 4 years old. Aunt Artie was 11-12 and Aunt Fannie was 9-10. Aunt Fannie and Aunt Artie thought it was an orphanage and were sure someone would want to adopt little Ginnie because she was so pretty. Every time they heard a car coming to the school, they would run with Ginnie and hide in the fields so no one would separate them. This made a big impression on their young lives. Eventually a neighbor widow woman named Bess Fresham Harkelroad, went to find Ed Lamb. She had lost her husband and had small children and needed a husband. She found him in Laurens, SC. She told him the girls would be sent to an orphanage if he didn't come back. She evidently made a bargain with him. If he would marry her and provide for her and her children, she would be a mother to his girls. They came back married. They were married in 1921. Once again, Ed made a quick change and it turned out to be a bad arrangement. Bess was a terrible stepmother and Ed was harsh, with a violent temper. Bess took advantage of his temper and instigated trouble between Ed and the girls. It sounds like he may have suffered a deep depression after all the deaths and it may have left him bitter, angry. A bad second marriage didn't help. But he had always had a quick temper. So I can't say. I do know it made life at home miserable for the girls. Aunt Fannie and Aunt Artie married young to get away from a bad homelife. They soon took little Ginnie with them. Despite marrying so young, all the girls had wonderful marriages.

Ed and his new wife, Bess Fresham Harkelroad (Dob: 5/22/1884 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC; Dod: 7/31/1958 in Marion, McDowell County, NC) had a son of their own. He was Ed's only boy.

1) Daniel "Dan" Atkins Lamb (Dob: 1/31/1922; Dod: 12/28/1998 in Greer, SC) who married Eula Virginia Finley on 7/20/1940 in Gaffney, SC.

Ed died 2/27/1937 of cerebral hemorrhage due to Hypertension and nephritis. My Mom thinks she remembers that he was up on their roof working when he died while on the roof. He is buried beside Bess at Oakwood Cemetery in Marion, McDowell County, NC. He was only 56 years old.

NC Death Certificates 1909-1975, Ancestry.com
Death Certificate #140
McDowell County, Marion, Marion General Hospital
John E. Lamb of Clinchfield Station, Marion, NC
Male, White, Married to Bessie Freshour (looks like Frushour or Frishour so may be indexed that way)
DOB 5/29/1883, 55 yrs old, 8 mos, 28 days, born in Madison County, NC
Occupation: Textile
Father: Elb Lamb (Looks like Edd or Ebb Lamb) born in TN
Mother: Nancy M. Ricker (Looks like Kicher or Richer) born in Green County, TN
Informant: Marion Gen Hospital, Marion, NC
Burial: Oak Grove on 2/29/1939
Undertaker: M. Ca_is Funeral Home, Marion, NC
DOD: 2/27/1939. Dr attended deceased from 12/10/1939 to 2/27/1939. Last saw him alive on 2/27/1939. Death occurred at 12:45pm
Cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage (date of onset 2/22/1939)
Contributory causes was Hypertension-nephnitic (or nephritic)
No autopsy
Dr. L. Wm Hagna of Marion,

NC Death Collection, 1908-2004, Ancestry.com
John E. Lamb
White
55 yrs old
DOB 1884
DOD 2/27/1939 in McDowell County, NC
Source Vendor: NC State Archives, NC Deaths 1908-1967
If you have any comments, corrections or additonal information, please email me at Mom25dogs@gmail.com.

Ice Sculpture

2011-12-14T20:52:00.000-05:00

Brett and two of his cousins with ice sculptures. This is my digital scrapbook page of Brett with the ice sculptures.

A Temper Tantrum

2011-12-14T20:20:00.000-05:00

One day Jenny's mother-in-law, Naomi, went with us to go out to lunch and go shopping. Unfortunately it wasn't what Brett wanted to do and he was having a bad day. I had never seen him misbehave this badly so he might not have been feeling well. But when we got to the mall, he had a meltdown... an old fashioned temper tantrum as only 2 yr olds can have. Jenny picked him up to carry him but he stayed rigid, his face red, screaming, his fists balled up. Jenny remained cool as a cucumber. Bless her heart, God gives grace to mothers! Naomi has had 6 children so she was able to take it in stride too. I did OK until on the way home. I was sitting with him in the back seat and I was about in tears myself by then. I was tired and he wouldn't stay in his car seat no matter what we did. I was physically restraining him to keep him in his seat and that's hard to do for an hour drive. But, at the end of the day, all was well. The rest of the week (before and after this day), he was fine. She went back to his baby car seat that restrains him better than his new toddler car seat so we didn't have that problem again. In fact, the next time we went some where and she put him in his old baby car seat, he twisted around a little bit and then said, "MA!". "Yes, Brett, what is it?" "I stuck!" Oh, I feel another scrapbook page coming on!

Here is my digital scrapbook page of his temper tantrum.

Camping Tips

2011-12-14T11:30:00.000-05:00

Let me preface this by saying, "I AM NOT A CAMPER!" I have never understood the desire to rough it out in the open. But I realize that there are people who love camping. Some like rough camping and some like "glamping" (glamorous camping).

We had a very large 5th wheel a couple of years ago and I thought it was big enough for me to enjoy camping. Boy, was I wrong! That 35' trailer got smaller and smaller until I could barely stand to look at it much less spend a week in it. I have 2 real suggestions for the companies that build campers and RVs... 1) NO ONE LIKES TO HAVE TO GO TO THE PUBLIC BATHHOUSE! OK? So make the bathrooms big enough and functional enough for the owners to actually USE it! Americans aren't the little people in Gulliver's Travels! We need enough space to actually sit on the commode and a toilet that is big enough to be comfortable and a system that adequately takes care of the waste. We need a shower big enough to get in, strong enough to take our weight without cracking it and big enough to turn around in. I don't think that's asking too much. 2) It should be built with it's purpose in mind... rolling down the road. My husband was constantly having to do repairs on the RV because it was so poorly built and the quality was so bad. Pulling a camper/RV on the road means a lot of swaying, movement and bouncing and it should be built well enough to take it. But even sitting still in storage took it's toll because the extreme temperatures of winter and summer damaged it. The plastic parts would get brittle and split, the awnings would rot, etc. When we used the motors to roll the 3 slide out extensions out, one was always hanging up. My husband is a Maintenance Mgr and Plant Engineer. There is very little that he can't fix and he never figured out what was wrong with that slide-out. So quit selling RVs at exorbitant prices but building low quality crap!

When we got our RV I had it so organized. But, as soon as we got to where we were going, everything seemed to end up a jumble. I never could understand it. Once we started unloading and setting up it became a mish mash. I would look at those people who are campers at heart and their places would look so neat and tidy and for some reason mine didn't feel that way. And we kept finding more things we needed to have. It seems we never had enough stuff. There are awnings, artificial turf rugs, lawn chairs, reclining chairs, lights, grill, coolers, screened tent, tables, etc (some people even have outdoor tent showers now) and that's just for the outside of the RV. Inside I had a large kitchen with double refrigerators, regular sized kitchen sink and a 3 burner stove with oven but you still wanted a grill for cooking outdoors and coolers. I had my little kitchen thoroughly stocked with all the dishes, glasses, utensils, pots and pans that I would need. I had them all safely stored in plastic containers that fit in the cabinets.

Once we got where we were going we realized it was too hot and humid to be outside (that was in the mountains and at the beach) and the bugs were murder. I'm allergic to many, especially fire ants, so I have to be extra careful. We tried a screened room tent but the fire ants came right in and attacked me as I was sitting in my lawn chair. This meant spending a good deal of time in that trailer with the air conditioner on full blast 24/7. I can't take the heat and sun (hot flashes and fair skinned) so I can't stay on the beach for long. After so many hours in that trailer I would get stir crazy and certainly didn't want to cook and clean up. I was ready to get out and go out to eat somewhere.

And, of course, there is the cost. Once you purchase one you have insurance and property taxes on it. You have to outfit it with all the stuff to take with you. Then you have the gas cost to haul it where you are going. Then you have to pay campground fees and during the peak periods those are substantial. Then we had storage fees. We left it at the beach for 1 1/2 years and we had to pay storage fees to the campground for storing it. If we had kept it, we would have needed to pay storage or build one of those large sheds to park it under (which couldn't have been at our house as our lot is too small and there are homeowner's association rules against it). Then there were the constant repairs and maintenance on it.

The only good thing I can say about the experience was we were able to take all our dogs with us when we went some where. I love having my dogs with me but they are extra hassle. On the road we had to make pit stops for them and walking 5 dogs is difficult. Once we were there I would have to take them for walks 3 times a day, one or two at a time. They were in a different routine and environment with lots of different noises so they barked a lot. My special needs boy wouldn't eat. Getting in and out of that little trailer door with the steep steps was a challenge with 5 dogs wanting out at the same time. It's a wonder I didn't fall and hurt myself.

So, all in all, we decided the camping thing wasn't for us. We would prefer to take one of the dogs with us and leave the others behind and have someone in the family come in and take care of them. That way they still have their secure environment and their same routines. My sister, Elaine, and her husband live right behind us and she usually does it for me. And if someone else does it, then she's there in case there is a doggy emergency like if one got sick or injured. She and Melinda are real good in medical emergencies with the dogs. I love having one of my little furry "valiums" with me to pet and love on but it gets to be too much if we take the others too.

We enjoy a temperature controlled, clean hotel room that has maid service. We prefer going out to eat or picking up some picnic things rather than having to cook and clean in the RV. We like having a gym and indoor pool for exercise and then sightseeing and shopping. As I said before, I can't go to the beach and sit all day in the sun. Stan likes to do that maybe one day but then he gets bored too. So I might go with him in the morning and stay a little while and then he can bring me back to the hotel for a shower and resting while he goes back. Everything is so much more pleasant and convenient in a hotel room.

I understand that families with children, people with dogs, and those who love the whole camping experience really enjoy the tents and campers. We didn't camp as a family when I was little and the few times I tent-camped as a teen, I can honestly say I never had a "good" camping experience. There was always something that came up. We froze to death, the tent leaked, I got sick, there were bugs, I was so uncomfortable that I couldn't sleep, we burned up and sweated, etc. But there are obviously people who have had wonderful experiences and love it. That's what makes the world go around!

I found a list of things to have when you go tent camping and thought I would share it with you. Looking at the list, I don't see how anyone can go camping without a UHaul truck but here it is.
Shelter

__Tent
__Ground cloth/tarp
__Extra stakes
__Shade tarp/poles/rope/stakes
__Axe or hammer
__Mat for tent entrance
__Dust pan/brush

Bedding

__Sleeping bag
__Sheets/blankets
__Pillow
__Air mattress/sleeping pad/cot/tarp
__Air pump
__Repair kit for air mattress
__Utility bags for storage

Cooking

__Large water jug & water bucket
__Coolers/ice
__Thermos
__Stove with fuel/propane
__Matches/lighter
__Charcoal/firewood/buddy burner
__Dutch oven/tin can stove/box oven/etc
__Campfire grill/BBQ grill
__Fire starters/newspaper
__Tablecloth/thumb tacks/clips
__Plates & bowls/paper plates & bowls
__Silverware/plastic silverware
__Cups and mugs/styrofoam cups
__Measuring cups
__Heavy-duty aluminum foil
__Paper towels
__Trash bags
__Dish soap
__Clothes pins
__Cooking oil/Pam spray
__Containers for food storage
__Potholders/oven mitts
__Pots and frying pans with lids
__Soap for outside of pots and pans
__Cook utensils - spatula, knives, spoon, potato peeler, spork it, skewers/grill forks, tongs, can opener/bottle opener
__Folding table
__Dutch oven
__Pie irons
__Mugs/paper cups
__Mixing bowl
__Cutting board
__Ziploc bags
__Napkins
__Dish pan
__Dish rags/towels
__Scrub pad/brillo
__Seasonings/sugar/condiments
__Food, Drinks - simple menus and popcorn, marshmallows, Graham crackers, Hershey bars (for Smores)

Clothes

__Shoes/boots
__Jeans/pants/belt
__Shorts
__T-shirts
__Socks/extra socks
__Hat
__Bandana
__Sweatshirt/jacket
__Underwear
__Sleep clothes
__Rain gear
__Swim suit/towel
__Laundry bag

Personal

__Shower shoes/flip flops
__Towels/washcloths
__Soap in plastic case/shampoo
__Tooth brush/tooth paste
__Deodorant
__Comb/brush
__Razor
__Feminine products
__Toilet paper
__Shower bag or 5 gallon bucket
__Camping shower/shower pump
__Other personal items
__Personal medications – take extra

Miscellaneous

__Sunscreen/chapstick
__Lantern with fuel/mantles
__Extra batteries/bulbs
__Compass/GPS
__Bug repellant/candles
__Whistle
__Water filters/purification/treatment
__Camera/battery/film/video
__Books/magazines (a Kindle would be better)
__Candles
__Maps/directions
__Misc. tools
__Backpack/fanny pack
__Fishing gear/license/bait
__Radio
__Musical instruments/song books
__Camp chairs
__Sunglasses
__Hammock
__First aid kit
__Camping toilet paper
__Saw/axe
__Park map/guidebooks/trail maps
__Lantern pole or hanger
__Collapsible drying rack
__Flashlight/batteries
__Pocket knife
__Plastic grocery bags
__Binoculars
__Rope/clothes line
__Canteen/water bottle/coffee pot
__Bungi cords/straps
__Cards/games/toys/golf
__Duct tape/electrical tape
__Notepad/pen
__Reservations info./confirmation
__Cell phone/charger
__Small shovel
__Money/ID/credit card/quarters
__Bikes/helmets
__Travel alarm clock
__Work gloves
__Umbrella
__Hand wipes (lots)
__Small sewing kit with safety pins
__Fire extinguisher
__Scissors
__Watch

Tell someone of your plans – give details of where you are going and when you expect to return, give directions and possible alternative roads that you may take, provide cell phone numbers, vehicle description and license plate numbers, and provide local authority phone numbers (State Police, Game & Fish Commission, Sheriff Dept, etc.) for the county or area that you will be in.

Basic First Aid Kit

__Personal medications
__Roll bandages
__Adhesive tape
__Antiseptic wipes
__Sterile gauze pads
__Cotton swabs
__Tweezers
__Safety pins
__Scissors
__Bee sting kit
__Sinus medications
__Tissues
__Bug repellant
__Sunscreen
__Notepad/pen
__Sterile compresses
__Splinting materials
__Personal information/contact person
__Feminine products
__Ipecac
__Razor blades
__Plastic bags
__Small bottle of water
__Blanket
__Other personal needs
__Small mirror
__Triangular bandages
__Misc. Band Aides/bandages
__Anti-acids (Tums, Rolaides)
__Antibiotic cream
__Aspirin/Ibuprofen/Tylenol/Naproxin
__Hydrogen Peroxide
__Ace bandages
__Sunburn lotion
__Burn ointment
__Snake bit kit
__Eye drops
__Poison ivy cream/cleansers
__Heat/cold packs
__Small flashlight
__Latex gloves
__Antibacterial soap
__Thermometer
__Coins for emergency phone calls
__Antibiotic soap
__Butterfly bandages
__Twine
__Mole skin for blisters
__Road flares
__First aid manual
__Nail clippers

The Future

2011-12-13T23:36:00.000-05:00

When Luke and Hannah got married, little did they know that in just a few years they would have little Savannah and now, what would life be without her? We must remember this. God knows our future and His plans are for our good. As much as we want to control our lives, we can't because we don't know all the variables that go into our lives. But if we wrest control of our lives out of God's Hands, we run the risk of missing out on His greatest blessings. Trust and faith in God is hard but it's so much better. Doing things His Way and allowing Him to be in charge means our lives will work out to our ultimate good and to the good of those around us.
We've had Savannah now since last January and she is such a presence in our family. We can't imagine life without her. Just a few short months and she's a keeper! There is nothing her parents wouldn't do for her. They are always thinking of her welfare and they love her so much. So does the rest of the extended family! But what if Luke and Hannah had decided they couldn't afford a child right now? No Savannah, and we wouldn't know what we had missed.
As a young woman I decided that I wouldn't have children. I don't know if I made the right decision because I don't know what life would have been like if I had had children. I did pray about it and struggled with that decision. There were many reasons I made the decision. I'm satisfied with my life and think I did the right thing. But I won't know until I meet God face to face. Stan and I have been married 34 years and if we had children they would be adults right now. That's hard to believe. I would more than likely have grandchildren. That's even harder to believe.
I'm not trying to tell anyone whether or not to have children. But I am telling you to trust these life decisions to God. Don't try to control your life. I learned the hard way that doing things my way can make a big mess. Trying to control my life and make my own decisions based on my limited understanding and knowledge and my ability to see the future (which is nil) is a big mistake. And when things come out of the blue, things you didn't plan for, trust that God is in control and can make it a blessing instead of a curse. Accept what God's Hand has provided with gratitude and not whining and complaining and demanding your own way. Some women will have children. Some will not have children. Trying to force ourselves to have (or not have) children means we are trying to control our lives and take on God's job and thrusting Him out of the way. "Get out of the way, God. I know what I'm doing and I don't need You. I can do it myself and get what I want." By humbling yourself and accepting God's Will for your life with a thankful heart is the way to have blessings and peace in your life.
I have a good friend who couldn't have children but she adopted a baby girl. That girl was raised in a wonderful home, is married and has children of her own that are being raised in a loving family. My friend (who is a believer) says she wants to ask God why she couldn't have children when she wanted them so badly and others, who don't want or shouldn't have them, have children. I understand her question and I don't have all the answers but, as an objective person, I have to wonder if she had been able to have biological children would she have been looking to adopt? If she hadn't adopted her daughter, what would have happened to that girl? What kind of life would she have had and how would that have affected the young lady's marriage and children? In her situation, all things worked for good and the results are a loving family. My friend suffered heartache at not being able to bear children but in the long run, look at how God turned it into such a blessing!

Anyway, here is a digital scrapbook page where I tried to express my thoughts. It shows Luke and Hannah when they got married. But then I used some head shots of little Savannah to show what was in their future. On that wedding day, they may have thought vaguely of a family in the future but now, Savannah is here! I used the scripture that is very special to Luke as it's one of his mother's favorite.

Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Babysitting

2011-12-13T19:22:00.002-05:00

Elaine and Ronnie (Grommie and Pickles) were babysitting Savannah one day last Fall and I got these photos. Here are the digital scrapbook pages I did of grandparents babysitting their granddaughter. By the way, they are sitting in their living room on the couch that was my paternal Grandmother's. I got that couch after my grandparents death and I had it refinished and reupholstered back in 2000. It didn't really go with my current home (we moved here in 2005) so we gave it to Elaine and Ronnie to use in their formal living room.

Amaneunsis Monday - Ora Catherine Miller and Stephen Edward "Ed" Huff

2011-12-12T10:47:00.002-05:00

Ora Catherine Miller was an older sister of my Great Grandmother, Noda Vesta Miller Lamb so she would be my great great aunt.

Ora Catherine Miller was born 6/28/1869 in Grassy Creek, Madison County, NC to Anderson Miller, aka Ance Miller (DOB 11/1834 in Old Buncombe County in an area that is now known as Madison County, NC; DOD 3/1907 in Madison County, NC) and Cynthia Hickam (DOB 11/1841 in Old Buncombe County in an area that is now known as Madison County, NC; DOD 10/12/1929 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC).

1870 U.S. Census of Township 9 Hot Springs, Madison County, NC, Roll M593-1147, Pg 441, Image 186, Lines 29-35, Dwelling 32, Family 32, "Millus, Anderson" (sic)
Millus, Anderson (sic), 34 yrs old, M, W, Farmer, $0 Real Estate Value, $200 Personal Estate Value, Born in NC
Millus, Cintha, 28 yrs old, F, W, Keeping House, Born in NC
Millus, Robert, 7 yrs old, M, W, At Home, Born in NC
Millus, Sarah, 5 yrs old, F, W, At Home, Born in NC
Millus, Ara (sic, should be Ora), 3 yrs old, F, W, At home, Born in NC
Millus, George, 11/12 mos old, M, W, At home, Born in NC
Millus, Mary, 72 yrs old, F, W, At home, Born in NC

1880 U.S. Census of Pine Creek, Madison County, NC, Roll T9-971, Family History Film 1254971, Pg 95.3000, ED 129, Image 0360, Lines 4-12, Dwelling 61, Family 61, "Miller, Anderson"
Miller, Anderson, W(hite), M(ale), 45 yrs old, Head, Married, Farmer, Can read & write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1835)
Miller, Scyntha (sic), W, F, 36 yrs old, Wife, Married, Keeping House, Born in NC, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1844)
Miller, Robert, W, M, 18 yrs old, Son, Single, Farm Laborer, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1862)
Miller, Sarah, W, F, 15 yrs old, Daughter, Single At Home, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1865)
Miller, Orry, W, F, 12 yrs old, Daughter, Single, At Home, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1868)
Miller, George, W, M, 10 yrs old, Son, Single, At Home, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1870)
Miller, Hester, W, F, 6 yrs old, Daughter, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1874)
Miller, Carrie, W, F, 4 yrs old, Daughter, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1876)
Miller, Florrence (sic), W, F, 1 yrs old, Daughter, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC (DOB would have been 1879)

Ora married Stephen Edward Huff. Ed Huff was born 6/15/1868 in TN to Thomas Huff and Eliza ?.

1880 U.S. Census of Big Creek, Cocke County, Tennessee; Roll: 1248; Family History Film: 1255248; Page: 317B; Enumeration District: 058, Lines 12-19, "Thomas Huff"
Thomas Huff, W(hite), M(ale), 30 yrs old (DOB 1850), Head, Married, Farmer, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN
Eliza Huff, W, F, 26 yrs old (DOB 1854), Wife, Keeping house, Married, Born in TN, Father born in VA, Mother born in TN
Cordine E. Huff (sic, looks like Caroline to me), W, F, 11 yrs old (DOB 1869), At Home, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN
Stephen E. Huff, W, M, 9 yrs old (DOB 1871), Son, At Home, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN
Sarah Huff, W, F, 7 yrs old (DOB 1873), Daughter, At Home, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN
James A. Huff, W, M, 5 yrs old (DOB 1875), Son, At Home, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN
Susan Huff, W, F, 3 yrs old (DOB 1877), Daughter, At Home, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN
John I. Huff, W, M, 4/12 mos old (DOB 1880), Son, At Home, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN

Ora and Ed were married about 1891 in Tennessee.

1900 U.S. Census of Clinton, Civil District 6, Anderson County, Tennessee; Roll: T623_ 1557; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 7, Lines 43-50, "Edward Huff"
A.A. Hawkins (Jailer), Head, W(hite), M(ale), Born Nov, 1872, 27 yrs old, Single, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN, Jailer, Can read and write
James Huff, Prisoner, W, M, Born Oct, 1877, 22 yrs old, Single, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN, Farmer, Can read and write
Edward Huff, Prisoner, W, M, Born June, 1873, 26 yrs old, Married 9 yrs (DOM 1891), Born in TN, Both parents born in TN, Farmer, Can read and write
Jessie M. Rice, Prisoner
Robert McEwin, Prisoner
Thomas Osborne, Prisoner
John Osborne, Prisoner
Samuel H. Barton, Prisoner
next page are 9 more prisoners

1900 U.S. Census of Civil District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee; Roll: T623_ 1562; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 158, Lines 6-11, "Arry Huff" (sic)
Arry Huff, Head, W(hite), F(emale), Born Feby, 1874, 26 yrs old, Married 11 yrs (DOM 1889, Ora was 15 yrs old), 4 children with 4 still living, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, No occupation, Can read and write, Rents home
Melvin Huff, Son, W, M, Born Feb, 1890, 10 yrs old, Born in TN, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC
Maggie P. Huff, Daughter, W, F, Born June, 1893, 6 yrs old, Born in TN, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC
Claude H. Huff, Son, W, M, Born June, 1895, 4 yrs old, Born in TN, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC
Ethel Huff, Daughter, W, F, Born April, 1900, 8/12 mos old, Born in TN, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC
Charley Gregg, Servant, W, M, Born March, 1886, 14 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC

1910 Census of Hot Springs, Madison County, NC, Roll T624-1107, Pg 8B, ED 30, Image 263, Lines 51-57, Dwelling 150, Family 164, "Huff, Ed"
Huff, Ed (also indexed as Ed Harff), Head, M(ale), W(hite), 36 yrs old, First marriage 19 yrs, Born in TN, Father born in TN, Mother born in TN, Laborer in logging for wages, Can read & write, rents home
Huff, Isa (sic, should be Ora Huff), Wife, F, W, 38 yrs old, First marriage, married 19 yrs, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Huff, Maggie, Daughter, F, W, 14 yrs old, Single, Born in TN, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC
Huff, Claud, Son, M, W, 12 yrs old, Born in TN, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC
Huff, Mattie R., Daughter, F, W, 7 yrs old, Born in TN, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC
Huff, Summer (sic, should be Swan Huff), Son, M, W, 7/12 mos old, Born in NC, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC
Wills, Dock, Boarder, M, W, 21 yrs old, single, Born in NC, Father born in TN, Mother born in TN, Logging camp for wages

1920 U. S. Census of Hot Springs, Madison County, NC, Roll T625-1294, Pg 15B, ED 116, Image 812, Lines 84-87, Dwelling 43, Family 43, "Huff, Edward"
Huff, Edward, Head, Owns home, M(ale), W(hite), 49 yrs old, Married, Can read & write, Born in TN, Father born in TN, Mother born in TN, Farmer of general farm
Huff, Iva (sic, should be Ora Huff), Wife, F, W, 48 yrs old, Married, Can read & write, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Huff, Mattie R., Daughter, F, W, 16 yrs old, Single, Can read and write, attends school, Born in TN, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC
Huff, Swan, Son, M, W, 8 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in TN, Mother born in NC

1930 U.S. Census of Hot Springs, Madison County, NC, Roll 1704, Pg 4A, ED 6, Image 705.0, Lines 31-36 , Dwelling 80, Family 88, "Huff, Ed"
Huff, Ed, Head, Owns home valued at $1,000, M(ale), W(hite, 61 yrs old, Married at age 19, Born in TN, Father born in TN, Mother born in TN, Laborer of odd jobs, for wages
Huff, Arrie (sic, should be Ora Huff), Wife, F, W, 61 yrs old, Married at age 19, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Huff, Swanson, Son, M, W, 21 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Father born in NC (?), Mother born in NC
Lunsford, Mattie, Daughter, F, W 27 yrs old, Married at age 18, Born in NC, Father born in NC (?), Mother born in NC
Lunsford, Hoffman, Son (?, probably grandson), M, W, 7 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC
Lunsford, Berniece, Daughter (?, probably granddaughter), F, W, 5 yrs old, Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in NC

They had 6 children than I'm aware of:
1) Melvin Thomas Huff (DOB 2/28/1889 in Cocke County, TN; DOD 6/18/1963 in San Diego, San Diego County, CA) married Miriam Poole (DOB 11/13/1892 in Drakesville, Iowa; DOD 8/16/1964 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Ca). He was in the U.S. Marine Corps and he and Miriam married 9/21/1927 in North Compound, Methodis Mission, Tientsin, China and came back to the USA 5/29/1928.

2) Maggie Pauline Huff (DOB 6/11/1893 in Cocke County, TN; DOD 1/5/1923 in Madison County, NC) married Julius Wallin Pike (DOB 10/18/1884 in NC; DOD 5/21/1948 in Madison County, NC). They had Clyde Robert Pike, Wade E. Pike, Roy G. Pike. Maggie died of pneumonia as a result influenza.

3) Claude Hiram Huff (DOB 6/30/1895 in TN; DOD 8/10/1954 in Madison County, NC) married Florence Madeline Chilton (DOB 8/6/1901 in Newport News, VA; DOD ? in ? ). They had Thelma I Huff, Hazel J. Huff, Bernice Louise Huff, Geraldine F. Huff, Shirley Jacqulin Huff. Claude served in WWI and died of a coronary occlusion.

4) Ethel Huff (DOB 4/1900 in NC; DOD ? in ? ) married ?

5) Mattie Ray Huff (DOB 9/1/1902 in TN; DOD 12/30/1979 in Asheville, Buncombe County, NC) married Benjamin Franklin Luntsford (DOB 1/18/1898 in ? ; DOD 10/23/1951 in Madison County, NC). They had Huffman B. Luntsford, Bernice Luntsford.

6) Swann Burnette Huff, aka Swan Burnette Huff, Swann Burnitt Huff (DOB 10/9/1909 in Madison County, NC; DOD 3/28/1989 in Asheville, Buncombe County, NC) married Nell Elizabeth Unknown (DOB 12/3/1909 in Madison County, NC; DOD 9/19/1996 in Madison County, NC).

Ora Katherine Miller Lamb died 12/8/1935 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC. She was buried on 12/10/1935 at Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery, Boys Home Rd (Rd 1453), Hot Springs, Madison County, NC, 28743.

NC Death Certificate #185, Registration District #58-30, Certificate #12, Ora Katherin Huff, DOD 12/8/1935, Hot Springs, Madison County, NC
Ora Katherin Huff (sic)
Residence: Hot Springs, Madison County, NC
Female, White, Married
Spouse: Edward Huff
DOB 6/28/1869 in Grass Creek, Madison County, NC, 66 yrs old, 4 mos, 14 days old
Occupation: Housewife
Father: Anderson Miller, Birthplace: Grass Creek, Madison county, NC
Mother: Cynthia Hill, Birthplace: Ivy, Madison county, NC
Informant: Edward Huff of Hot Springs, NC
DOD 12/8/1935 at 11:30pm
Physician attended deceased from 12/6/1935-12/8/1935 and death occurred 11:30pm
Cause of death: Chronic Myocarditis (coronary sclerosis) for years and Bright's Disease
No autopsy
Burial: Fairview on 12/10/1935
Undertaker: Davis-Dunn of Hot Springs, NC

Stephen Edward Huff died 9/22/1941 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC. He is buried with his wife at Fairview Methodist Church cemetery.
NC Death Certificate #111, Registration District #9, Certificate #5, Edward Huff, DOD 9/22/1941 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC
Edward Huff
Died in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC
Lived in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC
M, W, Widowed, Born in 1868 in TN, 73 yrs old
Farmer
Father: Tom Huff born in TN
Mother: Not known
Informant: Claude Huff of Hot Springs, NC
DOD 9/22/1941 at 9am
Physician last saw him alive on 9/22/1941, death occurred at 9am
Cause of death (illegible) "Ainise pui" (chronic nephritis)
Burial in Hot Springs on 9/23/1941

Sources for Melvin Thomas Huff:
1910 U.S. Census of Burnett St., Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1461; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0019; Image: 216; FHL Number: 137547, Lines 100 next page 1-3, "Robert V. Mace"
Robert V. Mace, Head, M(ale), W(hite), 19 yrs old, Married 1 yr, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Spinner in cotton mill
Mary Mace, Wife, F, W, 18 yrs old, Married 1 yr, Born in TN, Father born in NC, Mother born in SC
Annie Huff, Boarder, F, W, 19 yrs old, Single, Born in SC, Both parents born in SC, Spinner at cotton mill, Can read and write
Melvin Huff, Boarder, M, W, 20 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Weaver in cotton mill, Can read and write

California Death Index, 1940-1997, Ancestry.com online database, State of California, California Death Index, 1940=1997, Sacramento, CA and STate of California Dept of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Melvin T. Huff, Social Security #: 54538****, DOB 2/28/1889 in TN, DOD 6/18/1963 in San Diego, CA.

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, Original data: National Cemetery Administration.
Name: Melvin Thomas Huff
Service Info.: CAPT US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR I, WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1889
Death Date: 18 Jun 1963
Interment Date: 20 Jun 1963
Cemetery: Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: P.O. Box 6237 San Diego, CA 92166
Buried At: Section R Site 196-B

U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
Original data: Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M233, 81 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C., Melvin T. Huff.
Name: Melvin T Huff
Birthyear: abt 1889
Birthplace: Tennessee, United States
Enlistment Age: 22 4/12

U.S., Consular Reports of Marriages, 1910-1949
Contained in this database are reports of U.S. citizens’ marriages abroad submitted by U.S. Consulates between the years 1910 and 1949., Melvin T. Huff, DOB 1889 in Newport, TN, Miriam Pool, DOB 1893 in Drakesville, IO, 21 Sep 1927 in North Compound, Methodist Mission, Tientsin, China, File #133.
Name: Melvin T Huff
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1889
Birth Place: Newport, Tennessee
Spouse's Name: Miriam Pool
Spouse's Age: 34
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1893
Spouse's Birth Place: Drakesville, Iowa
Marriage Date: 21 Sep 1927
Marriage Place: North Compound, Methodist Mission, Tientsin, China
Consular Location: Tientsin, China
File Number: 133
Certificate in File: Yes

California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1957
This database is an index to passenger and crew lists of ships and some airplanes arriving at Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Pedro, and Ventura in the U.S. state of California, between 1882 and 1957., M.T. Huff, Arrival 5/29/1928, DOB 1889 in Newport, TN, Port of Arrival San Francisco, CA, Port of Departure Qinhuangdao, China, Archive information (series:roll number): M1410:234.
Name: M T Huff
Arrival Date: 29 May 1928
Age: 39
Birth Date: abt 1889
Birthplace: Newport, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Male
Ship Name: U S Grant
Port of Arrival: San Francisco, California
Port of Departure: Qinhuangdao, China
Archive information (series:roll number): M1410:234
Name: Miriam P Huff
Arrival Date: 29 May 1928
Age: 35
Birth Date: abt 1893
Birthplace: Drakesville, Iowa, United States
Gender: Female
Ship Name: U S Grant
Port of Arrival: San Francisco, California
Port of Departure: Qinhuangdao, China
Archive information (series:roll number): M1410:234

1930 U.S. Census of U.S. Marine Corps Military Base on Pueblo Lands, San Diego, San Diego County, California; Roll: 191; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 55; Image: 195.0, Line 8, "Melvin T. Huff"
Melvin T. Huff, "Mrtes", M(ale), W(hite), 41 yrs old (DOB 1889), Married at age 39 yrs old (DOM 1928), Born in TN, Both parents born in TN, First Sargent in U.S. Marine Corps, Can read and write

Sources for Maggie Pauline Huff:
1920 U.S. Census of Meadow Lane, Hot Springs, Madison, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1294; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 815, Lines 74-78, "Julius W. Pike"
Julius W. Pike, Head, M(ale), W(hite), 35 yrs old (DOB 1885), Married, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in US, Railroad section hand
Maggie P. Pike, Wife, F, W, 26 yrs old (DOB 1894), Married, Can read and write, Born in TN, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN
Clyde R. Pike, Son, M, W, 8 yrs old (DOB 1912), Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN
Wade E. Pike, Son, M, W, 6 yrs old (DOB 1914), Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN
Ray G. Pike, Son, M, W, 4 yrs old (DOB 1916), Born in NC, Father born in NC, Mother born in TN

NC Death Certificate #287, Registration District #58-76, Registered #2, Maggie Pauline Pike, DOD 1/5/1923 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC
Usual Residence: Hot Springs, Madison County, NC
Female, White, Married to Julius Pike, DOB 6/11/1893 in Cox (sic) County, TN, 28 yrs, 6 mos, 16 days old
Occupation: Housewife
Father: Edd Huff (sic), born in Cox (sic), County, TN
Mother: Ira Miller (sic), born in Madison County, NC
Informant: Annie Huff, Hot Springs, NC
DOD 1/5/1923 at 8:30pm
Cause of death: pneumonia following influenza
Burial 1/6/1923 at "Toof Cemetery"

North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996 (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005), Maggie P. Pike, DOB 1895, DOD 1/5/1923 in Madison County, NC.

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005), Julius Wallin Pike, DOB 10/19/1884 in Madison County, NC, Roll Number: B_C062_68001, Vol 6, Pg 144.

North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996 (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005), Julius W. Pike, DOB 1885, DOD 5/21/1948 in Madison County, NC.

Sources for Claude Hiram Huff:
North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005), Claude Hiram Huff, DOB 6/30/1895 in Madison County, NC, Roll Number: B_C062_68001, Vol 9, Pg 245 .

1930 U.S. Census of 28th St., Newport News, Warwick County (Newport News (Independent City)), Virginia; Roll: 2469; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 220.0, Lines 75-82, "Claude H. Huff"
Claude H. Huff, Head, Owns home valued at $4000, M(ale), W(hite), 32 yrs old (DOB 1898), Married at age 23 yrs old (DOM 1921), Can read and write, Born in TN, Both parents born in TN, Manager grocery store
Florence M. Huff, Wife, F, W, 27 yrs old (DOB 1903), Married at age 19 yrs old, Can read and write, Born in VA, Father born in VA, Mother born in NY
Thelma I. Huff, Daughter, F, W, 6 yrs old (DOB 1924), Born in VA, Father born in TN, Mother born in VA
Hazel J. Huff, Daughter, F, W, 5 yrs old (DOB 1925), Born in VA, Father born in TN, Mother born in VA
Bernice L. Huff, Daughter, F, W, 4 yrs old (DOB 1926), Born in VA, Father born in TN, Mother born in VA
Geraldine F. Huff, Daughter, F, W, 1 yrs old (DOB 1929), Born in VA, Father born in TN, Mother born in VA
Nellie E. Chilton, Mother, F, W, 55 yrs old, Widowed, Can read and write, Born in NY, Both parents born in NY
John W. Chilton, Brother, M, W, 37 yrs old, Widowed, Can read and write, Born in NY, Father born in VA, Mother born in NY, Quarterman in shipyard

NC Death #19104, Registration District #58-00, Claude Hiram Huff, DOD 8/10/1954 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC
Male, White, Married, DOB 6/30/1895 in TN, 59 yrs old
Occupation: Self employed Cafe operator
Father: Edward Huff, Mother: Ora Kathrine Miller (sic), Spouse: Mrs. Claude H. Huff in Hot Springs, NC
Served in WWI, SS# 238-54-****
DOD 8/10/1954 at 5:18am
Cause of death: Coronary occlusion
Burial: 8/14/1954 in Fairview Cemetery, Hot Springs, Madison County, NC

Sources for Mattie Ray Huff:
North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996 (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005).
Name: Mattie Ray Luntsford
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Social Security Number: 24050****
Age: 77
Date of Birth: 1 Sep 1902
Birth Location: Tennessee
Birth State: Tennessee
Residence County: Madison
Residence state: North Carolina
Date of Death: 30 Dec 1979
Death City: Asheville
Death County: Buncombe
Death State: North Carolina
Autopsy: No
Institution: Nursing and Rest Homes
Attendant: Physician
Burial Location: Burial in state
Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1979-82

Security Death Index (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006).
Name: Mattie Luntsford
SSN: 240-50-****
Last Residence: 28743 Hot Springs, Madison, North Carolina, United States of America
Born: 1 Sep 1902
Last Benefit: 28753 Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, United States of America
Died: Dec 1979
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (1951-1952)

North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996 (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005).
Name: Benjamin F Luntsford
Race: White
Age: 53
Date of Birth: 1898
Date of Death: 23 Oct 1951
Death County: Madison
Death State: North Carolina
Source Vendor: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67

Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
Name: Huffman Benjamin Luntsford Jr
Marriage Date: 10 Apr 1982
County of Marriage: Escambia
Gender: Male
Race: White
Volume: 5100
Certificate: 027443
Source: Florida Department of Health

Sources for Swann Burnett Huff:
North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005).
Name: Swann Burnette Huff
Date of Birth: 9 Oct 1909
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth County: Madison
Parent1 Name: Stephen Edward Huff
Parent2 Name: Orah Catherine Huff
Roll Number: B_C062_68001
Volume: 9
Page: 246

North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996 (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005).
Name: Swann Burnett Huff
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Social Security Number: 24107****
Father's Last Name: Huff
Age: 79
Date of Birth: 9 Oct 1909
Birth Location: North Carolina
Birth State: North Carolina
Residence County: Madison
Residence state: North Carolina
Date of Death: 28 Mar 1989
Death City: Asheville
Death County: Buncombe
Death State: North Carolina
Autopsy: No
Institution: General Hospital
Attendant: Physician
Burial Location: Burial in state
Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1988-92

Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006)
Name: Swann B. Huff
SSN: 241-07-****
Last Residence: 28743 Hot Springs, Madison, North Carolina, United States of America
Born: 9 Oct 1909
Died: 28 Mar 1989
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (Before 1951)

Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006).
Name: Nell C. Huff
SSN: 242-34-****
Last Residence: 28743 Hot Springs, Madison, North Carolina, United States of America
Born: 3 Dec 1909
Died: 19 Sep 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (Before 1951)

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For more information on Hester's family go to my Miller posts .