Spiers Walters

Spiers married Lydia Ann Stamps. Lydia was born 1783, Caswell Co., North Carolina; died 1880, Caswell Co., North Carolina; was buried , Powell-Moore Family Cemetery, Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Second Photograph: Based upon the writing on the front of
this photograph the person is Mrs. Martha Powell Moore or
Mrs. Martha Moore Powell. The person probably is Martha Ann
Walters (1825-1892) who married Henry Alexander Powell and
then Armistead Alexander Moore.
_______________

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Martha A. Moore
Home in 1880: Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia
Age: 55
Estimated birth year: abt 1825
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to head-of-household: Wife
Spouse's name: Armistead A. Moore
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Keeps House
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
Armistead A. Moore 35
Martha A. Moore 55
Arther A. Powell 17
Lydia Powell 14
_______________


!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

See: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985)(Article #496 "Alexander "Sandy" Banks Moore and Blanche Lydia Moore" by Lois Moore Gardner); The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "Louise Powell Butler" by Louise Powell Butler). A death date of 26 May 1862 ascribed to her by some researchers must be incorrect as she married her second husband 22 December 1870. Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
438-439 (Article #573 "The Carter Powell Family" by Mrs
Helen Powell Neal).
_______________

Name:
Daughter of of Lydia Ann Stamps 1783-1880 and Spiers Walters 1781-1859

Martha married Henry Alexander Powell 29 Oct 1846, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Henry (son of Carter Glass dna [MSWS-JZX] Powell and Sarah Bates 'Sallie' [LZ84-RPP] Moore) was born 16 Dec 1824, Caswell County, North Carolina; died 14 Jun 1866; was buried , Powell Family Cemetery Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died blind. Source: The Heritage of Caswell County,
North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "Louise Powell Butler" by Louise
Powell Butler).

!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

Elizabeth married James Byrd Moore. James was born 17 Mar 1848, Caswell Co., North Carolina; died 23 Aug 1900, Caswell Co., North Carolina; was buried , Powell - Moore Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Rufus Edwin Powell (1856-1924)

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Flickr"> src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/362828580_f1c0e54e9b
_m.jpg" width="145" height="240" alt="Bettie Powell and
Rufus Powell" />

(for larger image, click on photograph, then
click "Actions/View all Sizes")
_______________

This photograph is believed to be of siblings Bettie
Margaret Powell (1851-1938) and Rufus Edwin Powell
(1856-1924). They were children of Henry Alexander Powell
(1824-1866) and Martha Ann Walters (born 1825).
_______________

The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 6 December 1924 (Page 5)

Rufus E. Powell Dies at His Home at Blanch, N.C.

Announcement is made of the death at his home at 5:50 p.m.
yesterday of Rufus E. Powell, an influential citizen and
farmer of Blanch, Caswell county, N. C., aged 68 years. He
had resided near Blanch all his life, was a deacon in the
Baptist church
and a man of the highest standing in his community.

Funeral services will be held at the home at 2 p.m. Sunday
(tomorrow) and interment will be made in the family
cemetery.

Deceased has a brother Arthur H. Powell of Sutherlin, Va.
and two sisters Mrs. Betty P. Moore, of Bunn, N. C. and
Mrs. D. G. Watkins of Blanch, N. C. He is survived by eight
children: Mrs. W. L. Griggs, North Wilkesboro, N. C.; H. A.
Powell, N. C.; R. E. Powell, Marshville, N. C.; Miss Mary
E. Powell, Raleigh, N. C.; Dr. Walter B. Powell, Memphis,
Tenn.; Dr. Rosa P. Taylor, Charlottesville, Va.; Robert G.
Powell, Blanch, N. C. and Mrs. B. V. Chamblee, Hamlet, N. C.
_______________

The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 10 December 1924 (Page 11)

Card of Thanks

We, the children of Mr. R. E. Powell, Blanche, N. C. wish
to express to friends and relatives our deepest
appreciation of the many kindnesses shown us during the
sickness, death and burial of our beloved father.

!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BURIAL:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of
Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow,
Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L

This photograph is believed to be of siblings Bettie Margaret Powell (1851-1938) and Rufus Edwin Powell (1856-1924). They were children of Henry Alexander Powell (1824-1866) and Martha Ann Walters (born 1825). For more information on this family go to the Caswell County Family Tree.

Rufus married Madora Ella 'Dora' Stanfield 25 Mar 1879, Leasburg, Caswell County, North Carolina. Madora (daughter of Josiah Asbury Stanfield and Agnes Ware Sergeant/Sargent) was born 28 Jul 1859, Leasburg, Caswell County, North Carolina; died 10 Jan 1915, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

His gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch,
Caswell County, North Carolina) shows a death date of 7
September 1893, while the article on the Powell family uses
10 January 1915. See: The Heritage of Caswell County,
North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "Louise Powell Butler" by Louise
Powell Butler). Here the gravestone data is used.

!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

Felix married Elizabeth 'Bettie' Lea Graves 20 Aug 1886, Caswell, North Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of William Griffin Graves and Annie Lea) was born 1 Oct 1866, Caswell Co., North Carolina; died 2 Jan 1956, Caswell Co., North Carolina; was buried , Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married Rosalia Fleetwood Powell October 27, 1897 Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Arthur married Rosalia Fleetwood Powell 27 Oct 1897, Danville, Virginia. Rosalia (daughter of Ashley Banks Powell and Laura Helen Jennings) was born 15 Aug 1867, Reidsville, North Carolina; died 8 Mar 1949, Halifax, Virginia; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery, Danville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lydia Ann Powell (1865-1960)

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Flickr"> src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5535728432_af493400
b2_m.jpg" width="177" height="240" alt="Lydia Ann Powell
Watkins (1865-1960)">

(for larger image, click on photograph, then
click "Actions/View all Sizes")
_______________

Lydia Ann Powell Watkins holding Wilbur Lawrence Watkins.
_______________

Mrs. Bettie Moore To Be Buried Today: Funeral services for
Mrs. Bettie M. Moore will be held this afternoon at 4
o'clock at the home of B. E. Powell in Blanch, N. C. Mrs.
Moore died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. B. Moore,
in Yanceyville yesterday evening at the age of 86. She is
survived by two daughters, Mrs. S. B. Moore. Yanceyville,
N. C., and Mrs. R. N. Shearon, Bunn, N. C., one sister,
Mrs. Lydia Watkins. Blanch, N. C. and one brother, A. H.
Powell, Sutherlin, Va.

Source: The Bee (Danville, Virginia), 21 July 1938.
_______________

"I was about to give the same guess [as to the person for
whom Blanch, North Carolina was named], although I didn't
know that Blanche Moore's father had run the post office.
Blanche Moore was a cousin of my grandmother's, Lydia Anne
Watkins, and they were very close. I remember visiting
"Cousin Blanche" as a child when she lived in the house the
Moorefields own now. She was quite a lady, and Blanch can
be proud to be named for her! My grandparents built the
house in Blanch that Wayne and Linda Bray now own, and they
raised a family of 11 children. After he turned his dairy
farm over to a son, my grandfather also ran the post office
and train station there. It was before my day, but have
heard many stories of the "hobos" who road the trains
during and after the depression and stopped in the area. My
grandfather bought some beautiful pieces from peddlers who
rode through (former shop owners who had lost all but their
merchandise). Some of those things have been handed down
through the family."

Source: JoAnn Watkins Warn Post to CCHA Facebook Wall 30
June 2010.
_______________

See also: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
560-561 (The Henry Thomas Watkins Family by Cary King
Watkins); The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina,
Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 380-381.

Attended Roanoke Female College in Danville, Virginia
(which became Averett University) [went there in the 1800s
and studied, among other things "deportment'].
_______________

The 1900 US Census (Dan River, Caswell County, North
Carolina) shows her as: Lydia M.
Name: Lydia M Watkins
Home in 1900: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: 1862
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife

!NAME:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of
Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow,
Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L

Lydia married Daniel Gunn Watkins 10 Jun 1884, Halifac County, Virginia. Daniel (son of Thomas Joel Watkins and Sarah Ann 'Sallie' Gunn) was born 25 Sep 1857, Caswell County, North Carolina; died 3 Jan 1937, Caswell, North Carolina; was buried , New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
387-388 (Article #496 "Alexander "Sandy" Banks Moore and
Blanche Lydia Moore" by Lois Moore Gardner)

!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

Felix married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Blanche Lydia Moore (1882-1960)

href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncccha/pdf/moore/blanchemoore
weddinginvitation.pdf">Blanche Lydia Moore Wedding
Invitation

See: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
387-388 (Article #496 "Alexander "Sandy" Banks Moore and
Blanche Lydia Moore" by Lois Moore Gardner).
_______________

Direct descendant of Spiers Walters and Lydia Stamps. The
Caswell County community of Blanche was named for her (by
her father who was the first postmaster at Blanche).
_______________

"I was about to give the same guess [as to the person for
whom Blanch, North Carolina was named], although I didn't
know that Blanche Moore's father had run the post office.
Blanche Moore was a cousin of my grandmother's, Lydia Anne
Watkins, and they were very close. I remember visiting
"Cousin Blanche" as a child when she lived in the house the
Moorefields own now. She was quite a lady, and Blanch can
be proud to be named for her! My grandparents built the
house in Blanch that Wayne and Linda Bray now own, and they
raised a family of 11 children. After he turned his dairy
farm over to a son, my grandfather also ran the post office
and train station there. It was before my day, but have
heard many stories of the "hobos" who road the trains
during and after the depression and stopped in the area. My
grandfather bought some beautiful pieces from peddlers who
rode through (former shop owners who had lost all but their
merchandise). Some of those things have been handed down
through the family."

Source: JoAnn Watkins Warn Post to CCHA Facebook Wall 30
June 2010.
_______________

Mrs. Bettie Moore To Be Buried Today: Funeral services for
Mrs. Bettie M. Moore will be held this afternoon at 4
o'clock at the home of B. E. Powell in Blanch, N. C. Mrs.
Moore died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. B. Moore,
in Yanceyville yesterday evening at the age of 86. She is
survived by two daughters, Mrs. S. B. Moore. Yanceyville,
N. C., and Mrs. R. N. Shearon, Bunn, N. C., one sister,
Mrs. Lydia Watkins. Blanch, N. C. and one brother, A. H.
Powell, Sutherlin, Va.

Source: The Bee (Danville, Virginia), 21 July 1938.
_______________

1930 US Census
Name: Blanche Moore
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: abt 1882
Relation to head-of-house: Wife
Spouse's Name: Sandy B Moore
Home in 1930: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina

Death Record
Name: Lydia B Moore
Death Date: 6 Jun 1959
Death County: Moore
Death State: North Carolina
Death Age: 81
Birth Date: abt. 1878
Race: 1
Source: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Death Collection,
1908-1996 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com,
Inc., 2005

!NAME:Citation Text: Obituary of Lois Byrd Moore Gardner
(1914-2006) (The Caswell Messenger, 29 November
2006), Citation Text: Obituary of Lois Byrd Moore Gardner
(1914-2006) (The Caswell Messenger, 29 November
2006)

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone at First Baptist Church of
Yanceyville (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina).,
Details: Gravestone at First Baptist Church of Yanceyville
(Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone at First Baptist Church of
Yanceyville (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina).,
Details: Gravestone at First Baptist Church of Yanceyville
(Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina).

Blanche married Alexander Banks Moore 22 Jun 1910, Blanche Baptist Church, Caswell County, North Carolina. Alexander (son of Luther T. Moore and Sarah Elizabeth 'Sallie Betty' Ferrell) was born 7 May 1879, Halifax County, Virginia; died 2 Oct 1958, Caswell Co., North Carolina; was buried , First Baptist Church of Yanceyville (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mrs. Bettie Moore To Be Buried Today: Funeral services for
Mrs. Bettie M. Moore will be held this afternoon at 4
o'clock at the home of B. E. Powell in Blanch, N. C. Mrs.
Moore died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. B. Moore,
in Yanceyville yesterday evening at the age of 86. She is
survived by two daughters, Mrs. S. B. Moore. Yanceyville,
N. C., and Mrs. R. N. Shearon, Bunn, N. C., one sister,
Mrs. Lydia Watkins. Blanch, N. C. and one brother, A. H.
Powell, Sutherlin, Va.

Source: The Bee (Danville, Virginia), 21 July 1938.

Notes:

!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

Notes:

!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).





Mattie Lea Powell Married James H. Jennings December 30, 1902 in Caswell, North Carolina

Mattie married William Lemuel Griggs 3 Jun 1909, Blanch, North Carolina. William was born 8 Jul 1883; died 26 Feb 1953. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101

Henry married Carlie Merritt Gravett/Gravitt 29 Dec 1914, Alton, Virginia. Carlie (daughter of Daniel Merritt Gravett/Gravitt and Pearl Lipscomb) was born 27 Jul 1895, Caswell Co., North Carolina; died 28 Sep 1963, Newport News, Virginia; was buried , Peninsula Memorial Pk, Newport News, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

That the following is with respect to the Rufus Edwin
Powell, Jr. of this entry has not been confirmed and is
placed here for research purposes only.

Name: Powell, R.E.
City: N/A
County: Caswell
State: NC
Year: 1912
Class: Senior


!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

Rufus married Lillian Dean 22 Jul 1913. Lillian was born 1 Apr 1882, Hendersonville, North Carolina; died 23 Aug 1967, Charlotte, North Carolina; was buried , Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Never married. Source: The Heritage of Caswell County,
North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "Louise Powell Butler" by Louise
Powell Butler).

!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

Notes:

!NAME:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of
Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow,
Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L

!BIRTH:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of
Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow,
Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L

!DEATH:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of
Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow,
Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L

Walter married Elizabeth K. Sloan. Elizabeth was born 20 Sep 1896, Lawrence County, Arkansas; died 16 Feb 1976, Memphis, Tennessee; was buried , Memorial Park Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!NAME:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of
Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow,
Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L

!BIRTH:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of
Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow,
Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L

!DEATH:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of
Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow,
Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L

Rosa married Julius Harris Taylor 29 Dec 1915, Caswell. North Carolina. Julius was born 9 Oct 1894, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 10 Apr 1944, Charlotte, North Carolina; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery Charlotte, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

World War I veteran whose biographical sketch was published
in Caswell County in the World War, 1917-1918: Service
Records of Caswell County Men, George A. Anderson,
Compiler (1921).

!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

Robert married Mary Elizabeth Gatewood 27 Nov 1925, Danville, Virginia. Mary was born 6 Apr 1899, Caswell County, North Carolina; died 28 Sep 1977, Manassas, Virginia; was buried , Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!NAME:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of
Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow,
Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L

!BIRTH:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of
Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow,
Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L

Emma married Bayard Volney Chamblee 2 Sep 1916, Caswell, North Carolina. Bayard was born 5 Jan 1892, Wake County, North Carolina; died 30 Sep 1987, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina; was buried , Oakwood Cemetery Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

World War I veteran whose biographical sketch was published
in Caswell County in the World War, 1917-1918: Service
Records of Caswell County Men, George A. Anderson,
Compiler (1921).

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Lawrence L Powell
Home in 1900: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Parent's Name: Bettie L
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Bettie L Powell 53
Lawrence L Powell 12
Arthur G Powell 11
Felix G Powell 8

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Lawrence Lea Powell
City: Blanch
County: Caswell
State: North Carolina
Birthplace: North Carolina;United States of America
Birth Date: 9 Oct 1888
Race: Caucasian (White)


!NAME:Details: Caswell County in the World War,
1917-1918: Service Records of Caswell County Men,
George A. Anderson (1921)., Details: Caswell County in
the World War, 1917-1918: Service Records of Caswell County
Men, George A. Anderson (1921).

!BIRTH:Details: Caswell County in the World War,
1917-1918: Service Records of Caswell County Men,
George A. Anderson (1921)., Details: Caswell County in
the World War, 1917-1918: Service Records of Caswell County
Men, George A. Anderson (1921).

Notes:

!NAME:Citation Text: 1900 US Federal Census (Dan River
Township, Caswell County, North Carolina), Citation Text:
1900 US Federal Census (Dan River Township, Caswell County,
North Carolina)

!BIRTH:Citation Text: 1900 US Federal Census (Dan River
Township, Caswell County, North Carolina), Citation Text:
1900 US Federal Census (Dan River Township, Caswell County,
North Carolina)

Notes:

Possibly the daughter of Felix Banks Powell and Bettie Lea
Graves; and, based upon the location of her gravestone in
the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North
Carolina), that assumption is made here.

!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

Notes:

!NAME:Citation Text: 1900 US Federal Census (Dan River
Township, Caswell County, North Carolina), Citation Text:
1900 US Federal Census (Dan River Township, Caswell County,
North Carolina)

!BIRTH:Citation Text: 1900 US Federal Census (Dan River
Township, Caswell County, North Carolina), Citation Text:
1900 US Federal Census (Dan River Township, Caswell County,
North Carolina)

Notes:

Note that the birth and death dates on his gravestone are
difficult to read.

!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

Notes:

Edna Earl Watkins (1855-1988)

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75_m.jpg" width="178" height="240" alt="Edna Earl Watkins
Mebane" />

title="Bartlett Yancey High School Yan-Tat 1950 by CCHA, on
Flickr"> src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/365138369_ae5d6294d0
_m.jpg" width="175" height="240" alt="Bartlett Yancey High
School Yan-Tat 1950" />

title="1936 BYHS Class Reunion Letter by CCHA, on
Flickr"> src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3580/3674751735_488f5859
18_m.jpg" width="240" height="211" alt="1936 BYHS Class
Reunion Letter" />

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14_m.jpg" width="240" height="165" alt="Watkins Reunion
c.1939">

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click "Actions/View all Sizes")
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Group Photograph: Watkins Reunion c.1939

Watkins Family Reunion at Dan Valley Farm c.1939

Foreground: Lydia Ann Watkins, Spot Watkins (dog)

Seated: Dan Patterson, Edna Mebane, Lydia Watkins, Lucille
Watkins, Salie Patterson, Dan Simmons, Beth Simmons

Standing: Dee Gee Watkins, Cary Watkins, Katherine Mebane,
Jack Patterson, Mabel Watkins, Henry Watkins, James Watkins

href="http://ncccha.blogspot.com/2009/06/1936-bartlett-yance
y-high-school-class.html">Bartlett Yancey High School
Teacher

Oldest of twelve children. Moved to Caswell County in 1889
when her parents returned to the family farm in Blanch,
North Carolina. See: The Heritage of Caswell County,
North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
380-381 (Article #486 "Edna Watkins Mebane" by Elizabeth
Moore Upchurch).
_____________

The Association [Caswell County Historical Association] is
most grateful to those who contributed to the furnishing of
the Jailer's Quarters. Especially appealing was the Mebane
collection of handmade and decorated baby-garments and
other age costumes as well. The most outstanding article
shown in the Children's Room was Mrs. Mebane's flannel
petticoat. Obviously it is a genuine antique because the
owner, Edna Watkins Mebane, is 101.

Source: Caswell County Historical Association
Newsletter, Volume IX, Number 4 (October 1986).

Source: 1900 US Census (Danville Township, Caswell County,
North Carolina).
_______________

Name: Watkins, Edna Earl
City: Blanche
County: Caswell
State: NC
Year: 1914
Class: Class of 1903
School: Louisburg College
______________

1900 US Census
Name: Edna E Watkins
Home in 1900: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter
Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
560-561 (The Henry Thomas Watkins Family by Cary King
Watkins)

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Edna E Watkins
Age in 1910: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Birthplace: Virginia
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Daniel G Watkins
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Lydia A Watkins
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
Daniel G Watkins 52
Lydia A Watkins 45
Edna E Watkins 25
Welbur L Watkins 24
Loucille N Watkins 20
Henry T Watkins 18
Katie C Watkins 16
Dee G Watkins 14
Maggie E Watkins 13
Sallie A Watkins 11
Elizabeth Watkins 9
Mabel Watkins 6
James B Watkins 3

1920 United States Federal Census (unconfirmed)
Name: Edna E Watkins
Home in 1920: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Age: 34
Estimated birth year: abt 1886
Birthplace: Virginia
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Wilhemina Tulloss 26 [36]
Frank Tulloss 19
Edna E Watkins 34
Margaret L Watkins 22 [32]
Katherine Tulloss 24 [26]

Death Record
Name: Edna W. Mebane
SSN: 242-50-8691
Last Residence: 27379 Yanceyville, Caswell, North
Carolina, United States of America
Born: 27 Feb 1885
Died: Oct 1988
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (1951-1952 )
Source: Social Security Administration. Social Security
Death Index, Master File. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc.,
2006

Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
Name: Edna E Mebane
Death Date: 21 Oct 1988
County of Death: Cobb
Gender: F (Female)
Race: White
Age: 101 years
County of Residence: Cobb
Certificate: 039231
Date Filed: 2 Nov 1988

She died in Georgia where she was living with her daughter.
_______________



!NAME:Details: Gravestone of Edna Watkins Mebane at New
Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North
Carolina)., Details: Gravestone of Edna Watkins Mebane at
New Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North
Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone of Edna Watkins Mebane at New
Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North
Carolina)., Details: Gravestone of Edna Watkins Mebane at
New Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North
Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone of Edna Watkins Mebane at New
Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North
Carolina)., Details: Gravestone of Edna Watkins Mebane at
New Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North
Carolina).

!BURIAL:Details: Gravestone of Edna Watkins Mebane at New
Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North
Carolina)., Details: Gravestone of Edna Watkins Mebane at
New Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North
Carolina).

Edna married Giles Mebane 14 Oct 1920. Giles was born 8 Jul 1880, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina; died 30 Nov 1969; was buried , New Hope United Methodist Church Caswell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Wilbur Lawrence Watkins (1886-1975)

title="Lydia Ann Powell Watkins (1865-1960) by CCHA, on
Flickr"> src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5535728432_af493400
b2_m.jpg" width="177" height="240" alt="Lydia Ann Powell
Watkins (1865-1960)">

(for larger image, click on photograph, then
click "Actions/View all Sizes")
_______________

Lydia Ann Powell Watkins holding Wilbur Lawrence Watkins.
_______________

Source: 1900 US Census (Danville Township, Caswell County,
North Carolina)
Name: Willia L Watkins [Wilbur L. Watkins]
Home in 1900: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: 1886
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Son

Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
560-561 (The Henry Thomas Watkins Family by Cary King
Watkins).
_______________

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Wilbur L Watkins
Home in 1930: Mount Vernon, Somerset, Maryland
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Birthplace: Virginia
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Bessie J Watkins
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Wilbur L Watkins 44
Bessie J Watkins 34
Pauline G Watkins 11
Dee Gee Watkins 34
_______________

Wilbur married Sarah Bessie Johnson 10 Jun 1914, Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina. Sarah was born 1895, North Carolina; died 1972; was buried , Beechwood Memorial Garden Cemetery, Somerset County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 561
(Mabel A. Watkins by Elizabeth Moore Upchurch)


!NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery
(Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell
County, North Carolina).

Notes:

Source: 1900 US Census (Danville Township, Caswell County,
North Carolina)
Name: Lucile A Watkins
Home in 1900: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 10
Estimated birth year: 1890
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter

Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
560-561 (The Henry Thomas Watkins Family by Cary King
Watkins)

Notes:

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14_m.jpg" width="240" height="165" alt="Watkins Reunion
c.1939">

(for larger image, click on photograph, then
click "Actions/View all Sizes")
_______________

Group Photograph: Watkins Reunion c.1939

Watkins Family Reunion at Dan Valley Farm c.1939

Foreground: Lydia Ann Watkins, Spot Watkins (dog)

Seated: Dan Patterson, Edna Mebane, Lydia Watkins, Lucille
Watkins, Salie Patterson, Dan Simmons, Beth Simmons

Standing: Dee Gee Watkins, Cary Watkins, Katherine Mebane,
Jack Patterson, Mabel Watkins, Henry Watkins, James Watkins

Source: 1900 US Census (Danville Township, Caswell County,
North Carolina)
Name: Henry Watkins
Home in 1900: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: 1892
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Son

Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
560-561 (The Henry Thomas Watkins Family by Cary King
Watkins)

Henry married Elizabeth Frances King 12 Jun 1918. Elizabeth was born 1893; died 1981. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Source: 1900 US Census (Danville Township, Caswell County,
North Carolina)
Name: Kate C Watkins
Home in 1900: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: 1894
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter

Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
560-561 (The Henry Thomas Watkins Family by Cary King
Watkins)

Kate married William Edward Spicer 27 Aug 1927, Blanche, NC . William was born Abt. 1903, Norfolk, Virginia; died 13 Jul 1951, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Dee Gee Watkins (1895-1969)

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Flickr"> src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2785390972_42303d31
ff_m.jpg" width="151" height="240" alt="Caswell County in
the World War_Page_183" />

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14_m.jpg" width="240" height="165" alt="Watkins Reunion
c.1939">

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click "Actions/View all Sizes")
_______________

Group Photograph: Watkins Reunion c.1939

Watkins Family Reunion at Dan Valley Farm c.1939

Foreground: Lydia Ann Watkins, Spot Watkins (dog)

Seated: Dan Patterson, Edna Mebane, Lydia Watkins, Lucille
Watkins, Salie Patterson, Dan Simmons, Beth Simmons

Standing: Dee Gee Watkins, Cary Watkins, Katherine Mebane,
Jack Patterson, Mabel Watkins, Henry Watkins, James Watkins

World War I veteran whose biographical sketch was published
in Caswell County in the World War, 1917-1918: Service
Records of Caswell County Men, George A. Anderson,
Compiler (1921). This book shows his birth year as 1896.

See: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
560-561 (The Henry Thomas Watkins Family by Cary King
Watkins).
_______________

Source: 1900 US Census (Danville Township, Caswell County,
North Carolina)
Name: Dee G Watkins
Home in 1900: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: 1895
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Son

Query whether his name really was Dee Gee Watkins or
whether he was Daniel Gunn Watkins, Jr. and called "D. G."
There was a Mr. D. G. Watkins who served in World War I,
was poisoned by nerve gas (mustard gas), was thereby
disabled, and lived on Main Street in Yanceyville in the
1950's with the John Lewis Satterfield, Jr. family. Whether
this is the same person has not been confirmed, but it is
likely. Note, however, that one source states that Dee Gee
Watkins "luckily escaped [World War I] without being
wounded or gassed." See: Caswell County in the World
War, 1917-1918: Service Records of Caswell County Men,
George A. Anderson (1921) at 182.

1900 US Census
Name: Dee G Watkins
Home in 1900: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: 1895
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Son

World War I Draft Registration Card
Name: Dee Gee Watkins
City: Not Stated
County: Caswell
State: North Carolina
Birthplace: North Carolina;United States of America
Birth Date: Apr 26 1895
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1765626
DraftBoard: 0
Signature: D. Gee Watkins

1920 US Census
Name: Dee Gee Watkins
Age: 25 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1920: Danville Ward 2, Danville (Independent City),
Virginia
Sex: Male
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Roomer
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Dee Gee Watkins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 74
Birth Date: 26 Apr 1895
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 5 Nov 1969
Death Location: Rocky Mount, Nash
Father's Name: Daniel G Watkins
Mother's Name: Lydia Powell
Residence: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina

Death Record (Unconfirmed But Likely)
Name: Dee Watkins
SSN: 240-36-8252
Last Residence: 27403 Greensboro, Guilford, North
Carolina, United States of America
Born: 26 Apr 1895
Died: Nov 1969
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (Before 1951)

!NAME:Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope
United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).,
Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope United
Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope
United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).,
Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope United
Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope
United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).,
Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope United
Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).

!BURIAL:Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope
United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).,
Details: Gravestone of Dee Gee Watkins at New Hope United
Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).

Notes:

Source: 1900 US Census (Danville Township, Caswell County,
North Carolina)
Maggie Watkins
Home in 1900: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter

Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
560-561 (The Henry Thomas Watkins Family by Cary King
Watkins).

1920 United States Federal Census (unconfirmed)
Name: Margaret L Watkins
Home in 1920: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1898
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Wilhemina Tulloss 26
Frank Tulloss 19
Edna E Watkins 34
Margaret L Watkins 22
Katherine Tulloss 24

Margaret married Robert Mitchell Taylor 31 Oct 1923, Manhattan, New York, New York. Robert was born 3 Jul 1897, Baltimore, Maryland; died 13 Apr 1985, Branford, Conn.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Source: 1900 US Census (Danville Township, Caswell County,
North Carolina)
Name: Sallie Watkins
Home in 1900: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: 1899
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Relationship to head-of-house: Daughter

Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
560-561 (The Henry Thomas Watkins Family by Cary King
Watkins)

Notes:

Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
560-561 (The Henry Thomas Watkins Family by Cary King
Watkins)

Notes:

See: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina,
Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 380-381.

See Also: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
560-561 (The Henry Thomas Watkins Family by Cary King
Watkins)

Not shown in 1900 US Census

Notes:

James Burton Watkins (1906-1998)

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6a_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" alt="Dailey School
1919">

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14_m.jpg" width="240" height="165" alt="Watkins Reunion
c.1939">

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click "Actions/View all Sizes")
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First Photograph: Dailey School 1919

This old picture is of the Dailey School, which was
originally located adjoining the J. H. Dailey Farm 1.5
miles west of Blanch [Caswell County, North Carolina]. The
picture was take in 1919. Those shown in the picture are
(front row, left to right) Ruth Hyler, Garnet Powell, Ralph
Harrison, Frank Powell, Jeanette Harrelson Mobley
(deceased), Ardie Hyler, John Harrelson, and Charlie Hyler.

Second row: Fannie Harrelson, James Watkins, Evelyn Bradner
Moorefield, Rebecca Moore (deceased), and Claude Hyler.

In the rear is Miss Fannie Sue Wilson, teacher.

The old picture was contributed by Mr. I. G. Dailey of
Blanch, who also presented a letter dated February 17,
1919, which wa written to Miss Wilson from M. J. H. Dailey,
member of the school committee. The letter is as follows:
"Dear Miss Wilson, I saw Mr. Watkins this morning and he
said the thought you would take this school. If you will
take it, we would be glad to have you teach for us. Signed,
J. H. Dailey."
_______________

Second Photograph: Group Photograph: Watkins Reunion c.1939

Watkins Family Reunion at Dan Valley Farm c.1939

Foreground: Lydia Ann Watkins, Spot Watkins (dog)

Seated: Dan Patterson, Edna Mebane, Lydia Watkins, Lucille
Watkins, Salie Patterson, Dan Simmons, Beth Simmons

Standing: Dee Gee Watkins, Cary Watkins, Katherine Mebane,
Jack Patterson, Mabel Watkins, Henry Watkins, James Watkins

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000
Name: James Burton Watkins
Date of Birth: 19 Sep 1906
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth County: Caswell
Parent1 Name: Daniel Gunn Watkins
Parent2 Name: Lydia Ann Powell
Roll Number: B_C020_68001
Volume: 7
Page: 159

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: James B Watkins
Age in 1910: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1907
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Daniel G
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Lydia A
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Daniel G Watkins 52
Lydia A Watkins 45
Edna E Watkins 25
Welbur L Watkins 24
Loucille N Watkins 20
Henry T Watkins 18
Katie C Watkins 16
Dee G Watkins 14
Maggie E Watkins 13
Sallie A Watkins 11
Elizabeth Watkins 9
Mabel Watkins 6
James B Watkins 3

North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004
Name: James Burton Watkins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Social Security Number: 237092405
Father's Last Name: Watkins
Age: 82
Date of Birth: 19 Sep 1906
Birth Location: North Carolina
Birth State: North Carolina
Residence County: Caswell
Residence State: North Carolina
Date of Death: 12 Dec 1988
Death State: Virginia
institution: General Hospital
Attendant: Physician
Burial Location: Burial out of state
Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina
Deaths, 1988-92

See: The Heritage of Caswell County, North
Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at
560-561 (The Henry Thomas Watkins Family by Cary King
Watkins).
_______________



!NAME:Details: Gravestone at Purley United Methodist Church
(Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details: Gravestone at
Purley United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North
Carolina).

!BIRTH:Details: Gravestone at Purley United Methodist
Church (Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone at Purley United Methodist Church (Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!DEATH:Details: Gravestone at Purley United Methodist
Church (Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone at Purley United Methodist Church (Caswell
County, North Carolina).

!BURIAL:Details: Gravestone at Purley United Methodist
Church (Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details:
Gravestone at Purley United Methodist Church (Caswell
County, North Carolina).

James married Annie Maude Abell. Annie was born 5 Jul 1914, Georgia; died 1 Oct 1992, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina; was buried , Purley United Methodist Church (Purley, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]