Fourth Generation

252. Dorcas Frances E. REESE^170,661 was born on 6 April 1858 in North Carolina.⁶⁶¹ She died on 8 December 1935 at the age of 77.⁶⁶¹ She was buried in St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery, Price Rd, Alexander County, NC.⁶⁶² BIRTH: Daughter of Franklin Barsey Reese

BIOGRAPHY: 1880 US Census/NC/Alexander/Ellendale, June 1880:
Wm Avery Price, W, M, 28, married, Farmer
---Dorcas F. E., White, female, 22, married, wife, keeping house.
---Florence G., White, Female, 4, Single, Daughter.
---Polycarp, White, Male, 1, Single, Son, Maimed or Crippled, Can not write.
All the Above - Parents and Self Born in NC.

BIOGRAPHY: 1920 US Census/NC/Alexander County/Ellendale Twp:
#93. Clarence V. Price, Head, Owner, Farm, Male, White, Age 29, Married, Able to read and write, Place of Birth and Parents Place of Birth North Carolina, Able to speak English, Farmer, General Farm, Own Account, No. of Farm Schedule 92.
---Dessia L., Wife, F, W, 22, Married, Able to read and write, Self and Parents born in NC, Able to speak English, Occupation None
---Dorcus F, Mother, F, W, 61, Wd, Able to Read and write, Self and Parents born in NC, Able to speak English, Occupation None
---Luller N., Brother, M, W, 29, S, Able to Read and write, Self and Parents born in NC, Able to speak English, Occupation None with a T written over it, Home Farm.

BIOGRAPHY: "Dorcas was a homemaker all her life and when Avery died, her son Clarence and his new bride Desilu moved in with her where they still reside today after 65 years of marriage." From Desilu "Clarence" Price. [Note Desilu is now deceased. D.R. Wright]

Dorcas Frances E. REESE and Waitsel Avery "Avery" PRICE were married on 4 August 1874.⁶⁶² They married when Waitsel was 24 and Dorcas was 16. Reverend Christy Pool officiated at their wedding. From Mrs. Desilu (Clarence) Price. Waitsel Avery "Avery" PRICE¹⁷⁰, son of Levi P. PRICE and Kathern Mariah PHILLIPS, was born on 4 June 1850 in North Carolina.⁶⁶¹ He died on 3 March 1917 at the age of 66.⁶⁶¹ He was buried in St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery, Price Rd, Alexander County, NC.⁶⁶² BIOGRAPHY: 1860 US Census/NC/Alexander/Taylorville P.O.:
Levi Price (40), Farmer, Value of Personal Estate $500, Value of Real Estate $300, Born in NC
--Catherine (30), Born in NC
--Avery (9), Attended School within yr.
--Rebecca (7), Attended Sch within yr.
--Joshua (5)
--C. (2)
Children Born in NC.

BIOGRAPHY: BIOGRAPHY: Information Transcribed from the 1870 US Census/NC/Alexander Co/Ellendale Twshp:
Levi Price (52), Farmer, Value of Real Estate $500, Value of Personal Estate $4300, Born in NC.
--Catherine (30),Keeping House, Born in US.
--Avery (18), At Home, Cannot Write
--Rebecca (17), at Home, Cannot Write
--Amos (14), At Home, Cannot Write
--James K. (12), At Home, Cannot Write
--Genela (9), at HOme
--George (6), at Home
--Margaret (2)

BIOGRAPHY: From "The Heritage of Alexander County, North Carolina": "Avery and Dorcas lived in a small house on property that Clarence Price now resides which is located on Price Road. the Price's were Lutheran by faith and attended St. Luke's and Friendship Lutheran churches in Alexander County...Avery was a farmer by trade until he died at the age of 66. He also was a banjo picker but was better known for his violin playing. He and his brothers had a band that played for all the local social functions and barn dances. This band consisted of all different kinds of musical instruments that his brothers played." From Desilu Price.
"The second Reese school began in 1886. A committee consisting of Fields Ingram, Pink McAlpine and Wilson Herman obtained a deed for one-half acre of land. The deed was made to Reese School by W. Avery Price to District No. 23, on January 6, 1885. The land was to go back to W.A. Price when it was no longer used for this school. The school was situated north of Clarence Price's home, just across the big creek, on then the old mountain road, and on Clarence Price's Farm. The house was framed, one-room with two windows on the side, was heated with a stove and the front faced South... Other teachers included ...Fuller Price [W. Avery Price's son]. ...The first teacher at Reese School No. 3 was Fuller Price, 1916-1917. Others were ... Dick McLeod [W. Sherrill McLeod's son]..."
Source: "The Taylorsville Times:, from Desilu "Clarence" Price.

BIOGRAPHY: From "The Taylorsville Index", 8 May 1890 - 7 May 1891, Alexander County, North Carolina, by Linda R. Correll, Taylorsville, NC, 1992:
December 4, 1890
"Superior Court Jury
The following is the jury for January term of the Superior Court: ...Ellendale-W. A. Price, ..."

Dorcas Frances E. REESE and Waitsel Avery "Avery" PRICE had the following children:

801	i.	Florence Gothard PRICE^170,662 was born on 5 May 1876 in North Carolina.⁶⁶² She died on 26 March 1952 at the age of 75.⁶⁶² She was buried in Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Alexander County, NC.⁶⁶³ BIOGRAPHY: 1880 US Census/NC/Alexander/Ellendale, June 1880: Wm Avery Price, W, M, 28, married, Farmer ---Dorcas F. E., White, female, 22, married, wife, keeping house. ---Florence G., White, Female, 4, Single, Daughter. ---Polycarp, White, Male, 1, Single, Son, Maimed or Crippled, Can not write. All the Above - Parents and Self Born in NC. BURIAL: Florence Price, wife of Sippy Jolly. "Age 75 Years, 10 months, 21 days. Abide in me. Gone but not forgotten."
802	ii.	Poly Carp PRICE¹⁷⁰ was born on 9 October 1878 in North Carolina. He died on 1 February 1907 at the age of 28. He was buried in Saint Luke Lutheran Church Cemetery, Alexander County, NC. BIOGRAPHY: 1880 US Census/NC/Alexander/Ellendale, June 1880: Wm Avery Price, W, M, 28, married, Farmer ---Dorcas F. E., White, female, 22, married, wife, keeping house. ---Florence G., White, Female, 4, Single, Daughter. ---Polycarp, White, Male, 1, Single, Son, Maimed or Crippled, Can not write. All the Above - Parents and Self Born in NC.
+803	iii.	Walter Zebulon "Zeb" PRICE.
804	iv.	Furman Luther "Luther" PRICE^170,662 was born on 20 June 1883 in North Carolina.⁶⁶² He died on 1 August 1965 at the age of 82.⁶⁶² He was buried in Saint Luke Lutheran Church Cemetery, Alexander County, NC. BIOGRAPHY: 1920 US Census/NC/Alexander Co/Ellendale/12 Jan 1920: #68. Luther F. Price, Head, Owner, Owned Free, Male, White 36, Married, Able to Read and Write, Parents and Self born in NC, Speaks English, Farmer, General Farm, Own Accounty, Farm Schedule No.67. ---Ruth E., Wife, Female, White 35, Married, Able to Read and Write, Parents and Self born in NC, Speaks English, Occupation - None. ---Ned C., Son, Male White, 8, Single, Attended school since 9/1/1919, Able to Read and Write, Parents and Self born in NC, Speaks English, Occupation - None. ---Please W. Son, Male, White, 4 7?/12, Single, Parents and Self born in NC, Speaks English, Occupation - None. ---Web M., Son, Male White, 2 5/12, Single, Parents and Self born in NC, Speaks English, Occupation - None. BIOGRAPHY: 1930 US Census/NC/Alexander Co., Apr 24, 1930: #201, Luther Price, Head, Owner, Lives on a Farm, Male, White, 42, Married, Age at First Marriage 26, Attd School since 9/1/1929-no, Read and Write English, Parents and Self born in NC, Speaks English, Farmer, Farm, Employer?, Actually at Work-Yes, Veteran - No, Farm Schedule No. 201. ---Ruth, Wife, H, Female, White, 45, Married, Age at First Marriage 25, Attd School since 9/1/1929-no, Read and Write English, Parents and Self born in NC, Speaks English, Occupation None. ---Ned, Son, Male White, 18, Single, Attd School since 9/1/1929-no, Read and Write English, Parents and Self born in NC, Speaks English, Occupation Labor, Farm, Worker. ---Pleas, Son, Male, White 14, Single, Attd School since 9/1/1929-yes, Read and Write English, Parents and Self born in NC, Speaks English, Occupation Labor, Farm, Worker. ---Web, Son, Male, White 12, Single, Attd School since 9/1/1929-yes, Read and Write English, Parents and Self born in NC, Speaks English, Occupation Labor, Farm, Worker. ---Nan, Daughter, Female, White 9, Single, Attd School since 9/1/1929-yes, Read and Write English, Parents and Self born in NC, Speaks English [left blank], Occupation None. BIOGRAPHY: From "The Heritage of Alexander County, North Carolina": "Bell School. The first school for colored children on Barrett's mountain was the Allen Little School...Later, a better one-room school was built just further down the mountain and closer to the Luther Price home place, now Nan Price's home." Sources: Mrs. Clarence Price and Blanche Reese Bowman. BURIAL: "Luther Ferman Price" as transcribed by the Alexander Co Ancestry Assoc
+805	v.	Etta Eugene PRICE.
806	vi.	Furche Millen PRICE^170,662 was born on 11 November 1885.⁶⁶² He died on 2 June 1961 at the age of 75.⁶⁶²
807	vii.	Cleo Iva PRICE^170,664 was born on 21 February 1888.⁶⁶² She died on 30 November 1967 at the age of 79.⁶⁶²
808	viii.	Fuller Eugene PRICE^170,662 was born on 5 August 1890.⁶⁶² He died on 19 February 1922 at the age of 31.⁶⁶² He was buried in Saint Luke Lutheran Church Cemetery, Alexander County, NC. DEATH: Never married and died at the age of 32. From Desilu (Clarence) Price. BIOGRAPHY: 1920 US Census/NC/Alexander County/Ellendale Twp: #93. Clarence V. Price, Head, Owner, Farm, Male, White, Age 29, Married, Able to read and write, Place of Birth and Parents Place of Birth North Carolina, Able to speak English, Farmer, General Farm, Own Account, No. of Farm Schedule 92. ---Dessia L., Wife, F, W, 22, Married, Able to read and write, Self and Parents born in NC, Able to speak English, Occupation None ---Dorcus F, Mother, F, W, 61, Wd, Able to Read and write, Self and Parents born in NC, Able to speak English, Occupation None ---Luller N., Brother, M, W, 29, S, Able to Read and write, Self and Parents born in NC, Able to speak English, Occupation None with a T written over it, Home Farm. BIOGRAPHY: "The second Reese school began in 1886. A committee consisting of Fields Ingram, Pink McAlpine and Wilson Herman obtained a deed for one-half acre of land. The deed was made to Reese School by W. Avery Price to District No. 23, on January 6, 1885. The land was to go back to W.A. Price when it was no longer used for this school. The school was situated north of Clarence Price's home, just across the big creek, on then the old mountain road, and on Clarence Price's Farm. The house was framed, one-room with two windows on the side, was heated with a stove and the front faced South... Other teachers included ...Fuller Price [W. Avery Price's son]. ...The first teacher at Reese School No. 3 was Fuller Price, 1916-1917. Others were ... Dick McLeod [W. Sherrill McLeod's son]..." Source: "The Taylorsville Times:, from Desilu "Clarence" Price. Fuller was also teacher at Chapman School (behind the Moose garage on the Moose Road), Liledoun School (on the west side at the Lower Little River at Liledoun, near the Liledoun Cemetery), Virginia School (at St. Johns Lutheran Church on Highway 16, formerly the Drum School),
809	ix.	Clarence Vincent PRICE^170,662 was born on 5 April 1893 in North Carolina.⁶⁶² He died on 1 April 1987 at the age of 93 in General Hospital, Alexander County, North Carolina.^665,666 He was buried in Saint Luke Lutheran Church Cemetery, Alexander County, NC. Clarence lived in Liledon, Alexander County, NC.⁶⁶⁷ BIOGRAPHY: 1920 US Census/NC/Alexander County/Ellendale Twp: #93. Clarence V. Price, Head, Owner, Farm, Male, White, Age 29, Married, Able to read and write, Place of Birth and Parents Place of Birth North Carolina, Able to speak English, Farmer, General Farm, Own Account, No. of Farm Schedule 92. ---Dessia L., Wife, F, W, 22, Married, Able to read and write, Self and Parents born in NC, Able to speak English, Occupation None ---Dorcus F, Mother, F, W, 61, Wd, Able to Read and write, Self and Parents born in NC, Able to speak English, Occupation None ---Luller N., Brother, M, W, 29, S, Able to Read and write, Self and Parents born in NC, Able to speak English, Occupation None with a T written over it, Home Farm. BIOGRAPHY: From "The Heritage of Alexander County, 1847-1986", Entry by Desilu Price, P. 465-466 "Clarence brought his new bride to his mother and father's home place of 21 years. Desilu's grandfather, John Poole, built the new home place and they moved into it on April 14, 1898. This home was located on Price Road in the Liledoun Community, which is at the foothills of Barretts Mountain in Alexander County. They still reside in this home after 65 years, where a portion of it has been turned into a nursing home so that Desilu can take care of Clarence, who has suffered several strokes in the past few years. The Price's started their dairy farm with only six cows which they have now being [sic] doing for more than 50 years. Their son Glade has taken over the dairy farming and he lives next door to them." DEATH: 93 Years Old.
810	x.	Letha Jemima PRICE^170,662 was born on 28 October 1895 in North Carolina.⁶⁶² She died on 2 April 1989 at the age of 93 in General Hospital, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina.⁶⁶⁸ She lived in Alexander County, North Carolina in 1989. Letha was buried in Mount Pisgah Lutheran Church Cemetery, Alexander County, NC.⁶⁶⁹ BIOGRAPHY: 1930 US Federal Census/NC/Alexander County/Wittenberg/Apr 16, 1930, Roll: T626_1672; Page: 8B, Enumeration District: 11; Image: 0089 (Ancestry.com): Ransom D. Wittenberg, Head, Owner, No radio set, Lives on a farm, Male, W, 37, Married, Age at First Marriage 21, Attd sch census year-no, Able to Read & Write, Parents and Self Born in NC, Speaks English, Farmer, General Farm, Owner, Actually at Work-Yes, Veteran-No, Farm Schedule #127. ---Letha J. Wife H[head], Female, White, 34, Married, Age at First Marriage 18, Attd sch census yr-no, Able to Read & Write, Parents and Self Born in NC, Speaks English, Occupation - None. ---Ruth E., Daughter, White, Female, Single, 15, Attd sch census year-yes, Able to Read & Write, Parents and Self Born in NC, Speaks English, Occupation-Knitter, Hearingmill [?], Worker, Actually at work-yes. ---Claude W., Son, White, Male, Single, 11, Attd sch census year-yes, Able to Read & Write, Parents and Self Born in NC, Speaks Enlish, Occupation-None. ---Loy A, Son, Male, White, 9, Single, Attd sch census year-yes, Parents and Self Born in NC, Speaks English, Occupation -None. ---James B., Son, Male, White, 6, Single, Attd sch census year-yes, Parents and Self Born in NC, Occupation -None. ---Hayward, Son, Male, White, 3, Single, Parents and Self Born in NC, Occupation -None. ---Eunice V, Daughter, Female, White, 1, Single, Parents and Self Born in NC, Occupation -None. ---Cyntha[?] L, Mother, Female, White, 74, Widow, Age at First Marriage 20, Attd sch census year-no, Able to Read & Write, Parents and Self Born in NC, Occupation -None.
811	xi.	Otis Melanchton PRICE^170,662 was born on 5 December 1902.⁶⁶² He died on 19 March 1907 at the age of 4.⁶⁶² He was buried in Saint Luke Lutheran Church Cemetery, Alexander County, NC. DEATH: Died with pneumonia at the age of 4 years, 3 months. From Desilu "Clarence" Price.