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Research Sources:
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Research Participants:
- Linda Hoxit Raxter
(LHR), compiler
- Linda O. Anders
(LOA)
Previous Research by:
- Katherine English
Anderson
- Donna Kay New
- Jane English Seely
- Dennis Symer
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| Originally
posted March 16, 2003 |
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All historic research is an
ongoing process. The following information
reflects currently available sources and is subject
to change as new information is
located.
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Household Group
Summary:
Heads of House:
Edwin Strawbridge
English
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Leila Jane Pickelsimer
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- Born; August 31,
1868
- Transylvania County,
North Carolina
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Born: August
2, 1883 |
- Died: August 19,
1943
- Transylvania County,
North Carolina
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- Died: March 19,
1978
- Brevard, Transylvania
County, North Carolina
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- Buried: Oak
Grove Methodist
Cemetery
- Brevard, Transylvania
County, NC
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- Buried: Oak
Grove Methodist
Cemetery
- Brevard, Transylvania
County, NC
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- Parents:
- Alexander Fletcher
English
- Naomi Malina Young
- See
Household Abstract
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- Parents:
- Ransom Joseph
Pickelsimer
- Elmira A. Merrill
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Married:
August 1898 |
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Other Household Members:
Edwin S. English, Jr. -
Son
|
| Born |
July 17, 1905 in
Transylvania County, North
Carolina |
| Died |
December 12,
1993 |
| Buried |
Oak Grove Methodist
Cemetery, Brevard, North
Carolina |
| Married |
Evie Mae Johnston
(April 8, 1908 to February 17,
1992) |
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Gladys English -
Daughter
|
| Born |
|
| Died |
|
| Buried |
|
| Married |
Clyde Jones |
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Infant of Dr. E. S. and
L. J. English
|
| Born |
|
| Died |
|
| Buried |
Davidson River
Cemetery, Boyd Township,
Transylvania County, North
Carolina |
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Langdon Broughton
English - Son
|
| Born |
July 16, 1914 in
Brevard, Transylvania County, North
Carolina |
| Died |
November 12, 1939
in Brevard, Transylvania County,
North Carolina |
| Buried |
Oak Grove Methodist
Cemetery, Brevard, North
Carolina |
| Married |
Geneva Parker |
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Jean Young English -
Daughter
|
| Born |
1915 |
| Died |
Living |
| Married |
Theodore S.
Seely |
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Ina Katherine English -
Daughter
|
| Born |
1918 |
| Died |
Living |
| Married |
John Inge
Anderson |
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Elizabeth Ramseur -
Foster daughter
|
| Born |
|
| Died |
|
| Buried |
|
| Married |
Alfred
Berthold |
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William Lyday - Family
friend
|
| Born |
|
| Died |
|
| Buried |
|
| Married |
|
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Alice Barton -
Servant
|
| Born |
About 1889 in North
Carolina |
| Died |
|
| Buried |
|
| Married |
|
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Nelson Holden - Farm
hand
|
| Born |
about 1875 in North
Carolina |
| Died |
|
| Buried |
|
| Married |
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Melissa Garren -
Servant
|
| Born |
Dec. 24,
1894 |
| Died |
Mar. 18, 1966
Transylvania County, NC |
| Buried |
Gillespie -
Evergreen Cemetery, Brevard,
NC |
| Married |
Never |
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Previously Published
Research:
| Anderson, Katherine
English, "Dr. Edwin Strawbridge
English 1868-1943," The
Transylvania Times, 92, no 76
(09 OCT 1978). |
| New, Donna,
"Genealogy - My Hobby," Ancestry
World Family Tree,
http://www.ancestry.com,
Updated 18 JAN 2003. |
| Seely, Jean
English," Edwin Strawbridge
English, M.D., 1868-1943,"
Transylvania County
Heritage Book Committee. The
Heritage of Transylvania County,
North Carolina, 1995.
Waynesville, NC: Don Mills, Inc.,
1995, 90. |
| Symer, Dennis, "The
Pickelsimer Family," Ancestry
World Family Tree,
http://www.ancestry.com,
Updated 15 OCT 2002 |
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Photographs:
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Census
Records:
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1900 -
Twelfth
Federal Census
of the United
States SD
9, ED, 112, 4B
(from microfilm
- LHR) |
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Dwelling # 67,
Brevard
Township,
Transylvania
County, North
Carolina |
|
Name |
Description |
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Pickelsimer,
Ransom |
Head, white, male,
born Jun 1850,
married 25 years,
born in North
Carolina, father
born in North
Carolina, mother
born in North
Carolina, merchant,
able to read and
write, owns home
free of
mortgage. |
|
Elmina A. |
Wife, white,
female, Dec 1855,
married 25 yr, 7
children, 7 living,
NC, NC, NC, able to
r & w. |
|
Joseph |
Son, white, male,
Dec 1877, single,
NC, NC, NC, at
school, attended
school 10 months,
able to r &
w |
|
Jesse B. |
Son, white, male,
Dec 1879, single,
NC, NC, NC, at
school, attended
school 10 mo., able
to r & w. |
|
Charles W. |
Son, white, male,
Feb 1882, single,
NC, NC, NC, farm
laborer, attended
school 4 mo., able
to r & w. |
|
Jeneva |
Daughter, white,
female, May 1886,
single, NC, NC, NC,
attended school 8
mo., able to r
& w. |
| May
S. |
Daughter, white,
female, Jul 1898,
NC, NC, NC. |
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English, Edwin
S. |
S.
in-law,
white, male, Aug
1868, married 1 yr,
NC, NC, NC,
physician, able to
r & w. |
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Leila J. |
Daughter, white,
female, Aug 1883,
married 1 yr, no
children, NC, NC,
NC, able to r &
w. |
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Anderson,
James |
Servant, black,
male, 1875, single,
NC, NC, NC, farm
labor, able to r
& w. |
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1910 -
Thirteenth
Federal Census
of the United
States, SD
211, ED 156,
14B (from
microfilm -
LHR) |
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Dwelling # 270,
Brevard
Township,
Transylvania
County, North
Carolina |
|
Name |
Description |
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English, Edwin
S. |
Head, male, white,
first marriage of
12 years, born in
North Carolina,
father born in
North Carolina,
mother born in
North Carolina,
Physician employed
in general
practice, able to
read and write,
owns farm free of
mortgage |
|
- Lila
J. |
Wife, female,
white, 26, first
marriage of 12
years, NC, NC, NC,
no occupation, able
to r & w |
|
- Edwin S.,
Jr. |
Son, male, white,
4, NC, NC, NC |
|
-
Gladdis |
Daughter, female,
white, 2, NC, NC,
NC |
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Barton, Alice |
Servant, female,
21, white, single,
NC, NC, NC, Servant
with private
family, able to r
& w. |
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Holden, Nelson |
Servant, male,
white, 35, first
marriage, NC, NC,
NC, farm laborer,
able to r &
w |
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1920 -
Fourteenth
Federal Census
of the United
States SD
18, ED
184, 21A (from
microfilm -
LHR) |
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Rosman Street,
Dwelling # 319,
Brevard
Township,
Transylvania
County, North
Carolina |
|
Name |
Description |
|
English, Edwin
S. |
Head, owns home
with $2000 value,
male, white, 50,
married, able to
read and write,
born in North
Carolina, father
born in North
Carolina, mother
born in North
Carolina, physician
employed in general
practice |
|
- Lila J |
Wife, female,
white, 35, married,
able to R & W,
NC, GA, NC |
|
- Edwin S.,
Jr. |
Son, male , white,
14, single,
attended school,
able to r & W,
NC, NC, NC. |
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- Gladis
L. |
Daughter, female,
white, 12, single,
attended school,
able to r & w,
NC, NC, NC |
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- Langdon
B. |
Son, male, white,
5, single, attended
school, NC, NC,
NC |
|
- Gene Y |
Daughter, female,
white, 3 11/12,
single, NC,
NC, NC |
|
- Ina K. |
Daughter, female,
white, 1, single,
NC, NC, NC |
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Ramseur,
Elizabeth |
Niece, female,
white, 12, single,
attended school,
able to r & w,
NC, NC, NC |
|
Garren,
Malissa |
Servant, female,
white, 25, single,
able to r & w,
NC, NC, NC,
employed as servant
in private
home. |
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1930 -
Fifteenth
Federal Census
of the United
States. SD
5, ED
88-2, 7A (from
microfilm -
LHR) |
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Dwelling # 148
South Oakland
Ave., Brevard
Township,
Transylvania
County, North
Carolina |
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Name |
Description |
|
English, Edwin
S |
Head, owns home of
$2000 value, male,
white, 60, married
at age 29, able to
read and write,
born in North
Carolina, father
born North
Carolina, mother
born North
Carolina, Physician
employed in General
Practice. |
|
- Leila |
Wife H, female,
white, 46, married
at age 15, able to
r & w, NC, GA,
NC, no
occupation. |
|
- Edwin
Jr. |
Son, male, white,
24, single, able to
r & w, NC, NC,
NC, mail carrier
for the US
mail. |
|
- Gladys |
Daughter, female,
white, 22, single,
able to r & w,
NC, NC, NC, teacher
in the public
schools. |
|
-
Langdon |
Son, male, white,
16, single,
attended school,
able to r & w,
NC, NC, NC. |
|
- Jean |
Daughter, female,
white, 15, single,
attended school,
able to r & w,
NC, NC, NC. |
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-
Katherine |
Daughter, female,
white, 11, single,
attended school,
able to r & w,
NC, NC, NC. |
|
-
Elizabeth |
Daughter, female,
white, 22, single,
able to r & w,
NC, NC, NC.
[This is Elizabeth
Ramseur, a foster
child - LHR] |
|
Garren,
Malissee |
Servant, female,
white, 26, single,
able to r & w,
NC, NC, NC,
housekeeper for
private
family. |
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[Birth certificates of living children
located but information retained to protect
privacy - LHR]
Death Certificates:
| 12 NOV
1939 |
Transylvania
County, North Carolina Death
Certificates |
| Book 25, Pg 23 |
Langdon
Broughton English, Lyday
Memorial Hospital, Brevard,
Transylvania Co., NC |
| Gun shot wound,
hemorrhaging, exposure to cold,
Chas L. Newland, M.D. |
| Born July 16, 1914
to E. S. English and Lela
Pickelsimer. Husband of
Geneva Parker. White,
male. |
| Buried November 15,
1939 in Brevard by Moore &
Co. |
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Newspaper Accounts:
|
MAY 1903 |
Sylvan Valley
News |
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Obituary of Elmina
A. Pickelsimer reprinted in
"Glancing Back at Brevard," The
Transylvania Times, 49 no 20 (18
MAY 1939). |
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26 AUG 1943 |
The Transylvania
Times, Vol. 53, No. 34, Pp 1 &
6. |
| "A Large Crowd
Attends Funeral for Dr.
English" |
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Oral History:
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Family Records:
Cemeteries:
| Davidson River
Cemetery (information from
markers - LHR) |
| Boyd Township,
Transylvania County, North
Carolina |
| Name, comments |
Birth |
Death |
| Infant of Dr. E. S. and L. J.
English |
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| Oak Grove
Methodist Cemetery (information
from markers - LHR) |
| Brevard,
Transylvania County, North
Carolina |
| Name, comments |
Birth |
Death |
| Langdon Broughton English |
16 JUL 1913 |
12 NOV 1939 |
| Edwin Strawbridge English, M.
D. |
31 AUG 1868 |
19 AUG 1943 |
| John Inge Anderson |
22 DEC 1916 |
20 AUG 1974 |
| Leila J. Pickelsimer
English |
02 AUG 1883 |
19 MAR 1978 |
| Evie Mae Johnston English |
08 APR 1908 |
17 FEB 1992 |
| Edwin Stuart English |
17 JUL 1905 |
12 DEC 1993 |
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