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Sampson -Wilson Cemetery
Sampson Mountain Rd., Egypt Twp., Yancey Co., North Carolina
surveyed and researched by
Beth Bradford-Pytel
updated on
01/07/24
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PHOTO -bbpytel: Macro view of
the entrance and the sign crafted by Julian
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The Sampson-Wilson Cemetery
is named after both Sampson Mountain, 4,770 ft peak near which the
cemetery is located and also the ancestors of Samuel Thomas Wilson
(#1a), s/o Thomas Wilson and Mary Hensley.
The Sampson-Wilson and
Duke Fender Cemeteries are situated next to each and
both well maintained. The graveyard is easily accessible by
walking through the Duke Cemetery to enter. The oldest marked grave is my 4G
grandfather, John "Broke-Leg" Edwards (see plots 29a/b (b. Jan 1806 - d.
Oct 1884) buried next to his 2nd wife, Margaret "Arty" Higgins. A
group of aged boxwoods surrounds CR Bradford and wife's graves which
serve as the focal point of the cemetery. There are over 25
unmarked graves with field stones.
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Left and Right photos courtesy of
Dwight Edwards Winter 2010
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DIRECTIONS: Proceed on 19W east
towards Burnsville to the stop sign at Bee Log Junction. Make a
right and cross the Cane River.
Guys General Store/Gas Station
is on the left. Make your first left onto Bald Mountain Road.
Continue for about 4 miles (passing through Bee Log village) up the
winding 2-lane road towards Bald Mountain. Make a left onto
Sampson Mountain Road and continue up the hill for about a half mile and
you will see a livestock gate on the right. This is the entrance to
both
Duke
Fender and
Sampson Wilson Cemeteries which are next to each other
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SURNAMES:
ADKINS
[#3-4; 10], BRADFORD
[#1b; 5-9; 31-32],
BURLESON [#11], CRAIN
[#19],
EDWARDS [#14;
16; 28-30; 34-37; 44-45],
HANEY
[#13; 23],
HENSLEY [#17-18;
33; 35],
HICKS [#5], MCCURRY [#42]
PARKER [#8a],
PHILLIPS [#24-27],
WILSON [#1-2; 12-15; 18b;
20-22; 38-44]
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PHOTO: Samuel T. Wilson and 2nd
Wife, Elender "Nelly" Bradford - courtesy Dwight Edwards
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1a. WILSON, Samuel Thomas
b. February 4, 1832 - d.
July 22, 1912
"A Soldier - Friend to
his Country and a Believer in Christ"
Pvt. Co. C, 16th NC
Infantry - CSA - Civil War
[s/o Thomas Wilson and
Mary Anna Hensley; 1st wife is Mary Jane Dunkin/Duncan b. 1831 (d/o John Dunkin b. 1785
of Ashe Co., NC); they
married August 21, 1853
in Yancey Co.; children:
1) William Andrew
(b. Jan.
1854 - d. Mar 1926), Md. Manerva Catherine Robeson;
buried
Cureall Cem., Howell Co., MO
2) Austin (b. Feb. 1856) md.
Livonia Ann Rebekah Hedrick
3) Elbert (b. 1858)
4) David (b. 1862)
6) John Douglas (b. 1864)
7) Mary (b. 1867) born in
Missouri
NOTES: During the 1850
Yancey Co., Census,
Egypt Twp., HH #870, first
wife Jane Duncan was 19 and living with widower Daniel Fender (age 59)
and his three children whom he sired with his 2nd wife, Linda Duncan. I
suspect Jane is the younger sister of Linda and moved in with Daniel to
help raise the three small children at which time she became acquainted
with Samuel T. Wilson (age 16) who was living one door down with his
parents. 3 years later, Samuel and Jane
marry in August 1853 in Yancey Co. During the
1860 Yancey Co. Census HH# 822,
Samuel (age 25) and Jane (age 26) are indicated with their 3 sons. The
Civil War broke out and on May 1, 1861, at age 24, Samuel
enlisted as Pvt. for Co. C., 16th NC Regiment CSA (formerly known as the
6th Regt). He fought in the
Battle of Seven Pines (also
known as Fair Oaks) outside of Richmond, VA and sustained an injury to his
left hand/wrist which resulted in amputation. His military record showed
that “he was wounded and lost his hand in action near Richmond.” He was
retired by the Order of the Board on July 31, 1864 by reason of
disability. In 1870, Samuel was living in Yancey with Nelly Bradford
and their 3 children, while "Jane Wilson" is the head of household in
the Jefferson Twp., Linn Co., MO
Census HH# 96 with 5 of their
youngest children and all noted being born in NC except for Mary being
born in Missouri which would indicate that after the Civil War, Samuel
and Jane were living in Missouri. In the same 1870 Jefferson Twp., Linn
Co., MO, census, HH #66, John A. Fender (s/o Daniel Fender and Linda
Duncan) and family are noted. On October 18, 1875, Samuel married Nelly
Bradford in Yancey Co. In 1878, John Californey Wilson (s/o
William Wilson and Susannah Bradford) was living in Missouri
and
wrote a letter
to
his widowed mother back in Yancey Co., NC for her to tell Samuel Wilson
that his wife (Mary Jane Duncan) and children are living in Arkansas with
William W. Fender’s family and all is well. The
1880 Cache, Lawrence Co. Arkansas Census, HH #439
showed Jane Wilson age 54 as "sister" living with William W. Fender and
Martha A. along with her children sired by Samuel T.: Elbert age 20 born NC, David age 18
born NC, John age 16 born NC and Mary age 12 born in MO and noted
as nephews/niece of WW Fender. I suspect
she told the census taker she was a sister because she knew Thomas would never come
back to her. Based on the records and the dates of the births of
children between both wives, he sired 3 children concurrently with Jane
Duncan and Nelly Bradford. He left his first wife, in Missouri with
their children and returned to Yancey and married Nelly Bradford. On
July 3, 1885 at age 52, Samuel applied for a soldier’s pension. In his
declaration it stated “that while in Battle of Seven Pines in VA, he
lost his left hand just above the wrist.” He was approved by the Board
for a pension. Samuel and Nelly are found in the 1900 and 1910
Yancey Co., NC censuses living in Egypt Twp. I could not
find a death certificate for Samuel.
Samuel
Thomas Wilson's CIVIL WAR PAGE
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1b. WILSON, Elender ["Nelly"
BRADFORD] unmarked
b. abt. 1843 - d. December 22,
1922
[d/o Samuel Bradford and Elizabeth Pate;
2nd w/o Samuel T. Wilson
married on October 19, 1875
; their children:
1) John Wesley
#2b (b.
1865 - d. 1895) md. Saraphine "Fine" Parker
2) William Riley
(b.
1868-1945) md. Lucinda Robertson, d/o George W. Pate and Mary E.
Robertson buried Wilson Cem.
Photo of William Riley
and Lucinda courtesy
Dwight Edwards
Photo of William Riley and Lucinda
courtesy David Fender
3) Mary
#2 (b. 1870)
4) Bacchus
(b. 1873
- d. 1895)
5) Silas (b.
6) Martha Lucinda
(b. 1879) md.
John David Watts on April 19, 1895
7) Franklin Bradford
(b.1882)
NOTES: Nellie Bradford was a
mid-wife for the Bald Mountain community. During the Civil War,
four of her brothers, Thomas (Co. B - killed in Murfeesboro, TN), Samuel
(Co. B), William Ervin (Co. G), John C. (Co. G) all joined the 29th NC
Infantry, CSA. In the 1870 Yancey Co. Census, Sam and Nellie were
living together but John W. and William Riley were noted as "Bradford". During the 1920 Census, Egypt
Twp, Nellie was widowed at age 75 and living with her daughter Martha
Lucinda and her first husband, Burgess McCourry.
NC Death Record #583
cause of death "paralysis - old age"; died age 80,
widow; informant W.F. Howard, parents mentioned in record; buried "Bald
Mountain."
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ADKINS, Mary WILSON
b. February 5, 1870
- d. January 26, 1928
"Wife of J. E. Adkins"
[d/o Samuel T. Wilson and
Elender Bradford; wife of John Ebb Adkins (b. May 8, 1871
- d. March 25, 1954 from Granger Co., TN) married March 6, 1895;
children: John W., Samuel W., Nellie S., David P.]
NOTE:
NC Death Record #329
cause of death "dropsy - heart disease"; died age
57, married; informant Riley Wilson (brother); parents mentioned in
record; buried "Bald Mountain."
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PHOTOS: Left courtesy of Dwight Edwards; Right courtesy Delilah Myers.
Both restored by --bbpytel
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WILSON, John Wesley, Sr. [unmarked]
b. January 6, 1865 - d.
November 22, 1895
[s/o Samuel T. Wilson and
Elender Bradford #1a/b; married Sarafine Parker
#8a on July 25, 1884]
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 3. ADKINS, Sam Willis
b. - d. 1982
NOTE: Funeral home marker; photo -bbpytel
Sept 2013
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 4. ADKINS, Callie
LONG
b. July 31, 1908 - d. July
6, 2001
[d/o John Long and Mary E.
Blankenship; w/o Samuel Willis Adkins]
NOTE: She died in Buchanan, Virginia. tombstone photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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  5a.
HICKS, Joann BRADFORD
b. Dec. 29, 1941 -
d. January 22, 2007
[d/o Hubert Bradford and
Nola Pate buried
Milburn Bradford Cem.
w/o William "Bill" Hicks]
NOTE: Photo
courtesy of Dwight Edwards 2010
Funeral marker photo by Julian Fender Dec 2011
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  5b.
HICKS, William "Bill" Robert
b. December 10, 1939 - d.
December 17, 2014
[s/o Walter Hicks and Rose
NOTE: William
was born in Kingsport, Tennessee and joined in the US Marine Corps.
After his military serviced, he worked and retired
from Overnite / UPS. He was an avid hunter and fisherman,
expert rifleman and archer. He held the National American Bow-hunter
Championship. Funeral was held at East Lawn Funeral Home and
service officiated by Pastor Dewy Shaffer.
Photos courtesy of Dwight Edwards 2015
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 6. BRADFORD, Steve
b. October 12, 1950 - d. January 7, 1953
"Have Faith in God"
[s/o Hubert Bradford and Nola Pate buried
Milburn Bradford Cem]
NOTE:
NC Death Record #2286
he was born October 1, 1949 and died
January 7, 1953 from cholera. Photo courtesy of Dwight Edwards 2010
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 7. BRADFORD, Roger
b. October 5, 1944 - d.
May 6, 1963
"An Inspiration to All
Who Knew Him"
[s/o Hubert Bradford and
Nola Pate buried
Milburn Bradford Cem]
NOTE:
NC Death Record #15650
died age 19 from "uremia due to
congenital bladder neck obstruction"; he was a student.
Photo courtesy of Dwight Edwards 2010
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 8a. BRADFORD, Fine
WILSON [Sarafine
PARKER]
b. June 10, 1865 -
d. May 22, 1942
[d/o
James "Jim" Parker and Patty Phillips; married 1st-
John Wesley Wilson Sr. (s/o Samuel Wilson and Nelly Bradford
#1/2); married July 25, 1884; children:
1) Martha (b. 1884) md.
John McCourry
2) Thomas (b. 1885 -d .
1941) md. Cordelia "Delia: McCourry buried
McCourry-Ledford Cem.
3) Mary-Jane (b. 1886) md
Mr. Brackins
4) Samuel (b. 1887 - d.
1948) md. Nellie Axey Ledford buried
McCourry-Ledford Cem.
Family photo of Samuel Wilson and Nellie Ledford
w/ sons Lester, Woodrow and John courtesy Dwight
Edwards.
5) Garrett (b. 1890) md. Elizabeth McCourry
6) Roseanne (b. 1892) md.
Rev. Zebulon Ledford
2nd Husband (in the photo) C.R Bradford
(s/o Samuel Thomas Bradford and Elizabeth Pate) married May 10, 1914; no
children together
NOTE:
DEATH RECORD
Photos
courtesy of Dwight Edwards 2010
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BRADFORD, C.R. [Cornelius "Neely" R.
Bradford]
"McElroys 16th NC Regt.
CSA"
[b. September 1854ish?? -
d. November 3, 1934
s/o Samuel Bradford and
Elizabeth Pate]
NC Death Record #396
died of "Dropsy"; informant
was his son Carter Bradford.
NOTES:
CR was born and raised in
the Bald Mountain area of Yancey Co. According to his Civil War Pension
Application filed in 1932, he attests he is age 86 and enlisted in March
1864 serving for 8 months as
Pvt.
for the 16th NC Regt., CSA during the Civil War. He could not
remember his unit number and Colonel John S. McElroy and and Captain
Holloway could not identify or any record of him. Looking at the
Census Records going back to 1850 and the ages of when he got married to
his wives, there are gaps in his age declarations. The key one
being that in 1850, he was not found in the HH of his parents. 10
years later in the 1860 Census, he was age 6. I am inclined to
believe that he was born about 1854 when you look at all the records in
totality. He also served as Justice of the Peace for
the Burnsville area and a witness to many marriages; also a farmer. Tombstone
photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards; right photo of CR Bradford in the Peek Lodge uniform of
the
"International Order of Odd Fellows" courtesy of Jonathan
Bennett.
CSA
Civil War Pension Application
1940 Civil War
Tombstone Application
CR Bradford married 3 times
1st wife:
Sarah Adeline Woodby
(b. May 1857 in Carter Co., TN - d. Aug. 1911) married Jan. 18, 1877;
d/o James Lloyd Woodby and Susannah M. Honeycutt; children:
1) William Eason (b.
1878 - d. 1927) md. Nora Elizabeth Radford on Jan. 4, 1898;
buried Piney Hill Cem.;
FAMILY PHOTO Younger
FAMILY PHOTO Older
photos courtesy of Jonathan Bennett
2) Lovaska (b. 1880)
md. McDaniel "MB" Berry Honeycutt on May 30, 1899
3) Mary Emaline (b.
1882) md. William B. Phillips
4) Sintha (b. 1884)
5) Willard Franklin (b.
1886) md. Margaret "Maggie" Woodby
6) Joseph Milton (b.
1890) md. Mary Ann Redmond
7) Hannah Agnes
(b. 1892) md. Robert Andrew Bailey on Jan. 7, 1909;
buried McInturff Cem. Unicoi Co., TN
8) Carter Cornelius
"CC". #9 (b. 1893 - d. 1948) md.
Anna
Ruth Bennett
9) Birdie F. (b.
1896)
10) Milburn (b. 1898 - d.
1980) md. Loretta Wilson; buried
Milburn Bradford Cem
2nd wife: Rosanne "Anna"
Bennett (b. May 1879 - d. Feb. 1, 1914)
NOTES:
d/o Amos Bennett and Isabell Ledford) married
CR Bradford on July 20, 1911. She was first married to Uriah
Bennett (b. May 10, 1829) of Green Mountain around 1900 and they had 3
children: Thomas, Isabelle (b. 1906) and John Landon. He was 50
years her senior and died before 1910. She lived a short life and
per the
NC Death Record #4472
she died from "fright and a heart attack." and
is buried at the
Tipton-Bennett Cemetery.
The following newspapers articles explain the tragic event
which made statewide headlines and also the arrest of CR Bradford for the
alleged involvement that contributed to Rosanne's death. She was
age 35 with some type of cardiac affliction which made her an "invalid"
as indicated in the investigation. Furthermore, CR was not living
with her at the time. After her death, her
three children with Uriah Bennett (deceased) were sent off to the
Oxford Orphanage operated by the Grand Lodge Masons of NC.
Thomas contracted pneumonia around Christmas 1917 and died a week later.
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3rd wife - Sarafine Parker
- married May 10, 1914; no children together
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  9. BRADFORD, C. C. [Carter]
b. April 7, 1893 - d. May 18, 1948
[s/o C.R. Bradford and
Sarah
A. Woodby; married 1st.
Anna
Ruth Bennett (d/o Uriah Rice Bennett and Naomi
Peterson) June 10, 1910; she is buried at Fairview Cem. Yancey.; children: Arcemus, Frank, Thaddeus
Carter, Charles, Kate, Anna-Gene. Married 2nd Dora Phillips, d/o
Will and Flora Phillips
March 6, 1936
WW1
Draft Card
NOTES:
NC Death Record #11964
died 9:30 a.m. at age 56 from "hemiplegia
/ paralysis due to hypertension". The record also show his wife
was Anna Bennett. War registration states he
was born April 9, 1890, blue eyes, dark hair, medium build, married with
3 children and employed as a Mail Contractor. The 1940 census
shows that his occupation was a "foreman" for the government with a "6th
grade education". Tombstone photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010; photo of Carter and his sister shared by Lisa Bradford.
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 10. ADKINS, Hannan
b. May 23, 1899 - d.
August 10, 1899
"Our Loved One"
NOTE: tombstone photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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 11. BURLESON, Theresa Ann
b. June 11, 1957 -
d. August 3, 1982
"An Inspiration to All Who
Knew Her"
NOTE: tombstone photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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 12a. WILSON, Noah
b. January 24, 1891 - d.
June 24, 1965
[s/o Jesse Wilson and Amy
Dullie Webb]
NOTE:
Per the
NC Death Record #17872
cause of death "pneumonia /
dehydration - azotemia"
12b. WILSON, Maggie
[HANEY]
b. 1891 - d. 1981
[w/o Noah; d/o John Haney
and Emeline McIntosh]
NOTE: The graves are enclosed with a
chain link fence.
tombstone photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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 13a. WILSON, Ethel
[EDWARDS]
b. September 3, 1904
- d. December 28, 1958
[w/o Gilbert; d/o Daniel
Edwards and Celia]
13b. WILSON, Gilbert
b. July 28, 1896 -
d. November 28, 1961
[s/o Jessie Wilson and Amy
Dullie Webb]
NOTE: tombstone photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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 14. EDWARDS, Daniel
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15. Unmarked
16. Unmarked
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  17. HENSLEY,
Anita Kaye
b. July 1, 1962 - d.
August 13, 2009
[d/o William Rexter
Hensley and alive]
NOTE: tombstone photo courtesy Julian
Fender Dec 2011
OBITUARY
"Anita
Kaye Hensley, 47, of the
Barnardsville community, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday,
August 13, 2009 at Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Buncombe
County, she was a daughter of Ruvina Wilson Hensley of Barnardsville and
the late William Rex Hensley. She was also preceded in death by three
sisters: Karen Renea Hensley, Teresa Burleson and Jolene Harwood.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 16th in the
Chapel of Yancey Funeral Services. Rev. Leonard Cole, Rev. Gary Hill and
Rev. Clifton McCurry will officiate. Graveside services will follow in
the Sampson Cemetery"
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 18a. HENSLEY, William Rexter
b. March 9, 1918 -
d. November 16, 1999
[s/o Mack Hensley and Emma
Wilson (buried
Ferguson Cem. Yancey)]
NOTE: his military ground stone
is at the base of Arty Edwards' headstone - served as PFC US Army in
WWII.
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HENLSEY, Revina
WILSON
b. Feb. 1935 - d. ?
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CRAIN, McDaniel [Hiram McDaniel]
b. 1877 - 1939
[April 4, 1878 - d. July 4, 1939]
[s/o
Andrew Jackson Crane
and Mary "Polly" Wilson; married 1st Vera Stockton of Flag Pond; 2nd
Hannah Higgins.]
NOTE:
NC Death Record #380
died age 61 from "Lobar Pneumonia"
buried at "Bald Mnt Cemetery." He was a farmer; unable to read or
write per census. Tombstone photo courtesy of Dwight Edwards
2010; photo of McDaniel courtesy Kelly Weiss.
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WILSON, Chloe
b. July 27, 1916 - d.
February 12, 1933
[s/o Isaac Wilson and Cora McCurry]
NOTE:
NC Death Record #313
died age 6 of intestinal tuberculosis
photo -bbpytel Sept 2013
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WILSON, Hewelle
b. September 23,
1914 - d. August 21, 1916
[s/o Isaac Wilson and Cora McCurry]
NOTE: photo -bbpytel Sept 2013
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 22. WILSON,
Ray
b. May 26, 1930 - d.
January 11, 1943
[s/o Isaac Wilson and Cora
McCurry]
NOTE: photo -bbpytel Sept 2013
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  23. HANEY, Andrew
b. August 25, 1888 - d.
February 11, 1914
[s/o John D. Haney and
Emaline McIntosh]
NOTE: In 1912, Andrew Haney
was mentioned in the book
"The Child Toileth Not"
page 348
in which he accidentally killed Jim McCourry's 9 year old grandson
by hitting
him in the head with a tossed rock.
Andy went to
Dante, VA to work for Clinchfield RR and was killed in 1914 in which his
NC Death Record #4584
states
"Skull fractured by falling stone in RR Tunnel". His body
was brought back to NC for burial.
Tombstone photo courtesy of Dwight
Edwards 2010
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 24. PHILLIPS, Walter
Arthur
b. March 5, 1909 -
d. April 12, 1968
NOTE: tombstone photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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PHILLIPS, Rex Hobert
b. February 15, 1899* - d. March 15, 1957
[s/o Enloe Phillips and Aletha Radford; married
Neta Fender
August 4, 1928
buried Zack Fender Cem]
NOTE: *WWII draft card states
his date of birth is Feb. 22, 1898. WWI Draft card states date of
birth is Feb 23, 1898.
He was a school bus driver for the
county. The photo of Rex in which he is standing in front of a
school bus courtesy of Julian Fender. Per his
NC Death Record
he died of "coronary
occlusion"
WWII Draft Card
WWI Draft Card
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27. PHILLIPS,
Infant Male b/d
1946 [s/o Rex H.
Phillips and
Netta Fender]
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EDWARDS, William George
b. Oct. 1849 - d. 1949
[s/o John Broke-leg Edwards and Margaret Higgins; married Sarah Wilson]
NOTE: photo courtesy J. Fender
2011
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HENSLEY, William Rex
PFC US Army - WW II
b. March 9, 1918 - d.
November 16, 1999
[s/o Mack Hensley and Emma
Wilson (buried
Ferguson Cem. Yancey)]
NOTE: His double headstone (see #18a) is located separately from ground stone
which is at the base of Arty Higgins Edwards' headstone.
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  29a. EDWARDS,
Margaret "Arty" Ann [HIGGINS]
b. April 6, 1825 - d. January 16, 1896
[d/o Holland Higgins and Barbara Hensley; w/o John Broke-Leg Edwards - married April 4, 1846 in Wash. Co.,
TN; children:
1)
Linville (b. 1846) killed in Civil War 1865, buried in Kentucky
2) Leannah (b. 1847) md. Edward "Ned" Amos Wilson
3) William George. (b. 1849) #28
4) Skelton T. (b. 1853) md. May Jane Honeycutt buried
Edwards Cem. Coxes Creek
5) Jasper N. (b. 1856) md. Nancy Ledford
6) Barbary Ann (b. 1858) md.
7) Sarah Malissa (b. 1859) md. J. H. Shephard
8) Margaret Manerva (b. 1863) md. David Honeycutt
suspect burial JC Wilson Cem
9) Rachel (b. 1864)
10)
Isabel Ibby
(b. 1865) md.
Marcus C. Cooper buried
Cooper-Ledford Cem.
NOTE: Arty was born in the Higgins creek area of the southern
part of Washington Co., (now Unicoi), TN. She never knew her father
as he was murdered by David Greer on November 30, 1824. Her mother,
Barbara Hensley-Higgins was the d/o Henry Harry Hensley and Barbara Angel.
She was pregnant with Arty and left to raise 10 children on her own after
the death of her husband. Headstone
photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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EDWARDS, John "Broke-leg"
b. January 3, 1806 - d. October 3, 1884
[s/o John Jackson Edwards
Jr. and Susan Cantrell;
1st wife: Leannah Briggs
(1810-1844), d/o Edward "Big-Ed" Wilson and Dolly Briggs
buried JC Wilson Cem.
children:
1) George Washington
(b. 1831)
2) Catherine Jane
(b. 1832) md. Robert Burton Hensley; buried
Hensley Cem #3 Spivey, Tenn
3) John Wesley (b. 1833)
md. Emily Jane Hensley; buried
Watts Cem.
4) Howell (b. 1835) md.
Louisa Jane Hensley; buried
Hensley Cem #3 Spivey, Tenn
5) William Silas (b. 1840)
md. Sarah - killed in 1863 in the Civil War, Dalton, GA
2nd wife - Margaret
Higgins #29a
NOTE: Served in the Militia Home
Guard in 1846; also as Pvt. with Co. A 10th Illinois Cavalry - Civil war;
tombstone photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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BRADFORD, Wennie
b. b. June 12, 1935 - d. June 18, 1935
[d/o Milburn Bradford and Loretta Wilson]
NOTE: photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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BRADFORD, Chloe
b. May 5, 1933 - d. November 25, 1933
[d/o Milburn Bradford and Loretta Wilson]
NOTE: photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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HENSLEY, Adline
b. August 23, 1954 -
d. March 16, 1956
[d/o Vestil Hensley and
Roxie]
NOTE: photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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 WILSON,
Dan
NOTE: photo -bbpytel Sept 2013
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EDWARDS, Latt
b. March 20, 1888
/1890/ 1891* - d.
December 24, 1950
[s/o Skelton T. Edwards
(buried
Edwards Cem. Coxes Creek) and
Mary Jane Honeycutt; married Maud S. #37 on March
29, 1911; children: Loranzy, Hettie, Leander, Paul]
NOTE: *
NC Death Record #29883
shows his date of birth April 20,
1888 - died of "cerebral vascular accident / hypertension."
His WWI Draft Card shows birth date March 20, 1891; tombstone photo
courtesy of Dwight Edwards 2010
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HENSLEY, Loregia [EDWARDS]
b. 1909 - d. 1933
NOTE: photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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EDWARDS, Paul
b. 1920 - d. 1920
[s/o Lattie Edwards and
Maud]
NOTE: tombstone photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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 37.
EDWARDS, Maude S.
b. 1895 - d. 1920
[w/o Lattie Edwards -
married March 29, 1911]
NOTE: It appears Maude died
giving birth to Paul as both died in 1920; photo courtesy J. Fender Dec
2011
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 38.
WILSON, Florence [MCCURRY]
b. February 28, 1915
- d. September 14, 1999
"Rest in Peace"
[w/o David G. Wilson; d/o
John Wilson and Martha McCourry]
NOTE: tombstone photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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WILSON, David Garrett
b. December 8, 1905
- d. January 7, 1961
Pvt. US Army, WW II
[s/o Turner Wilson and
Martha Hensley]
NOTE: Per the
Headstone Application for
Veterans
he was a Pvt for Battery C, 5th BV
CP, US Army, Fort Stewart, GA. Tombstone photo
courtesy of Dwight Edwards 2010
WWII Draft Card
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 40.
WILSON, Loyd
b. February 12, 1947
- d. September 18, 1963
"Gone But Not Forgotten - Asleep in Jesus"
[s/o David Wilson and
Florence McCurry #38/39]
NOTE: Per
NC Death Record #30124
cause of death "pulmonary
edema due to cardiac failure" had chronic pulmonary fibrosis and
muscular dystrophy.
hoto courtesy of
J. Fender Nov 2011
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WILSON, Isaac R.
b. August 15, 1889 - d.
January 2, 1973
[s/o Turner Wilson and
Martha Higgins]
42.
WILSON, Cora [MCCURRY]
b. 1894 - d. 1971
[w/o Isaac R. Wilson; d/o
Baulis McCurry and Freshie Ledford;
children: Wynell
#43, Pearl,
Hewelle #21, Ray]
NOTE: photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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  43.
WILSON, Wynell
b. September 12,
1932 - d. October 29, 1950
[d/o Isaac R. Wilson and
Cora McCurry]
NOTE: photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010;
funeral marker J. Fender Dec 2011.
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 44.
EDWARDS, Pearl [WILSON]
b. July 21, 1918
- d. July 21, 1998
[w/o George L. Edwards; d/o
Isaac R. Wilson and Cora McCurry #41/42]
NOTE: photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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 45. EDWARDS,
George L.
b. October 25, 1911
- d. April 12, 1980
NOTE: photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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plus over
25+ unmarked graves w/rocks-
Hensley / Wilson / Edwards / Crane / McCourry / Bradford
/ Phillips families
NOTE: tombstone photo courtesy of
Dwight Edwards 2010
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trio-photos of the corner of Bald Mnt.
and Sampson Mnt. Roads with a backdrop of Bald Mnt. --courtesy of local
resident Dwight Edwards. |
Macro view taken on a warm day in December
2011 by J. Fender |
All
rights reserved, B. Bradford-Pytel, 2011-present
