Left-to-Right: Lindsay Tilden Foster; David Sartin; Tony Pentecost Wrenn; and William Lee Gunn. The play was titled "Mama's Getting Married."
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Bartlett Yancey High School Drama Club 1951
Left-to-Right: Lindsay Tilden Foster; David Sartin; Tony Pentecost Wrenn; and William Lee Gunn. The play was titled "Mama's Getting Married."
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Bartlett Yancey High School Teachers
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Bartlett Yancey High School Teachers (Yanceyville, North Carolina) 1940s
Left-to-right:
Front row: Unknown Lady, Beulah Cassie Sutton Thompson, Myrtle Lea, Dorothy Dean Yarbrough Zimmerman, Margaret Arnold Yarbrough Upchurch, Elizabeth Thompson.
Second row: Unknown Lady, Maude Faucette, Unknown Lady, Mary Jane Jones, Velma Ruth Humphries Witty, Gladys Marion Osborne Lansdell (apparently between front row and second row, dark dress).
Third row: Sheffield Horace Abell, Unknown Man, Unknown Man, Unknown Man, Julia Mitchell (light dress, dark scarf or blouse), Unknown Lady (light dress, glasses).
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While the caption accompanying this great image states that it includes Louise Moore and Norman Upchurch, we are informed by family members that these people are not in the photograph.
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Friday, April 09, 2010
At the Tobacco Market: 1957
Clifton Robert Pressley (left) and Matthew Booze (on truck) taking to the tobacco market auction product from the Caswell County Smith Hycotee Farm in 1957.Permalink
Matlock/Gunn Family Reunion 1938
James Matlock (1781-1868) married Martha Hooper Gunn (1791-1873) 16 January 1810. Marriage bond record:Groom: James Matlock
Bride: Patsey H. Gunn
Bond Date: 13 January 1810
Bondsman/Witness: Benjamin Matlock
Location: Caswell County, North Carolina
Source: Caswell County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1981) at 68.
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Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Rufus Eddie Foster (1897-1969)
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) at 73-74:
Rufus Eddie Foster, whose Army Serial Number was 3349397, was born in Caswell County, May 1, 1897. His father, John Foster married Miss Lula Poteat. His parental grandfather was Allen Poteat, and we should record in passing, that no braver soldier ever followed Lee and Jackson. The educational qualifications of this young soldier were limited to the Public Schools of Caswell. At the time of his call for service, he was engaged in farm work near Yanceyville, N.C., and in August, 1818, he was sent by his Local Board to Camp Wadsworth S.C. Here he was placed in the Pioneer Infantry of Company 76, and as such, he was trained as a replacement man. He sailed from Newport News on the U.S.S. "Aeolus," on September 15, 1918, and landed at Brest on Sept. 28. Here he was placed in a rifle range for three weeks, and with this preliminary training he was assigned to the 107th Infantry of the 27th Division. We need not record the activities of this young soldier further than to say that he took part in all of the splendid activities which are associated with this historic Division.
Rufus Eddie Foster, whose Army Serial Number was 3349397, was born in Caswell County, May 1, 1897. His father, John Foster married Miss Lula Poteat. His parental grandfather was Allen Poteat, and we should record in passing, that no braver soldier ever followed Lee and Jackson. The educational qualifications of this young soldier were limited to the Public Schools of Caswell. At the time of his call for service, he was engaged in farm work near Yanceyville, N.C., and in August, 1818, he was sent by his Local Board to Camp Wadsworth S.C. Here he was placed in the Pioneer Infantry of Company 76, and as such, he was trained as a replacement man. He sailed from Newport News on the U.S.S. "Aeolus," on September 15, 1918, and landed at Brest on Sept. 28. Here he was placed in a rifle range for three weeks, and with this preliminary training he was assigned to the 107th Infantry of the 27th Division. We need not record the activities of this young soldier further than to say that he took part in all of the splendid activities which are associated with this historic Division.
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Irma Allen Watson (c.1924 - 2010)
Irma Allen Watson
Apr 06, 2010 - 03:17:06 pm CDT Irma Allen Watson, age 86, of 2188 Ridgeville Rd., died Sunday, April 4, 2010 at the Caswell House. She was born in Person County and was the daughter of the late David Allen and Bessie Stephens Allen. She was widow of the late Floyd Watson. She was also preceded in death by a son, Dwight Watson, Sr., two brothers, Robert Allen, Hugh Allen, and one sister Wilma Hartmangruger. Prior to retirement she was employed by UNC and Duke University as a secretary and she was a member of Lea Bethel Baptist Church. Surviving are her one son Mike Watson and wife Lynn C. Watson of Oak Island; daughter- in- law, Dianne Watson, of Prospect Hill; one brother, Claude Allen of Newport News, VA; three sisters, Nancy Allen White of Newport News, VA; Kati Allen Weiss, of Newport News, VA; Shirley House of Lake Gaston; four grandchildren, Michael Watson, David Allen Watson, Dwight C. Watson, Jr., Derek W. Watson, and two great-grandchildren, Zachary Watson and Olivia Watson.
Funeral Services will be held 3PM Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at the Lea Bethel Baptist Church by the Rev. Donald Harris and Rev. Patricia Watson. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Keith Blalock, Barry Barnwell, Tim Solomon, Ronnie Lunsford, Mark Carver, and Jimmy Wilkerson. The family received friends 6-8PM Tuesday evening at the Brooks and White Funeral Home and at other times will be at the home. Memorials may be made to the Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance/Caswell, 918 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, NC, 27215. Condolences may be sent online to www.brooksandwhite.com.
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Apr 06, 2010 - 03:17:06 pm CDT Irma Allen Watson, age 86, of 2188 Ridgeville Rd., died Sunday, April 4, 2010 at the Caswell House. She was born in Person County and was the daughter of the late David Allen and Bessie Stephens Allen. She was widow of the late Floyd Watson. She was also preceded in death by a son, Dwight Watson, Sr., two brothers, Robert Allen, Hugh Allen, and one sister Wilma Hartmangruger. Prior to retirement she was employed by UNC and Duke University as a secretary and she was a member of Lea Bethel Baptist Church. Surviving are her one son Mike Watson and wife Lynn C. Watson of Oak Island; daughter- in- law, Dianne Watson, of Prospect Hill; one brother, Claude Allen of Newport News, VA; three sisters, Nancy Allen White of Newport News, VA; Kati Allen Weiss, of Newport News, VA; Shirley House of Lake Gaston; four grandchildren, Michael Watson, David Allen Watson, Dwight C. Watson, Jr., Derek W. Watson, and two great-grandchildren, Zachary Watson and Olivia Watson.
Funeral Services will be held 3PM Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at the Lea Bethel Baptist Church by the Rev. Donald Harris and Rev. Patricia Watson. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Keith Blalock, Barry Barnwell, Tim Solomon, Ronnie Lunsford, Mark Carver, and Jimmy Wilkerson. The family received friends 6-8PM Tuesday evening at the Brooks and White Funeral Home and at other times will be at the home. Memorials may be made to the Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance/Caswell, 918 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, NC, 27215. Condolences may be sent online to www.brooksandwhite.com.
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Dianne Brosseau Raymond (c.1962-2010)
Dianne 'Dinky' Brosseau Raymond
Apr 06, 2010 - 03:17:06 pm CDT Mrs. Dianne "Dinky" Brosseau Raymond, 48, died Sunday, April 4, 2010. A memorial service will be held Friday at 5 p.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. Burial will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, NC. Mrs. Raymond, a native of Caswell County, NC, was better known to her loved ones as "Dinky." She was a graduate of Bartlett Yancey High School and two years of college at Lajes AFB in Azores, Portugal. Her favorite pastimes included watching cooking shows, trying new recipes, and writing poetry. Accomplishments include being a published poet laureate, and published musical interest with three copyrighted songs.
A loving wife, daughter, sister, and aunt, she will be greatly missed by all whose lives she touched. She is preceded in death by her birth parents, William and Martha Willis, and mother-in-law, Shirley H. Raymond. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Richard Raymond; her mother, Nettie Willis Brosseau; her father, Wayne Douglas Brosseau, retired Air Force, all from Greenville; sisters, April Lamont, of Greenville; Heidi Jewett, of Hickory; Joy Tracy; and Rachel Ribelin, both of Yanceyville; and brothers, Buck Willis and Bobby Willis, both of Reidsville.
The family will receive friends from 7 - 9 pm on Thursday at Wilkerson Funeral Home. Online condolences available at www.wilkersonfuneralhome.com.
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Apr 06, 2010 - 03:17:06 pm CDT Mrs. Dianne "Dinky" Brosseau Raymond, 48, died Sunday, April 4, 2010. A memorial service will be held Friday at 5 p.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. Burial will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, NC. Mrs. Raymond, a native of Caswell County, NC, was better known to her loved ones as "Dinky." She was a graduate of Bartlett Yancey High School and two years of college at Lajes AFB in Azores, Portugal. Her favorite pastimes included watching cooking shows, trying new recipes, and writing poetry. Accomplishments include being a published poet laureate, and published musical interest with three copyrighted songs.
A loving wife, daughter, sister, and aunt, she will be greatly missed by all whose lives she touched. She is preceded in death by her birth parents, William and Martha Willis, and mother-in-law, Shirley H. Raymond. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Richard Raymond; her mother, Nettie Willis Brosseau; her father, Wayne Douglas Brosseau, retired Air Force, all from Greenville; sisters, April Lamont, of Greenville; Heidi Jewett, of Hickory; Joy Tracy; and Rachel Ribelin, both of Yanceyville; and brothers, Buck Willis and Bobby Willis, both of Reidsville.
The family will receive friends from 7 - 9 pm on Thursday at Wilkerson Funeral Home. Online condolences available at www.wilkersonfuneralhome.com.
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