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Click here to view profile Josephus Sanford Eury August 3rd 1884 – August 12th 1948 Josephus and his son Edward at the Caswell Developmental Center in Kinston NC Caswell Developmental Center in Kinston NC Into the Life Josephus Sanford Eury, nicknamed "Ceph" or "J.S. Eury" was born August 3rd, 1884 to James M. Eury and Sarah Honeycutt in Stanly County, North Carolina. He married Rosa Agnes Hill on December 28th, 1905 at the age of 21. He had 12 children with Rosa; however, their second daughter, Nannie, passed away at the age of 2 in 1914. All their children include: Leonard James Eury (born 1907, died 1985), Lester Carl Eury (born 1908, died 1980), Mary Velma Eury (born 1910, died 1974), Nannie Lou Eury (born 1911, died 1914), Hugh Kennie Eury (born 1913, died 1969), Lela Tance Eury (born 1914, died 2008), Paul Revere Eury (born 1916, died 1990), Willie Ray Eury (born 1917, died 1960), Joseph Sanford Eury Jr. (born 1922, died 1976), Edward L. Eury (born 1923, died 1943), Lawson Campbell Eury (born 1924, died 1973), and Craig Allen Eury (born 1927, died 1976). Josephus's wife, Rosa, died at 48 years old of ovarian cancer in 1933. After the death of his wife, Rosa, in 1933, Josephus Sanford Eury made the decision to place his son, Edward Eury, who was born with disabilities, in the Caswell Developmental Center in Kinston, North Carolina. Josephus must have believed this was the best option for Edward's care and well-being. The drive from Norwood to Kinston, which is approximately 180 miles, reflects the significant distance Josephus would have traveled to ensure his son received the care he needed. Josephus' grandson, Tom Luther, told me a time when Josephus Eury took matters into his own hands to protect his daughter, Lela Eury. Upon learning that her husband, Matthew Ransom Luther Sr., had been abusive, Josephus confronted him and shot him in the hand with his gun. Josephus got remarried to a woman named "Odessa Taylor", however, not much is known of her. The Eury children seemed to not be very fond of her. Josephus had diabetes and in 1948, Josephus passed away from a pulmonary embolism after stepping on glass left in the bathroom by his wife Odessa. Due to diabetes, the wound healed slowly, leading to infection and reduced mobility. This likely caused a blood clot, which traveled to the lungs, resulting in a fatal embolism. Father: James M. Eury Mother : Sarah Honeycutt ________________ _______ Wife: Rosa Agnes Hill Children : Leonard James Eury , Lester Carl Eury , Mary Velma Eury , Nannie Lou Eury (died at age 2), Hugh Kennie Eury , Lela Tance Eury , Paul Revere Eury , Willie Ray Eury , Joseph Sanford Eury Jr , Edward Eury , Lawson Campbell Eury , Craig Allen Eury 2nd Wife: Odessa Taylor The Albemarle Press Thu, Feb 18, 1926 · Page 8 Death Certificate

Click here to view profile Sarah Carpenter around 1946 - around 1890 Into the Life Sarah Carpenter was born around 1946 to Williamson Ludwell Carpenter and Sarah "Sallie" McIntyre in Stanly County, North Carolina. There are some records that show Sarah's name as "Hortense", such as the death certificates of her children; however, it is possible this was just her middle name. On July 16th, 1976, she married Andrew Jackson Hill in Stanly County. She was 29 years old at the time and her husband was 21 years old. They had 3 children together: William Allen Hill (born 1877), James Henry Hill (born 1879), Rosa Agnes Hill (born 1884). Sarah Carpenter is believed to have died some time around 1890; however, there are a lack of records (Death certificates weren't required by North Carolina until 1913). Her marriage certificate with Andrew Jackson Hill is attached below. Father: Williamson Ludwell Carpenter Mother : Sarah "Sallie" McIntyre ________________ _______ Husband : Andrew Jackson Hill Children : William "Willie" Allen Hill, James Henry Hill, Rosa Agnes Hill

Click here to view profile Leonard James Eury 7 July 1907 – 12 March 1985 Into the Life Leonard James Eury was born on July 7th, 1907, in Stanly County, North Carolina. He was the eldest child of Josephus Sanford Eury and Rosa Agnes Hill. Leonard registered for the military draft in 1943 while living in Atco, Bartow County, Georgia. Leonard was not drafted to active duty, as he was too old at the time. Throughout his life, Leonard moved between North Carolina and Georgia, eventually residing in Rockingham, North Carolina, by June 21, 1960. Leonard married Bertha Fay Howard, whom he had several children with. Leonard passed away on March 12, 1985, at the age of 77. He was laid to rest in North Carolina at Cottonville Baptist Church Cemetery in Norwood. Father: Josephus Eury Mother : Rosa Agnes Hill Brothers: Lester , Hugh , Paul , Willie , Joe Jr , Edward , Lawson , Craig Sisters: Mary Velma , Nannie (died at age 2), Lela ________________ _______ L to R: Leonard and brother Joseph Jr at his grocery store. Leonard's welding operators identification Hugh Eury's Funeral (Leonard's brother) Top Row: Joseph Jr. Middle Row (L to R): Lawson and Craig Bottom Row (L to R): Paul, Lester, Leonard Obituary Death Certificate

Click here to view profile James W. Meeler January 8th 1858 – June 1928 Fa ther: Matthew Meeler Mother: Arletta Smith _______________________ Wife : Etta Icie Davis Children : Charlie Meeler , Odell Meeler , Robert Lee Meeler , Elsie Lucille Meeler _______________________ James W. Meeler was born on January 8th, 1958. On August 22nd, 1910 he married Etta Icie Davis. Rev. Robert Freeman Rice performed the ceremony. James Meeler was thirty years older than Etta; however, she brought three other children from her previous marriage to John Starlin Deaton: John Henry Deaton, Jake Leander Deaton, and Harve Wesley Deaton. He was a sharecropper and farmed on other peoples land. Etta and James Meeler had five children, Charlie, in 1912. Odell in 1916, Annie Mae in 1920, Robert in 1923, and Elsie in 1927. Their two year old daughter, Annie Mae, passed away in 1922 due to pneumonia. James Meeler was said to have been very mean to Etta's Deaton children. John Henry, Jake and Harve frequently huddled up outside the house in the chimney corner to stay warm. Etta would secretly slip them in through the window at night after Meeler had went to sleep. During the day they stayed in the barn and Etta had to slip them bread out of the house in her apron in order to feed them. Things continued to get worse and Etta had to start begging the neighbors to raise the older children. James Meeler had cancer that had started to rot his eye out. During the night, he used a net to cover his face to keep the bugs off it. James Meeler died in 1928. When news got to his step son, Jake Deaton, he told them to throw him in a red gulley and he kept on plowing the fields. He is said to be buried at Lamar Christian Church Cemetery where he and his son, Charlie, went to church. Carrie Deaton talks about James Meeler

Explore the life of Isaac Deaton, his family, and legacy. Discover Isaac Deaton's story through photos and family ties. Isaac Abraham Deaton July 10th 1897 – April 9th 1988 Isaac Abraham Deaton, known as Ike, was born July 8, 1897. He was the third son of Leuticia Carver and John Starlin Deaton. After his father was killed he chose not to go with his half-sister, Etta Davis Deaton, to Georgia. So he lived with Dr. Leonard at first and later with several other families in Telico Plains, TN growing up. When he was nineteen years old there were no jobs to be found. He said he was hungry and saw a sign that read, "THE MARINES ARE LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MEN". He went in, joined and stayed thirty-four months. He spoke Spanish fluently, even though he only finished the second grade. All of the Deaton men had very little formal education but had excellent minds. He married Phebie Ellis on August 24, 1922. Phebie was born June 29, 1905. Her parents were John Ellis and Cordelia Kilby Ellis. Ike and Phebie had thirteen children but four of them died as infants. When Rueben Deaton's wife died, Ike went to Cherokee and got his brother's son, Johnnie, and brought him home to live with the family. Johnnie stayed with them until he married. Ike spent most of his life working in logging camps. He owned a farm in Madisonville, TN. His wife, children, and hired hands worked the farm. He had a small house on the farm and usually there was a family living in it that helped with the work. (Lucille Deaton Roberts, Robert Lee Deaton's daughter, has fond memories of living in that house for about four years when she was very young. She enjoyed the time spent with Uncle Ike's children.) He would be gone for long periods of time working at the logging camp. His specific duty was keeping the saws sharpened. The story goes that often the younger children would forget who he was during the absences. Murlon, one of the younger children, was outside playing when Ike returned home one day from the logging camp. He asked the child if he could speak to his mother. He immediately ran inside and told his mother some old man outside wanted to speak with her. He was a hard-working man who loved his family. The Deaton's were notorious for making and drinking whiskey. Yet here was a man that only had whiskey touch his lips one time which was enough for him. Isaac during his time in the Military Fa ther : John Starlin Deaton Mother : Leuticia Carver Brothers: Reuben Deaton , David Deaton , Robert Lee Deaton Half Brothers : John Henry Deaton, Jacob Leander Deaton , Harve Wesley Deaton ____________________ Wife : Phebie Ellis Children : Edia, James Jurlon, Inis, Clarence Murlon, Arthur Starlon, Inez, Farley, Robert Earl, Lavonda Isaac and his wife Phebie Front row (L to R): Farley, Murlon, Edia Second row (L to R): Phebie, Starlon, Ike, Inez Back (L to R): Inis, Jurlon Isaac's wife, Phebie, died September 23, 1980 and Ike died April 9, 1988. They are buried at Big Creek Cemetery in Monroe County, TN. Marie McDonald, his granddaughter, said he was a very stately man, and reminded her of Abraham Lincoln. She remembers her grandmother as being a very kind person and the best fisherman in the world. Christine Pressley remembers as the oldest grandchild, she played with her aunts and uncles. The house was always full of neighborhood children. She remembers that her grandmother always swept and mopped the kitchen every morning after breakfast. Karen Palmer has fond memories of visiting on the farm with her grandparents in Lenoir City, TN. She would help her grandfather mend the fences and plant tobacco. She remembers helping her grandmother taking care of the chickens and storing canned items in the cellar. Since they lived in Army housing it was a huge treat to go to the farm to visit. Every Photo I have seen of Isaac Deaton

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Click here to view profile John Robert Davis December 18th 1840 – June 24th 1928 John Robert Davis was born on December 18th 1840 to father Thomas Davis and mother Arabella Burchfield. Around 1863, John Davis married Anna Starkey and they had many children together. John Robert Davis is buried in Lone Oak Cemetery in Robbinsville, North Carolina beside his wife, Anna, and son, James Thomas Davis . Headstone of James Thomas Davis Fa ther: Thomas Davis Mother : Arabella Burchfield ____________________ Wife: Anna Starkey Death Certificate.

Click here to view profile Lawson Campbell Eury December 22nd 1924 – September 13th 1973 Lawson and daughter Into the Life Lawson Campbell Eury was born on December 22, 1924, in Stanly County, North Carolina, to Josephus Sanford Eury and Rosa Agnes Hill. His mother, Rosa, passed away in August 1933, when Lawson was just 8 years old. He grew up in the Norwood area and worked in the textile industry. Lawson married Dorothy Jackson. Lawson Campbell Eury passed away on September 13, 1973, in Norwood, Stanly, North Carolina, from a heart attack. He was buried at Cottonville Baptist Church Cemetery in Norwood. Death Certificate Father: Josephus Eury Mother : Rosa Agnes Hill Brothers: Leonard , Lester , Hugh , Paul , Willie , Joe Jr , Craig Sisters: Mary Velma , Nannie (died at age 2), Lela ________________ _______ Hugh Eury's Funeral (Lawson's brother) Top Row: Joseph Jr. Middle Row (L to R): Lawson and Craig Bottom Row (L to R): Paul, Lester, Leonard

Click here to view profile Hugh B. Ausburn August 15th 1827- March 26th 1890 Headstone of Hugh B. Ausburn. It is very hard to read due to age. It reads "H.B. Ausburn" at the top. Hugh B. Ausburn was the second child of Thomas and Virginia Jane Brown Ausburn. He is Benjamin Ausburn's Father. He was born August 15, 1827 in Habersham County, GA. He married Mary Ann 'Polly' Murray on December 28, 1850 in Franklin County, GA. She was born in Franklin County, GA to John and Sarah Caudell Murray. She was born January 6, 1832. Hugh B. Ausburn served in Company G, First Regiment, Georgia State Line with the Chattahoochee Rangers of Banks and White Counties in the Civil War. He and 'Polly' had ten children. He died March 26, 1890 in Banks County, GA. He is buried in the Ausburn Family Cemetery in Banks County, GA with his parents. She died June 26, 1899 in Banks County and is buried in the Damascus Church Cemetery in Banks County, GA near her son, Joseph B. Ausburn. Fa ther: Thomas Ausburn Mother : Virginia Jane Brown ____________________ Wife: Mary Ann Murray

Click here to view profile Carvin Eugene Eury August 29th 1939 – December 6th 1958 Early Life Carvin Eugene Eury was born 1939 in Stanly County, North Carolina to Hugh and Annie Eury. He was their third child and the youngest of his three brothers, Alvin (born 1934) and James (born 1936). Carvin went to school at Hartsell in Concord, North Carolina. He lived just down the road from Hartsell school on Swink Street. He met Joyce Elaine Lee (1939-2000), who would become his wife on March 23rd, 1957. Carvin decided to enlist in the military in 1957. L to R: Alvin, Carvin, James L to R: Hugh, Carvin, James, Alvin, Annie L to R: Alvin, Hugh, Carvin, Annie, James Carvin Eury Father: Hugh Kennie Eury Mother : Annie Rachel Livingston Brothers : Alvin Eury , James Eury Half Brother : Malcom Tucker ________________ _______ L to R: Alvin, Carvin, James Carvin School Photo L to R: Carvin and Alvin L to R: Joyce Elaine Lee and Carvin Eury Carvin (Right) with friend in the Military Carvin's Death In 1958, Carvin Eury passed away in an automobile accident while overseas in Germany serving in the military at the age of 19. Carvin in his military uniform Obituary, December 18th 1958, Charlotte Observer, Page 12 Carvin and girlfriend Joyce Elaine Lee in Germany (Electoral Palace Fountain in Trier) a few months before Carvin's death L to R: James, Charles Vest (Carvin's friend), Alvin, Hugh