Seventh Generation (Continued)
Family of Jesse STANLEY (406) & Sarah "Sallie" WILMOTH

1051. Oliver STANLEY. Born in Dec 1837 in Surry Co., NC. Oliver died in Surry Co., NC in 1915, he was 77. Buried in Walker Family Cemetery.1276

Oliver Stanley, on 18 March 1862, and Solomon Stanley, on 13 May 1861, enlisted in Company "A", 28th Regiment, North Carolina troops (the "Surry Regulars"). Oliver was wounded in the right hip near Petersburg,VA,1 Apr 1865, and was hospitalized at Farmville, VA. Here he was captured by the enemy (date unknown), but was paroled at Farmville, VA between 11 Apr and 21 Apr 1865. There is no record of Oliver taking the Oath of Allegiance. He returned to Dobson Township where he farmed to John A. Walker lands, and is buried with a military marker which bears the dates of 1835 and 1915. This birthyear is known to be incorrect. The cemetery is on the east side of Rockford Road approximately one quarter mile north of Highway 268. Oliver was appointed postmaster at Cody on 6 Apr 1888. 216

1860 - Surry Co., NC - Oliver is on the census in Dobson Township household #353 age 21 tenant born NC, Lydia age 16 born NC married within the year and Matilda Bledsoe age 32 servant born NC. 1277

1870- Surry Co., NC - Oliver is on the census in the Dobson Township household #228 age 30 farmer born NC, Lidy age 26 keeping house born NC, Virginia age 8 born NC, Mary age 6 at home born NC and Francis age 2 at home born NC. 1164

1880 - Surry Co., NC - Oliver is on the census in the Dobson Township household #107 age 45 married farmer born NC, Lydia age 37 married wife keeping house born NC, Victoria single daughter age 18 born NC, Elizabeth single daughter age 14 born NC and John W. single son age 1 born NC. 1278

1900 - Surry Co., NC - Oliver is on the census in the Dobson Township household #78 born Dec 1830 age 69 married 39 years born NC, Lydia wife born Feb 1844 age 56 married 39 years 7 children born 5 children living born NC, Emery son born Oct 1880 age 19 single born NC and Jesse E. son born Oct 1887 age 12 single. 1279

1902 Oct 18 - Surry Co., NC - John William, age 24, registered to vote naming his ancestor as Oliver Stanley, his father. 920

1902 Oct 20 - Surry Co., NC - Oliver Stanley, age 72, registered to vote in the Dobson Township and did not name an ancestor. 1280\

1902 Oct 18 - Surry Co.,NC- Emory Vance Stanley, age 22, registered to vote in the Dobson Township naming as his ancestor, Oliver Stanley, his father. 1280

Oliver married Lydia WALKER, daughter of John A. WALKER & Lydia BLEDSOE. Born in Feb 1841 in Surry Co., NC. Lydia died in Surry Co., NC in 1930, she was 88. Buried in Walker Family Cemetery.

1903 Jan 30 - Surry Co.,NC - Polly Bray to Lydia Stanley 5 1/2 acres adjacent C. C. Holyfield, Newton Martin and Henry Cropps for $19.20. Witness was E. F. Stanley. 1281

They had the following children:
1616 i. Huldah "Victoria" (1861-1940)
1617 ii. Mary Elizabeth "Betty" (1865-1914)
1618 iii. Lucinda F. (1867-1876)
1619 iv. Frances (ca1871-ca1878)
1620 v. John William (1878-)
1621 vi. Emery Vance (1880-)
1622 vii. Jesse "Early" (1887-)

1052. Solomon STANLEY. Born ca 1839 in Surry Co., NC. Solomon died in Richmond, Louisa Co., VA on 9 Sep 1862, he was 23.

Solomon Stanley was a member of Company A, 28th Regiment of North Carolina Troops as a private. He enlisted 4 May 1861 in Surry Co., NC. Solomon was promoted to Sargeant on 10 Apr 1862, but died of "icterus"(or jaundice) in a Richmond Hospital. 216

1862 Nov - Surry Co., NC - Estate of Solomon Stanley:
T. V. Hamlin was appointed administrator of the Estate of Solomon Stanley with Ice Snow as bondsman for T. V. Hamlin. 1282

1866 Nov 12 - Surry Co., NC - Inventory from the Estate of Solomon Stanley:
T. V. Hamlin Admr. of Solomon
Stanley Decd. for return Sais to wit:
One note of hand on L. W. Bray & Garrett
Stanley for Sixty Dollars given the 16th March 1862
with Int. from date.
One note on L. W. Bray & Lewis Atkins for
twenty Dollars due the 13th of Aug. 1862.
The above notes come into my hands
Since August term 1866 & are subject to the seals.
Line marked out: Also forty Dollars in Confederate money
some time in the spring of 1865 from
the State of North Carolina: marked out on original
T. V. Hamlin Adminstrator 1282



1053. Letitia "Lettie" STANLEY. Born on 11 Sep 1841 in Surry Co., NC.1283 Letitia "Lettie" died in Surry Co., NC on 25 Dec 1916, she was 75.1283 Buried in Bear Creek Bap. Ch. Cemetery.

Letitia "Lettie" first married John MARSH, son of James MARSH & Mariah WHITE. Born abt 1845 in Surry Co., NC. John died in Staunton, VA on 11 Jul 1863, he was 18.

1862 Mar 18- Surry Co., NC - John Marsh resided in Surry County and enlisted at "Wough Hill" or at Dobson at age 24, March 18, 1862. Present or accounted for until hospitalized at Richmond, Virginia, July 2, 1862, with a "contused wound". Place and date wounded not reported. Returned to duty on an unspecified date. Captured at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 13, 1862. Exchanged on December 17, 1862. Returned to duty prior to March 1, 1863. Died in hospital at Staunton, Virginia, July 11, 1863 of "febris typhoides" 1284

They had one child:
1623 i. Amanda "Mandy" (1862-1942)

On 19 Aug 1866 when Letitia "Lettie" was 24, she second married William Jiles "Bill" POINDEXTER, son of Alexander POINDEXTER & Sarah P. DOUGLAS, in Surry Co., NC.1285 Born on 27 Mar 1838 in Surry Co., NC.1286 William Jiles "Bill" died in Surry Co., NC on 28 Oct 1923, he was 85.1286 Buried on 29 Oct 1923 in Bear Creek Bap. Ch. Cemetery.1286 Occupation: Tobacco Farmer.

William served in the Civil War, in May and June, 1862, he was a member of Company "E", 57th Regiment, Virginia Troops serving for Silas G. Burnett. His Civil War tombstone has this desigination on it. He was conscripted as a Private in September, 1864 in Company G,Sixth North Carolina Infantry. In Strasburg, Va. on 19 Oct 1864, he was captured by Union troops and sent to Point Lookout, MD where he was received on 25 Oct 1864. He was released 14 Mar 1865 after taking the oath of Allegiance.He returned to Dobson Township, Surry Co., where he farmed . 216

1870 - William is on the census in the Marsh Township household #4 age 31 farmer $75R born NC, Leathy age 30 keeping house born NC, Andy age 17 farm laborer born NC, John age 8 born NC, William age 6 born NC, Richard age 2 born NC and Sarah 1 month born Apr in NC. 902

1880 - Surry Co., NC - W. J. is on the census in Marsh Township household #43 age 46 farmer born NC, Letty wife age 39 keeping house born NC, R.S. son ag 13 works on farm born NC, S. F. daughter age 10 born NC, C. L. daughter age 8 born NC and M. M. daughter age 6 born NC. 917

1883 Aug 13 - Surry Co., NC - Deed:
"W. J. Poindexter from J. J. Setliff & others Deed
This indenture made and entered into this the 13th day of August AD 1883 by and between
J. J. SETLIFF commisioner to sell the lands of the minor heirs of CORNELIUS NICHOLSON
to wit(ELIZABETH and REBECCA J. NICHOLSON) and SARAH A. WHITAKER Guardian of
said heirs of the first part and W. J. POINDEXTER of the second part all the County of Surry
and State of North Carolina, Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of
two hundred and seventy five dollars to the party of the first part in hand paid by the
party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby fully acknowledged before the signing
these presents the said party of the first part have this day bargained and sold and by
these presents do bargain and sell a certain tract parcel or parcel of land lying and
being in said county on the waters of Fishers River and bounded as follows Beginning
at a large White oak in LARKIN BLEDSOE'S line running North thirty three chains 33 links
to a post oak, thence East thirty nine chains 33 links to a pine, thence south thirty three
chains 33 links to a stake & maple thence West to the beginning containing one hundred
acres to be the same more or less. To have and to hold the same together with every
appertenance, thereto beloning or in anywise appertaining and the party of the
first part bind themselves theirs heirs or assigns to warrant and forever defend
the title to said premises to the party of the second part his heirs or assigns
free from the claim or claims of any all persons whatsoever as for
as by virtue said officers are vested in us and in further In Testimony whereof
we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this the day and year first
about entered. Signed sealed and delivered in J. J. Setliff SEAL
the presence of Sarah A. Whitaker
J. T. Blackwood Rebecca J. Burton
L. A. Stanley Brice Nicholson
W. L. Stanley State of North Carolina Surry County
The execution of the foregoing and as to J. J. Setliff was 7th June 1886 acknowl-
edged before me & the execution of said delivery S. A. Whitaker was proved 16th
Dec 1885 by J. T. Blackwood one of the subsubscriting witnesses and by Rebecca J.
Burton & Brice Nicholson by the oath and examination of W. L. Stanley on of the
subscribing witnesses. Let the said and this certificate be registered. Witness R. S. Folger, C. S. C.
My hand.
Registered July 15, 1886 W. H. Freeman, R. D.

1899 Jan 16- Winston, NC - Article from the Union Republican:
Stony Knoll Pebbles - Mr. W. J. Poindexter residing three miles west of this place has two sons-in-law of the same name. Two of his daughters having each married a John Stanley. 290

1900 -Surry Co., NC - William is on the census in the Marsh Township born Mar 1837 age 63 married 34 years born NC, Lettie born Sept 1838 age 61 married 34 years 7 children born 7 children living, Margaret L. daughter born Mar 1884 age 16 single, William Stanley nephew born Apr 1884 age 16 born NC, Sarah E. Stanley niece born Nov 1878 age 21 single born NC and Verly M. niece born Aug 1897 age 2 born NC. 1250

1901 Jul 1 - Surry Co., NC - William applied for a pension for his Civil War Service where he stated: contracted rheumatism owing to serve exposure and has suffered much on account of same and is now almost incapacitated for manual labor on account of rheumatism and other disorders. Disability is 1/3. William's oath of allegiance to the United States is included in his pension dated May 14, 1865. 1287

1907 Mar 22 - Surry Co., NC - William applied for the Cherokee lands claiming he was part Cherokee - This line of Poindexter runs back to one [Captain] Thomas Poindexter who married Betty Pledge the grand daughter of Donnahan an Indian chief in North Carolina. 1288
William's application was Rejected. William's Poindexter line goes back to Bond Veale Poindexter, brother of Capt. Thomas Poindexter. There is no evidence or proof of a Chief Donnaha in the Cherokee nation. Betty Pledge's ancestry has been proven and there are not any Indians in her ancestry.

NOT DATED - Surry Co., NC - Will of William Jiles Poindexter
"Be it known that W. J. Poindexter Sr.
of the County of Surry and State of North
Carolina taking into consideration the
uncertainty of life and Certainty of death
and being of Sound and disposing memory do
make and ordain this my last will and
Testament.
That after all of my first debts are paid my
will is that all of my property both Real
and personal to Equally divided between
my last wife's children Except one dollar
Each to first wife 's children to wit:
John H. Poindexter and Wm. A. Poindexter
my last wife's children are Richard S. Poindexter
Fannie F. Wood, Carrie L. Stanley, Mildred
M. Coe, Mariah Stanley and
Margaret M. Chandler, I also appoint my
Son Richard S. Poindexter, my Executor of this
my last will and Testament.
Signed, sealed in the presents of
Test:J. T. Blackwood
Guy Carter W. J. Poindexter SEAL" 1289

They had the following children:
1624 i. Richard Solomon "Dick" (1867-1942)
1625 ii. Sarah Frances "Fannie" (1870-)
1626 iii. Kary Bet Leticia "Lettie" (1872-1931)
1627 iv. Mildred Malinda (1874-1926)
1628 v. Mariah E. (1881-1951)
1629 vi. Margaret Malvinia (1883-1951)

1054. Henderson D. "Hen" STANLEY. Born on 10 Mar 1844 in Surry Co., NC. Henderson D. "Hen" died in Hillsboro, Texas ca 1891, he was 46.

Henderson enlisted in the same company as his older brothers, but the exact date is not known. He was wounded in the left arm 2 Apr 1865 at Petersburg, VA and the arm was amputated. He was then hospitalized at or near Petersburg where he was captured 3 Apr 1865. He was confined at Fort(ress) Monroe where he was hospitalized until 21 Jun 1865 when he was released. Soon after returning home he decided to move west settling in Hillsboro, Texas. In much of the family traditions the events of Henderson D. Stanley are attributed to his brother Oliver. In Mt.Airy papers he was referred to as "Captain" Stanley. 216

1880 - Richmond Co., Ga. - Henderson is on the census in Augusta, born NC, both parents born NC, age 33, single, clerk in hotel, living in the household of Robert Brown hoiusehold #223. 1290

1896 Mar 2 - Surry Co., NC - $.39 - Received of J. D. Coe administrator of the estate of Sallie Bowles, deceased, the sum of thirty nine cents, the same being in full the amount due Everett and Elmo Stanley, heirs and distributes of said estate. This 2nd day of March 1896. 1291

1896 Jul 29 - Surry Co., NC - Guardianship records:
State of North Carolina, Surry County, Superior Court Know all men by these presents, That we, Fannie May Nowlin of Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, as principal, and the American Surety Company of New York, No. 100 Broadway, New York City, as surety, are help and firmly bound unto the State of North Carolina, in the sum of Four Thousand Dollars, to be paid to the State of North Carolina, in trust for the benefit of the children hereinafter named, committed to the tuition of the said Fannie May Nowlin, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, jointly and severally, our executors, adminstrators and successors, firmly by these presents. Sealed this 29th day of July 1896. The condition of this obligation is such, That whereas the above bounden* Fannie May Nowlin is appointed Guardian to Everette Stanley and Elmo Stanley, minors; Now if the said guardian shall well and faithfully execute the trust reposed in her, and shall secure and improve all the estate of said minors, until they should arrive at full age, or be sooner. thereto required, and render a plain and true account of her said guardianship, on oath before the Clerk of the Superior Court for said County, in all cases as required by law, as they are entitled to, when lawfully required, and obey all lawful orders of the Clerk or Judge, touching the guardianship of the estate committed to her, then this obligation is be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. In the presence Fannie May Nowlin and American Surety Company of New York. Fannie May Nowlin"1292

*In the Yadkin Valley News on Thursday, February 23, 1893 is a notice saying the following: "Mrs. Fannie May Stanley, formerly of Athens, Ga., but now of Mount Airy, NC, and Mr. I. Nowlin of Philadelphia, Pa, were married yesterday in the Kimball house parlors by Rev. Dr.Stickler. The bride is the niece of Hon. H. R. May, of Augusta; Mr. Nowlin is manager of the Fidelity Life Insurance Company of the Southern States. . .(From Atlanta Journal- February 17." 1293
"Mrs. Fannie May Stanley, nee Sykes, of Augusta, when quite young married Captain Stanley who died about 2 years ago and left her a comfortable fortune. Since then she has been living most of the time in Mount Airy, NC. Mr. Nowlin was formerly of Nashville, but his headquarters are in Pennsylvania where his home will be. . . . he had been married before, too. . . .(lengthy article). . . .(from Atlanta Constitution February 18)." 1293

1897 Jul 15 - Surry Co., NC -Guardianship Records:
Fannie May Nowlin Guardian, Everette and Elmo Stanley, Petition to revoke and cancel the order of Guardianship in the matter. Filed July 26, 1897.
"North Carolina}
Surry County }
In the matter of Fannie May Nowlin Guardian of Everette and Elmo Stanley. Fannie May Nowlin, being duly sworn says 1st That since she was qualified and entered upon the duties of Guardian of Everette & Elmo Stanley nothing in the shape of money or property has come to her hands and that there will be nothing to come to her hands as she is informed and believes. 2nd That the money she expected to get from Ga. failed to come to her hands as the courts of that state refused to order it sent out of the jurisdiction of the courts. Therefore the said Fannie May Nowlin- respectively asks the court to cancel and revoke the said letters of guardianship as she the same was issued to her or that she can go without delay and be responisble in the premises no further - all of which is respectfully submitted. Fannie May Nowlin Subscribed & sworn to before me this 15 Jul 1897 G. M. Burris, J. P 1292


On 14 Mar 1883 when Henderson D. "Hen" was 39, he married Fannie May SIKES, in Richmond, Georgia.1294

They had the following children:
1630 i. Everette (ca1888-)
1631 ii. Elmore "Elmo" (ca1891-)

1055. Malinda "Lindie" E. STANLEY. Born in Nov 1845 in Surry Co., NC. Malinda "Lindie" E. died in Surry Co., NC on 28 Sep 1929, she was 83.1295,1296 Buried on 29 Sep 1929 in Bear Creek Bap. Ch. Cemetery.

Malinda did not marry but she had an illegimate child. 216


She did not marry John R. STRANGE Jr., son of John R. STRANGE Sr. & Mary "Polly" BLEDSOE.216 Born on 8 Mar 1848 in Surry Co., NC.1297 John R. died in Surry Co., NC on 3 Feb 1937, he was 88.1297 Buried on 4 Feb 1937 in Strange Family Cemetery.1297

John,Jr. apparently was a veteran of the Civil War, serving in Company "A", 28th Regiment of North Carolina Troops (the Surry Regulars), in the Confederate States Army(CSA). Pension records indicate this service. 216

1880 - Surry Co., NC - J. R. is on the census in the Marsh Township household #48 age 28 shoemaker and stiff knee born NC and Manda age 19 wife born NC. 917

1900 - Surry Co., NC - John R. is on the census in the Marsh Townhip household #16 born Mar 1849 age 51 married 20 years farmer born NC, Amanda born Apr 1862 age 38 married 20 years 1 child born 1 child living born NC and Ceborn son born Jan 1882 age 18 single born NC. 1260

Research: A lawyer's epitaph in England:
Sir John Strange
Here lies an honest lawyer,
And that is Strange. 216

They had one child:
1632 i. Charlie Wilson (Illegitimate) (1881-1951)

1056. Daniel "Boone" STANLEY. Born on 9 Apr 1848 in Surry Co., NC. Daniel "Boone" died in Surry Co., NC on 4 Jun 1927, he was 79.1298 Buried in Bear Creek Bap. Ch. Cemetery.

1875 Oct 6 - Surry Co., NC - D. B. Stanley indebted to L.G. and B. Waugh for $25.00 due 1 November 1875. Deed Recorded 15 October 1875. 1299

1877 Mar 19 - Surry Co., NC - Deed of Mortgage from Daniel Boone Stanley to L. J. and N. B. Waugh for a debt of $15.12 due 1 Oct 1877. He put up all his crops to be raised on the lands of William White this year coming. Deed recorded on 21 Mar 1877. 1300

1880 - Surry Co., NC - Daniel is on the census in the Dobson District household #133 age 33 married farmer born NC, Fanny married wife age 18 keeping house born NC, Sarah E. daughter age 3 born NC and Thomas son age 4 months born Feb in
NC. 1301

1900 -Surry Co., NC - Daniel Boone is on the census in the Dobson Township household #423 living as a boarder in the household of John H. Hardy. Daniel was born Apr 1850 age 50 widow day laborer born NC. 1244

1902 Oct 6 - Daniel Boone, age 47, registered to vote in the Dobson Township naming his father, Jesse Stanley, as his ancestor. 919

On 18 Nov 1875 when Daniel "Boone" was 27, he married Frances Jane "Fannie" WHITE, daughter of John WHITE (9 Jan 1830-27 Mar 1917) & Elizabeth Anne QUINN (12 Apr 1837-12 Jun 1917), in Surry Co., NC.1302 Born in 1860 in Surry Co., NC. Frances Jane "Fannie" died in Surry Co., NC in 1897, she was 37. Buried in Bear Creek Bap. Ch. Cemetery.

They had the following children:
1633 i. Thomas Martin "Tom" (1876-1930)
1634 ii. Sarah Elizabeth "Sally Bet" (1878-1975)
1635 iii. William Thomas "Bill" (1884-1973)
1636 iv. Harrison Benjamin (1884-1980)
1637 v. Grover Cleveland "Cleve" (1887-1930)
1638 vi. Ernest Howard (1892-1964)
1639 vii. Mealie Frances (1895-1952)
1640 viii. Verlie (1897-)

1057. Lou Frances "Frankey" STANLEY. Born in Dec 1849 in Surry Co., NC. Lou Frances "Frankey" died in Pittsylvania Co., Va. Buried in Bear Creek Bap. Ch. Cemetery.

Frances died in Pittsylvania Co., Va.. where it is believed she was living with her niece, Mariah Poindexter Stanley. 216

1058. Tennessee "Teenie" F. STANLEY. Born in Aug 1851 in Surry Co., NC. Tennessee "Teenie" F. died in Surry Co., NC on 1 Jul 1935, she was 83.1303 Buried on 2 Jul 1935 in Bear Creek Bap. Ch. Cemetery.1303

1059. Richard Johnson "Dick" STANLEY. Born on 22 Dec 1853 in Surry Co., NC.1304 Richard Johnson "Dick" died in Surry Co., NC on 2 Sep 1914, he was 60.1305 Buried on 4 Sep 1914 in Richard J. Stanley Family Cemetery.1304

Richard Johnson was a farmer, a Justice of the Peace and a Mason. 216

1900 - Surry Co., NC - Richard is on the census in the Marsh Township household #26 born Dec 1853 age 46 married 19 years farmer born NC, Elizabeth C. wife born Sept 1862 age 37 married 19 years 8 children born 6 children living born NC, Thomas E. son born May 1883 age 17 single born NC, William R. son born Mary 1886 age 14 single, Kizzie L. daughter born Nov 1888 age 11 single, Levora E. daughter age Apr 1893 age 7 single born NC, Nisa[Vissie] M. daughter age 3 single born NC and Morgan G. son born Sept 1898 age 1 single born NC. 1250

1902 Oct 18 - Surry Co., NC - Richard Johnson, age 50, registered to vote in Marsh Township naming as his ancestor, Jesse Stanley, his father. 920

1912 Mar 11 - Surry Co., NC Article from the Mt. Airy News:
Rockford, Rt. 1 news - The writer is informed that Messrs. R. J. Stanley and Winston Alberty are contemplating the erection of a roller flouring mill on Codies Creek in this section in the near future. We wish the gentlemen every success in this new enterprise. 290

1914 - Surry Co., NC - Obituary of Richard Johnson Stanley:
Richard J. Stanley, age 65, married, common school, b. 1849, died Sept. 2, 1914. Father Jessie Stanley and mother Sally Wilmoth Stanley. Dies at home near Crutchfield, NC. Cancer of the mouth. 1306

On 17 Feb 1881 when Richard Johnson "Dick" was 27, he married Elizabeth Catherine "Lizzie" BAKER, daughter of David BAKER & Elizabeth HUTCHENS, in Surry Co., NC.1307 Born on 22 Feb 1860 in Surry Co., NC.1304 Elizabeth Catherine "Lizzie" died in Surry Co., NC on 14 Mar 1917, she was 57.1308 Buried on 16 Mar 1917 in Richard J. Stanley Family Cemetery.1305,1304

From Yadkin Valley Living Magazine:
Elizabeth Catherine Baker Stanley was born February 22, 1860, in Surry County, NC. She was the daughter of Dave and Bettie Hutchens Baker. Elizabeth was my grandmother. For some reason that the writer does not know, Elizabeth was not raised by her parents. She and her brother, Thomas Jefferson Baker, were raised by Richard Turner Pilson and his wife, Nancy Jane Joyce Pilson.The Pilsons moved to Surry County from Patrick County, Virginia, before 1867. The Pilsons donated the land and helped to organize the Liberty Primitive Baptist Church in Surry County. Elizabeth was member of that church. In 1881, Elizabeth Baker married Richard Johnson Stanley, who was born in 1853, in Surry County. His parents were Jesse Stanley and Sarah Wilmoth Stanley, now known as Fairview Community on Bear Creek Church Road. They were called Dick and Liz Stanley. Dick was a school teacher, a magistrate and a farmer. He was also a member of the Rusk Masonic Lodge #456, A.E. and M. The schools where he taught were near his home on land that he donated to the Surry County Board of Education, at Stanley School and Fairview School. Liz was a homemaker and a dedicated wife and mother. She and her husband had nine children: Jesse Turner, 1882-1896; Thomas Edgar, 1883-1942; Willie Richard, 1883-1984; Kizzie Leticia, 1889-1971; Joseph Stephen, B. & D., 1890; Levora Elizabeth, 1893-1970; Vissie Mildred,1896-1977; Morgan Gray, 1898-1981 and Albert Daniel, 1904-1976. I did not know my grandmother, but I have heard so much about her from my mother, Vissie Beamer, and many other relatives and friends who knew her - I wish that I could have known her. She was a very religious woman. People who did know her had a lot of love and respect for her. One person said, "Whatever Elizabeth Stanley said, he would believe, even if it sounded unbelievable." Elizabeth was a person who loved her husband and her children. She always seemed to be at peace with God, with others and with herself. She was very concerned about being good to her children. Although times were hard, the children were encouraged to get a good education and to do their best at their work. Some years ago, a cousin, Carl Baker, told me that he thought as much of her as any aunt he had. He said that when he was a child he always liked going with his family to visit Aunt "Liz" because she always had time for children - hers and all others. My mother remembered going back to the old home church, Liberty Primitive Baptist (now Liberty Baptist Church) with her mother, Elizabeth, who would take the children in a buggy or a wagon pulled by horses to the church several miles from where the Stanley family lived. From all that I have heard about my grandmother, I feel sure that she was a fine Christian woman. I am also confident that a lot of the influence for good in life came from the example set by the people who reared her, Richard Turner and Nancy Jane Pilson. I thank my grandmother for the Christian mother she was. Her love for God is evident in the kind of example she set for future generations. One of her favorite hymns was, "I Will Arise and Go to Jesus." She died in 1917, and is buried in the Stanley Family Cemetery, across the road from their homeplace in Surry County. 1309

They had the following children:
1641 i. Jessie Turner (1882-1906)
1642 ii. Thomas Edgar "Brother" (1883-1942)
1643 iii. William Richard "Willie" (1886-1984)
1644 iv. Kizzie Leticia(sic) (1889-1971)
1645 v. John Turner (1890-1890)
1646 vi. Levoria Elizabeth "Vodie" (1894-1970)
1647 vii. Vissie Mildred (1896-1977)
1648 viii. Morgan Gray (1900-1981)
1649 ix. Albert Daniel (1904-1976)

1060. Sexton STANLEY. Born on 4 May 1855 in Surry Co., NC. Sexton died in Surry Co., NC on 13 Jan 1936, he was 80.1310 Buried on 14 Jan 1936 in Bear Creek Bap. Ch. Cemetery.1310

1900 - Surry Co., NC - Sexton is on the census in the Marsh Township household #21 born Apr 1857 age 43 marrried 2 years farmer born NC, Virginia born Jul 1883 age 16 married 2 years 0 children born NC, Dilard son born Aug 1896 age 3 single born NC and Earnest nephew born Jun 1892 age 7 single born NC. 1250

1936 Oct - Surry Co., NC - Obituary from the Minutes of the Mitchell's River Association held with Bear Creek Church:
Sexton Stanley was a son of Jess Stanley and wife, Sally Stanley, he was born Dec. 22, 1852[should be 4 May 1855]. Died Jan. the 13th 1936, making his stay on earth 84 years and 21 days. Preceded by his first wife, maiden name Lou Ward. One child survived him. Second wife preceded him in death. Her maiden nane was Virginia Childress. She was survived by 5 children 4 boys and 1 girl. Sexton Stanley is survived by six children, 5 boys and 1 girl and one brother Joe Stanley. 1311

On 22 Mar 1894 when Sexton was 38, he first married Lucinda WOOD, in Surry Co., NC.1312 Born on 18 Aug 1874 in Surry Co., NC.1313 Lucinda died in Surry Co., NC on 24 Nov 1926, she was 52.1314 Buried in Wood Cemetery on Sam Draughn homeplace.

They had one child:
1650 i. Dillard (1895-1961)

On 9 Dec 1897 when Sexton was 42, he second married Virginia Pocahontas CHILDRESS, daughter of Francis Marion CHILDRESS & Martha HOLYFIELD, in Surry Co., NC. Born in 1883 in Surry Co., NC. Virginia Pocahontas died in Surry Co., NC on 31 May 1935, she was 52.1315 Buried on 1 Jun 1935 in Bear Creek Bap. Ch. Cemetery.1315

They had the following children:
1651 i. Jesse Alfrod (1902-1986)
1652 ii. Solomon Talmadge "T" (1906-1925)
1653 iii. Roy Thomas (1908-1992)
1654 iv. Sidney Elmore (1915-)
1655 v. Lalar Beatrice (1918-2001)

1061. Weldon L. STANLEY. Born on 9 Oct 1857 in Surry Co., NC. Weldon L. died in Surry Co., NC on 3 May 1935, he was 77.1316 Buried on 3 May 1935 in Bear Creek Bap. Ch. Cemetery.1316 Occupation: Farmer.

1900 - Surry Co., NC - Weldon is shown on the census in the Marsh Township household #24 born Mar 1861 age 39 widow farmer born NC, Elma B. son born Jan 1889 age 11 single farm laborer born NC, Sexton W. son born Sept 1891 age 8 single born NC, Cora F. daughter born Feb 1894 age 6 single born NC and James D. son born Sept 1898 age 1 single born NC. 1250

1902 Oct 18 - Surry Co.,NC - Weldon L. Stanley, age 43, registered to vote in Marsh Township naming his ancestor, Jesse Stanley, his father. 920

On 2 Jan 1887 when Weldon L. was 29, he first married Ida Joanner(sic) WOOD (1582) , daughter of Silas W. WOOD (1040) (Feb 1837-9 Feb 1917) & Mary Ann "Annie" STRANGE (Jun 1846-bef 1905), in Surry Co., NC.1317 Born ca 1867 in Surry Co., NC. Ida Joanner(sic) died in Surry Co., NC ca 1899, she was 32.

They had the following children:
1656 i. Elmer Boston (1889-1970)
1657 ii. Sexton "Melvin" (1891-1918)
1658 iii. Cornelia F. "Nelia" (1894-1961)
1659 iv. James "Dallas" (1898-)

Weldon L. second married Lucy J. STANLEY, GGG Granddaughter, daughter of George M. STANLEY (1523) (Aug 1865-16 Jul 1948) & Martha Emmaline "Monk" STANLEY (1513) (Feb 1864-7 May 1918). Born in Oct 1889 in Surry Co., NC. Lucy J. died in Surry Co., NC on 28 Jul 1932, she was 42.1318 Buried on 28 Jul 1932 in Stanley Family Cemetery, Stoneyknoll.1318

1062. Joseph L. "Joe" STANLEY. Born on 2 Jun 1860/1864 in Surry Co., NC. Joseph L. "Joe" died in Surry Co., NC on 4 Apr 1945, he was 84.1319 Buried on 5 Apr 1945 in Mount Herman Bap. Ch. Cemetery.1254

1900 - Surry Co. NC - Joseph is shown on the census in the Marsh District household #34 born Jun 1862 age 37 married 16 years farmer born NC, Lydia J. wife born Jul 1867 age 32 married 16 years 9 children born 9 children living born in NC, Sarah E. daughter born Apr 1885 age 15 single born NC, Richard M. son born Feb 1887 born NC, Joseph H. son born Sept 1889 age 10 born NC, Martin son born Jul 1892 age 7 single born NC, Mary daughter born Jun 1894 single born NC, Beulah M. daughter Jun 1896 age 5 single born NC, Lydia J. daughter age 2 single born NC, Rosa D. daughter born Aug 1898 age 1 single and Gernie W. son born Sept 1899 8months old single born NC. 1320

1945 Apr 6 - Forsyth Co., NC - Obituary in Winston Salem paper:
BOONVILLE - Joseph L. Stanley, 84, well known farmer, died yesterday morning at 3:30 o'clock at his home in Crutchfield community. Surviving are the widow, the former Miss Lydia Jane Bledsoe; seven sons, Richard, Jodie, Rufus, Solomon and Kennie Stanley of Crutchfield; Mart Stanley of Meadows of the Dan, Va. and Gurney Stanley of High Point; six daughters, Mrs. Sally Bet Hall, Mrs. Mary Stanley, Mrs. Beulah Hall, Mrs. Ivea Jane Stanley, Mrs. Rosa Stanley and Mrs. Bessie Hardy all of Crutchfield. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at Mount Herman Baptist Church, Rev. T. S. Draughn, Rev. J. L. Powers and Mrs. L. W. Burrus will conduct the services. Burial will be in the church graveyard.

On 17 Jan 1884 when Joseph L. "Joe" was 23, he married Lydia Jane BLEDSOE, daughter of Simeon BLEDSOE & Elizabeth "Betty" JENKINS, in Surry Co., NC.1321 Born on 6 Jul 1864 in Surry Co., NC.1322 Lydia Jane died in Surry Co., NC on 21 Jun 1955, she was 90.1322 Buried on 21 Jun 1955 in Mount Herman Bap. Ch. Cemetery.1322,1254

They had the following children:
1660 i. Sarah Elizabeth "Sally Beth" (1885-1962)
1661 ii. William Richard "Gurney" (1887-1957)
1662 iii. Joseph Houston "Jody" (1888-1956)
1663 iv. John Martin "Mart" (1892-)
1664 v. Mary Luella (1893-1958)
1665 vi. Lydia Iva (1896-1951)
1666 vii. Beulah M. (1897-1968)
1667 viii. Rosa Della "Rosie" (1900-1971)
1668 ix. Solomon Seal (1903-1974)
1669 x. Rufus Henderson (1905-1980)
1670 xi. Luther (1906-1920)
1671 xii. Sallie Bet (ca1907-)
1672 xiii. "Kennie" Floyd (1909-1977)
1673 xiv. Bessie Ella (1911-1989)

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