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Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Tennessee City Death Records Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis 1848-1907. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. | Source (S540)
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Tennessee Delayed Birth Records, 1869–1909. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. | Source (S714)
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The Obituary Daily Times. The Obituary Daily Times. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~obituary. | Source (S567)
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United States Military Registers, 1902–1985. Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Library. | Source (S640)
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United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2019. Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917 - 9/16/1940. NAI 76193916. Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007. National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. | Source (S712)
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Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. | Source (S572)
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Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. | Source (S622)
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Vital Statistics. Manitoba Consumer and Corporate Affairs. http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php: accessed 2 April 2012. | Source (S605)
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Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings. | Source (S688)
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War of 1812 Pension Applications. Washington D.C.: National Archives. NARA Microfilm Publication M313, 102 rolls. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group Number 15. | Source (S594)
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"Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878–1922." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009. Illinois. Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878–1922. Illinois Department of Public Health. Division of Vital Records, Springfield. "Illinois. Cook County Birth Registers, 1871–1915." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah. Illinois. Cook County Birth Registers, 1871–1915. Illinois Department of Public Health. Division of Vital Records, Springfield. | Source (S595)
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"Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. | Source (S669)
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"Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Index, 1885–1951." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009. Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Clerk of the Orphans' Court. "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia marriage license index, 1885-1951." Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | Source (S618)
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"West Virginia Marriages, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009. Digital images of originals housed in County Courthouses in various counties throughout West Virginia. Marriage records. | Source (S616)
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1954 National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel. NAI: 1513441. Series: National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files, 1954 - 1970; Record Group: 307, Records of the National Science Foundation, 1907 - 2007, National Archives at College Park - Electronic Records (RDE), College Park, Maryland. | Source (S675)
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Reports of the Deaths of American Citizens, compiled 01/1835-12/1974. Publication A1 566. ARC ID: 613857. Record Group 59. National Archives at College Park, Maryland, U.S.A. Record of Death Notices of U.S. Citizens Aboard, 1835-1855. Publication A1 848, ARC ID: 1227672. Records of District Courts of the United States, RG 21. The National Archives at College Park, Maryland, U.S.A. Notices of Deaths of U.S. Citizens Abroad, 1857-1922. Publication A1 849, ARC ID: 1227673. Records of District Courts of the United States, RG 21. The National Archives at College Park, Maryland, U.S.A. | Source (S545)
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Awards Information Management System (AIMS) Files, 7/15/1988 - 4/8/2004. NAI: 620316. Record Group: 428, General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1941 - 2004, National Archives at College Park - Electronic Records (RDE), College Park, Maryland. | Source (S670)
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Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810–1973. Microfilm publication, 137 rolls. Reels 1-110. Cuyahoga, Ohio. | Source (S690)
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Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970. NAI: 570973. Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775 - 1994. Record Group 12. The National Archives at College Park, MD. USA. | Source (S680)
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Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Courts for the State of Alaska, 1900-1924. NARA Microfilm Publication M1539, 5 rolls. Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Naturalization Records for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, 1890-1972. NARA Microfilm Publication M1541, 40 rolls. Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Naturalization Records for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, 1890-1957. NARA Microfilm Publication M1542, 153 rolls. Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21. National Archives, Washington, D.C. View Complete List of Sources. | Source (S602)
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Public Land Survey Township Plats, compiled 1789–1946, documenting the period 1785–1946. NARA microfilm publication T1234, 67 rolls. Records of the Bureau of Land Management, 1685–2006, Record Group 49. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. | Source (S654)
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Selected Passenger Lists and Manifests. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
A full list of sources can be found here.
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Wyoming Marriage, Death, and Divorce Indices. Wyoming State Archives. Cheyenne, WY.
Wyoming State Marriage Records. Wyoming State Archives. Cheyenne, WY.
Wyoming County Marriage Records. Wyoming State Archives. Cheyenne, WY/. | Source (S719)
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Vital Records of Bellingham Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904.Vital Records of Granville Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1914.Vital Records of Lawrence Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1926.Vital Records of Lincoln Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908.Vital Records of Richmond Massachusetts to the Year1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1913.Vital Records of Shirley Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1918.New England Historic Genealogical Society. Vital Records of Chelmsford Massachusetts to the Year 1849. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1914. | Source (S582)
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Works Progress Administration, comp. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research, comp. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Indiana. Many of these records are on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. | Source (S539)
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- Selected Records of the War Department Commissary General of Prisoners Relating to Federal Prisoners of War Confined at Andersonville, GA, 1864-65; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1303, 6 rolls);
Records of the Commissary General of Prisoners, Record Group 249; National Archives, Washington, D.C. - Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M598, 145 rolls);
War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- Lists of Confederates Captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M2072, 1 roll); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- Register of Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Citizens who Died in Federal Prisons and Military Hospitals in the North, 1861-1865; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M918, 1 roll); Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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County Marriage Records. Arizona History and Archives Division, Phoenix, Arizona. | Source (S580)
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Educational Institutions. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. The Digitized Content is licensed from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) and may not be reproduced, transferred or commercially or otherwise exploited, in whole or in part, outside the terms and conditions of this service without the express written consent of AAS. All rights reserved. | Source (S576)
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Idaho. Department of Health and Welfare. Death Index and Images, 1911–1967. Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Boise, Idaho. | Source (S647)
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Indiana State Board of Health. Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. | Source (S591)
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Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. | Source (S624)
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Indiana State Board of Health. Marriage Certificates, 1958–2005. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. | Source (S631)
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Marriage Records, 1947-1971. Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Boise, Idaho.
Idaho Marriages, 1842-1996. Upper Snake River Family History Center and Ricks College. Rexburg, Idaho.
Idaho Marriage Records, 1842-1967. Idaho State Department of Health. Boise, Idaho. | Source (S716)
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Michigan. Divorce records. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan. | Source (S656)
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Tarrant County, Texas, Probate Index, 1800–2012. Tarrant County Clerk Office. Fort Worth, Texas. | Source (S543)
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Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Birth Certificates, 1903–1932. iArchives, Orem, Utah. | Source (S536)
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Returns From U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M617, 1,550 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.. | Source (S659)
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- Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Cherokee Removal in Organizations From the State of Alabama; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M243, 1 roll); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, RG 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Cherokee Disturbances and Removal in Organizations From the State of North Carolina; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M256, 1 roll); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, RG 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During Indian Wars and Disturbances, 1815-1858; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M629, 42 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, RG 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served During the Cherokee Disturbances and Removal in Organizations from the State of Georgia; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M907, 1 roll); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, RG 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served During the Cherokee Disturbances and Removal in Organizations from the State of Tennessee and the Field and Staff of the Army of the Cherokee Nation; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M908, 2 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, RG 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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- Vermont. Vermont Marriage Records, 1909-2003. Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, Montpelier, Vermont.
- Vermont. Vermont Marriage Records, 2004-2008. Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington, Vermont.
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> Judy,
> I am looking for more information on John Robert's wife, Phoebe O'Ste
> born 1785, North Carolina and her parents.
> Thanks, Debbie
Phoebe was born 22 February 1785, in Carteret County, North Carolina from "Pioneers of
Wiregrass Georgia". She is a daughter of Ada Weeks, apparently born before
Ada, daughter of Silas Weeks and Zilar Hunter, was married. Ada married John
Osteen about 1787. Phoebe was possibly raised by Ada's brother Theophil
Weeks and his wife Ann Osteen, sister of John Osteen. (Phoebe is listed as
illegitimate child of John Osteen and Ada Weeks in "Families Remembered The
Burnett, Prevatt, Walker, Stonecypher and Other Allied Lines of Northea
Florida and Georgia", by John Albert Burnett page 122. This has credence as
no bastardy bond was posted, there was a close relationship between the Week
and the Osteen families and that John Osteen and Ada Weeks later married.)
Phoebe and John were probably married about 1798 in probably Macintosh
County, Georgia. Phoebe is buried in Swift Creek Church Cemetery, near Lake
Butler, Union County, Florida. Her headstone is marked "Phoebe O'Steen
Weeks". (Swift Creek Cemetery is at Zion Baptist Church.)
In ancient records, the name is generally found as Osteen, not O'Steen. | Weeks, Phoebe "Tibbie" (I1832)
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A Blackshear man died and a Waycross man was injured in a two vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 84 just east of Blackshear Monday afternoon.
Rodney Sauls, 47, died at Mayo Clinic Health System in Waycross from injuries he sustained in the 5:30 p.m. accident.
John Brigman, 57, of Waycross, was also taken to MCHS in Waycross by Pierce County EMS. His condition was not available at press time Tuesday morning.
According to a preliminary accident report by the Georgia State Patrol, Brigman was driving a Ford Explorer on U.S. Highway 84 near Son Thomas Road between Blackshear and Patterson. He reportedly crossed the center line and collided head on with Sauls’ Chevrolet Silverado.
The accident investigation has been turned over to the specialized collision reconstruction team (SCRT).
Trooper Sherman McClain was in charge of the initial investigation.
Meanwhile, friends are trying to cope with Sauls’ sudden death. Many referred to Sauls as a nice, Godly, family man.
Sauls was the owner of Economic Pest Control of Blackshear.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Pearson-Dial Funeral Home of Blackshear.
TheBlackshear Times, Aug 17, 2016 Updated Aug 24, 2016
http://www.theblacksheartimes.com/news/accident-claims-driver/article_a31862fa-63f0-11e6-84f6-031a95366f79.html | Sauls, Rodney Wayne (I43785)
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A funeral for Mrs. Nellie Irene Sweat, 70, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel at Music Funeral Home and followed by burial in the Thomas Cemetery.
The family will receive friends this evening from 6 until 8 o'clock at the funeral home. There is also a registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.
She died Tuesday night (Feb. 4, 2003) at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Appling County but Waycross was her lifelong home. She had been disabled for more than 25 years, and she attended Hebardville Baptist Church.
She was the widow of William Bruce Williams and daughter of Jessie and Ruthie Irene Cason Hill.
Also preceding her in death were two brothers, Kelly C. and Bob Hill, and a sister, Catherine Holst.
She is survived by two daughters,
Carole Ruehlen of Waycross and
Torey Adkins (husband Vick) of Savannah;
two sons,
Michael Ruehlen (wife Janice) of Blackshear and
Bruce Williams;
a brother, Morris Hill (wife Wanda) of Waycross;
two sisters,
Juanita Anderson (husband Andy) and
Opal Vaughn, both of Waycross;
nine grandchildren, eight greatgrandchildren, one great-greatgrandchild, and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Funeral Notice For Mrs. Nellie Irene Sweat
A funeral for Mrs. Nellie Irene Sweat took place Friday afternoon in the chapel at Music Funeral Home with the Rev. Will Jacobs and the Rev. Phil Patterson officiating. Burial was in the Thomas Cemetery. The pallbearers were Harry Ganas, David Merck, William Ethridge, Eric Clark, Darrell Roundtree and John Howerton. | Hill, Nell Irene (I4729)
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A general note regarding the formation of North Carolina Counties: In 1671 Albermarle County was divided into Carteret, Berkeley and Shaftsbury Precincts. in 1681, Carteret Precinct was divided into Currituck and Pasquotank; Berkely was Renamed Perquimans; and Shaftsbury was renamed Chowan. in 1739, all the precincts became counties. Bertie, Chowan, Currituck and Pasquotank in 1729 Washington County was formed from Tyrrell in 1799
Robert Beasley was witness to the marriage of John Belman and Sarah Wilson at a Quaker Meeting at the house of Jona Phelps, August 19, 1687. Also a Witness was Johnanna Jenkins, A future spouse ( William Wade Hinshaw Encyciopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. 1 North Carolina (Baltimore; Genealogy Publishing Co. 1978, N page)
Deed Book A, Register of Deed, Perquimans County, Hertford N.C. No 50 David Blake of Perq. River, Mar 5, 1687 Test' Peter gray Stephen Mannering. no.55. October 5, 5 1690. James Johnson & Rachel his Wife, to Robert Beasley, Land . Test' Charle Macdaniel' Samuael Nicholson. sen'r
Robert Beasley recorded his Mark with the Perquimans Precinct court, the first Monday in Februrary 1688, Along with John Gosby, Margaret Rogerrs Jonna Jenkins, Robert Wilson. David Sherwood, James Smith. Issack Wilson, and Esau Albertson (J.R.B. Hathaway, Ed, North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, 1001 reprint, vol.3,(Baltimore: Genealogical publishing co.) 1979 p. 42
February 7,1693 Court, Perquimans Precinct. This may ceryify all whom it may concerne yt. Robert Beasley has proved six Rights whose names are upon record in in ye. County Records & are heundr. incerted Robert Beasley, Sarah Beasley, Rich. Chestone.James Beasley entered the 7th of Febr. 1693( Weynette Parts Haun, old Albemarle County North Carolina Book of Warrents and Syrveys, 1861-1706(Durham, N.C.)p.8.
May 1693 Court, Perquimans Precinct. Robert Beasley was paid for "foure dayes attendance and six dayes goeing and coming" to count. Johanne Beasley (Second Wife) was paid for one day (Williams B. Saunders, Ed., Colonial Records of North Caroline , Vol. 1( Raleigh: P.M. Hale, Printer to the State 1886), p.386.)
Robert Beasley was granted two patents for land in Perquimans Precint May 1, 1694 ( patent book one p. 307) for land in Perquimans Precint: May 1 1694 ( pattent book one, p.307) for282 acres on Perquimans River Joining Peter Gray; and June 1, 1694 (Patent Book one, p. 16) for 218 acers, joining James Loadman, the sd. Beasley, Williams Bogue, RichardCheston and Peter gray.( Mrs. Watson Winslow, History of Perquimans County, North Caroline, (baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. reprint 1974),p324)
Sarah Beasley is Mentioned in the will of James Lodman (Loadman) executed November 14, 1694.Probated April 8, 1695. The Loadman plantation joined the Basly (Beasley) Land, which he Left to William Booge (bogue) ( Steppen E Bradley, comp. Early Records of North Carolina, Vol. III, Wills, 1663-1722(keysville,V.A. 1994)p.56
The Last Will and Tesament of Richard Naylor, dated 13 April 1696 and Probated 30 Sep 1697 Mentions cattle in possession of Robert Beazley of Poquomins in Albermarle Col"( William B. Saunders, Ed. Colonial Records of North Carolina, Vol. 1 ( Baltimore: Genealogy Publishing Co. reprint, 1979) pp. 141-42
Mary Beasley, presented an account of Robert Beasley" estate one- third to widow, two-thirds to children. Diivision to be made by last of March 1695 (J.R.b. Hathaway, Ed, Abstract of records compiled from the clerk of the superior court, Chowan County, North Carolina Historical and genealogical Register, vol. no, 1 (Baltimore;Genealogy publishing co. reprint,19790 pp. 141-42)
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A graveside service for Essie Marie Wilkes Swearingen, 89, will be held at 2 o’clock PM Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery, 3477 Bethlehem Road in Blackstock, SC. The family will receive friends after the service by the graveside.
Mrs. Swearingen passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Born in Douglass, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Wilkes and Irene Douglas Wilkes. She worked in the sewing room Winnsboro and operated Turner’s Grocery with John in the Lebanon Community. She also enjoyed sewing for many people in the community, completing her daily crosswords with her sister Georgie by phone, and growing her flowers. She also served as treasurer for Bethlehem Methodist Church for many years.
She is survived by her sister, Georgie Branham of Winnsboro; her sons, John “Red” Swearingen (Becky) of Winnsboro, David Swearingen of Winnsboro, and Donald Swearingen of Brookwood Home in Batesburg; her daughters, Patricia Swearingen Minton (Peter) of Lamar, Margie Swearingen Mijares (Cesar) of Pelion, Mary Swearingen Basden (Robert) of Lexington, and Debbie Swearingen of Winnsboro. She also has 22 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews, a special granddaughter Jamie, and a special niece Erline who called her every morning.
In addition to her parents and husband, John Swearingen, Essie is predeceased by six brothers, Earl Wilkes, Faye Wilkes, Thomas Wilkes, Leslie Wilkes, Robert Wilkes, and Gene Wilkes; two sisters, Lillian Wilkes Rhymer and Louise Wilkes Lewis; and grandsons, Alex and Isaiah Mijares.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bethlehem Church Cemetery, 1997 Great Falls Road, Blackstock, SC 29014 or Babcock Center Foundation, PO Box 4389, West Columbia, SC 29171.
Pope Funeral Home is assisting the Swearingen family.
https://www.popefuneralhomesc.com/obituary/EssieMarie-Swearingen | Wilkes, Essie Marie (I26107)
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A graveside service for Mr. Belton Estes Wilks Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Clay Waldrip officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the fellowship hall of Calvary Baptist Church, 760 Calvary Church Road, Chester.
Mr. Wilks, 81, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015. He was the son of Belton E. Wilks Sr. and Janie Stone Wilks.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen G. Wilks; a daughter, Robin K. Wilks of Charlotte; and a son, James B. Wilks of Chester.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 518, Chester, SC 29706.
Barron Funeral Home, 133 Wylie St., Chester, is in charge of arrangements.
Chester News & Reporter (SC) - Monday, March 9, 2015
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"Chester News & Reporter", South Carolina, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/1540779218353460-1540779218353460 : accessed 5 March 2017) | Wilks, Belton Estes Jr (I17117)
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A graveside service for Mrs. Marion Boney Wilkes Ballentine, 92, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blair, SC, conducted by the Reverend Bill Lynch. Her children will receive friends at their homes at 2895 Kincaid Bridge Road and 2423 Newberry Road, both in Winnsboro, SC. Memorials may be made to Mrs. Ballentine's home church, First United Methodist Church, 109 West College Street, Winnsboro, SC 29180; Beulah United Methodist Church, 8564 Winnsboro Road, Blythewood, SC 29016; or to a charity of one's choice.
Mrs. Ballentine died on Saturday, March 17, 2012, at Palmetto Health Richland. The fifth and youngest child of the late John Walter and Nancy McKeown Boney, she was born on March 22, 1919, in Chester County. Upon graduation from Flora McDonald College in Red Springs, NC, she was married to James Cureton Wilkes and had three children. After her husband's death, she began her 30-year teaching career in the Ridgeway schools.
During her career she continued her education with post-graduate work at Columbia College. After retirement, she helped rear her great-grandchildren, Emily and Jay (Bubba) Boulware. Later in life she was married to the late Marion Wesley Ballentine.
Mrs. Ballentine is survived by two sons, Marion Cureton Wilkes (Susan) and William Lewis Wilkes (Patricia); one daughter, Mary Jim Gunter (Don); seven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husbands, she was predeceased by two sisters and two brothers.
The family expresses special appreciation to Palmetto Hospice and the staff of Palmetto Richland Hospital.
Pope Funeral Home is serving the family.
Online condolences may be sent to www.popefuneralhomesc.com.
Published by The State on Mar. 19, 2012.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thestate/name/marion-ballentine-obituary?id=13610231 | Boney, Marion (I21928)
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A lady with class: Beatrice Deweese lets her light shine
By Matthew L. Baker
For The Franklin Press 21 May 2009
http://www.thefranklinpress.com/articles/2009/05/21/living_in_macon/01living.txt
My friend Beatrice Deweese, is a model of commitment to God, family, and country and also a member of "The Greatest Generation." Although she'll soon be 89, Mrs. Bea as her friends call her, still keeps house, tends a garden and firmly proclaims, "I just don't want to be a burden to anybody."
Beatrice Wilkes was born in the Olive Hill community on June 9, 1920. Born to Grady Wilkes and Annie Bryant Wilkes, Bea was older than her brothers and sisters. She herself wasn't blessed with children, but she claimed later in life that she was a mother because she was the oldest child and took care of all of her brothers and sisters.
Grady Wilkes was a big influence in his daughter's life. It was only natural that she helped him in the fields since she was the oldest." My dad was the most honest man there ever was. He said that if he got any money and he owed somebody, that it wasn't his until he had paid the money that he owed," she recalled. Grady Wilkes was also fond of yellow root tea and gave it to the children for nearly everything that ailed them.
Mrs. Bea remembered vividly the hard times of her youth. Her daddy often worked all day for a 25-pound bag of flour. If he was lucky to work for a wage, he'd get 10 cents an hour.
"A dime was worth something then," she told me. Her daddy took a stick and measured her feet for new shoes. Kids then got one pair of shoes and went barefooted in the summer.
People either grew or made most everything they needed, because nobody had any money and going to town was a long trip. John Roper ran the Rolling Store up through Oakdale and down Olive Hill. He made a lot of stops and brought staples such as flour and sugar. Bea often ran out of the house with her brothers and sisters to meet him and see what he had to sell that day.
Mrs. Bea came of age during the Hoover days.
Hoover declared, "A dollar a day and a pair of overalls were enough for any man." The trouble was that many people had nether of the two. The Bank of Franklin failed and if anyone had anything in it, they lost it. Bea told me that her family "didn't lose anything because we didn't have anything to lose."
In those days, a family on hard times had no assistance, as we know it today. It was "root hog or die" as someone once said. The church family couldn't help much because they were "poorer than Job's turkey," Mrs. Bea told me. The Red Cross handed out some material for dresses, but that's about all that there was.
"The old days were hard times, but good times," Mrs. Bea remembered. The neighbors often pitched in and had barn raisings. Men would gather up materials and put up a barn while the women cooked meals. Grady Wilkes worked at the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) camp and contracted measles while working there. The whole family except Bea, got the measles. This left her milking the cows and keeping house, until she got hurt and couldn't do it. The neighbors pitched in until everyone was well.
Olive Hill School stands lonely and worse for wear at the intersection of Carson Cove Road. In the old days, it was the center of activity in the community. Bea remembered fondly her days of attending school there. The kids often brought their lunch in a lard bucket. One day a family of kids brought their lard bucket to school but they got the wrong bucket. "They went to eat and all they had was a bucket of honey," she laughed.
Kids then played a game that the old-timers called "Antne Over" (Annie Over). A group of kids would stand on each side of the schoolhouse while one side yelled "Annie" and the other side yelled "Over." They would throw a ball back and forth and whoever caught it the most times won.
Teachers back then were allowed to discipline students more than teachers do today. When the students misbehaved, the teachers would send them outside to break off a switch and then come in and receive their punishment. School wasn't emphasized as much in those days. The school year lasted only from July until Christmas. Students took a recess in July when blackberries were ripe, so they could help pick them.
In those days, the closest church was in Iotla, a long walk away. Olive Hill School served as a school and church. Revivals were a big event in those days and lasted two weeks at a time. There was standing room only every evening as praying, preaching and singing ran on into the night. Seekers went forward and Christian people would gather around them and pray for them. Bea recalled that the most important moment of her life occurred at age 14 when she went forward and accepted Christ at one of those Olive Hill revivals. "My faith is what sustains me," she later told me. There was always a baptizing at the end of the revival, for those who had been saved.
Bea married Cornell Deweese in 1939. The war broke out shortly after they married and she remembered that Cornell didn't have to go overseas because he had asthma.
"Couples then married to stay together," she told me. Cornell and Bea were married 60 years before he passed away.
WWII brought about a lot of change. All the young, able bodied men had to go off to fight the war. Up until this time, there were few jobs for women, but with a large portion of the labor force overseas, women were needed in the workforce. Many had to "lay in there and plow," as they were left to hold down home and hearth.
WWII was the first war in which women served in great numbers. They were called WACS (Women's Army Corps). The women's branch of the US Army was officially created on May 14, 1942. Many women served as nurses and in other non-combat positions.
Bea worked at a public job for the first time, just as many women did during WWII. She trimmed mica on Carson Cove with her sister Frances, while her husband Cornell worked in the mine. Bea remembered that she was paid a dollar per pound of mica and could do pretty well if the mica was good. Often they got what was called "washer punches," mica that was small and didn't work very well.
Bea was listening to the radio on the day Roosevelt declared the war was over. She said that when the announcement came, people ran out of houses, hollering and cheering as church bells rang in celebration that the war had ended.
While we were visiting, I noticed Mrs. Bea's Bible lying on the table. We talked about how important her faith was to her. The hardest time in her life was when her husband Cornell passed away, and she told me that she probably wouldn't have made it had the Lord not been with her. She cited John 3:16 (For God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life") as her favorite Bible verse.
"It sums up the Scripture in a nutshell and can make your life straight," she told me. "It's not all been flowery beds of ease, but I've been blessed with wonderful family and enjoyed a reasonable portion of health. I want to be remembered for just what I am. If I've got an enemy in this world, I don't know who they are. I can put my arms around anybody and tell them that I love them. That's a good feeling to have when I lay down at night!"
| Wilkes, Beatrice Bernice (I22852)
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