Cawthorn Family Bible

Among my historic document finds in Uriel's genealogy collection, was a few loose pages of a family record. If I had to guess I would say this family record is at least from the mid-1890s if not later.

Cawthorn Family Bible, transcribed by K. Stevens, 2011.
Births:
John W. Cawthorn was born the 3rd of October 1843
Cornelia E. Allen (Cawthorn) was born the 24th of July 1847
Walter L. Cawthorn was born the 16th of July 1869
Charlie B. Cawthorn was born the 8th of July 1871
Pattie E. Cawthorn was born the 4th of April 1873
Lucy A. Cawthorn was born the 31st of January 1874
Lillie W. Cawthorn was born the 1st of April 1878
Mary E. Cawthorn was born the 10th of September 1879
Annie C. Cawthorn was born the 23rd of August 1881
David A. Cawthorn was born the 7th of September 1883
Bertha L. Cawthorn was born the 25th of  June 1885
Allen L. Cawthorn was born the 12th of January 1888
Lilian May Cawthorn daughter of Walter L. and Roaxie M. Cawthorn was born November 15, 1895
Rorland Everett Cawthorn was born November 15, 1895

Cawthorn Family Record, Births, image by K. Stevens, 2011.

Deaths: 
Lillie W. Cawthorn died the 5th of December 1882
David A. Cawthorn died the 14th of September 1884

Marriages:
John W. Cawthorn and Cornelia E. Allen were married the 25th of October 1868
Charlie B. Cawthorn and Ms. Clara P. Heywood were married November 7, 1894
Walter L. Cawthorn and Roaxie M. Saunders were married the 20th of Jan 1895

Cawthorn Family Record, Deaths & Marriages, image by K. Stevens, 2011. 

Boyce Walter Ellington, casualty of WWII

S/SGT Boyce Walter Ellington's gravestone,
taken by K. Stevens

Boyce Walter Ellington was born 1 February 1921 to Joseph "Pa Joe" Ellington and Lyda E. Skidmore in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. His family was living in South Point, Gaston County, NC by the 1930 census. Boyce would have been 8 years old then.

Telegram confirming Boyce's death to his mother,
Lyda Eva Skidmore Ellington

At the age of 21, Boyce enlisted as a private of the United States army on 11 January 1943 in Richmond, Virginia. At his enlistment Boyce's residence was Norfolk, Virginia; Military Serial Number 33522116. He became a casualty of WWII on Christmas day 25 December 1944 in France. By then he had become a Staff Sergent. 

Will of Jacob Stroup

I found this digital copy of the will of Jacob Stroup while I was writing a paper in college about the migration of the Stroup family. This transcription was made by  Ethel Belle Stroupe of California, so much thanks to her for having this available online.

WILL OF JACOB STROUP, MARCH 27, 1800: Lincoln Co., N. C.--In the name of God Amen.---I, Jacob Stroup, of the County of Lincoln and State of North Carolina being of Sound Memory and understanding do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament and so to making my worldly Estate desire to dispose of in manner and form following.---Viz. First I Give and bequeath to my Son Adam Stroup five Shillings. Item: I Give to my Grandson John Stroup five Shillings. Item: I Give to my Daughter Betsy one Shilling. Item: I give to my daughter Fanny one Shilling. Item: I give to my daughter Mary one Shilling. Item: I give to my Son Philip five Shillings. Item: I give to my Daughter Barbara one Shilling.----Item: I give to my daughter Elizabeth twenty-four pounds of pewter and dresser, six knives and forks, one large pot, one small one, and one 'fryang' pan and two Chairs, one washing tub, two pickling tubs, one 'Scimmer' and one Ladle.----Item: I give to my Daughter Hannah one Shilling. Item: I give to my son George five Shillings. Item: I give to my Son John five Shillings and forty Acres of Land out of the Old Tract. Item: I give to my Son Daniel five Shillings.---Item: I give to my Son Michael one bay Mare, two plows, two pair Chains, three hoes, one Wind Mill and one Culling Box.----Lastly, I give to my Wife, Nancy, two cows, one bed and bed 'sted', one Chest and forty Dollars, and I do Ratify and Confirm this to be my Last will & Testament, 'disannuling' all Wills and testaments herefore by me Made, and I do appoint Martin Friday & Jacob Hoffman to be Executors of this Will & Testament.----Witness my hand and seal this 27th day of March 1800. ---(Signed) Jacob Stroup -- Jo. Abernathy, Testate---Lincoln County Court, January Session 1805. The within will was proved in open Court by oath of Joseph Abernathy & Recorded.---Witness: Leon Henderson.

(NOTE) The original of this will is in the N. C. State Archives in Raleigh. It consists of two pages, in the very large, very round hand writing of Joseph Abernathy, a paralegal scribe who wrote many of the wills in this area. Joseph Stroup signing his name to his will very clearly, and in English script, not German.

Image and transcription from Jacob Straub/Stroup Genealogy

Lines Sacred to the memory of David Allen Cawthorn

As my first post I thought it would be best to share a poem I found in my great grand uncle's genealogy research. It was his original documents and research that got me interested in genealogy, and now I have been researching  for over 8 years. I don't know if the document I have is original or if it had been recopied by my great grand uncle Uriel.

Transcribed by K. Stevens, 2011.
Lines sacred to the memory of David Allen Cawthorn infant son of John W Cawthorn and Cornelia E Cawthorn who was born Sept. the 7^th 1883 and died September the 14^th 1884.

“I have a son, a third sweet son; his age I cannot tell

For they reckon not by years and months; where he is gone to dwell.

To us for twelve anxious months his infant smiles were given;

And then he bid farewell to earth; and went to live in heaven.

I cannot tell what form is his, what looks he weareth now,

Nor guess how bright a glory crowns his shining seraph brow,

The thoughts that fill his sinless soul, the bliss which he doth feel,

Are membered with the secret things, which God will not reveal.

But I know for God hath told me this that he is now at rest

Where other blessed infants be, on their Savior’s loving breast;

I know his spirit feels no more this weary load of flesh

But his sleep is blessed with endless dreams of joy forever fresh.

I know the angels fold him close beneath their glittering wings,

And soothe him with a song that breathes of heaven’s divinest things

I know that we shall meet our babe (his loved ones here below)

Where God for aye shall wipe away all tears forever more.

What e’er befalls his brethern twain, his bliss can never cease;

Their lot may here be grief and fear; but his is certain peace.

It may be that the tempters wiles their souls from bliss may sever

But if our own poor faith fail not, he must be our’s forever.

When we think of what our darling is and what he still must be;

We muse on that world’s perfect bliss and this world’s misery

When we groan beneath this load of sin and feel this grief and pain,

O we’d rather live without him here than have him back again.”

-Cornelia E.  Cawthorn   June 7^th 1885

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