- Annotation of the Minutes of the Mt. Pleasant Town Board (1883-1909)
[Pg. 1, May 21st 1883]
[1] Charles P. Cox (b. 22 Nov 1822, Rowan Co. NC, d. 14 Sep 1904, Stanly Co. NC) was the son of Marcus Cox and Polly Burkhead and the brother of Kindred Muse Cox. In 1850, C. P. Cox and Abner Krimminger operated a store in Mt. Pleasant on the southeast corner of the town square. He was listed as living in the household of Abner Krimminger, his partner. In July, 1853 Cox purchased a ¾ acre lot “on the Charleston Rd.” (S. Main St.) from Jacob Ludwig where he built a house and stable [Cabarrus Deed Book (CDB) 20, p. 20]. C. P. Cox married Catherine Smith Linebarger (b. Jul 1831, Lincoln Co. NC, d. 12 Nov 1902, Stanly Co. NC) in Cabarrus Co. NC on 23 Dec 1853. Catherine was the daughter of Alexander Smith and Polly Rutledge. She had been married previously to Ezekiel Lineberger. C. P. Cox was a member of MP Methodist Church. When Abner Krimminger died in 1855, Cox took over sole ownership of the business which he eventually sold to J. J. Misenheimer [see Annotation #3]. In 1860 Cox purchased a one acre lot on S. Main St. from P. B. C. Smith [CDB 21, p. 197]. He sold this tract to John N. Misenheimer in 1863. In 1868 C. P. Cox and his brother, K. M. Cox, purchased a 7 sq. pole tract from Jacob Ludwig on S. Main St. bordering W. R. Kindley and J. J. Misenheimer [CBD 21, p. 634]. In 1869 Cox sold his share of this lot to his brother. Cox also maintained a stable located on S. Main St. behind today’s location of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. At some point Cox formed a partnership with Alexander Foil which they designated C. P. Cox & Company. Cox was elected Mayor of MP in 1883 but was removed from office shortly after the election. In August 1886, Alexander Foil sold his share of C.P. Cox & Co. to Cox’s son-in-law, I. F. Lineberger [See Annotation #57]. Sometime after July 1888 Cox moved to Stanly County and W. R. Kindley acquired Cox’s house and stable on S. Main St. In 1893 Kindley sold the house and lot to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
Children:
1) Mary C. Cox (b. 28 Jul 1856, NC, d. 21 Jun 1894, Stanly Co. NC). Married William R. Rose (NC College ’72).
2) Martha E. Cox (b. 25 Oct 1861, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Dec 1890). Married Irenaeus F. Lineberger.
[2] Hezekiah McNamar (b. 27 Dec 1827, OH, d. 21 Nov 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC) was born in Ohio but enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861. At that time he was a resident of Gilmer Co. VA. McNamar was married (1st) to Elizabeth Waggoner in Lewis Co. VA in 1849. The couple had four children by 1861. McNamar served with Co. D, 31st VA Regt (Gilmer Rifles) where he was listed as “company commander” during his first two months in service. He was promoted to 1st Lt. in July, 1861 when the company mustered into Confederate service. McNamar was hospitalized in 1862 (no reason given) and transferred to a hospital unit in 1863 where he served as a nurse and surgeon’s assistant until the end of the war. McNamar married (2nd) Polly Clementine Culp Eddleman in Cabarrus Co. NC on 10 May 1865. Clementine (b. 27 Mar 1838, NC, d. cir 1905, NC) was the daughter of George Culp and Polly Barrier and widow of John Eddleman who had served with Co. L, 17th NC Regt., CSA. John died of disease in Petersburg, VA in 1864 and may have been cared for by McNamar prior to his death. On 15 Mar 1870 McNamar purchased a 252 acre tract of land from the Nathaniel Barringer estate on Little Bear Creek in Township #7, Cabarrus County [CDB 23, p. 362]. He was appointed as a Deacon at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in 1869 but resigned in 1870. In 1870 McNamar was listed as the owner of a Grist Mill in Township #8. In 1872 McNamar purchased a four acre tract of land from L. G. Heilig located on the Morganton Rd. (E. Franklin St) in Mt. Pleasant. It appears that McNamar built some type of mill on this property. In 1874 he purchased from Jacob Ludwig a fifty-four sq pole lot on South Main St. where it appears he occupied or built a residence. McNamar was also involved in several other land transactions in and around Mt. Pleasant in the 1870’s. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Town Board in 1883 and was appointed Mayor in May of 1883 to fill the unexpired term of C. P. Cox. McNamar was elected Mayor in May 1884 but resigned his office in November. He moved to Concord by 1887 where he was a candidate for Mayor in that year. In 1889 H. McNamar was the proprietor of the Morris House in Concord. In 1896 he was an unsuccessful candidate for Cabarrus County Cotton Weigher. In 1900 McNamar was listed as a millright residing in Township #12, Cabarrus Co. McNamar and his wife are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of Hezekiah McNamar and Clementine Culp:
1) George Eugene McNamar (b. 17 Mar 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 May 1886, Cabarrus Co. NC ). (NC College ’84).
2) Minna Genolia McNamar (b. 7 Jun 1868, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Feb 1943). Married John L. Brown.
3) Virginia McNamar (b. Abt 1870, NC, d. Abt 1891, Cabarrus Co. NC).
4) Cornelia McNamar (b. 27 Jan 1872, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Sep 1942, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Zachery E. Scott.
5) Daisey McNamar (b. Abt 1875, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. ???). Married 1st) Emmitt Swink; 2nd) J. H. Mason; 3rd) William H. Jones.
[3] John Jacob Misenheimer (b. cir 1823, NC, d. 4 Oct 1888, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Jacob J. Misenheimer and Christina Dry. In 1850 he was employed as a clerk in the Krimminger & Cox Store in Mt. Pleasant. On 20 March 1848 Misenheimer purchased two tracts of land on the Charleston Rd. (S. Main St) in what later became Mt. Pleasant. Tract #1 [CDB 18, p. 161] was purchased from Matthias Faggart. Tract #2 [CBD 18, p. 290] was fifteen acres adjacent to Tract #1, purchased from W. W. Steadman. Sometime before Dec 1854 Misenheimer took ownership of the old Krimminger & Cox Store on the southeast corner of the Charleston Rd. and the Albemarle Rd. (S. Main St. & E. Franklin St.) in Mt. Pleasant. In 1854 he purchased a twelve sq pole lot adjacent to the store from William W. Reed [CDB 19, p. 481] and a 30 sq pole lot adjacent to “Matthew Petrea’s shop” also in MP [CDB 19, p. 495]. On 5 Apr 1855 in Stanly Co. NC, Misenheimer married Martha Jane Shankle (b. 8 Nov 1827, Montgomery Co. NC, d. 9 Apr 1869, NC). Martha was the daughter of Eli Shankle and Sarah Ivey. By 1860 J. J. Misenheimer owned real estate valued at $2,300 and personal property valued at $2,800 (including two slaves). On 7 Jul 1862, Misenheimer enlisted in Co. E, 59th Regt., NC State Troops. His Regiment was later designated the 4th NC Cavalry. Misenheimer attained the rank of Sergeant and was captured twice during the war, once at South Mountain, MD on 4 Jul 1863, and again at Petersburg, VA on 3 Apr 1865. In 1868 Misenheimer was elected as a Cabarrus County Commissioner but did not serve. Misenheimer’s first wife died in April, 1869 and in August he purchased a two acre tract on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant from Daniel Barrier [CDB 22, p. 332] and occupied or built a residence there. Misenheimer was also on the Board of Trustees of Mont Amoena Seminary in 1869. On 21 Jun 1870, Misenheimer married Elizabeth J. Allen (b. 4 Oct 1836, Stanly Co. NC, d. 12 Feb 1916, Cabarrus Co. NC). Elizabeth was the daughter of William Allen and Nancy Crump. She had been married previously to John Randle. J. J. Misenheimer served on the Mt. Pleasant Town Board in 1877, 1883 & 1886. When he died in 1888, his land, consisting of nine lots totaling 138 acres, was divided among his children and wife [See Mt. Pleasant Deeds]. J. J. Misenheimer and his two wives are buried at the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of J. J. Misenheimer and Martha Shankle:
1) Abram Crews Misenheimer (b. 8 Oct 1856, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Aug 1857, Cabarrus Co. NC).
2) Mary Bell “Mamie” Misenheimer (b. 16 Aug 1858, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Apr 1946, Iredell Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ‘69). Married John Franklin Shoemaker (NC College ’69).
3) Eliza Ann Misenheimer (b. 16 Dec 1860, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Jan 1938, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’69). Married Alfred Mathias Almond.
4) Martha Jane Misenheimer (b. 22 Apr 1863, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Sep 1954, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’69). Married Robert Lee McAllister (NC College ’77).
5) Charles J. Misenheimer (b. 23 Nov 1865, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. Abt 1952, OK. (NC College ‘80). Married Hattie Lee Anderson.
6) Cora Jane Misenheimer (b. 15 Feb 1868, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Apr 1933, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Moses L. Buchanan.
Children of J. J. Misenheimer and Elizabeth Allen:
7) Crump Allen Misenheimer (b. 16 May 1871, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Jan 1944, Comanche Co. OK). (NC College ’86). Married Ida E. Carter.
8) Hattie Misenheimer (b. 24 Feb 1873, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 Aug 1926, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’93). Married Jesse H. Barnhardt.
9) Effie Mae Misenheimer (b. 21 Dec 1874, Cabarrus Co. NC, d 11 Apr 1946, McDowell Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’97). Married Paul W. Tucker (NC College ’94).
10) Bessie Kate Misenheimer (b. 12 Oct 1876, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Aug 1939, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Augustus N. James
[4] George Richmond Pearson Miller (b. 23 Jun 1842, NC, d. 22 Oct 1920, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Wesley T. Miller and Mary “Polly” Barringer. On 7 Sep 1861, he enlisted in Co. H, 8th NC Regt. “Cabarrus Phalanx”. Miller was captured at Roanoke Island on 8 Feb 1862, paroled on 21 Feb 1862 and exchanged in Aug 1862. He was captured at Globe Tavern (Weldon RR), VA on 7 Sep 1864 and confined at Pt. Lookout, MD until transferred to Boulware’s Wharf, VA for exchange on 16 Mar 1865. Miller married Margaret Lodema Culp in Cabarrus Co. NC on 6 Dec 1866. Margaret (b. 8 Jun 1846, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Jun 1921, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of George Culp and Polly Barrier. In March 1870, Miller purchased from Jacob Ludwig a one acre lot in MP on S. Main St. [CDB 24, p. 9] and moved into the town (from Township #7). G. R. P. Miller was a member of the MP Town Board in 1883 & 1885. He was a carpenter and was mentioned in local newspapers as constructing a bridge across Dutch Buffalo Creek near Barringer’s Mill north of Mt. Pleasant in 1887. He also managed the construction of buildings at the Cabarrus County Fairgrounds in 1888. Also in 1888, Miller and Jonas Cook were appointed to “open the books” to solicit subscriptions for stock in the proposed Weldon to Charlotte Railroad that was to be routed through Mt. Pleasant (the railroad was never built). G. R. P. Miller and his wife are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Edward Eugene Miller (b. 12 May 1867, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Oct 1875, Cabarrus Co. NC).
2) Virginia Alice Miller (b. 8 May 1870, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Oct 1930, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Henry Lee Robinson.
3) Lillie B. Miller (b. Abt 1873, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Dec 1975, Los Angeles Co. CA). Married Harry M. Jewell.
4) Myrtle Ida Miller (b. 2 Jan 1876, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 May 1953, Guilford Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’96). Married John J. Cook.
5) Lewis Ray Miller (b. 6 Jan 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Feb 1945). (NC College ’00, MPCI ’03). Married Martha M. Alexander.
[5] Julian Henderson Thayer (b. 7 Jul 1842, Randolph Co. NC, d. 9 Jun 1909, Cabarrus Co. NC) 
was the son of James Milton Thayer and Anna Snider. Thayer enlisted in Co. F (Mecklenburg Rangers), 63rd Regt. NC State Troops (5th Regt. NC Cavalry) on 7 Jul 1862. He married Nancy Jane Reid in Davidson Co. NC on 22 Oct 1868. Nancy (b. 7 Sep 1849, Davidson Co. NC, d. 8 Mar 1915, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Richmond Reid and Eliza Holmes. Thayer was a machinist who came to the Gold Hill area to install machinery in the gold mines. Around 1877, he moved to Mt. Pleasant and purchased a house on N. Main St. from Jonas Peacock. [See Historic MP #3]. Thayer built a cotton gin and a bucket factory in his back yard but both burned shortly after being put into operation. Julian Thayer invented and patented the Gin Saw Sharpener, which greatly accelerated the process of sharpening the blades used to separate cotton as it was brought into the gin from the farm. He built and distributed the machine from a workshop behind his home. After Thayer’s death in 1909, his son, Charles, took over the business which, by this time, had spread throughout North and South Carolina. The patent to the Gin Saw Sharpener was sold in 1920, but Charles Thayer continued to manufacture and service the machine from the Thayer homeplace until 1943. Julian Thayer was a member of the MP Town Board in 1883. Thayer also held a patent on a “reusable flower pot.” He and Nancy are buried at the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Nerus Leroy Thayer (b. 14 Mar 1870, NC, d. 15 Nov 1950, Richmond, VA). Married Mary E. Wingfield.
2) Carrie Idadora Thayer (b. 18 Aug 1875, NC, d. 26 Jun 1941, Howard Co. AR). Married William B. Simpson.
3) Charles Holmes Thayer (b. 24 May 1880, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Feb 1958, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’00). Married Nell Virginia Wilburn.
[6] Lawson Jeremiah Foil (b 1 Oct 1852, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Oct 1920, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Edmund Foil and Catherine L Kluttz. He attended NC College in 1873 but did not graduate. Sometime before 1876 Foil and Jonas Cook opened Cook & Foil Merchantile on the corner of N. Main St. & W. Franklin St. in Mt. Pleasant in the store formerly owned by Cook’s father [See Historic MP #49]. This business became one of the largest merchantile/hardware establishments in Cabarrus County. Cook & Foil also dealt in real estate and bought and sold multiple properties in eastern Cabarrus County, as well as financing mortgages for land/home owners. In 1876 the business moved across W. Franklin St. and leased a building also owned by Mathew Cook. [See Historic MP #63]. In 1880 L. J. Foil was residing in the boarding house of Mattie Dreher on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. His occupation was listed as “merchant.” On 11 May 1881, in Chesterfield Co. SC, Foil married Mary Annie Wadsworth (b. 20 Sep 1866, SC, d. 3 Sep 1916, Cabarrus Co. NC). Annie was the daughter of Smiley Wadsworth and Mary Evans. In 1884 Foil purchased from H. C. McAllister several lots on W. Franklin St. and built or occupied a house just west of the town square [See Historic MP #59]. In 1893 Foil was one of the original investors in the Mt. Pleasant Mfg. Co which bought out Frick Mfg. Co. and later became Miller Lumber Company [See Historic MP #4]. In 1898, Foil sold his property/house on W. Franklin St. to Adam Nussman and purchased the L. G. Heilig “homestead” on E. Franklin St. [See Historic MP #51]. Foil resided in this house until his death in 1920. During his lifetime L. J. Foil had partial or whole ownership of many properties in Mt. Pleasant including the Bangle Hotel property (1906, partial/1917, full); the mill which later became Mt. Pleasant Milling Co. (1908, partial), and the Merchantile (1917, partial with his sons). L. J. Foil served on the MP Town Board in 1890, 1895, & 1896. He was elected Mayor in 1891 & 1892. He died of a stroke at his home in Mt. Pleasant. He and Annie are buried at the St. James Reformed Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Fred Wadsworth Foil (b. 30 Aug 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Dec 1920, Mecklenburg Co. NC) (NC College ’96). Never married.
2) Harry Edmond Foil (b.13 Apr 1884, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Mar 1937, Cabarrus Co. NC) (NC College ’99, MPCI ’03). Married Nina Genora Nussman.
3) Lee Evans Foil (b. 9 Oct 1886, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Jun 1946, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Ella Rosa Moose (Mont Amoena ’04).
[7] Solomon Calvin Fisher (b. 21 Jan 1850, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Jul 1924, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Solomon R. Fisher and Christina Foutz. He married Louisa C. Smith in Cabarrus Co. on 2 Mar 1871. Louisa (b. 20 Oct 1848, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Aug 1934, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of George A. Smith and Mary Clayton. In April 1873, S. C. Fisher purchased from his father nineteen acres of land adjacent to John L. Rimer. In 1880, S. C. Fisher was residing in household #57 in Township #6 (Rimer) Cabarrus Co. NC. He was “elected” constable by the MP Town Board in May 1883 but there is no record of him living in Mt. Pleasant, nor any further mention of him in the Town Minutes. In 1903 S. C. Fisher purchased a twenty-five sq rod lot on St. Mary’s St. in Concord, NC. In 1910 Fisher was residing in Ward #2 in Concord. He was employed in a textile mill. S. C. Fisher and his wife are buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, NC.
Children:
1) Mary Ellie Fisher (b. 19 Mar 1872, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Jan 1943, Rowan Co. NC). Married George Thomas Bost.
2) Minnie Corabelle Fisher (b. 5 Oct 1875, NC, d. 27 Dec 1953, Cleveland Co. NC). Married Tobias R. Penninger.
3) Rosie C. Fisher (b. 8 Jan 1878, Stanly Co. NC, d. 16 Jan 1967, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Richard Daniel Mabery.
4) Jason Holmes Fisher (b. 1 Feb 1883, NC, d. 2 Jul 1966, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Susan B. Mabery.
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[8] Paul Alexander Barrier (b. 12 Mar 1833, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 May 1909, Cabarrus Co. NC) 
was the son of Moses Barrier and Sallie Nussman. Paul A. Barrier was one of the first students to attend the Western Carolina Male Academy in Mt. Pleasant in 1855. After finishing his course work at this school, he began his study of medicine under the instruction of Dr. John L. Henderson in Mt. Pleasant. Barrier later took lectures in medicine at the Long Island College Hospital from which he received his medical degree in 1860. He was living with his parents in July 1860. Barrier received his license to practice medicine in North Carolina on 6 May 1861 and returned to Mt. Pleasant. On 6 Aug 1861, Dr. Barrier volunteered for service in Co. H, 8th NC Regiment, CSA. He served with this Company for ten months during which time he was captured at Roanoke Island, NC and paroled to return home awaiting exchange. In June of 1862, while still on parole, Dr. Barrier was transferred to the 4th Virginia/34th Virginia Regiment where he served as a Regimental Surgeon until he was again captured and imprisoned in Ohio until the end of the War. Following his release from prison at the end of the war, Dr. Barrier returned to Mt. Pleasant and resumed his medical practice while living with his Uncle Mathias Barrier. After his mentor, Dr. Henderson, moved to Concord about 1875, Barrier purchased Henderson’s residence and opened an office next to the house on N. Main Street [See Historic MP #35 & 36]. Dr. Barrier married Mary Cooper Bangle in Mt. Pleasant on 3 May 1876. Mary (b. 25 Nov 1852, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Jun 1928, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Daniel Bangle and Cary Farrell. Dr. Barrier served as a Lecturer on Chemistry, Anatomy, and Physiology at NC College in 1872-’73 and from 1875-’80. He also served as the primary Physician for the College and for Mt. Amoena Female Seminary. He served on the Mt. Pleasant Board of Health for several terms from 1883 through 1900 and was a Town Commissioner from 1889 through 1893. Barrier was a charter member of the Patterson Masonic Lodge (#307) in Mt. Pleasant and one of the original investors in the Mt. Pleasant Mfg. Co which bought out Frick Mfg. Co. in 1893 and later became Miller Lumber Company [See Historic MP #4]. Dr. Barrier died at his residence in Mt. Pleasant on 9 May 1909 and was buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. An oft repeated story in Mt. Pleasant relates that following his death, Dr. Barrier’s wife, who very much resented her husband’s “devotion” to his work, had his horse “put down” and buried in the backyard of her home along with Barrier’s carriage and many of his medical instruments. She later donated most of his medical books to the Mt. Pleasant Collegiate Institute. In 1915 through 1920, Mary Barrier was living with her son, Horace, in Spokane, WA. She died in 1928 while living with her daughter in Murphy, Cherokee Co. NC. She is buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Horace Bangle Barrier (b. 22 Feb 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Apr 1941, Spokane Co. WA) (NC College ’90). Never married.
2) Ralph Waldo Barrier (b. 30 Jul 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Jun 1964, Catawba Co. NC) (NC College ’92). Married Lenna Lee Stevens.
3) Anna Belle Barrier (b. 25 Jul 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Jan 1971, Cherokee Co. NC) (Mont Amoena ’04). Married William M. Axley.
[9] John Wesley Moose (b. 7 Feb 1853, Stanly Co NC, d. 12 May 1919, Parker Co. TX) was the son of George Moose and Hannah Moody and brother of A. W. Moose. John entered NC College in 1871 and graduated in 1877. He attended Medical School at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, MD, graduating in 1880. In 1880 he was residing in the household of Daniel A. Sides in Mt. Pleasant. Dr. Moose married Rose A. Wadsworth at the Mont Amoena Female Seminary in Mt. Pleasant on 25 May 1882. Rose (b. 19 Jul 1860, Chesterfield Co. SC, d. 19 Feb 1943, Parker Co. TX) was the daughter of Daniel Wadsworth and Sarah Vick. She was a teacher at Mont Amoena Seminary at the time of her marriage. Also in 1882 Dr. Moose built a house on E. Franklin St. in Mt. Pleasant [See Historic MP #75] and together with his brother, A. W. Moose, a Pharmacist, established a Medical Office/Pharmacy in the H. C. McAllister store located “beside” Heilig’s store on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. Dr. Moose was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Town Board in 1884 & 1885 and served on the Town Board of Health in 1886 & 1887. Moose was also an “inventor” and received two patents for devices he created around 1888. One patent was for a machine to manage horse kicking and the second was for a baseball bat containing a metal rod through its core. Dr. John Moose moved to Texas in Feb 1889 and began a medical practice in Parker County, TX. He sold his share of Moose Brothers Co. in MP to a dentist, Augustus Dreher. The pharmacy was eventually moved to W. Franklin St. where it still exists today, owned and operated by descendants of A. W. Moose [See Historic MP #65]. Dr. Moose died in Parker County, TX in 1919 and is buried at the Springtown Cemetery, Parker Co. TX.
Children:
1) Oliver V. Moose (b. 12 Jun 1884, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Apr 1893, TX).
2) Frank McAlpine Moose (b. 30 May 1886, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Oct 1964). Married Delores May Bezold. Colonel F. M. Moose was a Medical Officer in WWI & WWII. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
3) Nola W. Moose (b. 16 Dec 1888, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Nov 1973, Harris Co. TX). Married Hansford Lee Culwell.
4) Ray M. Moose (b. 14 Mar 1891, Parker Co. TX, d. 26 Oct 1918, Washington, DC). Married Elsie Clyde Shepard.
5) Clyde Vanpool Moose (b. 3 Mar 1893, Parker Co. TX, d. 14 Feb 1985, Tarrant Co. TX). Married Ruby Taylor
[10] John Michael Harkey (b.13 Mar 1822, Cabarrus Co. NC , d. 9 Dec 1886, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of David Harkey and Catherine Eudy. John married Julia Jordan in Cabarrus Co. NC on 3 Oct 1845. Julia was born in NC on 28 Jul 1828 in NC. She died in Concord on 29 Apr 1901. In 1856 John M. Harkey was appointed agent and given power of attorney by his brother and sisters to sell their interest in the land inherited from their father, David Harkey. The land was described as 259 acres on Dutch Buffalo Creek (east of Mt. Pleasant) [CDB 20, p. 101 & CDB 20, p 104]. In 1857, L. G. Heilig purchased 127 acres of this land and in that same year J. M. Harkey purchased from Mathew Cook a ¼ acre lot on the Charleston Rd. (N. Main St.) in Mt. Pleasant [CDB 41, p. 416, See MP Deeds]. In 1860 Harkey was listed as a merchant residing in household #15 in Mt. Pleasant. In April 1864, Harkey purchased from Dr. John L. Henderson a 146 sq pole lot adjacent to his earlier purchase [CDB 42, p 35]. At this same time Harkey sold to Henderson an eighty-one sq pole lot nearby [CDB 41, p..305]. Harkey built a residence on his property sometime before 1870 [See Historic MP #31]. He also owned a lot on the north end of N. Main St. which appears to have been once owned by his mother’s family. Harkey sold this lot to Julian Thayer in 1877 [See Historic MP #3]. In 1878 Harkey represented Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in a purchase of one acre of land from L. G. Heilig [CDB 41, p. 311] which became the church cemetery [See Historic MP #28]. He was appointed to the MP Board of Health in 1883. J. M. Harkey and Julia Harkey are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Mary Lewisina Harkey (b. 29 Oct 1846, NC, d. 20 Sep 1848, NC).
2) Martha Eve Harkey (b. 10 Oct 1849, NC, d. 3 Aug 1938, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Benjamin F. Rogers (NC College ’59).
3) Daniel P. Harkey (b. 31 May 1852, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 Mar 1870, Cabarrus Co. NC).
4) William Leonard Harkey (b. 10 Mar 1858, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Apr 1922, Davidson Co. NC) (NC College ’72). Married Maggie G. Conrad.
5) Victor Harris Harkey (b. 15 Dec 1861, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Jan 1930, Bourbon Co. KS). (NC College ’69 & ’75)
6) John Michael Harkey, Jr. (b. 31 Jan 1864, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Jun 1912, Davidson Co. NC). Married Sarah Jane Elizabeth Suther.
7) Thomas H. Harkey (b. 6 Oct 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Sep 1898, Hickman Co. KY). (NC College ’81). Married Edna Virginia Kerr.
8) James Bachman Harkey (b. 10 Oct 1869, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Sep 1922, Mobile Co. AL). (NC College ’88). Married Eula Eudora Wells.
9) Anne Harkey (b. Aft 1880, d. 19 Aug 1888, NC).
[11] William Steadman Hartsell (b. 22 Feb 1848, Stanly Co. NC, d. 13 Dec 1927, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Aaron Hartsell and Caroline Dunn. He married Mary B. Shumaker in Cabarrus Co. NC about 1873. Mary (b. 2 Feb 1855, Davie Co. NC, d. 30 Sep 1933, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Wesley D. Shumaker and Lucy Pennington [See Annotation #22]. In 1879, Hartsell purchased an eighty sq pole lot in Mt. Pleasant from John M. Freeze. This lot was adjacent to Jesse Skeen on E. Franklin St. [CDB 40, p. 581]. In 1880 Hartsell was residing in household #15 in Mt. Pleasant. In 1883 W. S. Hartsell purchased from H. C. McAllister an eighty acre tract of land from the Henry Shoe estate in Township #8 near Mt. Pleasant [CDB 40, p 579]. William Hartsell and E. D. Lentz [See Annotation #12] owned and operated a Tannery on E. Franklin St. in Mt. Pleasant and later Hartsell operated a grocery store near this location [See MP Deeds]. Hartsell served in various public offices for the Town of Mt. Pleasant. In 1883, he was selected by the Board of Commissioners to fill the unexpired term of Hezekiah McNamar, who had previously been appointed Mayor. In 1884 & 1885, Hartsell was appointed Constable & Tax Collector, and in 1886 he served both as a member of the Town Board and as Constable. In 1892, Hartsell served on the Town Board of Health and in January of 1894, he was again appointed to the Board of Commissioners to fill the unexpired term of D. A. Sides. In 1910, W. S. Hartsell was residing in household #53 on E. Franklin St. in Mt. Pleasant. In 1920 Hartsell was listed as a grocery store owner residing on E. Franklin St. in Mt. Pleasant. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church and the MP Masonic Lodge. Hartsell died of cancer at the Concord Hospital in 1927. He and his wife are buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, NC.
Children:
1) Augustus Franklin Hartsell (b. 21 Sep 1872, NC, d. 30 Jun 1940, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’87). Married Margaret Louise Castor.
2) Charles Asbery Hartsell (b. 31 Jan 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 May 1942, Rowan Co. NC.) Married Emma (Graham) Long.
3) Lewis Hartsell (b. 21 Sep 1885, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Jan 1914, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’99, MPCI ‘10). Married Elizabeth Florence Long.
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[12] Edmund Deberry Lentz (b. 22 Oct 1829, NC, d. 29 May 1900, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Dewalt W. Lentz and Sarah Lipe. Edmund D. Lentz married Barbara Shaver in Rowan Co. on 4 Aug 1851. Barbara (b. 6 May 1827, Rowan Co. NC,d. 20 Jun 1900, NC) was the daughter of John Shaver and Rebecca Reed. In 1860, E. D. and Barbara Lentz were residing in the Gold Hill District of Rowan Co. NC. Lentz was listed as a farmer, however, he was also a tailor and apparently was exempted from service in the Confederate Army. In 1864, Lentz purchased from John Shimpock a four acre tract of land in Mt. Pleasant on N. Main St. [CDB 21, p. 339]. This property had previously belonged to former NC College President, Rev. D. H. Bittle, and contained a house designed by Bittle’s wife, Susan [See Historic MP #9]. In 1869 Lentz purchased a three acre tract of land near his first tract from Dr. John L. Henderson [CDB 23, p. 132]. In 1872 Lentz purchased a lot in MP on E. Franklin St. from L. G. Heilig from which he operated a tanyard. In 1878 Lentz purchased from Monroe Melchor a 458 acre tract of land (a portion of Christopher Melchor’s estate) that included land on Dutch Buffalo Creek extending into Mt. Pleasant along E. Franklin St. Lentz became a prominent merchant and farmer in Mt. Pleasant and was involved in many other land transactions in and around the town. His name appears frequently in the Town Minutes and he was a stockholder in Kindley Textile Mill [See Historic MP #45]. At some time Lentz owned a lot on Union St. in Concord and the mineral spring in Misenheimer, Stanly County. In 1893 he was one of the original investors in the Mt. Pleasant Mfg. Co. which bought out Frick Mfg. Co. and later became Miller Lumber Company [See Historic MP #4]. At the time of his death in 1900 Lentz’s estate listed a 490 acre farm on Dutch Buffalo Creek where “two schools and two cotton mills” were located. Also listed were his residence, a tanyard, four vacant lots, and “the Rogers lot” in Mt. Pleasant. E. D. and Barbara Lentz are buried at Luther’s Lutheran Cemetery, Rowan Co. NC.
Child:
1) Cladory C. Lentz (b. 1 Aug 1852, Rowan Co. NC, d. 30 Sep 1854, Rowan Co. NC). Gravestone at Luther’s Lutheran Cemetery in Rowan Co. NC states she died at the age of 2 yrs, 1mo, 29 days.
[Pg. 3, March 27th 1884]
[13] John Lentz (b. 15 Nov 1819, Rowan Co. NC, d. 19 May 1905, Gaston Co. NC) was the son of 
Dewalt Lentz, Jr. and Catherine Miller. He married Sophia Saline Heilig in Rowan Co. NC on 24 May 1841. Sophia (b. 24 Oct 1823, Rowan Co. NC, d. 10 Jun 1905, Gaston Co. NC) was the daughter of John Heilig and Christina Miller. In 1860 John Lentz and his family were residing in Rowan Co. NC. He was listed as a farmer owning real estate valued at $3,780 and personal property valued at $2,802, which included two slaves. In May, 1862, Lentz purchased from P. B. C. Smith, a forty-seven acre tract of land near Mt. Pleasant [CBD 21, p. 253] and in September he purchased another eighty-seven acre tract near MP from the “receiver for the Confederate Court” [CDB 21, p. 290]. In January, 1863 Lentz purchased from William R. Scott the Mt. Pleasant Hotel and some additional adjacent property on N. Main St. in MP for $1,350 in Confederate money [CDB 21, p. 253]. The hotel had been built by Scott in 1853. [See Historic MP #39 & #41]. In 1870 Lentz was living in Township #8, Cabarrus Co. and by 1880 he was a resident of MP. Sometime around 1888, Lentz moved to Mt. Holly in Gaston Co. NC and he sold his Cabarrus property to his son, Luther A. Lentz. John and Sophia Lentz remained in Mt. Holly until their deaths in 1905. They are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Sophia Augusta Lentz (b. 8 Sep 1843, Rowan Co. NC, d. bef 1850, NC).
2) Luther Augustus Lentz (b. 26 Apr 1845, Rowan Co. NC, d. 13 Jul 1918, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Laura Isabella Barrier.
3) John Mosheim Lentz (b. 1 Aug 1850, Rowan Co. NC, d. ???).
4) Ellen Maria Lentz (b. 19 Jul 1852, Rowan Co. NC, d. 10 May 1906, Lincoln Co. NC). Married Laban Jonathan Rhyne (NC College ’74).
5) Albert Percy Lentz (b. 3 Jan 1855, Rowan Co. NC d. 13 Apr 1907, NC). (NC College ’71). Married Minnie Margaret Lineberger.
6) William Harrison Lentz (b. 25 Dec 1857, Rowan Co. NC, d. ???).
7) Lawson Heilig Lentz (b. 3 Nov 1858, Rowan Co. NC, D. 21 Aug 1909, Rowan Co. NC). (NC College ’73). Married Eugenia A. M. Troutman.
8) Paul Erastus Heilig Lentz (b. 6 Oct 1860, Cabarrus Co. NC, 8 May 1915, Gaston Co. NC). (NC College ’75, ’00). Married Sarah Catherine Suggs.
9) Mattie L. Lentz (b. 13 Jun 1863, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Sep 1936, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Edmund M. Asbury.
[14] Tradition states that the Town Calaboose (jail) was a small, very uncomfortable cagelike enclosure that may have been portable. It is known, based upon these and other Town records, that the calaboose was located for some period of time near the Adam Nussman’s residence on W. Franklin St. [See Annotation #119]. Other records and a long standing town tradition relate that the calaboose was periodically moved via wagon from place to place within the town where different persons were paid a small fee to feed and maintain any prisoners. Even though several Town ordinances called for the incarceration of individuals for a variety of offenses, it was related by older citizens that the calaboose was very seldom used and when it was occupied, the “residents” were usually by someone who had been too inebriated to make their way home in the evening and simply needed a place to “sleep it off”.
[Pg. 3, April 19th 1884]
[15] Jonas Cook (b. 28 Feb 1842,Gaston Co. NC d. 21 Apr 1912,Cabarrus Co. NC) 
was the son of Mathew Cook and Mary M. Costner. Jonas was born in Gaston Co. NC, but moved with his parents to Cabarrus Co. after 1845.He attended the Western NC Male Academy and was a member of the first class of NC College in 1859. Prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, Jonas was a Clerk with the Cabarrus County Court, but with the coming of the war, he joined two other local men, Rufus Barrier and Jacob File, to organize a company of men to serve in the NC State Troops, On 6 Aug 1861, Jonas officially enlisted as a 2nd Lt. in his company named the “Cabarrus Phalanx.” This company was mustered into service in the NC State Troops and later the Confederate army as Co. H, 8th NC Regt. In February of 1862, Jonas was captured with most of Co. H at Roanoke Island, NC. He was exchanged in August of 1862 and promoted to 1st Lt. on 18 Nov 1862. In February, 1864 Jonas was promoted to Captain of Co. H and continued to serve with that unit until severely wounded in the arm at Ware Bottom, VA on 20 May 1864. After the war Jonas returned to Mt. Pleasant and married Martha Regina Shimpock on 8 Jul 1868. Martha (b. 9 Mar 1841, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 Feb 1893, Cabarrus Co. NC), was the daughter of John Shimpock and Christina Miller. Jonas Cook became a highly respected and influential member of the Mt. Pleasant community. He served as a Justice of the Peace and Magistrate; three terms as Postmaster, three terms as a member of the Town Board, and as Mayor for several terms. He served as the Treasurer for NC College and MPCI from 1867-1911. In 1876, Cook and L. J. Foil opened Cook and Foil’s on W. Franklin St. This general merchandise store became the largest retail establishment in Mt. Pleasant, and the business was heavily involved in real estate in and around Mt. Pleasant. In 1893 Cook was one of the original investors (he served as Treasurer) in the Mt. Pleasant Mfg. Co. which bought out Frick Mfg. Co. and later became Miller Company [See Historic MP #4]. In 1896, Jonas Cook, now a widower, inherited the Shimpock home on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant [See Annotation #39 & Historic MP #9]. The residence remained in the Cook family until 1999. Cook was listed in a newspaper as the Mayor of Mt. Pleasant in 1875, and Town Board minutes show that he was re-elected again in 1899 & 1900. He was a member of the Town Board in 1906 & 1907. He also served two terms as a Cabarrus County Commissioner, 1884-1886 and 1902-1904. He and Martha are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Mary Jane Christine Cook (b. 17 Apr 1869, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 Oct 1949, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’81). Married William Jennings Boger (NC College BA’93, AM ’96).
2) John Mathew Cook (b. 15 Oct 1870, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Feb 1924, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College BS ’90, AM. 96). Married Alma Shirey (Mont Amoena ’94).
3) Lela Regina Cook (b. 1 Feb 1873, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Apr 1957, Guilford Co. NC). Mont Amoena ’89). Married Charles Dean Cobb (NC College PhB ’95, AM ’98).
4) Walter Miller Cook (b. 10 Feb 1875, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Oct 1952, Rowan Co. NC). (NC College BA ’95, AM ’98). Married Lillian Foust.
5) Winona Cook (b. 18 Jul 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Mar 1969, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’98). Married Luther Schaffer Shirey (NC College BA ’95, AM ’98).
6) Anna Maria Cook (b. 2 Oct 1879, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Dec 1879, Cabarrus Co. NC).
7) Agnes Wilhelmina Cook (b. 2 Nov 1880, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Apr 1963, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (Mont Amonea ’01). Married David Johnston (NC College ’96).
8) Karl Michael Cook (b. 21 Apr 1884, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Nov 1965, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’99). Never married.
[16] Lawson Gilbert Heilig (b. 10 Feb 1831, Rowan Co. NC, d. 4 May 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC) was 
the son of George Heilig and Sally Furr. L. G. Heilig inherited a large portion of his father’s estate in Rowan County near Gold Hill which included a very rich gold mine. He moved to the vicinity of Mt. Pleasant around 1854 and married Mary Ann Shimpock (b. 9 Dec 1837, NC, d. 19 Oct 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC) on 1 Nov 1854. Mary was the daughter of John Shimpock and Elizabeth Barrier. Between 1855 and 1880, L. G. Heilig purchased almost 600 acres of land in and near Mt. Pleasant. All of the land appears to have been on the east side of MP and extended from the Melchor estate north of the town to the Daniel Barrier lands south of the town. In 1857 Heilig purchased the Melchor’s Store building on the corner of the Salisbury Rd. (N. Main St.) and Concord Rd. (E. Franklin St.) [See Historic MP #50]. In 1858 Heilig built a residence on E. Franklin St. just behind the store. [See Historic MP #51]. In 1860, L. G. Heilig, age 29 owned 9 slaves and other personal property valued at $15,000 and real estate valued at $4,050. He owned three lots in the town of Mt. Pleasant valued at $3,650. Heilig was on the “building committee” for the Society Halls at NC College in 1859 and served multiple terms on the Board of Trustees of the College beginning in 1861. During the Civil War Heilig commanded the local home guard and retained the rank of Major. He was President of the NC College Board in 1871-’72. Heilig also served on the Board of Trustees of Mont Amoena Seminary. In 1873 he was elected President of the Board of Directors of the newly formed “National Bank of Cabarrus.” In 1876 Heilig was elected to the NC State Senate from District 28 (Stanly & Cabarrus) on the Democratic Ticket. He served one term. In 1877 Heilig was a member of the MP Town Board. In 1880 Heilig and John D. Barrier formed a partnership to open a tannery in MP. The tannery was located on the Albemarle Rd. (E. Franklin St) just outside the MP Town limits (east of present day Washington St.). Heilig also owned a grist mill near Mt. Pleasant. Heilig’s obituary in the Salisbury Carolina Watchman in 1889 stated that he had served several terms as Mayor of Mt. Pleasant but no record of the exact dates exists. L. G. Heilig and his wife are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Ellen Jane Heilig (b. 16 Nov 1855, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Sep 1929, Stanly Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’70). Married Sidney H. Hearne.
2) Horace Edgar Heilig (b. 28 Jan 1858, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Jan 1862, Cabarrus Co. NC).
3) Mary Lizzie Heilig (b. 4 Mar 1860, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 May 1906, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’70). Married Henry W. Betts (NC College BA ’77, AM ’80).
4) Clarence Gilbert Heilig (b. 26 May 1862, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Sep 1941, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College BA ’80). Married Emma Regina Barrier (Mont Amoena ‘75).
5) Cora Regina Heilig (b. 27 Aug 1864, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Jul 1865, Cabarrus Co. NC).
6) Charles Augustus Heilig (b. 20 May 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Jul 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC).
7) Lawson Edwin Heilig (b. 13 Aug 1867, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 Sep 1910, Burke Co. NC). (NC College BA ’87). Married Catherine Loretta Kindley.
8) Lewis Herbert Heilig (b. 21 Apr 1870, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 Aug 1923, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’84). Never married.
9) George John Heilig (b. 29 Jun 1872, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 May 1944, Jackson Co. IL). (NC College ’86). Married Josepha Aurelia Linn.
10) Caleb Paul Heilig (b. 21 May 1875, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Sep 1875, Cabarrus Co. NC).
11) Grace Gertrude Heilig (b. 1 Nov 1876, Cabarrus Co. NC, d.12 Sep 1947, Chester Co. SC). (Mont Amoena ’96). Married Edwin Alanson Hall.
12) Thomas Bayard Heilig (b. 4 Jan 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Jun 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC).
[17] William R. Rose (27 Oct 1851, NC, d. 3 Oct 1890 Cabarrus Co. NC) son of Robert Rose and Cassandra Booe [See Annotation #20]. In 1870 William Rose was residing with his parents in Davie Co. NC. W. R. Rose entered NC College in January, 1872 but he did not graduate. Rose’s uncle, Dr. L. R. Rose [See Annotation #30] resided in Mt. Pleasant and William’s parents moved to MP about 1874. Rose married Mary C. Cox in Cabarrus Co. NC abt 1879. Mary Cox (b. 28 Jul 1856, NC, d. 21 Jun 1894, Stanly Co. NC) was the daughter of C. P. Cox and Catherine Smith. In 1880 W. R. Rose was living with his in-laws in MP and working in his father-in-law’s store [See Annotation #1]. There is no record of Rose purchasing any property in Cabarrus County or any information concerning his residence after 1880. At the time of his death in 1890 Rose’s obituary stated that he was a member of the firm of C. P. Cox & Company, Albemarle, NC. William R. Rose is buried at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Charles Dewey Rose (b. 17 Aug 1880, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 Feb 1953, Maricopa Co. AZ). Married Mattie Catherine Milton.
2) Robert H. Rose (b. 5 Jun 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Sep 1905, NC).
3) Barry E. Rose (b. Dec 1886, NC, d. Abt. 1908).
4) Frank Ray Rose (b. 21 Mar 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 31 Dec 1964, Durham Co. NC). Married Mildred Estelle English.
[Pg. 4, May 10th 1884]
[18] Augustus Cicero Barrier (b. 2 Feb 1844, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Jan 1926, Cabarrus Co. NC) 
was the son of Daniel Barrier and Nancy Matheson. He attended the Western Carolina Male Academy and was a member of the first class of NC College in 1859. Barrier served in the Civil War with Co. H, 8th NC Regt., being promoted to 1st Sgt. in 1864. He was captured at Ft. Harrison, VA on 30 Sep 1864 and imprisoned at Point Lookout, MD until transferred to Boulware’s Wharf and exchanged on 19 Mar 1865. After returning from the war, Barrier married Rosana Jane Shimpock on 13 May 1869. Rosana (b. 23 Mar 1846, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Jun 1925, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of John Shimpock and Christina Miller. A. C. Barrier was an instructor of vocal music at Mont Amoena Seminary in 1869-’70. In 1871 Barrier purchased from Dr. P. J. A. Haines a four acre tract of land on the Charleston Rd. (S. Main St) where he built his residence [See Historic MP #88]. In 1872 Barrier purchased 165 acres of land near his residence from his father. A. C. Barrier was a very successful farmer and one of the founding members of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Mt. Pleasant. He was one of the founding members of the Mt. Pleasant Brass Band in 1877 and managed the MP Cornet Club in the 1890’s. He was a strong supporter of NC College and MPCI. In 1920 he held a $1,000 note on the Institute which was paid off in that year. A. C. Barrier served on the MP Board of Commissioners in 1885, 1889 & 1895. He and Jane are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Ernest Edgar Barrier (b. 27 Aug 1871, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Mar 1909, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’87). Married Mary E. Bost.
2) Mabel Christine Barrier (b. 28 Nov 1874, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Feb 1938, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’93). Married Eustice Manardy Dry (NC College ’99).
3) Hugh Winfred Barrier (b. 19 Aug 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 Dec 1913, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’92). Married Blanche B. Moody.
4) Howard Miller Barrier (b. 29 Apr 1880, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Apr 1970, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’00). Never married.
5) Susan L. Barrier (b. Abt 1883, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. ???).
6) Annie Lettie Barrier (b. 27 Feb 1884, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Jun 1967, Stanly Co. NC). Married Clarence R. Shankle.
7) Whitfield Augustus Barrier (b. 11 Dec 1886, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Mar 1943). (MPCI ’04). Married Rose Amanda Smith.
[19] William Job Heilig (b. 13 Feb 1832, Rowan Co. NC, d. 24 Dec 1901, NC) was the son of Michael Heilig and Salome Josey. In 1870, W. J. Heilig was residing in Gold Hill, NC in the household of Mary Heilig, the widow of William’s cousin, Caleb A. Heilig. He was listed as the operator of a grist mill. In 1875, W. J. Heilig was appointed Postmaster of Heilig’s Mill in Rowan Co. NC. In 1880 W. J. Heilig was residing in Mt. Pleasant at the boarding house of his cousin, Mattie Heilig Dreher, widow of Rev. Daniel Dreher [See Annotation #23]. He was listed as a laborer. In May 1880 Heilig purchased from Alexander Foil a one acre lot on Walnut St. [CDB 57, p. 457] and in January 1881 he bought from W. R. Scott a 12 sq. pole lot near the Lentz Hotel in MP. (These deeds were not filed until 1902, one year after Heilig died.) W. J. Heilig was elected to the MP Town Board from 1884-1887 and 1894. In August of 1887, he was appointed Mayor to fill the unexpired term of Robert Rose [See Annotations #20 & #58]. In 1900 Heilig was still living in the Dreher boarding house. He was listed as a farmer. Heilig never married. At his death in 1901 his estate was valued at $400 and was divided among nephews, Green Heilig and, O. L. Heilig, and his grand-neice, Julia Coon. Heilig is buried at St. James Reformed Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
[20] Robert Rose (b. 12 Dec 1821, VA, d. 29 Oct 1905, Forsyth Co. NC) was the son of Littleberry Rose and Elizabeth Wellman and the brother of Dr. Littleberry R. Rose [see Annotation #30]. He married Cassandra Booe in Davie Co. NC on 30 Mar 1848. Cassandra (b. 1 Jan 1827, NC, d. 14 Oct 1891, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Phillip Booe and Nellie Sain. Rose served in the 77th Regiment, NC Junior Reserves in the Civil War. In 1870 Robert Rose and his family were residing in Mocksville, Davie Co. NC. He was listed as a farmer with real estate valued at $5,000. About 1874 Robert Rose and his family appear to have moved to Mt. Pleasant as his wife, Cassandra, was named as the purchaser (from W. Eudy) of a 1 1/2 acre lot in Mt. Pleasant adjacent to her brother-in-law, Dr. L. R. Rose. To secure this land, Robert & Cassandra Rose borrowed $900 from William W. Reed of Mt. Pleasant, using as collateral a 295 acre tract of land on Little Buffalo Creek for which Rose had “contracted and partially paid,” belonging to Roxanna Barrier, widow of Col. Rufus Barrier. (This was part of the estate of Col. Barrier’s father, Mathias Barrier.) [See CDB 25, p. 247]. The loan was satisfied in 1881. In 1880 Robert Rose was living in Township #7 and listed as a farmer. In 1884 Rose purchased a six acre tract of land from the estate of Jacob Ludwig located in Mt. Pleasant on the Concord Rd. (W. Franklin St.) adjacent to his brother, Dr. L. R. Rose [CDB 42, p. 466]. Robert Rose was elected to the MP Town Board in 1884 and appointed Mayor in January 1885 to replace Hezekiah McNamar [See Annotation #2]. Rose was elected Mayor (top vote getter) in 1885, 1886 and 1887. He resigned from the Board in August 1887 [See Annotation #58]. Rose appears to have remained in MP until his wife died in 1891 and then moved back to Davie County before 1894 where he was residing in his sister’s (Emily) household. He was living in Mocksville in 1899. Rose died in 1905 at his son’s home in Winston-Salem. He is buried at the Rose Cemetery in Mocksville, Davie, County. Cassandra is buried (with three of her children ) at Mt. Pleasant, Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Boone M. Rose (b. 3 Feb 1850, Davie Co. NC, d. 24 Feb 1928, Forsyth Co. NC). (NC College ’72). Married Alice Wilson.
2) William R. Rose (b. 27 Oct 1851, NC, d. 3 Oct 1890, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’72). Married Mary C. Cox (Mont Amoena ’69).
3) Laura V. Rose (b. 29 Jul 1853, NC, d. 28 Aug 1890, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’71).
4) Harry M. Rose (b.Abt 1856, NC, d. ???).
5) Randolph M. Rose (b. Abt 1858, NC, d. ???).
6) Robert G. Rose (b. Abt 1861, NC, d. ???).
7) Mary Rose (b. Abt 1868, NC, d. ???).
[21] William Henry Fisher (b. 12 Feb 1847, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 Nov 1918, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Solomon Fisher and Mary Quilman. W. H. Fisher enlisted at age seventeen in Capt. W. D. Barnhardt’s Co. on 21 May 1864. He was mustered into Co. D, 2nd Jr. Reserves Battalion, 72nd NC Regt. on 22 May 1864. He was furloughed for ten days on 11 Nov 1864 for illness. It is unknown if he returned to service. William H. Fisher married (1st) Elizabeth Adeline Barringer in Cabarrus Co. NC on 11 Feb 1870. Elizabeth (b. 20 Apr 1838, NC, d. 5 Oct 1880, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Martin Barringer and Sallie Moose. In 1870, William and Elizabeth Fisher were living with William’s parents in Township #6, Cabarrus County. In 1871, Fisher purchased eighty-four acres of land in Township #7 from his father [CDB 23, p. 231]. In 1879, Fisher purchased a 179 acre tract in Cabarrus Co. from his brother, John V. Fisher [CDB 29, p. 444] and also in 1879 he purchased thirty-three acres on Dutch Buffalo Creek from the estate of his wife’s father [CDB 31, p. 250]. In January, 1880 Fisher purchased a one acre lot in Mt. Pleasant from A. G. Lentz. [CDB 44, p. 534] but he was still living in Township #6 at the time of the census. Fisher’s first wife died in October,1880 [She is buried at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Cabarrus Co. NC]. Fisher moved into MP sometime after his wife’s death and married (2nd) Margaret Shimpock on 8 Feb 1883. Margaret (b. 28 Sep 1849, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Apr 1927, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Daniel Shimpock and Sarah Barnhardt. In 1890 Fisher purchased from E. D. Lentz a 7 1/2 acre tract adjacent to his earlier MP purchase. Sometime between 1880 and 1890 Fisher built a residence on the MP property [See Historic MP #8]. Fisher served on the Mt. Pleasant Town Board in 1884, 1885, 1890, 1895, & 1896. In 1897 Fisher was one of eight investors who purchased the Frick Mfg. Co. in MP and changed the name to Mt. Pleasant Mfg. Co [See Historic MP #4]. This company was a lumber mill/ woodworking business located off N. Main St. In 1899 John L.C. Miller joined this partnership and he and Fisher formed a second business called Fisher & Miller Co. which was a blacksmith/wagon repair, building material business in MP [See Annotation #158]. Fisher sold his share of the business to Miller in 1913. W. H. Fisher and his 2nd wife, Margaret, are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of W. H. Fisher and Elizabeth Barringer:
1) John Deberry Fisher (b. 20 Jun 1872, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 Dec 1945, Fresno Co. CA). (NC College BA ’95, AM ’98). Married Alice Gertrude Blume.
2) Minnie Irene Fisher (b. 18 Feb 1874, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Aug 1959, Rowan Co. NC). Married George Washington Miller.
3) Sarah Alice Fisher (b. 20 Oct 1876, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 Dec 1959, Rowan Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’96). Married John Washington Thomason.
Children of W. H. Fisher and Margaret Shimpock:
4) Harold Holmes Fisher (b. 3 Apr 1884, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Jun 1884, Cabarrus Co. NC)
5) Ora Blanche Fisher (b. 25 Apr 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Jul 1945, NC). (Mont Amoena ’05). Married Jesse Young McEachern,
6) Arthur William Fisher (b. 12 Jan 1890, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Oct 1867, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’99, MPCI ‘03). Married Loula Belle Schaeffer.
[Pg. 4, May 12th 1884]
[22] Wesley David Shoemaker (b. 22 Apr 1834, Iredell Co. NC, d. 17 Dec 1910, Mecklenburg Co. NC) son of William R. Shumaker and Sarah Reynolds. Wesley married Lucy Ann Pennington in Iredell Co. NC on 23 Sep 1853. Lucy (b. 10 May 1835, NC, d. 1 Sep 1919, Mecklenburg Co. NC) was the daughter of Hannah Pennington and Unknown. In 1860 W. D. and Lucy Shoemaker were residing in Iredell Co. NC. Wesley was a shoemaker. The family was living in Mt. Pleasant by 1870. In 1876 Shoemaker purchased a 113 sq. pole lot on E. Franklin St. from L. G. Heilig [CDB 42, p. 115], and in 1878 he purchased from Heilig a twenty-three sq pole lot adjacent to his property [CDB 42, p. 122]. In 1880 the census listed W. D. Shoemaker as the owner of a shoemaking business in Mt. Pleasant. He had three employees (including himself) and had produced about 500 pairs of shoes and fifty pairs of boots during the previous year. W. D. Shoemaker was appointed to the MP Board of Health in 1884 and designated as an alternate Town Marshall during commencement week. He also served as a trustee of Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church in 1884. W. D. Shoemaker moved to Mecklenburg Co. NC by 1900 where he was listed as a 66 year old farmer in household #318, Deweese Township, Mecklenburg Co. The census stated that he and Lucy had 12 children. W. D. and Lucy Shoemaker are buried at Davidson College Cemetery, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
Children:
1) Mary B. Shoemaker (b. 2 Feb 1855, Davie Co. NC, d. 20 Sep 1933, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’69). Married William Steadman Hartsell
2) John Franklin Shumaker (b. 18 Apr 1857, Davie Co. NC, d. 22 Jul 1936, Iredell Co. NC). (NC College ’69). Married Mary Belle Misenheimer (Mont Amoena ’69).
3) Sarah E. Shumaker (b. Abt 1860, NC, d. 26 Jul 1887, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Never married.
4) William David Shumaker (b. 7 Jul 1861, NC, d. 5 Nov 1951, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Lillie H. Willeford.
5) Rosa Leigh Shumaker (b. 13 Jul 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Aug 1943, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’75). Never married.
6) Edward Shumaker (b. Sep 1868, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. ???). Married Annie Miller.
7) Anna Shumaker (b. 5 Nov 1870, Cabarrus Co. NC, 6 Apr 1940, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married John Wilson Daniels.
8) Martha Ella Shoemaker (b. 13 Apr 1873, Cabarrus Co. NC, d, 21 Jan 1952, Guilford Co. NC). Married John Watson Rogers.
9) James Simpson Shoemaker (b. 4 Sep 1876, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Mar 1954, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married (1st) Minnie V. Winecoff, (2nd) Cora Kimmons).
10) Samuel R. Shoemaker (b. 20 Jul 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Feb 1966, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Callie Miller.
11) Lucy Shoemaker (b. 23 Mar 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Jul 1964, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Never married.
[Pg. 6, July 22nd 1884]
[23] Martha Ann Catherine Heilig “Mattie” Dreher (b. 7 Apr 1844, Rowan Co. NC, d. 8 May 1913, Forsyth Co. NC) was the daughter of Caleb A. Heilig and Mary Ann Barrier. “Mattie” Heilig married Rev. Daniel Isaiah Dreher in Rowan Co. NC on 3 Jan 1866, Rev. Dreher (b. 10 Oct 1824, Lexington, SC, d. 18 Feb 1871, NC) was the son of Jeremiah Dreher and Lydia Oliver. Rev Dreher had been married previously to Catherine Kerr. Rev. Dreher was a Lutheran Minister serving St. James Lutheran Church in Concord from 1854-1869. He was a member of the first Board of Trustees of NC College in Mount Pleasant and also served as President of the NC Lutheran Synod in 1862-’63. In 1870-’71 Rev. Dreher was the Principal and a teacher at Mont Amoena Seminary in MP. He died of pneumonia while serving at Mont Amonea in 1871. It is not clear where Rev. Dreher was residing at the time of his death, but most likely it was at the Seminary. According to an article in the Salisbury Watchman in 1871, Rev. Dreher had a $5,000 life insurance policy that was divided between heirs of his first wife and second wife. It is also unknown where Mattie Dreher resided for the five years following her husband’s death, but in Nov, 1876 she purchased from G. W. Blackwelder a two acre lot on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant that contained a house originally built by Rev. G. D. Bernheim in 1858. The house had initially served as a “parsonage” for local ministers, but eventually became a boarding house for NC College students and teachers [See Hisoric MP #24]. Mattie Dreher continued to maintain the house as a boarding house for the next thirty years. Mattie also acquired several other tracts of land in Mt. Pleasant, but by 1907 she was residing in Winnsboro, Fairfield Co. SC. Mattie died in 1913 at her daughter’s home in Winston-Salem. She is buried at Organ Lutheran Cemetery, Rowan Co. NC.
Children:
1) Augustus Heilig Dreher (b. 16 Oct 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Mar 1907, Rowan Co. NC). (NC College ’80). Married Myrtie B. Austin.
2) Jeremiah Harley Dreher (b. 2 Aug 1868, Cabarrus Co. NC, 13 Apr 1942, New Hanover Co. NC). (NC College BA ’89, AM ’92). Married Maria Schulken.
3) Mary Lydia Dreher (b. 20 Apr 1870, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 May 1947, Montgomery Co. PA). Married Louis M. Swink (NC College ’89).
[24] The Lutheran Cemetery which served Holy Trinity Lutheran Church is located in the corner of Walnut & Washington Streets in Mt. Pleasant. The land for the cemetery was purchased from L. G. Heilig in 1878 (1 acre for $25). Heilig had purchased the land from the estate of David Harkey in 1856 [See Historic MP #27]. Tradition states that the first person buried in the cemetery was Mathias Barrier, son of Jacob Barrier and Catherine Duke, who died on 6 May 1873. Located next to the cemetery (on Walnut St.) was the Mt. Pleasant Graded School, which was built cir 1900 and served for many years as the local school for residents in and around Mt. Pleasant. The original layout of the cemetery and the listing of persons owning and buried in each plot remains at Holy Trinity Church.
[25] The first Lutheran Parsonage for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church was located on S. Main St. across the street from the church and directly beside MP Female Academy (Mont Amoena) [See Historic MP #80 & #81]. The parsonage was sold to Mont Amoena in 1893. When the Seminary burned in 1911, the parsonage building was spared, but in 1915 it too succumbed to fire.
[26] The College Lot – In 1852, Mathias Barrier sold 16 1/4 acres of land to the Board of Directors of the Western Carolina Male Academy for $81.25. Upon this tract of land a three-story brick building and a residence for the College President were constructed at a total cost of $8,425.00. The Academy opened for students in 1855 and enrollment increased at such a rate that by 1859 the Academy became North Carolina College. Two additional buildings were constructed between 1859 and 1860 flanking the main building. NC College closed in 1901, but in 1903, Rev. L. E. Busby, the minister at of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, and George F. McAllister, the son of H. C. McAllister [See Annotation #40], re-opened the school as a private college preparatory school renamed the Mt. Pleasant Collegiate Institute. One of the original three buildings was destroyed by fire in 1909. In 1925, a new dormitory/classroom building was constructed north of the original buildings, but in 1933, with the coming of the Depression, the school was closed. In 1941 the College property and buildings were sold at auction. After World War II, the main administration and the “new dormitory were used as private apartments and a Doctor’s Office.The third building called Society Hall was used as storage for the Town of Mt. Pleasant. The main building was abandoned in the 1950’s. In 1973 a group of Mt. Pleasant and eastern Cabarrus County citizens formed the Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society and purchased the main building. In 1980, the building was placed on the National Historical Register and opened as the Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum. Today this building houses a large collection of historical artifacts from the earliest history of Mt. Pleasant. In 1999 Society Hall, was also purchased by the Historical Society and opened in 2013 as the ECHS Library and office. Society Hall also contains kitchen facilities and a large meeting room. [See Historic MP #15 for more information.]
[27] May Jackson (b. Abt 1830, VA, d. Abt 1908, NC). was an African-American ex-slave. According to census records he was born in Virginia about 1830. His father was born in Africa and his mother in Virginia. (This is the same parentage of Harry Heilig, another ex-slave living in MP who had formerly belonged to L. G. Heilig [See Annotation #16]). In 1878 May Jackson purchased 2 7/8 acres of land in MP from W. R. Kindley. This land was located along what was then Cemetery St. (now Walnut St.) which ran from N. Main St. to Union (now Washington) St. [CDB 30, p 288]. An 1894 mortgage document references what appears to be another two acre tract adjacent to Jackson’s earlier purchase. In 1880 Jackson was residing in household #43 in MP and employed in a tanyard. Jackson’s wife,Clara, was born abt 1837 in NC. Beginning in 1897 Jackson sold portions of his land to local African-Americans and others. These included Sandy Alston (1897); Trustees of St. James Reformed Church for use as cemetery (1897); Earnest Winecoff Jackson, a nephew (1899); Francis Kent (1902), and Mollie Lowder (1902). In 1906 he sold the last of his property and his house to W. D. Foil, Lawson Foil, and Fred W. Foil [CDB 64, p. 464]. The 1900 census recorded that May and Clara Jackson had been married forty-one years (abt 1859). They had no children.
[28] Laban Petrea (b. 15 Jun 1820, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Dec 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Henry Petrea and Catherine Murr. He married (1st) Elizabeth “Betsy” Hurlocker in Cabarrus Co. on 9 May 1843. Betsy (b. 18 Sep 1825, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. Abt 1861, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Jacob Hurlocker and Elizabeth Cauble. In 1848 Petrea purchased from his father-in-law a 3 1/2 acre tract of land in the village of Mt. Pleasant bordering the Salisbury Rd. (N. Main St.) [CDB 42, p. 117]. This tract extended eastward down present Walnut St and bordered what later became Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. To the south the tract bordered Mathew Cook’s property [See 24 above and Historic MP #25]. Based on the deed, Petrea already owned land adjacent to this tract. In 1850 and 1860 Petrea and his family were residing in Mt. Pleasant where he was a cabinet maker. He also built coffins. Betsy Petrea died in 1861 and Laban married (2nd) Francis Smith in Stanly Co. NC on 25 Feb 1862. Laban Petrea died in Mt. Pleasant on 16 Dec 1889. His obituary stated he had nineteen children but only fifteen have been identified. The obituary also stated that Petrea had made his own coffin several years before his death. He and Francis are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Betsy’s place of burial is unknown.
Children of Laban Petrea and Betsy Hurlocker
1) Martha Catherine Petrea (b.15 Dec 1845, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 May 1863, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married John Ridenhour.
2) John Archibald Petrea (b. 13 Nov 1847, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Nov 1913, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Eve Catherine Page,
3) Elizabeth Lauretta Petrea (b. 25 Feb 1849, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Nov 1913, Fresno Co. CA). Married Abner Wilson Petrea (NC College ’71).
4) Elam Monroe Petrea (b. 10 Oct 1851, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Apr 1919, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Lunda Penninger.
5) Victor Lawson Petrea (b. 29 Jun 1855, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. ???).
6) Christine Jemima Petrea (b. 31 May 1858, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Jul 1935, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married John H. Barnhardt.
7) Mary Marie Jenetta Petrea (b. 30 Oct 1860, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 Fe 1896, NC). Married John Matthew Ridenhour.
Children of Laban Petrea and Francis Smith
8) George Cephas Petrea (b. 19 Dec 1862, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Apr 1914, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’77). Married Elizabeth J. Craven.
9) Jerutha Ann Petrea (b. 7 Jan 1865, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Oct 1848, Montgomery Co. NC). Married Charles Wesley Bell.
10) Henry Mathew Petrea (b. 7 Jan 1868, Cabarrus Co. NC, . 11 Aug 1956, Somerset Co. PA). NC College BA ’87, AM ’91). Married 1st) Vera Blackwelder; 2nd) Harriett Cramer; 3rd) Margaret Swartzwalder.
11) Sallie Francis Petrea (b. 26 Jun 1869, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Aug 1945, Cabarrus Co. NC). Never married.
12) William Augustus Petrea (b. 11 Nov 1871, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Jun 1945, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married 1st) Ima Earnhardt; 2nd) Millie L. Fink.
13) Caleb Furlin Petrea (b. 7 Apr 1875, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Mar 1894, Cabarrus Co. NC). Never married.
14) Martin Winifred Petrea (b. 11 Feb 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 May 1961 Cabarrus Co. NC). NC College ’95). Married Ada Catherine Winecoff.
15) Norfleet Ottoman Petrea (b. 2 Sep 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 Jun 1971, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Ethel Hurlocker.
[29] James Lawson Lefler (b. 13 Aug 1857, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Feb 1943, Cabarrus Co. NC) 
was the son of Robert F. Lefler and Clarissa Ridenhour. Lefler’s mother died in 1862 and his father died in the Civil War. In 1870 Lefler was living with his grandparents, Nicholas and Lydia Lefler, in Mt. Pleasant. Nicholas Lefler was the MP Postmaster. J. L. Lefler married 1st) Delia Lucretia Moose Eudy in Cabarrus Co. on 12 Jul 1877. Delia (b. 10 Aug 1862, NC, d. 11 Mar 1911, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of William J. Moose and Lucy Ann Moore. Her father had also died in the Civil War and she was raised by her mother and step-father, William Monroe Eudy. James Lefler learned the blacksmith trade from his father-in-law and in 1875 he purchased a house and lot in Mt. Pleasant from William M. Smith [CDB 39, p. 36]. The house was on S. Main St. and had previously belonged to Caleb Cicero Barrier and had a blacksmith shop on the property. In 1879, James Lefler’s wife, Delia, purchased a one acre lot adjacent to the first lot [CDB 33, p. 521 & Historic MP #83]. J. L. Lefler made several other land purchases in MP over the next twenty-five years. He operated his blacksmith shop from his home and for a short time from a former mill on the corner of S. Main St. and Lee St. originally built by A. N. James [See Annotation #163]. Lefler served as Town Constable/Marshal and Tax Collector for Mt. Pleasant in 1887, 1889, 1890, 1894-1897, 1899, 1901, 1904, and 1905. He was also a member of the MP Masonic Lodge. Lefler ran unsuccessfully for Cabarrus County Sheriff in 1902. Delia Lefler died in March 1911 and James married 2nd) Ada Hatley Hathcock in Cabarrus Co. on 3 Jul 1911. Ada (b. 29 Jun 1877, NC, d. 12 Dec 1951) was the daughter of James Hatley and Julia Lefler and the widow of Adolphus Hathcock. She was also James Lefler’s 2nd cousin. They had no children. In 1914 Lefler was listed as Mt. Pleasant Chief of Police and was very active in the local Democratic Party. Lefler died in Mt. Pleasant in 1943. He and both of his wives are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of James Lefler and Delia Moose:
1) Mamie Marie Lefler (b. 21 Apr 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Feb 1946, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’99). Married Caleb Augustus Heilig (NC College ’99).
2) Maude Alice Lefler (b. 18 Nov 1800, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Oct 1928, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Jimmie Ichabod Barger.
3) Eursa Ann Lefler (b. 8 Feb 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Jul 1948, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married William Posey James.
4) Mittie Josephine Lefler (b. 2 Sep 1883, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 May 1937, Rowan Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’03). Married Charley Maxwell Brown.
5) Katherine C. Lefler (b. 23 Oct 1884, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Sep 1915, Cabarrus Co. NC).
6) Lucy Lee Lefler (b. 6 Jan 1891, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Jun 1968, Rowan Co. NC). Married James Mathew Shue.
[30] Littleberry Rowan Rose (b. 11 Feb 1830, Rowan Co. NC, d. 7 Sep 1907, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Littleberry Rose and Elizabeth Wellman. L. R. Rose received his medical degree in 1856 from the University of the City of New York. He moved to Mt. Pleasant in 1857 to assist Dr. P. J. A. Haines. On 1 Nov 1858, Rose married Martha Jane Barrier in Mt. Pleasant. Martha (b. 21 Aug 1838, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Dec 1858, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Daniel Barrier and Nancy Matheson. She died only one month after her marriage. In 1860 Dr. Rose was residing in the household of John A. Barrier in Mt. Pleasant. In April 1861, one month before North Carolina seceded from the Union, Dr. Rose enlisted as a Corporal in Capt. Atwell’s Co., 10th NC State Troops. This Company was mustered into Confederate service in November, 1861 as Co. B, 20th NC Regt. “Cabarrus Black Boys.” Rose was assigned as an Asst. Surgeon. He was discharged from the 20th Regt. on 18 Jun 1861 “by order of the Governor,” and in September he enlisted as a 1st Sgt in Co. C, 33rd NC Regt. He was promoted to 2nd Lt. on 16 Apr 1862. Rose was very critical of the management of the Confederate army and was discharged “due to bad conduct, formally resigning commission on 6 Aug 1862. In May 1863, he enlisted once again, this time as a substitute for Martin L. Bost in Co. F, 1st NC Cavalry, 9th State Troops. In Oct 1863 he was listed as a “hospital steward” and transferred to the 1st Cavalry Field & Staff. Following the war Rose moved to Davie Co. NC for a short time before returning to MP where, on 20 Sep 1866, he married Clara Sophia Ridenhour (b. 30 Aug 1841, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Oct 1910, Cabarrus Co. NC) the daughter of Phillip Ridenhour and Elizabeth Harkey. There is no deed on record, but about 1868, Dr. Rose purchased a lot and possibly a house on a lot on W. Franklin St. in MP about 200 yards from the town center where he built a small office [See Historic MP #56 & 57]. Dr. Rose practiced medicine in Mt. Pleasant for twenty-nine years before retiring. He and Clara are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. His residence is still owned by his descendants
Children of L. R. Rose and Clara Ridenhour:
1) Infant Rose (b. Abt 1868, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Jun 1868, Cabarrus Co. NC).
2) Aurelia Hamilton Rose (b. 26 Aug 1869, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Nov 1962, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’85). Married William Jennings Moose (NC College ’90).
3) Hubert Bikle Rose (b. 16 May 1872, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Jan 1903, Madison Co. TN). Married Elnora Hart.
4) Agnes H. Rose (b. 23 Jan 1875, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Nov 1905, Gaston Co. NC). Married Rubertus Gratton Rhyne.
5) Lenora B. Rose (b. 17 Oct 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. ???). Married Anguss G. James.
[31] George Washington Blackwelder (b. 11 Jul 1846, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Jan 1926, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Moses Blackwelder and Rachael Fisher. In April 1864 at the age of 18, Blackwelder enlisted in Co. H, 8th NC Regt. He was wounded only two months later at Cold Harbor, VA and discharged due to disability in Jan 1865. He married Amy Solina Lippard Cress in Cabarrus Co. on 27 Jul 1869. Amy (b. 11 Oct 1839, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 Jan 1933, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of George Leopard and Mariah Troutman and the widow of Edmund Cress who had died during the Civil War. According to Cabarrus County death records George W. Blackwelder fathered a child out of wedlock with Lunda Penninger before his marriage. The child, Alice Regina Penninger Blackwelder, was born one month after Blackwelder married Amy Cress. Lunda Penninger was the daughter of Paul Penninger and Carolina Safrit. In 1870, G. W. and Amy Blackwelder were residing in Township #6, Cabarrus Co. NC. George was a farmer and owned land valued at $600. G. W. Blackwelder attended NC College in 1874 but did not graduate. In 1876 Blackwelder purchased a seven acre tract of land in Mt. Pleasant from Jonas Cook [CDB 41, p. 555] and a ninety-six acre tract north of MP from M. M. Penninger, the brother of Lunda Penninger. In 1880, G. W. and Amy Blackwelder were residing on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. Blackwelder was listed as a farmer and teacher. In 1902 Blackwelder was teaching at the Peck Academy in Township #7. He may also have taught at one of the public schools in MP. George W. Blackwelder served on the MP Board of Commissioners in 1889 & 1894. In 1893 he was one of the original investors in the Mt. Pleasant Mfg. Co which bought out Frick Mfg. Co. and later became Miller Lumber Company [See Historic MP #4]. In the 1900 census Blackwelder was still residing on N. Main St. in MP and the census stated that he owned his home which was located adjacent (north of) the residence of W. H. Fisher [See Annotation #21]. In 1903, Blackwelder purchased two acres of land from W. R. Kindley located adjacent to W. H. Fisher [CDB 62, p. 118] [See MP Deeds]. In 1910 & 1920 G. W. Blackwelder was residing on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. He and Amy are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Child of George W. Blackwelder and Lunda Penninger:
1) Alice Regina Blackwelder (b. 14 Aug 1869, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 May 1960, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Daniel S. Lowder.
Children of George W. Blackwelder and Amy Lippard:
2) Leah Janette Blackwelder b. 1 Jun 1870, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Oct 1865, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’89). Married James Henry C. Fisher (NC College ’75; Professor at NC College and Principal at Mont Amoena). [See Annotation #114].
3) Elizabeth Virginia Arabelle Blackwelder (b. 9 Sep 1871, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Feb 1941, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’88). Married Robert Leonidas Patterson (NC College BA ’91, AM ’94).
4) Lillie I. M. Blackwelder (b. 29 Aug 1875, Cabarrus Co. NC, 18 Jan 1876, Cabarrus Co. NC).
5) Minnie Verona Blackwelder (b. 6 Ma 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. Abt1973, SC). (Mont Amoena ’95). Married Edward Fulenwider (NC College BA ’99).
[32] John Franklin Shumaker (b. 18 Apr 1857, Davie Co. NC, d. 22 Jul 1936, Iredell Co. NC) was the son of Wesley D. Shoemaker and Lucy Ann Pennington [See Annotation #22]. He was listed in his parents household in MP in 1870. He married Mary B. Misenheimer in Cabarrus Co. NC on 26 Sep 1878. Mary (b. 15 Aug 1858, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Apr 1946, Iredell Co. NC) was the daughter of J. J. Misenheimer and Martha Shankle [See Annotation #3]. In 1880 Shumaker was listed in the census as Jackson Shumaker, residing near his in-laws on S. Main St. in MP. He was employed in his father’s shoeshop. In 1900 John F. Shumaker was residing in Deweese Township, Mecklenburg Co. NC. The census stated the he and Mary had six children, four of whom were still living. John was a farmer. In 1910 & 1920 Shumaker owned his own farm in Atwell Township, Rowan Co. NC. In 1930 he was residing in Mooresville, Iredell Co. NC. J. F & Martha Shumaker are buried at Centenary Methodist Cemetery, Iredell Co.NC.
Children:
1) Mattie Alma Shumaker (b. 28 Jun 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Dec 1955, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Joseph Weddington Stewart.
2) David Franklin Shumaker (b. 14 Jun 1891, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 May 1970, Iredell Co. NC). Married Laura Augusta Miller.
3) Bessie Elizabeth Shumaker (b. 2 Mar 1895, Mecklenburg Co. NC, d. 8 May 1971, Iredell Co. NC). Married Charles Payne Lowrance.
4) Jacob J. Shumaker (b. 13 Jun 1899, NC, d. 17 May 1965, Iredell Co. NC). Never married.
[33] Charles Henry Fisher (b. 2 May 1841, Rowan Co. NC, 14 Sep 1916, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of John Fisher and Sarah Roseman. Fisher entered NC College in April 1860 but left school to enlist in the Confederate Army on 15 Jun 1861. He was mustered into Co. F, NC 9th State Troops (1st NC Cavalry Regt.). Fisher was wounded (in the left leg) at Riddle’s Shop, VA on 13 Jun 1864 and furloughed until the end of the war. He was paroled in Salisbury, NC on 19 May 1865. Fisher married Mollie Selma Ketchie in Rowan Co. NC on 23 Oct 1865. Mollie (b. 12 Apr 1837, Rowan Co. NC, d. 6 Sep 1916, Cabarus Co. NC) was the daughter of Reinhold Ketchey and Jane M. Duke. Fisher appears to have re-entered NC College, as in 1870 he was listed as “at College” residing in Mt. Pleasant. In 1872, Fisher purchased a one acre lot from E. D. Lentz north of the College. In 1879 he purchased from E. D. Lentz, a ¾ acre lot near his first tract. In 1880 Fisher appears to have moved from MP and was living in Litaker Township, Rowan Co. NC. In 1886 C. H. Fisher purchased a 100 acre tract of land in Cabarrus Co. from the estate of his uncle, Solomon Fisher. C. H. Fisher was back in MP by 1891 when he was elected to the Town Board. In 1898 Fisher was appointed Town Marshal and in 1900 he was living next to his cousin, William H. Fisher [See Annotation #21] and employed as a butcher. In 1900 C. H. Fisher received one vote for MP Town Board. In 1910 he was still in the same residence but was now working as a carpenter. In 1915, Fisher opened a shoe repair shop in the local Lentz Building called “Foot & Heel Surgery.” Charles and Mollie are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Sarah J. Fisher (b. 1 Aug 1866, Rowan Co. NC, d. 21 Aug 1943, Rowan Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’89). Married Henry Weiser.
2) Lula K. Fisher (b. 10 Feb 1870, Rowan Co. NC, d. 16 Mar 1957, Davie Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’91). Never married.
3) Margarette Ella Bell Fisher (b. 26 Dec 1871, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 Jan 1952, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Frank Adolphus Barrier.
4) Lydia Lela Fisher (b. 18 Aug 1874, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 Apr 1899, NC). (Mont Amoena ’94). Married Frank A. Brown
[34] John Moses Freeze (b. 6 Sep 1841, NC, d. 20 Dec 1899, Rowan Co. NC) was the son of Aaron Frieze and Catherine Beaver. In 1860 J. M. Freeze was living with his mother and siblings in Township #8, Cabarrus Co. NC. On 6 Aug 1861, in Mt. Pleasant, Freeze enlisted in the Confederate Army and was mustered into Co. H, 8th NC Regt. He was captured at Roanoke Island, NC on 8 Feb 1862, paroled on 21 Feb 1862 and exchanged in Aug 1862. He was captured at Cold Harbor, VA on 1 Jun 1864 and confined at Pt. Lookout, MD until transferred to Elmira, NY on 12 Jul 1864. Confederate records state that he was exchanged at Camp Lee, VA on 27 Feb 1865, but Federal records state that he was not released until 16 Jun 1865. Freeze married Sarah Rebecca Honeycutt in Cabarrus Co. NC on 28 Nov 1866. Sarah (b. 1 Jan 1850, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 May 1937, Rowan Co. NC) was the daughter of Wilson Honeycutt and Catherine Troutman. In 1870 J. M. Freeze was residing on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a carpenter. In March 1871, Freeze purchased from John M. Harkey a ¾ acre lot adjacent to Harkey and Jonas Cook [CDB 41, p. 362.]. Freeze appears to have acquired other property in MP as in 1879 he sold an eighty sq pole lot on E. Franklin St. to W. S. Hartsell [See Annotation #11], and in 1882, he sold a six acre tract in MP to Mattie Dreher [See Annotation #23]. In 1880 Freeze was residing in house #23 in MP. In 1888 Freeze sold to Cook & Foil his ¾ acre lot located on N. Main St. [CDB 43, p. 258]. In 1889 he was listed as the owner of ten acres on Adams Creek in Township #8. Freeze changed the spelling of his name to Fries and moved to Salisbury sometime before 1895 as deeds show that he owned property there. Local newspapers reported that he died suddenly at his home in Spencer, NC on 20 Dec 1899. J. M. and Sarah Fries are buried at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan Co. NC.
Children:
1) William Arthur Fries (b. 7 Jun 1868, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Dec 1912, Wake Co. NC). Married Carrie Minnie Bailey.
2) Allis Louzetta Fries (b. 1 Mar 1870, NC, d. ???). Married David Brace Evans.
3) John Bennet Fries (b. 20 May 1872, NC, d. 20 Jun 1890, Rowan Co. NC).
4) Channing Hillard Fries (b. 28 Oct 1874, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Feb 1958, Rowan Co. NC). Married Mittie Bridgette Poole.
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[35] Henry Thomas Jefferson Ludwig (b. 18 Jan 1843, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Jul 1900, Cabarrus 
Co. NC) was the son of Jacob Ludwig and Sophia House. H. T. J. Ludwig was a student at the Western Carolina Male Academy and was in the first class of NC College in Nov 1859. Ludwig left school to enlist in the NC State Troops on 6 Aug 1861 and was mustered into Co. H, 8th NC Regt. He was captured at Roanoke Island, NC on 8 Feb 1862, paroled on 21 Feb 1862 and exchanged in Aug 1862. He was promoted to Musician/Drummer on 1 Nov 1862. Ludwig served the entire war with Co. H as a musician and stretcher bearer. He later helped to write a history of the 8th Regiment that was included in North Carolina State Troops, 1861-1865, A Roster, published by the NC State Archives. Following the war Ludwig re-entered NC College and was a member of the first graduating class in 1871. As a student Ludwig was a tutor and upon graduation he became a teacher at the College. He was awarded an AM Degree in 1872. Ludwig was considered a mathematical genius and taught mathematics, astronomy, physics and business at the College for almost thirty years. Ludwig was a charter member of the Patterson Masonic Lodge #307 that was formed in Mt. Pleasant in 1870. Ludwig purchased several acres of land from his father in 1868 and 1871 he sold a portion of his land to the Holy Trinity Lutheran congregation where they later built their sanctuary [See Historic MP #78 & 79]. After his father’s death in 1882, Ludwig became the administrator of the estate and sold several parcels of land to MP residents and businessmen. In 1883, he conducted a High School in Salisbury, NC and from 1892-1894 Ludwig was the secretary of the Cabarrus County Democratic Nominating Committees. In 1897 he was appointed Supervisor/Superintendent of Cabaarrus County Schools. From 1896 to 1899 he was on the faculty of Mont Amoena Seminary. H. T. J. Ludwig never married and lived in his family homeplace his entire life [See Historic MP #70]. He served as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Mt. Pleasant for several terms, 1892-94, 1896-1897, 1899 and 1900. At the time of his death in 1900 he was still a member of the Board and a Professor at NC College. The Ludwig Society Debating Hall on the NC College/MPCI campus was named in his honor [See Historic MP #14]. H. T. J. Ludwig is buried at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Cabarrus Co. NC.
[36] The Town Board’s discussion of laying off new streets in Mt. Pleasant began in May of 1884, when a committee of three Commissioners and two citizens was appointed to “devise ways and means of opening some back streets in the Town.” Apparently, prior to 1884, there were only four public streets within the Town – Franklin St., Main St., College St., and a small section of Walnut St. At the Board meeting of 22 Jul 1884, the Committee presented a plan for several new streets and for extensions of one street. At a meeting on 31 Jul 1884, a survey of these new streets was presented. The survey listed the following: 1) Fairview St. – a new street to run from the north end of the College lot through Julian Thayer’s property to the northern Town Limits; 2) Pine St. – a new street to run west to east next to the College lot and intersect N. Main St. somewhere near present day Elm St.; 3) Walnut St. was to be extended along the south end of the College lot, across N. Main St. to the Lutheran Cemetery; 4) Union St. – a new street to run south from somewhere near the Lutheran Cemetery across E. Franklin St. and then turn west and cross S. Main St. south of the Lutheran Church (Union St. roughly followed the present day streets Washington St. & Lee. St); 5) College St. was to be extended south from its intersection with W. Franklin St. and it was to join a new street, Spring St., which was to run from S. Main St. west to the western Town limits. This plan would have created a “grid” pattern of streets extending off of Main St. and Franklin St. It is not clear how many of these proposed streets were actually constructed but portions of some still exist today. If any part of Fairview St. was ever built, there is no remaining part observable today. The route of Spring St., appears to have begun south of the Lutheran Church and extended west to join current S. College St. This section west of S. Main St. was apparently never completed, but the eastern section appears to have been close to, or part of, present Lee St. which was to extend to the proposed Union St. (present Washington St.).
[Pg. 10, August 15th 1884]
[37] John Barton Davis (b. 26 May 1808, Winchester, VA, d. 3 Jan 1896, Salem, VA). J. B. Davis 
received a BA Degree from Gettysburg College, PA and an AM Degree from Gettysburg Seminary in 1835. Davis married 1st) Ann E. Hening in Frederick Co. VA on 10 Nov 1835. Ann was born in VA on 5 Mar 1815, and died on 27 Feb 1845. Davis was ordained as a Lutheran minister in VA in 1837. From 1834 through 1875 he served congregations in Virginia and West Virginia. He was the President of the Virginia Lutheran Synod from 1838-1841, 1844-1847 and 1855-1856. Rev. Davis married 2nd) Anna Carolina Sieg in Augusta, VA on 20 Apr 1848. Anna was born in VA on 21 Jan 1827, and died in VA on 21 Feb 1895. Rev. Davis taught Natural Science at Roanoke College, VA from 1865-1875. He was awarded a DD Degree from NC College in 1873 and transferred to the North Carolina Synod upon being appointed President of North Carolina College in Mt. Pleasant in 1875. Rev. Davis served as President of NC College until 1877 and was a Professor of Natural Science at the College in 1879, 1884 – 1887. Rev. Davis served as the Minister at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in MP from 1881-1885 and Mt. Olive, Cabarrus Co. 1884-1885.
Davis moved back to Virginia where he died in Salem in 1896. During his lifetime Rev. Davis authored many book on natural science and its religious connections. He and Anna are buried at East Hill Cemetery, Salem, VA.
Children of Rev.J. B. Davis and Anna Sieg:
1) Luther B. Davis (b. Abt 1849, VA, d. ???).
2) Paul Sieg Davis (b. 8 Jul 1852, VA, d. 28 Jul 1910, VA). Married Roe Garwood.
3) Mary H. Davis (b. Abt 1855, VA, d. ???). Married David L. Crouse (NC College BA ’76).
4) John Barton Davis, Jr. (b. Abt 1857, VA, d. ???). (NC College ’75).
5) Harry R. Davis (b. Abt 1860, VA, d. ???).
6) Jefferson Davis (b. Abt 1864, VA, d. ???). NC College (’76).
[38] William Riley Kindley (b. 18 Jan 1827, Davidson Co. NC, d. 26 Sep 1920, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of John Kindley and Amelia Wagner. W. R. Kindley’s family moved to Cabarrus Co. shortly after his birth and settled on Adams Creek south of Mt. Pleasant. In 1850, Kindley was living in the household of John Shimpock and working as a clerk in his store on N. Main St. in MP [See Historic MP #50]. On 18 Sep 1851, Kindley married Mary Ann “Polly” Barnhardt. Polly (b. 8 Aug 1832, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 May 1907, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of George Barnhardt and Sophia Litaker. Kindley moved to Davidson County after 1854 but appears to have returned to Mt. Pleasant by 1866 when he purchased two small lots in the town from J. J. Misenheimer and built a “mill store” on the southwest corner of the square [See Annotation #3 & Historic MP #66]. Kindley proceeded to make several more land purchases in and around Mt. Pleasant and also built a residence on S. Main St. just south of his store. Kindley was on the Board of Trustees of Mont Amoena Seminary in 1869. By 1880, Kindley owned a cotton gin on Dutch Buffalo Creek capitalized at $2,000 and employing four adults and three children. He was also part owner of a grist mill at the same location with William W. Reed and William T. Tucker, his son-in-law. A The mill employed one person. In 1883 Kindley became the sole owner of the mill. According to a newspaper article in 1882, Kindley was active in the local Democratic Party and had served as a County Commissioner prior to that date. In that same year, he was appointed Postmaster for Mt. Pleasant replacing Jonas Cook. In 1886 Kindley was part owner of a cotton gin with Luther A. Barrier. This gin was apparently located somewhere within the corporate limits of MP, as in 1886 Kindley agreed to move his mill “outside the town limits” if compensated by the town [See Annotation #58]. Luther Barrier later sold his share in the business to C. A. Shankle. In 1895, Kindley purchased from David F. Barrier, the Barrier Mill on Dutch Buffalo Creek south of MP [CDB 81, p. 344]. In 1893, Kindley proposed building a “cotton factory” on the west side of Mt. Pleasant just outside the Town limits [See Historic MP #45]. In 1896 Kindley and a group of investors founded the Kindley Cotton Mill [See Annotation #139 & Historic MP #45] on the west side of MP and in 1900 the mill was annexed into the Mt. Pleasant Town limits. Kindley was the Postmaster in Mt. Pleasant from 1897-1905. He served on the MP Town Board in 1886, 1896 and 1908. In 1910, Kindley was living with his son, Adam Kindley, in house #38 on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. W. R. and Mary Ann Kindley are buried at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Alice Joan Kindley (b. 24 Feb 1853, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Jul 1936, Davidson Co. NC). Married Charles Adolphus Barnes.
2) Amelia Sophia Kindley (b. 1 Feb 1855, NC, d. bef 1860).
3) George W. Kindley (b. 28 Jun 1857, NC, d. 24 Mar 1863, NC).
4) Mary Louisa Kindley (b. 5 Mar 1860, NC, d. 24 Jan 1886, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’69). Married William T. Tucker.
5) William Adam Kindley (b. 28 Jan 1863, Davidson Co. NC, d. 7 Sep1935, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’79). Married Rose Catherine Faggart.
6) John S. Kindley (b. 2 Jun 1866, Davidson Co. NC, d. 7 Mar 1948, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’81). Married Carie Lula Fink.
7) Catherine Loretta Kindley (b. 16 Jan 1870, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Oct 1961, Rowan Co. NC). Married Lawson Edwin Heilig (NC College BA ’87).
8) Maggie E. Kindley (b. 27 May 1873, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Jun 1873, Cabarrus Co. NC).
[39] John Shimpock (b. 7 Oct 1807, NC, d. 13 Nov 1896, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Michael 
Shimpock and Roseana Melchor. In 1833 Shimpock was operating a store somewhere near what became the village of Mt. Pleasant. He married 1st) Elizabeth Barrier in Cabarrus Co. on 13 Dec 1836. Elizabeth (b. 11 Mar 1817, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Nov 1838, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Jacob Barrier and Katherine Duke. After Elizabeth’s death in 1838 Shimpock married Christina Miller on 11 Jun 1840. Christina (b. 9 Oct 1819, NC, d. 26 Jun 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of George Miller and Regina Plyler. Prior to 1850 Shimpock acquired several tracts of land in Cabarrus and Montgomery (later Stanly) County. In 1845, Shimpock and his uncle/bother-in-law, Christopher Melchor, purchased from the estate of Paul M. Barringer a two acre tract of land on the northeast corner of the Salisbury/ Charleston and Concord/Fayetteville crossroads (later the MP town center). Shimpock and Melchor proceeded to build (or possibly replace) a general store on this site [See Historic MP #50]. In 1850, John Shimpock and his brother, Moses, “traded” land, with John selling Moses a forty-nine acre tract bordering Jacob Misenheimer and ??? House, and Moses selling John a 50 acre tract on the Salisbury Rd. north of Mt. Pleasant. (This land appears to be some of the land that their father, Michael, gifted or sold to his sons prior to his death in 1851.) John Shimpock served in the NC House of Commons in 1850 and 1852. In 1859 he purchased from Daniel Miller a ninety-six acre tract of land on the north side of Mt. Pleasant along the Salisbury Rd. near NC College. This land was adjacent to land owned by John’s brother, Daniel, and Mathew Petrea, and also contained a house built by Rev John D. Scheck, the former minister at St. John’s and teacher at NC College. [See Historic MP #9]. In 1860, John Shimpock owned real estate valued $4,500 and twenty slaves. John and Christina are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Child of John Shimpock and Elizabeth Barrier:
1) Mary Ann Shimpock (b. 9 Dec 1837, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Oct 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Lawson Gilbert Heilig [See Annotation #16].
Children of John Shimpock and Christina Miller:
2) Martha Regina Shimpock (b. 9 Mar 1841, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 May 1893, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Jonas Cook (NC College ’59). [See Annonation #15].
3) John J. Shimpock (b. 23 May 1844, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Nov 1845, Cabarrus Co. NC).
4) Rosanna Jane Shimpock (b. 23 Mar 1846, Cabarrus Co.. NC, d 16 Jun 1925, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Augustus Cicero Barrier (WCMA ’56, NC College ‘59) [See Annotation #18].
[40] Harvey Caswell McAllister (8 Sep 1835, Lincoln Co. NC, d. 11 Oct 1914, Cabarrus Co. NC) 
was the son of George W. McAllister and Elizabeth Plonk. McAllister moved from Gaston Co. NC to Mt. Pleasant in the mid 1850’s to take part in the construction of the Western Carolina Male Academy [See Annotation #26]. During this time, he resided at the home of Mathew Cook and Mary Costner, who was a cousin of H.C.’s mother [See Annotation #42]. On 19 Apr 1861 McAllister enlisted in Concord, NC with Capt. Nelson Slough’s Co., 10th NC State Troop (Cabarrus Guards). He as mustered into Radcliffe’s Battery on 22 Jun 1861. He was discharged on 12 Sep 1861 but records show that he enlisted into Co. H, 8th NC Regt on 6 Aug 1861 and mustered into service as a 3rd Lieutenant on 14 Sept 1861. After the entire Co. H was captured and parolled at Roanoke Island, NC on 8 Feb 1862, McAllister returned home and on 19 Jun 1862, he and his cousin, Francis Christine Cook, “eloped to the other side of Mt. Pleasant,” where they were married. Francis (b. 22 Feb 1845, NC, d. 2 Jan 1918, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of McAllister’s former landlords, Mathew Cook and Mary Costner. Also while on parole McAllister was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 16 Jun 1862. When Co. H returned to service in July, McAllister resumed his military service and saw action in all of Co. H’s battles through Feb 1864. He was promoted to 1st Lt on 1 Feb 1864 but was wounded shortly thereafter and at Petersburg, VA, and furloughed home. He returned to duty by August, 1864 and remained with Co. H through the remainder of the war. After the war, McAllister and his family lived for a short time in Gaston County, but by 1869, they had returned to Cabarrus County where McAllister purchased a ninety-six acre tract of land west of Mt. Pleasant from M. A. Ury known as the “Jacob Litaker estate” [CDB 22, p. 347]. Tradition relates that much of this land was the homeplace of Rev. Adophus Nussman, the first resident Lutheran minister in North Carolina. Sometime in the mid-1870’s H. C. McAllister acquired a lot on N. Main St in Mt. Pleasant located across the street from his in-laws and built a second residence on this property [See Historic MP #23]. In 1874, McAllister was the foreman for the construction of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Mt. Pleasant. He served various terms on the Church Council. In 1873 McAllister was appointed as a Justice of the Peace for Township #8 and he also served as a Judge in a vote for a county school tax. In 1874 McAllister was elected as a Cabarrus County Commissioner and served until 1878. He also served as one of the County tax assessors. In 1876 he was appointed to the Board of Trustees of NC College in MP and served almost continuously until his death in 1914. He was Secretary of the Board of Trustees for twelve years and President for eleven years. He was appointed to a six year term as a Magistrate/Justice of the Peace for Township #8 in 1877. He was a Democratic member of the NC State Legislature from 1882-’83 and from 1880 through 1882 McAllister operated a store in Mt. Pleasant on N. Main St. in one of the old buildings near the Lentz Hotel. In 1883 McAllister helped to organize the St. John’s Grange Fair which later became the Cabarrus County Agricultural Fair. McAllister was a charter member of the Patterson Masonic Lodge #307 in Mt. Pleasant. He was appointed Mayor of Mt. Pleasant in December 1889 to fill the unexpired term of W. A. Elliott, but he resigned in March 1890. In 1893 McAllister was one of the original investors in the Mt. Pleasant Mfg. Co which bought out Frick Mfg. Co. and later became Miller Lumber Company [See Historic MP #4]. He represented Cabarrus and Stanly Counties in the State Senate in 1901-1903. Over his lifetime in Mt. Pleasant, McAllister acquired much land largely aroung his property west of MP. Prior to his death he had sold several parcels to his children and others in MP and in 1914 his estate was divided into ten tracts (including his home in MP) totaling over 197 acres [See MP Deeds]. H. C. and Fannie McAllister are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Robert Lee McAllister (b. 15 Mar 1863, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Mar 1911, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’77). Married Martha Jane Misenheimer (Mont Amoena ’69).
2) Mary Catherine McAllister (b. 18 Jun 1865, NC, d. 30 Oct 1869, Cabarrus Co. NC).
3) Martha Alice McAllister (b. 23 Dec 1866, NC, d. 25 Apr 1941, Forsyth Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’77). Married James Franklin Misenheimer (NC College ’81).
4) Sarah Ann McAllister (b. 24 May 1869, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 Apr 1928, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married William Nathaniel Misenheimer (NC College ’84).
5) John Bikle McAllister (b. 15 Feb 1872, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Sep 1946, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’90). Married Myrtie Elizabeth Foil (Mont Amoena ’00).
6) George Franklin McAllister (b. 18 Feb 1874, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Oct 1937, Cabarrus Co. NC). NC College BA ’97, Principal MPCI 1903-‘33). Married Julia Ethely Crabtree (Instructor Mont Amoena 1910-’11).
7) Lula Blanche McAllister (b. 6 May 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Mar 1954, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amonea ’96). Married Daniel Dixon Barrier (NC College ’98).
8) Emma Mae McAllister (b. 7 Feb 1879, d. 21 Mar 1957, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’00). Never married.
9) Margaret Cook McAllister (b. 8 Feb 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Feb 1951, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’00). Married Lewis Carey Hite.
[41] George Francis Schaeffer (b. 3 Jan 1830, Preston Co. VA, d. 27 Sep 1916, Spartanburg Co. SC) was the son of Daniel & Elizabeth Schaffer. Schaeffer was a member of the Phrenakosmian Linnaean Society of Gettysburg College in the 1850’s. He was licensed as a minister in 1861 and ordained in 1865 by the Allegheny Synod. He was the Principal of Somerset Academy, PA from 1857-’60. He married 1st) Martha J. Rupley in Franklin Co. PA on 2 Sep 1858. Martha (b. 22 May 1832, d. 9 Jun 1878, PA) was the daughter of Simon & Sarah Rupley. In 1860 Schaeffer moved to Mt. Pleasant and was a professor at NC College and Mont Amoena Seminary. With the outbreak of the Civil War he returned north and may have served in the Union Army before returning to Somerset Academy in 1864. In 1870 Rev. Schaeffer was a minister at a Lutheran church in Newport, Perry Co. PA. In 1882, Schaeffer returned to Mt. Pleasant and served as the Principal at Mont Amoena in 1882-83. He was appointed President of NC College in January, 1884. While residing in MP, Rev. Schaeffer served congregations at First Albemarle, Mt. Carmel, Mt. Hermon and St. James-Concord. Rev. Schaeffer was still listed as President of NC College in 1886-‘87, but it appears from records that he took an extended leave in 1886 about the time of his second marriage and did not return to the College. Rev. Schaeffer married 2nd) Martha Ann Rooks in Walton Co. GA on 27 Apr 1886. Martha (b. 22 Mar 1836, Walton Co. GA, d. 16 Nov 1900, Walton Co. GA) was the daughter of Joel Rooks and Ann Festerman. She was the Post Mistress in Monroe, GA for thirty years. Martha Schaeffer died in 1900 and Rev. Schaeffer resided in Monroe, GA until 1902 when he moved to Spartanburg Co. SC. He married 3rd) Laura A. McDowell in Spartanburg Co. abt 1904. Laura (b. 22 Jun 1855, SC, d. 15 Sep 1936, Spartanburg Co. NC) was the daughter of William McDowell and Elizabeth Coggin). Rev. Schaeffer and his wife, Laura, are buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Spartanburg Co. SC.
Children of G. F. Schaeffer and Martha Rupley:
1) Ophelia Bell Schaeffer (b. 1860, NC, d. 25 Sep 1884, Sampson Co. NC). (Teacher at Mont Amonea ’84). Never married.
2) Florence Gilbert Schaeffer (b. Apr 1861, NC, d. 1 Jul 1884, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Teacher at Mont Amonea ’84).
3) Simon Rupley Schaeffer (b. 19 Apr 1864, PA, d, 4 May 1918, Denver, CO). Married Gertrude Lovejoy.
4) Samuel Beecher Schaeffer (b. Dec 1868, PA, d. 22 Apr 1950, Gwinnett Co. GA). Married Anna Dial. In 1900 Samuel was living next to his father in Monore, GA. He was employed as the Superintendent of an Oil Mill.
[42] Mathew Cook (b. 22 Sep 1810, Germany, d. 22 Feb 1894, Cabarrus Co. NC). Mathew Cook came to the United States as a merchant and settled first in Lincoln Co. NC where he met and married Mary Magdelene Costner on 29 Sep 1840. Mary (b. 22 Nov 1823, Lincoln Co. NC, d. 16 May 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Jonas Costner and Susan Hoffman. About 1845 Cook moved with his wife and three children to Mt. Pleasant where he and Jacob Ludwig established a business at the corner of the Salisbury-Concord Rd (N. Main St.-W. Franklin St.). Mathew Cook’s brother, Michael Cook, was Postmaster in MP from 1842-1844 and Mathew may have resided with him. In 1847 Cook purchased from Jacob Ludwig a 147 sq pole lot in MP. This lot appears to be on the Charleston Rd. (S. Main St) near the present day Ludwig house and is listed in later documents as a “gin house.” In 1850 Cook was residing on the Salisbury Rd. (N. Main St.) near the MP town center. He was listed as a merchant/farmer owing real estate valued at $1,200. (The location of his house appears to match a parcel of land that had previously belonged to N. C. Parham and had been purchased by Michael Cook at a Sheriff’s sale in 1843.) In July 1850, Cook sold to Synthia Reed a 106 acre tract of land on Dutch Buffalo Creek bordering George Barnhardt, Daniel Furr and Jacob Starnes. There is no record of Cook purchasing this land prior to 1850. In 1851 Mathew Cook purchased from Michael Cook four tracts of land in and around MP. Michael Cook had acquired these tracts while he was Postmaster [See MP Deeds]. Mathew Cook remained in his house on N. Main St. until his death in 1894. Mathew and Mary Cook are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Jonas Cook (b. 28 Feb 1842, Gaston Co. NC, d. 21 Apr 1912, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’59). Married Martha Regina Shimpock. [See Annotation #15].
2) Michael Cook (b. 4 Sep 1843, Gaston Co. d. Abt 1864).
3) Francis Christine Cook (b. 22 Feb 1845, d. 2 Jan 1918, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Harvey Caswell McAllister. [See Annotation #40].
4) John Mathew Cook (b. 18 Aug 1847, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Dec 1925, Cabarrus Co. NC.) (NC College ’68). Married Eve Francis Miller.
5) Martha Cook (b. 9 Aug 1850, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 May 1907, Union Co. NC). Married William Hugh Downing Wager.
6) Sarah Cook (b. 7 Apr 1853, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Mar 1927, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (Mont Amonea ’70). Married Jesse Moses Shuping (NC College ‘84).
7) Franklin Pierce Cook (b. 23 May 1854, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Dec 1919, Beaver Co. PA). (NC College BA ’74). Married Emma M. Melhorn. [See Annotation #149].
8) Margaret Cook (b. 15 Oct 1857, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Dec 1933, Lexington Co. SC). (Mont Amoena ’75). Married Job Franklin Wingard.
9) Emma Catherine Cook (b. 16 Mar 1860, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Sep 1927, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married John Maxey Hendrix (NC College ’75). [See Annotation #64].
10) James P. Cook (b. 12 Jan 1863, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Mar 1928, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College BA ’85). Married Margaret Jeanette Norfleet.
[43] M. E. Church (Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church)
The Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church was the first church built in Mt. Pleasant. The original deed for the land upon which the church was built actually predates the Town by at least 20 years. In 1836, Michael Shimpock, representing the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, purchased a one-quarter acre lot from Daniel Walker, just west of the Salisbury Rd./Fayetteville Rd. crossroad [CDB 12, p. 524]. This was apparently the site of the first church. In 1847, members of the church purchased from Jacob Ludwig, a one acre tract of land south of their earlier purchase. This land included the present cemetery and possibly was the site of the sanctuary built in 1848. The present Church building, built in 1949, is still located within the boundaries of the first two tracts of land. The Methodist cemetery is the oldest in Mt. Pleasant and the burial site of many of the persons mentioned in these Town Board Minutes. [See Historic MP #46].
[44] H. T. Church (Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity)
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church was organized at NC College in 1868 and the congregation worshipped in the College Chapel for five years before building a church on S. Main St. (presently 1500 S. Main St.) across the street from the MP Female Academy. In 1871, L. G. Heilig & Jacob Ludwig, Trustees for the Lutheran Congregation of Holy Trinity, purchased from H. T. J. Ludwig for $200, a 1 1/4 acre lot on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant [CDB 23, p. 420]. According to church records, the church building was designed and built by H. C. McAllister [See Annotation #40] for a cost of $5,000. The church building was expanded in later years. Many of the members of the church had previously attended Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church, south of Mt. Pleasant and St. John’s Lutheran Church, west of town. The first minister of Holy Trinity was the Rev. L. C. Groseclose, who, at the time was also serving St. John’s Lutheran Church and teaching at NC College. He had previously served St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Township #7. Rev. Groseclose left Mt. Pleasant at about the time the new church building was completed and he was replaced by the Rev. D. M. Henkle in 1873. The first parsonage for Holy Trinity was located across the street next to the Female Academy, but this was sold to the Seminary in 1893 [See Annotation #25]. Later that same year a lot beside the church was acquired from C. P. Cox and this became the site of the new parsonage, built sometime after 1894. Holy Trinity is the oldest church building still standing and in use in Cabarrus County. [See Historic MP #78]
[Pg. 16, April 9th 1885]
[45] William Travis Tucker (b. Abt 1838, NC, d. 18 Jul 1900, Anson Co. NC) was the son of George Tucker & Lucy Pistole. In 1860, W. T. Tucker was residing in the household of William O’Neal in Anson Co. NC. On 22 May 1861, William T. Tucker enlisted in Co. A, 13th NC State Troops. This Regt. was mustered into Confederate service as the 23rd NC Regt in 1862. William Tucker was wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville, VA on 3 May 1863 and his arm was amputated. He was reassigned to the Office of Enrollment in Richmond, VA in Sept 1863. He was retired for disability on 23 Feb 1865. William Tucker married Mary Louisa Kindley in Cabarrus Co. on 15 Jan 1878. Mary (b. 5 Mar 1860, d. 21 Jan 1886) was the daughter of W. R. Kindley and Mary Shimpock [See Annotation #38]. Tucker was listed as “of” Union Co. NC but a resident of Anson Co. NC. In 1880, W. T. Tucker was listed as a merchant residing in Mt. Pleasant. He was a partner with his father-in-law. In Nov 1884, Tucker purchased from his father-in-law a 11/2 acre lot in Mt. Pleasant adjacent to J. J. Misenheimer’s lot [See CDB 41, p. 355]. Tucker’s wife died in 1886, and in 1890 Tucker was listed as a resident of Anson Co. when he sold his MP property to A. M. Allman [CDB 46, p 78] [See Annotation #80]. In 1900 William T. Tucker was listed as a widower living alone in Burnsville, Anson Co. NC. William is buried at Hopewell Methodist Cemetery, Anson Co. NC. Mary Kindley Tucker is buried at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC. They had no children.
[Pg. 17, May 13th 1885]
[46] Daniel Alexander Sides (b. 29 Sep 1830, NC d. 7 Aug 1894, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Daniel A. Sides and Marie C. Lefler. Sides married (1st) Nancy Ann Rowland in Rowan Co. on 21 Jul 1853. Nancy (b. 7 Aug 1833, Montgomery Co. NC, d. 12 Mar 1872, Stanly Co. NC) was the daughter of Thomas C. Rowland and Elizabeth Pickler. In 1860 Daniel and Nancy Sides were residing in Stanly Co. NC. Daniel A. Sides enlisted in the Confederate Army as a substitute on 8 Apr 1862. He was mustered into Co. F, 5th NC Regt. Sides was listed as deserting at Sharpsburg, MD “after the 1st MD Campaign,” Sep 1862 but it appears he re-entered the service as a D. A. Sides from Stanly Co. NC was drafted on 4 Dec 1862 and mustered into Co. I, 52nd NC Regt. Sides was captured at Gettysburg, PA on 3 Jul 1863 and confined at Ft. Delaware, DE and Pt. Lookout, MD. He was declared exchanged on 27 Feb 1865. In 1870 Sides was residing in Ridenhour Township, Stanly Co. NC. Daniel and Nancy had no children. Nancy died in 1872 and on 25 May 1873 in Stanly Co. NC and Sides married 2nd) Atlanda Francis “Atty” F. Moose. Atty (b. 4 Sec 1850, Stanly Co. NC, d. 13 May 1918, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of George Moose and Hannah Moody. In June 1876, D. A. Sides purchased from L. G. Heilig a 1 1/4 acre lot on E. Franklin St. “across the street” from W. D. Shoemaker [See Annotation #22]. In 1880 D. A. Sides was residing in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a mail carrier. Also in 1880 Sides purchased from George W. Ury an 80 acre tract of land on Adams Creek adjacent to J. J. Misenheimer. Sides appears not to have had any children by either of his marriages, although in 1880 an Anna Stinson, age 9, was listed as an “adopted daughter” living in the Sides household. Following Daniel’s death, his widow, Atlanta Moose Sides, married Solomon Thorton Fisher. Daniel Sides is buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant NC.
[Pg. 18, July 20th 1885]
[47] Laban Jonathan Rhyne (b. 2 Mar 1849, Gaston Co. NC, d 25 Jan 1940, Lincoln Co. NC) was the son of Moses H. Rhyne & Margaret Hoffman. Rhyne was a cousin to Mary Costner Cook, wife of Mathew Cook [See Annotation #42]. Laban Rhyne was a student at NC College in 1874 but did not graduate. He married Ella Maria Lentz in Cabarrus Co. NC on 11 Feb 1875. Ella (b. 19 Jun 1852, Rowan Co. NC, d. 10 May 1906, Lincoln Co. NC) was the daughter of John Lentz and Sophia Heilig. In Jan 1877, Laban Rhyne purchased from James A. Whittington a 24 acre tract of land (Lot #2, John Eagle Estate) in Cabarrus Co. NC adjacent to M. M. Misenheimer and D. F. Shimpock [CDB 27, p. 333]. In April 1878, Ryan sold this land to A. P. Lentz, brother of L. A. Lentz [CDB 28, p. 380] [See Annotation #49]. Based on the recorded birthplace of his son, Rhyne appears to have moved to Gaston Co. by 1879, however, in 1880 Rhyne and his family were residing in Mt. Pleasant. Rhyne was employed in “merchandising,” and in 1887 the family moved to Lincoln Co. NC. In 1900 Rhyne was residing in Lincolnton Township, Lincoln Co. NC. He was still listed as employed in merchandising. Ella Rhyne died in 1906. At the time of his death in 1940, Laban Rhyne’s estate contained $390 cash, fifty-two acres of land in Lincoln Co., and a 1/9 share in the estate of his brother, Daniel E. Rhyne, a wealthy textile mill owner and benefactor of Lenoir-Rhyne College. Laban and Ella Rhyne are buried at Old White Cemetery, Lincoln Co. NC.
Children:
1) Nellie Rhyne (b. 11 Apr 1876, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 Oct 1964, Gaston Co. NC). Married Robert L. Stowe.
2) Paul Conrad Rhyne (b. 24 May 1879, Gaston Co., d. 16 Nov 1966, Lincoln Co. NC). (MPCI ’03). Married Agnes Mundy. Paul Rhyne was the President of Howell Mills in Cherryville in 1918 and later served as President of Rhyne Mills in Lincolnton.
3) Salena Pearl Rhyne (b. 27 Jan 1882, NC, d. 3 Feb 1944, Lincoln Co. NC). Married Clarence Smith Little.
4) Florence Ermintrude Rhyne (b. 4 Mar 1887, NC, d. 31 May 1974,Catawba Co. NC). Married Marcus Leopold Little.
[Pg. (19) August 15, 1885]
[48] The Town Privy was located in a field behind A. M. Nussman’s residence on the south side of W. Franklin Street. The Town paid Nussman a fee for access to the privy across his property. For the purposes of discretion, the row of privies was shielded from public view by a wooden wall. (Today, this area is in a field between Barringer Drive and W. Franklin St. behind the Fifth Third Bank Building.)
[Pg. 20, March 3, 1886]
[49] Luther Augustus Lentz (b. 26 Apr 1845, Rowan Co. NC, d. 13 Jul 1918, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of John Lentz and Sophia Heilig. In 1870, L. A. Lentz was living with his parents in Mt. Pleasant in the Hotel that his father owned [See Historic MP #39]. Lentz married Laura Isabella Barrier in Cabarrus Co. on 8 May 1873. Laura (b. 19 Jun 1855, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Oct 1926, Rowan Co. NC) was the daughter of Daniel Barrier and Margaret Boger. In 1876, L. A. Lentz and his father, John, purchased an one sq pole lot in Mt. Pleasant from W. S. Hartsell [See Annotation #11] on W. Franklin St. between the Lentz Hotel and the Methodist Church [CDB 42, p. 163]. In 1877, Lentz purchased a 283 acre tract of land from his father-in-law located southwest of MP [CDB 27, p. 440]. In 1880 Lentz was residing in Dutch Buffalo Township south of MP. In March 1886 Lentz requested from the MP Town Board a permit to build a Cotton Gin near the center of town. This appears to have been Mt. Pleasant’s first experience with the growing textile industry in Cabarrus County and one of its first attempts to institute “zoning” restrictions [see Annotation #58]. On 31 Aug 1886, Lentz again petitioned the Town Board to locate the gin on the tanyard lot of his cousin, E. D. Lentz, a site still within the town limits but not so near the center [See Annotation #12]. It is unclear if Lentz built his gin but in August 1887 he purchased a ¼ acre lot adjacent to the tanyard for the purpose of storing, loading and unloading cotton [CDB 43, p 346]. In August 1890, Lentz apparently moved back into MP and purchased from the Trustees of Holy Trinity Church a 130 sq pole lot on S. Main St. [CDB 46, p. 48]. Lentz was elected to the MP Town Board in 1895 & 1896. Lentz appears to have moved to Stanly County in 1897, but in 1898 he purchased forty-seven acres of land in MP from his father which include the Lentz Hotel and several [CDB 72, p 166] [See Annotation #13 & Historic MP #39]. In 1898 Lentz sold 144 acres of land from the tract he had acquired from in father-in-law to David Frank Barrier (son of Moses Barrier). In June 1900 Lentz was still living in Stanly Co. and he owned a grocery store in Norwood. Lentz moved back to Mt. Pleasant once again sometime after June 1900 and began operating the hotel. He served as Asst. Town Marshal in 1905. In 1910 Luther A. Lentz was listed as residing in household #19 on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. In 1911, L. A. Lentz and his son, C. G. “Chulie” Lentz, demolished three wooden buildings located adjacent to the hotel and constructed a two story brick building that still stands [See Historic MP #41]. L. A. Lentz died in 1918 ahd Laura died in an automobile accident in 1926. They are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC. At the time of the settlement of L. A. Lentz’s estate in 1927, his property in Mt. Pleasant was divided into 16 tracts which included six lots on N. Main St. and ten lots on W. Franklin St. [See MP Deeds]. In the 1930’s & 40’s, Lentz’s son C. G. “Chulie” Lentz, owned and operated the Hotel building as a boarding house and he also operated a store in the “Lentz Building” next door.
Children:
1) Charles Gilbert “Chulie” Lentz (b. 3 Feb 1874, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 May 1964, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’89 & ‘93). Married Margaret Leona Faggart.
2) Louis Albert Lentz (b. 18 Dec 1875, Cabarrus Co. NC).
3) John D. Lentz (b. Abt 1877, NC, d. 28 Jul 1878, NC).
4) Ella Viola Lentz (b. 27 Mar 1880, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Jun 1972, Catawba Co. NC). Married Marshall Lee Barnhardt.
5) George Holmes Lentz (b, 23 Dec 1883, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 Dec 1915, Wise Co. VA). Married Sue Nice Cope.
6) Harry Dixon Lentz (b. 28 Mar 1885, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Oct 1885, Cabarrus Co. NC).
7) Fannie Gertrude Lentz (b. 27 Oct 1886, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 May 1891, Cabarrus Co. NC).
8) Paul Augustus Lentz (b. 17 Mr 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Jan 1949, Rowan Co. NC). (NC College ’00, MPCI ’03). Married Stella Blackwell.
9) Cecil Brown Lentz (b. 17 Feb 1893, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 May 1915, Cabarrus Co. NC).
10) Russell Barrier Lentz (b. 5 Nov 1896, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 Jun 1959, Buncombe Co. NC). (MPCI ’12-’14). (WWI) Married 1st) Peggy Collins; 2nd) Elizabeth Turner.
11) Laura Heilig Lentz (b. 8 Nov 1897, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Jul 1977, Watauga Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’16). Married George Stewart Bowden (MPCI ’10-’14).
(Pg. 20, April 3, 1886)
[50] Daniel Monroe Bangle (b. 15 Nov 1813, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Oct 1901, Cabarrus Co. NC) 
was the son of Henry Bangle and Catherine Friesland. The Bangle family was one of the oldest families in the Mt. Pleasant area, having purchased land along Adams Creek and Dutch Buffalo Creek in the 1700’s. Daniel Bangle married Cary A. Farrell in Cabarrus Co. NC on 25 Jul 1837. Cary was born in NC on 25 Jul 1817, NC. She died in Cabarrus Co. on 2 Oct 1892. In 1850 Daniel, Cary and three children were living in Wythe Co. VA where Daniel was listed as a laborer, probably working in the local lead mines in that county. In 1850’s Daniel Bangle, his father and his brothers purchased several tracts of land southwest of MP and were involved in the gold mining activities in the area. Daniel’s brother, St. Paul Bangle, purchased a gold mine and thirty-two acres of land from Mathias Bost in 1851 and in 1855, he sold shares in the mine to Daniel, his brother, Henry, and their brother-in-law, P. B. C. Smith. The Bangle mine operated on this site and was leased to W. Fisher Mitchell of Philadelphia, PA in Nov 1855. In 1860 Daniel Bangle was one of the members of the Board of Trustees of Cold Springs Methodist Church who purchased a fifty-two acre tract of land from Valentine Mauney and Martin L. Bost. In 1868, Daniel Bangle and W. B Sears (of Mecklenburg Co. NC) sold to the Trustees of Cold Springs Methodist Church a 17 1/2 acre tract of land. On 27 Dec 1875, Alexander Foil sold to Cary Bangle, wife of Daniel Bangle, a 106 sq pole lot in Mt. Pleasant where Daniel Bangle constructed a hotel. The Bangle Hotel was operated by members of the Bangle family until 1902 when it was sold to Cook & Foil. [See Annotation #157 and Historic MP #40]. In 187 Bangle served as the Mayor of Mt. Pleasant. Daniel Bangle was the Mayor of Mt. Pleasant in 1877 and was appointed to a two year term as a Magistrate/Justice of the Peace for Township #8 in 1877. In 1878, Daniel Bangle purchased 156 acres of land from his father located west of MP near present Cold Springs Road. In 1880 Daniel Bangle was residing in house #24 in Mt. Pleasant and in 1900 he was living at his hotel. Daniel and Cary Bangle are buried at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Martha Ann Bangle (b. 14 Jun 1839, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 Dec 1843, Cabarrus Co. NC).
2) William Henry Harrison Bangle (b. 22 May 1841, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Nov 1888, Rowan Co. NC). (WCMA ’56). (Co. B, 20th NC Regt). Married Jane Elizabeth Jenkins.
3) Elish Smith Bangle (b. 1 Mar 1845, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Feb 1865, Hatcher’s Run, VA) (Co. B, 20th NC Regt. KIA).
4) Elizabeth Jane Bangle (b. 2 May 1849, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Apr 1930, IL). Married William R. Sears.
5) Mary Cooper Bangle (b. 25 Nov 1852, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Jun 1928, Los Angeles Co. CA). Married Paul Alexander Barringer (WCMA ’56).
6) Ellen Augusta Bangle (b. 7 Jun 1855, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Dec 1928, Cook Co. IL). Never married.
7) Thomas Mason Mitchell Bangle (b. 15 Aug 1858, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Oct 1878). (NC College ’75).
(Pg. 21, May 3, 1886]
[51] Although there were several John Kindleys in various records, the John Kindley referred to in the May 3rd Board minutes appears to be John S. Kindley (b. 2 Jun 1866, Davidson Co. NC, d. 7 Mar 1948, Cabarrus Co. NC), son of William R. Kindley and Mary Ann Barnhardt [See Annotation #38]. John Kindley was living with his parents in MP in 1880. He attended NC College in 1881 but did not graduae. John S. Kindley married (1st) Carrie Lula Fink on 2 Feb 1897 in Cabarrus Co. Lula (b 3 Dec 1865, NC, d. 26 Apr 1945, Mecklenburg Co. NC) was the daughter of John Charles Fink & Nancy Cauble. In 1900 John and Lula Kindley were living with John’s parents in MP. In 1910 they were living on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. John Kindley acquired several tracts of land in and around MP. In 1908 he purchased from his father three-fourths interest in the old Misenheimer Store lot [See Historic MP #67]. In 1911 he acquired a one-fifth interest in his father’s property which included the Kindley Cotton Mill [See Historic MP #45] and several mill house sites. He sold his share of this property to W. A. McCanless in 1920 [CDB 76, p. 440 & 93, p. 60]. John Kindley married (2nd) in Cabarrus Co. NC on 21 Nov 1946, Nannie Bell Linker Barnhardt. Nannie (b. 6 Jan 1894, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 May 1974, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Lewis Linker and Elizabeth Barringer and the widow of Lee H. Barnhardt. John and Nannie may not have lived together long, as in 1948 his death certificate listed him as a widower and his obituary stated that he died “alone” in his residence. John and Carrie Kindley are buried at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Child:
1) Kenneth John Kindley (b. 1 Feb 1898, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Sep 1948, Butler Co. OH). (MPCI ’12-’16). Never Married.
[52] Ernst August Thies (b. 14 Mar 1868, GA, d. 11 Aug 1908, SC) son of Carl Adolf Thies and Mathilde F. Hegmann. Ernst Thies’ father was a mining engineer whose gold separating formula was used at the Phoenix & Furniss Gold Mines in south Cabarrus County. In 1880, Ernst Thies was living with his parents in Cleburne Co. GA. Thies attended NC College in 1883 and the University of North Carolina in 1888. In 1900 he and his parents were living in Lancaster Co. SC.
Ernst Thies was killed in a mining explosion at the Haile Mine in Kershaw, SC on 11 Aug 1908. He is buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, NC. He never married.
[53] Ed Heilig appears to be James Ervin Heilig (b. 24 Jul 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Aug 1943, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Harry Heilig and Annie File. Harry Heilig was an ex-slave who later married Idella Misenheimer. The first record of J. E. Heilig is in April 1884 when he purchased two lots off of E. Franklin St. from his father. On 31 Dec 1885, Ervin Heilig married 1st) Jennie Rebecca Hearne in Stanly Co. NC. Jennie (b. abt 1868, NC d. 26 Dec 1937, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Hamp & Susan Hearne. In 1900, Ervin was living with his wife and child in Mt. Pleasant, NC. He was employed as a day laborer. In 1910, Ervin was not living with his wife, but was listed as a boarder in the residence of Louela Parker on Tanyard Alley in Mt. Pleasant. Ervin’s wife and child were residing in the Reidsville section of Mt. Pleasant) only a short distance from Ervin. Jennie was listed as married and employed as a cook in a private residence. Ervin and Jennie were apparenty still not living together in 1917 as in March of that year, Nina Heilig Means, daughter of Harry Heilig and Idella Misenheimer, sold to Jennie Heilig and her son, Berry, a tract of land described as “the center lot of the Idella Heilig lot” in Mt. Pleasant [CDB 85, p. 187]. In 1920 Ervin Heilig was living with his wife and child on E. Franklin St. in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a laborer in a wood working shop. Jennie was employed as a cook in a boarding house. In 1930 the family was still residing on E. Franklin St. and Ervin Heilig was employed in a lumber plant. Jennie Heilig died in 1937 and Ervin married 2nd) Eva Juanita Hearne in Cabarrus Co. on 10 Sep 1938. Eva (b. Abt 1903, NC, d. ???), was the sister of Ervin’s first wife. Ervin died in Mt. Pleasant . His place of burial is unknown.
Child of J. E. Heilig and Jennie Hearne:
1) DeBerry Marcellus Heilig (b. 1 Jan 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Nov 1937, Buncome Co. NC). (WWI). Married Eunice Douglas.
[54] Willie Barrier may have been William Walton Barrier (b. 28 Sep 1867, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Apr 1929, Hillsborough Co. FL), the son of Rufus A. Barrier and Roxana Anthony. William was listed in the 1880 census as age 12, residing with his widowed mother in household #213 in Township #8, Cabarrus Co. NC. William W. Barrier attended NC College in 1884 but did not graduate. In 1920 William W. Barrier was working as a farm laborer in Polk Co. FL. In 1928 he owned a service station in Tampa, FL where he died in 1929. He was buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant.
A second Willie Barrier in MP was William Mathias Barrier (b. 1 Jan 1859, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Sep 1921, Cabarrus Co. NC) son of Moses Barrier and Margaret Hahn. William M. Barrier attended NC College in 1878 but did not graduate, He married Anna Gerelda Smith in Cabarrus Co. on 8 Jul 1880. He had two children by May of 1886.
[Pg. 22, May 13, 1886]
[55] Lewis Hazelius Rothrock (b. 10 Feb 1838, Rowan Co. NC, d. 28 Jun 1923, Rowan Co. NC ) was the son of Rev. Samuel Rothrock and Amelia R. Arey. L. H. Rothrock served in the Civil War mustering into Co. G, 6th NC Regt as a 3rd Corporal on 29 May 1861. He saw action at the 1st Battle of Manassas in Jun 1861 and was promoted to 2nd Lt. on 20 Dec 1861. He was wounded at the Battle of Antietam in Sept 1862 and promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 13 Aug 1863. He was captured at Rappahannock Station, VA on 7 Nov 1863 and held at Old Capitol Prison in Washington, DC before being transferred to Johnson’s Island, IL on 21 Nov 1863. He was released on 13 Jun 1865. After the war, Rothrock returned to NC and began teaching school. He married Joan Lucky Hearne in Stanly Co. on 16 Jul 1867. Joan (b. 2 Aug 1848, NC, d. 20 Oct 1935, Rowan Co. NC) was the daughter of Davidson Hearne and Leah Melchor. In 1870 Rothrock was listed as a teacher residing in Franklin Township, Rowan Co. NC. In the mid-1870’s Rothrock moved to Mt. Pleasant where served as Principal at Mont Amoena Seminary from 1876-1882. In 1880, he was living at the Seminary. In 1884 & 1885 Rothrock purchased two small lots in Mt. Pleasant beside the Lentz Hotel where he either built a house or resided in a previously existing home [See CDB 39, p. 140 & 39, p. 142] & [Historic MP #38]. Rothrock was the Principal of the Preparatory Department at NC College in 1884 and was awarded BA and AM Degrees from the College inthat same year. From Sept 1884 – May 1887, he was a Professor of History and Preparatory Department. Rothrock was elected to the MP Town Board in 1886. In the 1890’s, Rothrock moved to Gold Hill in Rowan Co. where he served as a Public School principal. He was a member of the Gold Hill Board of Aldermen in 1904. In 1910 & 1920 he was residing on Main St. in Gold Hill and was still employed as a Teacher. Rothrock died in Rowan Co. in 1923 and he and Joan are buried at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, NC.
Children:
1) Samuel Rothrock (b. 14 May 1868, Rowan Co. NC, d. 8 Aug 1955, Rowan Co. NC). Married Lillie Elizabeth Fisher.
2) Carrie Davidson Rothrock (b. 15 Apr 1873, Davidson Co. NC, d, 29 Oct 1967, Rowan Co. NC). Married 1st) Frank Marsh; 2nd) Alfred Herman Graf.
3) Thomas Rothrock (b. 26 Jul 1875, Rowan Co. NC, d. 10 Nov 1938, Washington, DC). (Spanish-American War veteran). Never married.
4) Helen Amelia Rothrock (b. 2 Jul 1878, Rowan Co. NC, d. 13 Mar 1941, Rowan Co. NC). Married Henry Edward Rufty.
5) Josie Hearne Rothrock (b. 17 Feb 1881, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Aug 1967, Rowan Co. NC). Married Frederick William Pirie.
[Pg. 23, June 3, 1886]
[56] Luther Malancathon Barrier (b. 14 Feb 1851, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Jun 1924, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Moses Barrier and Margaret Hahn. He entered NC College in 1871 but did not graduate. Barrier married Hannah Melissa Blackwelder Dry in Cabarrus Co. on 8 Apr 1875. Hannah (b. 5 Jun 1831, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 Oct 1909, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Andrew Blackwelder and Rachael Bost, and the widow of John Paul Dry who died in the Civil War. In March 1883, Luther Barrier purchased a 61 1/2 tract of land from his father’s estate [CDB 38, p. 180]. The land was southeast of Mt. Pleasant and the street referred to in the Town minutes was located somewhere in the vicinity of present day Lee St. In 1884 Barrier purchased from the Jacob Ludwig estate an eleven acre tract of land on the west side of S. Main St. south of Hezekiah McNamar [See Annotation #2 & CDB 54, p. 439]. Also in 1884, Barrier sold to P. B., John and W. W. Dry 105 acres of land on the “banks of Dutch Buffalo Creek” that had belonged to his wife’s first husband [CDB 38, p. 3]. In 1885, Barrier and Alfred A. Blackwelder purchased two tracts of land totaling fifty-five acres from the estate of his father-in-law, Andrew Blackwelder. In 1899 Barrier sold to Anderson Lowder and his son’s, William, Hampton and Henry, a house and eleven sq. pole lot on the west side of S. Main St. near J. J. Misenheimer. In 1907 Barrier sold his sixty-one acre tract of land to his nephew, Robert L. Barrier, son of William M. Barrier. Sometime before 1910, Barrier moved to #9 Township, south of MP where he was living with his wife’s grandson, Paul Dry. In 1920 Barrier was living alone. He died at his home in 1924. He and Hanna are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC. They had no children.
[Pg. 23, June 5, 1886]
[57] Ireneus Frederick Lineberger (b. 17 Mar 1838, Rutherford NC, d. 10 Nov 1938) was born in Tryon, Rutherford Co. (now Polk Co.) NC, the son of Eli Lineberger and Elvira Rutledge. He married (1st) Martha E. Cox in Cabarrus Co. on 21 Jan 1884. Martha (b. 25 Oct 1861, NC, d. 19 Dec 1890, Stanly Co. NC) was the daughter of C. P. Cox and Catherine Smith Linebarger [See Annotation #1]. In 1886, Alexander Foil sold Lineberger his share in the firm of C. P. Cox & Co. in MP and Lineberger continued in partnership with his father-in-law. Also in 1886, Lineberger purchased a one acre lot on S. Boston St. in MP from H. C. McAllister [CDB 74, p.354] and built a residence there in 1887. Based on newspaper articles, Lineberger appears to have moved to Stanly Co. by 1889 but retained ownership of his house in MP. Mattie Lineberger died in 1890 and in 1891 Lineberger purchased the house of Dr. Richard Anderson in Albemarle using his MP residence as collateral for the mortgage [Anderson took ownership of the house in MP in 1892 and sold it in 1897 (See MP Deeds). Lineberger moved to Gaston Co. by 1897 where he married Jennie Lee Fite on 14 Oct 1897. Jennie (b. 6 Jun 1866, Lincoln Co. NC, d. 25 Jan 1948, Gaston Co. NC) was the dauther of John Fite and Elizabeth Henderson. In 1900 Lineberger and his family were residing in household #307, Riverview St., River Bend Township, Gaston Co. NC. He was employed as a salesman. By 1903 Linbeberger had moved to Lincoln Co. where he was appointed Postmaster of Southside Post Office. In 1910 Lineberger was employed as a salesman in a Department Store in Lincolnton NC. In 1930 Lineberger was retired and living in Mt. Holly, Gaston Co. NC. He died in 1938. I. F. and Jenny Lineberger are buried at Pineview Cemetery, Mt. Holly, Gaston Co. NC.
Child of I. F. Lineberger and Mattie Cox.
1) Ossie Linebarger (b. May 1885, NC, d. ???, FL).
Children of I. F. Lineberger and Jennie Fite
2) Emma Purnell Lineberger (b. 23 Jul 1898, Gaston Co. NC, d. 1 Jul 1964, Gaston Co. NC). Married Sewell E. Hunsuck.
3) Helen E. Lineberger (b. 25 Jun 1901, NC, d. 27 Feb 1977, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Earl Ware Connell.
4) Elizabeth Lineberger (b. 10 Oct 1904, NC, d. 28 Oct 1971, Burke Co. NC). Maried Miles VanBuren Wiggins.
5) Jennie Lee Lineberger (b.13 Nov 1907, Lincoln Co. NC., d. 1 Aug 2000, Josephine Co. OR). Married John Lee Cauble.
[Pg. 23, August 17, 1886]
[58] At the August 17th meeting of the Town Board, Ordinance #28 was introduced. This ordinance appears to have been proposed as a reaction to plans of some citizens to erect cotton gin machinery within the Mt. Pleasant Town limits. There was already a gin owned by W. R. Kindley located somewhere in the town, but on occasion Board appears to made its first attempt to institute some type of “zoning” restrictions within the Town limits. Subsequent Board minutes indicate that the ensuing debate, which lasted for over a year, led to some difficult political situations for the Board. The previous Town Board had first encountered this situation in March of 1886, when L. A. Lentz had been asked by the Board to cease from building a cotton gin so close to the center of Town [see Annotation #49]. However, the May 1886 election had returned only two persons from the previous Board (Mayor Robert Rose and W. J. Heilig) and there appears to have been some disagreement over the “zoning” issue. Ordinance #28 was introduced and proposed that “taking into consideration the propriety of erecting machinery calculated to endanger the safety of the citizens of the town.” The ordinance further stated “that no party or parties shall erect and use steam engines or fire works of any kind that would hazard or in any way damage any person or property within the corporate limits of the town, without first having obtained permission from the proper authorities.” The Ordinance passed, but on August 31st, the Board again took up the issue, first by reconsidering a new proposal by L. A. Lentz to build his gin on the property of his cousin, E. D. Lentz away from the center of town. In an apparent attempt to somehow allow Lentz to erect his gin, new Board member, J. J. Misenheimer, proposed an amendment to the ordinance deleting the words “without first having permission from the property authorities.” The amendment passed, but this apparently did not satisfy everyone, for on September 4th, the Board met to receive a petition from 24 persons asking that the ordinance be repealed in full. On motion from L. H. Rothrock, the petition was declined and at the same time, W. R. Kindley, a “new” Board member, offered to remove his cotton gin and machinery from the Town limits in consideration of some type of indemnity. The Board voted to accept Kindley’s proposal and granted him a payment of $65 with the understanding that his machinery would be removed from within the Town. Kindley moved his gin by December when the Board voted to pay him his indemnity. [See Annotation #38 & Historic MP # 45]. (It cannot be ascertained from the record if it had anything to do with the issue at hand, but in January 1887, the Town Board ordered the Board Secretary, L. H. Rothrock, to “overhaul” the tax lists for the year due to the fact that E. D. Lentz’s taxable property had somehow been overlooked and not listed in September.) The question of the erection of gins, etc. was, however, still not resolved. In May of 1887, a new Town election again replaced all but two of the previous Board members (the same Robert Rose and W. J. Heilig) and the Board apparently continued to have some problems. New Board member, M. L. Buchanan, declined to serve as Secretary. W. S. Hartsell, a member of the previous Board and Constable/Tax Collector for the past three years, declined to serve as Constable again. He was replaced by A. W. Moose [See Annonation #63] who, himself, served only two weeks and resigned. W. J. Heilig declined to serve as Board Treasurer after three months and new Board member, John Beaver, was appointed Treasurer, only to resign from the office in March of 1888 [See Annotation #61]. The Board’s disagreements apparently reached a climax in August when, at the meeting of 22 Aug 1887, the Board voted to repeal Ordinance #28 and grant L. A. Lentz and L. M. Barrier “permission to erect cotton gins & machinery within the corporate limits … using such machinery as they see proper.” Following this vote, the Mayor, Robert Rose, submitted his resignation and W. J. Heilig was appointed to succeed him.
[Pg. 24, September 4, 1886]
[59] Thomas Edmund Foil (b. 30 Dec 1829, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 May 1891, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Moses Foil and Elizabeth Moose. He married Catherine Lavina Kluttz in Cabarrus Co. NC on 2 Oct 1851. Catherine (b. 20 Dec 1830, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Jan 1911, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Paul Kluttz and Margaret Barringer. In 1856 Foil purchased two tracts of land from his father totaling 104 acres [CDB 20, p. 248 & CDB 22, p. 462] north of MP near Dutch Buffalo Creek. Foil constructed or took ownership of a tannery and a grist mill on this property located about five miles north of Mt. Pleasant near the Salisbury Rd. The tannery was supposedly destroyed by Federal troops during General Stoneman’s occupation of Salisbury in 1865. In 1870 and 1880, Edmund Foil was residing in Township #6, north of Mt. Pleasant. In 1870 he purchased another fifty-three acres of land from his father’s estate [CDB 22, p. 641]. In 1878, Foil and W. R. Kindley owned a tannery in MP on E. Franklin
St. In 1880 Foil purchased the Mathias Barrier house on College St. and moved his family to MP [CDB 32, p. 65 & See Historic MP #19]. In 1888 Foil and W. R. Kindley purchased from William E. Harkey a gin house in Mt. Pleasant located next to the tannery on E. Franklin St. [CDB 44, p. 514]. Foil died at his residence in MP in 1891. He is buried at Grace/Lower Stone Reformed Cemetery in Rowan Co. NC. Catherine is buried at St. James Reformed Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC).
Children of Edmund Foil and Catherine Kluttz:
1) Lawson Jeremiah Foil (b. 1 Oct 1852, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Oct 1920, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’72). Married Mary Anna Wadsworth. [See Annotation #6].
2) Mary Jane Foil (b. 3 Sep 1853, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Sep 1876, NC). Married Paul J. Barringer (NC College ’72).
3) John Henderson Foil (b. 3 Apr 1857, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 Aug 1931, Rowan Co. NC). (NC College ’78). Married Camilla Elizabeth Misenheimer.
4) Margaret Elizabeth Foil (b. 5 Mar 1860, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Sep 1863, Cabarrus Co. NC).
5) Moses Alexander Foil (b. 21 Dec 1862, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Sep 1948, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’83). Married Josephine Elizabeth Summer. (Faculty Mont Amoena Seminary, 1896-1921).
6) Alice Evean Foil (b. 27 Apr 1865, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 Jun 1902, NC). Married Paul J. Barringer (NC College ’72).
7) Warren Deberry Foil (b. 18 Nov 1867, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Jan 1939, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married 1) Martha Christina Fisher; 2nd) Nora Virginia Kluttz.
8) George Webster Foil (b. 13 Oct 1873, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Apr 1960, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’90). Married Daisy Esther Honeycutt.
[Pg. 25, December 11, 1886]
[60] On 17 Jan 1885, two Deeds recorded the sale of land by L. G. Heilig to the Town Commissioners of Mt. Pleasant. One lot of “35 sq. poles” located next to E. D. Lentz’s property was purchased for $10, and one lot of “8 square poles” next to the “Shoemaker lot” was purchased for $5. These lots were adjacent to a tannery on the Albemarle Rd. (E. Franklin St.) operated by Heilig and John D. Barrier. [See MP Deeds].
These may have been land purchases in reference to the laying off of new streets proposed in 1884 [See Annotation #36].
[Pg. 26, May 7, 1887]
[61] John David Beaver (b. 18 Aug 1857, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Jul 1934, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Moses Beaver and Linda Barringer. In 1880 John Beaver was living alone next to his brother in Township #6, Cabarrus Co. NC. Beaver was listed as a “policeman” for the St. John’s Fair in 1883. He married Jennie Lynn Moody in Stanly Co. NC on 7 May 1885. Jennie (b. 1 Jan 1866, Stanly Co. NC, d. 17 Sep 1941, Rowan Co. NC) was the daughter of William Moody and Mary Lyerly. Beaver appears to have been a merchant but there is no record of him owning any property in Mt. Pleasant before 1887. In 1888 Beaver was appointed Postmaster of Heilig’s Mill in Rowan Co. According to an article in the Concord Standard dated 9 Mar 1888, Beaver moved “his store of goods to Lower Stone Chuch.” In 1891 it was reported that he was building a house and opening a store in Rockwell. Beaver moved back to Mt. Pleasant by 1900 when he purchased the former “Robert Rose property” on W. Franklin St. from R. L. McAllister [See Annotation #20 & MP Deeds]. In 1900 he was listed as a “day laborer” in the census. In 1910 he was a farmer. In 1920 Beaver was the manager of a furniture store located in the former Merchantile building on the corner of E. Franlin St. & N. Main St. [See Historic MP #50]. Sometime before 1930, Beaver moved to Kannapolis where he was employed as a book-keeper at a furniture store. He died in Kannapolis in 1934. Jennie died in 1941.They are buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, Cabarrus Co. NC.
Children:
1) Edwin Heller Beaver (b. 9 Jun 1886, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Jun 1923, Knox Co. TN). (MPCI ’03). Married Mary Pannell.
2) John Holmes Beaver (b. 6 Nov 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Sep 1965, Guilford Co. NC), (MPCI ’04). Married Iola Strother.
3) William Berly Beaver (b. 11 Jul 1890, Rowan Co. NC, d. 5 Oct 1970, Stanly Co. NC). MPCI (’09). Married Pauline Harris.
4) Moses Lee Beaver (b. 25 Feb 1892, Rowan Co. NC, d. 15 Sep 1947, Charlottesville, VA). Married Lana M. Maupin.
5) Guy Moody Beaver (b. 2 Jun 1895, Rowan Co. NC, d. 24 Jan 1952, Mecklenburg, Co. NC). (MPCI ’10). Married Elma C. Sloop.
6) Mary Albron Beaver (b. 2 Oct 1897, Rowan Co. NC, d. 7 Jan 1970, Rowan Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’14). Married Thomas Bennett VanPoole.
7) Carl Jennings Beaver (b. 10 Jun 1900, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Jan 1970, Rowan Co. NC). (MPCI ’16). Married Martha Davis.
8) Lela Venora Beaver (b. 16 Jun 1904, Cabarrus Co. NC, d 6 Dec 2000, SC). (Mont Amoena ’23). Married Donovan McManus.
9) Coy Douglas Beaver (b. 11 Mar 1908, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Jul 1953, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’21). Married Jennie Mae Rippy.
[62] Moses L. Buchanan (b. 23 Jan 1860, Rowan Co. NC, d. 17 Feb 1920, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of John W.Buchanan and Delinda Wyatt. In 1880 Moses L. Buchanan was residing with his parents in Morgan Dist., Rowan Co. NC. His father was a “store keeper” and Moses was farming. Buchanan married Cora Jane Misenheimer in Cabarrus Co. on 2 Jan 1887. Cora (b. 15 Feb 1868, d. 28 Apr 1933) was the daughter of J. J. Misenheimer and Martha Shankle. Buchanan appears to have moved to Mt. Pleasant in 1886 where he opened a dry goods store with Daniel D. Barrier and L. M. Ritchie in the old W. R. Kindley store at the corner of W. Franklin St. & S. Main St. Buchanan was elected to the Town Board in May 1887 and appointed Town Treasurer. He appears to have formed a partnership with an unknown Barrier (possibly Luther M. Barrier) and operated a general store in his father-in-law’s old building on the corner of E. Franklin St. & S. Main St. [(See Historic MP #67]. Buchanan served two (one year) terms on the MP Town Board. In 1889 Cora Buchanan inherited the store lot and several other parcels of land from her father’s estate, and also in that year Moses Buchanan was appointed Postmaster in MP. He moved the Post Office into his business. In 1891, Buchanan erected a residence on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant on one of the inherited tracts just south of the store lot (on S. Main St.) [See Historic MP #71]. In the mid- 1890’s Buchanan and Barrier mutually dissolved their partnership and Buchanan formed a new company, Buchanan & Co. with partners John S. & William A. Kindley, sons of W. R. Kindley [See Annotation #38]. Buchanan remained Postmaster until 1893 when he was replaced by Jonas Cook. In 1894 at the beginning of the Republican/Populist (Fusion) political movement, Buchanan was active in County politics as a non-fusion Republican. He was publicized as one of the party’s picks to run for Cabarrus County Clerk in 1894. He initially withdrew before the final nominations but re-entered the race only to be defeated by Democrat James C. Gibson (by 184 votes). Buchanan was appointed as a Magistrate in #8 Township in 1895. In 1896 at the height of Fusion movement, Buchanan was elected Sheriff of Cabarrus County. In the Spring of 1897, Buchanan moved to Concord and sold his house in MP to Dr. C. H. Barnhardt. Buchanan was defeated in his second run for Sheriff in 1898 by Democrat John Lawson Peck of Township #7. In 1900 Buchanan was residing on W. Corbin St. in Concord and was the manager of the Concord Cotton Seed Oil Mill. In 1906, Buchanan, in another controversy, was appointed Postmaster of Concord, He served in this position until 1915. In 1908, Moses Buchanan was listed in the City Directory as residing at 202 S. Union St., Concord, NC. His occupation was listed as Postmaster and he was also as employed with Glenn & Carroll Co. and Concord Milling. Buchanan died of influenza during the “Great Pandemic” in 1920. He an Cora are buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, NC.
Children:
1) Mary Wyatt Buchanan (b. 4 Mar 1888, Cabarrus Co. NC., d. 13 Nov 1891, Cabarrus Co. NC).
2) Sidney Eli Buchanan (b. 30 Jun 1890, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Sep 1972, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (WWI veteran). Medical Doctor and first full-time Cabarrus County Health Officer in 1919. Married Lula Edna Cook.
3) Grant McDonald Buchanan (b. 6 Apr 1893, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 May 1966, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Lilly Pearl Martin.
4) Cora Lee Buchanan (b. 23 Mr 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 31 Mar 1941, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Charlie B. Griffin (MPCI ’21).
[Pg. 27, May 16, 1887]
[63] Archibald Walter Moose (b. 3 Apr 1857, Stanly Co. NC, d. 20 May 1928, Cabarrus Co. NC) 
was the son of George Moose and Hannah Moody. A. W. Moose entered NC College in 1877 but did not graduate. In 1880-82 he attended the University of Maryland studying both medicine and pharmacy. He married Mary Rebecca “Mollie” Barrier in Cabarrus Co. NC on 28 Sep 1882. Mollie (b. 25 Sep 1861, Cabarrus Co., d. 27 Sep 1940, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Caleb Barrier and Mary Ann Walker. Also in 1882, A. W. Moose joined his brother, Dr. John W. Moose, in Mt. Pleasant [See Annotation #9] to form Moose Brothers Co. J. W. Moose was a physician and A. W. was a pharmacist. They opened their first store/office in “an old frame building” next to Heilig’s store but moved shortly to the old J.J. Misenheimer store [See Historic MP #67]. In 1885, A. W. Moose purchased a half-acre lot on E. Franklin St. from L. G. Heilig for $475 [CDB 39, p. 76] [See MP Deeds]. This lot was located east of Heilig’s residence and contained the remains of an old slave cabin owned by the Heilig family, around which a residence was built. J. W. Moose moved to Texas in 1889 and sold his share of the business to dentist, A. H. Dreher. Dreher left the partnership before 1894 and A. W. Moose operated the pharmacy alone. In 1895, Moose purchased a 5.63 sq pole lot from W. R. Kindley [CDB 51, p. 442] and built a brick building (only the third in MP) on W. Franklin St. just beyond the” town square.” In 1914 Moose formed a partnership with his son, Paul, to operate a pharmacy under the name A. W. Moose Co. Moose was a Republican and quite active in local and county politics. He was was appointed MP Town Marshal in 1887 but declined to serve. In 1888 he was elected to his first of ten terms as Mayor of Mt. Pleasant. He served four additional terms on the Town Board. Moose was Postmaster in MP from 1905-1913. He served on the Cabarrus County Commission in 1915. His last term in public office was as Mayor of Mt. Pleasant in 1926 two years before his death. Following A. W.’s death in 1928, his sons, Walter & Hoy, joined their brother, Paul, as partners in A. W. Moose Company. A. W. and Mollie Moose are buried at St. James Reformed Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Gurley David Moose (b. 17 Jun 1883, Stanly Co. NC, d. 7 Nov 1913, Buncombe Co. NC. (NC College BA ’01). Graduated at age of 18, the youngest graduate of NC College in its history. He attended Pharmacy School at the University of Maryland, graduating #1 in his class in 1902. He received a Medical degree from Maryland in 1907 and began practicing in Mt. Pleasant at the age of 23. He died of tuberculousis in Asheville, NC at the age of 31. He never married.
2) Ella Rosa Moose (b. 12 Jun 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Apr 1926, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’04). Married Lee Evans Foil (NC College ’00-’01; MPCI ’03-’04).
3) Paul Alexander Moose (b. 28 Jun 1890, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Jun 1966, Cabarrus Co. NC). ((NC College ’00-’01; MPCI ’03-’04). Married Ethel Corzine (Mont Amoena ’10).
4) Walter Lee Moose (b. 4 Oct 1898, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Oct 1981, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’09 & ’12-’14). (WWI Veteran). Married Mable Blanche McAllister (Mont Amonea ’21).
5) Lucille Elaine Moose (b. 19 Feb 1901, Cabarrus Co. NC, D. 11 Dec 1994, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (Mont Amona ’19). Married George Alexander Wearn.
6) Hoy Archibald Moose (b. 28 Jun 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 Jan 1991, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ‘8-’22). Married Pauline Mabel Whitaker.
(Pg. 30, May 15th 1888)
[64] John Maxey Hendrix (b. 13 Dec 1856, Lexington Co. SC, d. 2 Nov 1930, Cabarrus Co. NC ) was the son of Joseph Hendrix and Catherine Rawls. He attended NC College in 1875 but did not graduate. He married Emma Catherine Cook on 13 Nov 1879. Emma (b. 6 Mar 1860, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Sep 1927, Cabarrus Co. NC). was the daughter of Mathew Cook and Mary Costner and sister of Jonas Cook. In 1880 John and Emma Hendrix were residing with John’s parents in Oconee Co. SC. They had one child, Edgar. John was a clerk in his father’s store. Hendrix and his family moved to Mt. Pleasant before 1887 when he purchased a fifty-four sq. pole lot on N. College St. from Cook & Foil, Inc. [CDB 43, p. 102]. He was employed as a book-keeper for Cook & Foil Dry Goods Store. Hendrix was elected to the MP Town Board in 1888 and 1889. He was appointed Mayor in Sep 1889 to fill the unexpired term of W. A. Elliott [See Annotation #67], but he served only until December of that year before resigning. He was re-elected to the Town Board in 1892 and 1893. In 1896 Hendrix took a position in Concord as a partner/book-keeper at D. P. Dayvault Co. He moved to Concord about 1898 when he purchased a tract of land from A. J. Dayvault called the E. P. M. Means lot [CDB 53, p. 536]. In 1899, Hendrix purchased a ¾ acre lot on West Corbin St. from the Robert W. Allison estate and built or rebuilt a residence there. (This lot was adjacent to M. L. Buchanan, another former MP resident.) In 1901 Hendrix became the Asst. Book-keeper at Concord National Bank and was on the Board of Directors. In 1910, he was appointed Asst. Cahsier (his brother-in-law, John M. Cook, was the book-keeper). Hendrix also served as the Sec-Treas of the Cabarrus Co. Building & Loan Services. In 1913, he was approached to run for the office of Concord City Clerk but declined the nomination. Emma Hendrix died in 1827 and J. M. Hendrix died in 1930. They are buried at Oakwood Cemtery, Concord, NC.
Children:
1) Edgar Emmanuel Hendrix (b. 12 Aug 1879, Oconee Co. SC, d. 8 Jun 1943, Spartanburg Co. SC). (NC College ’93.) Married Helen Odene Clyde.
2) Harry Mathews Hendrix (b. 27 Nov 1881, Oconee Co. SC, d. 30 Dec 1937, Carteret Co. NC). (NC College ’96). Married Lillian Starr Williams.
3) Mary Rebecca Hendrix (b. 16 Sep 1883, Oconee Co. SC, d. 24 Jul 1970, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’00). Married Charles Arthur Frickhoeffer, Jr.
4) James Thomas Hendrix (b. 30 Aug 1885, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Aug 1967, Cabarrus Co. NC). Never married.
5) Martin Luther Hendrix (b. 31 Oct 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Mar 1949, Cabarrus Co. NC). Never married.
6) Margaret Hendrix (b. 7 Dec 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Dec 1968, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married James Columbus Springs (MPCI ’26-’27).
7) Gilbert H. Hendrix (b. 1 Jul 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Jun 1971, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’10-’11). Married Pantha Ola Griffin.
8) Joseph Wertz Hendrix (b. 11 Jan 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Jan 1941, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Mildred Francis Goss.
[65] Clarence Gilbert Heilig (b. 26 May 1862, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Sep 1941, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Lawson G. Heilig and Mary Ann Shimpock [See Annotation #16]. According to the records of NC College, C. G. Heilig was enrolled there in 1873, at the age of 11. He graduated in 1880. In 1882 Heilig was employed as a Tutor at the College. In 1882 Heilig and several members of he NC College faculty formed the Cabarrus Teachers Institute which conducted seminars and classes for local public and academy teachers. He served as Sec/Treas of the group. On 17 Nov 1886, Heilig married Emma Barrier at the home of Emma’s father near MP. Emma (b. 18 Feb 1868, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Mar 1936, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Daniel Barrier and Margaret Boger. She attended Mont Amoena Seminary in 1875-’76. In May 1887, C. G. Heilig purchased from his father a 131 sq pole lot on E. Franklin St. adjacent to D. A. Sides and built his residence. [CDB 46, p. 118 & Historic MP #53]. Heilig conducted a school in MP in 1888. He was also active in local politics. He served as Registrar for a local “road law” election in 1887 and was on a local committee seeking a railroad for MP in 1888-1889 [See Annotation #66]. Heilig served as a county tax auditor in 1889 for Township #8, and was chairman of #8 Township Democratic Executive Committee. In 1890 he was a voter registrar for Township #8 and a delegate to the NC State Democratic Convention. Heilig was also very active in the NC Lutheran Synod, serving as a delegate to the Synod convention for many years. In 1889, following his father’s death, Heilig and his brother, Lawson E. Heilig, maintained ownership of the old “Melchor’s store” on the corner of E. Franklin St. and N. Main St. [See Historic MP #50]. Heilig was appointed to the NC College Board of Trustees in 1892 and served as Board Secretary through 1901. In 1902, Heilig purchased from James P. Cook, son of Mathew Cook, the old Cook’s store on the corner of W. Franklin St. and N. Main St. (across the street from the “Melchor Store”) [See Historic MP #49]. Heilig operated this store until 1936 when he sold it to his son, C. G. Heilig, Jr. C. G. Heilig, Sr. served on the Mt. Pleasant Town Board in 1888, 1891, & 1902-1905. He and Emma are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) May Margaret Heilig (b. 17 Dec 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Jun 1945, Buncombe Co. NC). (Mont Amonea ’05). Married John C. MCDow.
2) Bessie Barrier Heilig (b. 16 Oct 1890, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Apr 1967, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’07). Never married.
3) Lillian Boger Heilig (b. 16 May 1894, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 May 1972, Wilson Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’14). Married Edgar Durant Skinner.
4) Laura Ellen Heilig (b. 17 Feb 1897, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Sep 1954, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amonea ’14). Never married.
5) Grace Gertrude Heilig (b. 17 Oct 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Dec 1981, Mecklenburg, Co. NC). (Mont Amonea ’19). Married Roy Corbett Peterson.
6) Clarence Gilbert Heilig, Jr. (b. 27 Feb 1905, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Mar 1952, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’19-’23). Married Margaret Virginia Robinson (Mont Amoena ’22).
[66] Railroad Surveyors – Records indicate that there were several attempts to obtain a railroad through Mt. Pleasant. As early as 1871 newspapers mentioned interest in MP concerning a possible railroad. This particular mention in the Town Minutes appears to be in reference to the proposed Great Western Air Line RR that was to run from Charlotte to Weldon, NC. In March 1888 the Concord Times wrote that a meeting had taken place in Charlotte with delegates from Cabarrus, Stanly, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph and other counties attending to discuss the intention “to build a [rail]road from Charlotte to Weldon, to be known as the Great Western Air-Line Railway.” H. C. McAllister from Mt. Pleasant spoke for Cabarrus. There were numerous other meetings and discussions but the rail line was never built. The attempts to acquire a railroad lasted through at least 1912 when Edward C. Duncan proposed the possibility of a railroad from Durham to Charlotte passing through MP. No railroad was ever built near MP and Mt. Pleasant was long known as the largest incorporated in North Carolina without a railroad.
(Pg. 31, May 17th 1888)
[67] William Alexander Elliott (b. 3 Mar 1829, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Jul 1905, Mecklenburg Co. NC) was the son of Kinchen Elliott and Ellen G. Williamson. He married Lucy Ann Stone sometime before 1854 (One record states the marriage took place in Montgomery Co. NC on 29 Dec 1855.) Lucy (b. 15 Nov 1832?, Montgomery Co. NC, d. 9 Dec 1920, Mecklenburg Co. NC) was the daughter of John F. Stone and Nancy ???. The family was not located in the 1860 or 1870 censuses. Elliott enlisted in the Confederate Army on 7 Sep 1861 and mustered into Co. K, 28th NC Regt. He was present and accounted for through June 1864 when he was detached as a guard for a medical ambulance train. Elliott was listed as a carriage maker in Mt. Pleasant in 1877. and in 1880, William Elliott and his family were residing in Mt. Pleasant, NC. In Nov 1886 Elliott purchased a one acre lot on N. Main St. from Michael Rinehardt. The lot was located north of NC College and was referred to as the “Scott Lot” (it had once been owned by W. R. Scott, builder of the MP Hotel) [CDB 39, p. 494]. He appears to have established his carriage shop on this site along with his residence. Elliott was appointed Constable and Tax Collector for MP in 1888. He was elected Mayor in May 1889 but resigned in September. In 1893, Elliott sold his property to John Shimpock and moved to Charlotte [CDB 49, p. 220]. In 1900 Elliott and his wife were residing with their daughter and son-in-law on Brevard St. in Charlotte. Elliott was working as a “wood turner.” Elliott died in Charlotte in 1905. He and Lucy are buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, NC.
Child:
1) Mary Lourena Elliott (b. 18 Dec 1854, Stanly Co. NC, d. 28 Mar 1937, Pinellas Co. FL). Married Joseph Aaron Michael.
(Pg. 34, May 16, 1889)
[68] Walter Mathew Heathcock/Haithcock (b. 23 Jan 1868, NC, d. 21 Nov 1940, Guilford Co. NC) was the son of Jessie Heathcock & Mary Stone and the nephew of W. A. & Julia Ann Elliott. [The name is also spelled Haithcock in several records.] In 1880, Heathcock was residing with his parents in Mt. Pleasant, NC. He married (1st) Martha J. Kellam in Mecklenburg Co. NC on 4 Dec 1892. Martha (b. 6 Jul 1870, Mecklenburg Co. NC., d. 7 Sep 1961, Guilford Co. NC) was the daughter of Samuel Kellam and Francis Parker. Heathcock and his family were residing in Charlotte by 1893. In 1900 the family was living in Thomasville, Davidson Co. NC. It is unclear from the census what Walter’s occupation was. In 1910, Walter & Martha Heathcock and five children were residing in High Point, Guilford Co. NC. Walter was employed as a “turner” in a furniture factory. Walter and Martha Heathcock were separated before 1920 and Martha was living with her children in High Point. Walter was not located in the census. Walter and Martha divorced sometime prior to 1922 when Walter married (2nd) Virginia Frances (Lucas) Harmon in High Point, NC on 24 Jun 1922. Virginia (b. 26 Nov 1872, Nash Co. NC, d. 8 Jul 1945, Guilford Co. NC) was the daughter of Joseph Lucas and Anna ??? and the widow of Clarence H. Harmon. Walter Heathcock died in High Point in 1940. He is buried at High Point Primitive Baptist Cemetery, High Point, NC. Virginia is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, NC.
Children of W. M. and Martha Kellam Heathcock:
1) Amy Lee Haithcock (b. 28 Sep 1893, Davidson Co. NC, d. 25 Aug 1984, Davidson Co. NC). Married Harry Emmanuel Rothrock.
2) Charles Edward Haithcock (b. 16 Oct 1896, Guilford Co. NC, d. 4 Jun 1965, Guilford Co. NC). Married Rilla Ann Hicks.
3) Samuel Jesse Haithcock (b. 30 Sep 1901, Guilford Co. NC, d. 26 Jan 1958, Guilford Co. NC). Married Jolley Mozelle Wood.
4) Hazel Haithcock (b. 6 Oct 1904, Marlboro Co. SC, d. 26 Mar 1989, Guilford Co. NC). Married Ellis Walter Lanier.
5) Lucy L. Haithcock (b. 31 Jul 1910, Guilford Co. NC, d. 30 Jul 1983, Guilford Co. NC). Married Willis Wesley Paige.
(Pg. 35, May 21st 1889)
[69] Public Well – According to Town tradition, Mt. Pleasant had at least two public wells. One well has been documented in old surveys as being located on N. Main St. just north of the old Cook & Ludwig Store (near the edge of the current “Town Park”). Information from other sources including photographs verify that a second well was located on W. Franklin St. near the old Cook & Foil Store (near the current A. W. Moose Moose Drug Company).
(Pg. 35, June 10th 1889)
[70] Jesse John Heathcock/Haithcock/Hathcock (b. Sep 1832, Montgomery Co. NC, d. 13 Aug 1901, Wake Co. NC) was the son of James Hathcock and Mary ???. In 1860 Jesse Heathcock, age 26, was residing with Thomas A. Hathcock, age 36 in Stanly Co. NC. Jesse Hathcock enlisted into Co. H, 4th Regt., NC State Troops on 5 May 1861 (fifteen days before NC seceded). This unit was later designated as the 14th NC Regt. Hethcock was captured at Sharpsburg (Antietam) MD on 17 Sep 1862 and exchanged in Nov 1862. He was wounded in the hand at Charlestown, VA (now WVA) on 24 Aug 1864 and it appears he was captured. While the rest of his Regiment surrendered at Appomattox in April, Jesse was paroled at Charlestown on 5 May 1865. On 23 Jan 1867 Jesse Hathcock married Mary H. Stone in Stanly Co. NC. Mary (b. Abt 1829, NC, d. ???) was the daughter of John F. Stone and Nancy ???. In 1870, Jesse and Mary were residing in Center Township, Stanly Co. NC. Jesse was a farmer. In 1880, Jesse Heathcock was residing in house #14 in Mt, Pleasant. He was employed as a wagonmaker. Through 1891 Jesse Hathcock was mentioned in several local newspapers as a carriage maker/wood worker in MP. In 1892 Jesse Hathcock obtained a loan of $167 from W. R. Kindley using as collateral property described as 7/20 of a acre on E. Franklin St. adjacent to W. S. Hartsell and John W. Moose. According to later Town Minutes, Heathcock moved to Charlotte in 1895. In 1900 he was listed as residing in the NC Veterans Home for the Aged in Raleigh, NC. He died in Raleigh in 1901 and is buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, NC.
Child:
1) Walter Mathew Haithcock (b. 23 Jan 1868, NC, d. 21 Nov 1940, Guilford Co. NC). Married (1st) Martha J. Kellum; (2nd) Virginia Frances (Lucas) Harmon. [See Annotation #68]
[71] Walter Spencer Daniel (b. 2 Jan 1874, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 31 Aug 1938, Duval Co. FL) was the son of William L. Daniel and Amelia “Milly” Lyerly. Milly was the daughter of Claiborne Lyerly and Elizabeth Ridenhour. In 1880 Walter was living with his parents in Mt. Pleasant, NC. He attended NC College (Primaru Dept) in 1886. Walter was a veteran of the Spanish-American War serving from Apr 1898 to Apr 1899 with Co. M, 1st NC Vol. Infantry. Daniel married Rosa Virginia Cogbill (b. 18 Feb 1879, Mecklenburg Co. NC, d. 17 Apr 1947, Mecklenburg Co. NC) in Mecklenburg Co. NC on 27 Sep 1903. In 1910 Walter and Rosa were living in Atlanta, GA. Walter was a “clerk” in a saloon and Rosa operated a rooming house. In 1920 Walter Daniel and Rosa were residing on Riverside Ave., Jacksonville, FL. Walter was employed a highway construction worker. In 1930, Walter was the owner of a furniture store in Jacksonville. He and Rosa are buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co. NC.
Child:
1) Rosa Virginia Daniel (b. 1921, ???, d. 1941, FL).
(Pg. 36, July 27th 1889)
[72] John Daniel Scheck Barrier (b. 16 Sep 1844, Cabarrus Co. NC., d. 12 Feb 1933, Mecklenburg Co. NC) was the son of David Barrier and Sophia Bost. Barrier entered NC College in 1861 but left school and enlisted in the Confederate army on 7 Jul 1862 in Capt. James Cannon’s Co., 57th NC Regt. This Company later became Co. F, 57th NC Regt. Barrier was wounded and captured at Fredericksburg, VA on 3 May 1863 (Battle of Chancellorsville). He was exchanged and wounded and captured again at Rappahannock Bridge, VA on 7 Nov 1863. He was imprisoned at Ft. Delaware, DE and Pt. Lookout, MD until exchanged on 18 Mar 1864. He was captured for a third time in the hospital at Richmond, VA on 3 Apr 1865 and held at Libby Prison in Washington, DC. He was paroled on 23 Apr 1865. Following he war, Barrier returned to NC College in 1868 but did not graduate. He married {1st) Katherine Susan Anthony in Cabarrus Co. on 26 Dec 1869. Katherine (b. 5 Jun 1841, NC, d. 12 Dec 1905, Mecklenburg Co. NC) was the daughter of Rev. John B. Anthony and Martha Carson. In 1872, J. D. Barrier purchased from E. D. Lentz a 2 7/8 acre lot in Mt. Pleasant on N. Main St. near the Dreher House [CDB 24, p. 212]. In 1880 Barrier and his family were residing in Mt. Pleasant and he was employed as a carpenter, but he also taught school at Tammany Hall and South Boston Schools in MP. In 1883, while teaching at South Boston school, Barrier was involved in an incident in which he was confronted by the parent of one of his students whom he had whipped. George Bost attacked Barrier with a large stick and, in defense, Barrier stabbed Bost with a knife he was carrying. Bost was seriously injured but recovered after being attended by four local doctors. Neither Barrier or Bost was charged with any crime. In 1889 Barrier moved to Rowan Co., and with Jonas Peacock opened a Spoke and Handle Factory. In 1891 Barrier sold his share of the business to Peacock and moved back to Cabarrus County and began teaching again. In 1894 he was the President of the Cabarrus Co. Teachers Council. In 1896, Barrier purchased the Concord Standard newspaper from James P. Cook. In 1898 Barrier purchased a lot on Main St. in Concord from M. L. Brown [CDB 53, p, 288.]. In 1902 Barrier sold the Standard to J. B. Sherill (owner of the Concord Times). In 1905 Barrier was the editor of The Mill News, a textile publication located in Charlotte, NC. Katherine Barrier died in 1905 and J. D. Barrier married (2nd) Emma Hedrick Michael in Mecklenburg Co. NC on 8 Sep 1908. Emma (b, 1 Oct 1864, Lincoln Co. NC, d. 2 Apr 1936, Mecklenburg Co. NC) was the daughter of George W. Michael and Belzora Hedrick. In 1910 J. D. and Emma Barrier were residing on N. Church St. in Charlotte. He was employed as a proof-reader for a newspaper. John D. Barrier died in Charlotte in 1933. He and his two wives are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of J. D. Barrier and Katherine Anthony:
1) Infant Barrier (b. Abt 1871, NC, d. 4 Feb 1871, NC).
2) Herbert Eugene Barrier (b. 22 Jun 1872, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 May 1954, Knox Co. TN). (NC College BA ’96). Married Mary Andrews.
3) Viola Gertrude Barrier (b. 13 May 1874, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 May 1875, Cabarrus Co. NC).
4) Wade Alonzo Barrier (b. 14 Jul 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Oct 1952, New Hanover Co. NC). (NC College ’92). Married Mittie Lewis.
5) Percy B. Barrier (b. 17 Dec 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 My 1888, Cabarrus Co. NC).
6) Martha “Kate” Octavia Barrier (b. 4 Jul 1884, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Jul 1884, Cabarrus Co. NC).
[73] David Franklin Barrier (b. 21 May 1861, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Jul 1924, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Moses Barrier and Margaret Hahn. He was the half-brother of Dr. P. A. Barrier [See Annotation #8]. D. F. Barrier entered NC College in Jan 1881 but did not graduate. In Feb 1882 Barrier inherited from his father 384 acres of land adjacent to Barrier’s Mill on Dutch Buffalo Creek south of MP (he did not receive a share of the mill property). In Aug 1882 he purchased the mill and an additional thirty-nine acres from his brother John E. Barrier [CDB 36, p. 382]. D. F. Barrier married Lenora Krider in Cabarrus Co. NC on 8 Mar 1883. Lenora (b. 9 Jun 1856, Rowan Co. NC, d. 14 Sep 1930, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Leonard Krider and Lenora Bost. In 1895, Barrier sold the mill property, including the 39 acres of land to W. R. Kindley [CDB 81, p. 344] [See Annotation #38]. In 1898 Barrier resided in Smith’s Township ( #9) south of MP where he and L. A. Lentz owned 283 acres of land. In that same year he purchased Lentz’s share (144 acres) from him. (In 1911 he sold Lentz’s 144 acres to Lentz’s son, C. G. Lentz). In 1899, D. F. Barrier’s wife, Lenora, purchased a lot on S. Union St. in Concord from Alida Burkhead [CDB 64, p. 268], but in 1900 D. F. and his family were residing in Township #9 (Smith’s), Cabarrus Co. NC. Barrier purchased another lot on Swink St. in Concord in 1906 from Concord Real Estate Co. [CDB 66, p. 266] and by 1910 he and his family were residing on S. Union St. in Concord. He was employed as a machinist, and in 1913 he was a manager at Yorke & Wadsworth Hardware Co. in Concord. In Jun 1920 Barrier purchased a second lot on S. Union St. from the Blume estate and in July he sold this lot to his wife’s nephew, Charles V. Krider [CDB 94, p. 65]. D. F. Barrier died in Concord in 1924. He and Lenora are buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, NC.
Children:
1) Lucy Barrier (b. 21 Feb 1885, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Sep 1943, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’02). Married Sanford S. Neal.
2) Lizzie Pearl Barrier (b. 31 Aug 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Jul 1969, Gaston Co. NC). Married Oscar F. Sappenfield.
(Pg. 38, March 6th 1890)
[74] Claudius A. Shankle (b. 30 Jun 1838, Montgomery Co. NC,. 18 Sep 1902, Stanly Co. NC) was the son of Henry Shankle & Selina Pennington. In 1860, C. A. Shankle was listed as a merchant residing the household of an attorney J. M. McCorkle, in Stanly Co. NC. Shankle enlisted in North Carolina State Troops on 5 May 1861 as a 3rd Sgt in Co. H, 4th NC Volunteers (“Stanly Marksmen”). This company was later mustered into Confederate service as Co. H, 14th NC Regt. [Shankle’s brother, Dewitt C. Shankle, was an Officer with Co. H, he died of wound suffered at the Battle of Chancellorsville, VA in May 1862.]. C. A. Shankle was prompted to 2nd Sgt. on 25 Jul 1861 and to 1st Sgt on 27 Apr 1862. He was wounded “in camp” in Apr 1862 but returned to duty by Feb 1863 and was present at Gettysburg. Shankle was wounded in the right arm on 23 Oct 1864 (Valley Campaign) and and was furloughed from service on 20 Jan 1865. Following the war, Shankle married Elizabeth “Eliza” Jones Allen on 25 Apr 1866. Elizabeth ( b 21 Aug 1831, NC, d. 1 Aug 1900, Stanly Co. NC) was the daughter of John Allen and Martha Lilly and the widow of Capt. John C. McCain who was kia at Gettysburg. Between 1866 and 1875, Shankle was involved in numerous land transactions in Stanly County both buying and selling land. In 1870, C. A. Shankle was listed as a farmer residing with his wife and two children in Albemarle Township, Stanly Co. NC. Shankle moved to Georgia sometime after 1877 and in 1880 he and his family were residing in Thomas Co. GA. Shankle was back in NC by Jun 1884 when he purchased a one acre lot on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant from W. R. Kindley. This lot was adjacent to land owned by John Lentz and J. D. Barrier. [See CDB 39, p. 151 & CDB 39, p.38]. In December 1884, Shankle sold a 28 sq pole portion of this lot to L. H. Rothrock [CDB 39, p. 140] [See Annotation #55]. In 1885 Shankle began to develop the Lowder Mine located about three miles west of Albemarle in Stanly Co. Shankle appears to have continued to maintain a residence in MP while he worked his mine as subsequent documents list him as “of Cabarrus Co.” Shankle was elected Mayor of Mt. Pleasant in 1890 and served a one year term. Based on several deeds, C. A. Shankle moved to Stanly County by 1893. He moved into Albemarle sometime before 1900 and was listed as a real estate dealer in the census. C. A. Shankle died in Stanly Co. in 1902. He and Eliza are buried at Old Albemarle Cemetery, Albemarle, NC.
Children C. A. Shankle and Eliza Allen:
1) Henry Dewitt Shankle (b. 11 Apr 1867, Stanly Co. NC, d. 20 Se 1935, Fayette Co. OH). (NC College ’85). Married 1st) Mary Edith McCoy; 2nd) Evelyn Julia (Boone) Tate. H. D. Shankle was a Medical Doctor and WWI veteran.
2) Martha Jane “Pattie” Shankle (b. 9 Oct 1868, Stanly Co. NC, d. 31 Aug 1958, Davie Co. NC). Married Charles A. Armstrong (b. 25 Dec 1858, Australia, d. 30 Dec 1945, Montgomery Co. NC). Charles Armstrong was an attorney and Clerk of Court in Montgomery Co. NC. Pattie Shankle was his second wife.
3) Margarette Salina Shankle (b. 5 Jan 1871, Stanly Co. NC, d. 14 May 1912, Stanly Co. NC). Married Francis Marion Boyette.
4) Caroline Shankle (b. 4 Feb 1873, Stanly Co. NC, d. 1938, Bucks Co. PA). Married Thomas J. Palmer.
5) Catherine Shankle (16 Sep 1877, Stanly Co. NC, d. 21 Feb 1951, Asotin Co. WA). Married Jesse W. Curtis.
(Pg. 39, May 13th 1890)
[75] Jacob Henry Wilson Eudy (b. 18 Aug 1855, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 May 1917, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of William Monroe Eudy and Eva Caroline Barrier. He married Roma Etta Skeene on 15 Sep 1877. Roma (b. 21 Dec 1859, Rowan Co. NC, d. 28 Oct 1933, Rowan Co. NC) was the daughter of Jesse Skeene and Sarah Montgomery [See Annotation #78]. Roma attended Mont Amoena Seminary in 1870. In 1879, J. H. W. Eudy purchased from his father a six acre tract of land in Mt. Pleasant bordering John Shimpock, L.G. Heilig, H. McNamar, John Lentz and Mathew Cook. In 1880 Eudy was residing in MP and he and his father-in-law, Jesse Skeene, operated a Blacksmith Shop in Mt. Pleasant located on W. Franklin St. near Eudy’s home. In 1883, Eudy was designated as a “policeman” at the St. John’s Fair. Eudy served a one term on the Mt. Pleasant Town Board in 1890. In 1892 & 1899 he served as the “road supervisor” for Township #8, Cabarrus County. In 1900 Eudy was residing in Township #8 outside of MP. In 1910 he was living in Township #7. Jacob Eudy died in 1917 and Etta died from injuries suffered in an auto accident in 1933. They are buried at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Infant Eudy (b. Abt 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. Abt 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC).
2) Jesse Helena Eudy (b. 15 Jun 1880, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Sep 1959, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’99). Married Joseph Henderson Bost (NC College ’99).
3) Mary Bell Eudy (b. 2 Dec 1881, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 May 1973, Newberry Co. SC). Married Joseph Bentley Haines,
4) Infant Eudy (b. Abt 1883, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. Abt 1883, Cabarrus Co. NC).
5) Annie Virginia Eudy (b. 28 Oct 1884, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Oct 1979, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Joseph A. Arthur.
6) Zeb Julius Eudy (b. 20 Jan 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Jun 1959, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’04). Married Bessie Pearl Moose (Mont Amoena ’12).
7) Eva Carolina Eudy (b. 20 Aug 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Sep 1970, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Isaac Lemuel Falkner.
8) Arthurs Thaddeus Eudy (b. 8 Mar 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Dec 1927, Rowan Co. NC). (MPCI ’13-’14). Married Carrie Lee Barrier.
9) William Marvin Eudy (b. 10 Aug 1894, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Aug 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC).
10) Jacob Theodore Eudy (b. 24 Sep 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Sep 1980, Hillsborough Co. FL). (MPCI ’15-’17). Married Eva C. Collins,
11) Edith Kathleen Eudy (b. 27 Jun 1897, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Jun 1980, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married William Reid Honeycutt (MPCI ’10-’13).
12) Mebane Matthew Eudy (b. 28 Sep 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Jan 1975, Hillsborough Co. FL). (MPCI ’16-’18). Married Effie Louise Wincey.
[76] Charles Lee Thorton Fisher (b. 4 Apr 1857, Rowan Co. NC, d. 10 Mar 1936, Lynchburg, VA) 
was the son of Peter Alexander Fisher and Camelia Elizabeth Brown, and the nephew of C. H. Fisher [See Annotation #33]. C. L. T. Fisher entered NC College in Mt. Pleasant in 1875 but did not graduate. He received BA and AM Degrees from Gettysburg College in 1882. He was awarded a DD Degree from Gettysburg Seminary in 1885 and ordained by the Maryland Lutheran Synod in that same year. From 1885-1889 Fisher served congregations in Maryland and Nebraska. He married Mary Caroline Horner in Gettysburg, PA on 28 Aug 1886. Caroline (b. 31 Jul 1862, Adams Co. PA, d. 18 Jul 1952, Lynchburg, VA) was the daughter of Newton Horner and Sarah Waybright. C. L. T. Fisher transferred to the NC Synod in 1890, and with his brother, J. H. C. Fisher [See Annotation #114], taught at NC College from 1889-1892. Fisher was appointed Principal of Mont Amoena Female Seminary in 1892 and served in this position from 1892-1897. In 1892-’93 Fisher purchased three small lots adjacent to Mont Amoena where he built a residence as an addition to the Seminary. On 21 Mar 1895, Fisher addressed the MP Town Board in reference to safety issues at Mont Amonea and in May of that year he was elected to the Board for one term. In 1897 Fisher sold his property in MP and moved to Charlotte where he served as Vice-President of Elizabeth College from 1897-1904. In 1910 Fisher and his family were residing on Norfolk Ave., Lynchburg, VA where he was listed as President of a Gold Mining Company. However newspaper advertisements in August 1910 listed him as the President of Virginia Commercial & Shorthand College, Lynchburg, VA. A newspaper article from Greensboro, NC in 1911 identified C. L. T. Fisher as President of the Board of Directors of National Mining & Tunnel Co., Leadville, CO. In 1912, Fisher was still residing in Lynchburg. In 1916 he was living in Washington, DC. Fisher nor his family were found in the 1920 census, but by 1923 he was back in North Carolina and serving as the business manager for Mont Amoena Seminary now under the direction of his brother, J. H. C. Fisher [See Annotation #114]. C. L. T Fisher also served a the minister at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in MP and at Mt. Gilead, east of MP. Fisher moved back to Virginia where from 1928-1930, C. L. T. Fisher (misidentified as C. L. P. Fisher) was residing at 1002 Federal St. in Lynchburg, VA. In 1928 he was listed as the Manager of Carolina Rubber Co. In 1930 Fisher was listed as a Lutheran minister still residing at 1002 Federal St. in Lynchburg. C. L. T. Fisher died in Lynchburg, VA in 1936. He and Mary are buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, VA.
Children:
1) Pauline Tyrone Fisher (b. 8 Apr 1890, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Oct 1972, Lynchburg, VA). (Mont Amoena ’27). Married James Adam Stall.
2) Homer Charles Fisher (b. 1 Nov 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Jul 1981, Brevard Co. FL). Married Laura Lee Davenport.
(Pg. 45, March 31st 1891)
[77] Jesse Moses Shuping (b.12 May 1859, Rowan Co. NC, d. 12 Jan 1920, Stanly Co. NC) was the son of Andrew Shuping and Mary L. Cruse. He entered NC College in 1884 but did not graduate. Shuping married Sarah Cook on 16 Feb 1888 in Cabarrus Co. NC. Sarah (b. 7 Apr 1853, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Mar 1927, Mecklenburg Co. NC) was the daughter of Mathew Cook and Mary Costner and the sister of Jonas Cook. She attended Mont Amoena in 1870. In Mar 1891, Shuping was appointed as a “judge” for the MP Town election to be held in May 1891. It is unclear where Shuping was living in MP prior to 1899, but it was most likely with his father-in-law, Mathew Cook (dec 1894). In 1896, Jesse’s wife, Sarah, purchased from her siblings a fourteen acre tract of land from the estate of her father [CDB 61, p. 542]. This land was located east and just outside MP. In 1899 Jesse Shuping purchased his father-in-law’s home on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant which included two acres of land [CDB 54, p. 220] and he and Sarah were living there in 1900. Shuping was a school teacher but had several other jobs as well. In 1897 Shuping and Charles Hartsell, also from MP, opened a meat market in Forest Hill (a community later incorporated into Concord). In 1899, although he continued to maintain a residence in MP, Shuping “commuted” to Rowan Co. to teach school. He appears to have lived in Rowan in some type of rental housing while he taught. Also in 1899 he worked at the Misenheimer-Lentz Springs resort in Stanly Co. NC. In 1900 Shuping received one vote for Mayor and one vote for the Town Board of Mt. Pleasant. Shuping was still teaching in Rowan County in 1904, but appears to have returned to the MP area by 1909. In 1905 Shuping sold the fourteen acre tract of land his wife had inherited to G. L. Barrier and in 1908 he was a delegate from Township #8 to the county Democratic convention. In 1910 Shuping was residing in household #37 on S. Main St. near Mont Amoena Seminary. In 1910 Shuping replaced Luther Shirey as Mayor of MP after Shirey resigned. Shuping was elected Mayor on 1911 for his own one-year term. In 1912 Shuping was teaching in Cabarrus County where he was paid $55, but in 1913 he was back teaching in Rowan County. Sometime before 1920, Shuping became the supervisor of the carpentry shop at Tallahassee Aluminum Co. in Badin, NC. He continued to maintain his home in MP but was living on Nantahala St. in Badin when he died of pneumonia on 12 Jan 1920. Jesse Shuping and his wife are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Child:
1) Oscar Deberry Shuping (b. 6 Nov 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 Jun 1949, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (MPCI ’03-’04). (WWI veteran). Married Clara Fuller.
(Pg. 46, May 13th 1891)
[78] Jesse Skeen (b. 8 May 1833, Davidson Co., NC, d. 26 Jun 1910 Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of John Skeen and Hudula Holmes. In 1850, Jesse was living in Davidson Co. with his sister, Nancy, and her husband, Eleazer Smith. Both Jesse and Eleazer were blacksmiths. On 8 Jul 1858, Jesse married Sarah Ann Montgomery Mabry in Rowan Co. NC . Sarah (b. 6 Nov 1837, NC, d. 2 Feb 1912, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of John Montgomery and Elizabeth Nichols and the widow of William Mabry. In 1860 Jesse, Sarah and a daughter, Roma, were living in Gold Hill, NC where Jesse was working as a blacksmith. On 18 Mar 1862, Jesse enlisted in Capt. P. B. Chambers’ Co. NC State Troops and was mustered into Co. C, 49th NC Regt. on 21 Apr 1862. On 15 Oct 1862 he was serving as the blacksmith for the Brigade of General Robert Ransom’s. He continued as brigade blacksmith until he surrendered at Appomattox, VA on 9 Apr 1965. In 1870 Jesse Skeen was residing on W. Franklin St. in Mt. Pleasant, and he operated a blacksmith shop near his home [See Historic MP #48]. In 1871 Skeen purchased two lots (one from L. G. Heilig and one from J. M. Misenheimer) of eighty-one sq poles each on E. Franklin St. adjacent to the J. J. Misenheimer store and apparently built his residence there. In 1875 Skeen purchased three more lots (81 sq poles from Robert Earnhardt of Marshall Co. MS; 81 sq poles from J. J. Misenheimer, and another 27 sq poles from J. J. Misenheimer) surrounding his residence. [See Annotations #109 & #153]. Between 1892 and 1904 Skeen purchased more small lots adjacent to his other property from Jesse Hathcock, Crump A. Misenheimer, C. L. T. Fisher, J. H. C. Fisher and H. N. Miller. During his work as a blacksmith, Skeen was a partner at various time with Michael Caleb Rinehardt, J. H. W. Eudy, Skeen’s son-in-law [See Annotations #75 & #108], and Thomas H. Rinehardt, son of M. C. Rinehardt [See Annotation #154]. In 1906 Skeen “retired” from his work as a blacksmith and sold his business to Columbus Hartsell [See Annotation #169]. Jesse Skeen died in 1910. He and Sarah are buried at the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children:
1) Roma Etta Skeen (b. 21 Dec 1859, Rowan Co. NC, d. 28 Oct 1933, Rowan Co. NC). Mont Amoena ’70). Married Jacob Henry Wilson Eudy [See Annotation #75].
2) Cora B. Skeen (b. 23 Nov 1862, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Oct 1886, Iredell Co. NC). Married Charles Law Torrence, Jr.
3) Huldah Virginia “Jennie” Skeen (b. 7 Oct 1867, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 Jul 1961, Richland Co. SC). Mont Amonea ’75, Faculty ’98). Married John Alonzo Blackwelder (NC College ’00, Faculty ’03-’10). [See Annotation #120]
4) Matthew Thomas Skeen (b. 4 Feb 1871, Cabarrus Co. NC., d. 25 Apr 1944, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (MPCI ’91). Married Daisy Florence Murphey.
[79] It is unclear from existing records what type of business was conducted at Buchanan, Barrier & Co., or exactly where in Town it was located, but it was most likely in the old J. J. Misenheimer store on the corner of E. Franklin St. & S. Main St. which had been inherited by Buchanan’s wife, Cora Miseheimer [See Annotation #62]. M. L. Buchanan was one of the owners of the business but his partner, Barrier, is unknown. According to what records can be found, the business was established by 1887 and continued to operate into the 1890’s. It was the location of the MP Post Office in 1889 .
[80] Alfred Matthias Allman/Almond (b. 30 May 1855, Stanly Co. NC, d. 8 Dec 1945, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of John Allman and Margaret Blackwelder and nephew of George W. Blackwelder [See Annotation #31]. In 1880 Alfred Almond was residing in the household of Mathias & Margaret Smith in Township #8 (Dutch Buffaol Dist.), Cabarrus Co. He was employed as a servant/laborer. A. M. Allman married Eliza Ann Misenheimer in Cabarrus Co. on 6 Oct 1889. Eliza (b. 16 Dec 1860, d. 13 Jan 1938) was the daughter of J. J. Misenheimer and Martha Shankle [See Annotation #3]. She and A. M. Allman were married two days before her father died and she inherited no property from his estate. In Sep 1890 Allman purchased a 1 1/2 acre lot on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant from William T. Tucker. This lot was adjacent to property owned by J. J. Misenheimer, W. R. Kindley and A, C, Barrier. A. M. Allman served on the MP Town Board in 1891, 1892, 1893, 1899, 1908, & 1909. In 1899 Allman was the manager of “Chuckatuck” farm on the Concord Rd. near Cold Water Creek. This farm had been purchased by James P. Cook from Caleb Edney Barringer in October 1899. According to an article in the Concord Standard, Allman was “moving to the property” but he apparently continued to maintain his residence in MP. Allman died in MP in 1945. He and Eliza are buried at the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of A. M. Allman and Eliza Misenheimer:
1) John Dennis Allman (b. 20 Dec 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 May 1894, Cabarrus Co. NC).
2) Infant Allman (b. 21 Sep 1896, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Sep 1896, Cabarrus Co. NC).
3) Annie Willamina Allman (b. 12 Dec 1897, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Oct 1993, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’20). Married Theodoros D. Kalogrides.
4) Mary Agnes Allmon (b. 10 Jan 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Jan 1962, Burke Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’26). Never married.
(Pg. 47, July 3rd, 1891)
[81] George Cephus Petrea (b. 16 Dec 1862, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Apr 1914) was the son of Laban Petrea and Francis Smith. George Petrea entered NC College in 1877 but did not graduate. George served as Constable and Tax Collector in Mt. Pleasant in 1891 & 1892. He was appointed Constable in 1893 but resigned in January 1894. George was reappointed Constable in February 1896 and served until May of that year when the new Town Board appointed James Lefler in his place. George Petrea married Eliza J. Craven in Cabarrus Co. NC on 31 May 1898. Eliza (b. 17 Jan 1875, Montgomery Co. NC, d. 24 Oct 1910, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Robert P. Craven and Elvira Cranford. In the 1900 census, Petrea was living in household #58, a rental house in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a “carder” in a textile mill. In 1903 G. C. Petrea purchased from W. H. Fisher a 3/5 acre lot on part of the “old Bernheim lot off N. Main St. in MP [CDB 62, p. 72]. The lot was on what is today Kluttz St. near Miller Lumber Co. Petrea sold this lot back to Fisher in 1905 and by 1910 George Petrea was residing at 64 N. Crowell St., Concord, NC. He was employed as a “time keeper” at a Cannon Mills textile plant in Concord. He died at his home in 1914.
Children of G. C. Petrea and Eliza J. Craven:
1) Francis Elvira Petrea (b. 7 May 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Mar 1973, Iredell Co. NC). Married Luther Nay Christy.
2) Mary Emma Petrea (b. 19 Jul 1900, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Sep 1967, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married William K. Dixon.
3) Laura Elizabeth Petrea (b. 26 May 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 May 1969, Summitt Co. OH). Married William A. Johnston.
4) Carl H. Petrea (b. 20 Dec 1904, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Nov 1970, Summitt Co. OH). Married Margaret E. Christy.
5) Janie Petrea (b. 24 Jan 1908, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Aug 1979,Del Notre Co. CA). Married Benjamin Dillenburg.
(Pg. 56, March 29th 1894)
[82] Daniel Hazelius Ridenhour (b. 22 Aug 1840, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Aug 1910, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Daniel D. Ridenhour and Elizabeth Sarah Bushart. On 6 Aug 1861, D. H. Ridenhour enlisted into a company of State Troops organized in Mt. Pleasant called “the Cabarrus Phalanx.” He was elected 4th Sgt. on 7 Aug 1861. The company was mustered into Confederate service as Co. H, 8th NC Regt in September 1861. Ridenhour was captured at Roanoke Island on 8 Feb 1862, paroled on 21 Feb 1862 and exchanged in Aug 1862. He was reduced in rank to Private on 1 Apr 1863, but was promoted to Musician on 30 Nov 1863. He was present and accounted for through Feb 1864. After the war, D. H. Ridenhour married Josephine Christina Petrea in Cabarrus Co. NC on 19 Dec 1865. Josephine (b. 4 Nov 1843, Cabarrus Co. NC. d. 15 Mar 1924, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Mathew Petrea and Sophia Harkey. D. H. Ridenhour did not live in Mt. Pleasant but owned a large farm near St. John’s Church. In 1889 he was a “Trustee” representing Township #8’s part in a proposed railroad being built to Albemarle (along with Jonas Cook, H. C. McAllister and L. G. Heilig. In 1891 Ridenhour was a tax assessor for Township #8. He served as a Magistrate/Justice of the Peace for Township #8 in the 1890’s and was appointed as an “election judge” for the MP town elections of 1894. Ridenhour moved to Concord shortly before his death (“for health reasons”) and resided on E. Corbin St. He died at his home in 1910. He and Christina are buried at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Cabarrus Co. NC.
Children of D. H. Ridenhour and Christina Petrea:
1) Robert Eugene Ridenhour (B. 20 Aug 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Aug 1948, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’81). Married Francis Leah Fisher.
2) William Adolphus Ridenhour (b. 18 May 1869, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 Jan 1941, Cleveland Co. NC). Married Laura Mauney.
3) Victor Clarence Ridehour (b. 14 May 1871, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Jun 1941, Catawba Co. NC). (NC College BA ’99). Married Jessie Miiam Layton (Mont Amoena ’97).
4) Ella Lindora Ridenhour (b. 12 Oct 1873, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Aug 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Charles Henry Barnhardt (NC College ‘BA ’92, AM ’97).
5) Pinckie Irene Ridenhour (b. 25 Feb 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 Oct 1965, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married James C. Blume.
(Pg. 56, May 2nd 1894)
[83] Moses Alexander Foil (b. 12 Dec 1862, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Sep 1948, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Edmond Foil and Catherine Kluttz. M. A. Foil entered NC College in 1883 but did not graduate. He continued his education at Catawba College in Newton, NC and was in the first graduating class of the school in 1889. Following graduation from college, Foil attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA and received his medical license in 1891. Dr. Foil’s first medical practice was at Heilig’s Mill in Cabarrus County, but he moved to Mt. Pleasant around 1893, residing with his widowed mother on College St. In1893 Foil purchased a lot on W. Franklin St. to open a medical office and take over the practice of the late Dr. Solomon Furr [See MP Deeds]. Foil served on the Mt. Pleasant Town Board in 1894 and was on the first Board of Directors of Tuscarora Mill in 1899. Foil married Josephine Elizabeth “Bessie” Summer in Coweta Co. GA on 6 Sep 1900. Josephine (b. 11 Apr 1866, GA, d. 11 Feb 1931, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of John C. Summer and Rebecca Bedenbaugh. At the time of her marriage, Bessie was teaching music at Mont Amoena Seminary in MP. She taught there until 1921. Dr. Foil built a residence next his parent’s home on College St. in 1903. [See Historic MP #19 & #20] and continued his medical practice in MP until the early 1940’s when his office and equipment were purchased by Dr. A. L. Barringer, the husband of Foil’s grand-niece, Mary Evans Foil. M. A. & Bessie Foil are buried at the St. James Reformed Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of M. A. Foil and Bessie Summer:
1) Summer Edmond Foil (b. 9 Jun 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Feb 1988, Cabarrus Co. NC). Never married.
2) Mary Elizabeth Foil (b. 12 Dec 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Jul 1974, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’22). Married Henry Troy Wallace.
3) Henry Harbaugh Foil (b. 21 Jun 1907, Cabarrus Co. NC, 10 Dec 1930, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’23-’26). Never married.
4) Miriam Foil (b. 12 May 1909, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Oct 1997, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’27). Never married.
(Pg. 61, March 21, 1895)
[84] Mont Amoena Female Academy was opened in 1859 as a private boarding school to provide an education for young women and “to inspire their minds with a love for the beautiful, the good and the truth.” The sustaining influence behind the original Female Academy was Mrs. Susan Bittle, the wife of the newly appointed President of NC College, Rev. D. H. Bittle. Mrs. Bittle became the first Principal of the school and was largely responsible for its initial success. The Academy was located on S. Main St directly across the street from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. and Mrs. Bittle moved to Texas at the beginning of the Civil War and the school was closed during the war. In 1866, Rev. G. D. Berhneim purchased the school and reopened it. In 1869, Bernheim sold the school to the NC Lutheran Synod. The name of the Academy was officially changed to Mont Amoena Female Seminary [Latin for Mt. Pleasant] in 1892. In 1898 the original building was greatly enlarged. [See Historic MP #80]. On Thanksgiving evening in 1911, the original building burned, but with a strong effort from the citizens of Mt. Pleasant a new, larger brick structure was erected behind the site of the original building. It opened in 1913. This building was a very “modern” structure for its time with its own electric generating plant, laundry, and steam heating system. Mont Amoena continued to function as a preparatory school for girls until 1927. During it history hundred’s of young women received a “classical education” and instruction in art, music and drama. The Seminary, NC College and MPCI shared many activities, instructors and even some students ( after the school closed in 1927). In the 1930’s, ‘40’s and early ‘50’s the building served as a local school, a meeting place for various civic organizations including the first MP Lion’s Club and the town’s Boy Scout Troop. Portions of the building were used as apartments but by the late 1950’s, the property and building were allowed to fall into disrepair. In 1967 the old building was purchased and demolished by the congregation of the First Baptist Church which was located nearby. [See Historic MP #82].
[85] John Mathew Cook or Mathew John Cook (b. 15 Oct 1870, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 Jan 1924, Cabarrus Co NC) was the son of Jonas Cook and Martha Shimpock. J. M. Cook entered NC College in 1885 and received his BS Degree in 1890. He was awarded an AM Degree in 1896. In May 1895, Cook was appointed Mayor of Mt. Pleasant to replace H. T. J. Ludwig who had been elected on May 6th but had resigned. In September 1895, The Concord Times stated that Cook was the youngest Mayor in the state (he was 25 yrs old.) Cook, himself, resigned as Mayor in Feb 1896. In Mar 1897, John M. Cook was appointed Deputy Clerk of Cabarrus Co. Superior Court. [See CDB 53, p. 173]. In 1900 Cook was residing with his uncle, James P. Cook, in Township #12, Cabarrus Co. NC. He was listed as Clerk of Court. J. M. Cook married Alma Shirey in Rowan Co. NC on 5 Jun 1901. Alma (b. 5 Aug 1876, Newberry Co., SC, d. 24 Feb 1966, Mecklenburg Co. NC) was the daughter of Rev. John D. Shirey and Margaret Shaver. In 1902, Cook moved into the “Lippard house” on W. Corbin St. in Concord. He was re-appointed Deputy Clerk of Court in 1907 and was later appointed Clerk of Court, serving eight years in that position. In 1910 Cook was still residing on W. Corbin St. in Concord. He was employed as a book-keeper. In 1912 Cook was a member of the Board of Directors of Southern Loan & Trust Co. along with L. J. Foil, D. B. Coltrane, Paul Barringer, J. A. Cannon, J. P. Allison and others. This Company later became Concord National Bank. In 1912, Cook filled his late father’s position on the NC College (now MPCI) Board of Trustees and acted as Treasurer of the Board for several years. In 1915, Cook was member of the Cabarrus Co. School Board. Shortly before his death he was appointed as Asst. Cashier (a member of the Board of Directors) of the Concord National Bank. He died at his home in 1924. He and Alma ar buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Child of J. M. Cook and Alma Shirey.
1) John Mathew Cook, Jr. (b. 25 Mar 1905, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Jun 1973, PA). Married Velma Elizabeth Bowser. J. M. Cook, Jr. was a Medical Doctor and WII veteran attaining the rank of Lt. Colonel.
(Pg. 63, May 14, 1895)
[86] Washington Whitfield Dry (b. 2 Dec 1860, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 Jul 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of John Paul Dry and Hannah M. Blackwelder. Whitfield Dry’s father died during the Civil War and Hannah married (2nd) Luther M. Barrier. Whitfield Dry attended NC College in 1878 but did not graduate. In 1880 W. W. Dry was residing in the household of his mother and step-father in Cabarrus Co. NC. Dry married (1st) on 10 Apr 1884, in Cabarrus Co., Laura Jane Cox. Laura (b. 26 Jun 1861, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Aug 1893, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Kindred Muse Cox and Sarah Ann Shankle. In 1889 Dry was living in Albemarle, Stanly Co. NC. He was a carpenter. Dry appears to have had partial or full ownership in several tracts of land in Stanly County. One large tract was on Bear Creek northeast of Mt. Pleasant. He sold off part or full ownership of these tracts between 1891 and 1895 when he moved into Mt. Pleasant. On 1 Dec 1894, W. W. Dry purchased from Hezekiah McNamar a house and four acre lot on E. Franklin St. [CDB 49, p. 272] [See Annotation #2 and MP Deeds]. Laura Dry diec in 1893, and W. W. Dry married (2nd) Eunice Solah Cox on 8 Jan 1895. Eunice (b. 24 Nov 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Aug 1928, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the sister of Dry’s first wife. W. W. Dry was elected to the MP Town Board in May 1897. He served one term. The 1900 Census listed W. W. Dry residing in household #39 in Mt. Pleasant. Dry died at his residence in 1902. He and both of his wives are buried at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of W. W. Dry and Laura Cox:
1) Eustice Manardy Dry (b. 15 Dec 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Jun 1964, Mt. Pleasant NC). (NC College ’99). Married 1st) Mabel Christine Barrier; 2nd) Margaret Pittman.
2) Annie Melissa Dry (b. 3 Jan 1885, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Jul 1970, Cabarrus Co. NC). Never married.
3) Paul Kindred Dry (b. 4 Apr 1888, Stanly Co. NC, d. 12 Oct 1959, Rowan Co. NC). Married Mary Louise Bostian.
4) Neva Maree Dry (b. 2 Feb 1891, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Mar 1983, Horry Co. SC). (MPCI ’10-’11). Married Ruth Moser (Mont Amoena ’12).
Children of W. W. Dry and Eunice Cox:
5) Myrtle Cox Dry (b. 8 Apr 1896, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Jan 1983, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Fred Herrin (MPCI ’10-’11).
6) Ossie Ivey Dry (b. 28 Aug 1898, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Oc 1979, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’13). Married Roy Homer Ritchie (MPCI ’12-’13) (WWI vet).
7) Laurel Whitfield Dry (b. 22 Jul 1901, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Jan 1994, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’24). Married 1st) Guy Wilburn Lipe (MPCI ’15-’18); 2nd) Thomas S. Lindsey.
(Pg. 67, December 1, 1896)
[87] Thomas Pratt (b. Abt 1858, MS, d. ???) appears in the MP Town Minutes in 1896 but he is not found in the 1900 census. The 1910 Census listed residing in household #333 in Tanyard Alley in Mt. Pleasant. He was listed as black, age 52, b. MS and was working as a farm laborer. His wife, Mary, age 35, b. NC, and three children was also listed. The census stated that Thomas had been married twice and he and Mary had been married fifteen years Mary had six children, of whom, four were still living.
Children of Thomas and Mary Pratt:
1) Birdie Pratt (b. Abt 1892, NC, d. ???). The 1910 census lists her as a cook at the college.
2) David Pratt (b. 1901, NC, d. ???). A Cabarrus Co. marriage record lists a David Alexander Pratt (b. 1 Dec 1919, NC, d. 6 Jun 1920, NC) as deceased in Mt. Pleasant. His parents were listed as David Pratt and Viola Miller. He is buried at Louse Level Cemetery, Cabarrus Co. NC.
3) Dalis Pratt (b. Abt 1905, NC, d. ???).
[88] St. James Evangelical Reformed Church was organized on 3 Dec 1894 by the Rev. Paul Barringer [See Annotation #112]. The congregation was made up of former members of Lower Stone and Bear Creek Reformed Churches who lived in the Mt. Pleasant area some distance from their home churches. The charter members were listed as Mrs. L. J. Foil (Mary Wadsworth), M.R. Miller, L. J. Foil, W. L. Heilig, A. W. Moose, M. A. Foil, A. F. Sides & W. D. Foil. A. W. Moose was the first elder, and M. A. Foil was the first deacon and church secretary. The congregation’s first services were held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, but in 1896 the first church building was erected on land donated by W. J. Heilig at the corner of N. College St. and Walnut St. about 100 yards from NC College [See Annotation #18 & Historic MP #21 & #22]. The current building was erected in 1924 at a cost of $26,000.
(Pg.67, March 30, 1897)
[89] Henry Tobias Johnson (b. Jan 1844, NC, d. ???) was the son of Henry Johnston and Annie ???. In 1860 H. N. T. Johnson was living in the household of John and Sarah Lippard. He as listed as 15 yrs old and “bound” to Lippard. Henry T. Johnson enlisted in the “Cabarrus Phalanx” on 14 Aug 1861 in Mt. Pleasant. He was mustered into Co. H, 8th NC Regt. in September. Johnson was captured at Roanoke Island, NC on 8 Feb 1862, paroled on 21 Feb 1862 and exchanged in Aug 1862. He was captured a second time at Cold Harbor, VA on 31 May 1864 and confined at Pt. Lookout, MD until transferred to Elmira, NY on 9 Jul 1864. He was released from Elmira on 3 Jul 1865. Henry married (1st) Jane Elizabeth Mills before 1870 Jane was born abt. 1850 in NC. In 1870, Henry, Jane and a child, Laura, age 10 mths, were residing with Peter & Margaret (Bostian) Lippard in Township #6, Cabarrus Co. NC. In 1880 Henry, Jane, and five children were living in Township #6. Jane appears to have died sometime prior to 1889 when Henry married (2nd) Amanda J. Turner in Cabarrus Co. on 27 Mar 1889. Amanda (b. Abt 1865, NC, d. ???) was the daughter of John Turner and Daisy ???. In 1900 Henry Johnson was residing in Mt. Pleasant in rental housing. He was employed as a book salesman. Several of his children were working in a textile mill. The census stated that Amanda had six children of whom, four were still living. In 1910 Henry Johnson and his family were residing on Duke St. in Jerusalem, Davie Co. NC. He was living in rental housing and was unemployed. The census stated that Amanda had eight children, six of whom were still living. The dates of death or place of burial of Henry and Amanda have not been located.
Children of H. T. Johnson and Jane E. Mills:
1) Lorenza F. Johnson (b. Abt 1872, NC, d. ???).
2) Daniel B. Johnson (b. Abt 1874, NC, d. ???).
3) Maggie E. Johnson (b. Mar 1875, NC, d. ???). Married ??? Forbis.
4) Adolphus Alexander Johnson (b. 19 Mar 1877, NC, d. 11 Dec 1925, Caldwell Co. NC). Married Lula Mae Womble.
5) James A. Johnson (b. Abt 1879, NC, d. ???).
6) William Brantley Johnson (b. 15 Mar 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Oct 1942, Cumberland Co. NC). Married (1st) Arlenar Blanche Baity; (2nd) Lou Blanche Harrington.
7) Charles Henry Johnson (b. 10 Mar 1884, NC, d. 5 Mar 1942, Cumberland Co. NC). Married (1st) Hettie R. Winecoff; (2nd) Emma Majors; (3rd) Ina Funderburk.
8) Rosa L. Johnson (b. Abt 1886, NC, d. ???).
Children of H. T. Johnson and Amanda Turner:
9) Jesse Clarence Johnson (b Abt 1890, NC, d. ???).
10) William Johnson (b. Abt 1893, NC, d. ???).
11) Arthur Graden Johnson (b. Abt. 1896, NC, d. ???).
12) Dewey Everette Johnson (b. 17 Sep 1898, NC, d. 18 May 1944, Lynchburg, VA). Married Mable Leebrick.
13) Marvin Wiley Johnson (b. 1 Sep 1901, NC, d. 23 Jul 1961, Wilson Co. NC). Married Anna Bass.
14) Nathan Herman Johnson (b. 8 Apr 1904, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Feb 1959, Randolph Co. NC).
(Pg. 68, May 11, 1897)
[90] Robert Lee McAllister (b. 15 Mar 1863, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Mar 1911, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Harvey Caswell McAllister and Francis C. Cook [See Annotation #40]. R. L. McAllister entered NC College in 1877 but did not graduate. He married Martha Jane “Jennie” Misenheimer in Cabarrus Co. on 23 Dec 1885. Jennie (b. 22 Apr 1863, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Sep 1954, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of J. J. Misenheimer and Martha Shankle [See Annotation #3]. She attended Mont Amonea Seminary 1919-’20. In Sep 1890 R. L. McAllister purchased from F. S. Plyler 160 acres of land known as the Levi Ury estate (Plyler was Levi Ury’s son-in-law) [CDB 46, p. 106]. This land was adjacent to H. C. McAllister’s land west of Mt. Pleasant on the Concord Rd. In Feb 1891 R. L. McAllister purchased at a Sheriff’s sale an additional forty-eight acres adjacent to his first purchase. [CDB 46, p. 479]. This land had also been part of the Levi Ury estate purchased by Frank P. Tucker from Mathew Ury in 1887. R. L. McAllister was a brick mason who worked with his father. In 1895, McAllister sold his forty-eight acre tract to his father and purchased two lots in Mt. Pleasant that previously belonged to Robert Rose on W. Franklin St. & S. College St. [See Annotation #20 & MP Deeds]. He sold these lots in the same year to J. L. Lefler and J. D. Beaver [See MP Deeds]. In 1897 McAllister sold three small lots on the south side of the Concord Rd. across from Kindley Mill [See MP Deeds]. McAllister was elected to the MP Town Board in 1897. In 1900 McAllister was residing in household #50 in Mt. Pleasant. He was listed as a “mechanic-mason.” Also in 1900 McAllister purchased two more tracts in MP. One tract of seventeen acres (Lot #2 of the J. J. Misenheimer estate) was purchased from J. L. Shoemaker, and a second 1 acre, 95 sq pole lot was bought from the Jacob Ludwig estate [See MP Deeds]. Both of these lots were on the southwest side of Mount Pleasant near present S. College St. McAllister was elected for a second time to the MP Town Board in 1908. In 1910 McAllister was residing on S. College St. in MP and was still employed as a bricklayer. McAllister died in MP in 1911. According to his obituary, at the time of his death he was supervising the construction of “the government building” then being built in Concord. R. L. and Martha McAllister are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant.
Children of R. L. McAllister and Martha Misenheimer:
1) Harvey J. McAllister (b. 19 Sep 1886, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Jul 1957, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’99-‘01; MPCI ’03-’04). Married Minnie Magdaline Linker.
2) Edward/Edmond Lee Mcallister (b. 27 My 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Dec 1962, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NCCollege ’99-’01; MPCI ’04). (WWI veteran). Married Annie Frances Misenheimer. Lee McAllister served on the MP Town Board from 1928-1940.
3) Ben McAllister (b. 11 Oc 1891, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 May 1960, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’04). (WWI veteran). Married Edith Virginia Moose (Mont Amoena ’22).
4) Myra Nell McAllister (b. 25 Aug 1894, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Apr 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC).
5) Everette McAllister (b. 30 Apr 1897, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Jul 1918, France). (MPCI ’12-’14). Everette McAllister was the first man from Cabarrus Co. who died in action in WWI. He was electrocuted while running wire under fire in France).
6) Mable Blanche McAllister (b. 30 Apr 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 Feb 1982, Catawba Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’21). Married Walter Lee Moose (MPCI ’09, ’12-’14). (WWI veteran).
7) Robert Brown McAllister (b. 25 Feb 1906, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Feb 1980, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’21-’26). Never married. R. B. McAllister was a teacher and appointed Asst. Superintendent of Cabarrus Co. Schools in 1961. He also served as Director of Curriculum. He was one of person directly responsible for the creation of the Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society and the renovation of the College building as a museum.
[91] Charles Henry Barnhardt (b. 9 Jul 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Feb 1906, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Jacob R. Barnhardt and Mary Jane Smith. He entered NC College in 1887 and graduated in 1892. After NC College, Barnhardt attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA. He received his medical license in 1895 and began a medical practice in Mt. Pleasant. Barnhardt married (1st) Ella Lindora Ridenhour in Cabarrus Co. NC on 21 Sep 1895]. Ella (b. 12 Oct 1873, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Apr 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter Daniel H. Ridenhour and Christina J. Petrea. In 1897 Barnhardt purchased the house an a ½ acre lot from Moses Buchanan [CDB 53, p 150] [See Annotation #62 and Historic MP #71]. C. H. Barnhardt served on the MP Town Board in 1897 & 1899-1901. Dr. Barnhardt was a member of the Cabarrus Co. Sanitary Committee in 1901. Dr. Barnhardt married (2nd) Agnes Rose Barringer in Cabarrus Co. NC on 20 May 1903. Agnes (b. 2 May 1881, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 May 1951, New Hanover Co. NC) was the daughter of John Daniel Barringer, Jr. and Eva Elizabeth Misenheimer. Two weeks before he died Dr. Barnhardt purchased from Francis V. (Faggart) Lefler, widow of Michael H. Lefler, forty-five acres of land “on the great road” bordering Ransom Blackwelder, Milly Faggart and Florence Faggart. Dr. Barnhardt died of pneumonia at his home in Mt. Pleasant in 1906. He and his first wife are buried at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC. Ella is buried at Lake Waccamaw Hillcrest Cemetery, Columbus Co. NC.
Children of C. H. Barnhardt and Ella Ridenhour:
1) Mary Pauline Barnhardt (b. 26 May 1896, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 May 1983, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Robert L. Honeycutt.
2) Paul Archie Barnhardt (b. 26 Jul 1898, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 May 1972, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’16-’18). Married Helen Wallace Galloway.
3) Jennie Josephine Barnhardt (b. 10 May 1901, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Mar 1977, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’19-’20). Married Sleiman Rutledge McEachern (MPCI ’21-’25).
Children of C. H. Barnhardt and Agnes Barringer:
4) John Jacob Barnhardt (b. 6 May 1905, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 May 1972, New Hanover Co. NC). (MPCI ’06-’09) (WWI veteran). Married Clarkie Pierce
5) Charlie Elizabeth “Bess” Barnhardt (b. 8 Oct 1906, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Dec 1991, Whitfield Co. GA).
(Pg.68, May 17, 1897)
[92] Louis Kindley appears to be Lewis W. Kindley (b. Abt 1878, NC d. ???) son of Albert L. Kindley and Susan R. Faggart. In 1880, Lewis Kindley was residing in Mt. Pleasant with his parents in the household of his grand-parents, Mathias Faggart and Eleanor Scott. Eleanor Scott was the sister of William Rufus Scott, the man who built the Mt. Pleasant/Lentz Hotel. In Jun 1900, Lewis Kindley was working in a textile mill in Albemarle, NC and living in the household of George and Elizabeth Thompson. On 23 Dec 1903 Kindley married Maggie Thompson in Stanly Co. NC. Maggie (b. 19 May 1881, Stanly Co. NC, d. 2 Mar 1949, Stanly Co. NC) was the daughter of George Thompson and Elizabeth Morris. Lewis Kindley either abandoned his wife or died by 1907 when she married Rudolph Melton in Stanly Co. NC on 30 Aug 1907. No known children.
[93] Peter Barnhardt (b. Sep 1874, NC, d. ???) was an Africian-American residing with his parents in Dutch Buffalo Township in 1880. His parents were listed as Michael and Susan Barnhardt. Michael and Susan were both former slaves and were deceased at the time of Peter’s marriage. Peter married Dora Lee in Stanly Co. NC on 11 Apr 1898. Dora (b. Nov 1893, NC, d. ???) was the daughter of Wat & Jane Lee. In 1900 Peter Barnhardt residing in household #137 in Smith’s Township #9, Cabarrus Co. NC. The census listed three children in the household of Peter and Dora Barnhart, but only one was born after they were married.
Children of Peter Barnhardt and Dora Lee:
1) Annie Barnhardt (b. Feb 1891, NC, d. ???).
2) Vilena Barnhardt (b. Feb 1897, NC, d. ???).
3) Edna B. Barnhardt (b. Apr 1899, NC, d. ???).
[94] John Adam Misenheimer (b. 22 Mar 1878, NC, d. 3 Aug 1953, NC) was an African-American, son of Will Misenheimer and Mary Marshall. Will and Mary Misenheimer were former slaves. In 1900 John Misenheimer appears to be the black male residing with two other males in Bethel Township (#10) Cabarrus Co. NC. J. A. Misenhemier married (1st) Docia Love in Cabarrus Co. NC on 6 Dec 1903. Docia (b. 18 Oct 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Jul 1913, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of John Love and Leanna Poole. In 1910 John and Docia Misenheimer were residing in the Reidsville section of Mt. Pleasant. John was listed as working in a saw mill. Docia was employed as a “laundress”. Docia died in 1913 and John married (2nd) Betty McLean in Mt. Pleasant on 31 Mar 1917. Betty (b. 7 Sep 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Oct 1961, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Joseph S. McLean and Mary Cress. In 1917, John Misenheimer was a laborer working at Tuscarora Mill in Mt. Pleasant. In 1920 John Misenheimer and his family were still residing on Reidsville St. in MP. John A. Misenheimer died in Mt. Pleasant in 1953. He and Betty are buried at Wesley AME Zion Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, N. C.
Children of John A. Misenheimer and Docia Love:
1) Willie Mae Misenheimer (b. 18 Dec 1906, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Feb 1991, Cumberland Co. NC). Married Milton Ellis.
2) Johnsie Lee Misenheimer (b. 14 Dec 1909, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 Sep 1990, Cabarrus Co. NC). Never married.
John Misenheimer and Betty McLean had no children.
[95] John Sicero Shankle (b. 30 Sep 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Dec 1941) was an African-American, son of Daniel Shankle and Laura Crump. He married Tina Miller in Cabarrus Co. on 18 May 1899. Tina (b. 3 May 1882, NC, d. 3 May 1946, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Jerry Miller and Mary Knott. In 1900 John Shankle was residing in Mt. Pleasant and working as a day laborer. He and Tina had one child. In 1903, John and Tina Shankle were “gifted” a ¼ acre lot in the Reidsville section of MP from Tina’s mother [CDB 69, p. 388]. In 1910 Shankle was living on Reidsville St. in MP and working as a carpenter. The census stated that Tina had two children who were still living but they were not in the household. Tina’s brother and sister living in the household. In 1914, John and Tina Shankle purchased from John’s father a ½ portion of a lot on E. Franklin St. in MP. This lot was part of the “Reidsville subdivision” developed by Harry Heilig and Joseph C. Barrier [See MP Deeds]. In 1920 John and Tina were residing on E. Franklin St. John was still employed as a carpenter and Tina was working as a domestic in a private home. There were no children in the household.
Child of J. S. Shankle and Tina Miller:
1) Osla Shankle (b. Oct 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. ???).
[96] There were several Alfred Bosts in Cabarrus Co. in 1900. It cannot be determined based on the information available to whom this listing in the Town minutes refers.
[97] John R. Heintz (b. 11 Nov 1860, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Mar 1937, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Augustus Heintz and Elizabeth Barnhardt. In 1880 John Heintz was residing with his sister, Rosanne, and her husband, John W. Tucker, in Township #8, near Mt. Pleasant. Heintz married Sarah Tucker in Cabarrus Co. on 20 Jan 1881. arah (b. 18 Sep 1863, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Mar 1943, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Timothy Tucker and Elizabeth Ury. In 1900 J. R. Heintz was still residing in Township #8. He was listed as a merchant and apparently also dealt in real estate as he was listed as backing several mortgages in Cabarrus Co. between 1893 and 1931. In 1901 Henitz purchased from Felix A. Kluttz of Catawba Co., a 61 1/2 acre tract of land from the Mathias Smith estate in Cabarrus Co. [CDB 72, p. 260]. In 1905 Heintz and James F. Misenheimer purchased two lots near Innes St. in Salisbury, NC. In 1910 Heintz and his family were residing on Cold Springs Rd., Township #8, Cabarrus Co. In April 1929 Heintz purchased at auction two tracts of land in #8 Township from the John M. Cook & Eve Miller Cook estate totaling sixty-five acres. [CDB 116, p. 60] [See Annotation #25]. In August of the same year Heintz sold this land to his son Carl M. Heintz. J. R. Heintz died in his home of over fifty years in 1937. He and Sally are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of J. R. Heintz and Sarah Tucker:
1) Fannie Lois Heintz (b. 15 Oct 1881, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Nov 1968, Cabarrus Co. NC). Mont Amoena ’00). Married Addison B. Nelson.
2) Grace Heintz (b. 3 Nov 1883, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Aug 1965, Burke Co. NC). Married Lewis D. Faggart.
3) Zeb Vance Heintz (b. 18 Sep 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Feb 1962, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’04). Married Margaret Christina Bost.
4) Lewis Rungie Heintz (b. 5 Oct 1890, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Oct 1989, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’06-’09). Married Pearl Belle Bost.
5) Fred Lee Heintz (b. 30 May 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Sep 1972, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’11-’13). Married Cora Lee Mesimer.
6) Carl Monroe Heintz (b. 27 Mar 1894, 15 Feb 1983, Rowan Co. NC). (MPCI ’10-’13). Married Merle Lipe.
(Pg. 69, May 26, 1897)
[98] Matthias Barnhardt has not been identified.
[99] Walter Robert Parker (b. 6 Mar 1878, NC, d. 19 Sep 1924, Rowan Co), an African-American, was the son of William Parker and Anna K. Montgomery. In 1880 & 1900 Walter Parker was residing with his parents in Mt. Pleasant. In 1910 he was still living with his widowed father on Tanyard Alley in MP. Walter’s occupation was listed as “Cloth Cleaner/Own office.” In 1918 Walter R. Parker was residing in Badin, Stanly Co. NC and employed as a school teacher. He was married to Mary ???. He is buried at Oakdale/Union Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, NC.
[100] Hamp Lowder (b. Abt 1874, NC, d. ???) was the son of Anderson & Jane Lowder. In 1880 & 1900 he was living with his parents in Mt. Pleasant. His residence was located somewhere off of S. Main St. near J. L. Lefler and John Long. In 1897 he was paid for “street work” in Concord. In 1900 Hamp Lowder was listed as a day laborer. No further information has been found.
(Pg. 69, May 29, 1897)
[101] H. Honeycutt appears to be Hurbert/Herbert DeBerry Honeycutt (b. 6 May 1877, NC, d. 8 Sep 1916, Marion Co. SC), the son of Joel Honeycutt and Mary Ellen Moose [See Annotation #117]. In 1900 Hubert Honeycutt was living with his widowed father in Mt. Pleasant. They lived in rental housing very near the town center. Joel Honeycutt was a shoemaker and Hubert was an engineer at a textile mill. Hubert married Beulah May McCachren in Cabarrus Co. NC on 20 Sep 1903. Beulah (b. 14 Jun 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Aug 1921, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Roland E. B. McCachren and Nancy E. Starnes. In 1904 Herbert Honeycutt was living in Concord and employed at Cannon Mills. In 1910, Herbert took a position at a garage in Charlotte and he was also a sales representative for Brush runabout cars. Around 1913 Herbert and his family moved to Marion Co. SC where he was employed as a “special mechanic” for Murchison’s Garage. Herbert Honeycutt died suddenly (brain hemorrhage) at his home in Marion, SC in 1916. He is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion Co. SC. Beulah died in 1921 and is buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, NC.
Childen of H. D. Honeycutt and Beulah McCachern:
1) Blanche Elizabeth Honeycutt (b. 14 Oct 1904, Cabarrus Co. NC, 28 Oct 1947, Polk Co. NC). Married Robert L. Dick.
2) Thelma Virginia Honeycutt (b. 16 Aug 1907, NC, d. ???).
3) Mildred Juanita Honeycutt (b. 16 Sep 1909, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Aug 1956, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Harold Henry Irvin.
4) Herbert Deberry Honeycutt, Jr. (b. 12 Oct 1913, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Oct 1929, Cabarrus Co. NC).
[102] Henry Luther Pless (b. 2 Dec 1876, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 Mar 1939, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Pleasant J. A. Pless and Martha Jane Holbrooks. Luther married Ezella Hathcock on 26 Nov 1905, in Cabarrus Co. NC. Ezella (b. 24 Sep 1886, Stanly Co. NC, d. 10 Oct 1941, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Julius W. Hathcock and Susan Elizabeth White. In 1900 Henry Pless was living with his parents in Township #8, Cabarrus Co. NC. He was employed as an oiler in a textile mill. In 1910 Pless and his family were residing in rental housing on Tulin Rd. in Township #4 (Kannapolis-Concord). He was listed as a farmer. In 1917, Pless and B. L. Umberger conducted several land “exchanges”: involving the former “Ford Quarters – Galloway land” located in Township #4. In the 1920’s Pless was one of the land owners who sold land and/or developed the Parkwood subdivision in Concord. In 1930 Pless was residing on St. Hwy #15 (S. Main St.) in Kannapolis. He was still listed as a farmer. Pless died in 1939 from injuries sustained when he was kicked by a mule. He and Martha are buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, NC.
Children of H. L. Pless and Martha Jane Holbrooks:
1) Blanche Elizabeth Pless (b. 19 Nov 1908, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Mar 2001, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married George Edgar Ramseur.
2) Joe Lee Pless (b. 26 Oct 1911, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Nov 1997, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Ruth Litaker.
3) Henry Luther Pless, Jr. (b. 30 Jan 1914, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Jan 1995, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Louise Elizabeth Hatley.
4) Mae Ezella Pless (b. 30 Aug 1916, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Jan 2005, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Eugene Baker.
5) John Hugh Pless (b. 20 Aug 1918, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Oct 1996, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Julia Wentz.
6) Warren Harding Pless (b. 19 Oct 1920, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Feb 1971, Hampton, VA). Married Rachael Leonard.
7) Evelyn M. Pless (b. 24 Jun 1924, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. ???). Married Billy Ray Safrit.
8) Paul Emery Pless (b. 28 May 1926, Cabarrus Co. NC,d. 12 Feb 2014, Lancaster Co. SC). Married Mattie Sowell.
(Pg. 69, September 23, 1897)
[103] Peter Freeman (b. Abt 1849, NC, d. 6 Jul 1914, Rowan Co. NC). His parents are listed as Israel Freeman and Fanny ???. Peter was born into slavery but his owner is not known. Peter Freeman married Lunda Foil in Cabarrus Co. NC on 28 Sep 1878. Lunda (b. Dec 1854, NC, d 3 Dec 1950, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Riley Foil and Margaret Miller. She, too, was born into slavery and it is unclear if her parents were ever married. In 1880 Peter and Lunda Freeman were residing in Township #8, Cabarrus Co. NC. Also in the household were Lunda’s mother, Margaret Miller, Lunda’s sister, Ellen, age 19 and brother, Frank, age 6. Peter was working on a farm and Lunda was listed as sick with “childbed fever”. Lunda apparently had recently had or soon had a child that did not survive. Peter and Lunda were apparently living in or near Mt. Pleasant in 1897 when he was mentioned in the MP Town Minutes. In 1900 Peter Freeman and his family were residing in South Albemarle Township, Stanly Co. NC. He was employed as a laborer in a brickyard and there were eight children in his household. The census stated that Lunda had eleven children, of whom nine were still living. She was working as a ‘laundress.” It appears that Peter Freeman died or left his family before 1910 as in that year, Lunda Freeman was listed as a widow residing in Mt. Pleasant. She and several of her daughters were employed as laundresses at the College (either Mont Amoena Seminary or Mt. Pleasant Collegiate Institute). A Peter Freeman, b. abt 1849, Stanly Co. NC died in the Rowan County home in Salisbury on 6 Jul 1914. He was listed as married at the time of his death. No place of burial or next of kin are listed. Lunda Freeman continued to live in Mt. Pleasant until her death in 1950. Her place of burial is unknown.
Census records and birth and death records concerning the children of Peter & Lundy Freeman are very confusing.
Children of Peter Freeman and Lundy Foil:
1) Anna R. Freeman (b. Feb 1884, Stanly Co. NC, d. ???). [From 1900 census. Not in household in 1910].
2) Arthur R. Freeman (b. Mar 1886, Stanly Co. NC, d. ???). [From 1900 census. Not in household in 1910].
3) Maggie Ollie Freeman (b. Feb 1888, Stanly Co. NC, d. 17 Apr 1953, Robeson Co. NC). Married Cicero C. McLean.
4) Grace P. Freeman (b. May 1890/91, d. 16 Feb 1958, Robeson Co. NC). Married Henry Davis.
5) Doctor Adolphus “Dalph” Freeman (b. 7 May 1893, Stanly Co. NC, d. 15 Dec 1911, Cabarrus Co. NC). [Some documents list him as Franklin D. Freeman]
6) Fannie Odessa Freeman (b. Jan 1895, Stanly Co. NC, d. 31 Aug 1942, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Alonzo “Mitt” Cress.
7) Buster K. “Jane” Freeman May 1897, Stanly Co. NC, d. ???). [1900 Census lists Buster K. Freeman, f, b. May 1897; 1910 Census lists Jane Freeman, age 13].
8) Homer Eugene “Skunk” Freeman (b. 6 May 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 May 1965, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Ollie Chambers. [“Homer” Freeman was not listed in 1900 census but appears to be the “Willie M.” Freeman, b. May 1890 in the household].
9) Sam Freeman (b. 7 Jul 1900, Stanly Co. NC??, d. 1 Feb 1960, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Edith E. Heilig.
10) Geneva Ola Freeman (b. 26 May 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Nov 1980, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Tommie Cagler.
11) Virginia Freeman (b. 22 Oct 1904, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Jan 1955, Cabarrus Co. NC). [Listed as “Arclistus” Freeman, age 5, in the 1910 census.]
(Pg. 71, December 22, 1897)
[104] Manly Whiteford Heilig (b. 2 Oct 1876, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 May 1954, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Harry Heilig and Idella “Dillie” Misenheimer. In 1897, Manly Heilig was paid $1 for “work on the streets” in Mt. Pleasant. Manly married Nettie Florence Reid in Pleasant on 9 Dec 1898. Nettie (b. 8 Oct 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Apr 1950, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of James Reed and Margaret Barker. In 1900 Manly, Nettie, and one child were residing “next door” to his parents in Mt. Pleasant, NC. Manly was working as a farm laborer. I n 1907 Manly Heilig purchased his first property in Mt. Pleasant at a public auction. The land was a 164 sq pole lot previously owned by Alexander Boger (dec) and his widow, Francis Boger. Manly paid $56 for the lot [CDB 68, p. 309]. In 1910 Nettie Heilig, five children, and Nettie’s mother-in-law, Idella, were residing in the Reidsville section of Mt. Pleasant. Manly was not in the household but Nettie was listed as married. In 1918, Manly Heilig was living in Newport News, VA and employed for Boyle-Robertson Construction Co. This company was building an embarkation camp for soldiers going overseas in WWI. Manly listed as his next of kin, his wife, Nettie, residing in Mt. Pleasant. In 1920, Manly, Nettie, and 8 children were residing on E. Franklin St. in Mt. Pleasant. Manly was employed as a laborer in a woodshop and Nettie was a cook at the Mont Amoena Female Seminary. In 1924, Manly Heilig purchased his second piece of property in Mt. Pleasant. Again buying at a public auction, he paid $1,150 dollars for two lots previously owned by J. S. & Mary M. McLean [CDB 102, p. 151]. In 1930 Manly was employed as a laborer in a lumber yard. In 1935, Manly’s mother and siblings transferred a lot on E. Franklin to him [CDB 133, p. 287] that had been purchased by his father in 1884. In 1937, Heilig purchased from his sister, Nina Means, the property she had inherited from their father [CDB 146, p. 195]. In 1940, Manly Heilig and his family were living on A St. in Mt. Pleasant. Manly owned his home and was still working in the lumber yard. Nettie was employed as a house-keeper in a private home. Nettie Heilig died in Mt. Pleasant on 27 Apr 1950. Manly Heilig died in Mt. Pleasant on 10 May 1954. The couple is buried at the 1st Congregational Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant.
Children of Manly Heilig and Nettie Reid:
1) Ira Algerline Heilig (b. 26 Oct 1899, Mt. Pleasant, NC, d. 17 Mar 1977, NC.). Married Lewis Calvin Cook.
2) Margaret Mae Heilig (b. 28 Aug 1901, Mt. Pleasant, NC, d. 16 Dec 1932, Mt. Pleasant, NC). Married Hoyle Kent
3) James Guy Heilig (b. 4 Apr 1904, Mt. Pleasant, NC, d. 28 Aug 1972). Married Daisy Knott
4) Hazel Idella Ruth Heilig (b. 15 Sep 1905, Mt. Pleasant, NC, d. 15 Jun 1997, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Theodore Sylvester Smith St.
5) Edith Eleanor Heilig (b. 10 Dec 1907, Mt. Pleasant, NC, d. 2 Feb 1963, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Samuel Freeman.
6) Harold Whiteford Heilig (b. 18 Jun 1911, Mt. Pleasant, NC, d. 4 Sep 1966, Rowan Co. NC). Married Mary Linn Hart .
7) Azalia Juanita Heilig (b. 4 Sep 1914, Mt. Pleasant, NC, d. 14 Sep 1999, Cabarrus Co. NC). Never married.
8) Leona Bessie Heilig (b. 17 Aug 1916, Mt. Pleasant, NC, d.22 Oct 1998, Mt. Pleasant, NC). Married ??? Ramseur.
9) Manly Reid Heilig (b. 8 Jan 1921, Mt. Pleasant, NC, d. 25 Jul 1986). Manly R. Heilig had a child with Marie Virginia Ellis in 1941. M. R. Heilig married Mary Emma Forney in 1954.
(Pg. 73, March 23, 1898)
[105] Horace Miller Blackwelder (b. 1 Nov 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Mar 1930, Cabarrus Co. NC). was the son of Henry A. Blackwelder and Sarah E. Parham. H. M. Blackwelder never married. In 1896 H. M. Blackwelder inherited from his father’s estate two lots on the east side of N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. One lot totaling 1 acre & 61 sq poles bordered the Shimpock estate. A second lot totaling 157 sq poles was adjacent to Frick Mfg. (Miller Lumber Co.), W. G. Barringer & Shimpock. In 1897 the Concord Standard reported that H. M. Blackwelder had purchased the patent for a fruit canning machine which he was selling in Rowan & Cabarrus County. In 1900 Horace Blackwelder was residing at the Morris House (Hotel) on S. Union St. in Concord. He was employed as a hardware salesman. In 1900 Blackwelder purchased a one acre lot on Corbin St. near the Courthouse from Frank McGraw [CDB 59, p. 544]. In 1901, Blackwelder sold his Mt. Pleasant property to D. H. McEachern and at the same time purchased two lots on Spring St. in Concord from McEachern. In 1909 H. M. Blackwelder was operating a Feed & Grain Store in Concord. In 1910 he purchased from his brother, H. H. Blackwelder a forty-five acre tract of land on the Concord Rd. In 1910 H. M. Blackwelder was residing next to his cousin, Jacob H. Blackwelder, in Ward 4, Concord.. He was employed as a merchant in the feed business. In 1920 Blackwelder was residing in the St. Cloud Hotel on N. Union St. in Concord. He died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1930 and is buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, NC.
[106] David Wilson Corzine (b. 6 Apr 1855, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 Jan 1919, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of George W. Corzine and Clarissa Emaline Johnson. D. W. Corzine’s father died seven months after he was born and he was bound to his uncle, James O. Corzine, and his wife, Martha Walter. The uncle, J. O. Corzine, died in the Civil War in 1862. D. W. Corzine was not found in the 1870 census. In November, 1876, D. W. Corzine purchased from his mother and her 2nd husband, John M. Lowder, their share of a thirty-six acre tract of land located on Little Cold Water Creek that was part of the estate of George W. Corzine. On 28 Dec 1876 D. W. Corzine married (1st) Mary Jane Blackwelder in Mt. Pleasant. Mary (b. 7 Mar 1859, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Apr 1901Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Robert Burton Blackwelder and Margaret Johnston. In 1878, Corzine sold his thirty-six acre tract to Mary M. Smith and purchased at a Sheriff’s sale a 163 ace tract of the Reuben Blackwelder estate [CDB 33, p. 92]. In 1880 D. W. Corzine and his family were residing in Township #11, Cabarrus Co. NC. David was a farmer. In 1897 Corzine sold his 163 acre tract to W. O. Nesbit and in 1898 he purchased from John D. S. Barrier two lots on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant adjacent to H. C. McAllister [See Historic MP #30 & MP Deeds]. Corzine was also elected to the MP Town Board in 1898. In 1899 Corzine served as a road overseer in MP and Township #8. In 1900 Corzine was employed as a teamster. Mary Jane Corzine died suddenly in 1901 and after his wife’s death, Corzine rented rooms in his house for MPCI students. In 1903, Corzine was employed as a butcher at J. F. Dayvault’s market in Concord. On 12 Jan 1904, D. W. Corzine married (2nd) at St. John’s, Cabarrus Co., Sarah Addie (Robinson) Walter. Addie (b. Abt 1870, NC, d. 8 Mar 1933, Rowan Co. NC) was the daughter of Thomas T. Robinson and Sarah Nash and the widow of Clayton Walter. In 1910 D. W. Corzine was residing on Meadow St. in Concord. He was still employed as a butcher at Dayvault’s market. In 1911 Corzine sold at auction his house in Mt Pleasant (to Dr. Gurley Moose) and purchased a house and lot on Church St. in Concord. At the time of his death in 1919, D. W. Corzine was employed in a textile mill in Concord. He and his first wife, Mary Jane Corzine are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant.
Children of D. W. Corzine and Mary Jane Blackwelder:
1) Robert Clifford Corzine (b. 14 Jan 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Dec 1936, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’95). Married Annie Young.
2) Margaret Ada Corzine (b. 20 Mar 1880, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Nov 1977, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’00). Married James Gilbert Barringer.
3) Luther Hallman Corzine (b. 3 Feb 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Oct 1955, Los Angeles Co. CA). (NC College ’96) (US Army 1902-1904). Married Emily Mathilda Schaefer.
4) William C. Corzine (b. 15 Dec 1883, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Oct 1934, York Co. SC). Married Sarah ??? (b. 3 Sep 1889, d. 23 Oct 1988, SC).
5) Daniel Corzine (b. 6 Mar 1886, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Aug 1888, Cabarrus Co. NC).
6) Sarah Ethel Corzine (b. 14 Jan 1893, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Oct 1967, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Paul Alexander Moose (MPCI ’03-’04).
[107] John S. Kindley (b. 2 Jun 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Mar 1948, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of William Riley Kindley and Mary Ann “Polly” Barnhardt. He entered NC College in 1881 but did not graduate. In 1892 J. S. Kindley purchased two tracts of land in Cabarrus Co. totaling 142 acres. Kindley’s father held the mortgages on this property from J. A. & R. M. Fisher and foreclosed on the loans, selling the properties to the highest bidder, his son, J. S. Kindley [See CDB 48, p. 317]. J. S. Kindley married Carrie Lula Fink in Cabarrus Co. NC on 2 Feb 1897. Lula (b. 3 Dec 1865, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Apr 1945, Mecklenburg Co. NC) was the daughter of J. Charles Fink & Nancy I. Cauble. Also in 1897 Kindley purchased from his father forty-nine acres of land on Adams Creek south of Mt. Pleasant. In 1900 John, Lula and their son, Kenneth, were residing with John’s father, W. R. Kindley on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. John was a farmer and Lula was a clerk in the Post Office. Between 1901 and 1904 Kindley purchased several tracts of land south of Mt. Pleasant on or near Adams Creek. In 1905, Kindley purchased from W. D. Barrier, Florence Barrier and Florence’s mother, Sarah Goodman, three lots of one acre, 106 sq poles, and eighty-seven sq poles, repectively, on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant [CDB 65, p. 454 & 456]. Kindley proceeded to build a residence on this property [See Historic MP #84]. In 1910 John Kindley was listed as residing in household #44 on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. Between 1911 and 1925, Kindley bought and sold several parcels of land in and around Mt. Pleasant. His last purchase of land in 1943, was a one acre lot adjacent to his residence in Mt. Pleasant which included the homeplace of James L. Lefler [See Annonation #29]. Kindley married (2nd) Nannie (Linker) Barnhardt in Cabarrus Co. NC on 21 Nov 1946). Nannie (b. 6 Jan 1894, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 May 1974, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Lewis L. Linker and Elizabeth J. Barringer and the widow of Lee H. Barnhardt. John S. Kindley and his first wife, Lula, are buried at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Child of J. S.Kindley and Lula Fink:
1) Kenneth John Kindley (b. 1 Feb 1898, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Sep 1979, Butler Co. OH). [MPCI ‘12-‘16]. [Graduated from Trinity College (Duke University) and Harvard Law School. Married Lorraine Piver.
(Pg. 73, May 3, 1898)
[108] David W. Kimmons (b. Feb 1880, NC, d. 9 Feb 1911, Guilford Co. NC) was the son of Nelson Kimmons and Mary King. In 1900 he was residing with his parents in household #148 just outside Mt. Pleasant. He was an African-American and employed as a day laborer. David Kimmons married Dora Bost in Guilford Co. NC on 23 Sep 1903. Dora was born abt 1881. In 1910 David and Dora Kimmons were residing on Willow Brook St. in High Point, NC. David was employed in a laundry and Dora was a cook in a private residence. They had no children. David died of complications from tuberculous in High Point in Feb 1911. His death certificate states that at the time of his death, he was an insurance salesman.
[109] Skien & Eudy was a blacksmith shop located on W. Franklin St. operated by Jesse Skeen and his son-in-law, J. H. W. Eudy. [See Historic MP #48 and Annotations #75 & #78].
[110] George Cleveland “Cleve” Peach (b. 10 May 1888, Union Co. NC, d. 16 Sep 1969, Fairfield Co. SC) was the son of Daniel M. Peach and Minerva Williams. Daniel Peach was a shoemaker residing in Mt. Pleasant in 1900. Cleve, age 12, and nine siblings were residing with their parents in household #29 (S. Main St) in Mt. Pleasant. The older children worked in a textile mill. The family moved to Union Co. NC by 1910 where Cleve was still living with his parents. He was employed in a textile mill. Sometime before 1917, Peach married Cora Loubretta Williams. Cora (b. 7 Jul 1902, Union Co. NC, d. 12 Aug 1983, Fairfield Co. SC) was the daughter of Lonnie Williams and Adda Keziah. In 1917 Cleve Peach was residing in Union Co. NC but employed at Lancaster Cotton Mill in Lancaster Co. SC. In 1920 the family was living in Chester Co. SC and Cleve was still employed in a textile mill. Before Aug 1920, the family moved to Wilmington, NC where in 1922, Cleve was listed as an “engineer” residing at #2 Bellwill Ave. He family was still in Wilmington in 1927 but by 1930 Peach was back in Union Co. NC working in a mill. By 1940 they had moved to Chester Co. SC where Cleve was employed as a mechanic in a textile mill. G. C. Peach died in Fairfield Co. SC in 1969 and Cora died in 1983. They are buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Winnsboro, Fairfield Co. SC.
Children of G. C. Peach and Cora Williams:
1) Marie Helen Peach (b. 7 Oct 1917, Union Co. NC, d. 7 Jan 1997, Fairfield Co. SC). Married 1st) James Crowell Reeder; 2nd) Macon Harold Geddings.
2) Georgia Peach (b. 26 Aug 1920, New Hanover Co. NC, d. 21 Aug 2017, TX). Married William Curtis Hefner (KIA WWII).
3) George Cleveland Peach, Jr. (b. 30 Jan 1923, New Hanover Co. NC, d. 11 Mar 1984, Fairfield Co. SC). Never married.
4) Herman David Peach (b. 19 Apr 1927, New Hanover Co. NC, d. 2 Jun 1927, New Hanover Co. NC).
5) John Daniel Peach (b. 12 Jul 1931, Union Co. NC, d. 26 Apr 2000, Richland Co. SC). Married Janie R. Ashford.
6) Therell Peach (b. Abt 1935, NC).
7) Franklin Delano Peach (b. 28 Aug 1938, SC, d. 18 May 2011, TX).
[111] Calvin C. Almond (b. Feb 1842, d. 15 Mar 1920, Cabarrus Co. NC) son of Richard Almond and Rachel Smith. Calvin C. Allmond was a Civil War veteran serving with Co. B, 7th NC Regt. He enlisted in Aug 1861 and was present and accounted for through 1864. Almond married (1st)? Lydia Starnes in Cabarrus Co. on 4 May 1870. Lydia (b. Abt 1838, NC, d. Abt 1898, Burke Co. NC) was the daughter of Adam Starnes and Mary Fink and the widow of Eaton Ross with whom she had four children. In 1880 Calvin “Almon” was living in Center Township, Stanly Co. NC. He was a farmer. Lydia died in 1898 and Calvin Almond married (2nd) Tabitha Irene Page in Cabarrus Co. on 1 Jun 1899. Tabitha (b. 21 Jun 1854, Stanly Co. NC, d. 19 Mar 1933, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Allan Page and Sarah Honeycutt. In 1900 Calvin Almond was residing in Ridenhour Township, Stanly Co. NC. He was a farmer living in rental housing. In 1910, Calvin and his family were residing on Mt. Pleasant Rd. in Township #9, Cabarrus Co. Calvin was still farming on rented land. Calvin died in1920 and Tabitha died in 1933. They are buried at Mission Baptist Cemetery, Cabarrus Co. NC.
Children of C. C. Almond and Lydia Starnes:
1) Laura Josephine Allman (b. Abt 1873, NC, d. 28 Aug 1954). Married William Monroe Petrea.
Children of C. C. Almond and Tabitha Page:
2) Nonie Elstelle Allman (b. 13 May 1893, NC, d. 17 Jan 1972, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married James F. Petrea.
(Pg. 74, May 4, 1898)
[112] Paul J. Barringer (b. 16 Sep 1850, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Feb 1925, Cabarrus Co. NC) was 
the son of John Daniel Barringer and Christina Hahn. He attended NC College in 1872 but did not graduate. Paul Barringer married (1st) Mary Jane Foil in Cabarrus Co. NC on 25 Dec 1873. Mary Jane (b. 3 Sep 1854, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Sep 1876, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Edmond Foil and Catherine Kluttz. After Mary Jane’s death in 1876, Barringer attended Catawba College in Newton, NC and graduated from Heidelberg College, OH in 1881 with a degree in theology. He was licensed as a Reformed Church minister in Lincoln Co. NC in 1881 and ordained in September 1881, serving the West Rowan Charge charge. Barringer married (2nd) Alice Eva Ann Foil in Mt. Pleasant on 27 Mar 1884. Alice (b. 27 Apr 1865, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 Jun 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Edmond Foil and Christina Hahn and the sister of Mary Jane Foil. In 1888 Barringer purchased two tracts of land on Secon Creek in Rowan County from his brother-in law, J. H. Foil. Barringer remained in the West Rowan Charge until about 1891 and then moved to Concord. He served the Concord charge for two years before moving to the East Rowan charge. In 1894 Barringer was instrumental in forming a Reformed Church congregation in Mt. Pleasant which became St. James Reformed Church. [See Annotation #88 & Historic MP #21-22]. Also in 1894, Paul Barringer (of Rowan Co.) sold to W. D. Foil, his share (50 1/2 acres) of the estate of his father-in-law, Edmond Foil, located on Dutch Buffalo Creek north of Mt. Pleasant [CDB 53, p. 294]. Barringer continued to own a large amount of land north of Mt. Pleasant which he eventually sold. By the late 1890’s Rev. Barringer was forced to retire from the ministry due to a throat affliction and he soon became involved in several businesses in Mt. Pleasant. In Apr 1897 Barringer purchased a one-sixth interest in the Mt. Pleasant Mfg. Co. (formerly Frick Mfg Co.) located off of N. Main St. adjacent to the Shimpock/Jonas Cook estate [CDB 55, p. 46 & Historic MP #4]. In Nov 1897, Paul Barringer joined several other MP investors who joined W. R. Kindley [See Annotation #38] and created the Kindley Mill Corporation, purchasing five acres of land on the western edge of Mt. Pleasant and erecting a textile mill [See Annotation #139 & Historic MP #45]. Barringer was elected the President of the first Board of Directors. In April 1897, Barringer became a partner in the Mt. Pleasant Mfg. Co. which had bought out Frick Mfg. Co. and later became Miller Company [See Historic MP #4]. In December 1897, Barringer’s wife, Alice, purchased from the MP Mfg Co. lots 2 & 3 of the company’s property totaling one acre. Alice and Paul proceeded to build their residence on these lots. [CDB 54, p. 149 & Historic MP #5]. Barringer served on the Mt. Pleasant Town Board in 1898-1900. Barringer was also a stock holder and member of the first Board of Directors of Tuscarora Cotton Mill in Mt. Pleasant incorporated in 1899 [See Historic MP #77]. In 1907 Barringer also partnered with J. W. Cannon to construct a textile mill in Rockwell, Rowan Co. which was called Barringer Mfg. Co. Barringer’s second wife died in 1902 and he married (3rd) Margaret Alice Cruse Kluttz in Cabarrus Co. on 2 Nov 1910. Margaret (b. 13 Nov 1859, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Oct 1957, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Paul Cruse and Mary Ann Long and the widow of Paul J. Kluttz. Barringer continued to buy and sell property in and around Mt. Pleasant. In 1919 he purchased from A. M. Nussman a twenty-nine sq rod lot and a building on the lot which had formerly been a livery stable and location for several other businesses [CDB 89, p 311 & Historic MP #62]. This building was the beginning of what came to be known as the Barringer Motor Company. Barringer died in Mt. Pleasant in 1925. He and his last two wives are buried at St. James Reformed Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC. Barringer’s first wife, Sarah Jane Foil, is buried at Grace/Lowerstone Reformed Cemetery, Rowan Co. NC.
Child of Paul J. Barringer and Mary Jane Foil:
1) Daniel Moreau Barringer (b. ???, d. ???).
Children of Paul J. Barringer and Alice E. Foil:
2) George Ritchter Barringer (b. 25 Oct 1884, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Feb 1948, Davidson Co. TN). Married Felicia Sandel.
3) Othar Alvin Barringer (b. 13 May 1886, Rowan Co. NC, d. 13 Jan 1950, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’03-’04). Married Katherine Mobley Cornwell. O. A. Barringer was the Mayor of Mt. Pleasant in 1925’26.
4) Katherine Foil Barringer (b. 21 Sep 1887, Rowan Co. NC, d. 25 Jan 1978, Union Co. NC). Marrie Weldon Texas Wall.
5) Mary Christina Barringer (b. 31 Jul 1890, NC, d. 14 Feb 1983, MD). Married T. Clyde Splude.
6) Infant Barringer (b. 14Sep 1893, NC, d. 13 Nov 1893, NC).
7) Lilly Alice Barringer (b. 17 Dec 1894, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Feb 1961, Forsyth Co. NC). Married Marcus Clifford Gulley.
8) Lawson Herman Barringer (b. 4 Dec 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 Apr 1976, Cabarrus Co. NC). Marrie Gurlie Ruth Barnhardt. L. H. Barringer served five terms as Mayor of Mt. Pleasant from 1936-1948.
9) Ruth Elizabeth Barringer (b. 21 Jan 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Mar 1984, Nash Co. NC). Never married.
[113] James Luther Peck (b. 6 Jun 1857, Stanly Co. NC, d. 14 Mar 1929, Mecklenburg Co. NC) was the son of Julius Peck and Ann E. Lefler. He attended NC College in 1878 but did not graduate. J. L. Peck married Flora Agnes Moody in Stanly Co. NC on 10 Mar 1881. Flora (b. 4 Sep 1862, Stanly Co. NC, d. 18 Feb 1947, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of William Moody and Mary Lundy. In the 1880’s Peck resided in the Bear Creek community on the Stanly Co./Cabarrus Co. line. He made several land transactions in Stanly County from 1880 thru 1887. In 1896, James L. Peck sold to his brother, J. A. Peck, 234 acres of land on Bear Creek in Stanly Co. NC. Peck appears to have moved into or near Mt. Pleasant by this time as he was the manager of W. R. Kindley’s store in MP [See Historic MP #66]. In 1896 he was a member of the first Board of Directors of Kindley Cotton Mill [See Historic MP #45] and he was elected to the MP Town Board in 1898. In 1899 Peck sold to D. D. Barrier a one acre lot on S. Main St. in MP which he had acquired from James N. Brown, son-in-law of John O. Wallace. Although there are no recorded land transactions, in 1900 James L. Peck was residing in Mt. Pleasant. The census stated that he owned his residence. In 1902 James Peck and his brother J. A. Peck, purchased the 496 acre farm of E.D. Lentz (dec) on Dutch Buffalo Creek, southeast of MP [CDB 57, p, 415]. To make this purchase, the brothers secured a loan of $3,850 from W. R. Kindley. In 1905 Peck resigned as the manager of Kindley’s store and on 24 Jan 1906 he purchased twenty-nine acres of land in MP from J. A. Linn. This property, known as “Wood’s Corner” and “the Gerhardt tract”, began at the north end of N. Main St. and bordered the “North Woods” and property owned by T. L. Woods [See Historic MP 1 & 2 and MP Deeds]. Also in 1906, Peck purchased his brother’s share of the E. D. Lentz farm. Peck was elected to a second term on the MP Town Board in1906. In 1910 & 1920 Peck was still residing at the end of N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant and was employed as a rural mail carrier. James died in 1929 at a Charlotte Hospital following a brief illness. He and Flora are buried at the St. James Reformed Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of James L. Peck and Flora Moody:
1) Julius Abron Peck (b. 16 Dec 1885, Stanly Co. NC, d. 8 Feb 1953, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’03-’04). Married Mary Eliza Heilig.
2) John Moody Peck (b. 23 Feb 1887, Stanly Co. NC, d. 6 Oct 1944, Erie Co. NY). (MPCI ’03-’04). Married Clara Anna Schlozthauer.
3) Jessie Calvin Peck (b. 29 Oct 1889, Stanly Co. NC, d. 15 Sep 1952, Mobile Co. AL). (MPCI ’04-’06). Married 1st) Abbie Parmeia Pickard; 2nd) Virginia ???; 3rd) Janie Wolfe.
4) Frederick Ray Peck (b.2 Dec 1892, Stanly Co. NC, d. 9 Apr 1974, Toronto, CANADA). (MPCI ’10-’14). WWI veteran. Married Marian G. Lockhardt.
5) Mary Ann Peck (b. 8 Feb 1895, Stanly Co. NC, d. 3 Feb 1978, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Frank Grady Stephenson.
6) Connie Agnes Peck (b. 5 Mar 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC, d.14 Sep 1993, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Carl Bryant Pethel. (MPCI ’16-’18). WWI veteran.
7) James Keller Peck (b. 28 Sep 1900, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Nov 1970, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’15-’20). Married Ruth Elizabeth Brantley.
8) David Peck (b. 20 Mar 1904, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Oct 1960, Cook Co. IL). (MPCI ’20-’21). Married Mildred Agnes Wilson.
[114] James Henry Cornelius Fisher (b. 30 May 1859, Rowan Co. NC, d. 10 Apr 1933, Cabarrus 
Co. NC) was the son of Paul A. Fisher and Camelia Brown, and the brother of C. L. T. Fisher [See Annotation #76]. J. H. C. Fisher attended NC College in 1875 but did not graduate. The taught for three years at Franklin Academy in Rowan Co. NC and attended Pennsylvania College graduating with a BA in 1887. Fisher entered Gettysburg Seminary and was was licensed as a Lutheran minister in 1889. In 1889 he took a position at North Carolina College in Mt. Pleasant as Principal of the Preparatory Department and Adjunct Professor of Foreign Languages. He received an AM Degree and was ordained by the Maryland Synod in 1890. While teaching at NC College, Fisher served as the minister at New Bethel Lutheran Church in Stanly Co. NC. From 1894 through 1896 he was the minister at Luther’s Lutheran Church in Rowan County. J. H. C. Fisher married Leah Janette Blackwelder at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Mt. Pleasant on 3 Aug 1897. Leah (b. 1 Jun 1870, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Oct 1965, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of G. W. Blackwelder and Amy Lippard [See Annotation #31]. Leah attended Mont Amonea Seminary in 1889. In 1896, Fisher joined the faculty of Mont Amonea Seminary as Vice-Principal and Professor of Math and Astronomy. In 1898 Fisher began to purchase several small lots near the Seminary but in 1900 he was residing with the Rev. H. N. Miller, Principal of Mont Amonea Seminary. During this time Fisher also served as a “supply pastor” at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rowan County. Rev. Fisher became the Principal of Mont Amonea Seminary in 1902 and served until 1911 when the Seminary building burned. He relinquished the Principal’s position to Rev. R. A. Goodman and assumed the position of Vice-Principal, Secretary and Treasurer. His main job at this time was to canvass the state soliciting funds to rebuild the school. Between 1901 and 1909 Fisher had purchased more property around the Seminary and he also held mortgages on several other MP properties. J. H. C. Fisher was an ardent advocate for the Female Seminary and appeared before the MP Town Board several times seek help in dealing with various issues involving he school. He was elected to the MP Town Board in 1898, 1901-1905, 1907, 1909-1912 and tied with E. M. Dry in 1913. In 1913, when the new Seminary building was completed two financial transactions took place on the same date (July 15) in which Fisher purchased the Seminary property from the Board of Trustees and then sold back to the Board a reconfigured tract which included the same and some additional property [CDB 129, p. 390 & CDB 80, p. 284]. Fisher remained Vice-Principal of the Seminary until 1919 with Rev. Goodman. In 1920 Fisher was not listed in the Seminary catalogue as a faculty member but he was listed in the census as residing on Tuscarora St. in MP and employed as a teacher at the Seminary. In the fall of 1920 Fisher was again listed as Principal and Treasurer and Professor of Bible and Christian Evidence. In 1924, J. H. C. Fisher was joined by his brother, C. L. T. Fisher, as co-Principals of the Seminary. This partnership lasted until the school closed in the spring of 1928. In 1930, Fisher was residing in household #49 in Mt. Pleasant. He died at his home in 1933. He and Leah are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of J. H. C. Fisher and Leah Blackwelder:
1) Katherie Brown Fisher (b. 10 Feb 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Apr 1977, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’17). Married Luther Bowman Barrier.
2) Amy Louise Fisher (b. 30 Apr 1901, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 Jul 1990, Stanly Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’19). Married Luther Bowman Barrier.
3) Mary Virginia Fisher (b. 5 Au 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC, 19 Apr 1978, Rowan Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’23). Never married.
4) Henry Lee Fisher (b. 22 Dec 1909, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 Jan 1971, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’24-’29). Married Anna Dorothy Wilfong.
[115] John Bickel McAllister (b. 16 Sep 1873, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Sep 1946, Cabarrus Co. 
NC) was the son of Harvey Caswell McAllister & Francis C. Cook [See Annotation #40]. McAllister entered NC College in 1890 but did not graduate. In 1898 he was elected to the MP Town Board and served as Secretary/Treasurer for one term. In 1900 J. B. McAllister was living alone in rental housing on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a salesman. McAllister married Myrtie Elizabeth Foil in Cabarrus Co. on 23 Oct 1902. Myrtie (b. 20 May 1880, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Aug 1963, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of J. W. Foil and Hettie E. Cline. She attended Mont Amoena Seminary in 1900. J. B. McAllister received two votes for MP Town Board in 1900. Although there is no deed recorded, according to a newspaper article, McAllister built his “new home” in 1902 adjacent to his father’s residence on N. Main St. In 1907 McAllister purchased from his father a 109 sq pole lot located adjacent to his father on N. Main St. In that same year McAllister purchased three tracts totaling fifty-three acres in and near MP from L. S., Winona and Ella Belle Shirey [CDB 74, p. 570]. Also in 1907, McAllister was elected to the local school board in MP. In 1908 and 1909 J. B. McAllister was elected mayor of Mt. Pleasant in two “hotly contested” elections. In 1910 McAllister was residing on N. Main St. in MP. He was still employed as a salesman. In 1910, McAllister, a Democart, was elected Register of Deeds for Cabarrus Co. NC. In 1911, McAllister and Ed Crowell purchased from L. E. Heilig’s widow the former storehouse lot and building on the corner of N. Main St. and E. Franklin St. [CDB 76, p. 252]. The old building was demolished and a new brick and stone two-story building was constructed which was operated as a dry goods/general store called “The Merchantile” [See Historic MP # 50]. Also in 1911, McAllister served as Secretary to the Cabarrus Co. Board of Commissioners. McAllister was elected to the MP Town Board in 1913. He was appointed Postmaster in 1914, serving until 1921. In 1917, McAllister inherited Lot #6 from his father’s estate on the Concord Road and over the next several years he would acquire several of the other lots from his siblings [See MP Deeds]. Also in 1917 McAllister and Crowell sold the Merchantile building to L. J. Foil [CDB 85, p. 121] and formed a partnership with A. N. James [See Annotation #163] who was operating W. R. Kindley’s store on the opposite corner of the Merchantile [See Historic MP #66]. McAllister continued to buy and sell property in and around Mt. Pleasant and also held several mortgages. In 1920 McAllister was still residing on N. Main St. and listed as a dry goods merchant. He dissolved his partnership with A. N. James in 1921. McAllister was elected Cabarrus County Clerk of Court in 1922 but continued to reside in Mt. Pleasant. In 1930, McAllister, the incumbent, was defeated by D. Ray McEachern in his bid for Clerk of Court. In December, McEachern appointed McAllister as a Deputy Clerk but revoked the appointment in Mar 1931. In 1935, J. B. McAllister leased to The Texas Company a 5/8 acre lot on W. Franklin St. in MP. The Texas Co. constructed a service station on this lot (currently the Mt. Pleasant Smokehouse Restaurant) [See MP Deeds]. In 1940 McAllister was still residing on N. Main St. He was listed as a farm manager. McAllister died at his home in MP in 1946. He and Myrtie are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of J. B. McAllister and Myrtie Foil:
1) Joseph Banks McAllister (b. 22 Aug 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Jan 1990, Wake Co. NC). (MPCI ’18-’22). Married Mabel Irene McCuiston.
2) George W. McAllister (b. 14 Nov 1904 Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Feb 1998, Wake Co. NC). (MPCI ’20-’26). Married Mary Harrison Lee.
3) Harmon Carlyle McAllister (b. 2 Mar 1909, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Oct 1991, Orange Co. NC). (MPCI ’23-’28). Married Dorothy Lassiter.
4) Frances Foil McAllister (b. 18 Apr 1911, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. Apr 1996, Hinds Co. MS). (MPCI ’27-’29). WWII veteran. Married Rush Edward Netterville (MD, WWII Army Medical Corps).
5) Genevieve Wilson McAllister (b. 4 Mar 1914, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Apr 2002, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Robert Lemuel Poplin.
6) Alexander Costner McAllister (b. 16 Dec 1916, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Aug 1992, Wake Co. NC). Married Kathry Ury Dry.
7) Nancy Elizabeth McAllister (b. 12 Apr 1919, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Oct 2001). Married Ivan Dean Stewart.
8) John Wilson McAllister (b. 22 May 1921, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 31 Mar 1990, Gaston Co. NC). Married Martha Evelyn Minter.
9) Larry Bikle McAllister (b. 24 Nov 1924, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Apr 2004, Alamance Co. NC). Never married.
(Pg. 76, February 2, 1899)
[116] Daniel Clifford Tucker (b. 10 Feb 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Aug 1957, Mecklenburg Co. NC) was the son of Madison Tucker and Julia C. Smith. He was the grandson of early Mt. Pleasant residents P. B. C. Smith and Polly Bangle. Tucker attended NC College in 1899-‘00 but did not graduate. He married Mary Claudia Wiley in NC in Apr 1907. Mary (b. 24 Mar 1879, Montgomery Co. NC, d. 27 May 1943, Alexander Co. NC) was the daughter of Rev. Aphueus Ely Wiley and Mary Claudia Troutman. Tucker was appointed policeman in Mt. Pleasant in June of 1899 but he resigned in September of the same year and was replaced by J. L. Lefler. In 1900, Tucker was living with his parents in Smith’s Township #9, Cabarrus Co. NC. He was listed as a student. In 1910, Daniel C. Tucker was residing in household #296, Asheville, Buncombe Co. NC. He was employed as a teacher. In 1918, Daniel C. Tucker was residing in Oklahoma City, OK. He was employed by the Internal Revenue Service. In 1920 Tucker was still residing in Oklahoma City and employed by the IRS. In 1940 Daniel and Mary Tucker were living on 21st St. in Oklahoma City. He was employed as an accountant for a private company. At the time of his death D. C. Tucker was living in Gaston Co. NC and had been employed as an accountant.
Children of Daniel C. Tucker and Mary C. Wiley:
1) Raphael Wiley Tucker (b. Feb 1909, Buncombe Co. NC., d. 1 Nov 1957, Iredell Co. NC). Married Geraldine Jensen.
2) Mary E. Tucker (b. abt 1913, NC or OK, d. ???).
(Pg. 77, April 24, 1899)
[117] Joel Honeycutt (b. 5 Jan 1856, Stanly Co. NC, d. 4 Mar 1942, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Joseph Honeycutt and Mary Almond. He married (1st) Mary Ellen Moose on 30 Mar 1879 in Cabarrus Co. NC. Mary (b. 28 Oct 1856, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Jul 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Daniel M. Moose and Sophia Dry. In 1880, Joel and Mary were residing the Bear Creek community, Township #7, Cabarrus Co. Joel was working as a shoemaker. In 1883 Joel Honeycutt purchased nineteen acres of land from Cager D. Barringer located in northeast Cabarrus Co. The land bordered P. Earnhardt and George Moose. Joel and Mary had eight childen prior to her death In 1899. At least four of these children died young. At the time of Mary’s death the family was living in Mt. Pleasant. in 1900 Joel Honeycutt was a widower residing in rental housing in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a shoemaker and received one vote for MP Town Board in that year. Joel married (2nd) Kate Travis Cress on 24 Mar 1901 at the residence of her father in Township #6. Kate (b. 1 Jun 1869, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Apr 1927, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Daniel M. Cress and Martha J. Cunningham. At the time of the marriage Joel was still a resident of Mt. Pleasant. but in 1902 he moved to Concord where he resided on E. Depot St. He was employed as a shoemaker with G. W. Brown, owner of a tannery. It appears that by 1905 Honeycutt was operating his own shoeshop as he announced in the newspaper that he was moving from Foil’s store to the rear of Miller [Sewing] Machine Co. in Concord. In 1910 the family was still residing on E. Depot St. In 1912 Joel purchased his house and a ¼ acre lot on E. Depot St. from his former landlords, Adah and T. O. Maness [CDB 11, p. 209]. In 1930 & 1940 Joel was a widower living with his daughter in his house on E. Depot St. He died in his home in 1942. He and Kate are buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Concord NC. Mary Moose Honeycutt Is buried at Bear Creek Reformed Cemetery in Stanly Co. NC.
Children of Joel Honeycutt and Mary E. Moose:
1) Herbert DeBerry Honeycutt (b. 6 May 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 May 1916, Marion Co. SC). Married Beulah McCachren. [See Annotation #101].
2) Lonie B. Honeycutt (b. 7 Sep 1879, Cabarrus Co NC, d. Aug 1890, Cabarrus Co. NC).
3) Ollie J. Honeycutt (b. 11 Mar 1884, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Oct 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC).
4) Jesse P. Honeycut (b. 21 Jun 1888, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. Aft 1900, ???).
5) Myrtle M. Honeycutt (b. 6 Aug 1890, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Mar 1891, Cabarrus Co. NC).
6) Richard Franklin Honeycutt (b. 6 May 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC, 14 May 1962, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Pearl Sauls.
7) Anna May Honeycutt (b. 13 Apr 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. Abt 1897, Cabarrus Co. NC).
8) Wilma Ella Honeycutt (b. 16 Sep 1896, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Nov 1991, GA). Married 1st) Ollie George Neill; 2nd) Roscoe Glenn Wold.
Children of Joel Honeycutt and Kate Cress:
9) Margaret Grace Honeycutt (b. 16 Feb 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Jul 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC).
10) Infant (Twin) Honeycutt (b. 6 Aug 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Aug 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC).
11) Infant (Twin) Honeycutt (b. 6 Aug 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Aug 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC).
12) Ethel Virginia Honeycutt (b. 8 Nov 1904, Cabarrus Co. NC., d. 28 Jul 1986, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Homer V. Fowler
[118] David Hall McEachern (b. 3 Aug 1850, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Oct 1927, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Dr. James E. McEachern and Margaret Fisher. He attended North Carolina College did not graduate. In 1870 b, D. H. McEachern was still living with his parents in Township #11, Cabarrus Co. McEachern married Mary Roxana Blackwelder in Cabarrus Co. NC on 6 Mar 1873. Mary (b. 9 Oct 1854, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Feb 1919, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Ransom Blackwelder and Elizabeth L. Cline. D. R. McEachern was not found in the 1880 census. In Oct 1892, McEachern, his sister, Elizabeth McEachern Brown, and her husband, A. M. Brown, purchased the former property of McEachern’s father in Concord [CDB 48, 302]. In Nov & Dec, 1892 McEachern purchased two lots on Union & Spring Streets from A. H. Propst, near his earlier purchase [CDB 20, pp. 20 & 24]. McEachern appears to have resided in a house on one of these lots as he obtained a mortgage for the property in 1893. D. H. McEachern was an engineer and bridge builder. He is mentioned often in newspaper articles from 1892 through the early 1900’s as being paid to construct or supervise construction of bridges throughout Cabarrus County. In 1898, McEachern purchased from Augustus H. Hartsell a lot on Union St. adjacent to his other property in Concord. McEachern was living in Mt. Pleasant in April of 1899 and June 1900. In 1900, he received one vote for MP Town Board. He was residing in a rental house on or near N. Main St. and current Kluttz St. McEachern obtained a mortgage on this property in 1901 from Horace Blackwelder [CDB 14, p. 262]. McEachern was elected to the MP Town Board in 1907 and in 1910 he was still living on N. Main St in MP. He was listed as “hauling” for work on roads. Again, several newspaper articles list McEachern as being paid for lumber, presumably to build bridges. In 1913 McEachern was elected as a School Commissioner for Mt. Pleasant. In 1920 he was a widower and still living on N. Main St. His daughter, Bess, was living with him. McEachern died at his home in 1927. He and Roxana are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of D. H. McEachern and Roxana Blackwelder:
1) Arthur Floyd McEachern (b. 25 Dec 1873, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 May 1934, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Marsena Virginia Sikes.
2) Hawley Clifford McEachern (b. 6 May1876, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Nov 1959, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’97). Married Allie Belle Lefler.
3) John Leonard McEachern (b. 16 Jan 1879, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Jun 1948, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College). Married Cleone Elizabeth Bunn.
4) James Caldwell McEachern (b. 8 Jul 1880, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Dec 1965, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Lula Fox.
5) Margaret Elizabeth “Bess” McEachern (b. 19 Sep 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC, 27 Jul 1963, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’01). Never married.
6) Jesse Young McEachern (b. 12 Mar 1886, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Sep 1917, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’04). Married Ora Blanche Fisher (Mont Amoena ’05).
7) David Ray McEachern (b 5 Nov 1891, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Sep 1969, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI). Married Lois Barrier. D. R. McEachern was elected Cabarrus Co. Clerk of Court in 1930. He defeated another MP resident J. B. McAllister (See Annotation #115).
(Pg. 79, May 13, 1899)
[119] Adam Monroe Nussman (b. 19 Nov 1852, Cabarrus Co. NC,d. 24 Jun 1934, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Solomon Nussman and Margaret Trexler. His great-grandfather was Adolphus Nussman, the first permanent Lutheran minister in North Carolina. Nussman married Mary Ellen Kluttz on 10 Nov 1878 in Cabarrus Co. NC. Mary (b. 24 Aug 1857, d. 13 Aug 1933) was the daughter of Joseph Kluttz and Caroline Eddleman. Adam Nussman owned several hundred acres of land, grist mill and a blacksmith shop near St. Stephens Lutheran Church in Township #7. He was a Deacon at St. Stephen’s in 1883 & 1889. In 1897 Nussman purchased from C. L. T. Fisher (See Annotation #76) an eighty-three sq pole lot on the east side of S. Main St. in Mt Pleasant adjoining the old Lutheran parsonage [CDB 59, p. 484]. It is unclear if Nussman lived on this property as in May of 1898, he bought a 1 1/4 acre lot (and house) on W. Franklin St. in Mt. Pleasant from L. J. Foil [See Annotation #6 & Historic MP #59]. In 1899 Nussman purchased from Cook & Foil the old storehouse building between his home and Cook & Foil’s store. Nussman proceeded to completely renovate the building which by 1911contained a store, a stable,an auto shop, a doctors office, a telephone exchange and MP’s first barbershop [See Historic MP #62]. A. M. Nussman was elected to the Mt. Pleasnt Town Board in 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1910. He was appointed as Tax Collector in 1908. Over the next several years Nussman acquired and sold several properties in and around MP, in Concord, and in surrounding Cabarrus Coounty. He also owned a house near Lower Stone Church in Rowan Co. NC. In 1910 Nussman and W. R. Kindley (See Annotation #38) purchased 102 acres of land on the Rocky River in southern Cabarrus County. In 1932, Adam and Mary Ellen Nussman devised a joint will leaving their home on W. Franklin St. to their son, George Nussman, and dividing their remaining property among their living children and the children of their deceased son, Paul Nussman. Mary Ellen Nussman died in August, 1933 and Adam Nussman died ten months later in June, 1934. They are buried at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Cemetery in Cabarrus Co. NC.
Children of A. M. Nussman and Mary Ellen Kluttz:
1) Paul Martin Luther Nussman (b. 6 Oct 1879, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Jul 1922, Rowan Co. NC). Married Alice Foil. [See Annotation #136].
2) Nina Genora Nussman (b. 17 Jan 1883, Cabarrus Co. NC., d. 11 Feb 1971, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Harry E. Foil (NC College ’99-’01; MCPCI ’03-’04).
3) James Lynch Nussman (b. 17 Jul 1885, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Feb 1895, Cabarrus Co).
4) Ellen Caroline Nussman (b. 27 Jul 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Nov 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC).
5) Lillie Margaret Elizabeth Nussman (b 13 Apr 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Nov 1978, Stanly Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’09). Never married.
6) George Henry Cox Nussman (b. 27 May 1891, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Jun 1949, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’09 & ’12-’12). Never married. Served as a police officer and was Chief of Police in Mt. Pleasant in 1940.
7) Love Nussman (b. 19 Dec 1894, Cabarrus Co. NC, 3 Feb 1977, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’10-’14). WWI veteran. Married Eva Geneva Pickler.
8) Maudie Lee Nussman (b. 14 Nov 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Mar 1996, Dade Co. FL). (Mont Amoena ’17). Married William Miller.
[120] Huldah Virginia “Jennie” Skeen (b. 7 Oct 1867, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 Jul 1961, Richland Co. SC) was the daughter of Jesse Skeen and Sarah Ann Mabry [See Annotation #78]. She was listed as attending Mont Amoena Seminary at the age of eight in 1875. Jennie Skeen was apparently quite a socialite in Mt. Pleasant as she was mentioned numerous times in newspaper “local” pages describing her trips from MP to visit various friends and relatives. In 1889 she was mentioned in the Concord Standard as helping to add some new furniture to Philalaetian Debating Hall at NC College. In 1891, Jennie taught school in the Silver Hill community in Davidson Co. NC. In 1895, Jennie was working at “an important business house” in Charlotte. In 1896 Jenny was living in Charlotte and attending Charlotte Commercial College. She was also employed as a clerk in the millinery department at the Charlotte Racket Store. In 1897, Jennie was employed for a short time as a stenographer in Columbia, SC. In 1898 she was listed as head of the business department for Mont Amoena Seminary, teaching stenography, typewriting and book-keeping. In 1900 Jennie took a position with Belk Brother’s Department Store in Charlotte. In 1902, Jennie was employed as the manager of a branch millinery store in Mt. Pleasant owned by Nannie Alexander. According to a 1902 insurance map, this store was located in the old Misenheimer store building on the corner of S. Main St. and E. Franklin St. [See Historic MP #67] but moved to a building owned by Adam Nussman on W. Franklin by 1903 [See Historic MP #62]. Also located in this store was the first telephone exchange for Mt. Pleasant and Jennie was the first operator for Concord Telephone Company at this location. Jennie married John Alonzo Blackwelder in Mecklenburg Co. NC on 20 May 1908. Alonzo (b. 5 Apr 1875, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Aug 1923) was the son of Richard Martin Blackwelder and Eliza Catherine Litaker [See Annotation #165]. At the time of the wedding Alonzo Blackwelder was teaching at MPCI. In 1910, Jennie and her husband were living with her parents in Mt. Pleasant. In June 1910, Jennie and Alonzo purchased a ¾ acre lot and house from Alonzo’s parents located on the west side of N. Main St. in MP [See Historic MP #23]. In Mar 1912 Jennie moved her millinery shop into the newly constructed Lentz Building on N. Main St. in MP [See Historic MP #41]. In 1916 Jennie and Alonzo sold their house in MP amd moved to South Carolina. In 1920 Alonzo and Jennie Blackwelder were residing on Hagood St., Columbia, Richland Co. SC. Alonzo was employed as a book-keeper for a coal company. Alonzo died of acute urethra poisoning in Columbia in 1923. Jennie never remarried and in 1939 she was operating a beauty shop from her home in Columbia. She died in Columbia in 1961. Jennie is buried at Elmwood Memorial Garden, Columbia, SC. Alonzo is buried at Mt. Hermon Lutheran Cemetery, Concord, NC. The couple had no children.
[121] Jake Dry has not been identified.
(Pg. 82, July 18, 1899)
[122] Montgomery & Crowell was a law firm located in Concord, NC. In 1908, the firm was located at 35 S. Union St. and the law partners were William James Montgomery and J. Lee Crowell.
William J. Montgomery (b. 14 Aug 1834, Montgomery Co. NC, d. 28 Jun 1912, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of John H. Montgomery and Mary Ann Christian. He married Lucy Mayfield (b. 15 Dec 1846, Caswell Co. NC, d. 19 Nov 1921, Cabarrus Co. NC). Montgomery was a Civil War veteran serving with Co. D, 28th C Regt. Montgomery served as Cabarrus County Solicitor from 1874 through 1885 before being appointed a Superior Court Judge by Governor A. M. Scales. Montgomery retired from the bench in 1889 and opened a law practice in Concord.
James Lee Crowell (b. 26 Sep 1863, Stanly Co. NC, 26 Oct 1942, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Thomas J. Crowell and Margaret V. Garmon. He married Minnie Lee Mauney (b. 9 Mar 1867, NC, d. 15 Sep 1858) daughter of Valentine Mauney and Catherine W. Davis. Crowell served three terms as the Mayor of Concord and served many years as the City Attorney for Concord.
(Pg. 94, October 6, 1899)
[123] Daniel Dixon Barrier (b. 27 Mar 1863, Cabarrus Co., NC, d. 12 Jan 1940, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Daniel Barrier and Margaret M. Boger. He entered NC College in 1878 but did not graduate. In 1886 Barrier was a partner with M. L. Buchanan and L. M. Ritchie in a dry goods store located at the old Kindley Store in Mt. Pleasant. In 1887 Barrier was one of the administrators of his father’s estate and inherited 135 acres of land (Plot #4) on Dutch Buffalo and Adams Creek. D. D. Barrier was appointed to the Board of Trustees of North Carolina College in 1890 and served until 1901. In 1893 Barrier was one of the original investors in the Mt. Pleasant Mfg. Co. which bought out Frick Mfg. Co. and later became Miller Lumber Company [See Historic MP #4]. In 1897 Barrier purchased his sister’s (Margaret Barrier Bowman) portion of the Daniel Barrier estate which was another 130 acres on Dutch Buffalo Creek. D. D. Barrier married Lula Blanche McAllister in Cabarrus Co. NC on 5 Jan 1899. Lula (b. 6 May 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Mar 1934, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of H. C. McAllister and Francis Cook [See Annotation #40]. Barrier purchased a 139 acre tract of land from C. M. Goodman & John D. Bost in Feb 1899 [CDB 62, p. 60]. In April 1900 Barrier purchased a house and lot on N. Main St. from John Harkey [See Annotation #10 & Historic MP 31] and was residing in this house in June, 1900. Barrier was elected to the MP Town Board for one term in 1901. Barrier died at his home in MP in 1940. He and Blanche are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Child of D. D. Barrier and Blanche McAllister:
1) Mildred Juanita Barrier (b. 6 Oct 1900, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 Mar 1957, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’20). Married John Henry McDaniel. (MPCI ’16-’19). J. H. McDaniel also taught at MPCI in 1920 and from 1924-1932.
(Pg. 95, December 15, 1899)
[124] John Honeycutt appears be the John A. Honeycutt, age 38, listed in the 1900 Cabarrus Co. census residing in household #101 in Township #8. His parentage has not been determined at this time. John A. Huneycutt married Hester Barbee in Stanly Co. NC on 5 Jan 1882. Hester (b. 28 Jun 1852, Stanly Co. NC, d. 10 Jan 1916, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of George Barbee and Esther Green. In 1910 John Huneycutt, age 52, and Hester, age 60, were residing on Whitney Rd., Stanly Co. NC. The census stated that Hester had two children, one of whom was still living. John Honeycutt’s dod or burial place is known, however, his wife and two children are buried at the Whitley, Huneycutt, Barbee Family Cemetery in Cabarrus Co. NC.
Children of John Honeycutt and Hester Barbee:
1) Laura Jeanette Huneycutt (b. 23 Nov 1883, Stanly Co. NC, d. 19 Oct 1968, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married William Luther Thornburg.
2) Unknown Male Huneycutt (b. ???, d. ???).
3) Lillie Huneycutt (b. ???, d. 1894, NC).
[125] Charles Atlas Barnhardt (b. 23 Dec 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Feb 1940, Augusta Co. VA) was the son of Daniel W. Barnhardt and Sophia Hartsell. He married Esther Walker in Cabarrus Co. NC on 4 Aug 1892. Esther (b. 30 Oct 1873, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Jan 1910, Augusta Co. VA) was the daughter of Morgan A. Walker and Margaret Caroline Moose. In 1895, C. A. Barnhardt purchased from his siblings a sixteen acre tract of land from his father’s estate [CDB 51, p. 4]. In 1896, Barnhardt purchased from Cook & Foil a house and ¾ acre lot on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant between G. W. Blackwelder and Julian Thayer previously owned by J. M. Freeze. In 1900 Charles Barnhardt and his family were residing on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. Charles was employed as an engineer in an oil mill. In 1901 Barnhardt sold his lot in Mt. Pleasant to Mattie J. Barringer, wife of Charles Thomas Barringer . Barnhardt moved to Virginia and in 1910 he and his family were residing in Staunton, Augusta Co. VA. He was employed as a foreman in a planning mill. In 1930, Charles A. Barnhardt was residing in the household of his daughter, Ethel Brown, and her husband, Arthur Brown, in Staunton, VA. He was employed as a millwright. Charles Barnhardt died in Staunton, VA in 1940. He and Esther are buried at Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, VA.
Children of C. A. Barnhardt and Esther Walker:
1) Ethel Beatrice Barnhardt (b. 31 Aug 1893, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Apr 1981, Augusta Co. VA). Married Arthur H. Brown.
2) Blanche Victoria Barnhardt (b. 12 Jan 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Aug 1898, Cabarrus Co. NC).
3) Mary Ruth Barnhardt (b. 13 Mar 1897, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 May 1897, Cabarrus Co. NC).
4) Leona Belle Barnhardt (b. 28 Jul 1898, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Oct 1997, Cabell Co. WV). Married Henry Andrew Ackerman.
5) Hubert Jethro Barnhardt (b. 12 Jul 1900, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 Mar 1978, Orange Co. FL). Married Lola Booth Mitchell. H. J. Barnhardt was appointed Post Master of Rossmore PO, Logan Co. WV in 1930.
6 Virginia Thelma Barnhardt (b. 21 Mar 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Feb 1895, Augusta Co. VA). Married Henry Grafton Brantley.
7) Anne Margaret Barnhardt (b. 23 Mar 1904, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Jun 1986, Augusta Co. VA). Never married.
[126] James Franklin Lowder (b. 23 May 1875, Stanly Co. NC, d. 16 Sep 1928, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Daniel Monroe Lowder and Elizabeth Holshouser. Lowder married Laura Ada Suther in Cabarrus Co. NC on 27 Aug 1899. Laura (b. 14 Jan 1880, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 Mar 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of William Suther and May Patterson. Also in Aug 1899, J. F. Lowder purchased an eight sq pole lot on E. Franklin St. in MP from W. W. Dry and L. J. Foil [CDB 56, p. 182]. This lot was near the tanyard on E. Franklin St. In Nov 1899, Lowder’s “new house on Mill St.” in MP was “blown over” in a storm. Lowder was appointed as a policeman in Mt. Pleasant in December 1899. In May of 1900, he was appointed Town Marshall but “could not serve.” In 1900, Lowder was residing on E. Franklin St. in MP. Also In 1900 Lowder purchased a 1/3 acre lot in MP from James Lefler [CDB 56, p. 256] and in October, 1900 Lowder, James Fisher and Robert G. Johnson [See Annotation #130] opened a livery service in Mt. Pleasant. The livery service appears to have been operated from a stable located behind the old Melchor/Shimpock (then owned by L. E. Heilig) on E. Franklin St. [See Historic MP #44 & Annotation #142]. In 1901 and 1902 Lowder was operating a “passenger service and mail delivery” between Mt. Pleasant and Concord. In 1902, Frank Lowder purchased James Fisher’s his share of the livery stable. The other business partner, R. G. Johnson, died in 1903 and in 1905 Lowder sold the livery business to C. T. Fisher. In 1904 Lowder was a partner with C. A. Heilig in a livery stable at Miami Mines (Phoenix Mine) where Heilig had opened a hotel. In 1905, Lowder & Co. sold to Dr. C. H. Barnhardt [See Annotation #91] a house known as the “Flax” house in MP. (This appears to have been a barn located behind Barnhardt’s house which was located on S. Main St.). In 1907, Lowder repurchased his livery business in MP from C. T. Fisher. In 1908 Lowder was a partner with a Kluttz in a hauling business that was contracted by the Town of MP to hall the dirt away from the road construction on W. Franklin St. at the Methodist Church. In 1910, Frank Lowder and his family were residing in house #70 on E. Franklin St. in MP. He was listed as a liveryman and he owned his stable. In 1914 Frank Lowder purchased the livery business of Joe Green [See Annotation #190] and, according to the newspaper, Lowder was the only remaining livery stable in MP. Lowder purchased several other properties in and around MP and also held mortgages on several properties. He operated a restaurant in MP in 1917. In 1922 Lowder and Baxter Cress started a bus service between MP and Concord. Lowder was still living on E. Franklin St. in MP in 1920. He died in 1928 and is buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant. Ada Lowder did not die until 1966. In 1940 she was living with her daughter, Evelyn Dove, and her husband, Robert Dove, on Lee St. in MP. She is buried with her husband at Holy Trinity Cemetery.
Children of J. F. Lowder and Ada Suther:
1) Hugh Ira Lowder (b. 4 Jul 1900, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Dec 1934, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (MPCI ’17-’18 & ’19-’20). Married Lillian Fesperman. At the time of his death, Hugh Lowder was the President of Black & White Taxi Co. in Charlotte, NC.
2) Mary Lowder (b. 29 Aug 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Dec 1981, San Mateo Co. CA). (Mont Amoena ’19). Married Charles A. Christenbury.
3) Frederick Lowder (b. 7 Sep 1904, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 Jan 1979, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’20-’24). Married 1st) Eddie (Rust) Queen; 2nd) Mable Mutton (WWII veteran – Nurse).
4) Margaret Ruth Lowder (b. 21 Aug 1906, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Dec 1993, Buncombe Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’27). Married William Douglas McCorkle.
5) Zula Lowder (b. 30 Oct 1908, Cabarrus Co. NC, 16 Apr 1997, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married John Henry Bennett (MPCI ’23-’24, ’25-’27).
6) Jay Franklin Lowder (b. 24 Mar 1911, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Jan 1949, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’26-’27). Married Margaret Melchor.
7) Evelyn Lorene Lowder (b. 17 May 1915, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 Apr 1995, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Robert Dove.
8) Robert Lee Lowder (b. 14 Apr 1920, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Apr 1920, Cabarrus Co. NC). (His death certificate lists his name as Eugene Robert Lowder).
9) Laura Jean Lowder (b. 17 Jul 1921, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 Dec 2002, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married 1st) Curtis Lewis Darnell; 2nd) Tyrus Cobb Bass; 3rd) John W. McKay.
(Pg. 96, January 2, 1900)
[127] John Edwin Rinehardt (b. 30 Mar 1875, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Jan 1948, Rowan Co. NC) was the son of William David Rinehardt and Lucinda Dingler. In 1880 John Rinehardt was living with his parents south of Mt. Pleasant in the Dutch Buffalo District (#9). John’s father, W. D. Rinehardt, had traveled to Arkansas after the Civil war where he was married and had two children prior to returning to Cabarrus Co. John Rinehardt married Annie Ethel Haynes in Cabarrus Co. on 18 Aug 1899. Annie (b. 30 Mar 1880, d. 1 Jul 1944) was the daughter of Dr. P. J. A. Haines & Sallie Ury. In June of 1900, John Rinehardt was residing in the Barnhardt District of Rowan Co. NC, next to his father. The census stated that John owned his land but no deed was recorded. In 1910, John Rinehardt was residing on Miami St. in Faith, Rowan Co. NC. He was employed as a blacksmith. In 1930 John Rinehardt was living in rental housing in China Grove working as a machinist in a textile mill. John died in Salisbury in 1948. His death certificate stated he was a resident of Faith and was retired from Cannon Mills. John and Ethel are buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, China Grove, NC.
Children of John E. Rinehardt and Ethel Haynes:
1) Margie Ruth Rinehardt (b. 25 Jul 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Sep 1969, Davidson Co. NC). Married
George Henry Rusher.
2) Myrle Louise Rinehardt (b. 8 Apr 1902, Rowan Co. NC, d. 4 Dec 1968, Rowan Co. NC). Married John Wesley Frick.
3) Buford W. Rinehardt (b. 3 May 1904, Rowan Co. NC, d. 10 Oct 1925, Rowan Co. NC). Never married. Died from self-inflicted gunshot wound.
4) Claude Franklin Rinehardt (b. 19 Sep 1906, Rowan Co. NC, d. 15 Feb 1962, Lenoir Co. NC). Married Eulalie McInnis.
5) Alexander Sherrill Rinehardt (b. 11 Jul 1912, Rowan Co. NC, d. 10 Feb 1990, Forsyth Co. NC). Maried (1st) Sammy Arelene Miller; 2nd) Rosebud Pleasant.
6) Hayne DeMarcus Rinehardt (b. 6 Mar 1915, Rowan Co. NC, d. 22 Mar 1996, Decatur Co. GA). Married Mary Alice Childers.
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(Pg. 97, March 1, 1900)
[128] The Masonic Hall was located on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant directly behind the old Misenheimer Store. The lot on which the building stood was purchased from M. L. Buchanan in 1891 by the Patterson Masonic Lodge #307 and the hall was constructed in 1892. The Lodge utilized the second floor and the first floor housed various business. In 1911 after Mont Amoena Seminary was destroyed by fire, the school held classes in the building until a new facility was completed in 1913. The Patterson Lodge was deactivated in 1931 and merged with the Stokes Lodge (#32) in Concord. The Stokes Lodge retained ownership of the building until 1960 when it was sold to John T. and Nan Barringer who owned the former Buchanan/Barnhart house next door. The building served many uses during it history, including a hall for the Town Band, a Duke Power Company office, private apartments and various other businesses. After the death of Nan Barringer in 1998, the hall was sold to Christopher Herrin and it continued to change hands until 2013 when it was purchased by the Town of Mt. Pleasant. Unable to find a buyer or tenant, the Town demolished the building in June, 2015. [See Historic MP #69].
(Pg. 98, May 8, 1900)
[129] Samuel Turner Sifford/Seaford (b. 28 Dec 1869, Rowan Co. NC, d. 9 Sep 1930, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Edmund D. Sifford and Mary Ann Elizabeth Menius. In 1900 S. T. Sifford was residing in rental housing near W. R. Kindley in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a salesman. Sifford married Ina Belle Barringer in Cabarrus Co. NC on 27 Nov 1901. Ina (b. 17 Mar 1877, d.19 Dec 1966 ) was the daughter of Willam G. Barringer and Mary Ann Walker Barrier. She attended Mont Amoena Seminary in 1896. In 1901 Turner moved into the former home of J. M. Hendrix on N. College St. in MP. He was elected to the Mt Town Board in 1902 & 1903. In 1904 Sifford was working in W. R. Kindley’s store in MP. He was also an officer in the local Masonic Lodge [See Annonation #128]. In January 1905, Sifford purchased from James Barringer his interest in a meat market/restaurant located on N. Main St. in MP [See Historic MP #43] but in April 1905, he was hired as the manager of W. R. Kindley’s store in MP [See Historic MP #66]. In 1910 S. T. Sifford was residing in rental housing on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a clerk in a dry goods store. He was also a delegate from Township #8 to the Republican State Convention. In 1917 Sifford purchased from C. M Cress a house and lot on N. Main St. near present Kluttz St.[ CDB 87, p. 227 & Historic MP #6]. In 1920 Seafford was residing on N. Main St. in MP and was employed as a carpenter. He was still living on N.Main St. when he died in 1930. He and Ina are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of S. T. Seaford and Ina Barringer:
1) Helen Fontleroy Seaford (b. 1 Jan 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Dec 1993, Orange Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’20). Married John H. Herion.
2) Thelma Marie Seaford (b. 7 Oct 1904, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Dec 1988, Rowan Co. NC). (Mont Amonea ’23). Never married.
3) Mary Lee Seaford (b. 17 Feb 1907, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Nov 1980, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’25). Married John H. Burdell
4) Sarah Elizabeth Seaford (b. 6 Apr 1908, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 May 1995, Rowan Co. NC). Never married.
[130] George Robert Johnson (b. 2 Aug 1867, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Feb 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC ) was the son of McKamey Johnson and Elvira Cline. In 1880, at the age of 13, Johnson inherited from his deceased father’s estate twenty-one acres of land on Cold Water Creek [CDB 33, p. 301]. George Johnson married (1st) in Cabarrus Co. NC on 4 Oct 1887, Roseann Catherine Bost. Roseann (b. 23 Oct 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 Jun 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Henry M. Bost and Christina Dry. George and Roseann had five children, three of whom died as infants. In 1894 George Johnson inherited 96 acres of land from his mother’s estate in Township #9 [CDB 49, p. 487]. Roseann Johnson died in 1895 shortly before her infant son, James. George married (2nd) Mary Ellen Coleman in Cabarrus Co. NC on 29 Jan 1896. Mary (b. 1 Mar 1869, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Jul 1945, Stanly Co. NC) was the daughter of John Coleman and Catherine R. Bangle Smith [See Annotation #173]. In 1900 Robert G. Johnson and his family were living in rental housing in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a teamster. Sometime in early 1900, R. G. Johnson formed a partnership with Frank Lowder in a livery business in MP [See Annotation #126]. In May 1900 Robert Johnson received seven votes for the MP Town Board. R. G. Johnson died in 1903 and was buried with first wife and three infant children at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Cabarrus Co. NC. Following George Johnson’s death in 1903, Mary Coleman Johnson married Alfred M. Holshouser in 1913. She died in 1945 and is buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of George R. Johnson and Roseann Bost:
1) Ona H. Johnson (b. 2 Oct 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Mar 1960, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Homer W. Cox.
2) Paul McKamey Johnson (b. 16 Nov 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 Jul 1914, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’10-’11).
3) Winnie Johnson (b. 28 Mar 1891, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 Jun 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC)
4) Infant Johnson (b. 10 Jun 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Jun 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC).
5) James H. Johnson (b. 17 Nov 1894, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Jul 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC).
Children of George R. Johnson and Mary Coleman;
6) Pauline Katherine Johnson (b. 31 Jan 1897, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Oct 1975, Stanly Co. NC). Married Edward P. Gamewell.
7) Charles Lester Johnson (b. 18 Aug 1898, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 May 1953, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’10-’11 & ’12-’14). Married Thelma Sanders.
[131] Horace Bangle Barrier (b. 24 Feb 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Apr 1941, Spokane Co. WA) was the son of Dr. Paul A. Barrier and Mary C. Bangle [See Annotation #8]. Horace attended NC College in 1890 but did not graduate. In 1895, he was working in the Cannon Factory in Concord, NC. In 1900 Horace was residing with his parents on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a salesman. In 1906, Horace Barrier was living in Salt Lake City, UT. In 1909 he was living in Spokane, WA. In 1915 Horace was working as a paperhanger in Spokane, WA. In 1918, Horace was residing at #9 Madison St., Spokane, WA. He was listed as a painter. In 1920 & 1930, Horace Barrier was still residing in Spokane, WA. He was single and still employed as a “paper hanger.” I n 1940, Horace Barrier was listed as an “inmate” residing in the Spokane Co. WA State Hospital & Farm. He died in Spokane, WA in 1941. He is buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
[132] Ernest Edgar Barrier (b. 27 Aug 1871, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Mar 1909, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Augustus C. Barrier and Rosa Shimpock. He entered NC College in 1887 but did not graduate, Barrier married Mary Jane Elizabeth Bost in Cabarrus Co. on 10 Apr 1902. Mary (b. 16 Feb 1883, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Aug 1957, Stanly Co. NC) was the daughter of Henry Bost and Ellen Josephine Penninger. E. E. Barrier was employed as an engineer at Tuscarora Mill in MP. In 1906, E. E. Barrier purchased from Willie J. Moose, a 123 sq pole lot on E. Franklin St. bordering Miller, Fisher and Cook (part of the George Moose estate) [See MP Deeds]. He built or occupied a house on this lot. Barrier died of complications from tuberculous in 1909. He is buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, NC. After Ernest Barrier’s death, Mary Bost Barrier married Josephus Blalock. She died in 1957 and is buried with her second husband at Poplin Grove Cemetery, Stanly Co. NC.
Child of E. E. Barrier and Mary Bost:
1) Hugh Glenn Barrier (b. 25 May 1905, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 Apr 1907, Cabarrus Co. NC).
[133] William Dexter Dorton (b. 11 Mar 1855, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Jan 1928 Rowan Co. NC) was the son of James Dorton and Margaret Means. He married Margaret Jane Flowe in Cabarrus Co. on 6 Oct 1896. Maggie (b. 25 Aug 1876, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Feb 1921, Rowan Co. NC) was the daughter of John A. Flowe and Lovina Little. In Jun 1900 W. D. Dorton was residing in rental housing in Mt. Pleasant, he was employed as a butcher. Dorton was appointed Town Marshal on 30 Aug 1900 to replace Sidney Kluttz, who had resigned. Dorton was appointed as a Policeman (Asst. Town Marshal) in 1901 and he was again made Town Marshal in 1903. He resigned the position in December 1903. In 1910 W. D. Dorton and his family were living in Spencer, Rowan County. He was employed as a salesman for a dry goods store. In 1913 Dorton was still residing in Spencer and he was employed as a salesman for Erwin Shoe Co. In 1920 Dorton was living on Salisbury Ave. in Spencer. He was employed as a clerk at the YMCA. Maggie died in 1921 and W. D. died in 1928. They are buried at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, NC.
Children of W. D. Dorton and Margaret Flowe:
1) Ferrie Scott Dorton (b. 18 Jan 1897, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 May 1955, Rowan Co. NC). Married Frank J. Auten.
2) Helen Flowe Dorton (b. 12 Feb 1900, Cabarrus Co. NC. d. 12 Jan 1986, Rowan Co. NC). Never married.
3) Margaret Lavina Dorton (b. 27 Mar 1901, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Oct 1992, Rowan Co. NC). Married James Franklin Marsh.
4) Alice Gene “Eugina Jane” Dorton (b. 20 Aug 1903, NC, d. 29 Mar 1991, Rowan Co. NC). Never married.
[134] Parks Josephus Blackwelder (b. 29 Apr 1858, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 31 Mar 1945, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of William R. Blackwelder and Elizabeth C. Plott. In 1880 Parks Blackwelder was residing with his parents in Montgomery Co. NC. He married (1st) Catherine Addie Morris on 14 Aug 1881 in Montgomery Co. NC. Addie (b. 22 Jul 1862, Montgomery Co. NC, d. 25 Jun 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Samson Morris and M. Hunsucker. Parks Blackwelder married (2nd) on 31 Jan 1900 in Cabarrus Co. NC, Emma Virginia Winecoff. Emma (b. 13 Sep 1868, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Oct 1951, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of George Lee Winecoff and Sarah Fink. She had formerly been married to William C. Misenheimer. In 1900 Parks Blackwelder and his family was residing in rental housing in Mt. Pleasant. He was a farmer. In 1910 Blackwelder was residing on Allison St. in Concord. He owned his house as was employed as a carpenter. Parks Blackwelder died in 1945 of a fractured skull as the result of being “stepped on” by a horse. At the time of his death he was living in Township #4 Cabarrus County. Parks and both of his wives are buried at St. James Reformed Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of Parks Blackwelder and Addie Morris:
1) Mary Esther Blackwelder (b. 18 Aug 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 Jun 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC).
2) Lindsey Roscoe Blackwelder (b. 22 Apr 1884, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Jun 1940, Buncombe Co. NC). Married Ida Kate Carter.
3) Bertie Mae Blackwelder (b. 22 Oct 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 Feb 1966, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Lee Burris
4) Marshall Deberry Blackwelder (b. 11 Mar 1891, Cabarrus Co. NC, d, 16 May 1956, Rowan Co. NC). Married Rachael Mamie Fink.
5) Thomas James Blackwelder (b. 16 Nov 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Aug 1971, Columbus Co. NC). Married Nora Elizabeth Tarleton.
6) Ruth Blackwelder (b. 14 Feb 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Feb 1983, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Charles Jonathan Faggart.
[135] Jacob Alexander Shoe (b. 1 Oct 1868, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Apr 1956, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Alexander “Sandy” Shoe and Sarah Shoe. He married Laura Ellen Penninger in Cabarrus Co. on 24 Dec 1891 Cabarrus Co. NC. Laura (b. 5 Aug 1862, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Nov 1929, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Mathias M. Penninger and Mary Blackwelder Barnhardt. In 1895 Shoe was awarded the contract as a mail carrier in Township #8. At that time he was living at the McAllister farm on Concord Rd. [See Annotation #40 & MP Deeds]. In 1897, Shoe purchased from J. H. W. Eudy nine acres of land on E. Franklin St. in MP [CDB 51, p. 452 & Annotation #75]. In 1900 Jacob Shoe was residing in household #40 in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a mail carrier. In Jun 1901 Shoe purchased from G. R. Johnson his one-third ownership in the Fisher & Lowder Livery Stable [CDB 59, p. 36], Annotations #126 & #130 and Historic MP #44]. Shoe and Lowder sold the stable lot to James Lefler in Oct 1901. In 1902 Jacob Shoe bought from W. E. Wadsworth a lot on Cannon St. in Concord. In 1903 he purchased a small lot on Fourth St. in Concord from George Upchurch. Also in 1903 Shoe purchased a one-half acre lot on E. Depot St. in Concord from W. P. Shealy [CDB 71, p 340]. In 1906 Shoe sold his residence on E. Franklin St. to Rev. Paul Barringer, who along with W. D. Foil proceeded the sub-divide the nine acre tract and construct housing for Tuscarora Mill employees. In 1910 Jacob Shoe was residing in a house on his lot on E. Depot St. in Concord. He was listed as a laborer/farmer. Jacob Shoe make numerous other property transactions in Cabarrus County in the early 1900’s and . sometime before 1929, he moved to S. Crowell St. in Concord. Laura died in 1929 and Jacob died in 1956. Jacob and Laura had one unnamed child who died young. Jacob and Laura are buried at Bethel/Bear Creek Reformed Cemetery, Stanly Co. NC.
[136] Paul Martin Luther Nussman (b. 6 Oct 1879, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Jul 1922, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Adam M. Nussman and Mary Kluttz. He was listed as living with his parents in the 1880 & 1900 censuses. In 1900 Paul Nussman was working as a clerk in his father’s store in Mt. Pleasant. He married Anna Foil in Cabarrus Co. NC on 18 Jun 1905. Anna (b. 12 Mar 1883, Cabarrus Co. NC , d. 21 Mar 1920, Rowan Co. NC) was the daughter of Caleb F. Foil and Elizabeth Sophia Cruse. Paul Nussman moved to Spencer, Rowan Co. NC sometime after 1904. In 1906 Nussman purchased from J. A. Reid two lots in Spencer, Rowan Co. located on Salisbury Ave at Newton St. [RDB 110, p. 194]. In 1908 Nussman purchased an additional lot from M. A. Lomax at 2nd St. and Whitehead St. [RDB 119-500]. Also in 1908 Nussman, J. P. Crowell and H. M. Cooke purchased two lots in Salisbury on 5th St. at Henderson St. [RDB 118-78]. Nussman was on the Church Council of Calvary Lutheran Church in Spencer which was formed in 1906. In 1912 Nussman and Dewalt Lentz were the executors of the estate of Peter Lentz which contained land on Ryals Creek and Dutch Second Creek. In 1910 Paul Nussman was residing on 5th St. in Spencer. He was a merchant in a retail clothing store. In 1917 Nussman served as a registrar for the selective service in Spencer In 1920 Nussman was residing on Hedrick Ferry Rd. in Rowan County. He was the owner of a dry goods store,.and he was a precinct judge in the 1920election. Anna Nussman died only two months after the 1920 census from complications due to influenza. Nussman died in 1922 of acute appendicitis. At the time of his death in Salisbury, Nussman was employed as a building contractor. He and Anna are buried at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, NC.
Child of Paul Nussman and Mattie Miller:
1) Mary Miller (Abt 1900, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Aug 1916, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married T. E. Kirk.
Children of Paul Nussman and Anna Foil:
2) Paul Marvin Nussman (b. 11 Jun 1910, Rowan Co. NC, d. 29 Jul 1911, Rowan Co. NC).
3) Infant Nussman (b. 13 Oct 1911, Rowan Co. NC, d. 13 Oct 1911, Rowan Co. NC).
4) Mary Elizabeth Nussman (b. 30 Nov 1912, Rowan Co. NC, d. 11 Nov 1990, Caldwell Co. NC). Married Carl Van Mechlen
5) Faye Louise Nussman (b. 9 Apr 1914, Rowan Co. NC, d. 26 Aug 2000, Buncombe Co. NC). Married John M. Quinton.
6) Harry Monroe Nussman (b. 3 Dec 1915, Rowan Co. NC, d. 21 Nov 1987, Charleston Co. SC). Married Ozella Campbell.
7) Margaret Alice Nussman (b. 13 jan 1918, Rowan Co. NC, d. 19 Jul 2005, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Max Barrier Dry.
8) Paul Martin Luther Nussman, Jr. (b. 2 Aug 1919, Rowan Co. NC, d. 2 Aug 1919, Cabarrus Co. NC).
(Pg. 100, May 21, 1900)
[137] Francis Josephine Austin (b. 15 May 1852, NC, d. 18 Dec 1931, Cabarrus Co. NC) was an African-American born into slavery. She was the daughter of Henry Fisher & Julia Austin/Alston. In 1880 Francis was living with her mother in Mt. Pleasant. Francis married David Kent in Cabarrus Co. NC on 21 Apr 1884. David (b. abt 1854, NC, ??, d. ???) was the son of Henry and Margaret Kent. In 1900 Francis was listed as a widowed day laborer residing in the Reidsville section of Mt. Pleasant. In May of 1900 it was reported to the MP Town Board that Francis Kent had been diagnosed with small pox and she was ordered d sent to the county “pest house.” All the persons exposed to Kent were quarantined. The Town Board ordered her house disinfected and all her clothes burned. Kent appears to have recovered quickly , or she was mis-diagnosed, as she was listed as back in her home in June, 1900 when the census was taken. Francis Kent was one of the founding members of the Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church in 1900. In 1902 May Jackson (b. May 1831), a local African-American, deeded to Francis Kent, Sandy Austin (Alston) and others “for love and affection” a 13,300 sq. ft. lot on Cemetery St. (Walnut St) in MP near the St. James Cemetery [See Historic MP #27]. The term “love and affection” in deeds usually meant there was some type of kinship between the parties involved, but it is not clear was that relationship was in this case. In 1910, Francis Kent was listed as residing in household #13 on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. She was employed as a “laundress.” Francis was still residing at this residence in 1920 and 1930. She died in Mt. Pleasant in 1931 and is buried at the First Congregational Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Known children of Francis Kent:
1) Julia Kent (b. Abt 1884, NC, d. ???).
2) Mary Kent (b. Abt 1886, NC, d. 25 Jun 1912, Cabarrus Co. NC).
3) Henry David Kent (b. 13 Jan 1888, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Nov 1914, Cabarrus Co. NC).
4) Hoyle Kent (b. 2 Aug 1893, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Jan 1950, Richland Co. SC). Married 1st) Margaret Mae Heilig; 2nd) Ollie Chambers.
5) Annie Kent (b. Abt 1898, NC, d. ???).
(Pg. 38 (101) June 12, 1900)
[138] John Sidney Columbus Kluttz (b. 3 Nov 1877, Rowan Co. NC, d. 22 Oct 1960, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Daniel M. Kluttz and Martha Fisher. He married Alice Barringer on 16 Jan 1904. Alice (b. 17 Feb 1881, d. 21 Apr 1955) was the daughter of W. G. H. Barringer and Francis Lentz. S. C. Kluttz moved to Mt. Pleasant from Rowan County in the 1890’s and was employed by J. L. C. Miller, whose wife was S. C.’s 1st cousin. Sidney Kluttz was appointed Town Marshall in June 1900 to replace Frank Lowder but he resigned in August. In 1904 Kluttz purchased a 92 sq pole lot from A. C. Barrier on N. Main St. that had been part of the Shimpoch estate [CDB 62, p. 422]. In 1905 Kluttz purchased a second lot adjacent to his first property from William H. Fisher [CDB 65, p. 174]. He built a house on this property. In 1910 Kluttz was paid $63.33 for “work on the county roads,” and in that same year he purchased seventeen acres of land from L. A. Lipe near land north east of Mt. Pleasant located next to land owned by A. M. Nussman and Kluttz’s father-in-law, W. G. H. Barringer. In 1911 Kuttz purchased fifty-two acres from W. R. Kindley [CDB 77, p. 29]. This land was also located northeast of MP, just outside the town limits and adjacent to Kluttt’s his father-in-law, By 1914 Kluttz had opened his own woodworking business. In 1922, Kluttz moved his business, then called S. C. Kluttz and Son, to a location behind his residence on N. Main St and present day Kluttz St. J. S. C. Kluttz was well known as a carpenter and furniture maker. Alice Kluttz died in 1955 and S. C. died in 1960. They are buried at St. James Reformed Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of S. C. Kluttz and Alice Barringer;
1) Infant Kluttz (b. 28 Jan 1905, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Jan 1905, Cabarrus Co. NC).
2) Martha Cleo Kluttz (b. 10 Oct 1906, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Oct 1957, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amonea ’24). Married Marvin Winslow West.
3) Mary Alice Kluttz (b. 18 Jul 1913, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Aug 1997, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married John Forrest Moose.
4) Sidney Banks Kluttz (b. 16 Feb 1918, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Nov 1985, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Ruth Virginia Burris.
[139] While Kindley Cotton Mill was incorporated in 1896, it appears from the minutes of the Town Board that W. R. Kindley first introduced a cotton gin to Mt. Pleasant around 1886 when he agreed to move his machinery from the Town Limits during the controversy over Ordinance #28 [See Annotation #58]. The initial group of investors in 1896 included several past, present and future members of the MP Town Board. They were W. R. Kindley, Rev. Paul Barringer, L. J. Foil, A. W. Moose, L. E. Heilig, James L. Peck, and A. W. Kindley. By 1900 the Town fathers had apparently resolved their earlier disagreements over the “industrialization” of Mt. Pleasant, as they voted to petition the Legislature to allow the Town to expand its boundaries in order to take in the Kindley Mill. This vote was the first mention in Town records of any type of expansion of the Town limits since the town was chartered in 1859, and it was also the first move by Mt. Pleasant to expand its base beyond those businesses and persons associated only with the local Colleges and nearby farmers. The mill and the small “village” which supported it were located on the Concord Rd. just west of the Methodist Church (W. Franklin St.). The opening of the Kindley Cotton Mill was followed closely by the opening of the Tuscarora Mill in 1899 [See Annotation #144] and later the Mt. Pleasant Hosiery Mill in 1932. These businesses and the areas built to support them dramatically changed the character of Mt. Pleasant from its previous image as a “College Town,” to one more resembling a “Mill Town.” The Kindley Cotton Mill continued to operate under the Kindley family until the 1920’s, when it was sold to W. A. McCanless of Halifax, VA. In 1921 John McCanless, son of W. A. McCannless, was made the President of the mill operation. In 1925, Halifax Mills sold the mill property which included seven tracts of land to A. N. James [See Annotation #163]. James had actually moved to Mt. Pleasant to supervise the original Kindley Mill in the early 1900’s. The James family owned and managed the mill into the 1960’s when it was sold and ceased operation as a textile mill.
(Pg. 102, August 13, 1900)
[140] Jerry Motley (b. Abt 1862, Stanly Co. NC, d. ???). Jerry Motley’s marriage certificate states that he was the son of Henderson Motley and Esther Perry, however, in 1880, he was residing in the household of Benjamin & Nancy Motley in Stanly Co. NC. Benjamin Motley (b. abt 1846) was the son of Henderson Motley. Jerry Motley married Delia Lowder in Cabarrus Co. NC on 19 Apr 1889. Delia Ann Lowder (b. Dec 1866, NC, d. Aft 1930, NC), daughter of Anderson & Jane Lowder. In 1900 Jerry Motley was residing just outside of the MP town limits. He was listed as a farmer and owned his home, however, no deeds have been located. Delilah was one of the charter members of the Mt. Pleasant Congregation Church founded in 1900. In 1903 the Concord Times reported that on 2 Sep 1903 Jerry Motley “was found in the road with a case of the disease (small pox) and taken to the county pest house.” In 1910 Delia Motley was residing in Mt. Pleasant and was listed as married, however, there was no husband in the household. Delia was employed as a washerwoman. In 1920 Delia was still living in MP. She was listed as a widow and was employed as a laundress. The 1920 census stated that Delia had six children, five of whom were still living. In 1930 Delia was residing on Booker St. in Concord. She was living alone and was employed as a cook. No death certificate has been located for Delia Motley. She and her husband’s places of burial are unknown.
Children of Jerry Motley and Delia Lowder:
1) Golce? Motley (b. Dec 1890, NC, d. ???).
2) Lucille “Lucy” Motley (b. Feb 1893, NC, d. ???).
3) Vanderbilt Motley (b. 22 Feb 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Mar 1957, Cabarrus Co. NC), Never married
4) Hiawatha “Hugh” Motley (b. 10 Sep 1896, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Nov 1974, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Minnie Foil.
5) William J. Motley (b. Mar 1899, NC, d. ???).
6) Katherine “Katie” Motley (b. Abt 1903, NC, d. ???).
(Pg. 103, August 21, 1900)
[141] Fire Protection Ordinances actually began with the passage of Ordinances No. 40 and No. 41 at the MP Board Meeting of Aug. 13th, 1900. With these Ordinances the Town Board attempted to restrict construction and building repair in the “town center” area in order to prevent fire that could prove catastrophic to the now densely built village center. Ordinances No. 40 & No. 41 sought to restrict the building of or use of any building within three hundred feet of the town center. At the Aug. 21st meeting, however, the two ordinances were repealed and in their place a new ordinance was passed “for the protection of the town of Mt. Pleasant against fire. . .” This new ordinance first established a “fire limit” within the Town and made it unlawful for anyone to “erect, alter, or repair any wooden within the said fire limit . . .” without prior consent from the Town Board. Three examples of the use of this ordinance are illustrated in later Board records. In September 1900, T. E. Heilig of Salisbury was given permission to erect a livery stable within the fire limits “provided that said stable be covered and weather bound with metal . . . and provided that the Town Commissioners relieve Mr. Heilig of all lumber which may be left … in consequence of the change from a wooden building.” In April 1903, the Board approved a request from W. D. Foil [See Annotation #152] to build a livery stable within the fire limits, but only if was to be built of brick or wooden frame with metal roof and sides. In May 1906, the Board denied the application of A. M. Nussman, a former Board Member, to add an addition onto his store that was within the fire limits.
(Pg. 105, September 7, 1900)
[142] Lawson Edwin Heilig (b. 13 Aug 1867, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 Sep 1910, Burke Co. NC) was the son of L. G. Heilig and Mary Ann Shimpock [See Annotation #16]. He entered NC College in 1880 and graudated in 1887. Heilig attended Law School at the University of North Carolina in 1887-’88. He married Katherine Loretta Kindley in Rowan Co. on 22 Aug 1889. Katherine (b. 16 Jan 1870, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Oct 1961, Rowan Co. NC) was the daughter of William R. Kindley and Mary Ann Barnhardt [See Annotation #38 ]. In 1897 Heilig was residing in Salisbury when he purchased a lot in MP from his brother, C. G, Heilig. Heilig operated a store in Salisbury. L. E. and Katherine were still residing in Salisbury in 1900 when he submitted an application to build a stable on his lot in MP. This appears to have been the stable located behind the old Shimpock/Melchor building on E. Franklin St. [See Annotation #126 and Historic MP #44]. Heilig was a major stockholder in Kindley Mill in MP and in 1904 he was elected President of the Board of Directors. In 1910, shortly before his death, Kindley was residing on S. Main St. in Salisbury, however, he was a patient at the State Hospital in Morganton, NC when he died in September. His occupation was listed as real estate financier. Katherine Heilig continued to reside in Salisbury and was still living on S. Main St. when she died in 1961. L. E. and Katherine are buried at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, NC.
Children of L. E. Heilig and Katherine Kindley:
1) Kathleen Heilig (b. 21 Oct 1894, Rowan Co. NC, d. 19 Sep 1961, Guilford Co. NC). (Salem College ’14), Married Harvey Hoyle Sink.
2) Corrine Heilig (b. 18 Apr 1907, Rowan Co. NC, d. 2 Mar 1981, Burke Co. NC). Never married.
(Pg. 106, December 18, 1900)
[143] Sandy Austin/Alston (b. 15 Feb 1845, NC, d. 2 May 1934) was the son of Peter Alston and 
Julia Barringer. In 1870, Sandy Austin was residing in the household of Peter Phifer (b/m) in Township #12, Cabarrus Co. NC. He was working as a farm hand. Austin married (1st) Angeline Forrest in Cabarrus Co. NC on 4 Mar 1875. Angeline (b. ???, d. ???) was the daughter of John and Amy Forrest . Austin married (2nd ) Amanda Lingle on 9 Aug 1883 in Cabarrus Co. NC. Amanda (b. Abt 1860, NC, d. ???) was the daughter of Henderson Lingle and Ann Barnhardt. On 7 Feb 1891 Austin married (3rd) in Cabarrus County Cora Miller (b. Abt 1874, NC d.16 Jan 1955), daughter of Eli Miller and Ester Miller. Sandy Austin was not found in the 1880 census. In 1897, Sandy Alston purchased from May Jackson for $17 a forty-eight sq pole lot in Mt. Pleasant adjacent to Shimpock’s line on the south side of the street [CDB 80, p. 298]. In 1900 Austin was residing in household #19 in Mt. Pleasant. He was listed as a day laborer. In Apr 1900 Austin was listed as owing $2.57 in taxes for one lot in Mt. Pleasant. In 1902 May Jackson (b. May 1831), a local African-American, deeded to Francis Kent, Sandy Austin (Alston) and others “for love and affection” a 13,300 sq. ft. lot on Cemetery St. (Walnut St) in MP near the St. James Cemetery [See Historic MP #27]. The term “love and affection” in deeds usually meant there was some type of kinship between the parties involved, but it is not clear was that relationship was in this case. In 1910 Austin was residing in rental housing on Cold Springs Rd. near Mt. Pleasant. He was listed as a farmer. In Nov 1910 Austin was involved in an incident with MP resident John Kindley. Austin was working for Kindley and a dispute arose between the two men. Kindley [See Annotation #107] struck Austin in the head with an axe creating a wound requiring several stitches to close. Austin obtained a warrant for Kindley for assault and the case was still on the Cabarrus Court Docket in Nov 1911. In 1920 Austin was farming in Township #11. In 1930 he was back in Mt. Pleasant where he resided on or near Walnut & Washington Steets. His residence listed five boarders (two couples and an unmarried male). Austin was living in Kannapolis when he died in 1934. He and Cora are buried at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Cemetery in Kannapolis, NC.
Child of Sandy Austin and Amanda Lingle:
1) John Austin (b. Abt 1886, NC, d. ???).
Children of Sandy Austin and Cora Miller (The 1900 census stated that Cora had five children of whom only two were still living in 1900):
2) Sidney V. Austin (b. 23 Oct 1893, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Oct 1936, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Ofa? ???). Sidney Austin’s WWI draft registration lists his dob as 23 Dec 1893. In 1917 he was employed as a cook at Misenheimer Springs, Stanly Co. NC. He was not married.
3) Eavy Austin (b. 27 Sep 1898, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Nov 1941, Wayne Co. NC). Married Benjamin Sims. Eva Austin’s death certificate lists her dob as 27 Sep 1903, however, she was in her parents’ home in 1900, b. Sep 1898, and in 1910, age 11. At the time of her death she was listed as a resident of Concord, NC but died in the State Hospital in Goldsboro, NC.
4) William Stewart Alston (b. 7 Mar 1905, Rowan Co. NC, d. 25 Dec 1952, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Mozella Strong.
5) James Frank Alston (b. 25 Feb 1909, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Jun 1975, Fairfax, VA). Married Annie Beatrice Douglas. J. F. Austin was a WWII veteran and was employed as a custodian for the US Government in Alexandria, VA.
(Pg. 107, March 11, 1901)
[144] The Tuscarora Cotton Mill was built on land along E. Franklin St. purchased from Margaret J. Cook, daughter of Mathew Cook [See Historic MP #77 and MP Deeds] It was the second textile mill built in Mt. Pleasant. The corporation was chartered on 5 Sep 1899. Charter members of the Board of Directors were J. W. Cannon, Rev. Paul Barringer, D. D. Barrier, J. S. Efird, Jonas Cook, M. A. Foil, & A. N. James. The first meeting of Stock Holders was held on 19 Sep 1899 at Cook & Foil’s storeroom in Mt. Pleasant and included many of the more prominent men and women in Mt. Pleasant [See Miscellaneous Mt. Pleasant.] When the mill opened in 1901, thirteen dwellings were erected to house employees. A portion of these houses remained outside the MP Town limits until the mill expanded and all of its houses (19) were incorporated into the Town. In 1918, the mill was responsible for arranging for its power supplier, Southern Power Company, to supply electricity to the town of Mt. Pleasant. In 1944, Martin B. Foil, Sr., son of Moses Alexander Foil & Josephine Summer [See Annotation #83], assumed control of the mill and retained ownership into the 2000’s.
(Pg. 108, April 3, 1901)
[145] Ralph Waldo Barrier (b. 30 Jul 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 May 1964, Catawba Co. NC) was the son of Dr. P. A. Barrier and Mary C. Bangle. He entered NC College in 1892 but did not graduate. R. W. moved to Chicago, IL in 1898 but returned by 1900 Barrier and residing with his parents. He was was employed as a clerk in a store. In 1901 Barrier was employed as a traveling salesman for Aragon Coffee Co. of Richmond, VA. In 1910 he was living in a boarding house in Cleveland, OH and working in a laundry. In 1914 a deed involving the sale of Dr. P. A. Barrier’s home listed Ralph Barrier as residing in Spokane, WA, but he was back in NC by 1916 when he married Lena Stephens in Forsyth Co. NC on 14 Sep 1916 Lena (b. 6 Feb 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Mar 1960, Henderson Co. NC) was the daughter of John H. Stephens and Francis Bost. In 1917, Ralph and Lena Barrier were residing on Shelby St. in Indianapolis, IN where Ralph was managing a laundry. The couple was still residing in Indianapolis in 1920 and 1930. In 1935 Barrier was living in Detroit, MI and by 1940 he was back in North Carolina residing on 5th Ave. in Hendersonville, NC. Lena died in Hendersonville in 1960 and Ralph died at the NC Lutheran Home in Hickory in 1964. They are buried Oakdale Cemetery, Hendersonville, NC. They had no children.
(Pg. 108, May 10, 1901)
[146] John Henry Long (b.26 May 1836, Union Co,. NC, d. 20 Feb 1910, Cabarrus Co, NC), the son of George A. Long and Elizabeth Cuthberson, was one of fifteen children. In August, 1860 Long was residing with his parents in Union Co. NC. He was listed as a school teacher. He married Margaret Narcissus Polk in Union Co. NC on 14 Oct 1860. Margaret (b. 3 Jun 1843, Union Co. NC, d. 8 Oct 1931, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of George W. Polk and Margaret Garmon. In Jan 1870 John H. Long purchased a grant of sixty-one acres on Clear Creek in Cabarrus Co. (near the Union County line) but in June he was residing in Goose Creek, Union County. Long was listed as a farmer owning real estate valued at $900. In 1878, Long purchased another small tract if land from his father-in-law’s estate located in Cabarrus and Union Co. Long was still living in Union County in 1880. Long apparently moved into Cabarrus County by 1885 when he was serving a Cabarrus County Surveyor. He was re-elected as Surveyor in 1886 and continued to serve into the 1900’s. In 1891 Long was listed as the vice-president of a church organization in #10 Township, Cabarrus County. In June 1900 he was residing in a rental house on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant and listed County Surveyor. In September 1900 Long purchased from D. D. Barrier an one acre lot in Mt. Pleasant on S. Main St (possibly where the house in which he was living was located) [See MP Deeds.] Long served on the MP Town Board in 1901, 1902 & 1903. J. H. Long died in Feb 1910 and his widow and two daughters were residing on E. Depot St. in Concord in Jun 1910. The census stated that Margaret had eleven children, all of who were still living. J. H. and Margaret Long are buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Concord, NC.
Children of J. H. Long and Margaret Polk:
1) Henry Cyrus Long (b. 4 Dec 1861, Union Co. NC, d. 10 May 1931, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (NC College ‘79). Married Henrietta Jane Cuthbertson.
2) David McDonald Long (b. 1 Nov 1963, Union Co. NC, d. 26 Mar 1941, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Cora Alice Turner.
3) Margaret Elizabeth Long (b. 26 Feb 1866, Union Co. NC, d. 13 Jl 1939, Davidson Co. NC). Marrried Charles Edmund McCrary.
4) George Alexander Long (b. 27 Jul 1868, Union Co. NC, d. 28 Feb 1928, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Dora Mayetta Kluttz.
5) John William Banks Long (b. 24 Jul 1871, Union Co. NC, d. 22 May 1973, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Carrie Dell Kluttz.
6) Walter Baxter Long (b. 23 Sep 1873, Union Co. NC, d. 5 Aug 1957, Union Co. NC). Married Daisy Lee Whirlow.
7) Murray Caldwell Long (b. 25 Dec 1875, Union Co. NC, d.22 Feb 1917, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (NC College ’99-’01). Married Annie Felts.
8) Seberne Hoyle Long (b. 23 Oct 1878, Union Co. NC, d. 30 Dec 1950, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (NC College ’97). Married Margaret Annie Welsh.
9) Clementine Cornelia Long (b. 1 Apr 1881, NC, d. 7 Jan 1931, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’98). Never married.
10) Elizabeth Florence Long (b. 10 Jan 1884, Union Co. NC, d. 21 Mar 1960, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’99). Married Lewis Hartsell (NC College ’99-’01).
11) Reece Ira Long (b. 5 May 1886, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Nov 1942, Cabarrus Co. NC). (NC College ’00-’01; MPCI ’03-’04). Married Mary Ella Barrier. R. I. Long served as Cabarrus Co. Surveyor and Engineer for the Town of Concord.
(Pg. 112, January 11, 1902)
[147] John Rufus Cruse (b. 15 Oct 1859, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Nov 1934, Rowan Co. NC) was the son of Jacob Alexander Cruse and Sarah Ritchie. He attended NC College in 1879 but did not graduate. Cruse married Anna Laura Fisher in Cabarrus Co. on 27 Dec 1883. Anna (b. 24 Aug 1862, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Nov 1943, Rowan Co. NC) was the daughter of Israel Fisher and Leah B. Stires. In 1900 Cruse was residing with his family in Township #12. His occupation was listed as policeman. In 1902, John Cruse was paid $1 for his services as a policeman for the Town of Mt. Pleasant. Cruse was the Chief of Police in Spencer NC in 1905. In 1913 he was a Rowan Deputy Sheriff, but in 1915, he was the Chief in Spencer once again. In 1920 he was living on Yadkin Ave. in Spencer and still employed as a city policeman. In 1930 Cruse was residing on Sixth St. in Salisbury and was employed as a night watchman for Southern railroad. There are many newspaper articles about his involvement in various arrests and other incidents during his time in Spencer and Rowan County. He died at his home in Spencer in 1934.
Children of J. R. Cruse and Laura Fisher:
1) Louis Fisher Cruse (b. 8 Nov 1886, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 Jul 1936, Rowan Co. NC). Never married.
2) Emmett Eugene Cruse (b. 3 Sep 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Nov 1957, Rowan Co. NC). Married Fleda Elara Crowell.
3) Pinkney Linn Cruse (b. 1 Dec 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Apr 1938, Buncombe Co. NC). Married Mary Elizabeth Fulk.
4) Infant Cruse (b. 25 Dec 1891, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Jan 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC)
5) Annie Belle Cruse (b. 18 Jul 1893, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 Dec 1972, Rowan Co. NC). Married James Gilbert Hudson.
6) John Elmore Cruse (b. 8 Oct 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Jun 1969, Rowan Co. NC). Never married.
(Pg. 113, May 6, 1902)
[148] John Alonzo Blackwelder (b. (5 Apr 1875, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Aug 1923, Richland Co. SC) was the son of Richard Martin Blackwelder and Eliza Catherine Litaker [See Note #165]. Alonzo attended NC College in 1896-’01but appears not to have received a degree. He won the NC College Declaimer’s Medal in Jun 1896 and Oratorary Medal in May 1899. A newspaper article in the Concord Standard dated Feb 1901 stated that Alonzo Blackwelder had recently completed a course in “Telegraphy and Railroad Business,” in Senoia, GA. In Mar 1901 Blackwelder was representing the Mt. Pleasant Dramatic Society in a fund raising event in Concord. In June it was reported that Blackwelder was in charge of a roller (grist mill) in Orangeburg, SC and in August and October he was involved in placing “roller mill machinery” in mills in West Virginia and South Carolina. It was reported in Apr 1902 that Blackwelder had accepted a position in Chattanooga, TN but the type of job was not described. In May of 1902 he was “injured
while installing machinery in New Galligo mill in Richmond, VA. In the fall of 1902 Alonzo Blackwelder was teaching at the common Hahn School south of Mt. Pleasant but in January was employed as the Principal of the Preparatory Department at the MP Collegiate Institute in its first session of existence. Blackwelder remained in this position into 1910. Alonzo Blackwelder married Huldah Virginia “Jennie” Skeen in Mecklenburg Co. NC on 20 May 1908. Jennie (b. 7 Oct 1867, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 Jul 1961, Richland Co. SC) was he daughter of Jesse Skeen and Sarah Ann Montgomery [See Annotations #78 & #120]. In 1909 Blackwelder was offered the position of “game warden” for Cabarrus County by Governor Kitchin, but he declined the offer. In 1910 Alonzo and Jennie were living with Jennie’s parents in Mt. Pleasant but soon after the census they purchased a a ¾ acre lot and house from Alonzo’s parents located on the west side of N. Main St. in MP near MPCI [See Historic MP #23]. Jennie operated a millinery store in Mt. Pleasant in 1911. The store also contained MP’s first telephone exchange. In 1912, Blackwelder was one of several investors in the new Mt. Pleasant Mercantile, Co. which was under construction on the site of the old Melchor & Shimpock store on N. Main St. [See Historic MP #50]. Blackwelder apparently was employed at the store as he resigned his position in 1914. In 1916 Alonzo and Jennie sold their house in MP and moved to South Carolina. In 1920 Alonzo and Jennie Blackwelder were residing on Hagood St., Columbia, Richland Co. SC. Alonzo was employed as book-keeper for a coal company. Alonzo Blackwelder died of acute urethra poisoning in SC in 1923 and was buried at Mt. Hermon Lutheran Cemetery, Concord, NC. Jennie did in SC in 1961 and is buried in Columbia, SC. They had no children.
[149] Franklin Pierce Cook (b. 23 May 1854, Cabarrus Co. NC. d. 13 Dec 1919, Beaver Co. PA) was the son of Mathew Cook and Mary Costner. Cook entered NC College in 1868 and graduated in 1874. He attended Philadelphia Lutheran Seminary and was ordained by the NC Lutheran Synod in 1877. Rev. Cook transferred to the Ohio Lutheran Synod in 1878. In 1880, Rev. Cook was residing in the home of Samuel & Rebeca Auspach in Ada, Hardin Co. OH. He was a minister in the Lutheran Church. He married Emma Melhorn in Hardin Co. OH on 25 Jun 1885. Emma (b. 13 Feb 1862, Hardin Co. OH, d. 16 Dec 1957, Beaver Co. PA) was the daughter of Michael Melhorn and Martha Ahlefeld. In 1894, Cook inherited a ten acre tract of land “on Albemarle Rd.” (Lot #4) in Mt. Pleasant from his father’s estate. He later sold this land to the Tuscarora Mill Corporation [See Annotation #144 & Historic MP #77]. In 1900 Cook was living in Jewlett, Harrison Co. OH. He was a minister. In 1910 Cook and his family were residing on Fourth Ave. in Beaver Falls, PA. He was a Lutheran minister. Rev. Cook died of pneumonia at his home in Beaver Falls, PA in 1919. Emma survived her husband by thirty-eight year, also dying of pneumonia in Beaver Falls in 1957. Frank and Emma are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Ada, OH.
Children of F. P. Cook and Emma Melhorn:
1) Martha A. Cook (b. 17 Sep 1890, Hardin Co. OH, d. Nov 1978, PA). Never married.
2) Mary Ada Cook (b. 3 Apr 1897, Harrison Co. OH, d. 13 Mar 1993, PA). Never married.
(Pg. 114, May 21, 1902)
[150] Victor Columbus Lentz (b. 20 Feb 1850, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 Aug 1936, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Peter J. Lentz and Esther Harkey. In Jun 1870 Victor was living with his parents, but he married Sarah Elizabeth Dry in Cabarrus Co. NC on 18 Dec 1870. Sarah (b. 15 Jan 1848, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Jan 1928, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Moses Dry and Susan Ivey. Tradition states that Lentz built his home in 1876, and although no deeds are recorded, V. C. Lentz “line” was referenced in an 1877 deed between George Moose, etal, and John H. Moose [CDB 42, p. 246]. From 1875-1880 V. C. Lentz was the Postmaster for Dry’s Mill Post Office located on Little Buffalo Creek in Township #7. Again while no deed exists, Lentz appears to have owned this land and store. In 1881, V. C. Lentz and John H. Moose were co-owners of a grist mill, cotton gin and general store in Township #7. The first deed recorded for V. C. Lentz in Cabarrus Co. records was dated Sep 1883 for fifty-eight acres purchased from H. M. McNamar [CDB 41, p. 391]. The deed did reference adjacent land already owned by Lentz. In Apr 1885 Lentz purchased from his brother, Joseph W. Lentz, 531/2 acres bordering his own land and Joel Honeycutt. In 1889 a Cabarrus Co. tax list show V. C. Lentz owning 235 acres of land and a mill on two acres. Also in 1889 V. C. Lentz and his brother, E. D. Lentz were partners in a store and V. C. purchased the share of W. G. Melchor’s ownership in the Washboard Factory located in Township #7. In addition to owning the washboard factor, V. C. Lentz carried own a family tradition of leatherworking. Lentz and his tow son’s A. C. and M. G. Lentz operated a leather business near their and about 1913, a shop was built adjacent to the road (Lentz Harness Shop Rd.). The shop was run by A. C. Lentz. In 1910, V. C. and Sarah Lentz were living with their son, A. C. Lentz in Township #7. A. C. was a harness maker and V. C. was listed as a horse collar maker. In 1920 V. C. and Sarah Lentz were living in a house near his son, A. C. Lentz and he was listed as a farmer. Also in the household were his daughter, Anna, and her (2nd) husband George Moose and five grand-children. Sarah Lentz died in 1928 and in 1930 V. C. Lentz was still living in the same house but only his daughter, Anna, and her husband, George, were living with him. He was listed as a “collar maker.” V. C. Lentz died at his home in 1936. He and Sarah are buried at Bethel/Bear Creek Reformed Cemetery, Stanly Co. NC.
Children of V. Lentz and Sarah Dry:
1) Malcom Greely Lentz (b. 2 Nov 1871, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Dec 1947, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married (1st) Martha Lula Moose; (2nd) Lucy (Culp) Dry.
2) Anna Beruna Lentz (b. 20 Aug 1873, Cabarrus Co. NC, d.. 8 Jun 1955, Stanly Co. NC). Married (1st) Calvin Emanuel Peck; (2nd) George Henry Moose (NC College ’95).
3) Infant Lentz (b.20 Mar 1876, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. ???).
4) Adolphus Crooks Lentz (b. 24 Jun 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Feb 1874, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married (1st) Mary Anna Moose; (2nd) Desda Cedalia Kendall.
5) Infant Lentz (b. 7 Apr 1883, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. ???).
6) Infant Lentz (b. 26 Apr 1890, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Apr 1890, Cabarrus Co. NC).
(Pg. 116, April 3, 1903)
[151] Warren Deberry Foil (b. 18 Nov 1867, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Jan 1939, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Thomas Edmund Foil and Catherine L. Kluttz. Foil married (1st) Martha Christina Fisher in Cabarrus Co. on 8 Dec 1888. Martha (b. 10 Jan 1867, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Feb 1931, Mecklenburg Co. NC) was the daughter of Thomas M. Fisher and Margaret M. Barringer. In 1891W.D. Foil inherited fifty-four acres of land from his deceased father’s estate north of Mt. Pleasant [See Annotation # 59] and he purchased two other tracts of thirty-seven acres and fifty acres from his siblings. Foil operated a saw mill on this property and sold lumber to the county for bridge and road construction. Although there is no record of a land purchase, W. D. Foil appears to have been living in or near Mt. Pleasant when he was a charter member of the formation of St. James Reformed Church in MP [See Historic MP #88]. In 1895 he was the road supervisor for Township #8. In 1900 Foil was residing in house #128 in Mt. Pleasant. Foil was a partner in Cook & Foil, Inc. in Mt. Pleasant [See Historic MP #63] and was involved in purchases of several tracts of land in and round MP. Foil also owned an interest in the livery business. In 1904, he sold his share of the L. E. Lipe Livery Co. to Howard Lipe. In 1904, Cook & Foil purchased a 31/2 acre portion of the E. Lentz estate in MP [CDB63, p. 76]. The tract was described as “a vacant lot adjoining the home lot of E. D. Lentz, deceased”. W. D. Foil built a house on this lot in 1905 [See Historic MP #12]. In 1908 W. D. Foil was appointed a member of the Mt. Pleasant Board of Health. In 1909 Foil formed a partnership with his cousin, Fred W. Foil, Thornton Fisher, and Paul Moose to purchase the livery business of J. A. Harwood. In 1911 Foil ran for Mayor of Mt. Pleasant againt the incumbent, J. M. Shuping [See Annotation #77], but lost by three votes. He ran again in 1912 and defeated Shuping. In 1916 and 1920, Foil was the Registrar for Township #8 and he was elected as a County Commissioner in 1926, serving two terms until 1930. In 15 Jan 1931, Mattie Foil was severly burned when her clothes caught fire from ashes she was emptying from a bucket. Mattie died at Mercy Hospital in Charlotte on 4 Feb 1931. She was buried at St. James Reformed Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. W. D. Foil married (2nd) Nora Virginia Kluttz in Cabarrus Co. on 31 My 1933. Nora (b. 17 Mar 1885, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 May 1942, Rowan Co. NC) was the daughter of George L. Kluttz and Martha L. Misenheimer. W. D. Foil died at his home in Mt. Pleasant in 1939. He was buried at St. James Reformed Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant. Virginia Foil died in Rockwell, NC in 1942. She is buried at Grace/Lowerstone Reformed Church, Rowan Co. NC.
Children of W. D. Foil and Martha C. Fisher:
1) Ollie Pearl Foil (b. 20 Sep 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Feb 1982, Chatham Co. GA). (Mont Amoena ’10). Married George Henry Faggart.
2) Thomas Edmond Foil (b. 9 Aug 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Aug 1934, Cabarrus Co. NC). Never married.
3) Margaret Estelle Foil (b. 1 Dec 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. May 1973, PA). (Mont Amoena ’11). Married Aaron Robert Tosh.
4) Paul Baxter Foil (b. 10 Aug 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 Aug 1967, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’10-’11, ’12-’13). (WWI veteran). Married Esther Irene Earnhardt.
5) Annie Fisher Foil (b. 12 Oct 1896, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Mar 1984, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’17). Married Willis Edward Hahn (MPCI ’06-’09).
6) Horace Elwood Foil (b. 6 Jul 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Mar 1984, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’16-’18). (WWI veteran). Married Elizabeth Ann Caudle.
7) Mary Lee Foil (b. 14 Jul 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Nov 1905, Cabarrus Co. NC).
(Pg. 116, May 14, 1903)
[152] William Jennings Moose (b. 26 May 1871, Stanly Co. NC, d. 30 Feb 1930, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of George B. Moose and Hannah Moody, and the brother of A. W. Moose and John W. Moose [See Annotations #9 & #63]. W, J. Moose entered NC College in 1890 but did not graduate. He married Aurelia Hamilton Rose in Cabarrus Co. on 25 Jun 1891. Aurelia (b. 26 Aug 1869, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Nov 1962, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Dr. L. R. Rose and Clara Barrier [See Annotation #30]. At the time of his marriage, W. J. Moose was residing in Stanly County. In 1899 W. J. Moose inherited from his father’s estate a lot on E. Franklin St. in Mt. Pleasant [CDB 63, p. 6, See MP Deeds] and in 1900 he was living in household #36 in MP. He was employed as a carpenter. In 1904 Moose ran against J. L. Lefler for MP Town Constable but was defeated. In 1905, Moose was a rural mail carrier for RFD #2, Cabarrus Co. NC. In 1907 Moose sold his house and property on E. Franklin St. (house and lot to Ernest Barrier and another lot to Sandy Hahn). He also purchased three lots from L. A. Lentz (2) and Jonas Cook (1) just outside the MP town limits on the Concord Rd. Moose sold this land in 1910 and was again residing on E. Franklin St. He was still employed as a mail carrier. Also in 1910 Moose’s wife inherited a lot on W. Franklin St. from her mother, Catherine Rose, which she in turn sold to Adam Nussman. In January, 1911 the Concord Tribune reported that W. J. Moose, a mail carrier from Mt. Pleasant, was reported as “missing” and had not been seen for several days. According to the Tribune, it was reported that there was some type of “domestic problem” with Moose. In 1912, W. J. Moose & Son purchased the livery business of Paul R. Moose (his second cousin). It appears that W. J. Moose had some legal problems while operating the livery business as he was arrested twice in the next four years for thefts involving horse “rentals” from other livery stables. In 1913 Moose sold to Cook & Foil his share of an eighty acre tract of land on Adams Creek which had been been inherited by Moose’s sister, Atlanta F. Moose Sides Fisher, widow of D. A. Sides and Thornton Fisher [CDB 80, p. 250]. In 1920 W. J. Moose and his family were residing on W. Franklin St. in the former home of Dr. L. R. Rose, his father-in-law. [See Annotation #30 & Historic MP #57]. He was employed as a carpenter. W. J. Moose died at his residence in MP in 1930. Aurelia continued to live in the residence until her death in 1962. The couple are buried at St. James Reformed Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of W. J. Moose and Aurelia Rose:
1) Marvin Earl. Moose (b. 15 Jan 1893, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Jun 1966, Chester Co. PA). (MPCI ’04). (WWI). Married Mildred Statley.
2) Cramer Banks Moose (b. 13 May 1898, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Jul 1953, Washington, DC). (MPCI ’12-’13 & ’15-’16). (WWI). Married (1st) Amy Lousie Werhan; (2nd) Flonnie Kennedy; (3rd) Sadie M. (Morris) Kent.
3) Edith Virginia Moose (b. 2 Apr 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Dec 1998, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Ameona ’22). Married Ben McAllister (WWI). Edith Moose served as Post mistress for Mt. Pleasant 1925-’33.
4) William Jennings Moose, Jr. (b. 30 Jun 1905, Cabarrus Co. NC, dd 14 Mar 1990, Escambia Co. FL). MPCI ’21-’23). (WWII, Korea). Married (1st) Mary Carr; (2nd) Wilhelmina (Ard) Godwin; (3rd) Isabella (Rhodes) Turner. W. J. Moose retired as a Lieutenant in the US Navy.
5) Hazel Faye Rose Moose (b. 1 Apr 1909, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 Feb 1997, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Herman Hugh “Ginger” Watts.
[153] Skeene & Rinehardt was a blacksmith shop owned by Jesse Skeen [See Annotations # 17 & #109] and Michael Caleb Rinehardt. According to information from the Rinehardt family, M. C. Rinehardt opened a blacksmith shop in Mt. Pleasant after his return from the Civil War with Jesse Skeen. Rinehardt, moved to Rowan Co. about 1886 and it appears from local records that while M. C. Rinehardt may have still had some ownership in the Mt. Pleasant business, it was his son, Thomas H. Rinehardt, who was actually working there in 1900. Thomas H. Rinehardt was listed as living in household #56 in Mt. Pleasant in 1900. T. H. Rinehardt married Mary Carlotta Fisher in Cabarrus Co. on 24 Feb 1895. Mary was the daughter of Samuel R. Fisher and Eva C. Fink. Thomas moved to Rockwell, NC after 1900 and continued to work as a blacksmith.
[154] Caleb Augustus Heilig (b. 20 Dec 1878, Rowan Co. NC, d. 22 Jan 1940, Forsyth Co. NC) was the son of Luther A. Heilig and Talula Lee and the grand-nephew of Lawson G. Heilig. In 1900 C. A. Heilig was residing with his widowed mother and his siblings on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed a a day laborer. Heilig married Mary “Mamie” A. Lefler in Cabarrus Co. on 22 Oct 1902. Mary (b. 21 Apr 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Feb 1948, Forsyth Co. NC) was the daughter of James L. Lefler and Delila Moose. Heilig was operating a saw mill in 1903 near the Miami (Phoenix) mine in Township #12. In 1903 Heilig sold lumber to the Town of Mt. Pleasant. In 1904, Heilig opened a livery stable at the Miami Mine (old Phoenix Mine) but moved back to MP late in that year. In 1904 he was a member of the MP Masonic Lodge. In 1906 Heilig was appointed as a police officer for the town of Mt. Pleasant to replace George Boger. He was also responsible for street maintenance. Heilig moved to Salisbury by 1910 where he was residing on E. Fisher St. in rental housing and supervising a road paving crew. By 1920 Heilig had moved to Winston-Salem where he was part-owner of Heilig & Sherrill Concrete Contactors. Heilig was residing on Liberty St. in Winston-Salem. He was very active in the Moose Lodge (Loyal Order of the Moose) organization and served served as an officer at the local and state levels. In September 1920 Heilig’s company was awarded a contract of $26,000 to build seven bridges in Forsyth County. C. A. Heilig died in Winston-Salem in 1940. He and Mamie are buried at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Rowan Co. NC.
Children of C. A. Heilig and Mamie Lefler:
1) Franklin Adolphus Heilig (b. 11 Jun 1904, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 May 1930, Duval Co. FL). Married Margaret Pauline Joyner.
2) Ruth V. Heilig (b. 31 Dec 1905, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Mr 1969, Forsyth Co. NC). Married Isaac Hicks.
3) George R. Heilig (b. 3 Jan 1907, NC, d. 2 Oct 1910, Rowan Co. NC).
(Pg. 117-118, May 19, 1903)
[155] The Concord Telephone Company was formed in 1897 by Lester D. Coltrane and nineteen other local business men. By 1899 the local company had 140 subscribers and a local night operator. In 1903, lines were run to Mt. Pleasant and a switchboard installed in the town by James McEachern and Cohnheigm Cope in a building owned by Adam Nussman on W. Franklin St [See Historic #62]. Jennie Skeen [See Annotation #120] was the first switchboard operator. The switchboard was later moved to a building on North Main St. next to Heilig’s store, and finally, across N. Main St. to a building erected near the site of the old Bangle Hotel. In 1912, Ms. “Bess” McEachern, daughter of David Hall McEachern [See Annotation #118] and graduate of Mont Amoena Seminary, became Mt. Pleasant’s “operator”. She was finally “retired” in 1958, by a new automated switching system. The Concord Telephone Co. was merged into Windstream Concord Telephone, Co. in 2007.
(Pg. 118, August 13, 1903)
[156] Woods Spring refers to the an area at the north end of N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant also called the North Woods and the “North Pole.” The spring was located on land that was at one time owned by the Woods family. Tradition states that the spring in this area was a stopping place for travelers along the Salisbury/Charleston roadway in colonial days. It was supposedly around this stop-over that merchants began to sell their wares and a small community grew up to become Mt. Pleasant. During the years of MPCI and Mont Ameona, this area was also known as a favorite “courting” location for young men and women. There are photographs of the work being done to remove the the trees mentioned in the Board minutes, and old maps of MP show a curve in the road prior to the “straightening” described in the minutes.
(Pg. 118, September 12, 1903)
[157] The Bangle Hotel (Bangle House) was located on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant across the street from the Lentz Hotel and about 200 feet from the town square. The Hotel was owned and operated by Daniel Bangle and members of his family [See Annotation #50]. The 1900 Census listed the Hotel as household #12 in Mt. Pleasant. Tradition states that Thomas Edison spent time at the hotel while visiting local gold mines. In 1900 Daniel Bangle, his sister, Ellen, and daughters, Lizzie Sears and Ellen Bangle, and a boarder, Walter H. Calhoun, from New York, were residing in the hotel.
[158] Fisher & Miller was a blacksmith/wagon repair and building material business in Mt. Pleasant owned and operated by John L. C. Miller and W. H. Fisher [See Annotations #21 & #160]. It was located on W. Franklin St. in a building owned by Adam Nussman [See Historic MP #62].
(Pg. 119, February 11, 1904)
[159] George Louis Barrier (b. 23 Jun 1871, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Sep 1912, Rowan Co. NC) was the son of Daniel Barrier and Margaret Boger and the brother of D. D. Barrier [See Annotation #123]. Barrier was the youngest of eleven children. He entered NC College in 1887 but did not graduate. In 1889, G. L. Barrier and his mother inherited a 149 acre tract of land and the Barrier home from Daniel Barrier’s estate. This house and land was located southeast of Mt. Pleasant at Dutch Buffalo Creek. The house and land were to go to G. L. Barrier when his mother died. G. L. Barrier married Mattie Elizabeth Hahn on 24 Dec 1895. Mattie (b. 4 Mar 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 May 1963, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of John T. Hahn and Mary E. C. Eudy. In 1899, Barrier bought his sister, Emma Barrier Heilig’s share of the Daniel Barrier estate which added seventy more acres to his land on Dutch Buffalo Creek [CDB 55, p. 478]. In 1904 Barrier purchased from his brother, Daniel Dixon Barrier, his the share of the estate (eighty acres) [CDB 62, p. 456]. In 1903, Barrier was appointed a tax assessor for Township #8. In 1904, G. L. and D. D. Barrier purchased 262 acres of land contiguous to G. L. Barrier’s property from the W. W. Dry estate [CDB 73, p. 563]. In 1905 Barrier purchased Lot #2 of the Matthew Cook estate (fourteen acres) from Jesse Shuping [CDB 70, p. 30]. In 1912, G. L Barrier bought his brother’s share of the W. W. Dry estate and three months later he died unexpectedly. At the time of his death, G. L. Barrier owned over 400 acres of land along Dutch Buffalo Creek southeast of Mt. Pleasant. His farming operation was one of the largest in Cabarrus County and many of his descendants still farm his land. G. L. Barrier lived in the Daniel Barrier homeplace until his untimely death in 1912. Barrier died in Salisbury, NC on 14 Sep 1912 from complications during surgery for appendicitis at the Whitehead-Stokes Sanatorium. G. L. and Mattie Barrier are buried at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of George L. Barrier and Mattie Hahn:
1) Luther Bowman Barrier (b. 28 Oct 1896, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 May 1987, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’13-’15 & ’16-’17). Married (1st) Katherine Brown Fisher (Mont Amoena ’17); (2nd) Amy Louise Fisher (Mont Amoena ’19, Instructor at Mont Amoena ’22-’23). Bowman Barrier established Green Hill Dairy on his father’s farm land in 1933. The dairy was one of the largest dairy operations in North Carolina and one of the first to adopt the process of pasturizing milk Barrier served multiple terms as a Cabarrus County Commissioner in the 1950’s and ‘60’s.
2) Mary Margaret Barrier (b. 26 Jun 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’22). Married Smith Kay Patterson.
3) John Daniel Barrier (b. 7 Ap 1905, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Nov 1985, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’20-’24). Never married.
4) George Louis Barrier, II (b. 24 Mar 1907, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Jan 1986, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’23-’24 & ’25-’28). Married Pearl Eran Ballentine.
5) Ruth Boger Barrier (b. 9 Apr 1909, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Jul 1998, Alamance Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’27 & MPCI ’27-’28). Married Rev. Jacob Luther Mauney. Ruth Barrier was in the first class of females to attend MPCI after Mont Amoena closed in May 1927.
(Pg. 120, Apr 29, 1904)
[160] John L. Coleman Miller (b. 20 Nov 1870,Rowan Co. NC, d. 10 Oct 1936, Stanly Co. NC) was 
the son of Boyden A. R. Miller and Frances Shive. He was born and raised near Lower Stone Reformed Church in the Heilig community of Rowan County. Miller married Minnie Fisher in Rowan Co. NC on 4 Feb 1897. Minnie (b. 4 May 1873, Rowan Co. NC, d. 12 Mar 1956, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Lawson A. Fisher and Jane Brown. In Apr 1897 Miller purchased a 1/6 interest in the Frick Manufacturing Company [CDB62, p. 230 & See Historic MP #4] and in December he purchased a 111 sq. pole lot (#5) from the Company to build his residence [CDB 63, p. 111]. n 1899 Miller and W. H. Fisher operated the business in MP known as Fisher and Miller [See Annotations #21 & #158]. The 1904 election results for Mt. Pleasant Town Board lists John L. C. Miller with the fifth highest vote count for Town Commissioner, however, there is no record in the Town Board minutes stating that he was ever qualified as a Commissioner, nor does his name appear as having attended any Commission meetings in 1904-05. John L. C. Miller was elected and served on the Town Board in 1908 and 1909. In 1910 Miller was residing in household #26 on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. Between 1911 and 1917 Miller bought out his partners at Mt. Pleasant Mfg, Co. and became the sole owner naming the business Miller Lumber Company. Miller soon formed a partnership with his wife’s nephew, Moses Dwight Kluttz, and together they operated a lumber plant, woodworking business and undertaking business. Tradition states that J. L. C. Miller owned the first automobile in the town of Mt. Pleasant. He was very involved in the Reformed Church and in 1930 he was elected vice-president of the North Carolina Reformed Classis. J. L. C. Miller died in 1936 in a hospital in Albemarle after a short illness diagnosed as “frontal lobe absess. He and Minnie are buried at St. James Reformed Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Child of J. L. C. Miller and Minnie Fisher:
1) Arthur Lowe Miller (b. 15 Nov 1897, Rowan Co. NC, d. 5 Oct 1901, Cabarrus Co. NC).
[161] Luther Augustus Lipe (b. 26 Apr 1872, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 Jan 1942, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of John H. Lipe and Sarah Hahn. Lipe entered NC College in 1887 but did not graduate. He married Julia M. Barringer in Cabarrus Co. NC on 21 Sep 1893. Julia (b. 2 Apr 1871, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Jul 1941, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Cager D. Barringer and Catherine A. Moose. In 1893 L. A. Lipe purchased from his father a ninety-eight acre tract of land on Little Buffalo Creek in Township #8 [CDB 73, p. 498]. This land was a part of a 160 acre tract that L. A.’s father, John had purchased from Hezekiah McNamar [See Annotation #2] in 1873 [CDB 24, p. 377]). In 1899, Lipe purchased from Paul Barringer a ninety-four acre tract of land on “Stokes Ferry Rd.” (formerly Fishery Rd.) in Township #8 [CDB 56, p. 88]. (This land was north of MP near the Salisbury Rd. and Fishery Rd. is Fisher Rd. in Mt. Pleasant today). In 1900 L. A. Lipe was residing in house #270 in Township #8, Cabarrus Co. NC. He was listed as a farmer. In 1903 Lipe was a road supervisor in Township #8. In 1904, L. A. Lipe was listed as the owner of a Livery Stable in Mt. Pleasant. It is not clear if he resided in Mt. Pleasant at the time but he did receive one vote in the Town election in May 1904. Lipe was a Cabarrus County delegate to the NC State Democratic Convention in 1904. He also attended the 1904 “World’s Fair” (The St. Louis Exposition). Lipe served as a Justice of the Peace in Township #8. In 1910 and 1912 Lipe was an election registrar for Township #8. In 1910 he was residing in house #392 on the Concord Rd., and in 1911 he purchased another seventy-eight acres of Paul Barringer’s land adjoining his [Lipe’s] earlier purchase. In 1914 Lipe was nominated for County Commissioner on the Democratic ticket but was not elected. In tat same year he purchased a 4 1/2 lot on the north end of N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant and built a residence [CDB 89, p. 87 & Historic MP #2]. In 1915 Lipe was the Secretary of the Cabarrus County Farmers Union. In 1922 Lipe, G. F McAllister and H. E. Herrin purchased a twenty-seven acre tract of land on W. Franklin St. and S. College St. from the estate Sophia Ludwig [See MP Deeds]. Lipe died at his home in MP in 1942. He and and Julia are buried at Mt. Gilead Lutheran Cemetery, Cabarrus Co. NC. L. A. Lipe and Julia Barringer had no children but in 1910 the couple adopted Harry Martin Sanders, the son of Charles Sanders and Maggie Nash. Harry (b. 16 Jul 1908, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Nov 1969, Cabarrus Co. NC) married Flonnia Burris.
[162] James William Fisher (b. 14 Aug 1871, d. 15 Jan 1912, Rowan Co. NC) was the son of Thomas Monroe Fisher and Margaret Barringer. He entered NC College in 1892 but did not graduate. Fisher married Lula Cook in Cabarrus Co. on 14 Nov 1897. Lula (b. 11 Jun 1876, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Dec 1953, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of John M. Cook and Fannie Miller. In 1900 Fisher was residing in household #100, Township #8. He was listed as operating a flour mill. Fisher was apparently moved to Mt. Pleasant by 1903 when he was elected to the Town Board. Fisher served only one term and received only two votes in the 1904 election. In 1905 Fisher and W. D. Foil filed a civil complaint against J. F. Lowder. The particulars of the case are not known but it possibly involved a livery business in which the three men were involved. The court ruled in Fisher & Foil’s favor and awarded them $7. By 1910 Fisher was living in rental housing in Spencer, NC and working as a salesman for Carbonatery Company. By 1912 Fisher was employed by Southern Railway Co. and working at Spencer Shops. On 12 Jan 1912 Fisher was working on a train or a track when he apparently slipped and fell. His left leg and arm were cut off or injured such they they had to be amputated. While in the hospital, Fisher developed pneumonia and died on 18 Feb 1912. Fisher left a widow an five children. Lula did not remarry but returned to Cabarrus County where she moved into a house near Mt. Olive Church. In 1920 Lula Fisher was living in the Cross Creek District #4 on the Concord/Kannapolis Rd. In 1940 she and four of her childred were living on S. Main St. in Kannapolis. Lula was still living at this location at the time of her death. J. W. and Lula Fisher are buried at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Cabarrus Co. NC.
Children of J. W. Fisher and Lula Cook:
1) Raymond Leroy Fisher (b. 7 Mar 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Mar 1970, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’12-’13). ( WWI veteran). Married 1st) Edna Marie Page; 2nd) Annie Wellmon.
2) Mary Kathryn Fisher (b. 6 Feb 1901, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. Aft 1962). Married Jacob Archie Pounds.
3) John Bruce Fisher (b. 14 Apr 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Sep 1940, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Alice Ruth Moore.
4) Margaret Fisher (b. 23 Jan 1907, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Jan 1949, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Milton Thomas Gossett.
5) Thomas Eugene Fisher (b. 3 Nov 1908, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 May 1969, NC). (WWII veteran). Married Lola Faye Foil.
[163] Augustus Newberry James (b. 21 Dec 1874, Rutherford Co. NC, d. 16 Dec 1951, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Christopher C. James and Manerva “Mina” Blanton. In 1880 A. N. James was living with his parents and siblings in Spartanburg, SC. His father was employed in a saw mill. A, N. James moved to Mt. Pleasant in the late 1890’s to serve as superintendent at the newly constructed Kindley Mill [See Historic MP #45]. (Some information states that James had previously been employed by Atherton Mills in Charlotte.) A. N. James married Bessie Kate Misenheimer in Cabarrus Co. on 25 May 1898. Bessie (b. 12 Oct 1876, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Aug 1939, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of J. J. Misenheimer and Elizabeth Allen [See Annotation #3]. In 1889, Bessie had inherited her home place which included 21/2 acres of land on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant and at the time of her marriage to James, Bessie and her mother were residing in the house. A. N. James also was one of the initial investors in the Tuscarora Mill which opened in MP in 1899 [See Annotation #144 & Historic MP #77] and he served as Superintendent at both Kindley and Tuscarora. As early as 1899 James was joined in Mt. Pleasant by three of his brothers, Anguss, Crawford and William Posey. (A fourth brother, Clarence V. James, moved to MP before 1910.) In 1900 James was living with his wife, one child, and his widowed mother-in-law, on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. From 1901 through James purchased three tracts of land surrounding his mother-in-law’s property totaling about twelve acres [See MP Deeds]. In 1905 James and W. R. Kindley purchased at auction for $800 the G. W. Patterson Mfg Co. (mill) in Concord. James was on the first Board of Directors of Citizens Bank & Trust Co. which opened in Concord in 1905. In 1909, A. N. and his brother, Crawford, built a small mill named the James Knitting Mill on S. Main St. at the corner of present Lee St. [See Historic MP #86]. A. N. James served on the Mt. Pleasant Town Board in 1904-1906 & 1915-1917. In 1911 James purchased a one-fifth interest in Kindley Mill which included three tracts on land surrounding it [CDB 76, p 368]. In 1918 James acquired the remaining portions of his in-law’s land surrounding his residence [CDB 18, p. 408]. In 1920 Kindley Mill was sold to C. A. McCanless, owner of Halifax Mills, and James’ sold his interest in the mill. At some time, James had formed a partnership with J. B. McAllister to operate the W. R. Kindley’s store on the corner of S. Main St. and W. Franklin St. In 1921 this partnership was dissolved and James took full ownership of the store. In 1922 the Stanly News-Herald of Albemarle reported that James was building a new mill in Oakboro in Stanly Co. and that he was moving there when it opened. While the building was completed, James did not open a mill or ever move to Stanly Co. In 1925 James purchased the Kindley Mill from Halifax Mills Inc. for $62,500 ($22,500 cash) which included the mill and six additional tracts of property surrounding it [CDB 102, p. 219]. In 1926 James was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for NC State Legislature representing the 20th District. He served on the Cabarrus Co. School Board in 1928. James continued to acquire property around his home and his mill until the late 1940’s. In 1941 he purchased two lots from the sale of the NC College/MPCI property contiguous to the Kindley Mill property [See MP Deeds]. Bessie James died in 1939 and A. N. James died in 1951. They are buried at St. James Reformed Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of A. N. James and Bessie Misenheimer:
1) Helen Blanton James (b. 17 May 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Sep 1982, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’17). Married Otis Reahe Lail.
2) Rose Allen James (b. 6 Sep 1900, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Dec 1987, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’19). Never married.
3) Ruth Virginia James (b. 29 Sep 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Dec 1995, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’21). Never married.
4) Crawford Frank James (b. 29 Oct 1905, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Nov 1984). (MPCI ’20-’25). Married Sarah Elizabeth Warren. C. F. James served as a MP Town Commissioner for multiple terms from the 1920’s through the 1950’s. He was elected as a Cabarrus Co. Commissioner in 1962 and served three terms. In 1974 he was appointed to the NC Local Government Commission.
5) Alice Denning James (b. 30 Nov 1910, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Sep 1994, Catawba Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’28). Married Fred Whitman Crews.
6) Miriam Sherrill James (b. 19 Jul 1910, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 Aug 1999, Stanly Co. NC). Married Robert F. Sims.
7) Margaret McCoy James (b. 19 Jul 1913, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 Jul 1961, Mobile Co. AL). Married Troy Jerome Furr.
(Pg. 121, May 9, 1904)
[164] The location of the Board Meeting Room is not known but it records indicate that the Board met in space leased from L. A. Lentz in 1904, either in his hotel or the buildings he owned next door [See Historic Mt. Pleasant #40 & #41]. In 1913, L. A. Lentz constructed a building between Heilig’s Store and the Lentz Hotel on N. Main St. and the local Woodmen of the World met there [See Annotation #49 & Historic MP #41]. It is possible the Town Board met there before In 1920. In the ‘20’s,’30’s and ‘40’s the Board met at Tuscarora Mill. In the 1950’s the Town Hall was located in he Lentz building and board meetings occurred there until the new Town Hall was built in the old McAllister School building. [According to the Town Minutes on 8 May 1905, L. E. Heilig provided a room in his store (the Merchantile) at the corner of N. Main St. & E. Franklin St) as a Board Meeting Room. On 2 Mar 1906, Dr. M. A. Foil offered to sell a building and lot (probably on W. Franklin St.) to the Commissioners for $275 for use as a Town Hall. It was also recommened that a “iron cell” be considered for the building. On 26 Mar 1906 it was reported to the Board that an insurance policy of $200 had been obtained for the Board Room/Town Hall along with two lamps and six chains.]
[165] Richard Martin Blackwelder (b. 5 May 1836, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Nov 1921, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Charles R. Blackwelder and Catherine Lipe. He married (1st) Elizabeth Catherine Litaker on 3 Jun 1858. Elizabeth (b. 14 Jan 1841, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Oct 1890, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of John Litaker & Elizabeth Faggart. In 1859 R. M. Blackwelder purchased from the estate of Edmund Cline a 178 acre tract of land on Big Cold Water Creek in Cabarrus County, bordering “the great road from Concord to Charleston” [CDB 41, p. 499]. In 1860 Blackwelder was living near his brothers, A. J., and W. R. Blackwelder, east of Concord. He was listed as a miller. On 20 May 1862, R. M. Blackwelder was drafted in Confederate service and mustered into Co. G, 7th NC Regt, He was present and accounted for through Apr 1864. In 1880 Blackwelder was residing in Old Fields Township( #11) and was employed as a miller. In 1884 he erected a flour mill “about two miles east of Concord.” In 1888 Blackwelder and two of his brothers purchased thirty-one acres of land near the depot on the Richmond & Danville Railroad line and built a spoke and wheel factory. Blackwelder appears to have sold his first mill and built a new one near the factory. In 1892 Blackwelder was one of the charter members of a new “third” political party that was being formed in Cabarrus Co. This party, first called the “People’s Party” and later became the Populist Party playing pivotal role in North Carolina and national politics during the mid-1890’s. Blackwelder’s first wife had died in 1890 and on 22 Dec 1892 he married (2nd) Julia Anne (Blackwelder) Barnhardt in Cabarrus Co. Julia (b. 1 Oct 1843, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Jul 1902, Rowan Co. NC) was the daughter of Caleb Blackwelder and Leah Cline and the widow of James E. H. Barnhardt. In April, 1898 Blackwelder purchased a 3/4 acre lot on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant and moved into town [CDB 53, p. 482 & Historic MP #23]. It is not known if Blackwelder moved into a old house or built a new residence on the corner of N. Main St. and Walnut St. In Dec 1898 Blackwelder sold to his son, Augustus P. Blackwelder, a thirty-six acre tract of land from his property on Big Cold Water Creek. Also in 1898 Blackwelder served as a delegate from Township #8 to the state Populist Party convention. In 1900 Blackwelder was residing in household #16 on N. Main St. in MP. He was employed as a millwright. Blackwelder’s second wife died in 1892 and he married (3rd) Amanda J. Eudy Barringer in Cabarrus Co. on 6 Dec 1903. Amanda (b. 24 Aug 1850, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Mar 1923, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Jacob Eudy and Polly Rowland and the widow of William Davidson Barringer. R. M. Blackwelder was elected to the Mt. Pleasant Town Board in 1905. He served one term. In Apr 1910 Blackwelder was still residing on N. Main St. in MP but he now owned his own workworking shop. In June of 1910, Blackwelder sold his MP property to his son, Alonzo [See Annotation #148] but appears to have continued living in the residence. Sometime before 1920, Blackwelder and his wife moved to Concord where in 1920 they were living on Tribune Street. Blackwelder died at his home in 1921 and Amanda died in 1923. R. M. and his 1st wife, Elizabeth Litaker are buried at Mt. Hermon Lutheran Cemetery, Concord, NC. Julia Ann Barnhardt Blackwelder is buried at Bethel/Bear Creek Cemetery in Stanly Co. NC and Amanda Eudy Barringer Blackwelder is buried with her first husband at Oakwood Cemetery in Concord. NC.
Children of R. M. Blackwelder and Elizabeth Litaker:
1) Augustus Philander Blackwelder (b. 5 Apr 1859, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 May 1945, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’81). Married Kate Elizabeth Krimminger.
2) Asa Isaiah Blackwelder (b. 2 Jun 1861, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 May 1940, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI BA ’81). Married Louisa Catherine Litaker.
3) Henry Wilson Blackwelder (b. 11 Jun 1867, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. ???).
4) John Alonzo Blackwelder (b. 5 Apr 1875, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Aug 1923, Richland Co. SC). [NC College ’96-’01, Instuctor at MPCI ’02-‘10]. Married Virginia “Jennie” Skeen. (Mont Amoena ‘750.
(Pg. 124, January 29, 1906)
[166] At the Board meeting of 29 Jan 1906, C. G. Heilig reported that 8 months earlier (31 May 1905) burglars had broken into his store and robbed the safe that contained $94.92 in Town funds. Since this January meeting was the first recorded meeting of the Town Board since 8 May 1905, it appears that the robbery had not been considered a matter serious enough matter to require immediate Board action. It is clear, however, that the Board was aware of the incident well before the January meeting. On 2 Jun 1905 under the headline, “Safes Blown Open-Burglars Make Good Haul at Mt. Pleasant,” the Concord Times reported that “The safes of Cook & Foil and C. G. Heilig were blown open Wednesday Night and about $600 stolen – The Robbers escaped and have not yet been apprehended.” The incident was also recorded in the minutes of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on 2 Jul 1905. The Mayor, H. C. McAllister, three Board members, and one of the Town’s policemen were all members of Holy Trinity Church. Holy Trinity also had funds of approximately $106 taken from the safe.
[167] Town Hall The Town Board minutes do not mention if a building for the Town Hall was purchased. It is known that in 1904 the Board leased meeting space from L. A. Lentz [See Annotation #164] and that during the 1920’s, 30’s & 40’s, the Board held meetings at the Tuscarora Mill. Sometime in the 1950’s, the Board obtained space in the “Lentz” building which L. A. Lentz had built in 1913 and which had been enlarged by his son, C. G. Lentz, in the 1920’s. The Lentz Building space housed the Town Hall and the Fire & Police Departments for several years. In 1972, a new Fire Department was built on North Main St. in front of the old McAllister School, and in 1999, the old school itself was converted into Town Offices and the Police Department.
(Pg. 130, July 16, 1906)
[168] John Daniel Barringer, Jr. (b. 28 Mar 1852, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Dec 1926, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of John Daniel Barringer and Christina Hahn. John was the youngest of seven children and was born three months after his father died. Barringer entered NC College in 1871 but did not graduate. Barringer married Eva Elizabeth Misenheimer in Cabarrus Co. on 2 Mar 1876. Eva (b. 8 Aug 1859, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Sep 1905, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Rufus W. Misenheimer and Catherine A. Beaver. In 1876, Barringer purchased from his siblings 157 acres from his father’s estate. The land was located on the west side of Dutch Buffalo Creek northeast of Mt. Pleasant [CDB 29, p. 273]. In 1880 Barringer was living with wife and children in household #220 in Township #8, Cabarrus Co. NC. In 1900 he was still residing in the same residence. In 1901 Barringer sold twenty-five acres of land to John T. Beaver. This land was adjacent to Solomon Dry, Absolum Goodman and Moses Kluttz. Eva Barringer died in 1905 and in 1910 Barringer was living on the “Concord Rd” near “Foil Mill Rd.” in Township #8. In 1920 J. D. Barringer was living with his son, Paul M. Barringer, on Gold Hill Rd. in Township #8. J. D. Barringer died in 1926. He and Eva are buried at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Cabarrus Co. NC.
Children of J. D. Barringer and Eva Misenheimer:
1) Infant Barringer (b. 4 Apr 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Apr 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC).
2) Horace A. Barringer (b. 2 Mar 1879, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Jun 1880, Cabarrus Co. NC).
3) Agnes Rose Barringer (b. 2 Mar 1881, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 May 1951, New Hanover Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’00). Married Charles Caldwell Barnhardt.
4) Lucy Virginia Barringer (b. 15 May 1886, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 Sep 1928, NC). Married Marvin Willis Tucker.
5) Thomas Avery Barringer (b. 4 Sep 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Jan 1969, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’01-’06). Married Ola Brown Culp.
6) Paul Miller Barringer (b. 26 Jul 1893, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Jul 1957, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Mary Alice Harkey. P. M. Barringer was killed when his tractor overturned and caught fire.
[169] Columbus H. Hartsell (b. 29 Dec 1879, Stanly Co. NC, d. 28 Mar 1962, Granville Co. NC) was the son of John W. Hartsell and Eva Elizabeth Barbee. He married Nancy Elizabeth Eudy in Stanly Co. on 17 Dec 1899. Nancy (b. 25 Jan 1882, Stanly Co. NC, d. 21 Oct 1970, Moore Co. NC). was the daughter of Harrison Eudy and Phebe Huneycutt. In 1900 Hartsell was living in the Furr District in Stanly Co. NC. He was working on a farm. Columbus Hartsell moved to Mt. Pleasant in 1905 and worked in James Lefler’s blacksmith shop [See Annotation #29]. In 1906 Hartsell bought the blacksmith business of Jesse Skeen in MP [See Annotations #78 & #109]. By 1910 Hartsell had moved back to Stanly County and was the owner of a blacksmith shop in Furr Township. Hartsell moved to Richmond Co. by 1920 where he was listed as owning a farm. In 1930 and 1940 Hartsell was residing in Sand Hill Township, Moore Co. He owned his own farm. Hartsell died John Umstead Hospital in Butner, NC in 1962. His home address was listed as Jackson Springs, Moore Co. NC. He and Nancy ares buried at Taylor Memorial Baptist Cemetery, Moore Co. NC.
Children of C. H. Hartsell and Nancy Eudy:
1) William Franklin Hartsell (b. 9 Sep 1900, Stanly Co. NC, d. 28 Feb 1981, Moore Co. NC). Married Hessie Lou Steele.
2) James Harriso Hartsell (b. 1 Jan 1903, Stanly Co. NC, d. 8 Mar 1981, Moore Co. NC). Married Estelle Alice McDonald.
3) Infant Hartsell (f) (b. 11 Feb 1905, Stanly Co. NC, d. 11 Feb 1905, Stanly Co. NC).
4) Lonnie Melvin Hartsell (b. 11 Feb 1905, Stanly Co. NC, d. 9 Jun 1981, Moore Co. NC). Married Violet Elizabeth Cox.
5) Ernest Jackson Hartsell (b. 9 Aug 1907, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Sep 1993, Moore Co. NC). Married Nettie Robena McKracken.
6) Edna Belle Hartsell (b. 10 Jan 1910, Stanly Co. NC, d. 14 Jul 1919, Richmond Co. NC).
7) Infant Hartsell (f) (b. 11 Feb 1911, Stanly Co. NC, d. 11 Feb 1911, Stanly Co. NC).
8) Arthur Lee Hartsell (b. 5 Feb 1912, Stanly Co. NC, d. 7 Sep 2001, Richmond Co. NC). Married Anna Isabel Lomax.
9) Marvin Columbus Hartsell (b. 17 Apr 1914, Stanly Co. NC, d. 16 Jan 2006, Moore Co. NC). Married Jane Evelyn Lowder.
10) Mary Ruth Hartsell (b. 20 Dec 1916, Richmond Co. NC, d. 11 Mar 1982, Johnson City, TN). Married Clayton Lee Carpenter.
11) Roy Samuel Hartsell (b. 18 Aug 1918, Richmond Co. NC, d. 30 Mar 1986, Moore Co. NC). Married Carla Livingston Kirk.
12) Carrie Augustia (b. 7 Jul 1922, Moore Co. NC, d. 27 May 2016, Moore Co. NC). Married Len Cambell.
(Pg. 133, May 15, 1907)
[170] John Haney Keller (b. 26 Jan 1874, PA, d. 21 Nov 1958, Hertford Co. NC), son of James A. 
Keller and Charlotte Kelckner. Rev. Keller graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA and from Lancaster Theological Seminary in 1901. He was ordained on 5 Jul 1901 he installed as the minister of the New Gilead Reformed charge (classis) in Cabarrus Co. The New Gilead charge included New Gilead near Concord and St. James in Mt. Pleasant. Rev. Keller resided in Mt. Pleasant and in 1901-1902 he taught mathematics at North Carolina College in MP (the school’s last year). After NCC closed Keller joined the faculty at Mont Amonea Seminary where also served as vice-president. He was an officer in the Mt. Pleasant Masonic Lodge where he served on the orphan asylum committee. In 1904 a new Reformed Church was built on the Old Concord-Salisbury Rd. in Township #5 and named for Rev. Keller. In 1907 Keller was elected Mayor of Mt. Pleasant and served a one year term. On 10 Jun 1908 in Rowan County, Rev. Keller married Margaret Lillian Eddleman. Margaret (b. 3 Jun 1885, Rowan Co. NC, d. 3 Sep 1966, Rowan Co. NC) was the daughter of John M. Eddleman and Susan Winecoff. She had attended Mont Amonea in 1905. In 1909 Rev. Keller moved to Hickory where he served as a dean at Claremont Female College. Keller’s wife also taught at the college. Whle in Hickory, Rev. Keller served as a supply minister at Trinity, Conover, Bethany and Smyrna Reformed Churches in Catawba Co. In 1912 Rev. Keller left Claremont College and moved to China Grove, Rowan County where he was installed as the minister of the West Rowan Classis which included Mt. Zion and St Paul’s Reformed Churches. In 1913, Rev. Keller a candidate for Mayor of China Grove but lost to L. M. Guillon by forty-eight votes. In 1920 Rev. Keller and his wife were living with Maggie’s parents on Patterson St. in China Grove. In 1923 Rev. Keller was on the Board of Trustees of Catawba College when it was decided to consider moving the school from its site in Newton, NC to Salisbury. Rev. Keller was appointed to a committee to “look over” the site of the former Salisbury Normal & Industrial School in Salisbury. After the decision was made to move the school in 1924, Rev Keller was placed in charge of the “Rowan Group’s” campaign to raise $24,000 toward the $400,000 total needed to move the school. Rev. Keller was still living on Patterson St. in China Grove in 1930. He was the minister at First Reformed Church in Landis in 1937 and “retired” shortly thereafter. In 1943 Rev. Keller was appointed general superintendent of the executive directors of Boys’ Town, a youth project located near Odell School in Cabarrus County. While visiting his son in Ahoskie, Hertford Co. NC in 1958 Dr. Keller suffered a stroke and died at the Roanoke-Chowan Hospital in Ahoskie. Maggie Keller died in 1966. The couple are buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, China Grove, NC.
Child of J. H. Keller and Maggie Eddleman:
1) John Haney Keller, Jr. (b. 23 Jun 1914, Rowan Co. NC, d. 10 Oct 1997, AZ.) Married Margaret Beale. J. H. Keller, Jr. attended Duke University and Tulane Medical School. He served with the US Marines and US Army Medical Corps from 1939-1947. He practiced medicine in Ahoskie, NC and Aurora, CO.
(Pg. 133, May 28, 1907)
[171] Wylie Robert Blackwelder (b. 2 Jun 1875, Stanly Co. NC, d. 4 Oct 1931, Cabarrus Co. NC), son of Daniel H. Blackwelder and Sarah Jane Motley. He married Georgia Anna Earnhardt in Cabarrus Co. on 21 Feb 1897. Georgia Anna (b. 28 Aug 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Apr 1954, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Lawson C. Earnhardt and Sarah E. J. Cruse. In 1900 W. R. Blackwelder was living in house #108 in Township #7. He was listed as a farmer. Blackwelder moved into Mt. Pleasant by 1906 when he was listed as an officer in the local Junior Order chapter. In 1907 Blackwelder was appointed a policeman in Mt. Plesant, In 1908 Blackwelder was a representative from Township #8 at the Republican State convention. By 1910 Blackwelder and his family had moved to Concord where they were residing on St. Charles St. in Ward #2, Concord. He was employed as a prison guard. In 1912 Blackwelder was appointed as a mail carrier for the city of Concord. He was still employed in this position in Feb 1915 when he was reported “missing” and subsequently arrested and convicted of bigamy. Blackwelder served two years in prison and was pardoned in 1917. His wife, Georgia, apparently remained with him. In 1918 Blackwelder was living in Richmond, VA working as a carpenter employed by the government. He listed his next of kin as his wife, Georgia. In 1920 Blackwelder, his wife Georgia, and four children were living on Mill St. in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a house carpenter. Sometime after 1920, Blackwelder became a Baptist minister and in 1930 he and Georgia were still living in Mt. Pleasant. W. R. Blackwelder died at his home in MP in 1931. He is buried at St. Stephen’s Lutheran cemetery, Gold Hill, NC. Georgia died in 1954 and is buried at the 1st Baptist cemetery in Mt. Pleasant.
Children of W. R. Blackwelder and Georgia Earnhardt:
1) Ervin Hubert Blackwelder (b. 3 Aug 1897, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Jul 1967, Richland Co. SC). Married (1st) Frieda Itzkowitz; (2nd) Hildagarde Richards; (3rd) Lorena Godfrey.
2) Annie Doretha Mavis Blackwelder (died young).
3) Edward Adolphus Blackwelder (b. 15 Jan 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Mar 1969, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Mary Morton.
4) Sidney Harold Blackwelder (b. abt 1907, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Jun 1907, Cabarrus Co. NC).
5) Hilda McRae Blackwelder (b. 15 Dec 1907, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Mar 1953, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married James Wilson Linker.
6) Robbie Oletha Blackwelder (b. 15 Oct 1909, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 May 1990, Harford Co. MD). Married (1st) Waddell D. Newton; (2nd) ??? Cashion.
7) Lena Pemberton Blackwelder (b. 14 Oct 1911, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Dec 1991, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married (1st) Hazel Cleaver Newton; (2nd) Edward Oscar Wilkinson.
(Pg. 134, August 19, 1907)
[172] Zebulon Hampton Cox (b. 4 Apr 1876, Cabarrus Co. FL, d. 3 Oct 1945, Duval Co. FL) was the son of Kindred Muse Cox and Sara Ann Shankle. He married Bertha Frey in Cabarrus Co. on 5 Feb 1902. Bertha (b.1884, GA, d. ???) was the daughter of William Frey & Bettie ???). In 1902 Zeb Cox opened a barber shop in a building recently built by Adam Nussman on W. Franklin St. in Mt. Pleasant [See Historic MP #62]. In 1904 Cox purchased from his father’s estate the house and lot of his parents on S. Main St. [See MP Deeds]. Cox was apparently a musician as in 1904 he, A. C. Barrier and S. J. Ludwig played for a dance at the Lentz Hotel in MP. In 1908 Cox bought the barber shop business at the St. Cloud Hotel in Concord. In 1909 Cox sold his house and lot in Mt. Pleasant to Paul K. Dry [CDB 73, p. 468, See MP Deeds] and moved to Concord. He remained in Concord for only a short time, however, as later in 1909 he sold his barber shop business and moved to Augusta, GA, the home town of his wife. In 1910 Cox opened a barber shop in Aiken, SC and was living on Market St. Aiken. In 1918, Cox was living on Walker St. in Augusta, GA and was operating a barber shop in the Albion Hotel in Augusta. Sometime prior to 1919, Cox made the acquaintance of major league baseball star, Ty Cobb, who also lived in Augusta. In December 1919, Cox brought Cobb to Mt. Pleasant on a hunting trip. While in MP the men stayed in the home of Manardy Dry on E. Franklin St. In 1921 Cox was still at the Albion Hotel when it was severely damaged by in Augusta’s worst fire in history. It is not known if Cox’s shop was destroyed but the hotel suffered $250,000 in damages. In 1923 Cox’s was a barber at the Busbia & Dennis Barbershop on Broad St. in Augusta. He was still living on Walker St. Cox’s son, Horace, was living on Telfair St. Z. B. Cox moved to Florida by 1925 and in that year he was living on Church St. in Jacksonville, Duval Co. FL. He was employed as a barber at the Seminole Barbershop in Jacksonville. In 1930, Cox and his wife were living in a boarding house on Monroe St. in Jacksonville and he was still employed at the Seminole. In 1941, Cox was working at the Criterion Barber Shop in Jacksonville. Cox died in Jacksonville in 1945. Bertha’s dob and pob are unknown. Z. H. Cox is buried at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of Z. H. Cox and Bertha Frey:
1) Hilda Evelyn Cox (b. 24 Aug 1905, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. ???).
2) Horace Edward Cox (b. 28 Sep 1907, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Nov 1971, Duval Co. FL). Married Grace Gardener. In 1941 Horace Cox was the Jacksonville, FL City Inspector of Weights & Measures.
[173] Mary Ella Coleman Johnson (b. 1 Mar 1869, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Jul 1945, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of John Coleman and Catherine Bangle Smith. Mary Coleman married (1st) George Robert Johnson on 29 Jan 1896 in Cabarrus Co. NC. George (b. 2 Aug 1867, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Feb 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of McKamey Johnson and Elvira Cline. George’s first wife was Roseann Bost [See Annotation #130]. In 1900 Robert G. Johnson and his family were living in rental housing in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a teamster. Sometime in early 1900, R. G. Johnson formed a partnership with Frank Lowder in a livery business in MP [See Annotation #126] but he died in 1903. In 1910 Mary Johnson, a widow, was residing in household #317 in the “Stump Town” section of Mt. Pleasant. She and her children were all working in a textile mill. Mary married (2nd) Alfred M. Holshouser on 17 Dec 1913 in Cabarrus Co. Alfred (b. Abt 1862, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Dec 1933, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Ambrose Holshouser and Sarah M. Plott. No deeds for property owned by A. M. Holshouser are on file, however, but in 1918, A. M. and M. E. Holshouser granted a right-of-way to Southern Power Co. through their property near Tuscarora Mill. The 1920 census lists Robert Holshouser, age 58, and Mary, age 50, residing on Tuscarora St. in MP. This appears to have been an enumerator error and was actually Alfred and Mary Holshouser. In 1921 & 1927 A. M. Holshouser made two loans to C. W. Crowell totaling $1,800 [See CDB 43, p. 121 & 63, p. 112] with Crowell using the his MP Milling Co. and his residence as collateral. In 1930 Mary and Alfred were still living near Tuscarora Mill. Alfred was listed as a farmer. He died in 1933 and Mary died at her daughter’s home in Badin, Stanly Co. NC in 1945. Mary and Alfred are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of G. R. Johnson and Mary Ella Coleman:
1) Pauline Katherine Johnson (b. 31 Jan 1897, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Oct 1975, Stanly Co. NC). Married Edward P. Gamewell.
2) Charles Lester Johnson (b. 18 Aug 1898, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 May 1953, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’10-’11 & ’12-’14). Married Thelma Sanders.
(Pg. 135, September 16, 1907)
[174] Ritchie Hardware Co. in Concord, NC opened in Concord on 15 Jan 1899 “in the room next to the Racket Shop.” It was managed by C. F. Ritchie. Charles Franklin Ritchie (b. 26 Apr 1865, Stanly Co. NC, d, 24 Feb 1941, Cabarrus Co. NC) married Lilla Ila Patterson. C. F. Ritchie was one of the original partners in the Pythian Realty Co. that constructed the Pythian Building on S. Union St. in Concord. In 1905 Ritchie Hardware Co. moved into the Pythian Building and remained there for 70 years. C. F. Ritchie served for 16 years on the Concord Board of Alderman. C. F. Ritchie was joined at the hardware store by his brother, Walter Preston Ritchie. who worked there until moving to Greensboro in 1910 to take charge of the Johnson Harvester Co. offices in that City. W. P. Ritchie (b. 4 Sep 1875, Stanly Co. NC, d. 1 Feb 1951, Cabarrus Co. NC) married (1st) ) Eleanor Crowell, daughter of W. W. Crowell and Mary C. E. Barringer and (2nd) Minnie German.
Pg. 136, December 2, 1907
[175] Lewis Daniel Faggart (b. 23 Aug 1883, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Jan 1916, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of John B. Faggart and Camilla Johnson. Lewis’s father died when Lewis was only three years old and his mother died in 1900. In 1900 Faggart was living in the household of his uncle, Robert G. Johnson, in Mt. Pleasant [See Annotation #130]. In 1904 Faggart inherited (with his siblings) a one-fourth share of Lot #2 (thirty-three acres) of his grand-father’s (Daniel Cicero Faggart) estate on the “great road to Concord” bordering Martin Boger [CDB 63, p. 400]. Also in 1904 Lewis was working at Tuscarora Mill when he lost a finger in an accident. In 1907 Lewis Faggart fathered a child out of wedlock with Laura Rose Ury. Laura (b. 25 Dec 1880, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Apr 1946, Rowan Co. NC) was the daughter of George W. Ury and Laura C. Holshouser. She married Henry J. Heilig in 1908. On 2 Dec 1907, Lewis Faggart was appointed Mt. Pleasant Town Policeman at a salary of $100 per year. He was also appointed tax collector after posting an $800 bond. Lewis married Grace Loretta Heintz in Cabarrus Co. on 5 Apr 1908. Grace (b. 3 Nov 1883, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Aug 1965, Burke Co. NC) was the daughter of John R. Heintz and Sarah Tucker [See Annotation #97]. In 1908, Lewis lost another finger in an accident while working at Kindley Mill. In 1910 Lewis and his siblings sold the land they had inherited from their grand-father, Lewis was residing on N. College St. in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a workman on a car line. The census stated that the owned his residence, but deed of purchase or later deed of sale has been found. In 1916 Faggart developed a case of tonsillitis and died of a stroke at his home. His death certificate stated he died of a “brain abscess.” Grace lived to be 101 and died at the State Hospital in Morganton. Lewis and Grace are buried at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC).
There is no information concerning Lewis Faggart’s child born out of wedlock with Laura Ury.
Children of L. D. Faggart and Grace Heintz:
1) Ruth Virginia Faggart (b. 28 Sep 1908, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Dec 1981, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Louis Henry Kirk.
2) Rosa Lee Faggart (b. 6 Apr 1910, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Apr 2002, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Joseph Harold Galatas.
3) John Harmon Faggart (b. 28 Jul 1911, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Jan 1956, Onslow Co. NC). Married Mary F. ???. WWII and Korean War veteran. Major, USMC.
4) Craig Alexander Faggart (b. 7 Jan 1913, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Oc 1920, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Died of complications from appendicitis.
5) Lewis Franklin Faggart (b. 7 Jun 1915, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Jan 1981, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Joy Lovejoy McGill. WWII veteran serving in Italy and the Pacific.
(Pg. 138, March 2, 1908)
[176] Cannon & Fetzer Co. was a general merchandise, dry goods store located at 15 S. Union St. in Concord. It was owned by P. B. Fetzer, and D. F. Cannon, brother of J. W. Cannon.. In 1908, P. B. Fetzer was listed as President of the Company, J. L. Hartsell was listed as VP and B. E. Harris was Sec/Treasurer.
[177] Eugene Barnhardt appears to be an African-American who married Pearl May Miller in Mt. Pleasant on 28 Nov 1906. Eugene Barnhardt was the son of Hiram Barnhardt and Moriah Heglar. Pearl (b. 2 Oct 1891, NC, d. 30 Jan 1955, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Eli & Esther Miller. It appears the Eugene abandoned his family before 1910 as Pearl and three of her children were living with her mother on College Ave (S. College St.) in Mt. Pleasant. Pearl and her mother were employed as cooks at the MPCI boarding hall. In 1920 Pearl and, her daughter, Pauline, age 9, were living on “a Gravel St.” off of W. Franklin St. in MP. She was still a cook at the boarding hall. In 1920 Eugene Barnhardt was named as a defendant in a suit filed by Pearl Barnhardt. The newspaper published a summons for his appearance, but he apparently did not appear. In 1930, Pearl and Pauline were living in Concord. Pearl was employed as a cook in a private home. In 1940 Pearl was listed as Pearlea Bost, married, living at 104 Young St. in Concord, the residence of Myrtle Harris. She was not employed but her sons, James and Hoye, were living with her. There was no husband in the household. Pearl Miller Barnhardt died at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital in 1955. Her death certificate list her address as F1-Apt 2, Logan Home, Concord. She was listed as widowed. Her death certificate lists her place of burial as “Lutheran Church, Mt. Pleasant. This appears to have been the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Cemetery of Bost St. in MP, however, no grave stone exists.
The children of Eugene Barnhardt and Pearl Miller are difficult to verify. In 1910 there were three children living with Pearl.
1) Hoy Barnhardt (b. Abt 1905, NC, d Aft 1940, ???). Hoy Barnhardt was living with his mother and grandmother in Mt. Pleasant in 1910. He is not found in the 1920-1930 censuses but in 1940 he was listed as Hoye Bost living with his mother and brother in Concord, NC.
2) Ben Barnhardt (b. Abt 1907, NC, d. ???). Ben Barnhardt was living with his mother and grand-mother in MP in 1910. No further record of him has been located.
3) James Franklin Barnhardt (b. 8 Apr 1908, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Apr 1975, Cabarrus Co. NC. James was not found in the 1910 census. He was not living with his mother. In 1920 James Barnhardt, age 12, was residing in the household of Marshall Florist, he was listed as adopted son. His mother and sister were living next door. He married Durald Cherry in Cabarrus Co. NC in 1927. His marriage certificate lists his father as James Barnhardt. In 1940 he was listed as James B. Bost living with his mother and brother. He was single and working as a chauffer. His death certificate lists his father as James C. Barnhardt. He is buried at Rutherford Memorial Cemetery, Concord, NC.
4) Pauline Barnhardt (b. 15 Feb 1910, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Jun 1977, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Roy Pearson. Pauline was living with her mother and grand-mother in MP in 1910 and with her mother in 1920 & 1930. Pauline’s marriage certificate lists her parents as James Barnhardt and Pearlie Barnhardt.
(Pg. 139, April 3, 1908)
[178] Lewis Schaeffer Shirey (b. 12 Apr 1874, Newberry Co. SC, d. 19 Mar 1915, Cabarrus Co, NC) was the son of Rev. John D. Shirey and Margaret Shaver. Shirey entered NC College in 1890 and graduated in 1895. He and received an AM Degree in 1898. In 1898, Shirey and his sister, Ella, purchased from the estate of Mattie E. Brown a 315 acre tract of land in Rowan Co. near the community of Bear Poplar/Mt. Ulla [RDB 83, p. 294]. Shortly after purchasing the land Shirey took a trip “out west.” in late 1898 he was living in Wisconsin in 1898 and in 1899 he was in Montana. He returned to NC in late 1899 and 1900 Shirey and two of his sisters, Ella and Alma, were residing in Mt. Ulla Township in Rowan Co. NC. He was listed as a farmer and his sisters were teachers. Shirey married Winona Cook on 21 Nov 1901 in Cabarrus Co. NC. Winona (b. 18 Jul 1877, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 19 Mar 1969, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Jonas Cook and Martha Shimpock [See Annotation #15]. In 1906 Shirey was a registrar for the election in Mt. Ulla Township, Rowan Co. NC. Shirey moved to Mt. Pleasant in 1907 but he continued his portion of the ownership of the Rowan Co. property. He was employed by Cook & Foil in 1907 and at some point obtained a part of the ownership of the business [See Historic MP #163]. In 1908 he was the Registrar for the MP election and a delegate to the county Democratic convention. In 1910 Shirey and his family were living with his widowed father-in-law, Jonas Cook, on N. Main St. in MP. He was employed as a salesman at Cook & Foil. Shirey was elected Mayor of MP in 1910 but resigned the office. He also served as a delegate from Township #8 to the NC State Democratic Convention in 1910. In 1911 Shirey purchased his sister’s share of their land in Rowan County and added another 130 acre adjoining tract. Shirey was a Justice of the Peace in Township #8, Cabarrus Co. in 1911, and again served as election Registrar. He also served as Registrar for the railroad bond election held in MP in 1911. He was also quite active at his church, Holy Trinity Lutheran in MP. He was a major member of the group in MP that worked to rebuild Mont Amonea Seminary after it burned in 1911 [See Annotation #84 and Historic MP #’s 80 & 82]. He served as lay delegate to the 1911 Synod Convention and in 1912 he was elected to the Mont Amonea Board of Trustees to replace his deceased father-in-law, Jonas Cook. In 1913 he was the financial agent for the Seminary. In 1912 Shirey and Jonas Cook sold their share of Cook & Foil to L. J. and Fred Foil. Shirey was again the local election Registrar. Shirey did of heart failure at his home in Mt. Pleasant in 1915. Winona Shirey lived until 1969 and remained an important public figure in the Mt. Pleasant community. Luther and Winona are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of L. S. Shirey and Winona Cook:
1) Miriam Kathleen Shirey (b. 27 Oct 1902, Rowan Co. NC, d. 19 Aug 1987, Gladwyne, PA). (Mont Amoena ’22). (Lenoir-Rhyne College ’26). Dean of Women at Newberry (SC) College. Lutheran Church Deaconess. Never married.
2) Ruth Winona Shirey (b. 13 Nov 1904, Rowan Co. NC,d. 20 Apr 1947, Mecklenburg Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’24-’25). Married Harvey Ellis McComb, Jr.
3) Margaret Salome Shirey (b. 24 Oct 1907, Cabarrus Co. NC, d, 28 Feb 1998, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’25-’26). Married Olmeo Aurelio DeDiego (MPCI ’30-’32).
4) Martha Cook Shirey (b. 2 Oct 1909, d. 24 Jun 1988, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’27; MPCI ’27-’29). Never married.
5) Julia Katherine Shirey (b. 1 May 1912, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Jun 1999, Rowan Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’27; MPCI ’27’-29). Married John Ellis Smith, Jr.)
6) John Luther Shirey (b. 1 Oct 1914, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Nov 1998, Buncombe Co. NC). (MPCI ’27-’29). Married Margaret Elaine Johnson.
(Pg. 139, April 6, 1908)
[179] Lowder & Kluttz was a hauling business operated by Frank Lowder and ??? Kluttz [See Annotation #126 & Historic MP #44] and ??? Kluttz. While it has not been verified, it appears that the business was located at or near Lowder’s Stable which was on E. Franklin St. behind the old Shimpock’s store (the present location of the 73& Main).
(Pg. 141, May 5, 1908)
[180] William Adam Kindley (b. 28 Jan 1863, Davidson Co. NC, d. 7 Sep 1935, Cabarrus Co. NC) 
was the son of William Riley Kindley and Polly Ann Barnhardt. He attended NC College in 1879 but did not graduate. In 1880 Kindley was living with his parents on S. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant and he was working in his father’s store [See Historic MP #66]. In 1833, Kindley fathered a child out of wedlock with Rose Faggart, but the child, James, died at age six in 1889. Kindley married Rose Catherine Faggart in Cabarrus Co. on 25 Dec 1886. Rose (b. 14 Aug 1861, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 Jan 1949, McDowell Co., WV) was the daughter of Daniel C. Faggart and Rebecca House. In 1895, W. A. Kindley purchased at public auction a 114 acre tract of land on Dutch Buffalo Creek. The land had formerly been owned by Jacob Peacock, but W. A. Kindley’s father, W. R. Kindley, held the mortgage on which he foreclosed in 1895. The land adjoined land owned by W. R. Kindley, E. D Lentz, and Alexander Shoe. In 1900 Kindley was living in household #215 in Township #8 (near current Dutch Rd & Hwy 73). In 1906, W. A. Kindley purchased from his father, 258 acres of land along Dutch Buffalo Creek east of MP. Sometime before 1908 Kindley moved into Mt. Pleasant and was elected to the MP Town Board in that year. In 1912 W. A. Kindley purchased from his father four-fifths in four tracts of land in MP that included the Kindley Mill and surrounding property that W. R. Kindley had previously (1911) purchased from the Kindley Mill Corporation [CDB 75, p. 590 & CDB 77, p 202] [See MP Deeds]. During the next several years Kindley bought and sold several parcels of land and held mortgages on several houses in and around MP. In Dec 1918 Kindley sold 406 acres of land on Dutch Buffalo Creek to Foil & Sons and by Dec 1919 he was living in VA. when he sold a mill and three acres of land on Dutch Buffalo Creek to his brother, J. S. Kindley. In 1920 Kindley was living in Dinwiddie Co. VA where he was listed as a farmer. In Jan 1920 while still living in Virginia, Kindley sold two-fifths of the Kindley Mill property to A. N. James and in February, W. A. Kindley, J. S. Kindley and A. N. James sold their ownership of Kindley Mill to C. A. McCanless of Halifax, VA [See Annotation #180, Historic MP #45 & MP Deeds]. Kindley was still living in Dinwiddie Co. VA in 1930. Although Kindley was still listed as a resident of Virginia, he died at the home of his daughter, Lucille Bunn in Mt. Pleasant in 1935. Rose Kindley died in West Virginia in 1949. They are buried at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of W. A. Kindley and Rose Faggart:
1) James Kindley (b. 19 Jan 1883, NC, d. 23 Jun 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC).
2) Samuel Ernest Kindley (b. 12 Nov 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Jun 1961, Dinwiddie Co. VA). (MPCI ’04). WWI veteran. Never married.
3) Robert Franklin Kindley (b. 4 May 1890, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Nov 1954, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’04-’06). Married Lucille Clytheria Rinehardt.
4) Harry Kindley (b. 31 Jul 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Aug 1893, Cabarrus Co. NC).
5) Daisy Lucille Kindley (b. 30 May 1894, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Jun 1965, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’11). Married Justus Joy Bunn.
6) Giles Edgar Kindley (b. 27 Oct 1896, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Dec 1918, Puereto Plata, DR). (MPCI ’12-’16). WWI veteran. Never married.
7) William Adam Kindley, Jr. (b. 26 Nov 1898, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Oct 1958, Dinwiddie Co. VA). (MPCI ’15-’16). Married Sue K. Spain.
8) Mary Rebekah Kindley (b. 15 Apr 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 Jul 1961, WV). (Mont Amoena ’16). Married Ernest Ferrell Crotty.
9) Daniel Riley Kindley (b. 14 Mar 1903, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Mar 1967, Volusia Co. FL). Married Rebecca Huffman.
(Pg. 144, August 7, 1908)
[181] The new road referred to in the Board minutes of 7 Aug 1908 was apparently a roadway which ran from E. Franklin St. south toward present day Lee St. It may have been in close proximity to today’s Barringer St. It was, no doubt, constructed to accommodate the Tuscarora Mill workers residences that had been and were being constructed nearby. Prior to 1908 this area had been outside the town limits, and while the Town minutes do not mention any annexation, it appears this area was “brought into” the town by 1908.
(Pg. 144, Sept. 7, 1908)
[182] Marion Jackson “May” Parker (b. 12 Aug 1885, Cabarrus Co. NC, . NC, d. ???) was the son of William Parker and Anna Keziah Montgomery. May was living with his parents in Mt. Pleasant in 1900. He married (1st ) Lilly Barnhardt in Cabarrus Co. on 29 Dec 1904. Lilly (b. Abt 1886, NC, d. ???) was the daughter of M. & Mary Barnhardt. Parker married (2nd) Rosa Minnie Moose on 4 Nov 1916 in Cabarrus Co. NC. Minnie (b. Abt 1886, Stanly Co., NC, d. ???) was the daughter Wilson Duckery Moose and Siddie Misenheimer. In 1910 Parker and his family were residing on Mt. Pleasant Rd. in Township #8. He was a farmer. In 1920 Marion Parker and his family were residing on Young St. in Concord, NC. Marion was employed as a janitor at City Hall. Parker graduated from Hood Seminary, Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC in 1927 and became a Methodist Minister. In 1929 Parker was residing in High Point, Guilford Co. NC. He was employed as a furniture worker. In 1930 he was listed as a Methodist Clergyman residing on Gordy St. in High Point. In 1940 Parker, his wife, four children and one grandchild were residing 4th St. in Plymouth, Washington Co. NC. He was still employed as a minister.
Children of May Parker and Lilly Barnhardt:
1) Geneva Ella Parker (b. 1 May 1904, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Dec 1994, PA). Married Eugene Holt.
2) Thelma Parker (b. Abt 1907, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. ???).
3) Pauline Parker (b. 14 Apr 1909, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. ???). Married James W. Hemphill.
4) Robert S. Parker (b. Abt 1915, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. ???).
Children of May Parker and Minnie Moose
5) Charles Mayfield Parker (b. 31 Jul 1917, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Jul 1938, Washington Co. NC). Never married.
6) Arthur Winfred Parker (b. 27 Dec 1919, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 Nov 1997). Married Oliva Watson.
7) Minnie Louise Parker (b. 22 Sep 1920, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. ???). Married Joseph Elwood Clark.
8) James Russell Parker (13 Aug 1922, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Jul 1997, MD).
(Pg. 145, May 4, 1909)
[183] Pleasant “Pleas” Lawson Allman (b. 26 Apr 1881, Stanly Co., NC, d. 14 Dec 1930, Cabarrus Co. NC) appears to be the son of James Achilles Allman & Julia Whitley. In 1900, Pless was listed as living with his mother, Julia, a 44 year old widow, in household #226 in Township #12, Cabarrus Co. NC. His occupation was listed as cotton mill weaver. Pless married Cora Furr in Cabarrus Co. on 28 Jul 1901. Cora (b. 30 Jan 1886, Stanly Co. NC, d. 10 May 1966, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Wilson M. Furr and Ziney Smith. In 1910 Pleas Allman was residing in the “Stumptown” section of Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a mill worker at Tuscarora Mill. Pleas Allman was still employed in the mill in 1920 and residing on Tuscarora St. in MP. In 1930, Pleas was still working in the mill. He died on 14 Dec 1930. Cora died in 1966. They are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of Pleasant Allman and Cora Furr:
1) Homer Lee Allman (b. 14 Mar 1902, Stanly Co. NC, d. 22 Jul 1959, Cabarrus Co. NC). Marrie Annie Mae Barrier.
2) James Wilbur Allman (b. 11 Apr 1905, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Jul 1967, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Minnie Rosetta Lambert.
3) William Lewis Allman (b. 21 Aug 1908, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 May 2000, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Annie Isabell Fletcher.
4) Paul Bowman Allman (b. 6 Dec 1912, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Dec 1967, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Pauline Catherine Hathcock.
5) Norman Ray Allman (b. 6 Jun 1917, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 31 Dec 1980, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Gertie Leona Crayton.
6) Thelma Catherine Allman (b. 29 Mar 1923, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 29 Mar 1923, Cabarrus Co. NC).
7) Rachael Coleen Allman (b. 17 Jul 1924, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Apr 1969, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Bunzo Martin Rinehardt.
8) Robert Lawson Allman (b. 31 Mar 1927, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Dec 1983, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Rachael Louise Hartsell.
[184] George Adam Greene (b. 22 Jul 1866, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 14 Jul 1945, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of William E. Green and Margaret Plyler. He married on 29 Aug 1886 in Stanly Co. NC, Mary Camilla Hatley. Mary (b. 11 Aug 1867, Stanly Co. NC, d. 5 Sep 1952, NC) was the daughter of Tillman Hatley & Margaret E. Frick. In 1897 George A. Greene purchased from Joel Reed a forty-two acre tract of land on Little Bear Creek in Cabarrus Co. known as the “Hindeman Place” bordering W. R. Kindley and George’s father, W. E. Green. In 1900 George Greene was residing in household #179 in Township #8, Cabarrus Co. NC. He was a farmer. From 1900 through 1911, G. A. Greene purchased several lots in the vicinity of Tuscarora Mill. In 1910 Greene was residing in household #61 on E. Franklin St. in MP. He was listed as a farmer. In 1916 and 1919 Greene sold to his sons, Arthur and Joe, two of his MP lots. In 1920, Greene was residing on Tuscarora St. in MP. Greene bought and sold several lots and houses in the Tuscarora mill village in the 1920’s. In 1930 & 1940 he was residing in Township #8 “on the second road east of MP and north of Hwy 73.” He was listed as a farmer. Greene died at his residence in 1945. He and Mary are buried at the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of George Greene and Mary Hatley:
1) Joe Marvin Greene (b 23 Aug 1887, Rowan Co. NC, d. 31 Dec 1976, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’06-’09). Married Annie Malona Smith.
2) Margaret Greene (b. 14 Jul 1890, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 18 Jul 1988, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Richard Calvin Brown.
3) Arthur G. Greene (b. 8 Aug 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 Sep 1965, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Katherine P. Harkey.
4) Annie Lee Greene (b. 28 Feb 1897, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Jan 1990, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Rash Morris.
[185] John Rufus Lee (12 Sep 1880, Stanly Co. NC, d. 11 Oct 1939, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of James T. Lee and Annie Hartsell. In 1900 Rufus was living with his family in Furr Township, Stanly Co. NC. Rufus married Ila Virginia Hartsell in Stanly Co. NC on 5 Oct 1902. Ila (b. 3 Feb 1887, Stanly Co. NC, d. 10 Apr 1972, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Milas Hartsell and Sophronia McClure. In 1910 Rufus Lee was residing in the Jugtown area of MP (Kindley Mill village). He was employed as an engineer at the Kindley Cotton Mill. In 1915 Lee purchased from Homer Cox two lots totaling six acres and 93 sq. poles on the Concord Rd. west of MP. One of these lots was from the estate of Mathew Cook of MP and had been inherited by Jonas Cook before being sold to Cox. In 1920 Rufus Lee and his family were residing on the Concord Rd. west of MP. He was still employed in the mill. After taking several mortgages on his property, Lee sold it to Harry and Lee Foil (Cook & Foil) in 1921 [CDB 95, p. 178]. In 1927 Rufus Lee purchased from A. L. Brown a lot in the Bergerburg Subdivision of Kannapolis on Belle Avenue [CDB 112, p. 288]. In 1930 Lee and his family were residing on Belle Ave in Kannapolis. He was employed as a machinist in a textile mill. Lee died from heart and lung congestion in Kannapolis in 1939. He and Ila are buried at Clark’s Grove Primitive Baptist Cemetery in Stanly Co. NC.
Children of John R. Lee and Ila Hartsell:
1) Milas James Lee (b. 12 Sep 1903, Stanly Co. NC, d. 27 Sep 1998, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Willie Pearl Ludwick.
2) Mamie Elizabeh Lee (b. 13 Oct 1905, Stanly Co. NC, d. 8 Jul 1996, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married James Early Haithcock
3) Lloyd Harold Lee (b. 24 Feb 1908, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Mar 1969, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Alma Bridges.
4) Brown Othar Lee (b. 9 Mar 1911, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Aug 1976, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Mabel Riley.
5) Blanch Lela Lee (b. 10 Aug 1913, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Feb 1995, Rowan Co. NC). Married (1st) Evan Julian M. Ritch. Married (2nd) ??? Wishon.
6) Glenn Robert Lee (b. 23 Dec 1915, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 Jan 1987, Guilford Co. NC). Married Ethel Rogers.
7) Margaret Elizabeth Lee (b. 22 Mar 1919, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Feb 2009, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Willis A. Long.
[186] Eustice Manardy Dry (b. 15 Dec 1882, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Jun 1964, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Washington Whitfield Dry and Laura Jane Cox. He attended NC College in 1899-1900 but did not graduate. In 1900 Nardy Dry was residing with his parents on E. Franklin St. in Mt. Pleasant. He was working at Tuscarora Mill. In 1906 Dry was appointed Superintendent of the mill. Nardy married Mabel Christine Barrier on 7 Aug 1907. Mabel (b. 28 Nov 1874, Cabarrus Co. NC,d. 2 Feb 1938, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Augustus C. Barrier and Rosa Shimpock. She graduated from Mont Amoena Seminary in 1893. Also in 1907 Dry purchased a lot on E. Franklin St. from Rev. Paul Barringer and built a residence [CDB 77, p. 103]. In 1910 Dry was residing in household #65 on E. Franklin St. in MP. He was still the Tuscarora Mill superintendent. In 1910 Dry was one of the delegates from Township #8 to the State Democratic Judicial Nominating Convention. E. M. Dry was elected to the MP Town Board in 1910 – 1912. He tied with J. H. C. Fisher for the fifth seat in 1913 and was re-elected in 1914. Also in 1914 Dry was a delegate to the State and Congressional Democratic conventions. From 1920 -1940 Dry was still residing on E. Franklin St. in MP and was still employed as the Superintendent of Tuscarora Mill. Dry was elected to the MP Town Board again in 1925 and 1927. In 1927 Dry underwent a “serious operation” at a hospital in Baltimore, MD, but the nature of the surgery was not described. He was elected Mayor of MP in 1928 and served until1932. Mabel Dry died in 1938 and Nardy died at his home in 1964. He and Mabel are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of E. M. Dry and Mabel Barrier:
1) E. Jullian Dry (b. 22 Jun 1908, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 16 Feb 1911, Cabarrus Co. NC).
2) Jane Christine Dry (b. 7 Oct 1910, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Apr 1999, Franklin Co. VT). (Mont Amoena ’26-’27). Married Herbert Francis March.
3) Annie Laurie Dry (10 Dec 1912, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 27 Mar 2001, Sacramento Co. CA). (Mont Amoena ’26-’27)
[187] Jonas Osborne Herrin (b. 11 May 1866, Stanly Co. NC, d. 7 Jan 1950, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of James F. Herrin and Malinda Sides. He married Emma N. Plyler in Stanly Co. NC on 25 Sep 1887. Emma (b. 11 Dec 1871, Stanly Co. NC. d. 22 Feb 1942, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Rev. Edmund A. Plyler and C. F. Rodgers. In 1894 Herrin purchased a 100 acre tract of land in Cabarrus County, on the Concord to Fayetteville Rd. adjacent to W. M. Widenhouse. In Dec 1899, Herrin purchased from Rufus O. Barringer a 122 acre tract of land on the Cabarrus/Stanly County line adjacent to his father, James Herrin, and C. L. Harkey. (He sold this property to Adam Nussman in 1906.) In 1900 Herrin and his family were residing in Township #9, Cabarrus Co. He was listed as a farmer. Iin 1905 Herring purchased from John Cook a sixteen acre tract of land located both inside and outside the MP town limits on east of Tuscarora [Lot #8 of the Mathew Cook estate, See MP Deeds, CDB 67, p. 598.] In 1910 he was the owner of a machine/ auto repair shop located beside his residence on “Mission Rd.” Herrin added eight acres to his property in 1911, purchasing Lots #9 & #10 of the Mathew Cook estate from H. C. and Francis Cook McAllister [CDB 76, p. 124]. He immediately sold Lot #9 to George A. Green [See Annotation #184]. In 1914 Herrin purchased a lot on E. Franklin St. from the Jesse Skeen estate and built a residence and garage on the property. [CDB 78, p. 583]. In 1918 Herrin added a four acre lot between E. Franklin and Lee St. to this property [CDB 88, p. 49]. In 1920 an advertisement in the Concord Tribune stated that Barringer Motor Co. of MP was temporarily located at Herrin’s garage and selling Anderson Six and Crowelkhart Automobiles. In 1930 Jonas Herrin leased to Shell Oil Company the rights to his filling station on E. Franklin St. located adjacent to his machine/auto repair shop [CDB 122-358 & Historic MP #67]. In 1930 and 1940 Herrin was still living on E. Franklin and operating an auto repair shop. Emma Herrin died in 1942 and Jonas Herrin died at Cabarrus Hospital in 1950. The couple are buried at St. James Reformed Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of J. O. Herrin and Emma Plyler:
1) Clarence Alexander Herrin (b. 11 Oct 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Oct 1966, Durham Co. NC). Married Bessie Talbert.
2) George Lawson Herrin (b. 15 Sep 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Jun 1960, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Flora Mae Barringer.
3) Fred Herrin (b. 22 Mar 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Aug 1929, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’10-’11). Married Myrtle Cox Dry.
4) Mattie Francis Herrin (b. 26 Jan 1895, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 Dec 1977, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Van Walter.
[188] Martin Winfred Petrea (b. 11 Feb 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 May 1961, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Laban Petrea and Francis Smith. He entered NC College in 1895 but did not graduate. He married Ada Catherine Winecoff in Cabarrus Co. on 5 Aug 1900. Ada (b. 8 Aug 1880, Iredell Co. NC, d. 14 Jun 1963, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of George Lee Winecoff and Sarah Fink. In 1900 before he was married, Martin was living with his widowed mother on N. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a stubber at Kindley Cotton Mill. In July 1900 Petrea purchased from L. J. Foil a house and 83 sq pole lot on Cemetery/Walnut St. in MP [CDB 59, p. 446, See MP Deed]. In 1906 Petrea resigned his position as a carding supervisor at Tuscarora Mill, but in 1910 he was listing as residing on N. Main St. in MP and employed as a carder in a cotton mill. He was still employed at Tuscarora Mill in 1918. From 1920 thru 1940 Petrea resided on Walnut St. in MP. In 1930 he was listed as an overseer at Tuscarora Mill. In 1940 he was a “cord grinder”. Petrea died a his residence in 1961. Ada died in 1963. They are buried at St. James Reformed Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of M. W. Petrea and Ada Winecoff:
1) Paul Otus Petrea (b. 31 Jul 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 28 Apr 1989, Cabarrus Co. NC). (MPCI ’17-’21). Married Opal Angeline Arey.
2) Mae Bell Petrea (b. 14 Apr 1905, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Jun 1997, Burke Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’24). Married Lee Roy Shue.
3) Ella Virginia Ruth Petrea (b. 16 Oct 1907, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 12 Oct 1985, Cabarrus Co. NC). (Mont Amoena ’26). Married (1st) William Walter Teeter; (2nd) E. A. Deaton.
4) Gurley Ray Petrea (b. 18 Mar 1910, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 22 Aug 1946, Stanly Co. NC). (MPCI ’24-’26).
Married Beulah Lowder.
5) Bonnie Lucille Petrea (b. 28 Sep 1913, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Apr 2011, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Hazel Wright Bost.
6) Violet Van Oshea Petrea (b. 14 Jun 1916, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Jul 1998, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Henry Smith.
7) Infant Petrea (b. 11 Feb 1919, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 11 Feb 1919, Cabarrus Co. NC).
8) Mildred Alice Petrea (b. 29 Jun 1920, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Nov 2011, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married John Cornelius Heintz.
9) Jerry Felix Petrea (b. 13 Jan 1924, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 4 Jul 2004, Mecklenburg Co. NC). Married Lizzie Mae Berry.
[189] Fred Herrin (b. 22 Mar 1892 , Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Aug 1929, Cabarrrus Co. NC ) was the son of Jonas O. Herrin and Emma N. Plyler [See Note 187]. In 1910, he was residing in the residence of his parents in Township #8, Cabarrus Co. NC. His occupation was listed as Machinist in a Knitting Mill. He attended MPCI in 1910-’11. Fred married Myrtle Cox Dry on 6 Apr 1912. Myrtle (b. 8 Apr 1896, Cabarrus Co. NC., d. 5 Jan 1983, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of W. W. Dry and Eunice Cox [See Note #86]. In 19178, Fred was an electrician at the Kindley Mill. Herrin was a WWI veteran. In 1920 he was residing on W. Franklin St. in MP. He was an electrician with Southern Power Co. (Duke Power Co.). Herrin served as the Post Master for Mt. Pleasant from 1922-1925. He was the MP Town Clerk in 1925. Fred Herrin died of heart disease at his home in MP in 1929. After his death his wife, Myrtle, married Berry M. Shue. She died in 1983. The couple are buried at St. James Reform Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of Fred Herrin and Myrtle Dry:
1) Fred Hilton Herrin (b. 8 Jan 1913, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 6 May 1977, Anderson Co. TN). Married Lillian Goodman.
2) Helen Keller Herrin (b. 14 Mar 1915, Cabarrus Co. NC, 5 Jul 1997, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Robert Bernard Morehead, Sr.
3) Charles Warren Herrin (b. 28 Nov 1920, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 20 Apr 1945, Nuremburg, Germany). C. W. Herrin was a WWII veteran, serving with Co. E, 157 Inf. Regt, 45th Div. He was killed in action in Germany on 20 Apr 1945, two weeks before the German Army surrendered. Never married.
[190] Joe Marvin Greene (b 23 Aug 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 31 Dec 1976, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of George Greene and Mary Hatley. [See Annotation #184 Above]. Greene attended MPCI in 1906-09). In 1910, Joe Greene was living with his parents on E. Franklin St. in Mt. Pleasant. He was an engineer at Tuscarora mill. Greene married (1st) Annie Malona Smith in Cabarrus Co. on 24 Dec 1910. Annie (b. 9 Aug 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Aug 1976, Cabarrus Co. NC), daughter of Francis Alexander K. Smith and Ellen H. Cress. In 1910 Greene was residing on E. Corbin St. in Concord. He was employed as a mail carrier. In 1915 Green purchased from M. L. Widenhouse lots #3 and #14 in a new subdivision in Ward #3, on E. Corbin St. In 1920 Greene was still employed as a mail carrier and living at 189 E. Corbin St. Over the next seven years Greene bought and sold several lots in Concord and in 1930 he was still living on E. Corbin St. and working as a mail carrier. In 1940 Greene was residing as a lodger in the residence of Mary Dill on Creswell St. in Concord. He was employed as a salesman for a termite exterminating business. Greene was apparently separated from his wife, as there was no spouse in his household, but Annie Greene and the couple’s children were residing on N. Church St. in Concord. Annie was working in a textile mill. Joe Greene married (2nd) by 1943 Mary Underwood Dill and in that year he sold his property on E. Corbin St. to Myrtle Bogle. Joe Greene died in 1976 and is buried at Carolina Memorial Park, Concord, NC.
Children of Joe M. Green and Annie Smith:
1) Eula Lee Greene (b. 1 Nov 1914, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 9 Mar 1998, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married (1st) Stacey Herring Britt; (2nd) Benjamin P. Marcianti; (3rd) Millard Brown Phillips.
2) Joe Marvin Greene, Jr. (b. 17 May 1918, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 Aug 1998, Rowan Co. NC). Married (1st) Josephine Goodman; (2nd) Adeline S. Jones.
[191] George Lawson Herrin (b. 15 Sep 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 13 Jun 1960, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Jonas Herrin and Emma N. Plyler [See Annotation #187]. In 1910 G. L. Herrin was listed in the household of his parents in Township #8, Cabarrus County His occupation was listed as Chauffer/Automobile. Lawson Herrin married Flora Mae Barringer in Cabarrus Co. on 17 Feb 1912. Marie (b. 19 Dec 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 2 Feb 1986, Cabarrus Co. NC), daughter of William G. H. Barringer and Cornelia F. Lentz. In 1914, G. L. Herrin purchased from the estate of Jesse Skeen a 8704 sq ft lot on the south side of E. Franklin St. across the street from the L. J. Foil residence. Herrin built a residence on this property and also operated a auto repair shop. In 1919 G. L. Herrin applied for a patent for a “carburetor heater”. The patent (#US144551A) was issued in 1923. In 1920 G. L. Herrin was residing on E. Franklin St. next to his brother, Fred, and was listed as an salesman in a drug store. In 1930 Herrin was listed as the owner of a garage in MP. In 1934, Herrin purchased from John S. Kindley a one-fifth acre lot beside his residence on E. Franklin St. In 1940, Herrin was the “proprietor” of filling station and retail grocery store in MP (this appears to have been the service station and garage previously operated by his father.) In 1949, Herrin sold his one-fifth acre lot to W. S. Lyles). G. L. Herrin died of complication from a stroke at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital in 1960. Emma died in 1986. The couple are buried at St. James Reformed Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Child of G. L. Herrin and Flora Mae Barringer:
1) George Lawson Herrin, Jr. (b. 14 Oct 1917, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Aug 2000, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Elsie Marie Lyerly.
[192] Lawson Columbus Earnhardt (b. 30 May 1853, Rowan Co. NC, d. 31 Jul 1922, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Peter Earnhardt and Catherine Nussman. Earnhardt’s father was died in the Civil War and in 1870 Earnhardt was residing with his widowed mother and six siblings in Rowan Co. NC. The family were, however, members of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Township #7, Cabarrus Co. NC. Earnhardt married Sarah E. J. Cruse in Cabarrus Co. NC on 14 Oct 1877 Sarah (b. 28 May 1862, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Jun 1940, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Adam M. Cruse & Catherine Troutman. In 1880 Earnhardt was residing in Township #7 in Cabarrus Co. NC near St. Stephen’s church. In 1886 Earnhardt purchased a twenty-five acre tract of land in Township #7 from the estate of Mathias B. Barringer, Jr. Earnhardt was listed in the census as a farmer but he was also a skilled carpenter and furniture maker. He made the lecterns for the newly constructed St. Stephen’s church in 1887. Sometime between 1890 and 1897, Earnhardt moved to Concord where he was a resident of the Forest Hills community. Later in 1897 Earnhardt moved back to Township #7. In 1900 Earnhardt was residing in Township #7 and employed as a carpenter. Sometime after 1904 Earnhardt moved into Mt. Pleasant and was living near Kindley Mill in 1905. In 1910 Earnhardt was residing in rental housing in the Stumptown section of MP (Kindley Mill village). He was listed as woodworker and lumber shop worker. In 1920 Earnhardt was residing on E. Franklin St. and was still employed as a carpenter. Earnhardt died in Mt. Pleasant died in 1922. He and Sarah are buried at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Cemetery, Township #7, Cabarrus Co. NC.
Children of L. C. Earnhardt and Sarah Cruse:
1) Georgia Anna Earnhardt, b. 29 Aug 1878, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 7 Apr 1954, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Wylie Robert Blackwelder.
2) Mary Catherine Earnhardt, b. 24 Jul 1880, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 3 Nov 1952, Cabarrus Co. NC.) Married Charles Ransom Tucker.
3) Emma Margaret Earnhardt , b. 19 Feb 1883, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 21 Jun 1918, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married James Walter Tucker.
4) Gracie Caroline Earnhardt (b. 2 May 1885, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 Sep 1961, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married John Wilson Herrin.
5) Sarah Izabel Earnhardt (b. 8 Sep 1887, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 31 May 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC).
6) Bertha Vandora Earnhardt (b. 20 Jun 1889, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 23 May 1932, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Charles Homer Tucker.
7) Earnest Adolphus Earnhardt (b. 24 Feb 1892, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 8 Aug 1958, Blount Co. TN). Married Emma Mae Frick.
8) Fred Lawson Earnhardt (b. 5 Jun 1894, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 5 Aug 1946, Buncombe Co. NC). Married Cleona Furr. WWI veteran, Co. A, 119th Inf Regt., 30th Inf Brigade.
9) Dora Estelle Earnhardt (b. 9 Mar 1897, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 1 Dec 1971, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Ralph Kizer Barringer.
10) Virginia Josephine Earnhardt (b. 10 Feb 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 30 Dec 1939, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Barry Cleveland Rowland.
11) Roy William Earnhardt (b. 25 Apr 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 26 Sep 1960, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Margaret Virginia Eudy.
[Addendum from 2 Jan 1900]
[193] George Cephus Petrea (b. 19 Dec 1862, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 10 Apr 1914, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the son of Laban Petrea and Francis Smith. Petrea attended North Carolina College in 1877 but did not graduate. In 1880 Petrea was living with his parents in Mt. Pleasant and working on a farm. Petrea married Elizabeth J. Craven in Cabarrus Co. NC on 31 May 1898. Elizabeth (b. 7 Jan 1875, Montgomery Co. NC, d. 24 Oct 1910, Cabarrus Co. NC) was the daughter of Robert P. Craven and Elvira Cranford. In 1900 Petrea and his family were residing in Mt. Pleasant. He was employed as a carder at Kindley Mill. Petrea moved to Concord by 1910 where he was listed as residing on N. Crowell St. He was working as a time keeper for Cannon Mfg. Co. Elizabeth Petrea died in 1910 due to complications from childbirth and George died in 1914 from bronchial complications (probably due to tuberculous). At the time of his death he was still employed as a time keeper for Cannon Mfg. Co. and was a Mason, member of the Woodmen of the World, and the Forest Hills Band. He and Elizabeth are buried at Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, NC.
Children of G. C. Petrea ad Elizabeth Craven:
1) Frances Elvira Petrea (b. 7 May 1899, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Mar 1973, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Luther Nay Christy.
2) Mary Emma Petrea (b. 19 Jul 1900, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 15 Sep 1967, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married William Dixon.
3) Laura Elizabeth Petrea (b. 26 May 1902, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 May 1969, Cabarrus Co. NC). Married Charles A. Johnson.
4) Carl Henry Petrea (b. 20 Dec 1904, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 17 Nov 1970, Summitt Co. OH). Married Margaret Emma Christy).
5) Jane Petrea (b. 24 Feb 1908, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 25 Aug 1979, Del Notre Co. CA). Married Benjamin Dillenburg.
6) Infant Petrea (b. 24 Oct 1910, Cabarrus Co. NC, d. 24 Oct 1910, Cabarrus Co. NC).