"Strong Woman" - Margaret Ida Spain Briggs Henderson

My paternal second great-grandmother, Margaret Ida Spain Briggs, was born to William Thomas Whitaker Briggs, M.D., and Ida Margaret Susan Spain Briggs on 14 March 1863 at Cypress Plantation in Clarendon County, South Carolina.  The 21 July 1870 United States census records seven-year-old Ida living in St. Paul, Clarendon, South Carolina, with her parents and six older siblings - Thomas, Jr., William, Abram, Hartwell, Albertus, Ashley, and Edward.

How I descend from Ida.  My father and I follow afterElizabeth (Betty) Lee Henderson.

My extensive research of Ida paints the picture of a strong and independent woman, especially given the time during which she lived.  On 5 June 1880, 17-year-old Ida was single and “at school” in Charleston, and she was living as a boarder at the Confederate Widows and Orphans Home at 62 Broad Street, which also served as a women’s college.  It was unusual for women to go to college in the late 1800s, and I find it indicative of strong character that Ida chose to pursue her education in a bustling city away from her family.  By the time she married, she already had a career as a teacher (“School, District No. 10.” The Manning Times, 2 Feb. 1887, p. 2.) and had begun establishing her career as a journalist.  Page 3 of the 29 Sep 1886 edition of The Manning (SC) Times indicates that she had recently returned from accompanying the Press Association party to Washington, D.C.  There is also a 17 Jun 1884 account of Miss Ida Briggs of Manning visiting friends in Sumter the previous week.  Single women traveling alone was a fairly uncommon occurrence in the late 1800s, so I believe it shows her sense of adventure and independence.

According to page two of the 26 October 1886 edition of The Watchman and Southron (Sumter, South Carolina) newspaper, Mr. James Rutledge Henderson of Spartanburg, South Carolina, married Ida - “one of the most charming ladies of Clarendon” - at the Presbyterian church near “the Briggs mansion” in Clarendon County on 20 October 1886.

On 9 June 1900, the United States census records Ida living in Spartanburg Township, Ward 4, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, with her husband and five children - Louis, Russell, Margaret, James, and Thomas.  Being a mother seemed not to slow her down too much, as is shown on page three of the 04 June 1902 edition of The Manning Times which records “Mrs. J. R. Henderson, Mrs. W. T. Briggs and Miss Ida Briggs left for Hendersonville, N. C., where they will keep a boarding house.”

On 15 April 1910, the United States census for District 0105 of Ward 4, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, shows James and Ida living on West Trade Street in Charlotte with their children, Louis, Russell, Margaret, James, Jr., Thomas, and Louise.  A 1912 Charlotte city directory records James and Ida living at 1007 W 5th.

On  4 June 1916, The Charlotte Observer published two articles, taking up almost an entire page (p. 4) by Ida Briggs Henderson.  The first was entitled “Memories of the Old South;” and the title of the second one was “Plantation Tales.”  “Memories of the Old South” seems to have become a somewhat regular column.  Later that same year, on 22 November, the same newspaper published an article stating, “The drama now under way, to be presented at the Academy on the 14th of December is the work of two Charlotte playwrights, Ida Briggs Henderson and Edward Lansing Cowles, whose collaboration is particularly fortunate because of the extensive knowledge of southern lore and negro dialect possessed by Mrs. Henderson., and the comprehensive technical knowledge of the construction of the drama and stage-craft of Mr. Cowles, aided by the expressive pen of both playwrights.”  The name of the play was “Petwen The Lines.”  On 29 April 1917, The Charlotte Observer published (p. 23) another “Memories of the Old South” column by Mrs. Ida Briggs Henderson.

A 1920 Charlotte city directory shows Mr. and Mrs. Henderson living at 120 E. Morehead in Charlotte.  The United States census for that year, taken on January 15 for Charlotte Township, shows the couple living on West Trade Street in Charlotte with their children, James, Thomas, and Ida.  It seems they moved at some point between the times of the census and city directory or vice versa.

In 1927, the Charlotte city directory lists James and Ida Henderson living at 1007 West 5th Street.  The following year, Ida’s husband died in a hotel fire in Shelby, North Carolina, on the 23rd of February.  The 1930 and 1931 Charlotte city directories show her widowed and living at 2309 Charlotte Drive, the home of her youngest child, Ida Louise Henderson Ingram.

On the evening of 21 March 1938, Mrs. Margaret Ida Spain Briggs Henderson, age 75, passed away at her Louise’s home.  The 22 March 1938 editions of the Asheville Citizens-Times, The Daily Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina), and The Greensboro Record, note her involvement in strong Daughters of the American Revolution (National # 13020, Chapter: SC, Patriots: John Chambers and William Henry) and American War Mothers, as well as highlight her career as a magazine and newspaper writer.

Following a 3:00 PM memorial service on 22 March 1938, Mrs. Henderson’s family laid her to rest in the historic Elmwood Cemetery in Charlotte.

Twenty-nine of Ida Briggs Henderson’s publications can be found online at North Carolina Periodicals Index, and many more are available in online and microfiche newspapers.

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"Where There's a Will" - Transcription of Levin Woollen's Last Will and Testament

How I descend from Levin Woollen. My father and I follow after Betty
Henderson Wood in the lineage shown above.

Levin (a.k.a., Leven, Leavin, and Leaven) Woollen was born in 1744 in Dorchester County, Maryland.  Various records show him living in Maryland up until the time of the 1800 United States Census for Dorchester County, Maryland.  By the time of the enumeration of the 1810 United States Census, Levin had moved about 400 miles southwest of Dorchester County and was residing in Rockingham County, North Carolina.  On 07 August 1820, the United States Census recorded him as living in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Then, on 14 February 1832, Mr. Woollen filed his last will and testament, as follows, with the Guilford County, North Carolina, Clerk of Court.

Last Will and Testament of Leven (sic) Woollen.

Transcription of Levin Woollen's Last Will and Testament

File # 0673

467.

In the Name of God Amen.  I Leven Woollen of the County of Guilford & State of North Carolina, Considering the uncertainty of life being of sound mind & (illegible) Memory.  Do Ordain & disclose this to be my last Will & Testament revoking all others.

Item 1.  I give & bequeath to my beloved wife Rebecca Woollen Our bed & furniture her natural lifetime.

Item 2.  I give & bequeath to my son William B. Woollen all my land which I may disposed & pop??ed of by his paying Five Dollars to each of the rest of the legates that is to say my son Levin Woollen, to my daughter Nancy Woollen, & To. my son Edward Woollen, to my son Benjamin Ellis Woollen, & to my son Charles W. Woollen.

Item 3.  I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Ellis Woollen, one bed and its common furniture.

Item 4.  My Will is the remaining part of my property not otherwise disposed of to be sold and Equally divided Betwixt my son Leven Woollen, Nancy Woollen, Edward, William, Barns (sic), Benjamin Ellis, of Charles Wesley Woollen.

Item 5.  I do hereby Constitute Ordain, and appoint John A. Smith my executor to this my last Will & Testament.  Duly Executed, I do hereby Confirm the same in the presence of God, and here unto set my hand & Seal After Minute deliberation,

Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of us

this (illegible) 14th day of February in the year of} Leven Woollen {Seal}

our Lord 1832

Martin Weatherby}

Green (his X mark) Gordon} durant?

State of North Carolina

Guilford County} November Term 1832

The Execution of the the within Will was duly proven

in Open Court by the Oathes of Marin Weatherby & Green Gordon

Laboring(?) Witnesses Hereto.

Ordered to be Recorded

Then carrier(?) into Open Court.  John A. Smith Esquire Executor

appointed in said Will of qualified as such Accordingly.

Test(?)

A. E. Hanner(?) c/c


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"Favorite Name" - Marie Rosalie Seraphina Toups

I have found so many names in my family tree that I could call "favorites" for a variety of reasons.  For this post, I decided to choose a name that I like based solely on the name itself - Marie Rosalie Seraphina Toups.  She is my maternal third great-grandmother.  I particularly like the Seraphina part of her name, as well as that her given and middle names reflect her maternal French heritage.

My mother and I follow after Andrew Pampas
in the above lineage.

Name Information

• Marie is a common French variant of the ancient names Mary and Maria. Its meaning is not clearly defined.
• Rosalie is a French form of Italian and Late Roman name Rosalia.  As one would expect, it means "rose."
• Seraphina is the feminine form of the Late Latin name Seraphinus and is typically spelled as "Séraphina" in French.  The name is derived from the Hebrew word "שרפים" "(anglicized as "seraphim"), which means "burning ones" and is used to identify the angels surrounding the throne of God in the Bible.
• Toups was derived from the surname Dubs and came into its current form in the late 1600s to early 1700s.  Rosalie's paternal ancestors who had this surname lived in Switzerland, except for her third great-grandfather who lived in Germany, before emigrating to Louisiana circa 1724.  The Toups were some of Louisiana's earliest settlers, starting with Casper Dubs/Toups originally of Zurich, Switzerland.(1)

Timeline

• 22 January 1841 - Rosalie, which is the name by which she was called, was born in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana(2), to Drauzin (a.k.a., Drausin) Joseph Toups (Abt. 1812 - Aft. 22 Jun 1880) and Marie Eulalie Stevens (a.k.a., Istiben, Estiben, Estiven, Estievenne, and other variations) Toups (1818 - Aft. 22 Jun 1880).
• 1 August 1850 - She lived with her parents, two older siblings, and two younger siblings in Grand Couteau, Lafource, Louisiana.(3)
• 23 July 1859 - Rosalie married Marcelin (a.k.a., Marcellin) Stevens (a.k.a., Stephens, Estievens, and other variations) in Lafourche Parish.(4)
• 27 July 1860 - The new Mrs. Stevens and her husband lived in Ward 1, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana (Post Office: Thibodaux).(5)
• 01 June 1870 - Rosalie resided with her husband and their four children in Thibodaux, Lafourche, Louisiana.(6)
• 22 June 1880 - The U.S. Census shows Rosalie as widowed and living with her six children at Ellician Toups Plantation(7)(8)(9), now known as Ariel Plantation(10), located about "nine miles below Thibodaux," in the 5th Ward of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.

This post is part of +Amy Johnson Crow's 2018 #52Ancestors challenge.

Bibliography

1. Deiler, John Hanno. The Settlement of the German Coast of Louisiana and the Creoles of German Descent. vol. 8, American Germanica Press, 1909. pp. 31, 77, 82, 83, 95, 103, 124.
2. Toups, Neil J. The Toups Clan and How It All Began. Neilson, 1969. p. 98.
3. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJW-1MC : 12 April 2016), Rosala Toups in household of Dransin Toups, Grand Coteau, Lafourche, Louisiana, United States; citing family 37, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. Toups, Neil J. The Toups Clan and How It All Began. Neilson, 1969. p. 98.
5. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPD-WLW : 12 December 2017), Rosela Stevens in entry for Marcellin Stevens, 1860.
6. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87Q-Z2V : 12 April 2016), Rolelia Stephens in household of Marcelin Stephens, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 7, family 47, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,015.
7. Louisiana Sugar Planters' Association, Lousiana Sugar Chemists' Association, American Cane Growers' Association. The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer. vol. 1, Lousiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer Company, 1888. p. 198.
8. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6T-1R9 : 15 August 2017), Rosalie Eliza Esteven, 5th Ward, Lafourche, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 131, sheet 641C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0455; FHL microfilm 1,254,455.
9. Louisiana Sugar Planters' Association, Lousiana Sugar Chemists' Association, American Cane Growers' Association. The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer. vol. 15, Lousiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer Company, 1895. p. 198.
10. French, Benjamin Franklin, and Joh Gilmary Shea. Biographical and Historical Memories of Louisiana. Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1892. pp. 424-425.

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Transcription of the 02 Sep 1876 State of North Carolina Will of Probate for Mathias John Winecoff, Jr. (1805-1876), My Maternal 4th Great-Grandfather

Transcription of the 02 Sep 1876 State of North Carolina

Will of Probate for Mathias John Winecoff, Jr.

State of North Carolina SS. In the Probate Court.

Cabarrus County.

            A Paper purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Mathias Wihnecoff deceased, is exhibited before me, the undersigned, Judge of Probate for the said County, by M. H. Winecoff one of the executors therein mentioned, and the due execution thereof by the said Mathias Winecoff by the oath and examination of Jos. N. Brown & Jos. Gouny the subscribed witnesses thereto; who being duly sworn, doth depose and say, and each for himself deposeth and saith that he is a subscribing witness to the paper writing now shown him, purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Mathias Winecoff that the said Mathias Winecoff in the presence of this deponent subscribed his name at the end of said paper writing, which is now shown as aforesaid, and which beast the date of 2 day of October 1872.

            And the Deponent Further Saith, That the said Mathias Winecoff the teastor aforesaid, did at the time of the subscribing his name as aforesaid declare the said paper writing so subscribed by him, and exhibited to his last Will and Testament, and the deponent did th reupon subscribe his name at the end of said Will, as an attesting witness thereto, and at he request and in the presence of the said testator, this deponent further saith, that at the said tiem when the said testator subscribed his name to the said last Will as aforesaid, and at the time of the deponent’s subscribing his name as an attesting witness thereto, the aforesaid, the said Mathias Winecoff was of sound mind and memory, of full age to execute a Will, and was not under any restraint to the knowledge, information or belief of the deponent; And further these deponents say not.

Joseph Gouny(?) (Seal)

J. N. Brown (Seal)

Severally sworn and subscribed this 2 day

of Sept. 1876, before me, Jas C Gibson

How I Descend from Mathias John Winecoff, Jr. My maternal grandmother,
mom, and I (all living) would follow after Sgt. Murl Sanders Litaker, Sr.

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Transcription of the 02 Oct 1872 Last Will and Testament of Mathias John Winecoff, Jr. (1805-1876), My Maternal 4th Great-Grandfather

Transcription of Mathias John Winecoff Jr.'s Last Will and Testament

I Mathias Winecoff of the County of Cabarrus and state of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory and being aware of the uncertainty of life do make my last will and testament as follows viz:

Item 1^st I wish my executors herein after appointed to pay all my just debts.

Item 2^nd I devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth one hundred acres of land including my dwelling and outhouses.  The miles and bounds to be selected by her to have and to hold so long as she remains my widow.  I further give and bequeath to my wife all the household and kitchen furniture which she owned previous to our marriage and all the personal property of every kind which she had before our marriage.  I further give and bequeath to my wife one years support (not to exceed the allowance made by law) and three hundred dollars in cash.

Item 3. I devise and bequeath to my son M. H. Winecoff the parcel or tract of land on which he now lives containing one hundred and two acres.  The miles and bounds of which are marked to have and to hold to him and his heirs forever.

Item 4^th I devise that my executors shall sell the balance of my personal property not given to my widow and I devise and bequeath to my grand child Josephine Winecoff five hundred dollars in cash to be paid to my executors and I devise and bequeath to my grand son Joseph N. Winecoff five hundred dollars in cash provided the settlement which I have made of his father’s estate as administrator shall not be interfered with.  I mean by this bequest to Joseph N. Winecoff that as I was Administrator of his father’s estate and the guardian of said Joseph during the war and owing to the troubles and difficulties the became mixed up with Confederate money and liner the war some of the notes have become worthlys and on the 20^th Sept 1871 I charged myself in the return as his guardian with the sum of two hundred and eighty  four 69/100 dollars in good money.  Now if said settlement and return shall stand and if myself or my executors shall not be held to account for any greater sum than two hundred and eight four 69/100 dollars due said Joseph on the 20 Sept 1871.  Then I desire that he the said Joseph shall have five hundred dollars in addition there to from my estate but if any greater sum than two hundred and eighty-four 69/100 shall be claimed on account of my said guardianship then it is my will and desire that that the said Joseph N. Winecoff shall have nothing whatever from my estate.

Item 5^th I devise and bequeath to my children  M. H. Margaret I. Sarah Ann. Harriet M. Layton M. and Jane Elizabeth. the balance of all my real and personal estate to be divided equally between them and in order that the division may be equal it is my will that my son M. H. shall account for the value of the tract of land which I have given him above but in the account he is not to be charged with the value of any improvements he may put on said land.

Item 6^th If my wife shall marry then it is my will and desire that the real estate which I have desired to her in the 2^nd Item shall be divided equally between my children mentioned in the 5^th Item, and if she never marries then at her death the said real estate shall be divided equally among my children mentioned in said 5^th Item.

Item 7^th I constitute and appoint my M. H. and L. M. Winecoff my executors to execute and carry out this my last will and testament.  This 2^nd day of October 1872.

Mathias Winecoff (seal)

Signed and sealed and published as the last will and testament of Mathias Winecoff in our presence and at his request and in his presence he have subscribed our names as witness thereto.

Joseph Louny(?)

J. N. Brown(?)

 Mathias Winecoff Last Will and Testament - page 1 -
North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 on Ancestry.com

 Mathias Winecoff Last Will and Testament - page 2 -
North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 on Ancestry.com

 Mathias Winecoff Last Will and Testament - page 3 -
North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 on Ancestry.com

Depiction of How I Descend from Mathias John Winecoff, Jr. (Note: Below Murl, Sr.,
the pedigree chart would show my maternal grandmother, my mother, and me (all living).)

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Timeline for James Anderson Woollen, My Paternal 3rd Great-Grandfather (22 Feb 1836 – 11 Jun 1905)

After my paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Lee Henderson Wood,
would follow my father (living) and me.

22 February 1836, Guilford County, North Carolina – James Anderson Woollen, my paternal third great-grandfather, was born in to Rebecca Heath Woollen (1798-?), and John Woollen (circa 1790-?)

25 September 1850, Guilford County, North Carolina – The 1850 U.S. Census recorded James as age 14 and living in the Northern Division of the county.

21 April 1860, North Carolina – James secured a marriage bond for his upcoming marriage to Susan Caroline Malcolm (1845-1920).

James Woollen and Susan C. Malcolm Marriage Bond from Ancestry.com's  

North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, database.

 22 October 1860, Guilford County, North Carolina – James married Susan Caroline Malcolm (1845-1920), daughter of James Landreth Malcolm and Catherine “Kate” Haddox (a.k.a., Haddix).

January 1862, Guilford County, North Carolina – James and Susan’s first child and my second great-grandmother, Lillian Elizabeth “Muttie” Woollen (1862-1920), was born.

26 February 1862, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina – Captain James T. Morehead enrolled James into active service as a Private in Company C (Guilford Light Infantry), 45^th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, of the Confederate Army. James enlisted voluntarily for a term of “three years or war.”

27 March 1862 – Private James Woollen entered active service at the age of 25.

09 April 1862, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina – Private James Woollen mustered in at Camp Mangum.  This muster roll describes him as follows:

• Born in Guilford County, North Carolina
• Age 25
• Occupation: Farmer
• Height 5” 9’

30 June 1862 – Private Woollen was present for Company C, 45^th Infantry, North Carolina muster roll, and Major Edmondson paid him Confederate bounty of $50 for his service since enlisting on 26 February 1862.

26 August 1862, Petersburg, Virginia – Private Jas. A. Woollen “Appear[ed] on a Register of the Confederate States Hospital, Petersburg, Va., containing a record of clothing and accoutrements [sic].”

01 September 1862 – The July and August 1862 Company C Muster Roll indicated that Private Woollen did not muster in due to sickness and hospitalization in Petersburg, Virginia.  Captain Johnston paid him for his service through this date.

About 29 November 1862 – Private Woollen mustered in for his Company’s September and October 1862 Muster Roll.

31 December 1862 - Private Woollen mustered in for his Company’s 30 November 1862 to 31 December 1862 Muster Roll and was paid by Captain Adams.

30 April 1863 - Private Woollen mustered in for his Company’s March and April 1863 Muster Roll.

12 June 1863, Richmond, Virginia – Private James Woolen [sic] was admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 3 with “camp fever” (a.k.a., either typhus fever or typhoid, both of which were prevalent during the American Civil War).

Detail of an 1865 map produced by Major Nathaniel Micheler and Captain Peter S. Michie,
US Army War Department. (National Archives Record Group #77, Map G 204, #51.)

 17 June 1863, Virginia – Private Woolen [sic] was transferred from Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond to the C. S. A. General Hospital in Danville, Virginia.  Captain Scales commanded Company C on this date.  Private Woolen’s [sic] complaint upon being admitted was debilitas, which was the term used to describe soldiers who were losing weight and too exhausted to fulfill their duties.  Debilitas was often caused by being physically overworked while also suffering from chronic diarrhea. On this same date, Pirvate Woollen “Appear[ed] on a Receipt Roll 3d. Div Gen Hosp. for clothing No. 1 Danville Va.”

30 June 1863 - Private Woollen did not muster in for his Company’s May and June 1863 Muster Roll due to hospitalization in Danville, Virginia, where he was still paid on this same date.

28 July 1863 – Private Woolen [sic] returned to duty.

31 August 1863 - Private Woollen mustered in for his Company’s July and August 1863 Muster Roll and received payment from Captain Reynolds.

01 September 1863 – Private James Woollen was promoted to 2^nd Corporal, a rank immediately junior to the 1^st Corporal, and appeared on Company C’s Roll of Honor.

31 October 1863 – 2^nd Corp^l. James Woollen mustered in for Company C’s September and October 1863 Muster Roll and again received payment from Captain Reynolds on this date.

31 December 1863 – 2^nd Corp^l. Jas. Woollen was mustered in for his Company’s November and December 1863 Muster Roll and received payment from Captain Reynolds on this date.  The Muster Roll’s Remarks section states: “ Name appears in col of names present as James Woollen.”

About 28 February 1864 – 2^nd Corp^l. James Woollen mustered in for Company C’s Muster Roll.  The Muster Roll’s Remarks section noted: “ Name appears in col of names present as James Woollen.”

21 April 1864 – James A. Wollen [sic] (with “Woollen” written above “Wollen”), Co. C, 45 NC Inf. was issued clothing based on his appearance “…on a Receipt Roll for clothing, for Apr 21 26, 1864.”

02 May 1864 – J. A. Woollen, Co. C, 45 NC Inf., “Appear[ed] on a Receipt Roll for clothing, for 2 Apr, 1864.  (Note: The date of issue originally recorded was 21 June 1864, and that date was crossed out and replaced with 02 May 1864.)

12 June 1864 – Clothing was issued to J. A. Woollen, Co. C, 45 NC Inf. who “Appear[ed] on a Receipt Roll for clothing, for 02 Apr, 1864.”

01 September 1864 – James Woollen mustered in for Company C’s Muster Roll dated 30 April 1864 to 31 August 1864, and – for the first time – his rank is shown as 1^st Corporal. As 1st Corporal, he was the senior Corporal in Company C and always would have stood in the first rank in or near to the middle of the Company. Note that the muster roll showed his last time being paid as 31 December 1863, eight months earlier.  The Remarks section of this Muster Roll indicates:  “Name appears in col of names present as J. A. Woollen.”

About 01 November 1864 – Company C’s Muster Roll lists 1^st Corp^l. J. A. Woollen as mustered in for the period of September and October 1864 and indicates that Captain Reynolds last paid him on 01 September 1865.

04 November 1864, Guilford County, North Carolina – James and Susan’s second child, Margaret “Maggie” Irene Woollen was born.

15 November 1864, Venus Point, Georgia – 1^st Corp^l. Woollen was exchanged.

About 31 December 1864 – 1^st Corp^l. J. A. Woollen mustered in for his Company’s Muster Roll and had last received compensation on 01 September 1864.

16 May 1865, Greensboro, North Carolina – Sergeant Jas. A. Woollen, Company C, 45^th North Carolina Infantry, signed a “Parole of Prisoners of War belonging to the Army of Northern Virginia, and surrendered by General Robt. E. Lee, C. S. A., commanding said army, to Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant, commanding armies U. S.”  This is the first documentation of his promotion to Sergeant.

Between 1870 and 1899 – After returning to home to post-war Winston-Salem*, James worked as primarily as a carpenter and briefly as a janitor.
*In the 1880s, the US Post Office began referring to the North Carolina towns of Winston and Salem as “Winston-Salem.” In 1899, the Winston-Salem post office in was established in the former town of Winston, with the former town of Salem’s post office becoming as a branch. After a referendum, the towns were officially incorporated as "Winston-Salem" in 1913.

02 August 1871 – James and Susan welcomed their first son, John William Woollen.

18 November 1878 – Another son, Charles “Charlie” Thomas Woollen, was born to James and Susan.

21 December 1879 – Susan and James celebrated the birth of another daughter, Pearl Beatrice Forest Woollen.

20 January 1883 – James and Susan’s son, Glenn Lacy Woollen, was born.

06 February 1884 – Another daughter, Ruby Valerie (“Tee” or “T”) Woollen, was born to James and Susan.

09 June 1901, Winston, North Carolina – James A. Woollen suffered a stroke while at Brown’s Warehouse.  The stroke paralyzed the right side of his body.

1902, Winston, North Carolina – By 1902, James had fully retired.

11 September 1903, Winston, North Carolina – James and Susan’s 9-year-old granddaughter, Lillian Virginia Lee, passed away at their home.  Lillian was the daughter of Lillian Elizabeth “Muttie” Woollen Lee, and she died from rheumatism and scarlet fever.

09 June 1905, Winston-Salem, North Carolina – At the age of 69, James Anderson Woollen passed away from paralysis.

James A. Woollen's North Carolina Death Certificate from
Ancestry.com's North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 database.

11 June 1905, Winston-Salem, North Carolina – James was buried in the non-Moravian section of Salem Cemetery, located at the intersection of Cemetery Street and Old Salem Avenue. His headstone features a Confederate flag and is inscribed as follows:

James A. Woollen

Greensboro, N.C.

February 22, 1836

June 9, 1905

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee.  Ps. 65:4

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