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Homegoing Celebration of Deacon Thomas L. Hatcher
Funeral Program for Thomas L. Hatcher -
Homegoing Celebration of Mrs. Aradean Wall Hairston
Funeral program for Mrs. Aradean Wall Hairston -
Homegoing Celebration of Ms. Carey Earlene George
Funeral program for Carey Earlene George -
Celebration of Life for Mr. Ronnie Tyrone France
Funeral program for Ronnie Tyrone France -
Mount Airy Kiwanis Club Ladies Night booklet
Program for the April 9th 1926 meeting of the Mount Airy Kiwanis Club. Booklet include the program for the meeting -
Mount Airy Kiwanis Club Ladies Night booklet
Program for the April 17th 1925 meeting of the Mount Airy Kiwanis Club. Booklet include the program for the meeting -
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary-Souvenir Menu- Surry County 'Possum and Chitterlin' Club
Souvenir Menu for Mount Airy 'Possum and Chitterlin Club -
Souvenir Menu- Surry County 'Possum and Chitterlin' Club
Souvenir Menu for Mount Airy 'Possum and Chitterlin Club -
Souvenir Menu- Surry County 'Possum and Chitterlin' Club
Souvenir Menu for Mount Airy 'Possum and Chitterlin Club -
Special "Current Events"- Souvenir Menu- Surry County 'Possum and Chitterlin' Club
Souvenir Menu for Mount Airy 'Possum and Chitterlin Club -
Souvenir Menu- Surry County 'Possum and Chitterlin' Club
Souvenir Menu for Mount Airy 'Possum and Chitterlin Club -
Home Going Celebration for Mrs. Jennifer Renee Reynolds Carter
Funeral Program for Jennifer Renee Reynolds Carter -
Home Going Celebration for Mother Fannie T. Fitzgerald Denson
Funeral Program for Fannie T. Fitzgerald Denson -
The Homegoing Celebration for Mother Rachel Louvenia Hatcher Dodd
Funeral Program for Rachel L. Hatcher Dodd -
photograph of Pat's Service Station also called The Service Station
photograph of Pat's Service Station; also called The Service Station. corner of West Pine and Main Street Phone 59 Pat's Service Station owned by Oliver and Oscar Patterson 93 S. Main -
photograph of Brannocks Esso Service Station
photograph of Brannocks Esso Service Station at the corner of Riverside Drive and Pine Street in Mount Airy -
photograph of Moody Funeral Home and Chapel
photograph of Moody Funeral Home and Chapel on West Pine Street -
Sketch of New Moody Funeral Home Location
Sketch of the new location of Moody Funeral Home at 206 West Pine Street, Mount Airy, N.C.; the new location opened in 1959. -
Photo of the New Moody Funeral Home Front Entrance
Street front entrance to the new location of Moody Funeral Home at 206 West Pine Street, Mount Airy (N.C.). -
Photo of the Moody Funeral Home Main Desk
Main Desk of the new location at 206 West Pine Street, Mount Airy, N.C. The new location opened in 1959. -
Photograph of T.N. Woodruff and Unknown Man
Truman N. Woodruff on left, who ran a floral supply company in Lowgap NC and sold galax. This plant may be silver pine. -
Center Theater photograph
Main Street Mount Airy looking north at W. Pine Street intersection 2-way traffic. Hylton Supply on right and Center Theatre showing Cecil B. DeMill's "10 Commandments"; Apparel Outlet -
deed for land from William Eaton to Richard Gwyn
deed for 286 acres of land near Jonesville NC- from William Eaton to Richard Gwyn deed, indenture, This indenture made the tenth of January A.D. 1851, one thousand eight hundred & fifty one between Richard Gwyn of the County of Surry in the State of North Carolina of the one part, and William L. Van Eaton of said County of Surry and State of North Carolina of the other part. Witnessed that the said Richard Gwyn for and in consideration of the sum of twenty five hundred dollars to him the said Richard Gwyn in hand paid by the said William L. Van Eaton the receipt whereof the said Richard Gwyn doth hereby acknowledge, hath given, granted, bargained, and sold, aliened, and confirmed, and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain and sell, alien & confirm, unto the said William L. Van Eaton, his heirs and assigns forever, all that tract, piece or parcel of land, Situate, lying and being in the County and State aforesaid, on the Yadkin River, South side and on Cobb's creek, embracing the confluence of said creek with said river, butted and bounded as follows, to wit Beginning at a Spanish oak one chain below mouth of Cobb's Creek, in the South bank of the Yadkin River, running along Sanford Miller's line South Sixty four degrees East, twenty four chains and fifty links to a Sourwood his corner, South forty two degrees East along his line Eleven chains & twenty five links to a pine, South sixty three degrees West fourteen chains to a persimmon on the west bank of Cobb's Creek, South fifty two degrees West along James Hicks' old line ten chains to a Stake South forty nine degrees West, along said line three chains & fifty links to a Stake South nineteen degrees West supposed to be twenty eight chains and Seventy five Links to a red oak the old corner, thence North Sixty nine Degrees West Twenty one chains to the North East corner of the Town of Jonesville, West along said line Eleven chains to a Red oak and Stake E. B. Hunt's corner, North along his line four chains to a white oak his corner, West Eight chains and fifty links to a Spanish oak his corner, North Eleven chains and twenty five links to a Sourwood his corner, West along his line fifteen chains and fifty links to the road leading from Jonesville to the Island ford, thence North forty seven degrees West five chains and fifty links alongs the said road, North seventy six degrees West one chain and forty links along the said road to Thomas Hampton's old line. North along the same Six chains & fifty links to a gum tree and red oak in the bank of the river, thence down the said river as it meanders to the beginning, including by estimation two hundred and Eighty six acres, be it the same more or less. And also all the woody, ways, waters, and courses, and all the appurtenances thereto belonging or in any wise appertaining; and the reversions, reversions, remainder, and remainders, rents issues and profits of the aforesaid lands and premises and every oart, thereof and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim, property, and demand whatsoever of the said Richard Gwyn, of, in, and to, the lands and premises hereto granted To have and to hold the aforesaid lands and premises with the appurtenances to the said William L. Van Eaton his heirs and assigns forever. And the said Richard Gwyn for himself and his heirs, the aforesaid land, and premises and every part thereto, against himself, and his heirs, and the claim, or claims, of all, and every other person or persons, whatsoever to the said William L. Van Eaton, his heirs and assigns, shall and will forever warrant and defend by these presents. In witness whereof the siad Richard Gwyn hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his Seal on the day and in the year first above written. Witnesseth, N. D. Hunt, William Cook Dejournette, O. P. Hough, Richard Gwyn, Seal, (Turn Over On The first sheet) (when you turn over the writing doesn't match and the witing doesn't make since as you continue), back of the sheet - North Carolina, Yadkin County, Court of Pleas and quotes, ????? April ????? 1853, The execution of the within deed was duly proven on open Court by the oath of O. P. Hough on of the subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded. T. S. Martin c c c, Registered in book - A - Pages 77 - 78 - in Yadkin County, O. P. Hough P.?., William L. Van Eaton from Richard Gwyn, deed 286 acres, my fee of 20 20 cts pd & sale, -Hugh Gwyn, born 1804, died 1885, wife - Rosamond Dickerson -Moved to Mount Airy in 1850 -Home was on the Piper's Gap Road four miles from Mount Airy -Home was called Idle Wilde -Hugh and Rosamond had ten children -One of Hugh's sons was Richard Littleton Gwyn -Richard Littleton Gwyn was the only child that stayed in Mount Airy -Richard married Letitia Hollingsworth Gwyn and stayed at Idle Wilde -Richard and Letitia had eight children - Imogene (Genie) Gwyn (single), -Joseph (Joe) Hollingsworth Gwyn who married Blanche Holt, as a young man he operated Gwyn Drug store and ran the nearby White Sulphur Springs Hotel, he died in 1975 at the age of 93, -Annie Gwyn who married Thomas D. Gilliam and they had three children Nancy Gilliam, Betsy Gilliam and Thomas D. Gilliam Jr., -Hugh Gwyn, -Letitia Gwyn who married William Simpson, -Richard Reginald Gwyn, -May Gwyn who married William Ashby, -Elma Gwyn who married Robert E. Ashby and they had two children -Next Idle Wilde's ownership fell to Richard Reginald Gwyn and Robert and Emma Gwyn Ashby and Genie Gwyn -In the 1970's the house stood empty for the first time in 120 years -It later burned -
Letter from Porter Graves to his wife
Letter from Porter Graves to his wife recounting his trip to Sparta NC. letter, on letterhead stationary, Office of H. K. Boyer, Attorney-At-Law, Sparta, North Carolina, March 16, 1891, 4 pages of the letter and 1 envelope, letter - My Dear Wife, I reached Sparta this morning at half past ten o'clock having spent the night at a Mr. Roberts about twelve miles out and by the way they had the roughest fare I have had to tackle for many years. It was after dark when I rode up and after a brief conversation the old gentleman said "well if you can put up with our fare, light' and I dismounted, walked in and found no lights but from the fire. There were five children in the room and all had whooping cough. I ate cabbage, rye bread and coffee by the light of a pine torch held by the young hopeful, and after a few moments was shown to my bed in one corner of the "big house", as they called it by way of distinguishing it from the cook and dining room. Well, after the gentleman of the house and his good lady had retired, occupying a bed in the opposite corner of the room, they began talking to me, and we thus carried on a very entertaining conversation till I finally said good night, in less than three minutes, the old man began snoring, and where I did at length doze off, it was to dream of saw mills, Rail road accidents and tornados. We ate breakfast by day light, and for the first time saw the true condition of affairs; the knife and fork at my plate were as ?greasy? as though they had been boiled in lard. ????? ?????! But enough, How happened it that I stopped at such a place? well, as I was starting up the mountain I meet an acquaintance who told me that if I would turn off on a little ?by? path on top of the mountain, I could save at least three miles, and I turned! The ?sure? was about half an hour high where I reached the summit of the mountain where the path left the road; after travelling a few yards, I started down the side of the mountain, and the way became more ?precipitorus? as I advanced, and long before reaching the creekwhich flowed in the hollow I had to get down and lead, then I discovered another high peak in front, and had to walk all the way up and carry my saddlebags! It was now past sun down, and no sign of a house. Still I made on and on until finally I spied a light out on the side of the mountain and went to find out if I was on the right trail; the old woman said "yes, and I pushed forward, and at last came into the road leading to Sparta! By this time the moon was out, and I found myself in the stretch of flat woods called the "glades"' still a mile from any stopping place. When I reached a dwelling, I asked to spend the night, and the man regretted his inability to keep me on account of the dangerous sickness of his daughter, but assured me I could find confortable quarters at a Mr. ?????'s (Possibly I would have provailed on the man to take me in, had he not told me his name was McKnight!) ?On? rushing ?????'s I ?alloed and he came out to say that he had no feed for my horse, so I had to continue my journey! As I bade Mr. C???? good night he was kind enough to refer me to Mr. Roberts, and there I was taken in! From this I have learned a lesson; "Never take short cuts", unless I am more certain of the ending. I am now in a neatly furnished room. heated by an "open Franklin" stove, an improvement on my Wilkesboro apartment in this respect. Oue table is well supplied with all meats and seasonable vegetables, but no milk! Fever blisters in abundance. It is difficult just now to say when I can get home, not earlier than Friday or Saturday I fear and possibly not before Sunday! There are only three criminal cases for trial on the docket, but two of three are capital felonies, and about half a dozen civil cases ready to be heard. This is unquestionably the smallest Court Docket in the state. I am sure. Mrs. Boyer said she rather expected you with me, and regretted that you did not come, I told her a little about the mud and she then changed her mind about my supposed shabbiness in leaving you at home. I trust you are well and enjoying yourself. I added the last expression because I am in condition to have a high appreciation of comfort and enjoyment. Tired? yes - "Broke up"? Yes Bored? Yes Homesick? Worse than I have ever been. But for the ?company? this ?x?????? cold I carry with me furnishes, I think I would grow dispondent. I think however that I may find more co??????? associate for it is annoying me greatly to night. Now I must close, with warmest love, and best wishes for your happiness. I? affectionable, Porter, envelope - addressed to Mrs. S. P. Graves, Mount Airy, North Carolina, 2 cent stamp, postmarked Sparta -
Indenture (deed) from R.J. Reynolds to John Banner
Indenture (deed) from R.J. Reynolds to John Banner for land on Pine Street in Mount Airy