Jeanette BOLES

Notes:

!Marshall 0169, p. 16

Notes:

!Marshall 0169, p. 16

Theodore married Ida Florence GERREY. Ida (daughter of William Preston GERREY and Onie Pearl MARSHALL) was born in 1916; died in 1996. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!Marshall 0169, p. 16

Notes:

!A GEDCOM file from Gordon Marshall.
Marshall 0169 p. 16
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From: BJ Thomhave [mailto:bjthomhave@cox.net]Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 2:38 PMTo: david@marshallgenealogy.orgSubject: Onie Pearl Marshall
Hi, my name is Karen Gerry Thomhave. My grandmother was Onie Pearl Marshall. I am thrilled to find a part of my heritage!!! Her parents were Willis Dewitt Marshall and Etta Florence James. Her husband was William Preston Gerry. I have always been told that Onie was born on May 4th, 1900. My father was William Macadoo Gerry (1918-1963) I barely know anything of my heritage due to my Dad's sudden, untimely death. We have only had brief and sporadic encounters with my relatives in Winston Salem. They are wonderful and I enjoyed their company, although only twice in my adult life. Lately I had been trying to find info on the internet. Seems as though I was getting a little push... I started to become so frustrated searching the Gerry line and today I finally decided the Marshall line may hold some promise as the name appeared often in the Moravian search I had found. I even sent out a prayerful plea to my ancestors to help me. Within 2 minutes I found your web-site! I was going to stop looking at all those names and go have a coffee, but decided to scroll a little more and EUREKA!!!! There they were! Thank you, thank you for this invaluable information. What an amazing person you must be to have researched all this. I just want to thank you for giving me and my entire family something to grasp and even hold onto after all these years of wondering. Can't wait to tell my husband and daughter,my mom and 5 siblings. I have bits of info but not much. My Aunt Sandy is the only surviving child of Onie and William. I hope you will contact me. I can't wait to get started reading everything you have on your web page. I am so happy! God Bless you and all you do. Karen :)

William married Onie Pearl MARSHALL. Onie (daughter of Willis Dewitt MARSHALL and Etta Florence JAMES) was born on 4 May 1900 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died in 1987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DEATH-OBITUARY: Onie's obit stated that she "was the daughter of Willis Dewitt and Etta Florence James Marshall."
!A GEDCOM file from Gordon Marshall.
!Marshall 0169, p. 16
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From: BJ Thomhave [mailto:bjthomhave@cox.net]Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 2:38 PMTo: david@marshallgenealogy.orgSubject: Onie Pearl Marshall
Hi, my name is Karen Gerry Thomhave. My grandmother was Onie Pearl Marshall. I am thrilled to find a part of my heritage!!! Her parents were Willis Dewitt Marshall and Etta Florence James. Her husband was William Preston Gerry. I have always been told that Onie was born on May 4th, 1900. My father was William Macadoo Gerry (1918-1963) I barely know anything of my heritage due to my Dad's sudden, untimely death. We have only had brief and sporadic encounters with my relatives in Winston Salem. They are wonderful and I enjoyed their company, although only twice in my adult life. Lately I had been trying to find info on the internet. Seems as though I was getting a little push... I started to become so frustrated searching the Gerry line and today I finally decided the Marshall line may hold some promise as the name appeared often in the Moravian search I had found. I even sent out a prayerful plea to my ancestors to help me. Within 2 minutes I found your web-site! I was going to stop looking at all those names and go have a coffee, but decided to scroll a little more and EUREKA!!!! There they were! Thank you, thank you for this invaluable information. What an amazing person you must be to have researched all this. I just want to thank you for giving me and my entire family something to grasp and even hold onto after all these years of wondering. Can't wait to tell my husband and daughter,my mom and 5 siblings. I have bits of info but not much. My Aunt Sandy is the only surviving child of Onie and William. I hope you will contact me. I can't wait to get started reading everything you have on your web page. I am so happy! God Bless you and all you do. Karen :)

Notes:

!MARRIAGE-LICENSE-CERTIFICATE: 7 May 1888; Marriage License #2369 issued by D.V. Carroll Reg. of Deeds; Certificate lists father as Fountain Marshall (dec'd) and mother as A.A. Marshall, living. Father of bride is listed as M.O. James, living and mother Lettie James, dec'd. Marriage performed 10 May 1888, in home of Elias Fulp, J.P., for Sauratown Twp., Stokes Co. NC. Witnesses were, Augusta Fare, Jane L. Fulp, Mrs, G.W. Fulp. !CEMETARY-DEATH-BURIAL: Willis Dewitt Marshall is buried at Salem Chapel Church of Christ Cemetary, Stokes Co. NC.
!NOTE: Letter from Richard D. Neal dated 16 March 1995, states that; "I have
heard my Grandfather's sister refer to Willis Dewitt Marshall as "Uncle Dee",
and said that he was a railroad man." Further letter of 4 April 1995, in which Mr. Neal states that he was told by his father's Aunt, "that Uncle Dee lived in the Dodson Hotel in Walnut Cove, and his daughter played piano there. She was very good."
!Ruth Kramer in Illinois refers to him as "Uncle Dee" also. He visited the
Marshall's in Illinois. Richard D. Neal identifies himself as the Great-grandson of Mrs. Robert Pinkney (Mollie Ann) Neal who was a sister to Etta F. (James) Marshall, wife of W. Dewitt Marshall.
!A GEDCOM file from Gordon Marshall.
!Marshall 0322, p. 92 - Buried in Salem Chapel Cemetery, Walnut Cove, NC.
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From:
To:
Subject: marshall of Stokes Co. NC
Date: Friday, February 21, 2003 8:16 PM

I have recentlly found some missing links in my marshall of Stokes co search.

My grandfather Carl Jones Marshall was born in Stokes Co. in 1909, died in Suffolk Va in 1966

His father is William Wortz Marshall born in Stokes Co in 1889 & died in Suffolk VA in 1945. According to his obt. his parents were William Dewitt and Florence James Marshall of Stokes Co. I saw in your website there was a Willis Dewitt and Etta Florence James Marshall could they be my g-g grandparents?

any help would be most appreciated
Thanks
Todd Marshall
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From:
To: "David Marshall"
Subject: Re: marshall of Stokes Co. NC
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 1:02 AM

David,
My aunt found Willis D. Marshall's Obit. it reads as follows:

Willis D. Marshall
Petersburg, Sept 2.-Funeral services for Willis Dewitt Marshall, who died yesterday morning in Petersburg Hospital, have been arranged for 4 p.m. today in the chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son with Dr. O.B. Newton pastor of Highland Methodist Church, officiating and burial in Walnut Cove, N.C.
A native of Stokes County, N.C., Mr. Marshall was a retired Norfolk and Western Railway Section foreman.

I think that this is more than likely the same person.
Thanks for the notes,
Todd

Willis married Etta Florence JAMES on 10 May 1888 in Sauratown Twp., Stokes County, North Carolina. Etta (daughter of Martin Oliver JAMES) was born on 27 Sep 1870 in North Carolina; died on 16 Jan 1905 in Stokes County, North Carolina; was buried on 19 Jan 1905 in Stokes County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!MARRIAGE: See notes attached to Willis Dewitt Marshall, spouse.
!CEMETARY-DEATH-BURIAL: Buried Stokesburg Methodist Church Cemetary,
Stokesburg, NC
!A GEDCOM file from Gordon Marshall.
!Marshall 0322, p. 92 - Buried in Stokesdale Methodist Church Cemetery.