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William H. Patterson¹

• Father: Solomon Bartholomew Patterson¹ b. 1841, d. 30 Apr 1915
• Mother: Mary Ann Phelps¹ b. c 1841, d. c 1872

• Birth*: William H. Patterson was born in 1866 at NC.¹
• He was the son of Solomon Bartholomew Patterson and Mary Ann Phelps.¹
• Marriage*: William H. Patterson married Martha Ann Grissom, daughter of James Henry Gresham and Polly Mary Clark, on 25 March 1910 at Cedar Rock, Franklin Co., NC.²

William M. Patterson¹

• Father: George Patterson¹ b. c 1802, d. b 1850
• Mother: Rebecca "Becky" Falkner¹ b. c 1803, d. a 31 Aug 1870

• Birth*: William M. Patterson was born in 1825 at NC.¹
• He was the son of George Patterson and Rebecca "Becky" Falkner.¹
• (Witness) Census: William M. Patterson appeared on the census of 19 July 1850 in the household of Benjamin Hardy Faulkner at Henderson, Granville Co., NC; he is a farmer and 49 yrs old.²
• Census*: William M. Patterson appeared on the census of 19 July 1850 at Henderson District, Granville Co., NC. William is living with Benjamin Falconer brother of his wife Rebecca.¹
• Census: He appeared on the census of 9 July 1860 at Franklin Co., NC. William is 35 years old and living with his mother.³
• Marriage*: He married Lucy A. Faulkner, daughter of Edmund Faulkner and Polly (Mary) Greyard, on 23 January 1870 at Franklin Co., NC; Marriage Register in Franklin Co. Courthouse: lists parents, married by C.E. Ascue(Ayscue) J.P.⁴
• Census: William M. Patterson appeared on the census of August 1870 at Hayesville, Franklin Co., NC. Billie is 45 years old and working as a Farmer. He is living next to his mother Rebecca.⁵
• Census: He appeared on the census of 3 June 1880 at Hayesville, Franklin Co., NC. William is 55 years old and his occupation is listed as Pauper.⁶
• Death*: He died before 1900 at NC .⁷

William Richard Patterson¹

• Father: George Patterson¹ b. 1835, d. 19 Nov 1921
• Mother: Sallie Ayscue¹ b. 1 Jan 1840, d. 19 May 1918

• Birth*: William Richard Patterson was born in September 1881 at Franklin Co., NC.¹
• He was the son of George Patterson and Sallie Ayscue.¹
• Marriage*: William Richard Patterson married Ida Carlile on 14 April 1912 at Franklin Co., NC.²
• Death*: William Richard Patterson died on 12 January 1949 at Durham, Durham Co., NC, at age 67 .³

Rev. James Moses Patton

• Birth*: Rev. James Moses Patton was born on 29 May 1829 at Perry Co., AL.
• Marriage*: He married Minerva E. Falconer, daughter of Alexander Hamilton Falconer and Mary Harriet Eaton, on 14 February 1855 at AL.¹
• Marriage*: Rev. James Moses Patton married Mary W. Falconer, daughter of Alexander Hamilton Falconer and Mary Harriet Eaton, on 31 December 1867 at AL.
• Death*: Rev. James Moses Patton died on 13 May 1908 at Wilcox Co., AL, at age 78 .

Sybal "Sibby" Payne^1,2

• Birth*: Sybal "Sibby" Payne was born on 23 March 1873 at Carroll Co., NC.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Robert William Forkner, son of Samuel Forkner and E.Anna Wade, on 1 January 1896 at Carroll Co., VA.^1,3
• Death*: Sybal "Sibby" Payne died on 5 August 1917 at Mount Airy, Surry Co., NC, at age 44 .²

Charlie Morton Paynter¹

• Birth*: Charlie Morton Paynter was born on 31 March 1921 at Warren Co., NC.¹
• Marriage*: He married Mamie Lee Paschall, daughter of Charles Price Paschall and Cassie Magnolia Falkner, on 25 November 1943 at Vance Co., NC.¹
• Death*: Charlie Morton Paynter died on 28 November 1997 at Raleigh, Wake Co., NC, at age 76 .¹

Raymond Britt Paynter¹

• Birth*: Raymond Britt Paynter was born on 23 April 1922 at Warren Co., NC.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Emma Dauphine Perry, daughter of William Ruben Perry and Emma Kittrell, on 30 June 1946 at Henderson, Vance Co., NC.¹
• Death*: Raymond Britt Paynter died on 6 May 1997 at Vance Co., NC, at age 75 .²

Furman Ray Peace¹

• Father: Willie Lee Peace¹ b. 15 Jun 1902
• Mother: Nettie J. Faulkner¹ b. 12 Jul 1923, d. 7 Apr 1975

• Birth*: Furman Ray Peace was born on 4 March 1943 at Vance Co., NC.¹
• He was the son of Willie Lee Peace and Nettie J. Faulkner.¹
• Death*: Furman Ray Peace died on 18 April 2011 at Durham, Durham Co., NC, at age 68 .¹

Willie Lee Peace¹

• Birth*: Willie Lee Peace was born on 15 June 1902 at NC.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Nettie J. Faulkner, daughter of Thomas Wells Faulkner and Nannie Falkner, on 29 November 1941 at Henderson, Vance Co., NC.^1,3
• Death: Willie Lee Peace died on 28 February 1970 at Raleigh, Wake Co., NC, at age 67 .²
• Burial*: He was buried circa 1 March 1970 at Fair View Cemetery, Franklinton, Franklin Co., NC.⁴

Annie Elizabeth Pearce¹

• Birth*: Annie Elizabeth Pearce was born on 9 June 1930 at Vance Co., NC.¹
• Marriage*: She married Herman Waverly Crocker, son of Alver Newton Crocker and Miriam Tabitha Falkner, on 14 August 1949 at Vance Co., NC.¹
• Death*: Annie Elizabeth Pearce died on 2 January 2008 at Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, VA, at age 77 .¹

Coreana Pearce¹

• Birth*: Coreana Pearce was born circa 1853 at NC.¹
• Marriage*: She married William H. Frazier on 23 December 1872 at Franklin Co., NC.¹

David W. "Davie" Pearce¹

• Birth*: David W. "Davie" Pearce was born on 14 October 1865 at NC.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: He married Nodie L. Faulkner, daughter of James Dowd Faulkner and Martha Elizabeth Wrenn Edwards, on 30 December 1892 at NC.^1,2
• Marriage*: David W. "Davie" Pearce married Ethel Zimmerman on 26 April 1914 at Henderson, Vance Co., NC.⁴
• Death*: David W. "Davie" Pearce died on 30 December 1930 at Henderson, Vance Co., NC, at age 65 .³

Holland Pearce

• Birth*: Holland Pearce was born circa 1828.
• Marriage*: She married William Clark Falkner, son of William Faulkner and Caroline Word, on 9 July 1847.
• Death*: Holland Pearce died on 31 May 1849 at Tippah Co., MS.
• Burial*: She was buried on 1 June 1849 at Ripley Cemetery, Ripley, Tippah Co., MS; Holland Pearce Falkner was the daughter of Joseph Pearce (b. 24 Apr 1791, Jones Co. NC – d. ca. 1846, Weakley, Co, TN) and Elizabeth R. Harrison (b. 4 Mar 1804, NC – d. 22 Jan 1835, Weakley Co., TN). Joseph and Elizabeth were married 15 Nov 1821.
  Elizabeth was the daughter of Simmons Harrison (1777-1855) and Holland Spight (1781-1836). Thus Holland Pearce Falkner was related to Simon R. Spight of Ripley through her grandmother Holland Spight Harrison.
  The probate records 1847-1848 of Tippah County shows Simon R. Spight as guardian of Holland Pearce, Mary Pearce, Simmons Pearce, Joseph Pearce and Lazarous Pearce. W. C. Falkner and wife Holland R. Pearce Falkner and D. L. Kilgore and wife Mary Pearce Kilgore are listed as petitioners, the two wives being daughters of Joseph Pearce,
  Simon R. Spight lived in a two-story home on the present site of Ripley Public Library. The home was sometimes called "Spight's Hotel." It survived the Civil War and burned in 1915 when it was the home of John N. & Frances A. Street.
  In July of 1847 W.C. Falkner married Holland Pearce and on September 2, 1848 their son, John Wesley Thompson Falkner was born. Holland Falkner died May 31, 1849. John Wesley Thompson Falkner was then adopted by W.C. Falkner's aunt and uncle, Justinia Word Dickinson Thompson & John Wesley Thompson. The Thompsons are buried at Rucker Cemetery.
  On September 2, 1869, John Wesley Thompson Falkner married Sallie Murry, the daughter of Dr. & Mrs. John Y. Murry. Their son, Murry Falkner, married Maud Butler and they became the parents of William Cuthbert Fa(u)lkner, Murry Charles Falkner, John Wesley Thompson Fa(u)lkner III, and Dean Falkner.
  So far no record of where Holland Falkner was buried has been found. A marker for her was placed in the Falkner lot at Ripley Cemetery in 2005 by Frances Street Reid.
  The assistance of Mr. Pete Crum of Ripley Monument Company is appreciated.¹

Jeffrey Pearce

• Birth*: Jeffrey Pearce was born circa 1780 at NC.¹
• Marriage*: He married Anna Dent on 13 September 1808 at Franklin Co., NC.¹
• Marriage*: Jeffrey Pearce married Adaline Falkner on 23 December 1840 at Franklin Co., NC.²

John V. Pearce¹

• Birth*: John V. Pearce was born on 25 October 1874 at Franklin Co., NC.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Mary Lee Hoyle, daughter of Joseph Horace Hoyle and Panena Jane Coghill, on 25 October 1908 at NC.¹
• Death*: John V. Pearce died on 22 February 1957 at Youngsville, Franklin Co., NC, at age 82 .^1,2

Joseph Lee Pearce^1,2

• Birth*: Joseph Lee Pearce was born on 25 October 1927 at Louisburg, Franklin Co., NC.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Ruby Gray Strother, daughter of Joseph Glen Strother and Alma Lee Faulkner, after 1955.¹
• Death*: Joseph Lee Pearce died on 5 November 1991 at Durham, Durham Co., NC, at age 64 .^1,2

Mattie Lee Pearce¹

• Birth*: Mattie Lee Pearce was born on 1 July 1874 at Franklin Co., NC.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Joseph Marcus Thorne, son of Caleb Pussey Thorne and Anna W. Burnett, on 26 December 1900 at Goldmine, Franklin Co., NC.¹
• Death*: Mattie Lee Pearce died on 18 July 1954 at Johnston Co., NC, at age 80 .²

Myrtle Blanche Pearce¹

• Father: David W. "Davie" Pearce² b. 14 Oct 1865, d. 30 Dec 1930
• Mother: Nodie L. Faulkner² b. 28 Jul 1877, d. 31 Jul 1911

• Birth*: Myrtle Blanche Pearce was born on 25 February 1903 at NC.^1,3
• She was the daughter of David W. "Davie" Pearce and Nodie L. Faulkner.²
• (Witness) Census: Myrtle Blanche Pearce appeared on the census of 31 January 1920 in the household of Edgar Wheeler Faulkner at Sandy Creek, Vance Co., NC; Edd W. is 47, Cora is 40; no children are listed but a niece, Myrtle Pierce, age 16, is living with them.⁴
• Marriage*: Myrtle Blanche Pearce married Walter Howard Hoyle, son of Walter Daniel Hoyle and Ella Hicks, on 29 October 1922 at Henderson, Vance Co., NC.^1,5
• Death*: Myrtle Blanche Pearce died on 28 February 1977 at NC at age 74 .³
• Burial*: She was buried circa 1 March 1977 at New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Vance Co., NC.³

Oscar Stephen Pearce¹

• Birth*: Oscar Stephen Pearce was born on 4 January 1916 at Wake Co., NC.¹
• Marriage*: He married Lucille Hicks, daughter of Lawrence Captain Hicks and Ester Mattie West, on 12 November 1938 at Franklin Co., NC.¹
• Death*: Oscar Stephen Pearce died on 20 November 2006 at Franklin Co., NC, at age 90 .

Pattie Mae Pearce¹

• Birth*: Pattie Mae Pearce was born on 20 June 1917 at Franklin Co., NC.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married George Cleveland Wrenn, son of George Washington Wrenn Jr. and Ellie B. Champion, on 16 December 1939 at Franklin Co., NC.^1,3
• Death*: Pattie Mae Pearce died on 16 August 2005 at Louisburg, Franklin Co., NC, at age 88 .⁴
• Burial*: She was buried circa 18 August 2005 at Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Louisburg, Franklin Co., NC.²

Ruby Pearce¹

• Birth*: Ruby Pearce was born circa 1911 at NC.¹
• Marriage*: She married George Haywood Ball, son of Otha Burnett Ball and Zelma Bobbitt, on 14 February 1930 at Franklin Co., NC.¹
• Death*: Ruby Pearce died in 1959 at Franklin Co., NC.²

Ruth Pearce¹

• Father: David W. "Davie" Pearce¹ b. 14 Oct 1865, d. 30 Dec 1930
• Mother: Nodie L. Faulkner¹ b. 28 Jul 1877, d. 31 Jul 1911

• Birth*: Ruth Pearce was born on 19 February 1905 at Henderson, Vance Co., NC.^1,2
• She was the daughter of David W. "Davie" Pearce and Nodie L. Faulkner.¹
• Death*: Ruth Pearce died on 19 November 1915 at Sandy Creek, Vance Co., NC, at age 10 . She died from Cholera.²

William Benjamin Pearce¹

• Birth*: William Benjamin Pearce was born on 29 March 1905 at NC.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Magdaline Hoyle, daughter of Monie Duke Hoyle and Gladys Lucille Carter, on 27 November 1936 at Franklin Co., NC.¹
• Death*: William Benjamin Pearce died on 14 February 1995 at Vance Co., NC, at age 89 .³

Ronald Eugene Pearl

• Birth*: Ronald Eugene Pearl was born on 19 June 1931 at Niagra Falls, NY.
• Marriage*: He married Hilda Voncilla Cozart on 20 January 1953 at Pensacola, FL.
• Death*: Ronald Eugene Pearl died on 20 February 1997 at Orlando, Orange Co., FL, at age 65 .¹

Cecil Melvin Peebles^1,2

• Father: Troy Herman Peebles¹ b. 31 Mar 1895, d. 11 Dec 1970
• Mother: Lillie Belle Council¹ b. 18 Apr 1900, d. 22 Jul 1969

• Birth*: Cecil Melvin Peebles was born circa April 1925 at Granville Co., NC.^1,2
• He was the son of Troy Herman Peebles and Lillie Belle Council.¹
• Marriage*: Cecil Melvin Peebles married Flora Eloise Wheeler circa 1948.²
• Death*: Cecil Melvin Peebles died on 30 July 1952 .²

Gordon Ervin Peebles^1,2

• Father: Troy Herman Peebles¹ b. 31 Mar 1895, d. 11 Dec 1970
• Mother: Lillie Belle Council¹ b. 18 Apr 1900, d. 22 Jul 1969

• Birth*: Gordon Ervin Peebles was born on 1 August 1923 at Wake Co., NC.^1,2
• He was the son of Troy Herman Peebles and Lillie Belle Council.¹
• Marriage*: Gordon Ervin Peebles married Lottie Lee Hight circa 1946 at NC.³
• Death*: Gordon Ervin Peebles died on 27 April 1988 at Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., NC, at age 64 .²

James Lester Peebles^1,2

• Father: Troy Herman Peebles¹ b. 31 Mar 1895, d. 11 Dec 1970
• Mother: Lillie Belle Council¹ b. 18 Apr 1900, d. 22 Jul 1969

• Birth*: James Lester Peebles was born on 20 March 1927 at Oxford, Granville Co., NC.^1,2
• He was the son of Troy Herman Peebles and Lillie Belle Council.¹
• Death*: James Lester Peebles died on 6 May 1987 at Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., VA, at age 60 .²

Joseph Benjamin Peebles^1,2

• Birth*: Joseph Benjamin Peebles was born on 15 January 1878 at Wake Co., NC.¹
• Marriage*: He married Amanda Adeline Watkins, daughter of James Watkins and Ella Ann Adams, on 11 May 1902 at Falls, Wake Co., NC.¹
• Occupation*: Joseph Benjamin Peebles was a loom fixer for a cotton mill before May 1935 at Guilford Co., NC.²
• Death*: He died on 30 May 1935 at Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC, at age 57 .²

Margaret Sewell Peebles¹

• Birth*: Margaret Sewell Peebles was born on 4 August 1924 at Ocala, Marion Co., FL.²
• Marriage*: She married Edward Courtney Renn, son of Clifton Charlie Renn and Mary A. Gupton, on 2 June 1943 at Ocala, FL.¹
• Divorce*: Margaret Sewell Peebles and Edward Courtney Renn were divorced in 1951 at Marion Co., FL.³
• Death*: Margaret Sewell Peebles died on 23 December 2017 at Ocala, Marion Co., FL, at age 93 .²

Maurice J. Peebles¹

• Father: Troy Herman Peebles¹ b. 31 Mar 1895, d. 11 Dec 1970
• Mother: Lillie Belle Council¹ b. 18 Apr 1900, d. 22 Jul 1969

• Birth*: Maurice J. Peebles was born on 28 January 1920 at NC.^1,2
• He was the son of Troy Herman Peebles and Lillie Belle Council.¹
• Death*: Maurice J. Peebles died on 15 April 2010 at Oxford, Granville Co., NC, at age 90 .²