3043. Bud Roland Goss (Ada Adcock , Lucretia Wheeler , America , Martin , William , Martin , John , John , Henry ) was born 1, 2 on 7 Apr 1892 in Dutchville, Granville Co., North Carolina. He died 3 on 22 Nov 1989 in Oxford, Granville Co., North Carolina. Bud was counted in a census in 1920 in Dutchville, Granville Co., North Carolina. He was counted in a census 4 in 1930 in Dutchville, Granville Co., North Carolina.
They had the following children:
5363 F i Lucille Goss 5364 M ii Thomas Goss 5365 F iii Effie R. Goss 5366 M iv Goss
3044. Luther R. Goss (Ada Adcock , Lucretia Wheeler , America , Martin , William , Martin , John , John , Henry ) was born 1, 2 on 2 Apr 1894 in Dutchville, Granville Co., North Carolina. He died 3 in Feb 1966. Luther was counted in a census 4 in 1920 in Dutchville, Granville Co., North Carolina. He was counted in a census 5 in 1930 in Dutchville, Granville Co., North Carolina.
Luther married 1 Esther Grissom on 8 Oct 1917 in Dutchville Township, Granville Co., North Carolina. Esther was born on 11 Aug 1901. She died 2 in Jan 1982 in Raleigh, Wake Co., North Carolina.
They had the following children:
5367 F i Nellie Goss 5368 F ii Rosa Kathleen Goss 5369 M iii Luther F. Goss was born 1 on 28 Feb 1927 in Granville Co., North Carolina. He died 2 on 28 Feb 1927 in Granville Co., North Carolina.
3046. Pervis May Goss (Ada Adcock , Lucretia Wheeler , America , Martin , William , Martin , John , John , Henry ) was born 1, 2, 3 on 10 Jul 1898 in Dutchville, Granville Co., North Carolina. He died 4 in May 1972 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. Pervis was counted in a census 5 in 1930 in Dutchville Township, Granville Co., North Carolina.
He gave his date of birth as 29 July 1900 when he registered for the draft in 1917. In 1920 they were living with his brother Alex.
Pervis married 1 Allie Bowling on 12 Jan 1919 in Dutchville Township, Granville Co., North Carolina. Allie was born 2, 3 on 11 Apr 1900 in North Carolina. She died 4 on 7 Dec 1989 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina.
They had the following children:
5370 M i Ralph Goss
3047. Earlie J. Goss (Ada Adcock , Lucretia Wheeler , America , Martin , William , Martin , John , John , Henry ) was born 1, 2 on 10 May 1900 in Granville Co., North Carolina. He died 3 on 11 Feb 1986 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. Earlie was counted in a census 4 in 1930 in Dutchville Township, Granville Co., North Carolina.
They had the following children:
5371 F i Lizzie Goss
3051. Norman Cecil Carlton (Bettie Groom , Eliza Wheeler , America , Martin , William , Martin , John , John , Henry ) was born 1, 2 on 16 Dec 1879 in North Carolina. He died on 18 Jan 1958 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. He was buried 3 in Maplewood Cemetery in Durham. Norman was counted in a census 4 in 1910 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. He was counted in a census 5 in 1920 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. He was counted in a census 6 in 1930 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina.
He was enumerated in the household of his Aunt Mollie in 1900 and apparently working for his uncle. In 1910 he was the propriator of a grocery store. When he registered for the draft in 1917 he was a bookkeeper at a hosiery mill.
Norman married Florrie Lee Upchurch about 1901 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. Florrie was born 1 about 1880 in North Carolina. She died on 29 Jun 1963 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. She was buried 2 in Maplewood Cemetery in Durham.
They had the following children:
5372 M i E. Baxter Carlton was born 1 about 1902 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. He died on 10 Apr 1964 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. He was buried 2 in Maplewood Cemetery in Durham. E. Baxter Carlton was counted in a census 3 in 1930 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. E. Baxter Carlton married Annie L. about 1926 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. Annie was born 1 on 23 Aug 1901 in North Carolina. She died 2 on 18 Feb 1973 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. 5373 F ii Mary L. Carlton 5374 F iii Elizabeth J. Carlton 5375 F iv Frances L. Carlton
3053. Graham Victor Wheeler Sr. (Edgar Peace , Thomas Jefferson 'Jeff' , America , Martin , William , Martin , John , John , Henry ) was born 1 on 23 Dec 1897 in Granville Co., North Carolina. He died 2 on 22 Jun 1942 in Madison, Madison Co., Florida. He was buried 3 in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Graham married Ebie Stroud 1. Ebie was born on 20 Jun 1899. She died on 3 Apr 1951 in Madison Co., Florida. She was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
They had the following children:
5376 M i Graham Victor Wheeler Jr. was born on 6 Nov 1926 in Madison Co., Florida. He died 1 on 4 Nov 1961 in Marion Co., Florida. He was buried 2 in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Madison Co., Florida.
His tombston inscriptions says he was a Cpl. in the Army Air Force in World War II.5377 M ii Garland Wheeler 5378 F iii Lila Wheeler 5379 M iv Eugene Wheeler
3054. Garland Lois Wheeler 1 (Edgar Peace , Thomas Jefferson 'Jeff' , America , Martin , William , Martin , John , John , Henry ) was born on 4 Aug 1899 in Granville Co., North Carolina. He died on 2 Jan 1956 in Granville Co., North Carolina. He was buried in Granville Co., North Carolina.
Garland married Mary Fairley McLaurin daughter of Henry Fairley McLaurin and Mary 'Mamie' Mosley.
They had the following children:
5380 M i Garland Laurin Wheeler was born on 9 Jan 1941 in Gainesville, Alachua Co., Florida. He died 1 on 3 Nov 2003 in Springdale, Arkansas.
His obituary said ,"He was an associate professor of horticulture at the University of Arkansas for 22 years, joining the faculty in 1977. His teaching and research were in forest ecology with a focus on nutrient cycling. He taught Introduction to Forestry and was advisor to many pre-forestry students. He was a former Peace Corps volunteer in Chile.
After his retirement he continued his interest in gardening, wildflowers and trekking in the woods. He gave his time to the Fayetteville international community and environmental causes."Garland married Elizabeth "Libby" Lemkau. 5381 M ii John Henry Wheeler John married Valerie Holand Wenner daughter of Vinton Holand Wenner and Evelyn Mary Shannon. 5382 F iii Mary Lois Wheeler Mary married Charles Brummitt.
3056. Lettie Nash Wheeler (Edgar Peace , Thomas Jefferson 'Jeff' , America , Martin , William , Martin , John , John , Henry ) was born 1 on 19 Mar 1903 in Granville Co., North Carolina. She died on 26 Jan 1985 in Stem, Granville Co., North Carolina. She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery.
Lettie married Charles Smerdon Parrish son of Charlie Parrish and Cynthia in 1928/1929 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. Charles was born on 11 Dec 1903 in Granville Co., North Carolina. He died on 11 Apr 1989 in Oxford, Granville Co., North Carolina. He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Oxford, Granville Co., North Carolina.
Smerdon Parrish: A real-life mythic Southern character
by Charles Page
The Durham Herald-Sun, 16 Oct 1994
page E-1With a name like Smerdon, you have to be funny. Smerdon Parrish, one of 250 residents of Stem - a village 20 miles from Durham - was a credit to his unusual moniker. He was the fourth of eight children who grew up on my grandfather's rough, rocky tobacco farm, three miles from Stem. ...When the war [WW II] came ... the farm was condemned to become part of Camp Butner, an Army training base (now a Federal institution for the criminally insane) ...
The rest of the family saw life as serious business, except Smerdon, who seemed serious until you noticed his whim- sical eyes. Smerdon was the entrepreneur, the proprietor of one of three general stores in Stem when it was the commercial "center" of the surrounding farm community.
Smerdon's store was like a private club. "C.S. Parrish, General Merchandise," was a classic country store, containing a cornucopia of items which a farmer or his family might need on short notice, all assembled in one large room. There was a counter, behind which Smerdon presided as village sage, master of ceremonies, guide, comedian, straight man, historian, col- lector and dispenser of local news, gossip and advice. For those who were attentive, there was valuable lore and wisdom to be had. ...
Through Smerdon's store, there was a constant parade of local charachters pausing for a visit and purchasing a gallon of gas, a Coke, a pack of Lucky's (if they were "well off") or a bag of Red Mule chewing tobacco. ...
Not until I was older did I realize the modest purchases were not due to economic circumstances of the Depression so much as the desire for a quick return visit with Smerdon. If one filled up the tank or bought a few packs of cigarettes, the next visit would be delayed and some choice gossip might be missed. ...
An inventory of the store would disclose plow blades, small farming tools and simple farm equipment, all spread out on the floor and on shelves, "overhauls", work shirts, a few shoes, socks, a few silk stockings (with seams, of course), a variety of canned and packaged foods, candies, baked goods, packaged sandwiches, patent medicines and the necessary Coco- Cola box, containing a block of ice, Coke, Orange Crush and other soft drinks popular at the time. There was a spool cab- inet with a variety of threads of basic colors. During its popularity, there was a supply of Hadacol, a high proof elixir guaranteed to cure any misery, consumed in large quantities throughout the South until the true content of this mislabeled booze was disclosed. The mixture contained sufficient bitter herbs to convince the most rabid teetotaler that this was real medicine. No doubt, many a pain was temporarily relieved or anesthetized for folks who would never permit whiskey to cross their lips.
Strategically placed in the middle of the store was the
inevitable potbellied stove surrounded by a sandbox and nail kegs topped with smooth, well-worn planks for the local wits, wags and country philosophers who spent as much time as poss- ible sharing stories with Smerdon and the assmebled faithful. Always present were a few old codgers prepared to humiliate any challenger at the ever-present checkerboard.
When Smerdon reached 65, he retired to his small farm out- side of Stem and devoted himself to his cherished black Angus cattle. He grew vegetables, fixed barbecue for his friends and "put up" his popular pork sausage. He realized, too late, that operating his store was not "work", but his way of life, his club, his stage, his very definition.
After a few months of getting on Aunt Lettie's nerves, Smerdon would start off after breakfast to Lewis Gooch's store. Smerdon and Lewis (never "Lew") had been friendly com- petitors for years, operating stores opposite each other on the dirt road which served as Stem's main street. They compet- ed as much for the local fraternity as for business. Lewis was
rail thin with a hairlip, a warm friendly man, more serious and less whimsical than Smerdon.
Having Smerdon change venue to the Gooch location was a bonanza for Lewis. All those who had enjoyed Smerdon's choice banter over the years shifted loyalty to the Gooch Emporium which, in its own way, had more rustic charm than Smerdon's reasonably "modern" one room facility. The Gooch building had begum life as the Stem Merchantile Company in 1914. Nothing had been changed, painted, remodeled or touched. There were cans of food which could have been part of the original inven- tory. Everything was in a large room with a high ceiling, a wooden floor and, of course, a potbellied stove located in the exact middle, next to the inevitable checkerboard. Fortunately Stem has no earthquakes because the rickety Gooch facility could not have survived a modest tremor. Gooch's inventory was the same eclectic collection of "necessities" as Smerdon's.
Smerdon not only attracted his disciples to the Gooch location, but as an experienced storekeeper, he offered Gooch the opportunity for some leisure. Smerdon agreed to "watch" the store since he was going to be there anyway. Since Smerdon would lose his Social Security if he had a job, he and Gooch reached an understanding about a daily cash stipend which never showed up in the cash register or on any records.
While Durham prospered ... the path to Stem became less traveled. It lost its post office, its school and the daily train. The construction of a modern highway, making available one stop shopping centers in Durham, and in nearby Oxford, caused Gooch's business to dwindle and the store finally closed. ... Thereafter visits with Smerdon were at home with Aunt Lettie, easliy Smerdon's equal in wit and charm. Their delightful repartee was superior to any television sitcom ...
Lettie's sudden death was so devastating to Smerdon that despite his good health he fell into a deep depression and suffered a stroke. The years before his death in 1989 were in a nursing home. ...
In the age before television, Smerdon was the local anchorman and news commentator. Before Walter Cronkite, Smerdon put the world in better perspective. Stories about Smerdon are met with friendly skepticism; the perception being that I have created this mythical Southern character. But Smerdon is no myth; he is a metaphor for the rural American storyteller.
Charles Page, a native of Durham, and a resident of Carmel, Calif.,
is a retired lawyer and a freelance writer.
Charles and Lettie had the following children:
5383 F i Mildred Parrish Mildred married Bobby Averette. 5384 F ii Nellie Anne Parrish Nellie married Edward Lee Clayton.
3064. Thomas Peace Wheeler (Willie (Willy) (Wiley) Peace , Thomas Jefferson 'Jeff' , America , Martin , William , Martin , John , John , Henry )
Thomas married Thelma I. Burgess.
They had the following children:
5385 M i Thomas Peace Wheeler Jr. Thomas married Miss.
3066. Walter B. Bullock (Rebecca Prior Wheeler , Thomas Jefferson 'Jeff' , America , Martin , William , Martin , John , John , Henry ) was born 1 on 25 Jun 1883/1884 in Granville Co., North Carolina. He died 2 on 6 Sep 1958 in Tryon, Polk Co., North Carolina. Walter was counted in a census in 1920 in Campobello, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina. He was counted in a census 3 in 1930 in Landrum, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina.
Walter married Maude B. H.. Maude was born 1 about 1887 in North Carolina.
They had the following children:
5386 M i Kermet E. Bullock was born 1 about 1909 in South Carolina. He died in . 5387 M ii Sherrill J.T. Bullock was born 1 on 16 Dec 1910 in South Carolina. He died 2 in Nov 1980 in Greer, Greenville Co., South Carolina. 5388 F iii Mable W. Bullock 5389 M iv Gene Bullock
3070. Dena A. Bullock (Rebecca Prior Wheeler , Thomas Jefferson 'Jeff' , America , Martin , William , Martin , John , John , Henry ) was born 1 on 14 Mar 1889 in Granville Co., North Carolina. She died on 22 Oct 1921 in Granville Co., North Carolina. She was buried 2 in Nick Green Cemetery, near Hester, in Granville County.
Dena married Robert Sidney Green son of Nicholas T. "Nick" Green and Nancy "Nanny" Jones in Granville Co., North Carolina. Robert was born 1 on 14 Mar 1870 in Dutchville, Granville Co., North Carolina. He died on 24 Jun 1928. He was buried 2 in Nick Green Cemetery, near Hester, in Granville County. Robert was counted in a census 3 in 1900 in Dutchville, Granville Co., North Carolina.
They had the following children:
5390 F i Pauline Green was born in Granville Co., North Carolina. She died in Granville Co., North Carolina. She was buried 1 in Nick Green Cemetery, near Hester, in Granville County. 5391 F ii Hattie Mae Green 5392 M iii Robert Green
3071. Elvin Thomas Bullock (Rebecca Prior Wheeler , Thomas Jefferson 'Jeff' , America , Martin , William , Martin , John , John , Henry ) was born 1, 2 on 19 Jul 1891 in Granville Co., North Carolina. Elvin was counted in a census 3 in 1920 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. He was counted in a census 4 in 1930 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina.
He was working for Durham Hosiery Co. in 1918.
Elvin married Cora about 1915 in Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina. Cora was born 1 about 1895 in North Carolina.
They had the following children:
5393 F i Mary Ruth Bullock 5394 F ii Rosa Lee Bullock