Becky Craft Kerns

F, #663

FatherBilly Craft
MotherCynthia Craft
Becky Craft Kerns||p82.htm#i663|Billy Craft||p38.htm#i628|Cynthia Craft||p39.htm#i662|Leslie R. Craft|b. 14 Apr 1894\nd. 20 Jan 1947|p40.htm#i37|Sadie McLawhorn|b. 1914|p94.htm#i649|||||||

Last Edited03/11/2000

Birth*Becky was born. 
She is the daughter of Billy Craft and Cynthia Craft. 

Elizabeth Killion1

F, #3542

Last Edited02/21/2005

Birth*Elizabeth was born. 
Marriage*She married George Faucett. 
Death*Elizabeth died. 

Family

George Faucett
Child

Citations:

  1. [S699] Website: Genforum, Genealogy.com, Surname Braxton (Chatham County, North Carolina). Transcribed by: Robert Julian Braxton, Re: Thomas Braxton b. ca 1811. Found on: September 29, 2000, (http://genforum.genealogy.com/braxton/messages/130.html).

Grady King1

M, #1874

FatherLee King
MotherSarah "Edna" Dail b. 22 Dec 1914
Grady King||p82.htm#i1874|Lee King||p82.htm#i1872|Sarah "Edna" Dail|b. 22 Dec 1914|p47.htm#i1848|||||||Benjamin F. Dail|b. 22 Oct 1874\nd. 9 Jun 1956|p42.htm#i855|Sarah E. Mills|b. 27 Jan 1884\nd. 17 Nov 1955|p97.htm#i859|

ChartsJames Braxton Family Tree
Relationship7th cousin 1 time removed of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited05/11/2001

Birth*Grady was born. 
He is the son of Lee King and Sarah "Edna" Dail. 

Citations:

  1. [S368] Genealogy: Theophilus Dail Family, born 1827 in Pitt County, North Carolina, Author: Sue Dail Pitman, Received: November 19, 2000, Published: Prior to 2000.

Helen King1

F, #1873

FatherLee King
MotherSarah "Edna" Dail b. 22 Dec 1914
Helen King||p82.htm#i1873|Lee King||p82.htm#i1872|Sarah "Edna" Dail|b. 22 Dec 1914|p47.htm#i1848|||||||Benjamin F. Dail|b. 22 Oct 1874\nd. 9 Jun 1956|p42.htm#i855|Sarah E. Mills|b. 27 Jan 1884\nd. 17 Nov 1955|p97.htm#i859|

ChartsJames Braxton Family Tree
Relationship7th cousin 1 time removed of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited05/11/2001

Birth*Helen was born. 
She is the daughter of Lee King and Sarah "Edna" Dail. 

Citations:

  1. [S368] Genealogy: Theophilus Dail Family, born 1827 in Pitt County, North Carolina, Author: Sue Dail Pitman, Received: November 19, 2000, Published: Prior to 2000.

Lee King1

M, #1872

ChartsJames Braxton Family Tree
Last Edited05/11/2001

Birth*Lee was born. 
Marriage*He married Sarah "Edna" Dail. 

Family

Sarah "Edna" Dail b. 22 Dec 1914
Children

Citations:

  1. [S368] Genealogy: Theophilus Dail Family, born 1827 in Pitt County, North Carolina, Author: Sue Dail Pitman, Received: November 19, 2000, Published: Prior to 2000.

Lillie Braxton Kinlaw1

M, #1413

Last Edited02/11/2001

Birth*Lillie was born. 
Marriage*He married Minnie Eurie Kinlaw. 

Family

Minnie Eurie Kinlaw
Child

Citations:

  1. [S212] Book (compiled record): Chronicles of Pitt County, the article is about John Dennis and Sarah Case Dennis Family. Author: Edna Raye Dennis, Volume I, Page: 269-270, Article Number: 505. Published by Hunter Publishing Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Minnie Eurie Kinlaw1

F, #1414

Last Edited02/11/2001

Birth*Minnie was born. 
Marriage*She married Lillie Braxton Kinlaw. 

Family

Lillie Braxton Kinlaw
Child

Citations:

  1. [S212] Book (compiled record): Chronicles of Pitt County, the article is about John Dennis and Sarah Case Dennis Family. Author: Edna Raye Dennis, Volume I, Page: 269-270, Article Number: 505. Published by Hunter Publishing Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Ensley Kinsaul1

M, #2838, b. before 1827

 
Ensley and Martha Kinsaul and their daughter Rittie

FatherReuben Kinsaul Sr. b. 1790
MotherMargaret Penelope Keel Kinsaul b. 1791
Ensley Kinsaul|b. b 1827|p82.htm#i2838|Reuben Kinsaul Sr.|b. 1790|p82.htm#i152|Margaret Penelope Keel Kinsaul|b. 1791|p82.htm#i157|||||||Simon Keel|b. c 1765\nd. 1841|p81.htm#i2850|Penelope (Permelia) Keel|b. c 1765|p81.htm#i2851|

Relationship2nd great-granduncle of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited12/02/2001

Birth*Ensley was born b __/__/1827. 
He was the son of Reuben Kinsaul Sr. and Margaret Penelope Keel Kinsaul. 
Marriage*He married Martha Kinsaul.1 
Death*Ensley died. 

Family

Martha Kinsaul
Child

Citations:

  1. [S545] Picture: Ensley and Martha Kinsaul and daughter, Rittie.

Margaret Penelope Keel Kinsaul1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #157, b. 1791

FatherSimon Keel b. c 1765, d. 1841
MotherPenelope (Permelia) Keel b. c 1765
Margaret Penelope Keel Kinsaul|b. 1791|p82.htm#i157|Simon Keel|b. c 1765\nd. 1841|p81.htm#i2850|Penelope (Permelia) Keel|b. c 1765|p81.htm#i2851|Hardy Keel|b. c 1743|p81.htm#i2852|Margert Keel|b. c 1743|p81.htm#i2853|||||||

ChartsKenny Braxton's Pedigree Chart
Relationship3rd great-grandmother of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited01/13/2002

Birth*Margaret was born at Pitt County, North Carolina, in __/__/1791.7,3,4 
She was the daughter of Simon Keel and Penelope (Permelia) Keel. 
Marriage*She married Reuben Kinsaul Sr. c __/__/1810.1,3,4,5,6 
Death*Margaret died. 

Family

Reuben Kinsaul Sr. b. 1790
Children

Citations:

  1. [S136] LDS Record: Rittie Kinsaul, Family Tree, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp).
  2. [S211] Book (compiled record): Avery Family, Chronicles of Pitt County, Author: Harry H. Avery and Pallie T. Avery, Volume Page 163, Article 322, Published by Hunter Publishing Company, Winston Salem, NC..
  3. [S399] Census: Reuben Kinsaul Sr.: 1860 Federal Population Census, Greenville Post Office, Pitt County, North Carolina. Publisher: Hertiage Quest CD, 1860 Census.
  4. [S401] Census: Reuben Kinsaul Sr.: 1850 Federal Population Census, Anderson District, Pitt County, North Carolina. Publisher: Hertiage Quest 1850 Census CD.
  5. [S433] Death Certificate: Reuben Kinsaul. Death Certificate File 1927, Page 696, September 15, 1915, Pitt County Courthouse, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina.
  6. [S550] LDS Record: Reuben Kinsaul and Nancy Hodges, Marriage and Family Tree, this record is dated January 20, 1861. Information provided by Susan L. Hancock. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp).
  7. [S138] LDS Record: Margaret Peggy Teel, Family Tree, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp).

Martha Kinsaul1

F, #2839

Last Edited06/27/2004

Birth*Martha was born. 
Marriage*She married Ensley Kinsaul.1 
Death*Martha died. 

Family

Ensley Kinsaul b. b 1827
Child

Citations:

  1. [S545] Picture: Ensley and Martha Kinsaul and daughter, Rittie.

Nancy Hodges Kinsaul1,2,3

F, #1384, b. 1826, d. 29 May 1889

FatherJoseph Hodges
Nancy Hodges Kinsaul|b. 1826\nd. 29 May 1889|p82.htm#i1384|Joseph Hodges||p75.htm#i2628||||||||||||||||

Last Edited02/27/2002

Birth*Nancy was born in __/__/1826.2 
She was the daughter of Joseph Hodges. 
Marriage*She married Reuben Kinsaul at Pitt County, North Carolina, c __/__/1865.2,4,3 
Death*Nancy died on 05/29/1889.5 
Deed*Nancy received property at Pitt County, North Carolina, in in 08/__/1858 from her father Joseph Hodges' estate. During the August Term of the Pitt County Superior Court, in the division of her father's land, Nancy received 58 3/4 acres that was described as Lot # VI..5 

Family

Reuben Kinsaul b. 11 Jul 1827, d. 11 Sep 1915

Citations:

  1. [S211] Book (compiled record): Avery Family, Chronicles of Pitt County, Author: Harry H. Avery and Pallie T. Avery, Volume Page 163, Article 322, Published by Hunter Publishing Company, Winston Salem, NC..
  2. [S496] Census: Reuben Kinsaul: 1870 Federal Population Census, Contentena Township, Pitt County, North Carolina. Publisher: Heritage Quest 1870 Federal Population Census CD, Page 118.
  3. [S550] LDS Record: Reuben Kinsaul and Nancy Hodges, Marriage and Family Tree, this record is dated January 20, 1861. Information provided by Susan L. Hancock. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp).
  4. [S432] Census: Reuben Kinsaul: 1860 Federal Population Census, Pitt County, North Carolina. Hertiage Quest CD: Page 175.
  5. [S510] Interview: Informant, Virginia Wainright (3161 Speight Seed Farm Road, old Nobles Road, Winterville, NC 28570), Interviewer: Kenny Guy Braxton and Edna Earl Braxton, October 26, 2001.

Reuben Kinsaul1,2,3

M, #151, b. 11 July 1827, d. 11 September 1915

 
Uncle Reuben Kinsaul, ca 1890

FatherReuben Kinsaul Sr. b. 1790
MotherMargaret Penelope Keel Kinsaul b. 1791
Reuben Kinsaul|b. 11 Jul 1827\nd. 11 Sep 1915|p82.htm#i151|Reuben Kinsaul Sr.|b. 1790|p82.htm#i152|Margaret Penelope Keel Kinsaul|b. 1791|p82.htm#i157|||||||Simon Keel|b. c 1765\nd. 1841|p81.htm#i2850|Penelope (Permelia) Keel|b. c 1765|p81.htm#i2851|

Relationship2nd great-granduncle of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited03/01/2008

Birth*Reuben was born at Pitt County, North Carolina, on 07/11/1827.2,1,4,3,5 
He was the son of Reuben Kinsaul Sr. and Margaret Penelope Keel Kinsaul. 
Marriage*He married Nancy Hodges Kinsaul at Pitt County, North Carolina, c __/__/1865.3,6,5 
Death*Reuben died on 09/11/1915 at Pitt County, North Carolina, at age 88.4 
Burial*His body was interred on 09/14/1915 in the Avery Family Cemetery on the Nobles Road at Pitt County, North Carolina, . . 
Census 1860 - free*Reuben was listed as a household member living with William Fanraks in the 1860 Census at Pitt County, North Carolina. As a member of William Fanraks household, Rewben Kinsaul was recorded as a 30 year old day laborer and he could neither read nor write.

He was recorded in a household on Page 175 under the Pleasant Mount, NC Post Office. This post office was named in 1854 and today this area is known as Ballard's Crossroads..6 
Milit-Beg*Reuben joined the military at Beaufort County, South Carolina, on on 02/19/1862. He enlisted in the Confederate Army as a Private and he received some of his training near Edwards Bridge in Lenior County, NC.

1). On March 3, 1862 he mustered into "D" Co. NC 44th Infantry

2). He was retired on August 25, 1864 (Retired to the Invalid Corps)

3). He was listed as absent (date and place not stated)

4). He was listed as sick (date and place not stated)

Reuben's unit, the 44th Infantry Regiment, completed its organization in March, 1862, at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Granville, Edgecombe, Pitt, Chatham, Montgomery, Beaufort, and Franklin. It served in the Department of North Carolina, then was assigned to General Pettigrrew's, Kirkland's, and MacRae's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. En route to Gettysburg the 44th stayed at Hanover Junction to guard the railroads. Later it fought at Bristoe, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor. It was then involved in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. The regiment reported 23 killed and 63 wounded at Bristoe, sustained heavy losses at The Wilderness and in front of Petersburg, and surrendered 8 officers and 74 men on April 9, 1865. It commanders were Colonels G.B. Singeltary and T.C. Singeltary; Lieutenant Colonels Richard C. Cotton, Elisha Cromwell, and Tazewell L. Hargrove, and Major Charles M. Stedman.


Sources:
- Historical Data Systems, Inc.: - North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster (c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
- National Park Service Civil War Soilders and Sailors System website: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html


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Census 1870*Reuben was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Contentnea Township, Pitt County, North Carolina. The entry for his household was recorded as follows; Reuben, age 40, Farmer; Nancy, age 40, Keeping house. Neither could read or write. Reuben's real estate was valued at $200 and he was recorded as an American Citizen.

His entry in the 1870 Pitt County Federal Population Census was recorded in Contentnea Township on page 118..3 
Deed*Reuben sold property at Nobles Road, Pitt County, North Carolina, on on 02/01/1879 to the (?) Warren Chapel Church. He and his wife Nancy were paid $10 for one acre of land..9 
Census 1880*Reuben was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Contentnea Township, Pitt County, North Carolina. The entry for his household was recorded as follows; Reuben, age 52, Farmer; Nancy, age 54, Keeping house. Neither of them could read or write.

His entry in the 1880 Pitt County Federal Population Census was recorded in Contentnea Township on page 302..10 
Deed*Reuben sold property at Contentnea Township, Pitt County, North Carolina, on on 03/11/1895 to the (?) Public School Committee District No. 12. He was paid $10 for one acre of land that a colored school was built upon..9 
Will*He made a will at Pitt County, North Carolina, on 01/14/1898. The will reads as a follows:

"... Rubin Kinsaul of the aforesaid county and state being of sound ming but considering the uncertanty of my earthly existence do make and declare this my last will and testament I give my nephew James, Henry Averite the tract of land on which I now reside containing sixty acres more or less also fifteen acres in an undivided tract of land in the division of the Thomas Nobles land to have and to hold to him and heirs in fee simple at my death.

For in witness whereof I the said Rubin Kinsaul hereunto set my hand
and seal this January 14, 1898.

Rubin X Kinsaul (mark)"

The will was witnessed by John Nobles and Francis Nobles.















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Newspaper Article*An article appeared in the Daily Reflector about Reuben Kinsaul on on 12/16/1910. This article reads as follows:

Both Past Four Score but yet hearty: The Reflector today had a call from two aged Confederate veterans, who are among the oldest living soliders in the county. They were Messers Jesse Vincent and Reuben Kinsaul, both of Beaver Dam township. Mr. Vincent is now in his 84th year and was member of the 8th North Carolina regiment under Col. E. C. Yellowley, and fought through the entire four years of the civil war. Mr. Kinsual is in his 83rd year and was a member of the 44th North Carolina regiment under Col. George B. Singletary, and was in the war three-and-a-half years. Both of these veterans are remarkably preserved for their advanced years..12 
Mlt pension*As a Confederate War Veteran, Reuben applied for a military pension at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, on 06/13/1911. In his Solider's Application of Pension to the State of North Carolina, it is recorded that he stated he was old and not able to perform manual work for a living and needs help.

On February 19, 1912, the County Pension Board approved his pension application as a Veteran of the Civil and a member Company D 44 Regiment of the North Carolina Troops..13 
Biography*__/__/____ 

Family

Nancy Hodges Kinsaul b. 1826, d. 29 May 1889
Marriage*He married Nancy Hodges Kinsaul at Pitt County, North Carolina, c __/__/1865.3,6,5 

Citations:

  1. [S211] Book (compiled record): Avery Family, Chronicles of Pitt County, Author: Harry H. Avery and Pallie T. Avery, Volume Page 163, Article 322, Published by Hunter Publishing Company, Winston Salem, NC..
  2. [S401] Census: Reuben Kinsaul Sr.: 1850 Federal Population Census, Anderson District, Pitt County, North Carolina. Publisher: Hertiage Quest 1850 Census CD.
  3. [S496] Census: Reuben Kinsaul: 1870 Federal Population Census, Contentena Township, Pitt County, North Carolina. Publisher: Heritage Quest 1870 Federal Population Census CD, Page 118.
  4. [S433] Death Certificate: Reuben Kinsaul. Death Certificate File 1927, Page 696, September 15, 1915, Pitt County Courthouse, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina.
  5. [S550] LDS Record: Reuben Kinsaul and Nancy Hodges, Marriage and Family Tree, this record is dated January 20, 1861. Information provided by Susan L. Hancock. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp).
  6. [S432] Census: Reuben Kinsaul: 1860 Federal Population Census, Pitt County, North Carolina. Hertiage Quest CD: Page 175.
  7. [S317] LDS Record: Albert and Elizabeth Moore Family, Family Tree, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp).
  8. [S346] Civil War Record: Reuben Kinsaul; Captured: North Carolina Troops 1861-1865: A Roster.
  9. [S510] Interview: Informant, Virginia Wainright (3161 Speight Seed Farm Road, old Nobles Road, Winterville, NC 28570), Interviewer: Kenny Guy Braxton and Edna Earl Braxton, October 26, 2001.
  10. [S497] Census: Reuben Kinsaul: 1880 Federal Population Census, Contentena Township, Pitt County, North Carolina. Publisher: Heritage Quest 1880 Federal Population Census CD, Page 302.
  11. [S436] Will: Testator - Reuben Kinsaul, Will recorded at the Pitt County Courthouse in Greenville, North Carolina.
  12. [S435] Newspaper Article: Daily Reflector; Greenville, North Carolina, December 16, 1910. About Reuben Kinsaul.
  13. [S434] Pension: Reuben Kinsaul; Copy of his Pension Application;.

Reuben Kinsaul Sr.1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #152, b. 1790

ChartsKenny Braxton's Pedigree Chart
Relationship3rd great-grandfather of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited12/02/2001

Birth*Reuben was born at Pitt County, North Carolina, in __/__/1790.7,3,4 
Marriage*He married Margaret Penelope Keel Kinsaul c __/__/1810.1,3,4,5,6 
Death*Reuben died. 
Census 1850 - free* On 09/17/1850,Reuben was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census at Pitt County, North Carolina. The following entry was made in the Pitt County Federal Population Census for Reuben and his family: Reuben, age 60, farmer; Margaret (Keel), age 60; Reuben, age 20; Rittie, age 17; Elizabeth Tyson, age 30; Margaret A. Tyson, age 4. Not sure how Elizabeth and the younger Margaret are related to Reuben.

Both Reuben Sr. and Reuben Jr. were laborers. No one in the household could read or write and Reuben did not own any real estate. One confusing entry in this census record is the ages of Reuben Jr. and Rittie. According to Rittie's grand daughter, Ellen Avery Pilgreen, Rittie and Reuben Jr. were twins.

His household was recorded on Pages 32A and 32B under the Anderson District.
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Census 1860 - free*Reuben was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Pitt County, North Carolina. Reuben was a 69 year old day laborer and his wife Penelope was a 68 year old laborer. There was a 11 year-old girl, Margaret A. Tyson, living with them. Neither Reuben nor his wife could read or write.

His household was recorded on Page 141 under the Greenville, NC Post Office..3 

Family

Margaret Penelope Keel Kinsaul b. 1791
Children

Citations:

  1. [S136] LDS Record: Rittie Kinsaul, Family Tree, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp).
  2. [S211] Book (compiled record): Avery Family, Chronicles of Pitt County, Author: Harry H. Avery and Pallie T. Avery, Volume Page 163, Article 322, Published by Hunter Publishing Company, Winston Salem, NC..
  3. [S399] Census: Reuben Kinsaul Sr.: 1860 Federal Population Census, Greenville Post Office, Pitt County, North Carolina. Publisher: Hertiage Quest CD, 1860 Census.
  4. [S401] Census: Reuben Kinsaul Sr.: 1850 Federal Population Census, Anderson District, Pitt County, North Carolina. Publisher: Hertiage Quest 1850 Census CD.
  5. [S433] Death Certificate: Reuben Kinsaul. Death Certificate File 1927, Page 696, September 15, 1915, Pitt County Courthouse, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina.
  6. [S550] LDS Record: Reuben Kinsaul and Nancy Hodges, Marriage and Family Tree, this record is dated January 20, 1861. Information provided by Susan L. Hancock. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp).
  7. [S137] LDS Record: Reuben Kinsaul Sr, Birth, this record is dated 1791. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/default.asp).

Rittie Kinsaul1

F, #2840

FatherEnsley Kinsaul b. b 1827
MotherMartha Kinsaul
Rittie Kinsaul||p82.htm#i2840|Ensley Kinsaul|b. b 1827|p82.htm#i2838|Martha Kinsaul||p82.htm#i2839|Reuben Kinsaul Sr.|b. 1790|p82.htm#i152|Margaret P. K. Kinsaul|b. 1791|p82.htm#i157|||||||

Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited02/23/2002

Birth*Rittie was born. 
She was the daughter of Ensley Kinsaul and Martha Kinsaul. 
Death*Rittie died. 

Citations:

  1. [S545] Picture: Ensley and Martha Kinsaul and daughter, Rittie.

Katherine Elaine Braxton Kirbo

F, #60, b. 26 August 1976

 
Katherine Elaine Braxton and her father, Kenny Braxton, at her graduation on June 2, 1994 from David Crocket High School in Austin, Texas.

FatherKenny Guy Braxton b. 3 Jan 1952
MotherDorothy Lou Robertson b. 26 Nov 1953
Katherine Elaine Braxton Kirbo|b. 26 Aug 1976|p82.htm#i60|Kenny Guy Braxton|b. 3 Jan 1952|p18.htm#i31|Dorothy Lou Robertson|b. 26 Nov 1953|p115.htm#i59|Heber G. Braxton|b. 14 Feb 1931|p14.htm#i3|Edna E. Pilgreen|b. 19 Apr 1930|p109.htm#i4|||||||

ChartsAvery Family Tree
Brann Family Tree
Davenport Family Tree
Dennis Family Tree
McLawhorn Family Tree
Pilgreen Family Tree
RelationshipDaughter of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited01/22/2009

Birth*Katherine was born at Austin, Travis County, Texas, on 08/26/1976. 
She is the daughter of Kenny Guy Braxton and Dorothy Lou Robertson. 
Marriage*She married Todd Kirbo on 10/20/1997.

 
Graduation*Katherine Elaine Braxton Kirbo graduated on 06/02/1994 from David Crocket High School, Austin, Travis County, Texas. 

Family

Todd Kirbo
Child

Michael Blake Kirbo

M, #61, b. 26 December 1996

 
Blake Kirbo, 2000.

FatherTodd Kirbo
MotherKatherine Elaine Braxton Kirbo b. 26 Aug 1976
Michael Blake Kirbo|b. 26 Dec 1996|p82.htm#i61|Todd Kirbo||p82.htm#i62|Katherine Elaine Braxton Kirbo|b. 26 Aug 1976|p82.htm#i60|||||||Kenny G. Braxton|b. 3 Jan 1952|p18.htm#i31|Dorothy L. Robertson|b. 26 Nov 1953|p115.htm#i59|

ChartsAvery Family Tree
Brann Family Tree
Davenport Family Tree
Dennis Family Tree
McLawhorn Family Tree
Pilgreen Family Tree
RelationshipGrandson of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited03/07/2008

Birth*Michael was born at Austin, Travis County, Texas, on 12/26/1996. At birth, Blake weighed 7 lb. 10 oz. and was 21" long. He was born at 3:23PM.. 
He is the son of Todd Kirbo and Katherine Elaine Braxton Kirbo. 
Football* In __/__/2007, Blake played football. 
Baseball* In __/__/2007, Blake played baseball. 

Todd Kirbo

M, #62

Last Edited03/07/2008

Birth*Todd was born. 
Marriage*He married Katherine Elaine Braxton Kirbo on 10/20/1997. 

Family

Katherine Elaine Braxton Kirbo b. 26 Aug 1976
Child

Wilner E. Kirk1

F, #3271, b. 18 April 1918

ChartsJames Braxton Family Tree
Last Edited12/24/2003

Birth*Wilner was born on 04/18/1918.1 
Marriage*She married James Chuck Braxton. 

Family

James Chuck Braxton b. 27 Feb 1912, d. 24 Aug 1999

Citations:

  1. [S650] Letter: Author, Daniel Braxton; Recipent, Kenny Guy Braxton. December 23, 2003, This letter contained family tree information for the descendents of John Thomas Braxton and numerous pictures of the Braxton Family Cemetery in Jackson County Florida.

Louisa Kittrel

F, #1558

Last Edited03/21/2008

Birth*Louisa was born. 

Bill Kittrell1

M, #3766

Last Edited01/06/2008

Newspaper Article*The following Newspaper Article about Bill Kittrell was published on 06/10/2007 Cemetery surveyor
Historian Bill Kittrell documents Pitt County’s cemeteries in two volumes

Saturday, October 06, 2007

By Jane Welborn Hudson

The Daily Reflector

Bill Kittrell has a passion for the past — specifically the people who once walked the earth but who now reside beneath Pitt County soil.

“My friends have referred to me as ‘Cemetery Man.’” the Greenville historian said. “One went so far as to say that I was the only man he knew that had been in over 800 cemeteries and walked out of them.”

Kittrell’s fascination with graveyards made him the perfect candidate to compile a survey of all the burial plots in Pitt County — from the fenced family cemetery with a single tombstone to the manicured burial grounds with more than 5,000 plots; from the unmarked resting places of slaves to the monument-laden graveyards of Greenville’s wealthy founders; from neatly kept churchyards to remote overgrown burying grounds with illegible tombstones.

After years of work, the document Kittrell’s wife Mary refers to as his “legacy” — all 1,700 pages of it — is complete. The Pitt County Historical Society has published his “Cemetery Survey of Pitt County” in two soft-bound volumes. It will be available for purchase beginning Saturday.

“The Pitt County Historical Society is proud of Bill’s work and is excited about this, our latest publication,” said society president Anne Sneed. “This book goes hand in hand with our earlier publications, ‘Chronicles of Pitt County, Volume I and II.’”

“I think this is going to be an invaluable addition to the recorded history of Pitt County and a wonderful gift to genealogists all over the country,” said historical society member Sandra Hunsucker. “We’ve already sold books far and wide over the Internet for people to use as a research tool.”

Kittrell’s roots go deep in Pitt County. His family came here in the late 1780s, and his desire to trace his own lineage inspired him to visit local cemeteries.

“My interest in family genealogy began in the late 1970s and was rekindled in earnest in 1982, when the Pitt County Historical Society published its first volume of ‘Chronicles of Pitt County, North Carolina,’” he said. ”I had already surveyed some of my family cemeteries, and I then began to expand my coverage to include other grave sites in the county.”

“He’s always been interested in history,” said Kittrell’s wife, Mary. “When I would want him home mowing the grass, he’d be off in a cemetery. He can’t ride by a cemetery without wondering who’s in there.”

Kittrell already had surveyed about 250 grave sites when he was approached by the Pitt County Historical Society about producing a complete record of all the county’s cemeteries for publication.

“About 25 years ago, the state encouraged every county in North Carolina to do a cemetery survey,” said historical society member Jerri Sutton. “Although some local researchers had done surveys on selected sites, there was no comprehensive survey of all the local cemeteries.”

In 2002, the society asked Kittrell if he would undertake the project — and for the past five years, he has devoted part of nearly every day to completing the survey.

“All cemeteries that I am aware of have been recorded, a total of over 870 sites and more than 48,000 names,” he said.

Kittrell was determined to complete his task, despite the fact that he is now legally blind and wears a hearing aid. His wife, Mary, is his chauffeur and secretary, driving him around the county and recording the data they collected together.

“I couldn’t have done this without her,” Kittrell said. “She knew I wanted to complete this survey, so she gave of her time for five years to see this comprehensive endeavor completed.”

Walking in Cherry Hill Cemetery, the resting place of some of Greenville’s wealthy former residents, Kittrell points out a few of the interesting grave sites there. There’s the massive monument to Robert Lee Humber, inscribed with his accomplishments. The final resting place of Gov. Thomas J. Jarvis. The elaborate obelisks, carved angels and crosses that adorn the graves of Greenville’s earlier residents.

“I have always had an interest in the history of Pitt County,” he said. “Doing the cemetery survey helped me to find many of the historical locations I had always heard about.

”Farmers and landowners were cooperative in allowing me on their property. Fishermen and hunters gave me locations of cemeteries hidden from view; some went so far as to take me to the site. Often family members made me aware of family graves that they wanted recorded.”

Kittrell said he reckons he’s spent more than 7,000 volunteers hours on the project.

He’s trekked deep into woods nearly a mile from the road. He’s crawled on his belly through brambles, tearing his clothing and skin in the process. He’s climbed down into open vaults to read the inscriptions on the broken slabs. He’s been confronted by snakes — and nearly bitten. And once, not realizing a site had recently been flooded, he sank into a grave up to his waist.

“After a cemetery was located, a problem of deciphering the inscriptions on the tombstones often arose,” Kittrell said. “Mary and I were always well equipped with chalk. After rubbing the stone with white chalk, the inscription was usually legible — although we encountered some broken or cracked stones and ones on which the lettering was chipped and impossible to decipher.”

And some graves had no markers at all to distinguish them.

“We used the grave-dowsing technique to find unmarked graves,” he said. He demonstrated the technique by grasping a bent copper rod in each hand. Holding the rods parallel, he began walking over a grave in Cherry Hill Cemetery. As he passed over the grave site, the two rods slowly swung together until they crossed one another — marking the hollow place in the ground.

“It’s somewhat eerie and very interesting to see and feel the movement of the rods in your hands,” he said.

Kittrell said he’s never had any supernatural encounter, despite all the time he’s spent in graveyards. And he’s only been denied access to one family cemetery during his research.

How does he feel about finally seeing the survey in print?

“I’m surprised it’s so big,” he said. “I wouldn’t have expected it to take up two volumes.

“The thing that surprised me most of all were how many cemeteries there were just in Pitt County.”

Contact features writer Jane Hudson at 329-9577 or jhudson@coxnc.com.1
 

Citations:

  1. [S809] Newspaper Article: Daily Reflector; Greenville, North Carolina, October 06, 2007. Cemetery survey completed and published by Bill Kittrell.

Harry Kittrell

M, #1557

Last Edited04/23/2008

Birth*Harry was born. 
Death*Harry died. 
Deed*Harry sold property at Pitt County, North Carolina, on 11/03/1885. Horry Kitrell and his wife, Louisa, sold him one acre for $75. Deed is recorded at the Pitt County Courthouse in Greenville, North Carolina in Deed Book P4, Page 596 and the tract of land is described as follows:
     
".... Begining at a Hickory on the road & running east 70 yds. to a pine thence North 70 yards to a pine, Thence West seventy yards to a post Oak on the side of the road, Thence with said road to the begining. Containing one acre more or less...."

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Citations:

  1. [S277] Deed: to Warren Braxton and from Horry Kittrel and his wife Louisa on November 3, 1885, Book P4: Page 596, Source documents are stored at the North Carolina Archives, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.

Darlene Knox1

F, #3888, b. 13 January 1957

FatherJames Devenwood Knox1
MotherFrances Arlene McGlohon1
Darlene Knox|b. 13 Jan 1957|p82.htm#i3888|James Devenwood Knox||p82.htm#i3889|Frances Arlene McGlohon||p89.htm#i3890|||||||||||||

ChartsJames Braxton Family Tree
Last Edited02/25/2008

Birth*Darlene Knox was born on 01/13/1957.1  
She is the daughter of James Devenwood Knox and Frances Arlene McGlohon.1 
Marriage*She married Benjamin Hinton McLawhorn, son of Ola McLawhorn and Lois Claire Tripp, on 10/16/1981.1 

Family

Benjamin Hinton McLawhorn b. 27 Nov 1956

Citations:

  1. [S874] Website: MCGLAUGHON-L@rootsweb.com. Transcribed by: CATAULAVIC@aol.com, Woodie McLawhorn family information. Found on: February 24, 2008, (http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/MCGLAUGHON/2001-04/0986698039).

James Devenwood Knox1

M, #3889

Last Edited02/25/2008

Marriage*James Devenwood Knox married Frances Arlene McGlohon.1 

Family

Frances Arlene McGlohon
Child

Citations:

  1. [S874] Website: MCGLAUGHON-L@rootsweb.com. Transcribed by: CATAULAVIC@aol.com, Woodie McLawhorn family information. Found on: February 24, 2008, (http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/MCGLAUGHON/2001-04/0986698039).

Mary Elizabeth Knox1

F, #3955, b. 22 March 1938, d. 31 January 2004

FatherHenry Atkinson1
MotherFlorence Little1
Mary Elizabeth Knox|b. 22 Mar 1938\nd. 31 Jan 2004|p82.htm#i3955|Henry Atkinson||p2.htm#i3956|Florence Little||p85.htm#i3957|||||||||||||

Last Edited11/10/2008

Birth*Mary Elizabeth Knox was born on 03/22/1938 at Berlin, Maryland.1  
She was the daughter of Henry Atkinson and Florence Little.1 
Marriage*She married Jesse Pilgreen Jr, son of Jessie Pilgreen Sr. and (?) Pilgreen.1 
Death*She died on 01/31/2004 at age 65. Her obituary reads as follows: Mary Elizabeth Knox Pilgreen departed this life and began her new life on Sunday Oct 31, 204, at 2:50 p.m. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hayes Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Crandol Cemetery. She was born on March 22, 1938, in Berlin, MD. to Florence Little Knox and Henry Atkinson. She was raised in Pactolus by her aunt, Mary Viola Little, who preceded her in death. She was a member of Hayes Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Pactolus. She married the late Jessie Pilgreen Jr., and to this union 10 children were born.

She was also preceded in death by a son, Jessie Rudolph Pilgreen; and grandson Monterrus Lamont Pilgreen.

She leaves to cherish her lovely memories two grandchildren, whom she raised, Juliesha Pilgreen and Demetrious Crumble of the home; five daughter, Julie Pilgreen of the home, Denise Perkins and husband, Samuel, of Greenville, Bessie Moore and husband, Bobby, of Greenville, Mildred Pilgreen of Washington, NC and Gwendolyn Battle and husband, Kelvin, of Greenville: stepdaughter, Jackie Hunter of Ayden; five sons, Bobby Knox and wife, Joyce, of Greenville, Virgil Pilgreen and wife, Gladys of Washington, N.C., Jodie Pilgreen and Minnie Payton, Raymond Pilgreen and wife, Regina, and Bennie Pilgreen and wife, Shantell, all of Greenville; a very devoted brother-in-law, Henry Payton of Greenville, three sisters-in-law, Julia Shepard, Dorthney Salisbury of Greenville and Geraldine Graves of Bell Arthur; a very special niece, Phyllis Crandol of Greenville; a very special and devoted cousin of whom she often spoke as her second mother, Ethel "Lee" Wilson; 21 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Will will be held tonight from 7 to 8 a Hayes Chapel. She was adored by many and will be greatly missed.

Source: The Daily Reflector Greenville, NC November 5, 2004 page B 2ú.1 

Family

Jesse Pilgreen Jr
Children

Citations:

  1. [S901] Genealogy: Descendants of Mack Pilgreen, Author: Nancy Pittman, Received: November 5, 2004.

W. F. Kornegay

M, #2621

Last Edited04/23/2008

Birth*W. was born. 
Mortgage Deed*W. F. Kornegay issued a mortgage to W. F. Kornegay at Pitt County, North Carolina, on 02/27/1886. He and his wife Cennetta borrowed $882.87 against a 94.5 acres tract known as part of the Lawrence Stocks land.

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Deed*W. sold property at Pitt County, North Carolina, on 02/04/1889. Warren and Cennetta failed to pay a mortgage bond when it came due and their land was sold at public auction. This deed records the purchase by Henry Clay Braxton and is recorded at the Pitt County Courthouse in Greenville, North Carolina in Deed Book X4, Page 596. Excerpts from the deed:

"same land as described in Book L4 Page 509...he failed to pay mortgage bond when it came due...Komegay sold land at public auction of courthouse steps on Saturday Second day of February 1889...Henry Clay Braxton Bought the 94 1/2 acres for Two Hundred & twenty dollars."

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Citations:

  1. [S505] Mortgage Deed: Mortgagee, Warren Braxton; Mortgagor, W. F. Korneguy; date of mortgage 1886, Book L4, pages 509-510; Source documents are stored at the North Carolina Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; Researcher: Kenny Guy Braxton.
  2. [S640] Deed: to Mortgage Holder W.T. Komegay and from Warren and Cennetta Braxton on February 4, 1889, Book X4: Page 569, Source documents are stored at the North Carolina Archives, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.

Barbara James Krier1

F, #753

FatherRobert C. James Sr.
MotherGladys Marie Page James b. 2 Jul 1912, d. 16 Jun 1999
Barbara James Krier||p82.htm#i753|Robert C. James Sr.||p79.htm#i750|Gladys Marie Page James|b. 2 Jul 1912\nd. 16 Jun 1999|p78.htm#i611|||||||John E. Page|b. 14 Mar 1874\nd. 18 Oct 1941|p105.htm#i35|Mary A. B. Page|b. 30 Oct 1875\nd. 19 Jun 1951|p105.htm#i36|

Last Edited03/17/2000

Birth*Barbara was born. 
She is the daughter of Robert C. James Sr. and Gladys Marie Page James. 

Citations:

  1. [S139] Obituary: Galdys Marie Page James, Newspaper Article, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Lula Kuntz1

F, #1885

Last Edited12/05/2008

Birth*Lula was born. 
Marriage*She married an unknown person . 

Citations:

  1. [S368] Genealogy: Theophilus Dail Family, born 1827 in Pitt County, North Carolina, Author: Sue Dail Pitman, Received: November 19, 2000, Published: Prior to 2000.

Martha Lambert1

F, #4002

Last Edited01/23/2009

Marriage*Martha Lambert married Benjamin Martin Braxton, son of Oliver O. Braxton Sr. and Darcus Miller.1 

Family

Benjamin Martin Braxton b. 8 Apr 1842, d. 20 Nov 1920
Child

Citations:

  1. [S919] Email : Author, Della Andres Yerby; Recipent, Kenny Guy Braxton. January 22, 2009. Information: Benjamin Martin and Martha Lambert Braxton Family.

Mae Lamm1

F, #3607

FatherHerman Everett1
MotherBertha Everett1
Mae Lamm||p82.htm#i3607|Herman Everett||p57.htm#i3603|Bertha Everett||p56.htm#i3604|||||||||||||

Last Edited12/24/2005

Mae Lamm is the daughter of Herman Everett and Bertha Everett.1 

Citations:

  1. [S717] Obituary: Harvey Grady Everett, Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina, December 14, 2005.

Martha A. Lancaster1,2,3,4

F, #1426, b. 22 October 1846, d. 30 May 1913

Last Edited03/19/2006

Birth*Martha was born at near, Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, on 10/22/1846.1,2,4 
Marriage*She married Richard Archable Craft in 09/__/1865. In Kevin Craft's email dated 10-30-01 the following states what Aspley said about the Craft Family. "Richard married Martha A. Lancaster in September 1865 when he was discharged from the army.".2,5,4 
Death*Martha died on 05/30/1913 at age 66.5,4 
Burial*Her body was interred on 06/03/1913 in the Craft Family Cemetery at Winterville, Pitt County, North Carolina, . .5,6,3 
Mlt pension*Martha applied for a Widow's Pension at Pitt County, North Carolina, on on 06/11/1907. After Richard's death on November 22, 1906, his wife, Martha applies for a pension as a widow of a Confederate Army soldier. It states: "She is old and worn out. Suffers greatly with heart trouble. Not able to earn a living by manual labor. Husband died in 1906. Is poor and needy." Martha signed her name and was accompanied by two witnesses: J.R. Cooper and A.B Braxton.

The Pitt County Pension Board approved Martha's pension.
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Census 1910*Martha was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census at Contentnea Township, Pitt County, North Carolina, in Winterville, Town. In the 1910 Census, Martha Craft (Cro), age 63 and a widow, was listed as the head of the household that included her grandson Leslie Craft age 15, her granddaughters; Lillie Mills age 9, Dazy Mills age 7, and Annie Mills age 17. Martha's husband Richard died in 1906.

The two youngest girls are the children of Henry John Mills and Martha's daughter, Queenie Emma Craft Mills, and since they were married in 1900, Annie must be Henry's daughter from a previous marriage.

Leslie Craft is the son of Queenie Emma Craft and Ed Worthington. They were never married.

Emma gave birth to William Mills four days before this census count was conducted at Martha's home. He was born on April 22, 1910. One can only assume that Martha was taking care of her grandchildren while Emma recovered from the birth of her fourth child.

Martha was listed as a owning the farm they lived on free and clear of any mortgage or debt. Both she and Annie were listed as being able to read and write. None of the other children could read or write and only Lille had attended school in 1910. Martha was also listed as the mother of nine children with seven being alive at the time of the census..8 
Biography*__/__/____ 

Family

Richard Archable Craft b. 7 Oct 1835, d. 22 Nov 1906
Marriage*She married Richard Archable Craft in 09/__/1865. In Kevin Craft's email dated 10-30-01 the following states what Aspley said about the Craft Family. "Richard married Martha A. Lancaster in September 1865 when he was discharged from the army.".2,5,4 
Children

Citations:

  1. [S183] Cemetary Survey: Craft Family Cemetery, Winterville, North Carolina located on old Tar Road approximately 1/4 mile south of the Worthington Road interestion. Transcribed by: Vickie J.H. Braxton. GPS Coordinates: N 35.52125, W 77.38499.
  2. [S213] Census: Richard Craft: 1900 Federal Population Census, Pitt County, North Carolina. Heritage Quest CD.
  3. [S235] Death Certificate: Queen Emma Craft Mills. Death Certificate Volume 14, Page 466, March 29, 1927, Pitt County Courthouse, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina.
  4. [S329] Genealogy: Craft Family, Author: Judy Craft Merrit, Received: March 30, 2001, Published: prior to 2001.
  5. [S196] Cemetery Survey: Ben Byrd Family Cemetery (also known as the Cox and Carroll Cemetery), Winterville, NC. Transcribed by: Heber Guy and Brenda Braxton on January 26, 2001. The cemetery was over-grown with briars and wines. Leaves and dirt were piled up so high they had to dig down to read the inscriptions. GPS Coordinates: N35° 31.065 W077° 24.863.
  6. [S166] Cemetery Survey: 123 Pitt County North Carolina Cemeteries, Transcribed by: J. L. Jackson from 1940 - 1950.
  7. [S339] Pension: Soldiers Widow's Pension. (1907). Martha Craft;.
  8. [S240] Census: Martha Lancaster Craft: 1910 Federal Population Census, Pitt County, North Carolina. Heritage Quest CD.
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