Alexander A. Cameron and Sarah Louetta Cameron

Sarah Louetta Lineberry was born 11 September 1863 in Locust Grove, Randolph County, North Carolina. She was the sixth of eight children born to William Hanner Lineberry and Sarah A Duskin. I first learned of Louetta in "The Lineberry Family of Randolph County, NC, 1725-1991," a small family history compiled by Leo & Aline Lineberry, Glenn Lineberry, and Louise Wagoner.

They mention Louetta simply as being a child of William Hanner and Sarah Lineberry, that she married a man named Alex Cameron, and that she lived in Carroll County, Missouri.

Excerpt from "The Lineberry Family of Randolph County"
Book provided by Angie Jenkins

Vague clues like that tend to drive me to try to learn more about people. I decided to find her and her family in Missouri. I found her and her family rather easily.

Alexander A. Cameron and Sarah Louetta Lineberry were married 26 February 1880 in Wood, Carroll County, Missouri.

Alexander was born 18 April 1858 in Livingston County, Missouri to Joshua Freeman Cameron and Hannah Ann Silvey. According to the 1870 census, Joshua Cameron seems to be a rather successful farmer, especially in light of the time. The value of his real estate is listed as being $12,050.

Clipping from 1870 Grand River, Missouri Census.

As you can see, Joshua is listed as being from Nova Scotia, Canada. I attempted to figure out when he immigrated to America, but I was unsuccessful. According to the births of his children, it was at least by 1854. I am very curious how a farmer in Missouri managed to keep such a large amount of his property intact throughout the Civil War. More investigations into this family are needed for sure.

But enough about Joshua. Let's get back to Alexander and Louetta... Alex and Louetta had four children together.

• Roy Robert Cameron, b. 27 February 1881
• William Franklin Cameron , b. 15 December 1882
• Charles Clay Cameron, b. 5 March 1887
• Minnie Pearl Cameron, b. 3 September 1889

Minnie died at the age of 5. Her cause of death is currently unknown.

L to R: Charles Clay Cameron, Alexander A Cameron, Robert Roy Cameron, Sarah Louetta Cameron, William Franklin Cameron
Photo from Unknown Source. Please let me know if you know where this originated!

Alexander died 2 July 1913 in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri. After his death, Louetta goes to live with her son, Roy. In 1920, they are living in Kansas, but by 1930 they make it back to Missouri. Louetta died 12 June 1938 in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri.

I know the most about Roy's family due to Louetta's time living with him, but I still need to investigate Charles and Frank's families and Roy's grandchildrens' families. Louetta may have left Randolph County as a young woman, but she still has Randolph County, North Carolina roots.

Sources:

• 1870 Grand River, Livingston County, Missouri U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1880 Wood, Carroll County, Missouri U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1900 Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1910 Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1920 Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1930 Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• "The Lineberry Family of Randolph County, NC, 1725-1991"

Phillip A. Jenkins and Minnie Sheron Jenkins

Happy Anniversary! Today would have been Phillip Arister Jenkins and Minnie Tree Sheron's 90th wedding anniversary. These are my husband's great-grandparents. In honor of that milestone, I wanted to talk about their family.

Phillip "Arister" Jenkins was born 31 August 1886 in Yadkin County, North Carolina. He was the second child born to Columbus Franklin Jenkins and Sarah Frances Southard. Arister first married Mary A. ("Molly") Nance. According to the 1910 Census, they were married about 1905. Together, Arister and Molly had at least five children. They were:

• Cora N. Jenkins, b. about 1905
• Columbus Paul Jenkins, b. 28 April 1909
• Fred Jenkins, b. about 1912
• Homer Jenkins, b. 22 February 1913
• Leona Jenkins, b. about 1917

Clipping from the 1920 Census

I do not know much about Arister and Molly's relationship. I was shocked when I even found out that Arister was married before he was married to Minnie! Molly Nance died 30 July 1921 at the age of 35. I have not yet found a cause of death for her. Her death (and life) have always been a bit of a mystery to me.

Copyright Brittany Jenkins, 2011.

After Molly's death, Arister married Minnie Tree Sheron, the daughter of Charles Wheeler Sheron and Lucy Jane Smith. They were married 21 February 1925 in Randolph County, North Carolina. Together, they had five children:

• Nellie Jane Jenkins, b. 16 January 1926
• Charles Wray Jenkins, b. 1927
• Phillip Earl Jenkins, b. 7 April 1929
• Joe Frank Jenkins, b. 1 March 1931
• Joyce J. Jenkins, b. about 1933

Clipping from the 1930 Census. Notice Arister's "Age at first marriage" is listed as 38, not 19.

Clipping from the 1940 Census.

I am unsure whether or not Nellie was born premature or was stillborn, but she died the same day she was born. My father-in-law did not even know of his Aunt Nellie's existence until I uncovered it in my research at the local cemetery. I wonder if her siblings even knew about her.

Copyright Brittany Jenkins, 2011.

Arister died at the age of 73 on 8 December 1959 in Franklinville, Randolph County, North Carolina of hemoplegia due to arteriosclerosis. Minnie died about 30 years later on 5 February 1993. Arister, Molly, Minnie, and Nellie are all buried at Grays Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Franklinville, Randolph County, North Carolina.

Copyright Brittany Jenkins, 2011.

Sources:

• 1910 Boonville, Yadkin County, North Carolina U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1920 Meadows, Stokes County, North Carolina U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1930 Providence, Randolph County, North Carolina U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• 1940 Providence, Randolph County, North Carolina U.S. Federal Census (accessed on Ancestry)
• Death Certificate, Phillip Arister Jenkins (accessed on Ancestry)
• Tombstone, Molly Jenkins (photo taken Christmas 2011)
• Tombstone, Nellie Jane Jenkins (photo taken Christmas 2011)
• Tombstone, Phillip A. and Minnie S. Jenkins (photo taken Christmas 2011)

William Marshall Lineberry

William Marshall Lineberry was born on 8 March 1918 in Providence, Randolph County, North Carolina. He was the fourth of eight children born to William Gaston Fletcher Lineberry and Maude Elsie Foust.

At the age of 18, on 26 December 1936, he married Lois Mozelle Saunders.



Together, they had three children.

1. Elsie Louise Lineberry
2. James Marshall Lineberry
3. Angela Frances Lineberry

They also raised a nephew, Dennis Saunders, as one of their own. 

For my first post on this blog, I wanted to highlight someone who was important from my husband's childhood. My mind immediately went to his Paw-paw Lineberry. I asked Andrew what he remembered about the relationship between his grandparents. He couldn't tell me much as he was very young when they were still alive, but he did tell me something interesting.

When Marshall's youngest grandsons knew him, he and Lois were sleeping in separate bedrooms. This got me curious to know more about their relationship together. I called their youngest daughter, Angie, my mother-in-law, for more information about them. She did not disappoint! Here's what I found out.

Marshall and Lois first met while Lois was babysitting near Grays Chapel School. Marshall was driving a school bus at the time, and when she saw him, she decided right then that he was the man she was going to marry.

Lois had attended Franklinville School, while Marshall had attended Grays Chapel School, so they didn't know each other growing up. But Lois didn't let that stop her. She wasn't allowed to go on "double-dates," but she was allowed to meet him with a group of people (even if it was a group of guys and she was the only girl) in order to see each other. That's how their relationship began.

When I first asked Angie about her parents and their relationship, the first thing she said was, "At the time my mom died, they had been married for 61 years. They never fought or fussed, at least not in front of us kids." She said they were very family-oriented and wanted to keep all of their kids close to them. This only got stronger as their kids started having kids of their own.

When Angie talked about how her parents spoiled their grandkids, she told me they each had their own way of going about it.

Granny Lineberry would spoil them by playing Uno games with them (a game that is still very prevalent in my husband's family). Her grandson, Andrew, recalls she was "ruthless" when it came to playing Uno. She did not just let them win. She also spoiled them by cooking them whatever foods and desserts they wanted to eat. She "loved on" the kids, Angie said.

Paw-paw, on the other hand, gave the kids things, money or gifts, to spoil them. He also hated green beans, so he never made the grandkids eat them. Instead, he would give them chocolate pudding and bananas... foods he enjoyed. Andrew shared his dislike of green beans. In fact, he still hates green beans to this day. I find it funny, though, that green beans were one of his Granny Lineberry's favorite foods.

Lois passed away in 1999. When I asked Angie how Marshall was affected by her death, she said she thinks he "about mourned himself" to death. Marshall died just two years later on 12 October 2001 in Asheboro, Randolph, North Carolina. He was 83. He is buried next to his wife at Grays Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. which is located at Franklinville, Randolph County, North Carolina.

So, despite their decisions to sleep in separate rooms, I think it is clear their relationship was a loving one. It was family-oriented and, while Marshall wasn't known as a "romantic," he let everyone around him feel the effects of his love for his wife.

"She was a good woman."

-Marshall Lineberry

Sources:

• Andrew Jenkins, grandchild
• Angie Jenkins, child
• Photos provided by Angie Jenkins