Bio
Researching: Allen, Allison, Anderson, Baker, Beamon, Beatty, Brown, Bruce, Clark, Dalton, Davidson, Davis, Dixon, Edwards, Ely, Ealy, Erb, Ferguson, Gore, Hairston, Haley, Hayes, Holland, James, Jarrell, Johnson, Keller, Killebrew, Lee, Maderas, Milburn, Miller, Nealy (Neely), Pannell (Pannill), Rivers, Saunders, Snow, Stone, Sullender (Sullinder), Tilghman, Watts, Waugh, Wilkie, Woody, Woods
Countries & Areas of interest: Danish West Indies 1672–1917, Jamaica, North Carolina, Portugal 1600-1670, Switzerland, Vermont 1805-1861, Virginia, US Virgin Island 1917-1960,
Notable Ancestors & Relatives
William McBryar (1861–1941): Buffalo Soldier; Medal of Honor Recipient
MEMORIAL ID7878236
Amelia L. Tilghman (1856-1931): Journalist; musician
Elreta Alexander-Ralston: 1st Black to graduate from Columbia Law University. 1st black woman lawyer and judge in North Carolina
Olivia Davidson (1854–1889): Educator; Co-founder of the Tuskegee Institute; 2nd wife of Booker T Washington
MEMORIAL ID22276226
Booker T Washington (1856-1915): Founder of the Tuskegee Institute
MEMORIAL ID1073
Edwin "Eddie" Rouse (1954-2014): Actor
MEMORIAL ID139776494
Nathaniel Crocket Wilkie (1955-2007): Musician
MEMORIAL ID232811025
George E Cannon (1869-1925): Doctor and politician
MEMORIAL ID188480621
George Dows Cannon (1902-1986): Doctor, Son of George E Cannon and chairman of the board of trustees of Lincoln University
James Waugh (1768-1844): Prominent land owner of Waughtown, North Carolina
MEMORIAL ID52863432
Jesse Albert Waugh: NC Senator
Lula Gertrude Renwick Warlick: Nurse. She worked and trained nurses at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. The school later became one of the top 20 schools for nursing because of the efforts of Warlick.
My ancestors went to school with William Still's children
George Washington Hayes Sr (1824-1903): Enslaved builder of the NC State Capitol. Executive Committee Member of the North Carolina Industrial Association. Elected Vice President for the Emancipation Celebration. Builder of the St Augustine's University Chapel in Raleigh, NC.
MEMORIAL ID271579671
Glasgow Saunders: Enslaved builder of the NC State Capitol. Mentioned in the book, To Free A Family: The Journey of Mary Walker by Sydney Nathans
Evette Benton (1953-2021): Singer
MEMORIAL ID235352754
Researching: Allen, Allison, Anderson, Baker, Beamon, Beatty, Brown, Bruce, Clark, Dalton, Davidson, Davis, Dixon, Edwards, Ely, Ealy, Erb, Ferguson, Gore, Hairston, Haley, Hayes, Holland, James, Jarrell, Johnson, Keller, Killebrew, Lee, Maderas, Milburn, Miller, Nealy (Neely), Pannell (Pannill), Rivers, Saunders, Snow, Stone, Sullender (Sullinder), Tilghman, Watts, Waugh, Wilkie, Woody, Woods
Countries & Areas of interest: Danish West Indies 1672–1917, Jamaica, North Carolina, Portugal 1600-1670, Switzerland, Vermont 1805-1861, Virginia, US Virgin Island 1917-1960,
Notable Ancestors & Relatives
William McBryar (1861–1941): Buffalo Soldier; Medal of Honor Recipient
MEMORIAL ID7878236
Amelia L. Tilghman (1856-1931): Journalist; musician
Elreta Alexander-Ralston: 1st Black to graduate from Columbia Law University. 1st black woman lawyer and judge in North Carolina
Olivia Davidson (1854–1889): Educator; Co-founder of the Tuskegee Institute; 2nd wife of Booker T Washington
MEMORIAL ID22276226
Booker T Washington (1856-1915): Founder of the Tuskegee Institute
MEMORIAL ID1073
Edwin "Eddie" Rouse (1954-2014): Actor
MEMORIAL ID139776494
Nathaniel Crocket Wilkie (1955-2007): Musician
MEMORIAL ID232811025
George E Cannon (1869-1925): Doctor and politician
MEMORIAL ID188480621
George Dows Cannon (1902-1986): Doctor, Son of George E Cannon and chairman of the board of trustees of Lincoln University
James Waugh (1768-1844): Prominent land owner of Waughtown, North Carolina
MEMORIAL ID52863432
Jesse Albert Waugh: NC Senator
Lula Gertrude Renwick Warlick: Nurse. She worked and trained nurses at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. The school later became one of the top 20 schools for nursing because of the efforts of Warlick.
My ancestors went to school with William Still's children
George Washington Hayes Sr (1824-1903): Enslaved builder of the NC State Capitol. Executive Committee Member of the North Carolina Industrial Association. Elected Vice President for the Emancipation Celebration. Builder of the St Augustine's University Chapel in Raleigh, NC.
MEMORIAL ID271579671
Glasgow Saunders: Enslaved builder of the NC State Capitol. Mentioned in the book, To Free A Family: The Journey of Mary Walker by Sydney Nathans
Evette Benton (1953-2021): Singer
MEMORIAL ID235352754