Transcript the story of Charlie Hugh Joyner and Mae Belle

My Great- Great Grandparents
Charlie Hugh Joyner was born on November 23th 1890 in
Bertie, NC.
Mae Belle Strickland was born in Rocky Point, NC on March
13th 1900.
Charlie and Mae Belle married in Roanoke Rapids, NC
sometime before 1917. After they married, they moved to
VA.
They had 4 Childern: Linwood, Homer, Elise, and Louise
Charlie died on May 27 1961 in Roanoke Rapids, NC.
Mae Belle died on February 23 1968 in Roanoke Rapids, NC.
Charlie Hugh and Mae Belle lost their 2nd
eldest child, Homer, to pneumonia when he
was 4.
Pneumonia was the number one cause of
death in 1921 based on the CDC’s list of
leading causes of death in the 1900’s.
178,438 people were killed from pneumonia
in 1921
Many southerners believe their extended
family is their support system. So when
tragedy struck the Joyner family with the
death of Homer. Charlie and Mae Belle
moved back to NC with their families. This
proves the importance of family in the
south.
After moving back to NC, Charlie Hugh built
a service station and grocery store for his
family to live in and work in. The Joyner’s lived
in the upstairs and the store was the
downstairs.
Charlie Hugh and Mae Belle’s eldest son,
Clarence Linwood Joyner(Linwood) married
Mary Olivia Vann on March 15, 1941 in
Weldon, Northampton, NC. After they were
married, Linwood took over the store and
Charlie Hugh and Mae belle built a house on
their farm land next door.
Linwood and Mary had 3 children, Clarence
Linwood, Jr., Charles Mac, and Michael Vann.
They all lived above the service station until
Charlie and Mae Belle both died, and then
moved into the house next door.
Linwood, Jr. married Winnie Stine on June 13,
1964 and had 2 children, my father, Clarence
Linwood, III (Lin) and Mary Marguerite (Molly)
Linwood, III married Cindy Sisk on February 27,
1988 and had 2 children, Timothy Michael (Tim)
and Katherine Meghan (Meghan).
Chuck
Charles
Linwood, III
“Lin”
Tim
Linwood, Sr.
Michael
Linwood, Jr.
North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina
Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297.
North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina. Ancestry.com
Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454
rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National
Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com
United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United
States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records
Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Ancestry.com
Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625,
2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29.
National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the
film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note:
Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
Ancestry.com
United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United
States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records
Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Ancesrty.com
Joyner, Jr., Clarence L. Personal Interview. April 6 2012.
“Family, Land, and Community,” excerpt from Beaver, Patricia D. Rural Community in the
Appalachian South. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, Inc. 1992.
“Appendix: A Comparative Summary: Middle Class American vs. Southern Appalachian Personal
Characteristics” excerpt from Weller, Jack E. Yesterday’s People: Life in Contemporary
Appalachia
Carruth, John H. Roanoke River, N.C. Mouth to Weldon, N.C. Index sheet. In 22 sheets. Sheet No. 1.
U.S. Engineer Office, Norfolk, Va., March 18, 1938. [War Department. Corps of Engineers,
U.S. Army. Map. NewsBank, 2005. From Serial Set Publication, Serial Set Maps.
infoweb.newsbank.com.wncln.wncln.org/iwsearch/we/Digital/?p_product=SSMAP&p_th
eme=ssmap&p_nbid=E77C5BOXMTMzMzI0NDI3Ni4yNDM2NDQ6MToxMjoxMjguMTA5LjQ4L
jI&p_action=doc&p_queryname=2&p_docref=v1:128910EA125F04
A8/idb00.12068C771F0E3200-11D87363253BA978_dsp&f_mode=citation (Accessed
March 27, 2012)
US CDC, First. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, "Leading Causes of Death, 1900-1998 ."
Last modified 1998. Accessed April 18, 2012.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/lead1900_98.pdf.
North Carolina. 1988. North Carolina community profile: Garysburg, Northampton County. Raleigh,
N.C.: N.C. Dept. of Commerce, Economic Development Office]. (Microfilm)