GENERATION 6 CONT.
PLATO DURHAM SMITH (Nancy Salina Wellmon5, Nancy Wellmon4, William N3, William N 2, Katy1) b. April 26 1876 Burke Co NC d. of coronary embolism Feb 20 1938 age 61 Belmont Gaston Co NC buried Goshen Cemetery Burke Co NC
m. (1) SALLIE WILLIAMS (dau of ELIZA (ELZIE?) WILLIAMS) 1897 NC b. 1872 NC d. 1900-1909 NC
m. (2) ALICE E RILEY abt 1909 NC b. 1890 NC
WWI Registration: Sept 1918 Mt Holly Gaston Co NC age 42, farmer, med height; slender build; gray eyes; black hair
Census: 1900 Jacobs Fork Catawba NC age 24 Occ: day laborer; 1920 South Point Gaston NC Occ: farmer; 1930 South Point Gaston Co NC age 55 Occ: sweeper/cotton mill
Children of Plato and Sallie
HENRY GUY SMITH b. Jan 1899 Burke Co NC 1910 Census: Henry is living with his grandparents James and Nancy
CALLIE M SMITH b. Sept 1899 Burke Co NC Census: 1910 Morganton Burke Co NC Callie living with her grandfather
Eliza Williams
MARY SMITH b. 1904 Burke Co NC
Children of Plato and Alice
JAMES LYTTON SMITH b. Jan 1 1913 Gaston Co NC d. Jan 4 1986 Gastonia Gaston Co NC m. APAL MAE BEACH
NANCY ELIZABETH SMITH b. 1915 Burke Co NC m. JONAS
EFFIE SMITH b. April 26 1917 Gaston Co NC d. July 2 1994 age 77 Mt Holly Gaston Co NC buried Gaston Memorial
Park Gastonia Gaston Co NC m. ROBERT LATHAN Children: WILLIAM and BECKY
Effie Smith Lathan Obit
PLATO DURHAM SMITH JR b. Aug 25 1922 Gaston Co NC d. Aug 20 1994 age 71 Gastonia Gaston Co NC
m. WILMA V DAGENHART
CORNELIA SMITH (Nancy Salina Wellmon5, Nancy Wellmon4, William N3, William N 2, Katy1) b. Dec 22 1879 Burke Co NC d. April 15 1961 age 81 NC Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem NC buried Mt Home Baptist Church Cemetery Burke Co NC
m. SYLVANUS BRANCH July 19 1896 Burke Co NC b. May 24 1873 NC d. July 8 1908 age 35 Burke Co NC
Cornelia Smith Branch Headstone
Census: 1910 Morganton Burke Co NC James and Sylvanus are living with their grandparents James and Nancy; 1930 Morganton Burke Co NC Cornelia age 49 living with widowed mother
Children of Cornelia and Sylvanus
DAVID JAMES BRANCH b. 1897 NC d. 1966 age 69
LULA MAE BRANCH b. 1899 NC d. 1936 age 37
SYLVANUS BRANCH b. 1902 NC d. 1972 age 70
ETTA ROSALLIA WELLMON (Albert Webb5, Nancy Wellmon4, William N3, William N 2, Katy1) b. July 14 1876 Burke Co NC d. April 11 1965 age 88 Morganton Burke Co NC
m. NOAH McCLELLEN YOUNG (son of PINK YOUNG and ELIZABETH LAIL) April 10 1898 Burke Co NC b. Feb 7 1879 NC d. Aug 23 1959 age 80 Icard Burke Co NC
both buried Wilkies Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Burke Co NC
Census: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Icard Burke Co NC Occ: farm labor
Children of Etta and Noah
TEXIE YOUNG b. April 1898 Burke Co NC
ESSIE M YOUNG b. 1902 Burke Co NC
LILLIE YOUNG b. 1903 Burke Co NC
GARLAND ROOSEVELT YOUNG b. Oct 6 1904 Burke Co NC d. Nov 6 1969 age 65 Valdese Burke Co NC buried Mt
Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery Burke Co NC m. LILLIE BLANCHE HEAVNER NC
CHARLIE ODELL YOUNG b. Oct 21 1908 Burke Co NC d. June 7 1987 age 78 Buncombe NC buried Wilkies Grove
Baptist Church Cemetery Burke Co NC
WILLIAM SECT YOUNG b. Aug 9 1912 Burke Co NC d. July 31 1974 age 61 Waynesville Haywood Co NC
CARLESS EDISON YOUNG b. April 1 1917 Burke Co NC d. April 29 1983 age 66 Burke Co NC buried Wilkies Grove
Baptist Church Cemetery Burke Co NC
COLUMBUS FRANKLIN WELLMON (Albert Webb5, Nancy Wellmon4, William N3, William N 2, Katy1) b. May 1 1882 Burke Co NC d. Sept 12 1952 age 70 Valdese Burke Co NC
m. MARY ELIZABETH HILDEBRAN 1907 NC b. March 7 1891 Burke Co NC d. Dec 5 1966 age 75 Burke Co NC
Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 Lower Fork Burke Co NC age 28 Occ: farmer
Children of Columbus and Mary
WILLIAM LESLIE WELLMON b. July 5 1907 d. Jan 24 1972
LEE ROY WELLMON b. July 6 1909 Lower Fork Burke Co NC d. March 3 1977 age 67 Morganton Burke Co NC
buried Burke Memorial Park Burke Co NC m. LILLIE MAE FLEMING Nov 3 1928 Lenoir Caldwell Co NC
VICTOR RALPH WELLMON b. Oct 23 1912 Lower Fork Burke Co NC d. Dec 10 1934 age 22 Burke Co NC buried
Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Burke Co NC
GLADYS PAULINE WELLMON b. Dec 16 1914 Lower Fork Burke Co NC d. Oct 26 1962 age 47 Morganton Burke Co
NC buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Burke Co NC
Gladys Pauline Wellmon Headstone
THOMAS HAROLD WELLMON b. July 30 1917 Lower Fork Burke Co NC d. Jan 16 1988 age 70 Valdese Burke Co
NC buried Abee's Grove Baptist Church Valdese Burke Co NC m. LOUISE EDITH ABEE Nov 23 1940 Valdese Burke
Co NC Child: ROBERT HAROLD WELLMON b. 1942 NC d. 2009 age 67 NC
ALBERT FRANKLIN WELLMON b. Dec 17 1919 Burke Co NC d. Sept 13 2004 age 84 Burke Co NC
m. TESSIE PEARL HUFFMAN June 15 1940 Gaffney Cherokee SC b. Sept 1 1923 Lower Fork Burke Co NC d. March
18 1997 age 73 Morganton Burke Co NC both buried Walkers Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery Morganton
Burke Co NC
SANFORD EDISON WELLMON b. May 5 1921 Lower Fork Burke Co NC d. Oct 29 2002 age 81 Morganton Burke Co
NC m. MARY ELVA SUE CLARK Aug 12 1950 Morganton Burke Co NC b. April 20 1925 Morganton Burke Co NC d.
Jan 29 2004 age 78 Burke Co NC both buried Burke Memorial Park Burke Co NC
Sanford Edison Wellmon Headstone
VERGIE MAE WELLMON b. July 30 1930 Moerganton Burke Co NC d. Feb 13 2004 age 73 Louisville Jefferson Co
KY m. ANDERSON June 9 1950 Madison Co IN
MARY AVA (LONNIE) WELLMON b. Dec 16 1889 Burke Co NC d. April 4 1979 age 89 Hickory Catawba Co NC
buried Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Burke Co NC m. BIRT BRYSON POWELL Dec 24 1910 Burke Co NC
b. April 1 1889 Burke Co NC d. Oct 7 1966 77 Valdese Burke Co NC They divorced after 1920
Children of Mary and Birt
GLENN WALTER POWELL m. ANNIE RUTH no children
EDISON LEE POWELL
CHARLES EDISON WELLMON (Albert Webb5, Nancy Wellmon4, William N3, William N 2, Katy1) b. May 22 1892 Burke Co NC d. April 2 1967 age 74 Oteen Buncombe Co NC
m. CORA ANN CARSWELL (dau of PINKNEY CARSWELL and ANNA HUFFMAN) Sept 10 1921 NC b. March 13 1903 Burke Co NC d. Dec 19 1964 age 61 Morganton Burke Co NC
both buried Carswell Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery Burke Co NC
Census: 1930 Lower Fork Burke Co NC Occ: farmer
Children of Charles and Cora
JAMES EDWARD WELLMON b. Feb 6 1925 Burke Co NC d. June 28 2009 age 84 Burke Co NC buried Salem United
Methodist Church Cemetery Burke Co NC Military: Cpl WWII US Army Air Forces, B-24 Bombers with 484th Unit
m. LUCY CRAWLEY Children: JIMMY, DIANN, BRENDA
James Edward Wellmon Obit
CARLES/CARLOS WELLMON b. Jan 2 1929 Burke Co NC d. Jan 17 1997 age 78 Morganton Burke Co NC
EDISON WELLMON
WILLIAM LONZO WELLMON (Albert Webb5, Nancy Wellmon4, William N3, William N 2, Katy1) b. Aug 30 1894 Burke Co NC d. July 12 1976 age 81 Morganton Burke Co NC
m. VASSIE LEE TALLENT April 13 1916 Burke Co NC b. March 29 1894 Burke Co NC d. March 7 1977 age 82 Burke Co NC
both buried Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Burke Co NC
Census: 1920, 1930 Lower Fork Burke Co NC Occ: farmer
Children of William and Vassie
CLYDE EDWARD WELLMON b. March 6 1918 Burke Co NC d. Feb 25 1979 age 60 Valdese Burke Co NC
SANTOS WELLMON b. 1921 Burke Co NC
JOLENE WELLMON b. 1924 Burke Co NC
CECIL WELLMON b. 1926 Burke Co NC
FIFFER WELLMON b. 1930 Burke Co NC
FRED LEE WELLMON (Albert Webb5, Nancy Wellmon4, William N3, William N 2, Katy1) b. Aug 30 1894 Burke Co NC d. Aug 25 1959 age 64 Burke Co NC
m. RHODA SETTLEMYRE (dau of CALVIN MONROE SETTLEMYRE and NAOMI COOK) Dec 28 1913 Burke Co NC b. Nov 30 1892 Burke Co NC d. May 7 1947 age 54 Morganton Burke Co NC
both buried Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Burke Co NC
Fred Lee Wellmon Headstone
Census: 1920, 1930 Lower Fork Burke Co NC
Children of Fred and Rhoda
HAZEL WELLMON b. March 6 1917 Burke Co NC d. July 7 2007 age 90 Nashville Davidson Co TN m. JOHNNY
PINKNEY HUFFMAN
GUY LEE WELLMON b. Oct 28 1927 Burke Co NC d. Jan 6 1987 age 59 Morganton Burke Co NC
Guy Lee Wellmon Headstone
RUBY ETHEL WELLMON b. Jan 17 1933 Burke Co NC d. Feb 20 1951 age 18 Burke Co NC buried Catawba Valley
Baptist Church Cemetery Burke Co NC m. LINGAFELT Jan 21 1950 Gafney Cherokee SC
Ruby Wellmon Lingafelt Headstone
LUTHER WELLMON (Sampson Lafayette5, Nancy Wellmon4, William N3, William N 2, Katy1) b. Sept 15 1883 Cleveland Co NC d. March 18 1956 age 72 Lawndale Cleveland Co NC
m. DORA JENNIE SAIN b. May 1 1895 NC d. Dec 3 1918 age 23 Cleveland Co NC
both buried St Peters United Methodist Church Cemetery Cleveland Co NC
Luther and Dora Sain Wellmon Headstone
Child of Luther and Dora
EVA WELLMON b. May 22 1916 NC d. June 3 1916 Cleveland co NC buried St Peters United Methodist Church
Cemetery Cleveland Co NC
FLORENCE WELLMON (Sampson Lafayette5, Nancy Wellmon4, William N3, William N 2, Katy1) b. March 15 1885 Cleveland Co NC d. Aug 21 1964 age 79 Morganton Burke Co NC
m. JOSEPH HOUSTON COSTNER abt 1906 b. Jan 24 1884 Cleveland Co NC d. Nov 24 1960 Lawndale Cleveland Co NC
both buried St Peters United Methodist Church Cemetery Cleveland Co NC
Joseph H and Florence Wellmon Costner Headstone
Census: 1910 Cleveland Co NC Occ: farmer; 1920, 1930 Knob Creek Cleveland Co NC
Children of Florence and Joseph
ROBERT CLYDE COSTNER b. April 28 1907 Cleveland Co NC d. Jan 26 1948 age 40 Charlotte Mecklenburg Co NC
m. MADGE M BOYLES b. May 5 1919 Lincoln Co NC d. June 7 2004 age 85 Gastonia Gaston Co NC
both buried St Peters United Methodist Church Cemetery Cleveland Co NC
Robert C Costner Headstone Madge Boyles Costner Headstone Madge Boyles Costner Obit
D BURGIN COSTNER b. Nov 16 1909 d. March 21 2001
BESSIE RILLER WELLMON (Joseph Seton5, Nancy Wellmon4, William N3, William N 2, Katy1) b. July 30 1891 Burke Co NC d. Jan17 1968 age 76 China Grove Rowan Co NC
m. (1) SANFORD GREENWOOD ANDERSON 1909 NC b. June 6 1888 Wilkes NC d. Feb 18 1957 age 68 Kannapolis Rowan Co NC
m. (2) JOSEPH BENJAMIN THOMPSON b. June 17 1891 NC d. Jan 17 1968 age 76 China Grove Rowan Co NC
Census: 1920 Taylorsville Alexander Co NC Occ: cotton mill; 1930 Cabarrus NC
Children of Bessie and Sanford
GLADYS ANDERSON b. 1913 NC
LULA MAE ANDERSON b. Jan 13 1915 Alexander NC d. Aug 25 1995 age 80 Concord Cabarrus NC
m. LOOMIS KLUTZ BARNETTE May 27 1933 NC b. July 14 1914 Alexander NC d. June 1 1994 age 79
Concord Cabarrus NC
NEWELL WASHINGTON ANDERSON b. Dec 17 1916 Cabarrus Co NC d. Jan 10 2006 age 89 China Grove Rowan
Co NC US Army m. (1) INAZ COLLINS m. (2) ANNE JONES abt 1966 NC
WWII young American Patriots Newell W Anderson Obit
AMELIA SALLY EDNA ANDERSON b. April 6 1919 Alexander NC d. Sept 7 1999 age 80 Northeast Medical
Center Concord Cabarrus NC m. MANCUSO Death Cert lists: education 9th grade; Occ: other financial officers,
dept stores
PAUL EDWARD ANDERSON b. March 4 1921 Alexander NC d. Dec 3 1993 age 72 Salkum Lewis Co WA
GLENN ESTES ANDERSON b. July 31 1924 Alexander NC d. Oct 2 1994 age 70 Concord Cabarrus NC
TROY ANDERSON b. 1928 NC
WILLIAM (BILL) ANDERSON b. 1930 NC
