Toler Family of Eastern North Carolina

Vernon Douglas Rogers

M, b. 19 June 1935, d. 13 July 2000

Father

Robert Bruce Rogers

Mother

Verna Irene Toler b. 1 Aug 1910, d. 5 Oct 1990

Vernon Douglas Rogers was born on 19 June 1935. He died on 13 July 2000 at age 65.

Emory Earl Rogers

M, d. 1977

Father

Robert Bruce Rogers

Mother

Verna Irene Toler b. 1 Aug 1910, d. 5 Oct 1990

Emory Earl Rogers died in 1977.

Wayne Edward Fleming

M, b. 3 July 1936, d. 6 October 2016

Wayne Edward Fleming was born on 3 July 1936. He married Helen Ruth Lewis, daughter of Elijah Bryan Lewis and Mary Ann Toler. Wayne Edward Fleming died on 6 October 2016 at Beaufort County, North Carolina, at age 80.

Family

Helen Ruth Lewis

Mathias Towler

Mr. (?) Martin

Family

Children

Walter Watson Martin d. 2 Aug 1989
Delila Gertrude Martin+ b. 17 Apr 1913, d. 13 Dec 1990

Bobbie Dwight Tyson

M, b. 4 February 1937, d. 15 April 1990

Bobbie Dwight Tyson was born on 4 February 1937 at Greene County, North Carolina. He married Sallie Elizabeth Toler, daughter of Hebert Cecil Toler and Bessie Estelle Simmons, on 22 September 1956 at Pitt County, North Carolina. Bobbie Dwight Tyson died on 15 April 1990 at Tennessee at age 53.¹

Family

Sallie Elizabeth Toler

Children

Samuel Dwight Tyson+² b. 28 Jun 1957, d. 29 Mar 2004
Teresa Dianne Tyson

Citations

[S45] SSDI, online ssdi.rootsweb.com, visited May 17, 2008.
[S22] WDN, March 30, 2004.

Georgia Pearl Hardison

F, b. 1 December 1928, d. 14 January 1989

Georgia Pearl Hardison was born on 1 December 1928. She married Kenneth Adolph Peele, son of Adolph Peele and Beatrice Virginia Hunnings, on 15 May 1948 at Pamlico County, North Carolina. Georgia Pearl Hardison died on 14 January 1989 at age 60.

Family

Kenneth Adolph Peele b. 28 Aug 1927, d. 10 Mar 2020

Children

Judy Karen Peele+¹ b. 19 Sep 1950, d. 16 Oct 1999
Kenneth Adolph Peele Jr.+ b. 13 Feb 1953, d. 16 Aug 2015

Citations

[S1] Birth Certificate, Craven County Register of Deeds Office.

Judy Karen Peele¹

F, b. 19 September 1950, d. 16 October 1999

Father

Kenneth Adolph Peele¹ b. 28 Aug 1927, d. 10 Mar 2020

Mother

Georgia Pearl Hardison¹ b. 1 Dec 1928, d. 14 Jan 1989

Judy Karen Peele married (?) Berry. Judy Karen Peele was born on 19 September 1950.¹ She died on 16 October 1999 at age 49.

Family

(?) Berry

Children

Chuck Berry
Scott Berry

Citations

[S1] Birth Certificate, Craven County Register of Deeds Office.

Ruby Dell Dunbar

F, b. 30 August 1930, d. 16 November 2020

Ruby Dell Dunbar was born on 30 August 1930. She married Tollie Rayfield Morris Jr., son of Tolly Rayfield Morris and Sina Ann Knox, on 12 April 1952 at Beaufort County, North Carolina. Ruby Dell Dunbar and Tollie Rayfield Morris Jr. were divorced on 28 September 1970 at Hampton, Virginia. Ruby Dell Dunbar died on 16 November 2020 at Hampton, Virginia, at age 90.

Family

Tollie Rayfield Morris Jr. b. 5 Apr 1928, d. 16 Jun 1986

Children

Lynn Morris
Tollie Rayfield Morris III

Mamie Cox

F, b. 8 July 1879, d. 19 September 1946

Father

Benjamin Carney Cox b. c 1840

Mother

Aquilla Lee b. c 1850

Mamie Cox was born on 8 July 1879 at Beaufort County, North Carolina.¹ She married Alex Wiley, son of Redding Wiley and Pearcy Ann Lewis Warren, on 13 July 1896 at Beaufort County, North Carolina. Mamie Cox married John Calvin Purifoy, son of Arrington Purifoy and Clarissa Morris, on 2 October 1923 at Craven County, North Carolina. Mamie Cox died on 19 September 1946 at Carteret County, North Carolina, at age 67.¹

Family 1

Alex Wiley b. 5 Jan 1855, d. 6 Aug 1921

Children

Lloyd Wiley b. 29 Sep 1897, d. 10 Oct 1956
Elma Lane Wiley+ b. 6 May 1901, d. 26 May 1943
Roscoe Wiley b. 19 Aug 1904, d. Nov 1982
Clayton Alex Wiley b. 19 Feb 1909, d. 9 Jan 1972
Amanda Verona Wiley+ b. 11 Jul 1912, d. 2 Aug 1978

Family 2

John Calvin Purifoy b. 29 Dec 1856, d. 18 Feb 1937

Citations

[S3] Death Certificate Register of Deeds Office.

Lloyd Wiley

M, b. 29 September 1897, d. 10 October 1956

Father

Alex Wiley b. 5 Jan 1855, d. 6 Aug 1921

Mother

Mamie Cox b. 8 Jul 1879, d. 19 Sep 1946

Lloyd Wiley was born on 29 September 1897. He died on 10 October 1956 at age 59. He was buried in October 1956 at High Bridge Cemetery, Caton, Craven County, North Carolina.

Roscoe Wiley

M, b. 19 August 1904, d. November 1982

Father

Alex Wiley b. 5 Jan 1855, d. 6 Aug 1921

Mother

Mamie Cox b. 8 Jul 1879, d. 19 Sep 1946

Roscoe Wiley was born on 19 August 1904. He died in November 1982 at age 78. He was buried in December 1982 at High Bridge Cemetery, Caton, Craven County, North Carolina.

Allen Louis Avery

M, b. 14 September 1884, d. 26 June 1956

Father

Lewis Harvey Avery b. 1851, d. 1933

Mother

Sophia E. Toler b. c 1855, d. 21 Jan 1930

Allen Louis Avery was born on 14 September 1884 at Pamlico County, North Carolina.¹ He married Nancy Susan "Sudie" Averitt on 18 September 1907 at Craven County, North Carolina.² Allen Louis Avery died on 26 June 1956 at Craven County, North Carolina, at age 71.¹

Family

Nancy Susan "Sudie" Averitt b. 1888, d. 1959

Children

Guy Hubert Avery+ b. 12 Dec 1908, d. 15 Jul 1985
Mittie Pearl Avery+ b. 1913, d. 2002
Dessie Emily Avery+ b. 3 Jan 1916, d. 10 Sep 2004

Citations

[S3] Death Certificate Register of Deeds Office.
[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

Elizabeth "Liz Ann" Avery

F, b. 3 November 1886, d. 16 September 1971

Father

Lewis Harvey Avery b. 1851, d. 1933

Mother

Sophia E. Toler b. c 1855, d. 21 Jan 1930

Elizabeth "Liz Ann" Avery was born on 3 November 1886. She married Harvey Leo Rice on 21 June 1908 at Carteret County, North Carolina. Elizabeth "Liz Ann" Avery died on 16 September 1971 at Georgia at age 84.

Family

Harvey Leo Rice b. 17 Mar 1876, d. 18 Apr 1949

Children

Ernest Melvin Rice+ b. 25 Sep 1909, d. 13 Dec 1994
Luther Leo Rice+ b. 18 Nov 1911, d. 18 May 1996
Louis Floyd Rice b. 5 Apr 1918, d. 26 Jul 1996
Harvey Rice Jr.+ b. 29 Sep 1926, d. 3 Jun 1985

Mahalia Elizabeth Avery

F, b. 4 July 1888, d. 7 March 1943

Father

Lewis Harvey Avery b. 1851, d. 1933

Mother

Sophia E. Toler b. c 1855, d. 21 Jan 1930

Mahalia Avery

Mahalia Elizabeth Avery was born on 4 July 1888.¹ She married W. Carl Edwards on 25 August 1906 at Craven County, North Carolina.² Mahalia Elizabeth Avery died on 7 March 1943 at Carteret County, North Carolina, at age 54.^3,1

Family

W. Carl Edwards b. c 1888

Children

Milton D. Edwards b. c 1911
Clyde Edwards b. c 1913
Dollie May Edwards b. c 1918
Elwood Edwards
Carl Edwards

Citations

[S3] Death Certificate Register of Deeds Office.
[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.
[S91] Eula P. Beauchamp and others Craven County Cemeteries, p. 183.

John Washington Avery

M, b. 4 May 1888, d. 23 January 1970

Father

Lewis Harvey Avery b. 1851, d. 1933

Mother

Sophia E. Toler b. c 1855, d. 21 Jan 1930

John Washington Avery was born on 4 May 1888 according to his death certificate and his World War I draft registration card.¹ He was born in 1892. He married Martha Jones on 9 August 1908 at Carteret County, North Carolina. John Washington Avery married Mary Virginia "Mamie" Gabriel on 9 March 1915 at Carteret County, North Carolina. John Washington Avery married Nellie Verna Skinner on 7 June 1953 at Carteret County, North Carolina. John Washington Avery died on 23 January 1970 at Carteret County, North Carolina, at age 81.¹

Family 1

Martha Jones b. c 1889

Family 2

Mary Virginia "Mamie" Gabriel b. 19 Jul 1890, d. 13 Oct 1952

Children

John Avery b. 16 Nov 1913, d. 19 Nov 1913
Roy Washington Avery b. 26 Nov 1915, d. 9 May 1999
Guy Van Avery b. 26 Feb 1917, d. 19 Jun 1973
Ethel Avery b. 22 Nov 1918, d. 28 Mar 1983
Vera Pearl Avery+ b. 29 Aug 1920, d. 3 Jan 1950
Eva Gray Avery b. 10 Apr 1922, d. 17 Feb 1923

Family 3

Nellie Verna Skinner b. 30 Jun 1911, d. 2 Sep 1991

Child

Jenny Avery

Citations

[S3] Death Certificate Register of Deeds Office.

Noah Archie Avery

M, b. 3 March 1898, d. 24 June 1978

Father

Lewis Harvey Avery b. 1851, d. 1933

Mother

Sophia E. Toler b. c 1855, d. 21 Jan 1930

Noah Archie Avery married Teet (?) Noah Archie Avery was born on 3 March 1898.¹ He died on 24 June 1978 at Carteret County, North Carolina, at age 80.

Family

Teet (?)

Children

Irene Avery
Edna Avery
Thomas Avery
Doris Lee Avery

Citations

[S98] NC Death Collection.

Minnie Pearl Avery

F, b. 1894

Father

Lewis Harvey Avery b. 1851, d. 1933

Mother

Sophia E. Toler b. c 1855, d. 21 Jan 1930

Pearl Avery

Minnie Pearl Avery married Oscar Nelson. Minnie Pearl Avery was born in 1894.

Family

Oscar Nelson

Children

Oscar Nelson [Jr.]
Marie Nelson

Nancy Susan "Sudie" Averitt

F, b. 1888, d. 1959

Nancy Susan "Sudie" Averitt was born in 1888. She married Allen Louis Avery, son of Lewis Harvey Avery and Sophia E. Toler, on 18 September 1907 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Nancy Susan "Sudie" Averitt died in 1959.

Family

Allen Louis Avery b. 14 Sep 1884, d. 26 Jun 1956

Children

Guy Hubert Avery+ b. 12 Dec 1908, d. 15 Jul 1985
Mittie Pearl Avery+ b. 1913, d. 2002
Dessie Emily Avery+ b. 3 Jan 1916, d. 10 Sep 2004

Citations

[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

Guy Hubert Avery

M, b. 12 December 1908, d. 15 July 1985

Father

Allen Louis Avery b. 14 Sep 1884, d. 26 Jun 1956

Mother

Nancy Susan "Sudie" Averitt b. 1888, d. 1959

Guy Hubert Avery was born on 12 December 1908. He married Vivian Nancy Carawan on 13 July 1929 at Craven County, North Carolina. Guy Hubert Avery died on 15 July 1985 at age 76.¹

Family

Vivian Nancy Carawan b. 1909, d. 1997

Children

Lee Everington Avery
Hubert Graham Avery+ b. 30 Jul 1938, d. 8 Nov 2010

Citations

[S91] Eula P. Beauchamp and others Craven County Cemeteries, p. 388.

Mittie Pearl Avery

F, b. 1913, d. 2002

Father

Allen Louis Avery b. 14 Sep 1884, d. 26 Jun 1956

Mother

Nancy Susan "Sudie" Averitt b. 1888, d. 1959

Mittie Pearl Avery married McDonald Hart Daniels. Mittie Pearl Avery was born in 1913. She married Gilbert Avohn Gaskins in 1944 at Craven County, North Carolina. Mittie Pearl Avery died in 2002.

Family 1

McDonald Hart Daniels b. 15 Feb 1914, d. 31 Dec 1996

Children

James Allen Daniels+ b. 1934, d. 2002
Mabel Evelyn Daniels

Family 2

Gilbert Avohn Gaskins b. 30 May 1913, d. 4 Apr 1979

Children

Helen Emily Gaskins
Nancy Kathleen Gaskins
Robert Avohn Gaskins
Dorothy Ann Gaskins

Dessie Emily Avery

F, b. 3 January 1916, d. 10 September 2004

Father

Allen Louis Avery b. 14 Sep 1884, d. 26 Jun 1956

Mother

Nancy Susan "Sudie" Averitt b. 1888, d. 1959

Dessie Emily Avery was born on 3 January 1916 at Craven County, North Carolina. She married Alfred Manley Everington on 21 November 1936 at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. Dessie Emily Avery died on 10 September 2004 at Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina, at age 88.

Family

Alfred Manley Everington b. 13 Feb 1918, d. 8 Apr 1983

Child

Alfred Louis Everington

Vivian Nancy Carawan

F, b. 1909, d. 1997

Vivian Nancy Carawan was born in 1909. She married Guy Hubert Avery, son of Allen Louis Avery and Nancy Susan "Sudie" Averitt, on 13 July 1929 at Craven County, North Carolina. Vivian Nancy Carawan died in 1997.

Family

Guy Hubert Avery b. 12 Dec 1908, d. 15 Jul 1985

Children

Lee Everington Avery
Hubert Graham Avery+ b. 30 Jul 1938, d. 8 Nov 2010

Lewis Hudson

M, b. circa 1820

Lewis Hudson married Sophronia Martha Ann Griffin, daughter of James Griffin and Rebecca Ann Smith. Lewis Hudson was born circa 1820.

Family

Sophronia Martha Ann Griffin b. c 1830

Children

Rebecca Hudson b. c 1851
John L. Hudson b. c 1852
Martha E. Hudson b. c 1855

Thomas Lincoln¹

M, d. before August 1854

Thomas Lincoln married Susan Penelope Griffin, daughter of James Griffin and Rebecca Ann Smith, on 11 August 1853 at Craven County, North Carolina.¹ Thomas Lincoln died before August 1854 as his wife sold property in Pitt County without him on 4 Aug 1854.²

Family

Susan Penelope Griffin b. Aug 1832, d. Jul 1869

Citations

[S21] Frances T. Ingmire, Craven County Marriage Records, 1780-1867.
[S93] Pitt County Deed Book: NN, page 538.

Allen Mills

M, b. 10 October 1824, d. 28 November 1893

Allen Mills was born on 10 October 1824.¹ He married Harriet Elizabeth Griffin, daughter of James Griffin and Rebecca Ann Smith, circa 1849. Allen Mills died on 28 November 1893 at age 69.¹

Family

Harriet Elizabeth Griffin b. 21 Apr 1828, d. 29 May 1907

Children

James A. Mills+ b. c 1850
Elizabeth Mills b. c 1854
Mary A. Mills b. c 1857
Sarah Mills b. c 1858
Nabe Mills b. c 1863
George A. Mills b. c 1865
Hattie R. Mills b. c 1867
Martha Mills b. c May 1870

Citations

[S126] William B. Kittrell, Pitt Cemeteries, v.2, p. 115.

Lewis Dixon

M, b. 14 February 1831, d. 24 October 1889

Lewis Dixon was born on 14 February 1831.¹ He married Mary Perlina Griffin, daughter of James Griffin and Rebecca Ann Smith, on 11 January 1854 at Craven County, North Carolina.² Lewis Dixon died on 24 October 1889 at age 58.¹ He was buried at Vanceboro Cemetery, Vanceboro, Craven County, North Carolina.

Family

Mary Perlina Griffin b. 24 Dec 1836, d. 25 Jul 1899

Children

James Dixon b. c 1855
Alonzo Dixon b. c 1858
Mary E. Dixon b. c 1861
Robert F. Dixon b. c 1866
John L. Dixon b. Mar 1870
Edward G. Dixon b. c 1873
Rebecca A. Dixon b. Jan 1877

Citations

[S91] Eula P. Beauchamp and others Craven County Cemeteries, p. 90.
[S8] , Craven County Marriage Records Craven County Register of Deeds.

Rachel B. Aldridge

Rachel B. Aldridge married Joshua Lawrence Griffin, son of James Griffin and Margaret Ann Whitehead, on 9 May 1874 at Beaufort County, North Carolina.¹

Family

Joshua Lawrence Griffin b. c 1847

Children

Ernest Griffin b. c 1877
Bettie A. Griffin b. c 1879

Citations

[S20] Beaufort County Marriage Records.

Julietta F. Jarvis Watson¹

Julietta F. Jarvis Watson married John Matthew Griffin, son of James Griffin and Margaret Ann Whitehead, on 21 January 1868 at South Creek, Beaufort County, North Carolina.¹

Family

John Matthew Griffin b. c 1842

Citations

[S20] Beaufort County Marriage Records.

Ernest Griffin

M, b. circa 1877

Father

Joshua Lawrence Griffin b. c 1847

Mother

Rachel B. Aldridge

Ernest Griffin was born circa 1877.