The Gurley Families of the South

Leonard Clement Cobb¹

M, b. 16 October 1816, d. 1893

Leonard Clement Cobb was born on 16 October 1816.¹ He died in 1893.¹

Citations

[S139] Daniel W. Crofts, Cobb's Ordeal, p.331.

William Julian Cobb¹

M, b. 9 February 1825, d. 1885

William Julian Cobb was born on 9 February 1825.¹ He died in 1885.¹

Citations

[S139] Daniel W. Crofts, Cobb's Ordeal, p.331.

Theophilus Little¹

M, b. 1833

Father

Jesse G. Little¹ b. 5 May 1794, d. 14 Jul 1862

Theophilus Little was born in 1833.¹

Citations

[S139] Daniel W. Crofts, Cobb's Ordeal, p.331.

Edward M. Little¹

M, b. 1840, d. 14 September 1866

Father

Jesse G. Little¹ b. 5 May 1794, d. 14 Jul 1862

Edward M. Little was born in 1840.¹ He died on 14 September 1866.¹

Citations

[S139] Daniel W. Crofts, Cobb's Ordeal, p.332.

Asbury W.W. Cobb¹

M, b. 15 September 1843, d. circa 5 April 1865

Father

Daniel W. Cobb¹ b. 11 Oct 1811, d. Oct 1872

Mother

Mary Jane Little¹ b. 25 Jul 1825, d. 14 Mar 1881

Asbury W.W. Cobb was born on 15 September 1843.¹ He died circa 5 April 1865 at Appomattox; died in the last week of the Civil War.¹

Citations

[S139] Daniel W. Crofts, Cobb's Ordeal, p.332.

Rebecca A.M. Francis Cobb¹

F, b. 29 July 1848, d. 13 February 1911

Father

Daniel W. Cobb¹ b. 11 Oct 1811, d. Oct 1872

Mother

Mary Jane Little¹ b. 25 Jul 1825, d. 14 Mar 1881

Rebecca A.M. Francis Cobb was born on 29 July 1848.¹ She died on 13 February 1911 at age 62.¹

Citations

[S139] Daniel W. Crofts, Cobb's Ordeal, p.332.

Jesse S. S. Leonard Cobb¹

M, b. 7 February 1851, d. 25 April 1925

Father

Daniel W. Cobb¹ b. 11 Oct 1811, d. Oct 1872

Mother

Mary Jane Little¹ b. 25 Jul 1825, d. 14 Mar 1881

Jesse S. S. Leonard Cobb was born on 7 February 1851 at Southampton County, Virginia.¹ He died on 25 April 1925 at age 74.¹

Citations

[S139] Daniel W. Crofts, Cobb's Ordeal, p.332.

Virginius Hunter Cobb¹

M, b. 19 December 1853, d. 25 March 1914

Father

Daniel W. Cobb¹ b. 11 Oct 1811, d. Oct 1872

Mother

Mary Jane Little¹ b. 25 Jul 1825, d. 14 Mar 1881

Virginius Hunter Cobb was born on 19 December 1853 at Southampton County, Virginia.¹ He died on 25 March 1914 at age 60.¹

Citations

[S139] Daniel W. Crofts, Cobb's Ordeal, p.332.

Junius Decatur Cobb¹

M, b. 1 July 1858, d. 9 November 1877

Father

Daniel W. Cobb¹ b. 11 Oct 1811, d. Oct 1872

Mother

Mary Jane Little¹ b. 25 Jul 1825, d. 14 Mar 1881

Junius Decatur Cobb was born on 1 July 1858 at Southampton County, Virginia.¹ He died on 9 November 1877 at age 19.¹

Citations

[S139] Daniel W. Crofts, Cobb's Ordeal, p.332.

Jefferson Davis Cobb¹

M, b. 8 September 1860, d. 1862

Father

Daniel W. Cobb¹ b. 11 Oct 1811, d. Oct 1872

Mother

Mary Jane Little¹ b. 25 Jul 1825, d. 14 Mar 1881

Jefferson Davis Cobb was born on 8 September 1860 at Southampton County, Virginia.¹ He died in 1862.¹

Citations

[S139] Daniel W. Crofts, Cobb's Ordeal, p.332.

Mager Gillette Cobb¹

M, b. 29 December 1862, d. 13 March 1936

Father

Daniel W. Cobb¹ b. 11 Oct 1811, d. Oct 1872

Mother

Mary Jane Little¹ b. 25 Jul 1825, d. 14 Mar 1881

Mager Gillette Cobb was born on 29 December 1862 at Southampton County, Virginia.¹ He died on 13 March 1936 at age 73.¹

Citations

[S139] Daniel W. Crofts, Cobb's Ordeal, p.332.

Calvin Alexander Gurley¹

M, b. 1825, d. 28 December 1862

Calvin Alexander Gurley was born in 1825 at South Carolina.^2,3 He married Martha Elizabeth Sanders after 1842.^2,3 Calvin Alexander Gurley died on 28 December 1862 at Battle of Vicksburg, Vicksburg, Mississippi.¹ He was buried after 28 December 1862 at Moore County, Tennessee.²

Family

Martha Elizabeth Sanders b. 1826, d. 14 Oct 1867

Children

George L. Gurley+⁴ b. 12 Dec 1847, d. 16 Nov 1902
Josephine Elizabeth Gurley⁴ b. 21 Oct 1849, d. 7 Apr 1903
Daniel C. Gurley² b. 14 Oct 1851, d. 8 Dec 1881
Texanna Gurley² b. c 1853, d. 7 Apr 1913
Sarah Ann Gurley² b. 8 Mar 1856, d. 24 Aug 1918
Charles McGee Gurley² b. 20 May 1858, d. 20 Jan 1911
Calvin Alexander Gurley Jr.² b. 20 Aug 1860, d. 28 Nov 1903

Citations

[S151] Letter, Elizabeth Gurley McBerry to Justus R. Moll, October 11, 1930, Source was from family records.
[S178] Gurley Family Research by Justus R. Moll, Typewritten Notes Western Historical Documents Collection, Letter Elizabeth McBerry to Justus Moll. October 11, 1930. McBerry's Family line sent to Justus Moll. None of the records are sourced.
[S523] Byron and Barbara Sistler, 1850 Census Tennessee vol.3 Gaskell through Johas, p.20 Calvin Girley Household: Calvin 25 b. SC; Martha 24 SC; George 2, Sarah E. Sanders 16; Josaphine 10/12 Monroe County p.467-69.
[S151] Letter, Elizabeth Gurley McBerry to Justus R. Moll, October 11, 1930, McBerry's Family line sent to Justus Moll in 1930. None of the records are sourced.

Catherine Gurley¹

F, b. 1851

Father

Raiford Gurley¹ b. c 1822, d. b 1906

Mother

Cherry Howell¹ b. c 1829, d. 1906

Catherine Gurley was born in 1851 at Wayne County, North Carolina.¹

Family

Child

Julia Harmon+² d. 28 Dec 1908

Citations

[S152] Letter, Justus R. Moll to Elizabeth Gurley McBerry, October 20, 1930, A listing of the family of Raiford and Cherry Gurley "Catherine b 1851..."
[S955] FindAGrave Julia F Harmon Gurley, online https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83297069/julia-f-gurley, Lists the 1880 Census United States Federal Census
Name: Julia F. Harmon Age: 1
Birth Date: About 1879 Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Fork, Wayne, North Carolina, USA Dwelling Number: 122
Race: White Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Thomas Harman Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Catherine Harman Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members Age Relationship
Thomas Harmon 29 Self (Head)
Catherine Gurley Harmon 31 Wife
Cherry E. Harmon 2 Daughter
Julia F. Harmon 1 Daughter.

Margaret Gurley¹

F, b. 1853

Father

Raiford Gurley¹ b. c 1822, d. b 1906

Mother

Cherry Howell¹ b. c 1829, d. 1906

Margaret Gurley was born in 1853 at Wayne County, North Carolina.¹ She married Eddie Hines on 27 February 1877 at Wayne County, North Carolina.^1,2,3

Family

Eddie Hines b. b 1857

Citations

[S152] Letter, Justus R. Moll to Elizabeth Gurley McBerry, October 20, 1930, A listing of Raiford & Cherry Gurley's family... "Margaret b. 1853 m. 2-27-77 Eddin Hines;..."
[S355] Letter, N.M. Smith to Ted Gurley, October 4, 2000, From Wayne County, NC Marriage Index "Margaret Gurley to Eddie Hines Feb. 27, 1877."
[S478] Mary E. Spiron, Early Marriage Records of Wayne and Johnston County, Margaret Gurley m. Eddie Hines Febrauary 27, 1877.

Eddie Hines^1,2

M, b. before 1857

Eddie Hines was born before 1857.¹ He married Margaret Gurley, daughter of Raiford Gurley and Cherry Howell, on 27 February 1877 at Wayne County, North Carolina.^1,2,3

Family

Margaret Gurley b. 1853

Citations

[S152] Letter, Justus R. Moll to Elizabeth Gurley McBerry, October 20, 1930, A listing of Raiford & Cherry Gurley's family... "Margaret b. 1853 m. 2-27-77 Eddin Hines;..."
[S355] Letter, N.M. Smith to Ted Gurley, October 4, 2000, From Wayne County, NC Marriage Index "Margaret Gurley to Eddie Hines Feb. 27, 1877."
[S478] Mary E. Spiron, Early Marriage Records of Wayne and Johnston County, Margaret Gurley m. Eddie Hines Febrauary 27, 1877.

John Gurley¹

M, b. after 1840

Father

Raiford Gurley¹ b. c 1822, d. b 1906

Mother

Cherry Howell¹ b. c 1829, d. 1906

John Gurley was born after 1840; based on marriage.

Citations

[S152] Letter, Justus R. Moll to Elizabeth Gurley McBerry, October 20, 1930, A listing of Raiford & Cherry Howell's family... "John M. Myrtie Holland;."

Nancy Ann Gurley¹

F, b. after 1840

Father

Raiford Gurley¹ b. c 1822, d. b 1906

Mother

Cherry Howell¹ b. c 1829, d. 1906

Nancy Ann Gurley was born after 1840; based on marriage.

Citations

[S152] Letter, Justus R. Moll to Elizabeth Gurley McBerry, October 20, 1930, Listing of family of Raiford & Cherry Gurley... " Nancy Ann m. 2-20-70 Willie (or Jim) Holland.

Ben Ashley Gurley¹

M, b. after 1840

Father

Raiford Gurley¹ b. c 1822, d. b 1906

Mother

Cherry Howell¹ b. c 1829, d. 1906

Ben Ashley Gurley was born after 1840; based on marriage.

Citations

[S152] Letter, Justus R. Moll to Elizabeth Gurley McBerry, October 20, 1930, Family listing of Raiford and Cherry Gurley ... "Ben Ashley married three times, all three left him."

Edgar Lewis Daniel Gurley^1,2

M, b. 21 May 1865, d. 19 April 1928

Father

Nestes Hannible Gurley¹ b. 1840, d. b 10 Feb 1902

Edgar Lewis Daniel Gurley was born on 21 May 1865.³ He married Annie E. Crawford on 24 November 1887 at Wayne County, North Carolina.^3,4 Edgar Lewis Daniel Gurley was administrated the estate of his father, N.H. Gurley in 1902 at Wayne County, North Carolina.⁵ He was recorded as voting on 8 October 1902 at Wayne County, North Carolina.⁶ He married Pearl Hornaday on 2 April 1903 at Wayne County, North Carolina.^7,8 Edgar Lewis Daniel Gurley died on 19 April 1928 at Wayne County, North Carolina, at age 62.³ He was buried after 19 April 1928 at Crawford Cemetery, Wayne County, North Carolina.³

Family 1

Annie E. Crawford b. 19 Jun 1867, d. 18 Feb 1901

Family 2

Pearl Hornaday b. 21 Nov 1872, d. 13 Jun 1960

Child

Nestus Hornaday Gurley³ b. 1905, d. 1907

Citations

[S152] Letter, Justus R. Moll to Elizabeth Gurley McBerry, October 20, 1930, Family record of Daniel Gurley "Nestus Hannibal b 1840, d Johnston Co. 1903 m. 8-13-64 Julia Misourti Sasser dau. of Lewis Sasser - 5 kinds (kids): Edgar Lewis Daniel, dead; Nestus Dollie, lives Castle Wayne County, NC. Edith Alice m. Hand, Columbia, S.C. Mary Agnes, dead m. Hoops Goldsboro; Thaddeus Ralph m. Ellen O. Baker, living R#1 G'Boro.
[S178] Gurley Family Research by Justus R. Moll, Typewritten Notes Western Historical Documents Collection, This is a chart titled Gurley - Edwards - Wiggs - Phillips - Oliver. Name listed as Edgar Lewis Daniel Gurley.
[S115] Mrs. Faison Thomson Jr. and Mrs Gordon B. Weeks, Wayne County Gravestone Incsriptions, p.155 Crawford Cemetery. "Edgar L.D. Gurley b. 5-21-1865 d. 4-19-1928 Wife, Pearl Hornady Gurley b. 11-21-1872, d. 6-13-1960 Infant Nestus Hornady Gurley b. 1905, d. 1907 Wife, Lizzie Crawford Gurley b. June 19, 1867, d. Feb. 18 - 1901."
[S355] Letter, N.M. Smith to Ted Gurley, October 4, 2000, From Wayne County, NC Marriage Index "E.L.D. Gurley to Annie E. Crawford November 24, 1887."
[S354] Loose Estate Papers of N.H. Gurley CR103.508.68, Final mortgage payment submitted by E.L.D. Gurley, Administrator of estate of N.H. Gurley.
[S363] Unknown compiler, Secretary of State 1902 Voter Registration Records for Wayne County, North Carolina, p.12 E.L.D. Gurley 37, father N.H. Gurley.
[S355] Letter, N.M. Smith to Ted Gurley, October 4, 2000, From Wayne County, NC Marriage Index "E.L.D. Gurley to Pearl L. Hornaday 2 April 1903."
[S536] Marriages of Wayne County Rootsweb, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/wayne/marriage/…, Wayne County, NC - Marriages - E.L.D. Gurley to Pearl L. Hornaday, 1903

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WAYNE COUNTY

Office Register Deeds

W. B. Crawford having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of E.L.D.
Gurley of Wayne County age 37 years, color white, the son of W. H. Gurley
and Julia Gurley the father now dead the mother dead resident of
and Pearl L. Hornaday of Wayne County age 30 years, color white daughter of
E. Hornaday and Annie Hornaday the father and the mother dead resident of
.

*and the written consent of the of the said to the
proposed marriage having been filed with me.

And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are
hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to
celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within said County.

You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such
marriage, to return this license to me at my office with your signature
subscribed to the certificate under this license, and with the blanks
therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two
hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

WAYNE COUNTY

I, Henry E. Tripp a Minister M.E. Church South united in matrimony E.L.D.
Gurley and Pearle Hornaday the parties licensed above, on the Second day
of April 1903, at Goldsboro NC in Township, in said county,
according to law.

WITNESSES PRESENT AT MARRIAGE:

Blanch Fetner of Goldsboro NC

F. M. Fetner of " "

M. H. Hornaday of

__________________________________________________________________

Copyright. All rights reserved.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm

This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by
Eric Collins <e-mail address>
___________________________________________________________________.

Nestus Dallie Gurley

M, b. 6 February 1870, d. 13 March 1952

Father

Nestes Hannible Gurley b. 1840, d. b 10 Feb 1902

Nestus Dallie Gurley was born on 6 February 1870.¹ He married Phebe Jones on 26 December 1892 at Wayne County, North Carolina.^2,3 Nestus Dallie Gurley was recorded as voting He was listed on the voting record as 32 years old on 21 October 1902 at Fork Township, Wayne County, North Carolina.⁴ As of 1930, Nestus Dallie Gurley lived at Castle, Wayne County, North Carolina.⁵ He died on 13 March 1952 at Wayne County, North Carolina, at age 82.¹ He was buried after 13 March 1952 at Willow Dale Cemetery, Wayne County, North Carolina.^1,6

Family

Phebe Jones b. 25 Jun 1876, d. 19 Apr 1928

Children

Richard Nestus Gurley⁷ b. 27 Mar 1897, d. 8 Aug 1976
Julia Elizabeth Gurley⁸ b. 30 Jul 1897
Phobe Louise Gurley⁹ b. 1 Jun 1899, d. 10 Jan 1993
Edgar Dallie Gurley¹⁰ b. 17 Mar 1916, d. 26 Feb 1998

Citations

[S115] Mrs. Faison Thomson Jr. and Mrs Gordon B. Weeks, Wayne County Gravestone Incsriptions, p.412 Willow Dale Cemetery "N. Dallie Gurley2-6-1870; 3-13-1952."
[S115] Mrs. Faison Thomson Jr. and Mrs Gordon B. Weeks, Wayne County Gravestone Incsriptions, p.412 Willow Dale Cemetery "N. Dallie Gurley2-6-1870; 3-13-1952. wife Phebe Jone Gurley 6-25-1876; 4-19-1928."
[S327] Wayne County Historical Society, "Index to Deaths and Obituaries in the Wayne County Headlight Newspaper", Headlight article on January 5, 1893 refers to marriage December 26, 1892.
[S363] Unknown compiler, Secretary of State 1902 Voter Registration Records for Wayne County, North Carolina, p.37 N.H. Gurley listed as witness/father for N.D. Gurley, in Fork Township, Wayne County. Registered or voted on October 21, 1902.
[S152] Letter, Justus R. Moll to Elizabeth Gurley McBerry, October 20, 1930, Family record of Daniel Gurley "Nestus Hannibal b 1840, d Johnston Co. 1903 m. 8-13-64 Julia Misourti Sasser dau. of Lewis Sasser - 5 kinds (kids): Edgar Lewis Daniel, dead; Nestus Dollie, lives Castle Wayne County, NC. Edith Alice m. Hand, Columbia, S.C. Mary Agnes, dead m. Hoops Goldsboro; Thaddeus Ralph m. Ellen O. Baker, living R#1 G'Boro.
[S810] Nestus Dallie Gurley 1870-1952, online https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64476439/…, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 July 2020), memorial page for Nestus Dallie Gurley (6 Feb 1870–13 Mar 1952), Find a Grave Memorial no. 64476439, citing Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by John Evans (contributor 47071981) .
[S811] Richard Nestus Gurley 1897 - 1976 Find A Grave, online https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163407938/…, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 July 2020), memorial page for Richard Nestus Gurley (27 Mar 1897–8 Aug 1976), Find a Grave Memorial no. 163407938, citing Varnville Cemetery, Varnville, Hampton County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Wimsang (contributor 47338429) .
[S867] Francis B. Howll, "Cicero Gurley Kiss 'N Kin", Nestus Dallis Gurley and Phebe Jones had known children: Julia Elizabeth Gurley b. 30 July 1897.
[S867] Francis B. Howll, "Cicero Gurley Kiss 'N Kin", Nestus Dallis Gurley and Phebe Jones had known children: Dau. Phobe Louise Gurley born 1 June 1899, d. 10 Jan. 1993 in Guilford Co. wed to an Ennis.
[S867] Francis B. Howll, "Cicero Gurley Kiss 'N Kin", Nestus Dallis Gurley and Phebe Jones had known children: Edgar Dallie Gurley 1916 - 1998.

Edith Alice Gurley¹

F, b. 1866

Father

Nestes Hannible Gurley¹ b. 1840, d. b 10 Feb 1902

Edith Alice Gurley was born in 1866.² As of circa 1930, Edith Alice Gurley lived at Columbia, South Carolina.³

Citations

[S152] Letter, Justus R. Moll to Elizabeth Gurley McBerry, October 20, 1930, Family record of Daniel Gurley "Nestus Hannibal b 1840, d Johnston Co. 1903 m. 8-13-64 Julia Misourti Sasser dau. of Lewis Sasser - 5 kinds (kids): Edgar Lewis Daniel, dead; Nestus Dollie, lives Castle Wayne County, NC. Edith Alice m. Hand, Columbia, S.C. Mary Agnes, dead m. Hoops Goldsboro; Thaddeus Ralph m. Ellen O. Baker, living R#1 G'Boro.
[S867] Francis B. Howll, "Cicero Gurley Kiss 'N Kin", Alice Gurley b. ca. 1866.
[S178] Gurley Family Research by Justus R. Moll, Typewritten Notes Western Historical Documents Collection, This is a chart titled Gurley - Edwards - Wiggs - Phillips - Oliver. Listed Columbia address.