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     Sarah McNeeley married Thomas Dallas before 1880.

     Cosby Linwood Morrissett was born on 6 April 1905 in Virginia. He was the son of Allen Lynnwood Morrissett and Janie Dallas. Cosby Linwood Morrissett lived with Allen Lynnwood Morrissett and Janie (Dallas) Morrissett in January 1920 at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, at 812 South Haywood Street. Cosby Linwood Morrissett lived with Allen Lynnwood Morrissett and Janie (Dallas) Morrissett in April 1930 at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, at 1016 Haywood Street. Cosby Linwood Morrissett and Alma S Qualls obtained a marriage license on 4 September 1931 at Alamance County, North Carolina. Cosby Linwood Morrissett married Alma S Qualls, daughter of William B Qualls and Georgia Russell, on 5 September 1931 in Burlington Township, Alamance County, North Carolina, by W.K. McGee.

Cosby Linwood Morrissett died on 6 November 1983 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, at age 78 at Willo-Haven Rest Home. Funeral services were held on 9 November 1983 in Forbis & Dick North Elm Street Funeral Home, Greensbory, North Carolina. He was buried in Pinehill Cemetery, Burlington, North Carolina.

     Hilda V Morrissett was born on 14 November 1908 in Danville, Independent City (Danville), Virginia. She was the daughter of Allen Lynnwood Morrissett and Janie Dallas. Hilda V Morrissett lived with Allen Lynnwood Morrissett and Janie (Dallas) Morrissett in January 1920 at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, at 812 South Haywood Street. Hilda V Morrissett lived with Allen Lynnwood Morrissett and Janie (Dallas) Morrissett in April 1930 at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, at 1016 Haywood Street. Hilda V Morrissett married Joseph John Linehan on 14 April 1935 in Duke Memorial Parsonage, Durham, North Carolina, with the service conducted by H.C. Smith, Methodist Minister. Hilda V Morrissett and Joseph John Linehan lived in 1942 at 816 Lexington, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.

Hilda V (Morrissett) Linehan died on 18 July 1993 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, at age 84 at her home on Lexington Avenue. Funeral services were held on 21 July 1993 in Hanes-Lineberry Vanstory Street Funeral Home, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, at 11:00 in the morning. She was buried on 21 July 1993 in Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Independent City (Danville), Virginia, at 2:00 in the afternoon with a graveside service.

     Charlotte Rebbecca Morrissett was born on 10 March 1915 in Elon College, Alamance County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Allen Lynnwood Morrissett and Janie Dallas. Charlotte Rebbecca Morrissett lived with Allen Lynnwood Morrissett and Janie (Dallas) Morrissett in January 1920 at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, at 812 South Haywood Street. Charlotte Rebbecca Morrissett lived with Allen Lynnwood Morrissett and Janie (Dallas) Morrissett in April 1930 at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, at 1016 Haywood Street.

Charlotte Rebbecca Morrissett died on 17 December 1990 in Charleston County, South Carolina, at age 75 at her home at 692 Shortwood Street in James Island. Funeral services were held on 19 December 1990 in Hanes-Lineberry Vanstory Street Funeral Home, Greensboro, North Carolina, at 11:00 in the morning. She was buried on 19 December 1990 in Guilford Memorial Park, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, in Section 11.

     Joseph John Linehan was born on 7 June 1903 in Charleston, South Carolina. He married Hilda V Morrissett, daughter of Allen Lynnwood Morrissett and Janie Dallas, on 14 April 1935 in Duke Memorial Parsonage, Durham, North Carolina, with the service conducted by H.C. Smith, Methodist Minister. Joseph John Linehan and Hilda V Morrissett lived in 1942 at 816 Lexington, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.

Joseph John Linehan died on 6 August 1943 in Charleston, South Carolina, at age 40. He was buried in Saint Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina.

     Alma S Qualls was born on 27 October 1903 in Alamance County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of William B Qualls and Georgia Russell. Alma S Qualls and Cosby Linwood Morrissett obtained a marriage license on 4 September 1931 at Alamance County, North Carolina. Alma S Qualls married Cosby Linwood Morrissett, son of Allen Lynnwood Morrissett and Janie Dallas, on 5 September 1931 in Burlington Township, Alamance County, North Carolina, by W.K. McGee.

Alma S (Qualls) Morrissett died on 17 August 1970 in Wesley Long Hospital, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, at age 66 at 12:30 in the afteernoon. Her cause of death was metastatic carcinoma. Funeral services were held on 19 August 1970 in Forbis and Dick Funeral Chapel, Greensboro, North Carolina, with final rites conducted at 2:00 in the afteernoon by the Rev. Jack Roe, pastor of Magnolia Street Baptist Church. She was buried on 19 August 1970 in Pinehill Cemetery, Burlington, North Carolina.

     William B Qualls married Georgia Russell.

     Georgia Russell married William B Qualls.

     John Benjamin Watkins married Emily Ramsey Jewitt in 1850.

     Emmett Donald Farmer was born on 28 April 1888 in Richmond, Virginia. He married Florence Sadie Cosby, daughter of Charles Monroe Cosby and Maggie Florence Jackson, in 1918.

Emmett Donald Farmer died on 23 March 1929 in a local hospital, Richmond, Virginia, at age 40.

     James Green Oliver was born on 23 March 1885 in Chase City, Virginia. He married Florence Sadie (Cosby) Farmer, daughter of Charles Monroe Cosby and Maggie Florence Jackson, on 10 March 1946.

James Green Oliver died on 27 October 1978 at age 93.

     Stephen Miller Cosby was born on 20 August 1963 in Midlothian, Chesterfield County, Virginia. He was the son of Bernard Jackson Cosby and Joan McGlothin.

     Emmett Donald Farmer was born on 12 January 1919 in Richmond, Virginia. He was the son of Emmett Donald Farmer and Florence Sadie Cosby. Emmett was a Navy veteran of WWII and served as senior marketing supervisor at Exxon Corporation before he retired.

Emmett Donald Farmer died on 14 April 2010 in Richmond, Independent City (Richmond), Virginia, at age 91.

     Monroe Newton Farmer was born on 11 August 1923 in Richmond, Virginia. He was the son of Emmett Donald Farmer and Florence Sadie Cosby. In 1944 June attended the College of William and Mary Extension. Monroe was a Midshipman in 1944 and was attending the United States Merchant Marine Academy in New York. Following his graduation in September he was commisioned an ensign in the United States Merchant Marines. Monroe Newton Farmer and June Audine Tribbett were engaged on 2 September 1944 at Virginia. Monroe Newton Farmer married June Audine Tribbett on 14 October 1944.

Monroe Newton Farmer died on 3 December 1992 in Norfolk, Virginia, at age 69. Funeral services were held on 4 December 1992 in First Presbyterian Church, Virginia Beach, Virginia, with the H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, Laskin Road Chapel in charge of the services. He was buried in Eastern Shore Chapel Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

     June Audine Tribbett was born on 28 June 1925. She and Monroe Newton Farmer were engaged on 2 September 1944 at Virginia. June Audine Tribbett married Monroe Newton Farmer, son of Emmett Donald Farmer and Florence Sadie Cosby, on 14 October 1944.

     Joseph Goodman Puryear was born in September 1858 in Halifax County, Virginia. He married Lelia Morrisett Cosby, daughter of Jefferson M Cosby and Nancy Harris, on 26 February 1884.

Joseph Goodman Puryear died on 21 June 1920 in Virginia at age 61. He was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.

     Elma Wyllie Puryear was born on 27 November 1886 in Virginia. She was the daughter of Joseph Goodman Puryear and Lelia Morrisett Cosby. Elma Wyllie Puryear married Spencer Samuel Haithcock on 30 June 1908 in Danville, Virginia. Elma Wyllie (Puryear) Haithcook and Spencer Samuel Haithcock were divorced on 20 April 1931 at Richmond, Virginia, with the divorce granted to Elma based on desertion by Spencer. Elma Wyllie Puryear was widowed with the death of Spencer Samuel Haithcock in July 1978 in Tuscon, Pima County, Arizona.

Elma Wyllie Puryear died on 22 February 1984 in Leewood Nursing Home, Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia, at age 97. She was cremated at Lee's Crematory, Washington, District of Columbia.

     Georgie W Puryear was born in November 1888 in Danville, Virginia. She was the daughter of Joseph Goodman Puryear and Lelia Morrisett Cosby. Georgie W Puryear married Edgar Ronda Norwood on 14 September 1906 in Halifax, Virginia.

     Benson Jefferson Puryear was born on 22 November 1890 in Virginia. He was the son of Joseph Goodman Puryear and Lelia Morrisett Cosby. Benson Jefferson Puryear married Marguerite Sousa on 18 October 1916 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.

     Ethel G Puryear was born on 13 January 1899 in Danville, Virginia. She was the daughter of Joseph Goodman Puryear and Lelia Morrisett Cosby. Ethel G Puryear married Charles Asa Slusher in Virginia.

Ethel G Puryear died on 3 August 1952 in Roanoke, Virginia, at age 53. She was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.

     Sumpter Stuart Puryear was born on 26 August 1895 in Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He was the son of Joseph Goodman Puryear and Lelia Morrisett Cosby. Sumpter Stuart Puryear married Etta Staub on 11 December 1920 in Fulton County, Georgia. Sumpter Stuart Puryear was buried on 6 July 1981 in Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Georgia, in Section RS, Lot 23, Grave 1.

Sumpter Stuart Puryear died on 7 July 1981 in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, at age 85.

     Charles Edgar Harris was born on 18 August 1864 in Virginia was the son of Asrenith Harris. He married Nannie Lee Cosby, daughter of Jefferson M Cosby and Nancy Harris, on 15 May 1887. Charles Edgar Harris was widowed with the death of Nannie Lee (Cosby) Harris on 15 February 1934 in Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Charles Edgar Harris died on 20 May 1945 in Danville, Virginia, at age 80.

     Edgar Starr Harris was born on 8 May 1889 in Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He was the son of Charles Edgar Harris and Nannie Lee Cosby. Edgar Starr Harris married Lucy Estelle Phillips on 15 September 1908 in Danville, Virginia, at the home of the bride, Lucy Phillips. Edgar Starr Harris was described as Medium height and stout build with brown eyes and black hair in 1917. He registered for the draft for World War I on 5 June 1917, while living at 827 Stokes, Danville, Virginia, reporting he was employed as a Clerk of the Danville City Plumbing Department. He registered for the draft for World War II on 27 April 1942, while living at 868 Paxton Avenue, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, reporting he was employed as an employee of the Harris Coal Company on Hollbrook Avenue in Danville, Virginia.

Edgar Starr Harris died on 13 January 1975 in Memorial Hospital, Danville, Virginia, at age 85 at 7:15 in the evening. He was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.

     Lucy Estelle Phillips was born on 24 March 1887 in Henry County, Virginia, the daughter of P.P. Phillips. She married Edgar Starr Harris, son of Charles Edgar Harris and Nannie Lee Cosby, on 15 September 1908 in Danville, Virginia, at the home of the bride, Lucy Phillips.

Lucy Estelle (Phillips) Harris died on 25 August 1962 in Danville, Virginia, at age 75. She was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.

     Edgar Randolph Harris was born on 26 June 1909 in Danville, Virginia. He was the son of Edgar Starr Harris and Lucy Estelle Phillips. Edgar Randolph Harris married Anna Mary Bing on 25 July 1934 in Lynchburg, Virginia. Edgar Randolph Harris was widowed with the death of Anna Mary Bing on 13 October 1958 in North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.

Edgar Randolph Harris died on 27 January 1996 in Virginia at age 86. He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.

     Anna Mary Bing was born on 28 September 1910 in Virginia the daughter of Henry Bing and Clara Via. She married Edgar Randolph Harris, son of Edgar Starr Harris and Lucy Estelle Phillips, on 25 July 1934 in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Anna Mary Bing died on 13 October 1958 in North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, at age 48 at 6:11 in the morning. Her cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage. She was buried on 15 October 1958 in Mountain View Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.

     Georgia Winifred Harris was born on 27 June 1914 in Danville, Virginia. She was the daughter of Edgar Starr Harris and Lucy Estelle Phillips.

Georgia Winifred Harris died on 15 October 1936 in Memorial Hospital, Danville, Virginia, at age 22 at 3:45 in the afternoon. She was buried in Green Hiss Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.

     Grace Estelle Harris was born on 3 May 1919 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Edgar Starr Harris and Lucy Estelle Phillips. Grace Estelle Harris married Charles A Womack Sr. on 2 October 1941 in Mount Vernon Methodist Church, Danville, Virginia, at 11:00 in the morning by the Rev. J.B. Winn assisted by the Rev. T. Rosser Reeves, pastor of the First Methodist church in Martinsville. Grace wore a wool costume suit of Venetian blue, with wolf trim and black accessories. Dr. Charles T. Womack, father of the bridegroom, served as best man.

Grace Estelle Harris died on 19 January 1994 in Virginia at age 74. She was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.

     Charles A Womack Sr. was born on 18 July 1917 in Martinsville, Virginia, the son of Dr. George T. Womack and Lena Robins. Charles graduated from Virginia Tech and moved to Danville in 1938. He founded Womack Electric Supply which he developed into a chain of stores throughout Virginia and North Carolina. He married Grace Estelle Harris, daughter of Edgar Starr Harris and Lucy Estelle Phillips, on 2 October 1941 in Mount Vernon Methodist Church, Danville, Virginia, at 11:00 in the morning by the Rev. J.B. Winn assisted by the Rev. T. Rosser Reeves, pastor of the First Methodist church in Martinsville. Grace wore a wool costume suit of Venetian blue, with wolf trim and black accessories. Dr. Charles T. Womack, father of the bridegroom, served as best man. On 15 July 1967 Charles announced that he was going to run as an Independent Democratic canditate in the November general election for state senator in the 12th district. He was quoted in the Richmond Times Dsipatch as feeling "impelled to run because, as he put it, the district's Democratic committee held a closed convention to nominate two candidates and denied the district's Democratic voters a voice in the selection of the nominees." He based his platform on a conservative business approach to economic issues with a Christian concern for human values. On 1 October 1974 Charles announced the sale of his weekly newspaper, The Danville Commercial Appeal, to his son Charles, Jr., and three other newspaper officials. He continued as the general manager of the Commercial Appeal, as well as six other newspapers printed by Womack Press after the sale.

Charles A Womack Sr. died on 1 June 2005 in Danville, Virginia, at age 87. He was buried on 5 June 2005 in Mountain View Cemetery, Danville, Virginia, after a graveside service.

     Ethel Lucy Fowlkes was born on 6 February 1926 in Pelham, Caswell County, North Carolina, the daughtere of James Hester Fowlkes and Neva E. Duncan.

Ethel Lucy Fowlkes died on 17 September 1993 at age 67. She was buried on 19 September 1993 in Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.