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Mary E. Keaton
1863 - 1931 (68 years)1. Mary E. Keaton was born 27 Jan 1863, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 11 May 1931, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Mary married Elihu Meads 24 Oct 1878, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Elihu (son of George Meads and Margaret Morris) was born 28 Aug 1856, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 4 Jun 1937, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Charles Herman Meads was born 14 Sep 1884, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 8 Oct 1944, Crawford Twp., Currituck Co., NC.
- 3. Rhoda Meads was born 1 Jul 1883, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 15 Jun 1958, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
- 4. James Moody Meads was born 12 Nov 1902, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 24 Nov 1981, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
- 5. Jabe B. Meads was born 30 Apr 1900, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 22 Jun 1991, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 2
2. Charles Herman Meads (1.Mary1) was born 14 Sep 1884, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 8 Oct 1944, Crawford Twp., Currituck Co., NC. 3. Rhoda Meads (1.Mary1) was born 1 Jul 1883, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 15 Jun 1958, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Rhoda married William Lumsden Stevenson 1900, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. William (son of William Robert Stevenson and Mary Elizabeth Reid) was born 5 Dec 1879, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 30 Apr 1946, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 6. Ernest Reynolds Stevenson was born 1 Feb 1902, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 10 Dec 1971, Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, USA.
- 7. Mary Elizabeth Stevenson was born 16 Feb 1904, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 21 Sep 1978, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
- 8. Fannie Crosby Stevenson was born 28 Apr 1907, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 1 May 1988, Nags Head, NC.
- 9. William Lumsden Stevenson, Jr. was born 22 Jul 1910, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died Bef 1997, Virginia, USA.
- 10. Thelma Rhoda Stevenson was born 13 Oct 1912, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 30 Jul 1994, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
- 11. Blanche Marie Stevenson
- 12. Frank Vaughan Stevenson was born 18 Dec 1916, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 22 Nov 1917, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
- 13. Katherine Lydia Stevenson was born 6 Jun 1919, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 17 Jan 1997, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
- 14. Charles Herman Stevenson was born 6 Jun 1922, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 11 May 1995, Virginia, USA.
4. James Moody Meads (1.Mary1) was born 12 Nov 1902, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 24 Nov 1981, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. James married Sarah Louise Whedbee. Sarah was born 27 Feb 1907, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 18 Aug 1989, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
5. Jabe B. Meads (1.Mary1) was born 30 Apr 1900, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 22 Jun 1991, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Jabe married Beulah Mae Cartwright. Beulah (daughter of Lemuel Cartwright and Daisy Mae Morris) was born 26 Dec 1902, North Carolina, USA; died 19 Feb 1989, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Dacie May Meads was born 23 Jul 1921, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 20 Mar 2003, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 3
6. Ernest Reynolds Stevenson (3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 1 Feb 1902, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 10 Dec 1971, Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, USA. Ernest married Bessie Queen Smith Abt 1924, North Carolina, USA. Bessie was born 5 Nov 1902, Virginia, USA; died 8 May 1988, Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 17. Robert Louis Stevenson
- 18. Preston Reece Stevenson
- 19. Clella Esther Stevenson was born 12 Jun 1944, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 5 Jun 2006, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
7. Mary Elizabeth Stevenson (3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 16 Feb 1904, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 21 Sep 1978, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Mary married Charles Raymond Cartwright 1921, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Charles (son of Charlie C. Cartwright and Alice Brothers) was born 26 Dec 1895, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 23 Apr 1982, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 20. Frank Cartwright
- 21. Alice Marjorie Cartwright
- 22. Robert Lee Cartwright was born 6 Mar 1926, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 9 Apr 1990, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
- 23. Annie Sarah Cartwright was born 1928, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 4 Nov 2013.
- 24. Charles Raymond Cartwright, Jr.
- 25. Arlie Rhode Cartwright
8. Fannie Crosby Stevenson (3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 28 Apr 1907, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 1 May 1988, Nags Head, NC. Fannie married Julian Bradshaw Bright 29 Jun 1929, South Mills, NC. Julian (son of Andrew W. Bright and Annie Estelle Madrin) was born 15 Apr 1907, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 8 Jun 1977, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 26. Julia Gale Bright was born 1930, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 11 Mar 2008, at home, Hertford, Perquimans Co., NC.
- 27. Carlton Ray Bright was born 7 Mar 1932, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 2 Dec 1950, Korea.
- 28. Marian Estelle Bright
- 29. Bruce Andrew Bright, Sr.
- 30. ---- Bright
- 31. Barbara Martin Bright was born 22 Apr 1942, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 3 Aug 2020, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
- 32. Betty Joyce Bright
- 33. William Bradshaw Bright
- 34. ---- Bright was born 1949, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 3 Apr 1949, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
9. William Lumsden Stevenson, Jr. (3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 22 Jul 1910, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died Bef 1997, Virginia, USA. William married Elizabeth Lucille Cowell 1931, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Edward Wilson Cowell and Pattie Cartwright) was born 5 Jan 1911, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 20 Mar 1997, Chesapeake General Hospital, Chesapeake, VA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 35. Clyde Edward Stevenson
- 36. William Robert Stevenson was born 1934, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died Bef 1997.
- 37. Caroll W. Stevenson
- 38. Margaret Jeanne Stevenson
- 39. Thomas Lloyd Stevenson was born 1 Dec 1940, Norfolk, Virginia, USA; died 14 Jan 2006, Chesapeake, VA.
- 40. Frank D. Stevenson
10. Thelma Rhoda Stevenson (3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 13 Oct 1912, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 30 Jul 1994, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Thelma married Eural Riggs 1928, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Eural (son of Bailey Burgess Riggs and Sudie Needham) was born 23 Jul 1906, Camden, North Carolina, USA; died Mar 1975, Suffolk, VA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 41. Melvin Dennis Riggs was born 2 Aug 1933, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 27 Mar 2002, Shiloh, Camden Co., NC.
- 42. Audrey Jean Riggs
11. Blanche Marie Stevenson (3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Blanche married Miles Jones McDonald (son of William Mason McDonald and Polly A) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 43. Doris Gwendeline McDonald
- 44. Anne Lorene McDonald was born 5 Sep 1934, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 22 Dec 2007, at home, Hertford, Perquimans Co., NC.
- 45. Miles Warren McDonald
- 46. Jennifer Lynn McDonald
12. Frank Vaughan Stevenson (3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 18 Dec 1916, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 22 Nov 1917, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. 13. Katherine Lydia Stevenson (3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 6 Jun 1919, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 17 Jan 1997, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Katherine married Ivie Johnson Cooper. Ivie (son of Ivie Anderson Cooper and Lillie Mae Jordan) was born 11 Mar 1918, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 5 Aug 2001, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 47. Ivie Johnson Cooper, Jr.
- 48. Mary Carolyn Cooper
- 49. William Robert Cooper was born 19 Jun 1948, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 26 Jun 2013, Winterville, Pitt Co., NC.
- 50. George Wayne Cooper
14. Charles Herman Stevenson (3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 6 Jun 1922, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 11 May 1995, Virginia, USA. Charles married Thelma Phillips (daughter of Andrew J. Phillips and Maranda A) [Group Sheet]
Children:
15. Joseph Moody Meads (4.James2, 1.Mary1) Joseph married Sarah Agnes Ownley (daughter of James Leighton Ownley and Myrtle Dever Ludford) [Group Sheet]
Children:
16. Dacie May Meads (5.Jabe2, 1.Mary1) was born 23 Jul 1921, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 20 Mar 2003, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Dacie married Ernest Shelton White. Ernest (son of John Edward White and Sarah Meads) was born 20 Jun 1920, North Carolina, USA; died 27 Jul 1989, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 56. Murna Arnette White was born 12 Jul 1943, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 29 Oct 1994, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; was buried 31 Oct 1994, West Lawn Cemetery, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank Co., NC.
Generation: 4
17. Robert Louis Stevenson (6.Ernest3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) 18. Preston Reece Stevenson (6.Ernest3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Preston married Evangeline Ruth Saunders [Group Sheet]
Children:
19. Clella Esther Stevenson (6.Ernest3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 12 Jun 1944, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 5 Jun 2006, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Clella married William Francis Jennings. [Group Sheet]
20. Frank Cartwright (7.Mary3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Frank married Bernice. [Group Sheet]
21. Alice Marjorie Cartwright (7.Mary3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Alice married Virgil Ironal Frazier [Group Sheet]
Children:
22. Robert Lee Cartwright (7.Mary3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 6 Mar 1926, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 9 Apr 1990, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. 23. Annie Sarah Cartwright (7.Mary3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 1928, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 4 Nov 2013. Annie married Alton Woodrow Barclift, Sr. 5 Jan 1946, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Alton (son of Goodman Jordan Barclift and Annie Lee Story) was born 25 Oct 1919, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 27 Nov 1997, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
24. Charles Raymond Cartwright, Jr. (7.Mary3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Charles married Faye. [Group Sheet]
25. Arlie Rhode Cartwright (7.Mary3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Arlie married Billy Ray Wingard (son of Carl Wingard and Sallie) [Group Sheet]
Children:
26. Julia Gale Bright (8.Fannie3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 1930, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 11 Mar 2008, at home, Hertford, Perquimans Co., NC. Julia married John Felton Layden (son of Thomas L. Layden) [Group Sheet]
Children:
Julia married Lionel Sanderlin Wright Aft 1946. Lionel was born 22 Feb 1930, Camden, North Carolina, USA; died 30 Apr 1999, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
27. Carlton Ray Bright (8.Fannie3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 7 Mar 1932, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 2 Dec 1950, Korea. 28. Marian Estelle Bright (8.Fannie3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Marian married Richard Lewis Arnold [Group Sheet]
Children:
29. Bruce Andrew Bright, Sr. (8.Fannie3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Bruce married Barbara Jean Lane (daughter of Johnnie Jay Lane and Mary Pearl Sawyer) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 75. Kathy Ann Bright
- 76. Sandra Fay Bright
- 77. Bruce Andrew Bright, Jr.
- 78. Ricky Lee Bright
- 79. Pauline Marie Bright
- 80. Darline Maria Bright
- 81. Lois Jean Bright
30. ---- Bright (8.Fannie3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) 31. Barbara Martin Bright (8.Fannie3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 22 Apr 1942, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 3 Aug 2020, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. Barbara married Miles Jessup Brite [Group Sheet]
Children:
32. Betty Joyce Bright (8.Fannie3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Betty married John Warren Pierce (son of William E. Pierce) [Group Sheet]
33. William Bradshaw Bright (8.Fannie3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) 34. ---- Bright (8.Fannie3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 1949, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 3 Apr 1949, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. 35. Clyde Edward Stevenson (9.William3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Clyde married Fay. [Group Sheet]
36. William Robert Stevenson (9.William3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 1934, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died Bef 1997. 37. Caroll W. Stevenson (9.William3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Caroll married Carol. [Group Sheet]
38. Margaret Jeanne Stevenson (9.William3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Margaret married J. Calvin Flowers. [Group Sheet]
39. Thomas Lloyd Stevenson (9.William3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 1 Dec 1940, Norfolk, Virginia, USA; died 14 Jan 2006, Chesapeake, VA. Thomas married Linda S. [Group Sheet]
Children:
40. Frank D. Stevenson (9.William3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Frank married Emmie. [Group Sheet]
41. Melvin Dennis Riggs (10.Thelma3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 2 Aug 1933, Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 27 Mar 2002, Shiloh, Camden Co., NC. 42. Audrey Jean Riggs (10.Thelma3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) 43. Doris Gwendeline McDonald (11.Blanche3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Doris married ---- Mayo. [Group Sheet]
44. Anne Lorene McDonald (11.Blanche3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 5 Sep 1934, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 22 Dec 2007, at home, Hertford, Perquimans Co., NC. Anne married Johnie William Gregory. (son of Johnie Proctor Gregory and Nettie B. Whitehurst) [Group Sheet]
Children:
45. Miles Warren McDonald (11.Blanche3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) 46. Jennifer Lynn McDonald (11.Blanche3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Jennifer married ---- Hughes. [Group Sheet]
47. Ivie Johnson Cooper, Jr. (13.Katherine3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Ivie married Sandra Kay Lee (daughter of Emmit Aaron Lee) [Group Sheet]
Children:
Ivie married Betty Lou Hogarth [Group Sheet]
48. Mary Carolyn Cooper (13.Katherine3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) 49. William Robert Cooper (13.Katherine3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) was born 19 Jun 1948, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 26 Jun 2013, Winterville, Pitt Co., NC. William married Linda Marlene Caddy (daughter of Nathan Vernon Caddy) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 91. Lisa Marlene Cooper
- 92. Laura Michelle Cooper
- 93. Bobbi Jo Cooper
50. George Wayne Cooper (13.Katherine3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) George married Trena Diane Terry [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 94. Caleb Wayne Cooper
- 95. Kelli Diane Cooper
51. Richard Allen Stevenson (14.Charles3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Richard married Donna Gayle Lamb (daughter of Carol Dempsey Lamb and Renia Belle Meads) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 96. Michael Brad Stevenson was born 16 Dec 1975, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died 11 Nov 2012, Dare, North Carolina, USA.
- 97. Kimberly Dawn Stevenson
Richard married Daphnne Lynn Meads (daughter of Joseph Moody Meads and Sarah Agnes Ownley) [Group Sheet]
Children:
52. Jerry Jackson Stevenson (14.Charles3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Jerry married Debbie [Group Sheet]
Children:
Jerry married Robin [Group Sheet]
53. Eva Marie Stevenson (14.Charles3, 3.Rhoda2, 1.Mary1) Eva married William Christopher Browder. [Group Sheet]
54. Joseph Stuart Meads (15.Joseph3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) Joseph married Joy Darlene Barclift (daughter of Alton Woodrow Barclift, Sr. and Annie Sarah Cartwright) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 100. Tiffany Paige Meads
- 101. Timothy Stuart Meads
- 102. Meredith Laine Meads
55. Daphnne Lynn Meads (15.Joseph3, 4.James2, 1.Mary1) Daphnne married Barney McCoy Higgins, Jr. (son of Barney McCoy Higgins, Sr. and Betty Mae Baker) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 103. Ingrid Leigh Higgins
Daphnne married Richard Allen Stevenson (son of Charles Herman Stevenson and Thelma Phillips) [Group Sheet]
Children:
56. Murna Arnette White (16.Dacie3, 5.Jabe2, 1.Mary1) was born 12 Jul 1943, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 29 Oct 1994, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; was buried 31 Oct 1994, West Lawn Cemetery, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank Co., NC. Murna married Marshall Holmes Stevenson, Jr. (son of Marshall Holmes Stevenson and Margaret Camilla Morris) [Group Sheet]
Children: