BEST, Albert and RUSS, Olive T. – (m. 1918)

Marriage license issued by the register of deeds: Mr. Albert BEST, of Florence, S.C., and Miss Olive T. RUSS, of Wilmington.


Source: Pender Chronicle, 18 April 1918, page 1.

THOMAS, W.G. – (d. 1890)

Dr. W.G. THOMAS, a prominent North Carolina physician, aged seventy-two years, died of diphtheria in Wilmington, NC.


Source: Roanoke Beacon, 28 February 1890. Available online at digitalnc.org.

ASHE, William S. & GREEN, Sarah Ann – (m. 1836)

MARRIED

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Source: Raleigh Standard, 21 January 1836.  Available online at Chronicling America: Historic American Newpspaers

C.L. Arnold Gets Patent (1889)

A patent has been granted Rev. C.L. ARNOLD, of Wilmington, on a new and useful improvement in cars.

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 9 August 1889.  Available online at digitalnc.org.


 

JONES, L.C. – (d. 1889)

Col. L. C. JONES, Superintendent of the Carolina Central Railroad, died of heart disease, in Wilmington, on Friday of last week.  Col. JONES was born in Richmond county and was about fifty-four years old.


Source: Roanoke Beacon, 19 July 1889.  Available online at digitalnc.org.

BUTTERS, Abigail – (d. 1801)

DIED — At Wilmington, (Mas<…>), Miss Abigail BUTTERS, aged 90.  The longevity of the Family to which the deceased belonged, is remarkable.  She was the last of ten children, whose ages at their decease, amounted to Eight Hundred and Twenty-Eight Years.


Source: Raleigh Register & North Carolina Weekly Advertiser, November 24, 1801.

WILKINS, Hester – (d. 1801)

DIED — On Friday last, Mrs. Hester WILKINS, consort of Mr. John WILKINS, of Wilmington.


Source: Raleigh Register & North Carolina Weekly Advertiser, November 24, 1801.

JENNINGS, Thomas and JENNINGS, Ann – (m. 1801)

MARRIED — At Wilmington, on Thursday 29th Oct., Mr. Thomas JENNINGS, merchant, to Mrs. Ann JENNINGS, both of that town.


Source: Raleigh Register & North Carolina Weekly Advertiser, November 10, 1801.