Hugh was the son of Aaron & Charlotte Ashcraft Perry. There is a record of a marriage to Maggie Rorie (d/o King & Viney) on Jan. 8, 1899 in Union County, NC. Hugh lists his age as 21 making his birth year approx. 1878. A check of the marriage register, handwritten and at Family Search, plainly looks like "Maggie" as her first name. The certificate has been added to the memorial and the name "Maggie" is clear but could this be how "Mackey" was heard? Hugh answers that his father is living but his mother is dead.
The transcribed text from the marriage certificate:
Name Hugh Perry
Sex Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1878
Marital Status Unknown
Race Black
Ethnicity American
Father's Name Aaron Perry
Mother's Name Charlotte Perry
Spouse's Name Maggie Rorie
Spouse's Age 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1880
Spouse's Marital Status Unknown
Spouse's Race Black
Spouse's Ethnicity American
Spouse's Father's Name King Rorie
Spouse's Mother's Name Viney Rorie
Marriage Date 8 Jan 1899
Marriage Place Marshville, Union, North Carolina, United States
1910 Union County, NC, census (Lanes Creek Twp) has Hugh, age 33, with America as his wife, age 34. America answers that she has had 6 children and 6 are living. They answer that they have been married 12 years. The following children are with them with notes/ages in parenthesis:
Johnnie (son, 10); Thetus (Daughter, 8); Cain (son, 8); (Thetus & Cain are twins); Hallie (5); Thomas (3); James (2).
On Hallie's death certificate, her mother's name is listed as "Mackey Rorie". Mackey, perhaps a nickname for "America"?
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Another marriage in 1919 (found at Family Search) -
Name Hugh Pearry [Perry]
Sex Male
Age 43
Birth Year (Estimated) 1876
Race col
Father's Name Aaron Pearry
Mother's Name Charlotte Pearry
Spouse's Name Lola Waddell
Spouse's Age 24
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1895
Spouse's Race col
Spouse's Father's Name Charlie Smith
Spouse's Mother's Name Joanna Smith
Marriage Date 11 Oct 1919
Marriage Place Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, United States
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1920 Anson County, NC, Census, White Store Township:
Hugh is age 44 and a farmer. Lola is 23. The following children and others are with them. Notes, such as ages, will be in parenthesis:
Hally (14); Tom (12); Jim (11); Roxie (8); Vann (6); Maggie (1 & 2 mo.)
Baxter Baker (18, brother); Ada Crowder (25, sister); Doretha (9, niece)
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Grandson, Aaron Perry, shared with me that Hugh lived around Wingate. That he fired the boilers (with coal) for the college and everyone around there called him "Preacher". They paid him $1 per hour to work in their yards back in 1945 (when most others were making about 50 cents per hour).
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A search in the local Monroe papers did not turn up a death notice for Hugh. The following were searched (the paper was not published everyday)...
Monroe Journal: July 31, Aug. 3, Aug. 7, Aug. 10 of 1951
Monroe Enquirer: July 30, Aug. 2, Aug. 6 of 1951
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The transcribed text from the marriage certificate:
Name Hugh Perry
Sex Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1878
Marital Status Unknown
Race Black
Ethnicity American
Father's Name Aaron Perry
Mother's Name Charlotte Perry
Spouse's Name Maggie Rorie
Spouse's Age 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1880
Spouse's Marital Status Unknown
Spouse's Race Black
Spouse's Ethnicity American
Spouse's Father's Name King Rorie
Spouse's Mother's Name Viney Rorie
Marriage Date 8 Jan 1899
Marriage Place Marshville, Union, North Carolina, United States
1910 Union County, NC, census (Lanes Creek Twp) has Hugh, age 33, with America as his wife, age 34. America answers that she has had 6 children and 6 are living. They answer that they have been married 12 years. The following children are with them with notes/ages in parenthesis:
Johnnie (son, 10); Thetus (Daughter, 8); Cain (son, 8); (Thetus & Cain are twins); Hallie (5); Thomas (3); James (2).
On Hallie's death certificate, her mother's name is listed as "Mackey Rorie". Mackey, perhaps a nickname for "America"?
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Another marriage in 1919 (found at Family Search) -
Name Hugh Pearry [Perry]
Sex Male
Age 43
Birth Year (Estimated) 1876
Race col
Father's Name Aaron Pearry
Mother's Name Charlotte Pearry
Spouse's Name Lola Waddell
Spouse's Age 24
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1895
Spouse's Race col
Spouse's Father's Name Charlie Smith
Spouse's Mother's Name Joanna Smith
Marriage Date 11 Oct 1919
Marriage Place Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, United States
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1920 Anson County, NC, Census, White Store Township:
Hugh is age 44 and a farmer. Lola is 23. The following children and others are with them. Notes, such as ages, will be in parenthesis:
Hally (14); Tom (12); Jim (11); Roxie (8); Vann (6); Maggie (1 & 2 mo.)
Baxter Baker (18, brother); Ada Crowder (25, sister); Doretha (9, niece)
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Grandson, Aaron Perry, shared with me that Hugh lived around Wingate. That he fired the boilers (with coal) for the college and everyone around there called him "Preacher". They paid him $1 per hour to work in their yards back in 1945 (when most others were making about 50 cents per hour).
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A search in the local Monroe papers did not turn up a death notice for Hugh. The following were searched (the paper was not published everyday)...
Monroe Journal: July 31, Aug. 3, Aug. 7, Aug. 10 of 1951
Monroe Enquirer: July 30, Aug. 2, Aug. 6 of 1951
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Hugh was the son of Aaron & Charlotte Ashcraft Perry. There is a record of a marriage to Maggie Rorie (d/o King & Viney) on Jan. 8, 1899 in Union County, NC. Hugh lists his age as 21 making his birth year approx. 1878. A check of the marriage register, handwritten and at Family Search, plainly looks like "Maggie" as her first name. The certificate has been added to the memorial and the name "Maggie" is clear but could this be how "Mackey" was heard? Hugh answers that his father is living but his mother is dead.
The transcribed text from the marriage certificate:
Name Hugh Perry
Sex Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1878
Marital Status Unknown
Race Black
Ethnicity American
Father's Name Aaron Perry
Mother's Name Charlotte Perry
Spouse's Name Maggie Rorie
Spouse's Age 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1880
Spouse's Marital Status Unknown
Spouse's Race Black
Spouse's Ethnicity American
Spouse's Father's Name King Rorie
Spouse's Mother's Name Viney Rorie
Marriage Date 8 Jan 1899
Marriage Place Marshville, Union, North Carolina, United States
1910 Union County, NC, census (Lanes Creek Twp) has Hugh, age 33, with America as his wife, age 34. America answers that she has had 6 children and 6 are living. They answer that they have been married 12 years. The following children are with them with notes/ages in parenthesis:
Johnnie (son, 10); Thetus (Daughter, 8); Cain (son, 8); (Thetus & Cain are twins); Hallie (5); Thomas (3); James (2).
On Hallie's death certificate, her mother's name is listed as "Mackey Rorie". Mackey, perhaps a nickname for "America"?
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Another marriage in 1919 (found at Family Search) -
Name Hugh Pearry [Perry]
Sex Male
Age 43
Birth Year (Estimated) 1876
Race col
Father's Name Aaron Pearry
Mother's Name Charlotte Pearry
Spouse's Name Lola Waddell
Spouse's Age 24
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1895
Spouse's Race col
Spouse's Father's Name Charlie Smith
Spouse's Mother's Name Joanna Smith
Marriage Date 11 Oct 1919
Marriage Place Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, United States
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1920 Anson County, NC, Census, White Store Township:
Hugh is age 44 and a farmer. Lola is 23. The following children and others are with them. Notes, such as ages, will be in parenthesis:
Hally (14); Tom (12); Jim (11); Roxie (8); Vann (6); Maggie (1 & 2 mo.)
Baxter Baker (18, brother); Ada Crowder (25, sister); Doretha (9, niece)
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Grandson, Aaron Perry, shared with me that Hugh lived around Wingate. That he fired the boilers (with coal) for the college and everyone around there called him "Preacher". They paid him $1 per hour to work in their yards back in 1945 (when most others were making about 50 cents per hour).
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A search in the local Monroe papers did not turn up a death notice for Hugh. The following were searched (the paper was not published everyday)...
Monroe Journal: July 31, Aug. 3, Aug. 7, Aug. 10 of 1951
Monroe Enquirer: July 30, Aug. 2, Aug. 6 of 1951
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The transcribed text from the marriage certificate:
Name Hugh Perry
Sex Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1878
Marital Status Unknown
Race Black
Ethnicity American
Father's Name Aaron Perry
Mother's Name Charlotte Perry
Spouse's Name Maggie Rorie
Spouse's Age 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1880
Spouse's Marital Status Unknown
Spouse's Race Black
Spouse's Ethnicity American
Spouse's Father's Name King Rorie
Spouse's Mother's Name Viney Rorie
Marriage Date 8 Jan 1899
Marriage Place Marshville, Union, North Carolina, United States
1910 Union County, NC, census (Lanes Creek Twp) has Hugh, age 33, with America as his wife, age 34. America answers that she has had 6 children and 6 are living. They answer that they have been married 12 years. The following children are with them with notes/ages in parenthesis:
Johnnie (son, 10); Thetus (Daughter, 8); Cain (son, 8); (Thetus & Cain are twins); Hallie (5); Thomas (3); James (2).
On Hallie's death certificate, her mother's name is listed as "Mackey Rorie". Mackey, perhaps a nickname for "America"?
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Another marriage in 1919 (found at Family Search) -
Name Hugh Pearry [Perry]
Sex Male
Age 43
Birth Year (Estimated) 1876
Race col
Father's Name Aaron Pearry
Mother's Name Charlotte Pearry
Spouse's Name Lola Waddell
Spouse's Age 24
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1895
Spouse's Race col
Spouse's Father's Name Charlie Smith
Spouse's Mother's Name Joanna Smith
Marriage Date 11 Oct 1919
Marriage Place Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, United States
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1920 Anson County, NC, Census, White Store Township:
Hugh is age 44 and a farmer. Lola is 23. The following children and others are with them. Notes, such as ages, will be in parenthesis:
Hally (14); Tom (12); Jim (11); Roxie (8); Vann (6); Maggie (1 & 2 mo.)
Baxter Baker (18, brother); Ada Crowder (25, sister); Doretha (9, niece)
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Grandson, Aaron Perry, shared with me that Hugh lived around Wingate. That he fired the boilers (with coal) for the college and everyone around there called him "Preacher". They paid him $1 per hour to work in their yards back in 1945 (when most others were making about 50 cents per hour).
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A search in the local Monroe papers did not turn up a death notice for Hugh. The following were searched (the paper was not published everyday)...
Monroe Journal: July 31, Aug. 3, Aug. 7, Aug. 10 of 1951
Monroe Enquirer: July 30, Aug. 2, Aug. 6 of 1951
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Gravesite Details
Dbl marker with Lola; no birth date listed; Hugh's grave originally marked by son Vann with a wood marker that is still present.
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