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Adelaide “Addie” <I>Currin</I> Royster

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Adelaide “Addie” Currin Royster

Birth
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Death
19 Oct 1915 (aged 57)
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
Old section Q
Memorial ID
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Her headstone incorrectly lists her birth day as the 18th, it was the 19th according to her death certificate and obituary.

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DEATH OF MRS. P. H. ROYSTER.

Durham Lady Passed Away at Her Home Yesterday at Noon.

Mrs. P. H. Royster died at her home near Bragtown yesterday at 12:30 o’clock. Death resulted from a complication of diseases, Mrs. Royster having been ill but a short while. The deceased was fifty-seven years of age. She had been a consistent member of the Baptist church for many years and was a lady of strong character. Her demise will be sincerely mourned by a host of friends.

Mrs. Royster is survived by a husband, P. H. Royster, and eight children, whose names follow: R. H. Royster, Norfolk, Va.; E.T., H. C., P. H., Jr., Durham; Mrs. W. H. Stanley, Mrs. I. P. Teasley, Mrs. R. E. Smith, Miss Socotia Royster, all of whim [sic] reside in this city. A brother, Frank L. Currin, lives in Oxford and two sisters survive, Mrs. Watt Elam, of Buffalo, N. Y., and Mrs. G. Bowling, of Greenville, N. C.

The funeral services will be conducted from the home this afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. Q. C. Davis, officiating. Interment will be made at Maplewood cemetery.

Durham Morning Herald, Durham, North Carolina, Wednesday, October 20, 1915, Page 7, column 3

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Mrs. P. H. Royster Dies.

The funeral services of Mrs. P. H. Royster, of Bragtown, who died yesterday afternoon, were held from the residence this afternoon. Rev. Q. C. Davi?, pastor of the East Durham Baptist church officiated. Burial took place at Maplewood cemetery. Mrs. Royster was 57 years old and is survived by a husband and eight children: R. H. Royster, of Norfolk, Va.; E. F Royster, H. C. Royster and P. H. Royster, Jr., of Durham; Mrs. W. H. Stanley, Mrs. J. P. Teasley, Mrs. R. E. Smith and Miss Scotia Royster, of Durham A brother, F. L. Currin; of Wilton, and two sisters, Mrs. W. Elam, of Buffalo, Va., and Mrs. J. G. Bowling, of Greenville, S. C., also survive. The pall and floral bearers were the relatives of the deceased.

The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, Thursday Morning, October 21, 1915, Page 8, column 4

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Home in 1860: Oxford, Granville, North Carolina
J H Currin 27
Sally Currin 20
Ade Currin 1
Frank Currin 9/12
John W Frazier 21

Home in 1870: Walnut Grove, Granville, North Carolina
Sallie Currin 30
Adalade Currin 12
Frank Currin 12
Elizabeth Currin 8
Emma Currin 7
Bell Currin 5
Irene Currin 3

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
Name: Mrs Addie Royster
[Mrs Addie Carris]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 57
Birth Date: 17 Nov
[abt 1858]
Birth Place: Granville
Death Date: 19 Oct 1915
Death Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Father: Robt Carris
Mother: Sallie Hobgood
Her headstone incorrectly lists her birth day as the 18th, it was the 19th according to her death certificate and obituary.

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DEATH OF MRS. P. H. ROYSTER.

Durham Lady Passed Away at Her Home Yesterday at Noon.

Mrs. P. H. Royster died at her home near Bragtown yesterday at 12:30 o’clock. Death resulted from a complication of diseases, Mrs. Royster having been ill but a short while. The deceased was fifty-seven years of age. She had been a consistent member of the Baptist church for many years and was a lady of strong character. Her demise will be sincerely mourned by a host of friends.

Mrs. Royster is survived by a husband, P. H. Royster, and eight children, whose names follow: R. H. Royster, Norfolk, Va.; E.T., H. C., P. H., Jr., Durham; Mrs. W. H. Stanley, Mrs. I. P. Teasley, Mrs. R. E. Smith, Miss Socotia Royster, all of whim [sic] reside in this city. A brother, Frank L. Currin, lives in Oxford and two sisters survive, Mrs. Watt Elam, of Buffalo, N. Y., and Mrs. G. Bowling, of Greenville, N. C.

The funeral services will be conducted from the home this afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. Q. C. Davis, officiating. Interment will be made at Maplewood cemetery.

Durham Morning Herald, Durham, North Carolina, Wednesday, October 20, 1915, Page 7, column 3

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Mrs. P. H. Royster Dies.

The funeral services of Mrs. P. H. Royster, of Bragtown, who died yesterday afternoon, were held from the residence this afternoon. Rev. Q. C. Davi?, pastor of the East Durham Baptist church officiated. Burial took place at Maplewood cemetery. Mrs. Royster was 57 years old and is survived by a husband and eight children: R. H. Royster, of Norfolk, Va.; E. F Royster, H. C. Royster and P. H. Royster, Jr., of Durham; Mrs. W. H. Stanley, Mrs. J. P. Teasley, Mrs. R. E. Smith and Miss Scotia Royster, of Durham A brother, F. L. Currin; of Wilton, and two sisters, Mrs. W. Elam, of Buffalo, Va., and Mrs. J. G. Bowling, of Greenville, S. C., also survive. The pall and floral bearers were the relatives of the deceased.

The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, Thursday Morning, October 21, 1915, Page 8, column 4

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Home in 1860: Oxford, Granville, North Carolina
J H Currin 27
Sally Currin 20
Ade Currin 1
Frank Currin 9/12
John W Frazier 21

Home in 1870: Walnut Grove, Granville, North Carolina
Sallie Currin 30
Adalade Currin 12
Frank Currin 12
Elizabeth Currin 8
Emma Currin 7
Bell Currin 5
Irene Currin 3

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
Name: Mrs Addie Royster
[Mrs Addie Carris]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 57
Birth Date: 17 Nov
[abt 1858]
Birth Place: Granville
Death Date: 19 Oct 1915
Death Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Father: Robt Carris
Mother: Sallie Hobgood

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Wife of P.H. Royster

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  • Maintained by: chcobe
  • Originally Created by: Ellen Manuel
  • Added: Sep 7, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41671522/adelaide-royster: accessed ), memorial page for Adelaide “Addie” Currin Royster (3 Aug 1858–19 Oct 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41671522, citing Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by chcobe (contributor 47014701).