Promise land Stories vol. IV

Crab In My Pocket

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Cousin Walter Lewis

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Walter Lewis and Methodist Mens Club ca early 1950s

Walter Lewis and Harold Sewell

CHARLES WESLEY WILLIS (1204 Shepard Street)

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Caroline Willis Melke By Bob Guthrie

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Caroline Willis Melke

Caroline Willis Melke ca 1951

Capt. Gib Willis and Bill, his pet pelican by Hannah Gay Murrill Warren

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Capt Ottis Purifoy

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Capt Ottis 2

Capt Ottis 3

Capt Ottis 4

Capt Ottis and George Perry

Capt Ottis ca 1955

Capt Ottis Fishhouse ca 1960

Capt Ottis News and Observer ca 1965

Capt Ottis WWII Draft Card

Capt Ottis, George Bedsworth, and George Perry

Capt Ottis, George Perry, George Bedsworth ca 1936

Capt Ottis, Tommy Swanson, Roy Purifoy late 40s

Capt Ottis

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George Bedsworth, Capt Ottis, and George Perry ca late 30s

George Perry and Capt Ottis ca 1974

Louis, Tommy, Richard Swanson, Myrtle Willis Purifoy

Myrtle Willis ca 1956

Myrtle Willis Purifoy ca 1955 1

Noah Radford _ Sallie Bell Styron Purifoy (Capt Ottis_ parents)

Our Santa

Purifoy Family at 2300 Fisher St ca. Nov 1959

Shearwater and Barracuda ca late 1930s

Wilmington Star-News Ad ca 29 May 1955

Capt Gib Willis by Hannah Gay Murrill Warren

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Gib Willis between 13th and 14th Streets surrounded by net spreads

Capt Gib and Bill ca 1948

Alma Willis Van Horn, Sadie Willis Howland, Nettie Willis Murrill, Hannah Murrill c 1953

Alma Willis VanHorn (at The Landing)

Bill and Barry Murrill 1965

Bill Murrill

Capt Gib Willis

Capt. Fred Willis

David Murril w Johnny Mayberry

David Murrill

Hannah and Alma

Hannah and Gib Davis

Hannah M. Warren - 1311.5 Shackleford in background (Adams train caboose)

Hannah Murrill Warren (2)

Hannah, Nettie, David Murrill. 405 S. 14th St.

John R. Mayberry, Jr.

Lula Willis Willis

Nettie and Bill Murrill

Nettie Murrill 1964

Nettie Willis Murrill

Pennsylvania Willis and Josephus Willis, Jr.-02

Seated-Aunt Julie, David Murrill, Mammy-Hannah, Jimmy Howland, John Mayberry, Bill Murrill. Standing-Lettie, Nettie Willis Murril

William Edward Murrill c 1935

Boddie Perry by Byron Garrison Beall

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Boddie Perry

Automatic Collard Washer by Julie Lee Guthrie Fulcher

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Barbara Dawn Guthrie at old Ft Macon Station ca 1957

Barbara Dawn Guthrie Humphreys playing at the Landing ca. 1946

Barbara Dawn Guthrie

BarbaraDawn01_1945-46

Bugsy, Debbie, and Julie Guthrie

Debbie and Bugsy Guthrie

Debbie Guthrie

Donald Gray Guthrie 1916-2001. Father of Barbara Dawn, Donald Gray, Jr., Deborah Allen Burns, and Julie Fulcher

Elijah Clayton Guthrie - 1889-1968 father of Donald Gray Guthrie and James Guthrie

Gretchen _ Debbie Guthrie

Julie _ Donald Guthrie

Julie _ Gretchen Guthrie ca 1967

Aunt Hank by Hannah Gay Murrill Warren

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Aunt Hank

Assault on Gloria M by Thomas Brinson

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An Idyllic Special Time By Phyllis O’Boyle Gentry

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A Summer Adventure By Phyllis O’Boyle Gentry

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A Special Time and Place by Genevieve Tuten Youraine

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1308 Shepard St. (home of Cicero _ Marinia Guthrie (origin. Diamond City_Shackelford Bks)

1308 Shepard Street - Samantha Tuten house ca 1955

Cecil Tuten - 7th grade

Cecil Tuten c 1940_s

Cicero Guthrie _ Marina Guthrie-Guthrie

Cicero Guthrie

Deed for 1308 Shepard St. (2)

Family at 1308 Shepard St. ca. 1980_s

Freida, Cecil, Genevieve c. 1936

Great GMama, Grandaddy Grandmama Donna age 4

Lawrence F. Tuten and Samantha Guthrie c. 1928

Lawrence Frank Tuten, Samantha Guthrie

Marinia Guthrie, Darrell Shepherd c 1948

Marinia, Frank, Samantha, Donna c.1956

Samantha Guthrie Tuten , Alida Willis c 1980_s

Samantha Guthrie Tuten and Frieda c 1930

A Forever Grateful Promise Lander by Ann Lewis Garner

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Collage 3

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Collage 5

Collage 1

Collage 2

Elizabeth Ann Lewis Garner in front of the homeplace 1300 Shepard St (grand granddau of James _ Easter)

Elizabeth Fay Lewis

Eric Lewis 1

Eric Lewis 2

Eric Lewis 3

Eric Lewis, Nellie O_Neal, Williard Garner, Susan Guthrie, Miquel Garner

Etta _ Eric Lewis, Mama _ Daddy

Etta Lewis _ Zenovia Guthrie 1300 Shepard St

Hettie Ann Guthrie Lewis and dau Etta Mae Lewis Lewis

James C Guthrie, Jr.

Patsy Lawrence in front of 1412 Shackleford St

Unknown and Willard Daniel Lewis

Williard Lewis ca 1954

1910-20 Census

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1411 Shepard Street by Eva Adelaide Guthrie Willis

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Addie and Agnew Guthrie

Adelaide Guthrie and Mr. John T. and Miss Bobbie Mason

Agnew Guthrie and Kerry Ray Lupton mending nets

Agnew Guthrie and Kerry Ray Lupton

Agnew Guthrie_s boat, The Cow

Agnew, Ray, Ruth, and Clara Guthrie ca1931

Clara Belle Sutton Guthrie

Clara Guthrie (bow) and sister Mattie, around 1915 at Oxford Orphanage

Clara Guthrie 1925

Clara Guthrie, Agnew Guthrie holding Ruth, Eva Guthrie. Bottom row- Ray Guthrie, Lesley

Clara Guthrie

Clara, Ruth, and Ray Guthrie

Margaret and Adelaide Willis

Margaret Guthrie (daughter of Agnew and Clara Guthrie) ca 1942-43

Margaret Guthrie age 11

Nymphus Congleton (Clara_s brother-in-law) with Ruth, Clara, Margaret, and Adelaide Guthrie

Ray McDonald Guthrie 1931

Ray McDonald Guthrie

Ray, Clara, Ruth (back row) and Margaret and Adelaide Guthrie

Ruth Guthrie Lupton McKay about 1948

Sally Guthrie Willis and Walter Guthrie

1313 one half Shepard by Sally Lumpkin

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A Promiselandher Has Come Home

Mimmie_s house

Sally Davis and Sally Dee Oct 1962

Sally Dee Strollo Lumpkin Easter 1971

Sally Lawrence Davis

1305 and a half Shackleford Street by Bill Downey

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1305.5 Shackleford ca1970s 1

Bill May and unk child. Boathouse in background was for the Edwards house, which now belongs to Mason Williams

Capt Gib_s sailboat ca1954

Helen and Robert Downey

Helen Downey ca1954

Martha Walters, Bob May_s granddaughter ca Early 60s

Robert Downey, Bill_s father ca 1980s.

Robert May ca 1970

1302 Shackleford Street

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Floyd Willis - News Times Article - May 26, 1980

1302 Shackleford Street Article

Betsy Ellen Bonner, Annetta Nixon, Carolyn Ruth Willis, Richard P. Willis c 1957

Carolyn Ruth Willis Jubb c. 1955

Carolyn Ruth_s Mom

Edward (Ned) Willis

Estelle Willis and Carolyn Ruth Jubb

Estelle Willis01

Estelle Willis05

Estellle

Floyd Willis

Gene Thomas Willis 1945

Gene Thomas Willis 2

Jackie Arnold Willis, Patricia Jane Willis Luther c. 1944

Jerry Wayne Willis (Note the Davis Net House down the street)

Jerry Wayne Willis, Gene Thomas Willis

Nellie Styron Willis, and Carolyn Willis Jubb

Patricia Jane Willis Luther

Patricia Jane Willis

Richard Payne Willis

1300 Shackleford Street Being Born a Promise Lander by Cassie Steed

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Rufus & Clyde Guthrie - 1949

Kay Guthrie Pittman & Judy Guthrie Connor

Kay Guthrie

Deanie Adams,Geraldine Murrill,Beadie Lewis,Edith Faye,Barbara Ann,Patricia,Mary Clyde Willis,David Murrill,Guylene,Kay, Cassie

Cassie Guthrie 1954

Cassie Guthrie & Hattie Dee Davis - 1949

Beverly Austin,Donna Ray Merrill,Cassie (cake),Donnie Mann,Linda Phillips,EC Ballou,Janice Edwards,Carol Ann,Darlene Leonard Harris,Ida Frances Smith 1954

1300 Shackelford St 2

1300 Shackelford St

The Promise Land Book Volume II MASTER

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The Landing Shoreline COVER

14th _ Shepard Street - Lindsey Guthrie_s store ca 1979 1

14th _ Shepard Street - Lindsey Guthrie_s store ca 1979

1212 Shakleford St - Carol _ Charles Edwards with grand daughter, Pam Cox

1304 Shepard St - 1st-Doris Tommie, John Ballou, Frank Wickizer, Eunice-2nd-Mary Elizabeth, Joan, Kathleen, Hinby, Edward,McNeel

1306 Shepard Street - Alida Willis_s house ca 1979

1930s Waterfront

1950s Waterfront

1958 MH Contest unk,JoAnn Parson,unk,Barbara Harrell,Barbara Dawn Guthrie, Nona Blanchard,Deanna Ballous, Deanie Adams

Ann Thomas Lewis, Ann Wickizer, Ann Long Wickizer and Carolyn Guthrie Green

Bobby Lawrence Easter 1938

Bryant, Georgia Rae, and Amy Guthrie

Downtown Morehead ca 1946

Edward Louis Wickizer, Sr.

Geraldine Merrill and R.A. Merrill

Geraldine Merrill

John Samuel Parker Sr. in his store on S 11th street, behind his house at 1013 Evans St.

Julia Lewis Askew

Kathleen Eldred Home. Etta Lewis, Patsy Humphrey, Debra Rhue, Ella G. Smith, Ruby Wickizer, Madeline Austin

Kemp Wickizer, Sr on the boat _Dance_

Laura Adams, Nick Shrader, Deanie, Bill, and Phyllis (Geraldine Murrill standing)

Lindsey Guthrie_s store - Alfred Smith, Baby Rita, Helen Lewis Grasser, Alva Bell Guthrie, _ Terry Willis

Louise and Kenneth Guthrie, Madeline Gould Austin

Manley Styron ca mid 40s

Margaret Guthrie, Johnny Morris,Adelaide Guthrie, and Glenda Kay Mizelle

Mary Hughes, Thelma Barnette, Ann Hardy, Ann Long, Jeraldine Hedgecock, Carolyn Guthrie

Mickey, Ruben, Kenneth Guthrie

Morehead Waterfront late 60s

Norman Lewis, Jr, Varina O_Neal, David Murrill, Patricia Lewis ca 1944

Patsy Lawrence, Tressa O_Neal, Deanie Adams, and Phyllis O_Boyle ca 1955

Paul O_Neal _ Tana Smith 1410 Shackleford St

Promise Land Girls

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S 14th Street - Judy Willis ca 1938

Selma Sherwood and Ruth Guthrie

The Landing Shoreline (From 9th St. Davies Net House is large building 1200 block of Shackleford St)