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Anderson\/Andrew\/Ansell\/Anson Overby was born around 1862, likely enslaved.1<\/a><\/sup>Andrew B. Overby death certificate: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Deaths, 1906-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/1014728:60090<\/a>: accessed 29 Jul 2022. Original data: North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.<\/span> His name appears to have been spelled in several different ways; he is referred to here as Anderson as that was the most common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His parents were William Exum Overby and Amy Williamson Overby<\/a>, who are first recorded in the 1870 Federal Census for Kittrell, NC.2<\/a><\/sup>1880 US Census Durham Township: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints \u00a9 Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/13428901:6742<\/a>: accessed 25 Jul 2022. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.<\/span> Records disagree as to whether he was born in Virginia or North Carolina. He does not appear with his parents in the 1870 Kittrell census, but is first documented in 1880 as an 18-year-old factory hand, after he moved with his parents to Durham.3<\/a><\/sup>Durham: 1880 US Census Durham Township. By 1900 he was back in his parents\u2019 Pine Street house with his wife, his two-year-old son Jacob, his six-month-old daughter Louise, his mother, his niece Georgiana, a niece on his wife\u2019s side, a boarder, and even a servant. His occupation at this time was bricklayer.6<\/a><\/sup>1900 US Census Durham: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/imageviewer\/collections\/7602\/images\/4117818_00629?pId=68146415<\/a>: accessed 21 Jul 2022. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.<\/span> Three more children\u2014Annie (b. 1903), Anderson, Jr. (b. 1905), and Fletcher (b. 1910)\u2014 followed.7<\/a><\/sup>Annie and Anderson, Jr.: 1910 US Census Durham: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/20479752:7884<\/a>: accessed 28 Jul 2022. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Cornelia remarried, to William Waller of Durham, later in 1911, and died on 17 March 1941.10<\/a><\/sup>Wm Waller marriage license: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/13023166:60548:<\/a> accessed 2 Aug 2022. Original data:North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC. BORN<\/strong>: 1880 US Census Durham Township.13<\/a><\/sup>1880 US Census Durham Township.<\/span> <\/p>\n 1862\u201310 February 1911 Last updated: 21 Aug 2022 Anderson\/Andrew\/Ansell\/Anson Overby was born around 1862, likely enslaved. His name appears to have been spelled in several different ways; he is referred to here as Anderson as that was the most common. 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\n\n\n\nKittrell: 1880 US Census Kittrell Township: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints \u00a9 Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/imageviewer\/collections\/6742\/images\/4243276-00672?pId=14522169<\/a>: accessed 26 Jul 2022. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.<\/span> He worked in Durham until at least 1887, but by 1895 had moved to Wilmington, NC, where he married Cornelia Bullock.4<\/a><\/sup>Directory of the Business and Citizens of Durham City for 1887<\/em> (Durham, N.C.: Levi Branson, 1887) p. 99, Overby surname; digital image, “North Carolina City Directories,” DigitalNC (https:\/\/lib.digitalnc.org\/record\/25123<\/a> : accessed 28 Jul 2022).
\n\n\n\nAnzel [sic] Overby marriage license: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/6204125:60548:<\/a> accessed 28 Jul 2022. Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.<\/span> He enlisted in Company B of the 3rd NC Volunteer Infantry for the Spanish-American War in 1898 from Wilmington; however, this unit never made it to the front lines.5<\/a><\/sup>Company B: North Carolina. Adjutant General’s Department. Roster of the North Carolina volunteers in the Spanish-American war, -1899 (Raleigh, Edwards & Broughton and E. M. Uzzell, state printers, 1900) p. 98. Web. https:\/\/lccn.loc.gov\/01005585<\/a>.
\n\n\n\nFront lines: William R. Navey, \u201cA Brief History of the 3rd North Carolina Volunteer Infantry,\u201d The Spanish American War Centennial Website.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nAnnie and Anderson, Jr.: 1910 US Census Durham: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/20479752:7884<\/a>: accessed 28 Jul 2022. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.<\/span> Records show that he bought a lot on Pine Street in 1906, though his last known address was 209 Markham Avenue, a rental property.8<\/a><\/sup>Durham County Deed Book 43: 261. (https:\/\/rodweb.dconc.gov\/RealEstate\/SearchEntry.aspx<\/a>)
\n\n\n\nRental: 1910 US Census Durham.<\/span> He died on 10 February 1911 from a heart condition and was buried in Geer Cemetery.9<\/a><\/sup>Andrew B. Overby death certificate.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nNote that Cornelia\u2019s name is rendered here as “Kate C. Obliey.”
\n\n\n\nCornelia Waller death certificate: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/1602262:1121:<\/a> accessed 29 Jul 2022. Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.<\/span> All of Andrew\u2019s children lived in Durham until their deaths, while his grandchildren spread out geographically.11<\/a><\/sup>Died in Durham: Jacob Overby death certificate: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/imageviewer\/collections\/1121\/images\/S123_481-2896:<\/a> accessed 29 Jul 2022. Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.
\n\n\n\nLouise: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/5774131:8908<\/a>: accessed 29 Jul 2022. Original data: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. North Carolina Death Records, 1968-1996. North Carolina Vital Records, Raleigh, North Carolina.
\n\n\n\nAnnie: Annie Mae married McKinley Lewis on 27 Dec 1929 in Halifax VA (Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/3889243:60214<\/a>: accessed 29 Jul 2022. Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013). She died in Washington CD on 13 Dec 1986, but was buried in Beechwood Cemetery in Durham. (Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/107142127:60525<\/a>: accessed 29 Jul 2022.)
\n\n\n\nAnderson Jr.: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Deaths, 1906-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/1314241:6009<\/a>0: accessed 29 Jul 2022. Original data: North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
\n\n\n\nFletcher Overby death certificate.<\/span> Possible descendants living in Durham include families with surnames Lewis, Davis, Brown, or Horton. Other possible descendants might be found in other parts of North Carolina, New York, and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/friendsofgeercemetery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/default-1024x1024.jpg\")
DIED<\/strong>: 10 February 1911.14<\/a><\/sup>Andrew (Anderson) B. Overby death certificate.<\/span>
BIRTH PLACE<\/strong>: Unknown.
DEATH PLACE<\/strong>: Durham NC.15<\/a><\/sup>Andrew (Anderson) B. Overby death certificate.<\/span>
SPOUSE<\/strong>: Cornelia Bullock.16<\/a><\/sup>Anzel (Anderson) Overby marriage license.<\/span>
PARENTS<\/strong>: William Exum Overby and Amy Williamson Overby<\/strong>.17<\/a><\/sup>1880 US Census Durham Township.<\/span>
CHILDREN<\/strong>: Jacob (1898), Louise (1899), Annie (1903), Anderson, Jr. (1905), and Fletcher (1910).18<\/a><\/sup>Younger children: 1900 US Census Durham. Older children: 1910 US Census Durham.<\/span>
OTHER FAMILY<\/strong>: Brothers John, Albert, William, Robert, and Jacob. Sisters Nancy, Sallie<\/strong>, and Mary.19<\/a><\/sup>John, Annie, Nancy, Wm Jr from 1870 US Census Kittrell Township: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/34364118:7163<\/a>: accessed 24 Jul 2022. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
Albert, Sallie, Robert, Jacob from 1880 US Census Durham Township.<\/span>
FAMILY BURIED IN GEER CEMETERY<\/strong>: Grandmother Hannah Williamson, mother Amy Overby, sister Sally Yancey, niece Friendrica Yancey, brother-in-law James Armstead.20<\/a><\/sup>xx<\/span>
OCCUPATION<\/strong>: Bricklayer.21<\/a><\/sup>1900 US Census Durham.<\/span>
CHURCH<\/strong>: N\/A
AFFILIATIONS<\/strong>: N\/A
ADDRESS<\/strong>: 209 Markham Avenue.22<\/a><\/sup>Andrew B. Overby death certificate.<\/span>
MILITARY SERVICE<\/strong>: Company B of the 3rd NC Volunteer Infantry.23<\/a><\/sup>Roster of the North Carolina volunteers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nNotes<\/h3>
\n\n\n\nKittrell: 1880 US Census Kittrell Township: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints \u00a9 Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/imageviewer\/collections\/6742\/images\/4243276-00672?pId=14522169<\/a>: accessed 26 Jul 2022. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.<\/div><\/li>
\n\n\n\nAnzel [sic] Overby marriage license: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/6204125:60548:<\/a> accessed 28 Jul 2022. Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.<\/div><\/li>
\n\n\n\nFront lines: William R. Navey, \u201cA Brief History of the 3rd North Carolina Volunteer Infantry,\u201d The Spanish American War Centennial Website.<\/div><\/li>
\n\n\n\nAnnie and Anderson, Jr.: 1910 US Census Durham: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/20479752:7884<\/a>: accessed 28 Jul 2022. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.<\/div><\/li>
\n\n\n\nRental: 1910 US Census Durham.<\/div><\/li>
\n\n\n\nNote that Cornelia\u2019s name is rendered here as “Kate C. Obliey.”
\n\n\n\nCornelia Waller death certificate: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/1602262:1121:<\/a> accessed 29 Jul 2022. Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.<\/div><\/li>
\n\n\n\nLouise: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/5774131:8908<\/a>: accessed 29 Jul 2022. Original data: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. North Carolina Death Records, 1968-1996. North Carolina Vital Records, Raleigh, North Carolina.
\n\n\n\nAnnie: Annie Mae married McKinley Lewis on 27 Dec 1929 in Halifax VA (Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/3889243:60214<\/a>: accessed 29 Jul 2022. Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013). She died in Washington CD on 13 Dec 1986, but was buried in Beechwood Cemetery in Durham. (Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/107142127:60525<\/a>: accessed 29 Jul 2022.)
\n\n\n\nAnderson Jr.: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Deaths, 1906-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/discoveryui-content\/view\/1314241:6009<\/a>0: accessed 29 Jul 2022. Original data: North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
\n\n\n\nFletcher Overby death certificate.<\/div><\/li>
Albert, Sallie, Robert, Jacob from 1880 US Census Durham Township.<\/div><\/li>