2902. Jochebed Christmas-4901
[WHT: Thomas G. Weatherford provided dates and photo on June 16, 2003.][WHT: The following obituary was found online at: http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/obits/nc/nc-wake4.htm]
DURHAM -- Mrs. Jochebed Christmas Locust, 83, of 1006 Lawson Street, died Monday, June 16, 1997 in Duke University Medical Center. She was a native of Suffolk, Virginia and the daughter of the late Marcus and Susie Christmas.She was educated in the Warren County and Durham City Schools, having graduated from Hillside High School. She was an honor graduate from North Carolina College for Negroes, now North Carolina Central University with B.S. and M.A. degrees. She did special work in French and Drama at Duke University and also studied on a special fellowship at Tuskegee University. She taught at Little River High School, Northern High School and Merrick-Moore High School. She also taught at North Carolina Central University. She was a member of White Rock Baptist Church where she was a member of the Deacon Board, Susie V. Norfleet Bible Class, Shepard-Williams-Womack Missionary Circle and College View District. She was also a member of the Rosewood Street NeighborhoodClub. She was a longtime member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., having served as the second pres ident of the Durham Alumnae Chapter. She was a volunteer with Call-for-Action and Contact Services of Durham.
Her husband, Richard C. Locust, died in 1994.Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in White Rock Baptist Church by Rev. Dr. Reginald Van Stephens. Burial will be in Glennview Memorial Park's Garden of Devotion.
Surviving are a son, Lewis C. Locust; granddaughter, Christina Locust; sisters, Henrietta Christmas Pazmineo of New Orleans, La., and Rebecca Christmas Weatherford of Raleigh; brother, Joseph Christmas of Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.The family will receive friends from7-8 p.m. Saturday in White Rock Baptist Church, 3400 Fayetteville Street. Delta Sigma Theta OmegaOmega Sorority services will be held at 6:30 p.m. Arrangements are by Fisher Funeral Parlor.
2904. Joseph Amram Christmas-4902
[WHT: Thomas G. Weatherford provided dates, photo and wife's name on June 16, 2003.]
2912. Bertha Ransom-4926
[WHT: Photo, children, birth & death dates provided by Thomas G. Weatherford on June 16, 2003.]
1801. Buckner Franklin Christmas-148
1880 Census, Ashley Co., AR; Longview Twp.; Dwelling 1 - Family 2; ED: 12, p. 1A list B. F. Christmas, age 29, born in AR - father in NC & mother in SC; wife, Emma, 14, born in AR. Census taken June 1, 1880 by J. Y. Christmas, Enumerator.[WHT: Family # 1 is his grandmother, Mary Bond, age 72, born in SC, and his siblings, James & Tammy. In Dwelling 2 is his sister, Mary & family.]
1900 Census, Ashley Co., AR; Longview Township; Dwelling # 189; ED 13, p. 11B list Buck F. Christmas, b. Oct 1850 AR - F. (Father) SC - M. (Mother) SC. Wife - Emma E. b. June 1863 AR - F. AR - M. AR; been married 22 years; 8 children - 4 living. Children: Fred B. b. Aug 1886 AR; James Y. b. Feb. 1888 AR; Robert L. b. May 1890 AR & James H. b. Oct 1896 AR.
2929. Buckner Fred Christmas-155
[WHT: Referred to as B. Fred Christmas for marriage.]
2930. James Yancey Christmas-156
[WHT: The 1917-18 World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, Banks, Ray, comp. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000 shows the following:]
Name: Christmas, James Yancey; Birth Date: 14 Feb 1888; Birth Place: Hot Springs, AR;
City/County: Wayne; State: MS; Ethnicity: W.
Info only - dates/locations are from Internet, need confirming.
2931. Robert Lloyd Christmas-157
[WHT: think this might be Robert & brother, John in 1910 census.]
1910 Census, Desha Co., AR; Bowie; Dwelling 132; ED: 31, 16B list Robt L Christmas, age 18, hired hand & John Christmas, 13, hired hand, living in the household of Walter C. Halley, 72; wife, Eddie T., 42 and Emma Ketchand, 90, ward.[WHT: Not sure if this is correct Robert, but think it is.]
1920 Census, Carter Co., OK; Wilson; Dwelling 191; ED: 55, p. 13A list Elisha D. Skinner, age 48; wife, Minnie F., 46; daughter, Helen L., 12 & Robert L. Christmas, age 29, born in AR, son-in-law; Frances C. Christmas, 22, daughter & John R. Christmas, 1 & 5 mo., grandson; census taken in Feb.[WHT: This is Ginger Christmas-Beattie's line, who provided the descendant information.]
2932. John Holston Christmas-238
[WHT: His World War I Draft Registration Card, 1917-1918, signed July 05 1918 shows middle name to be Holston, DOB, farmer, living in Colgate, OK, born in Hamburg, AR; nearest relative is Mildred Christmas, wife. He is described as medium height and stout build, with blue eyes and light hair.]
2933. Horace Jewell Christmas-239
1920 Census, Ashley Co., AR; Carter; Dwelling 73 - Family 85; ED: 7, p. 4B list Jewel Christmas, age 19 and mother, Emily, 54, widow.Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939 - Online; Name: H J Christmas; Gender: Male; County: Pulaski; Spouse: Virgie C Bull; License Date: 10 Aug 1935; Certificate Number: 20424;
Volume Number: 0001.
1802. Mary Elizabeth Christmas-149
1880 Census, Ashley Co., AR; Longview Twp.; Dwelling 2; ED: 12, p. 1A list Louis Lowry, age 29, born in AR, parents in AL; wife Mary E., 26, born in AR, father in NC, mother in SC and 4 children: Mary B., 6; Martha M., 4; Kate J., 2 & Virginia, 1; all children born in AR. J. Y. Christmas is the enumerator for this 1880 census, taken on June 1, 1880.
1900 Census list Lewis A., b. Jan. 1851 AR - widow. Children: Martha M., b. Nov. 1875 in AR; Mason B., b. Mar. 1882 AR & James E., b. Sept. 1884 AR.
1804. James Yancey Christmas-151
In 1880 census, he is living with her grandmother, Mary Bond, sister, Tammy and brother, Buckner and his wife, Emma..1900 Census, Jefferson Co., AR; Old River Township; Dwelling # 323: J. Y. Christmas, b. Sept 1856 AR; F. NC, M. SC. Wife - Mary, b. Sept. 1856 AR; F. MO, M. AR. They have been married 7 years; 4 children, 2 living. Children: Eddith, b. Oct. 1892 AR & Nora, b. Oct. 1896 AR.
2942. Edith E. Christmas-269
[WHT: Edith and husband are listed in 1920 census; Edith's brother, James is staying with them.]
1806. Lewis Yancey Christmas Jr.-1852
[WHT: I may have added a generation, father could be Thomas H. Christmas.]1870 Census, Ashley Co., AR; Hamburg P. O., Longview Township; Dwelling 1; p. 1 list Lewis Christmas, age 33, farmer, born in NC; wife, Lucinda, 22, born in MS & 2 children: Serepra, 2 & Thomas, 8 mo. Both children born in AR. Date of census - Aug. 12, 1870.
According to Carroll Alvin Christmas, grandson of Lewis, he died when Thomas was about 4 years of age.
1880 Census, Ashley Co., AR; Longview; Dwelling 50; NA Film # T9-0038; p. 168C list Lucinda, 30, born in MS, Father in MS & mother in SC; married to Alfred Purcer, age 60, Head of Household & the following children: John, 17; Anna, 14; Anna Christmas, 12, s-daughter; Thomas Christmas, 10, s-son; Altha, 5 & Richard, 3. Altha and Richard are the children of Lucinda & Alfred Purcer.
2946. Thomas Henry Christmas-153
1900 Census, Ashley Co., AR; Union; Dwelling 43 list Thomas Christmas, b. Dec. 1869 AR; F. NC; M. AR. Wife - Annci or Anici Lee, b. Aug 1871 LA; F. & M. b. in MS. They have been married 5 years; 4 children, 1 living. Child: Annie A., b. Jan. 1900 AR.1910 Census, Ashley Co., AR; Union; Dwelling 49; ED: 15, p. 3 or 33A list Thomas H. Christmas, age 40, farmer; wife Annie Lee, 35, married 15 years, had 7 children - 4 living: Annie Alberta, 10; Louis Mathew, 7; Carroll Alvin, 4 & Richard Pell, 2. All children born in Arkansas.
1920 Census, Ashley Co., AR; Union; Dwelling 156; ED: 16, p. 7B list Thomas H., age 50; born in AR, father in NC & mother in AL; wife Annis, 48, born in LA and 3 children: Lewis, 17; Caroll, 14 & Pell, 11; all born in AR. Also living with them is Freddie Hennington, age 5; born in LA.
[WHT: Some information on this family comes from Jack Curtis' book, Lingering Shadows, Vol II, and his interview with Carroll Alvin Christmas, son of Thomas & Annice.]
[WHT: Living with daughter, Alberta in 1930 census; AR death records show her first name as Anice.]
1807. William Whitney Christmas-1860
WFT file shows name as William Wallace Whitney Christmas.
New Orleans, LA Directories, 1890-1891 list James Christmas, clerk & Whitney Christmas, artist both living at 198 Camp (Probably Street) in 1891.
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