William Hoyle Philbeck

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• Cemetery: Oak Grove Methodist Church, Ellenboro, Rutherford County, NC

Daniel married Mary Ann "Frankie" Wright about 1878. Mary (daughter of William B. Wright and Celia C. Bridges) was born on 4 Jul 1853 in North Carolina; died in 1907. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Cemetery: Richard Philbeck Family Cemetery, New House, NC

Notes:

Richard was the son of either Georg or Phillip Philbeck who were German immigrant brothers that moved here with their father, Wilhelm Ernst Felbeck about 1771 just prior to the Revolutionary War.

In the 1860 census Richard is listed as a farmer.

Richard's first wife was Elizabeth Womack; after her death he married Elizabeth's niece (Sarah Womack Davis's daughter) Nancy Davis.

Richard and Elizabeth had five children: Mary L., Sinah Frances, John Phillip, Anna E., and William A. (John Phillip died January 27, 1919)
William A. (born Jan 29, 1841; died Nov 16, 1929) married his first cousin Martha "Matt" Lucinda Davis (b. March 5, 1845; d. Jan 23, 1926) the daughter of Lucinda Womack and George Davis, Sr. (George is the son of Simon Davis and probably the nephew of Phillip Davis)

Richard and Nancy also had five children; Thomas Fernilson, Sarah Womack, Delphia S., James Pinkney, and Daniel Johnson.

Died of the grippe and stomatitis (Death Certificate; Cleveland Co. Courthouse)

(Medical):Death certificate in Cleveland County Courthouse, NC.

Richard married Nancy Davis on 3 Dec 1842 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of William Fernilson Davis and Sarah "Sally" Womack) was born on 8 Sep 1813 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 14 Oct 1899 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Cemetery: Richard Philbeck Family Cemetery, New House, NC
• Fact 1 (2): Buried in Philbeck Cemetery

Notes:

William Davis served as bondsman for Nancy's marriage to Richard Philbeck. It is not clear whether this is her grandfather or Simon Davis's oldest son, her grandfather's first cousin. It was probably William F. Davis since it was also Richard's brother-in-law by his previous marriage to Nancy's aunt, Elizabeth.

Nancy is buried in the Philbeck family cemetery.

Other Events:

• Military Service: Civil War (CSA) KIA

Notes:

At the age of 33 he volunteered and enlisted in Co. B, 34th NC Regiment on September 2, 1861. He was wounded at the Battle of Gaines Mill, Va. on June 27, 1862 and died from those wounds in July 1862.

Military Service:
Died from wounds received at Battle of Gaines Mill.

William married Celia C. Bridges. Celia (daughter of Ezekiel "Zeke" Bridges and Permelia Webb) was born on 6 Aug 1831 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 28 Apr 1929 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phillip married Elizabeth Davis in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William and Sarah raised 16 children on a large farm between Polkville and New House. The home was a large two story house that burned sometime around 1835-1836 while "Hamby" was a baby.

In trying to get all the possessions out of the house, the mattresses were rolled up and thrown out the upstairs window and then later carried away from the house. After the house was engulfed in flame, the family realized Hamby was missing and believed he was lost in the fire. Shortly they heard a baby crying and found Hamby rolled up in one of the mattresses that had been thrown out an upstairs window.

The Davis family farm was handed down to Melena Francis "Fannie" Davis who married Jackson Scoggins and raised three children. Charlotte Lee the oldest married John Jiles Greene and continued on the family farm. Daughter Loulean (Lula) and husband Will Swink moved back in with Charlotte and continued on the farm after Charlotte's death in 1941. The Swinks eventually sold the farm.

"Fannie" Davis was Jackson's second wife. His first wife was Sarah "Sally" Scoggins who had 11 children.

Tombstone in family graveyard has date of death as July 16, 1876
Family history sheets completed by Biddie Ruppe state July 16, 1846
The 1850 Cleveland Co. census does not show William so the family sheets are probably correct. The tombstones were not set until sometime in the 1960 - 1970 timeframe.

William married Sarah "Sally" Womack on 5 Mar 1812 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of Anderson Womack and Frances "Fannie" Dobbins) was born on 6 Sep 1793 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died after 1866 in New House, Cleveland County, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birthdate on the tombstone is 1791. Buried in the Greene-Davis family cemetery located approximately 5 miles from Polkville on Stagecoach Trail Road between Polkville and New House. A family history sheet compiled by Biddie Barnett Ruppe indicates Sally's death as June 27, 1850.

The 1850 Cleveland Co. census shows Sarah as widowed living with the following family members still living with her: Susan (33), Sarah "Sally" (26), Melena Francis (22), Simon D. (16), Abraham H. (15), William A Philbeck (10), and Abram Womack (45) apparently her brother a blacksmith. William Philbeck is apparently the son of Susan and John Philbeck.

The 1860 Cleveland Co. census shows Sarah as an invalid living in the same house as her daughter Sarah P. (36) another daughter Phoebe C. McKinney (32), Mary J. Davis (7), William A. Philbeck (19), William P. Davis (11), William A. Davis (10), and Cela S. Davis (8).

Her will located in the NC State Archives is dated March 14, 1866.

Notes:

Married:
Bondsman - Anderson Womack & Robert Randall
Witness - Drury Dobbins

Jesse married Avarilla. and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Cemetery: New House, Cleveland County, NC; homeplace off a secondary road North Of Sandy Plains Church

Notes:

A Mary Jones age 4 is living with Ezekiel and Permelia in the 1860 census, possibly a daughter of Arabell?

Ezekiel and Mary appear in the 1870 Cleveland County census in #8 township (Camp Call) in household 83.

Ezekiel and Permelia appear in the 1850 Rutherford County census.

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Excerpts taken from the "Broad River Genealogical Society Quarterly" Vol XVI No. 3 August 1996. Attributed to James Carson Elliott a former private in Co. F, 56th NC. "Ezekiel Bridges furnished 8 sons to the Army. Uncle Zeke and his boys were as loyal and enthusiastic for the cause as any -- all were good and faithful to the last." Four of Ezekiel's boys in gray never made it home.
"Ezekiel was a small man living on a small farm with a big family." (James C. Elliott, "Civil War History," Eswau Huppeday 14, No. 4; Nov 1994)

"He (Ezekiel) abused his family, after not infrequent drinking bouts, and finally, one of his daughters sewed him up in a sheet after he passed out and then beat him with a stick." The next morning he was told that he had been set upon in the woods and beaten by someone. This process was repeated a few time, and Ol' Zeke decided he would give up drinking. " (Attributed to Milfred Smith)

Ezekiel married Permelia Webb. Permelia was born in 1812 in North Carolina; died on 21 Jul 1871 in New House, Cleveland County, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Cemetery: New House, Cleveland County, NC; homeplace off a secondary road North Of Sandy Plains Church

Notes:

Lawson's death certificate identifies Permelia's maiden name as Webb.