India Knight Dunnington Sprye

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Walter Clement Sprye and sisters Faye and Martha
India Knight Dunnington Sprye
(my mother)

Walter Sprye and Martha and Faye
(my dad and 2 of his sisters)

Dunnington Clan

Letter was written to Johnsie from Helen

Spry(e) Clan

Poplar Hill

Dunnington, India Knight (Granny)
Dunnington, Walter Gray died February 12, 1849
Dunnington, Walter G. Jr. died April 2, 1999
Dunnington, Walter Jr Received The Distinguished Service Cross. date of action July 14 - 15, 1918
Dunnington - July 27, 1860
Dunnington, Walter Grey, attorney
Dunnington, Walter Grey (son of the above)
Dunnington, Dr. John Hughes and his wife Mrs. Dunnington, Genevieve Parker
Dunnington, Allen Gray


Some history of the Poplar Hill

Poplar Hill Photos
Poplar Hill Golf Course
Poplar Hill - Hampden Sydney article in Farmville paper May 2005

Knight
Knight Family (Granny)

Shields
Some history from the Shields family
Brumfield, Betty Shields
Shields, Ann Kingdon

Chamberlin
Cherokee

Dunnington, James William
Dunnington, Kathryn Chamberlin
Orgain, Dolly Dunnington
Sprye, India Dunnington
Whidden, Sally Ann Dunnington Sydnor, Kathryn Dunnington

Sprye, Skip
Sprye, Trey
Goebel, Kathryn Sprye
Hagler, Katrina
Goebel
Goebel, Peter

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Cooleemee, NC, Feb 1, 1979

Dear Johnsie,

Thank you so much for your letter. I am going to do all I can for the family Tree.

I am gonna write down the names of the one's that aren't written but I'm gonna let you put it on the paper. I sure don't want to mess up the paper. I'm gonna have to wait until we get over these ice storms we are having so I can visit some of the graves to get the dates of births and deaths. But Uncle Elzavan had 6 children, Mary (Sis) Spry Cooper, James Spry, Lois Spry Getzendiner, Jack - died - Lilly Mae - died, Haywood - died.

Aunt Alice and Uncle George Jordan had 13 children.

Mary Jordan Tiller
Dewey Jordan
Baxter Jordon
Ben Jordan - died 1965
Arlie Jordan - died 1957
Adam Jordan - died and his twin Adam Jordan died at birth
Theodore Jordan - died
Dora Jordan - died
Ester Jordan - died
Myrtle Jordan Cope - died
Baby boy - died at birth

Uncle Hill

First wife - Genova Mayberry

Children

Raymond Spry - died April 27 1977
Ruth Spry Veach
Robert J. Spry
Lawrence R. Spry

second wife Myrtie Hellard

Children

Carl Spry
Charles Spry
Frank Spry
Jerry Spry
Wayne Spry
Phyllis Spry
Dorothy Spry Hauss

Uncle Hill died April 12, 1963

Do you want all our children????

I have one (Marshall Thomas - Marty - nickname)

Beulah has 6 - Diane Jacobs, Judy Ballard, Jannice Klaes, Hazel Branch, Don Branch, Jr., Scott Branch.

Almeda has two - Julia Bost Meeks, Freda Bost Lowe

Arnold Spry, one - Larry Spry

Dot Hauss, 3 - Lee Ann Hauss, Carol Hauss and William E. Hauss, Jr. (Bubba - nickname)

Ruth Veach, 5 children, Nancy Veach Cook, William (Bill) Veach, Sue Veach Williams, Gene Veach, Johnny Veach

Robert J. Spry - 2 children, Darrell Spry, Bobby Spry

Raymond - 2 sons, Jackie R. Spry, Larry F. Spry

Lawrence (Matt) - 2 sons, Ray Spry, Melvin Spry

Charles Spry - 1 daughter, Jane Spry

Carl Spry - 2 daughters, Joyce Spry, Carla Spry

Phyllis - not married

Frank Spry had 2 daughters - Myrtie Spry, Patsy Spry

Wayne Spry - married - no children

Uncle Boss - married twice – first, Beulah Ridenhour, died 1956 - second, no children, Margaret ?

Uncle Elzavan - married twice, Etta Upright - died - second - no children - Celie Broadway

Johnsie, When I get any more information, I'll send it. I hope what I have will help. Write and let me know if I've been any help. Waiting to hear from you.

Love, Helen Mrs. Jack Kurfees (Helen), PO Box 181, Cooleemee, NC 27014

The Annual Spry Family Reunion is held the 1st Sunday in October in China Grove, NC. Details for reunion
Enoch Spry history
Fisher family line
The General Armory
Marriage Certificate Enoch Spry and Mary Lingle
Carter Creek document
Death Certificate Thomas Spry
Letter to Johnsie from Helen Kurfees
Hill Spry Photos
Children of Elzavan Monroe Spry
Lineage Papers
Older Spry Pictures
1920 School Picture Liberty School
Letter To Annice Allsobrooks from President Nixon
1926 Spry Family Reunion
Lois's 92nd birthday party 1988

Clement
Walter Lee Sprye
Flossie Jane Sprye
Marjorie Sprye Park
Johnsie Sprye Donovan
Walter Clement Sprye
Faynelle Sprye Hedgepeth
Martha Sprye Cavedo
Dot Hauss

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