Mary Creola Doby

Mary Creola Doby

Female 1915 - 1990  (75 years)

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  • Name Mary Creola Doby  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Nickname Mary #25 
    Birth 27 Jun 1915  Rockford, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 11
    Gender Female 
    Biography Mary Creola Doby was born on June 27, 1915, in Rockford, Surry County, North Carolina, to Richard "Dick" Green Doby and Pearl Jane (Griffin) Doby. On the 1920 and 1930 Census, she lived with her parents in Dobson Township, Surry County. She was married to James McCoy Cole on November 25, 1933, in West Sanford Township, Lee County, NC. James was born on October 2, 1911, in Lee County, NC, to Coy McNeil Cole and Minnie Lee (Fore) Cole. On the 1940 Census, they lived in Jonesboro Township, Lee County, and on the 1950 Census, they lived in Greenwood Township, Lee County. James passed away on February 16, 1952, in Cameron, Moore County, NC, and was buried in Center United Methodist Church Cemetery in Sanford, Lee County. Around 1958 she married a Mr. Sutton, then around 1960 she married a Mr. Watkins. She passed away on December 10, 1990 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, Lee County, and was buried at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery.

    Children of James and Creola:
    1.1.2.1.2.8.2.7.1.1 – Minnie (Cole) Fraley
    1.1.2.1.2.8.2.7.1.2 – Mary Etta Cole
    1.1.2.1.2.8.2.7.1.3 – Richard McKoy Cole
    1.1.2.1.2.8.2.7.1.4 – Billy James Cole
    1.1.2.1.2.8.2.7.1.5 – Rebecca Ann Cole
    1.1.2.1.2.8.2.7.1.6 – Morris Lynn Cole 
    Residence 1920  Dobson Township, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Residence 1930  Dobson Township, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Residence 1935  Jonesboro, Lee, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 01 Apr 1940  Jonesboro Township 3, Lee County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Residence 1950  Greenwood Township, Lee County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Residence 10 Dec 1990  Carthage, Moore, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Marital Status: Widowed
    Death 10 Dec 1990  Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Obituary 12 Dec 1990 
    Mrs. Creola C. Watkins, 75, of Route 2 died Monday. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in the cemetery of Center United Methodist Church, of which she was a member. Surviving are daughters, Miss Mary Cole of Carthage, Mrs. Minnie Fraley of Sanford, Mrs. Rebecca Oxendine of Greensboro; sons, Richard Cole of Carthage, Billy Cole, Morris Cole, both of Sanford, Fla.; brothers, James Doby of Kernersville, George Doby of Sanford; 13 grandchildren. Fry-Prickett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
    d'Aboville # 1.01.02.01.02.08.02.07.01 
    Burial 12 Dec 1990  Center United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sanford, Lee, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Center United Methodist Church Cemetery
    Person ID I232339732925  Doby
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

    Father Richard Green "Dick" Doby,   b. 09 Sep 1892, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1962, Southern Pines, Moore, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Pearl Jane Griffin,   b. 09 Sep 1894, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1984, Lillington, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 21 Aug 1914  Dobson Township, Surry, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 12
    Family ID F339  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 James McCoy Cole,   b. 02 Oct 1911, Lee County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1952, Cameron, Moore County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1933  West Sanford, Lee, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7
    Children 
    +1. Minnie L Cole,   b. 16 Sep 1934, Greenwood Township, Lee, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 2006, Sanford, Lee, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     2. Mary Etta Cole
    +3. Richard McKoy Cole,   b. 27 Oct 1938, Jonesboro Township, Lee, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 2013 (Age 74 years)
    +4. Billy James Cole
     5. Rebecca Ann Cole
     6. Morris Lynn Cole,   b. 9 Aug 1947, Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 July 2015, Gilchrist County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2024 

    Family 2 Sutton 
    Family ID F159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2024 

    Family 3 Watkins,   b. Abt 1915   d. Bef 1990 (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1960 
    Family ID F54  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2024 

  • Sources 
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    3. [S717051294] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: 1722; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 450.0; FHL microfilm: 2341456.

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    10. [S717051293] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Jonesboro, Lee, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2935; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 53-11.

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