Friday's Photo: Eliza Catherine Wimberly Davis - From the Files of Marguerite Cook Clark

Maggie Martin Cook and Alice Mae Davis Regan

This photograph of Eliza Catherine Wimberly Davis was identified by Maggie Martin Cook as Eliza Davis on the back. Maggie’s handwriting was later identified by her granddaughter.

Eliza Catherine Wimberly was born 20 July 1856 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, the daughter of William Wimberly and Mary Angelina Pittman Wimberly. She was the fifth child of William and Mary, and the fourteenth child of William. Eliza died 29 February 1928 in Bienville Parish and was buried in Wimberly Cemetery, where her grave is marked.

On 23 April 1874, Eliza married Henry Jefferson Davis, son of William Martin Davis and Emily Smith or Smythe Davis. Henry was born on 22 June 1852 in Bienville Parish and died there on 20 December 1884. He is also buried in Wimberly Cemetery.

Eliza and Henry had five children: Mary Louella, Emily Alberta, Willie Jane, Henry “Bud” Martin, and Alice Mae. According to the Wimberly book, as shared by Chester Regan Cummings, great-grandson of Eliza, Henry died of pneumonia just six months after Alice Mae’s birth. Eliza was left to raise five children without their father.

Although Eliza was not a descendant of any of my
Bienville Parish ancestors, two of her daughters
 married into my family. H. J. Giddens was a
descendant of my third-great-grandfather’s brother,
Jacob Giddens. J. B. Regan was a descendant of my
second-great-grandmother, Elizabeth Regan Bryan.

The same account describes Eliza as a determined and courageous mother who kept her family strong and secure. She maintained her home and raised her children until her son, Henry Martin Davis, married. Eliza then lived with Henry and his wife, Jeffer McGraw, until her death.

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Diana

© 2026

Eliza Davis, photograph, no date; digital image, from the privately held photo collection of Marguerite Cook Clark (1913-1989), Waynesville, North Carolina, 2021. Photos were accessed and scanned at the home of Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter in Alpine, Texas, on April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016. Used with permission. 

Maggie Martin Cook and Alice Mae Davis Regan, photograph, no date; digital image, from the privately held photo collection of Marguerite Cook Clark (1913-1989), Waynesville, North Carolina, 2021. Photos were accessed and scanned at the home of Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter in Alpine, Texas on April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016. Used with permission. 

The Times, March 3, 1928, Page 22. via Newspapers.com  (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-eliza-c-wimberly-davis-obit/196748333/: accessed May 2, 2026), clip page for Eliza C. Wimberly Davis - obituary by user dewquinn

Vera Meeks Wimberly, Wimberly Family History, Ancestors, Relatives, and Descendants of William Wimberly, Pioneer from Georgia to Louisiana 1837, print (Houston Texas: D. Anderson, 1979), pages 587-630.

Friday's Photo: Second-Great-Grandparents

William Moore Criswell and Mary Ann Evans Criswell

Second great-grandparents are ideal for genealogy research. Some vital records and census data usually exist for them. I have found marriage licenses, census records, a few birth records, directories, newspaper articles, and so much more! And even though they all were born between 1793 and 1850, I have photos of six of them.  

Julia Harvey Glynn and 
daughter, Carrie

Everyone has 16 second great-grandparents. Each generation back doubles the number of direct ancestors: 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great-grandparents, and 16 second great-grandparents. Of my 16 second great-grandparents, I know the first and last names of eleven. 

Olive Caroline Davis

The names of three of my maternal second great-grandparents are unknown. The remaining are listed below:

Olive Caroline Davis

George Lullen Giddens and Luellen Bradshaw

Joseph Allen Glynn and Julia Harvey

My paternal second great-grandparents include the following, along with one unknown second great-grandmother:

Reddick Bryan and Elizabeth Span Regan

William Moore Criswell and Mary Ann Evans

Peter Albritton and Hollon (last name unknown)

John L. Hairston  

 

Reddick Bryan and Elizabeth Span Regan Bryan

Five of my second great-grandparents are still a mystery to me. But each blank spot on my tree is a reminder that the search is never really over. How many of your 16 can you name?

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Carrie Glynn and Julia Harvey Glynn, photograph, ca. 1885; scanned image, held in the photo collection of Diana Quinn, Virginia Beach, VA, 2025. Location of the original photo is unknown. 

Mary Ann Evans, photograph, no date; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of Diana Bryan Quinn, Virginia Beach, VA, 2025. 

Olive Caroline Davis, photograph, no date; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of Brenda and Mike Parker, 2001.

Reddick Bryan and Elizabeth S. Regan, photograph, abt 1855; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of Diana Bryan Quinn, Virginia Beach, VA, 2025. 

William M. Criswell, photograph, no date; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of Lena Stone Criswell, NM, 2001.

Friday's Photo: Putney, Vermont

Said to be Vermont's oldest General Store, the history of this store goes
back to 1796 - see more at Putney General Store.

In the 1980s, before I developed an interest in genealogy, I was focused on traveling and furnishing my new home with antiques collected along the way. A trip to New England in 1984 perfectly aligned with those interests. During that trip, I managed to fit in one brief family history stop: a visit to Putney, a small town in Windham County, Vermont. At the time, all I knew was that someone on my mother’s side had once lived there.

Mary Lucy Glynn

After years of research, I know just how significant Putney is to my family history. My fourth great-grandparents, Benjamin Reed and Huldah Pratt, lived there and are buried in the town. Their daughter and my third-great-grandmother, Nancy Reed, wife of Joseph T. Glynn, is also buried in a local cemetery, along with my second-great-grandfather, Albert Joseph Glynn. My great-grandmother, Mary Lucy Glynn—who married Charles Giddens—was born in Putney. 

Now, a return trip to Vermont is at the top of my wish list. This time, I plan to visit the cemeteries where my ancestors are buried and spend time in local archives to dig deeper into my family history.

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"Putney, Vermont abt 1984" and "Mary Lucy Glynn," photographs; scanned images, original photograph from the privately-held collection of Diana Bryan Quinn, Virginia Beach, VA, 2025.

C. A. Giddens - Outfitter to Men and Boys - Phillipsburg, New Jersey

From the Washington Star in Phillipsburg - 1912

I have so many newspaper clippings saved on my computer, and I know my family would love to see them. Here are a few from my grandmother's Giddens family.

In 1898, Charles Giddens, my great-grandfather, owned a dry goods store at 322 South Main in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, and lived with his family at 75 Mercer Street. 

By 1906, his store was described as a clothing and dry goods store at 310-312 Main Street, and his family lived upstairs. In 1908, his store was described as an "Outfitter to Men and Boys, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, and Haberdashery." 

From the Washington Star in Phillipsburg - 1917

Charles Giddens continued to run the store until he left his wife and family to move to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1922. This last ad shows that the inventory was sold in 1921.

Selling Inventory of Charles Giddens Store 1921 04 Jun 1921, Sat Mainland Journal (Pleasantville, New Jersey) Newspapers.com 

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"1898-1900  West's Directory of Greater Easton,"  database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/45260559/person/6487533712/media/0d6f3377-06d1-4cc8-a219-dd16ece3df67: accessed 15 October 2024). 

"Charles A. Giddens, 1905 New Jersey State Census," New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1905; Reference Number: L-17; Film Number: 42. New Jersey, State Census, 1905, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 October 2024).

"C. A. Giddens," The Washington Star, Phillipsburg, N.J., 19 December 1912, page 13; digital image, Old Fulton New York Post Cards (https://fultonhistory.com : accessed 17 October 2024).

"C. A. Giddens," The Washington Star, Phillipsburg, N.J., 5 December 1912, page 13; digital image, Old Fulton New York Post Cards (https://fultonhistory.com : accessed 17 October 2024).

"C. A. Giddens," The Washington Star, Phillipsburg, N.J., 24 October 1912, page 8; digital image, Old Fulton New York Post Cards (https://fultonhistory.com : accessed 17 October 2024).

"C. A. Giddens," The Washington Star, Phillipsburg, N.J., 20 September 1917, page 11; digital image, Old Fulton New York Post Cards (https://fultonhistory.com : accessed 17 October 2024).

"Selling Inventory of Charles Giddens Store," Mainland Journal (Pleasantville, New Jersey), 4 June 1921, Saturday; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/mainland-journal-selling-inventory-of-ch/145788680/ : accessed 17 October 2024).

Friday's Photo: Dedication of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument - Phillipsburg, New Jersey 1906

The Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, cost $5,500 and was made of granite quarried in Vermont. It was built at the apex of what was known as the town lot next to the Lovell School Building, which is today known as Shappell Park. 

When this monument was dedicated, my grandmother, Edith Giddens, was just eight years old. She probably witnessed the entire event. She could see the monument clearly out her front door, as her home was just minutes away. The governor of New Jersey spoke, a chorus of 200 schoolchildren sang patriotic songs, and there was a large parade. Scroll to the bottom of this post to see an article about the event. 

The above Google Maps photo shows the monument as my grandmother might have seen it from her front door. The family's home was above a store next to or very near the beige building in this photo. Below is my grandmother's family, as seen living at 310 South Main Street on the 1905 New Jersey State Census. 

Charles A. Giddens, his wife, Lucy, and their children, Elizabeth, Charles, Warren, Florence, and my grandmother, Edith. 

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"Dedication of Monument 10 of May, 1906. Phillipsburg N. J." 1906, scanned image, original card found in the privately held collection of Diana Bryan Quinn, Virginia Beach, VA, 2024.

Google, "Streetview," digital images, Google Maps (http://maps.google.com), photograph of 314 South Main Street, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, taken July 2019.

"New Jersey State Census, 1905",  FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMH5-MXL : Sat Mar 09 07:59:21 UTC 2024), Entry for C A Giddens and Louisa Giddens, 1905.

"Soldiers and Sailors Monument," Historical Society (https://www.phillipsburgnj.org/boards-commissions/historical-society/ : accessed 13 May 2024). 

The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 11, 1906, Page 3. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-soldiers-and-s/147595297/ : accessed May 17, 2024), clip page for Soldiers and Sailors monument dedication by user dewquinn.

Friday's Photo: A Mother's Strength

My grandmother, Edith Giddens Davis, and her daughters, Betty and Janet - about 1935.

Browsing through my grandmother's photos to write this post, I thought about her strength as a mother isolated in New York City, without family nearby, and my grandfather often working away from home.  

This reflection on my grandmother's situation led me to appreciate my own mother's similar resilience. My father served in the US Navy and was frequently absent, but my mother's unyielding strength held our family together. 

Happy Mother's Day to all those mothers reading this blog, and a special Happy Mother's Day to my own mother!

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A Chapter of my Grandmother's Story was Shared by the New York Daily News

My grandmother’s photos were featured in an article about the 100th Anniversary of the Webster Apartments for single women in the November 20, 2023, issue of the New York Daily News. 

The Webster Apartments were established in 1923 largely due to Charles Webster of the Macy family, who, after his death in 1916, left the bulk of his money to benefit the city’s single women. He directed that money go specifically to the creation of apartments to improve the living conditions for single, working women in Manhattan.  The 14-story building between 9th and 10th Avenues was a short walk from Macy's department store at Herald Square. 

Many women who lived at the Webster worked at Macy’s, but not all. My grandmother, Edith Giddens, lived at the Webster from about 1929 to 1931. While living at the Webster, my grandmother worked at the New York Public Library as a clerk and held a similar position at the Museum of Natural History. She used to talk about it as if it were an exclusive club. She had photos with friends on the rooftop and talked about the radio room and the room to meet beaus. Three of her photos appeared in the online version of the article and two in the paper version. 

This article wasn't just a happy coincidence. I wrote about Grandma living at the Webster in two 2015 blog posts and one post in 2016. If I hadn't shared Grandma's stories, Ellen Moynihan, the New York Daily News reporter, would not have known to contact me for the photos and family information.

Good things can happen when you share your family stories. You don't have to write a blog. You can share on Facebook or Instagram, on a website such as US Genweb, or on a public family tree. 

I personally didn't benefit from sharing my photos and family information. However, my mother and her sister loved seeing their mother in the news. And my grandmother's great-grandchildren saw the article as well. Maybe Grandma's story will be passed down to a few more generations. 

This rooftop photo of Grandma was featured in the online version of the New York Daily News article. This new-found article, Century-Old Women’s Residence The Webster Apartments Sold for $52.5 Million, shows the rooftop a few years after Grandma's photo was taken, as well as a more recent photo. 

My blog posts about Grandma living at The Webster can be seen at the links below. 

Friday's Photo: Grandma Lived at The Webster in NYC

Friday's Photo: Grandma's Friend, Cleo Hauser

Friday's Photo: This Photo was Edited in the 1930s

I know that the article at the top of this post is much too small to read. I have a subscription to the New York Daily News. If you want to read the full article, contact me on my Facebook page or via email, and I will share it with you. 

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Diana

© 2024 

Ellen Moynihan, "Young, Unmarried in Need of Housing," New York Daily News, 20 November 2023, print, pages 16-17.  Used with permission. 

Friday's Photo: A Watermelon Party

I received this from another Giddens researcher. I was not able to find the source of the original newspaper. I have other photos of Henry B. Giddens and Lewis D. Giddens on this blog. Henry and Lewis were first cousins to my 2nd great-grandfather, George L. Giddens. 

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© 2024

Watermelon party with Gidden brothers, photograph, 1907; scanned image, original clipping from the privately-held collection of Kathryn Ryan, NC, 2022.

Friday's Photo: Margaret Louisa Ireland Giddens of NC (See her Mourning Clothes at the North Carolina Museum of History)

Margaret Louisa Ireland Giddens was born in Duplin County*, North Carolina, on 22 November 1842. Her parents were Samuel Ross Ireland and Elizabeth "Eliza" Newton. Margaret married Lewis Devereux Giddens, the son of David Giddens and Sophia Britt. They were the parents of twelve children, four of whom died in infancy. 

Margaret was a member of St. Paul's Church in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, and was president of the Ladies' Aid Society for many years. 

Lewis died on 2 November 1909. Mourning clothes Margaret wore after his death were donated to the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. You can view these items by clicking on the link. 

Margaret died on 15 February 1915 and is buried with her husband in the Willowdale Cemetery in Goldsboro. 

*Records conflict as to the location of her birth. Some sources state she was born in Duplin County, and others say Sampson County. She was born at the family home called "Erin Home," which is said to have been near Faison. 

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© 2023 

Arthur Fountain Smoot, "Giddens: History of Family and Oldest Store," Mary Daniels Johnstone, coordinator, History of Wayne County, North Carolina (Winston-Salem, 1982), p. 189. 

kgrijfh, "Ryan", private tree, Ancestry, Private tree accessed with permission, 7 December 2023.

Margaret Ireland Giddens obituary, Raleigh Christian Advocate (North Carolina), 18 March 1915, p.12. A digital copy was found in the files of Diana Quinn. The original database is unknown. 

"Margaret Louisa Ireland Giddens," photograph, 1914; scanned image, original photograph from the privately-held collection of Kathryn Ryan, NC, 2022.

Search Results for Giddens, North Carolina Museum of History (https://collections.ncdcr.gov/mResults.aspx?pS=giddens&db=objects&dir=MOH%20MUSEUMOFHISTORY# : accessed 7 December 2023).

The Lewis Devereux Giddens and Margaret Louisa Ireland Bible 1866 - Part 3: Deaths

The Bible, published in 1866, contains four pages of vital statistics for the Giddens and related family. This is my transcription of the family record page detailing deaths. Part 1: Births and Part 2: Marriages can be found on this blog by clicking on the links.  

FAMILY RECORD

DEATHS

Column 1

David Giddens died Feb 4th 1867 Aged 66 yrs: 8 mth: 23dys.

Father of L.D. & H.B. Giddens

Sophia Giddens died June 21st 1877

Mother of H. B. & L. D. Giddens

S R Ireland Father of M L Giddens died July 16th 1888 age 86 yrs.

J F Ireland Brother of M L Giddens died March 21st 1867

Eliza Newton Ireland mother of M. L. Giddens died at Faison N C Aug 8, 1896.

Margaret L. Giddens Smoot d. July 18, 1972

Margaret Va Smoot died Oct 31, 1979

FAMILY RECORD

DEATHS

Column 2

Samuel Ireland son of L. D. & M. L. Giddens died March 21st 1869 - aged 8 months 17 days. 

Charlie Henry son of L. D. & M. L. Giddens died June 30th 1870 aged 10 m. 5 days. 

Willie infant son of L. D. and M. L. Giddens died October 8th 1881 [The 8 along with some markings after 1881 were not legible - the "8" was found on the cemetery stone] aged 18 months. 

Wesley, son of L. D. and M. L. Giddens, died Sept. 26th 1885 [Note that Sept. was written over July]

Lewis Devereux Giddens

William B. Giddens Brother of L. D. Giddens Died Oct 10 1849 Born Aug 3rd 1841

L. D. Giddens died in Goldsboro Nov. 1, 1909 - "All Saints Day".

M. L. Giddens died in Golds - Feb. 15th. 1915

James Ross Smoot died in Golds. Jan 19th 1915

Ross I. Giddens died Goldsboro Dec. 21 - 1931

Mrs. E. Giddens Died Aug 29 1949 Fay, NC 

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© 2023 

Giddens Family Record pages from a Giddens Bible and photo of Lewis Devereux Giddens, scanned images, original scans from the privately-held collection of Kathryn Ryan, NC, 2023. Used with permission. 

Pickles

The word "pickle" has had a special place in my mind for forty years - triggering good thoughts and memories.

 

In 1983, my husband and I purchased a house on Pickle Barn Court. The farmer who formerly owned the land told me about a cement slab in the area his father said was part of the old pickle barn. The custodian of the school where I was working told me her grandmother worked in that pickle barn as a young girl.

Our street name was often a topic of conversation, and everyone easily remembered our address. Our children were born when we lived in that house, where life happened for twenty-three years. 

 

When we sold our home on Pickle Barn and moved to our home on a street with a very nondescript name, our closing attorney thought it was quite a coincidence we were leaving Pickle Barn for a property once owned by a family named Gurkin (pronounced as gherkin like the small cucumber often used to make pickles).

 

And it shouldn't have surprised me when pickles carried over into my genealogy. When searching for land owned by my 4th great-grandfather, John Giddens, in Wayne and Duplin counties in North Carolina, I found the land in the area of Mt. Olive - home to the Mt. Olive Pickle Company. Now, the pickles in my refrigerator are always Mt. Olive Pickles. They make me smile.

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Diana
 

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The Lewis Devereux Giddens and Margaret Louisa Ireland Bible 1866 - Part 1: Births

The Family Record pages in this Giddens Bible contain genealogical gold for someone (like me) researching Giddens and related family. It belonged to Lewis and Margaret Giddens, who raised their family in Wayne County, North Carolina.  Lewis was a jeweler and the family genealogist. He was born in 1835 in Sampson County and married Margaret Louisa Ireland, also of Sampson County, in 1866. I am sure that Lewis and Margaret personally knew so much of the family I research.  

On these pages, I was especially happy to see a death date for John Giddens, my 4th great-grandfather, and birth dates for David Giddens and his wife, Sophia Britt. An added bonus was some named children of William Britt, another 4th great-grandfather. Some of the Britt children were not named including my 3rd great-grandmother Latisha Britt who was born in 1817. 

The Bible, published in 1866, contains four pages of vital statistics for the Giddens and related family. Births, along with other important facts, were found on the pages pictured in this post. 

This is my transcription of the two family record pages detailing births. Marriage and death records will be posted soon. 

FAMILY RECORD

BIRTHS

Page 1

Column 1

S.R. Ireland was born July 16th 1802. 

Father of M. L. Giddens 

Eliza Newton, wife of S. R. Ireland was born January 19th 1819. 

Mother of M. L. Giddens

David Giddens was born May 11th 1800

Sophia Britt wife of David Giddens was born July 16th 1811

John, father of David Giddens was born 1755. died October 21st 1802.

H.B. Giddens Born Dec 28th 1833 (Brother of LD Giddens)

William Britt Grandfather of LD Giddens was Borne Jan 19th 1779 was married in 1806 to Patience Bell

Sarah Bradshaw Daughter of William Britt Bornd October 23. 1806

Henry son of William Born Sept 5 1808

Sophia Daughter of William Born July 16 1811

James Britt                   "              "                 1812

Page 1

Column 2

Lewis Devereux Giddens Son of D & S Giddens was born Sept 9th 1835.

Margaret Louisa daughter of SR & E. Ireland was born Nov 22nd 1842.

Eliza Newton, daughter of L. D. & M. L. Giddens was born Jan. 29th 1867.

Died July 25 1946 Fayetteville

Samuel Ireland, son of L. D. & M. L. Giddens was born July 4th 1868. 

Charlie Henry Giddens son of L. D. & M.L. Giddens was born August 25th 1869. 

Fannie Victoria daughter of L. D. & M. L. Giddens was born January 7th 1871. 

Lewis son of L. D. & M. L. Giddens was born July 26th 1873

James Franklin son of L. D. & M. L. Giddens was born Aug 1st 1875

FAMILY RECORD

BIRTHS

Page 2

Column 1

Maggie L. Daughter of L. D. & M. L. Giddens Born Tues March 15th 11 o.clock 15 mins PM 1877

Ross [illegible but known by Ross I.] son of L. D. & M. L. Giddens was born Sept 26 1878

Willie son of L. D. and M. L. Giddens was born March 22, 1880

Mary Emma daughter of L. D. and M. L. Giddens was born Sept 24th Sat 1882

Josephine Ireland daughter of L. D. & M. L. Giddens was born July 23-1884 

Wesley son of L. D. and M. L. Giddens was born Sept. 26, 1885. [dead is written above the word born]

Merle Louise daughter of Eliza N. & R. E. Weaver - born, Nov 22 - 1894 - Goldsboro N.C.

Wayland Giddens, son of Fannie & J Wayland Jones born July 10, 1902 at Goldsboro, N. C. 

Page 2

Column 2

Margaret Virginia daughter of Margaret L. & Dr. M. L. Smoot born Jan 30, 1907, Spencer N. C. 

Marvin Le Roi Smoot Jr. son of Margaret L. & Dr. M. L. Smoot born July 16, 1908, Spencer, N C. 

James Ross Smoot  son of M. L. & M. L. Smoot born Dec. 25th 1913. Fayetteville North Carolina   Died Jan. 19 - 1915 - Goldsboro, NC

Irene Stanley Giddens daughter of Lewis D. Jr & Eva S. Giddens, born Norfolk, Va. July 4, 1900 : Died

Sara Louise Giddens daughter of Lewis D. Jr & Eva S. Giddens, born Elizabeth City, N. C. Jan - 21 - 1903

Lewis D III son of Lewis D. Jr & Eva S. Giddens born Goldsboro, N. C. Jan. 28, 1904

Margaret Ireland Giddens, daughter of Lewis D. Jr & Eva S. Giddens, born Wilson, N. C. Dec. 25, 1907.

Ralph Giddens, son of Lewis D. Jr & Eva S. Giddens born Jun 27, 1911 Wilson N. C.  Died (Killed) Palau Island, War 1941- 45. Oct 15, 1944

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© 2023 

Giddens Family Record pages from a Giddens Bible, scanned image, original scan from the privately-held collection of Kathryn Ryan, NC, 2023. Used with permission.