Granville County NcArchives Obituaries.....Samuels, Mary "Aunt Polly" [Cary] (Mrs. Zachariah) September 25, 1882 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace (Teal) Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net September 23, 2006, 4:39 pm "The Jacksonville Republican" Jacksonville, Calhoun Co., Alabama NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, September 30, 1882 WEAVER'S STATION Local News Our community was saddened yesterday eve.,the 25th, by the death of Mrs. Samuel, long known as "Aunt Polly", quite an old lady who has been feeble for some years. The grieved relatives have our sympathy. --- Mrs. Samuels, one of the oldest and most beloved ladies of our county, died at the residence of Robt. McGhee in Alexandria valley some days ago. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 14, 1882 OBITUARY OF MRS. MARY SAMUELS Entered into Heavenly rest, Sept. 25th, Mrs. Mary Samuels in the 83rd year of her age. The subject of this notice was the daughter of Samuel Cary of Granville, North Carolina where she was born Oct. 12, 1799. In 1819, being about twenty years old, she was married to Zachariah Samuels. She with her husband removed to Georgia, where he died about the year 1852, after which she removed to this state, making her home part of the time with the family of Hon. T.A. Walker of this place and the remainder with the family of Mr. Robert McGhee of this county, a kinsman by marriage, and at whose house she breathed her last about 4 o'clock p.m. on the 25th day of Sept. last. On the following day her mortal remains, by her spiritual pastor, were committed tot he ground beside those of her departed sister, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, with the solemn, consoling and impressive burial services of the protestant Episcopal church. "Aunt Polly" as she was familiary called, was in infancy baptised into the Episcopal church and though she led an exemplary and pious life, yet for reasons that need not be stated she did not become a communicant of the church untl the 23rd day of January 1877... From that time until her death, she remained a devoted member and devout communicant of the church of her choice. A few weeks before she died, being unable to leave her bed to gather with some friends and relatives, she received for the last time "the most comfortable sacrament of the Lord's supper, at which she seemed to be greatly comforted, and, no doubt, was very much refreshed in spirit and strengthened for the last conflict which was just ahead. From that time she gradually declined until "in full age" she was gathered to her fathers, having the testimony of a good conscience, in the communion of the church, in the confidence of a certain faith; in the comfort of a reasonable religious and holy hope, in favor with God, and in perfect charity with the world. Blessed are the dead who thus die in the Lord. J.F.S. Additional Comments: North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2000 Name: Zachariah Samuel Spouse: Mary Clay Marriage Date: 24 Mar 1819 Marriage County: Granville Marriage State: North Carolina Source Vendor: County Court Records - FHL # 0019009 Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT *** 1850 Census - Auranal District, Lumpkin Co., GA; pg. 31B Enumerated by W. P. Reid on September 12, 1850 HH as of June 1, 1850 - ## 18-18; lines 27-28 Samuels Mary W. 50 F . . 1,000 NC Crow Letty 25 F . . . NC *** 1880 Census - Alexandria, Calhoun Co., Alabama; pg. 543B R. J. MC GEHES Self M Male W 56 NC Farming VA NC A. E. MC GEHES Wife M Female W 47 TN Keeping House VA NC M. P. MC GEHES Dau Female W 23 AL Keeping House NC NC E. MC GEHES Dau Female W 18 AL Keeping House NC NC J. M. MC GEHES Dau S Female W 6 AL Keeping House NC NC J. T. HANKS Other Male W 22 AL Farming SC GA M. W. SAMUEL Aunt W Female W 80 NC VA VA File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/granville/obits/s/samuels331gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb