Fourth Generation (Continued)
Family of Joshua BANNER (12) & Martha "Patty" BITTING

37. Nancy "Ann" L. BANNER. Born in 1801 in Germanton, Stokes Co., NC. Nancy "Ann" L. died in Missouri.

Deed Book #13, pages 292 and 293
8 Oct 1838 - Stokes County, NC
"Know all men by these presents that I JOSHUA BANNER of the
County of Stokes in the State of North Carolina for and in consideration
of the natural love and affection which I have and bear
for and towards my daughter ANN L. SALMONS wife of
JOHN D. SALMONS have this day given and granted and by
these presents do hereby give and grant unto the said ANN L. SALMONS
for and during her natural life a certain female slave named
DILCY aged about thirty years and her children FOUNTAIN a boy
aged about thirteen years and MINERVA aged about seven
years free from the controle and exculsion of the two mariti(?) of
her said husband JOHN D. SALMONS or any other husband
which she may hereafter have and after her death to such
child or children as my said daughter ANN L. SALMONS
may leave living at the time of her death to them and their
heirs forever. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
& seal this 8th day of October AD 1839.
L. Bolejack Joshua Banner SEAL
State of North Carolina Stokes County this day comes JOSHUA
BANNER before me John L. Barley one of the Clerks of Superior
Courts of Law and Equity for the state aforesaid and acknowle-
-dged the execution of the within deed of gift for the pur-
-poses therein mentioned let the same with this certificate
be registered 8th October AD 1839. J. L. Barley J. L. C. L. & E.

Research: Nancy is in her father's household in 1810 and married in 1819 and is in the household of her husband and their family in 1820 and 1830. This family moved to Missouri.167

On 25 Dec 1819 when Nancy "Ann" L. was 18, she married John D. SALMONS, in Stokes Co., NC.179 Born in 1792 in Stokes Co., NC (?).

Mar 1847 - Suit Martha Banner versus John D. Salmons and wife Ann L. and others: Petition to dower by Martha Banner. Matthew Banner under 21, called “still an infant” has a guardian appointed named John Hill. Pubulication made for Ann L. Salmons and John D. Salmons in the Greensborough Patriot in Guilford County. Signed John F. Poindexter.

John and Ann moved to Missouri AFTER 1847.

They had the following children:
i. Male (J). Born in 1819 in Stokes Co., NC.
ii. Male (J). Born in 1823.
iii. Male (J). Born in 1825 in Stokes Co., NC.
iv. Female (J). Born in 1827 in Stokes Co., NC.

38. Lewis Bitting BANNER. Born on 6 Jun 1805 in Germanton, Stokes Co., NC. Lewis Bitting died in Banner Elk, Avery Co., NC on 21 Mar 1883, he was 77.337

2 Sept 1847 - Stokes Co.,NC - From the will of Samuel Flippin:
"As I have heretofore omitted stating what my interest is I here have one
half of the mill seat, one half of the saw mill and the grist mills and run
together with its improvements is mine, also the millers house is mine, the
remainder of the concern is L.B. Banners. Also the tract laying east of the
mill I want sold at the same time and place of the mills. And the money
equally divided as heretofore mentioned."

30 Jun 1855 until 1 Jul 1856 -Stokes Co.,NC - Lewis B. Banner is the Postmaster at Big Creek* in Stokes Co.,NC. He was paid $9.34. The revenue received by the postoffice was $6.64.
* Big Creek Postoffice is northeast of Westfield or in between Westfield and Fransico.

Lewis was a tanner by trade. Lewis moved his family to Banner Elk in 1856. He purchased 200 acres of land from a Mr. Curtis of Lenoir.

At the beginning of the Civil War, Lewis B. Banner owned seventeen slaves. Yet , he was a staunch Unionist who furnished three sons to the Federal Army and represented Watauga County in the legislature in the days of reconstruction.
Of the slaves owned by Lewis, seven were a family and when he freed them, he bought twenty acres of land on which to settle the old parent slaves, Uncle Simon and Aunt Reen, with their family. Lewis bought Simon from his Father's estate in 1847 in Stokes Co.,NC.
Below is a list of some of the slaves owned by Lewis:
COLORED: Simon Peter Banner - - Irene Banner
SIMON AND REEN'S CHILDREN-
Lusana Ivans Banner born 19 May 1851
Leramah Ivans Banner born 5 April 1855
Charles Ivans Banner born 14 Jan 1857
Benjamin Ivans Banner born 30 Jun 1858
Peter Banner born ??
COLORED JANE'S CHILDREN
John Banner born 16 Feb 1846
George Banner born 15 Mar 1849
Emaley M. Banner born 16 Mar 1851
Permela Banner born 21 Feb 1854
James Ivans Banner born 20 Jun 1861
COLORED MARTHA'S CHILDREN
Alexander Banner born 1 Sept 1848
Charles Banner born 17 Jun 1854
Simon Peter Banner and his son, Peter, are buried in Banner Elk Cemetery. In later years, some of the above slaves moved to Lenoir, NC and to Tennessee.

From the Banner book, by William P. Banner is the following information on the Civil War Period:
"The following paragraphs concerning an underground mountain railroad through Banner Elk were taken from a book by John Preston Arthur. "Western North Carolina, A History From 1730-1913", was pubished by the Edward Buncombe Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution of Asheville, North Carolina, page 614-
Just as the abolitionists before the Civil War had what were called "underground railroads" from Mason's and Dixon's line and the Ohio River to Canada, the Union element of these mountains had their underground railroad to Kentucky and East Tennessee from the prisons of the South in which captured Federal soldiers were confined. T. L. Lowe, Esq., in his history of Watauga County, prepared for this work, gives some account of the assistance given by the late LEWIS B. BANNER of Banner Elk, NC.
He was a strong Union man and his home was the home of the oppressed and struggling Union sympathizer trying to get through the Federal lines in Kentucky, and many a time through great personal sacrifice and danger did he pilot men through the mountains so as to avoid the vigilance of the Home Guard.
On one occasion he rendered valuable services to a brave Massachusetts soldier, which services were remembered by the recipient for many years. The soldier's name was Major Lawrence N. Duchesney. He had been for 13 months a prisoner in the Libby Prison, 73 days in the dungeon; was sent to Salisbury, NC and from there was being transferred to Danville, Virginia, and while en route jumped from the train and made his was across the country, and finally, foot-sore and weary, he reached the home of MR. BANNER where he was tenderly cared for until he was able to travel, and then MR. BANNER or UNCLE LEWIS as we all are ever wont to affectionately call him, took him on a horse at night through hidden paths through the mountains to a place of safety. Major Duchesney had a home at Skyland, NC where he and his wife lie buried.
While researching the Banner Book, William P. Banner decided to check out the location of Major and Mrs. Duchesney's graves. I did not find them buried in Skyland,NC, but in nearby Fletcher, NC. Both places are not far from Asheville, NC.
The caretaker at Calvary Episcopal Church maintains a card file on the graves, but there was no information listed other than the name Duchesney. We located the graves, and on a large gravestone reads:
Lawrence N. Duchesney
Born Sept 21, 1841
Died April 22, 1908
Olivia C. Duchesney
Born March 20, 1837
Died Jan. 16, 1906
There was nothing on the gravestone to indicate that Lawrence Duchesney had been a Major in the Union Army. But it was obvious to me, a Southerner, why the information had been left off the stone. The graves of many Confederate soldiers lay all around the Major and his wife.
William studied the gravestones, a dramatic thought crossing his mind. It's not so strange that a Yankee soldier came South from Boston to fight Rebel soldiers. But strange indeed is a fate that led the Yankee to learn to love his enemies even as he conquered them, then return to live out his life among them. And now, in death, the Yankee soldier lies surrounded by Confederates, not even a Union insignia above his head.380, 381

Research: 1849 - Wautaga County, NC formed from Ashe County, NC.

1911 - Avery County, NC formed from Caldwell, Mitchell and WATAUGA.

Lewis Bitting in his father's household on the 1810 and 1820 Stokes County Census. He is married and in his own household in 1830 and 1840, Stokes County Census. In 1850, Lewis is on the Forsyth Co.,NC census.167

On 23 Nov 1837 when Lewis Bitting was 32, he married Nancy Meadow FLIPPING(FLIPPIN), in Stokes Co., NC.179 Born on 1 Jul 1816 in Patrick Co., Va. Nancy Meadow died in Banner Elk, Avery Co., NC on 7 Jul 1902, she was 86.

They had the following children:
97 i. William Derritt (1838-)
98 ii. Samuel Henry (1840-1908)
iii. Martha H. "Patsy". Born on 26 Feb 1843 in Stokes Co., NC. Martha H. "Patsy" died in Banner Elk, Avery Co., NC on 26 Oct 1925, she was 82.

Martha was the first postmistress of Banner Elk.

On 16 Apr 1885 when Martha H. "Patsy" was 42, she married Rev. George Badger WETMORE D.D., in Watauga Co., NC.
99 iv. Albert Joshua (1845-1905)
100 v. Mary Mildred (1848-1928)
vi. Nancy Amelia. Born on 16 May 1851 in Stokes Co., NC.
101 vii. Lewis "Lute" Martin (1854-1916)
102 viii. Edwin J. (1857-)

39. Martin Luther BANNER. Born on 7 Feb 1808 in Germanton, Stokes Co., NC. Martin Luther died in Montezuma on 9 Feb 1895, he was 87. Buried in Banner Elk Cemetery.

Martin Luther operated a store after his marriage to Mary. This store was located in Surry Co. in a community called "Banner's Store". This community became East Bend around 1849. Martin ran a general store here which was later taken over by Henry Davis and still later remodeled by Robert Poindexter.
Yadkin County was formed from Surry County in 1850. Martin's house still stands in present day East Bend in Yadkin County, NC. Recent[Aug. 1996] observation of the home showed it to be in a dilapidated state of disrepair and falling down. It stands just behind in the Smitherman home in downtown East Bend.
The Banner book by William P. Banner states that Martin lived in the Bannertown/Mt. Airy area of Surry County, however proof of this has not been found. Martin first saw the area now known as Banner Elk in the valley of Elk Creek about 1840. He passed through this territory while on a trip from Surry County, NC to Nashville, Tennessee. He was accompanied by one companion and they had only one horse between them on the long trip. Martin thought the country very beautiful and decided he would return. He did return to the valley at a later date between 1845 and 1848, moving his family to Elk Creek. In 1866, he moved across Sugar Mountain Gap and built a new home near the head waters of the North Fork of the Toe River.
Martin cleared a small field and built a cabin near where Lees-McRae College now stands. However, he later sold his this land to George W. Dugger and moved his family to Carter Co., Tenn., where he stayed a short time. He then returned to North Carolina and settled on land at the headwaters of the Toe River near the present town of Montezuma, where he spent the rest of his life. Family records also show that he built a house and owned land at Sugar Mountain #1 Gap . Martin was a stockman by trade.
Mrs Anna Von Canon Guignard who remembers Martin Banner, said, "My great uncle, Martin Banner, came through here with a botanist, and the Banners moved here, then, in 1845. There were 5 of the brothers who moved here, in the woods."382, 381

Research: Martin Luther is in his father's household on the 1820 Stokes Co.,NC census. Martin is on the 1830 Stokes Co.,NC Census and on by 1840, he is on the Watauga Co.,NC census.167

On 31 Dec 1829 when Martin Luther was 21, he married Mary Weaver OGBURN, daughter of Edmond "Edward" OGBURN (14 Apr 1783-14 Aug 1837) & Elizabeth WILLIAMS (3 Oct 1789-20 Jun 1854), in Stokes Co., NC.179 Born on 22 Apr 1811 in Stokes Co., NC. Mary Weaver died in Montezuma, NC on 26 Feb 1877, she was 65. Buried in Banner Elk Cemetery.

They had the following children:
103 i. Virginia (1831-1895)
104 ii. Napoleon (1833-1920)
105 iii. William (1835-)
iv. Oliver. Born on 19 Sep 1838 in Surry Co., NC. Oliver died in Civil War (?) in Jan 1865, he was 26.

Oliver fought in the Union Army, 4th Regiment, Tennessee Calvary and died in the Civil War.
106 v. Christopher Columbus (1840-1936)
107 vi. Newton (1842-1941)
108 vii. Luther (1846-1925)
109 viii. Martin Luther (1848-1933)
110 ix. Mary (1851-1934)
x. Missouri. Born on 15 Jun 1858 in Watauga Co., NC. Missouri died in Watauga Co., NC on 29 Dec 1875, she was 17.

Missouri died at age 16 of Diphtheria.

40. Anthony E.(Ephriam?) BANNER. Born on 6 Dec 1810 in Germanton, Stokes Co., NC. Anthony E.(Ephriam?) died in Banner Elk, Avery Co., NC on 24 Jan 1894, he was 83. Buried in Banner Elk Cemetery.

1850 - Forsyth Co.,NC - Anthony is a saddler according the census.

Moved to Banner Elk about 1859, 3 years before the Civil War.

Research: Anthony E. is in his father's household through the 1830 Stokes Co.,NC census. In 1840, he is on the Rockingham County,NC census and in 1850, he is on the Forsyth Co.,NC census.167

On 6 Feb 1837 when Anthony E.(Ephriam?) was 26, he married Elizabeth MARTIN, in Surry Co., NC.368 Born abt 1813 in Virginia. Elizabeth died in Banner Elk, Avery Co., NC (?).

They had the following children:
i. Franklin V. "Frank". Born abt 1838 in Stokes Co., NC.

Frank was a school teacher. He served in the Confederate army during the Civil War. Frank and his brother, Tatum, who fought for the Union Army, arrived home after the war within an hour of each other. They got into a fight over which side was the aggressor.

On 11 Dec 1878 when Franklin V. "Frank" was 40, he married Martha C. WILCOX, in Carter Co., Tenn.
ii. Tatum. Born in Sep 1839 in Stokes Co., NC. Tatum died in Banner Elk, Watauga Co, NC on 19 Nov 1901, he was 62.

Tatum served in the Civil War on the Union Side.
111 iii. Isabelle (1842-1867)
112 iv. Martha E."Patty" (~1846-)
113 v. Joseph Tate "Joe" (1848-1923)
vi. Pleasant. Born in cs 1849 in Forsyth Co., NC.
vii. Ephriam. Born in Stokes Co., NC.

41. Joshua David BANNER Sr. Born on 28 Jun 1813 in Stokes Co., NC. Joshua David died in Illinois on 14 Nov 1865, he was 52.383 Buried in East Twin Grove Cemetery, Dry Grove Twp.,McClean Co., Ill.

Joshua left Stokes County and moved to Illinois with his family in 1865.

Research: Joshua Davis is in his father's household on the 1820 and 1830 census. Joshua is gone after 1830 and in his own household on the 1840 and 1850 Stokes County Census. He is on the 1860 Forsyth Co.,NC census.167

On 10 Sep 1836 when Joshua David was 23, he married Amy Weaver OGBURN, daughter of Edmond "Edward" OGBURN (14 Apr 1783-14 Aug 1837) & Elizabeth WILLIAMS (3 Oct 1789-20 Jun 1854), in Stokes Co., NC.179 Born on 29 Feb 1816 in Stokes County, NC. Amy Weaver died in Manitou, Colorado on 20 Jan 1894, she was 77. Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Amy stayed with her family in Illinois for some years after Joshua's death and then moved, probably after 1870, to Missouri. Later Amy moved with with two of her sons, Matthew and Keehlin and one married daughter to Colorado.

They had the following children:
114 i. Edward James (1838-1922)
ii. Susan Elizabeth. Born on 10 Oct 1840 in Stokes County, NC. Susan Elizabeth died in Yadkin Co., NC on 6 Aug 1860, she was 19.337

On 12 Sep 1858 when Susan Elizabeth was 17, she married Robert M. JENKINS, in Forsyth Co., NC.340

Robert served as a Private in the Confederate Army. He resided in Yadkin Co. where he enlisted at age 22, March 8, 1862. Wounded at Chancerllorsville, Virginia, May 2-3, 1863. Transferred to Company H, 9th Regiment N. C. State Troops (lst Regiment N. C. Calvary). He was transferred from Company I, 28th Regiment N. C. Troops October 31, 1863. Admitted to hospital at Richmond, Va., with a gunshot wound June 14, 1864 and furloughed for 30 days June 29, 1864. Present or accounted for through December 1864.384
115 iii. Martha Ann (1843-1927)
116 iv. Joshua David (1847-1912)
117 v. Amy Ellen (1849-1905)
vi. Mary Jane. Born on 10 Oct 1852 in Stokes Co., NC. Mary Jane died in (?) in Dec 1944, she was 92.

On 5 Sep 1869 when Mary Jane was 16, she married John STIGER, in Bloomington, McClean Co., Illinois.
118 vii. Matthew "Matt" (1855-)
viii. Keehlin "Keel". Born on 20 Sep 1859 in Stokes Co., NC.

42. Martha BANNER. Born in 1815/1817 in Germanton, Stokes Co., NC.

1850 - Forsyth Co.,NC - Martha is living with her mother, Martha, on the census along with her children.

On 2 Aug 1836 when Martha was 21, she married Madison John BREEDLOVE, in Stokes Co., NC.179 Born abt 1817 in Tyrell Co., NC. Madison John died in Stokes Co., NC on 7 Mar 1848, he was 31.

They had the following children:
i. Martha Jane. Born on 8 May 1837 in Stokes Co., NC.

Ransom Walker was the bondsman when Isaac and Martha married.

On 21 Nov 1855 when Martha Jane was 18, she married Isaac N. FOWLER, in Forsyth Co., NC.340
ii. Sarah Ann. Born on 19 Dec 1838 in Stokes Co., NC. Sarah Ann died in Forsyth Co., NC on 11 Aug 1925, she was 86.
119 iii. Ellen Beatrice (1840-1910)
iv. Eliza V.. Born on 22 Dec 1842 in Stokes Co., NC. Eliza V. died in Forsyth Co., NC on 20 Nov 1863, she was 20.337
v. Mary Selena. Born on 22 Jun 1842 in Stokes Co., NC. Mary Selena died in Forsyth Co., NC on 2 Nov 1863, she was 21.337
vi. Elizabeth Madison. Born on 26 Mar 1848 in Stokes Co., NC.

43. John William BANNER Sr. Born in 1818 in Germanton, Stokes Co., NC. John William died in Avery Co., NC abt 1884, he was 66.

Moved to Banner Elk, NC before the Civil War, circa1847. John was a miller by trade.

Research: John William is in his father's household on the 1830 and 1840 Stokes Co.,NC. He is on the 1850 Stokes Co.,NC as head of his own household,which shows his age as 32. Also shown in the household is William Shipwash, age 22. William is Mary Elizabeth's brother.167

John William married Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" SHIPWASH. Born abt 1823 in Germanton, Stokes Co., NC. Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" died in Avery Co., NC aft 1860, she was 37.

They had the following children:
120 i. America (1844-1937)
121 ii. Henry B. (1843-1894)
iii. Michael. Born in Stokes Co., NC.

Michael married Lou Zenia LUTHER.
iv. Martha. Born in Stokes Co., NC. Martha died in Watauga Co., NC.

Martha married Reuben CARPENTER. Reuben died in Watauga Co., NC.
v. Nancy. Born in Stokes Co., NC.

Nancy married John KITE.
vi. Elizabeth. Born abt 1846 in Stokes Co., NC.

Elizabeth married Husband unk BENFIELD.
vii. Abraham. Born in Stokes Co., NC.

Abraham was a deaf mute and attended school in Raleigh, NC.
122 viii. John William (1848-1917)
ix. Sarah. Born abt 1848 in Stokes Co., NC.

44. Edwin Henry BANNER. Born in 1821 in Germanton, Stokes Co., NC.

On the 1850 Surry County Census, Edwin is listed as a Store Clerk.Real property was valued at $4,749 and his age is 28. Also living in his home was Susannah Moore, age 80, a relation of his wife, Sarah. On1860 Surry Co. his real estate was valued at 13,200 and personal property was valued at $9,000 and his age was 39.

1860 - Surry County - Edwin Henry is listed on the census as age 48, store clerk, wife Sarah, age 47 keeping house, William O. age 23, trader in tobacco, Florence, age 13, at home, Lena, age 45, servant, born Virginia, black and James age 13 servant, black.

Edwin went to Banner Elk after 1860.167

Research: 31 Aug 1866 - Surry Co.,NC
"Smith Banner to Eliza Browder acknowledgement of Marriage:
On this the 31st day of August
1866 Smith a freedman formerly the property of
Edwin H. Banner and Eliza formerly the property of Bill
Browder came before me Mr E Banner a justice of the
peace in & for said County and Stated that they have
lived together as man & wife for 2 years, that they
wish to continue to live together as man & wife.
Witness my hand & seal. Elisha Banner, JP SEAL"368

On 3 Apr 1842 when Edwin Henry was 21, he married Sarah Pamelia MOORE, in Stokes Co., NC.179 Born on 28 Sep 1822 in Stokes Co., NC.

Deed Book #17, page 130
1 Jun 1844 - Stokes County, NC
"Know all men by these presents that
I Susannah C. Moore of the county & State aforesaid for an in consider-
-ation of the natural love & affection which I have & bear to my
niece SARAH P. BANNER and her children after her I do hereby
give grant and convey unto the said SARAH P. BANNER the use
and labor of my three following negro Slaves named DELPHY
and her two children MARY and JERMIAH and the increase
of all for the natural life of the said SARAH P. BANNER only and
after the death of the said SARAH P. BANNER to her children
to be equally divided between them & if there be grand
children they stand in the room & stead of their deceased
parent or parents = her husband EDWIN H. BANNER not to
have any claim or title to said Slaves and said Slaves or their
increase to be at no time and in no way liable for the debts
of her said husband reserving to myself the remainder in Said
Slaves & their increase in case my said niece dies without
children or grandchildren and reserving tto myself admin-
-istrators or executors the right to appoint a trustee for my said
neice in case such appointment becomes necessary to Secure
the use & benefit of Said Slaves to my said niece for life.
Witness my hand & seal this 1st day of June 1844.
Witness Washington Amos Susanah C. (X) Moore SEAL
Jno. Bonner[Banner]
J. M. Cox
State of North Carolina Stokes County December Term 1848
The execution of the within deed of gift was duly proven
in open court by the oath of JOHN BONNER [BANNER] & ordered to be registered.
M. O. Hill, C. C. C."

Susanna Moore - age 80 is living in the household of Edwin Henry Banner and Sarah P. Moore on the 1850 Surry County Census. She is thought to be the aunt of Sarah.

They had the following children:
i. Nancy Red. Born in 1843 in Stokes Co., NC.

Deed Book #15, pages 17 and 18
10 Nov 1843 - Stokes County, NC
"Know all men by these presents that we WILLIAM BOYLES & NANCY
R. BOYLES of the county and state of aforesaid for and in considerations
of the natural love and affection which we have & bear for
NANCY RED BANNER the infant daughter of EDWIN H. BANNER &
his wife SARAH R. BANNER and for divers(?) other causes & cons-
iderations do give grant bargain & sell and by these presents hath
given granted bargained & sold unto the Said NANCY R. BANNER
her heirs or assigns forever a certain negro girl, Slave, by the
name of JANE of the age of twelve years or thereabouts to have
and to hold the said negro girl JANE to her the said NANCY RED
BANNER her heirs &c forever free & clear of the lawful claim
of ourselves and all other persons In Testimony whereof we
have hereunto set our hands & seals this 10th day of November
1843 Witness
Jno. Bonner[Banner] Wm. Boyles SEAL
Nancy R. Boyles SEAL
State of North Carolina Stokes County March Term 1844
The execution of the within Bill of Sale was duly proven
in open court by the oath of Jno. Bonner [Banner] & ordered to be
registered. John Hill, C. C. C.
By C. H. Nelson, D. C."
123 ii. Mary "Letitia" (1844-1921)
iii. William O.. Born in 1847 in Stokes Co., NC.

Occupation, a Trader in Tobacco.

On 4 Nov 1869 when William O. was 22, he married Mintoria ALLRED, in Surry Co., NC. Born in 1850 in Surry Co., NC.
iv. Robert. Born in 1848 in Stokes Co., NC.

Not on 1860 census.
v. Richard. Born in 1850 in Stokes Co., NC.

Listed as deaf and dumb on the 1860 Surry Co.,NC census.
vi. Martha V.. Born in 1853 in Stokes Co., NC.
vii. Ida M.. Born in 1855 in Stokes Co., NC.
viii. Sarah Florence. Born in 1857 in Stokes Co., NC.

45. Mary B. BANNER. Born on 3 Apr 1824 in Germanton, Stokes Co., NC.385 Mary B. died in Maloy, IA on 8 Oct 1878, she was 54.385 Buried in Platte River Cemetery.385

On 7 Mar 1848 when Mary B. was 23, she married Matthew John CREWS Jr., in Stokes Co., NC.179 Born on 25 Nov 1821 in West Virginia. Matthew John died in Maloy, IA on 9 Jun 1897, he was 75.

1880 - Forsyth Co.,NC - Matthew and Mary are on the 1850 and 1860 Forsyth County census. They are not on the 1880 Forsyth County census.

OBITUARY: M. J. CREWS
Mathew J. Crews was born in West Virginia, November 25, 1821. He moved while a child to North Carolina. Was married to Mary B. Banner, November 19, 1848. In 1865, they moved to Illinois and in 1871 to Randolph County, Missouri, where they resided until they came to Ringgold County, Iowa, in 1878. In June, 1878, he lost his beloved wife. He moved to Maloy in 1889, where he died, Wednesday, June 9, 1897. The funeral was preached Friday, June 11, at ten o'clock a.m. in the Maloy Baptist church by rev. Faucett of Conway. The bereaved family wish to express their sincere thanks to the friends and neighbors who so kindly rendered their assistance during the
sickness and .........(here the newspaper clipping is torn off).

They had the following children:
i. Alice. Born abt 1848 in Forsyth Co., NC.
ii. Albert L.. Born abt 1850 in Forsyth Co., NC.
iii. Rachel. Born abt 1851 in Forsyth Co., NC.
iv. Mary. Born abt 1855.
124 v. Sarah Katherine "Katie" (1868-1916)

46. Dr. Matthew Rauley BANNER. Born on 8 Mar 1827 in Germanton, Stokes Co., NC. Dr. Matthew Rauley died in Jacksboro, Texas on 2 May 1911, he was 84.

Matthew went to New York and became a dentist. He and his wife made their home in Dalton, Ga. , where Matthew set up his practice. When the Civil War began, Matthew was enjoying a good business and owned a large Drug store in Dalton. He enlisted in the Confederate Army on 28 Mar 1862. He was promoted until, at the close of the war, his rank was Lt. Col. He participated in all the major battles in the East Tennessee area, was stationed at Vicksburg, Mississippi during the long seige, and witnessed the fall of the city.
Dr. Banner was wounded during the Battle Above The Clouds, Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga, Tennessee. After his service in the army, he returned to Dalton, Ga., where he found his home and drug store completely demolished. Even the well was filled with stone and brick. Dr. Banner's health was so poor from the wound and exposure suffered during the war that his physcian advised him to live in the mountains. Thus, Dr. Banner and his family moved to Banner Elk in 1872. He did very little practice after that because his health had been so impaired.
Dr. Banner's home in Banner Elk was located on the land where Cannon-Memorial Hospital now stands. This land was once used for the Lees-McRae Farm.
Dr. Banner's wife organized the first Sunday School in Banner Elk and was influential in encouraging ministers to teach there.
In 1880, Dr.Banner and his family moved to Jacksboro, Texas, where he was relived of the attacks of hemorrhaging he had experienced since the war. His health improved so much in the southwest, Dr. Banner was able to pursue his practice of dentistry again. Mrs. Banner taught school for a period after moving to Jacksboro. 381

Research: Edwin is on the 1830 and 1840 Stokes Co. Census. He went to school in New York, which is where is probably is in 1850.167

On 12 Jun 1856 when Dr. Matthew Rauley was 29, he married Adelaide B. BARRETT, in Charleston, Tenn. Born on 18 May 1835 in Tenn. Adelaide B. died in Jacksboro, Texas on 23 Dec 1905, she was 70.

Adelaide graduated from the Knoxville Female Seminary of East Tennessee on 3 Jul 1851. The catalogue of Instructors and Pupils states that Miss Adelaide B. Barrett of Charleston, Tennessee, entertained the commencement audience with the subject "Memory".
It was with some difficulty the high attainment was reached for Miss Adelaide's eyes gave her much trouble during her senior year. By listening to the reading of her assignments and the research materials, she reached her coveted goal. Miss Adelaide was quite capable, for her parents were literary people. Her father wrote and published a number of grammars which were used in the surrounding area during that period.
Adelaide was born near the beautiful Hiwassee River. After she graduated from Knoxville School, she went to Dalton, Ga. to enter the teaching profession. It was here she met her husband, Dr. Matthew R. Banner. Her husband in later years told that his bride tripped as she was descending the stairs to be married and fell into his arms. They were always sweethearts. He was a southern gentleman and his devotion is expressed in every line of his letters to her during the Civil War. Each age-stained letter begins with "My ever dear Addie".
During the Civil War, she again taught elementary children in her childhood home town. It was necessary for the young mother and the three children to move to Charleston, Tennessee, where Adelaide's family could assist with the children. During the three years of bitter struggle between the states, the brave little lady forgot herself in her schoolroom. Remuneration a most worth while goal no matter what the economic status might be.
After the close of the war, Dr. Banner's physcian advised him to go the mountains where he might regain his health. The family moved to Banner Elk, NC.
Adelaide continued her goal and taught school in an empty log cabin at Banner Elk. They lived in the mountains 8 years when they moved to Texas. They settled in Jack County, Texas. Again, Adelaide taught school under the crudest of circumstances during the drough and among the county's poor. She was declared of "an outstanding character, [a] leader in education and religious affairs of the town and community".381

They had the following children:
125 i. Blanche (1857-1922)
126 ii. Ernest Bitting (1859-1945)
127 iii. Lauretta Adelaide (1861-)
iv. Edwin. Born on 28 Feb 1866 in Banner Elk, Watauga Co., NC. Edwin died on 9 Mar 1866 in Banner Elk, Watauga Co., NC.
128 v. Walter Rauley (1870-1946)

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