52 Ancestors: # 2, Louvena Huneycutt Deese

Louvena Huneycutt  is my great grandmother. She was born on 1 Oct 1855 in Cabarrus Co., North Carolina.^{1 2 3 4} She  was a daughter  of James W. Huneycutt and Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Page. She died on 16 Oct 1889 at the age of 34  and was buried at Cedar Creek Meeting House Cemetery in Lilesville, Anson, North Carolina.⁵

I don’t know how John Calvin Deese, my great grand father, met Louvena Huneycutt but they were married on 9 Apr 1884 in Lilesville, Anson, North Carolina.⁶ Their eldest daughter was my grandmother and Grandma Purvis is the only one of my grandparents that was alive when I was born. Grandma Purvis lived until 1970, but as a young kid I had no interest in how her parents met each other.  Wouldn't it be nice if we could go back in time.

John Calvin Deese, son of Samuel Deese and Sarah Hill, was born on 10 Nov 1852 in Anson County, North Carolina.^{7 8 9 10 11 12} 

Between 9 April 1884 and 15 October 1889, John and Louvena had 4 children. The last born, Louvena and her Mother, Louvena Huneycutt Deese both passed away on the same day, 16 October 1889.
Their children were:

i. Lucy Pearl "Pearly" Deese, born 17 Jan 1885, Morven, Anson, North Carolina.
ii. Theresa Sara "Fleeter" Deese, born 8 Feb 1887, Morven, Anson, North Carolina.
iii. Etta M. Deese, born 3 Feb 1888, Morven, Anson, North Carolina.
iv. Louvena Deese was born on 15 Oct 1889 in Lilesville, Anson, North Carolina, United States. She died on 16 Oct 1890 at the age of 1 day and was buried beside her Mother at the Cedar Creek Meeting House Cemetery in Lilesville, Anson, North Carolina.

After losing his young wife and baby daughter, John Calvin married  Sarah Frances Gathings, daughter of William W. and Charlotte Jones Gathings. They were married 4 February 1892 in Morven, Anson County, North Carolina.

I’m still searching for additional information about Louvena Huneycutt Deese and her short life.




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1. State of North Carolina, marriage (9 April 1884), John Calvin Deese & Lavinia Honeycutt; https://www.ancestry.com, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.
2. 1860 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Subdivision East of NC RR, Cabarrus, North Carolina, Page: 88; Line xx, Page 118/88B(stamped), Line 17, Dwelling #902, Family #902, Household of James Hunycut; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 28 May 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 890.
3. 1870 U S Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, population schedule, Big Lick, Stanly County, North Carolina, Page 38A(stamped), Line 34, Dwelling 159, Family 160, Household of James HUNEYCUTT; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 28 May 2013); citing National Archive Microfilm M593, Roll 1160.
4. 1880 US Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 002, Page 352A(stamped), Line 39, Dwelling #264, Family #282, Household of James Hunicutt; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 26 May 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 951.
5. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image, (http://www.findagrave.com : Accessed on June 2011); Headstone for Louvena Huneycutt Deese; (10 November 1857–16 October 1889); Records of the Cedar Creek Meeting House Cemetery; Lilesville, Anson County, North Carolina, USA.
6. State of North Carolina, marriage, (9 April 1884), John Calvin Deese & Lavinia Honeycutt.
7. Ibid.
8. State of North Carolina, death (2 April 1930), Calvin Deere [Deese]; https://www.ancestry.com, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
9. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, John Calvin Deese (10 November 1854–1 April 1930), Memorial # 38280047.
10. 1870 U S Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Gulledge, Anson County, North Carolina, Page 337B; Line 15, Dwelling 97, Family 97, Household of Sam DEES; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 29 March 2013); citing National Archive Microfilm M593, Roll 1122.
11. 1880 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #2, Page 345C; Line 11, Dwelling 127, Family 140, Household of Samuel DEESE; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 October 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 0951.
12. 1900 US Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #8, Page 152A; Line 26, Dwelling 52, Family 52, Household of Calvin DEES; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 12 October 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1181.