Yancey County, North Carolina

Cora Belle Hensley Haney Midwife Records, Book 2

Cora Belle Hensley Haney was a midwife in the Yancey County & Mitchell County North Carolina areas for about 20 years. Her grand daughter, Regina Belle Gasperson, has copies of some of the birth records that were recorded in four Physician's Record Book. Here is Book 2.

PAGE #1

County: Mitchell C
Town:
Township: Poplar Township
Name of Child: James Hughes
Sex:male        Parents married?:yes
Date of Birth:April 2, 1945
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Robert Hughes
Color:white         Age:28
Birthplace: Romias Town
Occupation: Army
Mother's maiden name: Hattie Pate
Color:white           Age:22
Birthplace: Mitchell C.
Number of children born: 2
Number of children living: 2
Remarks:

PAGE #2

County: Yancey
Town: Huntdale
Township: Ramseytown
Name of Child: Cines Hughes
Sex: Male        Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: April 7, 1945
Born alive or stillborn?:
Father: Oscar Hughes
Color:         Age:
Birthplace: Huntdale
Occupation: railroad
Mother's maiden name: Lula ?
Color:          Age:
Birthplace: ?
Number of children born: 4
Number of children living: 4
Remarks:

PAGE #3

County: Yancey
Town: Green Mtn
Township: Green Mtn
Name of Child: Annie Lue or Lee McCurry
Sex:female         Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: April 9, 1945
Born alive or stillborn?: yes
Father: Voyd McCurry
Color: white         Age: 27
Birthplace: Day Book
Occupation: farmer
Mother's maiden name: Daisy McCurry
Color: white           Age: 27
Birthplace: Green Mtn
Number of children born: 4
Number of children living: 4
Remarks:

PAGE #4

County: Yancey
Town: Green Mtn
Township: Green Mtn
Name of Child: Mary Francis McCurry
Sex: female        Parents married?: 19
Date of Birth: April 21, 1945
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Alvin McCurry
Color: white         Age: 31
Birthplace: Burnsville NC
Occupation: farming
Mother's maiden name: Glady Renfro
Color: white           Age: 23
Birthplace: Green Mtn NC
Number of children born: 3
Number of children living: 3
Remarks:

PAGE #5

County:Yancey
Town: Day Book Nc
Township:Jacks Creek
Name of Child: Homer Peterson
Sex:         Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: May 2 1945
Born alive or stillborn?: yes
Father: Jim Peterson
Color:  white       Age: 35
Birthplace: Mitchell Co
Occupation: blacksmith
Mother's maiden name: Lola Renfro
Color: white          Age: 39
Birthplace: Yancey Co
Number of children born: 9
Number of children living: 9
Remarks:

PAGE #6

County: Yancey
Town:
Township: Ramseytown
Name of Child: Danal Lee
Sex: male        Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: May 3, 1945
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Conway Murphy
Color:   white       Age: 25
Birthplace: Yancey
Occupation: farming
Mother's maiden name: Dana Petterson
Color: white          Age: 24
Birthplace: Mitchell
Number of children born: 3
Number of children living: 3
Remarks: Huntdale Nc May 3, 1945

PAGE #7

County:Mitchel
Town:
Township:Poplar
Name of Child: J.D. or J.H. Edwards
Sex: male         Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: May 12, 1945
Born alive or stillborn?: yes
Father: Mose Edwards
Color: white        Age: 36
Birthplace: Mitchel
Occupation:railroading
Mother's maiden name: ? Bryant
Color: white          Age: 20
Birthplace: Ramsey Town
Number of children born: 1
Number of children living: 1
Remarks: Relief NC. Rt 1 Box 60

PAGE #8
written on top of page Borned may 25 , 1945
County: Yancey County
Town:
Township: Ramsey Town
Name of Child: Paul Jackson
Sex: mail        Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: 25
Born alive or stillborn?: yes
Father: ? Johnson
Color: white         Age: 24
Birthplace: Relief
Occupation: farming
Mother's maiden name: ? Johnson
Color: white           Age: 24
Birthplace: Sioux
Number of children born: 2
Number of children living: 2
Remarks: Sioux Nc May 25, 1949 at ???

PAGE #9

County: Mitchell
Town:
Township: Poplar
Name of Child: Doris Haney
Sex: female        Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: Aug 4, 1945
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Clifford Haney
Color: white        Age: 38
Birthplace:Yancey Co.
Occupation: farmer
Mother's maiden name: Rosa Peterson
Color: white         Age: 42
Birthplace: Mitchell
Number of children born: 9
Number of children living: 9
Remarks: done for a while

PAGE #10

County:Yancey
Town: Sioux
Township: Ramseytown
Name of Child: Hollis
Sex: female         Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: Aug 11, 1945
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Dave Atkins
Color: white          Age: 43
Birthplace: Sioux
Occupation: sawmiller
Mother's maiden name: Ether Williams
Color: white          Age: 39
Birthplace: Bee Log
Number of children born: 12
Number of children living: 10
Remarks:

PAGE #11

County: Yancey
Town: Sioux
Township: Ramseytown
Name of Child: Chery??
Sex:femail         Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: Aug 11
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father:Dave Atkins
Color: white        Age: 43
Birthplace: Sioux
Occupation: sawmill
Mother's maiden name: Ether Williams
Color:white          Age:39
Birthplace: Bee Log
Number of children born: 12
Number of children living: 10
Remarks:

PAGE #12

County:Yancey
Town: Burnsville
Township: Jacks Creek
Name of Child: Freddie
Sex:male         Parents married?: no
Date of Birth: August 16, 1945
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Mack Riddle
Color:white         Age:
Birthplace:Burnsville (apparently erased)
Occupation:
Mother's maiden name: Atlas Renfro
Color: white         Age: 19
Birthplace: Green Mtn N.C.
Number of children born: two
Number of children living: one
Remarks:

PAGE #13

County: Mitchel
Town: Bakersville
Township: Poplar
Name of Child: Jenette
Sex:female         Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: Dec 31, 1945
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Gene Howell
Color: white         Age: 42
Birthplace: Sioux NC
Occupation:farmer
Mother's maiden name: Minnie Peterson
Color: white         Age: 23
Birthplace: Jack Creek
Number of children born: 3
Number of children living: 3
Remarks:  none

PAGE #14

County:Yancie
Town:
Township: Ramseytown
Name of Child: Wondia Brown
Sex: white        Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: March 27, 1946
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: B E Brown
Color: white          Age: 47
Birthplace: Sparty NC
Occupation: farmer
Mother's maiden name: Rettie Lewis
Color: white          Age: 31
Birthplace: Poplar NC
Number of children born: 4
Number of children living: 4
Remarks: none

PAGE #15

County:Yancey
Town: Ramseytown
Township:
Name of Child: Dene Murphy
Sex: white        Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: April 30, 1946
Born alive or stillborn?: borned
Father: Lester Murphy
Color: white          Age: 36
Birthplace:
Occupation:farming
Mother's maiden name: Gustie Haney
Color: white          Age: 35
Birthplace:
Number of children born: 5
Number of children living: 5
Remarks: none

PAGE #16

County:
Town:
Township:
Name of Child: Martha Whitson
Sex:femail         Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: Feb 14, 1946
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father:Starling Whitson
Color:  white       Age:
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Mother's maiden name: Mae Whitson
Color: white         Age:
Birthplace:
Number of children born:
Number of children living:
Remarks: none

PAGE #17

County: Yancey
Town: Green Mtn Nc
Township: Green Mtn NC
Name of Child: Ritta Whitson
Sex:femail         Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: June 11, 1946
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Bob Whitson
Color:white          Age: 42
Birthplace:
Occupation: farming
Mother's maiden name: Vilot Gillis
Color: white         Age: 36
Birthplace:
Number of children born: 11
Number of children living: 9
Remarks:

PAGE #18

County:Yancey
Town:
Township: Green Mtn
Name of Child: Linda Sue
Sex:         Parents married?: March 12,1939
Date of Birth: Dec 13, 1946
Born alive or stillborn?:
Father: Voyd McCoury
Color: white        Age: 29
Birthplace:Yancey
Occupation: farming
Mother's maiden name: Daisy Lockner
Color:           Age: 29
Birthplace:
Number of children born:5 Embreeville???
Number of children living: 5
Remarks:
Remarks:

PAGE #19

County: Yancey
Town:
Township: Ramsaytown
Name of Child: Betty Pate
Sex: girl        Parents married?: May 6, 1929
Date of Birth: Dec. 15, 1946
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Nathan Pate
Color:White         Age: 44
Birthplace: Mitchel
Occupation: farming
Mother's maiden name: Hattie Street
Color: white          Age: 37
Birthplace: Mitchel
Number of children born: 5
Number of children living: 5
Remarks: Dec. 15, 1946

PAGE #20

County: Mitchell
Town:
Township: Bradshaw
Name of Child: ? Gene Griffith
Sex: married       Parents married?:
Date of Birth: Dec 26 1946
Born alive or stillborn?: life
Father: Conway Griffith
Color:white         Age: 43
Birthplace: Huntdale NC
Occupation: farming
Mother's maiden name: Dollie Griffith
Color: white         Age: 35
Birthplace: Dec 26 1946
Number of children born: 9
Number of children living: 9
Remarks: Boy

PAGE #21

County: Yancey
Town:
Township: Ramseytowon
Name of Child: Betty
Sex:female       Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth:3-5- 9- 30, 1947
Born alive or stillborn?:alive
Father: Paul Markland
Color:white         Age: 26
Birthplace: Elizabethton, Tenn
Occupation: farmer
Mother's maiden name: Voilet Hensley
Color: white         Age: 23
Birthplace: Yancey -County NC
Number of children born: 2
Number of children living: 2
Remarks: none

PAGE #22

County:Mitchel
Town:Poplar
Township:
Name of Child: Carylon
Sex:girl       Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: April 1
Born alive or stillborn?: born live
Father: Mose Edwards
Color:white         Age: 38
Birthplace: Poplar NC
Occupation: farmer
Mother's maiden name: Georgia Bryant
Color: white         Age: 22
Birthplace: Sioux NC
Number of children born: 2
Number of children living: 2
Remarks:

PAGE #23

County: Yancey C
Town:Jacks Creek
Township:
Name of Child: Jarry Walker
Sex:male        Parents married?: no
Date of Birth: July 20, 1947
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: J E Walker
Color:white         Age: 30
Birthplace:  Briston Va
Occupation: housewife
Mother's maiden name: Hattie Pate
Color:  white        Age: 24
Birthplace: Relief NC
Number of children born: 3
Number of children living: 3
Remarks:

PAGE #24

County:Yancey Co
Town: Ramseytown
Township:
Name of Child: Shirley Bryant
Sex:girl        Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: August 28 1947
Born alive or stillborn?:live
Father: Arthur Bryant
Color:white         Age: 39
Birthplace: Huntdale Nc
Occupation: farmer
Mother's maiden name: Nell Beaver
Color: white        Age: 23
Birthplace: Burnsville NC
Number of children born: 2
Number of children living: 2
Remarks:

PAGE #25

County: Yancey
Town:
Township: Jacks Creek
Name of Child: J. Harald Johnson
Sex:male        Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: 9-11-47
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: :Lou Johnson
Color:white         Age: 28
Birthplace: Relief NC
Occupation: farm
Mother's maiden name: Maggie Pate
Color: white         Age: 35
Birthplace: Huntdale NC
Number of children born: 8
Number of children living: 7
Remarks:

PAGE #26

County: Yancie
Town:Burnsville NC
Township: Jacks Creek
Name of Child: Carie Bell
Sex:girl       Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: Oct 16, 47
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: B A Brown
Color:white         Age:47
Birthplace: Sparty NC
Occupation: farmer
Mother's maiden name: Rettie Lewis
Color: white         Age:33
Birthplace: Poplar NC
Number of children born: 1
Number of children living: 5
Remarks:none

PAGE #27

County: Yancey
Town:
Township: Ramsytown
Name of Child: Tom Shurmon Murphy
Sex:boy        Parents married?:yes
Date of Birth:Dec 10, 1947
Born alive or stillborn?: living
Father: Fred Murphy
Color:white         Age: 24
Birthplace: Huntdale NC
Occupation: farming
Mother's maiden name:  Blanche Solomon Murphy
Color: white         Age: 19
Birthplace: Tenn
Number of children born: 1
Number of children living: 1
Remarks:

PAGE #28

County: Mitchell
Town:Poplar
Township:
Name of Child: Gleen Peterson
Sex:boy        Parents married?:yes
Date of Birth: Dec 17
Born alive or stillborn?: born alive
Father: Fred Peterson
Color:white         Age: 43
Birthplace: Huntdale, NC
Occupation:Rail Road
Mother's maiden name: Laura Peterson
Color:  white        Age: 37
Birthplace:
Number of children born: 6
Number of children living: 6
Remarks:none

PAGE #29

County: Mitchell
Town: Poplar
Township:
Name of Child: Mildred
Sex:girl        Parents married?:yes
Date of Birth: April 23
Born alive or stillborn?: borned alive
Father: Stward Howell
Color:white         Age: 20
Birthplace: Sioux NC
Occupation: timber cutter
Mother's maiden name: Gladys Howell
Color: white         Age: 18
Birthplace: Ramseytown NC
Number of children born: 1
Number of children living: 1
Remarks: April 23 1948

PAGE #30

County: Yancey
Town: Ramsey
Township: Ramsey
Name of Child: Edith Charlene
Sex: female        Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: 5-18-1948
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: C.W. Murphy
Color:white         Age: 28
Birthplace: Yancy Co
Occupation:farmer
Mother's maiden name: Dona Murphy
Color: white         Age: 27
Birthplace: Yancy
Number of children born: 5
Number of children living: 4
Remarks:

PAGE #31

County: Mitchel
Town:
Township:
Name of Child: Bobby Bennett
Sex:       Parents married?:
Date of Birth: August 24 1948
Born alive or stillborn?:
Father: Lee Bennett
Color:white         Age: 25
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Mother's maiden name: Ruth Bennett
Color: white         Age: 22
Birthplace:
Number of children born:
Number of children living:
Remarks:

County: Yancy
Town:
Township: Ramsy
Name of Child: Jean
Sex:girl       Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: Sept 18 1948
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Carl Bryant
Color:white         Age: 43
Birthplace: North C
Occupation: farmer
Mother's maiden name: Polley Hensley
Color: white          Age: 36
Birthplace: North C
Number of children born: 6
Number of children living: 5
Remarks:

PAGE #33

County: Mitchel
Town:
Township: Bradchaw
Name of Child: ? Griffith
Sex:Conway Griffith        Parents married?: Dollie C
Date of Birth: March 25 1949
Born alive or stillborn?: dad
Father: Conway Griffin
Color:white         Age: 45
Birthplace: Badshaw NC
Occupation:
Mother's maiden name: Dollie Cooper
Color: white         Age: 37
Birthplace:
Number of children born: 10
Number of children living: 9
Remarks:

PAGE #34

County: Yancey
Town:
Township: Ramsey town
Name of Child: Grant Murphy
Sex:white       Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: Dec 19
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Fred Murphy
Color:white         Age: 24
Birthplace: Huntdale NC
Occupation:farming
Mother's maiden name: Blanche Solomon
Color: white         Age: 19
Birthplace: Tenn
Number of children born: 2
Number of children living: 1
Remarks:

PAGE #35

County: Mitchell
Town:
Township: Poplar
Name of Child: Estella Louonne
Sex:Dathel Edwards        Parents married?: Garfie H.
Date of Birth: March 23, 1949
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Garfie Horton
Color:white         Age: 23
Birthplace: Poplar
Occupation: railroading
Mother's maiden name: Dathel Horton
Color:white          Age: 21
Birthplace: madison county
Number of children born: 3
Number of children living: 3 living
Remarks:

PAGE #36

County: Mitchell
Town:Poplar
Township:
Name of Child: Shurl Edwards
Sex:male        Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: April 3-1949
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Mose Edwards
Color:white         Age: 40
Birthplace: Mitchele County
Occupation: farming
Mother's maiden name: Georgona Bryant
Color: white         Age: 25
Birthplace: Yancy County
Number of children born: 3
Number of children living: 3
Remarks:

PAGE #37

County: Yancy
Town:
Township: Ramsytown
Name of Child: Linda Fay
Sex:girl        Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth:June 25,1949
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Talmage Bryant
Color:white         Age: 21
Birthplace: Ramseytown
Occupation: farmer
Mother's maiden name: Jessie Solomon
Color:white           Age: 19
Birthplace: Tennessee
Number of children born: one
Number of children living: one
Remarks:

PAGE #38

County: Mitchell
Town:
Township: Poplar
Name of Child: Velmar Lee
Sex:male        Parents married?:yes
Date of Birth: June 29, 1959
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Harold Bennett
Color:white         Age: 38
Birthplace: Relief
Occupation: farmer
Mother's maiden name:  Nora Lee Peterson
Color:  white        Age: 39
Birthplace: North Carolina
Number of children born: 5
Number of children living: 5
Remarks:

PAGE #39

County: Yancy
Town: Huntdale
Township: Ramseytown
Name of Child: Ellas
Sex:male        Parents married?:yes
Date of Birth: July 4, 1949
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Eddie Hughes
Color:white         Age: 33
Birthplace: Huntdale
Occupation: farmer
Mother's maiden name: Karen Ward
Color: white          Age: 17
Birthplace:  Huntdale
Number of children born: one
Number of children living: 1
Remarks:

PAGE #40

County: Yancy
Town: Day Book NC
Township: Jacks Creek
Name of Child: Keneth Johnson
Sex: w.       Parents married?:yes
Date of Birth:Nov. 23 1949
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Ike Johnson
Color:white         Age: 40
Birthplace: Day Brook NC
Occupation: farm
Mother's maiden name: Margie Johnson
Color:   w       Age: 37
Birthplace: Huntdale N.C.
Number of children born: 9
Number of children living: 8
Remarks:

PAGE #41

County: Yancy
Town:
Township: Ramsey town
Name of Child: Effie Arleone Murphy
Sex: girel        Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: Jan 1 1950
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Conway Murphy
Color:white         Age:
Birthplace: Ramsey town
Occupation:
Mother's maiden name: Dona Peterson
Color: white          Age: 28
Birthplace: Mitchel County
Number of children born:  6
Number of children living: 5
Remarks:

PAGE #42

County: Yancy
Town:
Township: Ramsy town
Name of Child: Jinato
Sex:girl        Parents married?:
Date of Birth: Jan 8 1950
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Fred Murphy  
Color:white         Age: 25
Birthplace: Huntdale NC
Occupation: farmer
Mother's maiden name: Blanche Solomon
Color:          Age:
Birthplace: ?
Number of children born: 3
Number of children living: 2
Remarks:

PAGE #43

County: Yancy
Town: Huntdale
Township: Ramsey town
Name of Child: Ruth Murphy
Sex:       Parents married?: +
Date of Birth: March 25 ,1950
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: E C Murphy
Color:white         Age: 47
Birthplace:Ramsey town
Occupation: farming
Mother's maiden name: Nettie Murphy
Color: white         Age: 35
Birthplace: Ramsey town
Number of children born: 4
Number of children living: 4
Remarks:

PAGE #44

County: Mitchell
Town: Relief N.C.
Township: Bradshaw
Name of Child:Ruffus Pate
Sex:mail       Parents married?:1928
Date of Birth: May 3, 1950
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Nathan Pate
Color:white         Age: 49
Birthplace: Relief NC
Occupation: farming
Mother's maiden name: Hattie Street
Color: white         Age: 43
Birthplace: Relief NC
Number of children born: six
Number of children living: six
Remarks:

PAGE #45

County: Yancey
Town:
Township: Ramseytown
Name of Child: Brenda Adkins
Sex:        Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: 6-23-50
Born alive or stillborn?: yes
Father: Earnest Adkins
Color:white         Age: 31
Birthplace: Ramseytown
Occupation: farming
Mother's maiden name: Dollie Bryant
Color:white          Age: 28
Birthplace: Ramseytown
Number of children born: 2
Number of children living: 2
Remarks:

PAGE #46

County: Yancy
Town:
Township:
Name of Child: Maphrey Bryant
Sex:girl       Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: June 1
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Luther Bryant
Color:white         Age:
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Mother's maiden name:
Color:          Age:
Birthplace:
Number of children born:
Number of children living:
Remarks:

PAGE #47

County: Yancey
Town:
Township: Ramsey
Name of Child: Willard Murphy
Sex:male        Parents married?: yes
Date of Birth: May 29, 1948
Born alive or stillborn?: alive
Father: Lester Murphy
Color:white         Age: 38
Birthplace: Ramsey town
Occupation: farmer
Mother's maiden name: Gustie Haney
Color:  white        Age: 34
Birthplace: Bee Log
Number of children born: 6
Number of children living: 6
Remarks:



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