Harvey Lee Hall
(1892-1974)
Zada Ione Sowers
(1893-1938)
Zada "Wanda" Vivian Hall
(1917-2002)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Henry Beeker

2. Emanuel Joseph White
3. James Lewis Miller Jr.

Zada "Wanda" Vivian Hall 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • Born: 29 May 1917, Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA 1 5
  • Marriage (1): William Henry Beeker on 26 Feb 1938 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, VA 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Emanuel Joseph White on 21 Jun 1946 in Washington, District of Columbia, DC 3 4
  • Marriage (3): James Lewis Miller Jr.
  • Died: 28 Sep 2002, Concord, Cabarrus, NC at age 85 11

   FamilySearch ID: G755-X2C.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence: on 26 Feb 1938 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA. 1

2. Residence: on 3 Nov 1938 in Kannapolis, Cabarrus, NC. 7

3. Court: Divorce of William Henry Beeker and Zada Hall Beeker on 19 Nov 1938 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA. 12 DEED OF SEPARATION ROWAN COUNTY. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS : That whereas, W. H. Beeker and Zada Hall Beeker, of Rowan County, State aforesaid were lawfully married, but are now living separate and apart from each other, and there's no possibility of a reconciliation; and Whereas, a warrant was issued by Zada Hall Beeker, against W. H. Beeker, charging husband with abandonment and failure to support herself and child, Henry Wallace Beeker. Whereas, on the 19th day of November, 1938, the matter was heard in the Rowan County Court, and the defendant, W. H. Beeker was judged not guilty of the abandonment and on support of his wife and said child; and Whereas, they have agreed to live separate and apart from each other in the future, and not interfere, bother or molest the other in the quiet and peaceable enjoyment of life, and have further agreed to release and relinquish to each other all rights conferred upon them by law on account of said marriage, and have further agreed that each may be free in all respects from each other just the same as if they had never been married, with the exception that neither can marry without obtaining a divorce, and it further having been agreed that from the signing of this deed of separation, W. H. Beeker shall not be liable or responsible for the maintenance or support of Zada Hall Beeker, and the child, Henry Wallace Beeker, and that the said Zada Hall Beeker shall have the full custody, control, maintenance, support and control of the said child, freed from any claim or demand of W. H. Beeker, and that all property acquired by either, shall belong to him or her absolutely, freed from the claims or demands of the other, and each shall have full right, power and authority, to make contracts, deeds, mortgages, or enter into any written agreement, without obtaining the signature or consent of the other, and from the signing of this agreement, or deed of separation, Zada Hall Beeker shall be a free trader in all respects the same as if she had never married . NOW THEREFORE, In consideration of the sum of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY ( $ 250.00 ) DOLLARS, in hand paid to Zada Hall Beeker by W. H. Beeker, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the said Zada Hall Beeker does hereby agree to assume the responsibility, maintenance, control and support of the child, Henry Wallace Beeker, and does hereby release and relinquish the said W. H. Beeker from any and all claims of support, right of support, right of dower, or the right to share in his real, or personal estate, and does further waive, and release the said W. H. Beeker from any and all claims of alimony, attorney fees, support, maintenance, and agrees that either party may apply for a divorce upon legal grounds . It is further agreed that hereafter each party is to live separate and apart from each other, and not bother or interfere with each other in any way, and each shall be allowed to do as he or she desires, and go where he or she wishes, without any interference on the part of the other, and each hereby releases and relinquishes all rights, to the society of the other, and to all of the property of the other, and to all of the martial and connubial relations created by law, and each is hereby granted full power and authority to buy, sell, and transfer real and personal property, without obtaining the consent or permission of the other, and without signing deeds, or other instruments, for each other, when transferred . From this day he shall not be held liable for, nor responsible for her support, or the support of said child, Henry Wallace Beeker, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, both parties have hereunto set their hands and seals, this November 19, 1938 . ZADA HALL BEEKER
? NORTH CAROLINA, ROWAN COUNTY.
The execution of the foregoing Deed of Separation was duly signed and executed before the undersigned Notary Public of Rowan County, State aforesaid; now, therefore, be it remembered that on this the 19th day of November, 1938, before the undersigned, Irene Oakes, a Notary Public, personally appeared W. H. Beeker, and wife, Zada Hall Beeker, the makers of the foregoing Deed of Separation, and acknowledged the due execution thereof by them, as their act and deed; and thereupon, the said Zada Hall Beeker, wife of W. H. Beeker, being by me privately examined, separate and apart from her said husband, touching her free consent to the execution of said instrument, she, on such separate examination, declared that she executed the same freely, of her own will and accord accord, and without any force, fear, of undue influence on the part of her husband, or any other other person, and does still still voluntarily assent thereto.
Upon examination of the said Zada Hall Beeker, I certify that I explained to her the at and purport of the foregoing is same, and now certify and find as a fact, that the end that she fully understood the injurious to her, nor unreasonable, and that the same was executed freely, and I find these as my conclusions, based upon the facts stated in this certificate.
Witness my hand and Notarial seal, this the 19th day of November, 1938.
Irene Oakes Oakes, N. P., Rowan County, N. C.
.

4. Newspaper: Salisbury Post: Four Cases in County Court: William Henry Beeker, abandonment, not guilty., 20 Nov 1938, Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA. 13

5. Census in 1940 in Kannapolis, Cabarrus, NC. 14 The 1940 census recorded Zada Hall, trimmer in textile factory, 22, living with son Wallace, 2; and her sister Mildred Hall, clipper in textile factory, 24, and her brothers, Rudolph Hall, handle sheets in textile factory, 19, Audrey Hall, 17, and Abner Hall, 15. Everyone was born in North Carolina.

6. Residence: in Jun 1946 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. 3

7. Residence: on 23 Jan 1974 in Concord, Cabarrus, NC. 8

8. Residence: 964 Pine Circle, Concord, NC on 12 Mar 1987 in Concord, Cabarrus, NC. 10

9. Residence: Zada Miller of Concord in obituary of brother Robert Lee Hall on 18 Jul 1992 in Concord, Cabarrus, NC. 15

10. Obituary: Salisbury Post: obituary of Wanda "Zada" Hall Miller on 30 Sep 2002 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA. 11 KANNAPOLIS -- The funeral will be Wednesday for Wanda "Zada" Hall Miller, 85, 1285 W. A St., formerly of Pine Circle, Concord, who died Saturday (Sept. 28, 2002) at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord.
Born May 29, 1917, in Rowan County, Mrs. Miller was a daughter of the late Harvey Lee and Zada Sowers Hall.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Lewis Miller Jr., and a son, Jimmy Miller III.
Survivors include sisters Audrey H. Shipwash, Landis, and Mildred H. Sides, Salisbury; brother Abner Reeves Hall, Concord; and two granddaughters.
Services: Memorial, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Calvary Lutheran Church, Concord, conducted by the Rev. John Boyd.
Visitation: At the church after the service.
Wilkinson Funeral Home, Concord, is in charge.
Memorials: Calvary Lutheran Church, 960 Bradley Drive N.E., Concord, NC 28025.


Zada married William Henry Beeker, son of William Sparks Beeker and Pearl Lena Goodman, on 26 Feb 1938 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, VA.1 2 (William Henry Beeker was born on 15 Jul 1915 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC,1 16 17 18 19 died on 13 May 1978 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA 16 17 18 and was buried on 15 May 1978 in Cleveland: Cleveland First Baptist Church Cemetery, Rowan, NC 16 17 18.)


Zada next married Emanuel Joseph White on 21 Jun 1946 in Washington, District of Columbia, DC.3 4 (Emanuel Joseph White was born on 11 Feb 1916 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 3 20 and died on 4 Oct 2000.)


Zada next married James Lewis Miller Jr. (James Lewis Miller Jr. was born on 2 Mar 1923 in , Alleghany, VA 10 and died on 12 Mar 1987 in Concord, Cabarrus, NC 9.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014 (Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.), Marriage Certificate 3834, William Beeker and Zada Hall, 26 Feb 1938, Chataham VA.

2 FamilySearch.org, Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9F-S85Z William Beeker (father W. S. Beeker mother Pearl Goodman) married on 26 Feb 1938 in Chatham VA: Zada Hall (fahter H. L. Hall mother Ione Sours).

3 Evening Star (Washington, DC), 18 Jun 1946, page 26.

4 Ancestry.com, "Washington, D.C., U.S., Marriage Records, 1810-1953," Emanuel Joseph White m. 21 Jun 1946 Zada Vivian Beeker in Washington DC.

5 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC3T-MPR Zada Vivian Hall, 29 May 1917, citing vol. 5, p. 434, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

6 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC3P-B62 Henry Wallace Beeker, 29 Mar 1938 citing vol. 26, p. 831, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

7 The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) (Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina), 5 Nov 1938, page 9. Obituary of Mrs. Harvey L. Hall.

8 The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) (Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina), 24 Jan 1974, page 4. Obituary of Harvey Lee Hall.

9 The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) (Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina), 14 Mar 1987, page 22 Obituary of James Lewis Miller Jr.

10 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HHQK-72PZ James Lewis, Jr. Miller, 1987.

11 Salisbury Post (Salisbury, NC) (Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.), 30 Sep 2002, obituary of Zada Miller.

12 Rowan County Courthouse (Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99DH-29HJ-P.

13 Salisbury Post (Salisbury, NC) (Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.), 20 Nov 1938, page 8.

14 1940 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW9K-3WP Zada Hall Kannapolis NC.

15 The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) (Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina), 21 Jul 1992, page 15. Obituary of Robert Lee Hall.

16 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 15 May 1978, page 12. Obituary of William Henry Beeker.

17 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGR7-ZXS William Henry Beeker, 13 May 1978; citing Cleveland, Rowan, North Carolina, v 19B cn 19793, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,397.

18 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104485270.

19 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC3P-YHX William Henry Beaker, 15 Jul 1915 citing vol. 2, p. 645, Rowan, North Carolina.

20 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Emanuel Joseph White b. 11 Feb 1916 Baltimore MD.



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