1910 Snippet |
Notice on the 1910 snippet the child Rzela enumerated after Beatrice. In other records she is Ruby Dula or Ruby Evelyn Dula, born Jan 19, 1910.* Ernest D. is actually Ernest Drexell Coffey Dula and he was born on Oct. 18, 1908. This birth date was found on his death certificate.**
Following Ernest on the census is a daughter named Lena R., born in 1910. I haven't found a birth record for her. But, note her age is given as 3 months which pretty much coincides with Ruby's birth date.
1920 Snippet |
By 1930, the only child left at home was Cleda, age 12. She was born Sep. 17, 1917.†
To recap all the children:
Clyde Lester Dula |
Catherine G. Coffey |
Julius A. Gragg |
Charlotte N. Dula |
Anthony Cory |
Beatrice Rema was born Jul. 7, 1902 in Watauga Co., died Nov. 16, 1977 in Winston-Salem. She married twice, first to Joseph John Teague on Sep. 21, 1920 in Blowing Rock. He was born Jul. 27, 1895 in Patterson, Caldwell Co., to Hiram John and Julia A. Coffey Teague. Julia and Beatrice's mother were distant cousins. Joseph died on Feb. 25, 1961 in Durham Co., NC. There was one known child, a daughter Ophelia Hartt Teague, born in 1921, died in 1999 in Davie Co., NC. She married Paul Roberson Coffey, born Mar. 17, 1922 in Caldwell Co. to Charles Alexander "Charlie" and Julia Evelyn Knight Coffey. Joseph and Beatrice apparently divorced because before his death, she married Kenneth Wilmont Lentz on Mar. 20, 1954 in Forsyth Co., NC. He was born Feb. 5, 1884 to Adam W. and Maggie Miller Lentz and died on Oct. 13, 1963 in Winston-Salem. Beatrice died there on Nov. 16, 1977. Both are buried there at Salem Cemetery.
Ruth Virginia married Zenobian Michaels Koontz on Nov. 12, 1927 in Forsyth Co. He was born Jul. 12, 1902 in Davidson Co., NC and died in Winston-Salem on May 8, 1981. Ruth died there on Sep. 2, 1990. She is buried at Forsyth Memorial Park in Winston-Salem; he at Wallburg Baptist Church Cemetery in Davidson Co. They had at least two children, both daughters: Ramona Jane in 1929 and Nancy, birth date unknown. On Jun. 21, 1950 Ramona married Francis A. McKenna in Forsyth Co., NC
Ernest Drexell was born Oct. 18, 1908 and died in Winston-Salem on Sep. 7, 1974. He married Jessie O. Coome on Jan. 19, 1929 in Forsyth Co. He is buried at Forsyth Memorial Park.
Ruby Evelyn Dula |
Murray Harris Coffey |
Lois Esther (sometimes spelled Estha) was born in Watauga Co. on Jun. 3, 1912 and died in Eden, Rockingham Co., NC on Oct. 29, 1999. Lois married a Mr. Self. I have been unable to find any information about him.
Cleda Elizabeth was the last child, born Sep. 17, 1917 in Watauga Co. She married J. T. Nicholson on Aug. 24, 1939 in Forsyth Co. I have found no other information about them.
Rites held for Mr. Dula
Clyde Lester Dula, age 80, of Blowing Rock died Thursday in Blowing Rock Hospital after an extended illness.
Mr. Dula was born in Watauga County to Arthur and Mary Jane Coffey Dula. He was a retired fuel oil distributor having been employed by the Colvard Oil Company for thirty-four years. He served on the Blowing Rock Town Council for eight years and the local Recreation Commission for several years. He also served as Elder at Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Gwendolyn Coffey Dula of Blowing Rock; four daughters, Mrs. Elyse Milum of Lakeland, Florida, Mrs. John Broyhill of Blowing Rock, Miss Linda Dula of Blowing rock and Mrs. Mike Wilson of Boone; seven sisters, Mrs. Aileen Gragg of Boone, Mrs. W. H. Estes of Blowing Rock, Mrs. Beatrice Lentz of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Murray Coffey of Blowing Rock, Mrs. Virginia Willis of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Estha Self of Eden, Mrs. J. T. Niehulson [sic] of Los Angeles, Calif. and one brother, Ernest Dula of Winston-Salem; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church by Rev. Richard Holshouser and Rev. George Stenhouse. burial was in the Blowing Rock City Cemetery.
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Charlotte Dula Gragg
Watauga County Native
Charlotte Dula Gragg, 94, of Asheville, and a native and former resident of Boone, died Friday, July 14, 1989, at Biltmore Manor, a nursing care center in Asheville.
She was born Jan. 21, 1895 in Watauga County to Arthur and Mary Coffey Dula.
Mrs. Gragg was preceded in death by a daughter, Wanda Lamkin of Lenoir.
Surviving are one daughter, Jackie Ward of Asheville; four sisters, Mrs. Cleda Nicholson of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Ruby Coffey of blowing Rock, Mrs. Estha Self of Eden, N.C., and Mrs. Virginia Finney of Winston-Salem; five grandchildren, including Barbara Lamkin Price of Lenoir, seven great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Boone Fork Community Cemetery. The Rev. Murray Coffey and the Rev. Howard Hodges will officiate.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m. at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Boone.
*Name: Ruby Evelyn Dula Date of Birth: 19 Jan 1910 Gender: Female Race: White Birth County: Caldwell Parent1 Name: Arthur Hill Dula Parent2 Name: Mary Jane Coffey; North Carolina Birth Indexes, Roll No. B_C017_68001, Vol. 24, Page 257.
**Drexell Coffey Dula, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC death certificate No. 31539 (7 September 1974).
‡Name: Ruth Virginia Dula Date of Birth: 5 Aug 1904 Gender: Female Race: White Birth County: Watauga Parent1 Name: Arthur Hill Dula Parent2 Name: Mary Jane Coffey Register of Deeds. North Carolina Birth Indexes, Roll Number: B_C102_66001 Volume: 14 Page: 70.
†Name: Cleda Elizabeth Dula Date of Birth: 17 Sep 1917 Gender: Female Race: White Birth County: Watauga Parent1 Name: Arthur Hill Dula Parent2 Name: Mary Jane Coffey North Carolina Birth Indexes, Roll Number: B_C102_66001 Volume: 3 Page: 549.