Albert Holmes Wacaster

Albert Holmes Wacaster
(1875-1948)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Laura Emma Yount

2. Lottie Ware
3. Carrie

Albert Holmes Wacaster ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: 1 October 1875, , Lincoln County, NC ² ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Marriage (1): Laura Emma Yount on 14 December 1898 in Morganton, NC ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (2): Lottie Ware on 4 March 1933 in Danville, VA ⁶
Marriage (3): Carrie after 1933
Died: 16 February 1948, Altapass, NC at age 72 ⁸ ⁹
Buried: 19 February 1948, Reidsville, NC ⁸ ⁹

bullet Birth Notes:

Almost all of his census documents, North Carolina Death Records, and his World War I Draft Registration form support a birth year of 1875 but his gravestone is the only source which provides a birth year of 1876.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth information of 1 October 1876. ⁹

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in North Brook Township, Lincoln County, NC on June 1880. ⁷

1880 US Census
Sheet 349A, Roll 0970, District 104
North Brook Township, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Albert T. Wakester..Son..5..NC
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Morganton Township, Burke County, NC on 12 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 13, Dwelling 145, Household 146
Morganton Township, Burke County, North Carolina, United States
Years Married: 1
Albert Wacaster..Head..Oct 1875..24..NC..Day Laborer
(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Drayton Mills, Spartanburg, SC on April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 88, Household 157
Drayton Mills, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
Albert H. Waycaster..Head..31..NC
(Living with wife and 5 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 1 Oct 1875, then his age should have been 34 instead of 31.
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• He resided at RFD 4 in September 1918 in Reidsville, NC.
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• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Reidville, NC.

Name: Albert Homesley Wacaster
Birth Date: 01 Oct 1875
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Reidsville, NC on January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 221, Household 338
Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States
Albert H. Wacaster..Head..44..NC
(Living with wife, 6 children, 1 married daughter, 1 son-in-law, and 1 grandson.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Reidsville, NC on April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 9A, Roll 1717, District 0023, Household 175
Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States
Albert H. Waycaster..Head..54..NC
(Living with wife and 3 daughters.)
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• He was buried on 19 February 1948 in the Greenview Cemetery in Reidsville, NC.

Find A Grave Memorial #29802796
Plot: Block 2
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Albert married Laura Emma Yount on 14 December 1898 in Morganton, NC.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ The marriage ended in divorce. (Laura Emma Yount was born on 21 July 1875 in North Carolina,² ³ ⁴ ⁵ died on 28 May 1931 and was buried after 28 May 1931 in Reidsville, NC.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Morganton Township, Burke County, NC on 12 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 13, Dwelling 145, Household 146
Morganton Township, Burke County, North Carolina, United States
Years Married: 1
Albert Wacaster..Head..Oct 1875..24..NC..Day Laborer
Larah Wacaster..Wife..Jul 1875..24..NC..1/1
Cathrine Wacaster..Daughter..Nov 1899..6m..NC
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Drayton Mills, Spartanburg, SC on April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 88, Household 157
Drayton Mills, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
Albert H. Waycaster..Head..31..NC
Laura E. Waycaster..Wife..35..NC
Catherine S. Waycaster..Daughter..10..NC
Anna E. Waycaster..Daughter..9..NC
Jonnie A. Waycaster..Son..6..NC
James W. Waycaster..Son..3..NC
Mary L. Waycaster..Daughter..0..NC
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Reidsville, NC on January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 221, Household 338
Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States
Albert H. Wacaster..Head..44..NC
Laura Wacaster..Wife..45..NC
Catherin Wacaster..Daughter..20..NC
James Wacaster..Son..13..NC
Mary Wacaster..Daughter..10..NC
Sarah Wacaster..Daughter..6..NC
Alsie Wacaster..Daughter..4..NC
Elm? Wacaster..Daughter..3..NC
Annie L. Cobb..Daughter..18..NC
Isac R. Cobb..Son-in-law..19..NC
Carles Cobb..Grandson..0..NC
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• Divorced: Between 1930 and 1933.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Reidsville, NC on April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 9A, Roll 1717, District 0023, Household 175
Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States
Albert H. Waycaster..Head..54..NC
Lara Waycaster..Wife..55..NC
Sarah Waycaster..Daughter..16..NC
Alsie Waycaster..Daughter..14..NC
Elma Waycaster..Daughter..13..NC
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Albert next married Lottie Ware, daughter of Steve Ware and Mollie Taylor, on 4 March 1933 in Danville, VA.⁶ The marriage ended in divorce. (Lottie Ware was born in 1891 in , Rockingham County, NC ⁶ ¹¹ and died after 1 April 1940.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Divorced: Bef 1 April 1940.

Albert next married Carrie after 1933. (Carrie was born about 1880 and died on an unknown date.)

1 Will Johnson, "Starting from Northwest Arkansas, mostly Franklin County and connecting those lines to their ancestor and descendents," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wjfranklin : accessed 18 Jul 2014).

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Morganton Township, Burke County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 9A, dwelling 145, family 146, Albert Holmes Wacaster and Laura Emma Yount; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Drayton Mills, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 88, sheet 10B, family 157, Albert Holmes Wacaster and Laura Emma Yount; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 221, sheet 18B, family 338, Albert Holmes Wacaster and Laura Emma Yount; index and images (accessed 2 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0023, sheet 9A, family 175, Albert Holmes Wacaster and Laura Emma Yount; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1717.

6 "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708698 : accessed 2 Aug 2014), Name: Albert Homesley Wacaster; Spouse's Name: Lottie Ware Skambato; Event Date: 04 Mar 1933; Event Place: Danville, Virginia.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, North Brook Township, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 104, p. 349A, George Washington Wacaster and Sarah C. Chapman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Jul 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0970.

8 "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (accessed 2 Aug 2014), Name: Albert Homes Waycaster; Event Date: 16 Feb 1948; Event Place: Altapass, Mitchell, North Carolina.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 2 Aug 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29802796.

10 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Aug 2014); Name: Albert Homesley Wacaster; Event Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States.

11 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 79-27, sheet 15B, household 288, Lottie Ware; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 2967.

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