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36. REV. WILLIAM HENRY⁴ OLLIS (JOHN³, JOHN SWANSEA², SEBASTIAN "BOSTON"¹) was born September 22, 1840 in Plumtree, North Carolina, and died December 01, 1916 in Ingalls, Toe River Township, Avery, North Carolina ⁵⁴. He married MELINDA CAROLINE HARSTON January 25, 1866. She was born 1840 in Virginia.

Notes for REV. WILLIAM HENRY OLLIS:
William was born in Plumtree, North Carolina.
He died in Ingalls, Toe River Township, Avery, North Carolina.

The following are copies Of two letters that William Henry Ollis wrote to his brother John Leonard Ollis:

Spear N.C. Mitchell Co.
July 14th 1893

Mr. J. L. Ollis & Family
Jug Tavern Ga.

My Dear Brother I received and read your letter yesterday with the profoundest
gratitude, indeed it had been so long since we had a letter from you, that we
had almost dispaired of ever hearing from you again. So it's with the greatest
degree of pleasure that I hasten to reply to your long anticipated letter, with
the belief that anything from this, your native home, would be read and
relished as news of importance and interest to you. We will proceed to give
those of the most importance to you first. The one probably dearest to you of
all others, and the one upon whom you have bestowed more thought, was Dear
old Father in his sufferings but his sufferings ended the 17th of Oct 1891.
Since that time He has been with mother sister and brothers and best of all
with blessed Jesus. The largest number of the Family as it was once
constituted has crossed the Jordan. And are we only in the waiting for the
boatman coming to carry us o'er. Hush: don't you hear the splashing of the
boatman coming over. So cheer up brother He will be in the waiting on the
other shore with Virgie my second son who died in Asheville N.C. July 17th 88.
August our youngest daughter went to join and make up the company of the
redeemed on Oct 17th, 79. She died of membranous Diphtheria and Virgie of
Typhoid fever. Aunt Polly Gregg died last Feby after a lingering illness of
Female disease. Col Jhn. English is crossed the river. He died March 2nd last,
of old disease. The Col claimed to have a hope in his sickness so it is to be
hoped that we will meet him again if we are faithful. D. B. Franklin little Dave we
called him is dead his oldest daughter had died and when the family went to
bury her, he being unable to attend, he died while the family was gone. After
the death of Father Cora was married to J. D. Davis' son who lived on Rock
Creek. Martha by this time had got her pension of $4 per month so she decided
that Rock Creek was the promised land and so she went too. Can't say how
she is doing. Bros. J. S. moved off to Embreville Tenn as he written to you and
tried it for a year or more and about spent what he had and come back
satisfied. He is now living at my old House at the Crab Orchard and is doing
tollably well. His children are all still with him. He has bought a piece of Land,
on the mountain, near the rich gap, and has paid for it. His boys are farming
some but he works the most of his time for Wait Avery who lives here on his
Crab Orchard Farm. Wait has made quite an improvement on the place. He built
on the Ivy Knoll at upper end of the upper meadow. He sold the lick log gap lands
to the Darkies, all but George Shade he still holds on near the old place. J. N.
Ollis I don't know where he is got too. He was in Tenn where Jos. was, he went
from there to Jefferson City Tenn, where Andrew Davis is. He went from there
to Madison County, where I understand Sister Nancy and Zeb is living. We
never hear from them any more. Thos. & George Davis says children has gone
back to where Andrew is and is preaching in that county. I can't say definitely
how it is, but hope he is doing well. I only have three children at home. Lottie
who is grown, Robt. and Harstin the two little boys who is 15 and 13 years of
age. I keep two boys hired about all the time, which constitutes our family.
Mary married Allen Miller and lives at the break bottom. She has one child her
oldest a boy living and two dead. Lula married Wilson Burleson, Aaron's son,
and lives at the mouth of Horse Creek. She has two children. The oldest a boy
and a girl. They are both doing very well. Tomie is living in Greenville S. C.
where he was married about five years ago to Miss Emma Cole. He and his wife
came soon after they were married and spent some time with us then two
years ago she and her little girl came and spent a month. Since then, or one
year ago, Tomie came. He is connected with the Post Office in G. as a
distributing clerk at a very good sallery. He has brought property there and
improved it. His wife will inherit property near the City so I suppose he will
make that his future home. Tomie greatly appreciates his kins people, so can't
you make a run over some leisure day and make his heart glad, or have you no
R. R. Facilities. About one year ago there was a man in this neighborhood near
the Old Houston place by the name of Isaac Osborn had been here but a few
years from Tenn. He was called up one Sunday night about 11 o'clock and shot
till he was dead. Aaron Wiseman was arrested and tried before a J.P. and
released. He was afterward re arrested, when he made good his escape and
went to parts unknown. Can't say whether he is guilty but it's thought by a
great many that he will come back soon. Mr. J. T. Vance represented our
county in the last Legislature. G. Wesley Burleson and son at Plumtree are our
most enterprising merchants. The ground mica industry of this country is quite
a paying enterprize. This leaves us all very well hoping that it may find you all
the same.

Very devotedly,

W. H. Ollis

Glad of a lock of hair so I send you a lock from my old pate so you will see that
you have out lived your oldest brother. Though I could turn you down on gray
whiskers. I guess mine is fully half gray. Am glad to know that you are getting
on in the world so well as you are. I have always tried to be industrious and
economising and charitable and the good Lord has rewarded me bountifully.
We are very dry now and corn crops will be cut short unless it rains soon. With
love as ever,

W.H.O.

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Spear, N. C.
Oct. 30, 1900

J. L. Ollis
Carnesville, Ga.

My very Dear Brother, your kind letter to hand, and after some delay, I now avail
myself of the opportunity, and pleasure of writing you, a pleasure too, that I have not
enjoyed in a number of years. I had lost your where-bouts and still waited patiently,
hoping that you would some day write, and let us know where you was at.

This leaves us all very well, Lottie is still with us. Cora, is about grown, Robt. stays at
home very little, he is a deputy shff under Taylor Phillips who is now shff till first of
next year. Then the newly elected shff, Calvin Garland takes the office. We have had
about 10 murders committed in this county in the last year, 4 of Mr Wesley Young's
Boys are now in jail to be tried at Dec. Term of Court for the murder of one Bob
Nichols, who came from V. A. and K. Y. and who was a desperate man. I am uneasy
for the Young Boys while I believe they did the right thing, yet the sentiment of the
people is very high, by reason of so many murders being committed in the county.

Two of the Youngs married Aaron Burleson's girls. One married Greene Buchanan's
Girl the other one is single. You may remember her. Hort, Wash. Jess and Champ
are their names. Harstin our younges boy is off at Morganton in school, he went there
last year. He is getting to be a very fair scholar. Tomie is yet in the Revenue service
at Greenville, S. C. W. H. Green who you will probably remember was killed about
one year ago by a desperado by the name of Will Honeycutt, while trying to make an
arrest for blockading. J. M. is still living on Double- head, and getting on very well,
though he is not stout. Waits is married he married a Miss Cox, him and Charley are
both working in a Mica Mill, in McDowell County. The last news I had of sister
Nancey, she and Willie was at Jelico a cole mine on the line of Tenn. and K. Y.
Nelson was at Chestnut Hill in Tenn, though I have not heard from them in six or eight
months.

I am glad to know that the state of G. A. is looking so well after the veterans of the
lost cause in the way of Pensions, in this state they are clasified in 4 different grades
the least getting about sixteen, and the highest about seventy two dollars. I am
certainly glad to hear that there is a chance for you to get something from the state of
your adoption, G. A., which may prove a blessing to you, and those dependant on you
for support, and smooth the rugged pathway of life to the end of your journey, and
anything that I may be able to do for you in the way of getting up the proof I am ready
at any time to do it.

There are only a few of us left to tell of the conflicts and sufferings of the years 61 to
65 of the boys who wore the gray that I still meet are J. M. Ollis, John M. Houston,
Wm A. Feein, Jeff Lovein, J. C. Howell and Lace Byrd. These are the only ones of
this county that I meet occasionally, and one by one we will soon pass the last ford of
the river, and may we all be triumphant in the crossing. John Fortner passed over last
spring, and the question is who will hear the call, and pass out of the ranks next. Get
up your application for pention on proper blanks and forward to me, for the necessary
proof and I will attend to whatever is needed.

We have had an unusual season this year, in consequence which crops are short.
Especially corn of which we are not making more than 1/2 a crop. Aout one week ago
we had a very heavy rain fall of only a few hours, which produced the most distructive
fushet that I have ever witnessed, in the way of crops fences land, bridges and roads
the loss in this county which will amount to thousands of dollars
.

Well what about the election, we have had about 4 years of unequaled prosperity
under the Wm McKinly administration, and our motto is to let good enough alone. But
let me tell you, the very slim chance, of the prospect of the election of W. J. Bryan is
a mistrust, and indication of the return to idleness, and then to the erection once more
of soop houses in this Government. I don't know what you are or who you are for in
this contest, but for the sake of prosperity and sound money and good Government,
let us pull for that great and good man Wm Mckinley and be prosperous and happy.

Write soon, come and see us when you can and if we meet no more I am still your
brother.

W. H. Ollis

More About REV. WILLIAM HENRY OLLIS:
Burial: Green Valley Cemetery, NC
Cause of Death: Mitral Leak with Pulmonary Tuberculosis⁵⁴

Notes for MELINDA CAROLINE HARSTON:
Originally from PA.

Subject: Information
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 13:25:51 -0600
From: Lucille Weathermon <puddles@web-access.net>

Hello Prentis,

I have not talked to you for a long time, I was looking thru your Ollis again and ran across, the family of William Henry Ollis and Melinda Caroline Harston, b.1839 d.1918 both are buried at Green Valley Cem.
For the Children you have a Carrell E.L. b.1862. This E.L.Carrell is really, Cora Lee Carroll b.1885 m. Azor Weatherman. She is listed in the census in the house-hold of William Henry Ollis. She may-be a
grand-daugher of William Henry. I have not found her parents as yet. I have found a E.B. Carroll that died in 1894 in Avery County. I just thought that I would pass this on.
Lucille

More About WILLIAM OLLIS and MELINDA HARSTON:
Marriage: January 25, 1866

Children of WILLIAM OLLIS and MELINDA HARSTON are:

CORA LEE⁵ CARROLL, b. 1885; Adopted child; m. AZOR WEATHERMAN.

Notes for CORA LEE CARROLL:
Subject: Information
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 13:25:51 -0600
From: Lucille Weathermon <puddles@web-access.net>

Hello Prentis,

I have not talked to you for a long time, I was looking thru your Ollis again and ran across, the family of William Henry Ollis and Melinda Caroline Harston, b.1839 d.1918 both are buried at Green Valley Cem.
For the Children you have a Carrell E.L. b.1862. This E.L.Carrell is really, Cora Lee Carroll b.1885 m. Azor Weatherman. She is listed in the census in the house-hold of William Henry Ollis. She may-be a
grand-daugher of William Henry. I have not found her parents as yet. I have found a E.B. Carroll that died in 1894 in Avery County. I just thought that I would pass this on.
Lucille

111.	ii.	MARY F. OLLIS, b. September 11, 1867; d. 1893.
112.	iii.	THOMAS EDWARD OLLIS, b. September 14, 1868; d. July 1939.
113.	iv.	LOUISE OLLIS, b. 1871.
	v.	VIRGLE T. OLLIS, b. April 30, 1872; d. July 17, 1888, Asheville, North Carolina ⁵⁵.

More About VIRGLE T. OLLIS:
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever

	vi.		WILLIAM AZOR OLLIS, b. April 30, 1872; d. March 11, 1874.
	vii.		LOTTIE OLLIS, b. February 27, 1876; d. June 05, 1973; m. (1) ROBERT WISEMAN; d. Abt. 1950; m. (2) REV HORACE HALLYBURTON.

Notes for LOTTIE OLLIS:
Lottie operated a boarding house for several years. After Uncle Robert died, Aunt Lottie decided to sell out and go to Methodist Home in Charlotte. She met Horace Hallyburton at the Home and they got married and lived there until they died.

Second source:

While I had my Wiseman book out, I did look up which OLLIS folks I have and thought I'd provide you with a list. If you would like further information on any of these folks let me know. Keep in mind that I'll
be able to provide info about the family of whoever married the OLLIS, because OLLIS is a "marrying in" name in this book. Still, you might find it useful.

Robert Wiseman married Lottie Ollis and she operated a boarding house at Sunny Brook Farm for many years. They didn't have any children of their own but frequently took in orphans. Robert Wiseman died about 1950 and Lottie Wiseman sold the Sunny Brook property and moved to a Methodist
Home in Charlotte, North Carolina. There she met Horace Hallyburton and they married and continued to live in the home until their death. Lottie died on June 5, 1973.

More About ROBERT WISEMAN:
Occupation: Survayor

More About REV HORACE HALLYBURTON:
Occupation: Methodest Minister

viii.

PANTHAL AUGUSTA OLLIS, b. February 23, 1878; d. October 17, 1889 ⁵⁶.

More About PANTHAL AUGUSTA OLLIS:
Cause of Death: Menbranous Diptheria

114.	ix.	ROBERT J. OLLIS, b. November 30, 1879; d. November 26, 1955.
115.	x.	CAREY HARSTON OLLIS, b. September 12, 1881; d. February 22, 1936.
	xi.	CORA D. OLLIS, b. 1893.

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