Maude Elma Watson was the first of five children born to Joseph Whitty Watson (1864-1933) and his second wife, Maude Elma Land (1878-1958). Her paternal grandparents were William Moore Watson and his wife Nancy Elizabeth Bangert, and her maternal grandparents were James Kenneth Land and his wife Alice Elizabeth Brinson, all of New Bern, NC. She had three half siblings by her father's prior marriage, and four full siblings.
Elma, as she was called, married to Carrold Adam Stearns (1892-1950) of Statesville, NC, on 1 Sept. 1920, at her parents' home in Gastonia, NC. He was a son of Dulin Benson Stearns and his wife Mary Jane Beachum.
Elma and Carrold they had six children: Watson Whitty Stearns (1921-1956), Carrold Adam Stearns, Jr. (1922-2013, m. Norma Cheek), Elma Watson Stearns (1923-2012, Mrs. Charles F. Deleot), Benjamin Dulin Stearns (1925-2006, m. Etta Taylor), Mary Jane Stearns (1927-1927) and Jeremiah Beachum Stearns (1932-1932).
Elma was very active in the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Children of the Confederacy, and the Methodist Church. She also enjoyed in participating in horse shows. She and her husband had a fine home on Race Street in Statesville, NC, and also a palatial summer home on Round Mountain, near North Wilkesboro.
From "The Landmark," Statesville, NC, Tuesday, 8 March 1932:
"Funeral Held for Mrs. C. A. Stearns
Broad Street Methodist Church Is Filled To Overflowing By Sorrowing Relatives and Friends
Interment Is In Oakwood
The funeral service for Mrs. C. A. Stearns was held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock from Broad Street Methodist church, and interment was in Oakwood cemetery. The service was conducted by Rev. M. T. Smathers, pastor of Broad Street church, assisted by Rev. Joe Armbrust of North Wilkesboro.
The service was attended by large numbers of friends and relatives from New Bern, Gastonia, North Wilkesboro, Charlotte and elsewhere, and the church was filled to overflowing for the service. Members of the local chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy attended the service in a body, as did also the members of Jefferson Davis chapter, Children of the Confederacy, of which Mrs. Stearns was the leader.
Music during the service was by the members of the choir of Broad Street church, assisted by Miss Martha Simmons and Mrs. Earl Davis. Mrs. Eugene Davis was at the organ. The hymns sung were "Oh Love that Will Not Let Me Go," and "In the Hour of Trial." During the service Mrs. Earl Davis sang, "Some Day We'll Understand."
Beautiful flowers, a last tribute of affection from friends, filled the front of the church auditorium and covered the grave in Oakwood. These flowers were carried by a group of friend, including Mesdames Carroll B. Spencer, Robert A. White, Fred H. Deaton, James L. Pressly, H. L. Newbold, Cowles Bristol, Fred Lowrance, G. L. Crowell, N. M. Lewis, Henry Nicholson, Godfrey C. Kimball, Earl Davis, Ross McElwee, Wesley Jones, Frank L. Johnson, Malcom Cameron, Frank L. Grier, Henry Allen, C. D. Moss, Chester O. Ensign, Jack Dillon, Young Shackelford; Misses Louise Brady, Grace Carpenter and Marie Stephens; Mrs. Martin Thomas, of Winston-Salem; Mrs. K. C. Eller, of Columbia, S. C., Mrs. Judson Yale and Mrs. E. R. Settle, of Hayes; Mrs. Clyde Wright, Mrs. J. A. Hamilton and Miss Erie Gilliam, teachers at the Round Mountain school. Each of the members of the Children of the Confederacy carried flowers also, and places these on the grave in memory of their leader.
The active pallbearers were Messrs. G. L. Crowell, H. L. Newbold, C. B. Spencer, Stinson Alexander, Ross Alexander, G. C. McGimpsey, Lonnie N. Mills, and Mr. K. C. Eller, of Columbia, S. C.
The honorary pallbearers were Messrs. John F. Bowles, M. E. Ramsey, E. M. Land, L. C. Steele, Tom Murdock, W. A. Bristol, Earl Davis, C. H. Turner, Malcom Cameron, Henry Nicholson, L. B. Bristol, Irvine Tomlin, J. B. Roach, M. P. Alexander, Young Alexander, Fred H. Deaton, Fred Lowrance, H. P. Grier, Jr., N. D. Schiff, W. E. Webb, Frank Deaton, Robert A. White, Cowles Bristol, H. A. Yount, Dr. Ross McElwee, Dr. Hubbard, of North Wilkesboro; Messrs. M. H. Biser, J. B. Pridgen, W. T. Wilkinson, Oscar Abernethy, E. E. Reid and Dr. Wallace Abernethy of Charlotte; James L. Lucas, of Hiddenite, and Lon Crowell, of Newton.
In addition to her sisters, Misses Bessie and Lucile Watson, and her brothers, Messrs. Herbert and Albert Watson, of Statesville, Mrs. Stearns is survived by two other sisters-- Mrs. Edna Watson Hall, of New Bern and Mrs. A. G. Caldwell, of Atlanta. They were here to attend the funeral.
Other relatives here were Mayor A. H. Bangert, of New Bern, uncle of Mrs. Stearns; also her aunts, Mrs. John R. Taylor, of New Bern; and Mrs. Thomas Lee Craig, of Gastonia.
Others present were Mr. A. G. Caldwell, of Atlanta; Mr. John R. Taylor, Miss Elizabeth Taylor and John R. Taylor, Jr., Master Pete Hall, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Land, Mr. and Mrs H. K. Land, Master James B. Land, all of New Bern; Mr. and Mrs L. L. Land, of Raleigh; Mrs. H. H. Boyd, of Charlotte; Miss Jennie Craig Watson, of Gastonia; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Settle; Mr. and Mrs. Judson Yale, Rev. Joe Armbrust, and Dr. Hubbard, of North Wilkesboro; Mrs. Martin Thomas, of Winston-Salem; Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Eller, of Columbia, S. C."
Elma, as she was called, married to Carrold Adam Stearns (1892-1950) of Statesville, NC, on 1 Sept. 1920, at her parents' home in Gastonia, NC. He was a son of Dulin Benson Stearns and his wife Mary Jane Beachum.
Elma and Carrold they had six children: Watson Whitty Stearns (1921-1956), Carrold Adam Stearns, Jr. (1922-2013, m. Norma Cheek), Elma Watson Stearns (1923-2012, Mrs. Charles F. Deleot), Benjamin Dulin Stearns (1925-2006, m. Etta Taylor), Mary Jane Stearns (1927-1927) and Jeremiah Beachum Stearns (1932-1932).
Elma was very active in the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Children of the Confederacy, and the Methodist Church. She also enjoyed in participating in horse shows. She and her husband had a fine home on Race Street in Statesville, NC, and also a palatial summer home on Round Mountain, near North Wilkesboro.
From "The Landmark," Statesville, NC, Tuesday, 8 March 1932:
"Funeral Held for Mrs. C. A. Stearns
Broad Street Methodist Church Is Filled To Overflowing By Sorrowing Relatives and Friends
Interment Is In Oakwood
The funeral service for Mrs. C. A. Stearns was held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock from Broad Street Methodist church, and interment was in Oakwood cemetery. The service was conducted by Rev. M. T. Smathers, pastor of Broad Street church, assisted by Rev. Joe Armbrust of North Wilkesboro.
The service was attended by large numbers of friends and relatives from New Bern, Gastonia, North Wilkesboro, Charlotte and elsewhere, and the church was filled to overflowing for the service. Members of the local chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy attended the service in a body, as did also the members of Jefferson Davis chapter, Children of the Confederacy, of which Mrs. Stearns was the leader.
Music during the service was by the members of the choir of Broad Street church, assisted by Miss Martha Simmons and Mrs. Earl Davis. Mrs. Eugene Davis was at the organ. The hymns sung were "Oh Love that Will Not Let Me Go," and "In the Hour of Trial." During the service Mrs. Earl Davis sang, "Some Day We'll Understand."
Beautiful flowers, a last tribute of affection from friends, filled the front of the church auditorium and covered the grave in Oakwood. These flowers were carried by a group of friend, including Mesdames Carroll B. Spencer, Robert A. White, Fred H. Deaton, James L. Pressly, H. L. Newbold, Cowles Bristol, Fred Lowrance, G. L. Crowell, N. M. Lewis, Henry Nicholson, Godfrey C. Kimball, Earl Davis, Ross McElwee, Wesley Jones, Frank L. Johnson, Malcom Cameron, Frank L. Grier, Henry Allen, C. D. Moss, Chester O. Ensign, Jack Dillon, Young Shackelford; Misses Louise Brady, Grace Carpenter and Marie Stephens; Mrs. Martin Thomas, of Winston-Salem; Mrs. K. C. Eller, of Columbia, S. C., Mrs. Judson Yale and Mrs. E. R. Settle, of Hayes; Mrs. Clyde Wright, Mrs. J. A. Hamilton and Miss Erie Gilliam, teachers at the Round Mountain school. Each of the members of the Children of the Confederacy carried flowers also, and places these on the grave in memory of their leader.
The active pallbearers were Messrs. G. L. Crowell, H. L. Newbold, C. B. Spencer, Stinson Alexander, Ross Alexander, G. C. McGimpsey, Lonnie N. Mills, and Mr. K. C. Eller, of Columbia, S. C.
The honorary pallbearers were Messrs. John F. Bowles, M. E. Ramsey, E. M. Land, L. C. Steele, Tom Murdock, W. A. Bristol, Earl Davis, C. H. Turner, Malcom Cameron, Henry Nicholson, L. B. Bristol, Irvine Tomlin, J. B. Roach, M. P. Alexander, Young Alexander, Fred H. Deaton, Fred Lowrance, H. P. Grier, Jr., N. D. Schiff, W. E. Webb, Frank Deaton, Robert A. White, Cowles Bristol, H. A. Yount, Dr. Ross McElwee, Dr. Hubbard, of North Wilkesboro; Messrs. M. H. Biser, J. B. Pridgen, W. T. Wilkinson, Oscar Abernethy, E. E. Reid and Dr. Wallace Abernethy of Charlotte; James L. Lucas, of Hiddenite, and Lon Crowell, of Newton.
In addition to her sisters, Misses Bessie and Lucile Watson, and her brothers, Messrs. Herbert and Albert Watson, of Statesville, Mrs. Stearns is survived by two other sisters-- Mrs. Edna Watson Hall, of New Bern and Mrs. A. G. Caldwell, of Atlanta. They were here to attend the funeral.
Other relatives here were Mayor A. H. Bangert, of New Bern, uncle of Mrs. Stearns; also her aunts, Mrs. John R. Taylor, of New Bern; and Mrs. Thomas Lee Craig, of Gastonia.
Others present were Mr. A. G. Caldwell, of Atlanta; Mr. John R. Taylor, Miss Elizabeth Taylor and John R. Taylor, Jr., Master Pete Hall, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Land, Mr. and Mrs H. K. Land, Master James B. Land, all of New Bern; Mr. and Mrs L. L. Land, of Raleigh; Mrs. H. H. Boyd, of Charlotte; Miss Jennie Craig Watson, of Gastonia; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Settle; Mr. and Mrs. Judson Yale, Rev. Joe Armbrust, and Dr. Hubbard, of North Wilkesboro; Mrs. Martin Thomas, of Winston-Salem; Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Eller, of Columbia, S. C."
Maude Elma Watson was the first of five children born to Joseph Whitty Watson (1864-1933) and his second wife, Maude Elma Land (1878-1958). Her paternal grandparents were William Moore Watson and his wife Nancy Elizabeth Bangert, and her maternal grandparents were James Kenneth Land and his wife Alice Elizabeth Brinson, all of New Bern, NC. She had three half siblings by her father's prior marriage, and four full siblings.
Elma, as she was called, married to Carrold Adam Stearns (1892-1950) of Statesville, NC, on 1 Sept. 1920, at her parents' home in Gastonia, NC. He was a son of Dulin Benson Stearns and his wife Mary Jane Beachum.
Elma and Carrold they had six children: Watson Whitty Stearns (1921-1956), Carrold Adam Stearns, Jr. (1922-2013, m. Norma Cheek), Elma Watson Stearns (1923-2012, Mrs. Charles F. Deleot), Benjamin Dulin Stearns (1925-2006, m. Etta Taylor), Mary Jane Stearns (1927-1927) and Jeremiah Beachum Stearns (1932-1932).
Elma was very active in the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Children of the Confederacy, and the Methodist Church. She also enjoyed in participating in horse shows. She and her husband had a fine home on Race Street in Statesville, NC, and also a palatial summer home on Round Mountain, near North Wilkesboro.
From "The Landmark," Statesville, NC, Tuesday, 8 March 1932:
"Funeral Held for Mrs. C. A. Stearns
Broad Street Methodist Church Is Filled To Overflowing By Sorrowing Relatives and Friends
Interment Is In Oakwood
The funeral service for Mrs. C. A. Stearns was held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock from Broad Street Methodist church, and interment was in Oakwood cemetery. The service was conducted by Rev. M. T. Smathers, pastor of Broad Street church, assisted by Rev. Joe Armbrust of North Wilkesboro.
The service was attended by large numbers of friends and relatives from New Bern, Gastonia, North Wilkesboro, Charlotte and elsewhere, and the church was filled to overflowing for the service. Members of the local chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy attended the service in a body, as did also the members of Jefferson Davis chapter, Children of the Confederacy, of which Mrs. Stearns was the leader.
Music during the service was by the members of the choir of Broad Street church, assisted by Miss Martha Simmons and Mrs. Earl Davis. Mrs. Eugene Davis was at the organ. The hymns sung were "Oh Love that Will Not Let Me Go," and "In the Hour of Trial." During the service Mrs. Earl Davis sang, "Some Day We'll Understand."
Beautiful flowers, a last tribute of affection from friends, filled the front of the church auditorium and covered the grave in Oakwood. These flowers were carried by a group of friend, including Mesdames Carroll B. Spencer, Robert A. White, Fred H. Deaton, James L. Pressly, H. L. Newbold, Cowles Bristol, Fred Lowrance, G. L. Crowell, N. M. Lewis, Henry Nicholson, Godfrey C. Kimball, Earl Davis, Ross McElwee, Wesley Jones, Frank L. Johnson, Malcom Cameron, Frank L. Grier, Henry Allen, C. D. Moss, Chester O. Ensign, Jack Dillon, Young Shackelford; Misses Louise Brady, Grace Carpenter and Marie Stephens; Mrs. Martin Thomas, of Winston-Salem; Mrs. K. C. Eller, of Columbia, S. C., Mrs. Judson Yale and Mrs. E. R. Settle, of Hayes; Mrs. Clyde Wright, Mrs. J. A. Hamilton and Miss Erie Gilliam, teachers at the Round Mountain school. Each of the members of the Children of the Confederacy carried flowers also, and places these on the grave in memory of their leader.
The active pallbearers were Messrs. G. L. Crowell, H. L. Newbold, C. B. Spencer, Stinson Alexander, Ross Alexander, G. C. McGimpsey, Lonnie N. Mills, and Mr. K. C. Eller, of Columbia, S. C.
The honorary pallbearers were Messrs. John F. Bowles, M. E. Ramsey, E. M. Land, L. C. Steele, Tom Murdock, W. A. Bristol, Earl Davis, C. H. Turner, Malcom Cameron, Henry Nicholson, L. B. Bristol, Irvine Tomlin, J. B. Roach, M. P. Alexander, Young Alexander, Fred H. Deaton, Fred Lowrance, H. P. Grier, Jr., N. D. Schiff, W. E. Webb, Frank Deaton, Robert A. White, Cowles Bristol, H. A. Yount, Dr. Ross McElwee, Dr. Hubbard, of North Wilkesboro; Messrs. M. H. Biser, J. B. Pridgen, W. T. Wilkinson, Oscar Abernethy, E. E. Reid and Dr. Wallace Abernethy of Charlotte; James L. Lucas, of Hiddenite, and Lon Crowell, of Newton.
In addition to her sisters, Misses Bessie and Lucile Watson, and her brothers, Messrs. Herbert and Albert Watson, of Statesville, Mrs. Stearns is survived by two other sisters-- Mrs. Edna Watson Hall, of New Bern and Mrs. A. G. Caldwell, of Atlanta. They were here to attend the funeral.
Other relatives here were Mayor A. H. Bangert, of New Bern, uncle of Mrs. Stearns; also her aunts, Mrs. John R. Taylor, of New Bern; and Mrs. Thomas Lee Craig, of Gastonia.
Others present were Mr. A. G. Caldwell, of Atlanta; Mr. John R. Taylor, Miss Elizabeth Taylor and John R. Taylor, Jr., Master Pete Hall, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Land, Mr. and Mrs H. K. Land, Master James B. Land, all of New Bern; Mr. and Mrs L. L. Land, of Raleigh; Mrs. H. H. Boyd, of Charlotte; Miss Jennie Craig Watson, of Gastonia; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Settle; Mr. and Mrs. Judson Yale, Rev. Joe Armbrust, and Dr. Hubbard, of North Wilkesboro; Mrs. Martin Thomas, of Winston-Salem; Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Eller, of Columbia, S. C."
Elma, as she was called, married to Carrold Adam Stearns (1892-1950) of Statesville, NC, on 1 Sept. 1920, at her parents' home in Gastonia, NC. He was a son of Dulin Benson Stearns and his wife Mary Jane Beachum.
Elma and Carrold they had six children: Watson Whitty Stearns (1921-1956), Carrold Adam Stearns, Jr. (1922-2013, m. Norma Cheek), Elma Watson Stearns (1923-2012, Mrs. Charles F. Deleot), Benjamin Dulin Stearns (1925-2006, m. Etta Taylor), Mary Jane Stearns (1927-1927) and Jeremiah Beachum Stearns (1932-1932).
Elma was very active in the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Children of the Confederacy, and the Methodist Church. She also enjoyed in participating in horse shows. She and her husband had a fine home on Race Street in Statesville, NC, and also a palatial summer home on Round Mountain, near North Wilkesboro.
From "The Landmark," Statesville, NC, Tuesday, 8 March 1932:
"Funeral Held for Mrs. C. A. Stearns
Broad Street Methodist Church Is Filled To Overflowing By Sorrowing Relatives and Friends
Interment Is In Oakwood
The funeral service for Mrs. C. A. Stearns was held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock from Broad Street Methodist church, and interment was in Oakwood cemetery. The service was conducted by Rev. M. T. Smathers, pastor of Broad Street church, assisted by Rev. Joe Armbrust of North Wilkesboro.
The service was attended by large numbers of friends and relatives from New Bern, Gastonia, North Wilkesboro, Charlotte and elsewhere, and the church was filled to overflowing for the service. Members of the local chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy attended the service in a body, as did also the members of Jefferson Davis chapter, Children of the Confederacy, of which Mrs. Stearns was the leader.
Music during the service was by the members of the choir of Broad Street church, assisted by Miss Martha Simmons and Mrs. Earl Davis. Mrs. Eugene Davis was at the organ. The hymns sung were "Oh Love that Will Not Let Me Go," and "In the Hour of Trial." During the service Mrs. Earl Davis sang, "Some Day We'll Understand."
Beautiful flowers, a last tribute of affection from friends, filled the front of the church auditorium and covered the grave in Oakwood. These flowers were carried by a group of friend, including Mesdames Carroll B. Spencer, Robert A. White, Fred H. Deaton, James L. Pressly, H. L. Newbold, Cowles Bristol, Fred Lowrance, G. L. Crowell, N. M. Lewis, Henry Nicholson, Godfrey C. Kimball, Earl Davis, Ross McElwee, Wesley Jones, Frank L. Johnson, Malcom Cameron, Frank L. Grier, Henry Allen, C. D. Moss, Chester O. Ensign, Jack Dillon, Young Shackelford; Misses Louise Brady, Grace Carpenter and Marie Stephens; Mrs. Martin Thomas, of Winston-Salem; Mrs. K. C. Eller, of Columbia, S. C., Mrs. Judson Yale and Mrs. E. R. Settle, of Hayes; Mrs. Clyde Wright, Mrs. J. A. Hamilton and Miss Erie Gilliam, teachers at the Round Mountain school. Each of the members of the Children of the Confederacy carried flowers also, and places these on the grave in memory of their leader.
The active pallbearers were Messrs. G. L. Crowell, H. L. Newbold, C. B. Spencer, Stinson Alexander, Ross Alexander, G. C. McGimpsey, Lonnie N. Mills, and Mr. K. C. Eller, of Columbia, S. C.
The honorary pallbearers were Messrs. John F. Bowles, M. E. Ramsey, E. M. Land, L. C. Steele, Tom Murdock, W. A. Bristol, Earl Davis, C. H. Turner, Malcom Cameron, Henry Nicholson, L. B. Bristol, Irvine Tomlin, J. B. Roach, M. P. Alexander, Young Alexander, Fred H. Deaton, Fred Lowrance, H. P. Grier, Jr., N. D. Schiff, W. E. Webb, Frank Deaton, Robert A. White, Cowles Bristol, H. A. Yount, Dr. Ross McElwee, Dr. Hubbard, of North Wilkesboro; Messrs. M. H. Biser, J. B. Pridgen, W. T. Wilkinson, Oscar Abernethy, E. E. Reid and Dr. Wallace Abernethy of Charlotte; James L. Lucas, of Hiddenite, and Lon Crowell, of Newton.
In addition to her sisters, Misses Bessie and Lucile Watson, and her brothers, Messrs. Herbert and Albert Watson, of Statesville, Mrs. Stearns is survived by two other sisters-- Mrs. Edna Watson Hall, of New Bern and Mrs. A. G. Caldwell, of Atlanta. They were here to attend the funeral.
Other relatives here were Mayor A. H. Bangert, of New Bern, uncle of Mrs. Stearns; also her aunts, Mrs. John R. Taylor, of New Bern; and Mrs. Thomas Lee Craig, of Gastonia.
Others present were Mr. A. G. Caldwell, of Atlanta; Mr. John R. Taylor, Miss Elizabeth Taylor and John R. Taylor, Jr., Master Pete Hall, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Land, Mr. and Mrs H. K. Land, Master James B. Land, all of New Bern; Mr. and Mrs L. L. Land, of Raleigh; Mrs. H. H. Boyd, of Charlotte; Miss Jennie Craig Watson, of Gastonia; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Settle; Mr. and Mrs. Judson Yale, Rev. Joe Armbrust, and Dr. Hubbard, of North Wilkesboro; Mrs. Martin Thomas, of Winston-Salem; Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Eller, of Columbia, S. C."
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