William Wright “Willie” Draughon

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William Wright “Willie” Draughon

Birth
Piney Green, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Death
2 Mar 1939 (aged 81)
Piney Green, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Salemburg, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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The top picture of the young man, with the watch chain, is William Wright Draughon as a young man, probably in his 20's.
The picture with the four children is William and his first wife, Lee Etta Hair Draughon. According to his daughter Ludie D. Cotton, the children are her half-siblings, left to right: Clyda (or Clider), Ida, William Edmond, and next to the parents is Doshia. The picture was taken by photographer Charles W. Rochelle, in Durham, NC, about 1893. This same picture was altered years later and a man has been inserted into the picture. I think it may be their son, Lee Ashley, who was not born when the picture was taken and had himself inserted into the picture many years later. In the process of doing this it seems to have distorted the faces of the children. In checking with Lee Ashley's granddaughter, Marian D. Harris, she, too, thinks it is probably her grandfather. What other person would have gone to the trouble of adding himself to the family picture if it wasn't Lee?
The picture of the two men: the one in light colored suit is W. W. Draughon, and his oldest son, William Edmond Draughon. The older man is also William Wright Draughon.
The top picture of the young man, with the watch chain, is William Wright Draughon as a young man, probably in his 20's.
The picture with the four children is William and his first wife, Lee Etta Hair Draughon. According to his daughter Ludie D. Cotton, the children are her half-siblings, left to right: Clyda (or Clider), Ida, William Edmond, and next to the parents is Doshia. The picture was taken by photographer Charles W. Rochelle, in Durham, NC, about 1893. This same picture was altered years later and a man has been inserted into the picture. I think it may be their son, Lee Ashley, who was not born when the picture was taken and had himself inserted into the picture many years later. In the process of doing this it seems to have distorted the faces of the children. In checking with Lee Ashley's granddaughter, Marian D. Harris, she, too, thinks it is probably her grandfather. What other person would have gone to the trouble of adding himself to the family picture if it wasn't Lee?
The picture of the two men: the one in light colored suit is W. W. Draughon, and his oldest son, William Edmond Draughon. The older man is also William Wright Draughon.

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