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  1. Who is Sinda (name on the Samuel Stancil monument as a child of Tom and Delaney)? Last child born? What about Spirus who was born in April 1870 and is listed in the 1870 Census with Tom and Delaney? -- Vann

    2.

    A: The short answer is that Spirus (also spelled Spirois, Sperious, Sporons, Sperois) and Sinda E.E. Stancil are both children of John Thomas and Delaney Sasser Stancil.

    Jerry Stancil (Samuel Branch) and I (Renn Stancil Hinton) studied all the graves and information on the graves in the Hales Cemetery, this originally was Stancil land. We looked at all available census and other county records for each of Samuel’s sons; James Henry, John Thomas, Josiah and Jacob Astor.

    Extensive research has been done on the Josiah Stancil Family by Jane Barnes Poston. Jane knew of the existence of Nempie Stancil, but did not know where she was buried. Josiah and family had moved from Beulah Township to Springhill Township, Wilson County, NC, before 1880.

    We believe the first person buried in the Cemetery, known as the Hales Cemetery, may have been Samuel Stancil, who died in the summer of 1844. The fact that no other graves were placed near Samuel's grave over the years support this. Martha Patsy Rentfrow, Samuel's wife, whose second marriage was to Gillis Hales in 1848, would have known exactly where Samuel was buried. It was customary to mark a grave. We believe there was a marker there in 1844. In September of 2009, Coree Hinton (George Ira Branch) found what is believed to be parts of the original Samuel grave marker and Jerry Stancil (Samuel Branch) is preserving and studying these fragments.

    The oldest grave with monument that survived is that of Nimpie Stancil, born June 1, 1882, died Sept. 23, 1882. Jane Barnes Poston of the Josiah linage verified that Nimpie Stancil was the twin sister of Nippie Stancil and was born on June 1, 1882, to Josiah and Trecinda Stancil. Jane had been trying for years to find her grave, never dreaming it would be in the Hales Cemetery. When this baby died, Josiah brought the baby to his boyhood home for burial at the foot of his father, Samuel’s grave. Nippie Stancil, the surviving twin, lived until 1965.

    In the 1900 Census, two of the questions were: "Mother of how many children" and "How many of these children are living."

    It was recorded that Elizabeth gave birth to 0 children. It was recorded that Delaney gave birth to 13 children with 11 living. It was recorded that Trecinda gave birth to 11 children with 8 living. (Her youngest children were Nippie and Nimpie) It was recorded that Milly gave birth to 5 children with 3 living.

    I believe John Thomas buried his infant daughter, Sinda E.E., who died the day after her birth on Jan. 6, 1888, at the foot of Samuel's grave too.

    More information
    There are two Stancil/Stansell death records:


    1. U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880
      Schedule 2.-Persons who Died during the year ending June 1, 1870, in Beulah Township, County of Johnston, State of N. Carolina Number of the Family: 97
      Sperious Stancil, age at death: 2/12, Sex: M (male) Race: W (white)
      Born: North Carolina
      Month died: June
      Cause: diarrhea
      (Pg 390, line6, Roll M1805_3)

    2. U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880
      Schedule 2.-Persons who Died during the year ending June 1, 1870, in Beulah Township, County of Johnston, State of N. Carolina Number of the Family: 97
      Sperois Stansell age at death: 2/12, Sex: M (male)
      Race: W
      Born: North Carolina
      Month died: June
      Cause: unknown
      (Pg. 391 line 6 Roll M 1805_3)

    Records used included:

    Marriages
    Johnston & Wilson County
    Stancil, James H. to Nancy Rose Moore Aug 25, 1857
    Stancil, Thomas to Delaney Sasser, daughter of Henry & Martha Patsy, July 4, 1860
    Stancil, Josiah to Trena (Tresea) Rentfrow, daughter of Jacob & Elizabeth, Black Creek, Jan 3, 1867
    Stansell, James to Elizabeth Godwin Jan 16, 1870
    Stancil, Jacob to Milly Watson, daughter of Dempsey & Edith, March 17, 1872

    1870 U.S. Census
    North Carolina, Johnston County, Beulah Township
    Stancil J. T. age 28 White Farmer
    Lana age 25 White
    Henry age 7 White
    Samul age 6 White
    Josiah age 4 White
    Tempy A age 2 White
    Spirus age 2/12 born in April White


  2. I am not sure how we are related, but my family history is from Kenly, NC. My grandfather was Lewis Kermit Stancil. His parents were Bathie Gother Stancil (1888-1971) and Nannie Godwin Stancil (1890-?) He had 7 siblings: Marron, Etta, Lessey, Ruby, Peter, Mary Lee, and Ralph. Bathie Gother Stancils parents were Bunyon Stancil (1861-1938) and Catherine Godwin (1857-1919). Bunyon's parents were Stephen Stancil and Rhoda Renfrow. Can you find our link? -- Pam

    3. A: Godfrey Stancil Sr. and John Stancil IV were brothers and sons of John III. John IV was the father of Samuel Stancil, see the monument at the Hales Cemetery or at www.stancilreunion.com/samuelstancil.html.

    Godfrey Stancil Jr. and Samuel Stancil were first cousins.

    My father was George Ralph Stancil (born 1908), son of George Ira Stancil Sr. (born 1880), grandson of John Thomas Stancil (born 1841), great-grandson of Samuel Stancil (born 1816), great-great-grandson of John Stancil IV, great-great-great grandson of John Stancil III.

    Your grandfather Lewis Kermit Stancil (born 1911) was son of Bathie Gother Stancil (1888), grandson of Bunyon Stancil (born 1861), great grandson of Stephen Stancil, great-great grandson of Godfrey Stancil Jr., great-great-great grandson of Godfrey Stancil Sr., great-great-great-great grandson of John Stancil III

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