Ancestors of Winifred Rachael Pierce
Generation No. 1
1. Winifred Rachael Pierce, born December 9, 1920 in family home, Beulaville, NC. She was the daughter of 2. Arthur Roscoe Pierce and 3. Plina Patrick Sandlin. She married (1) David Williams Rouse December 6, 1941 in Baptist parsonage, Conway, SC. He was the son of William Joseph Rouse and Annie Williams Johnson.
Marriage Notes
Rouses Celebrate Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
David Williams Rouse and his wife Winifred Pierce Rouse of Route 2, Rose Hill, celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on November 30, 1991. They restated their wedding vows at Charity United Methodist Church, followed by a reception in the fellowship hall given by their children.
They were married on December 6, 1941, in Conway, S.C. Winifred is the daughter of the late Roscoe and Plina Sandlin Pierce of Beulaville; David's parents were Joseph and Annie Johnson Rouse of Rose Hill. David and Winifred have three children, Patricia, Treva, and David, Jr.; they also raised David's younger brother, Hugh, who is like a son.
Patricia, and her husband, John McGarty, life in Annapolis, Maryland; they have two children, Kyle and Dana. Treva is married to Wallace native, Gene Simmons; they live in Raleigh and have two children, Patrick and Celeste. David, Jr. and his wife, Helen, live in Willard; David has a son, David W. Rouse III. Hugh and his wife, Stella, live near Rose Hill and have two sons, Stuart and Eric.
The anniversary celebration began on Friday, November 29, at the home of Gene and Treva Simmons. They honored their parents with a family dinner at their Raleigh home. Among the family guests were June Quinn Price and her husband, Murriel, from Burke, Virginia, and Huston Pierce, from Baltimore, Maryland. Mrs. Price is Mrs. Rouse's cousin and Mr. Pierce is Mrs. Rouse's brother.
On Saturday, family and friends joined the anniversary couple at their church, Charity United Methodist, for the restating of wedding vows and a reception at 3:00. The Reverend Robert Ray officiated and the pianist was Herschel Pierce of Beulaville, Mrs. Rouse's brother.
During the ceremony, the children and grandchildren participated by standing with the couple.
At the reception, Helen Rouse, wife of Chester Rouse, David's brother, cut the cake and Stella Rouse served the punch. Helen F. Rouse, wife of David Rouse, Jr., and Michelle Atkinson helped replenish the table.
Following the reception, the couple and family enjoyed a buffet dinner at the home of Chester and Helen Rouse. Hugh and Stella Rouse were co-hosts for this lovely affair.
--Wallace Enterprise, Wallace, NC, 12/12/1991
Children of Winifred Pierce and David Rouse are:
i. Patricia Ann Rouse, born February 20, 1947 in family home, Rose Hill, North Carolina; married (1) Eugene Shelton Browder December 22, 1968 in Charity United Methodist Church, Rose Hill, NC; married (2) John Francis McGarty January 29, 1983 in Calvary United Methodist Church, Annapolis, Maryland.
ii. Helen Treva Rouse, born January 26, 1951 in Dr. Hawes' Clinic, Rose Hill, NC; married Eugene Forlaw Simmons June 2, 1973 in Charity United Methodist Church, Rose Hill, NC.
iii. David Williams Rouse, Jr., born June 27, 1953 in Dr. Hawes' Clinic, Rose Hill, NC; married (1) Angelina Batchelor October 1981; married (2) Annie Helen Fawe 1990.
Generation No. 2
2. Arthur Roscoe Pierce, born March 18, 1889 in Maple Hill, Pender County, NC1; died November 24, 1958 in Kenansville, NC2. He married 3. Plina Patrick Sandlin February 1916 in Beulaville, NC.
3. Plina Patrick Sandlin, born September 15, 1897 in Seagate, NC3; died July 12, 1982 in Kenansville, NC4. She was the daughter of 6. Isaac James Sandlin and 7. Pearl Celestia Patrick.
Children of Arthur Pierce and Plina Sandlin are:
i. Infant daughter (no name) Pierce, born September 3, 1917 in Hallsville, NC5; died September 4, 1917 in Hallsville, NC.
1 ii. Winifred Rachael Pierce, born December 9, 1920 in family home, Beulaville, NC; married David Williams Rouse December 6, 1941 in Baptist parsonage, Conway, SC.
iii. Herschel McRae Pierce, born October 3, 1925 in Beulaville, NC.
iv. Huston Parsley Pierce, born October 3, 1925 in Beulaville, NC; married Philomena Doyle in Baltimore, Maryland.
Generation No. 3
6. Isaac James Sandlin, born November 9, 1856 in Hallsville, NC6; died July 9, 1938 in Hallsville, NC. He married 7. Pearl Celestia Patrick October 14, 1893 in Milton, FL.
7. Pearl Celestia Patrick, born November 25, 1878 in Milton, FL7; died July 31, 1955 in Beulaville, NC. She was the daughter of 14. A. M. Patrick and 15. Lucinda Short.
Children of Isaac Sandlin and Pearl Patrick are:
3 i. Plina Patrick Sandlin, born September 15, 1897 in Seagate, NC; died July 12, 1982 in Kenansville, NC; married Arthur Roscoe Pierce February 1916 in Beulaville, NC.
ii. Margaret Pearl Sandlin, born August 25, 1910 in Wilmington, Hospital, Wilmington, NC; died 19848; married Oliver Allen Quinn.
iii. James Ordell Sandlin, born September 5, 1901; died December 1, 19729.
iv. Alsa Bagley Sandlin, born October 3, 1913; married Kathleen Brock October 6, 1935.
Generation No. 4
14. A. M. Patrick, died September 27, 1906 in Florida?. He married 15. Lucinda Short April 26, 1873 in Annapolis10.
15. Lucinda Short, born October 19, 184211; died July 9, 1927.
Child of A. Patrick and Lucinda Short is:
7 i. Pearl Celestia Patrick, born November 25, 1878 in Milton, FL; died July 31, 1955 in Beulaville, NC; married Isaac James Sandlin October 14, 1893 in Milton, FL.
Endnotes
1. Rockfish Cemetery, Wallace, NC
2. Rockfish Cemetery, Wallace, NC
3. Rockfish Cemetery, Wallace, NC
4. Rockfish Cemetery, Wallace, NC
5. Hallsville Baptist Church cemetery, Hallsville, NC
6. Hallsville Baptist Church cemetery, Hallsville, NC
7. Hallsville Baptist Church cemetery, Hallsville, NC
8. Duplin Memorial Gardens, Warsaw, NC
9. Hallsville Baptist Church cemetery, Hallsville, NC
10. Family bible of Winifred Rouse
11. Hallsville Baptist Church cemetery, Hallsville, NC