Henry Davis Pressley was born January 7, 1870 to David Swain Pressley (1834 - 1913) and his second wife, Clarissa Bennett (1844 - 1923) of Jackson County, North Carolina. Henry was the seventh child of the couple's 11 children.On May 21, 1983 in Jackson County, North Carolina, Henry Davis Pressley married Betty Jane Bennett. They were married by J.W. Davis and the witnesses to this marriage were N. Fox, H.H. Bennett and S.T. Fox. Betty Jane Bennett was born 18 February 1872 in North Carolina.
The couple raised six children in Jackson County, North Carolina. Below is the image of a paper found in the Bible of Martha Lavenia Pressley, the second child of Henry and Jane Bennett Pressley. The writing is in the hand of Martha Lavenia Pressley. She is the grandmother of Karen Canavan, the submitter of this information.
The children of Henry Davis and Betty Bennett Pressley are:
Grace G. Pressley
Martha Lavenia Pressley
George Earl Pressley
Nellie Pressley
Walter Davis Pressley
Myrtle PressleyMartha Lavenia Pressley married Fred Burgess Jacobs on July 16, 1881in Clayton, Rabun County, Georgia. Fred was one of eight children born to Robert P. Jacobs (b. 18 Jan 1858) and his wife, Mary Cunningham (b. 25 Jun 1857).
Fred and Lavenia Pressley Jacobs settled in Jackson County, NC. They had two sons and a daughter. A son, Stephen, didn't survive infancy.
The Jacobs were members of Franklin First Baptist Church in Franklin, NC.
Fred Burgess Jacobs and wife Martha Lavenia Pressley
Freda Lucille Jacobs was the only daughter of Fred and Lavenia Burgess. She was born 19 Jan 1931 and was married to Wayne F. Pyatt. Wayne and Freda Jacobs Pyatt have two children: Karen Pyatt Canavan and Danny Pyatt of Franklin, NC.
Freda Lucille Jacobs PyattMost of the members of this family are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina.
Please contact Karen Canavan to exchange information regarding this family.
