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John William Ivey Sr.

Birth	:	5 Apr 1889 Seven Springs, Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	6 Nov 1978 Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Seven Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery, Seven Springs, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.2238910, -77.8464360
Description	:	John William Ivey has what most boys dream of. He had once lived in a resort hotel on a river, had finished college at age nineteen, and had also worked on a railroad train. This was the beginning of a long career in life of 89 years. John W. Ivey was born in the Piney Grove Community on April 5, 1889, two miles from Whitehall, now Seven Springs, son of John James and Sarah Sutton Ivey. They often called him Johnnie. They had ten children and the family lived at the farm homestead in the Piney Grove Community. Read More	John William Ivey has what most boys dream of. He had once lived in a resort hotel on a river, had finished college at age nineteen, and had also worked on a railroad train. This was the beginning of a long career in life of 89 years. John W. Ivey was born in the Piney Grove Community on April 5, 1889, two miles from Whitehall, now Seven Springs, son of John James and Sarah Sutton Ivey. They often called him Johnnie. They had ten children and the family lived at the farm homestead in the Piney Grove Community. Later the couple moved to Whitehall area on the other side of the Neuse River and operated the nearby Ninety Speinf Resort Hotel. Then for some years they operated the Seven Springs Resort Hotel. This kept the children busy, ans sons Johnnie and Charlie made extra money by taking hotel guest on boat trips up the Neuse River to view the Cliffs on the Neuse. While Johnnie was conducting the sightseeing tour, Charlie was busy back at the Seven Springs Hotel lining up a crowd for the next ride. They charged .25 per person. In 1900 John W. Ivey was in school at Seven Springs Academy, built by his father, and where all his sisters taught school as well as piano lessons. Later he enrolled in the Military School in New Bern. He entered State College in Raleigh and majored in Mechanical Engineering, graduating at age 19 in 1909. While attending college he could come home only during Christmas, at which time his father met him and brought him back to the hotel. After graduation he got a job with the Atlantic Coast Line, and it was while making the run into Georgia that he met and married Celes Brazil on January 21, 1911. His father has bought an automobile in 1911, said to be the first in Seven Springs, but could not operate it. He persuaded son John W. and his wife to leave his job with the railroad ans come home so there would be someone to chauffeur him around in his car. They first lived together in a big whit house in the middle of Whitehall. In 1915 they started their family with a set of twin boys. John ans James. Later they moved to the country where they had daughters Mary and Becky. The children were raised on a farm next door to Spring Creek School. For several years he was a farmer, and he was also a registered land surveyor. The family returned to town when he became postmaster of Seven Springs Post Office. Later he transferred to rural mail carrier. John W.Ivey was the son of two staunch Methodist. He first joined the Methodist Church in Piney Grove ans later moved his membership to the Methodist Church on the hill in Seven Springs. His mother, Sarah, gave land to the Seven Springs Methodist Church where the pastor’s parsonage stands today. He retired from his job as rural mail carrier in 1958, but he continued to work as land surveyor until shortly before his death. His death occurred in November of 1978. - Mary C.Ivey Bio: source The Heritage of Wayne County, N.C pg 296

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Where is John William Ivey Sr.'s memorial?
John William Ivey Sr.'s memorial is located at: Seven Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery, Seven Springs, Wayne County, USA.
When did John William Ivey Sr. death?
John William Ivey Sr. death on 6 Nov 1978 in Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
Where are the coordinates of the John William Ivey Sr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 35.2238910
Longitude: -77.8464360

Family Members:

Parent

John J Ivey

(1850 - 1918)

Sarah Jane Sutton Ivey

(1855 - 1930)

Spouse

Celes Beall Ivey

(1893 - 1959)

Siblings

Mattie Ivey West

(1879 - 1953)

Charles Wesley Ivey Sr.

(1883 - 1962)

Infant Son Ivey

(1895 - 1895)

Children

Infant Son Ivey

(1912 - 1912)

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Coordinate: 35.2238910, -77.8464360

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18. R. B. Price Cemetery
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20. Jesse William Price Cemetery
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24. John Charles Price Cemetery
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