Farming in Kyle - 1937

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Notes By Arthur Howard Cross

Kyle was another community with a church, at least five stores, a post office, a school, and three cornmills.  The school was located where the present Aquone Baptist Church now stands.  The Kyle Baptist was near the present location of White Oake Flats Baptist Church.

School at the Muster Grounds (Below the Dam)
About 1905
 
Last 3 in the back?
Joe Wright
Arve Neal
Charlie Neal
 
 2nd row from back, 7th person, Fannie Roper
 
Martin children in front
 
Teacher – Genny Medlock
Photo taken on Armistice Day, November 11,1920
First row;Royal Rowland,Roby Rowland,Earl Ray,unknown,Lonnie Bryant,Rowland boy,unknown,unknown,
Ruby Mason,Dexie Pendergrass,Lallie Bateman,Annie Savage Neal(tall girl holding hat),Maude Lunsford Davis,DoshieLunsford Haney (little girl in front),Pearl Willis Moore,Elda Neal Bateman,Maggie Baldwin,Lillie Davis,Thelma Baldwin(holding hat),Leonard Bryant,the others in front row unknown.
Back row:Sandy Davis,Luther Haney, unknown,Nina Jones(girl with toboggan),Fannie Roper(in brimmed hat),Cal Jones(holding dog),Maude Willis(tall girl wearing togoggan)Louise Nichols(girl with head band on),Charlie Neal(man with hat and tie),Lawrence Liner(teacher next tall hatless man),Middle row center of picture:FlossieMason(womanwith dark brimmed hat holding baby),Edna Pendergrass(woman wearing toboggan holding baby),Roy Nichols (man in trooper hat),others unknown.Under window Jane Rowland Neal(wearing hat),Eunice Wright Jacobs (wearing hat with flowers) others unknown.
On steps:Tavie Wood,unknown,2nd step:Mitch Hicks(old man)and wife Minta Hicks,Lillie Hicks,Hattie Baldwin.3rd step:Jane Evans(leaning on door jam with darkhat on),Mae Wood Evans holding son Carl,Lena Lunsford.Top step:Bill Wishon (man with band on head) others unknown. 
Back Row;(??),Nell Duvall, Nell Yonce, Mildred Medford, RL Roper, Dick Baldwin, (??), Robert Lunsford, Gene Yonce, Jimmy Mason, Wayne Deweese,
Front; Edith Willis, (??), Betty Pendergrass, Francis Clark, Willard Haney, (??), Herbert Bateman.
Kyle School about 39-40

Back Row: Frank Hembree,
J D Yonce,Cloe Baldwin,
( ? ),Earl Baldwin,Bob Wood,
(?),(?),(?),
2nd.Row:(?),(?),Tom Pendergrass, (?),(?),(?),
Setting: Gene Yonce,(?),(?),
(?),(?),(?),Ray Davis

About 1950

Sitting:Janie Neal, Betty Duvall,(?),(?),(?),(?),
Standing: (?),Syretta Jacobs,Paul Yonce,Shelby Nelson,(?),
Clyde Pendergrass,Remus Clark,Billy Rowland, Jim Solesbee,
Billy Medford,
On Steps:(?),Lala Mar Ferguson,(?)
Back row:Jim Bryant, James Bateman, (Teacher)Mr. Tally.

Teacher: Mr.Ed Carpenter
Billy Medford, Paul Long, Betty Owenby, Jessie Jacobs,
Paul Bryant, Bob Daves, Cleta Taylor, Phyllis Rowland

Early 1900s

1st Row
Matthew Rowland
Mark Haney
Unknown
George Bird
James Bryant
Unknown
John Cope
Charlie reed
Croft Haney
Harve Rowland

2nd Row
unknown
George Pendergrass
Unknown
Harley Rowland
unknown
Henry Wood
Miles Pendergrass
Charlie Jacobs

The Folks could work on road or pay a road tax, These Men chose to work on road.
Luther Rowland's store Kyle NC About 1925

Sandy Davis
Astor Solesbee
Jim Neal
Roy Nickols
Joe Wright

The Old Swimming Hole – 1939
Man with arms folded:Floyd Deweese,
Bill Wood, Jack Wood, Jim Wood, Bob Wood
(not sure about others).
Man with arms folded:Floyd Deweese,Bill Wood, Jack Wood, Jim Wood, Bob Wood Nantahala River, near the mouth of Wine Spring Creek.
Baptizing in White Oak Creek. 1944
English or Jess Crowser Band Mill Kyle NC
Front.I_R:.(?).Chambers,Lawson Crawford,Jess Crowers,Troy Smith,Julius Morgan, Dallas Rowland,Albert Evans,
Floyd Pendergrass,
Second row::Lyle Baldwin,Joe Wright,Clyde Allen,Hugh Wright,Grady Cope,(Behind Grady) Mac Allen,Frank Shields,Carson Medford, the cook,Gene Chastine,Clell Phillips ,Harvey Haney, Dennis Yonce,.
Behind Harvey is..Ozz Yonce & Sandy Davis..
Third row:::;Walt Roper,Emmit Shieds,John Cope,Claude Pendergrass,CL Pendergrass,( ?Don Owenby),Shirden Evans,Clyde Morgan, Arthur Hicks,Carrol Pendergrass,Fred Davis,Edgar Hicks,Harley Pendergrass,Vince Jones
Bandmill Employees - 1943-1944
Some of Kyle HEROS Home From WWII
Buck Baldwin
Ben Cope
Warren Waters
Bill Neal
Wayne Jones