Calvin Ransom Baucom (1885 - 1958)

Born 29 Aug 1885 in Union County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Alice (Scott) Baucom — married 18 Jan 1906 in Goose Creek township, Union County, North Carolina, United States of America

Died 8 Jan 1958 at age 72 in Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA

Biography

This profile is part of the Baucom Name Study.

Calvin Ransom Baucom was born on August 29, 1885 in Union County, North Carolina.^[1] His parents were Alvis Baucom and Ella (Smith) Baucom.^[2][1]

He married Sarah "Sallie" Scott on January 18, 1906 in Union County, North Carolina.^[3] The couple had seven children between 1910 and 1930:^[4][5]

1. Florence Lillian (Baucom) McAulay^[6]
2. Bryce[sic] Baucom^[4][5][7]
3. Vance Baucom^[4]
4. Alice Hazeltime "Hazel" Baucom^[8]
5. Alma Lucille Baucom^[9]
6. Margaret Doris Baucom^[10]
7. Cyrus Howard Baucom^[11][12]

He died on January 08, 1958 in Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina.^[1] He and Sarah are buried in Richmond County Memorial Park, Rockingham, Richmond County North Carolina.^[13] His obituary was published in The News and Observer on 9 January 1958 in Raleigh, North Carolina.^[14]

Evidence

• 1900 Census^[2]
  • Ransom Baucom, son in household of Alvis and Ella A Baucom
  • Residence: Goose Creek Township (east part), Union, North Carolina, United States
  • Birth: Aug 1885; Birthplace: North Carolina

• 1906 Marriage Record and image of License Application, Affidavit, and Certificate^[3]
  • Marriage Index Record:
    • Groom: Ranson Baucom
      • Age 21; Estimated Birth Year: 1885
      • Father: Alex Baucom
      • Mother: Ella
    • Bride: Sallie Scott
      • Age: 22; Estimated Birth Year: 1884
      • Father: Ben Feudenous[sic]
      • Mother: Maggie Scott
    • Married: 18 Jan 1906 in Union, North Carolina, United States
  • Data Extract from License Application, Affidavit, and Certificate
    by McGee-1611 13:02, 16 February 2017 (EST)
    • North Carolina, Union County - Office of Register of Deeds
    • January 16th 1906
    • Application
      • Ransom Baucom
        • Age 21, white
        • son of Alex Baucom (living) and Ella Baucom (living)
        • all three residents of Goose Creek township
      • Sallie Scott
        • Age 22, white
        • daughter of ? Lemmons (living) and Maggie Scott (living)
          [The father's name has been modified. The surname now clearly says Lemmons.]
        • all three residents of Goose Creek township
      • J. E. Stewart, Register of Deeds by M. A. Scales Deputy R of D
    • Affidavit [bolierplate]
      • Ransom Baucom being duly sworn says:
        • parties are of lawful age; no lawful cause or impediement forbidding marriage
        • Subscribed and sworn 16th Jan 1906
        • Original signature Ransom Baucom
    • Certificate
      • Officiant: W G Long, Justice of Peace
      • Groom: Ransom Baucom
      • Bride: Sallie Scott
      • Married: 18th January 1906 at W G Longs Res in Goose Creek township
      • Witnesses:
        • Annie Long of Unionville N.C.
        • Mattie Presson of Unionville N.C.
        • C A Scott of Unionville N.C.

• 1920 Census^[4]
  • Ransom Baucom
  • Residence: Mineral Springs, Richmond, North Carolina, United States
  • Age: 34; Birthplace: North Carolina; Estimated Birth Year: 1886
  • Occupation: General Farm
  • Also in the household:
    • Sarah Baucom, wife, 36
    • Children: Florance (Daughter 13), Brice (Son 11), Vance (Son 9), Hazel (Daughter 6), Lucille (Daughter 5), Dorcie (Daughter 2[sic may be 2/12mo])

• 1930 Census^[5]
  • Ransom Baucom
  • Residence: Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, United States
  • Age: 44; Birthplace: North Carolina; Estimated Birth Year: 1886
  • Occupation: Farmer, General Farm, Renting
  • Marital Status: Married; age at first marriage 20
  • Not a veteran
  • Also in the household:
    • Sarah A Bancom[sic] (46), wife
      • Children: Florence (23), Bryce (21), Vance (19), Hazel (16), Lucile (14), Daris[sic] (10), Howard (son 8)

• 1934 Marriage of Bryce Baucom and Annie Kate Newsom^[7]
  • Bryce Baucom
  • Age 25 on 1 March 1934
  • son of C. R. Baucom (living) and Sarah Alice Baucom (living)
  • all three residents of Richmond County [North Carolina]

• 1934 Marriage of Florence L Baucom and William Archibald McAulay^[15]
  • Florence L Baucom
  • Age 26 on 31 July 1934
  • daughter of C. R. Baucom (living) and Sarah Baucom (living)
  • all three were residents of Richmond County

• 1945 Obituary of father, Alex A Baucom^[16]
  • Ransom [Baucom]
  • Date: 27 September 1945
  • Residence: Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina

• 1957 Marriage of Cyrus Howard Baucom and Nancy Louise Milham^[11]
  • Cyrus Howard Baucom
  • Age 35 on 17 Aug 1957
  • son of C R Baucom (living) and Sarah Scott Baucom (living)
  • all three were residence of *1958 Death Record of Calvin Ransom Baucom^[1]
  • Death Record:
    • Calvin Ransom Baucom
    • Birth: 29 Aug 1885 in Union Co., N.C.
    • Death: 08 Jan 1958 in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina
    • Marital Status: Married
    • Spouse: Sarah Lemmond Baucom
    • Father: Alvis A. Baucom
    • Mother: Ella Amaranthe Smith
  • Death Certificate extract
    by McGee-1611 08:50, 17 February 2017 (EST)
  • Calvin Ransom Baucom
    • Death: Jan 8 58 at 302 Greene St, Rockingham, Rockingham township, Richmond County[, North Carolina, USA]
      • Cause: Bronchial pneumonia due to Chronic lung disease due to Silicosis
        [Silicosis is a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of silica (sand). "Exposure to inorganic dust often occurs when farmers are plowing their fields or transplanting their crops. Sandy soils in North Carolina have high levels of respirable silica."]^[17]
      • Physician: J Stanley Vetter, MD, Rockingham, N.C.
        Attended 12-16-1957 to 1-7-1958
    • Burial: 1-9-58 in Richmond Co. Mem. Park, Rockingham, N. C.
    • Funeral Director: Carter-Sedberry Funeral Home, Rockingham, N.C.
    • Informant: Mrs. W. A. McAulay, Rockingham, N.C. [probably daughter Florence, wife of William Archibald McAulay.]
    • Demographics: male, white, married, age 72, retired farmer, citizen of USA
    • Residence: 302 East Greene St, Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C.
      • Inside city limits; not a farm
    • Birth: Aug 29, 1885 in Union Co., N.C.
    • Father: Alvis A. Baucom
    • Mother: Ella Amarante Smith
    • Wife: Sarah Lemmond Baucom

• FindAGrave Memorial #62934852 with image of gravestone^[13]
  • Double stone with family surname BAUCOM
  • C. Ransom
  • August 29, 1885
  • January 8 1958
  • Also on stone:
    • Sarah A. Oct. 23, 1883 - April 6, 1966

• 1974 Death Record of Florence Baucom Mccaulay^[6]
  • Florence Baucom Mccaulay
  • Birth: 10 Nov 1906 in N.C.
  • Death: 25 Oct 1974 Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
  • Father: Calvin Ransom Baucom
  • Mother: Sarah Alice Scott
  • Spouse: widowed, name of spouse not provided

• 1980 Death Record of Alice Hazel McGowan^[8]
  • Alice Hazel Mcgowen
  • Birth: 27 Jul 1913 in Union Co., N.C.
  • Death: 17 Oct 1980 in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina
  • Father: Calvin Ransom Baucom
  • Mother: Sarah Alice Scott
  • Spouse: William B. Mcgowen Jr.

• 1990 Death Record for Lucille Baucom Ritter^[9]
  • Lucille Baucom Ritter
  • Birth: 13 Apr 1916 in Ellerbe, N.C.
  • Death: 28 Sep 1990 in Pinehurst, Moore, North Carolina
  • Father: Calvin Ransome Baucom
  • Mother: Sarah Scott
  • Spouse: widowed, name of spouse not provided

• 2006 Obituary of Margaret Doris Baucom Meacham^[10]
  • Margaret Doris Baucom Meacham
  • Birth: June 8, 1919 in Ellerbe, Richmond County, N. C.
  • Death: Sept 4, 2006 in Ocean Springs Nursing Center [probably Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi]
  • Father: Calvin Ransom Baucom
  • Mother: Sarah Alice Scott Baucom
  • Spouse: Arthur Jackson Meacham ( - 2006)
  • Survivors:
    • brother Howard Baucom of Rockingham, NC
  • See Also:
    • "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK5R-CCLB : 26 October 2016), Sarah Alice Scott Baucom in entry for Mrs Margaret Doris Baucom Meacham, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States, 24 Sep 2006; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Mississippi Press, The, born-digital text.

• 2012 Obituary of Cyrus Howard Baucom^[12]
  • Cyrus Howard Baucom
  • Death: April 18, 2012
  • Survivors: Wife Nancy Milham Baucom, daughters, grandchidren
  • WWII POW

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP2W-CHJ : 29 June 2015), Calvin Ransom Baucom, 08 Jan 1958; citing Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, v 2A cn 2248, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,952,519, "Death certificates,1906-1994 and indexes 1906-1967; still births,1914-1953; fetal death indexes,1950- , Items 2-6 Death certificates v. 0A-2A 1958," image 2680 of 2953 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PL-9WB4-4 : 17 February 2017), Certificate of Death no. 2248, Calvin Ransom Baucom, 8 Jan 1958, Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS1Q-W41 : accessed 14 November 2016), Ransom Baucom in household of Alvis and Ella A Baucom, Goose Creek Township (east part), Union, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 132, sheet 4B, family 59, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,220.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8CC-LMY : 8 July 2016), Ranson Baucom and Sallie Scott, 18 Jan 1906; citing , Union, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 593,487; "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9VV-38LG : 19 July 2016), Union > image 369 of 778; Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZV7-HKH : accessed 17 February 2017), Ransom Baucom, Mineral Springs, Richmond, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 123, sheet 8A, line 21, family 132, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1319; FHL microfilm 1,821,319.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3QR-4BK : accessed 17 February 2017), Ransom Bancom[sic], Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 28A, line 36, family 592, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1715; FHL microfilm 2,341,449.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP4Z-GWQ : 2 July 2015), Sarah Alice Scott in entry for Florence Baucom Mccaulay, 25 Oct 1974; citing Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, v 37A also I 82, cn37070, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,983,958.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-XTYB : 22 December 2016), Sarah Alice Bancom in entry for Bryce Bancom[sic] and Annie Kate Newsom, 01 Mar 1934; citing Richmond, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 471,462.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG2Q-YH5 : 28 June 2015), Sarah Alice Scott in entry for Alice Hazel Mcgowen, 17 Oct 1980; citing Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, v 38B cn38858, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,633.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG81-681 : 1 July 2015), Sarah Scott in entry for Lucille Baucom Ritter, 28 Sep 1990; citing Pinehurst, Moore, North Carolina, v 41A cn 41126, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,991,778.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "Meacham," ; database online, "America's Obituaries & Death Notices," NewsBank.com (http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/obit/13498606245817A8-13498606245817A8?p=OBIT : accessed 16 February 2017); citing Mississippi Press, The (Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA), 24 September 2006, News, Page A002.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJQ-7PF9 : 22 December 2016), Sarah Scott Baucom in entry for Cyrus Howard Baucom and Nancy Louise Micham[sic], 17 Aug 1957; citing Richmond, North Carolina, United States, p. 3643, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 471,464.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} "Cyrus Howard Baucom," ; database online, "America's Obituaries & Death Notices," NewsBank.com (http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/obit/13E4AB480A9DC9E8-13E4AB480A9DC9E8?p=OBIT : accessed 16 February 2017); citing Richmond County Daily Journal (Rockingham, North Carolina, USA), 20 April 2012, obituaries.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} FIND A GRAVE, database with images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 16 February 2017), memorial no. 62934852, Calvin Ransom Baucom (1865-1958), created by John Evans; citing Richmond County Memorial Park, Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina, USA, photographed by KesterDV. Find A Grave: Memorial #62934852
14. ↑ "Newspapers.com," database with images, (Newspapers Clip: 131829545 : accessed 15 September 2023); citing The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) Thu, Jan 9, 1958, page 19, column 4, Calvin Ransom Baucom, obituary.
15. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-FMWK : 22 December 2016), Sarah Baucom in entry for William Archibald Mcaulay and Florence L Baucom, 06 Aug 1934; citing Richmond, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 471,462.
16. ↑ Union County, North Carolina, Obituary, Alex A Baucom, 27 September 1945, unidentified newspaper, Heritage Room, Union County, North Carolina; Baucom Family File. Privately held by Debi McGee Hoag, WikiMail. Leesburg, Florida.
17. ↑ "Consequences of Respiratory Exposures in the Farm Environment," North Carolina Medical Journal (Morrisville, North Carolina, USA: North Carolina Institute of Medicine), Vol. 72, Issue 6, pgs 477-480, page 478, column 1, paragraph 5, article; digital images, North Carolina Institute of Medicine, North Carolina Medical Journal (NCMJ_72-6_FINAL-Fullpdf.pdf : February 17, 2017).]

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWWM-KFM : 14 March 2018), Calvin Bau*, Rockingham, Rockingham Township, Richmond, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 77-17, sheet 1B, line 42, family 14, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2963.

Acknowledgments

• Barry W Baucom, John Harris (Woodbridge, Virginia), and Debi McGee Hoag contributed data for this profile.