Robert Andrew Creed (1912 - 1982)

Born 20 Sep 1912 in Round Peak, Surry, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Callie Percy (Hicks) Creed — married 1932 in Virginia, United States

Died 22 Nov 1982 at age 70 in Galax, Galax City, Virginia, United States of America

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Biography

Kyle Creed is Notable.

Kyle was an Appalachian Old Time Musician

Kyle Creed (1912–1982) was an influential musician and banjo luthier of 20th century Appalachia.

Creed was one of the finest clawhammer banjo players and instrument makers in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Whether in solo or group situations, Creed played an accentuated banjo style that followed the melody note for note. He liked to play fiddle tunes on the banjo, and he later became an avid fiddler.

He was a central figure of the Roundpeak-style old-time music that began to find an outside audience in the 1960s, and his clawhammer banjo playing came to shape banjo practices in the Old-time music tradition.

He married Callie Percy Hicks in 1932 and worked as a carpenter, made instruments, and ran a country store at Piper’s Gap, near the Blue Ridge Parkway and not far from Galax, Virginia. Creed became well respected within Appalachia and nationally through performances and recordings.

Sources

• "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68N7-Z6W4 : 2 August 2022), Robert Andy Kyle Creed, 1932.
• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 84
  Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
  Ancestry Record 2238 #1711693 ($, accessed 16 May 2023)
  Name: Kyle Robert Creed; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 28; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 20 Sep 1912; Birth Place: Surry Co, Surry, North Carolina, USA; Residence Place: Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, USA;
  Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
  Kyle Robert Creed 28 Self (Head)
  Percy Callie Creed Wife.
• "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC7G-RRH : 8 December 2014), Robert A Kyle Creed, 20 Sep 1912; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 6, p. 185, Surry, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
• "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRQ5-CBZM : 12 February 2020), Robert A Kyle Creed, 1912.
• "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:76ZH-C9ZM : 3 September 2021), Robert A Kyle Creed, 20 Sep 1912; citing Birth, Round Peak, Surry, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102504807.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZVN-J7B : 3 February 2021), Robert K Creed in entry for Isaac A Creed, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37C-GZT : accessed 16 May 2023), Kyle Creed in household of Andie L Lowe, Stewarts Creek, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 3A, line 43, family 46, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1722; FHL microfilm 2,341,456.
• "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66NY-LZMF : 28 June 2022), Robert Andy Kyle Creed, 1932; citing Marriage, Grayson, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
• "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66N9-W4LW : 28 June 2022), Robert Andy Kyle Creed, 1932; citing Marriage, Grayson, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.
• "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRQB-7TN2 : 12 February 2020), Robert Kyle Creed in entry for Ida Lou Creed, 1932.
• "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:76ZH-CM6Z : 3 September 2021), Robert Kyle Creed in entry for Ida Lou Creed, 25 Feb 1932; citing Birth, Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102504807.
• "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC7G-RR3 : 8 December 2014), Robert Kyle Creed in entry for Ida Lou Creed, 25 Feb 1932; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 6, p. 183, Surry, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
• "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68N7-Z6W4 : 2 August 2022), Robert Andy Kyle Creed, 1932.
• "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCQF-HH2 : 8 December 2014), Robert Andy F Creed in entry for Levora Mae Creed, 12 Aug 1935; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 21, p. 945, Surry, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWQF-X38 : 9 January 2021), Cyle A Creed, Stewarts Creek Township, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 86-34, sheet 7B, line 70, family 125, 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 2977.
• "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBB-4VXQ : 20 February 2021), Kyle R Creed in entry for John Evan Bartley and Ida Lou Creed, 26 Dec 1951; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Campbell, Virginia, United States, certificate 35051, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
• "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB1-894W : 20 February 2021), Kyle Robert Creed in entry for Donald Richard Gonyo and Lenora Mae Creed, 20 Jun 1953; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Richmond, , Virginia, United States, certificate 15256, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
• "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYP-WQQY : 16 August 2019), Andy Kyle Creed, 26 Nov 1982; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Galax, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #39794105 (accessed 16 May 2023)
  Memorial page for Robert Andy “Kyle” Creed (20 Sep 1912-26 Nov 1982), citing Monta Vista Gardens, Galax, Galax City, Virginia, USA (plot: Devotion Section, Lot 41A, 3&4); Maintained by Mander (contributor 47110820).

See Also:

• Wikidata: Item Q6451110, en:Wikipedia
• "Kyle Creed," Encyclopedia of Appalachia, 2018, Encyclopedia of Appalachia. 8 Oct 2018