Robert, Where did you live and grow up in Goldsboro? My family is from Emmaus Church Road, but my Mom is a nurse so we moved to town while she getting her nursing degree. My brothers and I lived at the IOOF Home for 4 years. Mom lived across the street in the nurses quarters. My Dad was from Faison, NC. His line is Williams-too-a different set. Dad's cousin is Dr. William Thornton, the medical astronaut. His ancestor Jane Elizabeth Williams married Moore Lee Thornton. It is Mother's line of Williams that extend back to the KORNEGAYs, HERRINGs, WHITFIELDs, OUTLAWs, ROBERTs, LEWISs, GARRISs. My Mom's Dad was a farmer. He farmed 300 hundred acres of land. Very hard work. As a young child we all helped. Sorry about your lottery pick. I still feel that is so far to live from civilization. I like town. The country is nice, but I do prefer town over it. Who were your MOM's people? We had another family o f KORNEGAY kids at the "HOME" too. This August we are having our 2 nd reunion with all of us "kids" who lived at the home during the 50s, 60s, 70s. Can hardly wait to see everyone again. Take care John, hope you are enjoying your travels in Switzerland. Gayle Robert L. Kornegay - VP/Director wrote: > Gayle Licari wrote: > > > My Uncle who lives in Dudley near Sleepy Creek Road sees a Dr. KORNEGAY in > > Mt. Olive, NC is he a relative of yours? > > Gayle, > > Thanks for the software tip. No, Dr. Kornegay is not of the same line > as I am. > His line is from George II and mine is from Jacob I. Dr. Kornegay was a > friend and physician to my father, Ralph Lee Kornegay, before he (my > dad) died in 1993. > > Your mention of Sleepy Creek Road brought back a flood of memories. My > parents were part of the group of investors in the original development > of Sleepy Creek Lake. Each investor contributed a certain amount into > the pot toward the development costs and that intitled each to one or > more lots. I vividly remember the day the lots were divided up. I was > just a kid (my cub scout troop often fished in the lake) but the tragic > memory of that day was burned into my mind. > > All the families met at the newly built lodge for a day of festivities > and feasting on pork barbeque and fried chicken. After the picnic, we > all gathered in the main room for the distribution of the lots. A piece > of paper with the number of each lot was put in a hat and one by one > each family picked their lot. I remember the surprise and embarrassment > as my father gently pushed me forward when our family name was called. > I remember reaching up into the hat, grabbing the first piece of paper I > felt and handing it to my Dad. I also remember the disappointment that > registered on my dad's face as he read out the number "96", a lot way at > the end of the original lake and on the other side of the dam. > > Now my mother always tried to make the best of any situation and she > soon organized a Saturday trip to Sleepy Creek to clear the underbrush > off the lot. Unfortunately the trip ended suddenly when my mother > thought she saw a snake. She quickly and loudly loaded me and my two > older sisters into the Buick and drove us rapidly back to Goldsboro. My > mother hated snakes so much that she would even cry-out and cover her > eyes when one slithered across the TV screen. It wasn't long before my > father sold the lot and I spent the rest of my summers in the snake-free > safety of the Goldsboro Country Club pool. > > To this day, I stay away from the lottery or any other game of chance. > > Robert > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert L. Kornegay | kornegar@mercyships.ch | Work: 41.21.654.32.10 > V.P.-Director | rkornegay@compuserve.com | Home: 41.21.654.32.50 > Mercy Ships-Suisse | http://www.mercyships.org | Fax: 41.21.654.32.20 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ==== KORNEGAY Mailing List ==== > To view Kornegay Family Pages go to http://www.ddaccess.com/jbquinn/Kornegay.htm