Mobley and Buck Family Papers, PC.2055

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Mobley and Buck Family Papers, PC.2055

Abstract

The Buck and Mobley families have roots in Eastern North Carolina, particularly Pitt County, going back to the 19th century, if not before. From those families there were several generation of sharcropper on land part of, or near Grimeland Plantation. Papers include loose photographs, an album and remaining portions of two others; financial records of home and tobacco farm of Stella Buck and Lunnie Jay Mobley, Grimesland; personal items and official documents, and letters of their son, Jenies, including a 1965 Klan poster and his card of membership intent; letters to and from him during U.S. Army service, 1967-1968, until his death in combat.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Mobley and Buck Family Papers
Call Number
PC.2055
Creator
Mobley family
Date
ca. 1890-2013
Extent
2.00 boxes
Language
English
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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    Available for research.

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    Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], PC.2055. Mobley and Buck Family Papers, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C., USA.

    Collection Overview

    Papers of the Buck and Mobley Family of Pitt County, ca. 1890-1976; 2005; 2013, including loose photographs, an album and remaining portions of two others; financial records of home and tobacco farm of Stella Buck and Lunnie Jay Mobley, Grimesland; personal items and military documents, and letters of their son, Jenises, including a 1965 Klan poster and his card of membership intent; letters to and from him during U.S. Army service, 1967-1968, until his death in combat; a book written by Sgt. Mobley's company lieutentant, who witnessed Jenises' death and inscribed the book to Jenises's mother; and a 2.5 page computer generated paper by Gregory Cole Mobley, with the subject "Stories from the Grimes Planation," where Mobley spent summers, 1966-1968, when his great aunt and uncle, Stella and Lunnie served as managers and caretakers. Includes also some miscellaneous materials.

    Arrangement Note

    Chronological within series.

    Biographical/Historical

    Stella Buck Mobely (1915-2012) and Lunnie Jay Mobley (1913-1999) were both born in Pitt County, North Carolina. They married in 1937 and later became owners of a tobacco farm in the locale where they grew up. Lunnie was the son of James Robert Mobley (1865-1944) and Mary Frances Elizabeth Ross Mobley (1875-1918). They had one child, Jenies Isaac Mobley (1944-1968), who died in combat, Vietnam, April 19, 1968. The collection includes letters to and from him during his U.S. Army service, 1967-1968. Stella and Lunnie Mobley served also as managers and caretakers of the Grimesland Plantation.

    Contents of the Collection

    Subject Headings

  1. Mobley Family
  2. Buck Family
  3. Stella Buck Mobley
  4. Jenies Mobley
  5. Vietnam Conflict
  6. Pitt County (N.C.)
  7. Grimesland

    8. Acquisitions Information

    Gift of Gregory C. Mobley, North Carolina, 2012 and 2013.

    Processing Information

  8. Arrangement and finding aid by Fran Tracy-Walls, 2018, with revisions, July 2019, for publication in Discover Online Catalog (DOC).