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18 PEOPLE · BATTLE & MILGROM
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An independent historian, musician and producer in North Carolina. His work brings together historical research, recording, live sound, and an interest in the systems behind a performance.
Parent: Jenifer Milgrom Belk / McKendrick
Grandfather: Lemuel Samuel (Sammy / Sam) Belk Jr.
Named in the same descendant lists.
William and Tondra's daughter; Jake's mother by his family history. The older notice names spouse Donald; the later notice names Robert Patterson McKendrick IV.
Child: Jake Milgrom
Parent: William Pippen Milgrom
Parent: Tondra Lieb Witzke Milgrom
Named as Jenifer's husband in the 2002 notice and as Sam III's brother in the paternal research. The individual parent-child bridge to Jake is not separately established in the inspected notices.
Named as Jenifer's spouse in William's 2022 obituary.
Named among William's grandchildren; the notice does not allocate every grandchild to a particular parent.
Named among William's grandchildren; parent assignment not supplied by the notice.
Named among William's grandchildren; parent assignment not supplied by the notice.
William and Tondra's son; foundation officer; the 2022 notice names spouse Heather Moorman.
Parent: William Pippen Milgrom
Parent: Tondra Lieb Witzke Milgrom
Spouse: Heather Moorman
Named as Craig's spouse. No additional surname expansion is supplied here.
Jake’s maternal grandfather. William served in the Air Force, worked in corporate financial systems and later in human resources at Decision Support, and operated Milgrom Properties. With Tondra, he acquired the family’s Southport retreat in November 1990.
Child: Jenifer Milgrom Belk / McKendrick
Child: Craig Marriott Milgrom
Spouse: Tondra Lieb Witzke Milgrom
Parent: Henry Marriott Milgrom
Parent: Ruby Vick Braswell Milgrom
William's wife and Craig/Jenifer's mother; died before the 2002 obituary. The family tree in the audit records death in 1993.
The audit’s family tree records 1993; the corroborating obituaries establish that she died before 2002.
Child: Jenifer Milgrom Belk / McKendrick
Child: Craig Marriott Milgrom
Spouse: William Pippen Milgrom
Parent: Christian H. Witzke Jr.
Parent: Hattie Elizabeth Moore Witzke
Union County's 1996 property history associates William with wife Georgia. Full identity is not established here.
A peanut farmer and businessman whose public work included the Battleboro mayoralty, Nash County government, and the North Carolina state Senate. He was the son of Moritz and Mary Hester, and the father of William.
Child: William Pippen Milgrom
Spouse: Ruby Vick Braswell Milgrom
Parent: Dr. Moritz M. / von Milgrom
Parent: Mary Hester Marriott Milgrom
Henry's wife and William's mother. The chronology records their June 6, 1939 marriage. Daughter of Oliver Arrington Braswell, a relationship confirmed by the family.
Child: William Pippen Milgrom
Spouse: Henry Marriott Milgrom
Parent: Oliver Arrington Braswell
Born in Dresden, Moritz built a life in North Carolina as a jeweler and optometrist. He married Mary Hester Marriott in 1909 and opened his own Rocky Mount store in 1910. Their children included Emily, Robert and Henry.
Death year is secondary; birth date is from the contemporary profile.
Child: Henry Marriott Milgrom
Spouse: Mary Hester Marriott Milgrom
Parent: D. L. von Milgrom (possibly David Leon)
Born 1887; the audit gives 1887-1981, while the chronology leaves the later date unverified. Married Moritz June 15, 1909; mother of Emily, Robert and Henry.
Child: Henry Marriott Milgrom
Spouse: Dr. Moritz M. / von Milgrom
Parent: Dr. Henry Battle Marriott
Parent: Emily Ward Pippen Marriott
Moritz and Mary Hester's daughter; sister of Robert and Henry. Teacher and civic/heritage activity described in her obituary.
Moritz and Mary Hester's son; brother of Emily and Henry. No further pedigree recovered in the audit.
William's brother.
William's sister.
Named as Moritz's father in the 1911 profile, which describes a Prussian major and 1866 service. David Leon is a compiled-tree expansion.
Named as Moritz's mother in a compiled FamilySearch tree. An original parent-naming record has not been obtained.
1723-1799; earliest person in the saved direct-line chronology. Colonial land, public office, Revolution-era politics and probate research.
The displayed date information comes from the compiled or retrospective family sources identified in the research register.
1756-1813; Elisha's son and Joseph Sumner Battle's father in the chronology. The corrected death year is 1813.
The displayed date information comes from the compiled or retrospective family sources identified in the research register.
Child: Joseph Sumner Battle
Parent: Elisha Battle
Spouse: Martha Lane Battle
1791-1847; Jethro's son and Temperance's father in the chronology. The reported circumstances of his death rest on the later family genealogy.
The displayed date information comes from the compiled or retrospective family sources identified in the research register.
Child: Temperance Ann (Tempe) Battle Marriott
Parent: Jethro Battle
Jethro's wife; printed genealogy gives death in 1793.
The displayed date information comes from the compiled or retrospective family sources identified in the research register.
1835-1913 in the chronology; Joseph's daughter, Robert Henry's wife and Henry Battle's mother.
The displayed date information comes from the compiled or retrospective family sources identified in the research register.
Child: Dr. Henry Battle Marriott
Spouse: Dr. Robert Henry Marriott
Parent: Joseph Sumner Battle
1819-1873 in the chronology; Temperance's husband and Henry Battle's father; physician.
The displayed date information comes from the compiled or retrospective family sources identified in the research register.
Child: Dr. Henry Battle Marriott
Spouse: Temperance Ann (Tempe) Battle Marriott
A physician in the Battleboro area, following his father Robert Henry into medicine. He married Emily Pippen in 1887. Their daughter Mary Hester married Moritz von Milgrom.
Child: Mary Hester Marriott Milgrom
Spouse: Emily Ward Pippen Marriott
Parent: Temperance Ann (Tempe) Battle Marriott
Parent: Dr. Robert Henry Marriott
Henry Battle's wife and Mary Hester's mother; chronology records January 19, 1887 marriage.
Child: Mary Hester Marriott Milgrom
Spouse: Dr. Henry Battle Marriott
One of Henry Battle and Emily's children named in the university finding aid. Further identity not supplied.
One of Henry Battle and Emily's children. Distinct from Emily Milgrom Sheffield in the next generation.
One of Henry Battle and Emily's children. Further full name not supplied.
One of the children named in the finding aid. Do not merge with Dr.
A historical recipe attribution identifies her as Emily Pippen's mother. This is a partially named research entry, not a verified vital-record bridge; the husband is not counted as a separately researched person merely from this style.
A Flensburg engineer associated with a machinery-repair and construction business in Hong Kong. Jake identifies him as the father of Christian H. Witzke Jr.; the commercial history is separately documented.
1909-1998 by secondary memorial dates; from Flensburg. Hattie's husband and father of Christian III and Tondra.
Exact dates are secondary memorial dates.
Parent: Christian Witzke Sr. (Hong Kong / Flensburg)
Spouse: Hattie Elizabeth Moore Witzke
Child: Tondra Lieb Witzke Milgrom
Child: Christian Heinrich Witzke III
An artist, poet, genealogist, antique collector and boutique owner. Hattie and her husband Christian traveled in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and China. Their children included Tondra and Christian III.
Spouse: Christian H. Witzke Jr.
Child: Tondra Lieb Witzke Milgrom
Child: Christian Heinrich Witzke III
Parent: Walter Bunyon Moore
Parent: Hattie Belle Green Moore / Riley
Son of Christian Jr. and Hattie; Tondra's brother. NASA / Texas Instruments work remains family oral history without recovered employment confirmation.
Parent: Christian H. Witzke Jr.
Parent: Hattie Elizabeth Moore Witzke
Spouse: Elizabeth (Betty) Weeks Witzke
Child: Adelle Elizabeth Witzke
Child: Andrea Witzke Leavey / Slot
Child: Katrina Louise Witzke
Christian III's spouse.
Spouse: Christian Heinrich Witzke III
Child: Adelle Elizabeth Witzke
Child: Andrea Witzke Leavey / Slot
Child: Katrina Louise Witzke
Child of Christian III and Betty.
Parent: Christian Heinrich Witzke III
Parent: Elizabeth (Betty) Weeks Witzke
Child of Christian III and Betty. The obituary uses Leavey and names spouse Paul; Slot / author identification is family-supplied in the audit.
Parent: Christian Heinrich Witzke III
Parent: Elizabeth (Betty) Weeks Witzke
Spouse: Paul (Andrea's spouse; surname not established in audit)
The obituary-based ledger names Paul as Andrea's spouse. A complete surname is not supplied there.
Child of Christian III and Betty.
Parent: Christian Heinrich Witzke III
Parent: Elizabeth (Betty) Weeks Witzke
Named descendant; placement as Andrea and Paul's child is inferred from the obituary's structure.
Named descendant; placement as Andrea and Paul's child is inferred from the obituary's structure.
Hattie Elizabeth's father; spouse of Hattie Belle Green.
Child: Hattie Elizabeth Moore Witzke
Spouse: Hattie Belle Green Moore / Riley
Hattie Elizabeth's mother; Riley is a later surname supplied by a secondary memorial.
Child: Hattie Elizabeth Moore Witzke
Spouse: Walter Bunyon Moore
Hattie Elizabeth's brother.
Hattie Elizabeth's brother.
Hattie Elizabeth's sister.
Hattie Elizabeth's sister.
Hattie Elizabeth's sister.
Jake’s paternal grandfather, remembered as Sam or Sammy. Family recollections describe construction and handyman work, motorcycles, and daily visits to Waffle House. The exact birth and death dates remain unresolved.
Birth year is approximate family recollection; obituary establishes death before June 8, 2020.
Grandchild: Jake Milgrom
Spouse: Naomi Ruth Crump Belk
Parent: Lemuel Samuel Belk Sr.
Parent: Nina Solomon Hutchinson Belk / Hodge
Sammy Jr.'s wife and Sam III's mother; named in the family funeral notices.
Sammy Jr.'s father in the compiled genealogy; dates and parents not supplied.
1915-2000 in the compilation; Sammy Jr.'s mother; later wife of Wilson B. Hodge.
Child: Lemuel Samuel (Sammy / Sam) Belk Jr.
Parent: Harley / Harllee Arthur Hutchinson
Parent: Amy (Birdie / Birdy / Bertie) Hatfield Hutchinson
Nina's later husband; 1950 household head, hardwood-plant stock clerk. The census does not establish Sammy's biological paternity or legal adoption.
Sammy Jr.'s sister in the compilation; identification with Dorothy Ann Brown in the 1950 household is an inference.
Dorothy Ann's husband in the 1950 household; house painter.
February 6, 1965 - June 8, 2020. Son of Sammy Jr. and Naomi; father of Andrew Martin.
Sam III's brother. The funeral notice spells Bryon; Brian is an earlier spoken variant.
Sam III's brother; spouse Rosita.
Spouse of Edward named in the notice.
Sam III's sister.
Sam III's sister; spouse Todd.
Spouse of Victoria named in the notice; full surname is not supplied in the audit.
April 19, 1991 - June 25, 2021; son of Sam III.
A South Carolina ancestor whose record includes farming, an Army-enlistment lead and furniture-factory work. The original 1950 census records a drum-sander operator. Reported ages vary between the surviving sources.
Birth year conflicts across records; omitted from the chart label. The displayed date information comes from the compiled or retrospective family sources identified in the research register.
Child: Nina Solomon Hutchinson Belk / Hodge
Spouse: Amy (Birdie / Birdy / Bertie) Hatfield Hutchinson
Parent: John Ellender / Edward (Johnny) Hutchinson
Parent: Emma Jordan Hutchinson
1890-1970 in the compilation; Harley's wife and Nina's mother. A matching death-index entry dates death June 1, 1970.
The displayed date information comes from the compiled or retrospective family sources identified in the research register.
Child: Nina Solomon Hutchinson Belk / Hodge
Spouse: Harley / Harllee Arthur Hutchinson
Parent: John Thomas (Tommy) Hatfield Sr.
Parent: Martha Cornelia (Mattie) Shiver Hatfield
1869-1940 in the compilation; Harley's father. Family-Bible middle-name variant remains unresolved.
The displayed date information comes from the compiled or retrospective family sources identified in the research register.
Child: Harley / Harllee Arthur Hutchinson
Parent: Arthur Elwell Hutchinson III
Parent: Mary Elizabeth Gasque Hutchinson
1874-1958 in the compilation; Harley's mother.
The displayed date information comes from the compiled or retrospective family sources identified in the research register.
Child: Harley / Harllee Arthur Hutchinson
Parent: Batson Jordan
Parent: Sarah Victoria (Vick) Bryant Jordan
1835-1917 in the compilation; Johnny's father.
The displayed date information comes from the compiled or retrospective family sources identified in the research register.
1837-1905 in the compilation; Johnny's mother.
The displayed date information comes from the compiled or retrospective family sources identified in the research register.
Emma's father in the compilation.
Emma's mother in the compilation.
Amy “Birdie” Hatfield’s father and the husband of Martha Cornelia Shiver. A compiled family source describes him as a brickmason. His connection to the older Samuel and Esther household remains an unfinished research question.
The displayed date information comes from the compiled or retrospective family sources identified in the research register.
Child: Amy (Birdie / Birdy / Bertie) Hatfield Hutchinson
Spouse: Martha Cornelia (Mattie) Shiver Hatfield
1855-1929 in the compilation; John Thomas Sr.'s wife and Amy's mother.
The displayed date information comes from the compiled or retrospective family sources identified in the research register.
Child: Amy (Birdie / Birdy / Bertie) Hatfield Hutchinson
Spouse: John Thomas (Tommy) Hatfield Sr.
Nina’s sister, known as Tony. A reproduced obituary describes a career with the City of Sumter Police Department and identifies her as its first woman promoted to sergeant; that original publication remains to be independently checked.
Tony's husband.
Child of Harley and Amy; different generation from Dorothy Ann Belk Brown.
Listed among Harley and Amy's children; further name not supplied.
Died February 23, 2019, age 95; daughter of Harley and Amy, independently named in the inspected newspaper obituary.
Lottie Mae's husband.
Listed among Harley and Amy's children; further name not supplied.
Ruby Vick Braswell Milgrom’s father, identified in the family record by Jake. His portrait was supplied by the family.
These are unresolved candidates and unfinished connections, separate from the drawn pedigree.
Candidate older Hatfield ancestor; Parker / Pollard expansions conflict. Census, 1839 will-witness and petition identities require reconciliation; the bridge to adult John Thomas Sr. remains open.
Compiled wife of Samuel; original census does not establish her birth surname.
1850 household child; possible match to neighboring 1860 wheelwright, not independently completed.
Named in the candidate 1850 household.
Named in the candidate 1850 household.
Candidate household name cluster; cross-census equivalence is provisional. The 1870 Sarah is not automatically a wife or daughter.
Named in the candidate household; cross-census continuity provisional.
Named in the candidate household.
Named in the candidate household.
1860 page-122 name. Relationship to the Bobby entry on another schedule unresolved.
1860 page-73 name. Not counted as certainly distinct from Talley.
Age-three child in one 1860 candidate household; absent from the other apparent duplicate.
Separate compiled profile may duplicate John Thomas Sr.; do not count as a proven additional sibling.
Reported child of John Thomas Sr. and Mattie. Official index has Lucian H. Hatfield, died March 23, 1973; full certificate needed.
Reported later-family identification; official index candidate John T. died December 30, 1969; compiled dates vary.
Only a forename/search target is retained; no matched death record was recovered.
Neighboring 1860 household lead; relationship to Mattie not established.
Neighboring household name; do not infer a documented marriage or parentage from the shorthand alone.
Potential Mattie connection, with an age discrepancy; not merged with Martha Cornelia Shiver.
Head of a separate 1870 candidate household. No merger with the Samuel / Esther household.
Separate 1870 household lead; relationship not recorded by that census.
Separate 1870 household lead; not merged with Sarah R. in the other family.
Separate 1870 household lead.
Alternative adolescent candidate for John Thomas Sr.; not a proven separate relative.
Named signer of an undated manuscript petition; relation to Samuel unverified.
Town census-name index lead only; not added as a sister to Sammy on that evidence.
Hattie's obituary claims kinship, but the intervening lineage has not been recovered.
Henry Lawson Wyatt's father in the cited biography; no bridge to Jake established.
Henry Lawson Wyatt's mother in the cited biography; no bridge to Jake established.
May 21, 1908 - November 13, 1963, from the photographed headstone. Family connection not established in these saved files.
Named as the next family-history research topic in the career report. Do not automatically identify with the Georgia in D08; no standalone dossier found.
