Remembering:
Jerry Black
Pete Crainshaw
Paul "Doody" Moragne
Koda

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Born 7 January 2001 at Atrium Health Cabarrus (then known as Carolinas Medical Center—or CMC—NorthEast) in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to David S. Martinez & Anita M. Bolick, I was named Clayton Anthony Martinez. I was named after both of my grandfathers: Clayton, my first name, was from my maternal grandfather, Clayton Ray Bolick; & Anthony, my middle name, was from my paternal grandfather, Davis Anthony Martinez.

I lived & was raised in Rowan County in the small community of Bear Poplar along with my older sister, Taylor Anderson. My neighbors were my maternal grandparents, Ray & Martha Bolick, & my maternal uncle, Randy Bolick.

Other than Taylor, I have one other sibling: a brother whom I've met since was put up for adoption soon after his birth, Tyler Biggerstaff.

I was educated in the Rowan County School System; attending Mount Ulla Elementary School from 2006 to 2012, West Rowan Middle School from 2012 to 2015, & West Rowan High School starting in 2015. I struggled in school a lot. I would have graduated in spring 2019. However, I ended up quitting school when I was in the 10th grade for mental health reasons.

During middle school, I was diagnosed with a few mental issues. Asperger's syndrome, OCD, & severe anxiety disorder. I feel I've overcome them a little bit since then. And, in May 2016, I was hospitalized for a week after developing a limp the week before after waking up one morning & finding my legs numb & not being able to walk or stand up. While I was in the hospital & after various tests were done, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. My life hasn't been too easy since then. I'm pretty convinced I've had 1 or 2 relapses since then. And I've suffered & still suffer from several symptoms from the disease. But with help from my friends, family, & my doctors, I'm getting through it. And I'm not letting MS take control.

Some of my interests are RMS Titanic & the other Olympic-class liners, history, United States Presidents, the British royal family & the British monarchy, Biltmore House, lighthouses, & learning of & about the populated places in North Carolina.

I also have quite a few hobbies. Genealogy, dancing, reading, listening to music (mostly Adam Lambert), playing video games (mostly just Grand Theft Auto games, Red Dead games, & Minecraft), collecting certain things (like the Hess toy trucks, coins, old documents & other old items, bottles & cans, & anything with wolves or Titanic.

I am also a member of the furry fandom & have been since about November 2017. It is one of my biggest hobbies. I have one costume—which is called a fursuit—of a dog named Iceland.

I was raised & am a Christian & am a lifelong member of Ebenezer Church (formerly Ebenezer United Methodist Church) in Mount Ulla, Rowan County, NC. Started attending regularly again on Christmas Eve 2017. In the summer of 2019, I was in charge of creating a record for Ebenezer's cemetery. With help from friend & fellow genealogist, Mr. Charles "Jeff" Thompson, I made a detailed cemetery record that I am proud of. I followed it up a year or so later with a sort of "guide" which details every person buried in the cemetery. Since I finished the 2019 record, I have been appointed the record keeper for Ebenezer Church Cemetery. And in about 2021, I accepted the job of custodian for the church. These are 2 roles in the church that I'm proud of & grateful to have.

Now for what got me into genealogy in the first place. It was in late 2015—I was 14 years old at the time. My mom had some genealogy books that she inherited from my great uncle, [[Blackwelder-582|Gene Blackwelder]], upon his death in 2000. The books were "Our Family Tree: A History of Our Family," "Our Family Tree: A Keepsake Book," & "The Family Heritage Book" for the Blackwelder family. I got to looking at them one day & saw that my mom never took the time to fill them out. So I decided to fill them out myself. I got what information I could from my parents, grandmother, & other relatives & went to the internet to find what else I didn't have. And the rest is history.

In "The Family Heritage Book," near the back, there is a certificate that has my granduncle's name on it. Certifying that he was the owner. On the pages immediately before it, there are various charts & some family signature sheets that can be filled out. Forward lineage charts, individual heritage charts, & personal history sheets. In honor & memory of Gene, I filled out the first of each different one with him as the focal person.

I am currently in a relationship with a wonderful man, Paxton. (Yes, I'm gay. I came out as such in June 2016.) He was born in November 2002 in Statesville, Iredell County, NC; which is where he still lives. We've been together since June 2022. He makes me extremely happy & I can't imagine my life without him.

My talents are saxophonist, percussionist, recorder player, dancer, decorator. And a cool fact about me is that I'm left handed. My family, friends, pets, & church mean everything to me.

I love walking cemeteries & seeing all the graves that have stood the test of time for decades. If I come across a person that doesn't have a memorial yet, I get a picture & make one for them.

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Below are some surnames in my family that I'm interested in/researching:

Mother's side:
-Blackwelder, Bolick, Miller, McCall, Holland, Anderson, Childers, Ellis, Hahn, Parker, Lowery, Stewart, Hallman, Dockery, Nance, Curry, Stanley, Fink, & others.

Families on my father's side:
-Martinez, Shepherd, Whitley, Waisner, Bean, Safley, Furr, Blouin, Chauvin, LeBlanc, Acosta, Doiron, Loumiet, LeTulle, Ourso, Alvarez, Morrina, & others.

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If there is only a photo of a footstone & the person has an upright headstone, I will add a picture of the headstone. Reason is because I believe that if someone were to visit their grave, they would need to know where to look; especially if the one they're looking for is somewhere in a cemetery that is mostly upright headstones.

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Per Find a Grave's memorial naming conventions, the nickname field is for a name different from the first or middle names that the deceased went by. If the person was known by their middle name, the info could be placed in the bio section. Find a Grave will not let you submit suggested edits if the nickname field has the first or middle name in it. So if you see that I've suggested any edits & one of them is removing the name in the nickname field, then please know that was the only way Find a Grave would let me submit them.

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If anyone sees a mistake on one of the memorials I have made, please email me at [email protected] and/or leave me a message/edit on here to change it. Thank you!

I will also add any obits I found or am sent.

P.S. I will create a memorial for my pets when they pass away. Me & my family always give our pets a first, middle, & last name. So I will be adding their full name to their memorial.

Remembering:
Jerry Black
Pete Crainshaw
Paul "Doody" Moragne
Koda

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Born 7 January 2001 at Atrium Health Cabarrus (then known as Carolinas Medical Center—or CMC—NorthEast) in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to David S. Martinez & Anita M. Bolick, I was named Clayton Anthony Martinez. I was named after both of my grandfathers: Clayton, my first name, was from my maternal grandfather, Clayton Ray Bolick; & Anthony, my middle name, was from my paternal grandfather, Davis Anthony Martinez.

I lived & was raised in Rowan County in the small community of Bear Poplar along with my older sister, Taylor Anderson. My neighbors were my maternal grandparents, Ray & Martha Bolick, & my maternal uncle, Randy Bolick.

Other than Taylor, I have one other sibling: a brother whom I've met since was put up for adoption soon after his birth, Tyler Biggerstaff.

I was educated in the Rowan County School System; attending Mount Ulla Elementary School from 2006 to 2012, West Rowan Middle School from 2012 to 2015, & West Rowan High School starting in 2015. I struggled in school a lot. I would have graduated in spring 2019. However, I ended up quitting school when I was in the 10th grade for mental health reasons.

During middle school, I was diagnosed with a few mental issues. Asperger's syndrome, OCD, & severe anxiety disorder. I feel I've overcome them a little bit since then. And, in May 2016, I was hospitalized for a week after developing a limp the week before after waking up one morning & finding my legs numb & not being able to walk or stand up. While I was in the hospital & after various tests were done, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. My life hasn't been too easy since then. I'm pretty convinced I've had 1 or 2 relapses since then. And I've suffered & still suffer from several symptoms from the disease. But with help from my friends, family, & my doctors, I'm getting through it. And I'm not letting MS take control.

Some of my interests are RMS Titanic & the other Olympic-class liners, history, United States Presidents, the British royal family & the British monarchy, Biltmore House, lighthouses, & learning of & about the populated places in North Carolina.

I also have quite a few hobbies. Genealogy, dancing, reading, listening to music (mostly Adam Lambert), playing video games (mostly just Grand Theft Auto games, Red Dead games, & Minecraft), collecting certain things (like the Hess toy trucks, coins, old documents & other old items, bottles & cans, & anything with wolves or Titanic.

I am also a member of the furry fandom & have been since about November 2017. It is one of my biggest hobbies. I have one costume—which is called a fursuit—of a dog named Iceland.

I was raised & am a Christian & am a lifelong member of Ebenezer Church (formerly Ebenezer United Methodist Church) in Mount Ulla, Rowan County, NC. Started attending regularly again on Christmas Eve 2017. In the summer of 2019, I was in charge of creating a record for Ebenezer's cemetery. With help from friend & fellow genealogist, Mr. Charles "Jeff" Thompson, I made a detailed cemetery record that I am proud of. I followed it up a year or so later with a sort of "guide" which details every person buried in the cemetery. Since I finished the 2019 record, I have been appointed the record keeper for Ebenezer Church Cemetery. And in about 2021, I accepted the job of custodian for the church. These are 2 roles in the church that I'm proud of & grateful to have.

Now for what got me into genealogy in the first place. It was in late 2015—I was 14 years old at the time. My mom had some genealogy books that she inherited from my great uncle, [[Blackwelder-582|Gene Blackwelder]], upon his death in 2000. The books were "Our Family Tree: A History of Our Family," "Our Family Tree: A Keepsake Book," & "The Family Heritage Book" for the Blackwelder family. I got to looking at them one day & saw that my mom never took the time to fill them out. So I decided to fill them out myself. I got what information I could from my parents, grandmother, & other relatives & went to the internet to find what else I didn't have. And the rest is history.

In "The Family Heritage Book," near the back, there is a certificate that has my granduncle's name on it. Certifying that he was the owner. On the pages immediately before it, there are various charts & some family signature sheets that can be filled out. Forward lineage charts, individual heritage charts, & personal history sheets. In honor & memory of Gene, I filled out the first of each different one with him as the focal person.

I am currently in a relationship with a wonderful man, Paxton. (Yes, I'm gay. I came out as such in June 2016.) He was born in November 2002 in Statesville, Iredell County, NC; which is where he still lives. We've been together since June 2022. He makes me extremely happy & I can't imagine my life without him.

My talents are saxophonist, percussionist, recorder player, dancer, decorator. And a cool fact about me is that I'm left handed. My family, friends, pets, & church mean everything to me.

I love walking cemeteries & seeing all the graves that have stood the test of time for decades. If I come across a person that doesn't have a memorial yet, I get a picture & make one for them.

**********************************

Below are some surnames in my family that I'm interested in/researching:

Mother's side:
-Blackwelder, Bolick, Miller, McCall, Holland, Anderson, Childers, Ellis, Hahn, Parker, Lowery, Stewart, Hallman, Dockery, Nance, Curry, Stanley, Fink, & others.

Families on my father's side:
-Martinez, Shepherd, Whitley, Waisner, Bean, Safley, Furr, Blouin, Chauvin, LeBlanc, Acosta, Doiron, Loumiet, LeTulle, Ourso, Alvarez, Morrina, & others.

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If there is only a photo of a footstone & the person has an upright headstone, I will add a picture of the headstone. Reason is because I believe that if someone were to visit their grave, they would need to know where to look; especially if the one they're looking for is somewhere in a cemetery that is mostly upright headstones.

**********************************

Per Find a Grave's memorial naming conventions, the nickname field is for a name different from the first or middle names that the deceased went by. If the person was known by their middle name, the info could be placed in the bio section. Find a Grave will not let you submit suggested edits if the nickname field has the first or middle name in it. So if you see that I've suggested any edits & one of them is removing the name in the nickname field, then please know that was the only way Find a Grave would let me submit them.

**********************************

If anyone sees a mistake on one of the memorials I have made, please email me at [email protected] and/or leave me a message/edit on here to change it. Thank you!

I will also add any obits I found or am sent.

P.S. I will create a memorial for my pets when they pass away. Me & my family always give our pets a first, middle, & last name. So I will be adding their full name to their memorial.