He was the son of Samuel Paul and Mary Thompson, was born in Alfordsville NC, was a widowed farmer and died of "consumption of the lungs" per North Carolina Death Certificates-Note: There are 2 NC Death Certificates for D. A. Paul with matching birth/death dates.
Gravestone has wrong death year - inscribed 1916 when he actually died in 1915 per NCDC and Robesonian article.
The February 1, 1915 edition of The Robesonian included: Death of David A. Paul of Alfordsville - Mr. David A. Paul, 65 years old, died yesterday morning at 5 o'clock at his home in Alfordsville township. He was a good citizen. He had been in bad health for some time but had been confined to bed only two or three weeks. One daughter, Mrs. Jno. M. McCall of Elrod and two sons, Mr. Charles Paul, an employee of the Coast Line and Mr. Luke Paul, who lived with the deceased survive. The remains were interred yesterday morning at 11 o'clock at the family burying ground.
The February 4, 1915 edition of The Robesonian included the following: We are sorry to hear of the death of Mr. David Paul which occurred Sunday morning. The family have our sincere sympathy.
Name: D A Paul
Event Date: 31 Jan 1915
Event Place: Robeson, North Carolina
Gender: Male
Race (Original): W
Race: White
Age (Original): 65y 9m 13d
Birth Date: 24 May 1849
Birthplace: Alfordsville Township
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: Samuel Paul
Father's Birthplace: Robison [Robeson]
Mother's Name: Mary Thompson
Mother's Birthplace: Robison [Robeson]
Occupation: Farmer
Cemetery: Mccolleum Grave Yard [McCallum aka McGirt Cemetery]
Burial Date: 01 Feb 1915
NCDC Informant: Chas Paul
GS Film number: 1877866 , Digital Folder Number: 4215229 , Image Number: 117 , Reference ID: fn 93 95
Citing this Record
"North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F38F-Q4D : accessed 21 April 2015), D A Paul, 31 Jan 1915; citing Putun, Robeson, North Carolina, reference fn 93 95, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,877,866.
Gravestone has wrong death year - inscribed 1916 when he actually died in 1915 per NCDC and Robesonian article.
The February 1, 1915 edition of The Robesonian included: Death of David A. Paul of Alfordsville - Mr. David A. Paul, 65 years old, died yesterday morning at 5 o'clock at his home in Alfordsville township. He was a good citizen. He had been in bad health for some time but had been confined to bed only two or three weeks. One daughter, Mrs. Jno. M. McCall of Elrod and two sons, Mr. Charles Paul, an employee of the Coast Line and Mr. Luke Paul, who lived with the deceased survive. The remains were interred yesterday morning at 11 o'clock at the family burying ground.
The February 4, 1915 edition of The Robesonian included the following: We are sorry to hear of the death of Mr. David Paul which occurred Sunday morning. The family have our sincere sympathy.
Name: D A Paul
Event Date: 31 Jan 1915
Event Place: Robeson, North Carolina
Gender: Male
Race (Original): W
Race: White
Age (Original): 65y 9m 13d
Birth Date: 24 May 1849
Birthplace: Alfordsville Township
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: Samuel Paul
Father's Birthplace: Robison [Robeson]
Mother's Name: Mary Thompson
Mother's Birthplace: Robison [Robeson]
Occupation: Farmer
Cemetery: Mccolleum Grave Yard [McCallum aka McGirt Cemetery]
Burial Date: 01 Feb 1915
NCDC Informant: Chas Paul
GS Film number: 1877866 , Digital Folder Number: 4215229 , Image Number: 117 , Reference ID: fn 93 95
Citing this Record
"North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F38F-Q4D : accessed 21 April 2015), D A Paul, 31 Jan 1915; citing Putun, Robeson, North Carolina, reference fn 93 95, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,877,866.
He was the son of Samuel Paul and Mary Thompson, was born in Alfordsville NC, was a widowed farmer and died of "consumption of the lungs" per North Carolina Death Certificates-Note: There are 2 NC Death Certificates for D. A. Paul with matching birth/death dates.
Gravestone has wrong death year - inscribed 1916 when he actually died in 1915 per NCDC and Robesonian article.
The February 1, 1915 edition of The Robesonian included: Death of David A. Paul of Alfordsville - Mr. David A. Paul, 65 years old, died yesterday morning at 5 o'clock at his home in Alfordsville township. He was a good citizen. He had been in bad health for some time but had been confined to bed only two or three weeks. One daughter, Mrs. Jno. M. McCall of Elrod and two sons, Mr. Charles Paul, an employee of the Coast Line and Mr. Luke Paul, who lived with the deceased survive. The remains were interred yesterday morning at 11 o'clock at the family burying ground.
The February 4, 1915 edition of The Robesonian included the following: We are sorry to hear of the death of Mr. David Paul which occurred Sunday morning. The family have our sincere sympathy.
Name: D A Paul
Event Date: 31 Jan 1915
Event Place: Robeson, North Carolina
Gender: Male
Race (Original): W
Race: White
Age (Original): 65y 9m 13d
Birth Date: 24 May 1849
Birthplace: Alfordsville Township
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: Samuel Paul
Father's Birthplace: Robison [Robeson]
Mother's Name: Mary Thompson
Mother's Birthplace: Robison [Robeson]
Occupation: Farmer
Cemetery: Mccolleum Grave Yard [McCallum aka McGirt Cemetery]
Burial Date: 01 Feb 1915
NCDC Informant: Chas Paul
GS Film number: 1877866 , Digital Folder Number: 4215229 , Image Number: 117 , Reference ID: fn 93 95
Citing this Record
"North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F38F-Q4D : accessed 21 April 2015), D A Paul, 31 Jan 1915; citing Putun, Robeson, North Carolina, reference fn 93 95, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,877,866.
Gravestone has wrong death year - inscribed 1916 when he actually died in 1915 per NCDC and Robesonian article.
The February 1, 1915 edition of The Robesonian included: Death of David A. Paul of Alfordsville - Mr. David A. Paul, 65 years old, died yesterday morning at 5 o'clock at his home in Alfordsville township. He was a good citizen. He had been in bad health for some time but had been confined to bed only two or three weeks. One daughter, Mrs. Jno. M. McCall of Elrod and two sons, Mr. Charles Paul, an employee of the Coast Line and Mr. Luke Paul, who lived with the deceased survive. The remains were interred yesterday morning at 11 o'clock at the family burying ground.
The February 4, 1915 edition of The Robesonian included the following: We are sorry to hear of the death of Mr. David Paul which occurred Sunday morning. The family have our sincere sympathy.
Name: D A Paul
Event Date: 31 Jan 1915
Event Place: Robeson, North Carolina
Gender: Male
Race (Original): W
Race: White
Age (Original): 65y 9m 13d
Birth Date: 24 May 1849
Birthplace: Alfordsville Township
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: Samuel Paul
Father's Birthplace: Robison [Robeson]
Mother's Name: Mary Thompson
Mother's Birthplace: Robison [Robeson]
Occupation: Farmer
Cemetery: Mccolleum Grave Yard [McCallum aka McGirt Cemetery]
Burial Date: 01 Feb 1915
NCDC Informant: Chas Paul
GS Film number: 1877866 , Digital Folder Number: 4215229 , Image Number: 117 , Reference ID: fn 93 95
Citing this Record
"North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F38F-Q4D : accessed 21 April 2015), D A Paul, 31 Jan 1915; citing Putun, Robeson, North Carolina, reference fn 93 95, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,877,866.
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