Class of 1896

Birth: 1878, North Carolina
Death: 1973, White Rock, Richaland County, South Carolina

Parents:
George Washington Blackwelder (1846-1926)
Amy Selina Lippard Blackwelder (1839-1933)

Siblings:
Mary Ann Cress Petrea Ketchie (1861-1951)* Half-sibling
Leah Jeanette Blackwelder Fisher (1870-1965)
Elizabeth Virginia Arabelle “Jennie” Blackwelder (1871-1941)

Spouse: Rev. Edward Fulenwider (1876-1962)
Marriage: 6 May 1903, Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Children:
Paul Edward Bernard Fulenwider (1904-1989)
George Osborne Fulenwider (1906-1997)
Mary Houseal Fulenwider (1908-1910)
Edward Fulenwider, Jr. (1917-1997)

Burial: Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Source: www.Findagrave.com, # 44920628.

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Torchbearers of Freedom, by Amanda Elizabeth Fulenwider (1960), p. 73.

“Miss Minnie Verona [Venora] Fulenwider, daughter of George Washington and Amy Solina Cress Blackwelder, graduated from Mont Amoena Seminary, Mt. Pleasant. She is interested in painting, sewing, housekeeping and church work. She is a faithful pastor’s wife, a leader in Sunday School, children’s and young peoples’ work. For a number of years Rev. Edward Fulenwider and his family have been prominent and influential in Lutheran Church affairs in North and South Carolina, four children:

Paul Edward Fulenwider, b. 5-10-1904, Mt. Pleasant, m. 2-9-1923, Morgantown, N. C., Mabel Rochell Miller, b. 4-13-1905, Hickory, N. C. …”

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Abstracts of the Lutheran Visitor, Dec. 22, 1888 – Sept. 8, 1904

Rev. Edward Fulenwider married Miss M. Venora Blackwelder, daughter of George W. Blackwelder, on 5/6/1903 in Holy Trinity Church, Mt. Pleasant NC officiated by two brothers-in-law of the bride, Rev. R. L. Patterson of Somerset PA and Rev. Prof. J. H. C. Fisher. The bride’s sister, Mrs. R. L. Patterson, played the organ. There was an extensive summary of the wedding and participants. Lutheran Visitor 5/14/1903, page 9.

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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), 8 May 1903, p. 2.

MARRIAGE AT MT. PLEASANT
Rev. Edward Fulenwider Weds Miss Minnie Verona [Venora] Blackwelder.

Special to The Observer.
Concord, May 7. – At 7:30 o’clock last evening in Holy Trinity Lutheran church, Mt. Pleasant, Rev. Edward Fulenwider, pastor of St. Andrews’ Lutheran church, Concord, was married to Miss Minnie Venora Blackwelder, youngest daughter of Mr. George Blackwelder, of Mt. Pleasant. The happy event was witnessed by a large concourse of admiring friends from far and near. The pretty little village church has never been more beautiful than in its effects of green and white, mellowed by the soft light from the overhanging chandeliers.

To the strains of Lohengrin, with Mrs. R. L. Patterson at the organ, the bridal party entered, and at the altar Rev. R. L. Patterson, of Somerset, Pa., assisted by Rev. Prof. J. H. C. Fisher, of Mount Amoena Seminary, read the beautiful marriage ceremony and pronounced the happy couple husband and wife.

The attendants were Mr. John O. Fulenwider, of Monroe, brother of the groom, and Miss Ella Walter, of Concord; Rev. Chas. A. Phillips, of Rural Hall, and Miss Virginia Shoup, of Mont Amoena, while Mr. A. L. Patterson, with Prof. Keller and Rev. V. C. Ridenhour with Rev. J. L. Morgan were the ushers. Little Master Frank Patterson and Miss Katherine Fisher were flower bearers.

Rev. and Mrs. Fulenwider left today for Monroe and other points to visit relatives and friends. They have many friends who wish them well.

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Hickory Daily Record (Hickory, NC), 19 Feb 1973, p. 12.

MRS. FULENWIDER

WHITE ROCK, S. C. – Mrs. Venora Blackwelder Fulenwider, 94, a resident of the Lowman Home in White Rock, S. C. died at the home at 1 a.m. today. She was married to the Rev. Edward Fulenwider, who preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of the Lowman Home and burial will be in Newberry, S.C.

Surviving are three sons, Paul Edward Fulenwider of Hickory, George Fulenwider of Charlotte, and Edward Fulenwider of Belle Glade, Fla.; five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; and one nephew, Richardson Patterson of Hickory.