Guthrie Family Group 5 – Branch E
Canulem Hines Guthrie 1838NC-1906NC, Sarah Copes & Susan Roberson
of Carteret County, North Carolina, USA

CANULEM HINES GUTHRIE
Parents: James C Guthrie 1803NC-1845NC and Caroline Guthrie 1809NC-1868NC
Birth: 3 November 1838
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
Occupation: Fisherman
Military Service: Unknown
Marriage (1st): Sarah P Copes on 4 April 1866 in Carteret County, NC
Marriage (2nd): Susan Jane Robinson in 1868 in Carteret County, NC
Death: 17 April 1906
Death Location: Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
Burial: Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church Cemetery, Beaufort, Carteret, NC

SARAH P COPES
Parents: Peter Copes and Martha Caroline Wren
Birth: about 1847
Birth Location: Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
Guthrie Children: None
Death: about 1867
Death Location: Unknown, presumably in Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
Burial: Unknown Location, presumably in Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, USA

SUSAN JANE ROBERSON
Parents: Joseph Leecraft Roberson 1811NC-p1880NC and Eliza Stewart
Birth: 28 January 1838
Birth Location: Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
Guthrie Children: YES
Death: 5 November 1903
Death Location: Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
Burial: Unknown, presumably in Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, USA

NOTES:
The origins of Canulem’s name are unknown. It is a rare find and generally listed by a number of spellings and sometimes starting with a letter K. Living in Beaufort, Canulem Hines Guthrie became a fisherman, a prime occupation in an area surrounded by water. He married Sarah P Copes in 1866, but she died within a year, the cause unknown. They had no children.

Canulem married again in 1868 to Susan Roberson. Note that in some trees her surname is listed as Robinson, but documentation appears to list her family under the Roberson name. The 1870 census shows Canulem Guthrie, fisherman, 32, and his 2 month old son, Ernest, living in the household of Joseph L Robertson, 60, a seaman. Susan, 31, is also there, but listed under her parents and siblings as a Roberson. She is also listed as “without occupation” at the time

The typed transcriptions of Canulem and Susan’s marriage record only provide the year 1868. Looking for an original.

During the 1880 census they were living at #56 Isotore Street in Beaufort. Canulem H Guthrie, 41, a fisherman, is now listed as the head of household, along with wife Susan J 39, sons Ernest 10, Walter 8, and Clarence 5. His father-in-law Joseph L Roberson is now 69, widowed, and working as a miller. An important finding this census year is that Susan is listed as “insane”. At this time that category covers a large range of mental illnesses. The previous census did have a category for documenting illnesses, but there was no notation by Susan’s name at that time.

See Gray’s New Map of Beaufort – 1880 for street locations.

The 1900 indicates that Susan had given birth to 4 children only 3 of whom were still alive. At that time they were living on Ann Street in Beaufort. Sometime between 1870 and 1900, Susan had lost a child. She was still categorized as being “insane” during this census year. I find no newspaper references in the few Beaufort historic papers available online. Susan died in 1903 and Canelum in 1906.

GUTHRIE CHILDREN: 4
Y-DNA Project Participants: YES
Autosomal DNA Participants: YES

CHILD 1: ERNEST R GUTHRIE
Born 1 Jun 1870 NC – Died 5 Oct 1946 NC
Spouse: Rosa May Springle – married 22 May 1895 in Beaufort, Carteret, NC
Children: 4

Ernest R Guthrie was the eldest known child of Canelum Hines Guthrie and his wife Susan Roberson. He followed his father into the fishing industry and was listed as an oysterman and a mate on a fishing boat during various census years. When he was 24 years old, he married Rosa May Springle (1876-1955). The 1910 census indicates Rosa had given birth to 4 children, but only 3 remained living. All four of these children are noted in various census records.

1.) Ernest Linwood Guthrie: 18 Oct 1897NC – 5 Apr 1960NC (m.1921) Alma Bell Truitt +children
2.) Susie May Guthrie: 5 May 1900NC – 20 Feb 1904NC. Died at 3 years of age.
3.) Guy Benjamin Guthrie: 8 Jan 1904NC – 22 Apr 1972NC (m1.1925) Margaret Dosher +child; (m2.) Margaret Louise Willis +children
4.) Minnie Mae Guthrie: 9 May 1907NC – 21 Feb 1995NC (m.1924) George Howard Bessent +children

Y-DNA Project Participants: YES
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

CHILD 2: WALTER JAMES GUTHRIE
Born 25 Aug 1872 NC – Died 27 Apr 1949 VA
Spouse: Lulu Gabriel – married 31 Dec 1897 in Beaufort, Carteret, NC
Children: 6

Walter James Guthrie worked in the net fishing industry as a fisherman. He married Lula Gabriel when he was 25 years old. She was a daughter of Anthony David and Nettie Ann (Garner) Gabriel. The ceremony took place in Beaufort, Carteret, NC on 31 Dec 1897. They had 2 sons and 4 daughters born between 1898 and 1911.

Suffering a stroke, Lula was 65 at the time of her death on 4 May 1942 in Beaufort. Walter died at the home of his daughter, Annie Virginia (Guthrie) Willis, in Hampton, Virginia on 27 April 1949 after a fight with pneumonia. He was also afflicted with stomach cancer. Walter’s remains were returned to Beaufort for burial at the Beaufort Episcopal Church.

Y-DNA Project Participants: NONE
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

1. Walter Dewey Guthrie: 28 May 1898 NC – 21 Mar 1952 NC (m1.1918) Ruby U Mason +children, (m2. Nina Eubanks)
2. Edna May Guthrie: 6 Aug 1900 NC – 20 Jan 1981ME (m1919NC) Frederick Best +children
3. Robert Canelium Guthrie: 2 Jan 1903 NC – 30 Jan 1981 NC (m.1925NC) Medora Bell Willis +children
4. Mary James Guthrie: 19 Jan 1905 NC – 10 Jul 1979 NC (m.) Guy Williams Lewis +children
5. Susan Clark Guthrie: 30 Nov 1907 NC – 30 Nov 1994 FL (m.1934NC) Melburne Dale Blackwell +children
6. Annie Virginia Guthrie: 10 Feb 1911 NC – Mar 1987 VA (m.1931) Frederick Earl Willis +children

CHILD 3: CANELIUM ‘CLARENCE’ GUTHRIE
Born 16 Jul 1875 NC – Died 15 Aug 1958 NC
Spouse: Bessie Beatrice Willis – married 24 Jul 1900 in Beaufort, Carteret, NC

Clarence Guthrie worked as a carpenter. He also served as a Beaufort town commissioner. He married Bessie Beatrice Willis by whom he had 2 daughters and 2 sons. Bessie died in 1955 and Clarence in 1958. They are buried at Ocean View Cemetery in Morehead City, Carteret, NC.

Y-DNA Project Participants: NONE
Autosomal DNA Participants: NONE

1. Annie M Guthrie: 15 Oct 1902 NC – 7 Jul 1934 NC (m.1930NC) Ivy Eubanks -no children
2. Claude Roberson Guthrie: 8 Mar 1906 NC – 9 Jun 1992 NC (m.1929NC) Sarah Lineberry +child
3. Clarence Hudson Guthrie: 30 Dec 1909 NC – 21 Jan 1983 NC (m.1943NC) Lucile Parker +children
4. Lela Louise Guthrie: 18 Feb 1912 NC – 15 Jan 1987 NC (m.1934NC) John Theodore Willis +child

CHILD 4: UNIDENTIFIED CHILD
Born and Died in NC between 1868 and 1900 (probably 1870-1880)

This child of unidentified gender and name was inferred by census data to have been born to Susan (Roberson) Guthrie.

READING and RESOURCES

WEBSITE: Beaufort North Carolina History – Histories and Images from the Past – Compiled by Beaufort artist, researcher, historian and author Mary Warshaw
Article: Canelium Clarence Guthrie – Beaufort Builder

DOCUMENTS: General Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Carteret, NC – GRANTORS – Volume G
FHL Film 007513226 – Guthrie-Gutry-Guthrey-Guthrey- p.91 – IMG 766 of 787 thru IMG 786 of 787
Entries for CAENELUM H GUTHRIE
1868 Book CC-375 (Canelum H Guthrie, Christopher Guthrie, and Charity E Guthrie to Stephen Chadwick a tract formerly belonging to William Guthrie on North Rim Road)
1882 Book KK-237 (C.H. Guthrie and wife Susan J to Thomas W Salter)
1890 Book PP-293 (Canelum H Guthrie to son Ernest Guthrie)

DOCUMENTS: General Index to Real Estate Conveyances, Carteret, NC – GRANTEES – Volume G
FHL Film 007513228 – Guthrie-Gutry-Gutery – p.95 – IMG 759 of 774 thru IMG 773 of 774
Entries for CAENELUM H GUTHRIE
1882 Book KK-215 (C.H. Guthrie from Thos. W. Salter and wife Mary A)
1888 Book OO-274 (Canulem H. Guthrie from Rebecca Shaw)