A tidbit of Middlesex history
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| This $70 check was cashed at the Wake office of the Bank of Middlesex in December, 1933 by Esther and McKinley Campbell. |
Locust Hill
In December of 1933, Mrs. Jessie Randolph, the daughter of Robert Lincoln, who was the son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, wrote a check for $70 to McKinley and Esther Campbell for one month’s home service.
McKinley and Esther were the butler and cook for some 60 years at the old Woodstock Plantation Farm that sat on the Piankatank River in Hartfield. The $70 was their $35 each per-month payment for their services.
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The old farm sat on 288 acres and was passed on to Mrs. Randolph’s son, the late Robert (Bob) Beckwith, who was the last of the Lincoln family line. Bob married Margaret (Maggie) Fristoe in the early 1970s and passed away in 1985. The farm is now adjacent to the Piankatank River Golf Club.
An ink stamp on the back of the $70 check showed it was cashed at Wake office of the Bank of Middlesex.
McKinley and Esther appreciated this month’s pay on December 2, 1933 as well as all other pay.
The old plantation is now owned by John and Lenora Hoverson who live happily there. Lenora is the daughter of Margaret Beckwith, who recently passed away.
For those who knew McKinley and Esther and their son, the late Lewis (Cora) Robinson of Amburg, they knew two lovely and kind people.
History goes on.
