The Virginian-Pilot
Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Va.
Mon. August 3, 1965
Memorial |
B.T. Sustare,
75, Lawyer,
Ex-Car Dealer |
CHARLOTTE-
Beverly Townsend Sustare*, 75, of Matthews, N.C., a lawyer and a former
automobile dealer of Henderson and of Suffolk and Norfolk, Va., died Sunday
in a hospital.
A native of Mecklenburg County, he formerly lived in Norfolk. a graduate
of Wake Forest College, he received his L.L.B. degree in 1915 and had practiced
law in Matthews since 1960.
He was the husband of the late Mrs. Nancy Williams Sustare and a son
of Barnum A. (Alexander) and Mrs. Amanda Ferguson Sustare.
He also was a former employee of American Agriculture Chemical Co. and
had operated a swimming pond in Charlotte.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Robert W. Sutton of Norfolk, three
sons, Beverly A. Sustare of Dallas, John W. Sustare of Nashville, N.C. and
George A. Sustare of Newport News, Va.; five sisters, Mrs. W.O. Benton,
Mrs T.L. Garland, Mrs Claude Neal, Mrs. Reid Newell and Miss Guss Sustare,all
of Matthews and 12 grandchildren.
A funeral service will be conducted in Matthews Baptist Church Tuesday
at 3:30 p.m. EST. The body will be brought to H. D. Oliver Funeral Apartments,
Norfofk, for a committal service in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Wednesday at 3:30
p.m. |
*"beverly man's name"
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BEVERLY TOWNSEND SUSTARE, born Monday, March 3, 1890, in Mecklenburg
County, North Carolina. Died - Sunday,1, August, 1965, in a hospital in
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. His last residence was Indian
Trail,Union County,NC, U.S.A.,28105 . He was the first born child of 8 children
of Barnum Alexander Sustare (1862 to 1951), (who was the identical twin
of James Ervin Sustare) and Sarah Amanda Ferguson (1867 to 1962).
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Beverly Townsend Sustare at age 23, married Clara Nannie "Nancy"
Williams, (her age was 22), who was born on Sunday, the 29th of November
in 1891, in Malvern, Arkansas or in Little Rock, Arkansas and died on Sunday,
July 21, 1940, only days after her daughter's wedding of Saturday, 8 June
1940; Nancy Chester Sustare (1920-1997), in Norfolk, Norfolk County,Virginia
, to Robert William Sutton (1918-1995).
I do not have the exact marriage date of Beverly and Clara Nannie, but
it would be before 1914. Their first born son, Beverly Alexander Sustare
was in 1914 (January 8, 1914, in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
and died Nov. 8, 1990 in Texas.)
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A second marriage after Nannie (Nancy Clara) Williams died, was to Iola
?, [15 Aug 1912 to 17 Dec 1990, source of date, ssdi, for her SSN.]which
ended in divorce. No children from this 2nd marriage.
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 FURTHER EDUCATION AND LAW PRACTICE: BEVERLY TOWNSEND SUSTARE Entered
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY after leaving LENOIR COLLEGE, where
he earned a degree in Law. B. T. Sustare is in the yearbook, 1913, WAKE
FOREST COLLEGE; 'The Howler'. He Would Have Been A Sophomore In 1913.
Wake Forest College, L.L.B. Degree In 1915 And Had Practiced Law In Matthews,
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Since 1960. B.T. Sustare praciticed
law in the firm of PRUITT & SUSTARE-Attorneys At Law, Hickory,
North Carolina, Thomas P. Pruitt and Beverly T. Sustare -1915-1916.
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Residence: Listed in the Norfolk/Portsmouth Telephone Directory of 1945-46
+ Sustare B T 918 Princess Anne Rd, Norfolk,34281
His last residence was 28105 Indian Trail, Union, North Carolina. |
 Photo taken in a
photo booth, showing two close friends with shaved heads; one
unidentified and the other is Beverly T. Sustare or B.T. Sustare.
Date: circa 1910 ? or before 1915.
I think they did this as a prank or as a fraternity rite; or just for
some North Carolina fun.
Probably taken at either Lenoir College;where he earned a degree
in Law. See page:  B.
T. Sustare,HACAWA 1910,LENOIR COLLEGE,HICKORY,North Carolina
or at WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY, where he earned an L L B degree
in 1915.
#1. Top oval photo: Beverly "Bev" or "B.T." SUSTARE
#2. Second photo down: Unknown friend on left, and Beverly Sustare on
right; both wearing hats
#3. Third photo down: Beverly Sustare on left and unidentified friend
on right.
#4. Fourth photo oval, bottom: An unidentified friend of Beverly Townsend
Sustare.
B.T. SUSTARE Won Silver Cup Tropies for Bird Awards:
Beverly Townsend Sustare won awards for his birds, he kept prize guinea
hens and other birds, plus chickens. Carol has a silver cup about a foot
tall that he won for his birds, incised "N.C. & C.C.P.A. - GREENSBORO-1923-BEST
DISPLAY.", this silver cup was the property of his only daughter
Nancy Chester Sutton. Carol's sister, Nancy Townsend Sutton, (Note her middle
name is that of her Grandfather whom she was named after.) has a smaller
silver cup that he also won as a bird award. 1923 was the year after his
last son George Allan Sustare was born.
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Religion- Matthews Baptist Church. |
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GRANDDADDY SUSTARE'S SPECIAL GREEN THUMB
A matchbook cover advertising _"B.T. Sustare-Sales Leader- Nansemond
Motors, 428 East Pinner Street, Suffolk, Virginia, Phone 5733." This
is where B. T. Sustare worked selling FORD automobiles; while he held this
job he rented 2 acres of land across the street from the auto dealership
in order to grow his vegetable garden in that earth. Granddaddy Sustare's
green thumb grew corn, peas, beans, tomatoes, squash and pumpkins. His body
was in the salesroom, but at lunch, before work and after work, he was in
the garden, and that was where his heart was. I think my own love and gardening
and my green thumb are inherited from my sweet Grandad Sustare.CLS
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Here is a sample of my Green Thumb Grandpa Sustare,
in the form of a letter written to his daughter, Chester Sustare Sutton.
Printed in upper corner on outside of envelop:
- BEVERLY T. SUSTARE
- ATTORNEY AT LAW
- P.O. BOX 445
- MATTHEWS, N.C. 28105
Postmark reads: a circle with the words:
'M A T T H E W S" in the upper curve of the circle
and "N. C." in the bottom inside the circle and the date: Jan
24 PM 1964
To (handwritten in blue ink)
- Mrs. Robt. W. Sutton
- 7601 Gleneagles Road
- Norfolk, 5, Va. 23505
Quoted: " Wednesday,
Dear Chester,
You surely have been having fun - living room ceiling coming down, pilling
hot coffee and then your thumb acting up. That should take care of your
troubles for a whilte..
I am glad the fig tree stood the moving so well and that the magnolia
will pull through. I hope the fig tree that I put out will at least spout
out from the roots, but it is about time for sprouts to show if they are
ever coming out. it is a Texas everbearing, a large pretty fig.
My tomatoes are really growing. A lot of big green ones on the early
planted row - but none ripe. The should begin to riopenin about two weeks.
I am anxious for you to come for a visit - Carol and Bobby
too if they can come. But I don't want you to drive until your thumb is
well enough for safe driving. Then the 4th of July wek end would be bad
traffic wise unless you can come on Thursday ahead of the 4th week end nuts.
Maybe you can do that and stay until at least Tuesday before starting back.
I would like for you to stay mucn longer if you can. Let me know when -
I still have your wash pot and will take it (to ) you when
I go again unless you can carry it abck when you come. I want to run over
to Nashville before Nancy leaves, but I can go over there sometime in the
middle of the week.
Take good care of yourself and say Hello! to all the family - and Micky
-for me. I will be looking for you soon -
Love, Pappy
Get your Bible and read Proverbs -Chapter 26, Verse 17."
END |
 Beverly Townsend Sustare standing in a garden., date: circa 1950?
This looks like a tobacco field to me. I don't think that Grand dad Sustare
grew tobacco; he mainly grew vegetables, grew corn, peas, beans, tomatoes
of all sorts , including heritage varieties of tomatoes, squash and pumpkins.
Grandaddy Sustare included a little side note include in the letter to
the left: on a commercial stationary pad:
caption: DON' T FORGET - PENNSYLVANIA LUMBERMENS
MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA-
Writing FIRE and ALLIED LINES "
IN the Birthplace of American Mutual Insurance"
"HOW TO KEEP BIRDS OFF FIG TREES
Mrs. G. C. Lee of Hopkins County, Texas,
put a strip of white cloth about 10 inches
wide and 1 1/2 yards long across the top of
each tree. And she says that some people put
netting, such as cheese closth
( or tabacco bed cloth) over the trees."
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My SUSTARE line of decent----is:Brief Chart:
The name Sistaire could be of from the city of Genoa, now
in Italy, which was a major shipbuilding center, as the name Sistaire is
not a usual Spanish name, even though the family came from the port city
of Barcelona, Spain.
- Don Gabriel Sistare---Marie Mityavila (listed as Mityavila?
in New London, Connecticut infomation)
-
 Captain
Lazaro José Gabriel Sistare--(from Barcelona, Spain to New London,
Connecticut)-Elizabeth Beebe (2nd wife)
- (1st wife was Maria Franccesca Molas)
-
- John Thomas Sistare(youngest son)*--Mary
Gwendolyn Outen of South Carolina, U.S.A.
-
- James Hiram Richardson Sistare (twin) --Holly Elizabeth
Hemby(5 children)
-
- Barnum Alexander Sustare---Sarah Amanda Ferguson
-
- Beverly
Townsend Sustare--Nannie Clara Williams
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- Nancy Chester Sustare Sutton--Robert William Sutton
-
- Nancy Townsend Sutton, Carol Lorraine
Sutton, (me), 2nd child of 3 children--married André
Joseph Lucien Fauteux; and had 2 children:
- i.Viva-Laura Claire Sutton-Fauteux and
- ii.Yale Quentin Sutton-Fauteux
- and Robert Porter
Sutton, married Donna Crigger and
had 2 children:
- i. Amy Elizabeth Sutton
- ii. Eric Townsend Sutton
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Be sure to see these pages:
B. T. Sustare,HACAWA 1910,LENOIR
COLLEGE,HICKORY,North Carolina
i.. BEVERLY TOWNSEND SUSTARE, born March
3, 1890, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, near the city of Charlotte,
N.C. Died-1, August, 1965.
My Grandparents. Married to Nannie Clara Williams,
(family bible as reference, page 8),born 29,
November, 1891. died of cancer at age 49, 21, July, 1940, just five weeks
after the marriage of her daughter Nancy Chester Sustare to Robert William
Sutton. Nannie Clara Williams was the daughter of William Wright Williams,born 16 Dec,
1867 in Malvern, Arkansas; died 19 June, 1938 in Greensboro, North Carolina
and married Lula Estelle Boatwright(family
bible as reference, page 8) on June 31, 1938
in Greensboro, N.C; born 7, Feb, 1872, in Mecklenburg, North Carolina; died14,
September 1954, in Greensboro, North Carolina.
A second marriage after Nannie (Nancy Clara) Williams,
was to Iola ?on Maiden name,
born 15 August 1912, and died 17 Dec
1990, probably in North Carolina, the issuing state of her SSN, issued before
1962, listed as Iola Sustare for SSN; which
ended in divorce. No children from this 2nd marriage.Marlon Sustaire
has entered BEVERLY
TOWNSEND SUSTARE into his web site and listed
his name in Gedpage.
SIBLINGS OF BEVERLY TOWNSEND SUSTARE:
ii. Minnie Ethel Sustare,born 25, August, 1891,in North Carolina;Minnie Ethel married Wilton Oscar Benton.
2 children: i. Lois Amanda Benton.ii.Harold Wilton Benton.
Listed as -Mrs. W.O. Benton--(source = obituary of Beverly
Townsend Sustare, The Virginian-Pilot/Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Norfolk,
Portsmouth, Va.,Mon. August 3, 1965,Memorial,B.T. Sustare,75)
iii. Effie (Evelyn?) Adelaide Sustare,born 31, January, 1894, died 3 ,March, 1931;Effie Married Harry Tracey Benton.
4 children: i.Mabel Sally Louise Benton,ii.Carrie Mat Lee
Benton,iii. Bruce McDonald Benton,iv.Dorothy Amanda Benton.
Note: found in letter, dated Aug.11,1969, from (Carol's
Great -aunt Mildred , (Mrs. William Wright Williams Jr., of
1096 West 4th St, Winston-Salem, N.C. a cut-out from newspaper advertisement
that has a picture of "Mrs. Evelyn Benton, Decorator",
for Pfaff's inc. (paint-wallpaper-glass)
iv. Verla Edith Sustare, born 24, August, 1896, in North Carolina;
Verla married Quitman Cornwall.
1 child,died at birth:i.
v.Annie Lou Sustare, born 24, February, 1899 in North Carolina.Annie married Thomas Lee Garland, born
May 8, 1927. 2 children: i.Frances LaMarr Garland & ii.John Barnum Garland.P.
O. Box 295, Matthews, NC, 28105
vi. Zelda Jane Sustare, born 8, October, 1902, in North Carolina.
Zelda married Claude Llewelyn
Neal. 5 children: i.Claude Alexander Neal.ii.Troy Neal.iiiBeverly Lee Neal.iv.
Frank Neal.v.Edwin Neal-P.O. Box 273, Matthews, NC,28105
vii. Gussie (Augusta) Lee Sustare, born 19 May, 1905, in North
Carolina. Gussie married T.C.
Thornton. (no children.)
viii.Bonnie M. Sustare, born 30, Dec., 1909. ??Blue booklet 'Descendants
of Gabriel Sustare' lists h.Bonnie Elizabeth Sustare, born 30
December, 1908.??
Bonnie, married Reid Newell
(no children),Mrs. Reid Newell (source = obituary of Beverly Townsend Sustare,
The Virginian-Pilot/Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Va.,Mon.
August 3, 1965,Memorial,B.T. Sustare,75, Lawyer, Ex-Car Dealer) Newell Sustare,733 Plattn Est Dr C211, Matthews, NC, 28105-1335
- CREDITS:
#1. Credit goes to my sister, Nancy Townsend Sutton Nowlan, of Suffolk, Virginia, who is the one in my family with the real
knowledge
- of geneology and the primary record keeper.
It is from Nancy that I got this information. Nancy is the Geneology
Expert in the family.
- Nancy made a 5 generation chart for me and gave me other addition genelogical
material. C.S.
- Nancy Townsend Sutton Nowlan, of 5999 Bennett's Creek, Suffolk, Virginia,USA,23435.
-
- #2.
BOOKS or paper
- A related booklet
- Descendants of Gabriel
Sustare,
- by THE HISTORICAL COMMITTEE OF THE SISTARE FAMILY ASSOCIATION
- Publisher- JULY 1, 1967
- Paperbound
- #3. A related Newspaper
Articles
-Matthews history lesson
- Sustare's Pool,
- an institution since 1925, was and still is the largest
swimming pool in Mecklenburg County, page 2, August
9, 1990
- Author _ Suzanne Gulley - Executive Editor
- Publisher- The Matthews
News
- BEVERLY TOWNSEND SUSTARE, born March 3,
1890, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Died-1, August, 1965. [Obituary
Memorial see above.]
- Married to Nannie Clara Williams, (family bible
as reference, page 8),
- Beverly Sustare then married a second time to:
Iola ?., born 15 August, 1912, died 18 November 1990. Listed as Iola Sustare
in source of dates = Social Security Death Index Search Results.
-
- Beverly Townsend Sustare and Nannie (Nancy?) Clara Williams SUSTARE--
had
- 4 SUSTARE children; they were:
- i.Beverly Alexander Sustare *,of Florida and
Texas, born 8, January 1914 , died - 18 November 1990; married Suzette
Talcot Denniston, b. 10 Dec. 1915, d. November 1980 in Florida or Texas. [*as per 1999 information from his
son Dennis Sustare; my first cousin. I had thought his middle name was
'Allen' but Dennis wrote me that it was 'Alexander'.]
-
- ii.John Williams Sustare, of Nashville, North
Carolina, born 10, January 1917, died - 11 July, 1991; married Myrtice
Virginia "Juny" Hayes
-
- iii.Nancy Chester Sustare Sutton (3rd born) born November 17, 1920 in Greensboro, North Carolina
, has many relatives in Matthews. N.C., but Mamma was not
born in Matthews, site of Sustare family Swimming
Pool business.), died May 13, 1997 and sister
to:
-
- iv.George Allan Sustare, born in Greensboro,
North Carolina, On 10, Nov. 1922. 4th child and 3rd son of Beverly Townsend
Sustare and Nancy Clara Williams. Died: after 1997.
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Father and two of his sons:
Place: Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina,
Date: after 1932
Standing on right with paler suit color: Beverly Allen Sustare,
i.Beverly Allen [or Alexander] Sustare,of
Florida and Texas, born 8, January 1914 , died - 18 November 1990;
married Suzette Talcot Denniston, b. 10 Dec. 1915, d. November 1980 in Florida
or Texas.
Sitting in arm chair and reading: B.T. Sustare or Beverly
Townsend Sustare. BEVERLY TOWNSEND SUSTARE,
born March 3, 1890, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Died-1, August,
1965.
Younger man leaning over arm chair, dressed in a dark suit,
is John Williams Sustare or George Allan Sustare. ii.John Williams Sustare, of Nashville, North Carolina, born 10,
January 1917, died - 11 July, 1991; married Myrtice Virginia "Juny"
Hayes
or
iv.George Allan Sustare, born
in Greensboro, North Carolina, On 10, Nov. 1922. 4th child and 3rd
son of Beverly Townsend Sustare and Nancy Clara Williams. Died: after 1997. |
All Rights Reserved and ©
on all images, art, links, and text
Page & site design & scan of Nannie Clara Williams Sustare by Carol
Lorraine Sutton; granddaughter of Beverly Townsend Sustare.
4 pages on Connecticut relations include -
SUSTARE / SISTARE IN CT., NORTH CAROLINA,
VIRGINIA #1.- LEAD
PAGE
Sustare
side, family tree of Carol L.,descendent of Captain Gabriel Sistare of Barcelona,
Spain_
http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/sustare-sistare_nc_va.html
HISTORY OF NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT
#2.-History of New London,
Connecticut concerning Sistare and Sustare and Geneology Chart + Holt +
Outen -http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/history_newlondon_conn.html
SISTARE/ SUSTARE DESCENT CHARTS, CT. INFORMATION
#3- Sustare (Sistare)genealogy,
mini descedant charts for Sustare family, Outen family, Beebe family http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/sustare_descent_charts.html
RECORDS SISTARE CONNECTICUT #4.- Public Records of Connecticut
concerning Sistaire or Sistare, May 1773, http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/records_sistare_conn.html
Main
Sustare Return
Nannie Clara Williams, spouse
of Beverly Townsend Sustare |
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 LEAD
PAGE
Sustare
side, family tree of Carol L.,descendent of Captain Gabriel Sistare of Barcelona,
Spain_
http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/sustare-sistare_nc_va.html |
Obituaries
of Nancy Chester Sustare Sutton, wedding article and photos - http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/nancy_c_sustare_sutton.html |
Beverly Townsend
Sustare Memorial Obituary, my maternal grandfather, August 3, 1965 http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/beverly_t_sustare.html |
Sustare
Uncles and First Cousins and Contact Information- http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/sustare_uncles_cousins.html |
George Allen,
Nancy Chester, John W., Beverly Sustare- http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/3guys_gal_sustare.html |
1937-Reunion
Of Sustare Family Held Sunday, Meckelenburg Times http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/sustare_reunion1937.html |
James and
Barnum Sustare Twins, (James on left, Barnum on right)- http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/sustare_twins_j_b.html |
History
of New London, Connecticut concerning Sistare and Sustare and Geneology
Chart + Holt + Outen -http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/history_newlondon_conn.html |
Sustare
(Sistare)genealogy, mini descedant charts for Sustare family, Outen family,
Beebe family http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/sustare_descent_charts.html |
Ferguson
family mini descendant charts for my Sustare family side genealogy-http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/ferguson_descent_chart.html |
| Clan Ferguson Family
History/2 lines, Alexander Ferguson,born 1789 and Joseph Ferguson,born about
1730 http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/clan_ferguson_history.html |
Public
Records of Connecticut concerning Sistaire or Sistare, May 1773, http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/records_sistare_conn.html |
Barnum
Alexander Sustare+wife Sarah Amanda Ferguson,his twin James Ervin Sistar+Mary
Jane Fergerson http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/sistare_ferguson_photo.html |
Delilah
Gibbs Clem, or Arkansas and GIBBS/ WILLIAMS/ CLEM line http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/delilah_gibbs_clem.html |
Chrestonian
Literary Society, Lenoir College, Hickory N.C.{B.T. SUSTARE was a member}
http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/chrestonian_lenoir_sustare.html |
B.
T. Sustare,HACAWA 1910,LENOIR COLLEGE,HICKORY,North Carolina- http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/sustare_lenoir_hacawa1910.html |
Holly
Elizabeth Hemby - http://www.geocities.com/clsutton45/holly_elizabeth_hemby.html |
2004My Civil War Family, both on the Union side and on the CSA side:
both Yankees and Confederates:
http://www.carolsutton.net/civil_war/civil_war_sutton-sustare.html |
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