Henry and Ella Dual Westermann

Henry and Ella Dual Westermann, winter residents of Laurel Park from North Carolina, lived at adjoining 1724 Oak Street and used this home as a rental property from 1947 to 1968.

They spent their winters living at 1724 Oak Street until Henry’s death at the age of 82 in 1949.  After Henry’s death, Ella returned to her home in Marion County, North Carolina.

Her family was well know and long established in Marion county.  Her great grandfather was Captain William Dula, a Revolutionary War veteran.  Ella’s father, Aurelius James Dual was 13th on the list of volunteers Calle dup for service in Caldwell County, North Carolina in the Civil War.  Ella died on April 27, 1955 in Marion, North Carolina, at the age of 94.