May 6, 2020 | Anson, Confederate affiliation, Union affiliation
SUBMITTED BY: Steve Bailey (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) Editor’s Note: Born on Dec. 4, 1833 in Anson County, Dr. Parks Turner Beeman was a pacifist who was opposed to the Civil War. During the war years, Beeman was arrested for making a derogatory remark...
May 6, 2020 | Chowan, Union affiliation
AUTHOR: Dr. Juanita Patience Moss (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) (Click on photos below to enlarge.) Thomas D. Lawrence Jr., born enslaved in Edenton, North Carolina, circa 1836 and dying there in 1929, was the son of Thomas D. Lawrence Sr. and his wife...
May 6, 2020 | Henderson, Union affiliation
AUTHOR: Beverly Levi-Parker (edited by Cheri Todd Molter) I’ve been chasing my Western North Carolina ancestors for over 40 years, and thankfully, I’ve “met” most of them. I know stories of some of their hardships and their victories. I know most of their descendants...
Apr 10, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Henderson, Union affiliation
SUBMITTED BY: Sonny P. Jones (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) My Great-Grandmother was Emily Jones Morrison, and she was the daughter of Hiram King and Lucretia Jones of Henderson County, North Carolina. She was born in 1853 and died when I was in the 11th...
Apr 10, 2020 | Richmond, Union affiliation
SUBMITTED BY: Steve Bailey (vetted and edited by Cheri Todd Molter) Hello, my friends! While searching on the Richmond County, N.C. Genealogy Website, I stumbled upon this interesting history article & hope you can include it on your website. (Click photo to...
Apr 10, 2020 | Hertford, Union affiliation
SUBMITTED BY: Elizabeth Jones (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) Editor’s Note: This is a sketch by Charles E. H. Bonwill for Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, an illustrated literary and news publication that was founded in 1855 by Frank Leslie. The sketch...