Jul 9, 2020 | Bladen, Confederate affiliation, New Hanover
SUBMITTED BY: David W. Dowless Jr.; Edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter; Letter transcribed by Cheri Todd Molter Samuel, Elisha, and John Dowless were brothers from Bladen County, North Carolina who all fought for the Confederacy. According to their military...
Jul 9, 2020 | Antebellum era, Carteret, Confederate affiliation, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey
Written by Melanie Forbes Cook; edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter The following is an excerpt from a blog entry, which was originally published at https://familyhistory4u.blogspot.com/2013/02/alexander-lowery-1831-1862.html?m=1: My Family History: Alexander...
Jun 23, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Davidson
AUTHOR: Jeff T Giambrone (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) Over the years, I have visited cemeteries in many different states, and I have to say that I have enjoyed these trips immensely. For a historian such as myself, visiting a cemetery is like opening a...
Jun 23, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Rowan
Submitted by Geri Irwin; Written by Cheri Todd Molter The attachment is the scan of a page from The Mangums of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Utah, and Adjoining States, by John T. Palmer, PhD...
Jun 23, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Davidson
AUTHOR: Linda H. Barnette (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) Hiram Hamilton Hartley, known as H. H. or “Hi” to friends and family, was my great-great-grandfather. Born in Davidson County, N. C. in 1839, Hartley was a plantation owner who had inherited his...
