Aug 8, 2021 | Confederate affiliation, Lincoln
Submitted by Michael Stroupe; written and transcribed by Cheri Todd Molter Frederick Washington Dellinger, commonly called “Wash,” was born on Oct. 28, 1834, in the Cherryville area of Gaston County. His name was also spelled “Fredrick” and “Fred” in some records....
Aug 3, 2021 | Antebellum era, Mecklenburg
SUBMITTED BY: Cornelia Fenenga Moore; transcribed by Cornelia Fenenga Moore & Cheri Todd Molter Transcribed Will of Ezekiel Black of Mecklenburg County N.C. State of North Carolina Mecklenburg County I Ezekiel Black of the county of Mecklenburg, Do make the...
Jul 31, 2021 | New Hanover, Reconstruction
SUBMITTED BY: Anne Russell (edited by Cheri Todd Molter) The following is the transcription of the letter that was published in the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, Inc. Bulletin (Vol. XLVI No. 3, November 2002) (Photographs of the original letters are below;...
Jul 28, 2021 | Not categorized, Surry
AUTHOR: Larry Alderman; edited by Cheri Todd Molter AN ORAL TRADITION During the war, my family—the Combs family—lived near Pine Ridge, North Carolina. Granny Combs, of the Zadoc and Manoah Combs family, did something to show her dislike for the war. This story was...
Jul 28, 2021 | Forsyth, Not categorized
AUTHOR: Sam “Chip” Cook; edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter and Hallie Smith David Hickson Huff, born in Forsyth County in 1834, was a farmer and waggoner who resided between present-day Winston-Salem and Kernersville, North Carolina. North Carolina marriage...
