The Transcribed Will of Ezekiel Black of Mecklenburg County

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...

A Letter to My Grandfather, Edward Wootten, by his Mother, Eliza Wootten, at her home at 11 S. Third Street, Wilmington, NC

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;...

“Under the Porch”: A Story Passed Down by my Great-Grandfather

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...

The Story of My Great-Great-Great-Grandfather, David Hickson Huff (1833 – 1865)

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...

The Story of William Gould I: An Excerpt from “Stanford professor finds inspiration, fortitude from the diaries of his great-grandfather, who escaped slavery”

Jul 19, 2021 | New Hanover, Union affiliation

SUBMITTED BY:  Baylor Hicks; article written by Melissa De Witte; excerpt edited by Cheri Todd Molter A Note from Baylor Hicks: Bill Gould (William Gould IV) was one of my professors at Stanford Law School. I knew that his great-grandfather was a contraband in the...