by Co-Authored | Feb 8, 2017 | Clay, Confederate affiliation
A Family Mystery: The Andrew Jackson Curtis Story Submitted by: Jerry H. Padgett and Willis P. Whichard Andrew Jackson Curtis was the first son of Madison and Sarah Curtis and the brother of our great-grandmother, Julia. He was the second child in a family of nine...
by Co-Authored | Feb 8, 2017 | Cherokee, Confederate affiliation
Andrew, Joseph, and Howell Curtis: Three Brothers Who Fought for Southern Independence Submitted by: Willis Whichard, Jerry Padgett, James Padgett, Obie Whichard, and Bud Padg The 1840 Census lists Madison and Sara Curtis as Cherokee County residents. They were among...
by Co-Authored | Jan 2, 2017 | Clay, Confederate affiliation
The Padgett Brothers: Only One Came Home Submitted by: Willis P. Whichard, Jerry H. Padgett, James L. Padgett, and Obie G. Whicha In the 1850s, Sidney and Elijah Padgett migrated to Cherokee County from Rutherford County, North Carolina with their parents, John and...
by Co-Authored | Jan 27, 2016 | Confederate affiliation, Halifax
William King White William King White, CSA Here is the text on William King White from our old Civil War exhibit. (By the way, an image of him, his wife, and two children is in our newly opened chronological exhibit. The state Archives has the image if you have not...
by Co-Authored | Jan 6, 2016 | Clay, Confederate affiliation
Five Brothers in the Civil War Submitted by: Brenda Kay Ledford and Barbara Ledford Wright The shadow of the Civil War loomed over Clay County, North Carolina. Thomas and Eliza Ledford worried that their five sons would enlist and get killed fighting for the...
