by Katrina H. Avery | Jan 21, 2016 | Burke, Confederate affiliation
Gettysburg claims a brother Two brothers of my great-grandmother, Susan Young, died while fighting in the Civil War. One was Peter E. Young, who was born in 1834 to Henry and Lavenia Martin Young in Catawba County, North Carolina. Peter enlisted in Burke County on May...
by Katrina H. Avery | Jan 20, 2016 | Burke, Confederate affiliation
William Henry, the third soldier son William Henry Pitts, my great-great-uncle, was born to John Henry and Sarah Lolly Rogers Pitts in 1841 in Catawba County, North Carolina. He joined two other brothers, Conrad and Abel, fighting the war. William enlisted in Company...
by Katrina H. Avery | Jan 19, 2016 | Burke, Confederate affiliation
A Railroad Soldier from Burke County My great-grandfather, John Martin Butler, was born to William Hall and Jane Saphronia Kibler Butler on Dec. 14, 1844 in Burke County, North Carolina. John married Harriett Ann Simpson (1849-1921) in 1869 in Burke County. On Feb....
by Katrina H. Avery | Jan 19, 2016 | Burke, Confederate affiliation
William Hall Butler earned his promotions William Hall Butler, my great-great grandfather, was born July 24, 1825 in Burke County, North Carolina to John and Rachel Butler. Hall Butler married Jane Saphronia Kibler in 1842 in Rutherford County. He and Jane had ten...
by Katrina H. Avery | Jan 19, 2016 | Burke, Confederate affiliation
Soldier’s life ended in a Union prison David Carpenter was born to Jonathan and Barbara Kistler Carpenter in Lincoln County, North Carolina, on March 18, 1826. As a private he enlisted in Company I, NC 11th Infantry Regiment (the “Bethel Regiment”)...
