Jul 8, 2019 | Antebellum era, Confederate affiliation, Johnston
SUBMITTED BY: Pam Barry Here is a story written by my great-grandmother, Julia Telfair Small. Julia was the daughter of Alexander Freeland Telfair and the great niece of Edward Telfair, the governor of Georgia. Julia’s father was a doctor in Smithfield and her...
Mar 12, 2019 | Antebellum era, Confederate affiliation, Orange, Person, Reconstruction
SUBMITTED BY: Brenda Oakes; Vetted and edited by Cheri Todd Molter Much has been written about the elusive but intriguing mystery surrounding the parentage of Adnah Campbell Foushee, who was born March 5, 1801, presumably near Bushy Fork near the Double Creek in...
Feb 7, 2019 | Antebellum era, Confederate affiliation, Pitt, Reconstruction
Submitted by Joel Stegall; edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter Benjamin Franklin Ringgold is the earliest Ringgold I can positively identify as an ancestor. Most of what I know about him is from his biography written by his daughter-in-law, my grandmother, Jemima...
Oct 17, 2018 | Antebellum era, Confederate affiliation, Mecklenburg, Reconstruction, Union affiliation
AUTHORS: Phoebe Pollitt and Camille Reese Jane Renwick Smedburg Wilkes: North Carolina Nurse Pioneer Citation: Pollitt, PA & Reese, CN (Spring, 1999). Jane Renwick Smedburg Wilkes: North Carolina Nurse Pioneer. American Association for the History of Nursing...
Oct 17, 2018 | Antebellum era, Confederate affiliation, Nash, Reconstruction
Written by Randy Vester; edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter I have my Great-Great-Grandfather’s—George Washington Joyner’s—picture (attached). He was the youngest son of Nathan Thomas Joyner and Amy Land Joyner of Nash County, N.C. There were seven boys—Little...
Sep 22, 2018 | Alamance, Antebellum era, Chatham, Confederate affiliation, Lenoir, Reconstruction
AUTHOR: Thomas Perrett PDFS of parts 1, 2, and 3 are below. Thomas Perrett part 1 Thomas Perrett part 2 Thomas Perrett part 3
