Mar 12, 2019 | Alleghany, Ashe, Confederate affiliation
Submitted by Barbara Taylor; Edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter **About the Picture (click to enlarge): William Cicero Taylor and Rebecca Miller Taylor’s family, taken about 1910/1911 in Peak Creek, North Carolina before they moved to Virginia. The family members...
Dec 26, 2018 | Ashe, Confederate affiliation
AUTHOR: Dixie Kamplain I am of the direct line from Elijah Pless of Haywood who moved to Ashe County around the time of the Civil War. Although he can’t be found on the war records, all four of his brothers fought for the Confederacy. Including Asbury Glenn...
Oct 16, 2018 | Ashe, Avery, Confederate affiliation
AUTHOR: Vickie Kutscher My Great-Grandfather is Barnabas (“Barney” or “BB”) Calhoun. Barnabas Calhoun was probably born in Ashe County, North Carolina. He is buried in the Fork Mountain Cemetery just outside of Newland, North Carolina. Here...
Sep 8, 2018 | Ashe, Confederate affiliation
SUBMITTED BY: Larry Dale Wilson This anthology was printed in 2007 by the Center for Appalachian Studies, Appalachian State University, Boone NC 28608 edited by Sandra L. Bullard and Leila E. Weinstein. This publication chronicles the story of my GGG Grandfather, Lt....
Apr 30, 2015 | Ashe, Confederate affiliation
Long Walk Awaited P.O.W. Elihu Weaver, a resident of Ashe County and my great-great-grandfather, enlisted in the Confederate army on July 8, 1862. He was part of the 5th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion that was organized in Jacksboro, Tenn. in the fall of 1862. He...
