Nov 24, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Person
AUTHOR: Cathy Adcock Yancey (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) My great-grandfather, David Crockett Lunsford, fought in the Civil War. On July 20, 1862, he enlisted in the Confederate Army as a Private, serving in Company E of the 35th Infantry (N.C. Troops)....
Nov 24, 2020 | Catawba, Confederate affiliation, Reconstruction, Union County
STORY AND SUBMITTED TRANSCRIPTIONS BY: April Price Havens (edited by Cheri Todd Molter; modern transcriptions written by Cheri Todd Molter) Andrew Joseph “Joe” Price, my great-great-grandfather, was born August 1, 1837 in Union County, North Carolina. In 1862, Price...
Nov 24, 2020 | Antebellum era, Confederate affiliation, Randolph, Reconstruction, Robeson
SUBMITTED BY: Peggy Doesburg (edited by Cheri Todd Molter) I have enclosed information pertaining to my great-great-grandfather, John Wesley Howell. I hope you find it of interest. See the photo and articles at this link: ...
Nov 20, 2020 | Alamance, Confederate affiliation
SUBMITTED BY: Lois McPherson (written by D.W.P.; edited & vetted by Cheri Todd Molter; transcription with modern spelling & punctuation by Cheri Todd Molter) I received this information from my cousin. I’ve attached a letter that my Great-Uncle Oliver...
Sep 29, 2020 | Ashe, Confederate affiliation
SUBMITTED BY: Cynthia “C. C.” Howell Winslow John Wesley Houck [Note: His obituary states his name as “John William Houck.”] was the son of Jacob Houck and Temperance “Tempy” Greer Tatum. He was my great-great-uncle. Born in 1845, he enlisted...
Sep 29, 2020 | Catawba, Confederate affiliation
SUBMITTED BY: Elmon Dale (article transcribed by Carolina Echeverri; vetted and edited by Cheri Todd Molter) [This article and Mrs. Dale’s obituary, both from the Hickory Daily Record, are attached below. Click on image to enlarge.] “Mrs. Louisa Dale, ninety-seven,...
