Aug 5, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Guilford
SUBMITTED BY: Rick Pardue (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) The Wyrick family’s name was at first spelled “Wirick.” [Both spellings appear in historical records.] It’s a German name that was changed over time; German engravings are present on some of the...
Aug 5, 2020 | Ashe, Confederate affiliation, Union affiliation
AUTHOR: Shannon Burton (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) My great-great-great-great-grandfather, George Lee Phillips, born on June 17, 1805, was swept off his horse while attempting to cross the Yadkin River while it was flooding. Phillips was the Sheriff of...
Aug 5, 2020 | Cleveland, Confederate affiliation
SUBMITTED BY: Michael Stroupe (written by Cheri Todd Molter) Minnie Evaline Cobb Dellinger, affectionately known as “Granny” during her later years, had many stories to tell and was interviewed for articles that were published in several local newspapers, such as...
Aug 5, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Johnston
SUBMITTED BY: Cara Barker Hadfield (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) My 3rd great-grandfather was William Nicholas Rose Jr. His great-grandmother was Ms. Lucy Harper and his great-grandfather was Benjamin Rose, of Virginia: They moved to the Falling Creek area...
Jul 17, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Randolph
SUBMITTED BY: Joseph R. Suggs (Originally posted July 27, 2016; corrections made July 17, 2020) Lewis Osborn Sugg was born September 6, 1845 in Randolf County, and he was the son of Merritt A. Sugg and Tempy Spinks Sugg. The family story maintains that Lewis’s...
Jul 9, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Henderson
SUBMITTED BY: Joanne Wickman Farris (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) Editor’s Note: The following story is based on information contained in Terrell T. Garren’s historical fiction novel, The Secret of War: A Dramatic History of Civil War Crime in Western...
