Mar 16, 2017 | Confederate affiliation, Sampson
Barden [Bardin] Family Private Papers, 1822-1920 (Source: Contributed by Maude P. Smith) “The Barden [Bardin] family were planters who farmed in the Sampson and Duplin County area of Southeastern North Carolina before and after the Civil War. While this...
Feb 14, 2017 | Confederate affiliation, Macon
A Woman’s Perspective: While the Men Were Fighting (Source: Contributed by Ms. Julia Moody Britt) Mary Susan Morrow and David Vanhook died of typhoid fever within a week of each other, leaving four small children to be reared by the maternal grandparents,...
Feb 14, 2017 | Confederate affiliation, Randolph, Reconstruction
From Warrior to Renowned Artisan (Source: Contributed by Roger H. Futrell) William Henry Hancock (1844-1923)[1] of Randolph County, North Carolina, was a Confederate veteran who worked as a potter in the eastern Piedmont between 1865 and 1900. Examples of his...
Feb 9, 2017 | Confederate affiliation, Wake
Annie Mae Adams Akins Shares her Mother’s Stories about The Aftermath of the War Between the States The following is a transcript of a taped interview, recorded in 1985, with my mother, Annie Mae Adams Akins. She shared an account of General Sherman’s troops...
Feb 8, 2017 | Clay, Confederate affiliation, Reconstruction
Submitted by Jerry H. Padgett and Willis P. Whichard; Edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter Andrew Jackson Curtis was the first son of Madison and Sarah Curtis and the brother of our great-grandmother, Julia. He was the second child in a family of nine surviving...
Feb 8, 2017 | Cherokee, Confederate affiliation
Andrew, Joseph, and Howell Curtis: Three Brothers Who Fought for Southern Independence Submitted by: Willis Whichard, Jerry Padgett, James Padgett, Obie Whichard, and Bud Padg The 1840 Census lists Madison and Sara Curtis as Cherokee County residents. They were among...
