Nov 24, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Granville
SUBMITTED BY: Joseph Beasley (edited by Cheri Todd Molter) Henry W. Jones was my four-times-great-grandfather, and he worked as a farmer, a magistrate, and a distiller at Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina. A record of his correspondence and other official...
Sep 29, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Granville
SUBMITTED BY: Cynthia West Abbott (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) My grandfather, Sidney Fleming West, and his brother remembered sitting at the feet of their grandfather, Charles Fleming West, while he entertained them with detailed stories of the battles...
Sep 3, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Granville
SUBMITTED BY: Sam Cook (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) My name is Sam Cook. My mother is a Ragland, and James Madison Ragland was my great-great-grandfather. The following story is based on the research and writings of my cousin, Charles J. Ragland, Jr. He...
May 6, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Granville
AUTHOR: Robert Taylor (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) Born in Granville County, N.C., John Tillinghast Taylor was a son of John Camillus Taylor and Emily Elizabeth Tillinghast. His mother had been born in Cumberland County, N.C., to Paris Jenckes Tillinghast...
Apr 10, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Granville
SUBMITTED BY: Jean Finch Inscoe (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) The following men are two of my Granville County, North Carolina, ancestors who served in the Confederacy during the Civil War. Pvt. Major Robertson (click image below to enlarge) Major Robertson...
Apr 10, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Granville
SUBMITTED BY: Jean Finch Inscoe (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) William Finch William S. Finch was born on June 1, 1834. He resided in Granville County, but enlisted in Wake County, N.C., as a Private in the Confederate Army on July 8, 1862. He served in...