Dec 3, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Haywood
AUTHOR: Dean Rathbone Note: This story is by no means filthy or obscene, but it is a boisterous story that was shared by soldiers around the campfire during the Civil War. Granny’s cousin, Jim Kirkpatrick, told me this story about my great great grandpa, Jasper...
Dec 3, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Haywood
AUTHOR: Dean Rathbone I always wondered why everyone lowered their voices when they spoke of Will Rathbone, and whispered about what he did during that “bad ole war.” I’d try to get closer so that I could hear, but Granny would gently push me away...
Oct 8, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Haywood
SUBMITTED BY: Judith A. O’Connor Credited to Hattie Caldwell Davis book titled “Maggie Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains Historic Homes and Early Pioneers 1787-1934.” Click to enlarge.
Oct 8, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Haywood
SUBMITTED BY: Judith A. O’Connor (click to enlarge)
Oct 8, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Haywood
Submitted by Cynthia Plott-Duke; Edited by Cheri Todd Molter In the 1970’s, we were researching the Plott and Osborn histories in Haywood County, North Carolina. Part of our research included visiting with Hubert and Nannie Campbell-Plott. During one of the...
Sep 7, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Haywood
SUBMITTED BY: Phyllis Gordon Womble In June 1861, Alson Gordon of Haywood county left his wife and three children behind to join Company F of the 25th NC Infantry Regiment: a company that enlisted three of my other ancestors on the same day. Gordon’s time in the 25th...
