by CCW | Nov 4, 2021 | Hyde, Reconstruction
SUBMITTED BY: JD Mayo (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) I’ve done some digging for information about my North Carolinian ancestors on my father’s side. This story is about my 4th-great-grandfather, John William Mayo, and his father, John Mayo, and...
by Clay Cahoon | Dec 7, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Hyde
Ancestor served, but had little to say “My great-grandfather was named William Cahoon, but my grams called him Bill. He served in the Confederacy but my dad said he never heard him talk about it. My great-grandmother did receive money for a while after the war,...
by Jane Morris | Dec 7, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Hyde
gun found on Hatteras I once knew a man who had a gun he swore was found on the beaches of Hatteras, washed up after the Yankees came through the inlet. I never knew if he was pulling my leg, but he was proud of his gun! NC Civil War & Reconstruction History Center...
by Clarissa Hayes | Dec 7, 2015 | Confederate affiliation, Hyde
A Novelist’s ties to Hyde County Taken from stories written by William Stryon: “I’ve always been surprised by my direct link to the Old South — the South of slavery and the Civil War. Many southerners of my vintage, and even some of those who...
