by CCW | Aug 3, 2021 | Antebellum era, Mecklenburg
SUBMITTED BY: Cornelia Fenenga Moore; transcribed by Cornelia Fenenga Moore & Cheri Todd Molter Transcribed Will of Ezekiel Black of Mecklenburg County N.C. State of North Carolina Mecklenburg County I Ezekiel Black of the county of Mecklenburg, Do make the...
by CCW | Feb 10, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Mecklenburg, Union affiliation
AUTHOR: JC Knowles (edited by Cheri Todd Molter; vetted by Daniel Whiting and Cheri Todd Molter) In 1873, a sixteen-year-old lad entered Davidson College, a Presbyterian liberal arts college in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. At Davidson he was known as Thomas...
by CCW | Oct 4, 2019 | Confederate affiliation, Mecklenburg
SUBMITTED BY: JC Knowles Hamilton Chamberlain Jones was born on November 3, 1837 in Salisbury, North Carolina. He received his education at the Ben Sumner School in Rowan County. He studied law at the University of North Carolina and graduated in 1858. When he...
by CCW | Oct 17, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Mecklenburg
AUTHORS: Phoebe Pollitt and Camille Reese Jane Renwick Smedbury Wilkes: North Carolina Nurse Pioneer Citation: Pollitt, PA & Reese, CN (Spring, 1999). Jane Renwick Smedburg Wilkes: North Carolina Nurse Pioneer. American Association for the History of Nursing...
by CCW | Oct 2, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Mecklenburg, Moore
SUBMITTED BY: Marsha F. Haithcock Colonel Clement Dowd was of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Richland Creek, Moore County, N.C., August 27, 1832. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Charlotte, N.C., 1869-71; U.S....
by CCW | Sep 12, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Mecklenburg
AS TOLD TO MATTHEW SLISIK BY: Abby Mulliss Audio file: 1 min 15 secs