by Charles Jeffery Haithcock | Aug 2, 2017 | Confederate affiliation, Randolph
Peter Garner: The Hunter Peter Garner, a native of southeastern Randolph County, was born about 1831. He was a son of Peter Garner Sr. and Elizabeth Morgan. Garner married Susannah Latham on February 26, 1857. She was a daughter of James Latham and Lucretia Garner....
by Roger H. Futrell | Feb 14, 2017 | Confederate affiliation, Randolph
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...
by Marsha F. Haithcock | Aug 5, 2016 | Confederate affiliation, Randolph
William Penn Wood: Wounded and Left to Die William Penn Wood was born in Asheboro, North Carolina on May 2, 1843. Wood was a son of Penuel and Calista Birkhead Wood. His youth was spent in Randolph County where he attended public schools from 1850 until 1861. As a...
by Geneva Jarrell Brown | Jul 29, 2016 | Confederate affiliation, Randolph
J.C. Cox: Farmer, Hatmaker, Mill Owner, and Potter My great-grandfather, Jeremiah Cox, lived close to Shiloh Church near Richland Creek in Randolph County. He served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. While a soldier, Jeremiah was wounded by a minié...
by Cheri D. Molter | Jul 27, 2016 | Confederate affiliation, Randolph
Randolf County Man Hanged for Avoiding Draft On June 2, 1976, in an article titled “Civil War Hanging Recalled” from The Courier-Tribune, Ralph L. Bulla wrote about the death of Randolf County man, Alson G. Allred. Men who were already serving in the...
by Geneva Jarrell Brown | Jul 27, 2016 | Confederate affiliation, Randolph, This Month's Featured Story
A Quaker Doctor Paid Someone to serve in His Stead William Stout, born in 1825, was the son of Joseph and Naomi Stout. His father built four-horse wagons, and his mother made the covers for the wagons. The Stouts sold the wagons in Fayetteville for one hundred dollars...
