Oct 2, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Mecklenburg, Moore, Reconstruction
SUBMITTED BY: Marsha F. Haithcock Clement Dowd was of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. He was born in Richland Creek of Moore County, N.C., on August 27, 1832. In 1861, Dowd enlisted in the Confederate Army, serving in Company H of the 26th NC Troops (CSA), but...
Sep 22, 2018 | Alamance, Antebellum era, Chatham, Confederate affiliation, Lenoir, Reconstruction
AUTHOR: Thomas Perrett PDFS of parts 1, 2, and 3 are below. Thomas Perrett part 1 Thomas Perrett part 2 Thomas Perrett part 3
Sep 21, 2018 | Caldwell, Confederate affiliation, Guilford, Reconstruction
AUTHOR: Marsha Head Goodwin My 3X-Great-Grandfather was Captain Wilson Austin White. He was born Jun 30, 1826 in Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina. He was the son of William Austin White and Rebecca White (surnames were the same, no genealogical connection)....
Sep 17, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Cumberland, New Hanover, Reconstruction
SUBMITTED BY: Robert Maffitt; Edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter and Kobe M. Brown At Wilmington, there were many Southern merchant ships that ran the Northern blockade during the Civil War. One of the most successful Captains was John Newland Maffitt, who was...
Sep 8, 2018 | Antebellum era, Henderson, Jackson, Reconstruction
AUTHOR: Dan Johnson; edited by Cheri Todd Molter JOHN H. AlKEN, son of THOMAS (1825-ca 1900) and REBECCA (HOXIT) AlKEN (1831-1912), was born January 8, 1855 in Cherryfield, Henderson Co., NC, the fifth of eight children. His father left the family sometime between...
Sep 8, 2018 | Pitt, Reconstruction, Union affiliation
AUTHOR: Shelton Tucker; Vetted and edited by Cheri Todd Molter and Kobe M. Brown My sister, Dee, the genealogist of the family, told me that a respected historian in Greenville, N.C. said that my great-great-grandfather, Reverend Austin Flood, was the MLK of his day....
