Jun 21, 2023 | Antebellum era, Columbus, Confederate affiliation, Lenoir, Reconstruction
Submitted by Patricia Wooten Loyer; vetted and edited by Cheri Todd Molter and Kobe Brown Edward W. Wooten was born on August 19, 1838, in Columbus County, North Carolina, to Richard Lafayette Wooten and Eliza Jane Wooten. Edward was a twin, and his brother ‘s name...
Apr 25, 2023 | Cumberland, Reconstruction
Submitted by Nicholle Young “Ezekiel Ezra Smith: Minister Resident and Consul-General, Monrovia,” published on the front page of the Scranton Weekly Republican on Wed., May 2,...
Nov 30, 2022 | Montgomery, Reconstruction
Author: David Hastedt; Edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter & Kobe M. Brown My great-great-uncle, Reverend William Harmon Ellis was born in New Marlborough, Massachusetts, in 1852. He graduated from Williams College in 1874 and, in 1881, was posted by the...
Aug 29, 2022 | Antebellum era, Confederate affiliation, Reconstruction, Swain
Written by Leisa Greathouse; Edited by Cheri Todd Molter Part of the Qualla Boundary of the Eastern Band of Cherokee is in Swain County, North Carolina. The reservation was formally established in 1876. In the 1840s and 1850s, after the Trail of Tears, a white man...
Jul 19, 2022 | Chowan, Confederate affiliation, Reconstruction
Written by Darren Perry; Edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter and Kobe M. Brown My great-great-grandfather, Anderson S. Ward, was orphaned at a young age and was raised by his grandparents. At the age of twelve, he was deeded a small 69-acre farm located in northern...
Jul 7, 2022 | Cumberland, Reconstruction, Union affiliation
WRITTEN by Leisa Greathouse; Edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter and Kobe M. Brown Lewis Levy (1820-1899 pronounced Lee-vee) was an unwavering Unionist, property-owner, and businessman. Levy’s mother was considered a great cook: She prepared a meal for Lafayette...
