Jul 12, 2024 | Reconstruction, Robeson
Submitted by Amy Sinclair Dahm; Edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter and Kobe M. Brown On January 29, 1866, less than a year after the war ended, Rev. James Sinclair spoke before a Congressional committee. Rev. Sinclair was a Scottish minister who had been living in...
May 27, 2024 | Confederate affiliation, Robeson
Researched and written by Cheri Todd Molter On April 24, 1861, eighteen-year-old Alvin [Alva] G. Britt, a farmer from Robeson County, NC, enlisted in the Confederate army. He served in Company D of the 12th Infantry, NC Troops. Although his military records do not...
Nov 14, 2022 | Antebellum era, Confederate affiliation, Hoke, Robeson
Author: William S. McLean; edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter and Leisa Greathouse Before and during the Civil War, Alexander Graham (1800-1865) and Elizabeth Purcell Graham (1806-1888) lived in a Greek Revival cottage on the east side of the Cheraw to...
Nov 24, 2020 | Antebellum era, Confederate affiliation, Randolph, Reconstruction, Robeson
SUBMITTED BY: Peggy Doesburg (edited by Cheri Todd Molter) I have enclosed information pertaining to my great-great-grandfather, John Wesley Howell. I hope you find it of interest. See the photo and articles at this link: ...
Apr 10, 2020 | Antebellum era, Confederate affiliation, Reconstruction, Robeson
SUBMITTED BY: Elizabeth Smith (researched and written by Cheri Todd Molter) Note from Elizabeth Smith: My great-grandfather was Dr. Francis Hamilton Conoly, and Cheri found the records that brought him and his family members to life for me. She gave me knowledge of my...
Dec 16, 2019 | Confederate affiliation, Reconstruction, Robeson, Union affiliation
SUBMITTED BY: Stephen Pope (transcribed by Cheri Todd Molter) The following is a transcription of the document in the attached photograph (click to enlarge): Office Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands … for Robeson County Lumberton Sept 2nd 1865 This...
