Mount Mitchell

AUTHOR:  JC Knowles; edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter and Laurie Jones Before 1857, despite Dr. Elisha Mitchell’s earlier research that claimed otherwise, North Carolina’s school children were taught that Mount Washington in New Hampshire was the highest...

The Three Wise Men of Avery County

AUTHOR:  Daniel E. Johnson, IV (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) Beautiful little Avery County has the distinction of being the home of the only 3 brothers who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War, survived the Battle of Gettysburg, and lived long...

William Haney [Brooks]

SUBMITTED BY:  Wayne Haynie (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) William Haney [Brooks] and my 3rd-Great-Grandfather, Charles Haney, were brothers. Their father was James Haney (1794 – 1866). William was born in McDowell County, North Carolina, in 1844. I’ve...

Uncle Wah Clark of Crossnore, NC

AUTHOR:  Dan Johnson   Words like ‘colorful,’ ‘unique,’ ‘rugged individualist,’ etc. come to mind in trying to diplomatically describe my ancestor Warsaw Columbus ‘Wah’ Clark of Crossnore, NC but the honest truth of...

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