by CCW | Dec 10, 2021 | Antebellum era, Yancey
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...
by CCW | Feb 23, 2021 | Confederate affiliation, Yancey
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...
by CCW | Dec 28, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Union affiliation, Yancey
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...
by CCW | Jun 8, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Yancey
AUTHOR: Daniel E. Johnson IV (edited by Cheri T. Molter; vetted by Carolina Echeverri and Cheri T. Molter) Click to enlarge the picture above. Please see the full story of Dr. Pyatt at this link: Dr. Eleazor Aaron Pyatt
by CCW | Oct 17, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Union affiliation, Yancey
AUTHOR: Cynthia McCurry Putman Oliver and Mary Polly Tucker McCourry (click to enlarge) My second great grandfather was named Oliver McCourry. He was the grandson of Malcolm McCourry, who was in the American Revolution. Oliver was born around 1843 to Malcolm McCourry...
by CCW | Sep 8, 2018 | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey
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...
