I am looking for information on the ancestors and descendants of Charlie William RHONEY (born March 22, 1882/died Feb 18, 1960) and his wife, Hattie Lucinda Willis (born December 15, 1880/died August 22, 1960). They were married December 22, 1901 in Cooksville, North Carolina. I believe that C.W. Rhoney's parents were Frank Rhoney and Kate Johnson. Thanks, Denise Clarke

Subject: DAVID ROBINSON Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 09:31:17 -0700 From: Lorraine Robinson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] would like to find will of David Robinson who died 24 Dec. 1801 Will is dated 22 Dec, 1801 and filed at Catawba Co. N.C. Cannot find a will index or probate index. Thanks for any help Lorraine Robinson [email protected] =========== Catawba Co., NC was not formed until 1842. The original of David Robinson's Lincoln Co. will dated 22 December 1801 is on file at North Carolina Archives. An index to wills is available: Thornton W. Mitchell, "North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1665-1900," (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc: 1992, and updated reprints since). See also Miles S. Philbeck Jr. and Grace Turner, "Lincoln County, NC Will Abstracts 1779-1910," (by compilers, 600 Lynnwood Avenue, Wilson, NC 27893: 1986). David Robinson's will is abstract #1041. "Inventory of Lincoln County Estates Files at North Carolina Archives," compiled 1998 by Grace Williamson Turner, does not reflect an estate file for David Robinson. Further resources for relevant estate probate information include Lincoln County Court minutes, administration bonds, guardian bonds, deeds.

Hi John, You pose a question I can't answer. Possibly someone on the list can help. There's not much I can add to what Steve Mount has provided. Anyone? --Derick At 11:26 AM 7/6/2000 , Catawba County Historical Association wrote: >Dear Mr. Carr, > >Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding a Lynn-Bandy-Johnson Cemetery in >Bandy TWP Catawba County. Unfortunately the CCHA has no record of the >cemetery so I must relay your request to Derick Hartshorn, local coordinator >for the Rootsweb project. I did take a moment to check the Rootsweb >Cemetery List http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/cemlist.htm for a listing, >but was unable to find any of the surnames you have mentioned as cemetery >names. Best of luck with your research and feel free to contact me with >additional questions or comments. > >Sincerely, >Stephen Mount, Assistant Director >CCHA >----- Original Message ----- >From: John W Carr <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2000 4:03 PM >Subject: Lynn-Bandy-Johnston Cemetery > > > > I understand that there is a Lynn, Bandy, Johnston Cemetery on or at Lynn > > mountain in Bandy TWP in Catawba County. It has been reported that all > > the markers have been stolen or vandalized and removed. Is there any > > record of the people who are buried there? In some of North Carolina > > Counties, there was recording done back in the early 1980s. I did not > > see this cemetery listed on your web page. > > I would appreciate any information you can give. My e- mail address is > > [email protected] Thanks, John W. Carr

The Journal of the Catawba County Genealogical Society, Catawba Cousins, has published the lists of petitioners for and against the divisison of Lincoln County. They are in the following volumes: 3-4, pages 128, 138 4-1, page 17 7-5, page 163 Best Regards, Ray Yount ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Another source, which many people overlook, is in front of the 1850 census index found in your local libraries for all states. For states formed after 1850 then you will find the information in the earliest census index. I ALWAYS advised my genealogy students to copy this information (it's only a few pages) and keep it in front of their notebook or file that always travels with them. It works wonders in keeping counties sorted out. Lorena "Derick S. Hartshorn" <[email protected]> wrote: At 08:26 PM 7/6/2000 , you wrote: >Do you know if a petition exists whereby some citizens of Lincoln county >petitioned the General Assembly to form the new county which was named >Catawba at its formation? There are such petitions for other counties (e.g. >citizens of Rutherford and Lincoln petitioned to form Cleveland Co. in the >late 1830s) and they are at the N.C. Archives. >Thanks, >Lynn Wesson There have been petitions to form at least three counties in the area West of the Catawba: Lafayette County - to be composed of parts of Burke, Catawba, Cleveland and Lincoln counties (1850-51) Dickson County - to be composed of parts of Rutherford, Cleveland, Lincoln, Catawba and Burke (1858-59) Armfield County - to be composed of parts of Burke, Catawba, Cleveland and Lincoln counties (1876-77) If you are seriously interested in the formation of NC Counties, The NC Archives has an inexpensive book which provides all the information you could desire. Unfortunately, it does not mention the unsuccessful petitioning of counties which were never formed. A brief description: The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943, David Leroy Corbitt. Pp. xxix, 323. Index. (5th printing, 1996) ISBN 0-86526-032-X $15.00 A basic resource for the study of genealogy and state and local history and a useful companion to the County History Series. Contains date and history of the formation of each county; a description, taken from the laws, of the boundary lines; maps (1700-1912) that show the development of the state from northeast to southeast and then westward; and a chart giving the dates of the formation and the origins of each county. Directions for ordering can be found at: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hp/catalog/county.htm Regards, --Derick ==== CATAWBA-WEST Mailing List ==== 781,000+ surnames =|= Archives =|= 16,100 discussion listss Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible. RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.

At 08:26 PM 7/6/2000 , you wrote: >Do you know if a petition exists whereby some citizens of Lincoln county >petitioned the General Assembly to form the new county which was named >Catawba at its formation? There are such petitions for other counties (e.g. >citizens of Rutherford and Lincoln petitioned to form Cleveland Co. in the >late 1830s) and they are at the N.C. Archives. >Thanks, >Lynn Wesson There have been petitions to form at least three counties in the area West of the Catawba: Lafayette County - to be composed of parts of Burke, Catawba, Cleveland and Lincoln counties (1850-51) Dickson County - to be composed of parts of Rutherford, Cleveland, Lincoln, Catawba and Burke (1858-59) Armfield County - to be composed of parts of Burke, Catawba, Cleveland and Lincoln counties (1876-77) If you are seriously interested in the formation of NC Counties, The NC Archives has an inexpensive book which provides all the information you could desire. Unfortunately, it does not mention the unsuccessful petitioning of counties which were never formed. A brief description: The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663-1943, David Leroy Corbitt. Pp. xxix, 323. Index. (5th printing, 1996) ISBN 0-86526-032-X $15.00 A basic resource for the study of genealogy and state and local history and a useful companion to the County History Series. Contains date and history of the formation of each county; a description, taken from the laws, of the boundary lines; maps (1700-1912) that show the development of the state from northeast to southeast and then westward; and a chart giving the dates of the formation and the origins of each county. Directions for ordering can be found at: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hp/catalog/county.htm Regards, --Derick

would like to find will of David Robinson who died 24 Dec. 1801 Will is dated 22 Dec, 1801 and filed at Catawba Co. N.C. Cannot find a will index or probate index. Thanks for any help Lorraine Robinson [email protected]

--part1_24.75b8ca6.2696a65e_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_24.75b8ca6.2696a65e_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <[email protected]> From: [email protected] Full-name: AltaMDurden Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 23:14:37 EDT Subject: Re: [Catawba-West] Fwd: Re:Court House in Maiden?/Maiden and 1916 flood To: [email protected] CC: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 109 To: Pat C. Cloninger, Newton, North Carolina, and To: Kimberly Andersen Cumber, Archivist, Raleigh: It could be that my memory is at fault here; however, I seem to recall that, while I lived in North Carolina most recently (1986-1991), my Sister and I visited the Catawba Public Library at Newton (Mrs. Evelyn Rhodes), and other places of interest while doing genealogical research; and that in time period and in those places, it was said that there was a court house for Catawba County once located in Maiden. I KNOW we were told that there were old records stored in a basement in a building in Maiden; that these records had been damaged by water from pipes that had burst (not from flooding waters, i.e., rain.) Information furnished by the Archives in Raleigh states that Catawba County was formed in 1842 from Lincoln and that the Act establishing the county named commissioners to acquire land within two miles of the center of the county, lay out a town by the name of Newton, and erect a courthouse. Controversy developed over the location. Consequently, in 1845 an Act was passed authorizing the erecting of the courthouse in Newton, which is now the county seat. Information from Ms. Kimberly Andersen Cumber, of the Division of Archives and History at Raleigh, advises (through conversations she had in May 1999 with Jeff Futch, chief of Archives' Western Office (I believe at Asheville), that , "Some ... records were in fact housed in a basement room of the old Catawba County Courthouse while the clerk of court's office was moved from that building to a new location." Notice this does NOT say that the old Catawba County Courthouse was in Maiden. Perhaps I was merely assuming that because the old records stored in a basement were, in fact, in Maiden, according to what some local people there TOLD my Sister and me. We were not allowed to view or copy these records, we were told. So, I have no first-hand knowledge about the records, per se. Ms. Cumber states that "I only now" (May 1999) have been made aware of this disaster" (flooding room where records were stored, caused by pipe or pipes that burst), and that, "...[W]e are left quite where we began -- with only the fact that some few Catawba County court records are missing. We now have only an idea of why some are gone." By copy of this e-mail to Ms. Cumber, I will ask her to research the question of whether or not Maiden was ever the site of the Catawba County Courthouse, and more precisely the location of the flooded basement -- Newton or Maiden (whether or not a courthouse.) In the meantime, you might consult the Maiden Chamber of Commerce, or Historical Society if one is present. If there actually is an abandoned courthouse building in Maiden, it likely would be on a register of historic structures. I will be interested to learn, and equally eager to have my misconception corrected, if it is inaccurate. Thank you both, Alta Mitchem Durden --part1_24.75b8ca6.2696a65e_boundary--

Do you know if a petition exists whereby some citizens of Lincoln county petitioned the General Assembly to form the new county which was named Catawba at its formation? There are such petitions for other counties (e.g. citizens of Rutherford and Lincoln petitioned to form Cleveland Co. in the late 1830s) and they are at the N.C. Archives. Thanks, Lynn Wesson

I am so sorry to see Mrs. Rhodes retire from the Newton Library, she has been a wonderful source of information and will be sadley missed. I know Kim will do a good job to replace her . We appreciate all you have done Mrs. Rhodes you will never be forgotten, Hope you just come to say hello to all of us anyway.

Hi folks, Tommy Bridges, as you may already know, is one of the tireless volunteers for the NCGenWeb Project. He currently hosts the Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln and Rutherford County NCGenWeb Pages (located at:) http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncclevel/clevel.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgaston/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~nclincol/nclincoln.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncruther/ncruther.htm In addition, he is the list owner of those county lists as well as Tryon County. His heavy schedule was prompted him to seek a little relief from web duties. Effective today, July 6, 2000, I have become the list owner of the Lincoln and Tryon lists (NCLINCOL-L and NCTRYON-L). Many thanks to Tom for the wonderful job he has done, and continues to do for the USGenWeb Project. Asst. NCGenWeb State Coordinator Page owner - Catawba Co. NCGenWeb page - Burke Co. NCGenWeb page - Hartshorn Family home page List owner - Catawba-West-L - NCBURKE-L - NCLINCOL-L - NCTRYON-L - HARTSHORN-L -WHITE-PA-NC-L

Hi folks, I have been encouraged to set aside a separate page devoted to the history of Catawba County; its cities and towns, its people and the events that helped to shape it. You will find this page on the main Catawba Co. page under CATAWBIANA (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccatawb/history.htm). If you have any interesting sites that reflect these themes, I'll be happy to link them. --Derick

Derrick, YOU DONE GOOD. I was waiting for someone to ask for the source of such incorrect information. Your source is commendable. Did you know the writer? I had the opportunity to know him when I first came to Newton in 1954. Keep up the good work. Expect to have a great day and you WILL! Pat C. Cloninger Newton, NC "Derick S. Hartshorn" wrote: > >Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 21:44:14 -0400 > >To: "Mary Harbinson" <[email protected]> > >From: "Derick S. Hartshorn" <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re:Court House in Maiden?/Maiden and 1916 flood > > > >At 05:53 PM 7/5/2000 , you wrote: > >>I was informed there used to be a court house in Maiden, N.C. does anyone > >>know where it was in Maiden? I am from there and never knew about this. > >>What year was it there and what flood was the records damaged in? Where > >>are the records today? > > > > > >Sorry, Mary, no court house in Maiden that I am aware of. I've been wrong > >before but I can't find it below. > > > >------------------ > > > > TOWN OF MAIDEN- > > > > The founding of Maiden was not an accident, but was the result of > > a definite purpose-the outgrowth of the business experience of several > > men. It was to be a cotton mill site, and a trading center. The town > > was incorporated on March 7, 1883. > > > > The area on which Maiden was to be situated occupied chiefly the > > lands of John Boyd, which were granted in 1782 and 1785, and a small > > portion of the lands of Daniel McKissick; which were granted in 1781. > > > > Henry Franklin Carpenter, whose large farm lay near St. James > > Lutheran church, southeast of Newton, had had much experience in > > manufacturing ventures, and for many years had been a very successful > > operator of a flour mill and general custom grinding business, a wool > > carding plant, a cotton gin, and an immense tan-yard. His three sons, D. > > A., D. M., and Perry A. Carpenter, had been associated with him, working > > for and with him in these enterprises from early boyhood. > > > > In 1880, D. M. Carpenter, then only 22 years of age, went to > > South Carolina to work in the Clifton and Converse Mills, the former just > > having been built. For about six months he was employed at various > > departments in those cotton mills, performing almost every operation from > > erecting machinery to running spinning frames. This entirely new field > > so appealed to him that he decided to make it his life work, and he > > returned to his home. > > > > With his father and brothers, a partnership was formed, H. F. > > Carpenter, Sons and company. The concern also consisted of George W. > > Rabb, well-known Confederate veteran. The purpose of the partnership was > > the building of a small cotton mill. > > > >There were only two or three families living on land now included in the > >corporate limits of Maiden-these all being farmers. Among the first > >families to move in were the Wycoffs, gums and Keeners, and these became > >the nucleus of a citizenship which stood faithfully by the management of > >the mills for more than a generation. With many families moving in o take > >up employment at the mill, and with business and mercantile establishments > >springing up to care for the needs of these citizens, it became necessary > >to name. the town. After considerable controversy, involving proponents > >of Carpenterville, Schrumtown, and several others, the present name was > >selected. > > > >Some historians believe that the name was taken from Maiden Creek. They > >say the creek took its name from Maiden cane, which grows in profusion > >(even now) about its banks. The reek. flows just north of the town. > > > >Other historians agree that the town took its name from the Creek but say > >that the creek was named for maiden ladies who lived near it. > > > > Among the early builders of the town were E. L. Propst, Jim Lohr, > > Marcus Boyd, Dan Boyd, John Boyd, Frank Rabb, Pinkney Rabb and Logan Rabb. > > > > The first physician to locate was Dr. Alex Ramsaur. Another > > early physician was Dr. J. L. Lattimore. Dr. Paul J. Klutz began his > > practice in 18 8 6, and until his death in 19 3 0, was a faithful > > attendant in every need as well as being identified with business interests. > > > > In 1882, the railroad was finished into Maiden, and for some > > months was the end of the line. A tragic accident of this period was the > > explosion of a railway locomotive and the consequent complete > > dismemberment of the Negro fireman, who negligently fired the empty > > boiler and filled it with water while it was red hot. > > > > With the coming of the railroad, the-volume of town business > > increased. The original mill also benefited. After a year of the firm's > > operation, its plant capacity was more than doubled, bringing the active > > spindles to 2,200. > > > > Shortly after 1880, the younger member of the firm, Perry A. > > Carpenter, died. He left a sum of money for the purpose of starting a > > church in the growing community. The mill provided a lot, and in 1887 > > the Memorial Reformed church was completed. A new church was built by > > this congregation in succeeding years. Rev. Joseph L. Murphy, well-known > > in Catawba county, took over the duties of Memorial church as his first > > charge. In quick succession, Baptist, Methodist and Lutheran > > congregations were organized. The mill partnership gave lots for the > > Baptist and Methodist congregations, and also for the cemetery grounds. > > > > The cotton mill venture was so prosperous that after several > > years it was decided to build a new mill, and for this purpose they > > selected the site of the old William Williams or Jenny Lind iron works, > > on Maiden creek, where for nearly a century iron was manufactured. It > > was believed that the waterpower which could be developed at t his point > > would overbalance the lack of convenience to the railroad. The new mill > > was put into production in 1889, with about two thousand spindles. L. A. > > Carpenter then took charge of the original mill as secretary-treasurer > > and general manager, a position which he held until 58 1916. D. M. > > Carpenter became manager and treasurer of the Providence plant, holding > > this office until 1917. The owners were the same in each plant, and in > > 1894, the partnerships gave gray to incorporated companies. In this > > year, the capacity of ;he Providence plant was trebled, and an auxiliary > > steam plant added. > > > > Additional cotton mills came on the Maiden scene, most ?roving > > successful. Union cotton mills was organized in 1892. Carolina Cotton > > Mills (now Carolina Mills) was begun in 1916. > > > > From 1892 to 1916, a number of wood-working plants began > > operations in the town, producing varieties of products from coffins to > > chairs and millwork. Notable ones were those of the Clay Manufacturing > > company, the Galls, G. W. Keener, and L. S. Caldwell and son. > > > >Esquire England and associates erected and equipped an up-to-date flour > >mill in > >the early 1890s. It had varying managements, including C. F. Williams, W. B. > >Murray, and Goss Drum. > > > > Maiden's act of incorporation names J. P. Rabb as mayor, and > > Alexander Keener, > >Alexander Cline and Amzi Stine as commissioners. > > > > Additional mayors are J. F. Rabb, Dr. P. J. Klutz, D. Martin > > Carpenter, John W. Williams, William Caldwell, Robert A. Rudisill, James > > Holshouser, George Drum, Garland E. Mauney (1910) , D. Martin Carpenter > > (1911-12) , B. A. Correll (1913) , D. Martin Carpenter (1914) , Benjamin > > A. Whitener (1915-19) , Dr. J. E. Hodges (1920-21) , A. C. Black > > (1922-23) , Wade F. Smith (1924-25) , D. H. Thorne (1926-31) , Burt M. > > Ikard (1932) , D. H. Thorne (1933) , Rufus P. P. Wilkinson (1934) , D. H. > > Thorne (1935) , George E. Hunsucker (1936-37) , Dr. J. E. Hodges > > (1939-40) , D. Arthur Gilleland (1941-1945) , Leonard Jenkins (1946) , C. > > P. Kyles (1947-48) , Richard Williams (1949) , George E. Hunsucker > > (1950-51) , and Banks Whisenant (1952 and still serving). > > > > The town, located in the south-center portion of the county, had > > a population of 1,952 in 1950. > > > >[from Charles J. Preslar, Jr.: "A History of Catawba Co.", pg 355-358] > >------------------ > > > > > >The flood was in 1916 but no mention is made of ANY damage to Maiden in > >the accounts listed below. > > > >Please request a copy of the article which appeared in the Catawba Co. > >Genealogical Soc. journal, Catawba Cousins, I forget the date, and I'll > >send a Word/Win or possibly put it on the web.) > > > >(Clinard Looks Back, pg.87-88.; Observer News, 19 Jul 1965; Catawbiana, by > >Keith Woods, pg 2.; Hickory Daily Record, 16 Jul 1995, pg 4-12, by Pamela > >Whitener (HDR Editor's note: This abridged account of the flood of 1916 > >appeared in the Record's 1870; 1970 Centennial Edition of Saturday, June > >6, 1970, by Mabel Miller Rowe.; > >Newton Enterprise, 21 July 1969, from A History of Catawba County, pg. 440. > > > >--Derick > > ==== CATAWBA-WEST Mailing List ==== > 781,000+ surnames =|= Archives =|= 16,100 discussion listss > Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible. > RootsWeb Gen. 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>Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 21:44:14 -0400 >To: "Mary Harbinson" <[email protected]> >From: "Derick S. Hartshorn" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re:Court House in Maiden?/Maiden and 1916 flood > >At 05:53 PM 7/5/2000 , you wrote: >>I was informed there used to be a court house in Maiden, N.C. does anyone >>know where it was in Maiden? I am from there and never knew about this. >>What year was it there and what flood was the records damaged in? Where >>are the records today? > > >Sorry, Mary, no court house in Maiden that I am aware of. I've been wrong >before but I can't find it below. > >------------------ > > TOWN OF MAIDEN- > > The founding of Maiden was not an accident, but was the result of > a definite purpose-the outgrowth of the business experience of several > men. It was to be a cotton mill site, and a trading center. The town > was incorporated on March 7, 1883. > > The area on which Maiden was to be situated occupied chiefly the > lands of John Boyd, which were granted in 1782 and 1785, and a small > portion of the lands of Daniel McKissick; which were granted in 1781. > > Henry Franklin Carpenter, whose large farm lay near St. James > Lutheran church, southeast of Newton, had had much experience in > manufacturing ventures, and for many years had been a very successful > operator of a flour mill and general custom grinding business, a wool > carding plant, a cotton gin, and an immense tan-yard. His three sons, D. > A., D. M., and Perry A. Carpenter, had been associated with him, working > for and with him in these enterprises from early boyhood. > > In 1880, D. M. Carpenter, then only 22 years of age, went to > South Carolina to work in the Clifton and Converse Mills, the former just > having been built. For about six months he was employed at various > departments in those cotton mills, performing almost every operation from > erecting machinery to running spinning frames. This entirely new field > so appealed to him that he decided to make it his life work, and he > returned to his home. > > With his father and brothers, a partnership was formed, H. F. > Carpenter, Sons and company. The concern also consisted of George W. > Rabb, well-known Confederate veteran. The purpose of the partnership was > the building of a small cotton mill. > >There were only two or three families living on land now included in the >corporate limits of Maiden-these all being farmers. Among the first >families to move in were the Wycoffs, gums and Keeners, and these became >the nucleus of a citizenship which stood faithfully by the management of >the mills for more than a generation. With many families moving in o take >up employment at the mill, and with business and mercantile establishments >springing up to care for the needs of these citizens, it became necessary >to name. the town. After considerable controversy, involving proponents >of Carpenterville, Schrumtown, and several others, the present name was >selected. > >Some historians believe that the name was taken from Maiden Creek. They >say the creek took its name from Maiden cane, which grows in profusion >(even now) about its banks. The reek. flows just north of the town. > >Other historians agree that the town took its name from the Creek but say >that the creek was named for maiden ladies who lived near it. > > Among the early builders of the town were E. L. Propst, Jim Lohr, > Marcus Boyd, Dan Boyd, John Boyd, Frank Rabb, Pinkney Rabb and Logan Rabb. > > The first physician to locate was Dr. Alex Ramsaur. Another > early physician was Dr. J. L. Lattimore. Dr. Paul J. Klutz began his > practice in 18 8 6, and until his death in 19 3 0, was a faithful > attendant in every need as well as being identified with business interests. > > In 1882, the railroad was finished into Maiden, and for some > months was the end of the line. A tragic accident of this period was the > explosion of a railway locomotive and the consequent complete > dismemberment of the Negro fireman, who negligently fired the empty > boiler and filled it with water while it was red hot. > > With the coming of the railroad, the-volume of town business > increased. The original mill also benefited. After a year of the firm's > operation, its plant capacity was more than doubled, bringing the active > spindles to 2,200. > > Shortly after 1880, the younger member of the firm, Perry A. > Carpenter, died. He left a sum of money for the purpose of starting a > church in the growing community. The mill provided a lot, and in 1887 > the Memorial Reformed church was completed. A new church was built by > this congregation in succeeding years. Rev. Joseph L. Murphy, well-known > in Catawba county, took over the duties of Memorial church as his first > charge. In quick succession, Baptist, Methodist and Lutheran > congregations were organized. The mill partnership gave lots for the > Baptist and Methodist congregations, and also for the cemetery grounds. > > The cotton mill venture was so prosperous that after several > years it was decided to build a new mill, and for this purpose they > selected the site of the old William Williams or Jenny Lind iron works, > on Maiden creek, where for nearly a century iron was manufactured. It > was believed that the waterpower which could be developed at t his point > would overbalance the lack of convenience to the railroad. The new mill > was put into production in 1889, with about two thousand spindles. L. A. > Carpenter then took charge of the original mill as secretary-treasurer > and general manager, a position which he held until 58 1916. D. M. > Carpenter became manager and treasurer of the Providence plant, holding > this office until 1917. The owners were the same in each plant, and in > 1894, the partnerships gave gray to incorporated companies. In this > year, the capacity of ;he Providence plant was trebled, and an auxiliary > steam plant added. > > Additional cotton mills came on the Maiden scene, most ?roving > successful. Union cotton mills was organized in 1892. Carolina Cotton > Mills (now Carolina Mills) was begun in 1916. > > From 1892 to 1916, a number of wood-working plants began > operations in the town, producing varieties of products from coffins to > chairs and millwork. Notable ones were those of the Clay Manufacturing > company, the Galls, G. W. Keener, and L. S. Caldwell and son. > >Esquire England and associates erected and equipped an up-to-date flour >mill in >the early 1890s. It had varying managements, including C. F. Williams, W. B. >Murray, and Goss Drum. > > Maiden's act of incorporation names J. P. Rabb as mayor, and > Alexander Keener, >Alexander Cline and Amzi Stine as commissioners. > > Additional mayors are J. F. Rabb, Dr. P. J. Klutz, D. Martin > Carpenter, John W. Williams, William Caldwell, Robert A. Rudisill, James > Holshouser, George Drum, Garland E. Mauney (1910) , D. Martin Carpenter > (1911-12) , B. A. Correll (1913) , D. Martin Carpenter (1914) , Benjamin > A. Whitener (1915-19) , Dr. J. E. Hodges (1920-21) , A. C. Black > (1922-23) , Wade F. Smith (1924-25) , D. H. Thorne (1926-31) , Burt M. > Ikard (1932) , D. H. Thorne (1933) , Rufus P. P. Wilkinson (1934) , D. H. > Thorne (1935) , George E. Hunsucker (1936-37) , Dr. J. E. Hodges > (1939-40) , D. Arthur Gilleland (1941-1945) , Leonard Jenkins (1946) , C. > P. Kyles (1947-48) , Richard Williams (1949) , George E. Hunsucker > (1950-51) , and Banks Whisenant (1952 and still serving). > > The town, located in the south-center portion of the county, had > a population of 1,952 in 1950. > >[from Charles J. Preslar, Jr.: "A History of Catawba Co.", pg 355-358] >------------------ > > >The flood was in 1916 but no mention is made of ANY damage to Maiden in >the accounts listed below. > >Please request a copy of the article which appeared in the Catawba Co. >Genealogical Soc. journal, Catawba Cousins, I forget the date, and I'll >send a Word/Win or possibly put it on the web.) > >(Clinard Looks Back, pg.87-88.; Observer News, 19 Jul 1965; Catawbiana, by >Keith Woods, pg 2.; Hickory Daily Record, 16 Jul 1995, pg 4-12, by Pamela >Whitener (HDR Editor's note: This abridged account of the flood of 1916 >appeared in the Record's 1870; 1970 Centennial Edition of Saturday, June >6, 1970, by Mabel Miller Rowe.; >Newton Enterprise, 21 July 1969, from A History of Catawba County, pg. 440. > >--Derick

Could someone do a look up on the Will of Jacob Forney Jr. B11-6-1754 Dll-7-1840

I was informed there used to be a court house in Maiden, N.C. does anyone know where it was in Maiden? I am from there and never knew about this. What year was it there and what flood was the records damaged in? Where are the records today?

--part1_72.c81465.2692c229_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_72.c81465.2692c229_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <[email protected]> From: [email protected] Full-name: AltaMDurden Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 00:19:16 EDT Subject: MEACHUM/MITCHUM and/or SMITH & WINFREE To: [email protected] CC: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 109 HENRY MEACHUM (various spellings) was born in 1766, probably in Virginia, and married NANCY SMITH, daughter of RICHARD & REBECCA SMITH of Wake County, North Carolina. Although we believe HENRY & NANCY MEACHUM were, by 1813, living in Anson County, their son, WILLIAM SMITH MEACHUM in that year married MARTHA WINFREE, of Wake County. In Wake County Superior Court in 1793, HENRY MEACHUM apprenticed NATHANIEL MEACHUM (later MITCHUM), a 13-year-old orphan. In 1798, NATHANIEL MECHUM witnessed an Anson County deed from CHARLES WEST to HENRY MEACHUM (and BUCKNER NANCE, son-in-law of CHARLES WEST, also served as witness. ) By 1801, NATHANIEL MEACHUM, in Lincoln County, married JEMIMA REYNOLDS and raised 13 children before he died there in 1838. For years we have sought identify of the parents of HENRY MEACHUM, born 1766, died (Anson County) in 1836, suspecting parents of HENRY, 1766-1836, could be the same as parents of NATHANIEL, 1780-1838, or could lead us to knowledge of parents of NATHANIEL, 1780-1838. A 1793 Wake County tax list shows HENRY MEACHUM owned 100 acres in Wake and that RICHARD SMITH (HENRY'S father-in-law), whose listing appears next in line after HENRY's), also owned 100 acres of Wake County real property; however, we have been unable to ascertain when, or to whom, either HENRY MEACHUM or RICHARD SMITH sold or otherwise disposed of their lands. At the time B.L. KING was clerk of Wake County Superior Court (when WILLIAM SMITH MEACHUM married there in February 1813), there was a justice of that court named RICHARD SMITH; however, we have been unable to determine if this RICHARD SMITH was the same RICHARD SMITH who was father of NANCY SMITH, who was married to HENRY MEACHUM, above, father of WILLIAM SMITH MEACHUM (husband of MARTHA WINFREE, daughter of CHARLES & ANNEY (ANNA) WINFREE, presumably, in 1813, residents of Wake County. Any insight -- or leads -- into the backgrounds of any of these three fmailies' genealogies will be very much appreciated. Alta Mitchem Durden - North Augusta, S. C., --part1_72.c81465.2692c229_boundary--

Newton-news-enterprise Gus Wilson and Buren Willkie Safe in Pacific; Sigmon says "Keep Chin Up" "All's Well" were the glad words of a telegram received this week by Mrs. L. F. Wilson of the Newton area from her son Augusta (Gus) Wilson, who is with the US army, Detachment of the Quartermasters corps, Fort Shafter in Honolulu, Hawaii. Mrs. Netta Sigman received a letter this week from her son, Powell Sigmon, who holds a responsible position at Mare Island Navy Yard, Calif., in which he advised his mother to "Tell everyone to keep their chins up and to wait for the setting of the 'Rising Son." Buren B. Willkie, son of Mrs. W. B. Willkie of Newton sent a telegram here Wednesday from Pearl Harbor, where he has been stationed with the USnavy for several weeks, saying that he was "OK." His brother, Earle Willkie, local grocer, said he was alarmed when he saw the messenger boy coming, but fear was clamed when he saw that the message was from Honolulu and not the war department in Washington. The Newton sailor is also a brother of Albert Willkie of Newton, a brother of Ed Willkie of Charlotte, and a half-brother of R. W. Drum of Newton.

I'm seeing this name Buren turn up over and over in our Sherrill family tree. Could anyone tell me the origin of the name, and the significance, if any? Thanks, Katherine "Kate" Sherrill At 12:27 PM 07/03/2000 EDT, you wrote: >Gus Wilson and Buren Willkie Safe in Pacific; Sigmon says "Keep Chin Up" > >Buren B. Willkie, son of Mrs. W. B. Willkie of Newton sent a telegram here >Wednesday from Pearl Harbor, where he has been stationed with the USnavy for >several weeks, saying that he was "OK." "So here I am, and my wildest dream has come true -- a job in the PUBLIC LIBRARY!" --The Cat Who Robbed a Bank, by Lillian Jackson Braun, page 182 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Katherine Sherrill Interlibrary Loan Department Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library 22 SE 5th St Evansville IN 47708-1604 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Phone: (812)425-4721 or 1-800-467-4721 Fax: (812)422-4718 or 1-800-489-4718 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.evcpl.lib.in.us List Administrator: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Try this site > http://www.topozone.com/ < You can at least probably get a close longitude and latitude here. You can also buy these USGS topo maps at most any "ourdoorsman" type store that caters to hikers, and they have great landmarks noted on them. I found them very useful when doing title searches in western NC. Rachel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosemary Moore" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2000 7:57 PM Subject: Re: [Catawba-West] Re: Lincoln that became Catawba Co > Thanks Everyone, > I was just browsing around the Lincoln Co site and stumbled upon the History of Lincoln County once again. I had forgotten about this great narrative. It states: > > "Catawba was set up from Lincoln by an east and west > line passing one and a half miles north of Lincolnton. In 1846, the > southern part was set off into the county of Gaston, by a line to pass > four and a half miles south of Lincolnton, and four miles of Catawba > ceded back to Lincoln." > ======================== > USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free > information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial > entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These > electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other > presentation > ***************************** > Now I just have to determine where this is on a map. > Rosemary > > ______________________________