Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery?read=323 Surname: ------------------------- my ggrandfather was James Henry Pritchard he was married to Julia Ann Oaks maybe these names will help you his brother was John Riley Pritchard they were both from Avery County one was a state senator and the other founded Appalachian state college