We are looking for information on Neil Johnson and Mrs. Benetta Pointer who were married on March 7th, 1844 (from Fayetteville Observer) in Fayetteville, NC. Who was Benetta married to prior to Neil Johnson. The only Pointer in the area apparently was a William Pointer in the 1840 Cumberland county census. Also, who was William Pointer (aged about 40 in the 1840 census. We have several Poynter/ Pointer in Bladen County late 1700 through early 1800s. Do not know of a William. Thanks for any help. Allen Betty & Allen Johannes abelj@htcomp.net

I have a question. I have a record of Troops for defence of Western Country .Some of the information gives the names of a few towns, Edenton, Washington and New Bern. One date listed is 1785. My ancestor, James McDonald is listed as a Lieutenant, James McDonald Jr. as an ensign. They were living in Montgomery Co. N.C. during that time frame. Does anyone know what the Western Country was? This was after the Rev. War. Any help appreciated. Ruth M. Scruggs

Would anyone have access to the book "Death of Soldiers from the Fayetteville Observer 1861 to 1864" by Irene and Tillman Smith ? I am searching for records or an obituary of my gggrandfather William E. Smith of Cumberland and New Hanover counties. William E. Smith was born in Cumberland County in 1828 and died while serving in a Cumberland County Confederate Army unit in Wilmington, NC on January 14, 1864. Maybe the book above contains his obituary and the name of his parents. I have struck a major roadblock in this family search. Any help or leads will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ben

I am looking for anyone who can tell me about the children of Flora and James McDonald when they lived in Cumberland County in the 1770's. When they fled to Nova Scotia during the revolution, were any offspring left behind? I want to connect them to a James McDonald who fought in the Battle of King's Mountain and later moved to Tennessee. Loyd V. Jeffers, Knoxville

I'm seeking information on ancestors and descendants of (1) John Blanchard, d. 1846, (2) Usalim Blanchet, d. 1838, (3) Edward Blanchet, d. aft. 1810, all in Cumberland Co. I believe they all came from Amelia Co., VA, and likely descended from John and Elizabeth Blanchet there. Allen Blancett

Looking for informantion on Thomas Williamson family wife name unknown the 1790 census list Thomas as head of the house hold and his son Fredrick is listed seperate so he most of been of age. unable to read the informantion on the different columns. Known children were Fredrick, Jacob born January 05,1759 , Thomas,James and Sarah born February 03,1780. Census was for Cumberland County,NC. Fayetteville District. page 105 the only other Williamson listed was Doctor John Williamson on page 109 no known connection. Would appericate any informantionon this family. Jim Williamson James Williamson jhw1951@earthlink.net Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.

I am looking for information on my Great Grandmother Winifred Monrow..I believe she was a Kinlaw before she married. I have very little on her and her family.I understand in her tree their was a man who was captured by the North..and her was taken to someplace in New York.where he died. I apoligise for the sketchiness of my Query ..can anyone help me get my facts straight ? Thank You Jerry Cox

I know that there is a lsiting of those who are buried in Cross Creek cemetery, but the records, though lengthy, are somewhat incomplete. You may find your ancestors if their graves have markers or public records (death), which are available online. I will check my sources and email you the link later this week. L. McGirt former lifelong Fayetteville resident

Fran: I know from past experience that there aren't records telling where persons are who are buried in the earlier sections. The best reference for that is the inventories that Anna Sherman and Kate LePine did of sections 1 and 2. The other sections are on the Cumberland County GenWeb site, I believe. The cemetery office might have information on burials in the more recent sections of the cemetery. Here is a number for the office. 910-433-1551 I hope this helps. Diane Fanning Fayetteville, NC Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 18:45:25 -0600 From: "Fran Powell"=20 To: NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Cross Creek Cemetery Hi.. Does anyone have the address, phone number or where to write for records = of Cross Creek Cemetery in Fayetteville? Thank you so much.. Fran

Fran, Myrtle Bridges will probably know. hbridges@att.net NCCUMBER-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 NCCUMBER-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 52 Today's Topics: #1 Cross Creek Cemetery ["Fran Powell" #2 Re: [NCCUMBER] Little River? [Elizabeth McPherson #3 Re: [NCCUMBER] Little River? ["Diane" ] #4 THANK YOU ["Fran Powell" #5 Little River [RootsInspector@aol.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from NCCUMBER-D, send a message to NCCUMBER-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 18:45:25 -0600 From: "Fran Powell" To: NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Cross Creek Cemetery Hi.. Does anyone have the address, phone number or where to write for records of Cross Creek Cemetery in Fayetteville? Thank you so much.. Fran fpowell1@houston.rr.com ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822 Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 21:54:31 -0500 From: Elizabeth McPherson To: NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Little River? I have never heard of a town named Little River in Cumberland County, altho' I think there might have been a Little River Township in Cumberland County. The Little River is on the northern border of the Fort Bragg Reservation and flows under NC Hwy 87 at Manchester just north of the main post at Fort Bragg and the town of Spring Lake. Hoke County was formed in 1911 from portions of Robeson, Cumberland, and (?) Richmond or Anson Counties. Sometime after WWII the portion of Hoke County north of Little River (which was cut off from the county seat (Raeford) by the military reservation became part of Moore County. My great-grandfather A.A.Johnson and his family lived a little bit north of the Little River in the Lobelia Community which is about mid-way of the east-west northern border of the reservation. My grandparents lived on a farm that bordered on Little River on the north which became part of the reservation when Fort Bragg was formed in 1918. They relocated south of the reservation at that time. My parents farm was about 1 mile from the reservation on the southside. When I was growing up, we often "went up on Little River" to my great-grandfather's homeplace and other farms in the area to visit relatives. I have a substantial collection of correspondence from the late 1800's to WWII between my relatives and I have never seen Little River as a Post Office address. Hope this helps you sort our your information. Elizabeth Parker McPherson RootsInspector@aol.com wrote: >Hi, >Can anyone tell me about the town of Little River in Cumberland County, >during about 1850-1900? > >Confusing records and spoken tidbits have always led me to believe that the >town was in Cumberland County and later became part of Hoke County. However, >this 1895 map of Cumberland County shows Little River in the far northeast >corner of Cumberland County - the opposite direction from Hoke County. > > _Click here: 1895 Cumberland County_ >(http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccumber/1895map.htm) > >My current map does not show a town called Little River in either county, or >in the general are of the 1895 map (maybe I just need a better map). > >Is this area still a part of Cumberland County. What is it called today? > >Thanks much, >Diana Case > > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 4 message/rfc822 Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 22:29:38 -0500 From: "Diane" To: NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Little River? There is a Little River community in east Transylvania Co. and also one in west Alexander county, NC also one in Wake co., & Orange co. and Moore and Caldwell co. One use to be in Hoke co but moved with the boundary change. diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth McPherson" To: Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 9:54 PM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Little River? >I have never heard of a town named Little River in Cumberland County, >altho' I think there might have been a Little River Township in Cumberland >County. The Little River is on the northern border of the Fort Bragg >Reservation and flows under NC Hwy 87 at Manchester just north of the main >post at Fort Bragg and the town of Spring Lake. Hoke County was formed in >1911 from portions of Robeson, Cumberland, and (?) Richmond or Anson >Counties. Sometime after WWII the portion of Hoke County north of Little >River (which was cut off from the county seat (Raeford) by the military >reservation became part of Moore County. My great-grandfather A.A.Johnson >and his family lived a little bit north of the Little River in the Lobelia >Community which is about mid-way of the east-west northern border of the >reservation. My grandparents lived on a farm that bordered on Little River >on the north which became part of the reservation when Fort Bragg was >formed in 1918. > They relocated south of the reservation at that time. My parents farm was > about 1 mile from the reservation on the southside. When I was growing > up, we often "went up on Little River" to my great-grandfather's homeplace > and other farms in the area to visit relatives. I have a substantial > collection of correspondence from the late 1800's to WWII between my > relatives and I have never seen Little River as a Post Office address. > Hope this helps you sort our your information. > Elizabeth Parker McPherson > > RootsInspector@aol.com wrote: > >>Hi, >>Can anyone tell me about the town of Little River in Cumberland County, >>during about 1850-1900? >> Confusing records and spoken tidbits have always led me to believe that >> the town was in Cumberland County and later became part of Hoke County. >> However, this 1895 map of Cumberland County shows Little River in the >> far northeast corner of Cumberland County - the opposite direction from >> Hoke County. _Click here: 1895 Cumberland County_ >> (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccumber/1895map.htm) My current map does not >> show a town called Little River in either county, or in the general are >> of the 1895 map (maybe I just need a better map). >> Is this area still a part of Cumberland County. What is it called >> today? Thanks much, Diana Case >> >> >>============================== >>View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >>marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >> >> >> >> > > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 5 message/rfc822 Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:25:39 -0600 From: "Fran Powell" To: NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: THANK YOU I would like to thank everyone who responded to my query about Cross Creek Cemetery. I do know that Helen Gibson is buried in Cross Creek #3 and was the wife of L H Gibson. She actually died in Texas but her final resting place is in Fayetteville. She definitely is my brick wall since I have tracked her from Mississippi to Texas and now to North Carolina. Once again thanks so much and what a wonderful mailing list!! Fran fpowell1@houston.rr.com ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 6 message/rfc822 Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 11:27:45 EST From: RootsInspector@aol.com To: NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Little River Hi Folks, I have rec'd nine responses on my inquiry about Little River. I must say that I never expected so much help, and I am grateful. I will be finished with school on the 14th, and I have pasted all of your responses into a document so that I can begin work on this puzzle then. Your responses varied, so I am comforted to know that my confusion was not unwarranted. I welcome more responses, and I will take all of the pieces of the puzzle and attempt some kind of conclusion for my ancestors later this month. Many of you asked about the family I am working on . . I will be working on the ancestors of Harriet "Hattie" WRIGHT family, my great-grandmother. When I began doing genealogy about 12 years ago, I had a death certificate for Hattie that identified her father as J. T. Wright. When I first looked at Cumberland county records, I found endless James and John Wright(s), and I was discouraged. There were always easier lines, so I ignored this one. I just can't figure out how I ignored it for 12 years! Recently, I found a lineage that L. Cook (on this list?) posted to Ancestry, and she identified my J. T. as James Thaggard Wright. By this time, I had replaced J. T. with John T, so I am a little confused, but also encouraged. I am far more skilled now than when I was first taunted by a sea of James and Johns, so it must be time to tackle this line. Unfortunately, the fact that I am a middle-aged student does not help. Also, living in New Mexico doesn't help much with North Carolina genealaogy. Well, I guess it helped a little. Amazingly, Hattie's daughter and my great-aunt, Eula Hernandez, lived only five minutes away until she died last year. I had begun filling in the line, based on her memories. It's a small world :-) Thanks for taking time to help, Diana roadmama47@yahoo.com mary,dallas,porscha --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! � What will yours do?

Myrtle Bridges will probably know. hbridges@att.net NCCUMBER-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 NCCUMBER-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 52 Today's Topics: #1 Cross Creek Cemetery ["Fran Powell" #2 Re: [NCCUMBER] Little River? [Elizabeth McPherson #3 Re: [NCCUMBER] Little River? ["Diane" ] #4 THANK YOU ["Fran Powell" #5 Little River [RootsInspector@aol.com] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from NCCUMBER-D, send a message to NCCUMBER-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 18:45:25 -0600 From: "Fran Powell" To: NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Cross Creek Cemetery Hi.. Does anyone have the address, phone number or where to write for records of Cross Creek Cemetery in Fayetteville? Thank you so much.. Fran fpowell1@houston.rr.com ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822 Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 21:54:31 -0500 From: Elizabeth McPherson To: NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Little River? I have never heard of a town named Little River in Cumberland County, altho' I think there might have been a Little River Township in Cumberland County. The Little River is on the northern border of the Fort Bragg Reservation and flows under NC Hwy 87 at Manchester just north of the main post at Fort Bragg and the town of Spring Lake. Hoke County was formed in 1911 from portions of Robeson, Cumberland, and (?) Richmond or Anson Counties. Sometime after WWII the portion of Hoke County north of Little River (which was cut off from the county seat (Raeford) by the military reservation became part of Moore County. My great-grandfather A.A.Johnson and his family lived a little bit north of the Little River in the Lobelia Community which is about mid-way of the east-west northern border of the reservation. My grandparents lived on a farm that bordered on Little River on the north which became part of the reservation when Fort Bragg was formed in 1918. They relocated south of the reservation at that time. My parents farm was about 1 mile from the reservation on the southside. When I was growing up, we often "went up on Little River" to my great-grandfather's homeplace and other farms in the area to visit relatives. I have a substantial collection of correspondence from the late 1800's to WWII between my relatives and I have never seen Little River as a Post Office address. Hope this helps you sort our your information. Elizabeth Parker McPherson RootsInspector@aol.com wrote: >Hi, >Can anyone tell me about the town of Little River in Cumberland County, >during about 1850-1900? > >Confusing records and spoken tidbits have always led me to believe that the >town was in Cumberland County and later became part of Hoke County. However, >this 1895 map of Cumberland County shows Little River in the far northeast >corner of Cumberland County - the opposite direction from Hoke County. > > _Click here: 1895 Cumberland County_ >(http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccumber/1895map.htm) > >My current map does not show a town called Little River in either county, or >in the general are of the 1895 map (maybe I just need a better map). > >Is this area still a part of Cumberland County. What is it called today? > >Thanks much, >Diana Case > > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 4 message/rfc822 Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 22:29:38 -0500 From: "Diane" To: NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Little River? There is a Little River community in east Transylvania Co. and also one in west Alexander county, NC also one in Wake co., & Orange co. and Moore and Caldwell co. One use to be in Hoke co but moved with the boundary change. diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth McPherson" To: Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 9:54 PM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Little River? >I have never heard of a town named Little River in Cumberland County, >altho' I think there might have been a Little River Township in Cumberland >County. The Little River is on the northern border of the Fort Bragg >Reservation and flows under NC Hwy 87 at Manchester just north of the main >post at Fort Bragg and the town of Spring Lake. Hoke County was formed in >1911 from portions of Robeson, Cumberland, and (?) Richmond or Anson >Counties. Sometime after WWII the portion of Hoke County north of Little >River (which was cut off from the county seat (Raeford) by the military >reservation became part of Moore County. My great-grandfather A.A.Johnson >and his family lived a little bit north of the Little River in the Lobelia >Community which is about mid-way of the east-west northern border of the >reservation. My grandparents lived on a farm that bordered on Little River >on the north which became part of the reservation when Fort Bragg was >formed in 1918. > They relocated south of the reservation at that time. My parents farm was > about 1 mile from the reservation on the southside. When I was growing > up, we often "went up on Little River" to my great-grandfather's homeplace > and other farms in the area to visit relatives. I have a substantial > collection of correspondence from the late 1800's to WWII between my > relatives and I have never seen Little River as a Post Office address. > Hope this helps you sort our your information. > Elizabeth Parker McPherson > > RootsInspector@aol.com wrote: > >>Hi, >>Can anyone tell me about the town of Little River in Cumberland County, >>during about 1850-1900? >> Confusing records and spoken tidbits have always led me to believe that >> the town was in Cumberland County and later became part of Hoke County. >> However, this 1895 map of Cumberland County shows Little River in the >> far northeast corner of Cumberland County - the opposite direction from >> Hoke County. _Click here: 1895 Cumberland County_ >> (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccumber/1895map.htm) My current map does not >> show a town called Little River in either county, or in the general are >> of the 1895 map (maybe I just need a better map). >> Is this area still a part of Cumberland County. What is it called >> today? Thanks much, Diana Case >> >> >>============================== >>View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >>marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >> >> >> >> > > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 5 message/rfc822 Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:25:39 -0600 From: "Fran Powell" To: NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: THANK YOU I would like to thank everyone who responded to my query about Cross Creek Cemetery. I do know that Helen Gibson is buried in Cross Creek #3 and was the wife of L H Gibson. She actually died in Texas but her final resting place is in Fayetteville. She definitely is my brick wall since I have tracked her from Mississippi to Texas and now to North Carolina. Once again thanks so much and what a wonderful mailing list!! Fran fpowell1@houston.rr.com ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 6 message/rfc822 Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 11:27:45 EST From: RootsInspector@aol.com To: NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Little River Hi Folks, I have rec'd nine responses on my inquiry about Little River. I must say that I never expected so much help, and I am grateful. I will be finished with school on the 14th, and I have pasted all of your responses into a document so that I can begin work on this puzzle then. Your responses varied, so I am comforted to know that my confusion was not unwarranted. I welcome more responses, and I will take all of the pieces of the puzzle and attempt some kind of conclusion for my ancestors later this month. Many of you asked about the family I am working on . . I will be working on the ancestors of Harriet "Hattie" WRIGHT family, my great-grandmother. When I began doing genealogy about 12 years ago, I had a death certificate for Hattie that identified her father as J. T. Wright. When I first looked at Cumberland county records, I found endless James and John Wright(s), and I was discouraged. There were always easier lines, so I ignored this one. I just can't figure out how I ignored it for 12 years! Recently, I found a lineage that L. Cook (on this list?) posted to Ancestry, and she identified my J. T. as James Thaggard Wright. By this time, I had replaced J. T. with John T, so I am a little confused, but also encouraged. I am far more skilled now than when I was first taunted by a sea of James and Johns, so it must be time to tackle this line. Unfortunately, the fact that I am a middle-aged student does not help. Also, living in New Mexico doesn't help much with North Carolina genealaogy. Well, I guess it helped a little. Amazingly, Hattie's daughter and my great-aunt, Eula Hernandez, lived only five minutes away until she died last year. I had begun filling in the line, based on her memories. It's a small world :-) Thanks for taking time to help, Diana roadmama47@yahoo.com mary,dallas,porscha --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Send a seasonal email greeting and help others. Do good.

Diana, I looked at the 1910 Cumberland Co., NC census for Little River Township, in the margins of the pages it has written New Carthage Road and Spout Springs Road, so it looks like Little River Township was in the western part of Cumberland, you can take highway 87N out of Fayetteville, go past Fort Bragg and Spring Lake and it runs into Spout Springs, NC. Hope this helps, Helen

Hi Folks, I have rec'd nine responses on my inquiry about Little River. I must say that I never expected so much help, and I am grateful. I will be finished with school on the 14th, and I have pasted all of your responses into a document so that I can begin work on this puzzle then. Your responses varied, so I am comforted to know that my confusion was not unwarranted. I welcome more responses, and I will take all of the pieces of the puzzle and attempt some kind of conclusion for my ancestors later this month. Many of you asked about the family I am working on . . I will be working on the ancestors of Harriet "Hattie" WRIGHT family, my great-grandmother. When I began doing genealogy about 12 years ago, I had a death certificate for Hattie that identified her father as J. T. Wright. When I first looked at Cumberland county records, I found endless James and John Wright(s), and I was discouraged. There were always easier lines, so I ignored this one. I just can't figure out how I ignored it for 12 years! Recently, I found a lineage that L. Cook (on this list?) posted to Ancestry, and she identified my J. T. as James Thaggard Wright. By this time, I had replaced J. T. with John T, so I am a little confused, but also encouraged. I am far more skilled now than when I was first taunted by a sea of James and Johns, so it must be time to tackle this line. Unfortunately, the fact that I am a middle-aged student does not help. Also, living in New Mexico doesn't help much with North Carolina genealaogy. Well, I guess it helped a little. Amazingly, Hattie's daughter and my great-aunt, Eula Hernandez, lived only five minutes away until she died last year. I had begun filling in the line, based on her memories. It's a small world :-) Thanks for taking time to help, Diana

I would like to thank everyone who responded to my query about Cross Creek Cemetery. I do know that Helen Gibson is buried in Cross Creek #3 and was the wife of L H Gibson. She actually died in Texas but her final resting place is in Fayetteville. She definitely is my brick wall since I have tracked her from Mississippi to Texas and now to North Carolina. Once again thanks so much and what a wonderful mailing list!! Fran fpowell1@houston.rr.com

There is a Little River community in east Transylvania Co. and also one in west Alexander county, NC also one in Wake co., & Orange co. and Moore and Caldwell co. One use to be in Hoke co but moved with the boundary change. diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth McPherson" <lib@clanmcpherson.com> To: <NCCUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 9:54 PM Subject: Re: [NCCUMBER] Little River? >I have never heard of a town named Little River in Cumberland County, >altho' I think there might have been a Little River Township in Cumberland >County. The Little River is on the northern border of the Fort Bragg >Reservation and flows under NC Hwy 87 at Manchester just north of the main >post at Fort Bragg and the town of Spring Lake. Hoke County was formed in >1911 from portions of Robeson, Cumberland, and (?) Richmond or Anson >Counties. Sometime after WWII the portion of Hoke County north of Little >River (which was cut off from the county seat (Raeford) by the military >reservation became part of Moore County. My great-grandfather A.A.Johnson >and his family lived a little bit north of the Little River in the Lobelia >Community which is about mid-way of the east-west northern border of the >reservation. My grandparents lived on a farm that bordered on Little River >on the north which became part of the reservation when Fort Bragg was >formed in 1918. > They relocated south of the reservation at that time. My parents farm was > about 1 mile from the reservation on the southside. When I was growing > up, we often "went up on Little River" to my great-grandfather's homeplace > and other farms in the area to visit relatives. I have a substantial > collection of correspondence from the late 1800's to WWII between my > relatives and I have never seen Little River as a Post Office address. > Hope this helps you sort our your information. > Elizabeth Parker McPherson > > RootsInspector@aol.com wrote: > >>Hi, >>Can anyone tell me about the town of Little River in Cumberland County, >>during about 1850-1900? >> Confusing records and spoken tidbits have always led me to believe that >> the town was in Cumberland County and later became part of Hoke County. >> However, this 1895 map of Cumberland County shows Little River in the >> far northeast corner of Cumberland County - the opposite direction from >> Hoke County. _Click here: 1895 Cumberland County_ >> (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccumber/1895map.htm) My current map does not >> show a town called Little River in either county, or in the general are >> of the 1895 map (maybe I just need a better map). >> Is this area still a part of Cumberland County. What is it called >> today? Thanks much, Diana Case >> >> >>============================== >>View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >>marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >> >> >> >> > > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >

I have never heard of a town named Little River in Cumberland County, altho' I think there might have been a Little River Township in Cumberland County. The Little River is on the northern border of the Fort Bragg Reservation and flows under NC Hwy 87 at Manchester just north of the main post at Fort Bragg and the town of Spring Lake. Hoke County was formed in 1911 from portions of Robeson, Cumberland, and (?) Richmond or Anson Counties. Sometime after WWII the portion of Hoke County north of Little River (which was cut off from the county seat (Raeford) by the military reservation became part of Moore County. My great-grandfather A.A.Johnson and his family lived a little bit north of the Little River in the Lobelia Community which is about mid-way of the east-west northern border of the reservation. My grandparents lived on a farm that bordered on Little River on the north which became part of the reservation when Fort Bragg was formed in 1918. They relocated south of the reservation at that time. My parents farm was about 1 mile from the reservation on the southside. When I was growing up, we often "went up on Little River" to my great-grandfather's homeplace and other farms in the area to visit relatives. I have a substantial collection of correspondence from the late 1800's to WWII between my relatives and I have never seen Little River as a Post Office address. Hope this helps you sort our your information. Elizabeth Parker McPherson RootsInspector@aol.com wrote: >Hi, >Can anyone tell me about the town of Little River in Cumberland County, >during about 1850-1900? > >Confusing records and spoken tidbits have always led me to believe that the >town was in Cumberland County and later became part of Hoke County. However, >this 1895 map of Cumberland County shows Little River in the far northeast >corner of Cumberland County - the opposite direction from Hoke County. > > _Click here: 1895 Cumberland County_ >(http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccumber/1895map.htm) > >My current map does not show a town called Little River in either county, or >in the general are of the 1895 map (maybe I just need a better map). > >Is this area still a part of Cumberland County. What is it called today? > >Thanks much, >Diana Case > > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > >

Hi.. Does anyone have the address, phone number or where to write for records of Cross Creek Cemetery in Fayetteville? Thank you so much.. Fran fpowell1@houston.rr.com

Hi, Can anyone tell me about the town of Little River in Cumberland County, during about 1850-1900? Confusing records and spoken tidbits have always led me to believe that the town was in Cumberland County and later became part of Hoke County. However, this 1895 map of Cumberland County shows Little River in the far northeast corner of Cumberland County - the opposite direction from Hoke County. _Click here: 1895 Cumberland County_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccumber/1895map.htm) My current map does not show a town called Little River in either county, or in the general are of the 1895 map (maybe I just need a better map). Is this area still a part of Cumberland County. What is it called today? Thanks much, Diana Case

My Williams kin are {1615 John,} Isaac, Joel, Issac 2, Alexander, {Alexander S. 1810 to 1875} The Alexander's moved to AR. 1849 You have any information on them. jr William.

CAPTAIN NEILL McNEILL�S COMPANY OF SUPPORTING FORCES By the later part of the War Between the States available manpower began to decline, and then it became necessary to utilize the services of the men who originally were too old to serve in the regular troops in defending the Southern Homeland. In the year 1864 there were several companies of Senior Reserves and Supporting Forces, created here in southeastern North Carolina. One of those companies raised in this area was under the leadership of Captain Neill McNeill of Robeson County. The main enrollments took place in Wilmington, New Hanover County on November 10, 1864, but from information given by these enlisted men, their places of birth was from all over the Cape Fear River region. The Compiled Service Records reveals that these men were from Cumberland, Harnett, Richmond, Robeson, Bladen, and New Hanover counties.. Upon enlistment the men the enrolling officer with the following information: When born [usually Month and Year, but sometimes the whole birth date]; birth place; Height [feet and inches]; Complexion; color of hair and eyes; and occupation. The following is a list of those men which served in Captain Neill McNeill�s Company of Supporting Forces: Captain Neill McNeill � William Baker, Hugh Barnes, Henry Batson, G. B. Bingham, James Branen, Austin, Alex Brigman, Isham Brissan, John Cain, John O. Cameron, Jesse B. Capel, John C. Carum, James Champain, William Chance, J. J. Crawford, William H. Dennis, Abel Douglas, John Downing, John D. Gillis, W. C. Graham, Daniel Hall, Luke Hilburn, Tryon Hilburn, Griffin Hill, Arrington Hinton, T. G. Huntley, W. A. Johnson, W. W. Johnson, Duncan Jones, John B. King, Edward T. Lucas, James A. McColeman, John McDaniel, Daniel B. McGill, H. McGregor, Duncan McIntire, John W. McKrithan, Allen McLean, James McLeod, Iver McMillan, Nathaniel McNair, Norman McRainey, George W. Moore, Reuben Morgan, Duncan Morrison, D. B. Nicholson, S. W. Norris, Fred J. Padrick, Thomas W. Player, Hazel Potter, Hilliard Potter, K. Powel, Jackson Powell, William Powell, Duncan Priest, Solomon Reaves, Wiley Reeves, H. Simpson, T. Strickland, S. A. Taylor, J. B. Thompson, Daniel Townsend, John W. Townsend, H. W. Turner, Joel Williams, Isaac S. Willis and Robert K. Worly. I have scheduled trips planned to do research in the Archives over the next few weeks. If anyone would like for me to retrieve copies of these or any other Compiled Service Records from any North Carolina Company or Regiment, I can do so for a small fee. For those interested e-mail me privately at. dchr28358@yahoo.com In the subject line of your e-mail put Compiled Service Records. I will send you details at no cost or obligations. Thanks, Sam __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail