Apparently, I am one of the lucky ones. I was able to purchase a copy of Griffin's book a few years ago. My quest for now is the a book by Preston Ledford called "REMINISCENCES OF THE CIVIL WAR,1861-1865." The book is about the 14th NCST, a unit in which I had a relative. Company D of the 14th was the "Cleveland Blues," being r aised there in Cleveland (i.e. Rutherford/Old Tryon) County. I have requested the book on Interlibrary loan and may get to see a copy yet. It's tough to find good Rutherford County stuff out here in the WEst! James Stone

Call Reprint Publishers in Spartanburg. You'll have to leave a message and he will call you back. Tom Smith 864-579-4433. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Erb" <erb@greatlakes.net> To: "Glenna Kinard" <gkinard@sc.rr.com>; <NCRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 5:01 PM Subject: Re: [NCRUTHER-L] History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1730-1936, by Clarence W. Griffin > Glenna, > > I would also be very interested in this reprint. Could you or someone post > to the list contact and price information for ordering copies? > > Thanks, > Nancy Erb > researching Alexander Orr in Old Tryone 1779-1790 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Glenna Kinard" <gkinard@sc.rr.com> > To: <NCRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 7:42 AM > Subject: Re: [NCRUTHER-L] History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, > North Carolina, 1730-1936, by Clarence W. Griffin > > > > I too have been waiting on this book. The Reprint Co., Spartanburg, is > > supposedly going to reprint it but there must be a holdup. > > > > I'll call them again today and see what's up. > > > > Glenna > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "David Jackson" <davjak@bellsouth.net> > > To: <NCRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 7:38 PM > > Subject: [NCRUTHER-L] History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North > > Carolina, 1730-1936, by Clarence W. Griffin > > > > > > > I read somewhere, maybe in a message here, that a publishing company was > > > going to re-release "History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North > > > Carolina, 1730-1936" by Clarence W. Griffin. If this is true, anyone > > > have any information on its release? > > > > > > > > > ==== NCRUTHER Mailing List ==== > > > > > > Subscribing: Clicking on one of the shortcut links below should > work, > > but if your browser doesn't understand them, try these manual > instructions: > > to join NCRUTHER-L, send mail to NCRUTHER-L-request@rootsweb.com with the > > single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join NCRUTHER-D, > > do the same thing with NCRUTHER-D-request@rootsweb.com. > > > Unsubscribing: To leave NCRUTHER-L, send mail to > > NCRUTHER-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in the > > message subject and body. To leave NCRUTHER-D, do the same thing with > > NCRUTHER-D-request@rootsweb.com. > > > For questions about this list, contact the list administrator at > > NCRUTHER-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > >

I ordered one 2 years ago over the phone and gave the man a CC#. I received the book last year. At the time I ordered they were only going to print so many, like a limited edition. The guy was nice when I called about 6 months after I ordered it to find out where it was. At the time there was a problem with the printing of it. But I finally got it. It was a birthday present for my Mom.....Charlotte

-- yes it's true,and i purchased a copy about 6 months ago at my local book store for $60.00 Candi Is your boss reading your email? ....Probably Keep your messages private by using Lycos Mail. Sign up today at http://mail.lycos.com

I purchased this book about a year ago, it has been reprinted. I purchased at a local bookstore in Forest City, NC. Ronald W. Arrowood Rutherford Co., NC

I called and ordered one over a year ago. About 6 months ago, I called to inquire about it, and I was told that it "might not or probably won't" be reprinted. Since I haven't heard from them, I assume it wasn't. If anyone hears different, please let me know too. Gloria -----Original Message----- From: David Jackson [mailto:davjak@bellsouth.net] Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 7:39 PM To: NCRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NCRUTHER-L] History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1730-1936, by Clarence W. Griffin I read somewhere, maybe in a message here, that a publishing company was going to re-release "History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1730-1936" by Clarence W. Griffin. If this is true, anyone have any information on its release? ==== NCRUTHER Mailing List ==== Subscribing: Clicking on one of the shortcut links below should work, but if your browser doesn't understand them, try these manual instructions: to join NCRUTHER-L, send mail to NCRUTHER-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join NCRUTHER-D, do the same thing with NCRUTHER-D-request@rootsweb.com. Unsubscribing: To leave NCRUTHER-L, send mail to NCRUTHER-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. To leave NCRUTHER-D, do the same thing with NCRUTHER-D-request@rootsweb.com. For questions about this list, contact the list administrator at NCRUTHER-admin@rootsweb.com

I too have been waiting on this book. The Reprint Co., Spartanburg, is supposedly going to reprint it but there must be a holdup. I'll call them again today and see what's up. Glenna ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Jackson" <davjak@bellsouth.net> To: <NCRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 7:38 PM Subject: [NCRUTHER-L] History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1730-1936, by Clarence W. Griffin > I read somewhere, maybe in a message here, that a publishing company was > going to re-release "History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North > Carolina, 1730-1936" by Clarence W. Griffin. If this is true, anyone > have any information on its release? > > > ==== NCRUTHER Mailing List ==== > > Subscribing: Clicking on one of the shortcut links below should work, but if your browser doesn't understand them, try these manual instructions: to join NCRUTHER-L, send mail to NCRUTHER-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join NCRUTHER-D, do the same thing with NCRUTHER-D-request@rootsweb.com. > Unsubscribing: To leave NCRUTHER-L, send mail to NCRUTHER-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. To leave NCRUTHER-D, do the same thing with NCRUTHER-D-request@rootsweb.com. > For questions about this list, contact the list administrator at NCRUTHER-admin@rootsweb.com > >

I read somewhere, maybe in a message here, that a publishing company was going to re-release "History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1730-1936" by Clarence W. Griffin. If this is true, anyone have any information on its release?

Nov. 19, 1950 JERRY GOODE, 10 year old son of MR. and MRS. MONROE GOODE of Rutherfordton shows off his white face steer which he plans to make some profit from when the show and sale comes up in May. Jerry is an Oakland School pupil[photo]. --- 4 -H BABY BEEF PROJECT GROWS Now in it's second year, is producing a jingle in the pockets of many a Rutherford farm boy. About 20 boys are feeding calves this year. County Farm Agent, F.E. PATTON and CHARLES PADGETT, Assistant agent, supervise the program which is county wide. Taking part in the project this year are; CHARLES and BUB PARTON, BASIL PRICE, JAMES CARPENTER, RAY WALKER, JIMMIE FRAZIER, BILLY GROVES, JACK GROVES, BILLY HARDIN, BILL LEDBETTER, JERRY GOODE, STEVE SINCLAIR, BRUCE HOYLE, ANDY MOSS, ROBERT SHUFORD, MARSHALL HARRILL, ARTHUR and JOHNNIE WALKER and BLAINE NORVILLE. OBITUARY; Nov.24.- Rutherfordton- Funeral services for ALBERT PIKE, 75 who died at a local hospital will be held at Keeter's Mortuary. He was a mason and Spanish American War veteran. Surviving are; his wife, a son, JOHN PIKE of Nordstock, N.Y. and a daughter, MISS RUTH PIKE of Winston- Salem. PERSONALS: Gaffney- MR. and MRS. FRITZ SARRATT and daughter, REBECCA and RUSSEL HUSKEY, JR. visited MR. and MRS. T.M. McCRAW and family in Asheville Sunday. MRS. W.D. SMYTH has returned to her home after spending several days with her daughter, MRS.C.S. ROBBINS and MR. ROBBINS and family at their home in Gastonia, N.C. MRS. FRED SPARKS is visiting her son, HERBERT SPARKS and MRS. SPARKS at their home in Charlotte. MR. and MRS. E.H. JONES and daughter, ANN, have returned home after spending the weekend in Wadesboro, N.C. --- Free Post- nancie

[Hope this one doesn't freeze up on me like the last one, before I get to check my spelling and type errors and end it properly...sorry about that.] AREA OBITUARIES Dec.4, Bessemer City- Funeral services for WILLIAM VERNON THOMAS, 76, who died at his home here Sunday after a long illness will be conducted at the New Home Bapt. church. MR. THOMAS was a native of Anderson Co. S.C., the s/o the late JACOB and LOUVINIA GRIFFIN THOMAS. His first marriage was to the former, MISS CORRENA DEESE, who died in 1920. From this marriage survive 3 sons; W.G. THOMAS , Bessemer City, J.E. THOMAS , Cramerton and B.C. THOMAS of Kings Mountain; four daughters MRS. J.L. MARTIN ,Bessemer City, MRS. C.P. McLAIN, MRS. B.C. LONG and MRS. D.C. BLUE of Rockingham. Later MR. THOMAS was married to the former MISS EFFIE GARRISS. From this marriage survive two daughters, MISSES BETTY LOU and LEE ELLEN THOMAS of Charlotte. Also survive are 3 brothers, LONNIE, WILBUR, and CLEVELAND THOMAS all of Anderson Co.; two sisters, MRS. D.C. COLEY of Albemarle and MRS. G.W. NANCE of Ridgefield. Sisk Funeral Home in charge. --- Dec.4.,Mill Springs, N.C.-MRS.ARNETTIA CORN, 73, w/o the late J.G. CORN of Route 2, died at Rutherfordton Hospital. MRS. CORN was born in Polk Co., the d/o of the late COLUMBUS and EIZACLIA ERWIN JACKSON. She was a member of Mountain View Bapt. church. Pallbearers; FRED and HARVEY CORN, GLENN JACKSON, WILL CORN, GEORGE WILLIAMS and LIPHUS JACKSON. Surviving are ; daughter, MRS. IDA HUNTSINGER of Sptbg., 3 sons, ANDY, BERT, and RALPH CORN of Mill Spring, route 2; 4 half-sisters and a half-brother. McFarland Funeral Home in charge. --- Nov.28. Caroleen, N.C.- Funeral services for MRS. A. CALVIN BURGESS, 67, will be held at Caroleen Methodist Church. She died Sunday at her home near Caroleen. Surviving are; her husband, 2 sons, 3 daughters, 3 step- daughters, a step-son, 3 brothers, and 3 sisters. [does not mention names ] --- Nov.27, Caroleen, N.C.- MRS.CARRIE ELIZABETH LEDBETTER, 62 ,died after a long illness. Funeral services at the Henrietta Bapt. church. She was a member of High Shoals Bapt. church where she will be buried in ch.cemetery. She was the wife of the late WILLIAM HENRY LEDBETTER. Surviving are 3 sons, one daughter, 3 sisters, one brother, 13 grandchildren and 6 g-grandchildren. [ does not mention names] --- Nov. 27, Bessemer City- WILLIAM SYLVANUS DECK, 73, a farmer died unexpectedly Sunday morning at his route 1 home. He was the s/o the late PETER and SARAH CLARKE DECK. Surviving are; his wife, MRS. STELLA RHYNE DECK; 2 daughters, MRS. W.C. KISER of Shelby,and MRS. D.H. DAMERON of Bessemer City; a son, GEORGE C. DECK also of Bessemer City. --- Free Post- nancie

CHEROKEE RECORDS MARRIAGES Nov.12.- marriage licenses filled last week in the office of Probate Judge ROY C. COBB. WALTER KENNETH HAMRICK and DORIS DEAN MELTON of Cliffside, N.C. GROVER MORRIS WARD of Union Mills, N.C. and MARGIE SUE BIDDY of Henrietta. JOHN WILLIAM BYERS of Shelby and MISS SELINA MONTGOMERY of Gaffney. RUTHERFORDTON MARINE KILLED IN KOREA Cpl. HOMER GREEN, 21, of Rutherfordton, N.C. was killed in action, Nov.2 in Korea. He was serving with the First Marine Division at the time of death. He was the s/o MR. and MRS. C.B. GREEN of Rutherfordton. The corporal had been on combat duty in Korea since August. He was a veteran of more than two years service, having joined in 1948. --- Area Obituaries Dec.20.- Mill Springs, N.C. - WILLIAM LINDSEY HENDERSON, 80 died in St. Luke's Hosp. at Tryon after several weeks illness. MR. HENDERSON was a niative of Polk Co. and had spent most of his life there. He was a member of Peniel Baptist Church. Surviving are: his wife, MRS. CORNIE HENDERSON; 5 sons, RALPH of Tryon, WALTER and ERNEST of Sptbg., CLAUDE of Asheville, EDWARD of Mill Springs; 7 daughters, MRS. ROSA MASSEY, MRS.CORA MILLWOOD, and MRS. ANNIE FOSTER of Sptbg., MRS. RESSIE SOLESBY and MRS. VIOLA FOSTER of Lynn, MRS. ELIZABETH MICHAELS of Morganton, and MISS MABEL HENDERSON of Mill Springs; 45 grandchildren and 26 great g-children. McFarland Funeral Home of Tryon is in charge. --- Dec.8.- Rutherfordton, N.C.- MRS. CLEO GEER PRICE, 59 w/o the late BERT PRICE, died at the home of MRS. ALLEN WHITWORTH, a daughter with whom she lived, near Chester. Funeral services and burial will be held at Mount Olivet Bapt. church near Hollis, Friday at 2p.m. Survivors include; 2 daughters, MRS. SHELBY and MRS. WHITWORTH; her mother, MRS. T. WELDON GEER; a sister, MRS. RALPH MORGAN of Gilkey and 3 grandchildren. She died after a long illness. She was born and reared in Gilkey and for 4 years was matron at Thornwell Orphanage in Clinton. --- DEER, BEAR KILLED BY AREA HUNTERS Nov.24.- HUBERT HODGE opf Rutherfordton killed a 150 pound buck near the N.C. - Tenn. line Tuesday afternoon. MELVIN HUTCHINS of the Mt. Vernon section killed one in the Mt. Mitchell area Tuesday and J.U. GROSE of Spindale killed an 8 point buck in the Nantahalla Forest while ROBERT R. SUTTLE of near Bostic killed a bear in the Pisgah Forest Monday. About 40 men from this section hunt in

1901 , page 32.[ This isn't Rutherfordton but maybe it will help someone] GEN. WILLIAM G. LEWIS, one of the four surviving ex-Confederate Brigadier Generals in N.C., died at Goldsboro, his home on Jan. 8, 1901 of pneumonia, aged 62 years. He was born in Raleigh, s/o DR. LEWIS, of the city. After the death of his father, his mother removed to Chapel Hill, where the family were educated, the general graduating at the University there in 1855. Thence he went to Florida where he taught school for a time. Early in the great war he enlisted in the 43rd NC Regiment, and was rapidly promoted for his bravery and distinguished ability. Gen. LEWIS was one of the youngest brigagiers in our army, being 29 years old when he received that commission. While col. he was detailed for civil engineer work in the building of fortifications at Drewry's Bluff and else- where. He was seriously wounded at the last battle of the Virginia campaign on the retreat from Richmond. After the war he was Superintendent of the Raleigh and Gaston Railway, and had been engineer of that state Guard for many years. Eight years ago he located in Goldsboro, In 1862 he married a MISS PENDER of Edgecombe County, who with the following daughters and sons, survive him; MRS. WILLIAM T. DORTCH, MISSES ANNA, LATTIE, and MITTIE LEWIS, and Messrs. W.G. LEWIS, JR., and JAMES LEWIS. GENERAL GRANT AND LEE'S SWORD [ article of interest] Capt. Thomas D. Jeffress, Esq. of Chase City, Va., writes and encloses a facsimile of Gen. Grant's letter : In the June number of the VETERAN , page 260, I noticed a writer refers to a letter of Gen. Grant to me in regard to Gen. LEE'S sword at the surrender and quoted by Ge. Porter in Vol. iv, "Battles and Leaders of Civil War". I send you an exact copy of the correspondence. The original letter was sold by me to the Century Magazine in 1885 for thirty dollars. A facsimile of the letter was published and a copy of the same sent to me by that Co. Comrade Jeffress is Commander of Camp L.A. Armistead, No. 26, Chase City, Va. Capt. Jeffress's letter to Gen. Grant was as follows; Sir: In a friendly discussion between several gentlemen of Northern and Southern proclivities, as to the 'truth of history', a question arose whether Gen. Lee at the surrender actually tendered and you received his sword. It was mutually agreed that you should be written to for a decision. There is no idle curiosity or desire for notoriety in regard to this request and a reply from you would be highly appreciated. Gen. Grant replied in his own writing, on the bottom of the same sheet of paper, as follows; "Gen. Badeau's book, now in the hand of the printer, will give the exact truth of the matter referred to in this letter. There WAS NO DEMAND made for General Lee's sword, and no tender of it offered." Free post- nancie

OBITUARIES-1948 Rutherfordton, January 5.- Funeral services for MRS. REBECCA N. SCRUGGS, 85, who died Sunday were conducted this afternoon at Goode's Creek Bapt. church by the Revs. B.M. STRICKLAND and W.T. LUCKADOO. She is survived by her husband, R.C. SCRUGGS and a daughter, MISS DELMAR SCRUGGS. Charlotte, Feb.19.- FRED K. FLEAGLE, 63, proffessor of Spanish at Davidson College, died in Charlotte Memorial hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage. Prof. Fleagle had been at the college since 1921. He was born in St. Johns, Mich. Survivors include the widow, a son, FRED K., Jr. of Reidsville and a daughter, MRS. L.H. GOOCH of Charlottesville, Va. Tryon, Feb.19.- EDWARD PERRY MANVILLE,59, died of a heart attack Tuesday while driving his car in towntown Tryon. He was head of the Manville, Richardson and Fylnn real estate and insurance business in Tryon. He was a native of New Haven, Conn. and came to Tryon 10 years ago from Charlotte. He was a graduate of Rensselaer Univ. Surviving are; his wife, MRS. HELEN CHAFFEE MANVILLE; 2 daughters, MRS. CARLIN WALKER of N.Y., and MRS. BARBARA MANVILLE of Tryon. TRUCK DRIVER KILLED Kernersville, N.C. Jan1.- A truck driver was killed instantly when his load of heavy timbers hurtled through the truck cab in a head-on collision state hwy. patroleman reported today. RUPERT DONALD GARNER, 22 of Asheville was crushed to death in the wreck. OBITUARY July 5, 1930 ARTHUR BRYAN BRAGG, 32 died at his home in Asheville Tuesday night. Funeral services were held in Asheville, burial was in Washington Friday. He is survived by his wife, MRS. MARY McCARTER BRAGG of Tenn. His mother, MRS. AMANDA BRAGG, 80; one sister, MRS. BEN PRIDMORE of Sptbg., and one brother, LEONARD BRAGG, of Rosemary, N.C. Mr. BRAGG had many friends in Sptbg. who will learn with regret of his death. UNION TIMES- dated May 15, 1896. There is a long article about JOHN H. SURRATT, but it does not mention where he was from, nothing more about him but tells about him being in the city on the day of LINCOLN'S assassination .It goes on to say that he attempted to prove that he was in Elmira, N.Y. doing services for the Confederacy, and he convinced 8 out of 12 jurors that he took no part in the plot. [Wondering if this is a connection for our SARRATT'S here ? Interesting if anyone can share with us any more about this.] FREE POST- Nancie

[This article has merits, just had to share with all of you]. PROCEEDINGS OF CHARLESTON REUNION, 1899 "On Wednesday, May 10, the veterans of the sixties marched through the streets of Charleston, triumphant in peace, under the same colors they defended with their lives when Old Fort Sumter boomed and swept the sea with shot and shell. The parade was an important feature of the reunion. As divisions after divisions and company after company passed in review hats were waved with patriotic frenzy, and loud cheers were heard from the thousands who had patiently waited for the line to pass. GENERAL GORDON shared the applause with his standard bearers and the white -haired drummer received a hero's cheer. The parade was much longer than many expected. The weather was perfect, and a more auspicious day could not have been desired. Gen. Gordon, erect upon a splendid horse accompanied by his staff...So it was for brave old HAMPTON, STEPHEN D. LEE, GEN. CABELL, "Old Tiger" and others. The crowd was almost exhausted from cheering when the tattered and torn battle flags appeared, and there was a moment's silence, the calm before the storm; then a mighty shout went up from thousands of throats. The color bearers waved their flags and lifted their hats in reverence to the banners they had followed so faithfully. GEN. WADE HAMPTON was compelled to carry his hat in his hand, as it was impossible to lift it to the thousands of ladies who waved their handkerchiefs and clapped their hands, and so as one and another of the great Generals were recognized cheer after cheer went up.... The Sons Of Veterans were under their Commander in Chief ROBERT A. SMYTH, accompanied by his staff, who were mounted and his special aids, who were L.D.T. QUIMBY, Atlanta, Inspector General; FRANCIS H. WESTON, Columbia, aid; JAMES A. HOYT, JR., Assistant Adj. Gen; DANIEL RAVENEL, Adj. Gen; Aids A.T. SMYTHE, JR., E.L. WELLS, JR., and L.C. SMYTHE, Jr. The South Carolina Division was under Commander BONHAM, and he was accompanied by his staff. The other states were in command of the following officers: Louisiana, W.H. McLELLAN; Mississippi, GEORGE B. MYERS; North Carolina, DR. CHARLES A. BLAND; Georgia, W.T. COLQUITT; Florida, J.R. MATTHEWS, acting; Virginia, W.A. JACOBS; Texas, H.B. KIRK, acting. Following the Sons came the VETERANS bearing the sacred battle flags, with a special escort. The Washington Artillery carried its old gun, under the command of CAPT. R.J. MORRIS, of Charleston. The old company was proud of it's gun, which is said to be the first of it's kind in the country. No feature of the parade was more touching than the " old battle-scarred flags", which were carried by the color bearers. Among those were the flag that was first unfurled over FORT SUMTER, the flag of the privateer JEFFERSON DAVIS, and that of the Forty-Sixth North Carolina Regiment, carried by CAPT. BOST, who saved a single star from the flag of his regiment. This star is the center of another flag carried by Capt. BOST in the parade. At Marion Square GEN. GORDON reviewed the magnificent procession. GEN. HAMPTON , GEN. LEE and GEN CABELL joined GEN GORDON in the review of the veterans." { God Rest their souls} FREE POST- nancie

OBITUARY - August 14, 1934 ANDERSON RIPPY, 85 year old farmer, died at his home at Kings Creek Friday night after an illness of four days. Funeral services were held Sunday at the New Hope Bapt. church near Earl, N.C. being conducted by the Rev. B.B. HILL of Spartanburg. Interment in church yard. MR. RIPPY leaves four sons and a daughter, as follows; THOMAS RIPPY, of the Hopewell community, WILLIAM RIPPY, Shelby, ARTHUR and JOHN RIPPY of Kings Creek and MRS. D.A. BISTER, Pittsburgh, Pa. Five brothers and five sisters, ED and WILL RIPPY of Grover, N.C., COLUMBUS RIPPY of Blacksburg, MASTON RIPPY and MRS. CORRIE SAPOCH, of Earl,N.C, JAKE RIPPY, Utah, MRS. SUE PHILLIPS, Charlotte, MRS. ROBERT MOORE of Kings Mt., and MRS. JANE ADYLOTTE and MRS. SALLIE CAMP of Colorado, and nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren are living. --- MRS. SALLIE SIMMONS, 71 ,widow of GEORGE SIMMONS, Sr. died at her home on Phifer Street after a short illness. She had been in failing health for several years. MRS. SIMMONS was a member of the Cherokee Ave. Bapt. church. Funeral services will be conducted at the Limestone St. Meth Church. Interment will be in the Floyds Creek Bapt. ch. cemetery near Harris, N.C. Pallbearers will be Rep. J.D. PARRIS, A.L. HALLMAN, ARTHUR BRANNON, STANLEY WILSON, R.O. PICKENS, SPENCER WALLS, J.M. MORGAN, and L.C. WARMOTH. MRS. SIMMONS is survived by two[?] daughters, MRS. MTRA BRANTON, of Gaffney and MRS. MARGARET REX of Greenville and MRS. W.R. DAVIS, of Sptbg.; two sons, JAMES SIMMONS, Lenoir, N.C. and JOHN SIMMONS of Lyman; three step-daughters, MRS. CLAUDE McFARLAND, Charlotte ; MRS. T.D. WILKINS, Blacksburg; MRS. BILL WILLIAMS, Wilmington and one step-son, GEORGE SIMMONS, of Gaffney. CONFEDERATE VETERAN mag. dated 1902, page 32. COL. ROGER MOORE of Wilmington, the last commander of the Third NC Cavalry, was born near Wilmington, July 19, 1838 and was in business in that city as a merchant at the beginning of the great war. He was a member of the Wilmington Light Infantry, having enlisted with that command, served in the 18th Reg., to which it was assigned, until 1861 when he resigned. In the spring of 1862 he entered again as a member of the company known as Lawrence's Partisan Rangers, subsequently assigned to W.C. CLAIRBORNE'S Battalion, 4th NC, or 77th Confederate Cavalry Reg. When Lawrence's Rangers were divided into two companies, Private Moore was promoted captain and given command of the Senior Company. Soon afterwards he was disabled by the fall of his horse. Four months later he was made commissary of the 3rd Cavalry, with the rank of Captain. About a year later he was promoted major . Free post- nancie

> CONFEDERATE DEAD AT KITTRELL, N.C It is on US 1 in Vance County, near Raleigh Durham. don't know if the monument exists. Virginia

Can someone pls. tell me who this J. L. Eaves is listed below? Could it be James Lafayette Eaves?? ~~~~~~~~~~~ (from an earlier posting by Nancie O'Sullivan) .......1928 C. LAWSON MOORE Forest City, July 7.- Funeral services for C. LAWSON MOORE, 82, who died at the home of his son, GRADY MOORE , were held at Pleasant Grove Meth. church this afternoon with Rev. J.B. TABER JR., Rev. M.F. MOORES of F.City and Rev. J.F. MOSER of Kannapolis, former pastor of Pleasant Grove in charge. After eating a hearty breakfast Friday morning, he had retired to the porch. He was sitting in a chair and slumped forward, dying a few moments later. He was 45 years a member of the Pleasant Grove Meth. ch. MR. MOORE was a CONFEDERATE SOLDIER, a member of CAPT. J.L. EAVES Company of 17 year- old soldiers. He joined the company in 1864 at Camp Clingman, which was located on what is now the public square in Asheville. This company , along with the other companies of the Regiment, performed valient service until the close of the war. MR. MOORE is survived by six children; C.C. MOORE, MRS. SAM F. LA?K, MRS. ED GROSE, all of F. City; MRS. JULIUS McDONALD of near F. City, DR. G.R. MOORE, Chicago, and GRADY MOORE of F. City. His wife preceeded him to the grave 15 years ago and since that time he has made his home with his son . Two brothers and one sister also survive. They are A.C. MOORE F. City, KISTLER MOORE, Caroleen and MRS. DONA GROSE, Forest City. He is also survived by three half brothers and two half sisters. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching: (1) Porter, McCants, Cobb, Martin, Rawlinson, Gill, Higgins, Scott, Harrison, Fetner; (2) Bryant, McDade, Dillard, Tolleson, Wells, Baxter, Eaves; (3) Kinard, Wise, Thaxton, Vickers, Patton, Hubbard, Wilkins, Long/Lang, Latta (Branch 28), Mauldin, Dismukes. Please direct all correspondence to: gkinard@sc.rr.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Confederate Veteran magazine, roll dated 1910-11, page 186. CONFEDERATE DEAD AT KITTRELL, N.C. The C.C. Blacknall Chapter, Daughters of The Confederacy, at Kittrell, N.C. ,is rasing funds to erect a monument to the 48 Confederate soldiers who died at the old Kittrell Springs Hospital 1864-1865, and are buried at that place. The graves are well cared for and memorial day duly observed on the 10th of every May. [ listed are only the North Carolina Soldiers graves. I posted the S.C. Graves on Spartanburg ] J.A. ROBBINS, G.51st NC July22, 64 W. SUTTON, I, 56th N.C. Aug.2,64 A.GRIFFIN, D, 6th N.C. Res.Chatham Co.Aug.6,64 L.M. GREEN, I, 56th N.C. Aug.11,64 WESLEY HARGROVE, A, 5th N.C. Res. Aug. 14, 64 J.C. WAGNER, I,1st N.C. Res. Aug 27, 64 T.J. TUTTER'S , B 10th Va.Cav.Davie Co.N.C. Oct 2,64 T.A.BRYSON, 25th, N.C. Sept 25,64 HENRY WILLIAMSM,Serg.,F 2nd N.C. Cav.Sept 27,64 MARMADUKE GAY, G Anderson's N.C. Res. Oct.9,64 I.T. EDWARDS, D 5th N.C. Cav. Oct 10,64 J.A. EARNHART,B 1st, N.C. Cav. Dec 10,64 L.E. SAUNDERS, C 2nd N.C. Jun. Res. Dec15,64 J.I. HOWELL, E 2nd N.C. Jun. Res. Dec 17,64 JAMES ELEY, D 68th N.C. Dec 17,64 J.M. GORDON, F 2nd N.C. Jun. Res. Dec 17,64 R.P. TODD, D 68th N.C. Jun. Res. Dec 18,64 J.C. CORZINE,2nd N.C. Jun. Res. Dec.18,64 J.H.GIVENS, F 2nd N.C. Batt. Jun. Res.Dec21,64 T.JONES, F 68th N.C. Dec 25,64 W.B. KENNADY I, 1st N.C.Cav. Dec 29, 64 W.A. BEAVER, B, 2nd N.C. Jun Res. Jan 9, 65 E.C. ELLIOTT, I, 1st,N.C. Cav. Jan 12,65 E.M. HAMRICK, D 2nd N.C. Jun Res. Feb.12,65 R.K. ROBINSON,F 2nd N.C. Jun Res. Feb.20,65 S.B. ROBINSON, Lieut.,F 2nd N.C.Jun Res.Mar2,65 M.A. RIDDICK, D, 5th N.C. Cav. Mar15,65 E.STARK, I 67th N.C.Troops,Greenville,N.C.Apl1,65 I.W. WEST,B 10th N.C. Hvy.Artillery Apl 2,65 MOSES L. HEADRICK, C, 1st N.C. Jun Res. Apl.8,65 H.P. PRIVATT, C 3rd N.C. Jun. Res. Apl 10, 65 PAUL A BARRINGER, F,1stN.C.Cav.Apl 12,65 L.L. HENDERSON, H, 32nd N.C. Cav. Apl 15,65. [ Can anyone tell us about this and where exactly is this place today ? ] Free post- no website should ever charge for my postings. Nancie

Hello All, Thanks so much to cousin Connie for sharing this and to cousins Donna, Pat and LaCresha for their contributions to this Denton line. I received this story of the life of Cora Lee Denton Smith as told to her daughter Edna Smith Poovey from cousin Connie and would like to share it in hopes of finding the connections for this Denton line. I know it is long but please read it through as it contains a wealth of names and locations. "Cora Lee Denton Smith told of her childhood days at age 89, 1978-age 90-1980 written by her daughter Edna Smith Poovey. The first place I can remember living was Morganton, NC, Enola section of Burke Co of the South Mountains. Walter Lee Denton and Cora Lee Denton, twins, and Minnie Denton and Lester Denton were all born there. This was a one room house with two beds and a kitchen. It was on my grandparents farm- Joseph Emanuel Denton and Sarah Eliza Ross Denton. I think my dad John Nelson Denton ((son of Emanuel and Sarah Eliza)) which she called Pap was born on Burkemont Mountain, Morganton, NC. My mother which she called Mam was born in the Vale, NC area of Lincoln Co. Her name was Amanda "Mandy" Emeline Reep Denton. I can remember my grandma Eliza Ross Denton at age 3 or 4 years old for she was sick in bed and Mam waited on her. We lived across the branch from them. I know we had to walk up a hill to her house. Grandma Eliza was a small lady with brown hair and blue eyes. I was 4 years old when she died in 1894 in Burke Co,NC. I don't know where she's buried unless she is buried beside Finley her son who lived with her. He never married. ((Sarah Eliza Ross Denton is buried in Gilboa methodist cemetery in Morganton)). I don't remember seeing my grandpa Joseph Emanuel Denton for he was in the Civil War came back for a while and then left the family when they were all small. Pap ((John Nelson Denton)) had a brother, Robert "Bob" A. Denton that left as a young boy but kept in touch with Pap. When he was grown he sent word to Lester to come and see him for he was in the hospital in Seattle Washington, but Lester couldn't go. That was the year 1936 or 1937, and he died there and we don't know where he's buried there. We later moved to Rutherford, NC but didn't stay there long. Pap had two brothers that taught school, Alanzo and Philo Denton ((Reubin Alonzo Denton and unsure if Philo is the same person as J. Finley Denton or not)). They taught school in the Enola section of Burke Co. We then moved to Mam's mother's house in Lincoln Co. on the Old Plonk Place. Mam's mother was Mary Ann Johnson Reep Barns. After her husband David Reep died, she married John M. Barns. Mary Ann Reep Barns is buried near Pap and Mam with no marker in a plot that belonged to Oliver Barns her son. This is on the other side of Pap and Mam. Clarence Denton was born there where my grandparents lived on Old Plonk Place, Lincoln Co. Minnie was small at the time and Lester was about 2 years old. We moved from grandparents' house to Dan Wise farm in Lincoln Co..west of Lincolnton close to John Beam's Lumber Co. We moved all the time in a wagon. Alvin was born at the Dan Wise place. It was a one room with two beds. Pap built another room to it and a porch to hang tobacco on. This was the first place we lived that had a well nearby on the Sain place. We carried our water from there. The other places we lived had springs and spring house where we kept butter and things cold. The house was built out of logs. It had a rock chimney. Down at the bottom of the chimney was a crack you could see outside. Cora, Lee, Lester, and Minnie would sit around the fireplace at night and watch the crickets go in and out. Mam dipped snuff and she would run out of snuff and get tobacco and beat it in a rag and dip it. Pap made him a pipe out of a corn cob and smoked his tobacco that he raised. He quit smoking when his kids were small. It was on Dan Wise' place that Pap made liqour with some Sain man. Mam left me, Cora, at the house to tend to Alvin, bout 1 year old, while they worked in the fields all day. They would take food to the fields with them. I took Alvin down to the place where they made liquor and gave him a drink from the backings that came off the liquor. I didn't know it would do anything. Alvin passed out in my arms as limber as a dish rag. I took him in the house and washed his face after I laid him on the bed and worked with him. I walked him around and finally late that evening he came to before Pap and Mam came from the field. I never did tell them about what happened for it's hard to tell what Pap would have done to me. I can remember while Pap was making liquor the Federal men arrested him, Sain man, and Arthur Goodman which married Vina or Viny, Mam's sister. All were put in Lincoln Co jail for 4 months. All took typhoid fever while in jail and the Sain man died. This was the time Pap was saved for he thought he was going to die. He said he asked the Lord to forgive him for being such a fool and if he could call back the old Sain man, he would tell him what a nut he had been. Pap always took a song book around with him for he liked to sing. The Dan Wise place was the only place we had a wood stove to cook on. Other places Mam cooked by the fireplace. We had wooden tubs and a scrub board. We washed die-dees which were diapers in a branch or creek. We pinned die-dees on three cornered. Boys wore dresses which we called aprons until 3 or 4 years old. They buttoned up the back. All men's shirts buttoned in the back. The women wore long dresses and also the girls. Boys wore long wool britches which we call pants and sometimes up to their knees with long socks and high top broggans which were shoes. Women wore high laced up boots. Women wore bloomers that came down to the knees. Mam made all clothes by hand or loom and knitted our socks by hand. She made civers quilts by hand. We moved from Dan Wise' place to Emanuel Lutz' place where Paul was born near Howard Creek Flour Mill-Vale NC area of Lincoln Co. Then moved to a place a mile and and half from Cat Square. The first school that Lee, Cora, and Minnie went to was Ridge Academy close to the crossroads at Cat Square NC west of Lincolnton,NC. We had to walk to school for we didn't know what a bus was. It was a two room school. Mr Westinger and Mrs. Rudisill were the teachers. We wrote our lessons on a slate with a slate pen. They used a cow bell to ring for classes. The school was plank. We went to the woods for restrooms. The boys went one way and the girls the other. We carried our lunches in metal boxes and it weren't sandwiches for we took whatever was cooked at home. We moved from Cat Square area to Kings Mountain, NC, Cleveland Co, on a farm where Mary was born. We didn't stay there long. We moved to Bill Boyle's place west of Lincolnton, NC off Hwy 27. While living there Lee, Cora, Minnie, and Lester went to Frank Barnes School about a mile and half up the road from North Brook school no. 2. A two story brick house is there where the school was. The school was one room. Matt Delane was the teacher. It was a plank building. We had a club to beat on the side of the schoolhouse for classes. Our restrooms were in the open woods for we didn't have out-house toilets back then. While living at the Bill Boyle's place, Essie was born. We later moved to Bessemer City, NC Gaston Co. to work in the cotton mill at age 14 or 15 years old. Making thirty cents a day for 12 hours work. I finished the fourth grade at Frank Barnes' school. It was here at Bessemer City that I saw for the first time electric lights. We always had a lamp or lanterns for lights at other places we lived. We had smoothing irons to iron clothes. It was shaped like an iron but it was solid iron. They were heated by the fireplace while several irons were heating. While living there my sister Essie was sick with the measels later took typhoid fever and pnuemonia. Mam also had measels and pnuemonia. She was breast feeding Essie at the time. Mam had high fever and Vina Reep Goodman, her sister and husband Arthur Goodman stayed with Mam while Pap took Essie which was about 2 years old and real sick in a covered wagon with Minnie holding her and Lester went along. It was Camp meeting at Shaps Ford in South Mountains near Hilderbran, NC, Burke Co. It was Shaps Ford Holiness Church. It had a brush arbor there when they had camp meeting. Pap thought if the preacher prayed for her she would get better but the Lord seen fit to take her. Mam was so bad off when they took her that she didn't know they took her. She was a pretty child. While at Shaps Ford, Essie died and they buried her there. They went back later and poured cement on her grave but no name. Mam didn't know about Essie dying until they came home without her. I remember it was at camp meeting another time before that I was 13 or 14 I was saved at camp meeting and also Paul was saved and we wre both baptized in a river there. Later we moved to John Dellinger's place near Cherryville,NC Gaston Co, where Willis was born. They had mid-wives to deliver babies in those days. It was a Willis lady that delivered him so I guess thats where he got his name Willis. The family moved later to Beam farm near Beam Lumber Co. This was where Ethel was bornin Lincoln Co, west of Lincolnton,NC. It was here that Lester enlisted in the Army in Lincoln Co. Later Alvin enlisted in Hickory,NC in the Army. After the war, Alvin was a barber at Gastonia, NC also Hickory,NC he had a barber shop. Alvin was wounded in the head and drew a pension. Clarence was drafted in the army while he lived in Gastonia,NC. Willis later enlisted in the Navy at Charlotte,NC Mecklenburg Co. This was WWI. We later moved back to Bessemer City,NC when I met Oscar. When we were courting which meant dating, we had to court when Pap was away. Oscar lived out from Bessemer City with his dad David Smith and his step mother Emma. I was 18 years old and Mam made my wedding dress when Pap was away for the day and then Oscar and me got married. We (Oscar and me-Cora)moved to Lincoln Co. near Howards Creek Flour Mill and Emanuel Lutz' place. Mam and Pap moved from Bessemer City to Hickory,NC. He bought 10 acre farm at Highland section w. of Hickory,NC Catawba Co. It was a three room house and Pap made a two story house out of it. This was where Everett was born. Later it was sold and moved to Spencer Mountain, NC Gaston Co. Mam got sick and Minnie,her daughter took her to her house in Gastonia, NC where she died with a liver condition. She was sick about 3 weeks and Lester had gotten out of the Army a while before that and was at her bed side when she died. Vina her sister, Cora, and Minnie, were on the back porch when she died. Later Pap married again to a Mrs. Serber that had children of her own. They bought a farm in Clover, SC which he sold to Minnie and Grady Ferris. Barbara, Hal's daughter still lives on the farm. Hal Ferris was Minnie and Grady Ferris' son. Later Pap and Mrs. Serber lived on his son Clarence Franklin Denton, Sr.' farm at Spencer Mountain, NC. They would come see Cora his daughter that lived in Gastonia, NC and Mrs. Serber which Edna Smith Poovey called grandma for she didn't know her real grandma and she carried a song book and wanted Edna to sing with her. The song was "Oh Happy Day". She was a fine Christian lady. While they lived in Spencer Mountain, Mrs. Serber left him for he was so bossie and she couldn't do things to suit him. She was a good cook. After that she left him. Pap built him a casket and got in it to see if it would fit. Then he called all hsi children to come see him. He showed them the casket and some cried. I thought the casket was pretty said, Edna Smith Poovey, it looked like a bought one and later he sold it and went to live with Minnie. She fixed him a place in her back yard to live. Later he took pnuemonia and while in the hospital he had a blood clot in his toe and it got worse and they had to take his leg off. He didn't give up for Minnie and Grady had a grocery store that Grady ran and a barber shop next door to Minnie and he would slide on the ground to the store or barber shop. He was in his eighties then. Later he died with stroke at age 90 years old and buried at Hollywood Cemetery Gastonia, NC." I've added nothing to this letter except those very few things you see in double Parentheses (( )). I have changed no wording or spelling, etc. I am hoping to find some connections to this Denton line, and possibly between this Denton line and that of Anderson and Peter McKibbon Denton of Burke Co, NC???? Here is what we know of this line: Descendants of William Denton 1 William Denton 1801 - 1870 .. +Mary Ann Unknown 1814 - ........ 2 Emanual (aka John Henry Henderson) Denton 1838/9NC - 1917TN ............ +Sarah Eliza Ross 1833NC - 1894NC (Sarah Eliza was dtr of Reuben M. Ross and Deborah England of Burke Co, NC) ................... 3 Adeline L. Denton 1858 - ....................... +J. Pink Dale 1851 - ................... 3 Reubin Alonzo Denton 1860 - 1910 ....................... +Julia Ellen Brookshire 1864 - 1943 (Julia was dtr of Reuben Ross Brookshire/Brooksher and Agnes Pearline McCall) ................... 3 David Paul Denton 1865 - ....................... +Delia Denton Unknown who her parents were) ................... 3 Mary M. Denton 1866 - ....................... +John Chapman 1868 - ................... 3 John Nelson Denton 1869 - ....................... +Amanda Emeline Reep ................... 3 Robert A Denton 1871 - ................... 3 J. Finly Denton 1875 - ........ *2nd Wife of Emanual (aka John Henry Henderson) Denton: ............ +Nancy Caroline Johnson 1848 - 1895 ................... 3 Mary Anne Henderson 1874 - 1971 ....................... +Unknown Wagner ................... *2nd Husband of Mary Anne Henderson: ....................... +Aries Denny 1859 - 1944 ................... 3 Emanuel Henderson 1875 - ....................... +Rossa Coldiron 1885 - ................... 3 Ida Mae Frances Henderson 1880 - 1961 ....................... +Philip Marion Rouse ................... 3 Sarah Belle Henderson 1881 - 1973 ....................... +Ambrose Walter Coldiron ................... 3 Hester (Hallie) Henderson 1882 - 1969 ....................... +Unknown Dixon ................... *2nd Husband of Hester (Hallie) Henderson: ....................... +Unknown Clapp ................... 3 Braxton (Brack) McKee Henderson 1885 - 1952 ....................... +Margaret Lillie Denny 1890 - 1972 ................... 3 Charles William Henderson 1885 - 1991 ....................... +Leslie (Lessie) Hamm 1891 - 1929 ................... *2nd Wife of Charles William Henderson: ....................... +Estelle (Stella) Mae Griffin - 1975 ................... 3 Zeb Vance Henderson 1886 - 1976 ....................... +Theodora (Dora) Roberta Francis 1884 - ........ *3rd Wife of Emanual (aka John Henry Henderson) Denton: ............ +Saphronia (Frona) Victora Jenkins 1877 - 1939 ................... 3 Manda Pearl Henderson 1899 - ....................... +Ed Cornett ................... 3 Hallie Lee Henderson 1903 - ....................... +Roby Owens ................... 3 Daily Clayton Henderson 1907 - 1996 ....................... +Ora Gentry ................... 3 Mamie Henderson 1910 - ....................... +Sam McQueen ................... *2nd Husband of Mamie Henderson: ....................... +Harold Forbes ................... 3 William Oscar Henderson 1914 - ....................... +Ella Mae Owens ........ 2 Paul or Samuel Denton 1841 - ........ 2 Sarah Denton 1842 - ........ 2 David Denton 1844 - 1869 ........ 2 Nancy Catherine Denton 1846 - ............ +Unknown Sprague ........ 2 Mary A. Denton 1848 - ............ +Henry Matthew - 1880 ................... 3 Eliza Matthew 1869 - ................... 3 Bacharl Matthew 1878 - ........ 2 Euphronia Denton 1852 - ........ 2 Eliza C. Denton 1854 -

The Carolina Spartan 1890 Cherokee,June 18.- MR. JOHN NELSON of N.C. has located here and opened up a general wood and blacksmith shop, with a competent assistant, is prepared to do work promptly and in good style. May 28,- MISS MARY EVINS and MISS RUTHERFORD of Atlanta reached Sptbg. Sunday afternoon after spending nearly nine months in Europe. MISS RUTHERFORD after spending a day here went to her home. --- MISS St. Lawrence FLEMING went to Greensboro, N.C. last week to attend the N.C. State Convention of the Kings Daughters. --- MISS JENNIE ROSE of Fayetteville , N.C. is visiting MISS FANNIE BLAKE. She will leave for Greensboro today. --- MR. I.H. CANTRELL of Mills River, N.C. is in town. He has renewed his youth in N.C. air and cabbage. --- MRS. G.G. HARLEY died in Fayetteville, N.C. Wed. June 11. She was the 3rd and youngest child of MAJOR JOHN A. LEE. About six months ago she married MR. HARLEY who was engaged in Y.M.C.A. and about two months ago she visited her home, when she was quite cheerful and happy. The friends had not heard of her being sick. She was buried in the new cemetery Friday morning. --- CONFEDERATE VETERAN MARVEL HOLBERT was born in Rutherford County, N.C. Feb.,1834 and died at Mount Vernon, Tx., July 25, 1910, survived by a host of relatives and friends. He was a true Confederate Soldier, and was severely wounded at Raymond, Miss. and again in the Battle of Franklin, Tenn. He was discharged at Atlanta, Ga. in April 1865. He was a member of the 11th Texas Calvery, afterwards a member of the 7th Texas. Comrade HOLBERT was a constant patron of the VETERAN, and carefully filed away every copy he received. He had been a citizen of Texas for 49 years and a devoted member of the Missionary Bapt. Ch. for 47 years. He was a good citizen and a devoted husband and father. [ no mention of family names] CONFEDERATES BURIED ON JOHNSON'S ISLAND- The deaths began Nov. 8 1863-May 1, 1865. [ N.C. soldiers] CAPT. A.E. UPCHURCH, 55th N.C. Inf. 8. LIET. WM. J. HUDSON, 2nd N.C., Inf.15. LIET. L.B. WILLIAMS, 63 rd N.C., Inf.26. LIET. W.P. HARDEN, [or Harder] 5th N.C., Inf. 28 CAPT. C.W. GILLESPIE, Co. D, 66th, NC.Cav. 32 LIET. E.M. ORR, 62d N.C. Inf. 86 LIET. J.B. CASH, 62d N.C. Inf. 94 CAPT. M.D. ARMFIELD, Co B,11th N.C. Inf.115 LIET. J.D. ARRINGTON, Co.H,32d,NC Inf. 123 LIET. J.C. LONG[or j.p.] Co.I, 62nd N.C. Inf. 134 CAPT. P. NOCHOLS, Co.B,11th Batt,N.C. Inf.163. The numbers at the end are the grave numbers. Hope these items may help someone. FREE POST-nancie