Last Updated on August 21, 2012 by Interviewer: Mary A. Hicks Person Interviewed: Mary Barbour Location: 801 S. Bloodworth Street, Raleigh, North Carolina Place of Birth: McDowell County NC Age: 81 Ex-Slave Story An interview with Mary Barbour 81 of 801 S. Bloodworth Street, Raleigh, N. C. I reckon dat I wuz borned in McDowell […]
Last Updated on September 13, 2012 by Interviewer: Della Yoe Person Interviewed: Robert Falls Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Place of Birth: Claiborne County, North Carolina Date of Birth: December 14, 1840 Place of Residence: 608 South Broadway, Knoxville, Tennessee Robert Falls was born on December 14, 1840, in the rambling one-story shack that accomodated the fifteen
Last Updated on May 2, 2013 by Dennis North Carolina Cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the North Carolina county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Following Cemeteries (hosted at
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Last Updated on November 15, 2011 by Private Co. C, 30th Div., 115th M. G.; of McDowell County; son of S. M. and Mrs. Sarah McFalls; husband of Mrs. Inias McFalls. Entered service Aug. 14, 1916, at Old Fort. Sent to Camp Glenn, N.C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Mills. Sailed for France
Last Updated on September 10, 2011 by Alonzo D. Haight, who is one of the earlier settlers of Riverside, has been identified with the growth of the colony since April, 1876. At that time he purchased a Government claim for forty acres of land located on Palm avenue, about two and a half miles south
Last Updated on November 19, 2011 by Private, Guard Co. Born in McDowell County; the son of J. W. Streetman, Sr., and Mrs. Catherine Mary Streetman. Entered service Sept. 11, 1918, at Marion, N.C., and sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Mustered out at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., Jan. 25, 1919.
