The Rockingham County Historical Society in Wentworth, NC, publishes the Journal of Rockingham County History and Genealogy twice a year, in April and October. This journal includes articles about the history and genealogical resources of Rockingham County, North Carolina, and the surrounding areas. The historical articles are of high quality and extensively researched. This book covers the first three years of publication, 1976-1978. A full index can be found at the end of each individual volume.
The journal is of particular significance as it contains genealogical articles featuring unpublished primary sources relevant to Rockingham County, such as local record abstracts and edited versions of diaries, letters, or church records. However, submissions of papers focusing on family history were not accepted.
Journal of Rockingham County History and Genealogy 1976-1978 Digital Book
Journal of Rockingham County History and Genealogy 1976-1978 TOC
Volume I, Number 1, April 1976
- Jackson Town: Fraud or Honest Speculation by Charles D. Rodenbough, page 1
- Church of the Epiphany, Eden (Leaksville), North Carolina: Funeral and Cemetery Records, 1844-1945, compiled by George A. Atkins, page 13
- The Leaksville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, compiled by George A. Atkins, page 29
- Rockingham County in the National Register of Historic Places: Willow Oaks, by Ruth Little-Stokes, page 30
- Rockingham County Cemeteries; compiled by Linda C. Vernon and William L. Johnson, page 38
- Hunter-Dalton (now Price) Cemetery (Madison Township)
- Gibson Cemetery (Madison Township)
- Richardson Cemetery (Madison Township)
- Richardson Grave (Madison Township)
- Joyce Chapel Presbyterian Church cemetery (Madison Township)
- Mt. Herman United Methodist Church cemetery (Madison Township)
Volume I, Number 2, October 1976
- Reidsville Scenes: An Interview with W. Benton Pipkin, by Charlotte W. Cate, page 47
- Church of the Epiphany, Eden (Leaksville), North Carolina: Marriage Records, 1844-1945, compiled by George A. Atkins, page 68
- Old Sandy Cross Homes and Families, by Robert W. Carter, Jr., page 75
- The George Dillard Boyd Family and Plantation
- The General Abraham Philips Family and Plantation
- The Purcell Family and Plantation
- The Dr. James Currie Family and Plantation
- Rockingham County Cemeteries, page 87
- Pearson Family Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Index to Volume II, page [unnumbered], image 114
Surnames Mentioned in Volume I
Abbott, Aberdeen, Abshear, Adams, Aiken, Allen, Amos, Apple, Arney, Ashby, Atkins, Avery, Aycock, Badger, Balsey, Banks, Barnett, Barrett, Baugh, Belton, Benaja, Bethell, Binford, Bishopric, Bivens, Blacksmith, Boyd, Blackwell, Branch, Brim, Brodnax, Brown, Bullard, Burke, Burton, Byrd, Caffey, Carter, Carver, Case, Caswell, Cate, Cheatham, Chilton, Claiburne, Clark, Clay, Clemmons, Clifton, Cobler, Cole, Coleman, Coles, Cone, Conner, Cox, Craig, Cunningham, Currie, Dalton, Dame, Day, Dickens, Dillard, Dickson, Six, Douglas, Duggins, Duncan, Dodge, Dodson, Dyer, Earles, Ellen, Ellington, Evans, Farley, Farrell, Field, Finley, Fitts, Fitzgerald, Foard, Forbes, Fogleman, Foley, Fontaine, Frazier, French, Gallaway, Gann, Gaston, Gatewood, Gibson, Gilliam, Glenn, Goad, Goodwin, Greaves, Green, Griggs, Grissom, Guerrant, Gunter, Hairston, Hall, Hamlin, Hampton, Hardy, harris, Hay, Hayden, Haywood, Henderson, Hennis, Henry, Hester, Highfill, Hill, Hogg, Holcomb, Holt, Hood, Hopper, Hunt, Hunter, Ivie, Jackson, Jarrell, Jennings, Johns, Johnson, Jones, Joyce, Kallam, Keck, Kluge, Lautenschleger, Lawrence, Lawson, Leak, Lee, Lenox, Lesueur, Lewis, Loch, London, McGill, MacGill, McBride, McCargo, McGenniss, McGinnis, Mabe, Mahood, Maloney, Manly, Manning, Manuel, Marsh, Marshall, Martin, May, Meadow, Medley, Michaux, Miller, Millner, Moir, Moore, Morehead, Neal, Melson, Newnam, Nichols, Oakley, Owen, Paige, Pannill, Parrish, Parsons, Patrick, Patterson, Paxton, Pearson, Peay, Perry, Philips, Phillips, Pipkin, Pollard, Lratt, Price, Purcell, Radford, Ragland, Raney, Rankin, Ratledge, Rawlins, Ray, Redd, Reid, Reynolds, Richardson, Rickards, Roach, Roane, Roberts, Robertson, Rodenburgh, Rowe, Ruffin, Russell, Sale, Saunders, Scales, Scott, Scruggs, Searcy, Seawell, Seay, Setliff, Settliff, Settle, Sharp, Sheppard, Simpson, Sims, Sisk, Small, Smith, Smothers, Southard, Soyars, Staite, Stansbury, Stephens, Stevens, Stewart, Stocks, Sutliff, Taliaferro, Taylor, Thacker, Tilley, Van Hook, Van Noppen, Vernon, Wade, Walker, Wall, Ward, Ware, Watt, Webster, Wentworth, Wharton, White, Whitten, Wilkins, Williams, Willis, Wilson, Winn, Winston, Womack, Woolen, Wray, Yates, Yontz, and Ziglar.
Volume II, Number 1, June 1979
- Speedwell Presbyterian Church: The First Century, 1759-1859, by Lucy M. Rankin, page 1
- Speedwell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, page 19
- The Railroad Comes to the Mayo Valley, by Ola M. Foushee, page 27
- Rockingham County Family Cemeteries, page 40
- Pendleton Ratliff Cemetery
- Mobley-Ratliff Cemetery
- Moore Ratliff Cemetery
- John Talley Ellington Cemetery (Lillard cemetery)
- Currie-Newman cemetery
- The John P. King cemetery
Volume II, Number 2, October 1977
- The Case for James Hunter of Stinking Quarter and Sandy Creek: Regulator Leader, 1765-1771, by Vearl Guymon Alger, page 50
- Lowe’s Methodist Cemetery, page 67
- The Moravian Tract, by Charles D. Rodenbough
- Rockingham Family Cemeteries, McCollum Family, page 96
- Index to Volume II, page 101
Surnames Mentioned in Volume II
Alcorn, Alger, Allen, Anderson, Andrew, Apple, Ashley, Bagge, Bailey, Baird, Baker, Barham, Barr, Baynes, Beach, Bell, Benet, Bennett, Berry, Blum, Boak, Bouldin, Bowman, Boyd, Boyles, Brann, Brannock, Branston, Brooks, Brown, Bryant, Burgess, Burton, Butler, Byrd, Caldwell, Canady, Cantrell, Carroll, Carter, Caruthers, Chambers, Chance, Chilton, Churton, Clark, Clemmons, Combs, Connor, Cook, Cooper, Cornwallis, Cornwell, Craddock, Craig, Crumpton, Cryer, Cumming, Currie, Curry, Dailey, Dalton, Davis, Dawson, Debow, Delap, Delapp, Denny, Deveney, Dilworth, Dionnell, Dismuke, Doak, Donaldson, Duke, Dunn, Edwards, Ellington, Fanning, Fargis, Faucette, Ferrell, Field, Fogle, Foote, Foster, Foushee, Freeland, Fries, Fruit, Garrett, Gay, Gill, Glass, Golliher, Grandy, Granville, Green, Greene, Griffin, Grogan, Gunn, Guthrie, Hall, Hambleton, Hamilton, Hancock, Hanes, Hardy, Harris, Harvey, Haynes, Henderson, Hendry, Herron, Hill, Hinshaw, Hodges, Holgan, Hopkins, Howell, Hunter, Husband, Huskey, Hutcherson, Hutchinson, Hutton, Irvin, Jackson, Jarrett, Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kersey, King, Langford, Leak, Lemond, Lewis, Lillard, Lindsey, Loftis, Low, Lowe, Lucas, Lynch, Lynn, Lyons, Lytle, Macky, Madding, Malloy, Marshall, Martin, Maslin, Massey, Mateer, Matherly, Matkins, McAden, McAdoo, McCargo, McCollum, McDowell, McFarland, McGee, McGhee, McGready, McKinney, McMordie, Meador, Mebane, Meroney, Metcalf, Michel, Millar, Miller, Minter, Mitchel, Mitchell, Mobley, Moffitt, Montgomery, Moony, Moore, Morphis, Mosley, Nance, napier, Nelson, Newell, Newman, Niemczura, Nitz, Noles, O’Bryant, Paisley, Parten, Paschal, Patrick, Pearson, Perkins, Pfohl, Phipps, Pickard, Pickrell, Pierce, Pierson, Plumlee, Polly, Powell, Price, Pritchett, Pugh, Purcell, Pursel, Pursell, Rankin, Ratliff, Reid, Reynolds, Richardson, Ricks, Roberts, Robertson, Robinson, Rodenbough, Rowe, Ruffin, Sanders, Sanford, Sartin, Saunders, Scott, Sharpe, Shelton, Shreve, Shumate, Simpson, Small, Smith, Smothers, Somers, Southern, Soyars, Soyers, Spangenberg, Stadler, Stallings, Stallions, Stallons, Stanfield, Stanley, Stephenson, Steward, Stone, Strain, Strayhorn, Sutton, Talley, Tate, Thompson, Thomson, Tillotson, Totten, Towles, Trout, Tryon, Turner, Van Winkler, Vanhook, Vaughn, Vernon, Vincent, Wade, Walker, Wallase, Walters, Ware, Watkins, Watson, Watts, Waynick, Webb, Welborn, Wheeler, Whitted, Whittemore, Wiles, Williams, Witherspoon, Woods, Wray, Wright, York, Young, and Yourse.
Volume III, Number 1, April 1978
- Mills in Simpsonville Township: part One, by Robert W. Carter, Jr., page 1
- Patrick Family Cemetery and Hopkins Family Cemetery, Compiled by Robert W. Carter, Jr., page 17
- Fair Grove Methodist Cemetery, compiled by Peggy Osborne, page 19
Volume III, Number 2, October 1978
- The Roanoke Navigation: Taming the River of Death, by William E. Trout III, page 39
- Mills in Simpsonville Township: part II, by Robert W. Carter, Jr., page 58
- Whitsett Family Cemetery, compiled by Jack Apple and Robert W. Carter, Jr., page 87
- Henry Family Cemetery, compiled by Robert W. Carter, Jr.
- Index to Volume III, page 89
Surnames Mentioned in Volume III
Adams, Alcorn, Baker, Barringer, Beard, Bethel, Bethell, Bevill, Boggs, Boyd, Braswell, Brown, Buchanan, Buffington, Burney, Cardwell, Cariel, Carroll, Carter, Caruthers, Case, Chilcutt, Christopher, Chriswell, Churton, Clemmons, Climer, Cloud, Coble, Coe, Cook, Cornwallis, Couty, Crawley, Crozet, Cummings, Cunningham, Currie, Davis, Delays, Dick, Dillon, Dilworth, Dodson, Donnell, Ellington, Espey, Evans, Few, Fogleman, Ford, Foulkes, Fowler, Friend, Frost, Fulton, Galloway, Gant, Geringer, Gilmer, Glidewell, Gold, Graham, Gravely, Graves, Gray, Green, Greene, Griffin, Grubb, Hairston, Haynes, Heith, Henry, Hopkins, Howerton, Huffines, Jones, Kernodle, King, Kirkwood, Lambeth, Lameth, Latrobe, Lemons, Lesley, Lesver, Letcher, Lewis, Lindsay, Lowe, Lucas, Lytle, MacLamroe, Marr, Martins, Mattie, McAdoo, McCollum, McElroy, McGibboney, McMichael, McNeely, Mebane, Medley, Miles, Millaway, Mitchell, Moore, Morehead, Murphy, Nance, Neal, O’Bryant, Oakley, Page, Pannill, Parrish, Patrick, Payne, Peeples, Perkins, Persinger, Phifer, Pinson, Plumbee, Powell, Prchett, Price, Purcell, Rankin, Reed, Reid, Rice, Richardson, Roach, Saunders, Schoolfield, Scott, Settle, Sharp, Shaw, Shreve, Simpson, Slayton, Small, Smith, Sneed, Somers, Spencer, Stallings, Stevens, Talley, Tate, Thacker, Thompson, Totten, Trantham, Troxler, VanVleck, Vaughn, Wafford, Walker, Wall, Warren, Washburn, Washington, Watkins, Watson, Weaden, Weatherly, Webb, Weldon, Wharton, Wheeler, Whitsett, Whittington, Wilcox, Williams, Wilson, Wily, Womack, Work, and Wright.
