Wilkes County

Author : Misty Bass
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738553085
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wilkes County written by Misty Bass and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardy pioneers settled this area of the North Carolina backcountry in the 18th century. Perhaps best known for illegal whiskey and stock car racing, Wilkes County heritage also lies in agriculture and industry. Farmers toiled the land while industrialists and merchants built houses, businesses, railroads, and services in the county's three municipalities: Wilkesboro, North Wilkesboro, and Ronda. Major corporations Lowe's and Holly Farms were born here. Americana music is a staple of local culture, with popular festivals like MerleFest drawing international acclaim to the area. The enduring folkways and down-home values of this rural community have long made Wilkes County a place where the roots of family and history run deep.

Author : Larry J. Griffin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467135836
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Slavery in Wilkes County, North Carolina written by Larry J. Griffin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slavery is a tragic chapter in the history of Wilkes County with a lasting legacy. Prominent businessmen and celebrated civic leaders, like General William Lenoir and William Pitt Waugh, were among the county's largest slaveholders. Judith Williams Barber endured forty-five years of slavery and garnered respect from both white and black residents. Her story is linked to free person of color and noted landowner Henderson Waugh, whose illustrious, slaveholding white father connected the two families--one slave and the other free. Author Larry Griffin takes readers on an emotional journey to separate fact from myth as he chronicles the history of slavery in Wilkes County. Prominent businessmen and celebrated civic leaders, like General William Lenoir and William Pitt Waugh, were among the county's largest slaveholders. Judith Williams Barber endured forty-five years of slavery and garnered respect from both white and black residents. Her story is linked to free person of color and noted landowner Henderson Waugh, whose illustrious, slaveholding white father connected the two families--one slave and the other free. Author Larry Griffin takes readers on an emotional journey to separate fact from myth as he chronicles the history of slavery in Wilkes County.

Author : Sarah Quinn Smith
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 0806307358
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Georgia Wills and Settlements of Estates, Wilkes County written by Sarah Quinn Smith and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1976 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wilkes County, Georgia, created in the year 1777, is the parent of Elbert, Oglethorpe, and Lincoln counties and parts of the counties of Greene, Hart, Madison, Taliaferro, and Warren. It comprised one-third of the population of the state in 1790. The records in this excellent little book are supplementary to Mrs. Grace G. Davidson's "Early Records of Georgia: Wilkes County" (1932, 1933) and are designed to assist the researcher in making a detailed survey of the oldest records in the Ordinary's office, once known as the Inferior Court office. The records--principally wills and settlements of estates, but also deeds of gift, inheritances, and marriage bonds--have more than ordinary genealogical significance, as they name not only principals but also beneficiaries (showing relationships), as well as witnesses and executors. The material is mostly of the period dating from the late 18th to the early 19th centuries and identifies nearly 5,000 early Georgians.

Author : Eliza A. Bowen
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 0806347317
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of Wilkes County, Georgia written by Eliza A. Bowen and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Landrum deftly captures the key political developments in Spartanburg County for the century following the Revolution. Special chapters are also devoted to the issues of religion, temperance, education, and, of course, secession. Landrum's real concern, however, is with the people of Spartanburg County; indeed the final 500 pages of the book are devoted to biographical and genealogical sketches of its families and luminaries.

Author : Fay Byrd
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557492440
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wilkes County Bits and Pieces written by Fay Byrd and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wilkes County, North Carolina was formed in 1778. It possesses a rich history, as it has been home to Native Americans, intrepid explorers like Christopher Gist and Daniel Boone, wartime heroes like Benjamin Cleveland and General James B. Gordon, and well-known scoundrels like Tom Dooley and Otto Wood. Over the years, Wilkes produced timber, moonshine, tobacco, NASCAR, Lowe's Home Improvement, and Americana music. This comprehensive history of the county explores the development of one of the most beautiful and interesting areas of the United States. Drawn from the local history collection of Wilkes Community College, local newspapers, and personal accounts, this book will entertain visitors and long-time residents alike. For more information, contact Dr. Fay Byrd at Wilkes Community College at (336) 838-6114.This is the black and white edition.

Author : Brent Holcomb
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 0806310081
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marriages of Wilkes County, North Carolina, 1778-1868 written by Brent Holcomb and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work contains abstracts of all marriage bonds issued in Wilkes County shortly after it was erected from Surry County, to 1868. The 5,000 marriage records abstracted here refer in total to some 15,000 persons, including bondsmen. As is the convention, the data are arranged throughout in alphabetical order by the surname of the groom, and each entry contains the name of the bride, the date of the bond, and the name of the bondsman.

Author : John A. McGeachy
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387719432
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wilkes County, NC, P&Q Minutes, 1811-1817 written by John A. McGeachy and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-04-04 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transcription of 1811-1817 minutes of the Wilkes County (NC) Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions; indexed by personal name, business name, geographic name and subject.

Author : John A. McGeachy
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387478893
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wilkes County, NC, P&Q Minutes, 1798-1805 written by John A. McGeachy and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-12-30 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transcription of 1798-1805 minutes of the Wilkes County (NC) Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions; indexed by personal name, business name, geographic name and subject.

Author : Jennifer L. Pena
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540218025
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wilkes County, North Carolina: A Brief History written by Jennifer L. Pena and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do NASCAR, Tom Dula and Lowe s Home Improvement have in common? They all came from Wilkes County, North Carolina. The foothills of Wilkes County are a region of unsurpassed beauty and captivating history. Cradled by the Blue Ridge and watered by the Yadkin River, the county has faced the Revolution and Civil War, cheered on moonshiner and revenuer alike and struggled mightily to become the North Carolina jewel it is today. Join local historians Jennifer Pena and Laurie Hayes as they tell the story of a county steeped in tradition and immersed in history."

Author : John A. McGeachy
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387920367
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wilkes County, NC, P&Q Minutes, 1817-1821 written by John A. McGeachy and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-07-02 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transcription of 1817-1821 minutes of the Wilkes County (NC) Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions; indexed by personal name, business name, geographic name and subject.