Archives for North Carolina
Earthquake in SW Virginia
Earthquakes are actually common in Virginia. Here's one that would affected my Thornton ancestors in Pulaski County: May 3, 1897. Centered at Radford, where a few chimneys were wrecked and plaster fell from walls, and chimneys were damaged at nearby Pulaski and Roanoke. Felt in most of southwest Virginia and…
George Wade Thornton
George Wade Thornton was my great grandfather Nonie’s brother. Wade (as he was called for most of life) was a little more nebulous than some of the other ;His father’s obituary in 1941 mentioned Wade living in Marion, West Virginia and I didn’t think anything of it - until I…
A Brief History of Samuel Jackson
Written by Lucille Vernon And Bob Jackson This is a download I found that has some very good information about Samuel Jackson (Born: 1720-25, Died In 1806 in Stokes Co, North Carolina), married: Catherine Plankinhorn and his descendants Jacob, Curtis, John, Susannah, Joseph, Elizabeth, Jehu, William, Amer, Samuel Jr. …