A history of Watauga County, North Carolina. With sketches of prominent families, Part 32

Author: Arthur, John Preston
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Richmond, Everett Waddey co.
Number of Pages: 448


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Trivett Family .- The great-great-grandfather of Larkin M. Trivett lived in Pennsylvania before the Revolutionary War, in which he was a soldier and during which he was killed in battle. His widow with two sons moved to Surry County, North Caro- lina, where one of these sons married and reared a large family of six or seven boys, two of whom settled in what is now Watauga County. One of these was named John, who settled on the south side of the Blue Ridge on Stony Fork, near the Wilkes line. He married Sallie Elrod, daughter of Adam Elrod, and reared one son and two daughters. The son was named Elijah, and he married Irena Carleton, daughter of Wyatt Carle- ton and his wife, Nancy Livingston. Elijah was the father of thirteen children, ten of whom are still living. One of the daughters of John Trivett, of Stony Fork, married Larkin Greene, son of Solomon, and they reared a large family of boys and girls. The other daughter of John Trivett married David Adams, son of Allen Adams, and his wife, Maggie Greene (familiarly known as Aunt Peggy Adams), and they reared a large family. John Trivett, of Stony Fork, had a brother whose name was Samuel, and he settled in the western part of Watauga


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County near the Tennessee line on a creek known as Poga. He married Rebecca Norris, daughter of William Norris, and to them were born nine children, four boys and five girls. Larkin M. Trivett, the author of this sketch, is a civil engineer and a man of ability.


Tugman Family .- Micajah Tugman was born about 1820 and married Nancy Greer in 1843. They had six children, five boys and one girl, all of whom lived to be grown, except one boy, who did not survive his fourteenth year. James M. died at Richmond in August, 1862, in the Confederate service, un- married; Benjamin married Carolina Miller and died in Janu- ary, 1900; William L., who died at fourteen; Thomas J., who married Anzonette Davis, was born on Riddle's Fork March 5, 1851; Mary married L. Frank Ragan and died August 31, 1910; Marshall E., who married Neomi Miller and is still living. Micajah Tugman's father was William and his mother Mary Hawkins, both of Mecklenburg County, while William's father was James and his mother Elizabeth , both of whom came from England to America. Micajah Tugman had a brother, James, who married Lemedy Hendrix, and two sisters, Nancy and Jennie. Nancy married Ben. Brown, father of Rev. Asa Brown and Jennie, who married Wilburn Groman. Of these, James lived in Wilkes, Jennie in Caldwell and Nancy in Watauga.


Van Dyke Family .- A widow Van Dyke came from Penn- sylvania to Catawba County with her parents and her one child, a son, named William, where, after rearing him to manhood, she died. This son moved to Watauga in 1846, after marrying Sarah Herman, of Catawba County, and settled where George L. Van Dyke, his son, now lives, one mile from Three Forks Church. William's children were: Demarcus, born in Catawba about 1834; Emanuel, born about 1837; Luvina, born about 1840, and George L., born January 17, 1843. George L. mar- ried Mildred Morris April 4, 1867. He was a sergeant in Company I, 58th North Carolina Regiment, having enlisted in November, 1862, remaining in the service till the close of the war. His children are: Ada Cornelia; Alice Delona, who mar- ried John C. Brown; William Thomas, who married Nevada


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Elrod, and Clara Ella, who married Leonard Cook. For fine housekeeping, this family is rivaled only by those of John K. Perry and J. J. T. Reese, of Beaver Dams.


Vannoy Family .- Jesse Vannoy married Elizabeth Fair- child. Their children were: Ann, who married, first, Adam Greene, and, second, Reuben Isaacs; John M., who married Martha Byers; Melvin, who married Amanda Eggers; Matilda, who married George Younce; Clarinda, who married Jacob Norris; Elizabeth, who married Jonas Winebarger.


Ward Family .- Among the first to settle on lower Watauga at what is now called Watauga Falls Postoffice (though the actual falls are just across the border in Tennessee), was Ben- jamin Ward, who had seven sons; Duke, Daniel, Benjamin, Nicodemus, McCaleb, Jesse and James. He also had three daughters, one of whom was named Celia. Benjamin Ward, Sr., was a most enterprising and worthy man, and his widow lived to be 105 years of age, while their son, Dan, lived to be IIO. Duke married Sabra, widow of Andrew Harmon, and moved to Illinois. Ben., Jr., went to Cumberland Gap, and his son, Duke, came back and married Lucy Tester, while Amos, son of Duke, Sr., came back from Illinois and married Sally, sister of Lucy Tester. They had two sons, L. D. and John, the latter having been killed before Richmond in 1863.


Watson Family .- David Watson was a soldier of the Revo- lutionary War, and on a retreat escaped because his horse jumped a ditch which his pursuer's nag could not get over. David prob- ably came from Scotland, but it is certain that he married a Miss Hamby and settled in Wake County, where twelve children were born, moving afterwards to the old Davis Place, near Holman's Ford. Their children were: Elizabeth, James, Gillie, Thomas, Bedie, John, Elihu, Mary, Sarah, David, Willis and Daniel. Of these Elihu married Celie Sherrill, of Burke, she having been born in June and he in August, 1803. Their children were: Mary, George, Nancy, Melinda, Susannah, Ann, Lucy, John, who died in the Civil War; Smith, Sarah, Elizabeth and Catharine. Of these George W. Watson was born in 1823 and married Keziah Morphew, who was born March 10, 1831, June 7, 1849.


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Their children were: Isaac S., John, Sarah and Celie. Isaac S. was born October 4, 1850, and married Mary C. Proffitt April 20, 1873, twelve children having been born to them.


Welch Family .- William Welch, of Ireland, married Eliza- beth Roper about 1823, and of this marriage Wm. P. Welch, of Deep Gap, was born, October 22, 1837, at High Point, Guilford County, N. C. Wm. P. Welch moved to Deep Gap in 1863 and married Margaret Bradley about that time. They have eight children. Solomon Greene had lived where W. P. settled, and his house had long been a famous stand or stopping place for travelers and stock drovers from Tennessee to Kentucky. But he sold out to his son-in-law, Larkin Greene, and W. P. Welch bought him out and has remained ever since. The coun- try was all in woods when Welch came, and with the exception of the Murphy old place at the foot of the mountain, where Wilson Bros. have a store and house now, and the old David Greene place, Welch's home was the only house in that section.


Wilson Family .- Charles Wilson came to North Carolina from Pennsylvania about the time of the Revolutionary War. His wife is said to have been a sister of Gen. Nathaniel Greene, of Rhode Island. Charles was in General Greene's army and was killed at Guilford. Hiram Wilson married a Miss Smith and they settled on Cove Creek about 1815. Their children were: John, who married Mary Mast; Lucretia, who married Isaac Wilson, a distant kinsman; Sarah, who married Dudley Farthing; Isaac, who married Miss Caroline Greer; Ellen, who married Reuben Farthing; Albert P., who was born April 14, 1826, and married Elizabeth Councill, a daughter of Jesse; Clarissa, who married George Younce; Hiram, who married Alex. Baird, and Wm. Carroll, who married a Miss Adams, a daughter of Alfred Adams. Hiram, Isaac and Carroll were killed in the Civil War, and Albert P. was wounded twice, John having died just prior to the Civil War.


Another Wilson Family .- A. J. Wilson was the head of this family, and it is said that he "came over in the Mayflower." Isaac Wilson, a son of A. J. Wilson, is said to have been killed at Lexington, N. C., in the Revolutionary War. His children


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were: Boyd, Isaac, John and Hiram. Boyd went to Middle Tennessee; Isaac settled at Sutherland and was killed by a tree falling on him; John married and lived on Sawyer's Creek, as did Hiram, who lived lower down that creek. Hiram's children were: John, Crissy, Sarah, Albert, Clarissa, Hiram and Carroll. John's children were: Betsy, Hannah and Susan, William, Al- exander and John. This family of Wilsons came about 1817, when John Wilson, who was born in 1815, was two years old.


Lemuel, John and Hiram Wilson came from Rowan and Lemuel settled at Sutherland and John and Hiram near John Mast's present home.


Lemuel Wilson lived near the Tennessee line and near the dividing line between Watauga and Ashe. His children were: Andrew, who is yet living in that neighborhood, and Alexander, who was in the Civil War. Lemuel had two daughters, one of whom married Alfred and the other Joseph Thomas, sons of William Thomas, of that section. Rev. Leonard C. Wilson, of Beaver Dams, is a son of Lemuel Wilson and grandson of Lemuel Wilson. William Thomas was a school teacher on Sharp's Creek, just below T. P. Adam's present home. He had a number of rules, among which was one that no scholar should nickname another scholar, but this rule did not apply to the pedagogue himself. He nicknamed T. P. Adams when he was six years old because he said he reminded him of pictures of President John Tyler. This nickname clung till T. P. was grown.


Isaac Wilson, son of Hiram, known as Little Isaac, was "bushwhacked" during the Civil War and killed. His son, Rev. W. A. Wilson, a missionary of the M. E. Church, South, has been stationed at Huoshima, Japan, a number of years.


George Wilson, of Fork Ridge, was the father of Lucky Joe Wilson, but not related to the other Wilson families.


Jacob Winebarger married Sallie, daughter of John Moretz ; lived on Meat Camp Creek and reared a good sized family. He was a good carpenter and millright and owned a good grist and sawmill. He came from Lincoln County, was a good citizen, and was about sixty years old when he died about 1895. John,


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Hiram, Levi and Abel Winebarger also came from Lincoln and settled on Meat Camp and New River about 1850, where their descendants still reside. These were carpenters and farmers and excellent citizens.


Joshua Winkler was born in Wilkes County and in 1856 bought the farm two miles south of Boone on which his son, George, now lives. He married Carolina Pearson, and they reared ten children, five boys and five girls. He kept a grist and saw mill on what is now known as Winkler's Creek, the same stream that was formerly called Flannery's Fork. He intro- duced the first burrs into his mill for grinding wheat. He was a good farmer and stock raiser and a most estimable citizen. His death was caused by a hurt received from a cow, followed by measles.


Woodring Family .- Lincoln also gave Watauga another good citizen of German blood in the person of John Woodring, who settled on Meat Camp. He and his sons were farmers and hard workers, and accumulated much wealth. The boys were Daniel, Joseph, Alfred, Lawson, Rufus, Noah and Marcus. All have died but Marcus, who yet lives on Riddle's Fork. His one daughter was named Kate, and she married Ephriam Miller, but died in childbirth.


Yountz Family .- According to Phillip C. Yountz or Younce, of Mabel, N. C., Phillip was the first of the name to come to America, he having emigrated from Holland about 1700. He settled in New York. It is said he had one noted son, John, born in 1748, a blacksmith, who shod horses for Washington's army during the Revolutionary War, was twice captured by the British, and twice rescued. After the war he moved to German- town, near Winston, N. C., coming thence to what is now Wa- tauga, at the head of the New River. He married Rhoda Foutz and died while crossing Elk Ridge on a very cold day when he was about 100 years old. Their children were: Andrew, who moved to Macon County; Phillip and John, who settled in Miami County, Ohio; David and Elijah remaining in Ashe, while Solomon came to what is now Watauga. Solomon was born August 19, 1798, and married Sallie Rollen near Jefferson. She


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was born in 1802. Their children were: John, born December 15, 1818, married Hannah Lowrance, and to them were born twelve children; Abraham, born December 10, 1820, married Betsy Lewis, four children. After the death of his first wife, Solomon married Louisa Lewis, whose children were: Char- lotte, born August 2, 1823, married Franklin Greer, seven chil- dren ; Phillip, born October 3, 1825, married Margaret Musgrave, six children; Pollie, born March II, 1828, married David Roten, ten children; George, born March 19, 1830, married Clarissa Wilson, eight children; Barbary, born August 19, 1834, married Isaiah Greer, five children; Sabra, born July 26, 1836, married Hugh Reese, eight children; Hannah, born July 10, 1838, mar- ried Henry Grogan, five children; William, born August I, 1840, died when a small boy; Rhoda, born August 6, 1842, mar- ried Elijah Grogan, five children; Nancy, born November 18, 1845, married Rev. E. F. Jones, seven children. This family is very musical, pious and independent in thought.


INDEX


Sketches of prominent families and of individuals are alphabetically arranged from page 279 onward to the end, and are not included in this index.


PAGE


Absentee landlords,-Killing of the cattle of 203, 204


Adams, Col. T. P. Active in school work.


252, 253


Agriculture,-Facts about 138


-First instruction in 254


Aldridge,-Sketch of . 187 to 190


Altitudes of various mountains and places


138


of mountains still doubtful 258


Ancestry of our mountain people 3 to 5 Character of our 74,97


Appalachian Training School,-Some facts about.


252


Apples. Facts about orchards


211


Argonauts. Forty-niners from Watauga


131


Arthur, J. P.,-Poem by


x


Asbury, Bishop Francis. Extracts from his journal. 103 to 106


Asher, Charles,-Killing of


64


Avery County,-Establishment and lines of


125


Baird, Bedent E.,-Anecdotes of 196 to 198


Baird, Delilah. Elopes with Holtsclaw


191


Lives in camp, etc. 192


Her ridiculous romance with Dyer 192, 193


140


Banner's Elk,-Some account of 227 to 231


174


Beaver Dams,-Some account of .239 to 242


Boone's Trail through 241, 242


242


Belle of Broadway. Mrs. Horton's experience in the wilds. 207, 208


Big Glades. Battle fought there in Revolutionary War


70


Blalock, "Keith."


His part in Civil War


160, 161


Refused to shoot Wm. Coffey 166


184


Kills Boyd 185


Blowing Rock. Described by Miss Morley .214 to 216


Its advantages and attractions 216 to 220


Boone, Daniel. No descendants from in Watauga


29


His relatives in Watauga


29, 30


His creed


30


Marking trail of


32


Monument on his cabin site. 33


Colonel Bryan finds his trail.


34


Cumberland Gap pedestal 35


His trail in other States 35


357


Banks,-Facts about


Battle on the Beech,-Some account of


Beech Creek,-Some account of


Attack on Lott Greene's home 167,168


His threat against Boyd


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Boone, Daniel. National monument to, advocated


36


Trail had been lost ..


Was a hunter, not a farmer 37


38


The Boone Tree inscription discussed. First trip across mountains


40, 41, 42


At Fort Prince George .


41, 42


Trail through Beaver Dams 241, 242


Gave James Brown description of lands .. 290


Boone, Jesse and Jonathan. Members of Three Forks Church .. 30 Get into trouble with church 31,32


Boone, Town of. Incorporation and attractions I42


Miss Morley's visit to 143 to 146


Map of old town


I46


First residents of 147


First builders of


. 147 to 150


Hotels of 150


First merchants of 151 to 154


Post bellum town


. 154 to 156


Population of I57


Boundary Lines. State and county given II7 to 121, 123, 124


Braswell, Wm. Jonas. Soldier of Revolution; grave, etc. 65, 66


Bright, Samuel,-Former home and lands of. 53,54


Pilferings of his wife


55


Took oath of allegiance 55


56


His "trace" or trail


56, 59


Brown, James. Entered land described by Boone.


290


Brown, Thomas. Killed by tree


289


Brushy Fork,-Some account of 221, 222


Buckwheat of Watauga won prizes at Columbian Exposition 139


Cabbages,-Facts about 139


Caldwell and Watauga Turnpike,-Facts about. 269, 270


Calloway Sisters. Sad lives of Fanny and Betsy 186 to 192


Carmichael, Lee. Defended Davis . 205


Cattle. Killing of those of absentee landlords 203, 204


Fine cattle introduced by Ives 254


Lived on lin limbs in spring 225


Character of mountain people 3 to 5, 74


Cheese Factories,-Facts about


139, 214


Chestnuts. Grafting French and Italian shoots on native stock .. 210, 239 Chimneys, The. Described


209


Churches. Three Forks Baptist 71 to 79


Character of people of early churches


97


Pioneer Baptists 98


Various churches of Baptist faith


. 100 to 103


Excerpts from Asbury's journal . 103 to 105


Methodist churches . 105 to III


Primitive Baptists III


Presbyterian Lutherans II2


II2


Episcopalians 85, 113


Civil War Period,-Volunteers in 159, 160


Danger from Tennessee 162


His spring on the Yellow


4I


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Civil War Period. Longstreet's withdrawal 163


Kirk's Camp Vance raid


164


Various activities of Unionists 167


Michiganders escape


169


Killing of Levi Guy


169 to 171


Killing of Thomas Stout


I71


Amazons "arrest" a Johnny Reb


172


Camp Mast and Beech Mountain battle.


. 173 to 177


Stoneman's Raid


177 to 180


Home Guard 180


Robbing Mrs. Horton 180


Post bellum troubles 182 to 185


Fort Hamby, attack and capture of 183 to 184


Blalock kills Blair 184, 185


Clawson, Mrs. Peggy,-Stories of 198


Cleveland, Col. Ben. Not descended from Cromwell


60


His capture and rescue 60, 61


163


Clingman's Dome. Name of undisputed


258


Clingman, Hon. Thomas L. Greatest school master


256


Statesman, soldier, scientist


257


Refused controversy with the dead 257


Mount Mitchell controversy .. .257 to 262


Mined on Beech Creek 257, 267


Coffey, Austin,-Murder of 166


Coffey Brothers. Four in Civil War troubles


161


Coffey Brothers. Merchants of Boone 156


Their enterprises 156, 157


Coffey, William,-Killing of


165


Cone, Moses H.,-Sketch of


220


Confederate Soldiers,-Facts about


Cook's Gap. Most lovely section of county Facts about 207


207


Councill, Jordan, Jr. His influence in forming Watauga County 114, 115 Counterfeiters,-Facts about 157


Courts,-First terms of I29


Court Houses,-Facts about 126, 127


Cousins, John and Ellington,-Facts about 149, 150


Cove Creek,-Some account of 210


Cranberry Iron Mine,-Facts about . 264 to 267


Davis, William. Revolutionary soldier; grave, etc. 67


His wife's courage 68


Davis, W. S. "Hollered School Butter" 204, 205


Dotson, Elijah. Long-distance quarrel 200


Dougherty, D. D. and B. B. Active in school work. 254


Active in railroad work 254


Dutch Creek Falls,-Facts about 209


Easter Chapel,-Establishment and ruin of 82


Elkland. Railroad name for Todd


227


Elk Creek Falls described 209


Elk Cross Roads,-Some account of


226, 227


Active in school work 254


I35


Executed Riddle and others; his grave.


360


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Elk Knob Copper Mine,-Facts about


268


English, Mrs. Jemimah. Preserved traditions 56


Episcopal Church. Activities in Watauga 85, 86


Fairchild, Ebenezer. His diary 89 to 93


Appointed "Insigne'


93


Left old documents 94


Old church letter concerning 95


His daughters


95, 96


Not allowed to "spark" hired girl. 339


Farthing, Dudley. Judge of County Court 308, 309


Farthing Family. One of preachers and good works. 99


Established first Sunday School 339


Farthing, Paul and Reuben. Their troubles in Civil War 170


Paul's home attacked 170


Predicted death if surrendered. 176


Farthing, Rev. Reuben P.,-Sketch of 310


Fish,-Laws for protection of 128


Supplying streams with trout. Note 5, p. 229


Flowers,-Some account of our wild 210, 21I


Mrs. W. W. Stringfellow and Mr. Savage cultivate ... 2II


Forests,-Facts about 139


Forts,-Location of early 17


Fort Hamby,-Attack on and capture of


183, 184


Gaines, Joseph C.,-Facts about 154


Gano, Rev. John. Preached at Jersey Settlement 89


His journey there and back 89 to 93


Ginseng,-Facts about


. 190, 221, 222


Grandfather Mountain described by Miss Morley


234 to 239


Grandmother Mountain visited by Miss Morley


239


Grant family referred to


56


Greer, Benjamin. Helped rescue Cleveland 61


Gave and received "hints" 61, 62


Helped kill Ferguson 62


Guy, Levi,-Killing of 169, 170


Hammermen. Names of some still remembered 267


Harrison, Rev. Joseph,-Sketch of 100


Henderson, Col. Richard. Relations with Boone considered ..... 42 to 52


His daughter married Judge McCay .. 127


Hessian, The Big and Little. Name accounted for. Note 7, p. 240


Hix, Hiram. His ferry, bridge, and cross-cut saw. 202, 203


Horton, Mrs. Jonathan,-Robbing of 180, 181


Horton, Mrs. Nathan. Belle of Broadway in wilderness. 207, 208


Horton, Nathan. Helped guard Andre; his gun and clock 70, 324 338


Hospitality of pioneers exemplified by Asa Reese. 64


Howard, Benjamin. First boarder in Boone His knob and rock house 64


Indians resembled Hebrews


12, 13


First settlers of Watauga 15


Kept treaty with settlers 16


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PAGE Indians. Incursions by 17, 18 Relics of preserved by Messrs. Savage and Farthing. Note 2, p. 16 Ives, Bishop L. S. Established school and brotherhood. 78 to 81 Sketch of life 79, 80


Jackson, James. Came from Jersey Settlement 207, 332


Gave land for meeting house 207


Jails,-Facts about


127


Jersey Settlement. Little known about 87,88


Rev. Gano's connection with 89


"Jug Hill." Why so called


204, 205


King's Mountain Men. Route through Watauga 59


Incidents on the way 58, 59


Kirk's Camp Vance Raid,-Some account of 164, 165


Stationed at Boone in 1865 178


Land Warrants for military services 118, 119


Lin Trees,-Facts about 15,210, 225


Linville Country,-Some account of 224, 225


Linville Falls. Why so named


Linville Family,-Facts about 15, 19, 20


20


Lookabill School House,-Facts about


204, 249


Lovill, Col. E. F. Active in school and railroad work. Sketch of


328


Lusk, Samuel,-Sketch of


255


McCanless, "Cobb." Account of his defalcation and flight. 194-5


Killed by Wild Bill 196


Maple Trees,-Sugar and syrup made from 190


Mast, Mr. and Mrs. William,-Poisoning of


200, 20I


Meat Camp,-Some account of


231, 232


Mexican War,-Soldiers of


137


Miller, Hon. David,-Facts about


.207, 208, 117, 120, 332, 29I 263 to 267


Mitchell, Dr. Elisha. Visited Watauga in 1828 Controversy as to Mount Mitchell. 257 to 262


115, 116


Moody, Edward. His gravestone. Revolutionary soldier


65


Moonshining. An inheritance?


9, 10


Moore, M. V. Wrote "Rhymes of Southern Rivers" 13 Former merchant in Boone 13


Mountains. Altitudes of given 138


Altitudes of still doubtful 258


Rich, Long Hope, The Bald, Black, Riddle's Knob 203


Mount Mitchell Controversy,-Some new facts regarding. 257,252


Mullins, Jesse. Lost and recovered slaves 201,202


Musterfield Murder. Triplett killed by Marshall 206


Marshall spent night at Ailsey Councill's.


Note 10, p. 206


Newspapers,-Some account of


I57


254


Mines and Mining,-Some account of


His widow's fine character 83


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Officers of Watauga County 132 to 134


Oil and Gas,-Boring for, etc. 267 Ollis Family,-Sketch of 225, 226 Ollis, Col. W. H. Furnished valuable information .. 58 Order of the Holy Cross,-Brotherhood of established. 78 to 82


Palmer, Col. John B. In command of Western North Carolina .. 165


Home burned by Kirk 165


Facts about his residence in Mitchell. 225


Pennell, Joshua. Manumitted slaves 201


Pioneers of mountains in Revolution Character of 3 to 5


6


Not poor whites of the South


7


McKamie Wiseman's views of 8


Descendants of have ceased to co-operate. 9


Poga,-Some account of 242


Population,-Facts about 136, 157


Potatoes flourish in Watauga 139


Powder Mill. Run by Oaks; bounty for making 59


256


Presnell, Col. W. W. Recollections of "Old Masters" Gave information about Confederates .. . 139


Prout, Rev. Henry H. Facts about connection with Valle Crucis 82, 83


Put trout in Linville River. Note 5, p. 229


Scholarly man 248


Railroads,-Some account of efforts to secure 273 to 278


Randall, W. G. Eminent artist in oils 217


Records of Ashe County; acts to restore lost 127, 128


Revolutionary Soldiers,-Facts about 65 to 70


Rich Mountain,-Some account of 232, 233


Riddle's Knob. Where Cleveland was rescued 61


Riddle, Captain Wm. Captured Cleveland Death of 63


.60, 61, 62


Roads. Great Pennsylvania described


3


Some account of first through Watauga 268 to 273


Rollins, Major W. W. Built fort at Blowing Rock 178


Root Crops. All kinds flourish in Watauga 139


Savage, Rev. W. R.,-Sketch of 217


Cultivates flowers 2II


Has Indian relics . Note 2, p. 16


Scenery in Watauga County referred to


. 209, 210, 217


School Butter,-Penalty for "hollerin'"


204, 205


School House Loan Fund,-Establishment of


255


School lands donated by W. A. Lenoir


254


School Teachers,-Ancient and modern


.243 to 258


Seal. Old one described 54, 225


56 to 58


Shelving Rock. Where King's Mountain men camped. Inscription on 58


128


Sheep,-Laws for protection of


Shull's Mills,-Some account of 223, 224


Silverstone,-Facts about 210


Has fine school house 253


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PAGE Skiles, Rev. Wm. West. Connection with Valle Crucis Sketch of 83, 84


86


Spangenberg, Bishop. Visited Watauga


21, 22


Description of Three Forks 22 to 28


Speer, James, -- "Sale" and disappearance of 201


Stair Gap. Proper name for Star Gap. Note 4, p. 104. 241


Stock. All kinds flourish in Watauga


131, 138, 139


Stoneman's Raid,-Some account of


Stopping Places. Some of the earliest ones


272


Stout, Thomas,-Tragic death of I71


Sugar Grove,-Some account of Walnut Grove Institute 253


214


Has first cheese factory 139, 214


Sunday Schools established first in Watauga 339


"Tater Hill,"-Some account of 233


Three Forks,-Spangenberg's description of 22 to 28


Three Forks Baptist Church. Facts from minutes 71 to 77


Todd. New name for Elk Cross Roads


227


Tories,-Some facts about


Execution of several 53,56


63


Two "Tory Knobs" 69


Tufts, Rev. Edgar. His good works at Banner Elk. 112, 230


"Twisting Temple." Why so called


250


Valle Crucis. Order of Holy Cross established there.


78 to 81


Some account of 212, 213


Mission School 254


Fine public school 254


Walnut Grove Institute,-Facts about


253


Walks, The,-Described


209


Washington County, Tenn., embraced part of Watauga County.


16, 57, 64, 223


Watauga County. Indians never lived here in memory of whites


15


First white settlers of


I8


First visited by Spangenberg


22 to 28


Once part of Watauga Settlement. 16, 57, 64, 223


Formation of . II4 to 117


Boundary lines of


117 to 123


Changes in lines of 124, 126


Avery County cut off


125


Line changed at Todd


126


Jails and court houses 126, 127


Ashe County records I27


Lost records restored 128


People of 130


Officers and representatives of 132 to 134


Finances of 134


Sent soldiers to Civil War I35


Agriculture and other facts 138 to 141


Population of


136


Mexican War soldiers I37


Taxation of 138


Altitudes of 138


. 177 to 180


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Watauga Falls,-Facts about


209 Watauga Settlement. Leased and bought Indian lands. 15, 16


Once embraced what is now Watauga


Weather,-Facts about


County 16, 57, 64, 223 138


Whiskey Rebellion of Pennsylvania suppressed IO, II


White, Joseph. Asher killed by his men Note 4, p. 64


Wilson, Isaac,-Murder of


Wilson, "Lucky Joe,"-Stories of 170


199, 200


Wiseman, McKamie. Views of first settlers 8 Death of 8


Wiseman, William,-Sketch of 55


Tried and convicted Mrs. Bright.


55


Wolf's Den,-Cleveland rescued from


62


Knife found there by Micajah Tugman 61


Words. Derivation of some Indian words.


14,15


Yarber, Moses. Soldier of War of 1812. 68


Yarber, Jemimah and Catharine,-Facts about 69


Yellow Mountain. King's Mountain men did not camp there :60


Yonahlossee Road,-Miss Morley's description of 237


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