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was a majority of 800 for the re-
Cullowhee is one of the outstand- moval of the county seat. Sylva was ing places in the county. First as the right place for the county seat an educational center, and next as because of the railroad.
a historical place. Here in the beau-
Sylva is a thriving little commu- tiful valley of Cullowhee is located nity on the Murphy division of the Western North Carolina Teachers Southern railroad. The town lies in college, which was founded in 1889 a valley completely surrounded by by Robert L. Madison, member of mountains. To the north are the a prominent Virginia family.
Balsams, and to the south is Kings The Cullowhee Baptist church, Mountain of Jackson county. The which was founded over a hundred scemery in the distance looking to years ago, is the oldest church or- the north of the town is one of the ganization in Jackson county.
beauty spots in winter and summer. The famous Judaculla Rock, seven The court house is on a hill to miles from Cullowhee, is at Cowarts. the west overlooking the town. Sylva It has long been of interest to those
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who are interested in indian history. other prominent summer resort is
A description of the rock is in the located.
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. C. This famous rock is covered with many pe uhar Cherokee inscrip- tions and drawings.
Here in beautiful Cashiers Valley: stitution in 1868.
" -- the grim precipice and the smiling lakes are located side by side.
Here the bloom of the rhododen- drón and the pond lily are kissed by the same breeze.
Here the luxurious hotel and the one room cabins are shaded by the same trees.
Here the limousine and the tin lizzie stir up the same dust.
Here the millionaire and the moun- tain farmer swap jokes."
-Hillard Henson.
The one time home of Gen. Wade Hampton situated in Cashiers Val- ley, is located in the gap between Chimney Tcp and Brown mountain; known to tourists of the nation as High Hampton Inn. Gen. Hampton, attracted by the climate of the "val- ley" and the rugged character of its scenery, built his summer resi- dence here in the beautiful valley of Cashiers, isolated from the popu- lated haunts of man. It was here in 1876 that Gen. Hampton heard of his appointment as Governor of South Carolina.
The beauty of the place is beyond equity, and other minor officers are describing. High Hampton is one of missing.
the most popular summer resorts in Western North Carolina.
Not so many miles from Cashiers is Whiteside Mountain the highest sheer precipice east of the Rocky mountains. Then there is Jackson's own natural Rock Bridge, in Canada township.
Jackson County Officials.
The following county officials of Jackson county served their county until the adoption of the new Con-
Sheriff.
E. Douglas Davis to 1865.
Wm. Bumgarner, 1866-1868.
B. S. Buchanan, 1868.
Clerks County Court. 1853-1857, D. Rodgers.
1857-1861, A. M. Enloe.
1801-1864, E. D. Brendle.
1864-1865, L. F. Fisher.
1865, John M. Harris.
1866-1868, J. W. Fisher. 1868, E. D. Davis.
Clerks of Superior Court.
Newton Bryson, appointed March 1853.
J. J. Hooper, appointed April, 1953.
L. M. Dillard, appointed Septem- ber 22, 1857 and served until after 1868.
Public Registers.
1853, J. D. Buchanan.
1854-1857, W. R. Buchanan.
The minute dockets of the coun- ty court of pleas and quarter ses- sions are missing, hence the list of coroners, clerks and masters in
Other Notes of Interest.
Sylva, county seat of Jackson, was named for William Sylva, a tramp.
The smallest post office in the United States is at Grimshaws, in Jackson county.
Dr. C. Z. Chandler, of Sylva, is The highest railroad point east of the great-great-great grandson of the Rockies is at Balsam. Here an- Daniel Boone.
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JACKSON COUNTY WILLS, 1854 Dec. 17, 1868; sis. Susannah Duvall, TO 1868.
ASHE, JESSE, ex Apr. 4, 1859, prob. June 1859; wife, Mary: hiErs of Nancy Deitze; decd: wife of Jacob Deitze; heirs of son Ephriam Asha; heirs'of deceased dat. Polly- mira, wife cf Amos Ashe; heirs of dau. Elizabeth, wife of Eli bright.
ASHE, ISAAC, ex. March 4, 1863, prob. 1863. wife, not named; dau. Rhoda Webb, other children not named; gr. dau. C. C. Webb.
BUTTER, MOSES. ex. Apr. 2, 1855, prob. June 1855. wife Eliza- beth; sons, Samuel L., Levi, Aaron, Peter, Moses; dau. Mati'da Ann. Barbary Chandler, C:lia Elenburg, Jane Reid, Mary Low, Elizabeth.
BROWN. JOHN D .. ex. June 4,
1867, prob. July 1867, wife Fanny; children not named.
BROWN, WILLIAM. ex. March 16. 1868; wife, Phenia; sons David F., Robert A., and other children not named.
COCKERHAM (COCHRAN) WIL- LIAM, ex. Aug. 9. 1860. prob. Apr. 1866; wife, Charity; sons. James, John. Alfred, Newton; dau. Eliza- beth. wife of William Carley.
CARSON, WILLIAM. ex. Arg. 31, 1862. prob. June, 1870: sons Elias, J. T .; das. Contha, Mary C. Que:r, Esther T. Baird.
DEITZ. JACOB. ex. Feb. 9, 1861 prob. Sept. 1861. wife not named; children not named.
EDMONDSTON. R. A., ex. Sept. 7, 1861. prob. Apr. 1866; wife Saran.
Mary L. Duvall, Julianna E. Fram ?;.. tro. Zelophread Duvall; nephews. George, Louis, Marcullus, William T. Duvall; George, James Frame; nieces, Fanny, Mary Duvall, Alice, Mary E. Frame.
HINSON, THOMAS, ex. Sept. 15,
Full- 1867; wife Gincy; sons Philip, W. W .. T. M .; dau. Susannah, Charlotte Car- son.
HYATT, NATHAN, ex. Apr. 4, 1868, wife, Rutha; son. Alberto and . other children not named.
KILGORE, W. C., of Reidville, Spartanburg Dist., S. C., ex. Ost. 17, 1865; prob. Apr. 1868, wife and children not named.
LEMING, JAMES. ex. July 9, 1853; prob. March 1855; wife, Eze- beller; children not named.
NEWTON, EBE. ex. March 7, 1859, prob. Dec. 1860: wife Eleandes; sons, William. James; dau. Anny, wife of John Shuler, Jr., Margaret, wife of E. Shuler; heirs of John Newton, deceased.
STROTHER, JOHN, ex. Nov. 27. 1806 (probated, in Buncombe. Hay- wood. Co .. N. C., Davidson Co., Tenn. prob. Jackson Co. May 1883, origi- nally prob. in Tonn. Jan. 1816) dau. Polly and Caroline, illegitimate chil- dren by Flera Inman; friend John G. Blount, Sr., bro. Geo. Strother; step bro. James Lockhart; mother Mary Lockhart; Flora Inman.
SHOOLER, JACOB, ex. 10 Aug. 1851, prob. Dec. 1853: wife. Mary; s'ns, Leander, William, Emmanue!, John; dau. Amanda, Mati'da Parris: gr. children, William Riley, Martha
FARRAR, ALLIS A .. (of Town of Ellicott's Mils. Baltimore Coun- Matilda Franklin ty, Md.) ex. Sept. $, 1855, prob. - March 3, 1852.) (Codicil signed
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EDENTON HONORS JOSEPH HEWES RICHARD DILLARD DIXON
North Carolina's largest celebra- ed and sponsored by him while in tion of the Washington bi-centennial the Assembly, in which he represent- period was held in Edenton on April ed Edenton at broken intervals from 28, when a monument to the mem- 1760 to 1779. These bills included ory of Joseph Hewes, Signer of the acts to build a courthouse at Eden- Declaration of Independence and ton; to complete St. Paul's Church, Washington's close friend and naval Edenton, to establish Edenton . Aca- adviser, was dedicated. This memor- demy; to establish New Bern Acad ?- ial, authorized by special Congres- my; to set up an accounting system sional appropriation through the ef- for the State's finances; to improve forts of Congressman Lindsay C. the courts; to improve the method
Warren, stands at the foot of the of listing taxes; to suppress usury; famous court house green, overlook- to prevent deceitful gaming : to facili- ing Edenton Bay. Hewes is the first tate navigation in the Port of Roa- signer to be honored in this way by "ok :; to prevent exportation of un-
merchantable commodities; to estab- Congress.
Born in New Jersey in 1730, Hewes lish a State militia; to make pro- cam: to Edenton when about 25 years vision for the poor; to prevent coun- of age and. launching into the mer- terfeiting of paper money and coin chandise distributing and ship bro- and to set up certain rules and regu- kerage business, soon became the lations for pilots operating in the leading merchant of the colony and waters of. Carolina.
From a national standpoint, Hewes' carrying on an extensive exporting biggest contribution to the cause of Washington and America's freedom came from his experiences and and importing trade with the West Indies and Europe.
owner of a large fleet of vessels.
Primarily a business man, Hewes knowledge of maritime matters and also took keen interest in all phases he was made chairman of the Naval of the life of the town and colony Affairs Committee, which body ran and entered into all activities for the Continental Navy from its be- the improvement and progress of ginning in 1775 to the year 1776. the province. At one time a civil Washington relied very largely on magistrate, he also was a member Hewes' ideas and suggestions on of the Assembly, member of the naval matters and the commission Provincial and Continental congress- given young John Paul Jones has es; one of the first trustees of Eden- been directly credited to the recom- ton Academy; one of the building mendation of Hewes. Placing his committermen of Chowan's impos- ing courthouse, still in use; a com- missioner of Port of Roanoke and entire merchant fleet at the disposal of Washington, Hewes' vessels rend- ered invaluable aid to Washington's poorly-equipped army in the trans- vestryman of St. Paul's Church, portation of military supplies and Edenton. food.
The progressive ideas of this prac- tical man of business is strikingly shown by the various bills present- Christ Church graveyard in that city.
Hewes died in 1779. while in atten- dance at the Contintental Congress in Philadelphia and was buried in
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-Court sy Raleigh News & Observer,
Top-Hewes House, one of Edenton's many historic points of inter- est. Bottom left-Monument dedicated to memory of Joseph Hewes, at Edenton, April 28. Bottom right-Joseph Hewes, signer of the Declara- tion of Independence, one of North Carolina's foremost advocates of free- dom during the stormy days of the Revolutionary per.od.
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LATE NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST
Plans are being completed by the later years the church has been torn students and faculty of Mars Hill down. College for the removal of the ashes of Joe Anderson, a negro slave, who in 1856 was taken as payment on the
Captain John A. Gilman of the army quartermaster corps has been first buildings of the college, to a ordered to Manteo to take charge site on the campus wh.re a marker of the erection of the Wright Mem- will be erected to his memory. Per- orial at Kill Devil Hill, Kitty Hawk, mission for the removal of the :e- N. C. mains of "Old Joe" to the campus has been given by the descendants
On April 9 a state chapter of The of the negro and by Edward Huff, Society of the Descendants of Found- on whose estate near Mars Hill the ers and Patriots. 1607-1667, was grave is located. According to the organized in Charlotte, with Mrs. plans announced, the ashes will be Ralph Van Landingham president. brought to the campus and buried Mrs. James F. Hardie, secretary; near one of the gateways to the cam- Mrs. Charles R. Whitaker, of South- pus, where a suitable marker will be ern Pines, registrar; Mrs. John D. placed as a memorial to the slave Shaw, treasurer; Mrs. Robert White- who has become a legendary figure head, of Burlington, historian. The
first thirty-five £ members will be in the life of the college.
charter members.
A marker erected two years ago on the spot of North Carolina's first school was dedicated May 7, at Symons Creek, near Elizabeth City. The marker was erected by the Ju- nier Order of the United American Mechanics. Charles Griffin started the state's first school there in 1705 and two years ago the memorial to it was completed. After brief cere- moniss at the marker further cere- monies were held by the Order at Weeksville.
On June 3 the Lee-Eaves-McDan- iel chapter, U. D. C., of Forest City. unveiled a monument on the west plaza of the city square, marking the present square as the site of the muster ground of Company D. 16th Regiment, N. C. T. (Burnt Chimney Volunteers) and Company I. 50th Regiment. The marker also calls at- tention to the fact that Company D. 16th Regiment was the first com- pany to leave the county for service in the Confederate army in 1861, departing on June 3, 1861.
A movement has been started to erect an appropriate but inexpensive marker over the graves of Chief Chutahsotih-last of the chieftains William Gaston, author of "The Old North State Forever", statesman and jurist, was honored April 8 with the inauguration of the William Gaston Academy of Law, at George- town University. in Macon county-and Kuntakih, his wife. Chief Chutalsotih was one of a small group of Indians who refus- ed to move Westward across the Mississippi, as the federal govern- inent ordered, and who even deigned to make a new abode on the Chero- The highest honor in the gift of the State was conferred upon the late Governor Charles Brantley Ay- cock on May 20. when under authori- ty of an act of the General Assem- bly of North Carolina and a concur- kee reservation later established in Swain county. He died on August 15, 1879, and his wife died two days lat r. They were buried in the yard of St. John's Episcopal church. of which they were members, in the rent resolution of the Congress of
Cartongechaye section of Macon the United States, a
statue was county. near Franklin. No permanent placed in Statuary Hall in Washing- tombstones were erected and in ton, in which each state has been
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allotted two places. North Carolina's Between the States.
first niche is occupied by a statue of Zebulon Baird Vance, Governor The sons of veterans of Company during the War Between the States, E, 20th North Carolina Regiment, which was presented June 22, 1916. C. S. A., have recently unveiled in Governor Aycock served from 1901 Faison a beautiful memorial per-
to 1905. He led the movement for petuating the departure of
those
popular education in the state. The Confederate soldiers on April 16,
$15,000 statue is the work of Char- 1861, from Faison under the leader-
las Heck, a noted sculptor. The sta- ship of Capt. C. B. Denson. This tue was unveiled by Charles Aycock company was composed of boys from Mclendon and William Brantley Ay- Faison and surrounding community, cock, grandsons of the Governor. and was organized as Confederate Governor O. Max Gardner, chairman Grays. ex-officio of the Aycock Statue Com- mission, presided. Presentation for the commission was made by Jose- phus Daniels, former secretary of
Preservation of the historic Mint building in Charlotte and the old John Wright Stanley residence on the navy and the statue was accept- ed by Lindsay Warren, member of Congress from North Carolina. the Bryan lot in New Bern were urged by petition to federal authori- ties at the state mesting of the Daughters of the American Revolu- On May 27 the Battle of Eliza- tion held in March in Durham. Two bethtown chanter of the Daughters important state
historical markers were authorized for erection in North
of The American Revolution. of Elizabethtown, unveiled a marker to Carolina in the near future. One pro- the memory of Major General Rob- vid's for the erection of a marker ert Howe, North Carolina's only to John Paul Jones on the Willie Major General during the Revolu- Jones land at Halifax, acquired some tion. The marker is located at his- years ago by the State organization. toric Weyman church. half-way be- Mrs. Josephus Daniels of Raleigh is tween Wilmington and Elizab .th- chairman of that committee. town on State Highway No. 21. The
The other marker is to be erected Chapter presented the marker to in the state capitol at Raleigh in the State Organization of the D. A. commemoration of the stamp defi- R. The dedication ceremonies were ance acts of the Cape Fear patriots h Id in connection with a celebra- in 1765, the first open defiance to tion of the Weyman church, where British rule in America. The Stamp Major Howe is buried. Defiance chapter at Wilmington has already raised $100 for the purpose,
The marking of the old plank road its regent, Mrs. C. Wayne Spencer, with a large and handsome boulder reported. An appropriation will be memorializing Senator Alfred Moye, available from the state D. A. R. president of the historic road or- ganization, was one of the features
Margaret Overman Gregory marker fund, and the remainder will be of Farmville's sixtieth anniversary raised from state chapters. The celebration held May 28. The mem- state legislature has already granted orial was erected under the auspices permission for erection of the tab- of the Farmville D. A. R. Chapter. let.
On June 2 the North Carolina Di- vision of the United Daughters of Hickory Tavern, at Hickory, are now the Confederacy unveiled at
Plans for the restoration of old
Fort under way. Q. E. Herman. architect Fisher an imposing memorial, cost- of Hickory. has completed the plans ing approximately $12.000. The gran- for the building. ite shaft stands 25 feet high and is seven feet wide at the base. It con- On July 4 ~ tablet honoring the mem-rates the land-sea battle which menury of William Roberts Skin- took place there during the
War ner will be presented the board of
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county commissioners of Chowan The first issue of "The Carolinas", county. The tablet is presented by a co.operatively published magazine W. S. Summereli, of Edenton, a devoted to advertisement of the busi- grandson, and will be placed in the ness and social advantages of the twe court house at Hertford. William Carolinas, has made its appearance. R:berts Skinner was a native of Listed on its advisory board are lead-
Chowan county. He served in the ers in practically every
House of Commons in 1842,
business, was social, historical and intellectual or- postmaster in 1845 and was master ganization in the two; states. The of Unanimity Lodge of Masons in magazine is published quarterly at Edenton in 1858. He also served as Charlotte. clerk of the Superior court from 1849 to 1855.
Decision to appropriate for St. Thomas church, at Bath, oldest church in the state, the amount of $1,500 from the several thousand se- High- cured by the Episcopal diocese of east Carolina in the settlement of the Bob Bonner estate has been an-
A stone marker, in memory of those who lost their lives in the World War, was unveiled May 17, at Lake Lure by the State way Memorial Commission. The mark- er has a beautiful setting near the entrance to Lake Lure Inn. The American War Mothers have done a nounced by Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst. fine work in erecting beautiful of Wilmigton. bishop of the diocese, granite markers on Highways Nos. who is putting aside this sum as a 10 and 20 -- known as "Old Hickory" substantial "nestegg" for the plan- and "Wildcat." During the past two ned restoration of the old church be- vears eleven other markers have fore its bicentennial anniversary cele- been placed by chapters as follows: bration in 1934. It is estimated that
Asheville, Statesville, Wadesboro, approximately $5,000 will be requir- Concord, Gastonia, Raleigh, Wilson, ed in the proposed restoration, which Washington, Wilmington and Char- will not begin until sometime later. The church was built in 1734.
lotte (two).
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tions, 1632-1800. An Index". by Clayton Torrence. fills a long-felt Dr. Archibald Henderson, of Uni- need in genealogical circles. This is versity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, an index of wills recorded in local N. C., authorized biographer of courts of Virginia and of adminis- George Bernard Shaw, has contri- tration on estates shown by inventor- buted to the current "Proceedings'" ies of the estates of the intestates of the American Antiquarian Society recorded in will books of local courts of which Hon. Calvin Coolidge is from 1632 to 1800. The surnames are president, an extended monograph arranged alphabetically and appear of over one hundred pages entitled in capital letters. Under each sur- "Dr. Thomas Walker and The Loyal name appears the given name of the Land Company." This monograph,
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GENEALOGICAL QUERIES.
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Boone-Wanted, parentage of
John Boone and wife Rebecca, who acquired land grant of 643 acres from Right Honorable Earl of Gran- ville, in 1753, in Rowan county, N. C .-- Mrs. C. R. Miller, Bellmount Acres, R. F. D. 3. Atchison, Kan.
Killingsworth -- Information wanted pertaining to Anderson Killingsworth reputed to have been born in Mary- land. but married Mary Sweet, of S. C. Oldest child John Sweet Killings- worth born in Edgefield district. S. C .. 1796. Anderson died in Roane county, Tennessee, April 30, 1824.
Jackson-Want date of birth and parentage of John and Polly Stuart (Stotts) Jackson, date of marriage; date of birth of their son James Jack- son who in 1816 m. Elizabeth Moore, (b. ca 1797), dau. of William and Sarah Grinnit Moore. Polly rendec- ed assistance to wounded soldiers on battlefield near Guilford Court House in 1781. Wanted John Jackson's Revolutionary service.
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Litton-Want all information available on James Litton ( Letton, Lytton) and Sarah Osborne, his wife. residents of Lincoln county in 1796 Had Thomas, Elijah, Wesley, Isaac (possibly). Tabitha, James. Land lay along the Catawba river, south of Sherrill's Ford and Litton Creek. Want information in regard to Mar- garet Whitson. wife of Thomas Li - ton, and daughter of William Whit- son. Want a'so all'available informa- tion regarding Temperance Crutchive ( Kretloe, Critchloe). wife of Joseph Litton. This family was supposed to have moved from Virginia into Ire- dell county. They were residents of Iredell county in 1815 .- Lulu I. M. Thompson, 412 E. 1st St., Fond du Lac. Wis.
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Owen-Wanted any possible dates ens lived in Anson county N. C., also and also the ancestry of Isham Owen wanted the names of wife of Hugh MeCracken, who settled in Anson county, N. C., receiving a grant of land there dated Nov. 26. 1750. Hugh had sons: William, James, Hugh, pos-
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