What's New?
30 Dec 2009  Page for William Cecil Burnette, who died in 2007 at the age of 101; he was a son of John Comer
Burnette and Lillie Lou Bergie Shepherd.
Page for Bernice Burnette Myers (1923 - 2007)
Additional details for the family of John Beck and Jane Swearingem Beck of Swain County.

28 Dec 2009 Pages for these families: John Wesley McElroy and Catherine Poteat;
Nicholas Woodfin McElroy and Laura Samantha Deaver;
James Osborne McElroy and Julia H. Blackstock (including memories of their daughters Mary                                                
  and Kittie Sue).

26 Dec 2009 Pages for Bascom Lamar Lunsford, his parents James Bassett Lunsford and Leah Buckner, and
Leah's parents Hiram Buckner and Polly Marinda Deaver (daughter of Thomas Shepherd Deaver and
Louarta Keith).

27 Nov 2009 Pages for more Buckner families: Elliot Frank Buckner & Julia A. Davis;
Benjamin F. Buckner & Sarah Drake; and Benjamin J. Buckner & Rebecca Arrowood.

24 Nov 2009 Pages for Buckner families of north Buncombe County:  John R. Bucker and Lucretia Tatum;
Jesse Buckner and Mary Tatum; John A. Buckner and Susannah Roberts; Kelsey Buckner and Ann Hurst;
Joseph Emory Buckner and Lattie Anders; Nimrod Buckner and Nancy Anderson.

20 Nov 2009 Page for Great Grandmother Louisa Jane Reece (Lambert, Edwards), 1853 - 1930, based on new
information and photos provided by  her great grand-daughter Geraldine Edwards Kadak. Louisa's daughter was
Grandmother Bertha Lambert/Franklin Childers.

9 Nov 2009 Page for the family of Nimrod Buckner and Nancy Anderson Buckner.

29 Oct 2009 An update to the page for Roy and Inez (Shepherd) Childers and a new page for their
trip to New York in 1977.

27 Oct 2009 Page for Roberson Gaston Freeman and Sarah Buckner Freeman.

20 Oct 2009 Pages for Rev. Hoyt Blackwell, pastor of Piney Mountain Baptist Church from 1929 to 1937, when he left to
become President of Mars Hill College.

17 Oct 2009 Pages for the family of William Braxton Keith and Mary Catherine Roberts, including Civil War
veteran James Graham Keith and his brother John Yancey Keith.

16 Oct 2009 Pages for M. H. Kendall II, long-time pastor of Piney Mountain Baptist Church.

28 Aug 2009 Biographical Note on Harold Shepherd and Ola Whitt Shepherd.

21 Aug 2009 Page for John Angus McLeod, Jr.

20 Aug 2009 Pages for John Angus McLeod, the McLeod family, and daughter Evelyn McLeod

16 Aug 2009 Page for Horace Sams;
Page for the family of Josiah Manning Sams and Clarissa Proffitt Sams.

8 Aug 2009: Page for John Robert Sams.
Page for the family of Leroy Washington Sams and Ailey Brown Sams.

30 Jul 2009: Page for the family of William Alphonso Hopson and Frances Bruce.
Page for the families of Thomas L. Hobson.

24 Jul 2009: Page for George Elisha Greenlee, probable namesake for George Greenlee Hobson.

23 Jul 2009: Page for the marriages and families of Joseph Alexander Hopson (1803 - 1892).

8 Jul 2009: Page for Joseph Octave Morin.

7 Jul 2009: Page for the marriage of Sadie Hobson to Joseph Octave Morin and his subsequent
marriage to Lessie Ammons.
Page for the marriage of William C. Ammons to Ellen Keith.

30 June 2009: Page for the ancestry of William H. Howie (1865 - 1935). This information is very tentative, raising more
questions than it answers.
30 Dec 2009  Page for William Cecil Burnette, who died in 2007 at the age of 101; he was a son of John Comer
Burnette and Lillie Lou Bergie Shepherd.
Page for Bernice Burnette Myers (1923 - 2007)
Additional details for the family of John Beck and Jane Swearingem Beck of Swain County.

28 Dec 2009 Pages for these families: John Wesley McElroy and Catherine Poteat;
Nicholas Woodfin McElroy and Laura Samantha Deaver;
James Osborne McElroy and Julia H. Blackstock (including memories of their daughters Mary                                                
  and Kittie Sue).

26 Dec 2009 Pages for Bascom Lamar Lunsford, his parents James Bassett Lunsford and Leah Buckner, and
Leah's parents Hiram Buckner and Polly Marinda Deaver (daughter of Thomas Shepherd Deaver and
Louarta Keith).

27 Nov 2009 Pages for more Buckner families: Elliot Frank Buckner & Julia A. Davis;
Benjamin F. Buckner & Sarah Drake; and Benjamin J. Buckner & Rebecca Arrowood.

24 Nov 2009 Pages for Buckner families of north Buncombe County:  John R. Bucker and Lucretia Tatum;
Jesse Buckner and Mary Tatum; John A. Buckner and Susannah Roberts; Kelsey Buckner and Ann Hurst;
Joseph Emory Buckner and Lattie Anders; Nimrod Buckner and Nancy Anderson.

20 Nov 2009 Page for Great Grandmother Louisa Jane Reece (Lambert, Edwards), 1853 - 1930, based on new
information and photos provided by  her great grand-daughter Geraldine Edwards Kadak. Louisa's daughter was
Grandmother Bertha Lambert/Franklin Childers.

9 Nov 2009 Page for the family of Nimrod Buckner and Nancy Anderson Buckner.

29 Oct 2009 An update to the page for Roy and Inez (Shepherd) Childers and a new page for their
trip to New York in 1977.

27 Oct 2009 Page for Roberson Gaston Freeman and Sarah Buckner Freeman.

20 Oct 2009 Pages for Rev. Hoyt Blackwell, pastor of Piney Mountain Baptist Church from 1929 to 1937, when he left to
become President of Mars Hill College.

17 Oct 2009 Pages for the family of William Braxton Keith and Mary Catherine Roberts, including Civil War
veteran James Graham Keith and his brother John Yancey Keith.

16 Oct 2009 Pages for M. H. Kendall II, long-time pastor of Piney Mountain Baptist Church.

28 Aug 2009 Biographical Note on Harold Shepherd and Ola Whitt Shepherd.

21 Aug 2009 Page for John Angus McLeod, Jr.

20 Aug 2009 Pages for John Angus McLeod, the McLeod family, and daughter Evelyn McLeod

16 Aug 2009 Page for Horace Sams;
Page for the family of Josiah Manning Sams and Clarissa Proffitt Sams.

8 Aug 2009: Page for John Robert Sams.
Page for the family of Leroy Washington Sams and Ailey Brown Sams.

30 Jul 2009: Page for the family of William Alphonso Hopson and Frances Bruce.
Page for the families of Thomas L. Hobson.

24 Jul 2009: Page for George Elisha Greenlee, probable namesake for George Greenlee Hobson.

23 Jul 2009: Page for the marriages and families of Joseph Alexander Hopson (1803 - 1892).

8 Jul 2009: Page for Joseph Octave Morin.

7 Jul 2009: Page for the marriage of Sadie Hobson to Joseph Octave Morin and his subsequent
marriage to Lessie Ammons.
Page for the marriage of William C. Ammons to Ellen Keith.

30 June 2009: Page for the ancestry of William H. Howie (1865 - 1935). This information is very tentative, raising more
questions than it answers.
30 Dec 2009  Page for William Cecil Burnette, who died in 2007 at the age of 101; he was a son of John Comer
Burnette and Lillie Lou Bergie Shepherd.
Page for Bernice Burnette Myers (1923 - 2007)
Additional details for the family of John Beck and Jane Swearingem Beck of Swain County.

28 Dec 2009 Pages for these families: John Wesley McElroy and Catherine Poteat;
Nicholas Woodfin McElroy and Laura Samantha Deaver;
James Osborne McElroy and Julia H. Blackstock (including memories of their daughters Mary                                                
  and Kittie Sue).

26 Dec 2009 Pages for Bascom Lamar Lunsford, his parents James Bassett Lunsford and Leah Buckner, and
Leah's parents Hiram Buckner and Polly Marinda Deaver (daughter of Thomas Shepherd Deaver and
Louarta Keith).

27 Nov 2009 Pages for more Buckner families: Elliot Frank Buckner & Julia A. Davis;
Benjamin F. Buckner & Sarah Drake; and Benjamin J. Buckner & Rebecca Arrowood.

24 Nov 2009 Pages for Buckner families of north Buncombe County:  John R. Bucker and Lucretia Tatum;
Jesse Buckner and Mary Tatum; John A. Buckner and Susannah Roberts; Kelsey Buckner and Ann Hurst;
Joseph Emory Buckner and Lattie Anders; Nimrod Buckner and Nancy Anderson.

20 Nov 2009 Page for Great Grandmother Louisa Jane Reece (Lambert, Edwards), 1853 - 1930, based on new
information and photos provided by  her great grand-daughter Geraldine Edwards Kadak. Louisa's daughter was
Grandmother Bertha Lambert/Franklin Childers.

9 Nov 2009 Page for the family of Nimrod Buckner and Nancy Anderson Buckner.

29 Oct 2009 An update to the page for Roy and Inez (Shepherd) Childers and a new page for their
trip to New York in 1977.

27 Oct 2009 Page for Roberson Gaston Freeman and Sarah Buckner Freeman.

20 Oct 2009 Pages for Rev. Hoyt Blackwell, pastor of Piney Mountain Baptist Church from 1929 to 1937, when he left to
become President of Mars Hill College.

17 Oct 2009 Pages for the family of William Braxton Keith and Mary Catherine Roberts, including Civil War
veteran James Graham Keith and his brother John Yancey Keith.

16 Oct 2009 Pages for M. H. Kendall II, long-time pastor of Piney Mountain Baptist Church.

28 Aug 2009 Biographical Note on Harold Shepherd and Ola Whitt Shepherd.

21 Aug 2009 Page for John Angus McLeod, Jr.

20 Aug 2009 Pages for John Angus McLeod, the McLeod family, and daughter Evelyn McLeod

16 Aug 2009 Page for Horace Sams;
Page for the family of Josiah Manning Sams and Clarissa Proffitt Sams.

8 Aug 2009: Page for John Robert Sams.
Page for the family of Leroy Washington Sams and Ailey Brown Sams.

30 Jul 2009: Page for the family of William Alphonso Hopson and Frances Bruce.
Page for the families of Thomas L. Hobson.

24 Jul 2009: Page for George Elisha Greenlee, probable namesake for George Greenlee Hobson.

23 Jul 2009: Page for the marriages and families of Joseph Alexander Hopson (1803 - 1892).

8 Jul 2009: Page for Joseph Octave Morin.

7 Jul 2009: Page for the marriage of Sadie Hobson to Joseph Octave Morin and his subsequent
marriage to Lessie Ammons.
Page for the marriage of William C. Ammons to Ellen Keith.

30 June 2009: Page for the ancestry of William H. Howie (1865 - 1935). This information is very tentative, raising more
questions than it answers.
30 Dec 2009  Page for William Cecil Burnette, who died in 2007 at the age of 101; he was a son of John Comer
Burnette and Lillie Lou Bergie Shepherd.
Page for Bernice Burnette Myers (1923 - 2007)
Additional details for the family of John Beck and Jane Swearingem Beck of Swain County.

28 Dec 2009 Pages for these families: John Wesley McElroy and Catherine Poteat;
Nicholas Woodfin McElroy and Laura Samantha Deaver;
James Osborne McElroy and Julia H. Blackstock (including memories of their daughters Mary                                                
  and Kittie Sue).

26 Dec 2009 Pages for Bascom Lamar Lunsford, his parents James Bassett Lunsford and Leah Buckner, and
Leah's parents Hiram Buckner and Polly Marinda Deaver (daughter of Thomas Shepherd Deaver and
Louarta Keith).

27 Nov 2009 Pages for more Buckner families: Elliot Frank Buckner & Julia A. Davis;
Benjamin F. Buckner & Sarah Drake; and Benjamin J. Buckner & Rebecca Arrowood.

24 Nov 2009 Pages for Buckner families of north Buncombe County:  John R. Bucker and Lucretia Tatum;
Jesse Buckner and Mary Tatum; John A. Buckner and Susannah Roberts; Kelsey Buckner and Ann Hurst;
Joseph Emory Buckner and Lattie Anders; Nimrod Buckner and Nancy Anderson.

20 Nov 2009 Page for Great Grandmother Louisa Jane Reece (Lambert, Edwards), 1853 - 1930, based on new
information and photos provided by  her great grand-daughter Geraldine Edwards Kadak. Louisa's daughter was
Grandmother Bertha Lambert/Franklin Childers.

9 Nov 2009 Page for the family of Nimrod Buckner and Nancy Anderson Buckner.

29 Oct 2009 An update to the page for Roy and Inez (Shepherd) Childers and a new page for their
trip to New York in 1977.

27 Oct 2009 Page for Roberson Gaston Freeman and Sarah Buckner Freeman.

20 Oct 2009 Pages for Rev. Hoyt Blackwell, pastor of Piney Mountain Baptist Church from 1929 to 1937, when he left to
become President of Mars Hill College.

17 Oct 2009 Pages for the family of William Braxton Keith and Mary Catherine Roberts, including Civil War
veteran James Graham Keith and his brother John Yancey Keith.

16 Oct 2009 Pages for M. H. Kendall II, long-time pastor of Piney Mountain Baptist Church.

28 Aug 2009 Biographical Note on Harold Shepherd and Ola Whitt Shepherd.

21 Aug 2009 Page for John Angus McLeod, Jr.

20 Aug 2009 Pages for John Angus McLeod, the McLeod family, and daughter Evelyn McLeod

16 Aug 2009 Page for Horace Sams;
Page for the family of Josiah Manning Sams and Clarissa Proffitt Sams.

8 Aug 2009: Page for John Robert Sams.
Page for the family of Leroy Washington Sams and Ailey Brown Sams.

30 Jul 2009: Page for the family of William Alphonso Hopson and Frances Bruce.
Page for the families of Thomas L. Hobson.

24 Jul 2009: Page for George Elisha Greenlee, probable namesake for George Greenlee Hobson.

23 Jul 2009: Page for the marriages and families of Joseph Alexander Hopson (1803 - 1892).

8 Jul 2009: Page for Joseph Octave Morin.

7 Jul 2009: Page for the marriage of Sadie Hobson to Joseph Octave Morin and his subsequent
marriage to Lessie Ammons.
Page for the marriage of William C. Ammons to Ellen Keith.

30 June 2009: Page for the ancestry of William H. Howie (1865 - 1935). This information is very tentative, raising more
questions than it answers.
30 Dec 2009  Page for William Cecil Burnette, who died in 2007 at the age of 101; he was a son of John Comer
Burnette and Lillie Lou Bergie Shepherd.
Page for Bernice Burnette Myers (1923 - 2007)
Additional details for the family of John Beck and Jane Swearingem Beck of Swain County.

28 Dec 2009 Pages for these families: John Wesley McElroy and Catherine Poteat;
Nicholas Woodfin McElroy and Laura Samantha Deaver;
James Osborne McElroy and Julia H. Blackstock (including memories of their daughters Mary                                                
  and Kittie Sue).

26 Dec 2009 Pages for Bascom Lamar Lunsford, his parents James Bassett Lunsford and Leah Buckner, and
Leah's parents Hiram Buckner and Polly Marinda Deaver (daughter of Thomas Shepherd Deaver and
Louarta Keith).

27 Nov 2009 Pages for more Buckner families: Elliot Frank Buckner & Julia A. Davis;
Benjamin F. Buckner & Sarah Drake; and Benjamin J. Buckner & Rebecca Arrowood.

24 Nov 2009 Pages for Buckner families of north Buncombe County:  John R. Bucker and Lucretia Tatum;
Jesse Buckner and Mary Tatum; John A. Buckner and Susannah Roberts; Kelsey Buckner and Ann Hurst;
Joseph Emory Buckner and Lattie Anders; Nimrod Buckner and Nancy Anderson.

20 Nov 2009 Page for Great Grandmother Louisa Jane Reece (Lambert, Edwards), 1853 - 1930, based on new
information and photos provided by  her great grand-daughter Geraldine Edwards Kadak. Louisa's daughter was
Grandmother Bertha Lambert/Franklin Childers.

9 Nov 2009 Page for the family of Nimrod Buckner and Nancy Anderson Buckner.

29 Oct 2009 An update to the page for Roy and Inez (Shepherd) Childers and a new page for their
trip to New York in 1977.

27 Oct 2009 Page for Roberson Gaston Freeman and Sarah Buckner Freeman.

20 Oct 2009 Pages for Rev. Hoyt Blackwell, pastor of Piney Mountain Baptist Church from 1929 to 1937, when he left to
become President of Mars Hill College.

17 Oct 2009 Pages for the family of William Braxton Keith and Mary Catherine Roberts, including Civil War
veteran James Graham Keith and his brother John Yancey Keith.

16 Oct 2009 Pages for M. H. Kendall II, long-time pastor of Piney Mountain Baptist Church.

28 Aug 2009 Biographical Note on Harold Shepherd and Ola Whitt Shepherd.

21 Aug 2009 Page for John Angus McLeod, Jr.

20 Aug 2009 Pages for John Angus McLeod, the McLeod family, and daughter Evelyn McLeod

16 Aug 2009 Page for Horace Sams;
Page for the family of Josiah Manning Sams and Clarissa Proffitt Sams.

8 Aug 2009: Page for John Robert Sams.
Page for the family of Leroy Washington Sams and Ailey Brown Sams.

30 Jul 2009: Page for the family of William Alphonso Hopson and Frances Bruce.
Page for the families of Thomas L. Hobson.

24 Jul 2009: Page for George Elisha Greenlee, probable namesake for George Greenlee Hobson.

23 Jul 2009: Page for the marriages and families of Joseph Alexander Hopson (1803 - 1892).

8 Jul 2009: Page for Joseph Octave Morin.

7 Jul 2009: Page for the marriage of Sadie Hobson to Joseph Octave Morin and his subsequent
marriage to Lessie Ammons.
Page for the marriage of William C. Ammons to Ellen Keith.

30 June 2009: Page for the ancestry of William H. Howie (1865 - 1935). This information is very tentative, raising more
questions than it answers.