This document can be found at the Lincoln County Historical Association, the Alfred Nixon Collection. IN MEMORIAM VARDRY ALEXANDER MCBEE 1818-1904 In the death of Mr. McBee Lincolnton
Continue readingAuthor's bio: In his first career, F. Andrew Dowdy worked in the oil business as a petroleum engineer, geologist, and corporate officer. In his second, he served as a US diplomat,
Continue readingAn original of this document can be found at the Lincoln County Historical Association, the Alfred Nixon Collection. The HAUSS FAMILY of LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. By A. NIXON The
Continue readingWhile he studied medicine with his uncle, Dr. David Warlick Schenck, in Lincoln County, John M. Richardson kept a diary of the weather, his daily activities, his patients, the topic
Continue readingIn 1999, while tracing my grandfather’s family, I learned that I descended from Ephraim A. Yother of Gilmer County, Georgia. (The German surnames, Joder, Yoder, Yeoder, Yother, etc., are used
Continue readingWithout background, it seems that this area would be an unlikely choice for the scene of a significant Revolutionary War battle. Understanding the dynamics at play, however, explains why the
Continue readingCompiled and Edited by Herbert W. Stanford III 28 January 2022 By 1920, for African-Americans in the South, the optimism of the Reconstruction era had turned into 30 years of
Continue readingSchool for African Americans in Lincoln Today “separate but equal” may elicit a blank stare from students hearing it for the first time. For Lincoln County, however, it was very
Continue readingAs recalled by local historian David C. Heavner, 1918-2007 As my granddaughter, Jessica Bailey Kuster, and her father-in-law Jack Kuster were busy trying to make a plot of the graves
Continue readingGenealogy is much more than names and dates. They say everyone has a story, and it’s true. The precious memories of your parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins and
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