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Davis, Lydia & Martha
I am trying to find some information about the McDowell County poor Farm/Alms house. It may have been in Higgins Township. I am looking for their cemetery or death information on their residence. I am interested in a Lydia & Martha Davis that lived there in 1900. Martha also lived there in 1910. Her deth [...]
Delayed Birth Certificates
Years ago, births were written in family Bibles, on notes of paper, etc. when the government required birth certificates, then people of all ages applied for delayed birth certificates. A delayed birth certificate is one that is not filed within a set period of time, in North Carolina this is within a year of the [...]
York, Celia
I’m trying to find the husband of Celia York?I know she had a daughter Jane and son William.I believe she cohabitated and or married an Andy Shade.Any help would be appreciated. Contact: Robert Shade
Brooks
I recently found your contact information on the Mcdowell County, NC Genealogy website in regards to the Brooks surname. My family and I have been searching for information regarding my Great Grandfather Stanley Thomas Brooks. He was born May 1st, 1898 in McDowell Co, NC. But, we have been told that his last name was [...]
Links Page Updated
New resource links have been added to the Resource Links Page
1782-1982 Membership Lists at Bill’s Creek Baptist Church
Many of McDowell County citizens have their roots in surrounding counties, one of which is Rutherford County where Bill’s Creek Baptist Church is located. A wonderful resource book by Helen Mason Lu of Dallas, Texas is “Bill’s Creek Baptist Church, Two Hundred Year History, 1782-1982“. I am privileged to have a copy of this wonderful [...]
Biographies of McDowell County, NC Residents
If you have any biographical information you’d like to share with other researchers, please email for inclusion on this biographies section. McDowell Bios Found in NC Archives
Jamison/Jimison/Jamerson/Jimieson/Jimmerson
I’m trying to find out information concerning the first husband(s) of Margaret “Maggie” Jamison/Jimison/Jamerson/Jimieson/Jimmerson who was born around 1866 in McDowell County and died in 1933 in Haywood County. She married Doctor Avery Taylor in 1889 but she had children previously, including my grandmother “Jessie Clementine” who married Theodore Vance Davis, my great aunt “Cora [...]
Look for Your McDowell County, NC Family in the Surrounding Counties.
Genealogical Societies with contact information. You may find information on McDowell County, NC families at the following locations. County NCWeb Site Facility Days/Hours Location Phone Buncombe Old Buncombe Genealogical Society Mondays: 1p – 4:30pTuesday-Friday: 9:30 – 4:30pSaturday 10:00 AM – 1 PM 128 Bingham Road, Suite 700Asheville, NC 828.253-1894 Cleveland Broad River Genealogical Society, Inc. [...]
