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 [...]
Check out marriages for McDowell County, NC citizens listed on US GenWeb Archives
I have been looking for my great-great grandma for a long time and cont’ find her grave or who her parents are. Any help would be appreciated. Her name is SUSAN McENTIRE She married JAMES TURNER, son of Samuel and Fanny Turner. She was born about 1830 I think they lived in the area of [...]
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
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 [...]
New resource links have been added to the Resource Links Page
The North Carolina State Archives is an overwhelming, treasure trove of information for the genealogy researcher. My visit to the archives was too short! I was there about 4-5 hours. The problem – I didn’t knwo what to expect or how to plan for the visit. I hope the information below will help you make [...]
Newspapers of McDowell County (all or partial) on microfilm, State Archives Express, weekly, 1895 Lamp Post, weekly, 1881 Marion Messenger, weekly, 1896-1898 Marion Progress, weekly, 1905, 1906, 1909 – 1956 Marion Record, weekly, 1894 – 1895 McDowell Democrat, weekly, 1905 – 1909 McDowell News, tri-weekly, 1962 – 1994 Mountain Mercury, weekly, 1863 Western Enterprise, weekly, [...]
The NCGenWeb is dedicated to free genealogy research. They are currently collecting resources on African-American genealogy. Check out the following sites that are filled with rich information: NCGenWeb site on African-American Special Projects. Tom Blake’s Slave Data is one of the largest list of slave holders in 1860 and census for 1870 If you have African [...]
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 [...]
