Anders Family
David Asbel Anders with
grandson Jim and wife
Tina Smith Anders Family

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Rufus and Florence Hall Owen Family in 1947
Rufus and Florence Hall Owen and children

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Transylvania County, NC GenWeb Project
"Digging Into The Genealogy of Our Ancestors"

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Transylvania County  

Erected Since the Last Census [1860] 

County Seat: Brevard

County Officers  

Attorney: ________
Clerk Co. Court: G. Orr
Clerk Superior Court: O. L. Erwin
Chairman Co. Court, R. H. Hamilton
Clerk and M. in Eq. _____
Coroner: J. W. Clayton
Register: J. Bracken, Jr.
Sheriff: G. W. Wilson
Surveyor: ________
Standard Keeper: ________
Trustee: G. C. Neill, Jr.
Treas. Public Buildings: B. C. Lankford
Select Court: R. Hamilton, S. Wilson, J. L. Leonard

Churches and Pastors  

Baptist  

Bethel, Cathey’s Creek, J. H. Duckworth
Boilstone, Davidson River, A. W. Brooks
Blue Ridge, Cedar Mountain, M. E. Smith
Cathey’s Creek, G. W. Brooks
Corinth, Cathey’s Creek, J. H. Duckworth
East Fork, Cherry Field, T. Looper
Enon, Davidson River, A. W. Beck
Little River, Cathey’s Creek, J. H. Duckworth
Macedonia, Cathey’s Creek, J. H. Duckworth
Pleasant Valley, Cherry Field, S. Butler
Shoal Creek, Cathey’s Creek, W. C. Dunn
Zion, Cherry Field, M. Mason
 

Methodist  

Brevard, A. F. English
Brevard, W. P. Done
Dennis’ Rock, A. F. English
East Fork, A. F. English
Little River, A. F. English
Oak Grove, Mr. Bomar
Pine Grove, Mr. Bomar
Davidson’s River Presbyterian, R. H., Chapman, D. D.
Davidson’s River, Presbyterian, U.S.A., J. C. Carson
 

Schools  

Corinth Academy, Cherry Field
Davidson’s River Academy, Davidson’s River
French Broad Academy, Brevard
 

Hotel  

Brevard Hotel, W. W. Moore, Prop. 

Lawyers  

Duckworth, W. B., Brevard
Whitmore, F. J., Brevard
 

Merchants  

Bennett & Yancey, Brevard
Duckworth, Wm., Cherry Field
Erwin Cash & Sons, Brevard
Lankford, B. C., Davidson’s River
 

Ministers  

Beck, A. A., bap., Davidson’s River
Chapman, R. H., Presb., Asheville
Carson, J. C., Presb., Mills River
Dunn, W. C., Bap, Cherry Field
Brooks, _____, Bap., Dunn’s Rock
Dunn, W. C., Bap., Cathey’s Creek
Duckworth, J. H., Bap., Cathey’s Creek
Mason, M., bap., Cherry Field
English, A. F., meth., Davidson’s River
Bomar, ______, Meth., Brevard
England, A. A., Meth., Brevard
 

Mills and Owners  

Brevard, S. King
West Fork, John Owens, Sr.
West Fork, G. Shaford
West Fork, John Owens, Jr.
Cherry Field, J. M. Morgan
Davis’, E. Davis
Davidson’s River, H. Cagle
Dunn’s Rock, B. F. Atkins
Dunn’s Rock, A. W. Beck
Eastator, G. W. Whetmire
Eastfork, J. Gillespie
Gloucester, W. R. Galloway
Gloucester, W. R. Garren
Island Ford, B. F. Allen
Kings, S. King
Little River, Shaford & Bros.
Morgan’s, J. M. Morgan
Williamson’s Creek, W. Wilson
North Fork, W. Robinson
 

Physicians  

Brooks, W., Dunn’s Rock
Harris, J. A., Brevard
Jones, J. M., Brevard
Lyday, A. J., Davidson’s River
 

Mechanics  

Orr, Joshua, Carpenter, Davidson’s River
Shaford, Geo., Millright, Davidson’s River
Clayton, Geo, Carpenter, Brevard
England, Ephraim, Carpenter, Brevard
Orr, Eph., Carpenter, Davidson’s River
 

Post Offices and Post Masters  

Wm. W. Moore
Claytonsville, J. H. Hood
Cherry Field, J. L. Senard
Cathey’s Creek, J. Hamblen
Dunn’s Rock, G. C. Neill
Davidson’s River, E. Patton
Fayetteville, Jas. H. Hood