The Wests of Wilkes

“If a man has something to say that is worth saying one time he should let the written or printed word keep on saying it after he is gone.” “…I felt that it was necessary for me to do something to keep us from being entirely forgotten.” James Larkin Pearson, Poet Laureate of North Carolina, from 1953 to 1981

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Saturday, July 30, 2011

The Mingo and Tuscarora Indians

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I still don’t quite understand who really owns the land on Mt. Zion Road, the ancestral home of many of my relatives.   Is it the Mingo Trib...
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The Cemetery

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In my last post I described the land at Stony Fork.   In this one I would like to go a step further in the description by telling about the ...
Monday, July 25, 2011

Stony Fork

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No matter which migration route that Alexander West I took, he eventually made it to the land that later became part of Wilkes County.   Be...
Friday, July 22, 2011

What Did Alexander West I Find When He Came to Wilkes County?

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He found Indians and danger! Tradition indicates that many hard-fought battles occurred between the white settlers and the Indians among t...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Migration Routes and Their Effects on Settlements

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Most genealogists stress the importance of studying the migration routes of those who settled in specific areas.   Until recently, I haven’...
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