Fain Family
Collection
Identifier: MSS 80-21
Content Description
The collection consists of papers relating to the Fain family of Cherokee County, NC, especially Mercer Fain (1820-1893) and his sons, John E. Fain and Alfred Allen Fain. Mercer Fain settled in Murphy, NC, around 1839. He was an attorney, land speculator, merchant, and a Confederate leader during the Civil War. He was also a railroad promoter and the first president of the Georgia & North Carolina Railroad, a narrow gauge line from Marietta, GA, which reached Murphy in 1888.
Dates
- 1832 - 1917
Conditions Governing Use
No publication fee is made for use of Western Carolina University Library special collections material in scholarly publications. The Library retains sole right to judge what constitutes a non-scholarly or commercial publication. Permission to publish commercially, in circumstances where the Library is qualified to grant it, requires proper authorization. Please contact Special Collections at specialcollections@wcu.edu for more information.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Condition Description
Good.
- Bible Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cox, Thomas A. (Thomas Augustus), 1863-
- Deeds -- North Carolina -- Cherokee County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fain family -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fain, Allen Alfred, 1866-1933
- Fain, George Mercer, 1820-1893
- Fain, John Edward, 1851-1920
- Families -- North Carolina -- Cherokee County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Land grants -- North Carolina, Western Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Legal documents -- North Carolina, Western Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Legal instruments Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photocopies Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Promissory notes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Receipts (financial records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Wills Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the Hunter Library - Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Cullowhee United States
Cullowhee United States
