Military records

Content Description Lewis J. Smith (1843-1901) was born in Haywood County, NC. He served as a Confederate soldier during the Civil War. After the war, Smith settled in the East LaPorte and Cullowhee area of Jackson County, NC. He was a member of the first Board of Trustees of Western Carolina University, then known as Cullowhee High School and later Cullowhee Normal & Industrial School. He served in the North Carolina Senate (1889).The collection concerns the Smith and McGuire families. ...

Content Description The items concern the Penland family of Burke and Clay counties, NC, and include petitions, wills, indenture statements, inventories, and a real estate ledger. An account book is missing. Specific items include a 1794 road petition in Burke County, NC, signed by William Penland; George Penland's War of 1812 pay roll and muster roll cards (1815-1817); documents settling William Penland's estate (1815-1816); an indenture document between George Penland and James Patton (1825); property...

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials related to the Stringfield, Sloan, Love, and related families of Haywood County, NC. It includes photos, genealogical material and papers relating to William William Stringfield II's service during World War II. The first addition to the collection includes correspondence, diaries and legal documents concerning the Stringfield, Sloan and Love families. The second addition to the Stringfield, Love, and Sloan families primarily concerns...