Jacob Smith and Nancy Pinnegar had 6 Children and 38 Grandchildren. Of the 38 Grandchildren 21 were boys and 17 were girls. Of the 21 boys 17 fought for the Confederacy, 2 were under age, and for 2 their services are not known. Of the 17 Boys who were known to fought, 6 were captured and in…
Duggan This is an anglicized form of the Olde Gaelic name O Dubhagain. The Gaelic prefix “O” means “grandson” or “male descendant (of)” and the personal name “Dubhagan” the first element of which derives from the Gaelic “dubh” meaning “black” or “dark” and the diminutive suffix “an”. The principal O’Dugan or Duggan clan belonged to…
Many years ago my Father told me that we were German-Irish and though German DNA did show in the results it turned out to be more Scotch-Irish. The History of Scots-Irish People The history of the Scots-Irish people is riddled with hardship and violence. Their difficult history originates in their native country of Scotland. The…
Anderson Lewis was born on March 30, 1806 in Greene Virginia to Mary Polly Walker age 25 and John Lewis age 25.
Thomas Farrar – (1615-1694) – Of Lynn, Massachusetts, the elderly Mr. Farr was accused of witchcraft and spent five months in prison before he was released. He was born to Thomas and Athellred Thomas Farrar in Lancaster, England in about 1615. He married Elizabeth Thomas in about 1635 and the couple would have seven children.…
John Wade Hicks Was born in 1826 Stokes County North Carolina to James Hicks and Mary Smith. His Wife was Nancy Jane Smith who also was born in Stokes County in 1829. Together they had 8 children. Thenia Hicks 1862-Unknown Peter Hicks 1851-1914 James Wade Hicks 1855-1928 Robert William Hicks 1856-1929 Mary Frances Hicks 1859-Unknown Tempy Catherine Hicks 1864-1906…
Gerald Emmett Glover Birth: May 8, 1898 Minnesota, USA Death: Jul. 27, 1961 Highland Falls Orange County New York, USA Gerald Emmett Glover was a Pvt First Cl WW1 veteran of the 166th Infantry Company I 42nd Rainbow Division. He served at Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, Saint-Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Gerald reenlisted after returning home on May…
Monument in Stokes County. Unit was one of the longest running in the Confederacy.
Confederate burial downtown High Point. What was once the Barbee Hotel became a Confederate Hospital. These photographs are Civil War related to the area of High Point Pilot Mountain Dr. Andrew Jackson Sapp Dr. Sapp attended soldiers at the Biltmore Hotel while used as a hospital during the Civil War. At least fifty…
Walter Lee Duggins son of Sarah Duggins father unknown married Hattie Mae Duggins daughter of Wm Duggins and Minerva Jane Hicks. Hattie died young of Tuberculosis after her daughter Carrie Lee was born. Walter Lee then married Prudy Bowman. There are different variations of the Duggins surname being Duggin, Duggan and Dugan. A Brief History of…
Huggerwoggle and the Family Reserve 