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Places We Lived – by Jim Evans
THE EARLIEST MEMORIES & PLACES WE LIVED I tell people that I have always (lived in Powell. It really seems this way. Out this is actually untrue since I lived some places before I came to Powell and once moved … Continue reading
The War – By Jim Evans
March 1998 THE WAR It was December 8. 1941. We were gathered in the school auditorium for a special news announcement. The entire school was present. The high school students had come dawn from the second floor of the building … Continue reading
Photo Gallery of descendants of Etta Evans Demarcus
N. F. Darr Civil War Widow’s Pension Application
J.H. Darr Civil War Pension Application
J. H. Darr Civil War Muster Rolls
John Underwood’s Will
Taken from Will Book .(early)..Dodson Surry County North Carolina pages 97, 98, and 99.) “In the name of God Amen. August ye 25th day 1793. I, John Underwood of the County of Surry and State of North Carolina, yeoman, being … Continue reading
Early Underwoods
Alexander Spotswood (1676 1740) was the Lieutenant Governor of colonial Virginia from 1710 to 1722, when he was removed. He tried to accomplish three things while he was in this office. (1) (regulate the fur trade with the Indians (2) … Continue reading
Bradshaw surname
According to http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Bradshaw: “This interesting surname is of pre 7th century Anglo-Saxon origins. It is locational from any one of the places called Bradshaw in the various counties of Lancashire, Derbyshire, and West Yorkshire, although the centre of most frequently occuring … Continue reading