Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society, Inc.

P.O. BOX 817, Sparta, N.C. 28675

President: Walter P. Johnson				
Vice President: M.O. Zimmerman
Secretary: Lou Reid Landreth
Treasurer: Mildred Torney

Vol. 2, No. 3		 		September 1980		BULLETIN NO. 4

From the President:

	Our September meeting was cancelled as a courtesy to the Whitehead Community Club, which had also scheduled a meeting of historical interest to the County for the same date.  The Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society, Inc. congratulates the White head community on its dedication of the Whitehead Academy as a historical landmark and for recognizing those who made significant contributions to the school and community.  

	We are happy to report that we now have space for the museum items that will be collected.  Mr. Jack Martin of Sparta Pipes has arranged for the offices area of the old Pope Factory building to be available for the museum.  This space will adequately store and display the artifacts we anticipate will be made available by interested individuals.  

	At our October meeting the procedure for election of new officers to provide leadership for the Society in 1981 will be discussed.  The election of officers will take place at our November meeting.  They will take office at the close of the November meeting.

	Other subjects to be discussed at the October meeting will be a factual review of programs already underway, our process to date, and projections relative to a completion of each.  

	Everyone is urged to attend both October and November meetings and participate in all discussions and decisions.  

From the Committees:

CEMETERY: Elvira Crouse reports that she’s exited about the progress on the cemetery surveys.  Many workers have completed their filed work and are ain the process of final copying, still trying to locate some specific information, or holding their reports for a final check.  We have had an especially good response to abandoned family cemeteries in the last month.

		Enough interest has been created among outsiders that inquiries of various kinds are coming in.  For example: “How can we get a fence around a cemetery?” or “How do we go about getting markers for a grave?”  We’ve head that because of this interest there are drives among families to raise money to erect fences and make needed repairs.  We have two groups of people who have already set aside work days to clean up and repair two abandoned cemeteries.  We hope this will continue throughout the county.

	Township chairmen are urged to keep in touch with workers and make every effort to have all the cemetery reports completed by the end of the year.

HISTORY: At the August meeting of our Society, Mildred Taylor presented an interesting report on the Peach Bottom Mine.  The site of this old mine is near the Stratford community of our County.  Peach Bottom was first opened in 1832 and copper was mined for a short period of time.  It was reopened in 1858 and again around the turn of the century.  In addition to copper, silver and gold are also believed to have been found in economically recoverable quantities.  A copy of this report was presented to the Society’s Library and will be a part of the history of Alleghany County.  

MUSEUM: Roy Crouse reports that plans for the Alleghany County Museum have now progressed to the point that we can begin listing artifacts which will be donated or loaned to the museum.  The specific date to bring articles to the museum at the old Pipe Plant will be announced.  Anyone having anything to donate or loan should contact their township Museum Committee member.  Necessary forms are available for tax purposes to those making outright gifts to the Museum.

GENEALOGY INQURIES: 

	Wish to correspond with descendants of Susanna Wagoner, daughter of Sarah Hoppers and Henry Wagoner, married Edward Morris.  Moved to Owen County, Indiana.  

	Need the name of William Hoppers’ wife, Catherine_________, born November 5, 1807.

	Wish to correspond with descendants of Emily J. Toliver, born about 1839, daughter of Charles and Patience Jones Toliver, married December 3, 1865 to W. Lee Osborne.  

	Seeking information on Mazy Toliver, born about 1843, daughter of Charles and Patience Jones Toliver, married George Powell.

	Seeking information on Phebe Toliver, born about 1837, daughter of Charles and Patience Jones Toliver, married April 2, 1854 to Alivn Parsons, born June 3, 2829. Moved to Wise County Virginia.  

Please contact the Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society if you have any information regarding the people listed above.