Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society, Inc.

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

President: M.O. Zimmerman				
Vice President: Lorene Sturgill
Secretary: Lou Reid Landreth
Treasurer: Mildred Torney

Vol. 3, No. 2		 		June 1981 			BULLETIN NO. 7

From the President:

	Let me emphasize again the importance of gathering and preserving family histories, county and business organizations, other historical data and events, and photographs pertinent to the heritage of Alleghany County.  In going forward with such a program for collecting and recording the historical information of Alleghany County, the Society has taken two major steps:

1.	Arranged for the Alleghany High School to sponsor a class that will research and write up certain family histories.  This work will be under the direction of Mrs. Burr Bost.
2.	Entered into an agreement with the Hunter Publishing Company of Winston-Salem for the eventual publication of a book on the Heritage of Alleghany County.

More detailed information on both of these efforts will be forthcoming.  The historical information to be gathered will cover the people and events in the County from colonial times to the present.

Upon the resignation of Miss Mildred Taylor, Chairman of the History Committee, Mr. Clifford Record was appointed to fill the position.  We look forward to this association.  It will take the cooperation and effort of all of us to make this important phase of our program a success.  Let’s get involved!

From the Committees:

Cemetery: Not much progress to show here.  We have had a few more reports turned in, but have discovered as many additional ones.  We figure there’s still about 40 cemetery reports to be turned in.  Alton and Lou Reid Landreth, the Zimmerman’s and Robert Andrews made a concentrated effort on several occasions and surveyed over a dozen cemeteries.  Finishing up in this project seems to be a slow process, so anyone able to help should contact the Secretary to determine what cemeteries are yet to be surveyed.  

	The following is a continuation of the list prepared by the Secretary of some of the earliest births and the ages of some of the oldest people.

Cemetery		Name of Person		Born Earliest		Lived the Longest

Crouse, McDaniel	Katie Willey					       111y
			Polly Spurlin, Wife of John	            1796

Hoppers 		D. Hoppas (d.2-1816 at 59 y)                     1757
			John Hoppas			03-06-1790
			Sary (Hoppers) Wagoner		05-27-1797

McMillan, John		John McMillan			03-    -1795
			Narcissa McMillan		07-08-1798

Mt. Sinai		Elisha Cockerham & Wife Jeremiah		   111y

Mt. Zion			D.D. Taylor			12-11-1798
			Nancy Black			04-23-1802
			William Black			04-02-1793
			M. B. Williams			08-29-1805
			J.B. Caldwell			10-02-1806
			Ansol Hendricks					110 y

Moxley, William		Zachariah Moxley		06-10-1796
			Mary Moxley			10-25-1772	99y, 5m, 27d.

Myers Family 		Nancy Taylor			           1798
			Benjamin Taylor			           1791

Osborne, Eld. F.M. 	Grace Phipps			11-13-1801

Parsons, Squire John	John Parsons			           1803
			Margaret Gambill			           1802

Parsons, Solomon	Lydia Sturgill Parsons		02-25-1778
			Solomon Parsons			06-05-1772

Prathers Creek 		Phoebe Spurlin Moxley 				104 y

Reeves, Enoch/Kilby 	Rev. Enoch Reeves		06-18-1801

Richardson, Joshua	John Richardson			09-03-1796
			Thurse Richardson		06-04-1791
			Joshua Richardson		06-03-1803
			Marcessa Richardson		           1808

Shiloh Methodist 		Emaline Bland Sexton				107 y
			G.H. Doughton, Esq.				99y, 1m, 5d.
			J.D. (Joseph Doughton)		            1700’s
			Elizabeth Belvins					170 y
			Elizabeth Belvins Hodge				99y, 11m, 17d.
			Major Anderson Hodge		06-12-1808
			Allan Gentry			10-28-1807
			Rebecca Gentry			10-26-1806
			Lynda Smith			           1806
			Ettie Mabe					101y, 5m, 6d.

Sparta			Phoebe A. Rector					101y, 9m, 2d.
			Nancy Jane Burchett				100y, 2m, 11d.

Spurlin, Z.		Zachariah Spurlin			           1747

Sturgill, Francis		Francis Sturgill			    ca   1755
			Rebecca Sturgill Weaver		03-01-1791
			James Sturgill			           1730

Toliver			Tabitha Toliver			           1765

Truitt			Alexander Richardson		02-01-1805

Union Prim. Bapt.	William Watson (1818)	           d 	02-20-1924	106 y
			Kester McKiney Anderson		10-30-1805

Waddell, Burgess		Burgess Waddell			04-07-1802

Weaver, A.J. 		William Weaver, Jr. 		02-22-1787
			Sarah Weaver			06-17-1802

Williams, “old”		Hudson Jones			07-01-1796	100y, 6m, 29d.
			Bersheba Jones			10-22-1801
			John Williams			11-17-1777
			Jane Williams			?          1700’s

UNKNOWN		M.Y.B.				06-       -1808

MUSEUM: Many of the items that we reported in the last Bulletin as having been donated to he Museum have been delivered to our quarters in the Old Pipe Factory Building.  Chairman Roy Crouse scheduled a couple of workshop sessions and some of us met to clean up and organize those items.

	Insurance to cover the Museum material is now in effect.  We are anticipating the receipt of additional material and more work-shops will be scheduled.  Help is needed for these work shop sessions.