Some Revolutionary Heroes of Rutherford
Clarence Griffin recounts Rutherford County figures from the Revolutionary era. Robert Lewis, born 1752 in Virginia, fought against Tories in South Carolina and later died in 1799 in Kentucky. Charles Crawford Lewis, born 1761, served in North Carolina militia, later entered politics, and married Elizabeth Russell, with thirteen children. The piece traces family ties, land, bear-hunt anecdotes, and local settlement history.
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Robert Lewis
John Lewis
Sarah Taliaferro Lewis
Hanover County
Virginia
South Carolina
Chloe
James Miller
Rutherford County
N. C
Augusta
John Martin
Clarke County
Lewis
America
Charles Crawford Lewis
John
Sarah Taliaferro
Albemarle County
George Russell, Sr
Chas. Lewis
Rutherfordton
Broad River
George Russell, Jr
John A. Whitesides
Elias Lynch
George Russel Sr
Ferguson
Geo Biggerstaff
Frances Terrell
Joel Terrell, Jr
Anna Lewis Terrell
Chisolma Griffin
Cool Springs Township
Union
Greenberry Griffin
William Lewis Griffin
Rutherford-Buncombe
Better Forest City Through Worker Co operation
The statement calls for tangible cooperation and support for working men and women in Forest City, aiming at a final result of a better city. It emphasizes collective effort and civic improvement as the path forward.
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Forest City
Blanton Reunion at Mt Olivet Baptist Church
Descendants of the late Frank Blanton plan a reunion between Ellenboro and Hollis at Mt Olivet Baptist Church on Thursday July 17. All children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, relatives and friends are invited with baskets. Choirs or string bands are welcome to provide music. A brief history of Frank Blanton will be read during the day.
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Frank Blanton
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
Ellenboro
Hollis
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