Some of these may be out of print, but you may be able to find them
on Ebay, etc.
Deep Creek Baptist
Church
Description: List of members from 1815-1830 and
1848-1932. I (Julious) have a list of members from 1810-1814 but
can not tell when they joined. Deep Creek Baptist Church was
originally located on Deep Creek near Ruby S.C. but was moved to
Anson Co. in 1823. It was constituted in 1778.
lookup volunteer: Julious,
Jlburr@aol.com
Tyson - Wheless
Cemetery (in Ansonville)
lookup volunteer: Thomas Wayne Biddy
web3943@charweb.org
Anson County
Heritage Book
Description: 395 pp. ill. This book is a collection of
articles written by and about Anson Countians.
Availability: Unknown
Anson County, North
Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1749-1766, Abstracts of Wills &
Estates, 1749-1795, Brent H. Holcomb
A History of Anson
County, North Carolina, 1750-1976, Mary L. Medley
Anson County Will Books
Volumes available: Vol. 1 - 1790-1834, Vol. 2 - 1834-1845. Vol.
3 - 1845-1856, Vol. 4 - 1856-1874, Vol. 5 - Jan 1875-May 1889,
Vol. 6 - June 1889-Jan 1900
These books are complete wills, not abstracts, and have a full
name index in the back of each book. They are $12.00 each, with
a 10% discount on orders over $50.00. To order, contact Simmons
Historical Publications, P. O. Box 108, Mayfield, Ky 42066 (270)
247-4208, or through our e-mail address
simmonspublications@hotmail.com.
Concord United
Methodist Church, Anson County, North Carolina, Miscellaneous
Records 1884 - 1966, Jerry T. Kendall, 1996.
Description: The book contains names from several Sunday
School Rolls, and other Sunday School Records. It also contains
the Deeds to church land, a short history of Concord
Cemetery, some plats of different sections of the
cemetery, and several photographs showing the location of grave
markers. It has 54 pages and is indexed.
Availability: Books can be ordered from Jerry T. Kendall,
504 Thomas Street, Bennettsville, SC 29512-2532. email -
jtkendall@marlboroelectric.net
Concord United
Methodist Church, Anson County, North Carolina, Church Register
1894-1994, Jerry T. Kendall, 1995.
Description: It has 73 pages and is indexed. It also
contains the church membership records for 100 years, some
baptisms, and some marriages. It has a small number of
photographs.
Availability:Books can be ordered from Jerry T. Kendall,
504 Thomas Street, Bennettsville, SC 29512-2532. $15 plus
postage. Email
jtkendall@marlboroelectric.net
Concord Cemetery,
Anson County, North Carolina, , Jerry T. Kendall,
1994.
Description: It contains a list of all the grave markers
in the cemetery and covers the period from around 1840 through
December 31, 1993. The book has 28 pages and the names are
arranged in alphabetical order.
Availability:It can be obtained from the Church
Secretary/Treasurer, Route 2, Wadesboro, NC. $8 plus postage.
Email:
jtkendall@marlboroelectric.net
1850 Anson Co., N.C.
Census, c1985
Description: 1166 families, 122p. Spiral bound, indexed.
Availability: Linda Garner, 138 Pineknot Farms Rd., Box
Springs, GA 31801. $27.00 + $4.00 S/H.
Type Talk of
Lilesville Township, Anson County, Emma Goodwin. c.
1990.
Description: 687 pages. This book covers the years 1848
when the first newspaper (Argus) was begun, and goes through
1933. This tells about early marriages, deaths, schools,
churches, and businesses.
Library of Congress card no. 90-71694
Availability: Emma Goodwin, Rt. 1 Box 10-A, Lilesville,
NC 28091. $40, plus $3.50 shipping
Type Talk II of
Lilesville Township, Anson County, Emma Goodwin. c.
1992.
Description: 500 pages. This book covers the years
1934-1940 (the depression years), and was taken from the
newspapers. There is a sketch of the 1924 Lilesville School on
the cover and has lots of school class pictures. It tells of
government programs, CWA, WPA and NYA and CCC camps to help the
people get through these years.
Library of Congress Call no. F264.253 G66 1992
Availability: Emma Goodwin, Rt. 1 Box 10-A, Lilesville,
NC 28091. $40, plus $3.50 shipping.
Type Talk III of
Lilesville Township, Anson County, Emma Goodwin c. 1996.
Description: 384 pages, blue cover with an outline of
Anson County on front. This book covers the years 1941-1949 and
gives a "word picture" of Anson County during WWII. Coverage
includes activities of churches, schools, draft board, rationing
board, blackouts, Red Cross, scrap metal drives and savings bond
drives. Deaths include seven Lilesville soldiers-manuevers and
pictures of war brides and Lilesville servicemen.
Library of Congress Call no. F264.253 G67 1996
Availability: Emma Goodwin, Rt. 1 Box 10-A, Lilesville,
NC 28091. $40, plus $3.50 shipping.
Our heroes of
World War II , by Hazel Freeman and Emma Goodwin.
Charlotte, N.C. : Herb Eaton Historical Publications; Marceline,
Mo. : Walsworth Pub. Co., c1993.
Description: 356 pages. Covers the years 1941-1949.
Pictures of 372 soldiers from all over Anson County. We found
names of training camps, when they came home of furloughs, when
they went overseas, promotions, awards, and if wounded or died
in action. SUBJECT: World War, 1939-1945--North Carolina--Anson
County--Registers.
LIBRARY HOLDINGS: LOCATION: NCC (UNC Chapel Hill) -- CALL
NUMBER: C971.4 F85o. Library of Congress Card No. 93.61235
Availability: Emma Goodwin, Rt. 1 Box 10-A, Lilesville,
NC 28091. $40, plus $3.50 shipping.
Eastview Cemetery
Availability: Anson County Historical Society, 206 E.
Wade Street, Wadesboro, NC 28170. $50 plus $5 shipping.
Cemeteries of
Anson County Vol. 1, Anson County Historical
Society, Wadesboro, N.C. 1996.
Description: with map and index to map.
Availability: Anson County Historical Society, 206 E.
Wade St., Wadesboro, NC 28170. $50 + $5 P/H. For more
information contact Glenda Livingston,
achs@vnet.net, at the Historical Society.
Cemeteries of
Anson County Vol. 2, Anson County Historical
Society, Wadesboro, N.C.
Availability: Anson County Historical Society, 206 East Wade
St., Wadesboro, N.C. 28170. $40 + $7 S/H. For more information
contact Glenda Livingston,
achs@vnet.net, at the Historical Society.
Purchase Volume 1 & Volume 2
together for $80 plus $9 S/H.
Wadesboro, N.C. -
A Pictorial Tribute, Anson County Historical
Society, Wadesboro, N.C.
Availability: Anson County Historical Society, 206 East Wade
St., Wadesboro, N.C. 28170. $20 + $5 S/H. For more information
contact Glenda Livingston,
achs@vnet.net, at the Historical Society.
Marie Gulledge Wiggins genealogical collection
Description: On 6 microfilm reels. Compiled by Marie
Gulledge Wiggins. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah,
1990. Microfilm of original manuscript collection loaned by
Marie Gulledge Wiggins. Many Anson names!!
History of Anson
County, North Carolina, 1750-1976, Mary L. Medley,
Anson County Historical Society, 1976.
Description: 417 pages, illustrated, 18 leaves of plates.
Includes index.
Availability: LIBRARY HOLDINGS: LOCATION: NCC Cotten --
CALL NUMBER: CC971.4 M49h STATUS: NonCirculating
Willow Bend Books,
http://server.mediasoft.net/ScottC/NC.htm, 39475 Tollhouse
Road, Lovettsville, VA 20180-9703. $35.00 + $4.00 S/H
Anson County,
North Carolina, deed abstracts, 1749-1766, abstracts of wills &
estates, 1749-1795, by Brent H. Holcomb.
Genealogical Pub. Co. , Baltimore, 1980.
Description: Originally published in three volumes,
Clinton, South Carolina, 1974-1975. Consolidated, repaged, and
reprinted with a new index and table of contents. Since no Anson
County court minutes exist except for 1771 to 1777, the returns
provided here contain information on some wills and estates no
longer extant. Also included is the 1763 tax list which,
although incomplete, is the earliest surviving tax list for the
county.
Availability: LIBRARY HOLDINGS: LOCATION: NCC (Univ. NC
at Chapel Hill) -- CALL NUMBER: C971.4 H72a2
Genealogical Publishing Co.
http://www.genealogical.com/1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore
MD 21202. Item #2765. $20.00 + P/H
Anson County,
North Carolina : abstracts of early records, May
Wilson McBee, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1978.
Availability: LIBRARY HOLDINGS: LOCATION: NCC (UNC-Chapel
Hill) -- CALL NUMBER: C929 M118a1
Genealogical Publishing Co.,
http://www.genealogical.com/, 1001 N. Calvert St.,
Baltimore, MD 21202. Item #3480, ask for Clearfield
Publishing--associate of Genealogical Publishing. $12.50 + $3.50
P/H
Abstracts of Land
Entries : Iredell Co, NC, 1789-1804, Cabarrus Co, NC, 1793-1795,
Anson Co, NC, 1795-1797, by A.B. Pruitt, Rocky
Mount NC, c1990.
Availability: LIBRARY HOLDINGS: LOCATION: NCC (Univ. NC
at Chapel Hill) -- CALL NUMBER: C971.49 P97a
Tax lists,
1903-1906 [manuscript]
Description: Volumes list taxpayers alphabetically with
black and white accounts differentiated, amounts owed and
amounts paid recorded, and county, state, school, and road taxes
entered in separate columns.
HOLDINGS AT OTHER LIBRARIES: LOCATION: Special Collections
Library at Duke Univ. -- CALL NUMBER: L:6763-6766
Arnold and Cooley
Ledger, 1854-1855
Description: Merchant's account book from Wadesboro,
Anson County.
HOLDINGS AT OTHER LIBRARIES: LOCATION: Special Collections
Library at Duke Univ. -- CALL NUMBER: F:5111
Union forces in
Anson County under the command of General William Sherman :
March, 1865, Anson County Historical Society.
LIBRARY HOLDINGS: LOCATION: NCC Univ. NC at Chapel Hill -- CALL
NUMBER: Cp970.73 U575a
Anson County North
Carolina Abstract of Wills 1750-1880, compiled by
Reva Nance Carpenter.
Description: Includes a brief history of the early
settlers of North Carolina
HOLDINGS AT OTHER LIBRARIES: LOCATION: Perkins Quarto at Duke
University -- CALL NUMBER: 929.3756753 C296, A622, 1976
Sneedsborough,
circa 1790-1835, Anson County Historical Society,
1985. LIBRARY HOLDINGS: LOCATION: NCC UNC at Chapel Hill -- CALL
NUMBER: Cp971.4 S67a
A history of
Hopewell United Methodist Church of Burnsville Township in Anson
County, North Carolina, Edna Tarlton Griggs; with
additional material gathered by Randy Harvey Tarlton. 1992.
LIBRARY HOLDINGS: LOCATION: NCC UNC at Chapel Hill -- CALL
NUMBER: C287.09 A62h
Olivet Church,
1843
LIBRARY HOLDINGS: LOCATION: NCC UNC at Chapel Hill -- CALL
NUMBER: Cp287.09 A62o
Ansonville
Township, Yesterday and Today. Ansonville Fire Dept
and Rescue Squad, 1988.
Description: 160 pages. Many family and school photos.
LIB of CONGRESS 88-71533
Availability: Ansonville Fire Dept and Rescue Squad,
Attn: Albert Ballard, PO Box 327 , Ansonville, NC 28007.
North Carolina
bastardy bonds, Betty J. Camin, Mt. Airy, NC, 1990.
Includes Anson County.
Availability: LC CALL NUMBER: F253 .C32 1990
Betty J. and Edwin A. Camin, 1904 North Main Street, Mount Airy
NC 27030. $30 plus $2.50 S/H
North Carolina
taxpayers, Clarence E. Ratcliff, Genealogical Pub.
Co., Baltimore.
Includes Anson County.
LC CALL NUMBER: F253 .R37 1984 4760.
Availability: Genealogical Publishing Co.
http://www.genealogical.com/, 1001 N. Calvert St.,
Baltimore, MD 21202. Item #4760 is the volume containing Anson
Co. information, available for $20. Ask for availability of full
2-volume set.
The Moore families of Anson and Union
Counties, North Carolina, 1750-1986, Nancy Jane
Moore Austin, Charlotte NC, 1988
Description: Maroon hardbook book with gold letters
Availability: Library of Congress Call Number CS271.M82
Jane Austin, Rt. 1 Box 114, Peachland, NC 28133. $26.75 plus $2
shipping.
Price families on Richardson Creek,
Union/Anson Co. N.C., Margaret Hall Mask,
Wilmington DE, 1985
Availability: LC CALL NUMBER: CS71.P946 1985b
The Braswell family,
Irene Braswell Kiker, c.1985
Description: 176 pages. Availability: LIBRARY
HOLDINGS: Location: Univ. NC at Chapel Hill, Call Number: C929.2
B823b. Library of Congress Call Number CS71.B8235 1985
or from W. Wayne Braswell 237 Ridge Rd., Hopkins, SC 29061.
$12.00, includes shipping
The Briggs families of Old Anson, Old
Rowan, and Davidson Counties, North Carolina and Brown County,
Illinois, Harold G. Barker, 1985
LC CALL NUMBER: CS71.B854 1985
The Boggan family : Patrick,
Benjamin, James, and their sister Jane, including pertinent
facts of North Carolina history, Frances Henrietta
Bingham Krechel, 1975
LC CALL NUMBER: CS71.B6758 1975
The Allens of Cribbs Creek in
Burnsville Township, Anson County, North Carolina and related
families, Reva Nance Carpenter, 1979
LC CALL NUMBER: CS71.A43 1979
Early North Carolina Pool clan of
Bladen, Anson, Rowan & Davidson Counties : eleven generations of
Edward Pool and his descendants from the early 1700's to the
present 1983, William Lee Poole, 1983
LC CALL NUMBER: CS71.P821 1983
Availability: William L. Poole, 4550 Sardis Church Rd.,
Macon, GA 31206. $20.00, includes P/H
Leonard Higdon of Anson County and
his descendents., Jo Ann Smith, Raleigh, NC (P.O.
Box 30093, Raleigh 27622) : Business Services Unlimited, 1982.
66] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
LC CALL NUMBER for book: CS71.H6366 1982a
Availability: Jo Ann Smith, 919-782-6102. $13.50 plus
$1.50 postage. Jo Ann has also been the newsletter editor for
the Higdon family assn for 20 years and also has these
available. The newsletters are .50 each. These newsletters are
also held in the vertical files of the State Genealogical
Library in NC.
George & Tilman Helms, pioneers of
Anson & Mecklenburg counties, N.C. : history & genealogy of the
Helms family, five generations, Sara M. Myers, 1981
LC CALL NUMBER: CS71.H479 1981
Tilman, George, and Jonathan Helms,
brothers, 1720-1881 : History and Genealogy of the Helms family,
Gerald C. Helms. Matthews, N.C. Availability: Gerald
Helms GHelms@aol.com.
$30.00, including postage
The McLendons of Anson County,
Rosalind McLendon Redfearn
LIBRARY HOLDINGS: LOCATION: NCC UNC at Chapel Hill -- CALL
NUMBER: C929.2 M164r
My McGee and Joyner Families :
Pioneers, Patriots, and Preachers, Helen Bowling
McKnight, c1983.
LIBRARY HOLDINGS: LOCATION: NCC -- CALL NUMBER: C929.2 M1452m
Papers, 1750-1834, James
Graham
Description: (manuscript) Land grants, deeds, indentures,
etc., pertaining to lands in the Catawba River Valley of Iredell
and Anson counties, NC, and York County, SC, once owned by
Robert Leeper and later by A.J. Worke, and acquired by James
Graham in 1828.
LIBRARY HOLDINGS: LOCATION: Manuscripts Dept SHC at UNC at
Chapel Hill -- CALL NUMBER: 2024
Papers, 1807-1923 [?],
Armesbury D. Liles.
Description: 256 items. Resident of Anson County, N.C.
Chiefly business papers, but also includes three court records
from the Civil War, and two sworn statements upholding the
emancipation of slaves dated September, 1865. NOTES: Unprocessed
collection. Cataloged from accession record.
HOLDINGS AT OTHER LIBRARIES: LOCATION: Special Collections
Library at Duke
James T. Martin, Anson County, North
Carolina : His Ancestors and Descendants, Ruth Martin
Ratcliffe [and] John Ratcliffe, 1985. Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Availability: LIBRARY HOLDINGS: LOCATION: NCC (Univ. NC
at Chapel Hill) -- CALL NUMBER: C929.2 M383r
Tyson Family History: Descendants of
John & Susannika Tyson, Vol. 1, compiled by Tyson
Genealogy Network, 209 Southcross, Georgetown, TX 78628-3026.
Copyright 1996; 100 pages; Maps; Color plates. Description:
Starts with John Tyson and includes children of Jehu Tyson and
Mildred Moye of Anson County. Only 100 copies printed.
(Thomas Wayne Biddy
web3943@charweb.org would be happy to search for a name.)
Braswell Branches
Newsletter for all Braswell family researchers. Queries are free
and unlimited in length. A large branch of Braswells migrated to
Anson County. Contact
NonaW@aol.com $15/year. PO Box 3793, Santa Cruz, CA 95063
THE SHELBY EXCHANGE
newsletter. Contains any data on SHELBY and related families.
Seeking/sharing data on the SHELBYs of Anson Co NC- From the
time the county was formed to the present. Queries are free and
all related data welcomed. A sample copy (24pp) is available for
cost of postage & handling-$1.00. Mrs Judith A Trolinger
hoberta@hilconet.com ,
THE SHELBY EXCHANGE, Hunt Star RT Box 234, Ingram, TX 78025
Subcription to the newsletter is $12.50 per yr-Starting Jan
1997, there are 24 pages per issue (4) and published quarterly."
Anson County, NC Genealogical Research
The Allens of Cribbs Creek in Burnsville
Township, Anson County, North Carolina and Related Families,
Reva Nance Carpenter. Published 1979.
Some genealogical notes on the
Preslar/Presley family of Anson Co., N.C., Edwin C.
Dunn, Albuquerque NM, 1985
Description: Library of Congress CALL NUMBER: CS71.P9355
Thomas Huntley, Sr. of Anson County,
North Carolina : his descendants in the Carolinas and elsewhere,
Virgil W. Huntley, Mystic CN, c1988
Description:LC CALL NUMBER: CS71 .H953
McCaskill Family of Anson/Montgomery Co.
from the 1700's. Authors: Andy and Dixie McCaskill.
LOOKUP VOLUNTEER: Linda Franklin
linda@bcinet.net
The Doster Genealogy
Description: By Mrs. Ben Hill. The William Byrd Press,
Richmond VA. Copyright 1945. William Wadsworth Doster. Notes:
Many Anson and Union County names. 286 pages.
LOOKUP VOLUNTEER: Lisa Little
GOODTRADER@juno.com
The Threadgills Book 2,
Janis Heidenreich and Wordna Threadgill Wicker
LOOKUP VOLUNTEER: Patti Smith Lambpslamb@aracnet.com
The Walls of Walltown,
by Anne Wall Thomas
Description: She has recently done an update of The
Walls of Walltown. It is now in 2 volumes. The first is a
repetition of the background material of the original and the
second in the chronology updated with new people.
Availability: Anne Wall Thomas, 380 Wesley Court, Chapel
Hill, NC 27516. $10.00.
LOOKUP VOLUNTEER: Patti Smith Lamb
pslamb@aracnet.com
The Kendall Family, Descendants of
William Kendall, Westmoreland County, Virginia,
Jerry T. Kendall, 1998.
Description: This book focuses on John Spilman Kendall
who migrated to Anson County circa 1814 and his
descendants. John Spilman Kendall is the progenitor of many of
the Kendalls living in Anson County and most of the Kendalls
living in South Carolina and Georgia. He was a well known
physician in Ansonville for over 50 years. The book is 8 x 11
inches, green hardback cover embossed with gold lettering, 286
pages, 51 photographs, and indexed. Sources are well documented.
(Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-75038).
Availability: Books can be ordered from Jerry T. Kendall,
504 Thomas Street, Bennettsville, SC 29512-2532. $50 plus $5
shipping. Email
jtkendall@marlboroelectric.net
Our Jackson Family, Decendants of Jesse &
Delilah (Meador) Jackson of Anson County. c1982, Rev.
1998.
Description: Related families Gathings, Harrel, Burch,
Rushing, Henry, Kirby. Spiral bound, indexed, pictures.
Availability: Linda Garner, 138 Pineknot Farms Rd., Box
Springs, GA 31801. $30 + $4 S/H.
The Mullis Melange
Description: The history of a close knit family that
married into a good number of Anson/Union County families.
LC Call No: CS71.M959451989 Library code: 929/.2/0973 Ed: 20
Availability: Contact Barbara Philemon Parsons,
bparsons@indy.rr.com
The Book of John-The history of the
Feldman-Filmon-Philmon-Philmen family of Anson/Union County, N.C.
LC Call No: CS71.C6541997
Availability: Contact Barbara Philemon Parsons,
bparsons@indy.rr.com
McLendon's of America
Description: Published in 1983 includes the McLendon's
who lived in Anson Co. It begins in the 1600 and includes many
McLendons/McClendons down to the time of printing. Hardback.
Availability: Unknown
Patrick Family History, also known
as A History of a Patrick Family and Related Families
1751-1997
Description: This 320 page book contains copies of maps
and deeds and 84 photographs. This book is completely indexed.
The history spans 245 years encompassing ten generations through
1996, with over two thousand "relatives" on the genealogy
listing. Our earliest known ancestor, John Patrick, was born in
Ireland, lived in Maryland, then Lincoln County, North Carolina,
and his son, Pernal lived in Anson County, NC then moved to
Georgia in 1832.
A few related families are BARFIELD, BUTLER, CHAMBLESS, DOOLING,
DYKES, GRIMSLEY, GURR, HARDEN, HARRISON, HOLLON, HOLLAND,
JENKINS, LANGSTON, LONG, MCKENZIE, MILLS, NICHOLS, PARKER,
PARSONS, SINGLETON, SMITH, THOMPSON, WEST, AND WISHON.
Availability: Rubye G. Griffin, PO Box 128, Byromville,
Georgia, 31007. $43.50, includes postage.
The History & Genealogy of the Nances
by D. Nance. Description: Allen, Lanier, and other
related families included, especially families in the northwest
corner of Anson County.
Availability: Can be found at Hampton B. Allen Library in
Wadesboro.
History of the Redfearn Family,
Daniel Huntley Redfearn. 1954.
Availability: Higginson Book Company, 148-GH Washington
St., Salem, MA 01970. $57.50 + $5 S/H.
Robert Graves of Anson Co. NC and
Chesterfield Co. SC Ancestors and Descendants,
Kenneth V. Graves
Description: This book is about all known descendants of
Robert Graves, sixth generation descendant of Capt. Thomas
Graves, who arrived in Jamestown, VA in 1608. 408 pages, 1980, 6
x 9, hardcover, indexed, Availability: Kenneth V. Graves,
261 South St., Wrentham, MA 02093,
kgraves239@aol.com, $26
or
Blairs' Book Service,
http://www.glbco.com, 277 Crider La., Woodstock, VA
22664-9542
Anson County, Dorothy
Williams Potter, c1971.
Availability: LIBRARY HOLDINGS: LOCATION: NCC (Univ.
NC-Chapel Hill) -- CALL NUMBER: C971.4 P86e
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