Anders Family
David Asbel Anders with
grandson Jim and wife
Tina Smith Anders Family

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Rufus and Florence Hall Owen Family in 1947
Rufus and Florence Hall Owen and children

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Transylvania County, NC GenWeb Project
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Family Reunions and Local History Events

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Events

 

John W. and Alice Owen Owen Reunion - May

Held the next Sunday after Mother's day at Macedonia Baptist Church fellowship hall.

Contact Jo Ann Owen for more information

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Jonathan Leonard "Buck" Lance & Margaret Lavinia Bryant Reunion  - May

Third Sunday in May at the Eastatoe Co  mmunity Center, Hwy 178, Rosman, NC


The doors will open at 10:00 a.m., the food will be served at 1:00 p.m. and will last until the fun is over. Be sure to bring a covered dish to share, and drinks for your family. Paper products and ice will be provided.
Please bring pictures of the family to share.

 - Crystal Whitman, secretary.

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Cardinal Cruise-In - Monthy In Summer

Sponsored by the Transylvania Region AACA. $5.00 registration to show off your classic car. Free to visit. Cardinal Drive-In, South Broad Street, Brevard.

Contact president Jerry Arnold at 828-884-3670 for registration information. 

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William Monroe and Judia Owen McCall Reunion   - August

Held the 4th Sunday in August at Silversteen Community Center.

Contact Jo Ann Owen for more information

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Smith Family Reunion - August 

The relatives and descendants of John Erwin Smith and Malinda Sitton will gather at Holmes State Forest from 11:00am to 7:30pm.  Bring a covered lunch.

Contact Bill and Lucy Parris at 828-884-9655

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Lyday Family Reunion

The Descendants of Delas and Sally Sitton Lyday are gathering for the annual reunion of family and friends. Social hour starts at 2:30 pm and dinner around 5:00 pm at Turkey Creek Church in Pisgah Forest, NC.

This is a potluck; bring your favorite dishes to share. Paper goods, flatware, ice and drinks will be furnished.

Since the names and addresses of many cousins are not known, please make sure everyone connected to your family is aware of the date. Letters and e-mails will be sent to those for whom contact information is known. Contact Kate Orr Nicholaishen at lydayfamily@gmail.com for more information. 

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Patterson, Hamilton, Pickelsimer, Osteen, Orr Reunion - Sept.

 

Held annually the fourth Sunday in Sept. at the Little River Community Center, Penrose, NC.

  

Contact Bill Patterson at bill@pattersongenealogy.com 

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Charles Coleman and Elminia Hall Reunion - Sept.

 

The 3rd Sunday in September at Lake Toxaway Community Center.

Contact Jo Ann Owen for more information

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85th Annual Fisher Reunion - September  

The Descendants of James Washington Fisher, Sr. (Revolutionary War Soldier-Maryland Militia) MD to SC to NC.

For reunion/family information, details and directions contact: Linda Maxwell-Fisher, Reunion President (828) 883-9059 or lindamaxwell44@hotmail.com

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Shipman - Pickelsimer Reunion - September

Fourth Sunday in September at the Transylvania County Recreation Building, Ecusta Road. Descendants of: Stephen Shipman (1801-1863) and Abraham Pickelsimer (1787-1861). All family and friends are invited for fellowship, food, memorials, recognitions, history and business. Covered dish meal at 1:00 pm.  

 

Contact committee for info: shipmanpickelsimerreunion@yahoo.com  , 

PO Box 256, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768

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Gillespie Reunion

It is to be the 1st Sunday in October in Balsam Grove in the Community Center.

Contact Sandra Baker (Black) Haney 

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