Item Tag : American Southeast

LEICESTER, BUNCOMBE Co, NC History Book, 2016 by Greg Brookshire, 391 pages

LEICESTER, BUNCOMBE Co, NC History Book, 2016 by Greg Brookshire 391 pages Brand new spiral bound book with lots of pictures and newspaper clippings! Covers history of Leicester and Sandy Mush. Many of the pictures are in color. The author and his family are long time residents of Leicester who witnessed this history. He covers churches, cemeteries, businesses, schools and people. The book is dedicated to George A. Mears, « The » Leicester Historian, who died in 2013. Greg had been working with George on this book. The book is spiral bound with a name index. All proceeds go to the Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society’s (OBCGS) Library operations.We ship fast and package books so they arrive as shipped. Be sure to check out our other listings for more great RARE genealogy and history books.Also, please consider joining our society!

Ricker Family of Greene County, TN BOOK with Payne, Keller, & Rollins

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE NEW “The Ricker Family of Greene County, TN”, by Rich Nallenweg (2020). This book documents the RICKER family that lived in Greene County, TN from about 1795 to the present day. It includes 8 generations of families. Families include Ricker, Keller, Hauk, Rollins, and Payne. Many of the Rickers fought in the Civil War (on both sides, but mainly union), War of 1812, and the Revolutionary War and their service is well documented. The Rickers moved to Greene County from Northampton County, PA. They lived all over Greene County, including: Flag Branch, Limestone Springs, Little Lick Creek, Camp Creek and Greeneville. Each person is fully documented with sources, references, and documentation. This includes family stories, military records, census records, property, birth, death and marriage records, etc. The book is fully indexed and is 62 pages long. All proceeds go to the Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society’s Library operations. Be sure to check out our other listings for more great RARE genealogy and history books.