Record #:

2027

Author(s):

Gibson, Janice Cole

Abstract:

Bill Williams was born in Rutherford County in 1787. His exploits in the Old West - surveying the Santa Fe Trail, leading Freemont's ill-fated 1848 expedition, befriending Kit Carson, and trapping fur - raised him to legendary status.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 11, Apr 1994, p31-33, il

Subject(s):

Williams, William Sherley, 1787-1849; West (U.S.)--History--to 1848; Rutherford County--Biography; West (U.S.)--Biography

Record #:

2334

Author(s):

Gibson, Janice Cole

Abstract:

The song \"Old Dan Tucker\" was written in 1893, although verses existed before then. Tradition holds that he was born in England in 1714, came to Bath in 1720, and married and moved to Randolph County in 1750. Real or not, he inspired many verses.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 63 Issue 1, June 1995, p31-32, il

Subject(s):

Folk songs; Folklore--Randolph County

Record #:

7862

Author(s):

Gibson, Janice Cole

Abstract:

When Pelham Humphries left the Appalachians in 1829, his family was content to forget about him. In 1835, he was killed in Texas by his friend William Inglish and suspicion arose that Inglish, through forgery, transferred Humphries's land into his own name. Inglish sold part of the land in the 1860s. But after oil was discovered in 1901, the ownership of the oil rich land was debated for years and several law suits were filed. By the 1980s the status of the land was still not determined.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 54 Issue 11, Apr 1987, p15,31, por

Subject(s):

Oil well fields