Record #:

14974

Author(s):

Abernethy, Edgar

Abstract:

Records pertaining to Valentine Derr illuminated living conditions in the state during pre-Civil War years. Valentine Derr was born 1795 and grew into a 'jack of all trades.' He farmed, mined, became a blacksmith and a merchant, and was the first postmaster of Stanley Creek. Derr owned a store in Lincolnton and ledgers from that store illuminated popular goods and prices for commodities through the 1830-1840s. Derr died November 20, 1872 but documentation from his past endeavors has lived and presented a piece of history otherwise lost.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 40, Mar 1944, p4-5, il

Subject(s):

Derr, Valentine, 1795-1872