Anson County
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Overlooked — Absalom Caudle
Absalom Caudle is an enigma to me. What am I overlooking? Is this a case that one person said many years ago that his parents are Benjamin and Mary Adams Caudill and the multitude simply took it as fact? Or am I missing something? What I think I know: Absalom Caudle was born 1759 in Continue reading
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November 18, 1883 — DN Bennett General Merchandise
By 1883, DN Bennett has a ledger and a stamp for his store. His location is Polkton, which is just across the county line from Center (Norwood). The trip would be about 30 miles, which is some distance in 1882. I can’t read the handwriting well enough to figure out what DJ had purchased. However, Continue reading
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Seven Ancestors Ago–Absalom Caudle (52 Ancestors)
This post is a part of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge by Amy Johnson Crow at www.nostorytoosmall.com. The Facts: There is quite a record concerning Absalom Caudle’s Revolutionary Pension. He appeared in court to apply for a pension in October 1832. He was approved. The Stanly County court record clearly shows Caudle and his signature shows Caudel. It’s Continue reading
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Seven Ancestors Ago–George Shankle (52 Ancestors)
This post is a part of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge by Amy Johnson Crow at www.nostorytoosmall.com. According to George Shankle’s Revolutionary War Pension Application of 1832, he was born in North Carolina in 1754. According to the application, he lived in North Carolina in that part of Anson county which was later Montgomery County on the Continue reading
Chasing the Past 