By Pat Turner Mitchell I will start by introducing myself. I was born April 2, 1936, to Edith McKinney and David Turner. According to letters written by Mother’s sister, Missouri McKinney, to her boyfriend, Paul Whitener, she was with Mother at the hospital when I was...
Ernest McKinney was born April 6, 1903, in the McKinney Cove. He was the son of William Alfonso “Fonzer” McKinney (1877-1963) and Maggie Wilson McKinney (1881-1916.) In one of these photos he is with his parents, while the other pic shows him about age 8. You may...
The Church of the Brethren traces its roots back over 300 years to 1708 in Germany. The first congregation in America was at Germantown, PA, in 1723, but the denomination’s missionaries soon spread its beliefs elsewhere. The Brethren “mother church” on Lower...
Before the days of the “big box” chain stores, Spruce Pine had many “mom and pop” grocery stores that served the area. There were also many smaller stores in almost every community. There was even a branch of the Dixie Home Store on Lower Street for several years that...
Zeb’s WWI service record card gives his name as Zeb McCurry with an address of Relief in Yancey County and age of 22 6/12. He reported to the Mitchell County Draft Board on September 19, 1917 and was listed as Zeb McCourry. His military service record card with the...
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