by mcncdmin | Feb 20, 2019 | People
Jason Basil Deyton was born to Nathan and Buena Vista Masters Deyton on February 13, 1894, near Red Hill, NC. Jason graduated from the short-lived Stanley McCormick Institute in Burnsville. The school was named for her son and funded by Mrs. Nettie McCormick, widow of...
by mcncdmin | Feb 12, 2019 | People
Valentine’s Day brings our attention to love and romance – a century ago! In the early 1900s, before the advent of automobiles and movie theaters and restaurants, “dating” as we know it didn’t exist. Instead, a couple would often join other friends in a group...
by mcncdmin | Feb 6, 2019 | History, People
The old saying “live fast and die hard” could be applied to Jackson Stewart, as well as to his parents and siblings. Almost all of them died in a violent or strange manner, including Jackson. His father, Isaiah, was killed by a falling limb while he was in the woods...
by mcncdmin | Jan 29, 2019 | People
Many remember him or have heard stories about him as a kind and caring physician who in the early years rode a horse to homes for patient care and lived in a beautiful white house in Bakersville beside his office. Remembered most likely also that he was married to...
by mcncdmin | Jan 20, 2019 | Communities, Places
This Mitchell County community in southern Mitchell County lies along Brushy Creek. The name comes from an Indian Princess who fell in love with a brave from a rival tribe. Because their love would never be accepted by either’s families, they jumped from a precipice...
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