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I was looking into my Dula side of my fathers family,his name was William Otis Dula the 3rd his mothers name was Mary Bryant / Dula In and around catawba and caldwell counties and my mother was Mable Worley /Dula was wondering if by any chance we could be related to any of the Dula’s in your story.I was born in Hickory,NC.I was named Patircia Novella Dula at birth.
john@johnmichaelbradley.comHi, Georgia! Thank you for posting this. I am a descendant of the John Bradley who died in 1778. I have been trying for years to learn more about him. Would it be possible for me to get in touch with Austin Sherman or anyone else that you may know who has researched him? Thanks!
New information from Dennis Yancey of the Nanney Clan who maintains the Nanney Family Archives page at:http://yanceyfamilygenealogy.org/nanney_archives.htm
The Nanney Clan Reunion is held the 3rd Sunday in August of each year. Round Hill Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, Hudlow Road, Union Mills, NC 28167.
I have a McDowell County fictional short story, “Strong Enough,” in Malice Domestic’s convention anthology: MYSTERY MOST HISTORICAL. It is available on Amazon.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2016 includes my speculative short story “The Mountain Top,” about an elderly couple living in a log cabin in the foothills of North Carolina. Retirement is not for the timid especially if the economy collapses and your neighbors are hungry and mean. Originally published in 2015 in FISH OR CUT BAIT anthology. Both available on Amazon.
Released December 2015: Short story anthology Mystery Times 2015 with “Wheels of Fortune,” my short story about a nursing home cosmos. Available on Amazon.
My historical mystery is now offered in print and ebook! Look for the anthology History and Mystery Oh My! And the story “Dead Man Hanging.” A survivor of the Little Big Horn solves a hotel murder during the historic North Carolina flood of 1916.
My story “Remember Me?” tells of a frightening turn of events at a high school reunion. It is published by Mozark Press with the other stories in That Mysterious Woman. Now Available at Amazon.
Check out short stories at Bethlehem Writers Roundtable. I have one about wolf-dogs in the 2014 Jul/Aug issue, “Pickin’ Banjo,” and my critique mate Paula Benson has a SF story, “Apple Lure.”
https://sites.google.com/site/bethlehemwritersroundtableThe main character in “Dear Courtney” is trapped in a marriage that is less than perfect. The short story is included in the anthology Mystery TImes Ten 2013 on sale on Amazon and at Buddhapuss Ink.
My short spooky tale “The Blue Ridge Wreath” is included in anthology #8 at the Stupefying Stories website. http://stupefyingstoriesshowcase.com
Check out: McDowell County NCGenweb site
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Story Brake #2: Another Funeral for McDowell Native
Last week two contributors to a biography I wrote on William Brown (Pete) Gibbs, Jr., The Bear Hunter’s Son, “slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God.” (This poetic description may/may not have connections with my eighty-year-old … Continue reading
Story Brake for Another Local Funeral: Sixth Generation Chairmaker
Last week, at the age of 89, local legend Max Woody passed on. I met Max when I was writing The Bear Hunter’s Son about his former schoolmate and neighbor Pete Gibbs. They both lived and worked in the Pleasant … Continue reading
Chapter 43: Remembering the Sacrifices of our Military
In an earlier post, Chapter 28, I told you about Col. Amous Nanney, who was the great grandfather of both Wade Nanney and Mary Glenn. The Colonel’s sister, Alzira, married Porter Owenby Morgan who became a Captain in the Confederate … Continue reading
Chapter 42: Belated Mother’s Day Well Wishes
As told in the last post, Reginald Nanney was bitten by a snake. He was not the only one, and there were at least two other Nanneys that did not survive their encounters. Having seen some of the five-foot rattlesnakes hiding out in this area, … Continue reading
Chapter 40: Will and Reginald
A Guest Post written by Troy Wade Nanney, titled “Will and Reginald” The society I grew up in was blatantly racist. The white and “Negro” communities were totally separate with little interaction other than when the black citizens were in … Continue reading
Chapter 38: Outside Union Mills
Back in Chapter 31 of the Nanney Saga, I posted a photo of Nanney siblings, children of Col. Amous and Tempe Nanney. One of the men in the photo taken around 1927 was Martin Lee Nanney who was an Uncle to … Continue reading
Chapter 30: Miz Polly Stott
Family history in Montford Cove is often the same history of a family in Nanney Town because their roots go back to the same man. Our often-mentioned Colonel Amous Nanney, eldest son of Thomas Nanney, had thirteen children. Seven of them … Continue reading
Chapter 27: Holding Against Darwin and Lincoln
In my last post, we learned about the division of Round Hill Baptist Church in the 1850’s. Part of the congregation “seceded” to build another church based on the concept of Open Communion which was contrary to the tenets of … Continue reading
Chapter 22: The Bible Belt Tightens
A Landscape with an Allegory on Religious Discord Roman Catholicism and Protestantism heading in Opposite Directions 1600’s by Esaias Van de Velde courtesy of wikigallery.org This is an appropriate time to remind all that Henry VIII (1509-1547) had encouraged … Continue reading
Chapter 20: Historically Low Military Pay
It wasn’t until I started researching the Nanney family that I considered the number of years our soldiers have received compensation for their service. Since my daughter endured a tour of Iraq, I am more aware of arduous military training, long … Continue reading
RE: Chapter 37 Round Hill Academy, Union Mills, NC: “I attended the school in 1948 for one year, and have fond memories their. Today my wife and I are professional entertainers, we are, The Mellon Tones, we would love to hear from anyone from that year. Luke Moore, email, themellowtones2@gmail.com