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Tour of 3 old cemeteries in Swannanoa Valley, May 25

Swannanoa Valley Cemeteries Tourfrom press releaseOn Saturday, May 25, 2013, in honor of Memorial Day weekend, the Swannanoa Valley Museum will hold a three-hour tour of some of the oldest cemeteries in the valley, beginning 10 a.m. Local experts Robert Goodson and Bill Alexander will take participants through the Piney Grove, Tabernacle, and Ingram cemeteries while sharing the history of these sacred places as well as the lives of the people buried within them. Piney Grove Cemetery, associated…See More
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Asheville BookWorks Inaugurates Broadside & Reading Series: Vandercooked Poetry Nights Asheville BookWorks, a community resource for print and book arts, introduces Vandercooked Poetry Nights, a reading series that offers the public the opportunity to print letterpress broadsides at the series events. The first Vandercooked Poetry Night is Saturday, June 1, 2013. Printing begins at 7:00 p.m. The reading begins at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Asheville BookWorks will…See More
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Jennie Jones Giles commented on terrell garren's blog post Garren's Civil War research
"I am not writing to discuss the issue of Dick Drake. From my personal viewpoint, my personal opinion only, I wish other examples of pension fraud had been used. My great-grandfather would have been just fine. He committed Confederate pension…"
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terrell garren commented on terrell garren's blog post Garren's Civil War research
"Dear Ms. Rogers, As you probably read, I posted my review of the Dick Drake case. I decided to take it down because I'm uncomfortable discussing such a complicated subject in a public forum. Even the slightest possibility of error deserves…"
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terrell garren commented on terrell garren's blog post Garren's Civil War research
"To the Reader: I took down my posted Review of the Dick Drake case because I thought it really more appropriate for professional and serious part time historians. Some of this indepth study requires some experience with the records in order to…"
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"To readers: I'll be off line until Monday.   Thank you. TG"
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Cindy Camp-fisher commented on terrell garren's blog post Garren's Civil War research
"Hello Mr. Garren, I am branch manager at the Fletcher library.  We recently won a Civil War grant and I need to schedule a couple of programs/speakers about the subject.  Could you contact me via email at ccamp@hendersoncountync.org or…"
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Karen R. Rogers commented on terrell garren's blog post Garren's Civil War research
"Terrell, thank you for your honesty.  I will be looking forward to reading your addenda to "Measured in Blood" this coming year."
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terrell garren commented on terrell garren's blog post Garren's Civil War research
"Dear Ms. Rogers, RE: One troubling point I seem to be the only one saying "I could be wrong." Your confidence is disconcerting because it seems ureasonable to me that anyone could feel very certain about this case. I don't…"
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terrell garren commented on terrell garren's blog post Garren's Civil War research
"Dear Ms. Rogers, Your good comments are very similar to previous comments here. I've explained it as well as I can. I'm still very convinced that my evaluation is correct but your's and Troy's concern worries me…"
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Karen R. Rogers commented on terrell garren's blog post Garren's Civil War research
"Terrell I have been a researcher and former librarian since 1991.  A good share of my family came from Hendersonville, North Carolina in the late 1800s and early 1900s to Gallatin County, Montana where I still live today.  My main…"
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Troy Drake commented on terrell garren's blog post Garren's Civil War research
"This will be my final post on this blog.  I am not surprised that you won't change your story.  We agree to disagree.  A professional historian does not wear blinders and performs adequate investigation before publication of…"
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terrell garren commented on terrell garren's blog post Garren's Civil War research
"Mr. Drake, It does seem like a complicated case to me. From your own writings we now have three names. Is it Drake, Harrison or Harris? I have credible counter arguments for everything you say but it's obvious there is no point in going into…"
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Troy Drake commented on terrell garren's blog post Garren's Civil War research
"I understand why you would not want to accept the evidence I have presented.  I don’t need or want you stating my position since I don't trust you.  If you publish something in a book that is untrue the damage is done.  I…"
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terrell garren commented on terrell garren's blog post Garren's Civil War research
"Dear Mr. Drake, Again, you make a good case for your opinion. The physical description of the man who filed the pension indicates that he can't be the same man who enlisted in the 40th US Colored Infantry as Henry Harrison. If the information…"
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Troy Drake commented on terrell garren's blog post Garren's Civil War research
"You state in your book that Dick Drake filed a pension on May 25, 1912.  This is not accurate and his application process began in 1883.  When he filed a pension has no relevance to the authenticity of the pension as it was in fact…"
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Troy Drake commented on terrell garren's blog post Garren's Civil War research
"As relates to your hang up on Dick Drake’s age and height, any researcher knows that documents often vary for various reasons including who, where and when the document was prepared.  Foremost, you cannot prove as you claim that some…"
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terrell garren commented on terrell garren's blog post Garren's Civil War research
"Civil War Sacrifice Point System totals for Henderson County, North Carolina. Calculations were done by Terrell Garren, completed 2012. CONFEDERATE:  2,805,851 …"
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I am Terrell Garren and I am searching for documents, photographs and other information pertaining to Confederate soldiers known as Junior Reserves. In the last year of the American Civil War seventeen year olds were drafted and sent to the Confederate Army. Many were captured before being officially assigned to regiments. Those not captured became part of what was known as the First Regiment North Carolina Junior Reserves. There were at least two hundred such boys from our area.



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At 12:20pm on January 6, 2012, Dan Slagle said…

Fold3 is great stuff!  I'll see if I have anything specific to Henderson County. Please email me. I have some 1890 census stats on CW you might be interested in. dslagle@bellsouth.net

At 10:33am on February 10, 2011, Ken Spencer said…

Thanks for spending so much time answering my note. This all sounds right down my alley as I read all I can about the Cherokee and/or the Civil War. I had no luck finding the blog you mentioned so if you don't mind sending it, my email is destinyranch3@yahoo.com

I will certainly be buying your books that you mentioned.

Thanks again,

Ken

At 8:16pm on February 9, 2011, Ken Spencer said…

I"m used to people talking to me like that. lol. Thanks for your book list. I read somewhere recently, like maybe the Mtn.Xpress, that you had written a book about "Cherokee History" but I must be hallucinating. I'm sorry I can't recall exactly where I read it. Thanks, Ken

At 2:11pm on November 3, 2010, Deborah Hall Daugherty said…
My Hall ancestors, five brothers to be exact, served with Thomas's Legion and Company C, 39th Infantry Regiment. Merryman Hall, James B. Hall, Moses I. Hall and Burton Kimsey Hall were all imprisoned at Fort Delaware prison camp. Merryman died while imprisoned. James and Moses were released eventually and Burton released a little over a year later. I do not know how he survived. Burton is the only one I have a photo of in his confederate uniform. According to records at Fort Delaware, they were captured Feb. 18th, 1864. Their brother John A. Hall died in 1862 while serving in Lenoir, TN of disease.
At 5:21pm on September 21, 2010, Jeremy B. Jones said…
Hi Terrell,

I'm a fellow Henderson-County product, and I'm working on a book about the area, largely centering on Bearwallow Mountain. I'm trying to track down information about Colonel Palmer's trip up the mountain during his part in Stoneman's Raid. I know that you fictionalized his trek in The Secret of War, and I wondered if you had tracked down journals or other records of his time with Bearwallow in researching and writing your novel.

I appreciate any direction you can provide, and I'd love to pick your brain at some point about the area and my project (mostly about land use and identity). I live in Charleston, but I'm up to Hendersonville occasionally visiting family. Feel free to get back at me through this site, or more directly at jeremybjones3@gmail.com.

Thanks,

Jeremy
At 6:39pm on October 22, 2009, Dawn McCall said…
Hi Terrell,
Email me directly at dawnmarie@citcom.net and I'll send you my McCall database in Word format. My 4th great grand uncle was David Garren who married Margaret Whitaker, then I have Theo Jesse Garren who married Maybelle Frisbee and she was a 5th cousin to me. Then, there is "Uncle" Henry Garren who married Lillie Smathers. As to the McCall line, Sarah Ellen Garren, daughter of Silas Garren and Jane Case married James Gaston McCall, son of Robert McCall and Rachel Glazener. I have transcribed a copy of Silas' will and can send you a copy if you do not already have it... it is in my database as well. Actually, Samuel McCall is both mine and my husband's 5th grandfather... with Kenneth descending directly through the McCall line and my line being through the Glazener's. Anyway... email me and I will be glad to send you what I have.
At 3:19pm on October 22, 2009, Dawn McCall said…
Terrell,
My apologies for not getting back to you before now. I married into the McCall family in Transylvania County, which as I'm sure you know is kin to the Garren family. I grew up in Etowah, but in the last few years I have focused on my Buncombe/Madison county lineages and have published a book on the family and descendants of Captain Edmund Sams of Buncombe County which I am currently revising.
It may be of interest to you that where I grew up in Etowah, on Brickyard Road was property originally owned by Henry Judson Garren. My great grandmother's second husband, Sylvanus Smathers bought the property from Henry and when Vanus died, it was left to her (Wrinda Boyd Merrell Smathers). From grandma Wrinda it went to my grandmother, Jessie Merrell Jiles. My half-uncle ended up with it (a long and not so nice story) and though it was supposed to go to my son, my half-uncles wife ended up with it and sold it to the Etowah Lion's Club. I still have the deed from "Uncle" Henry to Vanus.
Anyway... now that I have written a mini-novel (seems to be a habit with us writers (smile), I will go... but if I have any info that I can share with you, will be glad to do so.
At 2:40pm on October 13, 2009, Sallie said…
Linda L Ross
Terrell I think you have me mixed up with Linda L Ross who is indeed a member of the Garren family. She left a post for you..and some phone numbers too..
At 6:41pm on October 8, 2009, Sallie said…
Hello Terrell Garren

I know you are a Civil War Historian and I wondered if you had ever seen this poem. It was about how Stonewall outflanked the Angels and got into Heaven before them..
It had this line..."The Angels waiting on the other side blew for him tlll their trumpets burst but he slipped so fast around their flanks that he got into Heaven first.." Have you ever seen this poem? I have searched the internet for it..Just wondering..Sallie
At 6:22pm on June 17, 2009, linda l ross said…
Terrel I will call you soon call me anytime cell# 808 3565 or home phone 595 4560 I have some information on the Will Garren side of the family not a lot but that is on my mother's side iof the family. Her grandfather was Lucas Edward Garren I do have a few pictures of that side of the family I also have some pictures of James Manning Garren and family who was Williamson Garren's Son and my great grandfather.

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