BENNETT FAMILY This post is a Proposal that: William Bennett (abt 1730-1806)was the father ofJohn Bennett (abt 1756-abt 1837)and grandfather ofHardeman Bennett (1775-1849) Based on a study of existing records for Upper South Carolina and Western North Carolina by Carolyn Bennett Mahaffey, Atlanta, Georgia, Posted February 2021 Bennett Family Report ******************************************************** KIMSEY FAMILY Read how Cecilia (Smith) …

This post offers some useful links that could enhance your research into Western North Carolina genealogy and local history: Alexander Street North American Womens Letters and Diaries.  https://alexanderstreet.com/products/north-american-womens-letters-and-diaries The collection includes approximately 150,000 pages of letters and diaries from Colonial times to 1950, including 7,000 pages of previously unpublished manuscripts—all in electronic format for the first …

Betsy Couzins, one of OBCGS’ library volunteers, has written a well-researched article on the local laws governing cemeteries in Buncombe County. She gave a professional presentation at the library’s Saturday program on March 23, 2019 covering the same information. You can retrieve a copy of her article here:

We are excited about our new genealogy books focused on Western North Carolina listed below. They are now available in our eBay bookstore! You can find many genealogy and local history books in our eBay store: Click here for our eBay Bookstore You can search by name, author or subject by using the white search …

UPDATED Oct 2021: Ancestry.com has loaded a new database on their site from the “US, Freedman’s Bank Records, 1865-1874”. The original records are housed at the National Archives and Records Administration on microfilm. Ancestry is making them available in fully digitized and searchable format to make it easier to find your African American ancestors.  The …