“SERVED WITH RANGERS – Lt. Orin E. Taylor, son of William R. Taylor, was killed in action in Italy, January 31, 1944, according to information received here from the war department. Lieutenant Taylor was a graduate of Lawrence high school and had been overseas about a year.” Those words are from a newspaper clipping, […]
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Surname Saturday – Finney
John Finney and Agnes Munford John Finney was born between 1775 and 1781, probably in South Carolina in the area that is now Laurens County. His father was almost certainly the John Finney who fought in the Revolutionary War and died at the Battle of Cowpens. Agnes “Nancy” Munford was born between 1775 and 1784, […]
Surname Saturday – Malone
John Malone and Gracie Eaves John Malone was born on 14 Sep 1778 in Virginia. His parents have not been proven but his father may have been either Robert or John Malone who were in Rutherford County, North Carolina as early as 1779. Gracie Eaves was born on 10 Nov 1780 in North Carolina, probably […]