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Many notables were either born or raised in Anson County. Allan McFarland, the namesake of McFarlan, was the president of the Cheraw an Salisbury Railroad. John Grady, an NC General Assembly member in 1836, and Susan Braswell, one of the first female mayors of North Carolina, hail from McFarlan.
People from Wadesboro, North Carolina (25 P) Pages in category "People from Anson County, North Carolina" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
by Medley, Mary L. Bennett, Risden Tyler by Mary L. Medley, 1979 18 June 1840–21 July 1913 Risden Tyler Bennett, Confederate colonel, congressman, and superior court judge, was born in Anson County, the son of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.
It is here that the author provides biographical sketches of scores of Anson "Men and Women of Note" and the following important source records: First Land Grants in Anson County; Early Deeds from Anson County Deed Book I; Anson County Marriage Records, 1786-87; various Anson County Revolutionary War and War of 1812 pension lists; and a number ...
The first third of the volume traces politics in the county, with important chapters devoted to Anson's fiercely independent Regulator movement preceding the American Revolution. The middle portion of the volume covers Anson's social history: education, religion, agriculture and industry, social and cultural life, etc. Genealogists will undoubtedly be most interested in the final third of the ...
He was featured in "Jet" Magazine in the 1950's -- From “Jet” Magazine issue of September 10, 1959 – Page 59 - First African American Conductor Applauded by Berlin Audience – A 33 year old conductor (Born 1926) from Anson County NC & Brooklyn, New York. George Byrd was warmly applauded by a Berlin audience after he became the first American African American to conduct the Berlin ...
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The First Families Project. Anson County, NC. This is an on-going project to research and publish information on the first families of Anson County, North Carolina. Today this county is home to 25,000 people. This project focuses on the families who were in the area prior to 1800. Before the year 1750, Anson County was a part of Bladen County.
