Alleghany County Genealogy
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The county was formed in 1859 from the eastern part of Ashe County, North Carolina. It was named for the Alleghany River. The word Alleghany comes from the Delaware Indian language meaning “a fine stream”. Numerous boundary adjustments have been made since it was established, but none have resulted in new counties. The area was explored as early as the mid 1700s. The county seat is Sparta.
A famous resident of Alleghany County, North Carolina was congressman Robert L. Doughton who was instrumental in the creation of the Blue Ridge Parkway (which runs along the counties border) and in passing the Social Security Act. The largest park along the Parkway was named in his honor, Doughton Park.
Sparta is the home to the Sparta Teapot Museum. This tea pot museum is around 30,000 square feet and is devoted to the history of the teapot. The core of the collection is The Kamm Collection which at 6000 pieces is arguably the largest teapot collection on the planet. The collection was gathered by Gloria and Sonny Kamm.
Alleghany County NCGenweb site
Alleghany Historical-Genealogical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 817
Sparta, NC 28675
Alleghany County Courthouse
Alleghany County Register of Deeds
12 North Main St.
P.O. Box 186
Sparta, NC 28675
Phone: 336-372-4342
New River Valley Historical Notes
Census
1860 Federal Census for Alleghany County
1860 Census slave mortality schedule transcription
1860 Census Slave Schedule
1860 Census Slave Schedule 2nd part(?)
1860 Census agricultural schedule transcription
1870 Federal Census transcription
1880 Census – Cranberry township transcription
1880 Census – Gap Civil township transcription
1880 Census – Glad Creek township transcription
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries in Alleghany County
Query Forums
Alleghany County, NC Query Forum
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North Carolina Genealogy Forum: Forum: Alleghany County NC Genealogy Queries – Recent Topics
loreece on “Thomas Isaac Mills”
I have run into a brickwall with my g g g grandfather Thomas Isaac Mills. Born abt. 1818-1821 in North Carolina. Thomas Isaac Mills. Below is the information I have for Thomas I. Mills. Would love to hear from anyone else researching Thomas I. Mills and his ancestors or descendants.
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Thomas Isaac Mills was born Abt. 1818 in North Carolinaand died Aft. 1880. He married Nancy E. Lawrence from Tennessee Bef. 1846 in Alabama. She was born Abt. 1823 in Tennessee, and died Aft. 1880.
Notes for Thomas Isaac Mills:
Isaac may be spelled incorrectly.
The 1880 Polk County, Arkansas census records indicate Thomas was born in North Carolina. The same census indicates his father was born in Virginia and his mother was born in North Carolina. Their names are not known.
Thomas’s exact whereabouts are not known between 1818 and 1846. A record of him was founs in the 1850 census for Polk County, Arkansas. The census indicated his first three children were born in Alabama, so we can assume he lived there from at least 1846 when their first son Henry was born until sometime in 1849 when their son Thomas J. was born. Notes from research done earlier by Mary D. Robinson show that Thomas and Nancy were married in Alabama, but we have not been able to confirm this.
In the 1850 census Thomas is listed as a carpenter, and in the 1860 census as a farmer. That census also indicated he had $1,200 in real estate and $1,800 in personal property. In the 1860′s Thomas I. Mills and his family lived in the log cabin which still exists on its original site, located in Janssen Park in Mena, AR. His daughter Nancy married Elijah Cagle in the cabin in 1869. During this time Thomas contracted to handle the six mail routes out of old Dallas, the county seat, handling mail to and from Hot Springs, Fort Smith, Arkadelphia, and other points in Howard and Sevier counties. The 1860 census shows three mail carriers living in the Mills household.
Charles Sturgill on “Search for James Sturgill born 1868″
My GGgrandfather born 1868 Married Maggie (unknown) in1888 I know descendants. His father was born in Ohio, Mother was born North Carolina They lived in Wise Va , He died shortly after 1900. any info helpful sturgill@frii.com
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Winston-Salem Journal
Also checks with "Luke Hampton Fund" in the note can be mailed to Alleghany County High, 404 Trojan Ave., Sparta NC… Donations are still being accepted at any State Employees Credit Union branch. Also checks with "Luke Hampton Fund" in the note can …
Jefferson Post
He was proud to present $100 in seed money from the Department of North Carolina Marine Corps League. Greer then accepted a donation from the Alleghany County detachment, and a member of the Lincoln County detachment presented a personal donation.
Wilkes Journal Patriot
Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany county residents who are eligible for Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc. (LANC) assistance are being served by LANC offices in Winston-Salem following closure of the LANC office in Boone last year. Watauga, Avery and Yancey …
Wilkes Journal Patriot
The signs will be placed on US 421 at the Wilkes-Watauga county line and the Wilkes-Yadkin county line, in Caldwell County near the intersection of US 321 and NC 268, and on Interstate 77 at the North Carolina-Virginia line.
WDBJ7
Carilion Clinic officials say the new Lifeguard 12 will also serve Alleghany County and Bath County in Virginia as well as Pocahontas County, Greenbrier County, and Lewisburg in West Virginia. ROANOKE, Va. (2/2/12) Carilion Clinic will add a third …
Wilkes Journal Patriot
An NC Medical Board official said she couldn't comment on an ongoing investigation or confirm that there was an investigation. She said the state board only investigates individuals and not entire organizations. In late 2011, the Alleghany County …Sign up for our North Carolina Genealogy newsletter:
