Job's Children

 In my recent post on the case of Harris Melton, Native American ancestry was something to deny and be ashamed of, circa 1850's. Fast fo...

  Aaron Sanders was a blacksmith who lived in Stanly County for awhile in the 19th century. He had emerged into the world at the commencemen...

 My last post was concerning the trial of Harris Melton of Stanly County, and Gold Hill, Rowan County, and his wife, Ann Bird. Harris was a ...