Carroll County Chronicles

Carroll County Chronicles

The Carroll County Chronicles is the magazine published by the Carroll County Historical Society and chronicles historical events and photographs pertaining to our county and its people.

If you would like to submit an article, please send to Carroll County Historical Society, PO Box 937, Hillsville, VA 24343; (276) 728-4113.

All Historical Society members receive the publication as part of their membership.


Vol. 30, No. 1   Spring 2011    A Look Back
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Chronicle Staff

Here are the covers of the December 2010 Issue of the Carroll County Chronicles. Thanks go to Gary Marshall for supplying the information for this issue.

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Here are some of the issues that are for sale in the Carroll County Museum. Prices vary depending on size of the issue. Call for prices: (276) 728-4113

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This was a special issue about Lonnie Higgins who wrote letters and did artwork on each letter to a woman that he loved.

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This is the second issue in a series of issues that will be devoted to Veterans

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This is the first issue in a series of issues that will be devoted to Veterans

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Table of Contents Chronicles 1982 – 2012

Vol. 1, No. 1, Summer 1982

· Marriage Bonds – 1842
· Carroll’s First Governing Body, Newspaper Article by Ottie Padgett

Vol. 1, No. 2, Fall 1982

· Message From President – Charter Memberships
· Logo Selected
· Alderman Speaks to Society – The Settlements
· Marriage Bonds – 1943

Vol. 1, No. 3, Winter 1982

· Message from the President-Billing, Elections
· Membership Lists as of Jan. 1, 1983
· Allen House Articles—THE ROANOKER and RADFORD (Radford University)
· Marriage Bonds – 1844
· Do You Remember? Blue Ridge Parkway News, Spring 1942
· Dinwiddie Church, History of
· Floyd County History Book by Dr. Amos D. Wood

Vol. 1, No. 4, Spring 1983

· Message from the President—Annual Meeting, Officers
· Corrections in membership lists
· Tours-Wilderness Road Museum, Stoneleigh, Reynolds Homeplace, Long Way Home
· May 16th Program—Scott Hurst spoke about researching his family tree
· Proposed Projects—1983-84-Audio-visual presentation of CC History; Local oral history collection
· Marriage Bonds – 1845
· Panther Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Formation of
· Vipperman Cemetery-Keno Section, Laurel Fork
· Letter to H. H. Farmer from Eliza
· Quips, Queries, and Quotes
· Hillsville Academy – article in Wytheville Times, Aug 21, 1858

Vol. 2, No. 1, Summer 1983

· Message from the Editor-Suggestions for newsletter, Linda Reed and Steve Suessman moved
· Wilderness Road Museum, Tour held
· Newsletter Available
· Marriage Bonds – 1847
· Post Office, Early Carroll County
· Samuel Bowman, Largest Landowner in Carroll County
· Saint Paul Church of the Brethren, History of
· Grayson County Society Loses Courthouse Battle
· Cemetery Project
· Thompson Cemetery (Snake Creek Rd.) with map
· Oral History Project
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Sam Levering speaks to Society, June 1983

Vol. 2 No. 2, Fall 1983
· Church Histories Project
· Oral History Project – Speakers Being Videotaped
· Public Display of Materials
· Cemetery Project Continuing
· Map Project Finished – Series of 4 by Woodrow Bedsaul
1. Orgional Grants, Charters, and Treaties in Virginia
2. Streams, Mountains, and Early Roads in Carroll County
3. Current Highway Map of the County
4. Geological Survey Map done in 1885 and 1887
· Society Represented On Committee to Improve the Looks of Town
· Wilderness Road Regional Museum – Deck The Hall’s with Toy’s Party
· Marriage Bonds – 1846
· Old Newspaper Items Sent in by W.R. Chitwood, M.D.
1 .Pierce, Rice and Company
2. Cranberry Plains – 1857
3. The “Texas House” -1860
· Oak Hill Cemetery
· Addendum to Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 1, Summer 1983 Letter From Lucille S. Wray
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol. 2 No.3, Winter 1984
· Message From The President – Celebrating Our 2nd Birthday
· Membership Lists – January 1, 1984
· New Publications – Researching the Bowman Family in Carroll
· Dr. W.R. Chitwood – Photo’s of Places No Longer Standing in Wythe County
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Society Sponsors NEA Project
· Thank you Letter – Essie Spence Goad and Dr. W.R. Chitwood
· Lay Corner Stone At Hillsville – July 4th Celebration at New High School
· A Recently Published Book, The New River Settlements, by Patricia Givens

Vol. 2 No.4, Spring 1984
· Message From The President – Selling of The Patton Property
· Maps Available – Series of the County
· Marriage Bonds – 1848
· Two Articles Submitted by Mrs. Nellie Bowman Bausell
1. Rev. and Mrs. George H. Chaplin by Mrs.Bausell
2. History of Stone Mountain Baptist Church by Eliza Ruth Chaplin Marshall
· NEA Project Rejected – Application for Assistance from the Folk Arts Program
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Programs of Interest – Retired Jurist – Roy L. Morgan, Speaks to Society – Detaining of Japanese diplomats
· Mary B. Kegley will Present a Slideshow – The Iron Furnaces of Wythe County
· July Meeting to be held at Gooch Harmon’s Recently Opened Museum
· August Trip to Eagle Falls in Sylvatus
· Courthouse Wall Replaced
· Additional Members
· New River Symposium @ Appalachian State University

Vol. 3, No. 1 Summer 1984

· Message From The President – Forming an Information Pool
· Membership Notices
· Board of Members and Officers Elected
· About The President – Woodrow Bedsaul
· Survey’s Included – Pedigree Chart & Help with Cemeteries in the County
· Marriage Bonds – 1849
· Book Published by Dr. W.R. Chitwood – Wytheville, VA Death & Marriage Notices from the South-West Virginia Enterprise – April 14,1870 – December 28,1881
· A History of Sylvatus by Barbara May
· Sylvatus Tour –Area

Vol. 3, No.2 Fall 1984

· Message From The President – Ending of The Year
· George L. Carter Project – Article on the Life of George L. Carter
· NEA Project – Life & Music Roscoe & Leonne Parrish of Coal Creek & Luther Davis of Galax
· Memory Springs – Mrs. Zula Hawks book
· Marriage Bonds – 1850
· Christmas Social for the Historical Society at the Allen House
· Archives of The Carroll County Historical Society
· Thomas Blair, A Tory Captain

Vol. 3, No. 3 Winter 1985

· Message From The President – Pedigree Charts – Update
· Strictly Personal
1. Congratulation to Kathryn Horkan – Birth of Baby
2. Special Thanks To – Bert & Marlene Widner who Opened the Allen House
The Making of The Christmas Wreaths by members, Linda Stanley, Margaret Alderman, Shelby Cox
· Of Interest – Books For Sale
· Congratulations to Sebert Sission – Elected to a 3 yr. Term to the Archeological Society of Virginia Board of Directors
· Post Offices with a Map
· Quips, Quote, Queries
· Addenda To Archives Of Carroll County Historical Society
· James Madison’s Home Montpelier To Be Opened
· 1985 Telephone Books Feature Carroll Courthouse

Vol.3, No. 4 Spring 1985

· President’s Message & Annual Report
· Monument in Hillsville, Virginia by Mrs. W.S. Tipton – January 1911 – Submitted by Mrs. Ninevah J. Willis
· Alderman Has Second Book Published – Carroll 1765 – 1815, The Settlements
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Frederic E. Milgrim – Pvt. 4 Sergeant Co. D, 29 Virginia Infantry, CSA
· Carroll County Deaths 1872 – 1896 – Fancy Gap
· Information about the Cap Post Office
· Marriage Bonds – 1970

Vol. 4, No. 1 Summer 1985

· Message From The President – Getting Ready to Open The Allen House
· Use of Hardwoods – Charcoal And Railroads
· Cemetery – Mabry – Mayberry – Bolt Cemetery
· Family Bible of Samuel Mabry (Mayberry)
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· The Civil War Company E, 45th Virginia – The Pipers Gap Company by John Perry Alderman – (to be continued)

Vol. 4, No. 2 Fall 1985

· Message From The President – As Summer Season Closes…
· Floyd Vass Cemetery
· John Floyd Cassell Cemetery
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Yankee Cavalry Visit Hillsville – December 1864 by John Alderman
· Epilogue
· History of Sylvatus now on Sale
· Mrs. Elizabeth Hale Speaks to Group on the Quaker Settlements in Carroll County
· Judge Roy Morgan Dies
· The Civil War Company E, 45th Virginia – The Pipers Gap Company cont.

Vol. 4, No. 3 Winter 1986

· Message From The President – Opening the Allen House
· Judge Massie’s Gun
· Carroll County Financial Report & Directory
· Oakland School Joins Society
· Grayson County Courthouse Saved
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Membership List – January 1, 1986
· Marriage Bonds – 1852
· Cemetery Project – Cataloging
· Finney Speaks on Gladesboro History

Vol. 4, No. 4 Spring 1986

· Message From The Editor – New Format for Newsletter
· We Make History – Current Events
1. Sisson Presents Carter Paper
2. Videotaping of Programs
3. Area Programs of Interest
Society Programs – February – Alice Gerrard & Andy Cahan about musician Roscoe & Leone parish of Coal Creek
March – Jim Parker Spoke on a book he compiled – “God, The Tree,
And Thee
April – Dr. W.A. Porter with a Presentation on his Medical Practice
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Marriage Bonds – 1853
· Civil War – 1861 –1865 Submitted by Milburn Barnes – on Dr. Jesse Dickens
· Dr. Jesse Dickens Cemetery
· Primitive Baptist Church Of Christ At Little Vine, Carroll County, Virginia
· The Civil War Company E, 45th Virginia – The Pipers Gap Company, (cont.)

Vol. 5, No. 1 Summer 1986

· Message From The Editor – New Format of Newsletter – A Place to Store Artifacts
· Reminiscing with Dr. W.A. Porter
· From The Blue Ridge To The Hills Of Oklahoma – Combs Line
· Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church – Death Records 1875 – 1945
· Marriage Bonds – 1854
· Combs Worrell Cemetery
· Daniel Dickens Cemetery
· The Civil War – Company E, 45th Virginia – The Pipers Gap Company (cont.)
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol. 5, No. 2 Fall, 1986

· Christmas Party @ Gooch Harmon’s Museum
· Messages From The President – Museum Report, Allen House, Cemetery Project, Acknowledgements, Webb’s, Winter Issue of Chronicles
· Issac Webb 1833 –1913
· Who Did The Lock Of Hair Belong To by Judith D. Crowder
· The Civil War Company E, 45th Virginia – The Pipers Gap Company
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol. 5, No. 3 Winter 1987

· Message From The President & Others – The Annual Meeting
· Isaac Webb – Info.
· Membership Lists – January 1, 1987
· New Items Added To The Collection of Historical Society Archives
· Carroll County Virginia Postoffices
· Happy 103rd Birthday Mrs. Shaw
· The Civil War Company E, 45th Virginia – The Pipers Gap Company
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Hanks Family Information Sought

Vol. 5, No. 4 ~ Vol. 6, No. 1 Spring & Summer 1987

· Message From The President – New Directors Elected
· Reminiscing with H. K. Williams
· The Civil War – Company E, 45th Virginia – The Pipers Gap Company
· Carroll County Post Marks
· Summary of Mr. Barton Cooley’s Presentation
· Mr. James Cooley Goes West To Find Some Kin
· Some Church History
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol. 6, No. 2 Fall 1987

· Message From The President, Etal – Change of Interest
· Highlights of Recent Meeting
1. May – Author Gary Walker Spoke about his book “The War In Southwest
Virginia
2. July – The Society Traveled to Coal Creek – By Kent Cox with a Tour of the
Original Cooley Homeplace
3. August – Tour, David Rotenizer, Virginia Archaeological Society, New River
Chapter
4. Society Invited to Visit Lambsburg to Hear a History of That Area
5. October – Mr. Ben Bolen – Speaks About The Building of The Blue Ridge
Parkway
6. November – Mr. Horace Leonard – Speaks About Ivanhoe and Fries Areas
· George L. Carter – Capitalist
· Biography To Appear In “Men of Mark” – D. Winton Bolen – Jurist
· In The Carroll County Circuit Court Held At The September Term 1933 The
Following Resolutions Were Adopted:
· Ganley Thesis Studies Women of Carroll County
· Phibbs Family Reunion Very Successful
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Officers And Directors

Vol. 6, No. 3 Winter 1988

· Message From The President And Others – A lot of Interest in the Cemetery Project
· Letters to the Editor – Elder Isaac Webb
Gibson Family
· Membership Lists
· T.E. Hanks Was Carroll Educator
· Benjamin Cooley’s Clock Comes “Home”
· Family History Institute Of Southwest Virginia Scheduled
· Indexes To Chronicles Available
· Allen House Available In Cross Stitch Pattern
· Program For June 11, 1988 – Family Institute Of Southwest Virginia
· The Civil War – Company E, 45th Virginia The Pipers Gap Company
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol. 6, No. 4 & Vol. 7, No. 1 Spring & Summer 1988

· Message From The President, Etal – Establish A Museum
· Letter To The Editor
· Carroll County In 1850
· Entries In The Durnil Bible
· Prospectus Of The Mountain Torrent
· Recent Society Meetings
· CCHS Students Study Carroll County History
· The Civil War – Company E, 45th Virginia The Pipers Gap Company
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Resources: Carroll County, Virginia
1. Political History
2. Reference Materials
· Crandell Carding Mill

Vol. 7, No. 2 Fall 1988

· From The Editor – Different Books for Sale
· Update on Hale Webb Cemetery
· Recent Society Meetings
July – Trip to Radford, VA
August – Show and Tell
September – Grayson County Courthouse to be Historic Landmarks
October- Program by Mr. Early Webb
· Wilkinson Mill & Foundry
· Early Life In The Mountains
· Finney Family History
· Cemetery Book Project
· The Civil War – Company G. 54th Virginia Infantry
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol. 7, No. 3 Winter 1989

· Message From The President – Sesquicentennial Celebration
· Letter To The Editor- Ron Hall
· Civil War Roundtable Dissolved
· From Other Societies – NRHS, Missouri Connection, Wythe County Historical
Review
· Those Who Stayed
· David Rotenizer Resigns
· Sumner Family History
· The Civil War – Company G, 54th Virginia Infantry
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol 7, No. 4 Spring 1989

· From The Editor – Members Submitted Articles
· Message From The President – Board of Directors
· Letters From Members – Hawks and Stewarts, Carroll County Bank, Elizabeth Allen,
Oshiar Howlett, Etta Jennings, T.J. Jennings
· New Walker Book Published – The War in Southwest Virginia – 1861-1865
· Recent Society Programs – Miss Cassie Gardner, Seabert Sission on George L. Carter
Tour of Cloyd’s Farm Battlefield Planned
· Clues You Can Use In Trying To Trace John Bolt, Sr. of Montgomery/Carroll County
· Article on John Bolt, Sr.
· Some Very Early Bolts in Virginia
· Was The Name Even Bolt? And What’s in a Name, Anyway?
· Notes for the Article on Bolt
· Sumner Family History Continued from Winter 1989 Issue
· Phibbs Family Reunion Planned
· Glenn & Betty Beamer are Recognized for having a farm that has be in the same
Family for 200 years
· Ms. Margaret Alderman Presented to the group a book, “A History of Roanoke
County”
· The Civil War – Company G, 54th Virginia Infantry
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Cloyd’s Farm Battlefield Foundation Formed
· Alderman Book Published

Vol. 8, No. 1 & 2 Summer & Fall 1989

· From The Editor – Family related articles
· Recent Meetings of the Society – A good trip to Cloyd’s Farm battlefield
· Fries, VA Info.
· August Meeting Featured Mrs. Suzanne Porter Burow daughter of Dr. Porter
· Roscoe Reynolds spoke at the September Meeting
· Land Grants Affecting Carroll County and Vicinity
Fincastle County, Montgomery County, Henry County (now contained
within Carroll County), Patrick County, (now included within Carroll), a
a listed number of deeds now of Carroll, then a part of Montomery
· T.J. Jennings Diary
· Update on Cemetery Book
· Lyon & Kenny Families
· Marshall – McGrady Cemetery
· Henry (Hal) Webb
· The Civil War – Company G, 54th Virginia Infantry
· Quips, Queries, Quotes
· How to preserve a favorite newspaper clipping

Vol. 8, No. 3 & 4 Winter 1989 & Spring 1990

· From The President – Cemetery Book at the Printers
· Letter in Reply to Henry (Hal) Webb
· Old Marshall Cemetery
· Genealogy Of William Tobias Phillips Donated
· Mrs. Alice Shaw Passes Away
· Mrs. Goldie Greer Passes Away
· The Civil War – Company G, 54th Virginia Infantry
· Green Berry Mabry Celebrates 100th Birthday Anniversary September 14, 1945
(Article)
· In Memoriam
· The Territory In The American Revolution (unpublished by John Alderman)
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol. 9, No. 1 & 2 Summer & Fall 1990

· Message From The Editor – Cemetery Book Now A Reality, Mr. John Perry
Alderman returned to Carroll County and
reestablished his law practice
· Reminiscing with Lillie Mabry
· The Civil War – Company G, 54th Virginia Infantry
· Jeb Stuart Birthplace to be Preserved
· James Bolt Family info.
· Vaughn recalls mining along New River by General Chemical Co.
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol.9, No. 3 Winter 1991

· From The Editor – Celebrating the Sesquicentennial
· Descendants of Walter Chiles
· Webb Family
· Reminiscing with Elder Ray and Marie Rotenizer
· Smith J. Swanson
· Mabe
· Quips, Quotes,Queries

Vol. 9, No. 4 Spring 1991

· From The Editor – A New Slate of Officers and Directors
· Isaac Webb Cemetery Fund
· Genealogical Committee Expanded Within Society
· Reminiscing with Thelma Webb
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Jacob And Sarah Marshall Puckett Cemetery Restoration
· Family History Institute of Southwest Virginia
· John Alderman – (unpublished) – As Part of Grayson County – Civil War info. included
· Of Special Interest – Schools Sponsor Historical Events for County Students

Vol. 10, No. 1 Summer 1991

· From The Editor – Preserving History
· Cemeteries Marked – John Puckett, Robert Marshall, Sr., – The Marshall – McGrady Cemetery
· Bloodied At Williamsburg, The 24th Virginia Fought On
· Showered In Glory And Honor
· Their Spirit Lives On
· John Alderman – (unpublished) – Land Grants Affecting Carroll County
· Information on John Starr
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol. 10, No. 2 Fall 1991

· From The President – Looking for Possible Sites for the Museum
· Congratulations – For Those Born Before 1945 – We Are Survivors!
· The Origins Of The Carroll County Dickens Family In Eastern Virginia
· WW II – Bringing The War Home
· Acer Saccharum – The Marshall Family Tree
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol. 10, No. 3 Winter 1992

· From The President – Happy 10th Birthday
· Information On Elder Isaac Webb
· John Benjamin Smith (1815 –1895) & Christena Charlotte Walk Smith (1821 –1902)
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Museum Update – Purchasing the Porter Building
· Members
· New Book Available – The Early Birds of Grayson County, VA & Many of Their
Descendants

Vol. 10, No. 4, Vol. 11, No. 1 Spring/Summer 1992

· From The President – Fundraising Project for the Museum
· Sesquicentennial Celebration Planned
· Eddie Ayers – Designed the Logo “Building Upon Our Heritage”
· The Formation Of Carroll County
· After the Formation of Carroll County Annexed to the County Patrick
· Acts of the Assembly, 1855 – 56
· The Contract for the Jail is as Follows
· Mining in Carroll County, Virginia
· Amos Shockley Family
· John Bryant Franklin & Margaret Newman (Numan)
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol. 11, No. 2 Fall 1992

· From The President – Sesquicentennial Celebration A Success
· Carroll 1765 – 1815 The Settlements Again Available
· The Passing Of Granny Carper
· In Memory – Elder John F. Sumner
· The Civil War Period
· Pssst……Information on and Seeking Information
· Phibbs Family Of North Carolina And Virginia

Vol. 11, No. 3 Winter 1993

· From The President – Notes About Dues
· Pictorical History Of Carroll County Soon To Be Available
· Letters of Memories of Hillsville
· Obituaries
· Special Notice – History Of A Telephone
· Meet Howard Smith, Grants Coordinator For The Museum Committee
· J.E.B. Stuart SCV Camp 1598 & Surry County Civil War Round Table
· Appalachian Trail Chapter DAR Donates Marker
· Reprint from Sprague World 25 Years of Success
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol II, No.4, Vol. 12, No.1 Spring/Summer 1993

· Message From The Editor – Museum Update, Church Histories, Index
· John Perry Alderman – (unpublished) – Edward Stewart, Sr. – c. 1758 – 1840 – Revolutionary Soldier – Henry County, Virginia and Surry County, NC
· William Letcher info.
· The Sounds of Sorrow
· Sprague Electric History – Building and Employment Grow
· One Young Family – Stephen S. Landreth & Ida Florence Lineberry
· Submitted Material by John Perry Alderman
1. John *bleep*
2. John *bleep* (Squire John)
3. Branson
4. Erwin Montgomery
5. Zachariah Stanley, Sr.
6. James Bullard
7. George Carter
8. Richard Shockley
9. Nicholas Stilwell
10. Richardson
11. Durnil
· View On The Growth Of Carroll County
· Quips,Quotes,Queries
· Announcement Of Publication Of The Haymore Heritage
· Soon To Be Available – The Carroll County Cemetery Book

Vol. 12, No.2 Fall 1993

· From The President – Carroll County Heritage Book To Be Published
· T.J. (Thomas Jefferson) Jennings Family
· John Perry Alderman – (unpublished) History Of Carroll County – Some Pension Applications Of Revolutionary War Soldiers Then Living Within The Present Boundaries Of Carroll County
· Carroll County, Virginia July 1, 1936 To June 30, 1937 – Taken From The Annual Financial Report Covering That Period.
· The State Capitation Tax
· The School Board And General School Information
· Our County Home
· Public Welfare Department
· Compensation Of County Officials
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol. 12, No.3 Winter 1994

· Message From The Editor – Opening A Temporary Reference Section
· The Rev. Lee Cummings Brown – The Father of Carroll County Presbyterianism
· From The Diary Of T.J. Jennings
· Garnett E. Phibbs Goes To Ireland To Trace Family Roots
· Members Lists
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Carols Surratt Retires
· Book Orders Form
· Announcements

Vol. 13, No. 3 Winter, 1995

· From The Editor – The Recent Purchase of George L. Carter Property
· Obituaries
· Amanda Cooley’s Journal
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Membership List
· Book Reviews and Order Forms
· Index

Vol. 13 No. 4 Spring, 1995

· Message Form The President
· More About the Blue Ridge Parkway
· Amanda Cooley’s Journal
· Marshall Family Information
· New River Plateau Railway Company
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol. 14, No. 1 Summer 1995

· Message Form The President – Observe the 50th Anniversary of the end of WW II
· In Memoriam – John Perry Alderman
· Museum Update – The First Exhibit of the Historical Museum (Natural History) is
Ending as the Museum prepares for the next Exhibit
· Old Mt. Home Week with special programs & events all week
· Amanda Cooley’s Journal
· William And Elizabeth Dalton
· Eldridge Allen Celebrates 94th Birthday
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· The Goads – A Frontier Family – (revised 1995)

Vol. 14, No. 2 Fall, 1995

· From The Editor – Carroll County is Celebrating 125 Years of Public Education
· Letters To The Editor – John Tyler Goad – Amanda Cooley
· One Virginia Family During the Civil War
· Amanda Cooley’s Journal
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol. 14, No. 3 Winter, 1996

· From The President – Exhibit of County Homeplaces Continues
· Obituaries – Eva Bessie Gardner Wright 96
· Greenville P. McMillian Family
· Early History of New Hope Primitive Baptist Church
· Amanda Cooley’s Journal
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Members List
· 2nd Printing – Blue Ridge Heritage Families – by Dorothy Burnett Peterson

Vol. 14, No. 4 Spring, 1996

· Message Form The President – Grading for the New Government Complex for
Carroll County
· Museum Operated by Maggie White
· Report From The Museum – The Next Two Exhibits Are Now Being Prepared
· The Lindsey Family – Early Servants of Sacred & Secular
· Amanda Cooley’s Journal
· Carroll County House of Delegates members to the Virginia General Assembly
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Editorial Reprint from Carroll News – The County Courthouse – The Carter Building

Vol. 15, No. 1 Summer, 1996

· From The Editor – A Summer of Fun
· Society Members Enjoy Potluck At Windy Ridge
· Funeral Rites Held For Dr. R.R. Goad
· From Millard Fillmore Lewis Family Bible
· In Memory of Grandpa and Grandma Iroler
· From The Past – Newspaper Notes of Interest – Telephone Co. in Carroll County –
Texas House destroyed by fire
· Amanda Cooley’s Journal
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Book Orders

Vol. 15, No. 2 Fall, 1996

· From The Editor – The Historical Society will Continue it’s Christmas Social
· The Historical Celebrate Old Mt. Home Week
· Museum Update – The Museum is Featuring a display of Military Items
· Amanda Cooley’s Journal
· The Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery
· Letters from Isaac Webb
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Book Orders

Vol. 15, No. 3 Winter, 1997

· Message from the President – Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Historical
Society
· Museum Update – The Courthouse Tragedy and 125 Years of Education in Carroll
County Continue at the Museum
· Isaac Webb Letter’s
· John Carroll of Carroll County, VA
· Officials of Carroll County, VA 1951 – 1952 – Pictures
· Amanda Cooley’s Journal
· Members List
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Williams Families of Early Grayson County, VA

Vol. 15, No. 4 Spring, 1997

· Message From The President – This Issue Features Articles And Reprints related to
The March 14, 1997 Courthouse Memorial Service
· 85 Year Healing Process
· Courthouse Tragedy Memorial Service 85th Anniversary 3/14/1997
· Isaac Webb Letters
· Amanda Cooley’s Journal
· Quips, Quotes, Queries

Vol. 16, No.1 Summer 1997

· Message From The President – Membership Changes
· Update from Museum And Society Notes – The Society Traveled to the Mendenhall
Plantation in Jamestown, NC for a tour
· Della Mae Webb Passes Away Age 96
· Isaac Webb Letters
· Bowman Family Group Record
· What Do Babe Ruth, the Spanish – American War, and Carroll County All Have in
Common?
· Amanda Cooley’s Journal
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Books Available About Carroll County

Vol. 16, No. 2 Fall, 1997

· Notes From The Editor – Conclude the Journal of Amanda Cooley
· From The President – The Historical Society Wants to Lease the First Floor of the
Courthouse
· Letter to IDA Members/ Board of Supervisors Members
· Letter To The Editor – Carroll News
· Recent Meetings Of The Society – John Alderman Speaks About Early History of
Carroll County
· Amanda Cooley’s Journal
· Postscripts to the Amanda Cooley Journal
· Obituaries and Newspaper Clippings
· Isaac Webb Letter
· Malesia H. Webb Akers 1897 – 1997
· Poem by David M. Webb
· Index Carroll County Chronicles – Table of Contents – 1982 –1987

Vol. 16 No. 3 Winter, 1998

· Isaac Webb Letters
· Obituary of Mrs. Lewis Jennings, Daughter of Isaac Webb
· A Political Review of Carroll County
· History Buff, the Story of Lula Branscome Worrell
· Letter to the Editor (Carroll News) – Branscome Descendant nearing 93
· Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Story
· Family Group Sheet
· Hylton Family Line
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Membership Lists

Vol. 16 No. 4 Spring 1998

· From The Editor – The Historical Society Continues to Collect & Display Items
· Isaac Webb Letters
· Obituaries from the Register – Herald, Beckley, WVA
· Pvt. Isaac Ogle, CSA
· James E. Cox
· Enoch Ward Cox
· A Political Review of Carroll County 1919 – 1952
· Sheriff’s List 1842 – Present, Carroll County, Virginia
· High Tribute Is Paid The Late Sheriff James S. Mitchell
· In Memory
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Carroll County, Virginia School Census Order Form
· Books Available from the Carroll County Historical Society

Vol. 17 No. 1 Summer 1998

· A Bit of Humor – I want
· Report on Recent Meetings – The Society continues to scheduled interesting and
Informative meetings for the group
· Letter to the Editor – Isaac Webb
· Isaac Webb Letters
· Ogle Family Heritage – One Bloodline Branch
· Wills of Carroll County, VA
· Raleigh County, WVA Marriages 1891 – 1901
· Westmoreland Cemetery – Carroll County, Cana, VA
· Carroll County Courthouse Tragedy Book Order
· Book Publications about Carroll County

Vol. 17 No. 2 Fall 1998

· Woodrow Bedsaul 1912 – 1998
· Civil War Drum Returns To County
· The Civil War Period in Carroll County
· Confederate Prisoners from Virginia and North Carolina Who Died at Elmira Prison
Camp, Elmira, New York

Vol. 18 No. 1 Summer, 1999

· Message From The President – Joyce Bolt Elected President of Historical Society
· Variety of Programs Presented
· Second Printing of Cemetery Book Underway
· Museum Report
· Burrell Spence, Revolutionary War Veteran
· Lucy Ellen Martin Jennings Obituary
· Legislative Acts Regarding Carroll County, VA
· Public Service Corporations in Carroll County, Virginia 1921
· I Remember Daddy
· The Legend of Nancy Hanks
· Carroll County Wills
· Roll of Company C, 24th Reg., Virginia Infantry
· Obituary of Dr. John A. Tipton
· Twenty Ways to Avoid Genealogical Grief
· Tracing a Tract of Land
· Outline Descendant Chart of Churchwell Combs
· Inquiry from Richard E. Hammons
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Membership Lists

Vol. 18 No. 2 & 3 Fall 1999 Winter 2000

· From The Editor – This Issue Focuses on George L. Carter
· From The President – Archaeologist Promotes Tourism
· Obituaries
· Timeline Of The Life of George L. Carter
· George L. Started Area Development
· Late George L. Carter Developed County Coal Properties
· George L. Carter, Empire Builder, Was Carroll County Native
· Recipes From Mrs. George L. Carter
· The Carter House
· Legislative Acts Regarding Carroll County, VA
· John Kirkbride Last Will and Testament
· Troy E. Webb Passes/ In Memory of Mrs. Lewis A. Jennings

Vol. 18 No. 4 Spring 2000

· Message From The Editor – Two Apologies – Dues & Chronicles
· From The President – Gary Marshall spoke on topics “Facts About Our Artifacts”
· The Bobbitts
· Jennings Family Record
· Oct 19, 1928 Hillsville’s Highway Hey – Day
· On The Trail of Daniel Boone: Man Travels Country Seeking Markers
· Legislative Acts Regarding Carroll County, VA
· A Little Genealogical Humor: Twas The Day Before Yesterday
· John Kirkbride
· The People’s Advocate (Hillsville, VA) March 17, 1898
· Obituaries

Vol. 19 No. 3 Winter 2001

· Message From The Editor – Dues & Past Chronicles
· Abigail Banks Quesenberry – A Short Biography
· Photograph of Abigail Quesenberry and Side Saddle
· Membership Rolls of Carroll Co. Historical Society
· Miscellaneous Items of Interest
· 1880 Census of Carroll County, VA Transcribed
· Boone Trail Herald – Reprint from Oct. 19, 1928
· Letters
· Andrew Jennings Tombstone Picture
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· Carroll County, Virginia Wills

Vol. 19 No. 4 & Vol. 20 No. 1

· Message From The Editor – Fancy Gap Area
· Ancestors of Thomas Green Penn Martin
· Comments on Issue of Summer Fall, 2000
· In Memory
· Recent Meetings & Activities – New Officers were Elected
· Museum Notes – Good Attendance at the Museum
· A Tour of Old Good Spur Road Including Some History of the John Morris Family
· The Devil’s Den: A Cultural Legacy; Realized, And Yet Undiscovered
· Carroll County as a Late 1920’s Tourism Destination
· Carroll County
· Architectural Reconnaissance & Analysis of the Robert S. Harris Farmstead in South
Central Carroll County, VA: The Main House
· Galax Gazette Article on Devil’s Den – Black Gaping Hole In Fancy Gap Mt. Isn’t
The Attraction It Used To Be
· Early Devil’s Den Vistors Wrote Article About Trip
· The Southwest Corner
· Galax Gazette – Fancy Gap Road Job was done ahead of schedule
· A History of Education in Carroll County
· How school was before 1920
· Ninevah Jackson Willis Passed Away 86
· Teaching
· Carroll County, VA Deed Book 1 – James Wilkinson & Fielden Hale
· Quips, Quotes, Queries
· New Book Available – Baldwin – Felts Detectives, INC

Vol. 20 No 2 Fall, 2001

· From The Desk Of The President & Editor – Repair & Paint Room in the Porter
Building
· Communities Of Northwest Carroll County – Presentation by Horace Leonard
· Legislative Acts Regarding Carroll County, VA (A Series)
· Authorization To Control Public Ferries On The New River (1928)
· Authorization For Road And Bridge Work In The Sulphur Springs District (1928)
· Incorporation Of The Town Of Galax (1906)
· Authorization For A Bridge Across Chestnut Creek (1920)
· Colonel Ira B. Coltrane (1816 – 1894) An Obituary
· The Homeplace On Daniel’s Branch: A Personal Heritage
· Southwest Cornor – Roanoke Times
· Reprint of The Carroll News, Thursday, February 7, 1938 – J.C. Carper
· Community Choir Presentation Set For Easter Weekend
· Some Post Offices Of Northwestern Carroll County
· Thomas Blair, A Tory Captain

Vol. 20 No. 3 Winter 2002

· From The Editor – A Variety of Materials on a Variety of Subjects
· Della Carroll Mcadams – (1909 – 2002)
· 20 Years Of The Carroll County Historical Society
· Reflections Of Carroll County Around The Late Nineteenth Century
· Memories Of Carroll County – Mary Kate Farmer
· A Salute To Teachers Past And Present
· Mrs. Richardson, Oldest Person In Carroll Dies At 101
· Area Obituaries From The Past
· Wilcher And Rhoda Marshall Bowman
· Our First Fifty Years
· Towne Theater Advertisement
· Facts About Hillsville From a 1965 Brochure “Welcome to Hillsville, VA”
· Historic Details Regarding The Road Near Fowler’s Ferry In 1906 And 1908
· Samuel Spencer’s Widow’s Application For a Pension – War of 1812
· Will of Samuel Spencer
· Marriage License Issue Last Month (Carroll News, June 16, 1927)
· Archaeology And Historic Preservation of the Carroll County Courthouse

Vol. 20 No. 4 Spring 2002

· Message From The President – Updating the Porter Building And the Museum
· Board Of Director Changes
· Museum Matters – Manufacturing History Of Carroll County
· Special Friends Of The Museum
· Ninety Years From 1912 – The Carroll County Courthouse
Shooting Revisited
· The Hillsville Historic District
· Legislative Acts Regarding Carroll County, VA – Compensation
For Allen Case
Council Services (1914)
· Woodlawn Area Of Carroll County
· Cap Post Office
· Legislative Acts Regarding Carroll County, VA – Establishment of a the “Woodlawn
Boarding Hall (1914)
· Obituaries From The Past
· A 1931 Appeal for Public Education in Carroll County by Former Governor E. Lee
Trinkle and State Superintendent of Education
· A Brief History of Lambsburg, Carroll County, VA (Reprint)
· Lambsburg School Revisited
· Childhood Memories and Experiences of Annita Allen Havemann
· Carroll County Political Campaign Poster c. 1872
· Public Notice for Bids to Design and Build New Carroll County Courthouse
(February 1871)
· “Aunt Caroline” White: The Life And Times Of A Former Carroll County Slave Girl
· Legislative Acts Regarding Carroll County, Virginia: Tax Relief for the Citizen’s of
Of the County (1888)
· A Look at the History of the Carroll County’s Public Library
· The 1951 Carroll County Fair: A Men’s Soda Drinking Contest, Bill Monroe And His Bluegrass Boys, and Congressman Stanley and Former Governor Tuck
· Hillsville’s Downtown Revitalization
· A Family Tree

Vol. 23 No. 1 2004

· Traitors In Carroll County
· Carroll County Community Gathering Places In 1943
· From Past Issues
· Aunt Orlean Puckett
· An Example of Hillsville Community Development In 1868
· The Moving of Carroll County Offices Into the Carter Building: 1957
· A Roster of Businesses, Officials, And Individuals Associated with Carroll County’s
Second Permanent Jail (1866 – 1938)
· A County And A People: Carroll County Historical Society Officers And Board
Of Directors
· Queries

Vol. 23 No. 2 And 3 Dugspur Vol. 1

· Dugspur
· Map Of Dugspur
· Dugspur In The Early 1920’s
· Dugspur Post Offices
· Churches
· Pine Creek Presbyterians
· Stores – Loman Thompson’s Store – Archie’s Garage
· Mills
· Schools
· Pike Holler
· Boy Scouts In Dugspur
· Deepwater
· Dugspur Switchboard Contract
· Posey Miles Reece
· Going On A Bear Hunt
· Public Road Application: Joshua Marshall

Vol.23 No. 4 Dugspur Vol. 2

· Dugspur Part Deux
· Map Of Dugspur
· Schools
· Stores
· Digging In Dugspur
· The Killing Of Andrew Collier
· The Fruit Hill Quaker Meeting
· The Big Bridge
· The Troy Jack Nester Killings
· Silverleaf
· The Headless Haint Of Quaker Ford
· The Pines
· Etc.

Vol. 24 No. 1 Liberty Hill

· Liberty Hill
· Mayetta Shockley Martin
· Churches of Northeastern Carroll
· Bethel Brethren In Christ
· Deed: Pine Creek School District

Vol. 24 No.2 Longshoal/Dry Pond

· Longshoal
· Carroll County Forest Tower Manned By Woman
· Minutes Of The Rock Creek Telephone Line
· Dry Pond

Vol. 24 No. 3 Winter, 2006

· Richardson
· Whitetown
· The Narrative of the Session
· The Convict Camp at Betty Baker
· Pictures Worth A Thousand Words
· Mills in the 1880 Carroll County Census
· Sylvatus Lodge 220
· Deeds: Mountain View and Greenbrier

Vol. 25 Spring, 2006 Woodlawn

· A Tragedy in Woodlawn
· The House at 1101 Woodlawn Road
· Gooch Harmon – “Mayor of Woodlawn”
· Woodlawn
· A Far Reaching Tragedy
· Clyde Lineberry
· Mount Nebo School

Vol. 26 Summer, 2006 Woodlawn

· Joe Honeycutt
· Winesett’s Store
· E.J. Cooley Writes About Woodlawn School
· A Retired Teacher of Carroll County Recalls the Past
· Oak Hill A Stately Home in Woodlawn
· Route 58 in 1937
· Nebo School in 1903
· Copper Hill Mine

Vol. 26 No. 2 Fall, 2007

· President’s Letter – Students of Hillsville Intermediate School help out
· A Conversation with Raleigh Cooley, Former Mayor, WW II Veteran, & Practicing
Lawyer
· A Glimpse Into The Past Through The Eyes of Velma Bowman Horton
· Born To Serve – Walter Wilfred Burnette
· A View of the Past from the Perspective of Mrs. Mava Sutphin Vass
· The Writers
· Local Students Explore County’s Past with an Eye on the Future – Carroll News
Article – November 7, 2007
Our Journey into the Past of Carroll County

Vol. 26 No. 3 Winter, 2007 Lambsburg, Part 2

· Carlan Mill Site Water Powered Grist Mill And Sawmill
· Lambsburg Lodge No. 131 I.0.0.F.
· Lambsburg Christian Church
· Lambsburg Fellowship Tabernacle
· The Lambsburg Missionary Baptist Church
· The Blind Tiger
· An Early Cabin
· Ruritan Club Charter
· Family Works Reviewed
· Abraham Hawks Family Tree
· The Lamb Family Of Lambsburg
· Tombstones Of Lambsburg Ancestors
· The Lambsburg Cannery
· The Lambsburg War Memorial
· A Very Personal Remembrance of Woodrow And Savada Bedsaul
· Just For Pretty

Vol. 27 Winter, 2006 Coon Ridge/Five Forks

· Coon Ridge
· Coon Ridge School
· Horsley’s Store
· Largen’s Store
· Baker – Ogle – Taylor Resturant
· Dalton Hill Christian Church
· Martin Dalton
· Bettie Roberts
· Woodrow Worrell
· Benjamin Robert White
· Benjamin Harrison White
· Robert A. White Family
· Unidentified Store Ledger
· John Early
· Five Forks
· Jesse L. Garrett
· Shiloh United Methodist Church
· Coltrane School
· Mason Martin Hicks

Spring/May 2007 – In and Around Carroll – Ron Hall

· The Ghost of Wire Street
· Business in Hillsville
· How Time Flies
· The First Movies In Hillsville
· Hanging In Carroll
· The Second Tragedy in Hillsville
· In Honor of the Veterans
· The Aamon Moore Rifle
· Naming Names
· Family History Resources
· The Man Who Caught Sidna Allen
· The Texas House

Summer 2007 Lambsburg

· Lambsburg History – Roving the Twin Counties with Pete Rumbaugh
· The Lambsburg Post Office
· Lambsburg
· Flower/Flour Gap Road
· How Lambsburg Got It’s Name
· Lambsburg Academy
· Lambsburg School History
· Lambsburg Class of 1939 Remembered
· The Nineteen – Fifty – Three Story of Lambsburg High School
· Some Strange Tales of Long Ago Told In School History
· Fire Levels Lambsburg School
· Lambsburg Citizens Meet
· Former Students Wept When Fire Destroyed Lambsburg School
· Surveying for the New Lambsburg School

Vol. 27, No.1 Spring 2008

· Carols Nester Biography
· Mother’s Day Card
· Letter From Carlos Nester to His Wife
· The Carter Family
· Letter to Alice from Charlie Carter
· Charles Carter Pay Statement and Accident Report
· Industrial Commission Letter
· Wilburn Carter Family Picture
· George L. Carter from the Virginia Calvacade
· Facts about Charlie Walter Carter
· Josiah Hiatte Letter
· Glen Stanley Pictures and Letters
· A Postcard to Melba Stanley
· A Subpoena for Emily Carpenter
· A Letter to Mrs. Carpenter from the Sheriff of Carroll County
· A Letter Written by Julia Fain Who Was the sister-in-law of Lura Fain
· J.W. Carpenter Letter from American Herb Company
· A Pamphlet Advertising Herbs Received by J.W. Carpenter
· Sterling Farmer Letter
· Samuel Robinson Letter
· Letter from Charity Quesenberry to M.N. Hurst
· Quesenberry Pictures Reprinted from Cox-Phillips Newsletter
· “This and That”
· Letter to Mary Cox from Niece Emma
· Recreation Camp Document

Vol. 27, No.2 Fall 2008

· Interview with Robert H. Showalter, Sr.
· Log of B-17 Flying Fortress
· Troy Dalton
· Churchwell Alderman, Jr.
· William Alderman
· Interview with William B. Galway
· Norman Rush Goad
· Staff Sargeant Richard Slate’s Report of World War II Expirence

Vol. 27, No.3 2008 2nd Military Issue

· Elisha B.r.R. Jenkins
· Bobby D. Mabe
· Jesse Newman
· Leonard R. Nester
· Ben Bayard Perry
· Sgt. Troy Hylton
· Archie Lendon Martin
· Cpl. Wiliam S. Newman
· Orba Lee Sutphin
· Pvt. Dewey Dexter Harmon

Vol. 28, No.1 2009 3rd Military Issue

· Horace Larrowe
· William Hassell Vass
· Charles Freddie Currin
· Charles Lincoln Currin Documents
· Curtis Kenneth Harmon
· Hicks Rhudy Harmon
· Clerin Eugene Shockley
· Burnis Ralph Shockley
· Cecil Sterling Goad
· Early Issac Marshall
· Elvin Lee Phillips
· Kinard W. Marshall
· Elmo Huff
· Arnold Lee Phillips
· Emanuel Lee Dalton

Vol. 28, No.2 2009 Lonnie’s Artwork

· Lonnie Higgins

Vol. 28, No. 3 2009 Bits and Pieces

· Ray Robinson Beasley
· Guy Cecil Beasley
· Hazel Grove Winesett
· The Jeff Winesett Store in Carroll County
· John Floyd Shockley
· Working at the Betty Baker Mine Sylvatus
· Heath Shockley’s Children
· Evaline Montgomery
· Business in Woodlawn
· Some of the Residents in Woodlawn
· Civil War Letter
· Love at First Sight

Vol. 29, No. 1 2010 Medical Profession

· Dr. Walter Albert Porter, MD
· Dr. James Glenn Cox
· Dr. Joseph Howard Early, Jr.
· Funeral Rites Held for R.R. Goad
· Tribute Paid for R.R. Goad at His Funeral Last Saturday, Morning, January 29th by
Rev, W.G. Hughes
· A Good Man Gone
· Nurses of WW II

Vol. 29, No. 2 Medical Profession

· Dr. F.P. Branscomb
· Dr. John A. Tipton
· Dr. Sydney M. Robinson
· Dr. Thomas Worrell
· Dr. Charles K. Burnett
· Carrie Smith, Combat Nurse
· Dr. Elisha Averett Jenkins
· Dr. R. Goad’s Eyeglasses
· Dr. Chester B. Nuckolls
· Nuckolls Drug Store
· Cana Woman Was Licensed in Virginia as Midwife in 1929
· Sara Jennings Served 50-Year Career as Midwife in Carroll

Vol. 29, No. 3 & 4: December 2010 The Bridal Bridge

· Dad’s Love Letters to Mom – By Everett G. Marshall

Vol. 30, No. 1 Spring 2011 A Look Back
· Various – Old Newspaper Clippings

Vol. 30, No. 2 – Summer 2011 Hodgepodge of This and That

· Carroll County’s Civil War Cave
· George Rigney
· Memories of Mountain View Bible Camp
· A Bit of History of the Mountain View Bible Camp
· Mountain View Brochure 1953
· Articles from Newsletters
· News from the Hills Newsletter
· Richard and Mary McHenry, Founders
· Scenes from Previous Years at the Camp
· Current Campus Pictures
· 2011 Brochure
· Woodlawn of Yesterday
· Woodlawn of Today (1938)
· Faculty of W.H.S.
· A Letter from a Carroll County Boy in an Army Camp
· A Carroll County Teacher
· August Meeting Explained

Vol. 31, No. 1 – 2012 – Courthouse Tragedy Centennial – Culture Issue

· Introduction
· Reasons Why the Courthouse Tragedy Deserves its Centennial
Observances
· Courthouse Tragedy Centennial Dates
· Events
· Thunder in the Hills
· The Carroll County Historic Courthouse
· Book Reviews on the Appalachian Culture
Encyclopedia of Southern Culture
Killings; Folk Justice in the Upper South
Murder, Honor, and Law
Slender is the Thread; Tales of a Country Law Office
· Article Reviews of the CC Court House
A Courtroom Massacre
Floyd Allen; The Wikipedia Encyclopedia
Floyd Allen Trial, 1912
Encyclopedia Virginia; Floyd Allen
The Allens of Carroll County
· Moonshine in the Carroll County Culture

Vol. 31, Nos 2 & 3 – 2012 – Courthouse Tragedy Centennial – Biographical Issue

· Introduction
· Judge Thornton Massie
· William McDonald Foster
· Sheriff Lewis Webb
· Clerk Dexter Goad
· Augustus Fowler
· Witness Betty Ayers
· Frances and Floyd Allen
· Claud Allen’s Medal
· Descendants of laude Swanson Allen
· Victor Allen
· Jeremiah Sidna Allen
· Jasper Jack Allen
· Viola Harrison Dies
· Barnett Allen
· Alvertia Allen Edwards
· Wesley Edwards
· Sidna Edwards
· Garland Perry Allen
· Friel Allen
· Maude Deliah Iroler
· Judge David Winton Bolen
· Descendants of Woodson C. Quesenberry
· Deputies
· Gentleman, I Ain’t a’Goin’
· Baldwin Felts Detective Agency
· Legacy of Lawman and Thugs
· Pursuit/Capture of Perpetrators by BF Agency
· The Blessed Martyrs

Vol. 31, No.4 – 2012 – Courthouse Tragedy Centennial – Conflicts Issue

· Resolution
· Thunder in the Hills
· No Villains, No Heroes: A Review
· Letter of Praise
· The Allens of Fancy Gap: A Review
· Letter of Praise
· Hillsville in 1912, A Family Became Outlaws: A Review
· Letter of Praise
· Four Years in the Govenor’s Mansion of Virginia: A Rreview
· Words of Praise
· The Centennial Martyrs Portrait
. Words of Praise
· Who Fired First?
· Mountain Justice: A Review

Vol. 31, No.5 – 2012 – Courthouse Tragedy Centennial – Consequences Issue

· The (Richmond, VA) News Leader; May 11, 1912 Floyd Allen Says Goad Winked at Webb and Then
Opened Fire on Him as He Sat Quietly at the Bar Awaiting Removal
· The (Richmond, VA) News Leader; May 13, 1912 Verdict Expected in Floyds Allen’s Case Tomorrow or
Wednesday; Jury to Hear Nine Speeches; Poage Begins Today
· The (Richmond, VA) News Leader; May 17, 1912 Jury’s Verdict Today Came as a Surprise to Mountaineer Outlaw

Vol. 32, No.1 – Spring 2013 – The Carroll News

· Various – Old Newspaper Clippings


Vol. 32, No.2 – Summer 2013 – Carroll County Attorneys

·The Quintessential “County Lawyers”; John Alderman and John Perry Alderman
. John Perry Alderman
· Craig Teller
· Greg Goad
· Nathan H. Lyons, Commonwealth Attorney
· Michael D. Jones
· Alan Caudell
· Lundus Harvey Neff
· Judge Jack M. Matthews
· Matthews Living History Farm
· Judge Donates Land for Chestnut Forest
· Jonathan and Joe McGrady
· Ted Dalton
· Phillip Wilburn Jones
· Tompkins Family History
· Alva Edison Cooley
· Raleigh Minor Cooley
· Dwight Edward Compton
· S. Floyd Landreth

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