Lenoir family.

Dates:
Active 1763
Active 1975

Biographical notes:

Series 1.2. Correspondence, 1840-1860 (about 2050 items): Correspondence chiefly of the children of William and Ann Ballard Lenoir, especially William Ballard Lenoir of Roane County, Tenn.; Thomas and his wife Selina Louisa Avery Lenoir of Fort Defiance, Caldwell County, N.C.; and their children, especially William Avery Lenoir; Sarah Jones Lenoir of Fort Defiance; Walter Waightstill, lawyer in Lenoir, N.C., and his wife Cornelia Isabella Christian Lenoir; Thomas Isaac and his wife Mary Elizabeth Garrett Lenoir of the family plantation at East Fork of Pigeon, Haywood County, N.C.; Rufus Theodore and his wife Sarah Leonora Gwyn Lenoir of Fort Defiance; and son-in-law Joseph Caldwell Norwood, teacher in Hillsborough, N.C. There is also correspondence of members of the Avery, Bingham, Norwood, and Pickens families.

From the description of Lenoir family papers, 1763-1936, 1975 (Series 1.2) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 31070142

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Subjects:

  • Slavery
  • Education
  • Children
  • Courtship
  • Families
  • Health resorts
  • Plantations
  • Railroads
  • Real estate investment
  • Roads
  • Slaves
  • Women

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Places:

  • Roane County (Tenn.) (as recorded)
  • Caldwell County (N.C.) (as recorded)
  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • Tennessee (as recorded)
  • Lenoir (N.C.) (as recorded)
  • West Indies (as recorded)
  • Haywood County (N.C.) (as recorded)
  • Fort Defiance (Caldwell County, N.C.) (as recorded)
  • Southern States (as recorded)