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Joel Phillips -
Residence and Family
Head of Wilson Creek Gorge, NC |
Donated to Picture
Burke by Debbie Greene Wellmon |
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Jacob Abee
(March
10, 1795 - November 6, 1872)
Born in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia to pioneer
Andrew Abee and wife Barbara. The family moved to
Old Burke ca 1801. Jacob married Elizabeth (last name
unknown). They had ten children. Jacob is buried at Smart's
Grove Baptist Church in Burke County.
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Donated to Picture
Burke by Roy Abee |
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Henry Coy McGimpsey
(May 8, 1898 - December 28, 1978)
The youngest child of Henry Coy McGimpsey
and Christian V. Moore McGimpsey.
Born at Pleasant Hill on the
Linville River, Fonta Flora. Married Jettie Crisp on November 15,
1918.
They were the parents of six children.
Photograph taken on his wedding day. |
Source:
Nettie McGimpsey McIntosh |
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Jettie Crisp McGimpsey
(March 4, 1899 - November 9, 1978)
The fifth of eleven children born to
Edward Crisp and Annie Ervin Crisp of Glen Alpine, NC.
Married
Henry Coy McGimpsey on November 15, 1918. They were the parents of
six children.
Photograph take on her wedding day. |
Source:
Nettie McGimpsey
McIntosh
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The Rev. Walter Hughson
(1854-1908)
Became the Rector of Grace Episcopal Church
in Morganton in 1901.
He and his wife Mary Herbert Hughson expanded
the missionary work of the church
and played a major role in the
formation of Grace Hospital that opened its doors
on August 1, 1906.
He and Dr. Edward W. Phifer, Sr. were the incorporators of the
hospital in 1908. |
Source:
Grace Episcopal Church |
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Morganton High School Hi-Y Club
1927/1928 School Year
Morganton High School was located at 400 College
Street.
LEFT TO RIGHT: FRONT ROW: Alfred Smith, Dick Kibler, Rodney
Bogle, Carroll Hoyle, Conway Rhodes. Huffman McCall. MIDDLE ROW:
Debanese Avery, Walter Lane, Bennett Sparks, Ned Phifer, Julius Smith,
Van Shuping, William Sparks, Robert Perkins, Winifred Patton, Ed
Hairfield.
TOP ROW: Otis Arney, Jim Darby, Julius Cuthberson, Vernon Denton,
Clifton Avery, Professor E. Oscar Randolph, Ed Connelly, William Patton,
Clark Erwin, Thurman Lingerfelt. |
Source:
NC Room,
Burke County
Public Library |
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Arthur Cyrus Chaffee
(October 10, 1876 - October 21, 1962)
Born in Camptown, PA to William Luther and Martha A.
Fuller Chaffee. He played an
instrumental role in the development of Morganton Furniture Company. He
was its
first superintendant and was its president when he retired in 1941.
He then became
chairmen of the board. He first married Eleanor Hurst of PA who died in
1934. In 1935, he married Florida Fleming Wiley "Spot" who was a
widow. Mr. Chaffee was active in business and civic affairs.
He served as President of the Board of Trustees of Grace Hospital for
over 20 years. He was named Morganton's Man of the Year in 1951. |
Source:
R. Douglas
Walker, Jr. |
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Aunt Nancy Jones (1856-1943)
Holding Nannie "Nan" Fleming Jeter (1905 - 1991)
Aunt Nancy Jones was born in Burke County, NC
and lived
near Magnolia her entire life. She served as a midwife for many
years.
Photograph taken June 13, 1905 by Charles Gilliam,
Morganton |
Source:
R. Douglas
Walker, Jr. |
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Burke County Transit Company
Morganton, NC
Burke Transit Company was started in 1941 by J. Ed
Butler. When it began operations, it had 3 buses. The company's
garage was located on South Sterling Street. The company grew to about
23 buses and had 35 employees. It served all of Burke County and
Newland in Avery County. The company folded in 1955.
Photography by Greene Studio |
NC Room,
Burke County
Public Library
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Morganton Graded School - Men's Basketball Team
ca 1922
The school was located on the southeast corner of
South Green and East Meeting Streets. Razed ca 1970. The
Burke County Courthouse is on the site today (2008). |
Source:
Betty W.
McConnaughey |
Burke County Public Library
