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LOFTIN:
Beatty
Corzine
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SETZER:
Aderholdt
Barringer
Bovey
Bushart
Deal
Heavner
Herman
Ikert
Miller
Motz
Rankin
Witherspoon
GOBLE:
Babst/Bobst
Douglas
Faber
Fink
Fulbright
Hefner
Meinhert
Miller
Muller
Pabst/Bobst
Robinson
JOHNSON:
Corzine
Fink
Hamilton
Kaiser
Leslie
Lewis
Moore
Sherrill
Upright
Wilkinson
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Early North
Carolina County History |
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Tyron County is a former county located in
the state of North Carolina. It was formed in 1768 from
the part of
Mecklenburg County west of the Catawba River, though the
legislative act that created it did not become effective until
April 10, 1769. It was named for William Tryon, Governor
of North Carolina from 1765 to 1771. In 1779 Tryon County
was divided into Lincoln County and Rutherford County and Tryon
County ceased to exist. |
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Tryon County played an important early role
in the American Revolution. Residents of the county
actively organized into committees of safety and later a county
militia to prepare against the British following the Battle of
Lexington in Massachusetts. On August 14, 1775, forty-nine
Tryon County residents gathered at the county courthouse and
issued a declaration of grievances against the British known as
the Tryon
Resolves. They were among the earliest colonists to do
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Lincoln County was formed in 1779 from the
eastern part of Tryon County. It was named for Benjamin
Lincoln, a general in the American Revolutionary War. |
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In 1782 the southeastern part of
Burke County was annexed to
Lincoln County. In 1841 parts of Lincoln County and
Rutherford County were combined to form
Cleveland County. In 1842 the northern third of
Lincoln County became
Catawba County. In 1846 the southern half of what was
left of Lincoln County became
Gaston County. |
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Most of the Loftins
lived in Cline, Catawba/Hamilton and Mountain Creek Townships |
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Burke County was
formed in 1777 from
Rowan County. It was named for
Thomas Burke, a delegate to
the
Continental Congress from
1777 to 1781
and Governor of North Carolina
from 1781 to 1782.
In 1791 parts of Burke County
and Rutherford County were
combined to form Buncombe County.
In 1833 parts of Burke County
and Buncombe County were combined to form
Yancey County. In 1841
parts of Burke County and
Wilkes County were combined to
form
Caldwell County. In 1842
additional parts of Burke County and Rutherford County were
combined to form
McDowell County. Finally, in
1861 parts of Burke County,
Caldwell County, McDowell County,
Watauga County, and Yancey County
were combined to form
Mitchell County. |
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Check out the town of Catawba page |
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Catawba County was formed in 1842 from Lincoln County.
It was named for the
Catawba tribe
of Native Americans who once inhabited the area. |
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The present land area is 399.97 square miles.
Catawba County is boarded by Alexander County (north), Iredell
County (east), Lincoln County (south), Burke County (west) and
Caldwell County (northwest. The county is divided into
eight townships; Bandy's Caldwell, Catawba, Clines, Hickory,
Jacobs Fork, Mountain Creek, Newton, and Longview. Cities,
towns and communities in Catawba County include Brookford,
Catawba, Claremont, Conover, Hickory, Lake Norman, Maiden,
Mountain View, Newton, Sherrills Ford, Longview, St. Stevens and
Vale. |
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Catawba County (formed in 1842) was
originally part of Lincoln County, Lincoln (1779) was part of
Tryon, Tryon (1768) was part of Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg (1763)
was part of Anson, Anson (1750) was part of Bladen, Bladen
(1734) was part of New Hanover, New Hanover (1729) was part of
Craven, Craven (1705) was part of Bath (which was also Archdale
from 1705 - 1712), Bath (1696) was an original county and was
extinct after 1724. |
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A person blessed with longevity could have
been born in Rowan County in 1753, married in Burke County in
1778, fathered children in the counties of Burke and Lincoln in
the 1780s and died in 1842 during Catawba County's formation
year while living on the same land all the while. His land
simply became part of the new counties as they were formed. |
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