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Size | 10 items |
Abstract | The collection consists of two sets of letters and accompanying photographs from members of the Myers, Patterson, and Snell families of Loris, S.C.; Thomasville, N.C.; and Wilmington, N.C. The first set was written during the Civil War and describes military life of Wilson Lindsay Myers (1839-1930) and John W. Patterson (1845-1865) in Virginia and South Carolina, respectively. The second set is from Paul Myers Snell, Sr., and was written while he was in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, working for the Army Corps of Engineers on dredging and developing the levee system around New Orleans in the 1930s. Photographs depict Wilson Lindsay Myers and the Snell family. |
Creator | Myers family.
Patterson family. Snell family. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Wilson Lindsay Myers (1839-1930) of Thomasville, N.C., and John W. Patterson (1845-1865) of Loris, S.C., served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Myers was married to Susan Bathsheba Fouts of Thomasville, N.C.
Paul Myers Snell, Sr. (1894-1961) was married to Annie Elizabeth ("Sug") St. George (1889-1977), and they had two sons, Paul Myers Snell, Jr. (1925-2010) and Thomas Mason Snell (1926-1993), all of Southport, N.C., and Wilmington, N.C. Paul Myers Snell, Sr. worked for the Army Corps of Engineers.
Back to TopThe collection consists of two sets of letters and accompanying photographs from members of the Myers, Patterson, and Snell families of Loris, S.C.; Thomasville, N.C.; and Wilmington, N.C. The first set was written during the Civil War and describes life in battle. The second set is from Paul Myers Snell, Sr., and was written while he was in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, working for the Army Corps of Engineers on dredging and developing the levee system around New Orleans in the 1930s. Photographs depict Wilson Lindsay Myers and the Snell family.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Letters, 1865-1936Letters are written by Wilson Lindsay Myers in Pinners Point, Va., to his wife, Susan Bathsheba Fouts Myers, in Thomasville, N.C.; and by John W. Patterson in South Carolina, to his father, James Gould Patterson, Sr., of Loris, S.C. |
Image Folder PF-5688/1 |
Photographs, 1865-1936Photographs labeled "Grandpa/Grandfather" are of the same Wilson Lindsay Myers, circa 1870 and circa 1928. A larger family photograph, circa 1936, includes the Snell family: Paul Myers Snell, Sr., Annie Elizabeth St. George Snell, and their children, Paul Myers Snell, Jr., and Thomas Mason Snell. |