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Size | About 100 items |
Abstract | Members of the McEntire and Morris family owned plantations in southwestern North Carolina. James Morris built Fox Haven in 1823, naming it after a Native American who defected from his tribe and settled on Morris's land. Fox Haven was located six miles west of Rutherfordton, N.C. The plantation remained in the Morris family until it was purchased by Thomas E. Keeter in 1941. Thomas McEntire built Cleghorn Mansion in 1837, which was later purchased by J.B. Washburn in 1889. The collection contains genealogical data, land surveys, business letters, deeds, receipts, ledgers, and newspaper clippings relating to members of the McEntire and Morris family. |
Creator | McEntire family.
Morris family. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Matt Dailey and Rachel Shope, March 2011
Encoded by: Matt Dailey, June 2011
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Members of the McEntire and Morris family owned plantations in southwestern North Carolina. James Morris built Fox Haven in 1823, naming it after a Native American who defected from his tribe and settled on Morris's land. Fox Haven was located six miles west of Rutherfordton, N.C. The plantation remained in the Morris family until it was purchased by Thomas E. Keeter in 1941. Thomas McEntire built Cleghorn Mansion in 1837, which was later purchased by J.B. Washburn in 1889.
Back to TopThe collection contains genealogical data, land surveys, business letters, deeds, receipts, ledgers, and newspaper clippings relating to members of the McEntire and Morris family.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Genealogical records and accounts |
Folder 2 |
Financial and legal materials, 1772-1843 |
Oversize Paper OP-5433/1 |
Genealogical record of Morris familyDrawn from colonial records. |
Oversize Paper OP-5433/2 |
Land grant, 30 September 1842Purchase of Rutherfordton land by Thomas McEntire. |
Folder 3 |
Financial and legal materials, 1846-1873, 1925, 1984-1985 |
Oversize Paper OP-5433/3 |
Genealogical record of McEntire family |
Folder 4 |
Newspaper clippings, 1969 |
Folder 5 |
Newspaper clippings, 1972-1973 |