Through Mountain Mists

John Henry Stonecypher, Jr., Revolutionary War soldier, did not ever live in Union County, Georgia. In fact, after the war, he settled on a ...

Travel Highway 129/19 south from the old courthouse square in Blairsville and you will come to the Owltown District of Union County lying ar...

On the 4th of July we all summon our highest degree of patriotism. We listen to speeches calling forth our best American spirit. We find our...

Before I launch into today's article, please accept this correction from last week's story about "Some of the Descendants of Le...

Sarah Elvira Williamson Nix (12 Dec 1842 - 01 Jun 1927), wife of Archibald Carr Nix (07 May 1842 - 25 Sep 1906) Last week’s column began a s...

In tracing Nix family lines, we find that the last name was spelled Nicks, Knix and Nix (our present day spelling). The origin seems to be f...

Lt. Col. (Retired) John Paul Souther and wife, Virginia Parks Souther September 23, 2000. In his book War Not Forgotten: A Frontline Office...

As you gather with family and/or friends for a Thanksgiving Day celebration may you find many things for which to give thanks. In our family...

For many years no paved roads aided traffic in Union County. In 2005 most of the roads are paved, even “country” or “county” roads. At one...

Family legend holds that when Susannah Stonecypher married William Nix on September 9, 1809 at Carnesville, Georgia (Franklin County), her f...

John Henry Stonecypher, Jr. was the Revolutionary War ancestor of many descendants in Union County, Georgia and beyond. Although he never li...