Catawba County Black Heritage

Celebrate Black History NEW Dolph Setzer   Census Records Queries and Surname Researchers Catawba County Freemans Marriages 1816-1866 Catawba County Marriages Family Group Sheet Let us not despair. Let us not lose faith in people and certainly not in God. We must believe that a prejudiced mind can be changed, and that people, by the grace of God, can be lifted from the valley of hate to the high mountain of love. Martin Luther King During the Korean War, Catawba County had only two soldiers who died POW/MIA. They both gave their lives for their country. They were both black Americans. Sargeant Horace Smith England (born 1918) Corporal Willie Dennis Hill (born 1930) Let's see what we can do to memorialize these heros! ( see: The Korean War and Catawba County ) Ridgeview Cemetery - Hickory, NC Brooks Cemetery - Catawba Co.   Washington Park Cemetery - Conover, NC Washington Park Cem. photos Coulter Cemetery - Maiden, NC Hull Cemetery-Catawba Helpful links One of my favorite sites for research is NC Live. You will need to register at your public library for a password to access this site. From there, you will find links to newspapers, books and another favorite, Heritage Quest Online. AfriGeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy afrolumensproject (Central Pennsylvania African American History for Everyone) Volunteer help to transcribe Census records, Slave Schedules or other information vital to researchers, is welcome. Please help us find photos for this project Here are some samples Sign Our Guestbook Revised 01/26/2006 Back to Catawba County Homepage For more information on donating materials to this site, e-mail me at tahda59 *at* yahoo.com. Check back often for updates. If you find any broken links, please let me know. Copyright 2003-2006 by Robin Barger or contributors as shown. No portion of this site is to be considered public domain and is not to be reproduced for any purpose without express written consent of the owner of the material.