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Mecklenburg Genealogical Society July 2006
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Notes on June Meeting
by Mary Utting
It's common knowledge that gold was mined in
Mecklenburg and surrounding counties during the
early 19th century, but Linda Blackwelder, the June
speaker for Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society,
wonders why history books say very little about this
topic.
Did people think it was a less than respectable way
to make money? Did they want to conceal the fact
that they had made money from gold or that gold had
started them on the road to success?
Mrs. Blackwelder starting digging into the subject
and found information in a number of wills. Some
mention their mines, stipulating how the money is to
be spent or what is to become the mining properties
they own. For example, in October 1829, Jonathan
Harris added a codicil to his will, which was probated
in November, saying the mining proceeds would pay
his debts. Amazi Alexander's 1831 will lists his
property including the MCKIBBEN gold mine of Paw
Creek and the Brown gold mine near Steele Creek. In
1833, Thomas McCord's will left instructions to sell
his interest in the Simpson gold mine. She found
gold mentioned in wills as late as 1868.
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