Mciver Family Of North Carolina

Vol 1 905p Vol 2 961p.

The most comprehensive state project of its kind, the Dictionary provides information on some 4,000 notable North Carolinians whose accomplishments and occasional misdeeds span four centuries. Much of the bibliographic information found in the six volumes has been compiled for the first time. All of the persons included are deceased. They are native North Carolinians, no matter where they made the contributions for which they are noted, or non-natives whose contributions were made in North Carolina.

Director's foreword -- Acknowledgements -- A conversation with Beverly McIver / Kim Boganey -- Beverly McIver : self-portraits in multiple perspectives / Michele Faith Wallace -- Pigments and personas / Richard J. Powell -- Plates -- Selected exhibition history, collections and awards -- Selected bibliography -- Works in the exhibition.

Family history and genealogy of Emerett Mary Sharp Nicholson (1834-1900), daughter of James Sharp and Isabella Mary Griffith, who was born in Sandusky, Ohio, and died in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Texas. She was married to Peter Edward Nicholson (1833-1863), a son of John and Mary McIver Nicholson, in 1856. He was born in Tennessee, and died in Sabine Co., Texas. The Sharp family moved to Texas in 1850 and settled in Sabine County. The Nicholson family came from North Carolina to San Augustine, Texas in 1837. The members of the McIver family descend from Kenneth McIver, who was born abt. 1696 in Scotland. The first of the Thompson ancestors to arrive in America was Theophilus Thompson, an Irish seaman, born ca. 1715/20. He had an mercantile business in Norfolk, Va. between 1736 and 1746. His widow and six sons moved to Robeson County, North Carolina after his death. Descendants and relatives lived in Texas, North Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and elsewhere.

This is the first full-length biography of the leading educational statesman, Charles Duncan McIver. It is the story of his efforts to spur a renaissance in education, particularly for women, which resulted in the founding of the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Originally published in 1957. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

"Part I stands on its own as an historical study of early emigrations following the lead of the Argyll Colony in 1739 ... Part II provides a comprehensive listing of names and locations of Scottish North and South Carolina families beginning in 1739 and continuing with the descendents down to three, four or five generations for nearly a century."--Front flap of jacket.