May MCGS Meeting Information
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March MCGS Meeting Information
The Moore County Genealogy Society will meet this Saturday, March 21st at 10:30 am at the Bethesda Presbyterian Church in Aberdeen. Research and technology expert Linda Tant will be sharing some FREE AI tools that are very easy to use and very useful for family historians. No special skills required. All are welcome. Hope to see you there!
Who: Linda Tant will be the presenter
What: “AI at your side: A friendly introduction to AI tools that make genealogy easier”
When: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 21, 2026
Where: Fellowship Hall, Bethesda Presbyterian Church, 1002 N Sandhills Boulevard, Aberdeen, NC
– The Fellowship Hall is on the upper level behind the church sanctuary
– Plenty of parking is available beside and behind the church
January MCGS Meeting Information
Our next meeting will be held on Saturday, January 17th at 10:30 a.m. at the Southern Pines public library, 170 W. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. (Please make note of the location change for January, due to the church where we usually meet having another event all that weekend. We will meet at Bethesda Presbyterian Church again in March.)
The program will be: “Zachariah Jacobs, Waccamaw Siouan, Revolutionary War Soldier” by Marsha Jacobs. Marsha is the Regent, Alfred Moore Chapter, NSDAR and Vice Chair, North Carolina State DAR Lineage Research.
All are welcome! See you Saturday, January 17th at the Southern Pines library!
November MCGS Meeting Information
Our next meeting will be Saturday, November 15th at 10:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Bethesda Presbyterian Church at 1002 N. Sandhills Blvd., Aberdeen, NC. Park in back of the building and enter through the double doors at the top of the steps or ramp.
This will be our annual meeting where we will vote on board members and officers for the coming year. For the program, we would like for attendees to share a recent genealogical discovery. A new ancestor you’ve found, a “brick wall” breakthrough, letters or Bible records or photographs you have discovered, or something that belonged to one of your ancestors that tells something about the family and their times — this is your opportunity to “show and tell”!
Refreshments and coffee will be served.
All are welcome! Hope to see y’all Saturday!
New Resource on Confederate Soldiers and Sailors of Moore County Published
Moore County historian Morgan Jackson’s two-volume set on the Confederate soldiers and sailors of Moore County NC is now available! This comprehensive work documents the soldiers and sailors who were born in, lived in, or received a Confederate pension in Moore and Lee (created in part from Moore in 1908) counties. Over 1,500 served, and over 500 never returned home. This work is a “must have” for Civil War and Moore County history buffs!
— Volume I includes comprehensive rosters that provide company and regiment information, service records, biographical information, photographs, and important documents for the thousands of soldiers, sailors and pensioners who served. It begins with a section depicting the division in the county at the war’s outset and details the formation and members of various companies including the “Moore Independents” from the storied 26th Infantry, the “Moore Sharpshooters,” the “Moore County Rifles” the “Moore County Scotch Riflemen,” and includes local outfits like the 51st Regiment of North Carolina Militia and the 59th Battalion of North Carolina Home Guard. 686 pages in total length with a full name index. Volume I can be purchased HERE.
— Volume II includes over 500 transcribed wartime letters to and from soldiers and their families in chronological order that track the war from beginning to end, Confederate Pension Rosters of Veterans and Widows, Conscription Papers, Petitions for Amnesty, a section on Deserters, Outliers and the War at Home, a recounting of local Civil War Blue and Gray Reunions and a Cemetery Census listing where every soldier is buried. 436 pages in total length with a full name index. Volume II can be purchased HERE.
Update on the September Meeting
Join us on Saturday, September 20th, 2025, at Bethesda Presbyterian Church in Aberdeen, N.C., to experience military historian Robert Ferro’s presentation of Artifacts in Family History: “If only this sword could talk!“ Bob will share a selection of fascinating military weapons from his extensive personal collection along with their stories, and provide research tips for integrating artifacts and their stories into your family history narrative. This will be a unique opportunity to view these items and to learn from a longtime collector and historian – don’t miss out!
The presentation will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall behind Bethesda Presbyterian Church at 1002 N Sandhills Boulevard, Aberdeen. Plenty of parking is available in the upper and lower parking lots.
July Meeting Update
Join your fellow genealogy and family history enthusiasts on Saturday, July 19th, at 10:30 a.m. to learn how to use – or to get even more out of – the FamilySearch genealogical research resource.
Looking for a Revolutionary War patriot ancestor? A Civil War soldier? A long-lost relative? This presentation will show you more and better ways to find them!
Expert researcher Marsha Jacobs, vice chair of the North Carolina state Lineage Research Committee of the Daughters of the American Revolution, will give us a hands-on demonstration of the various tools and resources provided by FamilySearch to help people discover new family history information and build a family tree, including a vast database of historical records, a searchable family tree, and tools for indexing and reviewing records. Whether you are a longtime researcher or new to family history and genealogy, this talk has something amazing for you!
What: “Unleashing the Power of FamilySearch!”
When: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 19, 2025
Where: Bethesda Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 1002 N. Sandhills Boulevard, Aberdeen. Plenty of parking will be available in the upper and lower parking lots on the church property.
IMPORTANT: If you don’t already have a FamilySearch account, before attending create a FREE account using this link: https://www.familysearch.org/en/united-states/
If you have a laptop, be sure to bring it to get the most out of this opportunity.
See you on the 19th!
Join us on Saturday, May 17th, at Bethesda Presbyterian C…
Join us on Saturday, May 17th, at Bethesda Presbyterian Church in Aberdeen, N.C., to hear local historian Andrew Diemer present on American Revolutionary War era Tories in the Sandhills. Andrew is a Lee County educator with a passion for local history. His presentation, entitled “Tension, Oppression, and Insurrection: The American Revolution in the Sandhills,” will focus on those British North Americans in the Sandhills who remained loyal to King George III when others around them rebelled against Crown rule, precipitating not only the American Revolutionary War, but also a civil war for the people of Moore County. The resulting conflict created—and left in its wake—misunderstandings and mistrust. With time, these have diminished, leaving behind a rich and meaningful narrative for those who tell the story of the Tories and Patriots of that era.
This presentation is a “must” for family historians and genealogists in Moore and surrounding counties—especially those from blended families of Tory and Patriot ancestry!
The presentation will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Bethesda Presbyterian Church at 1002 N Sandhills Boulevard, Aberdeen. Parking is available in the upper and lower parking lots.
Genealogy in the Pines 2025
The Moore County Genealogical Society is looking forward to our Genealogy in the Pines conference this Saturday, January 18, 2025. We are excited to be co-sponsored this year by the North Carolina Genealogical Society. It’s President, David McCorkle, is one of our expert speakers and will use the topic “Exhausted All the Deeds? Use Other Land Records to Uncover Even More Valuable Information”. Diane Richard, professional genealogist and wearer of many hats, will have two sessions, one about breaking through brick walls (which we all need to hear); and, of course, one of our all-time favorite speakers, Morgan Jackson, who administers the Wallaces of Moore County website, Facebook, and DNA. Morgan is authoring a new book and will be speaking about civil war soldiers and sailors of the Confederacy.
Due to limited space, pre-registration was required this year with check-in at 8:30 a.m. with light breakfast followed by browsing our exhibitor tables. We are pleased to have several local exhibitors: Scottish Heritage, Moore County Historical Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, scrapbooker and author Beth Saunders, and author Nancy Yow Holt. Desi Campbell with the Harnett County African American Heritage Center is also exhibiting, along with the North Carolina Genealogical Society and GenWebinars.
The MCGS looks forward to seeing you at our conference, and we would invite you to help us continue to promote genealogy by becoming a member of our society.
The Muse Rabbit Hole – Looking For a Fry
“Going Down The Rabbit Hole” is a slang term used by genealogy researchers when they find themselves bogged down researching something completely different from their original set goal. I recently purchased a copy of the Moore County Genealogical Society Archived Newsletters on CD and sat down to “skim” through them to find any mention of my Fry family. Somehow, I ended up reading article after article about the Muse family from Carthage, one of the distinguished families of Moore County whose name is still plentiful in our area today. There are numerous interesting articles and stories regarding this family, too many for me to cover in this one article, but if you are a MUSE, GLASCOCK family researcher, there is plenty to send you down a rabbit hole, as well. As a side note, I did find information about the Frys marrying the Muses so it wasn’t totally a wasted excursion. The information in this article is taken from the book The Methodists of Carthage 1837-1987 by Emma Phillips Paschal and Marshall R. Old, along with newspaper articles, and Ancestry details.
James B. Muse, married Elizabeth “Betsy” Glascock, daughter of Dr. George Glascock about 1806 near the Cross Hill section of Moore County where the Muses and Dr. Glascock had moved during colonial times from their homes in Virginia. Dr. George Glascock was a cousin to George Washington. In 1787, Dr. Glascock was killed at his home in the Cross Hill section of Carthage by a servant of Philip Alston – the same servant who, reportedly, killed Alston himself [a separate story worth reading]. James and Betsy Muse died two days apart in 1864 having been married about 60 years.
One of James and Betsy’s seven children was George Glascock Muse, born on the 28th of February 1816, name-sake of his grandfather, Dr. George Glascock. George Glascock Muse was always proud of his kinship to George Washington through his grandfather, and was said to have some resemblance to our first President. George first married Jane Campbell, a native of the Isle of Skye, Scotland, and there were 12 children born to this marriage. Following his first wife’s death, at the age of 78, he secondly married Miss Frances “Fannie” Fry, who was age 34 [I found a Fry].
The death of George Muse at the age of 93 on June 15, 1909, was recorded in the Carthage Blade and the following article from the book The Methodists of Carthage was printed: On the 15th day of June, 1909, there passed from this life one of the most striking characters and one of the most remarkable men of our time, Mr. George Glasscock Muse. His entire life from babyhood to hoary age was spent near Carthage among a quiet, industrious, frugal, farmer people. He inherited from his sturdy ancestors a strong and splendid physique, a sound constitution, and that rare and inestimable gift, good common sense. Outdoor exercise, manual labor, and temperate habits had developed and preserved his physical powers to a wonderful degree. They had never been impaired by an intemperate habit for in his youth he never did apply hot and rebellious liquors in his blood and no vice had ever been able to hold sway over his inflexible character. He had therefore by reason of strength passed the fourscore years and ten. He was a man of strong convictions and decided opinions. He was bold and frank. As a neighbor he was obliging, and as a friend he was loyal and true. He was from an early period in life a devout member of the Carthage Methodist Church. “Weary with the march of life” this venerable man has passed away.
Mr. Muse is buried at the Carthage Methodist Church along with his first wife, the mother of his 12 children, Jane Campbell Muse.
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