Appalachian Pioneers

APPALACHIAN PIONEERS

~ STORIES & ANECDOTES ~

Here you will find articles, biographical sketches, anecdotes, and stories about pioneer ancestors. These frontiersmen and their families settled on the rugged but beloved Appalachian Mountains of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. I hope you enjoy reading this and will click on the old mailbox below to contact me if you find a connection!

C O N T E N T S

"Butter Factory at Mount Verd" written by Sandra (Nipper) Ratledge

"The Ghost of Cleage House" written by Sandra (Nipper) Ratledge

"The John Sutton Family" written by Sandra (Nipper) Ratledge

"The John L. & May Anne (Sutton) Stiles Family" written by Sandra (Nipper)Ratledge

"The Thomas & Lousia (Smith) Stiles Family" written by Sandra (Nipper) Ratledge

~ F O R T H C O M I N G ~

"Little Hosea's Easter Basket" by Sandra (Nipper) Ratledge

"What Witch at Coker Creek?" by Sandra (Nipper) Ratledge

~ TO BE CONTINUED ~

W A N T M O R E S T O R I E S ? C L I C K L I N K S B E L O W .

Cherokee County, North Carolina ~ A History ~

Patchwork Pieces - Stories & Anecdotes about my Family

School Days, Golden Rule Days -- Stories & School Group Photos

"A WORD FITLY SPOKEN IS LIKE APPLES OF GOLD IN A SETTING OF SILVER." PROVERBS 25 : 11

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Sandra Ratledge

This site is dedicated to the memory of my parents, Tommy and Beulah (Cline) Nipper.