Genealogy Books | Local History Books |Biographies |Essays and Poetry | Novels |
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Title: 1863 Johnston County Tax List Author: Johnston County Heritage Center Description: Civil War-era tax list which includes slaves by name, age, dollar value, and owner's name. Real estate, cash, and poll tax listings are also included for free persons. Some districts are missing, and some do not list slaves by name. Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB226 Price: $40.00
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Title: Cliftons Here and Yonder Author: Todd Johnson Description: A genealogical study of descendants of John and Winny Clifton of Sussex County, Virginia, and Wake County, North Carolina, the bulk being information and photographs related to their sons Azel and Joel Clifton and descendants in Johnston County, NC. Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB227 Price: $50.00
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Title: Barbour Clan of Memory Lane Author: Todd Johnson Description: Genealogical study of the Willie Edgar and James Emily Austin Barbour family and their ancestors, including the following surnames: Barber, Barbour, Austin, Wallace, Price, Byrd, Jones, Massengill, Barnes, Tomlinson, McCoy/McCay, Hinnant, Newsome. Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB228 Price: $50.00
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Title: 1784-1840 Census, Johnston County Author: Johnston County Genealogical & Historical Society Description: Census data, including combined index Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB174 Price: $35.00
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Title: 1850 Census, Johnston County Author: Johnston County Genealogical & Historical Society Description: Complete schedules for the 1850 Census of Johnston County Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB175 Price: $30.00
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Title: Every Name Index: 1870 Census, Johnston County, NC Author: Joan Howell Waddell Description: Genealogical reference book Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB179 Price: $25.00
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Title: Family Bible Records, Vols. I & II Author: Johnston County Genealogical & Historical Society Description: Family Bible records collected by the Genealogical & Historical Society Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB176 Price: $40.00
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Title: Family Bible Records, Vol. III Author: Johnston County Genealogical & Historical Society Description: Family Bible records collected by the Genealogical & Historical Society Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB177 Price: $30.00
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Title: Kinfolks of Johnston County, Vol. I Author: Ross and Wood Description: Abstracts of early deed records, 1759-1825. Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB127 Price: $45.00
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Title: Kinfolks of Johnston County, Vol. II Author: Ross and Wood Description: Abstracts of early deed records, 1826-1865. Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB128 Price: $45.00
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Title: Johnston County Marriage Register 1867-1900 Author: Johnston County Heritage Center Description: Reference booklet compiled by the Heritage Center staff. Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB216 Price: $40.00
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Title: Johnston County Marriage Register 1901-1920 Author: Johnston County Heritage Center Description: Reference booklet compiled by the Heritage Center staff. Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB206 Price: $40.00
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Title: Braswell: A Good Name Author: Zelda Braswell Wood et al Description: Genealogy of Braswells of Johnston & Wayne counties (N.C.) - almost 500 pages, including charts and photos Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB218 Price: $45.00
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Title: Coates / Coats and Related Families Author: C. Stanton Coats Description: A genealogical study of the Coates / Coats families of Johnston County. Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB108 Price: $75.00
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Title: The William Crocker Family (revised edition, 2012) Author: Ray K. Hodge Description: A genealogical study of the Crocker families of Johnston County. Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB114 Price: $25.00
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Title: The Staffords Author: Zelda Braswell Wood et al Description: Genealogy of the Stafford family (hardback) Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB219 Price: $45.00
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Title: Taylor Family and Allied Lines Author: Barbara Taylor Ennis, Phoebe Landfried, Rebecca Owens Description: An extensive genealogical study of Taylor and related Johnston County families Category: Genealogy Item Number: HCB220 Price: $95.00
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Title: Historic Architecture of Johnston County, North Carolina Author: Thomas R. Butchko Description: A publication of Keep Johnston County Beautiful, Inc., showcasing representative examples of pre-1950s architectural styles and building types throughout Johnston County. Photographs and maps included. Category: Local History Item Number: HCB223 Price: $25.00
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Title: JOHNSTON COUNTY: its history since 1746 Author: Thomas J. Lassiter & T. Wingate Lassiter Description: Narrative history of Johnston County by two former newspaper editors, updated 2004. Category: Local History Item Number: HCB121 Price: $15.00
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Title: Images of America: Johnston County Author: Todd Johnson & Durwood Barbour Description: A photographic history of the county: its communities & people Category: Local History Item Number: HCB116 Price: $21.99
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Title: Images of America: Clayton Author: Pamela Lipscomb Baumgartner & K. Todd Johnson Description: Old pictures of people and places in Clayton, North Carolina Category: Local History Item Number: HCB204 Price: $19.99
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Title: A New Voyage to Carolina Author: John Lawson Description: Written in 1709, this is the earliest published account of the Carolina frontier, including territory that became Johnston County. This is the Lefler edition of 1967. Category: Local History Item Number: HCB122 Price: $30.00
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Title: Big Memories of a Little Town Author: Ray Keith Hodge Description: Personal recollections of Kenly & Eastern Carolina in the 1930s & 1940s Category: Local History Item Number: HCB172 Price: $15.00
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Title: A History of Smithfield High School, 1903-1969 Author: Julia Allen McCullers Description: Narrative history with photos, plus a listing of all the graduates. Category: Local History Item Number: HCB196 Price: $15.00
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Title: The First Cleveland School: 1926-1999 Author: Eva Joan Eakes Jones Description: A history of one of Johnston County's best-known rural schools - compiled by one of its distinguished graduates. Category: Local History Item Number: HCB195 Price: $35.00
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Title: The Republican Party and Johnston County: 1746-2002 Author: E. Joan Jones Description: Narrative history including large appendix with many names - compiled by one of the local party's first female leaders. Category: Local History Item Number: HCB169 Price: $25.00
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Title: Johnston County Economic and Social Author: Sanders and Ragsdale Description: A comprehensive look at Johnston County by two UNC students in 1922. Category: Local History Item Number: HCB129 Price: $10.00
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Title: Johnston County Revisited Author: K. Todd Johnson and Windy Thompson Description: Over 200 photographs from rural and small-town Johnston County of yesteryear. Category: Local History Item Number: HCB222 Price: $22.00
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Title: Boyhood Daze and Other Stories: Growing Up Happy During the Great Depression Author: Carole Coates Description: Biography of Joseph Braxton Coates, whose parents were managers of the Johnston County Home (aka Poorhouse) during the depression years. Category: Biography Item Number: HCB226 Price: $20.00
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Title: Living in the Shade of the Silk Cotton Tree: The Life and Legacy of Walter Preston Stancil Author: Willie Earl Atkinson, Sr. Description: The author chronicles the life of his grandfather, a prominent African-American farmer in O'Neals Township, Johnston County. Category: Biography Item Number: HCB229 Price: $25.00
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Title: Promise of Better Days Author: Cornell Cox Description: A farm boy's odyssey through North Carolina's "Tobacco Way of Life" Category: Biography Item Number: HCB225 Price: $20.00
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Title: The Plantation Mistress and Her Daughter Author: David O. Stephens Description: Biographies of Frances Secor Mitchener Hastings Gardner (1839-1930) and her daughter Mary Hastings Blandy Lawrence (1870-1946). Category: Biography Item Number: HCB224 Price: $20.00
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Title: Legs Astride the World Author: Mary Susan Heath Description: Based on candid interviews with Lehman H "Legs" Johnson about experiences of growing up in rural Johnston County during the depression years and about his service as an army infantry officer in World War II and Korea. Category: Biography Item Number: HCB231 Price: $25.00
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Title: The Last Wagon Ride Author: Randy Stephenson Description: Part biographical and part historical fiction, this unique book chronicles the life of Albert Stephenson, a Pleasant Grove Township farmer who died during the flu pandemic in 1919. Category: Biography Item Number: HCB232 Price: $20.00
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Title: Conversations with Ava Gardner Author: Lawrence Grobel Description: Book based on interviews with Gardner, her sister Beatrice Cole, and her former maid and personal assistant Mearene Jordan, in which Gardner's life as a Hollywood actress and her family history are discussed. Category: Biography Item Number: HCB221 Price: $20.00
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Title: My Friend Cynthia Author: E. Joan Jones Description: Biography of local schoolteacher Cynthia DeFord Adams. Includes selections of her poetry and memories of Johnston County. Category: Biography Item Number: HCB151 Price: $12.00
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Title: Fine As Frog's Hair: A Rural Lexicon Author: Steven Landau Description: A family physician's collection of Johnston County colloquialisms. Category: Poetry and Essay Item Number: HCB208 Price: $25.00
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Title: Fannie: A Plantation Epic Author: David O. Stephens Description: A novel based on the fascinating life of Frances "Fannie" Secor Mitchener Hastings Gardner, a New York native who came to Johnston County as governess for the children of a wealthy planter in the 1850s. Category: Novel Item Number: HCB230 Price: $25.00
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