James Melvin
James Melvin
closing drained good miller system
If he hadn't had a good system of closing the gates, I think the miller could have drained the lake.
general letter north office post since store suppose
I suppose they had a general store and a post office there, ... since we have a letter addressed to Ham, North Carolina.
active apparently inside money recovered supported
After he died, ... there was some Confederate money recovered from inside the house. We don't know how active he was, but he apparently supported the cause.
mill path race remember seeing
I can remember seeing the path of the old mill race,