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Cataloochee tract 238 and 238a: D. H. Burris
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Located in beautiful Cataloochee Valley, inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the historic Palmer House stands today as a tribute to some of the earliest settlers of the area. George Palmer, Sr. was born January 15, 1794, probably in Virginia. He and his wife, the former Mary Ann &Polly" Surrett, also from Virginia, were among the many folks lured into the Cataloochee. They first settled in the Big Sandy Mush area, but later traveled by wag-» on over Cove Mountain to reach this beautiful and fertile valley. Great Smoky Mountain National Park archives reveal that George Palmer, Sr. built his Cataloochee home in 1838 out of handhewn logs. The original house was one story and was composed of two rooms connected by the ubiquitous dogtrot. Twenty years after their arrival, George and Polly are recorded as owning 750 acres ofland in Big Cataloochee. At one time, Cataloochee Post Office was located inside their home. The Palmers also donated the land where Palmers Chapel now stands. Prior to the arrival of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Palmers owned the fishing rights to Big Cataloochee Creek and charged anglers 50 cents a day for the privilege of fishing in its pristine waters. George and Polly were the parents of at least seven children. In 1859, George Palmer, Sr. died of a heart attack. By 1860, George Lafayette Palmer, Jr. had married. Born 17 July 1836, George, Jr. brought his wife to live in the home. George, Jr. was a blacksmith. During the Civil War, many Cataloochee families suffered tremendously from hunger, bushwhacker raids, and marauding soldiers, and the Palmers were no exception. George Palmer, Jr. 's sister, Mary Ann "Polly" Palmer (born 24 July 1831) married Allen Noland, a son of William Noland and Judith Allen, the same Noland family for whom Noland Mountain was named. At the outbreak of the Civil War, wealthy men sometimes hired others to serve in their place. In exchange for a promissory note of $100, Allen Noland enlisted in the Confederate Palmer House in has ties to many local people Photos and Information submitted by ROGER FORD These photos of George and Nancy Jane (Colwell) Palmer, Jr. hang in the museum of their home in Cataloochee, North Carolina. Laura (Bennett) Ford lived in Grassy Fork. She was the grandmother of Ted and Roger Ford. Army in 1862 for the duration of the war. In later years, William Thohias Noland told his family about hiding behind the cals- in door so that Allen would not see the toddler crying as his father left for war. Allen Noland served with Company E, 69th North Carolina Infantry and was involved in many Tennessee campaigns as well as some in Virginia. At one point, he was captured and taken to a prison camp where he spent the rest of the war. Family history records that when the war ended in 1865, Allen Noland was discharged from the Confederate army and taken by train to Knoxville, where he headed home. Traveling through the Pigeon River Gorge area was extremely dangerous, because of thieves and renegades. Noland was warned that Captain Kirk's raiders had passed through Cataloochee, bu and killing at random. Noland was cautioned that tempers remained high and that it would be dangerous for him to return home. Sadly Allen Noland was later found dead near the top of Mt. Sterling Gap, just a few short miles from his home. Most likely he was killed by Captain Kirk's raiders. Following Allen Noland's death, Mary Ann "Polly" Palmer moved into the original Palmer house with her brother, George, Jr., and his family. By 1868, the George Palmer, Jr. family boasted five children; these, along with Mary Noland and her six children filled the home to bursting. Family traditions says that is when Uncle Fayte literally "raised the roof." George Lafayette Palmer, Jr. built a large loft onto the original Palmer house. The next year, 10 June 1869, Mary No- land's eldest daughter, Laura Sarah Noland (born 4 July 1849) married Manson Turner Bennett (born 7 August 1849). He was a son of Ydung Bennett (born 9 March 1812) •ad Hvif* Mease (born in 1813), another pair of early Cataloochee si. Turner and Laura Safhk fNoiand) Bennett built their home on Indian Creek, near the older William Noland home. This site is located near the old Little Cataloochee Road that connected Little Cataloochee to Big Cata§©@chee. One of Turner and Lattra% granddaughters, Laura Bennett Font ( 15 January 1898), married Robert Lee "Bob" Ford (born 21 July 1890). She wis ®m daughter of Archibald Lafayette Bennett and his wife, the former Mary Sisk (10 January 1874-14 December 1948), a daughter of Miles Sanders Sisk and Christina Suttles. Archibald and Mary moved across the state line and settled in Grassy Fork, where they have dozens of descendants living today. This family enjoys the Tennessee homeplace. At the same time, they are also proud of ti*eir family's part In toej#We> ment of the beautiful Catalooehe© Vaftey The children of George Lafayette "Fate" Palmer, Jr. and his wife, Nancy Jane Caldwell: 1) Mary Elizabeth Palmer (born 23 March 1862 - died 17 September 1912), who married Stephen L. Woody (bom 1 January 1853-died 5 February 1943), son of Jonathan H. arid MiHne (Plemmons) Woody, on 16 March 1879 2) Harriett Ann "Hattie" Palmer (born 28 October 1863-died 4 March 1900), who married Will Jarrett 3) George H. "Creek Geotfe" Palmer (born 3 November 1865-died 14 February 1946), who married 1) Sarah Russell (born i. April l#aS-dl«i 19 My 1«M), daughter of David and Elizabeth (Brown} Russell, on 31 March 1887; 2) Martha Suphina Russell (twin sister to his first wife - born 1 April 1868-died 7 March 1938), on 26 October 1889 4) Laura P. Palmer (born 15 March 1867-no death date), who married Carl M. Jarrett on 24 February 1887 5) William Hiram "Will" Palmer (born 1 March 1869-died 17 December 1951), who married Eleanor "EHender" Noland (born 28 November 1872 - died 12 July 1966), daughter of Joseph and Josephine (Howell) Noland on 25 October 1895 6) Maria (Mariah) Love Palmer (born 19 October 1871 -died 30 January 1961 GQNT.O&Pfr.W CONT. FROM PG. 10 7) Jesse Palmer - who died in childhood 8) John Marion Palmer (born 25 January 1875-died 10 March 1950), who married Siler (Ciller) Lockman (born 25 April 1875-died 20 March 1945), daughter of Warren and Eliza {Williams) Lockman on 24 June 1894 9) James Manson Fataer (bom 23 July 1876-died 21 August 1955), who married Annie Nicholls, who died before he did 10) Polly L. Palmer (born 22 May 1878-no death date), who married Will Justice 11) Harley Robinson Palmer (bom 23 June 1880-no death date), who never married 12) Jarvis Linton Palmer (bom 2 February 1882-died 13 May 1946), who married Velma "Maggie" Childers (born 21 August 1894-died 30 August 1961), daughter of Alden and Margaret (Kimsey) Childers in May of 1924 The children of Allen Nbland and Mary Ann "Polly" Palmer: 1) Laura Sarah Noland (bom 4 July 1849-died ca, 1910), who married Manson Turner Bennett (son of Young Bennett and Elvira (Allis) Mease) on 10 June 1869 2) Julia C. Noland (bom 9 October 1851-died 7 June 1927), who married John Burgess . 3) Marion Noland (twin-bom 9 October 1851) 4) Allen James Noland (bom 6 December 1854), who married Ellen Lockman 5) Mariah Ann Noland (bom 1855) 6) Sarah Elizabeth Noland (bom 15 April 1858-died ca. 1881) 7) William Thomas Noland (bom 6 December 1860- died 1908), who married Margaret Catherine Noland R Ford ig ghown m front of the home of his ancestor George and Polly Palmer, S*. in Cataloochee, North Carolina, (bom 25 January 1864) 5 , _ , ■ ■ ■ =■■■ ■ The children of Manson Turner Bennett and Laura Sarah Noland 1) Archibald Lafayette Bennett, born 1871, who married Mary Sisk 2) Sarah "Sallie" Bennett, bom 1875, who married a Lockman 3) Allen James Bennett, bom 15 May 1876, who married Elizabeth Williams 4) Annie M. Bennett, born 5 May 1882), who married a Russell The children of Archibald Lafayette "Arch" Bennett and Mary Sisk: 1) Altha Bennett (bom 10 January 1896 - died 25 September 1968), who married Elbert Mitchell Johnson on 3 September 1910, a son of William H. Johnson and Telitha "Litha" Harrell. Elbert Johnson was born 10 January 1888 and died 1 November 1969). 2) Laura Bennett (bom 1898-died 1920), who married Robert Lincoln "Bob" Ford on 15 June 1914. He was a son of Reuben Turner Ford and Harriet Hopkins and was bom 21 July 1890 and died 2 May 1964. ■ Ted Ford stands in front of the historic Palmer House in Cataloochee, Norm Carolina, home of W» Another photo in the Palmer House museum is that of Sarah Noland. wTibk, dcrvtns ioucr A close-up of the George Palmer house in Cata- leoche, North Carolina shows the dogtrot.
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This 49.5-acre tract 238 in Cataloochee was owned by D. H. Burris. While, in general, the Great Smoky Mountains region was sparsely populated, the Cataloochee Valley remained an exception. By 1900, the population of Cataloochee had grown to 1,000 residents living in hundreds of log and frame homes. A few historic buildings have been preserved on site, including two churches, a school, several homes, and outbuildings. The North Carolina Park Commission was tasked with purchasing land for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and people living in Cataloochee were among those displaced. Cataloochee families continue to return for annual reunions. In 2001, the National Park Service re-introduced elk into the valley.
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