Mathis Watson was born in North Carolina in 1881. He went west in 1904 living in Montana before permanently settling in Idaho. He married Lisle Fleisher in 1911

When Confederate Major General J.E.B. Stuart said "North Carolina has done nobly in this army," he had one of his own men to thank: Brigadier General James Byro

Hardy pioneers settled this area of the North Carolina backcountry in the 18th century. Perhaps best known for illegal whiskey and stock car racing, Wilkes Coun