He and his brother, both engineers, came from Scotland to build cotton mills in the South, specifically near Fayetteville, NC. He met and married Almira Pridgen, and they had a son, named John Robert McClardy.
Family lore has it that he was accused of being a Yankee spy, and he decided to ride out the Civil War in Scotland. He left his wife and son in NC.
My great great grandmother remarried a man named Jones, and my great grandfather took his name; he became John Robert Jones.
He went on to move to Durham. NC, and he became the superintendant of Erwin Cotton Mills. He was instrumental in building churches for the mill community in Durham.
I have questions about this Yankee spy business, and why my gggrandfather did not take his wife and son with him. At this time, we have no idea of our Scots relations or even where to find them.
In addition, where is the shipwreck? I have looked at maps of shipwrecks in NC and it is not listed. I have emailed the History Channel to write a story on the General Lyon but of course received no response from them.
If there is an upcoming book, can you tell me where to purchase it?
Great Great Granddaughter of one of the General Lyon victims,
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