I'm related to the McArthurs and Coffeys through my father, and the Kincaids and Ammonses through my mother. Tracing back further, the Teagues, Hubbards, and Greens appear—two Green sisters married into the Kincaid and Ammons families.

While I find genealogy fascinating, I'm not as passionate as some. However, I did enjoy photographing gravestones for my relatives and others in the local cemetery.

The McArthurs, or McCarters as they were known when they left South Carolina, settled where I live around the 1840s or 1850s. Realizing that my family has lived on this land for over 180 years is astounding. As time passes, some relatives have relocated, and others have passed away.

It's entirely possible, likely even, that I'll be the last "McArthur" left living on this spot in the hills. I hope that, even after I'm gone, the memory that McArthurs once roamed these hills will persist.

I'm related to the McArthurs and Coffeys through my father, and the Kincaids and Ammonses through my mother. Tracing back further, the Teagues, Hubbards, and Greens appear—two Green sisters married into the Kincaid and Ammons families.

While I find genealogy fascinating, I'm not as passionate as some. However, I did enjoy photographing gravestones for my relatives and others in the local cemetery.

The McArthurs, or McCarters as they were known when they left South Carolina, settled where I live around the 1840s or 1850s. Realizing that my family has lived on this land for over 180 years is astounding. As time passes, some relatives have relocated, and others have passed away.

It's entirely possible, likely even, that I'll be the last "McArthur" left living on this spot in the hills. I hope that, even after I'm gone, the memory that McArthurs once roamed these hills will persist.