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Re: Evander McIver

Posted: 9 Jan 2004 3:59PM GMT
Classification: Query
Could there be a possible connection to an Evander McIver (possibly McKeever) Bell in your family?

He was born about 1828, apparently in North Carolina, and married Martha M. Bartlett in 1852 in Buncombe County, NC.

When he was younger, he may have lived near Hickory, NC. I can't seem to find any information on his parents, but I have noticed several other people around that time named Evander McIver ________ or Evander McKeever _________.

Do you know of a well-known Evander McIver/McKeever after whom these people may have been named?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

John W. Bell
jwbell@alumni.duke.edu

Re: Evander McIver

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 4:35AM GMT
Classification: Query
I have the entire family tree of the descendants of Roderick McIver who immigrated from Scotland and settled in Society Hill, NC. Evander McIver was one of his sons and fought in the American Revolution. I descend down the Evander line. It is known that the McIvers started moving west. My great grandfather was a newspaper publisher in Montgomery, AL. I know the family spread to Texas and was told that author, Larry McMurtrey's mother was a McIver. I have visited the old church cemetary in Society Hill (near Darlington and Florence, SC) and seen the original Evander's grave. Whenever you run across the names of Roderick or Evander you know they descend from the first two generations. Roderick and a brother (name unknown who settled in North Carolina) were on the wrong side at the famous Scottish Battle of Culloden in the 1740's. The correct pronunciation is McEEver. I have all the information on all of this. You run across these names in the Carolinas. I once served as a golf professional in Greenville, S.C. and there was a McIver Street in the most prominent area of town. It didn't take long to trace it back to McIvers from Society Hill. There is a dormitory at The Citadel named Evander McIver Law Hall. Law was an officer with a good record in the Civil War that led his alma mater to name a building for him. Let me know what I can do to help you.

Re: Evander McIver

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 4:47AM GMT
Classification: Query
I have the entire family tree. Evander was the son of Roderick McIver who settled in Society Hill, SC. Evander was his son and fought in the American Revolution. I have seen his tombstone in the old Welsh Neck Baptist Church Cemetary in Society Hill. I descend from the original Evander. The names Roderick and Evander have been used for generations. There individuals by these names in the Carolinas and even Texas today. Everything can be traced back to Roderick fleeing Scotland after the Battle of Culloden being on the wrong side of that battle for power. This was in the 1740's. The McIvers were true Scots meaning they hadn't relocated to Ireland in the 17th century. The my mother's side were Armstrongs and were Scots Irish. There wasn't a drop of Irish blood in them, but this is how the term originated.

Re: Evander McIver

Posted: 7 Feb 2011 12:31PM GMT
Classification: Query
OK. I am a descendent of Duncan McIver (NC brother). I am looking for a family bible that may have the names of their slaves. My grandfather and 4 other siblings were white in color and the other 5 siblings were so black they were purple. The light siblings went to college in Greensboro, NC (one of the MCIvers was the founder). My grandfather and another light sibling married extremely mulatto sisters (Gibson--children of white son and slave who actually married!) from an area near Winnesboro, SC and I could not figure out the connection. I do recall my grandfather mentioning Evander, but would never admit to who his father was. Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. I have a public tree (Kathy McKenzie-Mitiku)

Re: Evander McIver

Posted: 7 Feb 2011 4:19PM GMT
Classification: Query
You mention your grandfather mentoring Evander. This would not be possible for the Evander whose father was Roderick and immigrated from Scotland in the mid-1700's. Evander fought in the Revolutionary War. They settled in Society Hill, SC near Florence. The McIver's prospered there and they did have slaves. I have a family tree that was given to me for Roderick and all his descendants. There were a lot of children named Roderick and Evander through the generation. Supposedly, Roderick had a brother who settled in N.C. in the mid-1700's. I don't know his name or any information on them. I do know that there are the N.C. and S.C. McIver's. I would be interested in knowing about the college founded by a McIver. In the Civil War, there was a Confederate officer who was decorated and his name was Evander McIver Law who has a dormitory at The Citadel named for him and there is info on the internet about him. I know nothing about the N.C. McIver's other than they existed. You mention "the N.C. brother." Whose is the brother? The first Evander died well before the Civil War.

Re: Evander McIver

Posted: 7 Feb 2011 10:24PM GMT
Classification: Query
I'm referring to Rodeick A. (1816-1880) with 10 cildren...of course another Evander (born 1847). I have solicited the help of the Lee and Chatham Counties historical societies. I discovered yesterday that my uncle (grandfather's sibling) that his land abutts Duncan Mciver's gravesite.....another puzzle piece. If you look up University of North Carolina at Greensboro, you will be able to easily find the McIver you are interested in. I have not been pass the historical sign that has his name in a while.

Re: Evander McIver

Posted: 4 Jul 2012 3:22AM GMT
Classification: Query
My wife is also from Evander M.Law's line. We named my son after him as well. I want to know if he was a Master Mason. She has done lots of research on him, but we don't know if he was a Mason or not. Can you help?

Brandon Davis
843-241-2800

Re: Evander McIver

Posted: 13 Jun 2015 10:29PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: McIver
My grandmother was Ella Jay McIver (Mrs Frank M Hester) of Carthage. Sister Annie Ruth McIver (Mrs Charles Barringer), long-time teacher in Carthage. Both attended UNC-G. Brother Benjamin McIver, attended Davidson. Father was widowed fairly early; also Benjamin, sometimes B J. I believe he was a dry goods salesman. From Argyll on Syke, via Lewis. How far back can you trace these?

There is now (was?) a restaurant in Carthage in the relocated "Barringer House" near the hotel. That house was actually built by my great grandfather, and should be called the McIver House. I have a set of velvet chairs made for my grandmother Jay and Aunt Ruth by their grandfather when they were young, 100-110 years ago.

Thanks for whatever you can do or point me to.

Larry lhvb@verizon.net
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