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Home » The County » R. K. Hollifield
Memories & Events of a Half Century by R. K. Hollifield

Introduction

In the years 1938 and ’39 a number of weekly columns appeared in The Forest City Courier, written by Robert K. Hollifield. Born in 1868, at the time of these writings he was about 70 years old, and he wrote of the people and events of Rutherford county roughly between the years 1878 and 1938.

There are 47 chapters, as he called them. Usually, each covers a different area of the county in which Hollifield lived and worked, and of the different individuals and families with whom he was familiar. They provide a valuable window into the past, giving us unique insights into the ways and character of our people.

Mr. Hollifield lived in Spindale at the time of his death in February 1957. There is much more about his life on the About the Author page. We first learned of his columns from Mr. Hollifield’s granddaughter, Christine Boger Haynes (Mrs. Myles Haynes, Jr.). Some years ago a family member made a book of the collection, which Chris loaned us.

To search for individuals named in his stories, go to the Index, find the person you wish to read about and click on his or her chapter number(s).

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  • Introduction
  • About the Author
  • Keep a Diary
  • The County in 1884
  • Chapters 1 – 10
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3
    • Chapter 4
    • Chapter 5
    • Chapter 6
    • Chapter 7
    • Chapter 8
    • Chapter 9
    • Chapter 10
  • Chapters 11 – 20
    • Chapter 11
    • Chapter 12
    • Chapter 13
    • Chapter 14
    • Chapter 15
    • Chapter 16
    • Chapter 17
    • Chapter 18
    • Chapter 19
    • Chapter 20
  • Chapters 21 – 30
    • Chapter 21
    • Chapter 22
    • Chapter 23
    • Chapter 24
    • Chapter 25
    • Chapter 26
    • Chapter 27
    • Chapter 28
    • Chapter 29
  • Chapters 31 – 40
    • Chapter 31
    • Chapter 32
    • Chapter 33
    • Chapter 34
    • Chapter 35
    • Chapter 36
    • Chapter 37
    • Chapter 38
    • Chapter 39
    • Chapter 40
  • Chapters 41 – 47
    • Chapter 41
    • Chapter 42
    • Chapter 43
    • Chapter 44
    • Chapter 45
    • Chapter 46
    • Chapter 47

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