Notable Men of Henderson County: Charles de Choiseul Part II

By: Dan Gibbs January 1861 was an important month in the life of former Flat Rock resident and naturalized American citizen Charles de Choiseul. He had joined the New Orleans militia in 1857 and early in January 1861, he passed out ammunition to volunteers and helped Louisiana seize control of the Union arsenal at Baton […]

Notable Men of Henderson County: Charles de Choiseul Part I

By: Dan Gibbs Charles de Choiseul’s time in Henderson County was short but he had a major impact on the area and was returned to his final resting place at St. John’s in the Wilderness church, a Civil War hero.  He was born in France around 1818 to Xavier comte de Choiseul and Sarah Johnes. […]

Notable Men of Henderson County: The Life & Legend of Abraham Kuykendall

By Dan Gibbs Abraham Kuykendall was born in New York in 1719 and he was in his 60’s when he served in the Revolutionary War. The veteran Kuykendall was one of what was to become Henderson County’s first settlers. He was awarded a land grant of 600 acres by the state of North Carolina in […]