SURNAMES
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The surnames below are closely associated with the Melungeons and related groups. As I work through resources, I’ll be updating pages across the site, including this combined surnames list. Click a name for additional information and resources. A list of sources referenced is at the bottom of the page. More soon!
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SOURCES (EXAMPLE CITATION):
Dr. Walter Plecker. “Letter to Commonwealth of Virginia Dept. of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics,” January 1943.
Jean Patterson Bible. Melungeons Yesterday and Today. 2nd ed. Rogersville, TN: East Tennessee Printing Company, 1975.
Wayne Winkler. Walking Toward the Sunset: The Melungeons of Appalachia. The Melungeons: History, Culture, Ethnicity & Literature. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2005.
N. Brent Kennedy, and Robyn Vaughan Kennedy. The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People. 2nd, Revised ed. The Melungeons: History, Culture, Ethnicity & Literature. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1997.
Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman. Melungeons: The Last Lost Tribe in America. 1st ed. The Melungeons: History, Culture, Ethnicity & Literature. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2005.