I am a native of Yancey County and I want to find out and preserve as much information about my ancestors as possible to pass on to my children. Hensley, Burleson, Deyton, Austin, Fender, Thomas, Robinson, Edwards, Tipton, Massey, Riddle, Bailey, Silver and Banks are the surnames of my closest ancestors. My ancestors have been in Yancey, Madison, Mitchell and Buncombe counties of NC for hundreds of years