John M. Archer, Jr. graduated from UT in 1929, not 1919 as in the obituary.
WATTS In The Mountains: Rural Electrification in Western North Carolina
Company Timeline - 1950: Mr John M. Archer became NP&L's president following the death of Mr. Thorpe in February
Nantahala Power & Light Co.’s Bear Creek Dam
Duke Energy photo courtesy of Fred Alexander (top) and Herald photo by Nick Breedlove.
The following articles and links will give some the distribution of electrical power that are allocated to the Public vs Alcoa and TVA use regarding the dams in Western North Carolina. Much has been said about TVA's monopoly on the hydro-electrical resources, including transmission lines in this and other areas.
NANTAHALA POWER & LIGHT v. THORNBURG
476 U.S. 953 - North Carolina Supreme Court, 1986
FERC took up the issue in an August 3 order [East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc., 112 FERC ¶ 61,160 (2005)], directing TVA to allow East Kentucky Power Cooperative to interconnect with the TVA system to transmit power to a co-op inside TVA territory whose contract with TVA would expire in 2008. As other customers seek to source their energy needs from non-TVA suppliers, pressure on TVA to open its grid to competing suppliers is bound to increase.
Three of the dams, Cheoah, Calderwood and Chilhowee are located on the Little Tennessee River between two Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) hydroelectric projects: Fontana (upstream) and Tellico (downstream). The fourth dam, Santeetlah, is located on the Cheoah River, a tributary to the Little Tennessee River.
On May 14, 2007, the Tapoco Division (Tapoco) of Alcoa Power Generating Inc. (APGI) requested waiver of the Commission’s Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS)
Tapoco, does not provide transmission service to third parties other than that service utilized by TVA. Thus, Tapoco states that its transmission lines serve no users except for Alcoa and TVA and they exist in parallel with substantially larger network transmission paths operated by TVA that are not congested; therefore, Tapoco has no transmission market power in the region and no captive customers.
Sept. 9, 1953 - John Archer, NP&L’s president at the time, told the Asheville Citizen-Times that the dams wouldn’t produce enough power to be economically feasible without some “radically new departures in engineering.”
Four dams harness river's east fork
Neyland Comes to Tennessee
Robert Neyland took over as head coach in 1926. At the time, Neyland was an Army Captain and an ROTC instructor at the school. Interestingly, in the 1929 season at least, his two assistant coaches (also ROTC instructors) out-ranked him. Former player Nathan Dougherty who had then become Dean of the school's engineering program and chairman of athletics made the standard clear: "Even the score with Vanderbilt."
Neyland quickly surpassed the Nashville school which had been dominating football in Tennessee. He also scored a surprise upset victory over heavily favored Alabama in 1928. Neyland captured the school's first Southern Conference title in 1927, on only his second year on the job. In 1929, Gene McEver became the football program's first ever All American. He led the nation in scoring, and his 130 points still remains as the school record.
John M Archer 34
Mamie E Archer 31
Harry H Archer 10
Jane D Archer 3
John M Archer Jr 1 3/12
Home in 1900: Ogden, Champaign, Illinois
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Marnie
Race: White
Household Members:
Name Age
John M Archer 24
Marnie Archer 22
Harry H Archer 11.12
Chas R Curd - Brother-in-law 17
Also on this census record was a brother to John M. Archer:
Ledford Archer 29
Helen J. Archer 26
Charles I. Kearney - Brother-in-law 21
unknown boarder
Home in 1880: Lower Elk, Campbell, Tennessee
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Jane
Father's birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Farming
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
James F. Archer 33
Jane Archer 36
Ledford Archer 9
Bascomb Archer 8
Noah A. Archer 6
John M. Archer 4
Mary L. Archer 2
Nancy E. Archer 1M
James Douglas 20
James Franklin Archer (above) was the son of:
Name: James Littlepaige Aquila ARCHER
Birth: 18 Dec 1809 in Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee
Death: 18 Jul 1862 in Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee
Burial: Jul 1862 Hoot Owl Hollow, Campbell Co., TN
According to a feature story in the Jellico, TN Advance Sentinel date d May 6, 1992 and titled: "Archer-Douglas Families Studied", James L. Archer was an early settler in northern Campbell County, moving to the Hoot Owl Hollow area on a Kentucky land grant. Before 1830, Kentucky claimed land south of the current state line (Tennessee) and many landgrants, some as far south as Stinking Creek and 'the narrows' were issued by that state. The article goes on to say that James and Nancy had at least two sons that served with Union Forces in the Civil War. Although James owned five slaves, he was in favor of the Union cause. A large muster site called 'Camp Pine Knot' was established on a knoll of Pine Mountain on his property. When he died in 1862, he was buried in the family cemetery at the site of the soldier's camp. The children of James L. Archer and the offspring of another early settler, Mathew Douglas, became a long association that still liinks the two families. The article continues saying that a local landmark was named to honor James Archer. The highest point on Pine Mountain, above Hoot Owl Hollow, is called 'Archers'.
James Littlepaige Aquila ARCHER (above) was the son of John Archer, Jr.
It is said that John Archer Jr. was a gambler on horseraces, and was often called before the Baptist Church and sited. He would ask for forgiveness of the brethren. The order to bequiet (probably couldn't vote in church meetings.) There are notes indicating that John had been married three times.
Notes from George W. Archer's (no relation) letter from the Archer Assocation Clearing House... he has references from an Elsie Payne Archer, who says she got information from Judge Henderson Archer, son of James Marion, that John A rcher Jr. was married 3 times.....The first being to Rebecca Smith, the second wife, Sarah Diedema Claxton, and the third being Nancy Abigale Hanks.