THIS IS THE HISTORY OF THE "WHITE" PRICE FAMILY IN NEW CANTON---THIS FAMILY OWNED SLAVES IN THE EASTERN HAWKINS COUNTY AREA
The Cedar Bluff Farm House, landmark of the late 1870's, was bult by William H. Price, planter, merchant and operator of a 600-acre farm, and the first General Store in 1865 in New Canton.
William H. Price was born near Lynchburg, Virginia on March 10, 1825, the son of Joseph H. and Lucy Stone Price. Joseph was born in England in 1795, and settled in what is now Kingsport, where he died in 1857. William H. married Lou Smith, who died in 1866.. he later married Mary Shaver in 1867. They had one son, John W., born in 1868.
John Price was educated in Kingsport and traveled for the cotten factory there, and in New Canton. He married Maude Cooper. They were the parents of Mary Frances and Lorraine Price. Mary Frances Price, the present owner of the Cedar Bluff Farm. majored in music at Virginia Intermont where her sister was an art graduate. The Price girls' parents died when they were young children, and they were raised by their aunt, Bertha Cooper Smith (Mrs. Walter).
Cattle guards at the gateway entrances are a gentle reminder of a bygone era. Age-old maples and walnut trees frame the stately two-story house with its winding stairs and antique furniture. All reflect the hospitality of the Southern Lady who once coached basketball at Church Hill School, and went horseback riding in the Junaluska area.
