Archive for January, 2008

Butler Ancestors in 1808

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Family Stories, Hundred Years Ago on January 27th, 2008

Following up on the challenge from Lisa of 100 Years in America, Donna of What’s Past is Prologue has issued a challenge to describe where our ancestors were 200 years ago.

In searching through my database, I’ve discovered so many people who were alive in 1808 that this post will… Read the rest

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Moses Qualls (Quarles) Biographical Sketch

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Family Stories on January 13th, 2008

I found an interesting biographical sketch of Moses Qualls in the Rootsweb Qualls-Quarles mailing list archives:

Before the Revolution, Moses moved to the West side of the Broad River near the present Lockhart, SC in Union County.… Read the rest

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What’s New

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Research, What's New on January 9th, 2008

It was a busy week in research, sourcing, and design. I added a photo of my great-grandparents, Newt Ward and Rachel Johnson Ward and I obtained a copy of Rosa Ellis Roberts’ death certificate.

Probably… Read the rest

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The Kindness of Strangers

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Research on January 6th, 2008

A few weeks ago, I posted about Find a Grave. One of the features they offers is a “Request a Photo” program. Users of the website can volunteer to take headstone photographs and Find a Grave keeps track of their… Read the rest

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Thomas Young Hemphill McEntire

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Family Stories on January 1st, 2008

I found an interesting biographical sketch on my 4x great-grandfather. (Google search is truly an amazing thing). I knew that he had immigrated from Ireland, but the additional information is where the gold lies. He was the second sheriff in Burke County, North Carolina… Read the rest

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