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With so much information available online, it’s easy to forget the wealth of publications that are only available in print or on microfilm and that can often be found at libraries. I find it helpful to prepare before visiting a library, otherwise I become overwhelmed with all the choices when I get there. Most libraries today have . . . → : CONTINUE READING New Source Records 1850 Census – Joseph Garrett, John Garrett, and Coleman Forrester households (all on same page) Amos Johnson and his wife Betty are buried in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery in Gilmer County, Georgia. They may be my 3x-great-grandparents, Amos and Elizabeth; however the dates don’t quite match up. Census records (1850 and 1860) indicate that Amos Johnson was born about 1826, while the birthdate on this stone is 1817. The stone also records Amos’ death in . . . → : CONTINUE READING I’m looking for information on Robert West, who may have been my 3x great-grandfather. I’ve identified Robert as the father of William West, my great-great-grandfather based on two facts: 1) the Robert West family includes a William W. West in 1850 and 1860 in Polk County, Tennessee, and 2) William himself was enumerated as head of . . . → : CONTINUE READING It fascinates me to find connections between different branches of my family tree, possibly because I’ve always known there was a connection between my parents (besides the obvious). Before you start thinking “cocktails in Appalachia,” I should explain that this is not a close connection. My father’s (maternal) great-grandmother is my mother’s (paternal) first cousin twice removed. . . . → : CONTINUE READING New Source Records 1850, 1860, 1870 Census: Thomas M. Johnson family 1860 Census: Martin V. Johnson household. This is a very strange household. It includes three adult males (Martin, Benjamin, and Newton) and two little girls (Catherine and Racheal). 1790 Census: Peter Stroud (Jr.) household. 1790 Census: Peter Stroud (Sr.) household. 1840 Census: Elijah Ellis household – 2nd page lists Mary Ellis as a . . . → : CONTINUE READING I received an email from Ancestry today with “Possible record matches” in the subject line. Those of you who use Ancestry know that they give you hints, with little green leaves indicating some sort of match in their records, whether it be in another tree, a historical record, etc. This email contained three such hints. Sometimes . . . → : CONTINUE READING Monteville Roberts owned and operated, with the help of family, the combined business establishment of a mill for grinding corn into meal and wheat into flour, a blacksmith shop, and general repair shop, all of which were vitally essential to the people. The combined enterprise, in Hamilton County, Tennessee, provided a flourishing business a home . . . → : CONTINUE READING I’ve spent most of the past week researching the Roberts and allied families. New Source Records Found 1830, 1840 Census – John M. Roberts (the one born in 1786) household I visited New Prospect Church Cemetery on Saturday. I knew that some Tuckers were buried there, because I had found headstone photos on Find-a-Grave for Churchwell Branch Tucker and his wife Rosamond. I also had found a listing last week for E. M. Ellis on the Murray County Cemeteries website; the dates were very close to . . . → : CONTINUE READING |
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