Archive for January, 2009
What’s New – 1/28/09
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on January 28th, 2009
New Census Records
1920 Census for William LaFayette Roberts household
1910 Census for Nellie Ward (Newton Ward household)
1900 Census for Mattie (Butler) and Charles Sampler
1910 Census for Jasper Kendrick household (added… Read the rest
What’s New – 1/21/09
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on January 21st, 2009
New Military Records Found
CSA Service Record for Francis M. Kendrick! (one step closer to finding POW records)
CSA Service Record for James B. Butler, including POW data
CSA Service file for Ben Hemphill, including POW… Read the rest
Tombstone Tuesday – Clara J. Butler
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Tombstone Tuesday on January 20th, 2009
Clara J. Butler was my great-grandfather’s sister. I know very little about her other than her birth and death dates. She never married. She died in 1918 at the age of 28; I wonder if she died in the influenza pandemic?
She is buried at Ramsey Cemetery in Ramhurst, Georgia. … Read the rest
Hemphill – Research Resources and Links
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Research on January 19th, 2009
Hemphill is one of the most common surnames in my database, as I descend through several lines. I’ve put together a list of the resources I have found most helpful in researching this surname. My Hemphills settled in North Carolina and then came to Georgia, so the bulk of my… Read the rest
Dalton-Whitfield Library – 10 Books
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Research on January 16th, 2009
10 books from the Dalton-Whitfield Library that I want to review:
Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker genealogy
Sistler, Byron, Index to early Tennessee tax lists
The parish register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va. from 1653 to 1812
Adams, Lela C, 1778-1780 tax lists of Henry County, Virginia… Read the rest
Who was William Brookshire’s Wife?
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Most Wanted on January 12th, 2009
Was my William Brookshire (b. 1730) married to Mary Sarah Honour or Honour Burk?
There are many researchers who assert that William’s wife was Mary Sarah Honour:
* Born: Abt 1732, Virginia or North Carolina, USA
* Marriage: William Brookshire Sr. in 1750 in… Read the rest
Roberts Family in 1909
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Hundred Years Ago on January 11th, 2009
A hundred years ago, my Roberts relatives were in Murray County, Georgia. This photo is of the 1909 Roberts family reunion; if you can identify anyone in the photo, please leave a comment.
Nancy Alice (Roberts) Hemphill, my great-grandmother, was likely in the Ball Ground area, where she was… Read the rest
Legacy Family Tree Software Review
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Research on January 9th, 2009
I recently purchased a copy of Legacy Family Tree Software, largely because I wanted to try out its Source Writer feature. I had read good reviews of the product; it was supposed to be easy to use,… Read the rest
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