Henry Weidner was my 6x-great-grandfather. He was born in Germany, but grew up in Pennsylvania, after immigrating with his family. He moved to North Carolina in 1750 and established the town of Hickory. He was a wealthy landowner and a patriot in the American Revolution. He is buried in the Weidner-Robinson Cemetery in Catawba County, . . . → : CONTINUE READING
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As I reported here, I’ve recently found records related to James A. McEntire in two new Ancestry.com databases: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles and Confederate Pension Applications from Georgia. Here is a summary of the information found in these two records. James was born in McDowell County, North Carolina. He and his family moved . . . → : CONTINUE READING James B. Butler is as far back as I can go in the Butler line. He was my 3x-great-grandfather. Thanks to his military history, I have quite a lot of information on James’ life as an adult. He was born sometime between about 1810 and 1824, according to various records. He was likely born in Virginia and . . . → : CONTINUE READING Henry Dellinger was my 6x-great-grandfather. He emigrated from Germany as a young boy, along with his father, and eventually settled in Lincoln County, North Carolina, where he died. The inscription on the stone reads: Henry Dellinger Died Feb 15, 1820 Aged 80 Years Unfortunately, I’ve lost the record . . . → : CONTINUE READING Census Records Uploaded 1800 census for Hillsboro, Caswell County, NC, p. 126 Uploaded 1800 census for Lincoln County, NC, p. 908 1800 Census for Sarah (Hemphill) Porter household 1900 & 1910 Census records for John W. Stroud household 1920 Census for W. P. Robinson household (includes Mary Jane (Hemphill) Stroud) 1910 Census for John B. West household 1920 Census for Robert West household 1920 . . . → : CONTINUE READING On December 8, 2008, I posted an article regarding a family legend of Native American ancestry. Here is an update on what I have learned since then. Several weeks ago, I was looking through the Guion-Miller Rolls for the name “Patterson.” I found a “Wm. H. Patterson,” who filed an application from Georgia. I thought that Mary . . . → : CONTINUE READING As many other blogs have reported, Ancestry.com has recently added five new databases to its Civil War collection. I have found two particularly valuable: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Confederate Pension Applications from Georgia A quick search of the U. S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles database yielded the record for James A. McEntire. I learned . . . → : CONTINUE READING My last Tombstone Tuesday post was about Elijah Ellis. Today’s post is about his wife, Elizabeth Tucker, my three-times great-grandmother. She was born in Surry County, North Carolina, but spent most of her life in Murray County, Georgia. She is buried in Eton Cemetery. Her headstone is inscribed: Elizabeth Ellis Born Oct. 21, . . . → : CONTINUE READING |
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