Archive for March, 2009
Tombstone Tuesday – Henry Weidner
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Tombstone Tuesday on March 31st, 2009
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. … Read the rest
Tombstone Tuesday – Henry Dellinger
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Tombstone Tuesday on March 17th, 2009
Henry Dellinger was my 6x-great-grandfather. He immigrated 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,… Read the rest
What’s New – 3/11/09
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on March 11th, 2009
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… Read the rest
Civil War Databases
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Military on March 7th, 2009
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… Read the rest
Tombstone Tuesday – Elizabeth Tucker Ellis
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Tombstone Tuesday on March 3rd, 2009
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… Read the rest
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