May 2010

Weekly Updates for 2010-05-19

19 May 2010 What's New

Found several children of Michael BOLLINGER AND Catherine WHITENER.  Added 1860 Census, North Carolina, Catawba County, Hickory, p. 426. http://ht.ly/1LEDi BOLLINGER & WHITENER #surnames # Found husband and marriage info for Sarah Salome WHITENER 1820 – 1857. http://ht.ly/1LEFv # Reading: Evidence Management Explained http://ht.ly/1M5SG # Reading Calvin R. Yarborough – Where it all began at [...]

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Lizzie West Kendrick Timeline

18 May 2010 Bios & Timelines

My great-grandmother, Lizzie (West) Kendrick, lived from 1886 to 1973 in Murray County, Georgia.  I never knew her, even though she died after I was born.  This timeline reveals what I’ve learned about her life, so far. 1875– Lizzie’s parents, William M. West (1832-1928) and Leaty Caroline Lankford (1848-1937) moved across the Tennessee-Georgia state line [...]

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Newt Ward and Rachel Johnson: Tombstone Tuesday

11 May 2010 Bios & Timelines

Newton Coleman Ward and Rachel Louisa Johnson were my great-grandparents.  Newt was born 24 Oct 1890 in Fannin County, Georgia1 and died 01 Aug 1974 in Whitfield County, Georgia.2  Rachel was born 09 Aug 1892 and died 16 Feb 19803 in Murray County, Georgia.4  They were married in 1909.5  They had eight children – seven [...]

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May Birthdays

1 May 2010

Let’s recognize ancestors who were born in May! Anna Barbara Siegfried, 7x-great-grandmother, born 09 May 1696 in Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany. copyright © Tonia Kendrick

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