May 2011

Rhoda Hemphill Weds James Gregory

22 May 2011 Analysis

On this date in 1910, Miss Rhoda Hemphill and James W. Gregory were joined in the honorable state of matrimony in Murray County, Georgia. Rhoda was my maternal grandfather’s first cousin, making her my first cousin twice removed. What I learned from this document: I did not know that Rhoda had married; for some reason [...]

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On this date. . .the 22nd of May

22 May 2011 On this date

Deaths Hans Michel Dellinger died in 1666. Alfred M. Whitener died in 1844 in Catawba County, North Carolina. William T. Wofford died in in 1884 in Cass County, Georgia. Marriages James B. Butler and Ruth C. Malinda Gerrin were married in 1871 in Lumpkin County, Georgia (my 3rd great-grandfather and his third wife). James W. [...]

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On this date. . .the 21st of May

21 May 2011 On this date

Births Thomas S. Kendrick was born in 1821 in Tennessee (my 3rd great-grandfather). James Cass Ellis was born in 1848 in Morganton, Georgia. Deaths Francis Taylor Kendrick died in 1966 in Chatsworth, Georgia (my great-grandfather). Click on any link above to see more information about these individuals, including source citations.

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On this date. . .the 20th of May

20 May 2011 On this date

Births George Debord was born in 1728 in North Farnham Parish, Virginia (my 6th great-grandfather). Deaths Francis Lucille (Kendrick) Harris died in 2004 in Chatsworth, Georgia. Click on any link above to see more information about these individuals, including source citations. Did you enjoy this post? Subscribe today to get new posts sent to your [...]

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On this date. . .the 19th of May

19 May 2011 On this date

Births George Heinrich Dellinger was born in 1779 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Rebecca D. Stroud was born in 1848 in Murray County, Georgia. Deaths William Patton Hemphill died in 1845. Anna (Debord) Searcy died in 1894 in Ellijay, Georgia (my 4th great-grandmother). G. T. Baxter died in 1943 in Old Fort, Tennessee. George William [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: William West and Leaty Lankford

18 May 2011 Family Stories

My great-great grandparents. Source: J. Thompson, [e-mail for private use], to Tonia Kendrick, e-mail, 5 March 2011, “Re: [Tonia's Roots] New Comment On: Seeking Robert West Information,”; privately held by Kendrick, [e-mail & address for private use].

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On this date. . .the 18th of May

18 May 2011 On this date

Births Anna Blandina (Dellinger) Endres was born in 1686. Deaths Mary Polly (Atchley) Langston died in 1894 in Bradley County, Tennessee (my 4th great-grandmother). David Sanford Butler died in 1938 in Chatsworth, Georgia (my 2nd great-grandfather). Syble Alice Viola (Roberts) Kilgore died in 1984 in Murray County, Georgia.

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Lula M. Butler – Tombstone Tuesday

17 May 2011 Evidence

Lula Maude Butler was born 30 March 18941, the 10th child of Dave Butler and Josephine Hemphill.  She appeared in her parents’ household in the 19002, 19103, and 19204 censuses.  She was a schoolteacher5 and never married. Lula died on 26 May 1980 and is buried at Chatsworth Heights Cemetery.6 Chatsworth Heights Cemetery (Chatsworth, Georgia; Latitude: [...]

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On this date. . .the 17th of May

17 May 2011 On this date

Deaths George Watson Lytle died in 1864 in the Civil War. Marriages Prentis Anne Mullinax and William Adolphus Whitener were married in 1916 in Murray County, Georgia. Click on any link above to see more information about these individuals, including source citations. If you enjoyed this post you might want to consider subscribing to my [...]

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On this date. . .the 16th of May

16 May 2011 On this date

Births Michael Dellinger was born in 1761. James Leach McEntire was born in 1856 in Murray County, Georgia. Deaths William Davidson died in 1814 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Margaret (Hemphill) Dysart Hemphill died in 1862 in Old Fort, North Carolina (my 3rd great-grandmother). Mary Ann Eliza (Whiteside) Williams died in 1879 in Calhoun County, Alabama. [...]

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