Analysis

Uncle Walt and Aunt Julia Get Married

18 June 2011 Analysis

On this date in 1933, Walter T. Hemphill and Julia Bowers were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony.  They were married in Murray County, Georgia. Walt was my grandfather’s older brother. Analysis From this record, I learned Walt and Julia’s marriage date and place.  It also gave me a primary source for Walt’s middle [...]

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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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Stanford-Hemphill Marriage

19 April 2011 Analysis

On this date in 1919, Martin Eakes Stanford and Blanche G. Hemphill were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony.  They were married in Murray County, Georgia. Blanche was my grandfather’s eldest sister. Analysis From this record, I learned Martin’s middle name and the fact that he must have gone by Eakes, else why would [...]

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1920 Census Analysis – Newton C. Ward Household

15 April 2011 Analysis

My great-grandparents, Newton Coleman Ward and Rachel Louisa Johnson, appeared on the 1920 census in Fannin County, Georgia. Census Abstract:1 Newton C. Ward, head of household, renter, age 28, literate, born in GA, both parents born in GA, a farmer on a farm, working on his own account, farm schedule #14. Rachel, wife, age 27, [...]

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Newton C. Ward Household in 1930

8 April 2011 Analysis

My great-grandparents, Newton Coleman Ward and Rachel Louisa Johnson, appeared on the 1930 census in Fannin County, Georgia. Census Abstract: Newton C. Ward, head, homeowner, lived on a farm, age 38, married at age 18, literate, born in GA, both parents born in GA, farmer on a general farm, working on his own account, not [...]

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Fannin County Forresters – 1870

28 March 2011 Analysis

My 3rd-great-grandparents, Coleman Forrester and Anna Carnes, appeared on the 1870 census in Fannin County, Georgia.  I’m working backward through my 3rd-great-grandfather’s census records, as I attempt to verify the next generation back in this line.  This is the second installment in this series. Census Abstract1: Colman Forister, age 52, male, white, Farmer, $800 real [...]

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Identifying James Polk Forrester’s First Wife

21 March 2011 Analysis

James Polk Forrester, the second son of Coleman Forrester and Anna Carnes, was born 16 Aug 1844 in Georgia.1 I first encountered him in the census in 1900, where he appeared as James P. Foster, 55-years old and head of household. He lived in Fannin County, Georgia.2  His mother, Anie Foster, appeared three households away3and his [...]

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Fannin County Forresters – 1880

18 March 2011 Analysis

My third-great-grandparents appeared on the 1880 census in Fannin County, Georgia.  The head of household was Coleman Forrester and I’m evaluating all his known census records, as I work on taking this line back another generation. Census Abstract1: Coleman Forester, age 62, head of HH, married, Farmer, literate, b. SC, father b. NC, mother b. [...]

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The 1930 Household of Jim Butler

17 February 2011 Analysis

Census abstract1: James B. Butler, Head, rented home for $20, did not live on a farm, male, white, age 49, married for the first time at age 25, did not attend school during the year, literate, b. GA, father b. G, mother b. NC, occupied as Sheriff of Murray County where he worked for wages, [...]

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The 1930 Household of James A. Hemphill

3 February 2011 Analysis

Census Abstract: James A. Hemphill, Head, rented home, lived on a farm, male, white, age 51, married, age at first marriage was 19, did not attend school during the year, literate, b. GA, father b. NC, mother b. GA, English speaker, farmer on a farm, worked on his own account, employed, not a veteran, farm [...]

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