Evidence

Tombstone Tuesday: Mariah Langston Roberts

24 November 2009 Bios & Timelines

Mariah Langston was my 3-x great-grandmother.  She was born February 25, 1833[1] in Sevier County, Tennessee[2].  She married Monteville Roberts July 18, 1852 in Bradley County, Tennessee2.  They lived in Hamilton County, Tennessee[3], just across the Georgia state line during their early marriage. Mariah is one of my heroes from my family tree.  When her husband was away, [...]

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Tombstone Tuesday – Joseph Tucker

13 October 2009 Evidence

Joseph Tucker was my 4x-great uncle.  His parents were C. B. and Rosamund Tucker and his sister, my 3x-great-grandmother, was Elizabeth Tucker. He was born and died on May 4, 1833.  Elizabeth was born October 21, 1832.  That’s a difference of only six and half months. Joseph is buried with his parents at New Prospect Church Cemetery in [...]

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Tombstone Tuesday – James Benjamin Butler

4 August 2009 Evidence

James Benjamin Butler was my great-grandfather. He died in 1944. This footstone marks his grave in the Butler family plot in Ramsey Cemetery. He was born in 1880 in Murray County, GA and lived there most of his life, except for a few years, when he and his wife lived in Texas. His World War [...]

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Tombstone Tuesday – James and Elizabeth Brookshire

14 July 2009 Evidence

James Brookshire and Elizabeth Tilley are my 4x-great-grandparents. James was born March 10, 1799 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Elizabeth was born in 1810, also in Wilkes County. They were married on August 21, 1827. They moved to Union County, Georgia between 1830 and 1840, and then moved on to Fannin County, Georgia between 1850 [...]

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Tombstone Tuesday – Henry Weidner

31 March 2009 Evidence

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, [...]

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Tombstone Tuesday – Henry Dellinger

17 March 2009 Evidence

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 of where I obtained this photo, so [...]

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Tombstone Tuesday – Elizabeth Tucker Ellis

3 March 2009 Evidence

  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, 1828 [...]

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Tombstone Tuesday – Elijah M. Ellis

17 February 2009 Evidence

Elijah Marion Ellis was my three-times great-grandfather.  He and his wife, Elizabeth McKinney Tucker, had four children.  His life was marked by tragedy; he lost his sight to typhoid fever at the age of 32 and was dead ten years later at the age of 42. He is buried at New Prospect Church Cemetery, near [...]

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Tombstone Tuesday – Dave and Josephine Butler

3 February 2009 Evidence

My last Tombstone Tuesday post was about Clara J. Butler; the subject of today’s post is her parents, David Sanford Butler and Malinda Josephine (Hemphill) Butler.  Dave and Josephine were my great-great-grandparents.   They died in 1938 and 1933, respectively.  Along with Clara, they are buried in the Butler plot of Ramsey Cemetery in Ramhurst, [...]

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Tombstone Tuesday – Clara J. Butler

20 January 2009 Evidence

Clara J. Butler was my great-grandfather’s sister.  I know very little about her other than her birth and death dates.  She never married.  She died in 1918 at the age of 28; I wonder if she died in the influenza pandemic? She is buried at Ramsey Cemetery in Ramhurst, Georgia.  She was the first person [...]

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