Archive for category Family Stories
Surname Saturday: Murder, Mayhem, and Bigamy
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Family Stories on March 13th, 2010
Butler, my paternal grandmother’s line, presents research challenges, but when you find the people, they’re interesting!
James Benjamin BUTLER (1880 – 1944) is my paternal grandmother’s father. He was tall, with blue eyes and sandy hair. Like most people in the rural south, James was a farmer. He later became… Read the rest
A Farmer’s Wife
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Family Stories on March 3rd, 2010
On Monday, I wrote about Anna (Carnes) Forrester. Today’s spotlight is on her daughter, Mary Lourania (Forrester) Ward, my great-great-grandmother. This is the woman that my grandmother refers to as Grandma Ward.
Mary was born on July 7, 1864,… Read the rest
Twice Told Tuesday: Burgin Homestead Burns at Old Fort
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Family Stories on January 26th, 2010
Building Erected More than 150 Years Ago Destroyed By Fire Last Sunday Afternoon
One of the historic homes of McDowell County passed Sunday when the Burgin home on Catawba river was destroyed by fire at 1:30 p. m.
This old homestead, which was situated a mile east of Old Fort,… Read the rest
Twice Told Tuesday: Mrs. Hemphill dies Wednesday at Cherokee Acres
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Family Stories on January 19th, 2010
Mrs. Alice Roberts Hemphill, 88, a lifelong resident of Murray County, died Wednesday morning in the Cherokee Acres Restorium, Calhoun, Ga.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Blanche Stanford of Rome, Mrs. Edna Pendley of… Read the rest
Orphans and Orphans: A Sad Bit of History
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Family Stories on November 29th, 2009
The topic for 85th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy is Orphans and Orphans; we’re invited tell the story of traditional orphans – children who lost their parents, or “reverse orphans” – those who left no descendents of their own to tell… Read the rest
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