Archive for category Most Wanted
Dear Genea-Santa
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Most Wanted on December 13th, 2009
Dear Genea-Santa,
I have three genealogy wishes and if you could help me with any of them, I would really appreciate it. I promise to be a good genealogist – to make a list of all avenues of research and check it twice, to document my… Read the rest
SNGF – Most Recent Unknown Ancestor
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Most Wanted on November 21st, 2009
Randy Seaver’s latest mission for us is to locate our Most Recent Unknown Ancestor. The mission instructions are:
1) Who is your MRUA – your Most Recent Unknown Ancestor? This is the person with the lowest number in your Pedigree Chart or Ahnentafel List that you have not identified a
Brickwall Breakthrough with County Death Index
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Most Wanted, Research on July 28th, 2009
A great advantage to living in the same small town where many of my ancestors have lived for 150 years is that I can do genealogy research during my lunch break. Every few weeks, I”ll drop by the county probate office and look through one resource. I knew that county… Read the rest
Monday Madness: Proof of Margaret Hemphill’s Maiden Name
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Most Wanted on July 27th, 2009
I recently wrote about my decision to join the DAR. The application requires evidence for each name, date, and place for each individual in the line from me to my patriot. I have what I consider to be very good evidence for each fact; however, I… Read the rest
Who Were Morning Tabitha Bruer’s Parents?
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Most Wanted on February 23rd, 2009
I have very little information on Morning Tabitha Bruer. She is the wife of Wyatt Lankford and the mother of my g-g-grandmother, Leaty (Lankford) West. She was enumerated as “Tobitha Lankford” on the 1850 census in… Read the rest
Most Wanted: Mother of Amos Johnson
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Most Wanted on February 9th, 2009
I’m looking for Amos Johnson’s mother. His father was Thomas M. Johnson (I think).
Amos was born about 1826 in Forsyth County, Georgia. He can be found in 1850 in Union County, Georgia, then in 1860 in Gilmer County, Georgia. He… Read the rest
Who was William Brookshire’s Wife?
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Most Wanted on January 12th, 2009
Was my William Brookshire (b. 1730) married to Mary Sarah Honour or Honour Burk?
There are many researchers who assert that William’s wife was Mary Sarah Honour:
* Born: Abt 1732, Virginia or North Carolina, USA
* Marriage: William Brookshire Sr. in 1750 in… Read the rest
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