Posts Tagged 1860 Census
Genealogy To-Dos – February Wrap-Up
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Research on February 28th, 2010
February turned out to be a good genealogy month. I thought I might get sidetracked from my original plans by playing in the Geneablogger Games, but I was able to combine many tasks and make them work for both the Games and my To-Do list.
February Plan:
- Write 10
Weekly Updates for 2010-02-10
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on February 10th, 2010
- RT @southerngraves: Rose Hill Cemetery; Macon, GA blog – http://tinyurl.com/y8dtgux – Robert Anderson’s simple gravestone reveals. . . #
- Posted query “Thomas Kendrick-Mahala Lawson family – location in 1870?” on Genealogy Wise: http://ning.it/dwEUUJ
Surname Saturday: Top 10 Ellis Research Resources
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Research on January 23rd, 2010
Ellis is the second-most common surname in my genealogy database. These are the 10 resources that I have found to be most helpful in researching these family members.
- “Ellis and Keener Connections” – a family tree compiled by Lynda Gibbs and housed at Rootsweb World Connect. Some of you
Weekly Update: December 30, 2009
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on December 30th, 2009
- Uploaded 1920 U. S. Census, Oklahoma, Hughes, Dustin, p. 10B. Ledbetter, Patterson #surnames http://ow.ly/MRX6
- Reading Above the Trees: 15-Minute Family History: Make a Holiday Binder http://ow.ly/Nefz
- New blog post: Surname Saturday: Hemphill, part 1 http://bit.ly/5saDlY
- Abstracted 1860
Weekly Updates for 2009-12-16
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on December 16th, 2009
- Received my first (free!) Early Reviewer book from Library Thing! http://ow.ly/KidY #
- Uploaded 1910 Census, Georgia, Murray, Alaculsy, p5A. Kendrick, Baxter, Sharp #surnames. http://ow.ly/KqqT #
- Just found out @FHExpos is
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
Where Was the Wyatt Lankford Family in 1860?
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Most Wanted on December 1st, 2008
This week I’m looking for ancestors of Leaty (Lankford) West, whose gravestone I found several weeks ago. I have her parents as Wyatt Lankford and Morning Tabitha Bruer.
“Wiet” and Morning Lankford were enumerated on… Read the rest
Miscellaneous New Records Added
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on November 26th, 2008
New Source Records
- 1850 Census – Joseph Garrett, John Garrett, and Coleman Forrester households (all on same page)
- 1860 Census – Joseph Garrett (in the James Greenwood household)
- 1870 Census – Robert Garrett household
- 1860 Census – Joshua Curtis household (includes Mary Stroud)
- 1880 Census – Martin Curtis
Amos and Betty Johnson Headstone
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Tombstone Tuesday on November 25th, 2008
Amos Johnson and his wife Betty are buried in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery in Gilmer County, Georgia. They may be my 3x-great-grandparents, Amos and Elizabeth; however the dates don’t quite match up.
Census records (1850 and 1860) indicate that Amos Johnson was born about 1826,… Read the rest
Seeking Robert West Information
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Most Wanted on November 24th, 2008
I’m looking for information on Robert West, who may have been my 3x great-grandfather. I’ve identified Robert as the father of William West, my great-great-grandfather based on two facts: 1) the Robert West family includes a William W. West in 1850 and… Read the rest
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