Alexander

On this date. . .the 28th of June

28 June 2011 On this date

Births Peter Paul Dellinger was born in 1747 in Oberacker, Baden. James Garrett was born in 1814 in Burke County, North Carolina. Amanda M. (Hemphill) Whiteside was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina. William T. Wofford was born in 1824 in Habersham County, Georgia. Thomas Newton Ellis was born in 1831 in North Carolina. Memphis [...]

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On this date. . .the 10th of April

10 April 2011 On this date

Births Elizabeth A. (Alexander) McEntire was born in 1806 in Buncombe County, North Carolina (my 3rd great-grandmother). Samuel Houston Kendrick was born in 1892 in Georgia. Coy Johnson was born in 1920. Deaths John Pattillo died in 1798 in Burke County, North Carolina. Malinda (Patterson) Ritland died in 1894. Marriages Thomas M. Roden and Nancy [...]

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Census Research Checklist

25 February 2011 Research

The fifth lesson in the NGS Home Study Course is about census records.  I use census records all the time and didn’t learn anything new; however, as with most of the lessons so far, doing the assignments brought out holes in my research. The first assignment in this lesson is to create a census research [...]

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On this date. . .the 30th of January

30 January 2011 On this date

Births Anne (Fowke) Alexander was born in 1689 in Nanjemoy, Maryland. Rebeccah Burgin was born in 1799. Harvey Lafayette Whiteside was born in 1827 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Deaths John Roberts died in 1854 in Bradley County, Tennessee. John Quarles died in 1889 in Gilmer County, Georgia. Marriages Anna Maria Brandstatter and Johans Philip [...]

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On this date. . .the 29th of January

29 January 2011 On this date

Births Reverend William Austin Ellis was born in 1822 in North Carolina. Syble Alice Viola (Roberts) Kilgore was born in 1895 in Murray County, Georgia. Deaths Rhoda (Cunningham) Alexander died in 1848 in Buncombe County, North Carolina (currently believed to be my 4th great-grandmother). George W. Lytle died in 1858 in McDowell County, North Carolina. [...]

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On this date. . .the 19th of October

19 October 2010 On this date

Births Leah (Burgin) Alexander was born in 1804 in Burke County, North Carolina. Jesse LaFayette Forrester was born in 1842 in Fannin County, Georgia. Rachael E. (Lance) Johnson was born in 1853. Deaths James Tucker died in 1770 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Marriages Frances Dalton and William Searcy were married in Rutherford County, North Carolina [...]

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On this date. . .the 3rd of October

3 October 2010 On this date

Births Patience (Barstow) Simmons was born in 1643 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts (currently believed to be my 9th great-grandmother). Elizabeth (Ellis) Nelson was born in 1778 in Caswell County, North Carolina. Sarah Malinda (Fouts) Chable was born in 1878. Deaths Levi Brookshire died in 1824. George C. Alexander died in 1880 in Buncombe County, North [...]

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On this date. . .the 23rd of September

23 September 2010 On this date

Births F. A. Calhoun Hannan was born in 1850 in Gordon County, Georgia. Nevada Belle (Butler) Taylor was born in 1890 in Ramhurst, Georgia. William Henry Lankford was born in 1891 in Tennessee. Deaths Anne (Fowke) Alexander died in 1739 in Stafford County, Virginia (currently believed to be my 6th great-grandmother). Marriages James Hemphill, Jr. [...]

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On this date. . .the 14th of September

14 September 2010 On this date

Births John Burgin was born in 1704 in Shrewsbury Parish, Maryland (my 7th great-grandfather). William Pepper was born in 1776. Rosannah McEntire was born in 1798 in Burke County, North Carolina. Alfred Thomas Whitener was born in 1825 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Deaths Anna Margaretha Ibler died in 1778 in Oberacker, Germany. Elizabeth A. [...]

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On this date. . .the 10th of September

10 September 2010 On this date

Births George C. Alexander was born in 1790 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. William Crow Langston was born in 1799 in Granville County, North Carolina. Edward Austin Langston was born in 1851 in Bradley County, Tennessee. Deaths Ann Garrett died in 1672. Marriages James Young Hemphill and Mary Elizabeth McEntire were married in 1867 in [...]

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