By Tonia Kendrick on 7 Jul 2010

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Created an @footnote . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 14 Feb 2010

Welcome to the 2009 iGene Awards, spotlighting Tonia’s Roots. We’ll be celebrating the best posts of 2009 and presenting awards for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Documentary, and Best Biography.
The nominees for Best Picture are. . .
F. M. Kendrick
Mariah (Langston) Roberts
Mary Elizabeth (McEntire) Hemphill
And the winner is. . .
Mariah (Langston) Roberts! I love this photo. She . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 3 Jul 2009
As we prepare to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of our nation, I want to take a moment to recognize my ancestors who fought for (or supported the fight for) our freedom and independence. I have seventeen ancestors and relatives who were involved in the American Revolution. To see the complete list, click here. Many . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 28 Jun 2009
I’ve decided to join the DAR. I’ve thought about this for awhile and finally decided to go forward for a variety of reasons.
Identifying Revolutionary War patriots is one of the things that originally got me interested in genealogy.
Obtaining access to the DAR genealogy files.
Completing the rigorous application process will be a test of my research skills. . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 31 Jan 2009
William Brookshire, my 5x great-grandfather, served several tours of duty in the American Revolution. He was drafted for his first tour in Rowan County, North Carolina in August of 1775 or 1776. Under the command of General Griffith Rutherford, his militia company marched upon the Cherokee Nation, but found that the Indians had fled. . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 7 Jan 2009
New Marriage Records
James Butler-Nancy Floyd Marriage License
John Ward-Martha Jane Butler Marriage License
New Census Records Found
1870 – Dave “Ballard” (possibly Dave S. Butler)
1920 & 1930 – Newton C. Ward household
1910 & 1930 – William LaFayette Roberts household
1930 – J. A. Hemphill household
1910 – Elijah M. Roberts household (includes Mariah Langston!)
1910 – William Henry Roberts household
1910 – James . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 4 Jan 2009
Inspired by DearMyrtle and following the lead of Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings, here is a quick review of last year’s posts:
Jan 2008 – Thomas Young Hemphill McEntire – I found an interesting biographical sketch on my 4x great-grandfather.
Feb 2008 – John Burgin, Esquire – I came across an ancestor (John Burgin, born 1777), who was styled, . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 4 Dec 2008
This amusing anecdote refers to my five-times great-grandmother, Elizabeth (Patton) Hemphill. It is part of a series of Biographical Sketches from Burke County, North Carolina that were written by by Col Thomas George Walton (1815-1905) and were first published in the old Morganton Herald in 1894.
“The HEMPHILLs of Silver Creek and Old Fort emigrated from the North . . . → : CONTINUE READING