Posts Tagged American Revolution

And the iGene Award Goes To

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More on February 14th, 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. . .

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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.

  1. “Ellis and Keener Connections” – a family tree compiled by Lynda Gibbs and housed at Rootsweb World Connect.  Some of you

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What’s New – 7/8/2009

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on July 8th, 2009

Busy, busy.  Lot of new people and facts, photos and documents:

New People

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Fighting for a New Nation

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Family Stories, Military on July 3rd, 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… Read the rest

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Daughters of the American Revolution

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Military on June 28th, 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.

  1. Identifying Revolutionary War patriots is one of the things that originally got me interested in genealogy.
  2. Obtaining

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William Brookshire’s Revolutionary War Service

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Family Stories, Military on January 31st, 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… Read the rest

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What’s New – 1/7/09

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on January 7th, 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)

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2008 – The Year In Review

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More on January 4th, 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… Read the rest

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Mrs. Hemphill’s Sheep

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Family Stories, Military on December 4th, 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.… Read the rest

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New Hemphill Records

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on December 3rd, 2008

New Media

Photo including J. A. Hemphill
Photo of Johnson Sisters
Photo of 1930 Kendrick Reunion
Document clip with reference to Captain Thomas Hemphill
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