Baxter

On this date. . .the 19th of May

19 May 2011 On this date

Births George Heinrich Dellinger was born in 1779 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Rebecca D. Stroud was born in 1848 in Murray County, Georgia. Deaths William Patton Hemphill died in 1845. Anna (Debord) Searcy died in 1894 in Ellijay, Georgia (my 4th great-grandmother). G. T. Baxter died in 1943 in Old Fort, Tennessee. George William [...]

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On this date. . .the 5th of March

5 March 2011 On this date

Births Rachel (Hemphill) Whiteside was born in 1790 in Burke County, North Carolina. George Washington Langston was born in 1836 in Bradley County, Tennessee. Deaths Hans Andreas Dellinger died in 1735. Alcie (Sebastian or Robinson) Burk died in 1836. John Posey Hemphill died in 1865, while serving in the Civil War. Judson Clements Hemphill died [...]

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On this date. . .the 4th of January

4 January 2011 On this date

Births Sarah (Lillard) O’Neal was born in 1833 in Polk County, Tennessee. Isaac N. Stuart was born in 1880. Deaths Pernelia (Jarrett) Whiteside died in 1864 in Randolph County, Arkansas. Martha Jane (Butler) Ward died in 1909 in Bartow County, Georgia. Marriages Andrew Dave Baxter and Mary Lowery were married in 1849 in Murray County, [...]

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On this date. . .the 25th of December

25 December 2010 On this date

Births Sarah Caroline (Baxter) Chable was born in 1848 in Murray County, Georgia. James Henry Johnson was born in 1877. George Washington Roberts was born in 1878 in Murray County, Georgia. Christenings Benjamin Burgin was christend in 1741 in Shrewsbury Parish, Maryland (my 6th great-grandfather). Deaths John Patterson died in 1878. Marriages Elizabeth Ellis and [...]

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Martin O’Neal and Mary Jane Baxter Were Married

28 November 2010 And More

On this date in 1869, Martin V. O’Neal and Mary Jane Baxter were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony.  They were married in Murray County, Georgia. Martin’s first cousin, Francis Marion Kendrick, married Mary Jane’s first cousin, Barbara Baxter.  Francis and Barbara were my great-great-grandparents, meaning I’m related to both Martin and Mary Jane, [...]

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On this date. . .the 28th of November

28 November 2010 On this date

Births Jane Caroline Dysart was born in 1822 in North Carolina. Nancy Patterson was born in 1829 in Hall County, Georgia. Marriages Jacob Klein and Elizabeth Wilfong were married in 1786 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Martha Matilda Hemphill and George Watson Lytle were married in 1861 in McDowell County, North Carolina. Mary Jane Baxter [...]

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On this date. . .the 31st of October

31 October 2010 On this date

Births G. T. Baxter was born in 1854 in Murray County, Georgia. Paul Russell Roberts was born in 1883 in Murray County, Georgia. Richard Martin Hemphill was born in 1930 in Akron, Ohio. Deaths Josie Josephine Ellis died in 1984 in Calhoun, Georgia.

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Finding GA Death Certificates from 1928 to 1930

22 October 2010 Research

Yesterday’s post focused on a Georgia death certificate from 1928 and at the end I promised to tell you how to find those records.  I had a whole post written that started out: If you have Georgia relatives, you probably know that the Georgia Archives has a wonderful online site called Georgia’s Virtual Vault that [...]

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Analysis of a Death Certificate: Cordeale Caylor

21 October 2010 Analysis

Sometimes you find a record that has so much information it is worth it’s weight in gold.  Before I found this death certificate, all I knew about Cordeale (possibly spelled Cordelia) was her name, approximate birth year, parents’ names, and location on the 1880 census. Information gleaned from the death certificate: Alternate spelling for first [...]

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Surname Saturday: Baxter

24 July 2010 Bios & Timelines

This week’s Surname Saturday post focuses on the Baxters, one of my major brick walls, as regular readers will know.  The line starts with my great-great-grandmother, Barbara Baxter.  Barbara is the little old lady, front and center, in the collage (click on image to view a larger version). Barbara was born February 1854, possibly in [...]

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