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By Tonia Kendrick on 21 Aug 2010
Births
William Garrett was born in 1643 in Leicestershire, England (currently believed to be my 7th great-grandfather).
Richard Searcy was born in 1738 in Granville County, North Carolina.
Deaths
Samuel D. P. Hemphill died in 1864.
Millie Elmina (Searcy) Miller died in 1893 in Ellijay, Georgia.
Marriages
James Brookshire and Elizabeth Tilley were married in 1827 in Wilkes County, North Carolina (my 4th . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 8 Aug 2010
Births
Mary Brookshire was born in 1751 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
Deaths
Martha Elizabeth (Lytle) Hemphill died in 1864 in McDowell County, North Carolina (my 3rd-great-grandmother).
Thomas McEntire Hemphill died in 1874 in McDowell County, North Carolina (my 3rd, 4th, and 5th great-grandfather).
John C. McEntire died in 1923 in Eton, Georgia
Robert Manning Hemphill died in 1948 . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 2 Aug 2010
Births
Jesse Langston was born in 1802.
Martha (Brookshire) Davis was born . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 18 Jul 2010
Births
W. W. Bailey was born in 1845.
Marriages
Milly Bingham and Benjamin Brookshire were married in 1796.
Mariah Langston and Monteville Roberts were married in 1852 (my . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 7 Jul 2010
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Created an @footnote . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 1 May 2010
Let’s recognize ancestors who were born in May!
By Tonia Kendrick on 1 Apr 2010
Let’s recognize ancestors and close relatives who were born in April:
Job Simmons, 8x-great-grandfather, born 10 Apr 1674 in Scituate, Plymouth Massachusetts.
James Brookshire, 7x-great-grandfather, born 01 Apr 1690 in Somerset County, Maryland.
Stephen Lawson, 4x-great-grandfather, born 05 Apr 1790 in Hawkins County, Tennessee.
Thomas Atchley, 5x-great-grandfather, born 19 Apr 1796 in Sevier County, Tennessee.
Churchwill Branch Tucker, 4x-great-grandfather, born 30 Apr 1805 . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 6 Mar 2010
 front row (seated): Robert (l), Nancy (r) back row (standing): Zilpha (l), Dovie (r)
My great-great-grandmother, Nancy Emeline Brookshire (don’t you love that name?) was the daughter of James Brookshire and Elizabeth Tilley and was born on May 13, 1833 in North Carolina. She died on March 1, 1916 in Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia and was buried . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 1 Mar 2010
It’s time to recognize ancestors who were born in March:
Clara Anna (Unknown Maiden Name), 8x-great-grandmother, born 20 Mary 1669.
Rhoda Ervin Simeral, 5x-great-grandmother, born March 1733 in Donigal, Ireland.
Elizabeth Yeatman, 5x-great-grandmother, born 08 Mar 1738 in Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania.
Major George Wilfong, 6x-great-grandfather, born 11 Mar 1743 in Pennsylvania.
Mary Ann Marlow, 5x-great-grandmother, born 30 Mar 1762 in Charles, . . . → : 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
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