Posts Tagged Butler
Tombstone Tuesday: James and Maud Butler
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Tombstone Tuesday on March 9th, 2010
James Benjamin Butler and Maud Whitener were my great-grandparents. Jim was born November 24, 1880 in Murray County, Georgia. He was a farmer and later the sheriff of Murray County. He died November 28, 1944.
Maud was born in August 27, 1885 in Murray County, Georgia. She died April 7,… Read the rest
March Genealogy To-Dos
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Research on March 2nd, 2010
I’m getting a better feel for what can be accomplished in a “normal” month, with only weekends and a few weeknights to do genealogy.
The to-dos for March are:
- Write 8 blog posts
- Abstract (or update previously-done abstractions, if necessary) 8 census pages and update the citations.
- Index some
Genealogy To-Dos – February Wrap-Up
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Research on February 28th, 2010
February turned out to be a good genealogy month. I thought I might get sidetracked from my original plans by playing in the Geneablogger Games, but I was able to combine many tasks and make them work for both the Games and my To-Do list.
February Plan:
- Write 10
Weekly Updates for 2010-02-10
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on February 10th, 2010
- RT @southerngraves: Rose Hill Cemetery; Macon, GA blog – http://tinyurl.com/y8dtgux – Robert Anderson’s simple gravestone reveals. . . #
- Posted query “Thomas Kendrick-Mahala Lawson family – location in 1870?” on Genealogy Wise: http://ning.it/dwEUUJ
Paternal Ancestors in the Civil War
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Military on February 7th, 2010
I had a conversation with my dad on Friday about his ancestors who fought in the Civil War. I thought it would fun and interesting to put together a list, with a summary of each person’s military service. I’ve also included each person’s relationship to my dad (as opposed to… Read the rest
January Genealogy To-Dos
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Research on January 2nd, 2010
I began blogging my genealogy to-dos last month and I’m pleased with the results. Having the list out here for all to see keeps me accountable, plus I don’t feel like I’m tearing off in a hundred directions at once. I can stay focused on what I want to accomplish… Read the rest
Weekly Update: December 30, 2009
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on December 30th, 2009
- Uploaded 1920 U. S. Census, Oklahoma, Hughes, Dustin, p. 10B. Ledbetter, Patterson #surnames http://ow.ly/MRX6
- Reading Above the Trees: 15-Minute Family History: Make a Holiday Binder http://ow.ly/Nefz
- New blog post: Surname Saturday: Hemphill, part 1 http://bit.ly/5saDlY
- Abstracted 1860
Weekly Updates for 2009-12-16
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on December 16th, 2009
- Received my first (free!) Early Reviewer book from Library Thing! http://ow.ly/KidY #
- Uploaded 1910 Census, Georgia, Murray, Alaculsy, p5A. Kendrick, Baxter, Sharp #surnames. http://ow.ly/KqqT #
- Just found out @FHExpos is
2010 Research Plans
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Research on December 11th, 2009
Thanks to Amy Coffin at WeTree for this prompt:
49. Use your blog like a sounding board for research plans. Sometimes it helps to write down what you want to do, so you can plan how to do it.
Here is a random list of… Read the rest
Weekly Updates for 2009-12-09
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on December 9th, 2009
- Cool, my granny was a one. RT @littlebyteslife: CA #DAR participated a few yrs ago.RT @WWIIToday: Know a Rosie from WWII? http://ow.ly/BiNH #
- Indexed batch of 10 GA death certificates for FamilySearch. Many died on Christmas. Sad.
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