Posts Tagged Civil War
52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Google Maps
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Military, Research on February 19th, 2010
This week’s challenge from Amy at WeTree is to play with Google Maps, a “a helpful tool for determining the locations of addresses in your family history.” My genealogy software uses Google Maps to map all the locations… Read the rest
Weekly Updates for 2010-02-17
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on February 17th, 2010
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. . .
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
Orphans and Orphans: A Sad Bit of History
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Family Stories on November 29th, 2009
The topic for 85th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy is Orphans and Orphans; we’re invited tell the story of traditional orphans – children who lost their parents, or “reverse orphans” – those who left no descendents of their own to tell… Read the rest
Follow Friday: Kreativ Blogger Award
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Fun Facts on November 27th, 2009
Several days ago, Sharon of Kindred Footprints bestowed me with the Kreativ Blogger Award, a meme which has been flying through the geneablogger community for the last few weeks. Thanks Sharon!
The rules say that I must reveal seven things about myself, then pass the… Read the rest
Tombstone Tuesday: Mariah Langston Roberts
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Tombstone Tuesday on November 24th, 2009
Mariah Langston was my 3-x great-grandmother. She was born February 25, 1833[1] in Sevier County, Tennessee[2]. She married Monteville Roberts July 18, 1852 in Bradley County, Tennessee2. They lived in Hamilton County, Tennessee[3], just across the Georgia state line during their early marriage.
Mariah is… Read the rest
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