Posts Tagged Civil War

52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Google Maps

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

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Weekly Updates for 2010-02-17

  • RT @LisaCooke: Had a blast talking with Lisa Kudrow about WDYTYA! Listen to the exclusive interview on Valentine’s Day. Podcast episode 81. #
  • The death certificates I ordered in November FINALLY came yesterday. #
  • Updated old blog post – SNGF

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And the iGene Award Goes To

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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Weekly Updates for 2010-02-10

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Paternal Ancestors in the Civil War

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

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Surname Saturday: Hemphill, part 1

Hemphill is the most common surname in my genealogy database for good reason.  I descend from Hemphills on both sides of my family and through multiple lines with all lines leading to the same common ancestor.  Today, I’m going to work my way backward through Hemphill ancestors (using Ahnentafel numbers)… Read the rest

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Orphans and Orphans: A Sad Bit of History

COG-85The 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

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Surname Saturday: Kendrick

Kendrick is my own surname.  It’s a challenging line to research, as I have found little documentation prior to the mid-1800’s.  I have yet to discover an immigrant ancestor in this line, but expect to find him coming from Great Britain.

Francis Taylor KENDRICK (1876 – 1966) was my paternal… Read the rest

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Follow Friday: Kreativ Blogger Award

kreative_bloggerSeveral 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

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Tombstone Tuesday: Mariah Langston Roberts

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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.

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