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Surname Saturday: West

26 June 2010 Family Stories

West is another of the family lines for which I only have three generations of information.  I’ve only known about the Wests for a couple of years. Lizzie West (1886-1973), my great-grandmother, was the second wife of Francis Taylor Kendrick.  As far as I know, she lived in Murray County, Georgia all her life.  She [...]

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January Genealogy To-Dos

2 January 2010 And More

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 this month and as I [...]

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Genealogy To-Dos – December Wrap-Up

31 December 2009 And More

December was my first month posting a list of genealogy tasks that I wanted to accomplish during the month.  How did I do? Look for marriage record for John William Stroud and Mary Jane Hemphill. – Done.  Okay, I forgot about it until I printed my list this morning.  But it was easy to find, [...]

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Weekly Updates for 2009-11-04

4 November 2009 What's New

Found photo of Reuben and Martha (Garrett) Johnson. http://bit.ly/36Etl # Found two new children of Wyatt H. Lankford.  #genealogy # Just found death certificate for William West – misindexed as Wilson West. So excited. MMN now confirmed as Cook. #surnames #genealogy # Ordered 3 death certificates from state of GA today: William H. Ward, Barbara [...]

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Looking for Anna (Cook?) West

22 December 2008 Most Wanted

I’m looking for information on Anna, last name possibly Cook, who married Robert West. I have very little information on Anna. She is listed on the 1850 Census in Polk County, Tennessee and her age is given as 40. This means her birthdate would be about 1810. Her birthplace is given as South Carolina and [...]

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