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On this date. . .the 31st of August

Births

Magdalin (Elrod) Roberts was born in 1894 in Murray County, Georgia.
Maggie (Johnson) Bramlett was born in 1894 in Georgia.

Deaths

Sarah Ann Debord died in 1842 in Smyth County, Virginia.
Lydia (Richards) Atchley died in 1850 in Sevier County, Tennessee (currently believed to be my 6th great-grandmother).
Nevada Belle (Butler) Taylor died in 1947 in Quanah, Texas.

Marriages

John Burgin and Elizabeth . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 30th of August

Births

Phillip Burgin was in 1698 in Shrewsbury Parish, Maryland.
John Debord was born in 1730.
William Clark Mackie was born in 1798.
Joseph Lytle Burgin was born in 1846 in Crooked Creek, North Carolina.

Deaths

Ida Rosa (Kendrick) Headrick died in 1948 in Murray County, Georgia.
James B. Hemphill died in 2003 in Dalton, Georgia.

Marriages

Eva Catherine Dellinger and Johann Michael Rudisill were . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 17th of August

Births

Rhoda Debord was born in 1775.
John Cunningham McEntire was born in 1807 in Burke County, North Carolina.

Deaths

James Lette McEntire died in 1870 in Murray County, Georgia.
James Young Hemphill died in 1870 in Murray County, Georgia (my great-great-grandfather).

Marriages

Jane Lynch and James Hardy Whitesides were married in 1840 in Rutherford County, . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 6th of August

Births

Richard Bennett was born in 1609, in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
Holly Debord was born in 1805, in North Carolina.
Mary Ann Eliza Whiteside was born in 1828, in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Deaths

John Whitfield Hemphill died in 1915, in . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On the date. . .the 5th of July

Births

Hans Stoffel Dellinger was born in 1661.
Ann Burgin was born in 1694.
William Elmer Hemphill was born in 1910.

Deaths

John Rose died in 1757 (currently believed to be my 8th great-grandfather).
Priscilla (Debord) Sorrells died in 1862.
Magdalin (Elrod) Roberts died in 1946.

Marriages

Rhoda Debord and Elisha Marlow were married . . . → : CONTINUE READING

May Birthdays

Let’s recognize ancestors who were born in May!

March Birthdays

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

Weekly Updates for 2009-11-11

Visited Murray Co. Probate Ct. to look up West’s in the Death Index. Didn’t find what I was seeking, but did get data on 2nd and 3rd lines. #
Added photo of Mattie (Butler) and Charlie Sampler. http://bit.ly/4z0mih #genealogy #
Added photo of Samuel HEMPHILL’s headstone. http://bit.ly/15n1RX #genealogy #surnames #
Want to see the questions asked on the 1940 . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Butler Ancestors in 1808

Following up on the challenge from Lisa of 100 Years in America, Donna of What’s Past is Prologue has issued a challenge to describe where our ancestors were 200 years ago.

In searching through my database, I’ve discovered so many people who were alive in 1808 that this post will focus on the Butler ancestors, almost all . . . → : CONTINUE READING