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Surname Saturday: Lankford/Langford

My Lankford/Langford family line starts with Leaty Caroline, my great-great grandmother.  Leaty’s birthdate is in question.  Her headstone says 20 July 1848.  Her death certificate says 1848.  The 1900 census states Jan 1860 and various other censuses imply 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, and 1852.  She was probably born in Tennessee.  She married William West 20 November . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2010-02-03

RT @hikari17: RT @genlighten: Blount County Tennessee Obituary Lookups 1908-present offered by Taneya: http://bit.ly/9Lj3cS #genealogy #
I’ve been away from genealogy for a couple of weeks. Glad to be digging in the past this weekend. #
Added headstone photo for Sarah (LILLARD) O’Neal 1833 – 1858. http://ow.ly/12gZy #genealogy #surnames #
Added headstone photo for 4x-g-grandmother, Rose Anna . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2010-01-06

RT @bibliotraveler: Good article on finding South Carolina marriage records, http://tinyurl.com/scmarr #genealogy #
RT @LCAfricana: RT @jackrobinson181: @geneabloggers_A little different type of images for Tombstone Tueday: http://tinyurl.com/mkcg7t #
I got a comment from a third cousin yesterday. Yea! #
Indexed 10 names on FamilySearch. #
Reading: Family Matters » Blog Archive » The Neverending Story http://ow.ly/S5qk #
Updates in GA and . . . → : CONTINUE READING

2010 Research Plans

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 research activities I want to conduct in 2010:

Order death certificates for all direct . . . → : CONTINUE READING