Posts Tagged Ellis
March Birthdays
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts on March 1st, 2010
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
Surname Saturday: Top 10 Ellis Research Resources
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Research on January 23rd, 2010
Ellis is the second-most common surname in my genealogy database. These are the 10 resources that I have found to be most helpful in researching these family members.
- “Ellis and Keener Connections” – a family tree compiled by Lynda Gibbs and housed at Rootsweb World Connect. Some of you
Tombstone Tuesday: Martin and Rosa Roberts
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Tombstone Tuesday on January 12th, 2010
Martin and Rosa (Ellis) Roberts were my great-great-grandparents. Martin was born May 2, 1853 in Bradley County, Tennessee. He died April 2, 1925 in Murray County, Georgia. Rosa was born March 28, 1853 and died March 26, 1936, both in Murray County. … Read the rest
Weekly Updates for 2009-11-11
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on November 11th, 2009
- 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
November Birthdays
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts on November 2nd, 2009
Let’s recognize ancestors and close relatives who were born in November:
- John Vann, 11x-great-grandfather, born 21 Nov 1634 in Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England.
- Elizabeth Goodrich, 9x-great-grandmother, born 02 Nov 1645 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
- Hans Paul Dellinger, 8x-great-grandfather, born 05 Nov 1670.
- Ludwig Albright, 7x-great-grandfather, born 11 Nov
Tombstone Tuesday – Joseph Tucker
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Tombstone Tuesday on October 13th, 2009
Joseph Tucker was my 4x-great uncle. His parents were C. B. and Rosamund Tucker and his sister, my 3x-great-grandmother, was Elizabeth Tucker.
He was born and died on May 4, 1833. Elizabeth was born… Read the rest
Weekly Updates for 2009-09-30
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on September 30th, 2009
- Such great ideas! RT @geneabloggers: Learn about creative genealogy blogger Vickie Everhart and BeNotForgot http://su.pr/2xEd32 #genealogy #
- Added photo of Johnson siblings, including g-grandmother, Rachel Johnson Ward.http://bit.ly/wEh9f #
- @breagettingfit Congrats! in reply to
What’s New 8/19/09
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on August 19th, 2009
New Census Records
1880 Census, Murray County – various Roberts’ households
Death Records
Jesse Lafayette Forrester death certificate
1880 Gilmer County Census Mortality Schedule
1850 Gilmer County Census Mortality Schedule
New Facts
Thomas L. Hemphill death date
Michael Whitener death date
Cause of… Read the rest
And then there were 16
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts on August 8th, 2009
Randy Seaver’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Assignment is to list one’s 16 great-great-grandparents, include their dominant ancestry and to calculate one’s own dominant ancestry.
My spin on this is to look back an additional four generations from the ggg’s in order… Read the rest
What’s New – 7/29/09
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on July 29th, 2009
New Photos
Dave Butler at home on Rock Creek
Rosa (Ellis) Roberts, Alice Roberts, Mary Pendley
Hemphill Women
New Census Records
William Henson Patterson household: 1880, 1900, 1920
New Documents
Newspaper clipping about great-aunts attending Lucy Hill Institute
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