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And then there were 16

Tonia Kendrick — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:39:35 +0000

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 to identify their ancestry. Many, many of my ancestors were already on these shores at that time, so there will be lots of states mentioned; some ancestors, however, don’t go back an additional four generations (yet), so I’ve put the last state or country that I have for them.

Francis Marion KENDRICK b. Feb 1844, , Polk, Tennessee, USA; d. 06 Nov 1932, Cisco, Murray County, Georgia, USA (Virginia)

Barbara E BAXTER b. 20 Dec 1854, Tennessee; d. 05 Mar 1939, , Murray, Georgia, USA. (Tennessee)

William M WEST b. Jan 1832, South Carolina; d. 05 Apr 1928, Cisco, Murray County, Georgia, USA; bur. Aft 05 Apr 1928, Mt. Sumach Cemetery, Cisco, Murray, Georgia, USA. (South Carolina)

Leaty Caroline LANKFORD b. 20 Jul 1848, Tennessee; d. 20 Feb 1937, Cisco, Murray County, Georgia, USA; bur. Aft 20 Feb 1937, Mt. Sumach Cemetery, Cisco, Murray, Georgia, USA. (Georgia and North Carolina)

David Sanford BUTLER b. 25 May 1855, Adairsville, Cass, Georgia, USA; d. 18 May 1938, Chatsworth,Murray,Georgia; bur. Aft 18 May 1938, Ramsey Cemetery, Ramhurst, Murray County, Georgia. (Virginia)

Malinda Josephine HEMPHILL b. 27 May 1860, , Murray, Georgia, USA; d. 16 Nov 1933, Chatsworth,Murray,Georgia; bur. Aft 16 Nov 1933, Ramsey Cemetery, Ramhurst, Murray County, Georgia. (Ireland x 3, Scotland x 2, England, North Carolina x 2)

William Everett WHITENER b. Dec 1855, Ellijay,Gilmer,Georgia; d. 05 Jan 1937, Dennis, Murray County, Georgia, USA; bur. Aft 05 Jan 1937, , Murray, Georgia, USA. (Germany x 2, Pennsylvania x 3, North Carolina, Virginia x 4)

Mary Elizabeth PATTERSON b. 07 Feb 1867, Ellijay,Gilmer,Georgia; d. 06 Apr 1920, Sand Springs,Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA; bur. Aft 06 Apr 1920, Wards Grove Cemetery, Foyil, Rogers County, Oklahoma. (Native American)

James Young HEMPHILL b. 31 Jul 1835, ,Burke,North Carolina,USA; d. 17 Aug 1890, , Murray, Georgia, USA. (Ireland x 2, Scotland x 2)

Mary Elizabeth MCENTIRE b. 23 Feb 1841, , Murray, Georgia, USA; d. 06 Jul 1921, , Murray, Georgia, USA. (Ireland x 5, Scotland x 2, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina)

Martin LaFayette ROBERTS b. 02 May 1853, , Bradley, Tennessee, USA; d. 02 Apr 1925, , Murray, Georgia, USA; bur. Aft 02 Apr 1925, Spring Place Cemetery, Spring Place, Murray County, Georgia. (New Jersey, Virginia)

Rosa E ELLIS b. 28 Mar 1853, , Murray, Georgia, USA; d. 26 Mar 1936, , Murray, Georgia, USA; bur. 28 Mar 1936, Spring Place Cemetery, Spring Place, Murray County, Georgia. (Virginia)

William H. WARD b. Sep 1864, , , Georgia; d. 1933, ,Fannin,Georgia,USA. (Georgia)

Mary Lourania FORRESTER b. 07 Jul 1864, , , Georgia; d. 21 Apr 1944, ,Fannin,Georgia,USA. (South Carolina, Georgia)

Reuben Phillip JOHNSON b. 03 Sep 1853, , , Georgia; d. 15 Apr 1911, Blue Ridge,Fannin,Georgia,USA; bur. Aft 15 Apr 1911, Johnson Cemetery, Stock Hill, Fannin, Georgia. (North Carolina)

Martha Jane GARRETT b. 7 Jun 1854, ,Fannin,Georgia,USA; d. 26 Oct 1929, ,Fannin,Georgia,USA; bur. Aft 26 Oct 1929, Johnson Cemetery, Stock Hill, Fannin, Georgia. (Pennsylvania x 3, Virginia x 4, North Carolina x 2, Maryland x 3)

The final ethnicity tally is:

Virginia 26.5%

North Carolina 12.7%

Georgia 12%

South Carolina 9.4%

Germany 7.5%

Tennessee 6.3%

Ireland 5.8%

Scotland 4.8%

New Jersey 3.1%

Pennsylvania 2.8%

Maryland 1.6%

England .8%

Native American .1%

My maternal DNA is haplogroup H and paternal DNA is haplogroup R1b, both European.

Based on the paper records, I’m going to proclaim myself American, mostly Southern, of Northern European extraction with a tiny smattering of Native American.

August Birthdays

Tonia Kendrick — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:33:13 +0000

Let’s recognize ancestors and close relatives who were born in August:

Agnes Kattermann, 9x-great-grandmother, born 20 Aug 1634.
William Garrett, 7x-great-grandfather, born 21 Aug 1643 in Leicestershire, Darby, England.
Elizabeth Mawson, 11x-great-grandmother, born 26 Aug 1655 in England.
Johans Philip Dellinger, 7x-great-grandfather, born 24 Aug 1706 in Oberacker, Kraichtal, Baden-Wurtemberg.
Rhoda Cunningham, 4x-great-grandmother, born 15 Aug 1763 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Maud Angeline Whitener, great-grandmother, born 27 Aug 1885 in Dennis, Murray, Georgia.
Rachel Louisa Johnson, great-grandmother, born 09 Aug 1892 in Fannin County, Georgia.
Franklin Marvin Butler, 2x-great-uncle, born 22 Aug 1903.
John Taylor Butler, great-uncle, born 19 Aug 1918 in Ramhurst, Murray, Georgia.
My uncle – Happy Birthday Steve!

To see a complete list of August birthdays (and other August events), click on the “Family Tree” tab, then “Dates and Anniversaries” in the sidebar, then click on the drop-down arrow under “Day” and scroll all the way to the top, choose August under “Month”, then click “Search.”

Kendrick Surname Fun Facts

Tonia Kendrick — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:00:15 +0000

The Kendrick surname is usually considered to be of Welsh, English, or Scottish origin. The Welsh and English origins of the name are quite similar. In Wales, it was derived from the personal name “Cynwrig,” meaning chief man. In England it was derived from the given name “Cenric” or “Kendrich”, from the Old English pre 7th Century “Cyneric”, meaning royal power. In Scotland, the name means “son of Henry” and was originally expressed as Machendrie or Mackendrick.

Name Distribution in the U. S.

In 1840, there were 240 Kendrick families in the U. S., with the highest concentrations in Massachusetts and Georgia. In the next 40 years, the Kendricks multiplied to 4,834 families and migrated all the way across the country, but 21% still lived in Georgia. Interestingly, there were only 2,641 Kendrick families in 1920 and were represented in each of the continental states, with the highest concentrations in Georgia, Alabama, and Texas.

Occupations

In 1880, most Kendricks were farmers, although a slightly smaller percentage than the general population. 35% were farmers, 7% housekeepers, 9% laborers, 3% farm laborers, and 4% worked in farming.

Civil War Service

712 Kendricks fought in the Civil War. 67% fought on the Confederate side (no surprise, given their heavy concentration in the South).

Sources:

“Kendrick Family History Facts.” Genealogy, Family Trees and Family History Records online – Ancestry.com. 31 Jan. 2009 http://www.ancestry.com.

“Kendrick surname meaning.” SurnameDB: Free database of surname meanings. 31 Jan. 2009 http://www.surnamedb.com.