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 William H. “Buddy” Ward was my third great-grandfather. His is the penultimate name I have in the Ward line, so while he is not a brick-wall ancestor, both of his parents are. His death certificate has been a valuable document, confirming some data, providing new information and leading to new documents. Confirmations He was a farmer. Births Hans Michel Dellinger was born in 1663. Marriages Julia Adelaide Dwight and William T. Wofford were married in Murray . . . → : CONTINUE READING  Benjamin E. Forrester was born 24 Jun 1850 and died 12 Feb 1937 in Fannin County, Georgia. His parents were Coleman Forrester and Anna Carnes. Salina Tucker was his wife. Benjamin is buried at Dial Church of Christ Cemetery in Fannin County. He was my great-great-great uncle. My great-great-grandmother, Mary Lourania (Forrester) Ward was his youngest sister. This . . . → : CONTINUE READING Births John Burk was born in 1760. Marriages Hans Martin Dellinger and Anna Barbara Seitz were married in 1726. Births William Patton Hemphill was born in 1843. Deaths John Searcy died in 1841. Military William Adolphus Whitener enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1899, whereupon he served in the . . . → : CONTINUE READING  Ward is one the surnames for which I can’t go back very far. I only have information on three generations, beyond those still living. Newton Coleman Ward (1890-1974) – I’ve written several times about Newt, or Pepaw Ward as I call him. He was my great-grandfather and I vaguely remember him from when I was little girl. . . . → : CONTINUE READING  On Monday, I wrote about Anna (Carnes) Forrester. Today’s spotlight is on her daughter, Mary Lourania (Forrester) Ward, my great-great-grandmother. This is the woman that my grandmother refers to as Grandma Ward. Mary was born on July 7, 1864, near the end of the Civil War. She probably was born in Fannin County, Georgia and as far . . . → : CONTINUE READING  In honor of women’s history month, I’ll be writing a number of posts honoring the female half of my family tree. Today’s post is part of the Fearless Females blogging prompt series created by Lisa Alzo, The Accidental Genealogist. Do you have a favorite female ancestor? One you are drawn to or want to learn more about? . . . → : CONTINUE READING Cool, my granny was a one. RT @littlebyteslife: CA #DAR participated a few yrs ago.RT @WWIIToday: Know a Rosie from WWII? http://ow.ly/BiNH # Randy Seaver’s latest mission for us is to locate our Most Recent Unknown Ancestor. The mission instructions are: 1) Who is your MRUA – your Most Recent Unknown Ancestor? This is the person with the lowest number in your Pedigree Chart or Ahnentafel List that you have not identified a last name for, or a first name . . . → : CONTINUE READING |
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