Posts Tagged Garrett

Nancy Emeline Brookshire

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Family Stories on March 6th, 2010

Nancy Emeline Brookshire (don’t you love that name?) was my great-great-great-grandmother.  She was the daughter of James Brookshire and Elizabeth Tilley and was born on May 13, 1833 in North Carolina.  She died on March 1, 1916 in Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia and was buried in Tickanetley Cemetery.

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February Birthdays

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts on February 1st, 2010

It’s time to recognize ancestors who were born in February:

  • Jonathan Curtis, 8x-great-grandfather, born 19 Feb 1690 in Wiltshire, England.
  • John Garrett, 5x-great-grandfather, born 19 Feb 1739 in Kennet, Chester, Pennsylvania.
  • Catherine Powell, 5x-great-grandmother, born 20 Feb 1785 in Burke County, North Carolina.
  • Rosamond, 4x-great-grandmother, born 25 Feb 1805

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Weekly Updates for 2009-11-04

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on November 4th, 2009

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Weekly Updates for 2009-10-14

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on October 14th, 2009

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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 #
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September Birthdays

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts on September 3rd, 2009

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

  • Ann Hubbard, 10x-great-grandmother, born 03 Sep 1605 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
  • John Burgin, 7x-great-grandfather, born 14 Sep 1704 in Shrewsbury Parish, Kent, Maryland.
  • Elias Powell, 6x-great-grandfather, born 26 Sep 1754 in Bromfield Parish, Culpepper, Virginia.
  • Elizabeth Mann, 5x-great-grandmother,

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What’s New 8/12/2009

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on August 12th, 2009

New Census Records

1840 Census:  Bradley County, TN – John Roberts HH,

1840 Census:  Bradley County, TN – Martin Langston HH, Thomas Atchley HH

1910 Census:  Whitfield County, GA – Edward A. Roberts HH

1910 Census:  Murray County, GA – various Roberts’ HHs

1920 Census: … Read the rest

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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

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August Birthdays

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts on August 2nd, 2009

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

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Burke County, North Carolina – Research Resources and Links

Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Research on February 19th, 2009

Burke County was formed in 1777 out of Rowan County and was subsequently divided into numerous additional counties.   Many of my relatives  have lived in Burke County.  My current research returns 155 individuals who lived, died, or had events in Burke County.  Common Burke County surnames from my family… Read the rest

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