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Lula M. Butler – Tombstone Tuesday

Tonia Kendrick — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:52:08 +0000

Lula Maude Butler was born 30 March 1894¹, the 10th child of Dave Butler and Josephine Hemphill. She appeared in her parents’ household in the 1900², 1910³, and 1920⁴ censuses. She was a schoolteacher⁵ and never married.

Lula died on 26 May 1980 and is buried at Chatsworth Heights Cemetery.⁶

Chatsworth Heights Cemetery (Chatsworth, Georgia; Latitude: 34.78860, Longitude: -84.77420), Lula M. Butler monumental inscription; photographed by Tonia Kendrick, 3 July 2010. ↩
1900 U.S. census, Murray County, Georgia population schedule; digital images, Ancestry.com; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm (http://www.ancestry.com), roll: T623_213; Ball Ground, enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 16, p. 6 B (penned), dwelling 106, family 106, Loula M. Butler. ↩
1910 U.S. census, Murray County, Georgia population schedule; digital images, Ancestry.com; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624 (http://www.ancestry.com), roll 205; Ball Ground District #825, enumeration district (ED) 108, sheet 2A, p. 196 (stamped), dwelling 17, family 20, Lula M. Butler. ↩
1920 U.S. census, Murray County, Georgia population schedule; digital images, Ancestry.com; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625 (http://www.ancestry.com), roll 272; Ballground Dist., enumeration district (ED) 132, sheet 7B, p. 0351 (penned), dwelling 124, family 124, Lula Butter. ↩
Murray County History Committee, Murray County Heritage (Fernandina Beach, Florida: Wolfe Publishing, 1987), 229. ↩
Chatsworth Heights Cemetery (Chatsworth, Georgia), Lula M. Butler monumental inscription. ↩

Florence B. Stroud – Tombstone Tuesday

Tonia Kendrick — Tue, 03 May 2011 21:52:17 +0000

This tombstone reads “Florence B. dau of J. W. and M. J. Stroud.” She is the child of John William Stroud and Mary Jane Hemphill and is buried at Ball Ground Cemetery in Murray County, Georgia. She was born June 7, 1880 and died just over a year later on September 13, 1881. I did not know about her until I came across this tombstone and it is entirely possible that there is no other record of her existence.

Herbert and Jessie Childers – Tombstone Tuesday

Tonia Kendrick — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:59:33 +0000

Herbert M. Childers was born 27 Mar 1894 in Murray County, Georgia. On 6 June 1914, he married Jessie Malinda Roberts, the daughter of Will Roberts and Mary Elizabeth Henderson and granddaughter of Monteville Roberts and Mariah Langston. Jessie was born 4 July 1898, also in Murray County. Herbert died on 11 September 1986 and Jessie died on 13 March 1987. They are buried at Chatsworth Heights Cemetery.

Tombstone Tuesday: Richard & Vadah Kendrick

Tonia Kendrick — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:50:03 +0000

Francis Richard Kendrick was born 10 October 1904, probably in Murray County, Georgia¹. He died 18 October 1986, also in Murray County². Vadah Octavia Whitener was born 16 Apr 1905³ in Tennessee⁴. She died in 16 January 1998 in Murray County⁵.

Richard and Vadah were married 23 July 1922 in Murray County⁶. Richard was my paternal grandfather’s half-brother. Vadah was my paternal grandmother’s first cousin. They are buried at Chatsworth Heights Cemetery⁷.

Social Security Administration, “U.S. Social Security Death Index,” database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 September 2009), entry for Francis Kendrick, SS no. (privately held), before 1951. ↩
Murray County, Georgia, “Death Index 1,” section K, entry for Francis Richard Kendrick, 1986; Probate Court’s Office, Chatsworth, Georgia. ↩
Social Security Administration, “U.S. Social Security Death Index”, database, Ancestry.com, entry for Vadah W. Kendrick, SS no. (privately held), 1951. ↩
1920 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, Alaculsa District, enumeration district (ED) 136, sheet 3-A (penned), dwelling 44, family 46, A. P. Whitner household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 October 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication T625, roll 272. ↩
Murray County, Georgia “Death Index 1,” section K, entry for Vadah Octavia Kendrick. ↩
Murray County, Georgia, Marriage Book N, 1907-1925: 431, Kindrick-Whitner, 1922; Probate Court’s Office, Chatsworth. ↩
Chatsworth Heights Cemetery (Chatsworth, Georgia; Latitude: 34.78860, Longitude: -84.77420), Richard and Vadah Kendrick monumental inscriptions; photographed by Tonia Kendrick, 3 July 2010. ↩

Tombstone Tuesday: Avery & Drusilla Whitener

Tonia Kendrick — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:40:57 +0000

Avery Whitener was born 14 October 1876¹ in Georgia². He died 12 March 1961 in Murray County, Georgia³. His wife, Drusilla Dillard, was born 8 October 1883⁴. She died 21 January 1972 in Chatsworth, Georgia⁵. Avery and Drusilla were married on 26 December 1909 in Rhea County, Tennessee⁶. They are buried at Chatsworth Heights Cemetery⁷.

Avery was my great-grandmother’s half-brother.

Chatsworth Heights Cemetery (Chatsworth, Georgia; Latitude: 34.78860, Longitude: -84.77420), Avery P. Whitener monumental inscription; photographed by Tonia Kendrick, 3 July 2010. ↩
1900 U. S. Census, Murray County, Georgia, population schedule, Doolittle Disrict, enumeration district (ED) 71, sheet 11-B (penned), dwelling 187, family 191, William Whitener household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 October 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication T623, roll 213. ↩
Murray County, Georgia, “Death Index 1,” section W, entry for Avery P. Whitener, 1961; Probate Court’s Office, Chatsworth, Georgia. ↩
Chatsworth Heights Cemetery (Chatsworth, Georgia), Drusilla D. Whitener monumental inscription. ↩
Leslie Riney, “Murray County, Georgia Death Listings,” abstracts, Murray County Georgia Genealogy and History (http://genealogytrails.com/geo/murray/death_listings.htm : accessed 27 August 2010), semi-chronologically arranged, entry for Druscilla (Drusila) D. Whitener, 21 January 1972. ↩
“Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002,” database and images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 December 2009), entry for A. P. Whitener and Miss Druse Dillard; citing Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm. ↩
Chatsworth Heights Cemetery (Chatsworth, Georgia), Avery P. and Drusilla D. Whitener monumental inscriptions. ↩

Weekly Updates for 2010-08-04

Tonia Kendrick — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:35:00 +0000

Great #genealogy resource! Gordon County GA obituaries online. http://ow.ly/2i2Jb #
RT @JireneGen: “Write as you have never written before.” The Coming Genealogical Dark Ages. Good #genealogy article. http://su.pr/9MB3yo #
RT @vrc84: Doing in #genealogy in GA or surrounding states? Follow the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Sun. column http://tinyurl.com/254zdyv #
RT @GenealoGee: A Review of Family Tree DNA’s Family Finder – Part I: Since late 2007, several “direct-to… http://goo.gl/fb/lgSl7 #
Blog post: On this date. . .the 30th of July. http://ow.ly/2j5HI #genealogy #
RT @iwisenet: Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work.-T.Edison #quote #
Blog post: #Genealogy To-Dos – July Wrap Up http://ow.ly/2jiCC #
Blog post: On this date. . .the 31st of July http://ow.ly/2jiDi #genealogy #
RT @maineroots: Social Explorer: http://www.socialexplorer.com Demographic info from US censuses 1790-present—some free content. #genealogy #
RT @maineroots: Historical Census Browser (Univ. Virginia Library): http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/index.html Data, maps, etc. #genealogy #
RT @fairangels: Organizing lots of cool #genealogy bookmarks at http://delicious.com/rootsguy #
RT @Cherpal: Heritage Happens ~ I did my 10! http://bit.ly/bknN4o #genealogy #
Blog post: August #Genealogy To-Dos http://ow.ly/2jyIf #
Blog post: On this date. . .the 1st of August http://ow.ly/2jyIW #genealogy #
Madness Monday: The Mystery of Grandma Haney. http://ow.ly/2k0o3 #genealogy #
RT @JireneGen: I loved this #genealogy Tampa Sicilian midwife’s records. You never know what is available on FHC films! http://su.pr/6svtTv #
On this date. . .the 2nd of August http://ow.ly/2k0pN #genealogy #
RT @DebbieKennett: Family Tree DNA ready to launch “Population Finder”: admixture %’s using SNP scan results http://tinyurl.com/3xgp39z #
Tombstone Tuesday: Benjamin Forrester http://ow.ly/2kBt3 #genealogy #
RT @FranEllsworth: Good tips for those helping on Find a Grave: Taking Cemetery Pictures http://bit.ly/ct3lgt #
On this date. . .the 3rd of August http://ow.ly/2kBvv #genealogy #

Tombstone Tuesday: Benjamin Forrester

Tonia Kendrick — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:45:25 +0000

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 is all I know about Benjamin. More research is in order.

Note: the collage was created with pieces from a Content Mini kit by Kimberly Stewart from 3Scrapateers, Happy Go Lucky kit from Shabby Princess, and Grunge Textures.

Weekly Updates for 2010-07-21

Tonia Kendrick — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:35:00 +0000

RT @rootstelevision: Tuesday is almost over – did you catch the new Roots Tuesday blog/videos?!! http://bit.ly/al5JM0 #genealogy #photos #
RT @whiteoakattic: Using a large mirror to direct sunlight diagonally across face of gravemarker makes inscriptions easier to read. #
Blog post: Treasure Chest Thursday: My First SS-5 http://ow.ly/2c930 #genealogy #
Blog post: On this date. . .the 15th of July http://ow.ly/2c956 #genealogy #
My pension file from NARA came today! #
RT @PatriotCast: Americans militia loyal to the crown have taken over the Fort at Ninety-Six in the backcountry of South Carolina. #
Ordered SS-5 for Lizzie West Kendrick. #genealogy #
RT @NCChemist: I’ve been reading Bliss Broyard’s One Drop. Very good and well written #genealogy journey. #
Blog post – Surname Saturday: Johnson http://ow.ly/2cW2u #genealogy #
RT @rootstelevision: The weekly #genealogy round up from @megansmolenyak‘s blog: http://bit.ly/devT5x #
RT @SallyEclectic: The frustrating part of #genealogy is corresponding w/ others re: shared ancestors only to find out their source is ME! #
What area are your Tuckers in? I have Tuckers in GA, NC, VA. RT @editor1130: Working on Tucker family genealogy #
Blog post – Barbara Baxter Kendrick: Analysis of a Death Certificate http://ow.ly/2d2QD #genealogy #
Blog post: On this date. . .the 18th of July http://ow.ly/2d9NZ #genealogy #
Very cool! RT @Bluehawks: Footnote.com and Lowcountry Africana Join Forces to Create an Inte … http://bit.ly/dwP8Lm @LCAfricana #
Blog post: On this date. . .the 19th of July http://ow.ly/2dG5W #genealogy #
Social networking is really paying off for me this week. Will post about it soon. #genealogy #
Blog post: On this date. . .the 20th of July. http://ow.ly/2eepx #genealogy #

Tombstone Tuesday: Andrew Hemphill

Tonia Kendrick — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:30:00 +0000

Andrew Hemphill was born 08 Nov 1782 and died 22 Nov 1858.¹ He married Catherine McDonald, who immigrated from Enniskillen, Ireland.²

Andrew was probably born in Old Fort, North Carolina; his father is enumerated in Burke County on 1790 census (Old Fort was part of Burke County at that time).³ He was the son of Captain Thomas Hemphill and Mary Ann Mackie.⁴

Andrew and Catherine had nine children: Thomas, Mary M., Dwight McDonald, James, Samuel McKey, Archibald McEntire, William McDonald, John R. and Benjamin C.⁵ In 1824, he was named as one of two executors of his father’s will.⁶

He is buried at Old Siloam (aka Old Ebenezer) Cemetery in Old Fort.⁷

Margaret H. Anthony, Hemphills in North Carolina (Collegedale, TN: The College Press, 1981), 29. ↩
Anthony, Hemphills in N. Carolina, 29. ↩
1790 U.S. census, Burke County, North Carolina, p. 90 (penned), col. 1, line 26, Thos Hemphill; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 Nov 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M637, roll 7. ↩
Anthony, Hemphills in N. Carolina, 29. ↩
Lee Ann Gerhart, “Descendants of James Hemphill”; digital images, Hemphill Historical Society (http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/Hemphill/ : accessed 7 Jun 2009). ↩
Burke County, North Carolina, Burke County Wills, 1790-1905, Will of Thomas Hemphill; County Records; Record Group 214; North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh. ↩
Old Siloam Cemetery (Old Fort, McDowell, North Carolina, USA), Andrew Hemphill grave marker, personally photographed by Tonia Kendrick 13 Aug 2009. ↩

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 25

Tonia Kendrick — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:08:38 +0000

This week’s challenge is to:

Write one good, solid comment on at least one genealogy blog every day for a week. Sometimes we get busy and the genealogy reading we should be doing just piles up. The same thing happens with blogs. This week, take some time to read genealogy blogs. Select at least one post a day and establish communication with the author. Offer a compliment, a question or genealogy information you may have. This challenge provides a little love to bloggers and some new perspectives for researchers. Authors of genealogy blogs can use this opportunity to comment on comments, so to speak.

I try to leave several comments every week, but just as the challenge says, “sometimes we get busy.” This week has been no exception. My Google Reader had gotten up to 200+ items to read, but I’m pleased to say that I’m somewhat caught up (at least for a day or two). I didn’t leave comments every day this week, as I had intended to, but I have left five comments so far. The posts I commented on are below. If you haven’t read them yet, you should. Good stuff.

Blogs I commented on this week:

Genealogy Geek: The brickwall I didn’t even know I had

Greta’s Genealogy Bog: Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: A Prolific Dad

Geneabloggers: RootsFeed Update

AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors: Southern California Genealogical Society’s 2010 Jamboree: The Conclusion

a3Genealogy: Tombstone Tuesday – Dating Tombstones

This post was written as part of an occasional series called “52 Weeks to Better Genealogy” – a challenge created by Amy Coffin at WeTree. To see all my posts in the series, click here. To see how other folks have answered the challenge, check out Geneabloggers.com.