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On this date. . .the 1st of September

By Tonia Kendrick on 1 Sep 2010

Births

Silas Ellis was born in 1811 in North Carolina.
Mary Alice Pendley was born in 1920 in Chatsworth, Georgia.

Deaths

David Washington Greenlee died in 1865 in Greenlee, North Carolina.
James Lawson died in 1903 in Polk County, Tennessee.
Edward Austin Roberts died in 1930 in Dalton, Georgia.
Annie E. Roberts was died in 1953 in Murray . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 8th of July

By Tonia Kendrick on 8 Jul 2010

Births

Weyrich Norrente Rudisill was born in 1695 (currently believed to be my 7th great-grandfather).
David Sietz was born in 1784.
Mary Jane Greenlee was born in 1822.

Deaths

Francis Marion Ellis died . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Twice Told Tuesday: Burgin Homestead Burns at Old Fort

By Tonia Kendrick on 26 Jan 2010

Building Erected More than 150 Years Ago Destroyed By Fire Last Sunday Afternoon

One of the historic homes of McDowell County passed Sunday when the Burgin home on Catawba river was destroyed by fire at 1:30 p. m.

This old homestead, which was situated a mile east of Old Fort, was built over 150 years ago and was . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2010-01-06

By Tonia Kendrick on 6 Jan 2010

RT @bibliotraveler: Good article on finding South Carolina marriage records, http://tinyurl.com/scmarr #genealogy #
RT @LCAfricana: RT @jackrobinson181: @geneabloggers_A little different type of images for Tombstone Tueday: http://tinyurl.com/mkcg7t #
I got a comment from a third cousin yesterday. Yea! #
Indexed 10 names on FamilySearch. #
Reading: Family Matters » Blog Archive » The Neverending Story http://ow.ly/S5qk #
Updates in GA and . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2009-12-02

By Tonia Kendrick on 2 Dec 2009

I just got a comment on my blog from a distant who wants to use info from one of my posts in a book he is writing. How cool is that? #
Found marriage and death info for John Whitfield HEMPHILL 1848 – 1915. http://ow.ly/Gs5O #genealogy #surnames #
RT @BBPetura: I’m thankful the DAR has opened up free . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2009-11-25

By Tonia Kendrick on 25 Nov 2009

Interesting news. . .DearMYRTLE’s Genealogy Blog: DAR: Online databases now available http://ow.ly/DylA #
RT @footnote: Check out our new Native American Collection. Explore unique documents and share Native American heritage. http://bit.ly/sLNEk #
Ditto. RT @rjseaver: highlighted the 84th Carnival of Gen., and Jasia, our carnival goddess, in http://tinyurl.com/COG84th Thanks, Jasia! #
RT @23andMe: Blog Post- Introducing Relative Finder: . . . → : CONTINUE READING

November Birthdays

By Tonia Kendrick on 2 Nov 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 1731 in Germany.
Anna Maria Keller, 7x-great-grandmother, born 11 Nov 1733 in . . . → : CONTINUE READING

North Carolina Road Trip

By Tonia Kendrick on 16 Aug 2009

I got home today from the genealogy road trip to Asheville, North Carolina that I’ve been planning for a couple of weeks. Many of my ancestors lived in the Old Fort area (about 20 miles outside Asheville) for several generations before coming to Georgia. My plan for the trip was to visit the McDowell County courthouse, . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Monday Madness: Proof of Margaret Hemphill’s Maiden Name

By Tonia Kendrick on 27 Jul 2009

I recently wrote about my decision to join the DAR. The application requires evidence for each name, date, and place for each individual in the line from me to my patriot. I have what I consider to be very good evidence for each fact; however, I am missing one, non-essential piece. I can apply without this . . . → : CONTINUE READING

What’s New – 7/8/2009

By Tonia Kendrick on 8 Jul 2009

Busy, busy. Lot of new people and facts, photos and documents:

New People

Two wives of James Hardy Whiteside
Husband of Mary Jane Whiteside
Family of William M. Lankford
Family of Samuel Mackie
Parents of Captain Robert and Elizabeth Patton
Wife of James Lankford

New Photos

Greenlee-Hemphill Family
Captain Robert Patton’s Headstone
Mary (Polly) Hemphill’s Headstone
Josephine (Hemphill) Butler
“maybe” Ben Hemphill
Butler-Hemphill Family
Walter Patton Hemphill

New Facts for Existing People

Birth . . . → : CONTINUE READING

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