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Twice Told Tuesday: Burgin Homestead Burns at Old Fort
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Family Stories on January 26th, 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,… Read the rest
Weekly Updates for 2010-01-06
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on January 6th, 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
Weekly Updates for 2009-12-02
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on December 2nd, 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.
Weekly Updates for 2009-11-25
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on November 25th, 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
November Birthdays
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts on November 2nd, 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
North Carolina Road Trip
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More on August 16th, 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… Read the rest
Monday Madness: Proof of Margaret Hemphill’s Maiden Name
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Most Wanted on July 27th, 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… Read the rest
What’s New – 7/8/2009
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on July 8th, 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
What’s New 6/24/09
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on June 24th, 2009
I’ve mostly been working on Hemphills and Dellingers the last couple of weeks. This post will focus on the new Hemphills that I’ve added. I found a good descendent register of James Hemphill, which has many third- and fourth-generation descendents that I didn’t have,… Read the rest
What’s New – 12/31/08
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on December 31st, 2008
I’ve been slack about keeping notes on my research results the last few weeks, which doesn’t mean there hasn’t been a lot of activity. I’ve had several days off work for the holidays and have spent much of that time researching. Here are just a few of the new records:… Read the rest
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