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On this date. . .the 3rd of September

Births

Ann (Hubbard) Barstow was born in 1605 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts (currently believed to be my 10th great-grandmother).
Elizabeth Burgin was born in 1817 in Burke County, North Carolina.
Reuben Phillip Johnson was born in 1853 in Georgia (my great-great grandfather).
Lizzie (West) Kendrick was born in 1886 in Murray County, Georgia (my great-grandmother).

Deaths

John Burgin died in 1753 in . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 31st of August

Births

Magdalin (Elrod) Roberts was born in 1894 in Murray County, Georgia.
Maggie (Johnson) Bramlett was born in 1894 in Georgia.

Deaths

Sarah Ann Debord died in 1842 in Smyth County, Virginia.
Lydia (Richards) Atchley died in 1850 in Sevier County, Tennessee (currently believed to be my 6th great-grandmother).
Nevada Belle (Butler) Taylor died in 1947 in Quanah, Texas.

Marriages

John Burgin and Elizabeth . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Rachel Johnson Ward Timeline

Johnson Ward genealogy

I’m rounding out the great-grandmother portion of my Women’s Timeline Series with Rachel Louisa Johnson.

1892 – Rachel Louisa was born on August 9, the 7th (and next-to-last) child of Reuben Johnson and Martha Garrett.  She was probably born in Fannin County, Georgia; her parents appeared on the census there beginning in 1880.

1909 – On June 27, she . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 9th of August

Births

Israel Leander Simmons was born in 1784.
Margaret Miller was born in 1811.
Rachel Louisa (Johnson) Ward was born in 1892 in Fannin County, Georgia (my great-grandmother).

Deaths

Elizabeth (Argall) Filmer died in 1638 in East Sutton, England.
Jonas Chamberlain died in 1771.
Lean (Mann) Burgin died in 1837 in Old Fort, North Carolina (my 6th great-grandmother).
Peter Wilfong Whitener died in 1914 . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 5th of August

Births

Mary Louise (Lytle) Lytle was born in 1823.
James W. Johnson was born . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 1st of August

Births

Annis L. (Stroud) Bailey was born in 1835.

Deaths

James Moore died in 1859.
John Adolphus Whiteside died in 1864.
Coy Johnson died in 1943.
James Henry Johnson died in 1974.
Newton Coleman Ward died in 1974 (my great-grandfather).

I’ve just realized that my great-grandmother’s brother (James Henry Johnson) and husband (Newt Ward) died on the same day.  How horrible.  This is one . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2010-07-21

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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 #
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Surname Saturday: Johnson

Johnson genealogy

This week’s Surname Saturday focuses on my Johnson family line, which begins with my great-grandmother, Rachel Louisa.

Rachel Louisa Johnson was born August 9, 1892 in Fannin County, Georgia.  She married Newton Coleman Ward in Fannin County on June 27, 1909.  Rachel and Newt lived in Fannin County until 1939, when they moved to Murray County, Georgia.  . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 15th of July

Births

Johann Leonhardt Kern was born in 1660 (currently believed to be my 10th great-grandfather).

Deaths

Mary Quarles died in 1906.
Maggie (Johnson) Bramlett died . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Surname Saturday: Ward

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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