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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 30th of August

Births

Phillip Burgin was in 1698 in Shrewsbury Parish, Maryland.
John Debord was born in 1730.
William Clark Mackie was born in 1798.
Joseph Lytle Burgin was born in 1846 in Crooked Creek, North Carolina.

Deaths

Ida Rosa (Kendrick) Headrick died in 1948 in Murray County, Georgia.
James B. Hemphill died in 2003 in Dalton, Georgia.

Marriages

Eva Catherine Dellinger and Johann Michael Rudisill were . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 18th of August

Births

Lydia (Richards) Atchley was born in 1762 in Loudoun County, Virginia (currently believed to be my 6th-great-grandmother).
Margaret Rebecca (Hemphill) Young was born in 1840 in Burke County, North Carolina.
Nancy Elizabeth Ellis was born in 1862 in Murray County, Georgia.

Deaths

Sally (Rudd) Hood died in 1828.
Miles Marion Scott died in 1889.
James Leach McEntire died in 1920 in Murray . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 15th of August

Births

Margaret (Bushart) Barringer was born in 1742 in Newton, North Carolina.
Rhoda (Cunningham) Alexander was born in 1763 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (my 4th-great-grandmother).
John Wesley Ellis was born in 1847.
Robert Daniel Mathis was born in 1852.
Columbus P. Hemphill was born in 1857.
Cora Lee (Fouts) Kendrick was born in 1881 in Murray County, Georgia.
Mollie Victoria (Childers) Roberts was . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 27th of July

Births

John Walling was born in 1750.
Archibald McEntire Hemphill was born in 1818.
Bertha Neoma (Whitener) Horner was born in 1907.

Deaths

Addie W. (Marshell) Forrester died in 1924.

Marriages

John Headrick and Ida Rosa Kendrick were married in 1890.
Lillian Irene Ridley and Earnest Edward Roberts were married in 1906.

Military

William Adolphus Whitener re-enlisted in the Army and proceeded to serve in the . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Surname Saturday: Baxter

Baxter genealogy

This week’s Surname Saturday post focuses on the Baxters, one of my major brick walls, as regular readers will know.  The line starts with my great-great-grandmother, Barbara Baxter.  Barbara is the little old lady, front and center, in the collage (click on image to view a larger version).

Barbara was born February 1854, possibly in Murray County, . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 23rd of July

Births

John Burk was born in 1760.
Elizabeth Sophronia (Lytle) Burgin was born in 1795.
Benjamin C. Hemphill was born in 1824.

Marriages

Hans Martin Dellinger and Anna Barbara Seitz were married in 1726.
Martha Blair and John William Whitesides were married in 1835.
Margaret Black and John O. Ellis were married in 1840.
Victory Chastain and Newton Coleman Forrester were married in 1882.
Francis . . . → : 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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Barbara Baxter Kendrick: Analysis of a Death Certificate

Baxter Kendrick genealogy

The Baxters are one of my major brick walls, as regular readers will know.  Barbara Baxter was my great-great-grandmother; for a long time, she was the only Baxter I knew about.  I recently discovered her father’s name, but I haven’t been able to go much further.  A few months ago, I obtained Barbara’s death certificate, hoping . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Surname Saturday: West

West genealogy

West is another of the family lines for which I only have three generations of information.  I’ve only known about the Wests for a couple of years.

Lizzie West (1886-1973), my great-grandmother, was the second wife of Francis Taylor Kendrick.  As far as I know, she lived in Murray County, Georgia all her life.  She and France . . . → : CONTINUE READING