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On this date. . .the 1st of September

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 10th of August

Births

William Hinton Lawson was born in 1842 in Polk County, Tennessee.
Josephine Ellis was born in 1892 in Gilmer County, Georgia.

Deaths

Earnest Edward Roberts died in 1920 in . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2010-04-28

Found lots of info on Bartholomew LAWSON (1720 – 1765). http://ow.ly/1CNnH #genealogy #
Found new info on Susannah SIMPKINS http://ow.ly/1CNp5 #genealogy #
Found new residence for William LAWSON (1753 – 1811). http://ow.ly/1CNud . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2010-04-21

Found possible siblings of William LAWSON (1753 – 1811).  #genealogy #surnames #
Found father of Bartholomew LAWSON (1720 – 1765). #genealogy . . . → : CONTINUE READING

April Birthdays

Let’s recognize ancestors and close relatives who were born in April:

Job Simmons, 8x-great-grandfather, born 10 Apr 1674 in Scituate, Plymouth Massachusetts.
James Brookshire, 7x-great-grandfather, born 01 Apr 1690 in Somerset County, Maryland.
Stephen Lawson, 4x-great-grandfather, born 05 Apr 1790 in Hawkins County, Tennessee.
Thomas Atchley, 5x-great-grandfather, born 19 Apr 1796 in Sevier County, Tennessee.
Churchwill Branch Tucker, 4x-great-grandfather, born 30 Apr 1805 . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2010-03-03

Indexed 50 names on FamilySearch 1910 Massachusetts census. #genealogy #GBGames2010 #
Blog post: Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games – The Final Tally http://bit.ly/d9eFWQ #genealogy #GBGames2010 #
Reading: Trace Your Family Tree on Your Lunch Hour – Online Research | Genealogy – Everything.com http://ow.ly/1bVkn #
I have Albrechts, too, but further back in the mid 1700s. RT @genwishlist: Surname Saturday: ALBRECHT . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Genealogy To-Dos – February Wrap-Up

February turned out to be a good genealogy month.   I thought I might get sidetracked from my original plans by playing in the Geneablogger Games, but I was able to combine many tasks and make them work for both the Games and my To-Do list.

February Plan:

Write 10 blog posts – This post makes 10.  Done!
Abstract (or . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2010-02-10

RT @southerngraves: Rose Hill Cemetery; Macon, GA blog – http://tinyurl.com/y8dtgux – Robert Anderson’s simple gravestone reveals. . . #
Posted query “Thomas Kendrick-Mahala Lawson family – location in 1870?” on Genealogy Wise: http://ning.it/dwEUUJ #
Uploaded 1840 Census, Tennessee, Polk County, p5. Lawson, Haskins #surnames http://ow.ly/14BZr #
Added 1850 Census, Tennessee, Polk Co, District 3, p. 225B Lawson, Haskins . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2010-02-03

RT @hikari17: RT @genlighten: Blount County Tennessee Obituary Lookups 1908-present offered by Taneya: http://bit.ly/9Lj3cS #genealogy #
I’ve been away from genealogy for a couple of weeks. Glad to be digging in the past this weekend. #
Added headstone photo for Sarah (LILLARD) O’Neal 1833 – 1858. http://ow.ly/12gZy #genealogy #surnames #
Added headstone photo for 4x-g-grandmother, Rose Anna . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2010-01-06

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