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On this date. . .the 14th of August

By Tonia Kendrick on 14 Aug 2010

Births

James Crawford Miller was born in 1838 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.

Deaths

Elizabeth Ann (Hemphill) Whitesides died in 1838 in Cross Plains, Alabama.
Joseph McEntyre Lytle died in 1862 in McDowell County, North Carolina.

Marriages

Martha J. Bradford and James Evan Butler were married in 1874 in Pickens . . . → : CONTINUE READING

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On this date. . .the 8th of August

By Tonia Kendrick on 8 Aug 2010

Births

Mary Brookshire was born in 1751 in Rowan County, North Carolina.

Deaths

Martha Elizabeth (Lytle) Hemphill died in 1864 in McDowell County, North Carolina (my 3rd-great-grandmother).
Thomas McEntire Hemphill died in 1874 in McDowell County, North Carolina (my 3rd, 4th, and 5th great-grandfather).
John C. McEntire died in 1923 in Eton, Georgia
Robert Manning Hemphill died in 1948 . . . → : CONTINUE READING

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Twice Told Tuesday: Death of B. B. Hemphill

By Tonia Kendrick on 6 Jul 2010
Hemphill genealogy

On the 13th of October 1909, Mr. B. B. Hemphill, one of the oldest and best citizens, departed this life at the ripe old age of 88 years, 8 months, and 3 days.  He was born in McDowell county, North Carolina, and came to Murray county, before the Civil War.  He enlisted in the Southern cause . . . → : CONTINUE READING

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Twice Told Tuesday: Burgin Homestead Burns at Old Fort

By Tonia Kendrick on 26 Jan 2010
genealogy, Burgin, Old Fort NC

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

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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

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My Genealogical Threes

By Tonia Kendrick on 1 Aug 2009

I’m playing along with Randy Seaver‘s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun.   This week’s assignment is to:

Tell us your three responses to the questions:

Three genealogical libraries I frequent
Three places I’ve visited on genealogy trips
Three genealogy societies I belong to (or want to)
Three websites that help my research
Three ancestral graves that I’ve visited
Three ancestral places . . . → : CONTINUE READING

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James A. McEntire Military Records

By Tonia Kendrick on 27 Mar 2009

As I reported here, I’ve recently found records related to James A. McEntire in two new Ancestry.com databases:  U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles and Confederate Pension Applications from Georgia.  Here is a summary of the information found in these two records.

James was born in McDowell County, North Carolina.  He and his family moved . . . → : CONTINUE READING

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