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On this date. . .the 28th of August

Births

Hans Andreas Dellinger was born in 1659.
James Lette McEntire was born in 1809 in Burke County, North Carolina.
Thomas Patton Hemphill was born in 1838.

Deaths

Hiram W. Searcy died in 1857 in Gilmer County, Georgia (my 4th great-grandfather).
Margaret (Hemphill) Flack died in 1875.
Lavica (Santer) Ellis died in 1892 in Fannin County, Georgia.
Mills Flack died in 1900.
John William Stroud . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 22nd of August

Deaths

Henry D. Whitener died in 1847 in Catawba County, North Carolina.
Mary (Whitener) Miller died in 1861 in Catawba County, North Carolina.
Rebecca (McEntire) Hemphill died in 1864 in Burke County, North Carolina.
Sarah Emmaline (Searcy) Whitener died . . . → : 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 17th of August

Births

Rhoda Debord was born in 1775.
John Cunningham McEntire was born in 1807 in Burke County, North Carolina.

Deaths

James Lette McEntire died in 1870 in Murray County, Georgia.
James Young Hemphill died in 1870 in Murray County, Georgia (my great-great-grandfather).

Marriages

Jane Lynch and James Hardy Whitesides were married in 1840 in Rutherford County, . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 8th of August

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

Twice Told Tuesday: Mrs. Mary Hemphill Called By Death

McEntire Hemphill genealogy

Mrs. Mary Hemphill, one of the best known and most beloved women of Murray County, died Wednesday, and was buried Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the family burying ground.

Mrs. Hemphill lived in Chatsworth for several years, making her home with her son, Mr. J. A. Hemphill.  Her many friends are saddened by her death.

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On this date. . .the 22nd of July

Births

John McKey Hemphill was born in 1822.

Deaths

Thomas Mackie died in 1796 (my 5th, 6th, and 7th great-grandfather).
Mary Ann (Patton) Burgin died in 1825.
Rhoda Jane (McEntire) Hemphill died in 1864.
Lula Susan (Day) Roberts died in 1968.

Marriages

John Morris and Fanny Stroud were married . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 10th of July

Births

Merritt Burgin was born in 1784.
Susannah Adeline (Lytle) Burgin was born in 1825.
Stephen Bright Boggs was born in 1844.

Deaths

Martha Hemphill McEntire died in 1841.
Jonathan Leander Whiteside, Sr. died in 1863, while serving in the . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 6th of July

Births

James Young Hemphill was born in 1902.

Deaths

Mary Elizabeth (McEntire) Hemphill died in 1921 (my great-great-grandmother).
Walter Henry Ellis died in 1922.
John Taylor Butler, Jr. died in 2004.

Marriages

Charles Kilgore and Syble Alice Viola Roberts were married . . . → : CONTINUE READING

And the iGene Award Goes To

Carnival of Genealogy

Welcome to the 2009 iGene Awards, spotlighting Tonia’s Roots.  We’ll be celebrating the best posts of 2009 and presenting awards for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Documentary, and Best Biography.

The nominees for Best Picture are. . .

F. M. Kendrick
Mariah (Langston) Roberts
Mary Elizabeth (McEntire) Hemphill

And the winner is. . .

Mariah (Langston) Roberts!  I love this photo.  She . . . → : CONTINUE READING