Posts Tagged McEntire

And the iGene Award Goes To

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. . .

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February Birthdays

It’s time to recognize ancestors who were born in February:

  • Jonathan Curtis, 8x-great-grandfather, born 19 Feb 1690 in Wiltshire, England.
  • John Garrett, 5x-great-grandfather, born 19 Feb 1739 in Kennet, Chester, Pennsylvania.
  • Catherine Powell, 5x-great-grandmother, born 20 Feb 1785 in Burke County, North Carolina.
  • Rosamond, 4x-great-grandmother, born 25 Feb 1805

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Weekly Updates for 2010-01-06

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January Birthdays

It’s time to recognize ancestors who were born in January:

  • John Johnson, 5x-great-grandfather, born 27 Jan 1783 in North Carolina.
  • Hiram W. Searcy, 4x-great-grandfather, born 07 Jan 1796 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
  • Jennie McEntire, 4x-great-grandmother, born 06 Jan 1797 in Burke County, North Carolina.
  • Rose Anna Haskins, 4x-great-grandmother,

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Surname Saturday: Hemphill, part 1

Hemphill is the most common surname in my genealogy database for good reason.  I descend from Hemphills on both sides of my family and through multiple lines with all lines leading to the same common ancestor.  Today, I’m going to work my way backward through Hemphill ancestors (using Ahnentafel numbers)… Read the rest

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December Birthdays

It’s time to recognize ancestors who were born in December:

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Orphans and Orphans: A Sad Bit of History

COG-85The topic for 85th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy is Orphans and Orphans; we’re invited tell the story of traditional orphans – children who lost their parents, or “reverse orphans” – those who left no descendents of their own to tell… Read the rest

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Weekly Updates for 2009-11-25

  • Interesting news. . .DearMYRTLE’s Genealogy Blog: DAR: Online databases now available http://ow.ly/DylA #
  • RT @footnote: Check out our new Native American Collection. Explore unique documents and share Native American heritage. http://bit.ly/sLNEk #
  • Ditto. RT @rjseaver: highlighted

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Weekly Updates for 2009-11-04

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Weekly Updates for 2009-10-14

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