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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 27th of August

Births

Stephen Ellis was born in 1783 in Caswell County, North Carolina.
Thomas Stroud was born in 1791 in Burke County, North Carolina.
Maud Angeline (Whitener) Butler was born in 1885 in Murray County, Georgia (my great-grandmother).

Deaths

George Albright died in 1835 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Millington Lytle died in 1874 in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Immigration

Maria Barbara (Gossner) Dellinger arrived from . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 25th of August

Births

Earnest LaFayette Roberts was born in 1899 in Murray County, Georgia.

Deaths

Columbus P. Hemphill died in 1864.

Marriages

Joseph Boggs and Mary Ellis were married in 1808 in Jackson County, Georgia.
Chapman Ellis and Christina Lowe were married in 1870 in Blount County, Alabama.

Military

John Edward Hemphill enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 (my grandfather).  He served in the . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Mrs. Leathy West: Analysis of a Death Certificate

Lankford West genealogy

I received the death certificate for my 2nd great-grandmother, Leaty Caroline (Lankford) West several months ago, but have just gotten around to analyzing it.  As far as death certificates go, this one does not offer a great deal of new information, but it does confirm a lot of pieces of data and provides a primary source . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Rachel Johnson Ward Timeline

Johnson Ward genealogy

I’m rounding out the great-grandmother portion of my Women’s Timeline Series with Rachel Louisa Johnson.

1892 – Rachel Louisa was born on August 9, the 7th (and next-to-last) child of Reuben Johnson and Martha Garrett.  She was probably born in Fannin County, Georgia; her parents appeared on the census there beginning in 1880.

1909 – On June 27, she . . . → : 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 16th of August

Births

Hans Michel Dellinger was born in 1663.
Catherine Albright was born in 1763 in Orange County, North Carolina.
James Polk Forrester was born in 1844 in Georgia.

Marriages

Julia Adelaide Dwight and William T. Wofford were married in Murray . . . → : 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

Surname Saturday: Lankford/Langford

My Lankford/Langford family line starts with Leaty Caroline, my great-great grandmother.  Leaty’s birthdate is in question.  Her headstone says 20 July 1848.  Her death certificate says 1848.  The 1900 census states Jan 1860 and various other censuses imply 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, and 1852.  She was probably born in Tennessee.  She married William West 20 November . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Madness Monday: The Mystery of Grandma Haney

Ellis Roberts Genealogy

A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from my newly-found cousin M, asking about a photo given to her by a Roberts relative, who indicated that it was a photo of Mariah Langston.  I have the same photo, which I also received through a Roberts connection, and my copy was also labeled Mariah Langston . . . → : CONTINUE READING