Posts Tagged Old Fort NC
February Birthdays
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts on February 1st, 2010
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
Twice Told Tuesday: Burgin Homestead Burns at Old Fort
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Family Stories on January 26th, 2010
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,… Read the rest
Weekly Updates for 2010-01-06
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on January 6th, 2010
- 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
Orphans and Orphans: A Sad Bit of History
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Family Stories on November 29th, 2009
The 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
North Carolina Road Trip
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More on August 16th, 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… Read the rest
July Birthdays
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts on July 1st, 2009
On this, the first day of July, let’s recognize ancestors and close relatives who were born in July:
- Weyrich Norrente Rudisill, 7x-great-grandfather, born 08 Jul 1695 in Germany.
- Thomas Hemphill, 4x, 5x, and 6x-great-grandfather, born 09 Jul 1746.
- Thomas McEntire Hemphill, 3x and 4x-great-grandfather, born 09 Jul 1796 in
Tombstone Tuesday – Captain Thomas Hemphill
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Military, Tombstone Tuesday on December 23rd, 2008
Captain Thomas Hemphill was my six-times great-grandfather. This marker was placed at a SAR ceremony that I was privileged to attend about ten years ago. The text of the service’s program can be found here.
The inscription on… Read the rest
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