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Births Rebecca Hemphill was born in 1792 in Old Fort, North Carolina. Deaths Mary Catherine (Mull) Weidner died in 1804 in Lincolnton, North Carolina (my 6th-great-grandmother). Marriages Elizabeth Cantrell and Hiram Patterson were married in 1830 in Hall . . . → : CONTINUE READING Births William Bane was born in 1717. Deaths William Garrett died in 1798. Births Samuel Leech Mackie was born in 1806. Marriages Martha Ledbetter and John W. Patterson were married . . . → : CONTINUE READING Births John Garrett was born in 1818. Deaths Annie (Cavendar) Roberts died in 1942. Marriages Mary Elizabeth Patterson and William Everett Whitener were married in 1883 (my great-great-grandparents). Military William Osborn Searcy enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861.  My last couple of Surname Saturday posts have been about families for whom I can’t go back very far, so I’m excited to write about the Whiteners – they are a well-documented bunch. This line starts with my great-grandmother, Maud Angeline Whitener (1885-1975). I’ve written extensively about Maud in “Timeline for Maud Whitener Butler.” Maud’s father was William . . . → : CONTINUE READING I realized in March that I’ve written very little about my female ancestors. While I wrote several posts then in honor of Women’s History Month, I’ve decided to continue with a new series focusing on the timelines of my female ancestors. I’m starting with my great-grandmothers and working backward. The first article was about Lizzie West Kendrick and now the series continues with Maud Whitener Butler. . . . → CONTINUE READING Mary (Patterson) Whitener was my great-great-grandmother. I have varying dates for her birth, ranging from 1867 to 1869. She was born in Gilmer County, Georgia. She married Bill Whitener in 1883. They had eight children, the oldest of whom was my great-grandmother, Maud Angeline. Mary and Bill were married in Gilmer County, but had . . . → : CONTINUE READING  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 And the winner is. . . Mariah (Langston) Roberts! I love this photo. She . . . → : CONTINUE READING It’s time to recognize ancestors who were born in February: Jonathan Curtis, 8x-great-grandfather, born 19 Feb 1690 in Wiltshire, England. |
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