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Reuben Johnson and Martha Garrett: Tombstone Tuesday

By Tonia Kendrick on 8 Jun 2010
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Reuben Phillip Johnson and Martha Jane Garrett were my great-great-grandparents.  Reuben was born September 3, 1853 in Georgia and died April 15, 1911.1 2  Martha was born June 7, 1854, also in Georgia, and died October 26, 1929.3 4  They were married about 18775 and had eight children, all of whom . . . → : CONTINUE READING

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Newt Ward and Rachel Johnson: Tombstone Tuesday

By Tonia Kendrick on 11 May 2010
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Newton Coleman Ward and Rachel Louisa Johnson were my great-grandparents.  Newt was born 24 Oct 1890 in Fannin County, Georgia1 and died 01 Aug 1974 in Whitfield County, Georgia.2  Rachel was born 09 Aug 1892 and died 16 Feb 19803 in Murray County, Georgia.4  They were married in 1909.5  They . . . → : CONTINUE READING

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A Place for All Their Faces

By Tonia Kendrick on 8 Mar 2010
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We are the sum of all the people who have lived before us.

Meryl Streep, Faces of America

 These are the women who inform who I am today.  Some are ancestors.  Some are aunts or cousins or in-laws.  Some I knew in person. Some I know only through photos and stories and documents.  They . . . → : CONTINUE READING

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Genealogy To-Dos – January Wrap-Up

By Tonia Kendrick on 31 Jan 2010

I got away from genealogy a couple of weeks this month, spending my time on other pursuits (reading and scrapbooking, namely).

How did I do toward my goals?

Write 10 blog posts – completed 7
Abstract (or update previously-done abstractions, if necessary) 20 census pages and update the citations.  I haven’t located all these census pages yet, so some . . . → : CONTINUE READING

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Wordless Wednesday: The Big Tree

By Tonia Kendrick on 13 Jan 2010

Photo taken at my grandparents’ house.  . . . → : CONTINUE READING

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Weekly Updates for 2010-01-06

By Tonia Kendrick on 6 Jan 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 a third cousin yesterday. Yea! #
Indexed 10 names on FamilySearch. #
Reading: Family Matters » Blog Archive » The Neverending Story http://ow.ly/S5qk #
Updates in GA and . . . → : CONTINUE READING

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January Genealogy To-Dos

By Tonia Kendrick on 2 Jan 2010

I began blogging my genealogy to-dos last month and I’m pleased with the results.  Having the list out here for all to see keeps me accountable, plus I don’t feel like I’m tearing off in a hundred directions at once.  I can stay focused on what I want to accomplish this month and as I think . . . → : CONTINUE READING

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Dear Genea-Santa

By Tonia Kendrick on 13 Dec 2009

Dear Genea-Santa,

I have three genealogy wishes and if you could help me with any of them, I would really appreciate it.  I promise to be a good genealogist – to make a list of all avenues of research and check it twice, to document my sources, and share my findings.

1.  Barbara Baxter, . . . → : CONTINUE READING

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Weekly Updates for 2009-11-25

By Tonia Kendrick on 25 Nov 2009

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 the 84th Carnival of Gen., and Jasia, our carnival goddess, in http://tinyurl.com/COG84th Thanks, Jasia! #
RT @23andMe: Blog Post- Introducing Relative Finder: . . . → : CONTINUE READING

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