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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 31st of August

Births

Magdalin (Elrod) Roberts was born in 1894 in Murray County, Georgia.
Maggie (Johnson) Bramlett was born in 1894 in Georgia.

Deaths

Sarah Ann Debord died in 1842 in Smyth County, Virginia.
Lydia (Richards) Atchley died in 1850 in Sevier County, Tennessee (currently believed to be my 6th great-grandmother).
Nevada Belle (Butler) Taylor died in 1947 in Quanah, Texas.

Marriages

John Burgin and Elizabeth . . . → : 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

On this date. . .the 20th of August

Births

Agnes (Kattermann) Dellinger was born in 1634 (currently believed to be my 9th great-grandmother).
Catherina Margaretha Dellinger was born in 1733.
Sarah Jane (unknown) Tucker was born in 1846.

Deaths

Naomi (Beamer) Roberts died . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 18th of August

Births

Lydia (Richards) Atchley was born in 1762 in Loudoun County, Virginia (currently believed to be my 6th-great-grandmother).
Margaret Rebecca (Hemphill) Young was born in 1840 in Burke County, North Carolina.
Nancy Elizabeth Ellis was born in 1862 in Murray County, Georgia.

Deaths

Sally (Rudd) Hood died in 1828.
Miles Marion Scott died in 1889.
James Leach McEntire died in 1920 in Murray . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 15th of August

Births

Margaret (Bushart) Barringer was born in 1742 in Newton, North Carolina.
Rhoda (Cunningham) Alexander was born in 1763 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (my 4th-great-grandmother).
John Wesley Ellis was born in 1847.
Robert Daniel Mathis was born in 1852.
Columbus P. Hemphill was born in 1857.
Cora Lee (Fouts) Kendrick was born in 1881 in Murray County, Georgia.
Mollie Victoria (Childers) Roberts was . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 10th of August

Births

William Hinton Lawson was born in 1842 in Polk County, Tennessee.
Josephine Ellis was born in 1892 in Gilmer County, Georgia.

Deaths

Earnest Edward Roberts died in 1920 in . . . → : 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

On this date. . .the 27th of July

Births

John Walling was born in 1750.
Archibald McEntire Hemphill was born in 1818.
Bertha Neoma (Whitener) Horner was born in 1907.

Deaths

Addie W. (Marshell) Forrester died in 1924.

Marriages

John Headrick and Ida Rosa Kendrick were married in 1890.
Lillian Irene Ridley and Earnest Edward Roberts were married in 1906.

Military

William Adolphus Whitener re-enlisted in the Army and proceeded to serve in the . . . → : CONTINUE READING

On this date. . .the 22nd of July

Births

John McKey Hemphill was born in 1822.

Deaths

Thomas Mackie died in 1796 (my 5th, 6th, and 7th great-grandfather).
Mary Ann (Patton) Burgin died in 1825.
Rhoda Jane (McEntire) Hemphill died in 1864.
Lula Susan (Day) Roberts died in 1968.

Marriages

John Morris and Fanny Stroud were married . . . → : CONTINUE READING