• 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 County, Georgia.
• Maria Fadoshia (Roberts) McBrayer died in 1958.

Marriages

• Ludwig Albright and Anna Maria Keller were married in 1751 in Berks County, Pennsylvania (my 7th great-grandparents).
• James Young Hemphill and Rhoda Jane McEntire were married in 1859 in Murray County, Georgia (my great-great-grandfather and his first wife).
• Cora Lee Fouts and Francis Taylor Kendrick were married in 1902 in Murray County, Georgia (my great-grandfather and his first wife).

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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 research will be in order.  Specifically work on the pages that include:  Robert West 1840, 1830, 1820, 1810, 1800;  Anna Mariah Cook 1840, 1830, 1820, 1810; Wyatt Lankford 1870, 1840, 1830, 1820, 1810; Morning Tabitha Bruer 1860, 1840, 1830, 1820; Abner Lankford – any (I just learned about him this week). – Oh, not good.  I couldn’t find any of the above census records and moreover, I only completed abstracting one that I did find – Frances (Rudd) Kendrick and Thomas Kendrick 1840.  I’ll probably get one more finished this afternoon.
• Index 30 names on FamilySearch – batting zero here.
• Scan 5 photos & process 5 headstone photos. Done and done.  Finally, something to check off.
  
• Look for (online) source records to verify facts referenced in pp. 11-15 of Butler Ahnentafel report. – another zero.

Oh well.  A new month starts tomorrow, along with an opportunity to start fresh.  Check back on Tuesday for February’s to-do list.

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Francis Taylor Kendrick (1876 – 1966) was my paternal grandfather’s father.  He had dark hair and blue eyes. ¹   He was married twice and had three children with his first wife ² and four with his second wife, Lizzie West (my line).³  As far as I know, France lived his entire life in Murray County, GA.  He was a farmer ⁴ and also owned and operated a general store.⁵

His father, Francis Marion Kendrick (1844 – 1932) served in both the Confederate ⁶ and U. S. ⁷ armies during the Civil War.  He and his wife,⁸ Barbara Baxter, had 11 children.  He was a farmer for many years; in 1910, he was a mail route carrier employed by the federal government.⁹

F. M.’s father was Thomas S. Kendrick (1821 – 1882).  Thomas is the Kendrick who migrated to Georgia.  He was born in Tennessee, but I don’t know what part.¹⁰  From 1830 to 1850, he lived in the southeast corner of the state in McMinn/Polk counties.  By 1860, he had crossed the state line into Murray County, GA.  His wife was Mahala Lawson; they had nine children.¹¹

Robert Kendrick (1747 – 1828) is the earliest known ancestor in this line.  I have little documentation on Robert and no primary sources at this time.  He probably was married to Frances Rudd, who was presumably the inspiration for Francis as a given name later in the line.¹²

Kendrick migration route:

Possibly Hanover, VA -> Blount County, TN -> McMinn County, TN -> Polk County, TN -> Murray County, GA.

According to World Names Profiler, the heaviest concentration of Kendricks today is in the U. K, specifically in the West Midlands and Northwest areas of England.  This gives me a clue for researching my immigrant ancestor.

More about my Kendrick family:

• A complete list of deceased KENDRICKs in my genealogy database.
• Posts about KENDRICK ancestors and relatives on this blog.
• KENDRICK documents, photos, and headstones.

Spelling variations:  Kindrick (I see this often in my line), Kendricks, Hendricks

If you have additional information (or corrections) on this Kendrick line, comments are most appreciated!

This post is part of an ongoing series focusing on specific surnames. To see all posts in the series, click here.

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1870 & 1850 Census – Wyatt Lankford household

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Uploaded 1790 Census for Lincoln County, image 69

Uploaded 1790 Census for Surry County, image 296

1880 Census for James A. McEntire household

1880 Census for James C. Ellis household (next door to James A. McEntire)

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Wyatt Lankford’s children:  Wyatt, Justinia, Marion, Elizabeth (this may be Leaty)

James A. McEntire’s family: wife, Georgia, and children: James T., Charles, Joseph, Huston, Georgia, Eugene

James Callaway Ellis’ daughter: Ora

Military Records

Civil War Service Record for James A. McEntire

Civil War Pension Record for James A. McEntire

Civil War Pension Record for Mariah (Langston) Roberts

Marriage Records

Uploaded Phillip Whitener-Levina Searcy marriage license

Uploaded Elbert Searcy-Caroline Whitener marriage license

Uploaded Marriage Index that reports Robert Kendrick-Frankie Rudd marriage

Other

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