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 Benjamin E. Forrester was born 24 Jun 1850 and died 12 Feb 1937 in Fannin County, Georgia. His parents were Coleman Forrester and Anna Carnes. Salina Tucker was his wife. Benjamin is buried at Dial Church of Christ Cemetery in Fannin County. He was my great-great-great uncle. My great-great-grandmother, Mary Lourania (Forrester) Ward was his youngest sister. This . . . → : CONTINUE READING  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  Andrew Hemphill was born 08 Nov 1782 and died 22 Nov 1858.1 He married Catherine McDonald, who immigrated from Enniskillen, Ireland.2 Andrew was probably born in Old Fort, North Carolina; his father is enumerated in Burke County on 1790 census (Old Fort was part of Burke County at that time).3 He was the son . . . → : CONTINUE READING  On the 13th of October 1909, Mr. B. B. Hemphill, one of the oldest and best citizens, departed this life at the ripe old age of 88 years, 8 months, and 3 days. He was born in McDowell county, North Carolina, and came to Murray county, before the Civil War. He enlisted in the Southern cause . . . → : CONTINUE READING  West is another of the family lines for which I only have three generations of information. I’ve only known about the Wests for a couple of years. Lizzie West (1886-1973), my great-grandmother, was the second wife of Francis Taylor Kendrick. As far as I know, she lived in Murray County, Georgia all her life. She and France . . . → : CONTINUE READING  William Taylor Butler was the son of David Sanford Butler and Malinda Josephine Hemphill. He was born April 19, 1892 and died November 19, 1951.1 I haven’t done much research on William; most of the information that I have found has been a by-product of other research. He is found at home with his parents in . . . → : CONTINUE READING  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  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  My great-great-great-grandfather, Monteville Roberts, was born April 27, 1827 in McMinn County, Tennessee, the son of John Roberts and Rebecca (possibly Sammons). He is found in Bradley County, Tennessee in 1840 and 1850 and in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 1860. Monteville married Mariah Langston on July 18, 1852. (I have conflicting information regarding Mariah’s family, which I . . . → : 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 |
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