Tennessee

William West Confederate Pension Application

23 September 2012 Analysis

This is one of 17 pages of William West’s application for an Indigent Pension from the state of Georgia for his service in the Civil War. Questions for Applicant   Transcript [boilerplate is in regular font; written answers are italicized] State of Georgia Murray County } William West of said State and County, desiring to [...]

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On this date. . .the 28th of May

28 May 2011 On this date

Births Robert Ross Patterson was born in 1903 in Monroe County, Tennessee. Deaths William F. Ward died in 1945. Marriages Naomi Beamer and Loranza Dow Roberts were married in 1875 in Murray County, Georgia.

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On this date. . .the 25th of May

25 May 2011 On this date

Births David Sanford Butler was born in 1855 in Adairsville, Georgia (my 2nd great-grandfather). Deaths Solomon S. Lawson died in 1897 in Old Fort, Tennessee. Click on any link above to see more information about these individuals, including source citations.

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On this date. . .the 21st of May

21 May 2011 On this date

Births Thomas S. Kendrick was born in 1821 in Tennessee (my 3rd great-grandfather). James Cass Ellis was born in 1848 in Morganton, Georgia. Deaths Francis Taylor Kendrick died in 1966 in Chatsworth, Georgia (my great-grandfather). Click on any link above to see more information about these individuals, including source citations.

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On this date. . .the 12th of May

12 May 2011 On this date

Births Martin LaFayette Langston was born in 1867 in Tennessee. Olen McEntire Butler was born in 1906 in Georgia. Deaths Israel LaFayette Hemphill died in 1864 in the Civil War. Marriages Michael Bollinger and Catherine M. Whitener were married in 1835 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.

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On this date. . .the 21st of January

21 January 2011 On this date

Births George Washington Roberts was born in 1851 in Bradley County, Tennessee. Eldorado Ella (Patton) Hemphill was born in 1856. Deaths Jesse Lafayette Forrester died in 1928 in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Eliza (Garrett) Mullinax died in 1946 in Ellijay, Georgia. Mary Druscilla (Dillard) Whitener died in 1972 in Chatsworth, Georgia.

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On this date. . .the 12th of January

12 January 2011 On this date

Births Levi Mote was born in 1816 in Tennessee. Solomon S. Lawson was born in 1844 in Polk County, Tennessee. John B. West was born in 1872 in Polk County, Tennessee. Carrie Bell was born in 1886. Deaths Nina Melissa Greenlee died in 2004 in McDowell County, North Carolina. Marriages Matilda Going Andrews and William [...]

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On this date. . .the 2nd of January

2 January 2011 On this date

Births Elizabeth W. (Melton) Lawson was born in 1814 in Tennessee. Minerva (O’Neal) Hannah was born in 1837 in Tennessee. Deaths Thomas Garrett died in 1683 in Darby, Pennsylvania. Marriages Hans Dellinger and Agnes Katterman were married in 1659 in Oberacker, Baden (currently believed to be my 9th great-grandparents). Nancy Mary Hayes and William Marion [...]

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Mrs. Leathy West: Analysis of a Death Certificate

24 August 2010 Analysis

I received the death certificate for my 2nd great-grandmother, Leaty Caroline (Lankford) West several months ago, but have just gotten around to analyzing it.  As far as death certificates go, this one does not offer a great deal of new information, but it does confirm a lot of pieces of data and provides a primary [...]

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On this date. . .the 23rd of August

23 August 2010 On this date

Deaths Roxie (Mathis) Ellis died in 1968. Julia (Bowers) Hemphill died in 2003 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Marriages Hans Andreas Dellinger and Margaretha Kolb were married in 1681 in Germany. Updated August 21, 2011.

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