Tilley

On this date. . .the 20th of February

20 February 2011 On this date

Births Catherine (Powell) Tilley was born in 1785 in Burke County, North Carolina (my 5th great-grandmother). Martha E. (Harris) McEntire was born in 1844. Deaths Leaty Carolina (Lankford) West died in 1937 in Cisco, Georgia (my 2nd great-grandmother).

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On this date. . .the 29th of September

29 September 2010 On this date

Births Hans Martin Dellinger was born in 1701 in Oberacker, Germany. Sarah (Massey) Sherrill was born in 1754 in Rowan County, North Carolina. Elizabeth (Mann) Burgin was born in 1777 in Rowan County, North Carolina (my 5th great-grandmother). Robert Pitt Burgin was born in 1808 in Burke County, North Carolina. Deaths Lewis Hampton Tilley died [...]

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On this date. . .the 21st of August

21 August 2010 On this date

Births William Garrett was born in 1643 in Leicestershire, England (currently believed to be my 7th great-grandfather). Deaths Samuel D. P. Hemphill died in 1864. Millie Elmina (Searcy) Miller died in 1893 in Ellijay, Georgia. Marriages James Brookshire and Elizabeth Tilley were married in 1827 in Wilkes County, North Carolina (my 4th great-grandparents). John Childers [...]

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Weekly Updates for 2009-09-30

30 September 2009 What's New

Such great ideas! RT @geneabloggers: Learn about creative genealogy blogger Vickie Everhart and BeNotForgot http://su.pr/2xEd32 #genealogy # Added photo of Johnson siblings, including g-grandmother, Rachel Johnson Ward.  # @breagettingfit Congrats! in reply to breagettingfit # Added death certificate for Dovie GARRETT 1881 – 1922. http://bit.ly/ZpdzH #genealogy # Added death certificate for Walter Henry ELLIS 1844 [...]

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Tombstone Tuesday – James and Elizabeth Brookshire

14 July 2009 Evidence

James Brookshire and Elizabeth Tilley are my 4x-great-grandparents. James was born March 10, 1799 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Elizabeth was born in 1810, also in Wilkes County. They were married on August 21, 1827. They moved to Union County, Georgia between 1830 and 1840, and then moved on to Fannin County, Georgia between 1850 [...]

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What’s New – 1/7/09

7 January 2009 What's New

New Marriage Records James Butler-Nancy Floyd Marriage License John Ward-Martha Jane Butler Marriage License New Census Records Found 1870 – Dave “Ballard” (possibly Dave S. Butler) 1920 & 1930 – Newton C. Ward household 1910 & 1930 – William LaFayette Roberts household 1930 – J. A. Hemphill household 1910 – Elijah M. Roberts household (includes [...]

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New Johnson and Stroud Records

22 November 2008 What's New

New Source Records 1850, 1860, 1870 Census:  Thomas M. Johnson family 1860 Census:  Martin V. Johnson household.  This is a very strange household.  It includes three adult males (Martin, Benjamin, and Newton) and two little girls (Catherine and Racheal). 1790 Census:  Peter Stroud (Jr.) household. 1790 Census: Peter Stroud (Sr.) household. 1840 Census:  Elijah Ellis household – [...]

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mtDNA Testing

2 March 2008 Research

I finally bit the bullet and ordered a DNA test this morning. I chose to use Family Tree DNA, which purports to have 90% of the genealogy DNA market share. I ordered the mtDNAPlus test kit. It’s a little more expensive than the basic mtDNA kit, but I knew I wouldn’t be satisfied with lesser [...]

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