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Births Agnes (Kattermann) Dellinger was born in 1634 (currently believed to be my 9th great-grandmother). Deaths Naomi (Beamer) Roberts died . . . → : CONTINUE READING  William H. “Buddy” Ward was my third great-grandfather. His is the penultimate name I have in the Ward line, so while he is not a brick-wall ancestor, both of his parents are. His death certificate has been a valuable document, confirming some data, providing new information and leading to new documents. Confirmations He was a farmer. Births Lavica (Santer) Ellis was born in 1811 in Bryson City, North Carolina. Deaths William Vann died in 1740 in Chowan, North Carolina. Immigration Anna Maria Dellinger and Hans . . . → : 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 This has been a whirlwind week, making genealogy connections through social networking (and learning what a small world this really is). First, I got a comment on a blog post from the descendant of a collateral line. She (we’ll call her K.) said she had been referred to my site by someone on Ancestry.com. She was seeking . . . → : CONTINUE READING  RT @rootstelevision: Tuesday is almost over – did you catch the new Roots Tuesday blog/videos?!! http://bit.ly/al5JM0 #genealogy #photos #  Ward is one the surnames for which I can’t go back very far. I only have information on three generations, beyond those still living. Newton Coleman Ward (1890-1974) – I’ve written several times about Newt, or Pepaw Ward as I call him. He was my great-grandfather and I vaguely remember him from when I was little girl. . . . → : CONTINUE READING Let’s recognize ancestors and close relatives who were born in April: Job Simmons, 8x-great-grandfather, born 10 Apr 1674 in Scituate, Plymouth Massachusetts. Cool, my granny was a one. RT @littlebyteslife: CA #DAR participated a few yrs ago.RT @WWIIToday: Know a Rosie from WWII? http://ow.ly/BiNH # This tombstone marks the burial place of my 4x-great-uncle, John William Tucker and his wife, Sarah Jane. John’s sister, Elizabeth (Tucker) Ellis, was my 3x-great-grandmother. I know very little about John and Sarah. John was born March 30, 1840 in Murray County and died March 24, 1924, also in Murray County. He lived . . . → : CONTINUE READING |
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