West

On this date. . .the 28th of June

28 June 2011 On this date

Births Peter Paul Dellinger was born in 1747 in Oberacker, Baden. James Garrett was born in 1814 in Burke County, North Carolina. Amanda M. (Hemphill) Whiteside was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina. William T. Wofford was born in 1824 in Habersham County, Georgia. Thomas Newton Ellis was born in 1831 in North Carolina. Memphis [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: William West and Leaty Lankford

18 May 2011 Family Stories

My great-great grandparents. Source: J. Thompson, [e-mail for private use], to Tonia Kendrick, e-mail, 5 March 2011, “Re: [Tonia's Roots] New Comment On: Seeking Robert West Information,”; privately held by Kendrick, [e-mail & address for private use].

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On this date. . .the 4th of May

4 May 2011 On this date

Births Ruth Bertha (Hemphill) Whiteside was born in 1794 in Burke County, North Carolina. Joseph M. Tucker was born in 1833. Mary Louise (Burgin) Goforth was born in 1848 in Burke County, North Carolina. Deaths Captain Thomas Hemphill died in 1826 in Morganton, North Carolina (my 4th, 5th, and 6th great-grandfather). Joseph M. Tucker died [...]

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On this date. . .the 28th of April

28 April 2011 On this date

Births Adeline Crawford (Burgin) Harris was born in 1826 in Burke County, North Carolina. Cynthia Caroline (Reed) Whitener was born in 1882 in Cannon County, Tennessee. Robert West was born in 1888 in Murray County, Georgia. Marriages Sarah Bane and Thomas Hoopes were married in 1763. Click on any link above to see more information [...]

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On this date. . .the 19th of April

19 April 2011 On this date

Births Levi Mote was born in 1753 in Jones Creek, North Carolina. Thomas Atchley was born in 1796 in Sevier County, Tennessee (my 5th great-grandfather). James Alexander Hemphill was born in 1879 in Murray County, Georgia (my great-grandfather). William Taylor Butler was born in 1892 in Georgia. Deaths Jonas Renner died in 1766 in Oberacker. [...]

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On this date. . .the 5th of April

5 April 2011 On this date

Births Stephen Lawson was born in 1790 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Mary Ann Ellis was born in 1847 in Gilmer County, Georgia. John V. Fain, Sr. was born in 1910. Deaths Benjamin Burgin died in 1823 in Old Fort, North Carolina (my 6th great-grandfather). Willie Selmer West died in 1986 in Murray County, Georgia.

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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 January

29 January 2011 On this date

Births Reverend William Austin Ellis was born in 1822 in North Carolina. Syble Alice Viola (Roberts) Kilgore was born in 1895 in Murray County, Georgia. Deaths Rhoda (Cunningham) Alexander died in 1848 in Buncombe County, North Carolina (currently believed to be my 4th great-grandmother). George W. Lytle died in 1858 in McDowell County, North Carolina. [...]

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Research Plan: Finding marriage record for William West and Leaty Lankford

18 January 2011 Research

I promised myself that I would start writing research plans this year, specifically one per month.  Here is my first attempt: Objective: To locate a marriage license or other record of William West’s and Leaty Lankford’s marriage. Proven facts: They were married (as stated on both their death certificates). They had a two-year-old child on [...]

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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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