Posts Tagged West
Paternal Ancestors in the Civil War
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Military on February 7th, 2010
I had a conversation with my dad on Friday about his ancestors who fought in the Civil War. I thought it would fun and interesting to put together a list, with a summary of each person’s military service. I’ve also included each person’s relationship to my dad (as opposed to… Read the rest
January Genealogy To-Dos
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Research on January 2nd, 2010
I began blogging my genealogy to-dos last month and I’m pleased with the results. Having the list out here for all to see keeps me accountable, plus I don’t feel like I’m tearing off in a hundred directions at once. I can stay focused on what I want to accomplish… Read the rest
January Birthdays
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts on January 1st, 2010
It’s time to recognize ancestors who were born in January:
- John Johnson, 5x-great-grandfather, born 27 Jan 1783 in North Carolina.
- Hiram W. Searcy, 4x-great-grandfather, born 07 Jan 1796 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
- Jennie McEntire, 4x-great-grandmother, born 06 Jan 1797 in Burke County, North Carolina.
- Rose Anna Haskins, 4x-great-grandmother,
Genealogy To-Dos – December Wrap-Up
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Research on December 31st, 2009
December was my first month posting a list of genealogy tasks that I wanted to accomplish during the month. How did I do?
- Look for marriage record for John William Stroud and Mary Jane Hemphill. – Done. Okay, I forgot about it until I printed my list
Weekly Update: December 30, 2009
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on December 30th, 2009
- Uploaded 1920 U. S. Census, Oklahoma, Hughes, Dustin, p. 10B. Ledbetter, Patterson #surnames http://ow.ly/MRX6
- Reading Above the Trees: 15-Minute Family History: Make a Holiday Binder http://ow.ly/Nefz
- New blog post: Surname Saturday: Hemphill, part 1 http://bit.ly/5saDlY
- Abstracted 1860
Weekly Updates for 2009-12-16
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on December 16th, 2009
- Received my first (free!) Early Reviewer book from Library Thing! http://ow.ly/KidY #
- Uploaded 1910 Census, Georgia, Murray, Alaculsy, p5A. Kendrick, Baxter, Sharp #surnames. http://ow.ly/KqqT #
- Just found out @FHExpos is
2010 Research Plans
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Research on December 11th, 2009
Thanks to Amy Coffin at WeTree for this prompt:
49. Use your blog like a sounding board for research plans. Sometimes it helps to write down what you want to do, so you can plan how to do it.
Here is a random list of… Read the rest
Weekly Updates for 2009-11-11
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on November 11th, 2009
- Visited Murray Co. Probate Ct. to look up West’s in the Death Index. Didn’t find what I was seeking, but did get data on 2nd and 3rd lines. #
- Added photo of Mattie (Butler) and Charlie Sampler. http://bit.ly/4z0mih #genealogy
Weekly Updates for 2009-11-04
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in What's New on November 4th, 2009
- Found photo of Reuben and Martha (Garrett) Johnson. http://bit.ly/36Etl #
- Found two new children of Wyatt Ashley Lankford. http://bit.ly/uwPip #genealogy #
- Just found death certificate for William West – misindexed as Wilson West.
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