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 Jervis German was born in 1858 in Morganton, Georgia.
• Roy Edward Kendrick was born in 1918, probably in Murray County, Georgia.

Deaths

• James Alexander died in 1844 in Bee Tree Creek, North Carolina (my 4th great-grandfather).
• Lizzie (West) Kendrick died in 1973 in Chatsworth, Georgia (my great-grandmother).

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].

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 in 1833.
• Rebecca Susana Forrester died in 1858.
• William M. West died in 1928 in Cisco, Georgia (my 2nd great-grandfather).
• Claude Lee Patterson died in 1956 in Chatsworth, Georgia.

Marriages

• Anna Margaretha (MNU) and Hans Andreas Dellinger were married in 1697.
• Ruth Bertha Hemphill and John Underwood Whiteside were married in 1819 in Burke County, North Carolina.

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.

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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.
• Anna Barbara (Albright) Powell died in 1793 in Powelltown, North Carolina (my 6th great-grandmother).
• Mariah M. (Langston) Roberts died in 1916 in Murray County, Georgia (my 3rd great-grandmother).
• John B. West died in 1950 in Tift County, Georgia.

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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.

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).

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.
• Elizabeth (Brandon) Burgin died in 1862 in McDowell County, North Carolina.
• Robert West died in 1975 in Cisco, Georgia.

Marriages

• Barbara Dellinger and Samuel Hawn were married in 1821 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.
• Deborah Debord and Martin Young were married in 1828 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

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 the 1870 census.
• They lived in Polk County, TN in 1870.

Clues:

• Marriage date of 20 Nov 1866 in Polk County, according to Leaty’s application for a pension on William’s confederate service, said application dated 5 Jun 1928.

Potential Obstacles:

I think the Polk County courthouse burned in the 1890’s, so it is possible that any official record of their marriage was destroyed.

Working hypothesis: They were married 20 Nov 1866 in Polk County, TN.

Identified Sources:

• FamilySearch Database: Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950 (includes images)
• Family Search Database: Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950 (no images)
• Ancestry Database: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
• Ancestry Database: Tennessee Marriages, 1851-1900
• FHL microfilm: Scrapbook history of Polk County, Tennessee – film 966946 Item 4

Research Strategy:

1. Search the various online databases to see if a reference can be found.
2. If the databases yield any results, visit Polk County courthouse to look for record.
3. Order FHL film of Scrapbook history to look for a potential reference.

Any comments regarding potential sources or  where to go next will be greatly appreciated.

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 Jackson Whiteside were married in 1860 in Calhoun County, Alabama.