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Catharina Weidner at the Ephrata Cloister

December 20, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

Ephrata Cloister

  My 7th great-grandmother, Catharina (Schneider) Weidner, moved to the community at the Ephrata Cloister, along with her young children, after the death of her husband. The Ephrata Cloister, in what is now Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1732.  It was a religious community, founded by German immigrants.  They were semi-monastic, with a monastery and […]

Filed Under: Family Stories Tagged With: Lancaster County PA, Schneider, Weidner

Blount County, Tennessee Court Minutes

November 15, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

Blount County, Tennessee Court Minutes

Blount County, Tennessee County Court Minutes Book 2 1814-1817 is a book that I recently added to my personal collection.  I briefly consulted it while researching in the McClung Collection in Knoxville a few weeks ago, but quickly realized that I would be better off buying the book than trying to make copies. Robert Kendrick, my fourth great-grandfather, […]

Filed Under: Analysis, Evidence Tagged With: Blount County TN, Court Records, Kendrick, Lowery, Rudd, Tennessee, WPA

James Alexander Deeds in Burke Co NC

November 8, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

Burke County North Carolina Deeds

When I was at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City in 2013, I found a book called  Burke County, NC, Deeds Registered 1804-1813. Burke County’s deed books were destroyed in 1865.  This book is an “alphabetical list of conveyances registered at County Court. . .and covers sessions of January 1804 through October 1813.” […]

Filed Under: Analysis, Evidence Tagged With: Alexander, Burke County NC, Court Records, Land records

Some Buncombe County Death Notices

November 1, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

    This is part of an occasional series in which  I process information from a book called Marriage and Death Notices from Extant Asheville, N. C. Newspapers 1840-1870 An Index. I consulted this book  last year at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.  I have lots of people from in and around Asheville, […]

Filed Under: Analysis, Evidence Tagged With: Buncombe County NC, Burke County NC, Death Records, Greenlee, Hemphill, Mackie, McEntire, Newspapers, North Carolina

Researching in First Families of Tennessee Files

October 25, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

First Families of Tennessee

A few weeks ago, I spent some time visiting the McClung Collection at the East Tennessee Historical Society in Knoxville. The first thing I looked at was the index to the First Families of Tennessee application files. I’ve written before about using DAR applications as a source, but this was a bit different, since I […]

Filed Under: Evidence, Research Tagged With: Hawkins County TN, Hinton, Land records, Lawson, Lineage Societies, Tennessee

Burke’s Garden Historical Marker

October 20, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

Burke's Garden Historical Marker

Burke’s Garden “Known for its fertility and great natural beauty, the bowl-shaped Burke’s Garden is the highest valley in Virginia.  James Burke discovered it during the 1740s while hunting and settled here about 1754. After four years Burke and his family moved to North Carolina, where he died in 1783. The threat of Indian attack […]

Filed Under: And More Tagged With: Burke, Historical Markers, Virginia

Connect. Explore. Refresh. FGS 2015

October 13, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

FGS 2015 Ambassador

The theme for the FGS 2015 Conference in Salt Lake City is “Connect. Explore. Refresh.” What does that mean to me? Connect The first genealogy conference I attended was FGS 2010 in Knoxville, Tennessee. This is where I found my tribe. People who were not only “interested” in genealogy, but who were serious about it. […]

Filed Under: And More Tagged With: #FGS2015, Conferences, Family History Library

Hawkins County, Tennessee 1810 Tax List

October 8, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

Using a Tax List as a Census Substitute I have at least three lines who were in Hawkins County, Tennessee in the early 1800s.  The 1810 census for Tennessee, unfortunately, has been lost, 1 so tax lists serve as a census substitute, at least for males age 21 and over. Transcription Hawkins County Loudebacks Company […]

Filed Under: Analysis, Evidence Tagged With: Haskins, Hawkins County TN, Hinton, Lawson, Tax Lists

Planning My FGS 2014 Conference Schedule

August 9, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

The FGS 2014 Conference in San Antonio is approaching fast. For those unfamiliar, this is the national genealogy conference put on by the Federation of Genealogical Societies. You don’t have to be a member of FGS or a member of any genealogical society to attend; it is open to anyone interested in genealogical research. The […]

Filed Under: And More Tagged With: Evernote, FGS 2014

Some Alexander Death Notices

July 26, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

  This is part of an occasional series in which  I process information from a book called Marriage and Death Notices from Extant Asheville, N. C. Newspapers 1840-1870 An Index. I consulted this book  last year at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.  I have lots of people from in and around Asheville, so […]

Filed Under: Analysis, Evidence Tagged With: Alexander, Buncombe County NC, Burgin, Cunningham, Death Records, Newspapers, North Carolina

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About Tonia

Hi, I am Tonia Kendrick. Genealogy is my hobby, my passion (those who say obsession would not be accused of crazy-talk). While I had helped my mom with genealogy as a teenager, I first caught the bug myself when computers came into the picture.

Now we are well into the 21st-century and every day brings a new genealogy adventure, whether it is a new record group to explore online or a visit to a cemetery, courthouse, or other repository. It all comes together here. Read more about Tonia's Roots or contact Tonia. Read More…

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