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Which Edmund Tilley?

December 16, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

The father of my 5th great-grandfather Stephen Tilley was Edmund Tilley.  I had very little information on Edmund and what I did have was sketchily sourced.  I recently acquired some more information on this line and it had a completely different death date and place for Edmund.  As in 35 years different.  Dates in genealogy […]

Filed Under: Analysis, Evidence Tagged With: American Revolution, North Carolina, Probate Records, Tilley, Wilkes County NC

Another DNA Match Going Back to Hemphill/Mackie Ancestors

December 9, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

Recently, I received a sharing invitation from a 23andMe autosomal DNA match.  I responded in the affirmative and asked the sender for a copy of her gedcom, so that I could try to figure out the genealogical connection.  Instead, she figured it out for us! Cousin M. and I are predicted as 3rd to 4th […]

Filed Under: DNA, Evidence Tagged With: 23andme, Burgin, Family Tree DNA, Hemphill, Mackie

Family Finder DNA Match – Alexander/Davidson

November 19, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

It has been awhile since I’ve done anything with my DNA matches, so I decided to go hunting for low-hanging fruit.  I started by looking for people who match both me and my mom, since that cuts list of potential surnames to sort through in half.  Then I focused my efforts on people who have […]

Filed Under: DNA, Evidence Tagged With: Alexander, Davidson, Family

Orphans of J. Y. Hemphill

September 4, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

Earlier this year, I mentioned finding a guardianship bond for the children of my 2nd great-grandfather, J. Y. Hemphill.  Here’s what I learned. Transcript: Georgia  Murray County. Know all men by these presents: That we Mary E. Hemphill principal and T. M. Hemphill & J. D. McEntire sureties are bound  unto W H Ramsey Ordinary of said […]

Filed Under: Analysis, Evidence Tagged With: FamilySearch, Georgia, Hemphill, McEntire, Murray County GA, Probate Records

Some Alexander Marriage Notices

August 27, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

Last week, I wrote about a book I found at the Family History Library called Marriage and Death Notices from Extant Asheville, N. C. Newspapers 1840-1870 An Index. I took photos of 24 pages with surnames of interest to me.  I’m going through page by page and analyzing the information found.  Page 1 includes Alexanders.1  […]

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

1850 Census: Frederick Ward in Gilmer County, GA

August 11, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

I recently analyzed the 1850 census enumeration for my 4th great-grandparents, Frederick and Keziah Ward.  In 1850, they lived in Gilmer County, Georgia, but they would have been in North Carolina in 1840.  I’m hoping that by identifying their neighbors in 1850, I can use that information to confirm their location in 1840, since some […]

Filed Under: Analysis, Evidence Tagged With: 1850 Census, Gilmer County GA, North Carolina, Ward

1930 Census – Greenlee Household: An Analysis

July 15, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

One of the projects I’m working on is to ensure that each record saved to my Ancestry private tree has also been transcribed and added to RootsMagic with up-to-date source citations, as well as thoroughly analyzed. My task list for each record includes: Transcribe each record. If a census record, then transcribe household and abstract […]

Filed Under: Analysis, Evidence Tagged With: Census Records, Greenlee, Hemphill, McDowell County NC, Research Report

Confederate Voices: Book Review

March 14, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

Confederate Voices book

My local library received a new book this week:  Confederate Voices by Debbie Stephenson Moore.  It’s not a book about the Civil War or the Confederacy, but rather is a collection of biographies, family histories, and organization vignettes with Confederate soldiers from southeast Tennessee and northwest Georgia as the unifying theme. I like the way […]

Filed Under: And More, Evidence Tagged With: Books, Bradley County TN, Confederate Army, Murray County GA, Polk County TN

Joseph Lytle Burgin – Tombstone Tuesday

March 12, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

Joseph Lytle Burgin headstone

Joseph Lytle Burgin was born 30 Aug 1846, probably in McDowell County, North Carolina.  He appeared on the 1850 and 1860 censuses in the household of his parents, Merritt Burgin and Susannah Adeline Lytle.  He died 23 Mar 1927 in Old Fort, North Carolina. Sometime before 1880, he married Dulcina and had two children, Mollie […]

Filed Under: Evidence, Photos Tagged With: Bethel UMC-Old Cherry Springs Cemetery, Burgin, Lytle, McDowell County NC, Photos, Tombstone Tuesday

Herman Burgin – Tombstone Tuesday

March 5, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

Eula Herman Burgin headstone

Last week’s Tombstone Tuesday post was about James A. and Dora Burgin.  Tragically, they lost a son who was just shy of manhood and he is the focus of today’s post. Eula Herman Burgin was born 11 December 1910 in Old Fort, North Carolina.  He died on 28 March 1928 at the age of 17 […]

Filed Under: Evidence, Photos Tagged With: Bethel UMC-Old Cherry Springs Cemetery, Burgin, McDowell County NC, North Carolina, Photos, Tombstone Tuesday

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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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