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Madness Monday: Finding Jim Butler on the 1910 Census

July 5, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

I cannot find my great-grandfather’s household on the 1910 census.  His name is James Benjamin Butler.  He appears on other censuses as follows: 1900:  James, in his father’s household in the Ball Ground District, Murray County, Georgia. 1920:  “J. B. Butter” in the Ball Ground District, Murray County, Georgia. 1930:  “James B. Butler” in Chatsworth, […]

Filed Under: Most Wanted, Research Tagged With: Butler, Census, Madness Monday, Murray County GA, Texas

Monday Madness: Chipping Away at the Baxters, part 2

June 14, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

1850-Census-Baxters-Lowerys

If you missed Part 1 of “Chipping Away at the Baxter Brick Wall,” you can read it here.  To recap, I’ve been searching for the parents of my great-great-grandmother, Barbara Baxter, for several years to no avail.  I’ve looked in local history books, browsed many, many census records, and done more Google searches than I […]

Filed Under: Most Wanted, Research Tagged With: Baxter, Brickwalls, Chable, Kendrick, Lowery, Murray County GA, Polk County TN

Monday Madness: Chipping Away at the Baxter Brick Wall

March 15, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

Alaculsa Valley Map

I’ve written before about my Baxter brick wall. Barbara E. (or possibly A.) Baxter is my great-great-grandmother and the wife of Francis Marion Kendrick.  She probably was born in 18541 and died March 5, 1939.2  She and F. M. were married April 16, 1871. For a long time, all that I knew about Barbara, other […]

Filed Under: Most Wanted Tagged With: Baxter, Brickwalls, Census, Georgia Virtual Vault, Kendrick, Lowery, Monday Madness, Murray County GA, Murray County Heritage, Polk County TN

Dear Genea-Santa

December 13, 2009 Tonia Kendrick

Dear Genea-Santa, I have three genealogy wishes and if you could help me with any of them, I would really appreciate it.  I promise to be a good genealogist – to make a list of all avenues of research and check it twice, to document my sources, and share my findings. 1.  Barbara Baxter, my […]

Filed Under: Most Wanted Tagged With: Baxter, Bible Records, Carnival of Genealogy, Genea-Santa, Hemphill, Mackie, Photos

SNGF – Most Recent Unknown Ancestor

November 21, 2009 Tonia Kendrick

Randy Seaver’s latest mission for us is to locate our Most Recent Unknown Ancestor.  The mission instructions are: 1) Who is your MRUA – your Most Recent Unknown Ancestor? This is the person with the lowest number in your Pedigree Chart or Ahnentafel List that you have not identified a last name for, or a […]

Filed Under: Most Wanted Tagged With: Ahnentafel, Fannin County GA, Forrester, SNGF, Ward

Brickwall Breakthrough with County Death Index

July 28, 2009 Tonia Kendrick

A great advantage to living in the same small town where many of my ancestors have lived for 150 years is that I can do genealogy research during my lunch break.  Every few weeks, I”ll drop by the county probate office and look through one resource.  I knew that county death registers existed, but I […]

Filed Under: Most Wanted, Research Tagged With: Baxter, Brickwalls, Civil War, Death Records, Evidence, Kendrick, Marriage Records, Murray County GA, Probate Court

Monday Madness: Proof of Margaret Hemphill’s Maiden Name

July 27, 2009 Tonia Kendrick

I recently wrote about my decision to join the DAR.  The application requires evidence for each name, date, and place for each individual in the line from me to my patriot.  I have what I consider to be very good evidence for each fact; however, I am missing one, non-essential piece.  I can apply without […]

Filed Under: Most Wanted Tagged With: DAR, Dysart, Evidence, Greenlee, Hemphill, Morrison

Who Were James Butler’s Parents?

March 23, 2009 Tonia Kendrick

James B. Butler is as far back as I can go in the Butler line.  He was my 3x-great-grandfather. Thanks to his military history, I have quite a lot of information on James’ life as an adult.  He was born sometime between about 1810 and 1824, according to various records.  He was likely born in […]

Filed Under: Most Wanted Tagged With: Bartow County GA, Butler, Cass County GA, Civil War, Habersham County GA, Hall County GA, Military, Qualls, Quarles, Virginia

Native American Ancestry – An Update

March 9, 2009 Tonia Kendrick

On December 8, 2008, I posted an article regarding a family legend of Native American ancestry.  Here is an update on what I have learned since then. Several weeks ago, I was looking through the Guion-Miller Rolls for the name “Patterson.”  I found a “Wm. H. Patterson,” who filed an application from Georgia.   I thought […]

Filed Under: Most Wanted Tagged With: Chapman, Guion-Miller Rolls, Hubbard, NARA, Native American, Patterson, Tucker, Whitener

Who Were Morning Tabitha Bruer’s Parents?

February 23, 2009 Tonia Kendrick

I have very little information on Morning Tabitha Bruer.  She is the wife of Wyatt Lankford and the mother of my g-g-grandmother, Leaty (Lankford) West.  She was enumerated as “Tobitha Lankford” on the 1850 census in Polk County, Tennessee.  She was enumerated as “Morning T. Lankford” on the 1880 census in Murray County, Georgia.  The […]

Filed Under: Most Wanted Tagged With: Bruer, Lankford, Murray County GA, Polk County TN, West

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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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