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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

Columbus Library Research Trip – 12 Jun 2014

June 18, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

I had a business trip to Columbus, Georgia last week and Columbus has a great genealogy section in their library, so I decided to do a little after-work research.  I knew that I would only have a couple of hours at the library, which made it essential that I go in with a plan. I […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Research Plans, Research Report

Library of Virginia – Monday Finds

May 10, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

I spent all day Monday at the Library of Virginia. This is a brief summary of what I found. Monday was all about County Books from Albemarle, Fairfax, and Bedford counties, which contained either abstracts or indexes. I was able to get copies of the original images of some of these items (more on that […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Albemarle Co VA, Ballard, Bedford Co VA, Brookshire, Dalton, Fairfax Co VA, Simmons, Talbot, Tilley, Virginia

Marriage and Death Notices from Asheville, N. C. Newspapers 1840-1870

August 20, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

When I was at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City in March, I found a book called Marriage and Death Notices from Extant Asheville, N. C. Newspapers 1840-1870 An Index.  It is “an alphabetical index, by surnames, to 432 marriages and 1,181 death notices appearing in extant copies of” seven different newspapers, published […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Alexander, Buncombe County NC, Death Records, Family History Library, Marriage Records, Newspapers, North Carolina

My First Trip to the Family History Library

March 31, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

A couple of weeks ago, I went to Salt Lake City for the 3rd RootsTech conference. While the conference was fun and interesting, the highlight of my trip was the Family History Library. I knew it would be. I arrived in Salt Lake City about 2:30 MDT and after checking into my hotel, immediately walked […]

Filed Under: And More, Research Tagged With: Family History Library

Murray County Administrators & Guardian Bonds – a Research Plan

March 27, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

Several months ago, I discovered that the (non-indexed) images of Georgia Probate records had been added to FamilySearch.  I started searching through the Administration & Guardian Bonds for Murray County and immediately hit pay dirt with a guardianship bond for my 3rd great-grandfather, Andrew B. Baxter.  I also found a guardianship bond for the children […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Murray County GA, Probate Records, Research Plans

Pattersons Married in Gilmer County, Georgia

March 10, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

I was trying, without luck, to locate a marriage record for some of my Patterson ancestors.  This family line is confusing to me, so I decided to make a table of all the marriages that took place in Gilmer County, GA that included a Patterson.  I’ve linked to the people who are already in my […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Marriage Records, Organization, Patterson

My First Family Finder DNA Match

October 24, 2012 Tonia Kendrick

While I did an autosomal dna test at 23andMe last year, I recently took advantage of a sale price to have my mother’s dna tested at Family Tree DNA, doing their autosomal test, known as Family Finder.  I also upgraded my own results at FT DNA, in order to compare my results with hers. My […]

Filed Under: DNA, Research Tagged With: 23andme, Family Finder, Family Tree DNA, Hemphill, Mackie, McIntyre, Patton, Pitcairn

Researching the James and Mary Brookshaw Family, part 1

October 21, 2012 Tonia Kendrick

A few months ago, I had to opportunity to look at The Brookshire Family by Glenna Brookshire Beck.  I got a lot of great information which I’m now validating.  My current focus is to look online for original records that are cited in The Brookshire Family or for other original records that support the information included. The book is […]

Filed Under: Analysis, Research Tagged With: Brookshaw, Brookshire, Maryland, Passenger Lists, Research Report, Somerset County, Somerset County Maryland, Vital Records

Treasure Chest Thursday: A Military Census Record

March 15, 2012 Tonia Kendrick

A few weeks ago while working on SSDI mining, a 1920 census record for one of my cousins caught my eye (thank you Ancestry shaky leaves!).  I was trying really hard to stay on task and not get distracted by all the shiny new records I encountered, but this one was unusual.  The location was […]

Filed Under: Evidence, Military, Research Tagged With: Cuba, Hemphill

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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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