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Tombstone Tuesday: Dulia Smith Burgin

December 31, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

Dulia Smith was born on 12 March 1847 in Kentucky. Her name appears a variety of different ways in the records:  Dulcina, Dollie, Dullie, Dulia.  Her grave marker reads “Dulia,” so I’m using that for this post.  She married Joseph Lytle Burgin, son of Merritt Burgin and Susannah Adeline Lytle. I haven’t done extensive research […]

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

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

Surname Saturday: McEntire, part 1

May 25, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

The first McEntire in my family line is my great-great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth.  She was born 23 February 1841 in Murray County, Georgia, where she lived most of her life.  She married James Young Hemphill on 10 September 1867, also in Murray County.  Elizabeth was J. Y.’s second wife; he first married her sister, Rhoda […]

Filed Under: Bios & Timelines Tagged With: Alexander, Burke County NC, Georgia, Hemphill, Lytle, McDowell County NC, McEntire, Murray County GA, North Carolina, Surname Saturday

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

James and Dora Burgin – Tombstone Tuesday

February 26, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

James and Dora Burgin headstone

James A. Burgin was born 29 Jun 1876, likely in McDowell County, North Carolina.  He died 11 Jul 1942 and is buried at Bethel-Cherry Springs Cemetery. James was the son of Joseph Lytle Burgin and Dulcina (MNU) Burgin.  He appeared in their household on the 1880 census, along with an older sister, Mollie G. James […]

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

Robert M. Burgin and Sallie E. Mann – Tombstone Tuesday

November 20, 2012 Tonia Kendrick

Robert Burgin and Sallie Mann

Robert M. Burgin was born 21 Apr 1833 in North Carolina, the son of Josiah B. Burgin.  He died 10 Apr 1913. Robert married Sallie E. Mann.  I don’t know who Sallie’s parents were, but she had a sister named Elizabeth. Sallie was born 15 Oct 1843 in North Carolina and died 17 Jan 1915. […]

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

Millington Lytle Heir List

May 7, 2012 Tonia Kendrick

Millington Lytle Heir List

This list is from Millington Lytle’s estate file, a 133-page packet of information.  For my purposes, this is the most important page in the packet, because it lists his heirs, thus providing evidence of the parentage of a number of people, including Elizabeth Lytle, wife of John Lytle.  It also provides husband’s names for the […]

Filed Under: Evidence Tagged With: Lytle, McDowell County NC

Lizzie Lytle – Tombstone Tuesday

March 20, 2012 Tonia Kendrick

Lizzie Lytle was born 3 January 1823 and died 3 June 1910.  She married her first cousin, John Lytle and they had seven children.  Lizzie and John are buried in Bethel UMC-Old Cherry Springs Cemetery in McDowell County, North Carolina.

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

John Lytle (1820-1892) of McDowell County, NC – Research Notes Summary

March 9, 2012 Tonia Kendrick

John Lytle was born 26 Jan 1820, probably in Burke County, North Carolina, to George Lytle and Ann Clark.  The purpose of this post is to document the research done to date and to note any future research that should be pursued.  Research thus far has focused on compiled sources and census records from 1850 […]

Filed Under: Evidence, Research Tagged With: Burgin, Burke County NC, Dysart, Hemphill, Lytle, McDowell County NC, Research Report

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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.

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