Family History and Genealogy
Mattie M. Lytle was the youngest child of John and Elizabeth Lytle of McDowell County, North Carolina. Mattie was born 6 Jul 1862 and died 17 Aug 1900. She never married. She appeared on the 1900 census in her mother’s household, enumerated only two months before her death. Mattie is buried at Bethel UMC-Cherry Springs […]
If you are a regular visitor here (or follow me on Twitter), then you know that I love Evernote. However, sometimes I prefer to use OneNote. Evernote is the clear leader when it comes to saving and retrieving notes, but sometimes I want to take notes in a way that Evernote doesn’t support. That’s when […]
This is the second installment in a series of nine posts in which I transcribe the will of my Revolutionary War ancestor, Captain Thomas Hemphill. In the first post, we learned that Captain Thomas’ will was contested by two of his children and a son-in-law, and that the date usually seen for his death may […]
Jesse Burgin was born 3 Apr 1803 and died 2 Feb 1890. His wife, Rosamond Burgin, was born 26 Jan 1806 and died 11 Aug 1879. They are buried at Bethel UMC-Old Cherry Springs Cemetery in Old Fort, North Carolina. I believe that Jesse and Rosamond were first cousins, but I haven’t proven that yet. […]
Ben Burgin was born 16 Dec 1779 and died 29 Nov 1874. He was married to Elizabeth Brandon (headstone says Branon) who was born 12 Dec 1781 and died 29 Jan 1862. They are buried at Bethel UMC-Old Cherry Springs Cemetery in Old Fort, North Carolina. Ben was my 5th great-granduncle.
Thomas Lytle served several tours in the American Revolution. He was a captain in Brevard’s North Carolina Legion and was present at King’s Mountain, although he did not fight in the battle. He died 31 March 1835 and is buried at Bethel UMC-Old Cherry Springs Cemetery in Old Fort, North Carolina. He was my 5th […]
George Lytle was born 27 Nov 1785. He died 29 Jan 1858 at the age of 72 years, 2 months, and 2 days. He is buried at Bethel UMC-Old Cherry Springs Cemetery in Old Fort, North Carolina. George was the son of Captain Thomas Lytle and Susannah Perkins – my fifth great-grandparents.
On this date in 1859, Joseph B. Burgin obtained a marriage bond to wed his first cousin once removed, Margaret E. Burgin1. Their common ancestors were Benjamin Burgin and Leah Mann. Joseph was Ben and Leah’s grandson, via their son Alney Burgin. Margaret was Ben and Leah’s great-granddaughter; her father was Benjamin Logan Burgin and […]
On this date in 1843 in McDowell County in the state of North Carolina, James M. Greenlee made application for a license for a marriage to be celebrated between him and Harriett Rice. James, my second cousin three times removed, was the son of David Washington Greenlee and Mary Howard McEntire and the grandson of […]
Transcription North Carolina McDowell County Source: McDowell County, North Carolina, “North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970”, will book entry for Thomas Bratcher Hemphill pp. 554-555, digital images no. 308-309; “Wills 1869-1903,” digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org: accessed 30 June 2011).
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