Family History and Genealogy
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.
Prince Beaver was my grandmother’s brother-in-law. He married her sister, Ellaree Ward. I’m not sure what’s going on with the hat and the bandana over tie in this picture. There is a picture of my grandfather that is the same size, shape, and coloring as this photo and Papa is wearing a cowboy hat and […]
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 […]
My grandmother’s oldest sister, Nellie Ward, and her husband Al Flowers.
Walter Patton Hemphill, my great-grandfather’s eldest brother.
John Lytle was born 26 Jan 1820 in Burke County, North Carolina. He died 18 Jun 1892 and is buried at Bethel UMC-Old Cherry Springs Cemetery in Old Fort, North Carolina. John was the son of George Lytle and Susannah Clark and a grandson of Captain Thomas Lytle and Susannah Perkins. He married another Lytle-Perkins […]
This photo has tentatively been identified as Benjamin Burgin Hemphill, my 3rd great-grandfather. If you have information confirming or disproving the identity, please leave a comment.
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. […]
My grandmother’s sisters, Thelma (Ward) Fortenberry and Bondell (Ward) Fain.
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.
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