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Confederate Voices: Book Review

March 14, 2013 Tonia Kendrick

Confederate Voices book

My local library received a new book this week:  Confederate Voices by Debbie Stephenson Moore.  It’s not a book about the Civil War or the Confederacy, but rather is a collection of biographies, family histories, and organization vignettes with Confederate soldiers from southeast Tennessee and northwest Georgia as the unifying theme. I like the way […]

Filed Under: And More, Evidence Tagged With: Books, Bradley County TN, Confederate Army, Murray County GA, Polk County TN

Pedigree Analysis: Start With What You Know

March 23, 2012 Tonia Kendrick

I’m sure we’ve all heard it said that, in genealogy, you should start with what you know and work from there. In The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy, Greenwood argues that we “must have a name, a date (at least a period of time), and a reasonably specific place or locality” in order to do […]

Filed Under: Analysis Tagged With: Baxter, Chable, Lowery, Murray County GA, Polk County TN, US-REC Study Group

On this date. . .the 17th of June

June 17, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

Births Martha Matilda Greenlee was born in 1820. John Headrick was born in 1872 in Murray County, Georgia. Junie Lawson Johnson was born in 1884 in Fannin County, Georgia. Deaths William Hinton Lawson died in 1913 in Benton Station, Tennessee. Marriages Adam Gross and Sarah Wilfong were married in 1793 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. […]

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Fannin County GA, Greenlee, Gross, Headrick, Johnson, Lawson, Lincoln County NC, Murray County GA, Polk County TN, Wilfong

On this date. . .the 25th of May

May 25, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

Births David Sanford Butler was born in 1855 in Adairsville, Georgia (my 2nd great-grandfather). Deaths Solomon S. Lawson died in 1897 in Old Fort, Tennessee. Click on any link above to see more information about these individuals, including source citations.

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Butler, Cass County GA, Dates and Anniversaries, Georgia, Lawson, On this date, Polk County TN, Tennessee

On this date. . .the 4th of March

March 4, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

Births Anna (Debord) Searcy was born in 1804 in Rutherford County, North Carolina (my 4th great-grandmother). Albert Monroe Johnson was born in 1882 in Georgia. Deaths Jesse Burgin died in 1864 in McDowell County, North Carolina. Rose Anna (Haskins) Lawson died in 1878 in Polk County, Tennessee (my 4th great-grandmother). Marriages William R. Johnson and […]

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Burgin, Debord, Georgia, Haskins, Johnson, Lawson, North Carolina, Odom, Polk County TN, Searcy

On this date. . .the 27th of January

January 27, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

Births Madgalena “Molly” (Mull) Whitener was born in 1782. Albert Elvis Lankford was born in 1887 in Benton, Tennessee.

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Dates and Anniversaries, Fun Facts, Johnson, Lankford, Mull, North Carolina, Polk County TN, Whitener

Research Plan: Finding marriage record for William West and Leaty Lankford

January 18, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

I promised myself that I would start writing research plans this year, specifically one per month.  Here is my first attempt: Objective: To locate a marriage license or other record of William West’s and Leaty Lankford’s marriage. Proven facts: They were married (as stated on both their death certificates). They had a two-year-old child on […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Lankford, Marriage Records, Polk County TN, Research Plans, West

On this date. . .the 17th of January

January 17, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

Deaths Esther Jane (McFry) Whiteside died in 1897 in Alabama. Jesse S. Lankford died in 1915 in Benton, Tennessee.

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Alabama, Dates and Anniversaries, Lanford, McFry, Polk County TN, Whiteside

On this date. . .the 16th of January

January 16, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

Births Jesse Brookshire was born in 1755 in Rowan County, North Carolina. William McKey McEntire was born in 1812 in Burke County, North Carolina. Richard Parks Ellis was born in 1843 in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Deaths Nathaniel Cobb died in 1889 in Calhoun County, Alabama. Russell Lawson died in 1896 in Polk County, Tennessee. Vadah […]

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Brookshire, Ellis, Georgia, Kendrick, Lawson, McEntire, North Carolina, Polk County TN, Whitener

On this date. . .the 6th of December

December 6, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

Births Jesse S. Lankford was born in 1853 in Polk County, Tennessee. Zilpha (Garrett) Thompson was born in 1878 in Ellijay, Georgia. Deaths Grady Johnson died in 1982. Jean Evelyn (Hemphill) Herron died in 2004. Click on any link above to see more information about these individuals, including source citations.

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Dates and Anniversaries, Garrett, Gilmer County GA, Hemphill, Johnson, Lankford, Polk County TN

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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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