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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

On this date. . .the 31st of March

March 31, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

Births Mary Ann (Whitener) Williams was born in 1765 in Anson County, North Carolina. Lydia Louisa (Simmons) Hemphill was born in 1814. Catherine Elmira (Lynch) Whiteside was born in 1824 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Deaths Henry Elkana Miller died in 1862 in Virginia. Marriages Isabella Barnes and Thomas A. Debord were married in 1842 […]

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Barnes, Debord, Greenlee, Hemphill, Lynch, Miller, Simmons, Whitener, Whiteside, Williams

On this date. . .the 9th of March

March 9, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

Births Benjamin Brookshire was born in 1770 in Rowan County, North Carolina. Eliza Adeline (Simmons) Hemphill was born in 1812. Deaths Mary Jane McEntire died in 1930 in Motley County, Texas. Homer Harley Johnson died in 1979. Marriages Nancy Minerva Edgerton  and James Hardy Whiteside were married in 1846 in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Brookshire, Edgerton, Hemphill, Johnson, McEntire, Rowan County NC, Rutherford County NC, Simmons, Texas, Whiteside

On this date. . .the 23rd of December

December 23, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

Deaths Peter Wilfong died in 1841 in Startown, North Carolina. Lydia Louisa (Simmons) Hemphill died in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Marriages Arthur Quillian Roberts and Vinnie Townsend were married in 1906 in Murray County, Georgia.

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Buncombe County NC, Catawba County NC, Dates and Anniversaries, Hemphill, Murray County GA, Roberts, Simmons, Townsend, Wilfong

On this date. . .the 12th of November

November 12, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

Deaths Hannah (Bishop) Simmons died in 1738 in Halifax, Massachusetts (currently believed to be my 8th great-grandmother). Samuel Houston Kendrick died in 1972 in Murray County, Georgia.

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Dates and Anniversaries, Kendrick, Murray County GA, Simmons

On this date. . .the 27th of October

October 27, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

Births Heinrich Dellinger was born in 1740 in Germany (my 6th great-grandfather). Deaths Sarah (Chandler) Simmons died in 1675 in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts (currently believed to be my 10th great-grandmother). Emigration Hans Martin Dellinger emigrated from Germany in 1738, arriving in Philadelphia.

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Dates and Anniversaries, Dellinger, Germany, Simmons

On this date. . .the 3rd of October

October 3, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

Births Patience (Barstow) Simmons was born in 1643 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts (currently believed to be my 9th great-grandmother). Elizabeth (Ellis) Nelson was born in 1778 in Caswell County, North Carolina. Sarah Malinda (Fouts) Chable was born in 1878. Deaths Levi Brookshire died in 1824. George C. Alexander died in 1880 in Buncombe County, North […]

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Alexander, Brookshire, Chable, Ellis, Fouts, Quarles, Simmons, Whitener

On this date. . .the 26th of September

September 26, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

Births Mary Bane was born in 1715. Elias Powell was born in 1754 in Bromfield Parish, Virginia (my 6th great-grandfather). Deaths Job Simmons died in 1761 in Halifax, Massachusetts (currently believed to be my 8th great-grandfather). Marriages Mae Ferrell and Grady M. Roberts were married in 1926.

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Bane, Dates and Anniversaries, Powell, Roberts, Simmons

On this date. . .the 15th of September

September 15, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

Births Robert Garrett was born in 1824 in North Carolina (my 3rd great-grandfather). Samuel D. P. Hemphill was born in 1859. William F. Ward was born in 1922 in Georgia. Deaths Moses Simmons died in 1691 in Duxbury, Massachusetts (currently believed to be my 10th great-grandfather). John Dalton died in 1838 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. […]

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Dalton, Garrett, Georgia, Hemphill, McEntire, North Carolina, Simmons, Ward

On this date. . .the 9th of August

August 9, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

Births Israel Leander Simmons was born in 1784. Margaret Miller was born in 1811. Rachel Louisa (Johnson) Ward was born in 1892 in Fannin County, Georgia (my great-grandmother). Deaths Jonas Chamberlain died in 1771. Lean (Mann) Burgin died in 1837 in Old Fort, North Carolina (my 6th great-grandmother). Peter Wilfong Whitener died in 1914 in […]

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Burgin, Chamberlain, Filmer, Fun Facts, Johnson, Mann, Miller, Simmons, Whitener

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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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