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Burke’s Garden Historical Marker

October 20, 2014 Tonia Kendrick

Burke's Garden Historical Marker

Burke’s Garden “Known for its fertility and great natural beauty, the bowl-shaped Burke’s Garden is the highest valley in Virginia.  James Burke discovered it during the 1740s while hunting and settled here about 1754. After four years Burke and his family moved to North Carolina, where he died in 1783. The threat of Indian attack […]

Filed Under: And More Tagged With: Burke, Historical Markers, Virginia

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 20th of May

May 20, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

Births George Debord was born in 1728 in North Farnham Parish, Virginia (my 6th great-grandfather). Deaths Francis Lucille (Kendrick) Harris died in 2004 in Chatsworth, Georgia. Click on any link above to see more information about these individuals, including source citations. Did you enjoy this post? Subscribe today to get new posts sent to your […]

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Dates and Anniversaries, Debord, Georgia, Harris, Kendrick, Murray County GA, On this date, Richmond VA, Virginia

On this date. . .the 14th of April

April 14, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

Deaths William Osborn Searcy died in 1862 in Richmond, Virginia. Robert Pitt Burgin died in 1884 in McDowell County, North Carolina. William Jefferson Ellis died in 1926 in Arkansas. Marriages Deborah Bane and Samuel Rea were married in 1774.

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Bane, Burgin, Dates and Anniversaries, Ellis, McDowell County NC, On this date, Searcy, Virginia

On this date. . .the 18th of February

February 18, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

Births Tamer Debord was born in 1729 in Rappahannock County, Virginia. Deaths John Wilfong Whitener, Jr. died in 1876 in Morgan County, Indiana. Martha (Debord) Hill died in 1885 in Mountaintown, Georgia. William Henry Langston died in 1920 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. William LaFayette Roberts died in in 1954 in Whitfield County, Georgia. James Buford Roberts […]

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Debord, Gilmer County GA, Hamilton County TN, Hill, Indiana, Langston, Roberts, Virginia, Whitener, Whitfield County GA

On this date. . .the 5th of November

November 5, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

Births Hans Paul Dellinger was born in 1670 (currently believed to be my 8th great-grandfather). Mary Ann (Hemphill) McEntire was born in 1820 in Old Fort, North Carolina. Deaths James Bane died in 1789 in Montgomery, Virginia.

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Bane, Dates and Anniversaries, Dellinger, Hemphill, McDowell County NC, McEntire, North Carolina, Virginia

On this date. . .the 17th of October

October 17, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

Births Reuben Debord was born in 1758 in Washington County, Virginia.

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Dates and Anniversaries, Debord, Fun Facts, Virginia

On this date. . .the 9th of October

October 9, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

Births George Heinrich Weidner was born in 1717 in Germany (my 6th great-grandfather). John Christian Albrecht was born in 1726 in Germany. Babel Moore was born in 1795 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Deaths Anna (Whitener) Wilkie died in 1880 in Catawba County, North Carolina. Marriages Mary Burk and Joseph (possibly James) Morphew were married […]

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Albrecht, Burk, Germany, Moore, North Carolina, Virginia, Weidner, Whitener

On this date. . .the 25th of July

July 25, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

July 25th On this date

Births John Mull was born in 1744. James Hemphill was born in 1780 in Old Fort, North Carolina. Rachel Mackie was born in 1800. Deaths William Patton Hemphill died in 1861 in Yorktown, Virginia. Updated 7/24/11.

Filed Under: On this date Tagged With: Burke County NC, Dates and Anniversaries, Hemphill, Mackie, Mull, North Carolina, On this date, Virginia

Surname Saturday: Roberts

July 10, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

Roberts genealogy

My Roberts family line starts with my great-grandmother: Nancy Alice Roberts was born January 9, 1877 in Murray County, Georgia.  She married James Alexander Hemphill on Christmas Day in 1897.  They had nine children between 1898 and 1916.  Alice was a charter member of the Chatsworth chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.  Three […]

Filed Under: Family Stories Tagged With: Civil War, Ellis, Fun Facts, Hemphill, Langston, Murray County GA, Roberts, Sammons, Surname Saturday, Tennessee, Virginia

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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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