Births Levi Mote was born in 1816 in Tennessee. Solomon S. Lawson was born in 1844 in Polk County, Tennessee. John B. West was born in 1872 in Polk County, Tennessee. Carrie Bell was born in 1886. Deaths Nina Melissa Greenlee died in 2004 in McDowell County, North Carolina. Marriages Matilda Going Andrews and William […]
Tombstone Tuesday: Roy E. Kendrick
Roy Edward Kendrick, my grandfather’s brother, was born on July 28, 1918, probably in Murray County, Georgia. He lived with his parents, Francis T. and Lizzie (West) Kendrick, in the northern part of Murray County until at least 1930. After having four children, he died in Murray County on October 14, 1974 and is buried […]
The 1930 Household of Frances T. Kendrick
Census abstract1: Frances T. Kendrick, Head, rented home, lives on a farm, male, white, age 53, married, age at first marriage was 25, did not attend school during the year, literate, b. GA, father b. TN, mother b. GA, English speaker, farmer on a farm, worked on his own account, employed, not a veteran, farm […]
On this date. . .the 20th of October
Births Nancy (McClure) Ellis was born in 1790 in South Carolina (my 4th great-grandmother). Deaths Mary Howard (McEntire) Greenlee died in 1880 in Greenlee, North Carolina. Marriages Francis Taylor Kendrick and Lizzie West were married in 1917 in Murray County, Georgia (my great-grandparents).
On this date. . .the 8th of September
Births Farley Brookshire was born in 1795. John Mackie was born in 1804. Deaths William Marion West died in 1959 in Chatsworth, Georgia. Marriages Jane Bane and Jonas Chamberlain were married in 1734. Joseph Garrett and Sarah Stroud were married in 1810 in Burke County, North Carolina (my 4th great-grandparents). James Mitchell Alexander and Nancy […]
On this date. . .the 3rd of September
Births John German was born in 1830. Reuben Phillip Johnson was born in 1853 in Georgia (my great-great grandfather). Lizzie (West) Kendrick was born in 1886, probably in Murray County, Georgia (my great-grandmother). Deaths John Burgin died in 1753 in Shrewsbury Parish, Maryland (my 7th great-grandfather). Madison Alexander Ellis died in 1862, while serving in […]
Mrs. Leathy West: Analysis of a Death Certificate
I received the death certificate for my 2nd great-grandmother, Leaty Caroline (Lankford) West several months ago, but have just gotten around to analyzing it. As far as death certificates go, this one does not offer a great deal of new information, but it does confirm a lot of pieces of data and provides a primary […]
Surname Saturday: Lankford/Langford
My Lankford/Langford family line starts with Leaty Caroline, my great-great grandmother. Leaty’s birthdate is in question. Her headstone says 20 July 1848. Her death certificate says 1848. The 1900 census states Jan 1860 and various other censuses imply 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, and 1852. She was probably born in Tennessee. She married William West 20 […]
Weekly Updates for 2010-07-21
RT @rootstelevision: Tuesday is almost over – did you catch the new Roots Tuesday blog/videos?!! #genealogy #photos # RT @whiteoakattic: Using a large mirror to direct sunlight diagonally across face of gravemarker makes inscriptions easier to read. # Blog post: Treasure Chest Thursday: My First SS-5 http://ow.ly/2c930 #genealogy # Blog post: On this date. . […]
On this date. . .the 20th of July
Births Leaty Caroline (Lankford) West was born in 1848 in Tennessee (my great-great-grandmother). Deaths Dovey (Garrett) Mooney died in 1922 in Quill, Georgia. Updated July 11, 2011
