Family History and Genealogy
Births Sarah (Atchley) Guthrie was born in 1784 in Loudoun County, Virginia Jane Caroline (Dysart) Burgin was born in 1822 in North Carolina. Nancy (Patterson) Patterson was born in 1829 in Hall County, Georgia. Margaret A. (Weaver) Albright was born in 1875. Samuel Clifton Francis was born in 1909 in Sulpher, Oklahoma. Deaths William Garrett […]
Births Captain Robert Patton was born in 1748 in Pennsylvania. Deaths Major George Wilfong died in 1818 in Catawba County, North Carolina (my 6th great-grandfather). Sarah Jane (Unknown) Tucker died in 1930. William Fletcher Mathis died in 1948.
Births Sampson P. Albright was born in 1827. Sarah Emmaline (Searcy) Whitener was born in 1835. Clarence Winford Roberts was born in 1904. Deaths Mary Elizabeth (Wilfong) Whitener died in 1827 in Lincoln County, North Carolina (my 5th great-grandmother). Junie Lawson Johnson died in 1940 in Tattnall County, Georgia. post updated 21 Oct 2012
My last couple of Surname Saturday posts have been about families for whom I can’t go back very far, so I’m excited to write about the Whiteners – they are a well-documented bunch. This line starts with my great-grandmother, Maud Angeline Whitener (1885-1975). I’ve written extensively about Maud in “Timeline for Maud Whitener Butler.” Maud’s […]
It’s time to recognize ancestors who were born in March: Clara Anna (Unknown Maiden Name), 8x-great-grandmother, born 20 Mary 1669. Rhoda Ervin Simeral, 5x-great-grandmother, born March 1733 in Donigal, Ireland. Elizabeth Yeatman, 5x-great-grandmother, born 08 Mar 1738 in Kennett, Chester, Pennsylvania. Major George Wilfong, 6x-great-grandfather, born 11 Mar 1743 in Pennsylvania. Mary Ann Marlow, 5x-great-grandmother, […]
Most lines of my family tree came to America before 1750. I have very little documentation of their journey across the pond at this point, as I’ve been concentrating on completing my American records first. Confirmed Passenger Lists The only passenger list that I have is for the Albrecht/Albright family who traveled from Palatine Germany […]
Busy, busy. Lot of new people and facts, photos and documents: New People Two wives of James Hardy Whiteside Husband of Mary Jane Whiteside Family of William M. Lankford Family of Samuel Mackie Parents of Captain Robert and Elizabeth Patton Wife of James Lankford New Photos Greenlee-Hemphill Family Captain Robert Patton’s Headstone Mary (Polly) Hemphill’s […]
Here is a link to the Wilfong FamilyTree DNA site. The Johannes Wilfong referenced in the project background is my 7x great-grandfather. Wilfong FamilyTree DNA Project Website – Family Project Website
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