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Archives for January 2011

Surname Saturday – Jackson

January 29, 2011

Samuel W. Jackson and Lavinia Malone Samuel W. Jackson was born about 1797 in North Carolina. His parents were Coleby R. Jackson and Charity (maiden name unknown). Samuel almost certainly had siblings but I don’t know any of their names. Lavinia Malone was born about 1801 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. She was the daughter […]

23 and Me Results – 614 Matches in Relative Finder

January 27, 2011

That’s right, I have 614 Relative Finder matches. I was just hoping to get a few. I ordered the 23 and Me test around Thanksgiving when they started the big sale but waited three weeks before finally getting psyched up to spit. My kit arrived at their lab on December 18th and the initial results, […]

Wordless Wednesday – Grant Hopkins

January 26, 2011

Grant Hopkins 1902 – 1963 Son of James Arton Hopkins and Lucinda Howard

Amanuensis Monday – Titus Fox’s Revolutionary War Pension File – Part 2

January 24, 2011

This is a continuation of the transcription of R3724 – Titus Fox – NC. Part 1 is here. State of Kentucky Hopkins County On this 14th day of September, 1853, Before me, James A. Nisbet an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and States aforesaid, personally appeared Jesse Fox who, being […]

Surname Saturday – Lanier

January 22, 2011

James Lanier and Polly Smith   James Lanier was born about 1785 in North Carolina, the son of Nathaniel Lanier and Mary (maiden name unknown). He married Polly Smith on 29 Jul 1810 in old Randolph County, Georgia which was renamed Jasper County in 1812. (Current Randolph County, Georgia is a different location.) Polly’s parents […]

Wordless Wednesday – Perry and Margaret Hill Hankins

January 19, 2011

William Perry Hankins and his wife, Margaret Hill

Amanuensis Monday – Titus Fox’s Revolutionary War Pension File

January 17, 2011

Elizabeth Wright Fox filed a Revolutionary War Pension application in 1844 based on her late husband’s service. This transcription is the first two pages of record R3724 – Titus Fox – NC. State of Kentucky Hopkins County On the 12th day of March 1844 personally appeared before the Court for the County aforesaid Elizabeth Fox […]

Surname Saturday – Taylor

January 15, 2011

James Francis Taylor and Margaret E. Ramsey   James Francis Taylor was born on 8 Jul 1830 in Garrard County, Kentucky. He was the son of William Taylor and Martha Ramsey. The family moved to neighboring Rockcastle County sometime between 1840 and 1850.Margaret E. Ramsey was born on 15 Nov 1840 in Rockcastle County. She was the […]

What Happened to Theodocia? Part 4

January 12, 2011

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series What Happened to Theodocia?

If you have not read Parts 1 through 3, this will not make any sense. Heck, it might not make sense even if you have read them. Theodocia Lanier does not show up anywhere in the 1910 census, so finding her parents and trying to trace her from there seems like the only way to […]

What Happened to Theodocia? Part 3

January 9, 2011

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series What Happened to Theodocia?

Since the only Theodocia Smith who looked like a possibility didn’t work out, let’s move on to George Smith who signed the marriage bond for T. J. and Theodocia. This is where things get complicated. In the 1900 census for St. Clair County, Alabama George T. Smith lived in Precinct 3, which is Branchville. Since […]

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