Nathaniel Lanier & Mary Nathaniel Lanier was born on 15 Nov 1749 in Brunswick County, Virginia. He was the 2nd of 11 children born to James Lanier and Mary Cooke. He married Mary about 1771 in Pitt County, North Carolina. Mary’s parents are unknown. Nathaniel and Mary apparently moved to North Carolina (as two of their […]
Archives for April 2011
Did the U. S. Federal Government Register Births?
Since birth certificates are such a big topic lately, it seemed like a good time to ask this question and look for an answer. You are probably wondering why I would ask such a question. This is why. This document isn’t in the best shape and the ink is a little faded but it […]
Surname Saturday – Owens
Wesley Owens and Louis Mullins Wesley Owens was born on 20 May 1801 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He was the 10th of 13 children born to David Owens and Winifred Mullins. The family moved to Rockcastle County, Kentucky between 1800 and 1810 along with Winifred’s parents and several of her brothers. Louis Mullins […]
More About John T. Bennett
Since writing John T. Bennett – 41st Georgia Infantry last week, I’ve learned a little more about John. I spent some time poking around in Ancestry’s Civil War records and found several record groups that I need to explore further but the one that gave me the most additional information about John Bennett was the 1907 […]
Surname Saturday – Owens
Alfred Owens and Rebecca Mullins Alfred Owens was born on 20 Sep 1803 probably in Wilkes County, North Carolina but possibly in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. He was the 11th of 13 children born to David Owens and Winifred Mullins. The family moved to Rockcastle County, Kentucky between 1800 and 1810 along with Winifred’s parents […]
John T. Bennett – 41st Georgia Infantry
John T. Bennett joined Company I of the 41st Georgia Infantry on 4 Aug 1862 in the Heard County, Georgia town of Franklin. He joined for three years. John’s service record doesn’t give any information about where he was until 16 Dec 1864 when he was captured near Nashville, Tennessee. He was listed on the […]
Surname Saturday – Ramsey
Thomas Ramsey, Jr. and Rhoda Ann Lavender Thomas Ramsey, Jr. was born about 1782 in Virginia. He was the son of Thomas Ramsey, Sr. and Martha (maiden name unproven but possibly Goldman or some spelling variation of that). Thomas, Sr. moved the family to Kentucky in the early 1800’s and settled in Garrard County. […]
Another Possible Marriage for both John and John R. Petty
Yes, it’s another post about the Petty family but it will probably be the last for a while. When last we saw the older John Petty, he was living with his daughters, Martha Martin and Angeline Long, in Whitfield County, Georgia in 1880. John was listed as age 72 and widowed. His potential son (and my […]
Surname Saturday – Taylor
William Taylor and Martha Ramsey William Taylor was born between 1798 and 1805 in either Virginia or North Carolina. William’s parents are undetermined. If you check on-line trees, you will probably find dozens that list his parents as William Taylor and Jean Guffey of Rockbridge County, Virginia and later Rockcastle County, Kentucky but I’ve […]
