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Archives for January 2016

This Week in the Family History: January 30–February 6

January 31, 2016

February 1: ► 141 years ago: Rebecca “Becky” Mullins Owens died in 1875 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. (Taylor line) February 2: ► 112 years ago: William Thomas “Tom” Taylor died in 1904 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. (Taylor line) February 3: ► 126 years ago: Susan “Susie” Taylor was born in 1889 in Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle […]

This Week in the Family History: January 24–30

January 24, 2016

January 26: ► 64 years ago: Martha “Mattie” Bennett died in 1952 in Joppa, Morgan County, Alabama (McCauley line) ► 103 years ago: Joseph Lee McCauley was born in 1913 in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. (McCauley line) ► 116 years ago: Howard Doctor “Doc” Hopkins was born in 1900 in Wallins Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky. […]

This Week in the Family History: January 17–23

January 17, 2016

January 19: ► 38 years ago: Emma Ewers Taylor Hopkins died in 1978 in Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky. (Taylor line) January 20: ► 177 years ago: Thomas Ramsey, Jr. and Rhoda Ann Lavender were married in 1839 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. (Taylor line) January 23: ► 29 years ago: Lillie Vashti Lanier Dixon died in […]

Who is This Woman?

January 13, 2016

This portrait wasn’t in the best shape for starters. And this image is a scan of a copy made on a copy machine of a picture made over 15 years ago of the portrait. That explains the poor quality. I’m more concerned about who is in the picture. According to the owner of the portrait, […]

This Week in the Family History: January 10–16

January 10, 2016

  January 10: ► 82 years ago: Wesley Alfred Owens died in 1934 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. (Taylor line) January 11: ► 51 years ago: Thomas Richard “Dick” Hankins died in 1965 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. (Hankins line) January 13: ► 119 years ago: Thomas Jefferson “Jeff” Lanier married Theodocia Smith in 1897 in […]

Identifying Parents for Rebecca, Polly, and Rachel

January 6, 2016

This morning I’m on my way to Salt Lake City for a few days of research this week and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy course “Advanced DNA Analysis Techniques for Genealogical Research” next week. Narrowing down the research to tackle at the Family History Library can be difficult considering the volume of  material available. I’ve […]

This Week in the Family History: January 1 – 9

January 1, 2016

January 1 ► 205 years ago: Barnabas Hankins married Sarah Fox in 1811 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. (Hankins line) January 2 ► 57 years ago: James Dolphin Lanier died in 1959 in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi. (McCauley line) ► 167 years ago: John Emerson Goodloe married Elizabeth Pettus in 1849 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. (Hankins […]

Another Year

January 1, 2016

The older I get, the faster time seems to move. And 2015 went by in a blur. Has it really been 11 months since I was getting ready to head to Salt Lake City for FGS 2015 and a few extra days of researching at the Family History Library? Has it really been seven months […]

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