March 1 ► 141 years ago: John William “Will” McCauley was born in 1875 in Alabama. [McCauley line] ► 10 years ago: Lois Marie McCauley Dockins died in 2006 in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. [McCauley line] March 2 ► 81 years ago: Lillie Vashti Lanier married James Dixon in 1935. [McCauley line] March 4 ►112 […]
Archives for February 2016
This Week in the Family History: February 21–27
February 21 ► 94 years ago: Christine “Tiny” Krueger was born in 1922 in Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. [Taylor line] ► 31 years ago: Joseph Lee McCauley died in 1985 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. [McCauley line] February 24 ► 137 years ago: Benjamin W. Petty was born in 1879 in Georgia. [Hankins line] February […]
One Thomas Son Found — Two More to Go
Sometimes you have pieces of the puzzle, but they don’t mean much until the rest of the puzzle falls in your lap. Or in this case, lands in the comments for an old blog post. Several months ago, someone who turns out to be a cousin found a post I wrote in 2012 about my […]
This Week in the Family History: February 14–20
February 14 ► 52 years ago: Susan “Susie” Taylor Krueger died in 1964 in Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. [Taylor line] February 15 ► 153 years ago: Twins Martha and Mattie Bennett were born in 1863 in Georgia (probably Heard or Troup County). [McCauley line] February 16 ► 149 years ago: Lucinda Howard was born […]
This Week in the Family History: February 7–13
February 7 ► 185 years ago: John T. Bennett was born in 1831 in Edgefield District, South Carolina. (McCauley line) ► 92 years ago: Kathryn Louise McCauley was born in 1924 in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. (McCauley line) ► 77 years ago: Mary Madore “Mollie” Hankins Clements died in 1939 in Southards, Hopkins County, Kentucky. […]