Feature: Susie Taylor & August Krueger 109 Years Ago: Susan Taylor married August Krueger on 7 September 1911 at the home of her parents, John Cook Taylor and (step-mother) Emma Jane, in Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Susie’s mother, Sarah A. Ramsey, died when Susie was three years old. August was the son of Fritz […]
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This Week in the Family History: September 6–12
This Week in the Family History: August 23–29
Feature: Titus Fox and Elizabeth Wright 240 Years Ago: Titus Fox and Elizabeth Wright married on 25 August 1780 in Wilkes County, North Carolina.1“Revolutionary War Pensions,” digital images, Fold3 (www.fold3.com : accessed 2 Sep 2013); Titus Fox and Elizabeth, R3724; citing NARA M804. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. “North Carolina, County Marriages, […]
Photo: Perry and Margaret Hankins
Perry and Margaret Hankins Perry was the son of Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Petty. Margaret’s parents were George Hill and Ollie Coomes. Perry married Margaret on 12 April 1921 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Perry died four months before their second anniversary.
This Week in the Family History: August 2–8
Feature: William Perry Hankins 100 Years Ago: William Perry Hankins was discharged from the U.S. Army on 4 August 1920. Perry joined on 3 October 1916 at Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky. He served as a 1st sergeant in the 144th Infantry, 36th Division during his first enlistment, part of which was spent in France during […]
This Week in the Family History: July 26–August 1
Feature: Margaret E. Thomas Petty 144 Years Ago: Margaret E. Thomas Petty died on 28 July 1876 in Hopkins County, Kentucky from complications of childbirth on 5 June 1876.1Hopkins County, Kentucky, “Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953,” 1876 Section, M. E. Petty; digital image, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com: 18 May 2008). The child, her 10th, also died.2Hopkins County, Kentucky, […]
This Week in the Family History: July 19–25
Feature: John William McCauley 61 Years Ago: John William McCauley died on 20 July 1959 in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, at Rest Haven Convalescent Home. He’d been at Rest Haven for several months because of deteriorating health. He died of bronchopneumonia in both lungs with arteriosclerosis and chronic pyelonephritis as contributing factors.1Kentucky Cabinet for Health and […]
This Week in the Family History: July 12–18
Feature: Nancy Jane Bennett 168 Years Ago: Nancy Jane Bennett was born on 17 July 1852 in Georgia. Her youngest son, James Doffin Lanier, gave that date when he provided the personal information for Nancy Jane’s death certificate in 1926.1Georgia Department of Public Health, death certificate 24347 (1926), Mrs. Nancy Jane Lanier; digital image, Georgia […]
This Week in the Family History: July 5–11
Feature: Albert Elvie Hankins 101 Years Ago: Albert Elvie Hankins was discharged from the U.S. Army on 11 July 1919. He enlisted on 20 March 1918. Elvie served as a Private with Company B in the 62nd Regiment and spent part of his time in service with American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War […]
This Week in the Family History: June 28–July 4
Feature: Emma E Lanier 131 Years Ago: Emma E. Lanier married Thomas Samuel Childers on 4 July 1889 in Chambers County, Alabama. Sixteen years later, T. S. filed for divorce on 20 July 1905 in Coweta County, Georgia, on the grounds of cruelty.1Chambers County, Alabama, Marriage Book 8: 512, T. S. Childers and E. E. […]