202 Years Ago: Charlotte T. Jackson’s birth date on her headstone is 15 November 1818. Her birth date recorded in her grandson William Larkin Lanier’s Bible is 3 November 1818. I don’t know which date, if either, is correct. I’ve recorded both in my information about Charlotte, but I use the headstone date as the […]
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My Maternal Direct Line “Brick Wall”
“How far back can any of you take your direct female line?” That is the question someone asked this week on the Rockcastle and Laurel County, Kentucky Facebook group page. I gave a quick answer but thought it deserved a closer look in honor of Women’s History Month. Starting with my maternal grandmother my direct […]
Surname Saturday – King
Today’s surname is King, the name of one of my 4th great-grandmothers. 7. Emma Ewers Taylor 15. Emma Jane Owens 31. Cecila Owens 63. Louis A. Mullins 127. Mary King Born bet. 1785-1795, North Carolina Married Spencer Mullins Died aft. 1860, Rockcastle County, Kentucky 254. Edward King Born 1746, North Carolina Married Felicia Lewis, Jan […]