Nehemiah Younger married Rachel Lytle on 5 September 1795 in Baltimore County, Maryland. Rachel was the second of his three known wives.
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This Week in the Family History: August 27–September 2, 2023
Stephen Henry Hopkins and his wife Malinda Ann Poff left the Cumberland Gap area in a wagon train heading west about 1869.
This Week in the Family History: April 2–8, 2023
Janie Lydia Ramsey, an avid genealogist, was born on 8 April 1889 and died four days after her 99th birthday on 12 April 1998.
This Week in the Family History: February 19–25, 2023
Garrett Minor died on 20 February 1721 in Middlesex County, Virginia. Garrett’s father, Doodes Minor, and grandfather, Maindort Doodes, immigrated from Holland and gained citizenship in October 1673.
This Week in the Family History: February 12–18, 2023
Jalia Tetitia Owens Griffin died on 14 February 1876 at age 42 of childbirth complications. Her baby also died a few months later
This Week in the Family History: February 5–11, 2023
Cova Henry Howard died on 9 February 1931 in Harlan County, Kentucky at age 73. Henry’s first name was likely Covey, after his father John Covey Howard, but it is spelled Cova on his headstone.
This Week in the Family History: December 20–26
Feature James Arton Hopkins and Lucinda Howard (*Great-grandparents, Hopkins) 135 Years Ago: James Arton Hopkins and Lucinda Howard were married on 25 December 1885. I haven’t found a marriage record for them, but that is the date their daughter, Lula, said they were married. They almost certainly married in Harlan County, Kentucky, where they started […]
This Week in the Family History: February 16–22
Feature: August Krueger 93 Years Ago: August Krueger died 16 February 1927 in Berea, Madison County, Kentucky. His death certificate lists heart failure as the cause of death, but the family story is that he hemorrhaged when eating either a cracker or cornbread after having a tonsillectomy.1 August was the son of Fritz Krueger and […]
Surname Saturday – Dobyns
Edward Dobyns and Sarah Mott Edward Dobyns was born on 19 Dec 1774 in Richmond County, Virginia. He was the son of Edward Dobyns and Amony (maiden name unknown). Sarah “Sally” Mott was born on 18 Feb 1775 in Northumberland County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Randolph Mott and Nancy Ann Walker. Edward and […]
Surname Saturday – Mott
Today’s surname is Mott, the name of one of my 4th great-grandmothers. 5. Verda Waller “Verdie Jane” Hankins 10. Thomas Leander “Lee” Hankins 21. Isabella Jane Goodloe 43. Eliza Ann Dobyns 87. Sarah “Sally” Mott Born 18 Feb 1775, Northumberland County, Colony of Virginia Married Edward Dobyns 26 ec 1797, Richmond County, Virginia Probably […]
