When I came across California Voter Registration Records on Ancestry.com a few months ago, I immediately searched for my grandmother’s brother, James Bailey Hankins, but I didn’t expect to learn so much. Uncle Jimmy lived at 11 different addresses from 1924 to 1954 and he wasn’t especially loyal to either major political party. I knew he was […]
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How Many Times Was Thomas Richard Hankins Married?
Two? That’s what the consensus seemed to be among family members. Dick Hankins married Bettie Smith on 1 March 1905 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Bettie and their second child both died in 1909. Later he married Edith Rhea Jackson from Springfield, Tennessee. It appeared they were married before 16 May 1911 because this was published […]
Perry Hankins Has a Headstone!
For years I thought Perry Hankins did not have a headstone. I was wrong. Perry died in Denver Colorado in 1922, and his body was returned to Hopkins County, Kentucky, for burial. He was in Denver for treatment of Tuberculosis. According to his obituary, he was buried in “the Catholic Cemetery” but there is no […]
Turns Out Aunt Lillie Didn’t Marry Jack Young
Yes, I’m writing about my grandfather’s sister, Lillie Vashti Lanier, again. Frankly, I’m fascinated by her for many reasons and her apparent five marriages aren’t even at the top of that list. But this is not just another post about Lillie; it is also about how making assumptions without all of the available facts can send you […]
1940 U. S. Census: Following the Census Taker’s Path
Do you ever wonder how the census taker went from house to house? Did they go up one side of the street and then down the other? How many blocks did they go on one side before hitting the other side of the street? Did they go back and forth across the street working both […]
Did the U. S. Federal Government Register Births?
Since birth certificates are such a big topic lately, it seemed like a good time to ask this question and look for an answer. You are probably wondering why I would ask such a question. This is why. This document isn’t in the best shape and the ink is a little faded but it […]
Amanuensis Monday – Titus Fox’s Revolutionary War Pension File – Part 2
This is a continuation of the transcription of R3724 – Titus Fox – NC. Part 1 is here. State of Kentucky Hopkins County On this 14th day of September, 1853, Before me, James A. Nisbet an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and States aforesaid, personally appeared Jesse Fox who, being […]
Amanuensis Monday – Titus Fox’s Revolutionary War Pension File
Elizabeth Wright Fox filed a Revolutionary War Pension application in 1844 based on her late husband’s service. This transcription is the first two pages of record R3724 – Titus Fox – NC. State of Kentucky Hopkins County On the 12th day of March 1844 personally appeared before the Court for the County aforesaid Elizabeth Fox […]
