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This Week in the Family History: July 26–August 1

July 26, 2020

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, […]

Where There’s a Will: Finding Polly Smith’s Father

March 3, 2018

A few years ago, I mentioned in a blog post that I didn’t know the parents of my 3rd great-grandmother, Polly Y. Smith who married James Lanier  29 July 1810 in old Randolph (now Jasper) County, Georgia.1 I wouldn’t call that a brick wall, because I hadn’t really tried to identify her parents beyond a cursory […]

This Week in the Family History: July 24–30

July 24, 2016

July 24 ► 17 Years Ago: John William “Bill” Krueger died in 1999 in Trimble County, Kentcky. (Taylor line) July 25 ► 156 Years Ago: James W. “Jim” Hankins was born in 1860 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. (Hankins line) July 27 ► 98 Years Ago: Lois Marie McCauley was born in 1918 in Muhlenberg County, […]

Identifying Parents for Rebecca, Polly, and Rachel

January 6, 2016

This morning I’m on my way to Salt Lake City for a few days of research this week and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy course “Advanced DNA Analysis Techniques for Genealogical Research” next week. Narrowing down the research to tackle at the Family History Library can be difficult considering the volume of  material available. I’ve […]

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