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This Week in the Family History: February 26–March 4, 2023

February 26, 2023

This Week in the Family History: February 26-March 4, 20233

Feature

181 Years Ago: Winifred Mullins Owens

Winifred Mullins Owens died on 26 February 1842 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, a month before her 76th birthday. Winifred’s birth place is unknown but was likely either in Virginia or North Carolina.

Winifred married David Owens on 20 December 1780 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, after obtaining a marriage bond on the 16th. They migrated to Rockcastle County between 1800 and 1810 along with her parents, Henry Mullins and Mary Terry, and her brothers, Terry, Gardner, Champ, and Spencer.

Winifred’s burial location is unknown.

Relationship: Taylor Line, 4th great-grandmother

McCauley Line

184 Years Ago: Nancy Elizabeth Jackson

  • Died: 26 February 1842, Heard County, Georgia
  • Parents: Samuel W. Jackson and Lavinia Malone
  • Relationship: Sister of 2nd great-grandmother Charlotte Jackson

183 Years Ago: William Jasper Clark

  • Born: 2 March 1840, Randolph County, Alabama
  • Spouse: Frances Elizabeth Lanier
  • Relationship: Brother-in-law of great-grandfather Joseph Smith Lanier

148 Years Ago: John William McCauley

  • Born: 1 March 1875, Chambers or Randolph County, Alabama
  • Parents: Joseph Smith Lanier and Nancy Jane Bennett
  • Relationship: Paternal grandfather

130 Years Ago: Abbie Crawford Bennett

  • Born: 28 February 1893, Alabama
  • Parents: Robert Lee Bennett and Ida Arrington
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of paternal grandfather, John William McCauley

119 Years Ago: Nancy Caroline Smith Jackson

  • Died: 26 February 1904
  • Parents: William Wynn Smith and Mary J. Bostick
  • Spouse: Lee Roy Jackson
  • Relationship: Sister-in-law of 2nd great-grandmother Charlotte Jackson

119 Years Ago: George Washington Lanier

  • Died: 4 March 1904, Sunflower County, Mississippi
  • Parents: Joseph Smith Lanier and Nancy Jane Bennett
  • Relationship: Brother of paternal grandfather, John William McCauley

113 Years Ago: Lillie Vashti Lanier

  • Married: Jesse Walls (1st husband), 26 February 1910, Fulton County, Georgia
  • Parents: Joseph Smith Lanier and Nancy Jane Bennett
  • Relationship: Sister of paternal grandfather, John William McCauley

112 Years Ago: Heyman Lanier White

  • Born: 4 March 1911, Alabama
  • Parents: Virgil Slocum White and Hattie Eugenia Lanier
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of father, David Hankins McCauley

97 Years Ago: Elizabeth Martyne Baird

  • Born: 27 February 1926, Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky
  • Parents: S. L. Baird and Elizabeth Marie Westerfield
  • Spouse: Jason Gordon Lucas, Jr.
  • Relationship: Wife of 1st cousin

88 Years Ago: Lillie Vashti Lanier

  • Married: James Henry Dixon (5th husband), 2 March 1935
  • Parents: Joseph Smith Lanier and Nancy Jane Bennett
  • Relationship: Sister of paternal grandfather, John William McCauley

36 Years Ago: Adrian Stinson Tomes

  • Died: 3 March 1987, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
  • Parents: William Coda Tomes and Mary Elizabeth Stinson
  • Spouse: Kathryn Louise McCauley
  • Relationship: Brother-in-law of father, David Hankins McCauley

17 Years Ago: Lois Marie McCauley Dockins

  • Died: 1 March 2006, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
  • Parents: John William McCauley and Verda Waller Hankins
  • Relationship: Paternal aunt

Hankins Line

417 Years Ago: Edmund Waller

  • Born: 3 March 1606
  • Parents: Robert Waller and Ann Hampden
  • Relationship: Brother of 9th great-grandmother Ursula Waller

276 Years Ago: Diana Minor

  • Born: 28 February 1747, Virginia
  • Parents: John Minor and Sarah Carr
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of 6th great-grandfather Henry Goodloe (Minor side) and 1st cousin of 5th great-grandmother Dorothy Waller (Carr side)

267 Years Ago: Ann Waller

  • Born: 29 February 1756, Virginia
  • Parents: Benjamin Waller and Martha Hall
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of 5th great-grandmother Dorothy Waller

229 Years Ago: Ann Nancy Dobyns

  • Married: Luke Jackson, 28 February 1794, Richmond County, Virginia
  • Parents: Charles Dobyns and Lucy Elder
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of 4th great-grandfather Edward Dobyns

189 Years Ago: John Frederick Dobyns

  • Married: Elizabeth Jane Givens, 27 February 1834, Hopkins County, Kentucky
  • Parents: Frederick Dobyns and Lucy Mott
  • Relationship: Double 1st cousin of 3rd great-grandmother Eliza Ann Dobyns

174 Years Ago: Daniel Crittenden Fox

  • Married: Margaret Ann Russell, 26 February 1849, Hopkins County, Kentucky
  • Parents: Daniel Fox and Elizabeth Davis
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of 3rd great-grandfather Houston Hankins

135 Years go: Velvie Hawkins

  • Born: 29 February 1888, Georgia
  • Parents: Benjamin H. Hawkins and Mary E. Petty
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of maternal grandmother, Verda Waller Hankins

126 Years Ago: Hustler Hankins

  • Died: 28 February 1897, Hopkins County, Kentucky
  • Parents: John Houston Hankins and Martha A. E. Clements
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of paternal grandmother, Verda Waller Hankins

118 Years Ago: Thomas Richard Hankins

  • Married: Bettie Smith (1st wife), 1 March 1905, Hopkins County, Kentucky
  • Parents: Thomas Leander Hankins and Samantha Angeline Petty
  • Relationship: Brother of paternal grandmother, Verda Waller Hankins

38 Years Ago: Jackson Petty

  • Died: 3 March 1985, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia
  • Parents: Joseph Bunyan Petty and Fredonia Tyson
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of paternal grandmother, Verda Waller Hankins

Hopkins Line

362 Years Ago: Hannah Barney

  • Born: 2 March 1661
  • Parents: Jacob Barney and Ann Witt
  • Relationship: Sister of 8th great-grandfather Joseph Barney

317 Years Ago: Anne Cole

  • Born: 1 March 1706
  • Parents: Ebenezer Cole and Mehitable Luther
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of 7th great-grandfather Hugh Cole (Cole side) and 1st cousin of 6th great-grandfather Joseph Cole (Luther side)

314 Years Ago: Martha Cole

  • Born: 1 March 1709
  • Parents: Ebenezer Cole and Mehitable Luther
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of 7th great-grandfather Hugh Cole (Cole side) and 1st cousin of 6th great-grandfather Joseph Cole (Luther side)

313 Years Ago: Israel Cole

  • Born: 4 March 1710
  • Parents: Benjamin Cole and Hannah Eddy
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of 8th great-grandfather Hugh Cole

292 Years Ago: Elizabeth Hopkins

  • Died: 26 February 1731
  • Parents: Thomas Hopkins and Mary Smith
  • Relationship: Sister of 7th great-grandfather William Hopkins

234 Years Ago: Zebedee Hopkins

  • Died: 4 March 1789
  • Parents: Thomas Hopkins and Mary Smith
  • Relationship: Brother of 7th great-grandfather William Hopkins

183 Years Ago: William Risner

  • Married: Abigail Salyer, 27 February 1840, Floyd County, Kentucky
  • Parents: Michael Risner and Sarah Howard
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of 2nd great-grandfather John Covey Howard

164 Years Ago: George C. Hopkins

  • Born: 26 February 1859, Hancock County, Tennessee
  • Parents: ? Graham and Elizabeth Hopkins
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandfather James Arton Hopkins

158 Years Ago: Calvina Hopkins

  • Married: Silas W. Saylor, 27 February 1865, Harlan County, Kentucky
  • Parents: Stephen Hopkins and Rachel McFarland
  • Relationship: Sister of 2nd great-grandmother Eliza Hopkins

140 Years Ago: William Hopkins

  • Born: 27 February 1883, Harlan County, Kentucky
  • Parents: William Columbus Hopkins and Elizabeth Anne Skidmore
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of maternal grandfather, Elmer Dennis Hopkins

110 Years Ago: Felix Hopkins

  • Born: 28 February 1913, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
  • Parents: William Columbus Hopkins and Martha Ella Collins
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of maternal grandfather, Elmer Dennis Hopkins

99 Years Ago: Ruby Marie Hopkins

  • Born: 26 February 1924, Shonn, Harlan County, Kentucky
  • Parents: Elmer Dennis Hopkins and Emma Ewers Taylor
  • Relationship: Maternal aunt

90 Years Ago: Elijah Brock

  • Died: 1 March 1933, Wallins Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky
  • Parents: Jake Brock and Sally Saylor
  • Spouse: Sarah S. Howard
  • Relationship: Brother-in-law of great-grandmother Lucinda Howard

84 Years Ago: John Howard Hopkins

  • Married: Opal L. Burchett, 4 March 1939, Harlan County, Kentucky
  • Parents: John Covey Hopkins and Idress Jane Howard
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of mother, Uta Faye Hopkins

54 Years Ago: John Covey Hopkins

  • Died: 3 March 1986, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
  • Parents: James Arton Hopkins and Lucinda Howard
  • Relationship: Brother of maternal grandfather, Elmer Dennis Hopkins

37 Years Ago: Idress Jane Howard Hopkins

  • Died: 3 March 1986, Coldiron, Harlan County, Kentucky
  • Parents: William Frye Howard and Mintie Laura Howard
  • Spouse: John Covey Hopkins
  • Relationship: Sister-in-law of of maternal grandfather, Elmer Dennis Hopkins

Taylor Line

153 Years Ago: Carrie Graves Lair

  • Born: 3 March 1870, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
  • Parents: Jerome Burke Lair and Ann French
  • Relationship: Half-1st cousin of great-grandfather John Cook Taylor

138 Years Ago: George Ann Owens

  • Married: Wilson Asbill, 4 March 1885, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
  • Parents: Larkin Owens and Barthenia Bryant
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandmother Emma Jane Owens

128 Years Ago: Laura Clay Taylor

  • Married: George Stephen Livesay, 4 March 1895, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
  • Robert Taylor and Mary Margaret Parsons
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of John Cook Taylor

125 Years Ago: Joseph Love Ramsey

  • Married: Glathia Jane Coffey (2nd wife), 28 February 1898, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
  • Parents: Thomas Ramsey, Jr. and Rhoda Ann Lavender
  • Relationship: Brother of 2nd great-grandmother Margaret E. Ramsey

124 Years Ago: Johnie Parsons

  • Born: 2 March 1899, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
  • Parents: Theard Parsons and Nancy A. Taylor
  • Relationship: Half-1st cousin of great-grandfather John Cook Taylor

122 Years Ago: Pleasant David Ramsey

  • Married: Elizabeth Burdette, 27 February 1901, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
  • Parents: Madison Ramsey and Elizabeth Taylor
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandfather John Cook Taylor

122 Years Ago: Stephen B. Ramsey

  • Married: Missouri Jane Bryant (2nd wife), 28 February 1901, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
  • Parents: Madison Ramsey and Elizabeth Taylor
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of great-grandfather John Cook Taylor

118 Years Ago: Joseph Mattison Craig

  • Married: Lou Ellen Brown, 2 March 1905, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
  • Parents: Alfred Gillis Craig and Elizabeth Owens
  • Relationship: 1st cousin of maternal grandmother, Emma Ewers Taylor

105 Years Ago: Theard Parsons

  • Died: 27 February 1918, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
  • Parents: Samuel Parsons and Phoebe Jane Cook
  • Spouse: Nancy A. Taylor
  • Relationship: Brother-in-law of 2nd great-grandfather James Francis Taylor

83 Years Ago: Sarah Rebecca Taylor

  • Died: 1 March 1940, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
  • Parents: William Taylor and Delilah Cox
  • Relationship: Half-sister of 2nd great-grandfather James Francis Taylor
Sources available upon request

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Linda F. McCauley

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