tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75205970833868803162024-03-12T20:08:33.496-05:00GeneaDiva's History, Genealogy and "Stuff"The blog will probably consist of the following topics: genealogy, History and general stuff connected to my life with emphasis on history and genealogy.
Copyright (c)Geneadiva 2007.2008.2009.2010.2011.2012.2013GeneaDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520597083386880316.post-72260056444871676662021-10-25T09:32:00.002-05:002021-10-25T09:39:59.107-05:00Monument to the War of 1812 Soldiers from Tennessee<p> Monument to the War of 1812 Soldiers from Tennessee. This monument is located on the beautiful Natchez Trace Highway.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OQ_NeyoY8jI/YXa_w6wThcI/AAAAAAABimc/4cycHjXRyxAmuW-DNyI9zcv0LApACqwjgCNcBGAsYHQ/s756/War%2Bof%2B1812%2BMemorial%2Bon%2BNatchez%2BTrace.14%2BNov%2B2020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="506" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OQ_NeyoY8jI/YXa_w6wThcI/AAAAAAABimc/4cycHjXRyxAmuW-DNyI9zcv0LApACqwjgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/War%2Bof%2B1812%2BMemorial%2Bon%2BNatchez%2BTrace.14%2BNov%2B2020.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Transcribed as follows:</p><p>U.S.D.</p><p>1812</p><p>THIS MONUMENT MEMORIALIZES<b> WAR OF 1812 SOLDIERS </b> BURIED ALONG THE OLD NATCHEZ TRACE, AND IT HONORS THE SERVICE OF ALL <b>BRAVE VOLUNTEERS</b> WHO MARCHED ON THE NATCHEZ TRACE DURING THE WAR OF 1812 TO HELP ESTABLISH AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.</p><p>THE NATCHEZ TRACE SERVED AS AN IMPORTANT ROUTE TO MOVE TROOPS FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE GULF COAST REGION. TENNESSEE VOLUNTEER CAVALRY UNDER LEADERSHIP OF <b>ANDREW JACKSON</b> MARCHED DOWN THE NATCHEZ TRACE TO NATCHEZ IN JANUARY 1813. <b>GEN. JACKSON</b> MARCHED WITH HIS SOLDIERS ON THEIR RETURN APRIL 1813. SOLDIER DETACHMENTS UNDER JACKSON'S COMMAND AGAIN MARCHED ON THE NATCHEZ TRACE IN 1814, AND FOLLOWING THE VICTORY AT THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS, MOST OF THE <b>AMERICANS </b>WHO FOUGHT THE BATTLE RETURNED ON THE TRACE.<b> VOLUNTEERS</b> MARCHED HUNDREDS OF MILES OFTEN IN SEVERE WEATHER WITH LITTLE FOOD AND INADEQUATE EQUIPMENT. NATCHEZ TRACE INNS SERVED AS HOSPITALS. <b>SOLDIERS </b>WHO DID NOT SURVIVE THE MARCHES ARE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES ALONG THE TRACE, ON<b> GEN. JACKSON</b>'S RETURN NEAR THIS POINT, HE PROCLAIMED HIS VIEW OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE VICTORY EARNED BY THE SOLDIERS</p><p>SACRIFICES OUR RIGHTS WILL HENCEFORTH BE RESPECTED." TENNESSEE STATE SOCIETY UNITED STATES DAUGHTERS OF 1812</p><p>ON THE BICENTENNIAL</p><p>JUNE 16, 2012</p><p>photograph copyright by me 14 Nov 2020.</p>GeneaDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520597083386880316.post-30883329723339436022021-10-25T09:17:00.004-05:002021-10-25T11:13:08.056-05:00Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Savannah, Tennessee<p> This is the beautiful Vietnam Memorial at the Veterans Park, Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S9tY_p6cP30/YXa685-QN8I/AAAAAAABimQ/N5p7cUdT2poYTRMk54qYrSlWcyQRxGZMgCNcBGAsYHQ/s571/Vietnam%2BMemorial%2Bat%2BSavannah%252C%2BTennessee.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="452" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S9tY_p6cP30/YXa685-QN8I/AAAAAAABimQ/N5p7cUdT2poYTRMk54qYrSlWcyQRxGZMgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/Vietnam%2BMemorial%2Bat%2BSavannah%252C%2BTennessee.png" width="253" /></a></div><br /><p>Transcription: WELCOME HOME VIETNAM VETERANS</p><p>DEDICATED TO THOSE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE THEIR YOUTH TO PRESERVE FREEDOM IN VIETNAM.</p><p>THOSE WHO GAVE ALL IN VIETNAM:</p><p><b>JOHN E. MILLINDER</b></p><p><b>DAVID H. BROWN</b></p><p><b>CHARLES E.PUTNAM</b></p><p><b>FREDDIE K. MARTIN</b></p><p><b>PHILLIP G. MCCALL</b></p><p>WHO WILL REMEMBER THE VIETNAM WAR, FOUGHT FOR SO MANY YEARS; YOUNG MEN DIED, MOTHERS CRIED, AND AT HOME THERE WERE NO CHEERS.</p><p>photograph copyright by me on 3 Oct 2020.</p><p>The Honor Roll Project Page: <a href="https://honorrollproject.weebly.com/" target="_blank">https://honorrollproject.weebly.com/</a></p>GeneaDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520597083386880316.post-4438270342301594432016-12-10T12:10:00.000-06:002016-12-10T12:10:06.174-06:00Lowrance Cemetery, South West McNairy County, Tennessee<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;">Lowrance Cemetery is located in South West McNairy County, Tennessee about 2.5 miles off Rose Creek Road. There is a sign at Rose Creek Road and Mt. Pleasant Road. This is a county road, however, it is best accessed with a four wheel drive as the road is mud, rock and ruts especially during and after a rain. Be prepared for tall grass, ticks, chiggers and mosquitoes as well as creepy crawly critters.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The McNairy County Historical Society recently placed a sign to make sure this historic cemetery isn't forgotten or lost.</span><br />
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<br />GeneaDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520597083386880316.post-69649893041553402682015-09-13T14:43:00.000-05:002015-09-13T14:47:18.176-05:00Roping and Wrangling with the Rogers Part III: Possible Hardeman County, Tennessee Father for Sarah Rogers Cox<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Searching for Sarah Rogers Cox (1821 TN-1905 Chester County, Tennessee) is like looking for a needle in the proverbial hay stack; however, since it is a known fact Sarah married Joseph Cox in Hardeman County in 1837 it seemed logical to pursue the 1830 census to see if there are possibilities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The 1830 U.S. Federal census for Hardeman County, Tennessee reveals six households with seven females born between 1820-1825. One of these seven girls may be Sarah! Eli Rogers has two females in his household who fit the criteria.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of these six men, Henry Rogers lives in closest proximity to known friends, associates and neighbors of Joseph and Sarah Cox. Recorded on the same page are three Henson men. The next page Alexander Cox, brother of Joseph Cox, is recorded with two males in household age 20-30 (born 1810-1820), which one is suspected to be Joseph.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Additional work needs to be completed including deed review and analysis. Will nor probate has been located in Hardeman County for Henry Rogers/Rodgers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One must also take into consideration Hardeman County was formed in 1823 and settlers were moving into the county on a daily basis, so Sarah's family may not have been recorded in Hardeman County for 1830.</span></div>
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Year: <em>1840</em>; Census Place: <em>Hardeman, Tennessee</em>; Roll: <em>522</em>; Family History Library Film: <em>002454. </em>Ancestry.com.</div>
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Year: <em>1840</em>; Census Place: <em>Tippah, Mississippi</em>; Roll: <em>219</em>; Page: <em>209</em>; Image: <em>423</em>; Family History Library Film:<em>0014842. </em><em>1840 United States Federal Census</em> [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. </div>
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Year: <em>1850</em>; Census Place: <em>Hardeman, Tennessee</em>; Roll: <em>M432_881</em>; Page: <em>121A</em>; Image: <em>536. </em>Ancestry.com. <em>1850 United States Federal Census</em> [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.</div>
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This fantastic photograph is of the Weona Gin (Weona, Arkansas). Left to right is A. R. Robb, Abe Hatley and Dick Bryant. This photograph was in the collection of Mary Frances James Tull. The writing on the back is of Jesse T. James, who was the original owner of these photographs.</div>
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The back of this photograph says, "Marked Tree Gin" (Marked Tree, Arkansas) and is either in the handwriting of Mary Ada Woods James or Jesse James. I obtained the photograph from the collection of Mary Frances James Tull</div>
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This is the grain elevator in Marked Tree, Arkansas. It is difficult to see, but there are four men in the photograph. One is sweeping and the other three appear to be entered this part of the building. One is coming from inside (back). One is entering from the left and one is walking up the steps on the right. Original photograph of Jesse James of Marked Tree, Arkansas. Now in possession of this writer.</div>
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Another great photograph of the Marked Tree (Arkansas) Grain Elevator, looking North. How cool is the ton truck framed in the picture?</div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>1863 March 9</b>- Born in Tishomingo (current Alcorn County) Mississippi</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>1890 September 25</b>- Married Nancy Dorenda Randolph, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"> </span>John F. James, white, male, born March 1864; age 36; married x 10 years; born Mississippi; father born South Carolina; mother born Mississippi; Occupation: Coal Digger, yes to reads, writes and speaks English; Rents and lives in a house as opposed to a farm.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>1906 April 28</b>- Living in Amory, Mississippi when daughter, Lucy Clementine James is born.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"> </span>James, John Franklin, male, white, age 47, married one time x 20 years; born Mississippi; father born Mississippi; mother born Mississippi; occupation: farmer, specifically truck farm; reads, writes, rents a farm, farm schedule # 138.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">The following are missing from his timeline:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">1. Parents are alleged to be William Ephraim JAMES and Lydia or Lidda Ann MYERS (information from Jesse Tillmon James and Minnie Myrtle James Short in 1983 and 1984). To date, have not been able to locate a document to prove this information. I do have a picture of his brothers, Jacob Newton James and Leslie Christopher James, which Jesse T. James had in his possession. He was certain these were brothers of John Franklin James. Aunt Minnie told me she corresponded with Uncle Chris until she married in 1923. She knew where he lived and died as well as a little information about his wife and children. Uncle Newt was a "first class cook" on a Passenger railroad. He was married to a Florence in McNairy County, Tennessee and left his wife after their children died young. He was never heard from again. Other siblings were Tug (Philip Tuggle James), James R. James, a Methodist Preacher. Grandpa had a lot of information about him and his family which has all been proven with documentation. Another brother was Isaac W. James and a sister who married a WOODS and moved to Oklahoma. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Now, I find some of these children with their parents or parent after William Ephraim James dies in the mid 1870's. John Franklin is never listed with his family on a census record. I have checked for guardian bonds in Alcorn County, Mississippi as well as McNairy County, Tennessee. Why did I check in McNairy County? Because Granpa (Jesse T. James) and Aunt Minnie insisted John Franklin James came to live with his maternal grandpa MYERS in McNairy County after his parents died. I did find his Grandpa Myers in McNairy County, but not John F. James. When the 1880 census was taken in McNairy County, there is an Isaac James and and a John James listed as servants of two different Simpson families in McNairy County. I haven't found any relation with these Simpson families to date nor can I prove they are children of William E. James.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Oh, And that Tennessee Death Certificate for John Franklin James:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Curry Funeral Home Personnel tell me the Death Certificate was filed with the state. Prior to Tennessee Death Records being placed online, I motored to Nashville, Tennessee to the Tennessee State Library and Archives and read the 1916-1918 for Dyer County, Tennessee microfilm without locating the death certificate for John Franklin James. Since the records have been placed online at both familysearch.org and ancestry.com, I have read literally thousands of death certificates in hopes his name is misspelled, labeled with incorrect county, etc. To date, haven't located a death certificate. I have a letter from the Woodmen of the World headquarters stating they felt sure he must have had a Tennessee Death Certificate as they wouldn't have provided his grave stone without one. Unfortunately, they have not kept the records. I do have the funeral home record and thankful to Curry Funeral Home for being so patient and kind with me on my many trips to their funeral home inquiring about records for John Franklin James.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">What's missing? What records would you search? Where would you look for additional information on John Franklin James? (yes, I have checked for a will and probate records).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>GeneaDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520597083386880316.post-81155610659123365612014-01-31T17:37:00.000-06:002014-01-31T17:38:41.883-06:00Talladega Superspeedway (52 Ancestsors in 52 Weeks)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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My mother used to say she wanted to be a racecar driver. We would laugh at her and never took her seriously. I wish we had provided an opportunity for her to at least have driven a car around the track. Alas, we never did. Several years ago we were at the Pink Palace in Memphis, Tennessee while they had a NASCAR exhibit including a car and again she verbalized the dream of driving a racecar. Of course, by then, she wasn't physically able to drive her own automobile much less a high powered race car.</div>
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Mother definitely would have enjoyed cruising the Talladega Tri- Oval track. It is a beautiful sight watching the cars come around the track. In her younger years she would have thrived on the competition and the speed. There isn't anything like the roar of NASCAR race. Thankfully, high in the stands, the roar is fun, but not too loud.</div>
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I salute my mother for this post of 52 ancestors in 52 weeks. I will not provide her name to respect her privacy. </div>
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<br />GeneaDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520597083386880316.post-69883629399091377922014-01-31T16:34:00.000-06:002014-01-31T16:34:08.759-06:00Roping and Wrangling with the Rogers, Part II (52 ancestors in 52 weeks)<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">As I continue my Rogers Research project in hopes of locating the parents of my third great grandmother, Sarah Rogers Cox (1821-1909) of Hardeman, McNairy and Chester counties in Tennessee, I am going to review other families in the neighborhood with known relationships. Today it is the HENSON family.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">Starting with Sarah Catherine Rogers Henson (wife of Joseph Henson) as she </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">1. Shares a name with Sarah Rogers Cox.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">2. They live in close proximity to each other in the 1850 census.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">3. There are several known Rogers/Cox/Henson relationships in the 19th and 20th centuries.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">4. Specifically, two of my Sarah's daughters married into same Henson family as Joseph J. Henson. Susan Cox married Nathaniel Henson (brother of Joseph J.), and Sarah C. Cox married William Henson (not exactly sure which Henson he is yet).</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;" /><br />Sarah Catherine Rogers Henson was born about 1830 in Tennessee to Unknown Father and Oney or Naoma Unknown ROGERS RAY. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The family was definitely living in Hardeman County by 1833 when Oney married Samuel Ray. Samuel and Oney Ray had at least seven children together that I have recorded from census records.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sarah Catherine Rogers married Joseph Henson in 1851 in Hardeman County, Tennessee. They started a family and had five children by the time the 1860 census enumerator came around to take the census. They had another child in 1861 and the last child in 1863.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Civil War definitely didn't skip Hardeman County and was front and center for the Henson family who were Union Sympathizers. Joseph Henson had allegiances to the Union Forces and allegedly even fought with a Union Cavalry Regiment. According to St. Louis, Missouri Provost files in 1863, William A. Henson, father of Joseph, requested transportation for himself, six other adults and six children from St. Louis to Quincy, Illinois. His son, Joseph had been killed by Confederate Guerrillas and the family was seeking refuge in Illinois where William already had a brother and friends. Sarah Catherine, Joseph's widow, and her children were part of this party.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sarah Catherine Henson Rogers was living in Adams County, Illinois in 1870 with her children. By 1872 she was living in Callaway County, Missouri when Mrs. Sarah Henson married John Wm. Fondren. She went on to live the rest of her life in Missouri, but what about the rest of the Henson family?</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I believe William A. Henson came back to Hardeman County and died about 1869. The following was located in the Bolivar Bulletin: Hardeman <span style="background-color: #f8f8f3;">County Court Term Nov 1869 " for sale of land for W. A. Henson, Dec'd"-</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f8f8f3;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nathaniel Henson, another son of William and Maley Henson, also traveled to Illinois with the family. He is listed in the Civil War Draft and he married his first wife, Annie Carpenter in Brown County, Illinois in 1864. He did come back to Tennessee prior to 1867. He is a direct ancestor to one of my brothers-in-law.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f8f8f3;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Additionally, I believe Stephen Ballum Henson, another son of William A. Henson, actually died in McNairy County, Tennessee. I located a death certificate dated 1924 for Stephen Ballum (Barlum as indexed) and it appears to be him based on known birth date of about 1839.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f8f8f3;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Remember, my Sarah Rogers Cox (1821-1909), who married Joseph Cox in Hardeman County, Tennessee? Well, what KNOWN connection does she have to the William A. Henson family?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f3;">Joseph and Sarah Rogers Cox's daughter, Susan Cox (1846-before 1890) became the second wife of Nathaniel Henson, son of William A. Henson. They married 1877 in Hardeman County and had three known children: Peter Thomas, James and WILLOUGHBY Edward Henson. There is the name, Willoughby again. See <a href="http://geneadiva.blogspot.com/2014/01/roping-and-wrangling-with-rogers-family.html">Roping and Wrangling with the Rogers, Part I</a> for additional information on the name of Willoughby in the Rogers' family.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f3;">Joseph and Sarah Rogers Cox had a daughter named Sarah Cox (1848-after 1920) who married a William A. Henson in 1884 in McNairy County. I haven't located a birthdate for William or Bill Henson, so I haven't determined if he is the son of William A. Henson or another named William Henson. Nathaniel and Joseph Henson do have a brother named William A. Henson who was born about 1843 in North Carolina. Sarah Cox married William Henson in 1884 and he died or disappeared by 1900 census. Sarah and William have one known daughter, and in 1903 Sarah married her third husband.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Review: Sarah Catherine ROGERS born about 1830 TN married Joseph Henson, son of William A. Henson(about 1805-1869).</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">William A. Henson had other sons, Nathaniel and William A., Stephen Barlum, and Daniel Henson. They are all the correct age to have participated in the Civil War.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nathaniel Henson married Susan COX, daughter of Joseph and Sarah ROGERS Cox. They named a son Willoughby!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sarah COX, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Rogers married a man, William (Bill) Henson, who may also be a son of William A. Henson, father of Nathaniel and Joseph Henson.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just for fun I will include another Cox/Henson marriage:</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">William Crawford Henson (1867-1944), son of Nathaniel Henson and Anney Carpenter, married Sarah Ann COX (1867-1905). This Sarah COX is a daughter of Edward and Mary (Cox) Cox. Mary Cox is the oldest daughter of Joseph and Sarah Rogers Cox. Edward is the son of Alexander COX. Alexander Cox is a brother of Joseph COX.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">William Crawford Henson was married to a Sarah Ann Cox and his step-mother is Susan COX while his mother-in-law is Mary COX. His wife is the granddaughter of Joseph and SARAH Rogers COX and his step-mother and mother-in-law are their daughters. These four ladies would have all been living in 1884 when William C and Sarah Ann married; what fun they must have had with their names. I just imagine them getting together for a quilting bee or some other gathering where they were discussing family who had moved away or died. I bet they talked about Sarah Rogers Henson, who lost her husband in the Civil War and never returned to West Tennessee. I'm sure they discussed the relationships of these various families and oh, if only they had recorded this information somewhere!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What a fun family to research. The search continues...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://geneadiva.blogspot.com/2014/01/roping-and-wrangling-with-rogers-family.html">Roping and Wrangling with the Rogers, Part I</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>1. The Bolivar Bulletin, 13 Nov 1869, Image 2; County Court for Nov 1869.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">2. </span><span style="background-color: #f8f8f3; color: #695e49; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">November 9, 1863 , Western Sanitary Commission, St. Louis, Missouri, provided to me by another researcher and (name omitted for privacy).</span></i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f8f8f3; color: #695e49; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>3. 1850 Hardeman County, Tennessee Census records.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f8f8f3; color: #695e49; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>4. Tennessee Marriage Records with actual images at ancestry.com.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f8f8f3; color: #695e49; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>5. 1860 U. S. Census records for Hardeman County, Tennessee.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f8f8f3; color: #695e49; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>6. 1870 U. S. Census records for Hardeman County, Tennessee and Adams County, Illinois.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f8f8f3; color: #695e49; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>7. Missouri Marriage Records with images, online at ancestry.com</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f8f8f3; color: #695e49; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>8. Tennessee Death Certificates for Stephen Ballum Henson.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f8f8f3; color: #695e49; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>9. Illinois Marriage records at familysearch.org for Nathaniel Henson and Ann E. Carpenter (Brown County, 1864)</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #695e49; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f3; line-height: 19.5px;"><i>10. U. S. Civil War Draft Card for Nathan S. Hinson of Adams County, Illinois.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #695e49; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f3; line-height: 19.5px;"><i>11, 1880 U.S. Census records for McNairy and Hardeman Counties, Tennessee.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #695e49; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f3; line-height: 19.5px;"><i>12. 1900 U.S. Census records for McNairy, Hardeman and Chester counties, Tennessee.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #695e49; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f3; line-height: 19.5px;"><i>13. Headstones at Palestine Cemetery, Chester County, Tennessee.</i></span></span><br />
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GeneaDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520597083386880316.post-90559336773726648262014-01-22T21:33:00.000-06:002014-01-22T21:33:26.124-06:00The Will of Barnabas Barron (52 Ancestors, 52 Weeks)<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Barnabas, AKA Barnaby Barron died before August 1793 in Nash County, North Carolina when his will was approved in Court.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">I don't know much about Barnabas except he must had loved his grandchildren and perhaps was deeply grieving for his daughter who had died by 1787.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">I received a tip that the grandfather of Tarlton Lee was a man named Barnabas Barron and in searching for information about Mr. Barron, located his last will and testament in Nash County Records at Familysearch!! Thank you Family Search for placing so many wills, estate settlements, probate records, etc online. Although they aren't indexed, they are worth the time to review and read these records. They are a goldmine of genealogical information.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">What I learned from his will:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">1. Barnaby Lee with inheritance of "negro man named Jim, 300 acres"</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">2. Bud Lee with inheritance of "one negro man named Frank, 300 acres"</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">3.</span><span style="color: red;"> Tarlton Lee with inheritance of "one negro man named Ned, 250 acres"</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">4. William Lee with inheritance of "two hundred acres containing the plantation where I now live..."</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">5. Elizabeth lee with inheritance of "three hundred acres..."</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">6. Nancy Lee with inheritance of "four hundred eighty seven acres lying in Edgecomb County....."</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">All children are under age on the 7th day of June 1792 when the will is signed by Barnaby.</span></span><br />
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"My old negro Wench,<span style="color: blue;"> Doll</span>, after my death, may be free and not in bondage to any person or persons, but to remain free the rest of her life and live on this plantation until my aforementioned grandchildren come of age, then under the care of <span style="color: blue;">John Ric</span>e."<br />
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My son-in-law, <span style="color: red;">William Lee</span>, two cows and calves and one bed and furniture....<br />
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Loving friends,<span style="color: blue;"> John Rice, James Barron and Barnaby Barron</span>, appointed as executors of his estate.<br />
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Barnaby signed his will with his mark and his four witnesses were:<br />
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Barnabas Barron had a total of 1837 acres of land lying in at least two counties (Nash and Edgecomb). Additionally, one hundred acres left to Barnaby Lee was the Lee land, which was possibly in Wake County, North Carolina.<br />
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Four slaves are mentioned by name. He had other slaves mentioned in the will, but they are not mentioned by name: <span style="color: blue;">Doll, Jim, Frank and Ned</span><br />
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Who is not mentioned in the will?<br />
1. A wife<br />
2. His deceased daughter; not even her name!<br />
3. Any other children, in laws or grandchildren<br />
4. There isn't a relationship stated with James Barron and Barnaby Barron, other than "loving friends".<br />
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William Lee (the son-in-law) is allegedly a Revolutionary War soldier (haven't located the proof yet) and this document will be a key to linking Tarlton Lee to his father and grandfather. I also have located some estate records for William Lee in 1800, Wake County, North Carolina, which will also be beneficial linking Tarlton and William Lee.<br />
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Other research needed:<br />
Estate Settlement/Probate<br />
Possible Guardian records<br />
Deeds for above mentioned land<br />
North Carolina County boundaries and dates of establishment<br />
Tax records for these counties<br />
Oath of Allegiance records as Barnabas may also qualify for Revolutionary War Service even if he wasn't a soldier.<br />
Search for other records available for this time frame in North Carolina and specifically what is available for these counties on the local and state level<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span>GeneaDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520597083386880316.post-31294020097917096282014-01-15T20:53:00.000-06:002014-01-15T20:53:53.047-06:00Roping and Wrangling with the Rogers Family (52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks-Challenge)<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Every Family Genealogist loves an ancestor with a common name and I am no exception as my family appears to descend from the most common names in America such as James, Cox, Johnson and Rogers.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The Rogers family will be the focus of this blog post and probably the next post too.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">ROGERS/RODGERS is not just a common surname, but one of many surnames without answers. Sometimes it appears these ancestors were just dropped from a rocket ship or by an UFO right into rural West Tennessee without papers or documentation. What were they thinking? Well, I guess they weren't thinking about a descendant trying to find and track them almost two centuries later. OR, maybe they were and didn't want to be located by descendants. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I am researching Sarah Rogers (1821-1909), who was born somewhere in the great state of Tennessee and by 1837 she was living in Hardeman County, Tennessee when she married Joseph COX. She is my third great-grandmother and I want to find her family.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Hunting high and low has revealed many clues, but no parents or siblings for Sarah. This is a synopsis of some of the many records located and analysed. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I checked the 1840 Hardeman County census to see if there was a ROGERS living in the same vicinity as Joseph Cox and right next door was a William Rogers. Unfortunately, he is too young to be the father of Sarah as he is listed between 30 and 40 years of age. I located marriage records for three William Rogers between 1827 and 1840 in Hardeman County, Tennessee. There wasn't a William Rogers living in Hardeman County by the 1850 census. Another close neighbor in 1840 was John Terry. Interestingly enough in 1838 he had married Susannah Rogers AND John Terry was bondsman for Joseph and Sarah Rogers Cox when they married in 1837. So we have three ROGERS living within six houses: William Rogers, Sarah Cox Rogers and Susanna Rogers Terry. We also have Henry Rogers as another close neighbor. Are They related and if so, how are they related?</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Henry Rogers, born between 1810-1820</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">William Rogers, born between 1800-1810</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Joseph Cox, born 1811</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">I looked for additional clues and connections with other Rogers' in the neighborhood. Joseph Cox was the bondsman for Willoughby Rogers and Sally Smith in 1837 Hardeman County. Willoughby Rogers and his family move to Calloway County, Kentucky, then Ripley County, Missouri. Willoughby was born about 1817 in North Carolina and of course, he has no known parents in Hardeman County either.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Willoughby Rogers was the bondsman for John Terry and Susannah Rogers in 1838.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I love the name Willoughby because it is unusual enough to trace and track.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Fast forward to 1860 McNairy County, Tennessee census record for Joseph Cox! Guess who lives in his household? Willoughby Rogers. This is a younger Willoughby though. He is 23, born about 1837 in Tennessee and single. I followed him back to 1850 and found him living with his parents, Peter and Nancy Unknown ROGERS in Stewart County, Tennessee. Here is a list of the children in the Peter Rogers household in 1850:</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> <span style="background-color: white;"> Henry Rogers, age 15</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: red;"> Wiliaby Rogers, age 13</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"> Sarah Rogers, age 11</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"> John Rogers, age 7</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"> William Rogers, age 5</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"> Jesse Rogers, age 3</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">See why I like Willoughby's name so much!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">There has to be a connection with Willoughby Rogers born in 1817 and Willoughby born in 1837. Willoughby, born in 1837, son of Peter, also moves to Ripley County, Missouri. Their other connection, of course, is Joseph COX.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Summary:</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Joseph Cox was bondsman for marriage of Willoughby ROGERS and Sally Smith.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Willoughby ROGERS was bondsman for John Terry and Susannah ROGERS.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">John Terry was bondsman for Joseph COX and Sarah ROGERS.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">A second man named Willoughby ROGERS, born c1837, was living in Joseph COX household in 1860.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Willoughby ROGERS born c1817 and Willoughby Rogers, born c1837 both move to Ripley County, Missouri.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">John Terry (husband of Susannah Rogers) dies by 1850. He leave five young children. His oldest son, Eli Terry marries Elizabeth Cox, a niece of Joseph Cox. Susannah ROGERS Terry is living next door to Joseph Cox in the 1850 census.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">There are several other ROGERS' in Hardeman County with COX connections. I will focus on them in a later post.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Other counties of interest: Stewart County, Tennessee, Calloway County, Kentucky, McNairy County, Tennessee and Ripley and Carter Counties, Missouri.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Analysis: There must be a relationship between all of these folks, but what exactly is the relationship and how does it take me back to my 4th great grandparents?? I especially look forward to any comments, clues, or connections.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Stay tuned for the HENSON Connection and more ROGERS/RODGERS Marriages</span></div>
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GeneaDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520597083386880316.post-16850054476291069162014-01-04T18:40:00.000-06:002014-01-07T20:22:46.831-06:00Hester Unknown Johnson (52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks- Challenge)<div style="text-align: center;">
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Hester Unknown Johnson is a third great grandmother I would like to learn about this year. Specifically, I would like to find her maiden name as well as her parents. Of course, I would like her death date and place too.</div>
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1. The 1850 census has her living in District 1 of Graves County, Kentucky with her husband, W. (Willis) Johnson and their four children. Hester is age 42 and listed as being born in Tennessee. Her oldest son, Peter is eight years old and the youngest child, Hester E. is 5 months of age.<br />
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Willis is age 60, male, white, farmer, born in North Carolina. His real estate is valued at $500 and he cannot read and write. Hester also is listed as "cannot read and write".<br />
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2. The 1860 census doesn't list Hester Johnson or her husband, Willis Johnson in Graves County or anywhere else in the United States. I do locate two of her children, Abraham, age 15 born Kentucky and Woodson, age 13 born in Kentucky. Both boys are living in the household of a Henry Johnson (age 45 born Tennessee) in District 13 of Hardeman County, Tennessee.<br />
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3. The only other record I have been blessed to find mentioning Hester Johnson is a Bible Record sent to me many years ago by a Abraham Johnson researcher. One of the Family Record pages lists Hester Ann Johnson was born June 28th 1808 (?1809 faded). Her children, Peter Lewis, Abram and Woodson are listed with birthdates. Willis Johnson isn't listed nor is baby Hester Johnson born in 1850. The next entries are the marriage of Woodson Johnson and R. J. Cox, then the birth of Hester Ann Johnson in 1870. Woodson and Rebecca Jane Cox Johnson are my 2nd great grandparents and Hester Ann or Hettie Johnson Tull is my great grandmother. This Bible record also includes some additional information on the Abraham Johnson's family. The Bible was published in 1864 by the American Bible Society, so evidently Hester didn't start the record. It must have been started by either Woodson or Abraham and they didn't mention their father or baby sister. I have always wondered why they omitted the information on their father and sister and didn't include their mother's maiden name and death date.<br />
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Graves county, Kentucky is one of those wonderful burned counties without early marriage, wills, and probate records, etc. Woodson Johnson is buried in a small rural cemetery on the state line, so I suspect they lived right on the Graves County, Kentucky/ Weakly County, Tennessee line. Although Kentucky does have some early death records, I haven't located one for Willis, Hester, Peter or Baby Hester. Willis Johnson is listed in the 1840 census as well as in some tax records. Based on earlier census records Willis had a first wife and children prior to marrying Hester about 1841.<br />
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Hardeman County, Tennessee does have early Guardian bond records and to date haven't located any guardian, probate, estate records mentioning Hester, Willis Johnson or their children.<br />
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I will continue to search early Kentucky and Tennessee newspapers for records of the Johnson family in hopes of locating an obituary, death notice, estate sale, settlement, guardian bond, etc.<br />
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Additionally, I will keep searching for deeds and land grants that might provide additional information or clues as to what happened to Willis and Hester.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b><i>1862 saw several large battles including Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing, </i></b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 37px;"><span style="color: red;">Murfreesboro</span></span><span style="color: red;"><b><i> or Stones River, Vicksburg, Island No. 10, Battle of Corinth, and Davis Bridge. These are just a few of the 1862 battles I can recall off the top of my head.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b><i>Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest kept West Tennessee busy during December 1862 with battles in Lexington, Jackson, Trenton and at Parker's Crossroads.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><i>2013 will bring additional sesquicentennial moments as well. I hope I am privileged to attend a few of these events. I enjoy learning about the American Civil War and more importantly, I enjoy sharing it with my younger relatives.</i></b></span></div>
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Fort Morgan is located at Mobile Bay at Gulf Shores, Alabama. The fort was started in 1819 to provide for stronger fortifications along the southern coastline. It was named after General Daniel Morgan, a Revolutionary War Soldier. The fort was deactivated and turned over to the State of Alabama in 1946. The fort was placed in caretaker status in 1841 and remained so until the Alabama Militia seized the fort on 4 Jan 1861. The Battle of Mobile Bay occurred in August 1864 and the fort was surrendered to Union forces on August 23rd.</div>
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GeneaDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520597083386880316.post-63776055952970655232011-10-02T13:22:00.001-05:002011-10-02T13:25:36.789-05:00Matrilineal Line<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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Hey genealogy buffs - it's <strong style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">Saturday Night</span></span></strong> again -- time for more <strong style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">Genealogy Fun!!</span></span></strong><br />
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:<br />
<span style="color: #3333ff;"> List your matrilineal line - your mother, her mother, etc. back to the first identifiable mother. Note: this line is how your mitochondrial DNA was passed to you!</span></i></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Maternal grandmother, Mary Ada WOODS (1904 Paducah, KY- 2002, Piggott, AR) Married </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Jessie JAMES.</span></span><br />
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<div class="blogPost" style="font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 6px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Great-grandmother, Alberta Virginia Neff (1872 Kingsport, TN- 1963 West Memphis, AR), married </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">James William WOODS.</span></div><div class="blogPost" style="font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 6px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Great-great grandmother, Sarah Catharine WILL (1842 Shenandoah County, VA- 1936 Jackson, Madison County, TN) Married </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Samuel Henry Neff.</span></div><div class="blogPost" style="font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 6px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">3rd great-grandmother, Sarah RUDDLE (c1798 VA- after 1860 Shenandoah County, VA) married 2nd to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">George WILL.</span></div><div class="blogPost" style="font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 6px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">4th great-grandmother, Elizabeth BOWMAN (1780 VA- 1806 Shenandoah County, VA) married </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Isaac RUDDLE </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">(1759-1833) (AKA Riddle, Ruddel, Riddel).</span></div><div class="blogPost" style="font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 6px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">5th great-grandmother, Barbara Unknown, died after 1825 Shenandoah County, Virginia, wife of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">John Bowman</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"> (son of Christian Bowman).</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">I have not had my mitochondrial DNA tested, but am curious as to what it would reveal about my female ancestors. I need to find out who Barbara is and where she was born. I haven't located her maiden name or a marriage record yet. I know her first name from chancery court papers in Shenandoah County, Virginia. She could be my immigrant ancestress or not....This definitely helps me to know I need to research Barbara and see exactly what is known about her and her life as well as her extended family records, females living in Shenandoah County, Virginia during this time period as well as other events going on during her life. She is living in America in time for the Revolutionary War, birth of USA, and George Washington becoming first President as well as the first six presidents of the USA. Living in Virginia, she was probably very aware of the political climate of her day.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Ah, Genea-folks, it's <strong style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red;">Saturday Night</span></strong> again - are you ready for more <strong style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red;">Genealogy Fun?</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Your mission tonight, should you decide to accept it, is to:</span><br />
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3) For extra credit, go make a "Heritage Pie" chart for the country of origin (birth place) for these 16 ancestors. [Hint: you could use the <a href="http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx" style="color: #0066cc;"><span style="color: #6131bd;">chart generator</span></a> from <a href="http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/" style="color: #0066cc;">Kid Zone</a> for this.] [Note: Thank you to Sheri Fenley for the<a href="http://sherifenley.blogspot.com/2011/07/always-looking-for-new-ways-to.html" style="color: #0066cc;">"Heritage Pie" chart idea.]</a></i></span></div><div class="blogPost" style="margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 6px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I've decided to participate in this fun challenge.</span></div><div class="blogPost" style="margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 6px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I've listed my sixteen great-great-grandparents in an earlier post <a href="http://geneadiva.blogspot.com/2009/08/it-is-time-again-for-saturday-night-fun.html">here</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6IT1aSXqG_g/TiH8n6QsVZI/AAAAAAAAAiI/0CFE1DOAeSo/s1600/graph+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6IT1aSXqG_g/TiH8n6QsVZI/AAAAAAAAAiI/0CFE1DOAeSo/s320/graph+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One Spring day in 1983 I desperately wanted to know more about my dad's family, like who was his grandfather? I mean, I knew my grandfather Tull's name and I remembered my paternal grandmother and several great aunts and uncles, but aside from that I really knew absolutely nothing about my dad's family. I didn't even know my great grandpa Tull's name although I had heard stories about him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My dad was lying in an intensive care unit bed, connected to a ventilator and other life support and I was almost in a panic not knowing the names of my family and if something happened to my dad, how would I ever learn this information. Well, thankfully, he recovered and as soon as he was extubated and moved out of ICU, I started asking questions and taking notes. I've been searching for family ever since!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Above is James Dennis Tull and his wife, Hester (Hettie) Ann Johnson Tull and their family. In addition to my great-grandparents, James Dennis and Hettie, my 2nd great-grandmother, Rebecca Jane Cox Johnson (1841-1941) is in the photo. Carson Matthew Tull, the oldest and tallest fellow is my grandfather, who died long before I was born. I remember Carson's brothers, Jasper Newton (Uncle Jack) and Henry Bruce (Uncle Bruce). I definitely remember my Aunt Frankie, standing left of picture, (Frankie Dorthy Tull Isom). She was one of my favorite great aunts. The lady sitting front left is Hettie's first cousin, Hannah Ferguson. Hannah was daughter of Carroll Ferguson and Rhoda Adaline Cox Ferguson. She came to live with the Tull family after the death of her parents. The sweet baby is Aunt Nellie Jane Tull Riley. She died during the birth of her fourth child in 1938, so I obviously never got to meet her either. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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The really exciting thing about this profile page is # 1 it is public (my choice of privacy) and # 2 anyone on the www can add additional information, people, pictures, memories, etc to this page. I haven't found a lot written about the 146th and have hopes others will find this page and add to the history of the unit, therefore preserving the unit history of this important outfit during WWII. My dad earned seven battle stars while serving with this group. Some of their campaigns were: Invasion of Normandy, 6th June 1944, Omaha Beach; Liberation of Paris, Battle of the Bulge, Rhineland + others. I was fortunate to locate one of my dad's army buddies and he graciously sent me a timeline of his (and my dad's) travels, battles, etc. He also sent me pictures and I am blessed to have my dad's WWII scrapbook.<br />
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Stay tuned as I add a few pictures and a timeline to this profile.<br />
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Additionally, I have created several other Profile pages related to my family history. The public profile pages are:<br />
1. <a href="http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Buena_Vista_United_Methodist_Church">Buena Vista United Methodist Church</a>, Bethel Springs, McNairy County, Tennessee<br />
2. <a href="http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Rose_Creek_United_Methodist_Church">Rose Creek United Methodist Church</a>, formerly of Rose Creek, McNairy County, Tennessee<br />
3.<a href="http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Rose_Creek_School"> Rose Creek School</a>, formerly of Rose Creek, McNairy County, Tennessee<br />
4. <a href="http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Weona_Methodist_Church">Weona Methodist Church</a>, formerly of Weona, Poinsett County, Arkansas<br />
5. <a href="http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:Baptist_College_of_Health_Sciences&public=1">Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences</a>, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee<br />
6.<a href="http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:McNairy_County%2C_Tennessee"> McNairy County, Tennessee</a><br />
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These are my public profile pages and anyone is welcome to contribute or link their family to these pages. I'm looking forward to adding to these pages as well as creating additional profile pages.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Additionally, I added another 49 pictures of headstones at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/margaretann/sets/72157607737670402/with/5503030160/">Buena Vista Cemetery</a>. Some of these are repeats of earlier pictures, but there are some new ones too.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">I have photographs from twenty one <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/margaretann/collections/72157600030999967/">McNairy County Cemeteries</a> posted on my Flickr account. I posted an earlier blog with links to various cemeteries <a href="http://geneadiva.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-cemetery-photographs-on-flickr.html">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><a href="http://geneadiva.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-cemetery-photographs-on-flickr.html"></a>I hope someone finds a photograph they need or want for their research.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Enjoy!!</span>GeneaDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520597083386880316.post-32282600917262674192011-03-05T19:14:00.005-06:002011-03-05T19:55:35.124-06:00Reunions<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">How many Reunions or similar type gatherings do you attend in the course of a year? </span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">I was working on my <a href="http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tull-5">WikiTree</a>, which started me thinking about this as <a href="http://www.wikitree.com/">WikiTree </a>provides a venue to create a profile for an event, place, building, unrelated people, reunions, and family mysteries. This seems pretty cool to me and I've added one to my tree which is still a work in progress as I have fun just seeing how useful this will be to me and maybe invited guests.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">In 2010 I attended the following reunions or annual events:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">1. New Years Party at my sister's home. This has been an annual tradition for at least five years. We meet at her house to bring in the New Year. Generally we have all sorts of snacks and a pot of chili or other crock pot meal. The highlight of this night (at least for me) is the home made ice cream and the fireworks. We have enjoyed the Wii and other games and the youngest crowd enjoys watching the count down from New York. We rarely have the same group of people at this party. It is generally friends, friends of friends, kiddos and their friends. A good time is had by all.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">2. The annual New Years Day gathering at my Mom's. We have to eat our hog jowl, black-eyed-peas and greens. It just wouldn't be New Years without it. As our family is growing by leaps and bounds we decided to combine this with our Christmas gathering. It worked out great and we plan to continue this as an annual Christmas and New Years party.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">3. Easter is a big event at church. After some good preaching we meet in the fellowship hall for a delicious pot luck meal and the younger set hunts Easter eggs. I list this as a special event as our entire family strives to make it to church on this day and Mother enjoys having us all there on the same day. A fun afternoon with family and church family is always special. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">4. First Sunday in May is another annual event in the life of my family. We have Decoration Day at Moore School House in McNairy County, Tennessee. We visit the cemetery after church and then we motor to a cousins home and have a delicious spread of all the southern goodness one can dream. We have great visits with extended family and friends; swap yarns, stories and other tales. Then we go back to the cemetery for more visiting. The really interesting thing about this reunion is this family starts with my great-grandmother and her sister and their descendants. Two little girls born right before the Civil War and 150 years later their families still meet twice a year for good fellowship. This has been an annual event as long as I can remember. 2010 was a rare exception, however. We had major floods and tornadoes preventing travel to the cemetery or anywhere else for that matter. Mother and I went to the cemetery a week later and left our floral memorials, but it just wasn't the same without seeing so many friends and family. This is one of my favorite traditions.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">5. June brings my college reunion. Mother and I graduated from the same college and for the last few years we have attended this event together. I generally have only attended the major milestone years and mother has been more faithful to attend on a regular basis. Since mother can't drive in Memphis, I've started going every year just to be with her. She enjoys catching up with old classmates and I also see a few people I know even if no one else from my class attends. My daughter went with us in 2010 and we had a little adventure in Memphis after the reunion. We have already received our invitation for 2011.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">6. Summer brings at least one and sometimes two reunions for my children on their dad's side of the family. We do our best to attend at least one of the reunions. I was really disappointed we didn't get to attend their extended family reunion as it was held near the cemetery where their great-great grandparents are buried and this is a cemetery we haven't been able to visit yet. We did attend their dad's immediate family reunion and had an enjoyable day visiting with their family.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">7. Labor Day Weekend brings two reunions I wanted to attend. Our grade school reunion at the local Park or Firehouse is a tradition of several years for me. It is generally hot, but the food is plentiful and good as is the company. I attended a rural grade school, which closed several years after I left. The building burned and later was demolished to make room for road construction- progress! It is good to reminiscent with many people from all age groups. My dad attended this same school as a boy growing up, so occasionally see one of his childhood friends too. It is always good to see old friends.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">8. Our family started a new reunion last year for our McIntyre cousins. This is for descendants of my great grandparents, John and Jennie Cooksey McIntyre. A small group of us met and had a very good time sharing food, pictures, Bible records and stories. This reunion conflicted with my School reunion, so I'm going to see if we can change it to later in the day for 2011. I can't wait until our next reunion and hope more family will attend. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">9. Thanksgiving brings our annual Saturday after Thanksgiving Reunion with our Cooksey cousins and kin. We meet at a local firehouse and my children call it the Firehouse Thanksgiving. We've met for as long as I can remember. Folks come from several states to partake of some good southern hospitality and food. This is a day we look forward to all year long. Although this is extended family, these are the cousins and family we grew up seeing on a regular basis. We played together on most Sunday afternoon when I was a youngster. Our families go back one hundred fifty years and I hope the next generation will continue to honor our traditions and carry on for their children and grandchildren. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">I'm sure I must have missed an event, but I was impressed with nine reunion type events in a single year. I know 2011 brings a major milestone for my high school graduation, but haven't heard anything about a class reunion. Twenty Twelve will be the Centennial anniversary at my college; already making plans to attend this momentous occasion. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">What about you? What reunions or other annual events are you planning to attend in 2011?</span>GeneaDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520597083386880316.post-47587334811797803612011-03-02T18:10:00.003-06:002011-03-02T18:12:37.119-06:00Happy MarchI realize I haven't blogged in several months. I decided I needed to at least post a note to let my readers know I'm still here. Life takes center stage for now and I'll post as soon as possible.<div><br /></div><div>Happy March and Happy Spring. I know I am ready for these warmer days, daffodils, forsythia, the smell of a fresh mowed lawn and so much more.</div>GeneaDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520597083386880316.post-32466689159298311112011-01-08T19:16:00.002-06:002011-01-08T19:23:23.262-06:00Happy New Year<span class="Apple-style-span" >I know it is a week late, but Happy New Year. I hope everyone will have a prosperous and joyous 2011! </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >My genealogy goal for 2011 is to pour through those Tennessee Death Certificates just as soon as ancestry posts them. I did a happy dance when I received the email from ancestry with this good news. The email just didn't say when this would happen. That's okay, I'll be checking every day!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I had good success with the Tennessee Death Transcriptions posted on familysearch beta and know I will be able to find additional information and records when the actual images are posted on ancestry.</span></div>GeneaDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520597083386880316.post-7656093935130303712010-11-27T16:39:00.002-06:002010-11-27T16:44:11.733-06:00Enjoy the HolidaysHope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and will have a Merry Christmas! This is a busy season for me. I enjoyed two family functions this weekend and will spend the next few weeks decorating, shopping, cooking, attending Christmas events and just enjoying the season. Most of all, I will remember my LORD and Savior, Jesus Christ. I'm thankful for his birth, death and resurrection and most of all I'm happy to have received the free gift of salvation. Peace on Earth this Christmas Season!GeneaDivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.com1