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Who was NOT the 'right' Temperance Russell
When looking for a lady named Temperance or "Tempy" Russell in a certain limited location during the sparse population of the Civil War era, you would think it would not be that difficult when finding...
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The Irrepressible Nealie Shepherd
Today I am putting the cart before the horse, so to speak, while waiting on records, which can take more than a little time. The subject of this post was so interesting, however, and led me to such a...
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Marcus Princeton Carter
I first made mention of Marcus P Carter in my post "The Letters of Henry H. Melton". Â Marcus Carter and Henry Melton were apparently friends. Henry had made it a point to write to Marcus when he was...
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Major Henry
Sometimes, when looking for one thing, you come across something else. Recently I was searching for old newspapers from surrounding towns, prior to the first Stanly County newspaper coming into...
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Amazing...Cousin Connections
This blog has brought many blessings to me. One of the biggest blessings has been the connections and communications with distant cousins. Every generation seems to have had its share of 'stayer's and...
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This Land is My Land: The Irrepressible Nealie Shepherd Part II
North Carolina is a beautiful and historic state. The rolling hills and multiple rivers and streams of the land between the Yadkin and Catawba afforded its early citizens a workable way of life. By the...
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The Hudson Discovery
William Joshua Hudson was not the only Hudson in the area in the 1800's, but his lifetime certainly spanned nearly the entire decade and his genes run through a tremendously large group of people...
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The Memories of an Old Man: James Thomas Shepherd
A Shepherd Family Reunion in Richmond County, North Carolina.Shepherd Edwin Carter Fannie 24 Dec. 1868 T. Covington JPFrom:Early Marriage Bonds of Richmond County 1783 -1872The story of James Thomas...
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Flossie Richardson Did Not Die
As another sun sets over the Yadkin, and its waters travel down to marry the Rocky and become the PeeDee, the lives of the many persons who traveled up and down her banks and traverses, became...
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Church Record Sunday: Concord Church is not in Concord
"Church Record Sunday" is a blogging prompt used by Geneabloggers.com, of which I am a member.Concord Methodist Church is not located in Concord. You'll find it listed as being in "Ansonville", but...
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Worms for The Bird
One year, we had worked particularly hard to have nice flower beds, and to keep the weeds from burrowing through and drowning out the flowers. To achieve this, we had placed mulch all around, a deep...
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Wordless Wednesday: The Estate Sale Notice of H. H. Davis
This notice of the sale of the property of my Great-Great Grandfather, Horton Hampton Davis, appeared in the Stanly Enterprise, April 18, 1907 edition. Haut or Hawk, as he was called, was born on...
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Things that make you go Hmmm.....
Old Newspaper articles make for wonderful research clues. After discovery the Estate sale of the property of my Great-Great Grandfather, H. H. Davis by my Great-Great Grandmother Julina Aldridge Davis,...
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The Beauty
The young woman gazes wistfully into the camera. She is dressed in an elegant light floral print lace dress. A lace rose adorns her left shoulder and the high collar climbs uncomfortably to her chin. A...
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The Citizens of Davis
I've been having a little fun with newspapers lately, and finding all kinds of things within my family spider web.Several years ago, while scanning microfilm at our local library, I found a little gem...
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The Short and Sweet Obituary of Hawk Davis
The Enterprise(Albemarle, North Carolina)1 November 1906 • Page 3My Great-Great Grandfather, Horton Hampton DavisDetails:Born: October 6, 1846 in Stanly County, North Carolina.Father: Henry Davis...
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Thriller Thursday: The Murder of John Murray
The Newspaper articles tell the story. John R Murray (sometimes seen as John Coley) was murdered by two teenagers named Brown.John Murray was a member of the Murray family I've written of before. He...
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Sunday Black Sheep: The Six Wives of Israel Coble or "Israel Coble has too...
And so it was reported in the Tuesday, January 24, 1911 edition of the Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, newspaper.Who was this over-married Israel Coble and how does he tie in to the...
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Amos Acts Out.
From the Concord Daily Tribune, Feb. 8 1911Amos Coble was the only son of Israel S. Coble and his first wife, Sarah Murray/Coley. He is mentioned in the estate records of his grandfather, Edmund Murray...
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MECKLENBURG
After about 3 years of 'serious' research and traveling to many North Carolina counties, and a few in South Carolina and Virginia, I finally broke down last week and made it into Mecklenburg County to...
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