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Winfield Ford
In honor of the upcoming 234th anniversary of the Battle of Colson's, which took place on July 21, 1780, I wanted to post a link to this map that has not only bearings to my family tree, but also a...
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The Children of Frank Ramsey
My last post is not complete without finishing up with the children and descendants of Frank Ramsey.To recap, John Franklin Ramsey was the son of Samuel Ramsey and Rebecca Helms Ramsey of Stanly...
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The Demise of Neddy Davis
Raleigh Christian Advocate(Raleigh, North Carolina)15 November 1882 • Page 6I love it when I am looking for one thing and accidentally come across a gem like the above obituary of my Great, Great (a...
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William Riley Ramsey and the Trail to Burke County
William Riley Ramsey was the oldest son of Samuel Ramsey and Rebecca Helms Ramsey. He was born in Anson County, North Carolina around 1824, and grew up in Stanly County, along the Rocky River in the...
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The RunAway Mule and Mr. Hinson, Christmas 1898
I love browsing through old newspapers. It's interesting seeing how public opinion changes, while human nature does not.The following "obituary" was printed in the "The Morning Post", a Raleigh, North...
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Finding a Small Gem: The Methodist Circuit
The problem in making hundreds of copies of all manners of things I might find useful in my research is at some point, sometimes, I may have forgotten where the information came from. For instance, I...
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A New Search Toy
Archive GridThe above link is to the Archive Grid, a new Search site that I've discovered and am exploring with rabid enthusiasm. In a resource like this, you never know what you are going to discover....
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My Fascination with the Trading Ford
The above postcard is a photo of the old Mill near Trading Ford, which was one of the earliest settlements in this part of the state, located on the Yadkin River between present day Rowan and Davidson...
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A Brief Tale of Two Job's
Out of the four sons of Job Davis, there were two that named sons for their father, Henry and James, the two who had the most children. Marriott F. Davis, the youngest son, only had one son of his own,...
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Blessed Home, a Very Old Song
There are many people all over the nation, and even eventually, all over the world, who have roots that lead back to our little area of North Carolina.Edisto RiverOur history was affected by several...
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The Caprons
I recently gained a renewed interest in the Howell family and decided to look down a few avenues I've not dwelt among lately. Following the children of Peter Howell, oldest son of Great (x) Grandmother...
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The Early Life of John F. Capron
When John F. Capron first shows up in the 1860 census of Anson County, newly married to wife Julia Howell, my ggggg-Aunt, and living next to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Peter and Betsy Floyd...
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More on the Early Days of John F. Capron
I'm still trying to discover more of the early life of John F. Capron. He was not John Foster Capron, who served in the Civil War and seemed to remain in New Hampshire. That much I have determined. In...
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An Amazing Discovery: The Brooms
I often am researching a very different family from the one I may be posting about, due to waiting on information or documents to arrive in the mail.The current object of my research is Gilson Broom....
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Looking for Martha Byrum
Margaret Arleavis "Leavy" Starnes Lemmonds was my second Great-Grandmother. I have only seen photos of her as a very old woman. She went by the name of "Leavy" and I've seen her name spelled multiple...
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The Byram Record of Mystery
Name:Elizabeth ByromAge:33Birth Year:abt 1817Birthplace:North CarolinaHome in 1850:Union, North CarolinaGender:FemaleFamily Number:956Household Members:NameAgeElizabeth Byrom33Mary L Byrom14Mary...
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The Eligible Bachelor
Oral family stories are a terrific way to pull the younger generation into their ancestorial web. Sometimes, however, they may have been embellished during the many tellings, like a game of "pass the...
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The Descendants of Ephraim Starnes
In my previous post, titled "Ephraim Starnes", my focus was his connection to a William Byram, who might be my ancestor, but I neglected to explain much about the descendants of Ephraim Starnes, for...
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The Dower of Motlina Starnes
Motlina, or Magdalena Starnes, was the widow of Frederick Starnes, "Junior" as some have him pegged, but he also had cousins named Frederick Starnes, predecessors named Frederick Starnes and a son and...
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The History of the South
While many of my ancient ancestors landed in the Northern Colonies, and then drifted south, I am intrinsincly a Southern gal. My ancestors, both Native and Imported, all took root below the Mason-Dixon...
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