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Sunday Black Sheep: The Name Theif
Sunday Black Sheep is a blogging prompt from Geneabloggers.com, of which I am a member.Today, my Subject is Joseph Marshall Herrin alias Marshall E. Harwood.Joseph Marshall Herrin was born in Stanly...
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Moriah Murray buys Tobacco and Other Gems from an Old Store Ledger
The above page is from an old store ledger. The store appears to be a General Merchandise store and was located in "Center", Stanly County, North Carolina. Center is now known as Norwood, NC, named for...
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The Tragic Death of Matt Hill
Yep, this is kind of the look I give to people who claim to have a family tree full of the most honorable, angelic, perfectly lived ancestors, who never made mistakes, lived long saintly lives and died...
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It's Never Really Over: More on Joseph Marshall Herring aka Marshall Elmer...
Joe or Joseph or Jocephus Marshall Herrin, son of Eli Ransom Herrin, was the subject of my post:He had married into my family with his 1893 marriage to Daisy Herrin, which went immediately sour. Why...
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The Nurse
When you think of nurses during the Civil War, you probably imagine a scene like this:But when it comes to my 3rd Great-Grandfather, Thomas Alexander Mauldin, I am fairly certain the scene did not look...
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The Tragic Death of Matt Hill
Yep, this is kind of the look I give to people who claim to have a family tree full of the most honorable, angelic, perfectly lived ancestors, who never made mistakes, lived long saintly lives and died...
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A Good Man: Eli Ransom Herrin
By all accounts that I have come across, Eli Ransom Herrin, of north western Stanly County, in North Carolina, was a good man. He lived a long and fruitful life, making it nearly a millenium despite...
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The Other Marshall Herrin
When Joseph Marshall Herrin damaged his reputation and then ditched his name and changed counties in order to rectify that situation, he took on a name that was similar and not his alone.There were two...
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Am I My Mother's Daughter?
Taking DNA tests to aid in genealogical research is a trip, literally. Learning the dozens of countries your ancestors come from is interesting and sometimes enlightening, but if you are hoping to...
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The Real Marshall Harwood
When Joseph Marshall Herrin made the decision to change his name around 1896 to escape justice and reputation, he did not choose an unheard of name, but a very familiar one. He chose the name "Marshall...
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Saving Earnest Starnes
Earnest Starnes was the son of George Pressley Starnes and his wife, Rosa Harvell Starnes. He was the oldest of their 10 children.  He was the grandson of  Allen McDaniel "Mack" Starnes and his first...
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The Trial of William Murray
William Murray was one of the seven children of Mariah Murray and Henry Wilkenson. Mariah Murray was the daughter of Jesse Murray, who lived on the Murray Branch off of Long Creek in the Tyson...
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Sentimental Sunday: For the Love of Patrick Ramsey
Sometimes stories of the heart make the most endearing news. The following article from the July 18, 1912 edition of "The Montgmerian", out of Troy, North Carolina, was one of those warm and fuzzy...
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Henry's Baby Girl: The Sad Fate of Laura Davis
Laura Davis was a granddaughter of Job Davis. Unlike the successful tales of some of her cousins who migrated west, Laura's life and fate was a direct result of her fathers alcoholism and the resulting...
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The Heads of the Head Family: Sir Richard and son Henry Head the First
This beautiful little boy is my first grandchild. But what does he have to do with Sir Richard Head and what does Sir Richard Head have to do with Job Davis?To answer the first question, this little...
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Henry Head and the Palmer Connection
I've found conflicting information on whether or not Sir Richard Head, First Baronet, of Trottingscliff Head, in Kent, England, ever visited America or not. Some have him in Massachusetts, and his son...
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William Palmer of Plymouth
Elizabeth Palmer, of Pilgrim origin, was also an ancestor of my son-in-law and grandson. She was the granddaughter of  William Palmer, a Nailer, from Sedbury, England,who arrived in Plymouth,...
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The Two Williams: William Palmer the Younger and his brother, William Palmer
In researching, or actually, with the depth that the early residents of Plymouth have been studied, researched and written about, what was left for me to do was just to read about, and not research,...
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The Legend of Mary Trine: The Tempting and Tempestous Mary of Plymouth.
In researching the 4 William Palmers in my Grandson's line, I came across his very interesting Ancestress, Mary Trine Palmer Paddock Roberts.Mary was the last wife of William of Plymouth, the senior...
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Rough On Rats: The Other Sallie Crump
While looking for any information on the eldest daughter of Henry Davis, Sarah "Sallie" Davis Crump, I came across this story of a doomed and troubled young girl. The tale of her evil deeds was...
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