The Day My Father Cried

To most people who knew my dad, they knew him as quiet, slow to anger, an incredibly hard worker, a family man, father, Deacon of the local Baptist Church….  My dad was about 5’ 6” tall and weighed around 105 soaking wet.  He was a man of very few words, and spoke softly, expecting you…

James Wharton/Horton from Caroline Co., VA to Davidson Co., TN

James Wharton may have been the son of Benjamin Wharton of Caroline Co., VA, and was born circa 1800 in NC.[i],[ii]James Wharton married Elizabeth Sirls, daughter of Vincent Sirls, on 15 Jan 1825 in Caroline County, VA. Surety: John Sirls.[iii]James and Elizabeth became the parents of John Green "Jack" Wharton between 1825 and 1830 in…

To Go Digital or Not to Go Digital, That is the Question

Posted in response to a post on a FB about not trusting electronic media and not going digital with genealogy papers.  Here is my response!Anyone who uses a computer without a back up, is asking for trouble.My house could burn down. I could get hit by a tornado (again). Anything could happen to paper as…

2020 Genealogical Resolutions

Every year, I write out my resolutions for my research for the coming year. Most years I make pretty good progress. Many goals are ongoing, some are finished, and through out the year, new ideas pop up to be explored.  I am not one to beat myself up over resolutions, but rather see them as…

Post Research Trip-What to do next

For those who don’t Genealogy Research Travel the way we do, let me describe a typical research day. Our last trip was eleven days.  We drove about 6 hours the first day, checked into a hotel and started visiting cemeteries, historical societies and archives. We tend to move hotels about every other day.  This time…

The Genealogy Research Trip

Hubby and I finally have #1 and #2 out of the house and #3 is finishing her senior year of college, so we are empty nesters and genealogists, so that means we finally have the time to travel and so we try several times a year to take a Genealogy Research Trip. It might be…

Genealogical Research Logging

There’s been a lot of discussion among my genealogy friends of methods of researching and keeping up with research.  Because my family were southerners who came to the United States (or rather to North America), most of my migration routes are NC to TN,  SC to TN, PA to VA to TN.  98% of my…

Second Summer Disease

  My grandmother lived in fear of what she referred to as Second Summer Disease. I am shocked at the number of genealogists who have never hear of this disease.  Recently on a genealogy Facebook page I follow someone asked about the death of a 18 month old from “failure to be fed properly.”  Others…

William and Jane Blaylock-The rest of the story

In March 2015, I wrote about William Blaylock in this blog https://generationsgoneby.wordpress.com/2015/03/04/will-the-real-william-blaylock-please-stand-up/  As more documents are coming online, the rest of the story as Paul Harvey used to say can be told.  :  This is part of that story.My 2nd great grandmother was Virginia Caledonia Markham, daughter of Susan Markham and Unknown.  Her sister, Lockie…

Governor’s Pardon

In 1853, my ancestor Hiram Edde and Lousia Daws were convicted of Lewdness in the Court in Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN.  The Court found Edde guilty and Edde appealed to the TN Supreme Court.  The case was heard by the Tennessee Supreme Court.  The case was remanded back to the County Court in December 1853."the…