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Murray County Marriage Records

I visited the Murray County Probate Court last week and came away with nine copies of marriage records. I went in with a pedigree chart highlighting direct ancestors who were married (or who I thought may have been married) in Murray County. I had marriage dates for many of them, so my goal was to get . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Added by Tonia Kendrick on July 24, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Biography of Captain Thomas Hemphill

Several years ago, I had the opportunity to attend a ceremony commemorating the service of Captain Thomas Hemphill in the American Revolution. This biography, written by Mrs. Margaret Hemphill Anthony, was included in the program for the service, which was held at Old Siloam Cemetery, near Old Fort, NC, June 13, 1998.

“Thomas Hemphill, a son of…

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on June 5, 2010 at 6:57am — No Comments

Butler Ancestors in 1808

Where were your ancestors 200 years ago?

In searching through my database, I’ve discovered so many people who were alive in 1808 that this post will focus on the Butler ancestors,

almost all of whom were in the western part of North Carolina, with a

few in South Carolina and one in Virginia.

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on March 7, 2010 at 9:14am — No Comments

Thomas Young Hemphill McEntire

I found an interesting biographical sketch on my 4x great-grandfather.

(Google search is truly an amazing thing). I knew that he had

immigrated from Ireland, but the additional information is where the

gold lies. He was the second sheriff in Burke County, North Carolina

and was a member of the North Carolina legislature in 1802.

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 18, 2010 at 5:05pm — No Comments

And the iGene Award Goes To

Welcome to the 2009 iGene Awards, spotlighting Tonia’s Roots. We’ll be celebrating the best posts of 2009 and presenting awards for Best Picture, Best

Screenplay, Best Documentary, and Best Biography.

The nominees for Best Picture are. . .