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Native American Background?

My grandmother’s grandmother was Mary (Patterson) Whitener. Family legend has it that she was at least part Cherokee. Mary was born in Ellijay, Georgia in 1869 and married William Whitener there in 1883. They lived in Murray County, Georgia in 1900. Sometime between 1904 and 1907, they moved to Oklahoma. According to my grandmother, they moved . . . → : CONTINUE…

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on July 30, 2010 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

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

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

The Kindness of Strangers

A few weeks ago, I posted about Find a Grave.

One of the features they offers is a “Request a Photo” program. Users

of the website can volunteer to take headstone photographs and Find a

Grave keeps track of their locations. When another user requests a

photo from a particular cemetery, the website… Continue

Added by Tonia Kendrick on March 1, 2010 at 6:24pm — No Comments