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Most Wanted – Newton Coleman Ward in Birmingham, AL

According to my grandmother, her father spent time in Birmingham working as a streetcar driver. I can place him in Georgia during each census year, so this would have been during an “in-between” time.

Newt and my great-grandmother were married in 1909. They were courting at the time this picture was taken; they are the young couple . . . → :…

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on June 17, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Columbus Public Library

On a recent business trip, I visited the Columbus Public Library in Columbus, GA. What an amazing genealogy collection! They have as many stacks in the genealogy wing as my local library has in the whole adult section. They also have wi-fi throughout the library, so I was able to post my notes directly to my . . . → : CONTINUE…

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on June 14, 2010 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

mtDNA Testing

I chose to use Family Tree DNA, which purports to have 90% of the genealogy DNA market share. I ordered the mtDNAPlus test kit. It’s a little more expensive than the basic mtDNA kit, but I knew I wouldn’t be satisfied with lesser results and . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Added by Tonia Kendrick on June 12, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western North Carolina: Burke County, Volume I

I found a great source record last week at the library. It’s a book called Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western North Carolina: Burke County, Vol. 1. The author is Emmet R. White and it was published in 1984 by Southern Historical Press, Inc. of Easley, S.C.

It has biographical sketches on many soldiers, including summaries of military . . . → :…

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on June 10, 2010 at 1:30pm — 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

A Gentleman Named “Pioneer Ben”

A fascinating biographical sketch on Pioneer Ben Burgin can be found at burginfamily.org:

“Benjamin Burgin, the second child of John & Martha Burgin, was born in Kent County…

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on March 13, 2010 at 8:30am — 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. Continue

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

Moses Qualls (Quarles) Biographical Sketch

I found an interesting biographical sketch of Moses Qualls in the Rootsweb Qualls-Quarles mailing list…

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on March 4, 2010 at 5:23pm — 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

52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Google Maps

This week’s challenge from Amy at WeTree is to play with Google Maps, a

“a helpful tool for determining the locations of addresses in your

family history.” My genealogy software uses Google Maps to map all the

locations for each individual within the database, so I’ve never gone

straight to Google Maps and used it [...]… Continue

Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 19, 2010 at 5:24pm — 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.

For [...]… Continue

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

Weekly Updates for 2010-02-17

RT @LisaCooke: Had a blast talking with Lisa Kudrow about WDYTYA!

Listen to the exclusive interview on Valentine’s Day. Podcast episode

81. #

The death certificates I ordered in November FINALLY came yesterday. #

Updated old blog post – SNGF – Most Recent Unknown Ancestor – with newly found information. http://ow.ly/176hj #

Very nice! RT @InnerCompass: It feels good [...]… Continue

Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 17, 2010 at 4:44pm — No Comments

Kendrick Census Record Break-Through

I finally found some Kendrick census records. The lack of documentation
has been really frustrating, because I knew these people had lived in
Murray County, but I simply couldn’t find them. Bad spelling and fancy
handwriting were the sources of my problems. . .

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 16, 2010 at 5:09pm — No Comments

Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games – Recap Days 1 & 2

It’s been a busy weekend here at Tonia’s Roots. The Winter 2010
Geneablogger Games are in full swing and the competition is heavy.
Here are my standings:
1. Go Back and Cite Your Sources – 17 on Saturday and 33 on Sunday. Platinum Medal!
2. Back Up Your Data – have not competed in this event.
3. Organize Your [...]

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 15, 2010 at 3:30pm — 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. . .

  • F. M. Kendrick

  • Mariah (Langston) Roberts

  • Mary Elizabeth (McEntire)…
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Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 14, 2010 at 9:12am — No Comments

Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games – Opening Ceremony

The Tonia’s Roots flag is flying, announcing my participation in the
Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games. The base of my flag is the United
States Stars and Stripes. My ancestors came to these shores centuries
ago, so the bulk of my research takes place in the United States. The
middle layer is the German flag, representing. . .

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 13, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Spring Place Cemetery

It was a nice day today, so I made a visit to Spring Place Cemetery. It
had been many, many years since I had been to this cemetery. I was
searching for four headstones, in particular, but had hopes of finding
a few more that might belong to my ancestors. I spent about an hour
there and wandered over the whole cemetery. . .

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 11, 2010 at 6:24pm — No Comments

Paternal Ancestors in the Civil War

I had a conversation with my dad on Friday about his ancestors who
fought in the Civil War. I thought it would fun and interesting to put
together a list, with a summary of each person’s military service.
I’ve also included each person’s relationship to my dad (as opposed to
me, which is my usual. . .

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Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 8, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Kendrick Research in Murray County Heritage

I reviewed all the indexed items for “Kendrick” in Murray County Heritage

today. It was at times frustrating and at other times exhilarating.

Many of the Kendrick references had only initials instead of first

names. That’s great if you already know who the people are, but if you

don’t, it’s not helpful at all. Many of the male Kendricks had… Continue

Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 7, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Book Review: Murray County Heritage

For a couple of years, I’ve put the word out that I would like to have a copy of Murray County Heritage

as a Christmas present. No one took the bait, so my parents got me a

copy this year. This book was compiled by the Murray County History

Committee of the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society in 1987. I was

pleased to see that it is now in its sixth printing.… Continue

Added by Tonia Kendrick on February 6, 2010 at 7:26am — No Comments

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