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My Georgia Roots: October 2011
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Chronicling the long-distance family history research of a Georgia boy in Yankee-land! Sunday, October 30, 2011. Thomas Henry Stringer, 1869-1933, was my great grandfather (my father’s mother’s father, as I discussed a few months ago in this post [click]. Fortunately I have a couple of other sources of information. The first is the family. According to Thomas’s Pension Application (dated 12 May 1924), he enlisted on 29 July 1898 in Company M of the 2. Century and through the first decades of the 20.
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My Georgia Roots: John William, Another Farthing
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Chronicling the long-distance family history research of a Georgia boy in Yankee-land! Sunday, June 19, 2011. John William, Another Farthing. As discussed in my last post. My great-great-grandfather Ruben T “Fred” Farthing (1857-1932) was a blacksmith. Part of Orange County Marriage Records. John William Farthing (1820-aft1880) and his wife Louisa Cheek (1825-aft1880) were my 3g grandparents (that’s 3 “greats” before the word “grandparents”! Census images courtesy of Ancestry.com. I couldn’t leave ...
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My Georgia Roots: Missouri Beasley Barnes
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Chronicling the long-distance family history research of a Georgia boy in Yankee-land! Saturday, January 14, 2012. In a previous post. Census images courtesy of Ancestry.com. As a side note, the 1850 census form lists the value of John’s real estate as $150. By 1860 his real estate is worth $400, and his personal estate is valued at $716 . To Do Item: check property records to see if John purchased additional land, or possibly the increased value was strictly due to inflation. Could have shifted slightly...
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My Georgia Roots: June 2013
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Chronicling the long-distance family history research of a Georgia boy in Yankee-land! Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Later y’all,. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Visit My Family Tree Site. Family trees and descendant lists, downloads, research notes, and more. Subscribe to RSS Feed. There was an error in this gadget. Dear Myrtle's Genealogy Blog. Begin With Craft - personal research blog. The Genealogy Guys Podcast. Family History Podcast: Genealogy Made Easy. Did I Say That? Who Do I Think I Am?
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My Georgia Roots: Keeping Up With the Joneses II
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Chronicling the long-distance family history research of a Georgia boy in Yankee-land! Sunday, February 27, 2011. Keeping Up With the Joneses II. Top) Vrg, Grandmother Rose, Emy,. Grandpa Jake; (bottom) Paul, Vera, Dan. Jake Jones and Rosa Barnes Jones. 1900 Census, Bulloch County, Georgia. Jacob Jones and Rosa Barnes. Click any picture for a larger image). But I think I’ve found enough to at least give me a framework to build on, and I’ll tackle the parents of Jacob Jones in my next post. Families weren...
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My Georgia Roots: February 2012
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Chronicling the long-distance family history research of a Georgia boy in Yankee-land! Friday, February 3, 2012. The Stanford Cheek Family (Part 2). It was a long 500 page document, so I searched for Farthing and got a hit. More than that, I found a new branch of the family, confirmed the maiden name of John Farthing wife independently of the. Farthing family history I have a copy of, and uncovered a fascinating and forgotten bit of family history. Pages 222-227, covering the sections "HOM: Walter N....
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My Georgia Roots: May 2011
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Chronicling the long-distance family history research of a Georgia boy in Yankee-land! Thursday, May 26, 2011. A Farthing for Your Thoughts. IC Farthing and Mamie Farthing, 1955. IC, as he was known, worked for an insurance company, and later became a lawyer. I’ve always had a special fondness for this great-grandfather, not just because he’s the only great-grandparent I knew (! But I was named after him. His first name, Irving, is my middle name. Fortunately, for some cities and for some years, there is...
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My Georgia Roots: The Stanford Cheek Family (Part 2)
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Chronicling the long-distance family history research of a Georgia boy in Yankee-land! Friday, February 3, 2012. The Stanford Cheek Family (Part 2). It was a long 500 page document, so I searched for Farthing and got a hit. More than that, I found a new branch of the family, confirmed the maiden name of John Farthing wife independently of the. Farthing family history I have a copy of, and uncovered a fascinating and forgotten bit of family history. Pages 222-227, covering the sections "HOM: Walter N....
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My Georgia Roots: The Stanford Cheek Family
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Chronicling the long-distance family history research of a Georgia boy in Yankee-land! Tuesday, January 31, 2012. The Stanford Cheek Family. In a previous post on my 3. Great grandfather John William Farthing. John W Cheek (1821-? Married Emeline A Currie (1822-? In 1846 in Orange County, North Carolina. Louisa Cheek (1825-before1900) – my 3. Married John William Farthing in 1849 in Orange County, North Carolina. Archibald W "Archy" Cheek (1832-1862). Walter N Cheek (1835-1870). Married Artexas C Allen (?
