Posts on my ancestors and allied families, or families in which I have some interest. This is a work in progress. If you get tired of waiting on me to compile posts, please feel free to use the search function on the right-hand side of the page.
Alexander
- Pertaining to the Estate of James Alexander, Oconee Co., SC, Part 2
- Pertaining to the Estate of James Alexander, Oconee Co., SC, Part 1
- Tombstone Tuesday: Elizabeth Alexander Watson and Lavina Jane Watson
- Tombstone Tuesday: Daniel D. and Levina Alexander
Anderson
- See also: The Anderson Reunion, about the Mansfield and Harriet (Black) Anderson Family
- Surprise!(Although, I Should’ve Seen This Coming)
- Old Photo Week: Various Stray Pictures
- Old Photo Week: Ruth Anderson Ledford
- Treasure Chest Thursday: Grampa Anderson’s Chest of Drawers
- Wordless Wednesday: Ruth Anderson Ledford
Carpenter
- Who Was Margaret E. Carpenter, First Wife of Henry Harrison Dills?
- Tombstone Tuesday: Martha Ledford, 1850 – 1920
- Who Were the Parents of Margaret Carpenter, born about 1840?
- Amanuensis Monday: William McConnell, deceased, to David McConnell, 27 February 1837
- Margaret (McConnell) Carpenter’s Date of Death
- William Carpenter’s Date of Death
Carver
- Hello, Jemima! Now Wait Your Turn…
- Update: Priority Surnames
- Tombstone Tuesday: W. M. Carver
- Priority Surnames
The Crew of the Little Lulu, World War II
- The Little Lulu: Painting of an Air Battle
- Wordless Wednesday: Felix Bruce Gleason, Crew Member on the Little Lulu
- Wordless Wednesday: Walter Weaver, Crew Member on the Little Lulu
- Wordless Wednesday: Ralph Robinson, Crew Member on the Little Lulu
- Wordless Wednesday: John James, Crew Member on the Little Lulu
- Wordless Wednesday: John F. Damore, Crew Member on the Little Lulu
- Veteran’s Day Salute: Sgt. Thad J. Watson Sr., 1921 – 1944
- Telegram: Sergeant Thad J. Watson Sr. Missing in Action
- Wordless Wednesday: Edwin G. Dunham, Crew Member on the Little Lulu
- Wordless Wednesday: Eugene Jaleniewicz, Crew Member on the Little Lulu
- Wordless Wednesday: Edward Ivan, Crew Member on the Little Lulu
- Wordless Wednesday: Edward J. Maloney, Crew Member on the Little Lulu
- A Sunday Walk Around the Blogs
- The Crew of the Little Lulu
Darnell
- Amanuensis Monday: Rosetta Darnell, et al., to M. B. Darnell, 15 June 1921
- The Darnell-Teague Connection
- Tombstone Tuesday: Harrison and Nicie Darnell
- What does “research” mean? (Research objectives for Catherine (–?–) (Darnell) Grist.)
Dills
Hopper
- Tombstone Tuesday: Albert Hemphill, 1871 – 1907
- To My Hopper Kin, re: Samuel and Sarah (McKinney) Hopper
- Land Records as Proof of Kinship
Ledford
- Tombstone Tuesday: Martha Ledford, 1850 – 1920
- When Was Amy (Nichols) Ledford Born?
- John Ledford’s Date of Death
- MawMaw’s Refrigerator Rolls
- In Remembrance
- Four Brick Wall Breakers
- Old Photo Week: Various Stray Pictures
- Old Photo Week: Ruth Anderson Ledford
- Old Photo Week: An Older Lake Ledford
- Old Photo Week: A Young Lake Ledford
- Wordless Wednesday: Ruth Anderson Ledford
- MawMaw’s Gingerbread
- Wordless Wednesday: James Wesley Ledford
- Tombstone Tuesday: James Wesley Ledford, 1847 – 1940
- Linda Ledford Watson, 1948 – 2009
- Junior and Senior in Records
- MawMaw’s Zucchini Bread
- Priority Surnames
Martin
- Telegram: Sergeant Thad J. Watson Sr. Missing in Action
- Nanny and Dad, 1945
- Wordless Wednesday: The Martin Sisters, 1958
- Priority Surnames
McConnell
- Amanuensis Monday: William McConnell, deceased, to David McConnell, 27 February 1837
- Tombstone Tuesday: Kittie McConnell Berrong and Infant, Towns Co., GA
- Margaret (McConnell) Carpetner’s Date of Death
Nichols
- Who Was Margaret E. Carpenter, First Wife of Henry Harrison Dills?
- When Was Amy (Nichols) Ledford Born?
- John Ledford’s Date of Death
Recipes
Roberts
- Possible Relatives of James R. Roberts, Jackson Co., GA
- Speaking of Census Substitutes: Georgia’s Poor School and Academy Lists, with a Jackson County Roberts Example
- Of Tax Records and Federal Censuses: Roberts Men in Jackson Co., GA, 1849 – 1851
- Tombstone Tuesday: Etha Mae Watson, Norton Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC
- Tombstone Tuesday: The Roberts Family at Cool Springs Methodist Church Cemetery, Habersham Co., GA
- Update: Priority Surnames
- Priority Surnames
Watson
- In Remembrance
- Pertaining to the Estate of James Alexander, Oconee Co., SC, Part 2
- Pertaining to the Estate of James Alexander, Oconee Co., SC, Part 1
- Tombstone Tuesday: Elizabeth Alexander Watson and Lavina Jane Watson
- Happy Birthday, Dad!
- Veteran’s Day Salute: Sgt. Thad J. Watson Sr., 1921 – 1944
- Meal Ticket: Pvt. Thad J. Watson Sr.
- Newspaper Clippings: Sgt. Thad J. Watson and Sgt. Clarence E. Fisher
- Dear Mrs. Watson
- Telegram: Sergeant Thad J. Watson Sr. Missing in Action
- Tombstone Tuesday: Etha Mae Watson, Norton Cemetery, Jackson Co., NC
- Tombstone Tuesday: Daniel D. and Levina Alexander
- Wordful Wednesday: Thad and Junior, 1944
- Linda Ledford Watson, 1948 – 2009
- Nanny and Dad, 1945
- The Crew of the Little Lulu