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Saturday, August 18
Thomas Slave Owners
by
Admin
on Sat 18 Aug 2007 04:13 PM EDT
Today, I visited the Family History Center in NE Philadelphia to review probate and will information on the film I had ordered for Thomas slaveowners in Montgomery County, Alabama.
The first slaveowner I came acoss was John Thomas who died in sometime in 1835.
John Thomas owned approximately 221 slaves. The most unusual part of this inventory of slaves, is that some of the slaves had last names and seemed to be grouped by family members.
I am in the process of transcribing this inventory to post as a web page.
Saturday, July 28
World War I Draft Registrations
by
Admin
on Sat 28 Jul 2007 03:51 PM EDT
Over the past week, I have been researching the World War I Draft Registration Records and came across information on some of my ancestors. I've listed below my findings, relationship, date of regisration and the location--if documented.
Harry Corillur-maternal grandfather - June 15, 1917 - Pierce County, GA
Frank Harris-paternal granduncle - Sept 17, 1915
Candy Martin-paternal 1st cousin/twice removed - June 5, 1915
Phillip Martin-no direct relationship-Grgrandaunt was married to his brother Charles-Phillip was the husband of Elvira Barrow Martin-Sept 17, 1915
Walker Martin-paternal 1st cousin/twice removed - Sept 12, 1918
Govenor Wilson-grgranduncle-Sept 12, 1918.
As more records are uncovered, they will be documented here.
Friday, July 27
Orange Thomas
by
Admin
on Fri 27 Jul 2007 03:54 PM EDT
Orange Thomas was my maternal great-grandfather. His daughter, Hannah, was my grandmother.
Orange was born approximately 1860 in Alabama. Based on the 1880 census record, he and his family were residing in the Pike Road section of Montgomery, Alabama.
I was unable to find Orange on the 1870 census. The only Orange Thomas that was found was living in Arkansas (Union Township) with a family by the name of Bill and Sarah Joseph. His age was stated as 15.
A few weeks ago, I ordered microfilm of probate records in Montgomery County, Alabama for the surnames of Thomas, Thompson, etc. in an effort to see if Orange could be found on any of these records.
While researching for this information, I will extract all slave related data and create a webpage to assist others in their endeavors.
Monday, February 27
Family Research Update
by
Admin
on Mon 27 Feb 2006 01:19 PM EST
Over the past
month or so, I've met some new descendants and each had something to
add to my research. I only found out of their existence over the
past year or so. Both of these men are now residing in Cleveland,
Ohio.
On January 1, 2006, I contacted Calvin Harris who also gave me the telephone number of his maternal uncle, LeRoy Harris..
Calvin Harris aka Lonnie Martin, age 74
Calvin is the son of Annie Harris, the daughter of Frank and Emma Barrow Harris. Calvin was born 03/20/1931 in Tuskegee, AL. Annie died when
Calvin was a little boy--he doesn't remember anything about his
mother. She was shot by a boyfriend and later died of her
wounds. Calvin would eventually be raised by Ms. Elvira Barrow-Martin.
This is about when Calvin began using the alias Lonnie Martin.
When he was about 15 years old, he began working at the saw mill in
Tuskegee. He worked along side my Uncle Charles Harris,
aka Uncle Moot. When Calvin was about 20 years old, my Uncle
Henry aka Bayboy brought him to Yardley, Pa. He later married,
May Bell and moved to Trenton, NJ. Once in Trenton he lived with
my sister Louise and her husband William Howard.
Leroy Harris
Leroy Harris is the son of Frank and Emma Barrow Harris.
Leroy was
married to Zepherine ?, who was born in Georgia. They have
two children: Gwen born in 1955 and Allen born in
1956. His wife, Zepherine died in 1980.
It was
extremely nice to talk with both of my older cousins. They did
remember my parents as well as my other Aunts and Uncles.
Hopefully, I will have the chance to meet both of them this summer.
Sunday, August 28
First Grandchild!!
by
Admin
on Sun 28 Aug 2005 09:02 PM EDT
On August 6,
2005, my daughter Chanel Hargrove, gave birth to my first grandchild,
Devon James (aka DJ, Devie) weighing 7 lbs and 2 ozs. I was in
the delivery room when Devie came into the world! Giving birth
and watching from an overhead mirror is one thing, but seeing my
grandson enter the world was an emotional moment for me!!
Love you, Devie!! Nana
Sunday, January 30
Newest Family Twig!!
by
Admin
on Sun 30 Jan 2005 12:42 PM EST
The family would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest family twig!!
Kahliea Howard-Fletcher
Born: January 18th, 2005
Weight: 6lbs. 14oz.
Parents: Man Fletcher & Medinah Howard
Friday, January 14
Death Certificate of Hattie Harris-Streeter
by
Admin
on Fri 14 Jan 2005 06:50 PM EST
Today, I received the death certificate of Hattie Harris-Streeter my paternal great-grand aunt. Only the next of kin can obtain a death certificate which gives the cause of death from Florida Vital Records. This death certificate omits this information. Also, it contains a few minor errors.
Date of Birth: December 25, 1886 (the exact month and day was unknown until now).
Birthplace: Macon County, GA (should be Macon County, AL)
Date of Death: August 9, 1966 (the exact month and day was unkown until now).
Place of Death: West Palm Beach, FL - inside the city limit
Palm Beach County Hospital
Occupation: Harvester on farm
Father's Name: Balmer Harris (should be Bamma or Alabama Harris)
Mother's Name: Della ? - [maiden name was Wilson]
Age at death: 79
Informant's Name - Felix Streeter [son]
Informant's Address - PO Box 3, Pelican Lake, FL
Body was removed on August 11, 1966 and sent to Chehaw, Ala.
The name of the funeral home is illegible but the location is in Belle Glade, Fla.
Friday, January 7
Who was Rebecca Fitzpatrick?
by
Admin
on Fri 07 Jan 2005 03:36 AM EST
After a long day
of work, I'm most anxious to get home to browse the internet and to
open the mail--especially after sending for any information that would
enlighten the ongoing genealogy research! Well, today was no
exception, there was something in the mail. In a previous post, it was
noted that the trek was for finding more about Rebecca Thomas--married
name could have been Fitzpatrick. I bypassed the bills (will
tackle them later) to see an extraordinary find--a reponse from the
Social Security Administration. I sat down with my thoughts and
began to open the letter and realized the first name matched.
However, it was downhill from there. When trying to trace an
ancestor through the Social Security Administration, most folks use
Ancestry.com as a "lead" in the right direction. Sometimes this
can be tricky (like what happened to me)! Firstly, the cost of
these applications, up until July 1, 2001, maybe 2002, was only
$7.00. Before the June 30th deadline, I did a mad dash to obtain about
7 at a total cost of $49. On July 1st, the cost increased by 400%
to $27 per request!! Now, what if the application you receive is not what you
wanted! SSA says it's your problem! Well, this is exactly
what happened with this newly arrived SS data. The application
SS# matched the name for Rebecca Fitzpatrick found in the Ancestry
database. But, this was not the name on the SS Application!
This application is for a Rebecca Williams Gates whose parents were
Bryant Williams and Clara Sanders of Chelsea, Macon County,
Alabama. This is just a few of the disappoints of genealogy
research. Well, all is not lost -- I still have Hattie Harris'
possible death certificate to wait on.
Wednesday, January 5
Current Research
by
Admin
on Wed 05 Jan 2005 11:57 AM EST
During the month of December 2004 the following research activities were conducted:
1) Contacted the Florida Vital Records for the death record of Hattie Harris-Streeter. Based on information furnished by her daughter, Daisy Brown, Hattie died in 1966.
2) Sent a request to the Social Security Administration for a copy of the registration for a Rebecca Fitzpatrick--possibly the sister of Hannah Thomas.
Rebecca died during the 1970's. I do remember my mom, grandmother
and Uncle Buster driving to Montgomery, Alabama to attend her funeral.
Research findings will be posted upon receipt of response.
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