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Children of James G. Birdwell and Aletha Leonard of Alabama and Louisiana – Elvira, Hannah, John B. Birdwell

August 26, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “Died at the ripe old age of 85 years at the residence of her son, J. C. Harville” As the previous posting states, the combined succession documents of James G. Birdwell and his wife Aletha Leonard give us the names of the six youngest children of James and Aletha: Dewitt Clinton, Thomas, Camilla, … More Children of James G. Birdwell and Aletha Leonard of Alabama and Louisiana – Elvira, Hannah, John B. Birdwell

Children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean/Jane Ewing: Patrick Calhoun (1752/5 – 1827)

April 25, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “Here is my account of how and why all those folks went to Livingston Co. Ky.” As I begin this posting, I have to be candid and say that working on the last three children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean or Jane Ewing has proven very difficult, and I’m by no means sure … More Children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean/Jane Ewing: Patrick Calhoun (1752/5 – 1827)

Children of Mary Calhoun (abt. 1743-1805) and Samuel Kerr of Abbeville County, South Carolina — Catherine Kerr (Married Hugh Macklin) and Ruth Kerr (Married William Oliver)

February 4, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “While engaged in pastoral work he was stricken with fever and died, and his grave is with us until this day” As my previous posting about Mary Calhoun (abt. 1743-1805), daughter of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jane/Jean Ewing, notes, Mary and husband Samuel Kerr had the following children, whom Mary names in her 21 … More Children of Mary Calhoun (abt. 1743-1805) and Samuel Kerr of Abbeville County, South Carolina — Catherine Kerr (Married Hugh Macklin) and Ruth Kerr (Married William Oliver)

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Ezekiel Calhoun Green (2)

October 29, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “In 1860, she had only aged 8 years and in 1870 she aged another 8 years. By 1880, she had only aged 2 years” Ezekiel Purchases Island Property Outside Smithland Now, returning to the chronological narrative of Ezekiel C. Green’s documents following his marriage on 2 September 1835: on 28 March 1836, Ezekiel … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Ezekiel Calhoun Green (2)

John Green (1768-1837): Pendleton District, South Carolina Records, 1800-1818

September 8, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “He left Pendleton for the Alabama a week before John E. got up and expects to return in about two months” 1800-1810 As my last posting tells you as it examines Pendleton District, South Carolina, records for John Green from the 1790 federal census, which suggests that he and wife Jane were living … More John Green (1768-1837): Pendleton District, South Carolina Records, 1800-1818

Mary Ann Green (1861-1942) and Husband Alexander Cobb Lindsey (2)

June 23, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “We all loved and respected Mollie Green Lindsey, our grandmother” This posting is a continuation of a previous one in which I began documenting the life of my great-grandmother Mary Ann Green, daughter of Ezekiel Samuel Green and Camilla Birdwell, who married Alexander Cobb Lindsey on 2 November 1876 in Red River Parish, … More Mary Ann Green (1861-1942) and Husband Alexander Cobb Lindsey (2)

Frances, Wife of James Whitlock (bef. 1690 – 1736) of New Kent and Hanover County, Virginia: Some Notes

May 2, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “The said Frances Whitlock was poſseſsed of a good Estate and did live like a gentlewoman and further Saith not” As I ended my previous posting discussing James Whitlock (bef. 1690 – 1736) of New Kent and Hanover Counties, Virginia, I wrote that in a subsequent posting, I’d provide information about James’s wife … More Frances, Wife of James Whitlock (bef. 1690 – 1736) of New Kent and Hanover County, Virginia: Some Notes