When Thomas G. Birdwell Becomes James G. Birdwell: The Need to Dig Continously in Genealogical Research

Or, Subtitled: “The 18th Regiment, commanded by Col. Thomas G. Birdwell, will parade at Tuskaloosa” Having worked intensively here for quite some time now to share the information I have about my interlinking Green, Calhoun, Kerr, Pickens, Montgomery, and other family lines, I’m now going to “climb down” my family tree to a line that … More When Thomas G. Birdwell Becomes James G. Birdwell: The Need to Dig Continously in Genealogical Research

Children of James Brooks (1772 – 1835) and Wife Nancy Isbell: Johnson H. Brooks (1815-1875)

Or, Subtitled: More Affrays! — “His bellicose disposition led him into many a brawl with others, one of which cost him very dearly, since by it he lost an eye” This posting is a continuation of two previous postings (here and here) discussing the children of James Brooks (1772-1835) and Nancy Isbell of Wayne County, Kentucky, Warren … More Children of James Brooks (1772 – 1835) and Wife Nancy Isbell: Johnson H. Brooks (1815-1875)