Tag: Nacogdoches Co. Texas

Descendants of James Lauderdale (d. 1796, Sumner County, Tennessee): Sarah M. Lauderdale (1785/6 – abt. 1866) with Husband Thomas Lewis Leonard

March 1, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “She by her example and precepts impressed her good qualities on her daughters” As the previous posting says, I’m now launching a new series of postings on another ancestral line of mine, after I’ve completed my series about George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) of Orange, Augusta, and Botetourt County, Virginia, and Sullivan … More Descendants of James Lauderdale (d. 1796, Sumner County, Tennessee): Sarah M. Lauderdale (1785/6 – abt. 1866) with Husband Thomas Lewis Leonard

Children of George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) by Wife Mary (2): Joseph, Moses, and John

January 31, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “Died at my father’s house near Mt. Enterprise, Texas, at the age of 84 years. He was never sick in his life, never had a chill nor a fever” This posting continues a series of postings discussing the children of George Birdwell (bef. 1721 – 1781) by his first wife, whose name is … More Children of George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) by Wife Mary (2): Joseph, Moses, and John

Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Proven and Possible Children by Wife Hannah Folkinson/Folkindon – Samuel J., Henry Landers, Rebecca, Nancy Wright, Margaret, and Ed(mond?)

November 7, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “Well Scott I seen Uncle Ed yesterday Ed Birdwell and told him what you said” This posting is a continuation of the previous posting in which I discuss the proven and probable children of Moses Birdwell (1769-1849) by his wife Hannah Folkinson or Folkindon. In the posting I’ve just linked, I discuss the … More Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Proven and Possible Children by Wife Hannah Folkinson/Folkindon – Samuel J., Henry Landers, Rebecca, Nancy Wright, Margaret, and Ed(mond?)

Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Virginia, North Carolina/Tennessee, and Georgia Years to 1811/2

September 13, 2024

Or, Subtitled: Family Bibles and Handwriting Conundrums Moses’ Birth in Augusta (Later Botetourt) County, Virginia, 15 October 1769: Notes on Birdwell Bible The date of birth of Moses Birdwell, father of James G. Birdwell – 15 October 1769 – is recorded in the register of a bible that is thought to have belonged to his … More Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Virginia, North Carolina/Tennessee, and Georgia Years to 1811/2

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

January 13, 2022

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)

Children of Benjamin Benton Hollingsworth (abt. 1785-1844) and Wife Joicy Jones

August 25, 2021

Or, Subtitled: Distinguished Careers in Public Service, Law Firms and Oil Wells, with a Mysterious Disappearance After the Law Comes Knocking at the Door As we saw in the previous posting, in his 1 May 1841 Benton County, Alabama, will,[1] Benjamin Hollingsworth states that he and wife Joicy Jones Hollingsworth had had the following children: Stephen, … More Children of Benjamin Benton Hollingsworth (abt. 1785-1844) and Wife Joicy Jones