Tag: Natchitoches Psh. Louisiana

Additional Notes about Eliza Jane Smith (1790/1800 – 1843) of Louisiana: Problematic Misreadings of Documents at Ancestry Site

August 2, 2025

Or, Subtitled: When a Widow Isn’t a Widow This brief posting is a bit of a footnote to the posting I made a few days back about my recent discovery of burial information for my 3-g-grandmother Eliza Jane Smith (1790/1800 – 1843). As I’ve reviewed my notes for Eliza Jane with this new discovery, I’m … More Additional Notes about Eliza Jane Smith (1790/1800 – 1843) of Louisiana: Problematic Misreadings of Documents at Ancestry Site

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 – Elizabeth, Joseph, Amos, Jeremiah

November 7, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “[W]e did talk of going to texas but we heard so much bad news of people fiting and killing one another thar that we concluded to come here this spring” Proven and Probable Children of Moses Birdwell by His Second Wife Hannah Folkinson or Folkindon In my last posting, I offered a list … More Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Proven and Possible Children by Wife Hannah Folkinson/Folkindon – Elizabeth, Joseph, Amos, Jeremiah

Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Years in Limestone, Jackson, and Marshall County, Alabama, 1818-1846

October 2, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “Land sales were in Feb. 1818 after treaties with the Chickasaws in 1816 and Cherokees in 1817” In my previous two postings about Moses Birdwell, I follow his story from his early years (1769-1811/2) in Botetourt County, Virginia, Sullivan County, North Carolina (later Tennessee), and Franklin County, Georgia, to his years (1811/2 – … More Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Years in Limestone, Jackson, and Marshall County, Alabama, 1818-1846

Children of James G. Birdwell and Aletha Leonard of Alabama and Louisiana – Frances, Sophronia, and Mary Ann Birdwell

September 5, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “Methodist; farmer, ginner, plantation owner in Louisiana and Texas” 7. Frances C. Birdwell, the seventh child of James G. Birdwell and Aletha Leonard, was born about 1836-1837 in Jackson County, Alabama. This date of birth is suggested by the 1850 and 1860 federal censuses. As a previous posting notes, the 1850 federal census … More Children of James G. Birdwell and Aletha Leonard of Alabama and Louisiana – Frances, Sophronia, and Mary Ann Birdwell

Children of James G. Birdwell and Aletha Leonard of Alabama and Louisiana – DeWitt Clinton, Thomas, and Camilla Birdwell

September 1, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “Steem” Mills and Malignant Fevers 4. DeWitt Clinton Birdwell, the fourth child of James G. Birdwell and Aletha Leonard, was born about 1831 in Limestone or Jackson County, Alabama. I have very little information about this son of James G. Birdwell and Aletha Leonard who is named as their child in Hardin Harville’s … More Children of James G. Birdwell and Aletha Leonard of Alabama and Louisiana – DeWitt Clinton, Thomas, and Camilla Birdwell

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

James G. Birdwell (1795-1849): Louisiana Years

August 18, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “The cholera has reappeared at several plantations on Red River” As the previous posting notes, after James G. Birdwell and wife Aletha R. Leonard sold their land in Marshall County, Alabama, on 30 November 1839, they moved their family to Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. The linked posting states that the 1883 family history written … More James G. Birdwell (1795-1849): Louisiana Years

James G. Birdwell (1795-1849): Georgia and Alabama Years

August 12, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “A farmer and a sober, steady man of good habits and of good family” I’ve spent lo these many months now on this blog documenting the ancestry of my paternal great-grandmother Mary Ann Green Lindsey (and here). I followed Mollie Green Lindsey’s Green line back from her father Ezekiel Samuel Green (that series … More James G. Birdwell (1795-1849): Georgia and Alabama Years