The below timeline tracks Thomas Morrow, born about 1814, and who married Winney Foster. He was likely married once before Winney, but that wife is unknown. If you have any information about this family, please contact me at downhomegenealogy@gmail.com. Timeline About 1814 - Tennessee - Thomas Morrow is born according to the 1850 census. 1820 …
Margaret "Peggy" Meek and Malachi Tidwell are my fourth-great-grandparents. The family settled in Dickson County, Tennessee, near present-day Montgomery Bell State Park. According to Paul Oliphant via JS Scott, "[they] settled on Old Henry Blackburn Place in Dickson Co. Down the Spring Branch toward Montgomery Bell Park is the Old Squire Richardson place next to …
Posted Mar. 19, 2020 As I type this article, our world is surrounded with much uncertainty as we face the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). My sleepless nights are filled with many thoughts, including wondering about great-grandaunt, May Dennis Jackson. May died during the 1918 influenza pandemic (Spanish flu). May was my grandfather's aunt, although he never …
So many of my ancestors are now just a name or blank space on a branch of my family tree. While it may be impossible to bring them back to life or know their real story, we can use still-existing documents to weave together a fraction of who they were. I have compiled a records …
Lydia Meador and John Best My search for the parents of Elizabeth Bess, my fourth-great-grandmother, started years ago when I built my first family tree. I had zero to go on. Family trees online were no help either, as none of them listed her parents. I truly started from scratch. Bess is a unique last …
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