Jesse Shelton, my sixth-great-grandfather, once owned a plantation in present-day Pegram, Cheatham County, Tennessee. His land was on Turner Creek and the Big Harpeth River according to his 1809 deed. The below map marks that spot and has an estimate of what his 640-acre spread (one square mile) might have looked like to help you …
This is a closer look at James Gainous Sr., who lived part of his life in Robertson County, Tennessee. The Gainous family's surname was spelled various ways in records: Gainus, Gaines, Gainuss, Gainess, Gains, etc. Special thanks to Rick Tidwell for his extensive research on the Gainous family! Wife James' wife (or wives!) are unknown. …
While researching my family tree, I ran into a case of two John Hildreths who some people had combined on their family trees to make one John Hildreth. Both of their wives were named Mary, so that didn't help the situation. One John mostly lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky and the other in De Kalb …
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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