Tennessee
“Restore My Name:” The First Edition of the Carnival of African-American Genealogy
Luckie Daniels, proprietor of Our Georgia Roots, a tenacious researcher and tech expert, has taken on the hosting of the first edition of the Carnival of African-American Genealogy. The theme for the first edition concerns slave research. Participants are asked to answer one or more of the following questions: What responsibilities are involved on the part of the researcher when …
March 18, 2010 Thursday at 10:54 am
Another Texas School Record–With an Ironic Twist
I posted this one at GenealogyWise: This record is for my grand-uncles Carl Manson and Otis Preston Manson (who was known as Preston.) It’s signed by my great-grandfather, Otis Manson (1871-1950). The historical ironies reflected here is that the school trustee who also signed the card, Daniel Henry Sanford, was the grandson of Reuben Sanford (1796-1846), whose family owned as …
July 24, 2009 Friday at 8:17 pm
Carnival of Genealogy: 106 Years in America–And More!
One ancestor I’m really trying to learn more about is my great-great-grandfather William (“Billie”) Sanford. He was born in 1809 in Virginia and died in 1916 in Texas at the age of 106! A book I read says that he is the oldest person buried in the “colored” section of the Old City Cemetery in Rockdale, Milam County, Texas. (170 …
July 16, 2008 Wednesday at 4:24 am
Attention Sanford Researchers: Tennessee State Marriages Now on Ancestry.com
Another of the new databases on Ancestry.com is the Tennessee State Marriages database. This is great for researching my Sanford family research. It’s got a lot of images; sometimes there are several different records for a single marriage. This is a good addition.
May 3, 2008 Saturday at 12:07 am
Two Heroes: Wilson and Shadrach of Andrews’ Raiders
Note: This is the last in a series of four posts about heroic soldiers who were denied or overlooked for the Medal of Honor at the time of their extraordinary acts. Less than ten days ago, Congress authorized the award of the Medal to five of these men. One of the most daring events of the Civil War took place …
February 7, 2008 Thursday at 11:18 pm
