Sunday, November 29, 2015

This Week On My Family History Calendar

29 November-5 December



November 29~
   My paternal 6th Great Grandparents, Samuel Cook and Alice (Cook) Dargan (1753-?) were married on this day in 1771. They would be celebrating their 244th wedding anniversary. They were most likely married in the Sumter District area of South Carolina.

December 1~
    Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts (1897-1980), my maternal Great Grandmother, died 35 years ago in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina at the age of 83. She is buried in Quaker Cemetery, Kershaw, South Carolina.

December 2~
    This day marks the 216 anniversary of the birth of my paternal 4th Great Grandfather. John Milton Dargan (1799-1847). He was born in Sumter District, South Carolina and was the son of John Dargan (1749-1817) and Mary (Strother) Dargan (1772-1822).
  
December 5~
  My maternal Step Great Grandmother, Mary Christine (Williams) Sullivan (1896-1930) was born in Kershaw County, South Carolina 119 years ago. Christine was the daughter of  James Lewis Williams (1873-1937) and Lizzie (Pettigrew) Williams (?-before 1900)

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Thankful, Grateful and Blessed



Week 48 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2015 Edition by Amy Johnson Crow suggests Thankful as our topic.

   This week marks the return of me to blogging for the 52 Ancestors weekly themes. The last month was spent saying goodbye to a precious son and trying to deal with his loss.
    There are so many things to be thankful for even in times of trial.
I am thankful for good friends and family who helped and will continue to help us through this hardest of life events. 
 I am grateful for the genealogy community for their love and support. Family history and all it entails is not just a hobby or a fun thing to do. It's a passion, a calling for me. Being able to blog, write, research and engage in activities with those in this wonderful extended family has helped me immeasurably. 
  I am blessed to have a heritage of ancestors who lived, loved and passed on their strength to me. So many had to deal with hardships in their lives, including the deaths of children. That they picked up and carried on and in many cases became stronger through their experiences encourages me to follow in their footsteps. 
  
Because of each of you, I am thankful, grateful and blessed.






Sunday, November 22, 2015

This Week On My Family History Calendar

Nov. 22-Nov. 28



Nov. 22~
    My paternal Grandfather, Benjamin Allen Hudson (1918-1976), was born 97 years ago in Clarendon County, South Carolina. He was the only child of John McSwain Hudson (1880-1961) and Louvinia Blanche Thames (1886-1918). 
Benjamin Allen Hudson
(1918-1976)


 William Gordon Bonner Stukes (1745-?), my paternal 6th Great Grandfather, was born 270 years ago in Cambridge, England.

Nov. 23~
 Ellen Caroline (Martin) Early (1850-1926), my paternal Great Great Grandmother, died 89 years ago in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina. She was 76 years old. Ellen is buried in the Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina.

 The 195th wedding anniversary of my paternal 4th Great Grandparents, John Milton Dargan (1799-1847) and Emily Elizabeth (Vaughn) Dargan (1897-1865). They were married in 1820 when John was 20 and Emily 23. Their marriage most likely took place in Sumter District, South Carolina.

Nov. 24~
  Frances Virginia (McRady) McManus (1836-1903), my maternal Great Great Grandmother, died 112 years ago in Sumter County, South Carolina at the age of 47. Fannie is buried in the Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina.
Fanny V. McManus
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina

 My paternal 5th Great Grandfather, Philip Roberts (1763-1854) died 161 years ago in Harrison County, Kentucky.

This date also marks the 127th anniversary of the death of my paternal Great Great Grandfather, Ransom Taylor Early (1829-1888).  Ransom was 76 years old when he died in Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina. He is buried in the Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Statesville.
 
Ransom Taylor Early
Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Statesville, Irdell, North Carolina

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Sunday, November 15, 2015

This Week On My Family History Calendar

Nov. 15-Nov. 21

   


Nov. 18~ 
  My paternal 3rd Great Grandfather, William A. Martin (1813-1887) died in Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina 128 years ago. He is buried in Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery in Statesville.


William A. Martin
Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina


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Sunday, November 1, 2015

Oops,They Did it Again!

  There are many times in the research process  you to wish that your ancestors had been genealogists or had the forethought to do things that would make your searching easier.
 One of the biggest Oops that frustrates me is having pictures with no label on them. The discovery of a box of photos is a joy until you realize that you don't know who those people from long ago are.
   
   Here are two that I have been wondering about. Because of who had them and the time period of each , these may be  pictures of my paternal Great Grandfather John McSwain Hudson (1880-1961). There is no one  that I know of at this time that would be able to recognize him nor have I ever seen another picture of him.

My father remembers his Grandfather as an old man and isn't sure about who these younger men may be. 

Unknown Young Man
©Cheri Hudson Passey

     
Unknown Man
©Cheri Hudson Passey

  Are they of the same man? Is this my Great Grandfather John? 
Perhaps.  
 Oops, they did it again, played with my heart and forgot to label a picture!

This post was written for Week 43 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2015 Edition by Amy Johnson Crow. 

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This Week On My Family History Calendar

Nov. 1 - Nov. 7


The first week of November is empty of family history births, deaths or anniversaries. At least those that I know of!

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