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Re: Early Marriages

Laurbik — 2013-02-15 01:51:10Z

Hi, do you happen to have anyone married in TN before 1800 by the name of Broumley/Brumley/Bromley? I am looking for parents of a Cornelius Bromley born in Davidson, TN 1782.

Thank you!!!

Re: Early Marriages

MaryFisher66 — 2013-02-10 23:12:49Z

Could you please look for marriage of Martin Paul Fisher to someone (possibly named Rachel) married before 1815. They are shown in Perry Co., TN census in 1820, before then he was in Mecklenburg, NC. They stayed in Perry Co. until their deaths in 1848. We know they had children named Wm.P, Mary A., Lucretia, Martha Ann, Martin J.L., John Adam Clark, Rachel P., Elizabeth, and Damaris. Wm P. Fisher is my gggrandfather, & I would really like to know who my ggggrandmother was. Thank you. Any info you can find about her or her name would be appreciated!

Re: Kite-Kyte Family

hynde64 — 2013-02-01 14:37:09Z

my name is Brad Kyte Hynde, my Grandfather was William Henry Hamilton Kyte 1875-1946 Carter County Tenn. He was married to Mary Magdalene Treadway in Carter county her records indicate 1887-1952.
I have been told that WHH Kyte was originally WHH Kite there is a break in the family tree because of my grandfather and his brother Frank "Franklin Kyte, Kite changing the spelling of the last name.
I believe we are looking for the same family as Carter County Tenn would have only been about 300 people in population then. Father Samual W. Kite about 1846 Father Anderson Kite about 1807 father Issac Kite 1780 Cant find anything prior to Issac.

Re: Eastern Tennesee Narratives

ChambersAncestry — 2013-01-12 10:00:37Z

Very nicely done.

Eastern Tennesee Narratives

JosBullardNCTN — 2013-01-12 10:00:18Z

Read the Bullard Narratives.

200+ page downloadable, genealogy Narratives with PDF search capabilities.

“The Life and Times Narrative of Joseph Bullard” (~1732-1788)
Rowan/Guilford Co. NC and Washington & Greene County TN

and

Also see, “The Life and Times Narrative of John Bullard Sr.” (~1765 -1834).
Rowan/Guilford Co. NC and Greene, Jefferson and Claiborne County, TN

Go to: bullardgenealogy.com

Tennessee Pre-Statehood Info.

ChambersAncestry — 2013-01-07 09:19:59Z

Tennesse became the 16th State on June 1, 1796. Prior to its Statehood and admission to the Union, the area was known as the "Southwest Territory."

Tennessee now consists of 42,169 square miles and is generally divided into three sections: Eastern Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and Western Tennessee.

Early History:
The area now known as Tennessee was first inhabited by Paleo-Indians nearly 12,000 years ago. The names of the cultural groups that inhabited the area between first settlement and the time of European contact are unknown, but several distinct cultural phases have been named by archaeologists, including Archaic (8000-1000 B.C.), Woodland (1000 B.C. - 1000 A.D.), and Mississippian (1000-1600 A.D.), whose chiefdoms were the cultural predecessors of the Muscogee people who inhabited the Tennessee River Valley prior to Cherokee migration into the river's headwaters.

The first recorded European excursions into what is now called Tennessee were three expeditions led by Spanish explorers, namely Hernando de Soto in 1540, Tristan de Luna in 1559, and Juan Pardo in 1567. At that time, Tennessee was inhabited by tribes of Muscogee and Yuchi people. Possibly because of European diseases devastating the Native tribes, which would have left a population vacuum, and also from expanding European settlement in the north, the Cherokee moved south from the area now called Virginia. As European colonists spread into the area, the native populations were forcibly displaced to the south and west, including all Muscogee and Yuchi peoples, the Chickasaw, and Choctaw.

The first British settlement in what is now Tennessee was Fort Loudoun, near present-day Vonore. Fort Loudoun became the westernmost British outpost to that date. The fort was designed by John William Gerard de Brahm and constructed by forces under British Captain Raymond Demeré. After its completion, Captain Raymond Demeré relinquished command on 14 August 1757 to his brother, Captain Paul Demeré. Hostilities erupted between the British and the neighboring Overhill Cherokees, and a siege of Fort Loudoun ended with its surrender on 7 August 1760. The following morning, Captain Paul Demeré and most of his men were killed in an ambush nearby.

In the 1760s, long hunters from Virginia explored much of East and Middle Tennessee, and the first permanent European settlers began arriving late in the decade. During the American Revolutionary War, Fort Watauga at Sycamore Shoals (in present day Elizabethton) was attacked in 1776 by Dragging Canoe and his warring faction of Cherokee (also referred to by settlers as the Chickamauga) opposed to the Transylvania Purchase and aligned with the British Loyalists. The lives of many settlers were spared through the warnings of Dragging Canoe's cousin Nancy Ward. The frontier fort on the banks of the Watauga River later served as a 1780 staging area for the Overmountain Men in preparation to trek over the Appalachian Mountains, to engage, and to later defeat the British Army at the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina.

Eight counties of western North Carolina (and now part of Tennessee) broke off from that state in the late 1780s and formed the abortive State of Franklin. Efforts to obtain admission to the Union failed, and the counties had re-joined North Carolina by 1790. North Carolina ceded the area to the federal government in 1790, after which it was organized into the Southwest Territory. In an effort to encourage settlers to move west into the new territory of Tennessee, in 1787 the mother state of North Carolina ordered a road to be cut to take settlers into the Cumberland Settlements—from the south end of Clinch Mountain (in East Tennessee) to French Lick (Nashville). The Trace was called the “North Carolina Road” or “Avery’s Trace,” and sometimes “The Wilderness Road (although it should not be confused with Daniel Boone's "Wilderness Road" through Cumberland Gap.

Re: Cumberland settlements 1770-1790

MatthewsCK — 2012-12-12 00:04:39Z

Searching for information on the following family surnames: Mathews, Matthews, Mathis, Massingale, Massingill, Shoopman, Shuckman. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

25 Mar 1789 Hawkins Co., NC

ktsok — 2012-12-07 21:24:26Z

There is a marriage 25 March 1789 between William Johnson and Mary (illegible, possibly Evans). The bondsman/witness was Hezekiah Davis. The clerk was Thomas Hutchings.

Re: TN before it became a state (Englis(h) family) Geography question

alberta1950 — 2012-11-26 21:44:34Z

I too, am seeking help to find the Hiram Dunagan who was in Dickson County in the early 1800's and is listed there in 1830 Census . I think he is the son of John Dunagan Sr.[Reverend from Surry North Carolina.
I also believe he is the husband [possibly of Rebecca Grooms[Groomes] and died prior to 1837. Does anyone have information on this Dunagan

Re: Anne/Nancy HENDERSON & jacob BROWN

normsailer — 2012-11-14 15:48:03Z

I am VERY interested in this as well. Also, who were Nancy Ann Henderson's parents?

Jacob Brown's oldest son, Jacob, is documented as having served in Revolution with his father and his cousin Gabriel, so the family was not totally estranged...

1) An interesting read on this topic with cited source by Phil Norfleet: http://sc_tories.tripod.com/jacob_brown.htm

2) from researcher John Nash:
James Henderson died in 1793 and left a wil favoring John A Brown, son of Jacob Brown and Nancy Henderson. Nancy was indentured to Jacob 9 Oct 1781 when Jacob was living separate from his wife. It seems that John A Brown was their child. Jacob left his son some property, to be received only when Nancy died, but Ruth Gordon Brown took it to court and got the property by right of dowry.
I am attempting to clarify this whole thing, cause it looks like my James was Nancy's father. James will referred to the boy as "my beloved son John A Brown".

That is all I have found...

Crystal

Anne/Nancy HENDERSON & jacob BROWN

dlser55 — 2012-11-13 18:29:11Z

Looking for any info on Anne/Nancy HENDERSON & Jacob BROWNS son JOHN, born abt 1771.
Jacob, 1736-1785, left his wife Ruth GORDON in SC and traveled to TN abt 1770. He lived with Anne/Nancy HENDERSON in east TN. According to Jacobs will he wanted to leave property to their son John after Anne/Nancy died. After Jacob was murdered in 1785 his wife Ruth found out about the will and traveled to TN with her 4 sons to contest his will and won. I'm looking for more info about Anne/Nancy & Jacobs son JOHN. thanks, Deb

Tennessee in 1814

EleanorHemmes44 — 2012-10-23 20:21:15Z

I have an ancestor born in 1814. On one census he says he was b in MS Terr. On another he says he was born in Tennessee. Was any part of Tennessee ever included in MS Terr? Maps I have looked at don't give me a definitive answer. Thanks for any info on this. HemmesEG@aol.com

Re: State of Franklin

parker195170 — 2012-09-24 20:19:40Z

Dixon Springs is a town in Smith County Tn.

James H Miller

Lesashipp — 2012-05-09 16:45:52Z

'M LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION ON JAMES H MILLER , ( MY 3X GREAT GRANDFATHER)WHO IS RECORDED IN FAMILY RECORDS AS HAVING MARRIED ELIZABETH ENGLAND IN 1825, ALTHOUGH HE HAS A DAUGHTER BORN IN 1820(SALLIE ANN MILLER)THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A 2ND MARRIAGE. MY 2X GREAT GRANDFATHER JOSEPH MILLER DISAPPEARED IN 1861 IN CALLAWAY COUNTY, MO, (BORN IN 1827 SUPPOSEDLY IN MAGROUPIN CO TN) tHERE IS NO SUCH COUNTY IN tn BUT COULD BE MACOUPIN CO IL, OR MAGOFFIN CO , KY. HE WAS MARRIED TO SARAH BROWN IN 1847 IN CALLAWAY CO , MO ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED

Kite-Kyte Family

jason_kyte — 2012-03-16 20:57:57Z

I am seeking information on the family of Richard KITE bc. 1730's - 1740's at ?, d.1810 at Carter Co. TN, his wife Eleanor _____? md. ? This couple has one known child, Isaac KITE bc. 1771 - 1780 in VA? who md. 1797 Carter Co. TN to Ruth FLANARY whose family was originally from Wilkes Co. NC. My research indicates that Richard KITE was in northeast TN by 1783 but I have been unsuccessful in locating them prior to that date and prior to their migration.

Please contact me at radicaster1@hotmail.com if you have any infomation you could share.

Re: How to find war bounty land grant info?

vivienpayne151 — 2012-03-14 00:59:04Z

Have you talked to
William Bigham who now lives on part of the land.he has info
about the grant etc

Re: tenkeny shaw

koyekanmi — 2012-03-10 09:12:06Z

Thank you so much for this information.My greatgreatgrandfather Edward Leet was listed in the 1850 u.s.federal census-slave schedule for Tenkney Shaw.He was 10yrs old br.in 1840 in Kentucky or Virginia.Edward was a slave of Tenkney Shaw in the county of Obion in the State of Tennessee in 1850.

tenkeny shaw

koyekanmi — 2012-03-10 08:38:27Z

looking for any information on Tenkney Shaw plantation owner
1840 in Obion Tennessee.

Re: tenkeny shaw

attocat — 2012-03-10 04:50:28Z

This seems to be the only SHAW in 1840 Obion County.

1840 United States Federal Census

Name: William Shaw
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Obion, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 2

Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Obion, Tennessee; Roll: 529; Page: 138; Image: 857; Family History Library Film: 0024547.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Description:
This database details those persons enumerated in the 1840 United States Federal Census, the Sixth Census of the United States. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to the actual images of the 1840 Federal Census. Enumerators of the 1840 census were asked to include the following categories in the census: name of head of household, number of free white males and females, number of other free persons, names of slave owners and number of slaves, number of foreigners, and town or district and county of residence.

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Charley R Thomason

charlesthomason1 — 2012-02-20 02:53:18Z

I am looking for information about Charley R Thomason born 1864 in tenn. His wife was Sarh L Phillips born 1870. one of there Children was Virgil G Thomason. They are my Grandfather and great grandfather. I can not get past Charley R Thomason. I know that they lived in mich. in 1930 with there 2 sons and there family.

My grandfather was Virgil Thomason, he was born 14 Feb. 1892. He Died 11 Sep. 1951. He married Durotha May Bridges, 4 Feb. 1916. She was born 1 May 1900. She died 15 Apr. 1974. They lived in Tennessee. The 1920 Carroll County 8th dist. cencus has them listed with 2 children. Josie Vonell Thomason and James Charles Thomason my father. They may be from the North Henderson county and South Carroll County Tennessee. They had 8 children

1. Herschell Ray Thomason, B: 15 Sep. 1920, D: 29 Nov. 1970
2. Graydon Aufrey Thomason, B: 30 Aug. 1929, D: 21 Jan. 1929
3. Lyle Richard Thomason, B: 17 Nov. 1931, D: 23 Jun. 1943
4. Elwanda Sue Thomason. Lives in ILL.
5. James Charles Thomason B: 26 Nov.1918, D: Jun. 1987 Bradford TENN. Lived in Chicago ILL.
6. Josie Vonell Thomason. She lives in ILL.
7. Virgil Clayton Thomason. He lived in Jackson TENN
8. Dorothy Louise Thomason. She lives in ILL.

v/r
Charles Thomason

Re: I've hit a brick wall. HELP!!!!

cary_bailey — 2012-02-03 15:08:07Z

I think that you should repost this query and perhaps title it "Humes Family in TN." -- scrolling through the messages yours doesn't catch researcher's attention.
Good luck!

Re: TN before it became a state (Englis(h) family) Geography question

AndreainArkansas — 2011-12-25 02:46:48Z

Ah so the fact that he was listed as being born in NC on one census makes sense. Thank you!

Re: TN before it became a state (Englis(h) family) Geography question

lee4798 — 2011-12-24 04:02:16Z

Tennessee was claimed by North Carolina until 1796, when it became a State.

Re: TN before it became a state (Englis(h) family) Geography question

AndreainArkansas — 2011-12-17 01:36:18Z

That is very interesting. Thank you for this. I have got to check out more about the Franklin time period.

Re: TN before it became a state (Englis(h) family) Geography question

AndreainArkansas — 2011-12-17 01:34:43Z

Thank you. Good luck to you as well.

Re: TN before it became a state (Englis(h) family) Geography question

AndreainArkansas — 2011-12-17 01:34:10Z

Thank you so much for the reply. I'm sorry it took me until now to respond--I had some issues with my email a couple of years ago and didn't realize you had responded. So many of my families trace back to TN so this is very helpful. I didn't realize that about it being the state of Franklin. My dad tried to explain it to me once as maybe being a reason why Franklin was such a common name back then for his southern ancestors.
Interesting stuff and likely where I need to be before going any further with my history.

Re: TN before it became a state (Englis(h) family) Geography question

moontrade — 2011-12-16 11:53:59Z

Correction, that was Andrew English and JAMES English, not Henry

Re: TN before it became a state (Englis(h) family) Geography question

moontrade — 2011-12-16 11:52:55Z

Andrew English and Henry English were signers on the Franklin declaration (asking to be declared independent) Watauga Co., NC

hope this helps

Re: State of Franklin

dldove22 — 2011-08-25 09:49:22Z

Thank you for this information. The names of the signers of the petition gave me two leads to look into.

Re: Huffman - Horse Creek, TN

TheCurator — 2011-08-11 03:17:02Z

I found this reference to Peter Huffman in the Chancery Court of Records of Bedford County, TN, page 434 filed 29 Nov 1854. Elizabeth Huffman vs John Huffman et al. It states:

"Elizabeth Huffman of Bedford Co. states that she is the widow of Peter Huffman who departed this life intestate in Bedford Co. in 1821. She has never been endowed of his real estate of which he died seized and possessed, all of which lay in Bedford Co and consisting of about 475 acres, lying on the south side of Barren Fork and Duck River. Bounded by Hugh Davidson, River and John Drake. Peter Huffman left the following children; John Huffman; George Huffman; Alfred S. Huffman; Mary (wife of Thomas Cribbs) and Sarah (wife of James B. Dalby) the last of whom now resides in Texas. Part of Peter Huffman’s land was in Bedford Co and part in Coffee, Tennessee. Widow lived for many years with her son, John, who finally bought all the interest in the dower land."

Re: Huffman - Horse Creek, TN

jennarnott — 2011-07-25 21:39:01Z

How very exciting! Will be in touch soon, just getting my computer back online.

Re: Huffman - Horse Creek, TN

SusanHuff24 — 2011-07-19 03:18:32Z

This is really exciting for me. Would you like to continue by personal email or continue on this message board? My email is bpederso@tds.net or reply to this message.

Thank you,

Susan

Re: Huffman - Horse Creek, TN

alvahadley1864 — 2011-07-19 02:53:25Z

Yes, I am willing to share. Dates are uncertain. The following is my line: 1. Peter Huffman Sr. (~1749 to 1813), 2. Benjamin Huffman (~1781 to 1860), 3. Peter Huffman Jr. (~1807 to 1873), 4. Sarah Ann Huffman Hadley (~1831 to 1912), 5. Nancy (Dora) Hadley Marsh (~1870 to 1892).

Yes, my Peter Huffman Jr. was the boy kidnapped by Indians in 1813. He was returned to his father circa 1823. Circa 1830, Peter married Patsy Carr in Morgan County Indiana. Peter and his family can be found in various Iowa census records beginning in 1840 through 1870. Mostly likely, Peter was buried near his farm, located between Leon and Garden Grove, Decatur County, Iowa.

Re: Huffman - Horse Creek, TN

SusanHuff24 — 2011-07-18 02:54:01Z

Great! I have a lot of information about this family including the musket ball that killed Peter Huffman and wounded his wife Catherine. Which of the children is your ancestor? I will be glad to share. So far I have not found many people researching this family.

Re: Huffman - Horse Creek, TN

alvahadley1864 — 2011-07-17 23:40:16Z

Your Peter Huffman is my 6g grandfather. Do you have information on Peter's parents, grandparents, etc? I look forward to hearing from you.

Julian vs. Georgian dates

jeozeran — 2011-06-02 19:30:43Z

A technical question: How does one record dates from before and around the time that Great Britain finally adopted the Julian calendar? Looking at secondary or tertiary sources for information about an American pre-Revolutionary ancestor, I usually don't know if I'm looking at a Georgian date, or an adjusted/corrected date. Is there a "rule" for geneaology?

Thanks
Janelle

Hardin

Jeanvanraalte81 — 2011-04-10 12:34:16Z

I am trying to find information on Benjamin Hardin born about 1810 married Nancy...........one of their mothers believed to be Elizabeth................

Melvina "Vina" Burruss b.1847 VA died Arkansas

silkptls — 2011-04-04 23:59:04Z

I’m seeking information on the following family. My great-grandfather is George W. Cobb who married Malissa Angelina Gafford. Melvina who married James was also called "Vina". I know her last name was Burruss (varied spellings).
I’m looking for the relationship of Susannah Roberts, and parents of Melvina Burruss Cobb.

1870 United States Federal Census about James Cobb
Name: James Cobb
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Age in 1870: 24
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1870: Lower La Fave, Yell, Arkansas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Danville
Household Members: Name Age
James Cobb 24
Melvina Cobb 23 (Melvina "Vina" Burruss) (born in Virginia)
George W Cobb 21 (brother of James)
George Cobb 3 (George W. M. Cobb)
Jane Jones 18
Susannah Roberts 52

Re: Early Marriages

milswanson — 2011-01-11 00:07:19Z

James White, born 1791, in what is now Monroe County,TN, married Mary "Betsy/Betsyanne" Hicks, around 1827. I believe they were in the Hopewell Springs area. Would you please check your book for their marriage?

Re: Colonel John Scott, 1749-1811, Maryland and Tennessee

hbhowell — 2011-01-10 15:57:53Z

Nelly, I would indeed like any information about the Colonel. I have found much information about another Colonel John Scott who was from one of the New England states that I do not remember, but, of course, that information is about the wrong Scott.

If you would like, you can reply to my email at hbhowell@hotmail.com. Thanks

Re: Colonel John Scott, 1749-1811, Maryland and Tennessee

nmareine — 2011-01-10 07:09:56Z

While working on Samuel Pepys's Diary I came across a book by Sir Arthur Bryant called "The Years of Peril" in which Colonel John Scott's adventures are reported. I don't know if you'll like the find ... Nelly

Re: Early Marriages

JimLong711 — 2011-01-07 14:46:20Z

Can anyone check on the marriage of Cornelius (Neles) Long and Sara (Pitman) of Marion County? They would have been married about 1829. I believe their first child was born in 1830. I'm not 100% sure about Sara's last name.

Marion County would be in East Tennessee. They may have been married in Chatanooga, Hamilton County.
Thanks for any help.
Rhonda Long

Re: Early Marriages

avelyn — 2011-01-05 22:16:06Z

I'm looking for the following:
Miller, William or possibly David - brides surname may be Johnson
Miller, Houston (or Huston) brides surname may be Cummins.

We were told that Houston was born in Overton County in 1809 and I have been looking for his parents for over 20 years. I very much appreciate your help.
Carole

Re: Early Marriages

newdealgirl1951 — 2010-11-22 19:53:20Z

I have marriages in Tennessee before 1825. Also if you know what part(east, west, middle) of the state have another resource. Am willing to do lookups

Re: Looking for Reynolds in Tennessee

HarpethRiver — 2010-10-28 17:39:49Z

I have lincoln Co Ky Reynolds in my family - not much assistance to you, But have you read the very interesting book, "The Golden Leaf" about the Renolds tobacco heritage, touches on the Reynolds aluminum business and tells the history of their NC Family home, "Renolda"? I, subsequent to reading it, did visit "Reynolda", which has been pictued & written about in lovely magazines - very interesting and memorable!
Supposedly our Doolin-Reynolds ancestry is connected to this group, but I have never found connection. (Pulaski Co KY)

Re: Warrent 2444, help with detail

Rider_lee — 2010-09-21 18:14:19Z

PS: This should be in Sumner Co., TN. I was under the impression it was issued in KY (south of Walker's Line) but it may have been issued in NC.

Warrent 2444, help with detail

Rider_lee — 2010-09-21 18:12:22Z

I have an ancester who was issued Warrent no. 2444 on 28 Feb 1780 and issued 26 Oct 1786 for 100 acres. How do I go about finding more details about exact location of this warrent.?

How to find war bounty land grant info?

BJBAWO — 2010-09-08 07:40:59Z

One of my ancestors was William Bigham (1756-1842), who moved from N.C. to Tennessee in 1800 or so. I've read a few online accounts that he and his brother Andrew both received Revolutionary War bounty land grants in Tennessee. Although I have been able to locate his lengthy Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, I cannot seem to find any evidence that he received a land grant (although he did get a whopping $63.33 a year pension!). Am I looking in the wrong place? I've searched the ancestry.com files and I came up empty. Any suggestions?

Barbara

Re: Benjamin William Clay

EmilyAndros — 2010-09-06 15:17:53Z

Dear John,

We have some common ancestors and I hope you don’t mind me emailing you!

My name is Emily Andros and I’m a member of the Towne family (Emma May Towne).

I have a relative (and I think you do too) named “Joanna Blessing” b 1595 and she is listed twice in my family tree. The first time she is listed correctly as the wife of William Towne (William is the son of John Towne and Elizabeth Clarke). And I believe that’s correct.

The second time she’s listed as the SON (yes son) of JOHN TOWNE and Elizabeth Clark (actually those were her in-laws). And she's also showing up as the spouse of herself (in her listing the name "Joanna Blessing" is showing up as HER SPOUSE). So obviously something is messed up. In the AREA where she is listed as the son (or male offspring ) of John Towne & Elizabeth Clark, your family tree (and some other ones) are connected up to her.

Do you have any idea what the story is with that? I would just remove that listing, but I want to make sure that I’m not removing a REAL SON that should be listed there (I was thinking if there was another son of John Town & Elizabeth Clarke) that maybe I could just change the name of Joanna Blessings and the dob and other info, to just “correct it” instead of just yanking the listing out of there. (they did have a son named William, my relative and then a daughter named Agnes, I believe)

Do you have any advice?

Thank you and have a nice Labor Day…

Emily

ALEXANDER AND MARGARET DICKSON – ROBERT AND SHEILA DICKSON (NEE MCVEIGH)

DJ2009 — 2010-09-03 20:38:56Z

ALEXANDER AND MARGARET DICKSON – ROBERT AND SHEILA DICKSON (NEE MCVEIGH)

SEEKING HELP FINDING ANCESTORS OF ROBERT DICKSON BORN IN 1950 IN BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND. HE MARRIED SHEILA CARMEL ANN MCVIEGH WHO WAS BORN IN 1952 IN NEWRY, NORTHERN IRELAND. ROBERT’S PARENTS ARE ALEXANDER AND MARGARET DICKSON. ROBERT AND SHEILA HAD TWO CHILDREN – DESMOND (DES) WHO WAS BORN IN 1972 IN BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND AND NEIL WHO WAS BORN IN DUBLIN, IRELAND. ROBERT, SHEILA AS WELL AS DESMOND AND NEIL ARE LIVING IN CANADA. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.