tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35552401713320194172023-11-16T07:07:23.529-08:00NINA'S GENEALOGYGenealogy research notes, stories, photos and documents of interest to genealogists studying WALTON, SANSOM, PARKS, MULLINS, BANKSTON, MCCOY, HOBBS, NUNLEY and GILKERSON family lines in WV, KY, VA, GA, and MS.Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-805437789771098032013-02-17T05:23:00.000-08:002013-02-17T05:23:47.712-08:00John Wesley O'Dell and Mary A YatesMy son and I have been working on a surname that came to our attention thanks to help from a man named David Osborne. For many years I had a G G Grandmother identified only as "Jane ________". By sharing info and thoughts, we were able to identify her as Elizabeth Jane O'Dell, daughter of John Wesley O'Dell and Mary A (Polly) Yates!<br />
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Here is what I've found out about Jane so far:<br />
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BIRTH - Elizabeth Jane O'Dell - born abt 1848/1849 in Fayette County, Virginia<br />
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MARRIAGE -Benjamin Franklin Nunley on 18 Nov 1866 in Lawrence County Kentucky<br />
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CHILDREN - <br />
Mary Adeline (Elizabeth) Nunley b. 1867<br />
America Easter Nunley b. 1869<br />
John Nunley b. 1872<br />
Charles A Nunley b. 1872<br />
George W. Nunley b. 1874<br />
Isabell Nunley b. 1879<br />
Ella Nunley (my Great Grandmother) b. 1882<br />
Doliver Nunley 1884/1885<br />
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DEATH - ELIZABETH NUNLEY, MARRIED, DIED APR 20 1886 WAYNE COUNTY W VA, CONSUMPTION, PARENTS JOHN AND POLLY O'DELL <br />
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I do have more info on some of the children and some of Elizabeth's ancestors, but I'm always hoping to find out more. <br />
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Preparing today for Hurricane Sandy to 'visit' our area, so just a quick post to add a photo of my Mom and Grandma from years past.<br />
Grandma's name: Bessie Parks Simpson, Mom's name: Dorothy Lee Simpson. Bessie was only 14 when she married my Grandpa, Henry Simpson, and 15 when she had my Mother. They lived in West Virginia. Mother was born in Printer, Boone County, WV on 28 Jan 1924. Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-40467250861293298742012-09-16T18:55:00.002-07:002012-09-16T18:57:09.351-07:00Getting The Family InvolvedA couple of weeks ago, one of my sons and his girlfriend decided to both work on some genealogy for their respective families. This led to my son asking me for some info that I couldn't put my finger on right away, as it had been awhile since I looked at the family line he was interested in.
My son managed on his own to find a whole new surname in that family, the Branscome name in Virginia, which I am excited to work on with him!
Around the same time, we cleaned out the basement storage room where my genealogy file cabinet is. I decided now was a good time to go through those dusty old pre-digital era folders and see what research notes I had in it. Some had never made it to my PAF and Roots Magic programs at all, other folders had only outdated beginnings of research that I now have much more details on.
My project for this fall is to go through all of the folders in that file cabinet, see that all the data is entered into my online programs, upload an up to date Gedcom file to the new Family Tree at the LDS www.familysearch.org website, and see if I can start to connect some of my surname lines that 15 years ago were dead ends before I used the internet to connect with cousins and other researchers.
Moral of the story? Get the family involved in your research! Thank you, Nathan, for getting me back in the saddle of organizing. It doesn't do much good if you can't find the data you need when you want it.
Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-38290565554758323272012-07-29T08:42:00.000-07:002012-07-29T08:43:08.016-07:00Ivy Perry HobbsIvy Perry Hobbs was my Dad's aunt, and he often told me stories of the time he spent with his Uncle Willie and Aunt Ivy on their farm.
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44ZbeE_h4UHb2HwX7u0q36gdnYBAG5nnx7UTF8OuiP14apYJCZYtfxfPn1F31gh3nhjO9V8vSnLapsM1YvcVvo-jIhEUwcblexDjMvf4Leo93pc8Edc9WIORUEjEhGF37y8g45Gj-fXE/s1600/Ivy+Perry+Hobbs.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="85" width="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44ZbeE_h4UHb2HwX7u0q36gdnYBAG5nnx7UTF8OuiP14apYJCZYtfxfPn1F31gh3nhjO9V8vSnLapsM1YvcVvo-jIhEUwcblexDjMvf4Leo93pc8Edc9WIORUEjEhGF37y8g45Gj-fXE/s400/Ivy+Perry+Hobbs.bmp" /></a></div>Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-1389154198112025602012-04-11T19:44:00.004-07:002012-04-12T06:21:31.134-07:00Hibbert Hobbs - 1940 CensusThe 1940 Census is now available! Like so many people, I wasn't able to access it on the release date last week but this week things seem to be working just fine at least on ancestry.com which is the site I used for viewing it. <br />The first thing I did was take a peek at Logan County West Virginia to see if I could find my father. And I did. He was living with his brothers in a house in Omar, and working as a tippleman at a local coal mine. Here is the data:<br /><br />1940 Census for Sandy Bottom (unincorporated place),census for Lower Omar, Logan County, West Virginia:<br />Hibbert Hobbs, age 20, brother, b. WV, 8th grade education, living same place in 1935, tippleman.<br />Herbert Hobbs, age 20, brother, b. WV, 8th grade education, 9th grade education, living same place in 1935, tippleman.<br />Herman Hobbs, age 19, brother, b. WV, living same place in 1935, tippleman.Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-60747196023263565942012-04-01T13:21:00.003-07:002012-04-11T19:44:31.598-07:00Surname Sunday - Some Nunley AncestorsNo pics today, just a simple post to list some of my Nunley ancestors. Maybe you connect through one of them? These are all children of Daniel Nunley and America Skaggs<br />Jane Nunley b. 1837 Cannonsburg, Boyd Co KY<br />Benjamin Franklin Nunley b. 1847 in VA or KY, d. 11 Mar 1892 in Wayne, West Virginia<br />Charles L. Nunley b. abt 1856 Greenup Co KY<br />Milton Leonidas Nunley b. Jun 1858 KYHomewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-27390538697028074152012-02-16T02:22:00.001-08:002012-02-16T02:27:18.824-08:00Daisy Sansom and Ethel Sansom HobbsWORDLESS WEDNESDAY - A PICTURE OF MY GRANDMOTHER AND HER SISTER<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTuiB05Z2vurHxvENw0kHyjW2HMLajossZZ7HkRn1tLoUyGS986YIhkDOR7Neoqid-eaSAmRHIIA3NGPkAqKFI6btzc9nnk37pNZroZl2j9Sih3bmcvqaMp2Mu8b7cFuJSqXVOCCvLJA/s1600/Daisy+Sansom+and+Ethel+Sansom+Hobbs.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTuiB05Z2vurHxvENw0kHyjW2HMLajossZZ7HkRn1tLoUyGS986YIhkDOR7Neoqid-eaSAmRHIIA3NGPkAqKFI6btzc9nnk37pNZroZl2j9Sih3bmcvqaMp2Mu8b7cFuJSqXVOCCvLJA/s400/Daisy+Sansom+and+Ethel+Sansom+Hobbs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709677204122573618" /></a><br />DAISY SANSOM - LEFT<br> ETHEL SANSOM HOBBS - RIGHTHomewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-44629269774623864642012-02-12T14:52:00.001-08:002012-02-12T15:04:19.240-08:00Minnie Hobbs Samples<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfudcSEFlhtLnmlwgcd92GZtW2F-v_B4zEKf3beOgPCOqc-HuEGf7kA-m6KaYm6vnndDwKCG0JUWXbNttgEqfXZLBGqbIbRi3oDfRpUvjG7bLonbydcMCOrds6i96NfQ_gXOtWAM9oOhU/s1600/Minnie+Hobbs+Samples.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfudcSEFlhtLnmlwgcd92GZtW2F-v_B4zEKf3beOgPCOqc-HuEGf7kA-m6KaYm6vnndDwKCG0JUWXbNttgEqfXZLBGqbIbRi3oDfRpUvjG7bLonbydcMCOrds6i96NfQ_gXOtWAM9oOhU/s400/Minnie+Hobbs+Samples.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708386612521946290" /></a>This is my great Aunt, Minnie Hobbs who married Roy Dick Samples 25 Sep 1922 in Logan County WV. <br />What I know:<br />Minnie Hobbs was b. in Mingo County WV in 1906. Parents: G.W. (George) and Victora McCoy<br />1910 Mingo County WV census, age 6, born in West Virginia. <br />1920 United States Federal Census<br />about Minnie Hobbs<br />Name: Minnie Hobbs<br />Home in 1920: Logan, Logan, West Virginia<br />Age: 15 years <br />Estimated birth year: abt 1905<br />Birthplace: West Virginia<br />Relation to Head of House: Daughter<br />Father's Name: George<br />Father's Birth Place: West Virginia<br />Mother's Name: Victora<br />Mother's Birth Place: West Virginia<br />Marital Status: Single<br />Race: White Sex: Female<br />Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes<br />Image: 169<br />Household Members: <br />Name Age<br />George Hobbs 57<br />Victora Hobbs 52<br />Minnie Hobbs 15<br />Hugh Hobbs 12<br />Graenway Hobbs 8<br />Children: Minnie and husband Roy had three children that I know of:<br />Rose Marie b. 1926, Roy Dick b. 1928, and William D. b. 1929.<br /><br />I would love to know more about her!Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-33032139005935418382012-01-15T14:42:00.000-08:002012-01-15T19:17:04.428-08:00Narrows Giles County VirginiaI've been doing some online research in hopes of finding out more about the area my great grandmother Josie (Minter? Tilley?) Johnson Parks came from. She was supposedly born in Narrows, Giles County, Virginia. It is very close to the West Virginia border. Josie lived in McDowell County WV as a wife and mother, and died there as well.<br />So I started by seeing what info was online about Narrows. I was very excited to find that Giles County has a beautiful website! Very well laid out, gorgeous photos, and very useful information.<br /><br />Here is a link to one source from the Giles County.org website: <a href="http://gilescounty.org/narrows.html">Narrows Virginia</a><br />The first settlers were in the vicinity in the 1770's.<br /><br />This page of the Giles County VA site includes a google map of the area including <a href="http://gilescounty.org/maps.html">Narrows VA</a>.<br /><br />And here is the resource page for <a href="http://www.gilescountyhistorical.org/genealogy.htm">Giles County Historical Society genealogy page</a> which includes info on their research services and office hours, and family files and books.<br /><br />I was EXCITED to find on their <a href="http://www.gilescountyhistorical.org/documents/GCHSFamilyFilesList.pdf">Family Files List</a> the surname Tillie! There is no mention of the surname Minter. Could that be a stronger indication that Josie's maiden name might have indeed been Tilley? We shall see...Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-45963765218288205232011-10-15T09:28:00.000-07:002011-10-30T16:40:52.373-07:00Surname Saturday - More Sansom AnsectorsThis is Jennings Sansom, a brother to my Great Grandpa Millard Sansom.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j187/ldsmilestones/JenningsSansombrotherofMillardSansom.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 431px; height: 560px;" src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j187/ldsmilestones/JenningsSansombrotherofMillardSansom.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />UnclesHomewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-75756198306733505652011-10-14T13:07:00.000-07:002011-10-14T13:19:20.828-07:00CORA SANSOM ADKINSCora Sansom Adkins was my great Aunt. Her brother Millard Sansom was my great grandpa. Both are children of Greenville Sansom and Adalaide Gilkerson Sansom. <br />I don't know a lot about Cora other than that she was a twin sister of Nora Sansom, and this small amount of info about her, her marriage and children:<br /><br />Birth:<br />Cora was b. 27 Nov 1886 in Wayne County, West Virginia. <br />Marriage: <br />Cora Sansom m. Jasper Adkins (b. 23 Dec 1873) on 2 Apr 1874 in Wayne County.<br /><br />I know of 3 children of this couple:<br />David, Jasper (Jr.) and Inez.<br /><br />Would love to know more about Cora, and whether or not her sister Nora survived. I know that Green and Adalaide had 17 children altogether, but only 11 survived until adulthood. <br /><br />Here is a picture of Cora in later years:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5Mghr6kfibcxJabbB0nJVwY556mEoTAhFs5HXqfsrfWtQ_N3c107RDw3KEmtiQlNgfM4gfCfryLr-PWEsC3HSEjG4H82DUMRa6hnG09aKJmkGWpsu-AEKBtn5b0yYBE-On6Sj0hqg50/s1600/Cora+Sansom+Adkins.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 370px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5Mghr6kfibcxJabbB0nJVwY556mEoTAhFs5HXqfsrfWtQ_N3c107RDw3KEmtiQlNgfM4gfCfryLr-PWEsC3HSEjG4H82DUMRa6hnG09aKJmkGWpsu-AEKBtn5b0yYBE-On6Sj0hqg50/s400/Cora+Sansom+Adkins.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663444986175772466" /></a>Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-1568705351342292652011-10-10T16:57:00.000-07:002011-10-30T16:54:10.045-07:00A Brick Wall Ancestor - Josephine Minter or Tilley (Tillie?)We all have brick wall ancestors... one of mine is my great grandmother who was named Josephine or Josie, however her correct maiden name remains a mystery in my family tree. <br /><br />Here is what I have found so far:<br /><br />1. She seems to have been married 3 times. <br />Husband one - John Johnston<br />Husband two - Bill Gardner<br />Husband three - Evans Parks<br /><br />She was born in May 1877 or January 1878, possibly in Narrows, Giles County, Virginia, or one record says b. in KY.<br /><br />She died 9 Aug 1917 in Iager, McDowell County, West Virginia.<br /><br />MAIDEN NAME:<br />Her son Ray's delayed birth certificate lists her maiden name as Minter. <br />Her son Sherman's obituary gives it as Tillie, but I've never been able to find her on census records under either surname.<br />Her daughter Thelma's social security application lists it as 'Jossie unknown'.<br /><br />In 1900 she appears on the census for McDowell County WV with husband John Johnston and 3 children.<br /><br />In 1910 she appears on the census for McDowell County WV as a widow, mother of 6 children, 5 living. All the children have the surname 'Gardner' on this census although at least three of her children were Johnston's. The youngest child on the 1910 census was my Grandmother, Bessie Parks. She appears as Bessie Gardner in 1910, age 18 months (or could be 8 months). Evans Parks is also in the household, listed as 'brother in law'. Evans Parks was married to Fannie Johnston, sister of Josie's 1st husband John Johnston.<br /><br />Sometime after She married Evans Parks 13 July 1913 and had 3 or 4 children by him:<br />Bessie Louise (my Grandma), Clyde Parks, Sherman Parks and Dolly Worley Parks.<br /><br />Dolly died as a baby. Bessie went by the name of Parks, don't know if she was a Parks or a Gardner. <br /><br />She died when my Grandma Bessie was only 8 years old. My mother said her mom told her that Josephine loved to sing and play the piano. Maybe that is where some of our family musical talent was inherited from! I would love to know more about Josephine and her ancestry.Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-88528421874311123762011-10-02T07:16:00.000-07:002011-10-02T07:38:01.806-07:00WILLIAM W. PARKS AND WIFE LUCINDAHere is a quick look at my G-G-Grandfather, William W. Parks and his wife Lucinda ?. <br />William Parks was born c. 1844 in Rowan Country, North Carolina, the son of Dempsey Parks and Nancy Bean Parks. <br /><br />1850 Census - William appears as Willa Parks age 6 in Rowan County North Carolina with parents and siblings.<br /><br />1870 Census - William appears in Grayson County, Virginia, Old Town Township, Nuchollsville Post Office b. North Carolina, age 26, with wife Cenia age 25.<br /><br />1880 Census - William appears in Grayson Couty, Virginia, Old Town Dist. (Dist. 39), <br />age 36, b. NC, parents both b. NC, occupation : machinist, wife Sennae age 35.<br /><br />1900 Census - wife Senah (Lucinda) appears as widowed on this census, in household of son Day? Parks and his family, in Grayson County, Old Town Dist. <br /><br />Family of William W. Parks and Lucinda:<br />Evans Alexander Parks b. Sep or Nov 1869 (this is my great grandfather)<br />Sarah Parks b. abt 1873<br />Jefferson Parks b. Dec 1874<br />Rosa L. Parks b. abt 1877<br />Alberta Parks b. Oct 1879<br />Ennis Parks b. Apr 1886<br />Ollie Parks b. Mar 1888Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-48012961398178201122011-06-02T02:27:00.000-07:002011-06-02T02:43:14.162-07:00Victoria McCoy HobbsHere is the death certificate for my Great-grandmother, Victoria McCoy Hobbs<br />She died July 27, 1935 in Logan West Virginia<br />The death certificate shows her parents to be Compton Runyon and Victora McCoy, both of KY, but that is a bit mysterious to me. I remember my Dad mentioning some Runyon relatives but my records show Victoria's parents to be William A. McCoy and Sarah Ann Maynard. The informant on the death certificate was Myrtle Farley, the daughter of Victoria (and also wife of H.H. Farley the attending doctor). <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShZjIOuD2kNnvLiyhHvwKYYoAGLhRaSHpXzdh0o2h3U9o8SFgUecVyamHnynEjiCAgyQCQE-D_Huc7LH3043_QpgrOBiXfD0GvFOBMWEOzNykIZx7ZqeGB8foLkO2CDASJJQx66cuJb0/s1600/death+cert+for+Victoria+McCoy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShZjIOuD2kNnvLiyhHvwKYYoAGLhRaSHpXzdh0o2h3U9o8SFgUecVyamHnynEjiCAgyQCQE-D_Huc7LH3043_QpgrOBiXfD0GvFOBMWEOzNykIZx7ZqeGB8foLkO2CDASJJQx66cuJb0/s400/death+cert+for+Victoria+McCoy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613552091512545442" /></a>Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-33284852136105277632011-05-22T03:58:00.000-07:002011-05-25T09:36:52.542-07:00Meadow Garden - Home Of George Walton Signer Of The Declaration Of IndependenceOn our first trip to Georgia in February to see our son at Fort Gordon, he took us to visit the riverfront area for some sightseeing. On the way we crossed over a road named Walton Way. My 'genealogy ears' perked up because I knew that we had Walton connections to Augusta back during the Revolutionary War era. My son pulled out his handy smartphone and checked some things, and found that on Walton Way is the old restored home of George Walton, signer of the Declaration Of Independence, and my great great great uncle. We stopped by and the house was closed but decided that we would for sure visit it on our next Georgia trip. <br />My son and his family went to tour the home a couple of times and then last month my husband and I went to visit our son Easter and were able to take a tour of the home, given by a sweet volunteer member of the DAR, who maintain the home. <br />George Walton was raised by his uncle and aunt George Walton and Martha Hughes Walton, my direct ancestor. It was wonderful to walk through his home and see a picture on the wall of Martha Hughes, my great great great great(?)Grandmother! I think this is the first time I have ever stood in an 'ancestor's' home and it was a wonderful feeling of connection with our familys' past. Here is a photo of us at the home that day:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6DExQ2teqUR4TClyqlH9h0FIn4pSZ6GAq1e6EZALkdp_m7X3UKIG0peJ_bDXe0x0YhuOsbCif_ZPRqp30UrsM0Kllp7kX297Ak59FIW9NaM8CdY5EB8FL8OqX3iczrn59cX987FbaME/s1600/George+Walton+home+Easter+2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6DExQ2teqUR4TClyqlH9h0FIn4pSZ6GAq1e6EZALkdp_m7X3UKIG0peJ_bDXe0x0YhuOsbCif_ZPRqp30UrsM0Kllp7kX297Ak59FIW9NaM8CdY5EB8FL8OqX3iczrn59cX987FbaME/s400/George+Walton+home+Easter+2011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609494691946977842" /></a>Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-11352437460830541542011-04-19T19:20:00.000-07:002011-04-19T19:33:51.673-07:00A New LinkI was so happy today to hear from a fellow genealogist who came across the maiden name of my great great grandmother, a name I had searched for many times without success. Thank you to David ____ for sharing with me. <br />I want to do some research now to fill out more details, but here are the basics he game me:<br /><br />Mary Adaline Adkins, wife of P.M. Adkins d. Mar 15 1944 in Cabell County WV. <br />Listed as parents were Benjamin F. Nunley and Elizabeth Jane Odell<br />Jane listed as being from Tazewell Virginia.<br /><br />Benjamin's wife has always been just plain "Jane" to me until today. Odell is a brand new surname I've never researched. I can't wait to begin!Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-70993791966954243282010-09-13T01:10:00.000-07:002010-09-13T02:12:54.063-07:00History Of Logan County West VirginiaThe History of Logan County....Updated...Now Available<br /><br />The "History of Logan County" was originally written by Henry Clay Ragland about the year 1896. Notes by additional historians and genealogists have been added. All proceeds from the first printing of this book will be donated to the Logan County Historical Society and the Logan County Landmark Commission to purchase a statue in the likeness of Chief John Logan. First printing, 1996.<br /><br />"The History of Logan County" can be ordered from:<br /><br /> * Chamber of Commerce, 214 Stratton Street, Logan, WV 25601, Phone Number: (304) 752-1324.<br /> * Price is $15 plus $1.50 shipping<br /><br />I am interested in Logan County because my Dad was born there and my Mom and Dad were both raised there. I think it's time to simply order a copy of my own, instead of reading bits and pieces from online sources. If any of my readers are interested in Logan County West Virginia, here is the information for requesting a copy.Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-68435042442423876862010-09-10T15:19:00.000-07:002010-09-10T15:24:36.825-07:00Genealogy Blogging For Family RelationsTomorrow I will be teaching a beginner's genealogy blogging course at a local family history conference. I certainly don't feel like an expert, but I do love genealogy blogs and the wonderful way they can connect family members together! <br /> My focus will be on making sure each newbie blogger knows how to label their posts, how to set up their sidebar gadgets to help readers find family research information quickly, and how to make sure they have maximum SEO (search engine optimization) to help google and other browsers find their blog articles quickly.<br /> Wish me luck! I always learn more than I teach when I do a class of this kind. Hopefully I can bring some of that new knowledge to my blog next week.Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-86201986857465576352010-08-22T04:54:00.000-07:002010-08-22T05:09:31.434-07:00Adalade Gilkerson Sansom 1859-1940<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4q38aWsgVhvSugoyb0qJEpMLItoHqQBTmKTPLzMzgoTABXrjWFLk0angpx4oqnmgy4PEo6XPqnWzDbJP0OCoe_zgYlm0HZgmZlFi6eFce0dR5wDIaYSdm4NFdfg3MSvtoEP8mbqFFOoA/s1600/Adalade+Gilkerson+mother+of+Millard+Sansom.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4q38aWsgVhvSugoyb0qJEpMLItoHqQBTmKTPLzMzgoTABXrjWFLk0angpx4oqnmgy4PEo6XPqnWzDbJP0OCoe_zgYlm0HZgmZlFi6eFce0dR5wDIaYSdm4NFdfg3MSvtoEP8mbqFFOoA/s200/Adalade+Gilkerson+mother+of+Millard+Sansom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508201926728533010" /></a><br />Let me tell you a little about Adalade Gilkerson, a wonderful lady in my family tree. Adalade is my G-G-Grandmother. <br /><br />She was born on 17 Sep 1859 in Wayne County Virginia (later West Virginia), to Ira and Sarah (Price) Gilkerson. She married Green Sansom on 2 Apr 1874 when she was 14 yrs old by the records, although she stated on a later census record that she was 17 at the time of her marriage. Census records show that she was the mother of 17 children, 11 of whom survived until adulthood.<br /><br />Adalade and Green lived in Wayne County WV. One correspondence note I have says that Green was previously married to someone with the surname or Clark, but I have no further records of her beyond that.<br /><br />Adalade died on 7 Nov 1940 in Lavalette, Wayne County, West Virginia and was buried there in the Adkins Cemetery.Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-45745849299342795512010-08-15T07:09:00.000-07:002010-08-15T07:22:52.600-07:00Clyde Parks - West Virginia - 1911 to 1938<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGhZvm_rIEpaxTNe_8xL2h6zDv2uBSSzB9qq7fYw5aBMnct5dVlCmV-HGqwXwAzl27KQpS7vJNLTfXcQej0nUGi6hAdRGoy7ailUrovg0u5JSpiiUBEl889JHwxNF0o33PZV5w7Vk4-k/s1600/Clyde+Parks.bmp"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 107px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGhZvm_rIEpaxTNe_8xL2h6zDv2uBSSzB9qq7fYw5aBMnct5dVlCmV-HGqwXwAzl27KQpS7vJNLTfXcQej0nUGi6hAdRGoy7ailUrovg0u5JSpiiUBEl889JHwxNF0o33PZV5w7Vk4-k/s200/Clyde+Parks.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505641506229662274" /></a><br />Clyde Parks was one of my Mom's uncles, and a very nice man according to her. He had blue eyes, curly blonde hair, and looked very much like his sister Bessie (my Grandma). He was killed at age 25 in a mine accident, as he was "a mine car dropper, [and] was crushed to death beneath the wheels of four rail cars" according to a<br />Charleston Daily Mail Article. At that time he was living with his sister Thelma and her husband and kids. My mom also lived with them at the time.<br />According to Louise Ball, another of Clyde's sisters, he is buried at the Hatfield Cemetery in Sarah Ann West Virginia. His death certificate also shows him as buried there. I looked for a grave marker for him when I made a trip there in July 1998, but couldn't find his grave. Probably another case of no money for a marker, the same as with my grandfather Henry Simpson.Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-63673357893160190812010-08-01T17:24:00.000-07:002010-08-01T17:33:43.221-07:00George Walton - Signer of the Declaration of IndependenceEvery family tree seems to contain a few illustrious members in addition to the assortment of colorful characters that populate the twigs as well. My Walton family includes one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, George Walton. Here is how I am related:<br /><br />My great great great Grandfather was Augustus George Walton, b. 8 Jun 1782 in Georgia. His Dad was Robert Walton, son of George Walton and Martha Hughes. George's brother was Robert Walton who married Mary Sarah Hughes (sister of Martha). George was the uncle to Robert and Mary Sarah Walton's son, George "The Signer" Walton. In fact, they raised George "The Signer" when his father Robert passed away around 1750.<br /><br />So... George "The Signer" Walton is uncle to my ancestor, August George Walton!<br /><br />You can read more about George on Wikipedia here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Walton">George Walton on Wiki</a><br />AND, I just found out that he is interred in the Signer's Monument in Augusta Georgia, very near where my son will son be stationed in the Army at Fort Gordon. A visit to George "The Signer's" resting place is definitely on our trip list for next year.Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-68366291559216553942010-07-25T07:52:00.000-07:002010-08-01T17:41:10.355-07:00Adventures At The Hatfield Cemetery Logan County West VAA few years ago, I made a trip to West Virginia to visit some of the cemeteries where my family are buried. With death certificates in hand, and a map to show me the way, I took two of my boys along for the adventure. <br />It was 4th of July weekend and the weather was warm and sticky. We wound our way down highway 44 south of Logan, past Omar and Stirrat, to Sarah Ann, where we found a little sign by the road that said "Hatfield Museum" if memory serves me. A few tombstones were in the yard by a trailer and old car. We pulled over, and a man and woman came out and asked if they could help us. Turns out, the man was the caretaker for the Hatfield Cemetery, which was just a short piece on down the road beyond us. He started up his car and we followed him to the turnout for the cemetery, which rose up the ridge on our right. I gave him the name we were looking for, Henry Simpson (my grandfather), and he said he had never seen a grave for anyone of that name but to go ahead and take a look, and to take a stick with us in case we ran across any snakes!<br />The boys and I picked our way up the hill and looked at as many headstones as we could, but to our disappointment, nothing could be found for Henry. My Dad always told me that Henry was buried very near to Devil Anse Hatfield, whose grave is marked with a tall statue memorial. We were sad not to find any sign of my grandfather.<br />After coming home I asked my Mom if she had any idea why there wouldn't be a grave marker, and she said her father had died while visiting her and her husband there, and there was no money to buy a grave marker. The Hatfield Cemetery was the closest place to lay him to rest. <br />In recounting the story to her brother, my Uncle Don Simpson offered to pay for a headstone for Henry, which was cut and prepared for installation. However, the caretakers couldn't find any place in the cemetery that might be Henry's final resting place. No foot marker or other indication seems to exist anymore. I'm not sure where in the cemetery they installed the headstone as I haven't made a trip back there yet. But that is for a future cemetery tale.<br /><br />Here is another visitor's memory of their experience at the Hatfield Cemetery:<br /><a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/1491">/Roadside America - Sarah Ann WV</a>Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-79564182536302692782010-07-18T19:38:00.000-07:002010-08-01T17:40:39.220-07:00Hibbert Hobbs - Joining Up For World War IIFrom my history of my Dad's life:<br />"World War II was on its way, and West Virginia sent its share of young men to Europe to fight against Hitler. Hibbert, Herbert, and Herman became eligible for the draft. When they drew their numbers, Herbert's was #32 and Hibbert's was over #800. Neither one of the twins wanted to be separated from the other, so they volunteered rather than have Herbert go in alone. They were inducted on May 10, 1941.Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-83429210621510764612010-06-21T20:31:00.001-07:002010-08-01T17:42:14.638-07:00More From The Life and Times Of Hibbert HobbsAnother excerpt from the history about my Dad and his family!<br /><br />"Ethel had her hands full trying to care for twin babies in a crowded coal camp. They lived in a company built duplex, sharing a common porch and central walls with a colored family next door. Laundry was done on a metal washboard. The gritty coal dust form the colliery, or processing plant, coated everything in the area each day. Monroe would have come home black from head to toe, needing his clothes cleaned and a hot bath in the big metal washtub each evening. Ethel's wood floors had to be scrubbed by hand with lye soap. Water was available at the well and the family's only bathroom was a privy in the yard.<br />Imagine Ethel's predicament when another new baby was added to the family on February 11, 1921. Reginald Herman Hobbs was born at home just as the twins had been less than a year and a half earlier. She remembers having to wash a huge washtub full of dirty diapers every day for her three young sons. Photos from that time show her as very thin and work worn with such a heavy load."Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555240171332019417.post-29900145540712545212010-05-16T15:58:00.000-07:002010-08-01T17:43:16.908-07:00The Life and Times Of Hibbert HobbsMy newly graduated college son has been helping us clean out our basement this month, and I was happy to run across a copy of a personal history I wrote about my Dad, Hibbert Hobbs, for a genealogy college class I took some years ago. It was typed into a computer we no longer own, and embarrassingly I have to admit that I don't have a backup copy anywhere online. It's time to remedy that.<br /> So here is an excerpt from <span style="font-style:italic;">THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HIBBERT HOBBS</span><br /><br />Two For The Price Of One<br /><br />The year was 1919. The coal industry in West Virginia was young and healthy. Storng and heavy set, MOnroe HObbs the miner proudly awaited the birth of his first child. His wife Ethel was only 17 years old. They had been married 8 months when, on September 13th, the time for the birth came suddenly ahead of schedule. "It's a boy the country doctor might have said, and then - it's another boy!"<br />HIbbert was born first, then Herbert. Tiny and frail though they were, both twins survived. Together they weighed but seven pounds at birth. Both had the same flaming red hair as their mother, the same bright blue eyes. They were "as alike as two peas in a pod." as Hibbert liked to say. It was a miracle that they made it, and an indication of the stamina they would show later in life.<br />Being the first born of identical twins meant a lot to my father. Throughout his life he fulfilled his role as eldest son. He gave advice and took charge in times of crisis. His name was unusual. According to Ethel, she let Monroe's mother Victoria McCoy Hobbs name the twins. She named them Hibbard and Herbert. For some reason Dad's name was recorded wrong on the birth certificate, and Hibbert he became.Homewise Shopperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17602100927565508594noreply@blogger.com1