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Re: Ancestor in Fairfield Cemetery - 8 years ago

Hey again! I requested that a find a grave "graver" go to the cem and take pictures of the graves there are two.. jenny craig volunteered and did a fine job. Please visit christopher shaw memorial at find a grave .com and consider joining... it is free i promise!plus jenny offered to email a nice readable copy just go visit memorial clik on her name and request it using my name as refer

by gloriamlh - Bedford

Re: Ancestor in Fairfield Cemetery - 8 years ago

i went to find a grave. com and there he was. b oct 1765 SC d. 1832 on his site there is àn obit posted. there was no thomas listed but there were 2 marys. mary b. 1779 d. 1861 mary b. 1799 d. 1861 david w. j. b. shaw b. ? died jan 3 1826 william c. shaw b. jul 6 1833 d. aug 21 1852 good luck.

by gloriamlh - Bedford

Re: new hope cemertery - 8 years ago

there are two searchable new hope cemeteries in marshal co tn in the find-a-grave.com database.

by gloriamlh - Marshall

Re: Confederate Graves - 8 years ago

deb you should have given your ancestors name and veteran stats because someoe else may already have found him apart from any official list. some places had special aid for families of cw vets that werent 'official' but may e recorded.. good luck

by gloriamlh - Bedford

Re: Goins - 8 years ago

is goins a common surname in tn i used to know a goins in sweetwater tn she was my bf way back when and seeing your post reminded me. ive never seen that surname again til i saw this.

by gloriamlh - Middle Tennessee, Pre-1796

AFRICAN AMERICANS AND SLAVERY - 8 years ago

I dont want to offend anyone and i do not know if this may interest someone or not but i am interested in it and so thought i would share. i had an ancestor who owned slaves before the civil war. what i found distasteful was the references in books and movies such as GWTW that refer to the nursemaid as a 'mammy' Even to the point of calling the woman MAMMY instead of her name. then as i was r

by gloriamlh - African-American

ISHAM ONEAL bef civil war, slavery, photos etc - 8 years ago

I have ishams will and census death and a pic of him in a gedcom given to me by a researcher. i know he had slaves before the civil war not too many but some. wondering what type of house he had , how much land he farmed and if there are any picsof it and does it still exsist. and what the address was. wonder what crops he grew and are there any pics existing of his daughter martha c oneal mosel

by gloriamlh - Marshall

MOSELEY in Shelbyville tn bef civil war prt two - 8 years ago

sorry new puter very touchy. john green was a private in the confederate civil war i dont know if he did any thing else but he enlisted and was in Smiths cavalry. i have that info. the va moseley researchers havent been able to help me place him with parents but i a hoping someone in bedford co can. thank you.

by gloriamlh - Bedford

MOSELEY in Shelbyville tn bef civil war - 8 years ago

having a very hard time finding the family of john green moseley. i did find mention of a deed or bill f land sale in bedford co by john green moseley to isham o neal. now isham was johns father in law he married martha c oneal of marshall co. IDo not even remember where i had found that info because i was looking for oneill not knowing that names were spelled according to the writers idea of co

by gloriamlh - Bedford

Re: Littleberry HAMILTON and Sarah "Sally" POTTS - 8 years ago

do you know where the name littleberry comes from i also have that first name in my ancestry and wonder about the name.

by gloriamlh - Montgomery

WILLIAMS FAMILY MONT CO TN BEF 1850 - 8 years ago

i am researching the henry williams d. oct 1827 will probated sep 1841 family the james williams d. bef 1840 family martha winemiller williams d. 1839 and conrad w. williams born 1821/22 in montgomery county. court doc of sep 1841 mentions conrad and his guardian(another henry williams appointed when conrad w williams was 17) looking for b/c for conrad. d/c for henry

by gloriamlh - Montgomery