Mam-ma's Southern Family

Lydia is my fourth great-grandmother, the mother of Martha Jane Polly (1855-1932) who married George W. Lancaster (1839-1919). She was also known as Liddy. I know Liddy’s birthdate of 24 Feb 1828 someplace in Kentucky and her death date of 27 Mar 1912 in Rockwall County, Texas. I know she married Nathan H.O. Polly sometime before 1850 where I first find her in a census record with two children (one born in Arkansas and the other in Texas). But I don’t know her surname and I don’t know who her parents were. So I need to first gather up what I do know and then make a research plan that I can try to work on while at the Family History Library later this month. What I know about Lydia: Let’s begin with her burial. She was buried in Rockwall Memorial Cemetery in Rockwall County, Texas. [1] There is also a photo of the tombstone posted to the Find-a-Grave memorial and the transcription is: L.M. POLLY BORN FEB 24, 1828 DIED MAR 27, 1912 This trials ended ...

Luther Edwin Johnston was born on 17 Jan 1918 in Comanche County, Texas. [1] His parents were Thomas Newton Johnston and Nell Hutson. His birth record has no first name listed. Luther was called "Toofer" by family and friends. Not named Johnston, son of Tom Johnston & Nell Hutson When Toofer was just 18 months old, his mother died. At the time of her death, their were five children under the age of 10. Because he was so young, he was raised for a few years by his uncle, Robert and his wife, Vesta. Toofer served in the Army during World War II and later came to California to live. He died 1 Oct 1970 at the Veterans Hospital in Martinez. Here is a shot of Toofer with me, probably 1955. ----- [1] "Comanche Co Records 1858-1955," Familysearch.org,  Birth v. 4 1917-1924, no. 32, Not named Johnston,  p 9. Copyright © 2014 by Lisa Suzanne Gorrell, Mam-ma's Southern Family

Randy Seaver’s instructions for this week’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun are: 1) Determine where your ancestral families were on 1 January 1863 - 150 years ago. 2) List them, their family members, their birth years, and their residence location (as close as possible). Do you have a photograph of their residence, and does the residence still exist? How many do you have in each generation living in January 1863? 3) Tell us all about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook Status or Google+ Stream post. So here is my post about my ancestors, starting with my father’s side. I will ignore my husband’s side of the family. On my father’s side: My 2nd great-grandfather, Johan Anton Hork (1843-1906) was living in Oberhundem, Kreis Olpe, Westfalia (Germany).  His mother , Maria Catharine Trösster Hork (1813-1874) was still alive as well. My 2nd great-grandmother, Julia Ann Sievert (1854-1928) was living with her parents, Vincent...

Amy Johnson Crow of  No Story Too Small  has created a new theme called  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks . I think it’s a great way to write about one person. This will help me see what I have and what I’m missing for additional research. I decided for week 2 to write about Eliza A. Rogers, my gg-grandmother. For my first assignment in ProGen21, we had to create a research plan and I had created one for her. When I go to Salt Lake City later this month for a week of research at the Family History Library, I plan to do some of the proposed research. Research Plan for Eliza A. Rogers Objective : Who were the parents of Eliza A. Rogers (wife of Ebenezer Loveless)?                                                    ...

Amy Johnson Crow of No Story Too Small has created a new theme called 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks . I think it’s a great way to write about one person. This will help me see what I have and what I’m missing for additional research. My first ancestor to write about is Elizabeth Nixon (1810-?) .  She is my third great-grandmother on my mother’s side. I know very little about her: Elizabeth Nixon was born around 1810 in South Carolina. I know this from several census records: 1850 in Cass Co, Georgia; 1860 in Cass Co, Georgia; and 1870 in Chattooga Co, Georgia. [1]   Elizabeth Nixon married Jesse Loveless around 1828 perhaps in Greenville Co, South Carolina and their first eight children were also born in South Carolina. They moved to Georgia sometime between 1843 (birth of Elizabeth Loveless) and 24 Jan 1848 when their ninth child, Jesse M. Loveless was born. (There is a big gap between these two children so there might be other children born and died before the 185...

Terry Loveless and America Allen were married 157 years ago today on 4 Jan 1855 in Cass County, Georgia which is now Bartow County. [1] Terry was the oldest son of Jesse Loveless and Elizabeth Nixon, born in South Carolina.  America was the daughter of James Allen and Temperance McGregor, born in Tennessee. Terry was my second great-granduncle. Cass Co, Georgia marriage record for Terry Loveless & America Allen 4 Jan 1855 Transcription: State of Georgia } To any ordained Minister of the Gospel, Judge of the Cass County      } Superior Court, Justice of the Inferior Court, or Justice of the Peace, You are hereby authorized to join Terry Loveless and America Allen in lawful bonds of matrimony, agreeable to the constitution and laws of this State. Given under my hand and Seal of office, this 4th day of January, 1855                                      ...