Mam-ma's Southern Family

On 16 November 1847, Dempsey P. Welch and Ann Jemima Coor were married. [1]   Two days earlier, Dempsey, along with D.K. Coor, his surety, applied for the marriage bond. D.K. Coor was probably Daniel K. Coor, Ann’s older brother. Their ages were not listed, nor the part for parents to give permission was filled out, so the couple was of age to marry. The clerk probably filled out the complete form as the signature line for DP Welch and DK Coor looks alike. Dempsey’s name was listed as BP Welch all through the document. Bond. Copiah Co., Mississippi, Welch-Coor, 1847 On the next day, the marriage license was issued by the Probate Court Clerk. License.  Copiah Co., Mississippi, Welch-Coor, 1847 Finally on the 16th, the Justice of the Peace, James A. Sturgis, married the couple. Certificate of Marriage.  Copiah Co., Mississippi, Welch-Coor, 1847 Dempsey P. was born 11 May 1822 in Mississippi to Dempsey Welch and Elizabeth Rebecca Young. Ann Jemima was ...

This is a story of a short life. Thomas W. Jones was born probably in Hill County, Texas on 15 November 1883. [1] His parents were Thomas W. Jones and Nancy A. Huff. His grandparents were Benjamin W. Jones and Amanda A. Haley, my third great-grandparents. So that would make Thomas my first cousin three times removed. Thomas had a sister, Amanda E. Jones who was born just a few years earlier in March 1880. [2] The only record of little Thomas is a tombstone in Vaughan Cemetery in Hill County, Texas. [3] Vaughan Cemetery in Hill County, Texas, showing Thomas W. Jones, son of T.W. and N.A. Jones; Find-a-grave.com, photo taken by Doreen Morelli. This poor tombstone is broken and the death date cannot be made out clearly from the photo. However, on the Hill County, Texas webpage, someone had made a transcription of the cemetery and the death date was listed as 1 February 1885. [4] Perhaps the recording was done before the stone was broken. His mother, Nancy would...

Eliza Kirby was born in Faulkner County, Arkansas on 12 November 1876 to Robert R. Kirby and Sarah Cathrine Howard. [1] She had two brothers and four sisters; all four sisters died in infancy. In 1880, the family was living in Hardin Township in Faulkner County. [2] Their household included her grandmother, Francis Howard and an aunt, Eliza Hinsley. Is it possible she was named after this aunt? When Eliza was just seven years old, her father died in 1883. [3]   Her mother remarried 23 Oct 1887 to James J. Robinson. [4] Eliza married George Alonzo “Lon” Loveless on 20 Jan 1898. [5] They were both of 21 years of age and living in Linder, a community in Faulkner County. P.H. Glover, the minister at the Greenbrier Baptist Church married them. Faulkner County, Arkansas, marriage between GL Loveless and Eliza Kirby  Lon and Eliza had three children, all who grew to adulthood and married: Doyle Elbin Loveless Meda Orthal Lovelss Gladys Loveless Lon purcha...

This is my third year working on this year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow. I will write each week in one of my two blogs, either  Mam-ma’s Southern Family  or at  My Trails Into the Past . I have enjoyed writing about my children’s ancestors in new and exciting ways. This was previously published 5 Nov 2015 and is reposted to fit this week's theme. Daniel Matt Coor, oldest son of Rufus K. Coor and Mary J. Sones, died 17 Sep 1881, when the steam engine at his grinding mill blew up. [1] Daniel is not in my direct line. He is my first cousin four times removed. His grandfather, John Coor (1785-1838) was my fourth great-grandfather and his father, Rufus K. Coor (1825-1877) was the brother of my third great-grandfather, James Madison Coor (1833-1890). Rufus K. Coor’s family remained in Copiah County, Mississippi while Rufus’ brother, James Madison Coor took his family to Texas. So finding two newspaper articles about Rufus’ son, Daniel Matt Coor in the Daily...

I just love visiting and researching in small towns and counties. This past month I had the chance to conduct research in Conway, which is the county seat for Faulkner County in Arkansas. The total population for the county is 113,237 and Conway is the largest city at about 60,000. [1]  It is not far from Little Rock but had a very small-town feel. Research opportunities abounded in town. I first visited the Faulkner County Museum , where director, Lynita Langley-Ware, assisted me. I found county maps, funeral home records, and more. One great find was a history of the Needs Creek Baptist Church which mentioned my great-great grandfather as a minister. I also visited the two county offices: County Clerk in the Courthouse where the probate and vital records were stored, and the CountyCircuit Clerk where the land and court records were stored. We checked both offices, looking for the book which had the filed credentials of my minister gg-grandfather. It had been filed...

I'm planning a road trip to Arkansas, specifically Faulkner County and Little Rock, to do some genealogy research on my grandmother's Loveless line. Places I plan to visit: Ouachita Baptist University, Special Collections, in the Riley-Hickingbotham Library . Here I hope to learn more about my great-great-grandfather, Ebenezer Loveless, who was a Baptist minister. They're open 8 to 5 and an archivist will be there to help me. University of Central Arkansas where the Faulkner County Historical Society has their holdings. Not only did the Loveless family move to Arkansas from Georgia, but so did the Rodgers and Nixon families. Hendrix College has a genealogy library and the Faulkner County Library has a genealogy section. T he Faulkner County Museum will also be a great place to stop to learn about local history. This museum is open Monday through Thursday from 9 to 4. I contacted the director of the museum and she plans to be there the day I arrive to help m...

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musing blog, has challenged us again. For this week's mission, we were challenged to: What day of the week was your Grandmother born (either one)? Tell us how you found out. What event was a headline in the newspapers on that date?  Tell us how you found out. What has happened in recorded history on your Grandmother's birth date (day and month)? Tell us how you found out, and list five events. What famous people have been born on your Grandmother's birth date?  Tell us how you found out, and list five of them. My maternal grandmother, the namesake of this blog, Pansy Louise Lancaster, was born 19 November 1913. According to the website, What Day of the Week , November 13 was a Wednesday. I went to Chronicling America website for newspapers published on that day. Headlines in the Washington Herald included  “Garranza Makes Demand of Hale for Credentials,” and  “Barnes Says Teddy Would Be President.”   Beca...

This theme from Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings has a weekly fun post we can all join in. This week we're to find: "Using your ancestral lines, how far back in time can you go with four degrees of separation? That means "you knew an ancestor, who knew another ancestor, who knew another ancestor, who knew another ancestor." When was that fourth ancestor born?" This is an interesting project. As you can see, this gets me back to an ancestor who was born in 1734 or maybe even earlier! My maternal mother’s line: 1.    Me. I was born in 1954 and knew my grandmother, Pansy Louise Lancaster (1913-2013). 2.    Pansy Louise Lancaster (1913-2013)  certainly knew her grandfather, William Carlton Lancaster (1873-1946) and probably her great grandfather, George Wilson Lancaster (1839-1919). 3.    George Wilson Lancaster (1839-1919) knew his father, Ellis Wilson Lancaster (1808-1866) and possibly his grandfather, Robert Lancaster (1784-1840) though...

I have been busy in Salt Lake City this week attending a course called "From Confusion to Conclusion," given by Harold Henderson and Kimberly Powell. It's a course about writing proof summaries and proof arguments. It's been a great class so far with lots of in-class exercises and discussions. I nearly forgot about the anniversary of this blog until I saw Dick Eastman's post on his 19 year anniversary. I remembered our anniversaries were on the same day! I've been lax in writing in this blog on my grandmother's family but plan to write about the Lancaster Family soon. I'm currently doing some land research and will write something soon. So Happy Blogiversary to "Mam-ma's Southern Family!" Copyright © 2015 by Lisa Suzanne Gorrell, Mam-ma's Southern Family