Posted in Civil War, cemeteries on Nov 19th, 2008
On a cold, blustery day in November, President Abraham Lincoln was asked to make a few comments at the dedication ceremony for a new cemetery. And possibly the most eloquent document in our country’s history was born…
Gettysburg, Penn., Nov 19, 1863:
Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new [...]
Posted in blogs, cemeteries on Oct 23rd, 2008
(drum roll, please!)…The Graveyard Rabbit of Cowtown!
Everything “cemetery” in or around Fort Worth, Texas.
Welcome!
Posted in cemeteries, volunteering on Jun 10th, 2008
In reading Ken’s post about a couple of ancestors that he found in the Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 database at FamilySearch Record Search, I learned that requests for grave and headstone photographs can be made at Find A Grave. I have been to this site a few times, and have found a few folks that I [...]
Posted in cemeteries, research sites on May 4th, 2008
I was reading a post at Beyond Fiction, in which Ken discussed finding the death records at FamilySearch Labs’ Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 database of a set of twins born to his paternal grandmother in 1927. This inspired me to go back to the database to look for 2 infants that I knew to be [...]
Posted in cemeteries on Apr 30th, 2008
Tonight I finished uploading the Chatt-Jessie Cemetery info & images, and double-checked both Chatt-Jessie and Graham Mason Cemeteries for accuracy.
Posted in cemeteries, web design on Apr 28th, 2008
…have kept me busy for several weeks! I am happy to say that I have “completed” the research of the family of John Kennedy of Sumter County, Alabama. This afternoon I added the last references and sources to my Family Tree Maker database, and have uploaded a current Outline Descendant Report for John Kennedy and [...]
Posted in cemeteries on Apr 18th, 2008
The Graham-Mason Cemetery photos and information are now available on the Cemeteries page. That was the smaller of the two cemeteries in Hill County, Texas that I have inventoried, with only 22 identified graves. Jennie Maragert Melton, the wife of my great-granduncle Francis Lee Turner, and probably her infant son Claude are buried here.
Posted in cemeteries, cousins, documentation on Aug 6th, 2007
Well, the remodeling of this blog is complete (for now!), so last night I jumped back into the purpose of this blog: genealogical research!
I’m still trying to finish up with the Bennett clan. I am down to the final three children of James Bennett and Margarite Alberta Hamilton.
Mary Lavina (Mamie) Bennett, as my 2nd great-grandmother, [...]
Posted in cemeteries on Apr 21st, 2007
Today is the fourth annual Graham-Mason Cemetery Association meeting. I had planned to attend, but at the last minute I was “volunteered” to go with my granddaughter’s UIL Art Team to the Kimbell Art Museum in Ft Worth. That’s ok, cuz I love to do stuff with my granddaughter, I just wish the two events [...]
Posted in cemeteries, organization, web design on Apr 14th, 2007
A word to the wise: once you finish the pages and files for a website, NEVER, EVER move the files around on your computer!
I did that a few months ago when I was “cleaning house” on my computer. so now several of the links don’t work. I’ve been working today to get those all corrected [...]
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