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Rutherford County, North Carolina marriage bond, 1803

Below is an image of the Rutherford County marriage bond, dated 12 April 1803, for William Dicus [Dycus] and Usely [Urcilla] Walker.  Click on the image to magnify it. William and Urcilla are the my 4th great-grandparents.  Here is my line … Continue reading

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Noah Loveless of Abbeville, reprise

Just a followup to yesterday’s post about Noah Loveless of Abbeville District, South Carolina.  Jack D. Lovelace, a regular contributor on the Lovelace surname listserv on Rootsweb (lovelace@rootsweb.com), posted the following in response, which he has kindly allowed me to … Continue reading

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Noah Loveless, Abbeville District, South Carolina

Well, folks, I really got knocked off on a tangent this morning.  There was a Facebook post from Bob Stevens on the South Carolina Genealogy FB page about a list of abstracts and an index to Abbeville SC Equity Records.  … Continue reading

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Review: “The Cemeteries of the Area That Was Old Tryon County, NC & Upper SC” by W. D. Floyd.

The Cemeteries of the Area That Was Old Tryon County, NC & Upper SC.  Compiled by W. D. Floyd.  Archived on “The Wayback Machine” at The Internet Archive (http://wayback.archive.org/web/20070511000426/http://rfci.net/wdfloyd/).  Enhanced edition available on CD from The Genealogical Society of Old … Continue reading

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Monday after Christmas 2014

OK, just relax, and breathe… breathe… breathe… I am coming off a round of holiday hostings that has, despite the enjoyment they brought, exhausted me to no end! My sister visited for a week at Thanksgiving. Less than a week … Continue reading

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Court Records

Ah, yes…  those good ol’ court records…  all the dirty little details about our ancestors and their friends, families, enemies, and acquaintances….  Dontcha just love ’em? So…  for the past few days I’ve made an intensive effort to visit the … Continue reading

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Rutherford County, North Carolina – Locality Guide

Greetings, all As part of my participation in the ProGen Study Group, I have assembled a locality guide for Rutherford County, North Carolina.  While I have probably left a lot of resources out, I have also added a few obscure items … Continue reading

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A spring morning in April

Good morning!  It is a bright, but chilly, spring morning here in the SC Lowcountry following a downright nasty weekend filled with rain and unseasonably chilly temps.  Still below normal today, but at least the rain and clouds are gone. … Continue reading

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Many, many projects!

One of the things about being unemployed/retired (or whatever you want to call it) that has always surprised me to hear people say is that they are much busier than when they had a day job.  That is beginning to … Continue reading

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Thursday night – projects galore

Been an interesting couple of days here in the SC Lowcountry.  I’ve been working on stuff for a couple clients as I try to keep warm in this cold weather!  Yeah, I know many of you would scoff at temps … Continue reading

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