Author Archives: greg

Busy Busy busy

Posted on February 26, 2024 by greg

Well, it has been a busy time for me. Lots going on, mostly non-genealogical. But I’m hoping to get back into the game. I have been working on my mother’s Burns family from Lincoln/Burke/Catawba County, North Carolina. It has been … Continue reading →

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My Ancestors this week

Posted on January 5, 2020 by greg

This week marks the birthday of one of my ancestors. My paternal grandmother Arrie Wright, who married Joseph Baxter Lovelace, was born on 10 January 1885 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, the daughter of George Alexander Wright and Sarah Ann … Continue reading →

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Staying with the Biggerstaffs

Posted on September 9, 2019 by greg

Just to throw out a genealogical crumb, today I found the entry in the marriage register for my aunt Blanche Eva Lovelace to Christopher Clyde Biggerstaff in Rutherford County.  They actually got married in Gaffney, SC. Blanche was 24 when … Continue reading →

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Joseph Baxter Lovelace, my Grampa

Posted on March 23, 2019 by greg

This post was inspired by a Post from Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, on 23 March 2019 (https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/03/23/the-one-i-wish-id-known/) My grandfather, Joseph Baxter Lovelace, was a subsistence farmer in rural Rutherford County, North Carolina. He died 27 June 1949, about 10 … Continue reading →

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Courthouse Serendipity

Posted on February 25, 2019 by greg

In response to “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” #52Ancestors About 5 years after I began the search for my family’s roots, I had an encounter in the courthouse in Rutherford County, North Carolina, that eventually solidified a theory about my … Continue reading →

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Bourbon for Barton?

Posted on December 2, 2018 by greg

For all us descendants of ol’  Barton the horse thief…  a holiday gift from Larry Loveless via the Lovelace List on Rootsweb.

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Didja ever have one of those days (months, years)?

Posted on January 15, 2017 by greg

Well, it has happened.  I have really overextended myself in genealogy work.  I guess it happens to everyone at some point who goes into business for him/herself.  I now find myself way behind on three client projects, have one waiting … Continue reading →

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Searching for Cotchetts in Charleston, South Carolina

Posted on November 30, 2015 by greg

It has been a productive day on my latest commission. I spent today at the Charleston County Public Library trying to find information on the family of George Cotchett for a new client, and as I said, it was a … Continue reading →

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How can census records help in research? A case study: the obituary of Lorraine Loveless of Centerville, Tennessee

Posted on November 4, 2015 by greg

Sometimes the smallest bit of information can lead to the discovery of a family lineage. Using a recent obituary and available online census records, I was able to trace a family back with certainty to 1850, and using posts to … Continue reading →

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The Last Will and Testament of John Walker of Rutherford County, North Carolina, 1820

Posted on November 3, 2015 by greg

Yesterday I posted a marriage bond from Rutherford County, North Carolina, for William Dycus and Usely Walker.  Today I am posting the will of the father of Usely/Urcilla/Ursula Walker, John Walker, who wrote his will on the 7 January 1820. … Continue reading →

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