"You are the best author of your own future. So, the next time you sit down to write your own story, remember that you are the creator of the best chapters that could ever be written. "
Catherine Pulsifer
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Time to Write: First Copy of My Book
Troy Book Makers has sent
me the first copy of my book, Remembrances!
If you have been
Then I waited and watched
my little country mailbox.
When I pulled open my
mailbox and saw the brown package I was both thrilled and scared. What if I
didn’t like the cover or the feel of the pages? What if there were too many
items that needed changing? I have been working on this book, in one form or
another, for many years. Was all that work leading to an attractive, well
organized, clearly explained family history - - or not?
I don’t think I was
breathing as I cut through the tape, opened the box and pulled out my book. I
stroked the cover, rifled the pages and started to smile. I am very happy with
the results!
Of course, the purpose of
this single copy is to allow me one more chance to edit. The work is not over.
I have read it over and found about a dozen small errors. I stuck bright yellow
sticky notes on pages. Half of those relate to photo captions. The biggest
change concerns two family tree charts that I’d like to reformat. I have to
keep in mind that most of the people who will read this book are not familiar
with family tree charts. I want the charts to be easy for them to understand,
with generational labels. Back to work.
Once those changes have
been made I will make an appointment with Troy Book Makers. They are only a few
minutes away. I’ll take a new digital copy. Then I must sign a ‘PDF Proof
Approval’ form that gives me these choices:
OK to print AS IS
OK to print with
CORRECTIONS (I will send new files)
Please provide a REVISED
PROOF for approval
Then I will wait for my
book to print with multiple copies. There should still be plenty of time for it
to be ready for Christmas. When I get the call that the books are ready for me
to pick up I’ll let you know.
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Sunday, October 16, 2016
Census Sunday: Fortenberry in LA & MS
William Jackson Fortenberry
5 Dec 1853 MS – 3 Mar 1928
MS
&
Canolia A. Simmons
12 Aug 1858 MS – 7 Feb 1925
MS
I have many Fortenberry/Fortinberry
family members in my tree, including more than a dozen Williams. That makes it
a bit tricky to tell them apart when I find a William Fortenberry in a record. Of
course, dates help to sort them out but not completely. Thankfully, William Jackson
Fortenberry married a woman with an unusual name, Canolia. I have not seen this
name anywhere else. Her name made it easier to be sure I had the correct census
reports.
1900 US Census, MS, Pike; SD 7, ED 104, Sheet 21; ancestry.com.
William
Fortenberry, 46 b Dec 1853 MS; farmer; married 1877
Canolia
E., 42 b Aug 1858 MS; m other of 12/ 11 living
Lilia
P, 21 b Feb 1879 MS; teacher
Andrew
J., 29 b Aug 1880 MS; farming
Myrtis
J., 18 b Apr 1882 MS; at school
Sarah
L., 14 b Sep 1885 MS
Furman
E., 13 b June 1886 MS; farm laborer
Urial
V., 12 b Mch 1888 MS; farm laborer
Burrel
S., 9 b July 1890 MS; farm laborer
Mittie
T., 5 b July 1894 MS; at school
Henry
G., 3 b Sept 1896 MS
Charley
L., 2 b July 1898 MS
Jossie
L., 8/12 b Nov 1899 MS
1910 US Census, LA, Tangipahoa, Ward 1; Railroad Avenue;
ancestry.com.
William
J Fortenberry, 55 b MS; hotel keeper
Canolia
A., 55 b MS; hotel housekeeper
Andrew
J., 30 b MS, son; physician general practice
Victoria,
26 b MS; daughter in law
Sheldon,
3 b MS; grandson
Sarah,
24 b MS, daughter; teacher
Victor
E., 22 b MS, son; salesman pharmacy
Mittie
Lee, 16 b MS, daughter
Henry
Glenn, 14 b MS, son
Charles
L., 12 b MS, son
Jimmie
Wanzil, 7 b MS, daughter
+servant
& several boarders
1920 US Census, MS, Pike, Beat I; Simmonsville; ED 99, SD 7;
ancestry.com.
W
J Fortenberry, 66 b MS; farmer
Nola,
61 b MS
Victor,
32 b MS; farm manager
Sheldon,
30 b MS, partner in farm
Glen,
23 b MS; partner in farm
Lane,
21 b MS; partner in farm
Wanzie,
16 b MS
Lena
Varnado, 21 b MS, servant
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Vintage Photograph: Arlie Pierce
Arlie Pierce
1898 MS - 1993 LA
son of Ed & Alice Pierce
husband of Lyda Mearl Brown, my grand aunt
I welcome more information about Arlie Pierce.
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Alford Land Grants in New Kent, Virginia
Using the online
database from the Library of Virginia I have been able to find land grants
associated with some of my Virginia ancestors. Because these ancestors lived in
the 1600s & 1700s it can be difficult to find records of their lives. Land
grants help to give a time and location to their lives.
Using the Library of
Virginia/Online Catalog/Land Office Grant search box I put in the Alford
surname without a first name, clicked the search button and several Alfords
showed up. I wish I could connect them
all to my family. I am confident in this finding.
John
Alford
c 1645 VA – 1710 New
Kent, VA
My 7th
great grandfather
I found two land
grants for John.
1. On 20 April 1682
in New Kent Co., VA
“410 acres on the
south side of York River beg. g&c, a corner tree of a dividend of land
formerly surveyed and patented by Colo. Hammon, standing in the Slashes of
Coshockahick.”
Land Office patents
No. 7, 1679 – 1689 (vol. 1 & 2, p. 1 – 719) p. 131 (reel 7); Part of the
index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the
Colony.
2. On 22 October 1682
in New Kent Co., VA
“150 acres on the
south side of York River and is reputed Colo. Hammonds land called by the name
Nantacooke Neck.”
Land Office patents
No. 7, 1679 – 1689 (vol. 1 & 2, p. 1 – 719) p. 179 (reel 7); Part of the
index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the
Colony.
I love the sounds of
the places the Alfords lived like ‘the Slashes of Coshockahick’ and the ‘Nantaccooke
Neck”.
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