Just to see if there might be a kinship connection — I found information on “Chuck” Norris’s ancestors…Guess what?
Via his father’s line he is 7th cousin to my brother, Byron, and me.
Our common ancestors are John Norris and Mary Winifred Patrick.
I will add more details at a later date.
T’was doing other things when I saw a ‘lead’ mentioned in a random email message.
Just FYI.
Isn’t genealogy detective work worth the effort, at times?
– Cathy
Category Archives: Distant Cousins
Genealogy Tidbit
SCC-Template (Chrales William Sproull, SC)
C. Charles William Sproull
Born 1820
Died 1901
Buried ?
In census records Charles used his middle name “William”.
Married twice:
#1 married to Susan Barnett (or Bamet)of Abbeville. She died a year after the marriage. #2 married in 1853 to Mary Catherine Creswell, 1834 – 1894.
“Catherine” Creswell was a descendant of four Rev. War. Patriots:
Her parents were James Creswell and Caroline M. Williams
Her grand parents were Washington Williams & Sarah Griffin; Elihu Creswell & Katherine Mayson
Her great grand parents were James Williams & Mary Wallace;
Rev. James Creswell & Mary Elizabeth Garlington;
Col. James Mayson & Ann ______;
Col. Richard Griffin & Mary Lipscomb.
[....MORE]
via SCC-Template.
Peerless Saloon, and Sproull Family in Anniston
I check my email often, and at times have to review older email which I haven’t answered.
Thus I was doing that today — feeling kinda under the weather, so I was propped up on pillows with my laptop, trying to find an address for an unanswered email about the Nolen brothers. A former classmate of theirs was trying to contact them online; he sent me a short message asking if I knew how to find them.
That’s a simple, short note after looking for the Peerless Saloon, of Smithe’s Old Bar, the Nick or Brother’s Bar, right?
That’s what I thought too.
After finding a few good leads on Dan Nolen, I began searching for Dub Nolen – that’s how I ended up on the Peerless Saloon’s website/welcome page. Hadn’t visited it quite a while, and I slowly read through the history given there. Okay, so they added more ‘connections to Anniston history’ details, including this excerpt:
“Much of the saloon’s turn-of-the-century grandeur is visibly evident. Venturing into the Peerless takes customers back to a time when Anniston’s founders, including the Noble, Tyler and Sproull families, dominated the town’s political, economic and social landscapes.(…)”
SPROULL in Calhoun County, Alabama at the turn of the century?
Hhhm-mm-mm, I wonder, could it be they had ancestors from South Carolina, as my Spruiell family members do?
I switched to Rootsweb.com, and did a quick search — sure enough James Creswell Sproull was born in South Carolina, lived in Calhoun County, died and is buried in the Edgemont Cemetery in Anniston.
Next step, was finding about his family/history — I googled his name, and found several strong leads. Of the three at the top, one gave a description of a Sproull family (member) being involved in the founding of Darlington School.
At that point I moaned/sighed – walked away from the laptop for a glass of soda, and came here to post my finds on my Blog.
So now I know where some of the descendants of the Sproull/Spruill/Spruell family settled after leaving South Carolina.
Guess this goes to show, you never know when or where you’ll find a lead for genealogy research, even if you are doing something seemingly “a world away” from doing intended research.
“Circles within circles…” sums up genealogy sometimes. The current social circles, the past family circles, and history end up tying together in a complicated mosaic.
More as I find out details.
– Cathy
Re: William Wesley Crittenden 1839-1894
Re: William Wesley Crittenden 1839-1894
Posted by: Pat Curry Date: August 28, 1999 at 17:19:06
In Reply to: William Wesley Crittenden 1839-1894 by Linda of 1138
W.W.and N.E. Crittenden, my gr-grandparents, came to AR c.1880 from Humboldt, Crockett Co. TN. N.E.’s maiden name Brown with either Creek or Cherokee ancestry. Children were: Mollie m. Shelton; Smitha L.; Jimmy; Willie Beulah m. Masingale; Permelia Elizabeth “Minnie” (my g-mother) m. Robert L. Hunter; Lillie H. m. W.C Wimberly; Floyd m. Paralee Boyd; Rowland; Johnnie. Seeking any information re: family.
Followups:
* Re: William Wesley Crittenden 1839-1894 Linda Snodgrass 1/03/00
o Re: William Wesley Crittenden 1839-1894 Peggy Carey 3/15/02
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via Re: William Wesley Crittenden 1839-1894.
RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Martin, Russell and Cain Families
Martin, Russell and Cain Families
Entries: 7216 Updated: 2008-08-10 01:55:04 UTC (Sun) Contact: Karen Lee Martin Breeden Home Page: The Breeden Family of Virginia and Parts west
The information contained within these pages are to be considered as works in progress. Every effort has been taken to ensure the correctness of the material but all should be aware that errors may exist with the data
# ID: I7215
# Name: Elizabeth Jane Clinkscales
# Sex: F
# Birth: 13 APR 1844 in Anderson Co., SC
# Death: 7 JUN 1907 in Shelby Co., AL
Father: William Berry Clinkscales b: 25 DEC 1813 in Honea Path, SC
Mother: Catherine Elizabeth ‘Kate’ Cox b: 4 MAY 1818 in Vincent, Shelby Co., AL
Marriage 1 George Pierce Martin b: 13 FEB 1835 in Alabama
* Married: 17 FEB 1868 in Shelby Co., AL
Children
1. Has No Children Matie Evaline Martin b: 2 DEC 1868 in Shelby Co., AL
2. Has No Children John Thomas Martin b: 1 JUL 1872 in Vincent, Shelby Co., AL
3. Has Children George Wilson Martin b: 2 JAN 1875 in Vincent, Shelby Co., AL
4. Has Children William Berry Martin b: 15 DEC 1876 in Vincent, Shelby Co., AL
5. Has No Children Albert Franklin Martin b: 6 JUN 1879 in Vincent, Shelby Co., AL
6. Has No Children Katie Ann Martin b: 29 NOV 1882 in Vincent, Shelby Co., AL
7. Has No Children Louis Milton Martin b: 10 MAY 1885 in Vincent, Shelby Co., AL
via RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Martin, Russell and Cain Families.
RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Descendants of Rev. William Speer (1652-?)
Descendants of Rev. William Speer (1652-?)
Entries: 6801 Updated: Sat Aug 25 11:53:37 2001 Contact: Wade (Edward) Speer
/Henry Crawford TEAGUE b: 1882 d: 1939
Henry Boughton TEAGUE d: 1999
| /John (William?) SPEER b: 1723 d: 1771 =>
| /John SPEER b: 1748 d: 1842
| | Elinor CARLTON d: 22 JUL 1833
| /William SPEER b: 3 SEP 1800 d: ABT. 1849
| | Mercy HARRIS b: ABT. 1770 d: 6 MAY 1834
| /John Wesley SPEER b: 27 JUN 1820 d: 3 JUL 1916
| | Nancy COCHRAN b: 1806 d: 13 NOV 1863
| /James Wesley Downs SPEER b: 12 SEP 1851 d: 5 OCT 1927
| | Talitha A. PERRY b: ABT. 1834 d: 6 FEB 1922
Mary Martha Elizabeth Talitha Cumie SPEER b: 1887 d: 1973
\Martha Ann Permelia Jane PIPER
via RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Descendants of Re. William Speer (1652-?).
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Some of Randy Owen‘s maternal ancestors.
The Speer family are also some of my maternal ancestors.
[Kinship between us? 5th cousin once removed]
Interesting discovery…
- Cathy
RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: John GANT of Colonial Virginia & North Carolina & Descendants
# ID: I7895
# Name: Milton Melvin CLINKSCALES
# Sex: M
# Birth: 15 JAN 1855 in Wilson Creek, Abbeville Co., SC
# Death: 22 MAR 1904 in Columbus, Richland Co., SC
# Burial: Sandy Level Bap, prob Abbeville Co., SC
# Change Date: 21 JUN 2000
Marriage 1 Sarah Celestina ROBINSON b: 10 APR 1859 in Level Land, Abbeville Co., SC
* Married: 13 FEB 1879 in Abbeville Co., SC
Children
1. Has No Children Addison CLINKSCALES b: JAN 1880 in SC (probably)
via RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: John GANT of Colonial Virginia & North Carolina & Descendants.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times – Obituaries
WARREN Ruby Gertrude (Richardson) Warren was born September 25, 1918 in Hasima, Matagorda County, Texas to the late Robert ‘Bob’ Gilbert and Myrtle Lillian (Sewell) Richardson of Victoria, Texas. Her family moved from Sweeny, Brazoria County, Texas in September 1933 to Victoria, Texas for her to enter 9th grade at Patti Welder High School where she graduated in the Spring of 1936. Next she enrolled in Victoria Junior College for higher education, graduating in 1938 with an Associates degree. She was a member of the Drum & Bugle Corp, under the late George Filley, Director. Final college years were at Sam Houston State Teacher’s College in Huntsville, Texas graduating in 1940 with a B.S. degree. Her first teaching position was at East Bernard Independent School District in Texas where she worked for one year prior to enrolling in nurses training at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Ruby returned to teaching a year later. While on vacation in Corpus Christi she met her future husband, Roy Warren, Jr., a chief petty officer in the Navy. They married August 17, 1945 in Corpus Christi at the end of WW II. Their military life carried them from coast to coast with their two daughters. In 1953, while Roy was at sea Ruby and the girls lived in Victoria, Texas with her parents, where she taught at Hopkins Elementary School. After moving to Corpus Christi, Texas Ruby taught at Skinner Elementary at West Oso Independent School District, where she eventually retired from teaching in 1977. Ruby often independently funded projects for her students’ enrichment.
via Corpus Christi Caller-Times – Obituaries.
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A cousin, and descendant of Ransom Middleton Meadows.
– Cathy
Abraham Lincoln’s Parents
THOMAS LINCOLN, Abraham Lincoln’s father, was born January 6, 1778, to Bathsheba and Abraham Lincoln. Thomas, who was born in Rockingham County, Virginia, was the fourth of five children born to the couple. His older siblings were Mordecai, Josiah, and Mary. Thomas had a younger sister named Nancy. During the early 1780′s the family moved to Jefferson County in Kentucky. Native Americans killed Thomas’ father, Abraham, in an attack in May 1786. In 1795 Thomas was listed by name in the Washington County tax lists as a white male between the ages of 16 and 21. In c. 1797 Thomas spent a year working as a hired hand for his Uncle Isaac on the Watauga River in Tennessee.
Thomas moved to Hardin County, Kentucky, in 1802, and he purchased a 238-acre farm the next year. In 1806 he married Nancy Hanks. The couple had three children: Sarah, Abraham, and Thomas (who died in infancy).
Thomas was a farmer and a carpenter and was a responsible citizen living on the frontier. He was at times a jury member, a petitioner for a road, and a guard for county prisoners. In terms of education he lacked ambition, and he never fully understood Abraham’s desire to read and learn. He was a good storyteller and was popular with his neighbors. Thomas and Nancy were members of the Little Mount Separate Baptist Church which had broken from the regular church over the issue of slavery.
Thomas stood approximately 5-9 or 5-10 and weighed about 190 pounds. His face was well rounded. He had dark hazel eyes and course black hair. Thomas was compactly built and very strong physically. He was temperate in his drinking habits and generally had an inoffensive personality.
Late in 1816 Thomas moved his family to southern Indiana. A homesite was chosen 16 miles north of the Ohio River about a mile from Little Pigeon Creek. By February 1817 Thomas had built a new log cabin 18 feet square with a packed dirt floor and a stone fireplace used for both cooking and heating. Although Abraham was only eight, he was handed an ax and put to work helping to clear fields, chop wood, and split rails for fences. Sadly, in 1818 Nancy Hanks Lincoln passed away from milk sickness at the age of 34.
The next year Thomas went back to Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and proposed to Sarah Bush Johnston, a widow whom he had known for many years. On December 2, 1819, the two were married. Soon the couple traveled back to the cabin in Indiana along with Sarah’s three children by a previous marriage: Elizabeth (13), Matilda (10), and John D. (9). In 1823 Thomas joined the Little Pigeon Baptist Church.
via Abraham Lincoln’s Parents.
Abraham Lincoln’s Parents
NANCY HANKS LINCOLN, birth mother of Abraham Lincoln, was born on February 5, 1784, in Hampshire County, (West) Virginia. The birth occurred in a cabin along Mike’s Run at the foot of New Creek Mountain in what is now Mineral County, West Virginia. Nancy’s mother was Lucy Hanks, but nothing is really known for certain about Nancy’s father. According to Abraham Lincoln’s law partner, William Herndon, Abraham once said that his maternal grandfather was “a well-bred Virginia farmer or planter.” During the same conversation, Abraham said of his mother, “God bless my mother; all that I am or ever hope to be I owe to her.”
Little is known of Nancy’s early life. As a child Nancy was taken by her mother along the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. In Kentucky Lucy Hanks married Henry Sparrow. Young Nancy went to live with Henry’s brother, Thomas Sparrow, and Elizabeth Hanks Sparrow, a sister of Lucy. Soon Nancy began being called Nancy Sparrow. Elizabeth Hanks Sparrow became almost a mother to Nancy.
As Nancy grew up, she became skilled in the art of needlework, and she became an excellent seamstress. She was hired to sew anything from wedding gowns to funeral attire. Nancy became known for her work ethic, neatness, cheerfulness, and intelligence. She was deeply religious. Her cousin, John Hanks, described Nancy as having dark hair, hazel eyes, 5-7 in height, a delicate frame, weighing 120 pounds, and “was loved and revered by all who knew her.” No photographs of Nancy exist.
Nancy sometimes lived briefly with families she was sewing for; her services were in demand in Hardin, Mercer, and Washington counties. During the time Nancy was working as a seamstress she met Thomas Lincoln, a carpenter from Elizabethtown. A romance developed, and the two decided to be married.
On June 12, 1806, Nancy Hanks and Thomas Lincoln were married; presiding over the ceremony was the Reverend Jesse Head. The couple moved to a cabin in Elizabethtown where Thomas worked as a carpenter making cabinets, door frames, even coffins. The Lincolns joined the Little Mount Separate Baptist Church. A daughter, Sarah, was born to the couple on February 10, 1807.
via Abraham Lincoln’s Parents.
