Leaf, Stem, Branch, and Root: Today in Family History

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Today in Family History - 25 Oct

My 4th great-grandmother Tabitha Ford (Baldwin line) died on this day in 1865 in Montgomery County, Texas [1]. She was buried at Womack Cemetery in Montgomery County, Texas [1].

My 5th great-grandfather Jeremiah Coleman, Jr. (Erickson line) died on this day in 1777 in Morristown, New Jersey [2]. The location of his grave is not known. Jeremiah died of small pox in camp during the American Revolution. He is only one of two direct ancestors I know of that died while serving in the military.

References

[1] Montgomery County, Texas Cemeteries, Volume 4, Montgomery County Genealogical and Historical Society, 1981. Page 68, Womack Cemetery.

[2] Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution, War of 1812, and the Mexican War, Hartford, 1889. Page 265.

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FAMILY NAMES

Surnames broken down by my grandparents...

Thompson Family Line begins with my grandfather Clark Minard Thompson and contains the surnames: Thompson, Friedberg, Kuiper (Cooper), Vanderklok (van der Klok), Vandermade (van der Made), and others.

Erickson Family Line begins with my grandmother Evelyn Thorst Erickson and contains the surnames: Erickson, Coleman, Comfort, Covell, Pierce, and others.

Baldwin Family Line begins with my grandfather George Avner Baldwin and contains the surnames: Baldwin, Ayres, Clarke, Guerrant, Hill, Landrum, Leake, Spencer, Trabue, Traylor, White, Womack, Worsham, and others.

Anders Family Line begins with my grandmother Adda Wanda Anders and contains the surnames: Anders (Andrews), Berry, Boatwright, Burnett, Gilleland (Gilliland), Landrum, Marshall, Pegoda, Rankin, and others.

WELCOME

This blog was created to share the results of years of research on my family history. My ancestors range from some of the earliest arrivals in North America in the 1600s to immigrants in the mid- to late 1800s; from soldiers in the British colonies to accused horse thieves in Texas; from those who knew only common folk to those who knew the likes of Chief Justice John Marshall, Sam Houston, and Stephen F. Austin.

The complete family tree with digitized supporting documentation and many photographs can be found at The Thompson Family Genealogy website. This information is also largely present on RootsWeb.

I am happy to share information, documentation, or family photographs. Just leave a comment or contact me if you need a copy of anything.

If you have documentation, pictures, or stories on any of these families, please leave comments or contact me.