Everything but the kitchen sink.

Okay, let’s do a quick wrap-up here…

The PARK family has descendency ties to Robert E. Lee; his ancestor who was George Washington’s wife (maiden name CUSTIS); PARK/PARKE/PARKS descendants are connected to the Burchfields — the Burchfields via the Park line (somewhere) are kin to the Gustafsson/Justice family originally from Sweden; and how did I get here (this time)?

Tracing the Davis-Smathers connection of Aunt Betty Davis (married – Jack Abernathy) — trying to learn about her father’s family.

The other point of interest is the ties to a Cherokee Chief Oowahooskie (various spellings found). His ‘wife’ had been captured from a white settlement/group when she was about six years old. They had three sons; she and the sons were later released — they lived as white men, and were land-holders. This made for Cherokee heritage claims with US courts unsuccessful — but the Indian connection seems valid from research/sources found online, now.

There is also a connection between the PARK family and a CHANDLER line in Georgia…will follow this up later.

Another connection exist between the DAVIS line and the CARPENTER (ZIMMERMAN) families from North Carolina — this warrants further research, since my mother and my father’s ancestral line include connection to the CARPENTER (ZIMMERMAN) lines from the Carolinas.

NO direct Patey/PATE/PATTY connections — but have found AYERS/AYRES, PAYNE, and McClellan connections in the Carolina regions (where my husbands family were from)…The PAYNE connection may link up with the TEAGUE, SPEER, PERRY, OWEN or other related families who later migrated to NE Alabama (near Ft. Payne).

With the research from the past three days — “We are all kin” has more meaning then is previously did, for me.

Each friend I have helped with their family tree research, I have also found something that fit with prior research for my own complicated ancestral lines.

Are your ancestors included in this tangle of kinfolks?

Contact me with a bit of your grandparents vital statics (dates, location, family members) — I will see what I can find.

– Cathy Ann Abernathy

weavercat@gmail.com

Sephardic Jews have lived in the state for more than 300 years,(*) (*) (*) especially in and around Charleston (*). Until about 1830, South Carolina had the largest population of Jews in North America. Many of South Carolina’s Jews have assimilated into Christian society, shrinking Judaism down to less than 1% of the total religious makeup. In addition, Roman Catholicism is growing in South Carolina due to immigration from the North.

[...much MORE]

via South Carolina: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article.

For those who love history, dream of adventure, riches, and fame; for those really believe they’ll hit the jackpot on the lottery scratch-off, for those still look up at night to see the stars and passing clouds. and for those who love to touch the past, here’s a challenge to give meaning to your visions and put money in your pocket.: Whatever happened to the Confederate gold?

If you worry about the fiscal state of the country or the money in your own pocket, the gold spoils of the civil war offer hundreds of chances to expand your net worth.

Thought the Confederacy was poor and in a state of penury by the war’s end? The central government still had great wealth even as the war put the administration on the run. The last Confederate Cabinet meeting presided over by Jefferson Davis was held on May 2, 1865, in Abbeville, SC, at the Burt-Stark House.

By the time Lee surrendered, five wagons of gold and silver—coins, bricks, and bars, the remains of the Confederate treasury’s reserve–were loaded May 24, 1865 in Richmond, at the train depot. Captain Parker of the Navy and an escort of armed troops, guarded the gold on the ride from Richmond, Virginia, to Anderson, South Carolina. There the gold was reloaded to wagons for shipment to Savannah or Charleston.

Confederate president Jefferson Davis met the caravan at Washington, GA. Later, scouts observed Union troops near Augusta, and the caravan returned to Washington (which is now in Lincoln County).

Unknown raiders attacked the wagon train near the Dionysius Chennault Plantation (the home of an elderly Methodist minister)–only a 100 yards from the house. During the attack, the gold disappeared. Most researchers and contemporary observers believe it was hidden, but the location of this cache of riches remains a mystery.

via OnMilwaukee.com – Reader Blogs.

# ID: I23190

# Name: George DOWNING

# Sex: M

# Birth: Abt 1740

# Note:

1/2 Cherokee

Occupation: Trader from Pine Log

Event: Clan Wolf Clan (H Fawling)

Letters of Benjamin Hawkins, 1796-1806, Collections of the Georgia Historical Society, Vol IX, pg 15, November 24th, 1797;

“I this day sat out from General Pickens’s, to the Ocunna station, after having been fitted out with whatever was necessary by the most friendly hospitality of the General and his lady. I crossed the Theowee near his house and travelled W. N. W. up the river and through an uneven broken country 11 miles to Cane Creek. Here I met with George Downing a trader from Pine Log, and Notetsenchansaie with his brothers, halfbreeds; they have uniformly supported a fair character. He [George Downing] sent his nephew, Tom Pettit, a decent, orderly young man with me to Ocunna to provide a pilot and interpreter for me…

via RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Fisher and Grimes Ancesters.

Descendants of Rev. William Speer (1652-?) of Aryshire, Scotland

Entries: 6801 Updated: Wed Jan 10 03:15:49 2001 Contact: Ed Speer Home Page: William Speer Family

compiled 9 Jan 2001 by Wade Edward Speer 34 Clear Creek Road, Marion, NC 28752-9423

# ID: I6410

# Name: Henry Boughton Teague

# Sex: M

# Death: 1999

Father: Henry Crawford Teague b: 1882

Mother: Mary Martha Elizabeth Talitha Cumie Speer b: 1887

Marriage 1 Living Goodman

via RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Descendants of Rev. William Speer (1652-?) of Aryshire, Scotland.

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Some of Randy Owen’s maternal ancestors.

– Cathy Abernathy

weavercat@gmail.com

Read an Excerpt

“Born Country”

How Faith, Family, and Music Brought Me Home

Chapter One
Home

Round Ole Baugh Road,
Is a great place for kids to grow
Some grow up and move away
Most of us decide to stay
Round Ole Baugh Road.
The neighborhood still looks the same
just new kids with the same old names
My Baugh Road’s in a Southern state
Yours may be anywhere, USA
Look around for your Baugh Road.

“Ole Baugh Road” by Randy Owen

My daddy’s name is Gladstone Yeuell Owen. My middle name is Yeuell, and so is my son, Heath’s. Why his parents gave him such an unusual name, I have no idea. His brothers had more familiar names like Johnny, Albert, Virgil, Riley, and Grady. Mama and some of Daddy’s close relatives always called him Gladsten, but the rest of the world just shortened it to G.Y. It made life a whole lot simpler.

via Born Country, Randy Owen, Book – Barnes & Noble.
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From this short excerpt I have learned quite a bit that I did not know.
Plus with little investigation on Rootsweb, I find that Randy and I are (distant) kin/cousins — via our SPEER ancestors…

I will be researching this matter further.

My initial research began when I was trying to find another couple of Randy’s relatives that he mentioned in one of his stories; when he spoke during the “One The Brink” Writer’s Conference (at Jacksonville State University, March 28, 2009).

– Cathy Ann Abernathy
weavercat@gmail.com

Tom B. McDaniel Gedcom

Entries: 4619 Updated: 2007-11-27 00:15:03 UTC (Tue) Contact: Tom B. McDaniel Home Page: Tom B. McDaniel

McDaniel, Jones, McRee, Miller/Müeller Genealogy

# ID: I3423

# Name: Nancy Agnes CARMICHAEL

# Surname: Carmichael

# Given Name: Nancy Agnes

# Sex: F

# Birth: 4 Apr 1822 in Abbeville, SC

# Death: Dec 1902

# _UID: AA89968346EED511A1ECA97FB18F6828EB45

# Note:

Nancy Agnes Carmichael was daughter of Arthur Carmichael and Frances Bell.

Nancy Agnes Carmichael was daughter of Arthur Carmichael and Frances Bell.

# Change Date: 19 May 2002 at 01:00:00

Marriage 1 John S. SPRUIELL b: 1817 in SC

* Married: 4 Apr 1839 in Coweta Co., GA

Children

1. George C. SPRUIELL b: 1841 in Coweta Co., GA

2. William Robert SPRUIELL b: 8 Dec 1843 in Coweta Co., GA

3. Samuel Walker SPRUIELL b: 20 Nov 1845 in Cowenta Co., AL

4. Jeptha C SPRUIELL b: 29 Oct 1847

5. Abraham Carmichael SPRUIELL b: 20 Aug 1849 in Coweta Co., GA

6. John S. SPRUIELL b: 1851

7. Archibald Patrick SPRUIELL b: 1853 in St. Clair Co., AL

8. Arthur Mason SPRUIELL b: 16 Aug 1856 in St. Clair Co., AL

9. Mary Elizabeth SPRUIELL b: 6 Nov 1858

10. Nancy Carmichael SPRUIELL b: 1861

11. Simon SPRUIELL b: 29 Aug 1865

via RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Tom B. McDaniel Gedcom.

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Tracking possible cousins via Rootsweb

Nancy Agnes Carmichael was my maternal third-great-grandmother (as well as my second cousin 5 time removed — our common ancestors were Elizabeth Smothers, who married a PICKARD).

My direct ancestors’ names are in BOLD.

– Cathy

Trails Leading to Texas

Entries: 52406 Updated: 2009-03-25 22:55:30 UTC (Wed) Contact: Pam

Updates made often — additions welcomed — Working this month on Bethel Cemetery in Frisco TX

# ID: I21428

# Name: Alice Valerie Spruiell

# RFN: 21428

# Change Date: 24 MAR 2006

# Sex: F

# Birth: in Crenshaw Co, AL

# Change Date: 24 MAR 2006

Marriage 1 Louis Milton (Lewis) Clinkscales b: 9 MAR 1860 in Benton, Calhoun Co, AL

* Married: 18 DEC 1890

* Change Date: 24 MAR 2006

Children

1. Hester Kate Clinkscales b: 3 OCT 1905 in Vincent, AL

2. Juda Jessie Clinkscales b: 15 OCT 1892

3. Reuben Franklin Clinkscales b: 1895 in Alabama

4. Robert Berry Clinkscales

5. John Wilkes Clinkscales

6. Grady Lowell Clinkscales b: 1901 in Alabama

7. Lige Turner Clinkscales b: 1903 in Alabama

8. Lewis Embry Clinkscales b: 1905 in Alabama

9. Lola Eugenia Clinkscales b: 1908 in Alabama

10. Clarence Minton Clinkscales b: 1910 in Alabama

11. Thomas Newton Clinkscales b: 1912 in St Clair Co, AL

12. William Milton (Noot) Clinkscales b: 22 OCT 1913 in Shelby Co, AL

13. Alice Mildred Clinkscales b: 22 OCT 1913 in Shelby Co, AL

via RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Trails Leading to Texas.

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Tracking possible cousins via Rootsweb

Alice V. Sprueill was my maternal great-grandmother.

– Cathy

Ancestors of April (Wharton) Makerney and Connected Families

Entries: 44318 Updated: 2009-02-19 13:59:12 UTC (Thu) Contact: April

If there is no source or census info then I am in the process of researching the information. Also I am researching a lot of Choctaw Indian names, ie: Oakes, Everidge, Ervin, Cole, Belvin, McCurtain and several others. Please contact me with any questions, additions or corrections.

# ID: I17192

# Name: Alice Valerie SPRUIELL 1

# Sex: F

Father: William Robert SPRUIELL b: 8 DEC 1843 in Coweta Co., Newman, Georgia

Mother: Hester Ann Taylor SPEER b: 14 SEP 1848 in Fayette County, Georgia

Sources:

1. Title: Kinsey gedcom by Mills.FTW

Repository:

Media: Other

Text: Date of Import: 17 Nov 2005

via RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Ancestors of April (Wharton) Makerney and Connected Families.

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Tracking possible cousins via Rootsweb

Alice V. Sprueill was my maternal great-grandmother.

– Cathy

Ancestors of April (Wharton) Makerney

Entries: 26435 Updated: 2006-08-11 15:46:27 UTC (Fri) Contact: April Makerney

# ID: I17192

# Name: Alice Valerie SPRUIELL 1 2

# Sex: F

Father: William Robert SPRUIELL b: 8 DEC 1843 in Coweta Co., Newman, Georgia

Mother: Hester Ann Taylor SPEER b: 14 SEP 1848 in Fayette County, Georgia

Sources:

1. Title: Kinsey gedcom by Mills.FTW

Repository:

Media: Other

Text: Date of Import: 17 Nov 2005

2. Title: Garmon Tree.FTW

Repository:

Media: Other

Text: Date of Import: 29 Nov 2005

via RootsWeb’s WorldConnect Project: Ancestors of April (Wharton) Makerney.

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Tracking possible cousin via Rootsweb

Alice V. Sprueill was my maternal great-grandmother.

– Cathy