Southampton County, Virginia|The Estate of Putnam Moore
Recorded in Southampton County Court on 20 May 1833 History, just like the truth, is out there. This is our situation. The Genealogy Situation Room
Poetry Time: Baby Baby Cotton Seed (1860)
Original poem by: B. Jones Who Were America’s Enslaved? A New Database Humanizes the Names Behind the Numbers DATABASE WEBSITE: Enslaved Peoples of Historical Slave Trade The Genealogy Situation Room
Tracing History: Pattie Lundy Phipps, The Dressmaker
I’ve shared a bit about Pattie Lundy Phipps, my third great-aunt, in a previous post about the Lundy family. The eldest daughter of Emeline Potts Eppes, my maternal fourth great-grandmother, Pattie was a dressmaker in Greensville County, Virginia. During the early 1880s, Pattie received schooling at Saint Augustine’s Normal School and Collegiate Institute in Raleigh,… Read more “Tracing History: Pattie Lundy Phipps, The Dressmaker”
Genealogy News and Reflections of 2021
As we move forward, we look back at the genealogical stories that made the news in 2021. Here are the articles as shared here on The Genealogy Situation Room: Genealogy News Page Dec. 28, 2021 The New York Times Magazine Your DNA Test Could Send a Relative to Jail A very important article on the… Read more “Genealogy News and Reflections of 2021”
In Remembrance: Clyde McDaniel, Jr (1944-2021)
Link to obituary for Clyde McDaniel, Jr The Genealogy Situation Room
Historical Family Photos: Mary Eliza Balkcum Aldridge (1829-1924) and Fannie Kennedy Aldridge (1870-1920)
Here we have a wonderful photo of a matriarch and her daughter-in-law, taken in 1924. Mary Eliza Balkcum was born in 1829 in Sampson County, NC, to Nancy Balkcum, a white woman, and an unknown black man. Mary Eliza would marry Robert Aldridge (1819-1899) in 1850. They would have at least eleven children. Their son… Read more “Historical Family Photos: Mary Eliza Balkcum Aldridge (1829-1924) and Fannie Kennedy Aldridge (1870-1920)”
Tracing History: Follow the Chancery Brick Road
Thank you for stopping by! In this post, we’ll be tracing history via a marriage record viewable via an online chancery case that will take us to some unexpected places. We’ll learn a lot along the way. We’ve seen how chancery court records can be a treasure trove of genealogical information. There are times that… Read more “Tracing History: Follow the Chancery Brick Road”
Historical Newspapers: Dr. John Jefferson Smallwood
Dr. John Jefferson Smallwood (1863-1912), born enslaved in North Carolina, attended Hampton University, Shaw University, and Wesleyan Wilbraham Academy. After his schooling, he went back South and found his mother, Mary Eliza, a daughter of Nat Turner. He took care of her until her passing, defying brutal odds, as they had been separated during slavery.… Read more “Historical Newspapers: Dr. John Jefferson Smallwood”
11 Nov 1878: More Than Meets The Eye
A number of years ago, a fellow descendant of Emeline Potts Eppes located an 1878 deed of trust for Emeline in the Greensville County, Virginia courthouse. My Eppes cousin, (S.H.), located this document about a decade ago and it remains as awesome a document as it was when first discovered. This record shows that Emeline… Read more “11 Nov 1878: More Than Meets The Eye”
Clara Mabry and The Freedmen’s Bureau
I’ve previously written about “boss lady” Clara Mabry. In looking at the historical record to learn more about this formidable character, who I believe to be my ancestor, it’s very clear that she would not allow circumstance, come what may, to stop her. The year is 1867, two years after the ending of the Civil… Read more “Clara Mabry and The Freedmen’s Bureau”
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