Great news! Most recently, I have discovered more important details in the story of our own Clara Mabry. Several 1856 newspaper articles referred to Clara as an… Read more “Brickwall Breakthrough to 1778: Clara Mabry and Family”
Category: Lady Bosses
The Boss Lady: Nancy Balkcum aka Harpo, Who Dis Woman?
Nancy Balkcum. My 3rd great-grandmother. A white woman. Nancy Balkcum was born about 1805 in North Carolina. She was the daughter of Hester Balkcum, but not the… Read more “The Boss Lady: Nancy Balkcum aka Harpo, Who Dis Woman?”
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… Read more “Tracing History: Pattie Lundy Phipps, The Dressmaker”
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… 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… Read more “Clara Mabry and The Freedmen’s Bureau”
1856 BREAKTHROUGH…
Very recently, I discovered the names of the runaway couple involved in the August 1856 incident involving Capt. John W. Potts. Here’s one of the newspaper accounts… Read more “1856 BREAKTHROUGH…”
The Benevolent Gentlemen: Clara Mabry Part II
The “Benevolent Gentlemen” of 1855: As previously posted, Clara Mabry entered into a legal agreement, a deed of trust, with several prominent men of Greensville County, Virginia.… Read more “The Benevolent Gentlemen: Clara Mabry Part II”
THE BOSS LADY: CLARA MABRY Part I
Clara Mabry of Hicksford, Greensville County, Virginia is a fascinating person to learn about. She is worthy of more in-depth research, and I hope that sharing what… Read more “THE BOSS LADY: CLARA MABRY Part I”
Historical Family Photos: Josephine and Her Beauty Machine
My maternal grandmother, Virginia Alston Braswell (1918-1992), was fairly close in age to her maternal aunt, Josephine Harrison Jordan McDaniel (1910-1985). Josephine was the proprietor of a… Read more “Historical Family Photos: Josephine and Her Beauty Machine”
The Genealogy Situation Room 