Tag: history
From Virginia to Alabama, Are These Your People?
While searching for information on family history, if I happen across facts that may be helpful to others, I put it on a type of shelf for… Read more “From Virginia to Alabama, Are These Your People?”
Robert Hunter Harrison
Robert Hunter Harrison was my 3rd great uncle. He was born on January 18, 1887, in Norfolk, VA, the youngest of the six Harrison sons born to… Read more “Robert Hunter Harrison”
As Seen on Ancestry.com
I recently saw this message posted on an Ancestry user’s profile page: “Do not contact me if you are not willing to share … I HAVE HAD… Read more “As Seen on Ancestry.com”
The 1840 Last Will of Henry Harrison of Southampton County, Virginia
LAST WILL OF HENRY HARRISON I Henry Harrison of the County of Southampton and state of Virginia being in perfect health do make my last will and… Read more “The 1840 Last Will of Henry Harrison of Southampton County, Virginia”
THAT’S LAW…
Let’s see what information can be gathered based on this one particular photograph from July 30, 1921: W. H. Land, Walter Henry Land was born in Norfolk,… Read more “THAT’S LAW…”
TRACING HISTORY: AUNT SARAH
Mrs. Sarah Williams, born about 1838, was featured in a April 25, 1942 article in the Norfolk Journal and Guide newspaper. The article was titled, “Ex-Slave Claimed… Read more “TRACING HISTORY: AUNT SARAH”
The Genealogy Situation Room 