On This Day: April 1

In 1822, my maternal 2^nd great-grandfather James Henry Burton was born to Samuel Burton and Amelia (Millie) Cook. The death certificate says he was born in West Virginia, but West Virginia did not become a state until the Civil War; it is likely he was born in Virginia.  He died August 19, 1901, in Stowe Prairie Township, Todd County, Minnesota. [Source: Todd County, Minnesota, death certificate no. C-8-45 (1901), James H. Burton; Todd County Recorder's Office, Long Prairie.] The death certificate gives his “Date of Birth” as “79yrs 4mos 18yrs” (pretty sure that it should say 18 days!). Using this information and his date of death, I was able to calculate his date of birth.

© 2011 Denise Spurlock

Where My Ancestors Came From

A week or so ago, a fellow genealogy blogger posted a link to BigHugeLabs.com where you can create all sorts of cool stuff like maps and puzzles. I thought it would be interesting to create a visual representation of where our ancestors came from so I created these two maps based on where our American ancestors were born. Looking at the maps confirmed that my paternal roots are primarily Southern, while my maternal roots are more Northern!


Where My Father's Family Came From

http://bighugelabs.com/map.php

Where My Mother's Family Came From

http://bighugelabs.com/map.php

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On This Day: March 29

In 1810, my maternal 2^nd great grandfather Andrew Yawman was born in Schmittviller, Moselle, France, the son of Philippe Jaman and Magdalena Hoffman. He died on December 24, 1891, in Denison, Grayson County, Texas. [Source: Gary A. Yawman, The Yawman Family and Related Families PDF, The Yawman Family Home Page (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/y/a/w/Gary-A-Yawman/index.html : downloaded 30 Mar 2011), 5.]

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On This Day: March 27

In 1715, my maternal 6^th great grandfather William Minthorn was born. He died in 1805. [Source: Joiner, Rev. Darrell and Sallyann (carver@ime.net), Cary Family History.]

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On This Day: March 21

My paternal 3^rd great grandparents, Absolem Eaton and Sarah Reaves were married in Haywood County, North Carolina, on March 21, 1815. [Source: "North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004," online database, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 Mar 2011), Absolam Eaton and Sarah Reaves; County Court Records at Waynesville, NC and FHL # 0418147 item 2.]

Absolem and Sarah had eight known children: Malachi, Mary Elizabeth (from whom I descend), Dorcas, Abraham, James, Sarah, William, and Martha.

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On This Day: March 13

In 1678/79, John Holman, my maternal 6^th great grandfather, was born. He was the son of Thomas Holman and Abigail Rigby. [Source: Joiner, Rev. Darrell and Sallyann (carver@ime.net), Cary Family History.]

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On This Day: March 12

In 1851, my maternal great-grandmother Ruth Franklin was born in Ohio. [Labette County, Kansas, death certificate no. illegible (1914), Ruth Snider; Kansas Board of Health.] She was the oldest child of Joseph Franklin and Rhoda Cary. She died August 28, 1914, in Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery.

In 1912, my father, Jasper Jackson Spurlock, was born in Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas, the fourth, and youngest, child of Jasper Jackson Spurlock and Mamie Olive Martindale. [Source: Cherokee County, Texas, delayed birth certificate no. 27/580 (issued 1943), Jasper Jackson Spurlock, Jr.; Texas Department of Health.] I don't have many pictures of my dad; this one was taken about 1955.

He died on February 15, 1978, in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, and is buried in Lone Grove Cemetery. [Source: Carter County, Oklahoma, death certificate no. 02625 (1978), Jasper J. Spurlock, Jr.; Oklahoma Department of Health, Oklahoma City.]

© 2011 Denise Spurlock