Tag Archives: Indiana

52 Ancestors 52 Weeks

Posted on April 23, 2014 by renebaron

#11 (catch up) John Hominy Wright is my 4th great grandfather on my maternal grandmother’s side. He was born 17 March 1774 to James Wright and Sarah Haworth in Newberry, South Carolina. The family were among a group of Quakers … Continue reading →

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Coakley – Move to Kentucky

Posted on December 10, 2013 by renebaron

Sylvia Rene Stevens (1948-Present) to Henry Burl Stevens Jr. (1924-1997) my Father to Georgia Mary Coakley (1905-1978) my Grandmother-Mother of Henry Burl Jr. to Thomas Lewis Coakley (1868-1923) my Great Grandfather-Father of Georgia Mary to William Jefferson Coakley (1844-1924) my … Continue reading →

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Wright – Mills in Early Randolph County, Virginia

Posted on August 19, 2013 by renebaron

 Example of an early saw mill “On Sparrow creek a saw-mill was erected (before the Macksville grist-mill was built) by Morgan Mills. He used to saw day and night. He would set his log and start the saw, and then … Continue reading →

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Wright – White River Township and Stoney Creek Township

Posted on August 15, 2013 by renebaron

In doing research on the Wrights and the Mills, the names of two areas pop up time and again, White River Township and Stoney Creek Township in Randolph County, Indiana. After reviewing successive U.S. Federal censuses, I assumed that my ancestors … Continue reading →

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Stevens – Henry Burl Stevens Sr.

Posted on April 15, 2013 by renebaron

This is my father’s father. At this age, he would have been living with his father, Cary Stevens, and his mother, Minnie Bell Shipp Stevens at the home of her father, William Henry Shipp and four of her sisters in … Continue reading →

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Stevens – Barbara Mary Stevens McKay

Posted on March 8, 2013 by renebaron

This is my Aunt Barbara, my father’s sister. She was born on 27 June 1931 in Indiana to Georgia Mary Coakley Stevens and Henry Burl Stevens Sr. She was 7 years younger than my dad. He thought the sun rose … Continue reading →

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Stevens – A tough looking gang

Posted on March 8, 2013 by renebaron

You might think that this is a tough looking gang of “thugs”. But, a closer looks reveals these thugs to be Henry Burl Stevens Jr, Tom, Bill and dad, Henry Burl Stevens Sr. sitting on the front porch of their … Continue reading →

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