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Research with me: J S W Essary (1869-1925)
John Silas Wesley (J S W) Essary was born on 12 October 1869 in Alabama to William Calloway Essary and Lucinda Leonard. J S W married Julia Orlean Livingston on 23 January 1890 in Hale County, Alabama. Together they had 12 children, 8 boys and 4 girls. J S W Essary died on 8 March…
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Research with me: Lucinda Leonard (1830)
When I looked at Lucinda Leonard’s profile on FamilySearch and profiles on Ancestry trees, it was easy to assume the data was correct. When researchers evaluate online family trees, such as those at FamilySearch, WikiTree, Ancestry, or MyHeritage, it’s easy to assume the data is valid. That data may very well be correct, but documentation…
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A.I. finds more about William Calloway Essary
William Calloway Essary married Lucinda Leonard on 21 September 1867 in Perry County, Alabama, right before Hale County was formed. William and Lucinda had two children, John Silas Wesley Essary and Mollie Essary. The family was listed together in the 1880 U.S. Census. After the census enumeration, William and Lucinda separated or divorced. William then…
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Research with me: William Calloway Essary’s Will
William Calloway Essary was born in June 1850 in Alabama to James Essary and Parmetta Margaret Harris. He married Lucinda Leonard on 21 September 1867 in Perry County, Alabama. He then married Almarinda Rebecca Martin on 8 October 1899 in Hale County, Alabama. William died in February 1930 in Hale County, Alabama. William left a…
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Research with me: William Calloway Essary (1850-1930)
William Calloway Essary was born in June 1850 to James Essary and Parmetta Margaret Harris in Alabama. He married Lucinda Leonard on 21 September 1867 in Perry County, Alabama. William and Lucinda had two children, one boy and one girl. William later married Almarinda Rebecca Martin on 8 October 1899 in Hale County, Alabama. They…
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Research with me: Noel Graves Christmas (1780-1826)
Noel Graves Christmas was born about 1780 to Nathaniel Christmas and Mary McLemore most likely in North Carolina. He married Martha E. Williams on 16 January 1821 in Clarke County, Alabama.1 Noel and Martha had at least one child named Felix Guilbert Christmas. Noel died about 1826.
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Research with me: Merry Franklin Christmas (1848-1914)
Merry F. Christmas was born on 5 November 1848 in Sumter County, South Carolina to James B Christmas and Rachel Osteen. He married Sarah Jane Bowden on 15 November 1876 in Drew County, Arkansas. Merry and Sarah had seven children, 6 boys and 1 girl. Merry later married Virginia Henrietta Osteen about 1903 in South…
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Research with Me: Hugh Morton McClintick (1804-1893)
Hugh Morton McClintick was born on 28 April 1804 in Pennsylvania. He married Agnes Walker Steen on 28 April 1825 in Pennsylvania. Hugh and Agnes had ten children, 4 girls and 6 boys. Agnes died on 27 February 1845 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.Hugh then married Hannah M. Sheets on 18 January 1849 in Indiana.Hugh and…
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Research with me: Lucy Essary (1892)
Lucy Essary was born about 1892 in Alabama to Samuel Jackson Essary and Sarah Meigs. It is unknown if Lucy married or had children. Her death date is unknown. What is Lucy’s story?
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Research with me: Vera Mae Essary (1890-1984)
Vera Mae Essary was born on 5 June 1880 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama to Samuel Jackson Essary and Sarah Meigs. Vera Mae was a younger sister to Josephine Essary. She married Allie Caney Dunn about 1912. Vera Mae and Allie had 13 children, 9 boys and 4 girls. Vera Mae died on 14 June 1984
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