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Research with me: Mary Bessie Commer (1892-1950)
Mary Bessie Commer was the daughter of Mary Jane Allen and Thomas Wesley Whitehead and the granddaughter of Isiah Spencer Allen. She was also the sister of Effie E. Commer. Mary Bessie was born on 12 June 1892 in Mississippi, likely Winston County. She married James Huddleston Whitehead on 6 April 1908 in Winston County.…
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Research with me: Isiah Spencer Allen (1815-1880) Descendants
The descendancy research for Isiah Spencer Allen (1815-1880) has been interesting and hopefully helpful in placing DNA matches. Descendancy research also reveals family dynamics and movements, which has certainly been true for Isiah Spencer Allen’s family. Isiah Spencer Allen (1815-1880) Isaiah Spencer Allen was born about 1815 in South Carolina. He married Elizabeth Jane Taylor…
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Research with me: Benjamin Gordon Corley (1884-1903)
Benjamin Gordon Corley was the son of Martin Harrison Corley and Nancy Rebecca Harman. Or maybe not. Benjamin is listed as a child in the family on FamilySearch, but with no sources. Can any evidence be found to confirm Benjamin as a real person? If not, what should be done?
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Research with me: Charlie Harrison Corley (1878-1928)
Charlie Harrison Corley is the youngest child listed with the family in the 1880 U.S. Census. Like his siblings, direct evidence connecting Charlie to his parents Martin Harrison Corley and Nancy Rebecca Harman is scant or non-existent. A close look at the attached records to his profile on FamilySearch does provide indirect evidence. The evidence…
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Research with me: John Frederick Corley (1875-1943)
Sometimes the answer to questions come by researching people connected to the main research objective or person. John Frederick Corley is the brother of Mary Catherine Corley and he provided the indirect evidence needed to connect Mary Catherine to their parents.
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Research With Me: Rebecca Martha Corley (1871-1946)
Rebecca Martha Corley (1871-1946) was the daughter of Nancy Rebecca Harman and Martin Harrison Corley. She was born on January 1871 in South Carolina and died on 13 October 1946 in Albany, Dougherty, Georgia. Rebecca married Charles S. Beasley about 1902.
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The wives of James Edwin Harman (1846-1910)
James Edwin Harman (1846-1910) was married twice. His first wife was Hulda Emeline Taylor and his second wife was Polly C. Wingard. The profiles of both wives were fairly complete on FamilySearch. However, each are missing bits of information. A review of records hints on FamilySearch and Ancestry can help fill in the gaps.
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James Edwin Harman (1846-1910) on FamilySearch
Using FamilySearch and Ancestry simultaneously makes it so much easier to validate work that has already been done on FamilySearch profiles. This has been especially true for James Edwin Harman (1846-1910).
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Researching three children of Martha Langford (1814-1859)
John Harman and Martha Langford had several children. FamilySearch had a different family listing from my Ancestry tree. This is a fairly common problem as many individuals are added to FamilySearch without sources. With some work, it is sometimes possible to add sources and verify the relationships. Sometimes, it is almost impossible. Even then, the…
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Connecting A Family With Indirect Evidence
Connecting a family in FamilySearch can be a challenge when there is little to no evidence. There are many, many families on FamilySearch that are missing family members. Even just a little bit of searching can find those that are missing and connect families.
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