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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: Mary E Krebs (1867)
Mary E Krebs (1867) is the only daughter of Benjamin L. Krebs and Lucy Ann Allen. Understanding Mary’s story began by learning Benjamin and Lucy’s story. Census records revealed some of Mary’s story and the additional records for her parents revealed even more. Mary’s FamilySearch profile needed to be merged with a duplicate. Once that…
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Research with me: Susannah Galley
Susannah Galley married William Eaton in Carroll County, Georgia in 1833. Could she be the daughter of Charles Henry Gilley? Is Susannah Galley the same person as Susan Eaton, wife of William Eaton in Chambers County, Alabama?
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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: Mary Catherine Corley (1873-1928)
Mary Catherine Corley (1873-1928) was the daughter of Nancy Rebecca Harman and Martin Harrison Corley. Or was she? Mary Catherine Corley was connected to these parents in FamilySearch. Analyzing the attached records in FamilySearch should provide evidence of the relationship. If the records do not support the relationships, then connecting Mary Catherine to her 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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Research With Me: Nancy Rebecca Harman (1855)
The Langford Descendancy project continues with a look at Nancy Rebecca Harman (1855), the daughter of Martha Langford and John Harman. The FamilySearch listing for the John Harman and Martha Langford family had two daughters in the family by the name of Nancy Rebecca Harman Are there actually two daughters named Nancy? Is there a…
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