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A day late....birthday greetings from his Parents and Aunt Callie on my Dad’s 27th birthday in 1953. A newlywed less than a month. Yesterday would have been his 93rd bday. #findingprogenitors #birthdaycards #oldbirthdaycards #1953 #ikeepfindingthings

Arrived in my mailbox this morning! Biography of W. R. Cullom, my 2nd cousin 3x removed. I discovered him quite accidentally. He and his family had much to do with Wake Forest College and the Town of Wake Forest becoming what it is today. Ha! And a bonus is the first chapter....Halifax County, NC, 1867-1880! That’s my paternal progenitor land! I think I will wait for just the right time of day with a cup of coffee to enjoy this! #findingprogenitors #cullom #townofwakeforest #wakeforestcollege #wakeforesthistory #halifaxcountync #ancestors #distantcousin #halifaxcountynchistory #neverknowwhatyouwillfindinyourownlittletown

We have all have those moments or days when we get sucked into the genealogical rabbit hole. Today was one of those days for me. Starting off innocently enough volunteering to do some research and ended up finding long dead relatives 3 miles from my house! I hadn’t run across any lines other than myself living here. But It’s not surprising given my paternal line’s home place is just over an hour from here. Two 2nd cousins, 3x removed. One cousin I have some researching to do on and the other...well, he is on the Cemetery tour! He founded the School of Bible at Wake Forest College in 1896. And taught there until 1938. Ha...love these surprise finds! #findingprogenitors #wakeforestcollege #wakeforestcemetery #cousins #Cullom #ancestors #geneaology #familyhistory #oneofthoseplesantsurprisedays

With tomorrow being the 4th of July, I took a look 4-5 generations back to see what I have learned so far about my family’s involvement in the American Revolution. First photo compliments of Ancestry, I have documentation dated August 20, 1783, of my 4th Great Grandfather, Charles Powell, receiving land In Virginia for his services as a Sargent in the Virginia Continental line. Awhile back I ran across several volumes of Newspaper clipping abstracts from Dooly County, GA. My maternal Grandmother was from there. The Union Recorder in Milledgeville, GA, documented two 4th of July Celebrations in which several of my Great Uncles were in attendance. The 8/2/1832, edition reports at the 56th Anniversary of the American Independence, my 3rd great uncles, who were also Charles’ sons, Charles and Hilliard Powell, along with a 4th Great Uncle, James Hilliard, gave toasts. The July 16, 1934, edition of The Union Recorder report that again Charles and James were in attendance along with my 3rd Great Uncle, Ambrose Powell for the 58th 4th of July Celebration. #findingprogenitors #revolutinarywar #Americanindependance #4thofjuly #ancestors #DoolyCountyGA #virginiacontinentialline #independancetoast #familyhistory #ancestry #wewereayoungcountrythen

With 4 of my 2x GGparents having the surname Dickens and being first cousins, I decided to take a look at all of the Halifax County Dickens Estate flies while I was in the box at the Archives. Found a file for my 2nd cousin 3x removed, John Dickens. He died at the age of 21 in 1892. Apparently leaving no wife or children and an estate totaling $35. His estate was administered by his father and the balance of his estate was to be divided amongst his minor siblings. There were quite a few receipts in the file but the one in the first picture stood out. John was the second of 10 children. This receipt indicates that he died from an illness and received room and board outside of his home. I imagine with 8 younger siblings that was a necessity. There are lots of things about genealogy that interest me but one of my favorites is documenting someone who might not else be documented. #findingprogenitors #stateofncarchives #ancestors #genealogy #handwrittenreceipt #familyfinds #dickens #halifaxcountync #ijustlovethearchives

Fabulous Find #2 at the NC Archives yesterday. Estate file for my paternal 3x great grandfather. Edmund Dickens. He died in 1868. There must have been some squabbling amongst the children or perhaps some dragging feet. The second picture is one of several similar documents dated, 1871, pertaining to monetary distribution of inheritance. This one was for Edmund’s Daughter, my 2x great-grandmother, Minerva Dickens. (Her husband was James Madison Dickens, yes Dickens cousins, my double 2x great grandparents). The second document dated 1873, is from the court, appointing five gentlemen to determine how Edmund’s land should be divided. Now was Minerva’s portion our currently owned Dickens’ land on which she rests?? I’ve got a bit more digging to do on that subject. #findingprogenitors #dickensland #halifaxcountync #Edmunddickens #ncarchives #stateofnclibrary #ancestors #familyfinds #3xgrandpa #ijustlovethearchives

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