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John Lytle (1820-1892) of McDowell County, NC – Research Notes Summary
John Lytle was born 26 Jan 1820, probably in Burke County, North Carolina, to George Lytle and Ann Clark. The purpose of this post is to document the research done to date and to note any future...
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Rufus B. Burgin – Tombstone Tuesday
Rufus B. Burgin was born 9 Aug 1847, likely in McDowell County, North Carolina. He was the son of Jesse and Rosamond Burgin. Rufus fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. He died 5 Jan 1898...
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Robert M. Burgin and Sallie E. Mann – Tombstone Tuesday
Robert M. Burgin was born 21 Apr 1833 in North Carolina, the son of Josiah B. Burgin. He died 10 Apr 1913. Robert married Sallie E. Mann. I don’t know who Sallie’s parents were, but she had a sister...
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James and Dora Burgin – Tombstone Tuesday
James A. Burgin was born 29 Jun 1876, likely in McDowell County, North Carolina. He died 11 Jul 1942 and is buried at Bethel-Cherry Springs Cemetery. James was the son of Joseph Lytle Burgin and...
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Herman Burgin – Tombstone Tuesday
Last week’s Tombstone Tuesday post was about James A. and Dora Burgin. Tragically, they lost a son who was just shy of manhood and he is the focus of today’s post. Eula Herman Burgin was born 11...
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Joseph Lytle Burgin – Tombstone Tuesday
Joseph Lytle Burgin was born 30 Aug 1846, probably in McDowell County, North Carolina. He appeared on the 1850 and 1860 censuses in the household of his parents, Merritt Burgin and Susannah Adeline...
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Another DNA Match Going Back to Hemphill/Mackie Ancestors
Recently, I received a sharing invitation from a 23andMe autosomal DNA match. I responded in the affirmative and asked the sender for a copy of her gedcom, so that I could try to figure out the...
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Tombstone Tuesday: Dulia Smith Burgin
Dulia Smith was born on 12 March 1847 in Kentucky. Her name appears a variety of different ways in the records: Dulcina, Dollie, Dullie, Dulia. Her grave marker reads “Dulia,” so I’m using that for...
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Some Buncombe County Marriage Notices
I‘ve been working through a book I found at the Family History Library called Marriage and Death Notices from Extant Asheville, N. C. Newspapers 1840-1870 An Index, going through page by page and...
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Some Alexander Death Notices
This is part of an occasional series in which I process information from a book called Marriage and Death Notices from Extant Asheville, N. C. Newspapers 1840-1870 An Index. I consulted this book...
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