I am ecstatic and over the moon today! For, last night, I received a wonderful gift from a cousin. That was the gift of family pictures! This is a picture of my paternal grandfather William Koonce Sr. (in black), his brother Harvey (in white), and Harvey’s wife, Mary. This fabulous picture was sent to me […]
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Just back in June, I was elated to share the news that I’d been able to identify a set of my 5th great-grandparents. That finding was on my mother’s side of the family. And guess what? In the past week, I have identified TWO more sets of 5th-great-grandparents, this time, on my father’s side of
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For Week 20 of Amy Johnson Crow”s “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” series, the theme was “Travel.” This prompted me to go in search of any documentation I had for early travel in my own life. And you know what? I am so fortunate that I have it! At just the tender age of a
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I received the most incredible email yesterday! Mr. Eddie Ellis Jr., A historian of Havelock, NC in Craven County, NC shared with me incredible details about a family member of mine. That family member is Rev. Wright L. Lawhorn and he was a brother of my 2nd great-grandfather, Samuel Becton Lawhorn. We are fortunate to
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My father’s family is from Craven County, North Carolina, and one of the churches his family worships in is Alum Springs Church. Today, the church held a celebration and my great-aunt, who is a member there and heavily involved in church activities, asked if I could contribute to the program and research the history of
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Thanks to my cousin Marissa, I have my first pictures of my father’s paternal grandmother, Josephine Holloway Koonce. We believe the pictures to be from around 1940s. Here is one of them: Josephine passed away before I was born but I know that she had many of her grandchildren living her, including my aunts, as
Over the July 4th weekend, one of the activities I did during my vacation was attend part of the 2nd Annual Kilpatrick Family Reunion in Ft. Barnwell, NC. My paternal grandmother, Cora, was the daughter of William Lawhorn and Pearlie Mae “Julie” Kilpatrick. So, the reunion is for Pearlie’s family. When I was much younger, we used
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During the July 4th weekend, I was so fortunate to be able to visit eastern NC again to visit my father’s hometown, Fort Barnwell and my maternal grandmother’s hometown, Plymouth, NC. My visit to Fort Barnwell was my first time back since my paternal grandmother, Cora Lawhorn Koonce, passed away in 2006. So, I visited
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I just love making connections! Earlier this week, I received an email from another newly-found cousin. Her great-grandmother, Mary Donald Allen (1858-1916) was a sister to my 4th great-grandmother, Violetta Donald Kilpatrick (1860-1933). My cousin Rose and I have had a chance to speak and learn more about each other’s families and I am so
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This is one of my great-great-uncles – Jesse Kilpatrick Sr (October 23, 1931- September 25, 1995). He was a brother of my great-grandmother, Pearlie Mae Kilpatrick Lawhorn. I never met him, but he shares a birthday with my sister.
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