Archive for the ‘Biography Info’ Category

Men and Regiments Assigned to Remove Cherokee's in 1832 – Tennessee Trails.

Israel Blagg and Jefferson Blagg are listed. Israel gets a land grant in Arkansas due to his service.

Blog entry about Bethlehem Cemetery in Washington County Arkansas. There’s several family members from different branches of my family buried there. Kind of interesting they were in the same place generations before their descendants married. Check out the photo and info on Martha Muse Oliver and her husband Benjamin Franklin Johnson. She was the granddaughter of two Revolutionary War veterans. Thomas West and Mary Renshaw’s tombstones are also featured.

Escape to the Silent Cities: Bethlehem Cemetery – First Public Cemetery In Washington County Arkansas.

Lucille Blagg would have been 100 today. Happy birthday Grandma, miss you.

Notice of Brillhart reunion and info on Valentine and Susanah Doremire Brillhart

The Fort Scott Tribune – Google News Archive Search.

From Braille Monitor April 1959

Our Kansas affiliate suffered another great loss with the passing of Miss Lillian Blagg, who had been its recording secretary for more than 14 years. Miss Blagg was one of the first blind people to be employed in industry in Kansas.

from Ft Scott Tribune 12/1/2006
75 YEARS AGO

(1931)

Two more fiddlers have been entered in the old fiddlers’ contest to be held at the Y.M.C.A. Saturday. The latest entrants are Ed Freeman, 66, Hiattville, and F.T. Cheney, 51, Fulton. Other fiddlers already listed are Jack Wood, Fort Scott, J.F. Carrington, Fort Scott, John Swor, Fulton, John S. Blagg, Selma, and C.M Grimes, Fort Scott. Tom Macon will act as master of ceremonies.

John S. Blagg

Soldiers of the Revolution and the War of 1812 ….

Info on America Brooks and family, including father miles brooks

History of Darke County, Ohio, from its earlies….

WOW!!!!

I found a reference to Sam Moser!!!!!!  It says he’s a tailor too!!!!

The history of Coles county, Illinois...

bio info for Moses Golliday, brother of David Golliday.

Past and present of Menard County, Illinois ...

biography of James Spears, son-in-law of William and America Brooks WIlliamson.  Tells a little about the WIlliamsons.