Unidentified Photos (Possibly Cherokee County, GA)
January 19, 2023
Can you help me identify these Cherokee County, GA photos?
Your Surname’s Spelling? Total Accident
August 10, 2013
Your surname’s spelling was never carved in stone. This is something that most people who’ve been digging through original genealogical sources already know, but I’ve found myself having a conversation about this with a bunch of interested family members and friends lately, so I thought I would write a post about this. More than likely,
John Berry Duncan’s Signature and Other Significant Details
June 2, 2013
This signature, from the Confederate Pension Application of John Berry Duncan, hurts my heart. It’s so tentative and misspelled. You can tell it was written by someone who doesn’t have to write much. John Berry Duncan was born Feb 16, 1822 in Greenville, SC or Gwinnett County, GA and died April 21, 1915. In 1836,