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Roadblocks and dead end streets.

New Photos – William Edward Bell & Martha J. Pearce of Baltimore

19-Mar-10

Marnette has generously shared some photos and her knowledge of her ancestors William Edward Bell and wife, Martha J. (Jennie) Pearce, of Baltimore, Maryland.  Martha J. was the daughter of George King Pearce and Rebecca Ann Carter. I have speculated in the database that Rebecca Ann was the daughter of Dennis Carter and Louisa Unknown, but [...]

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Cromwell Pearce of Monroe County, TN, 1824-1892

30-Oct-08

So many Cromwells and so little time. There was one Cromwell Pearce, born 10 Nov 1824  in Pennsylvania, who lived most of his adult life in Monroe County, Tennessee, and died 17 Mar 1892. He is buried in Steekee Cemetery, Loudon County, Tennessee. His wife was Wilhelmina S. ( Willie ) Unknown (1831-1908), and she was [...]

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Parents of Harriet TURNER Huffington (1829-1894) – A Theory

22-Oct-08

For some time now, locating the parents of Harriet Frazier or Frances Turner, wife of Edward Jackson Huffington, has seemed like a dead end – due in part to page 70 of Huffington Family History Vol. 2, which  states that her parents were immigrants from England to Virginia. (This same source states that the parents [...]

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