This Week On My Family History Calendar-Remembering Two Birthdays.

 

June 16~
 Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson (1835-1916), my paternal great-great-grandmother, would have been 190 years old. Born in Sumter District, South Carolina, Sarah was the daughter of Henry John Smith (1807-1949) and Martha Julia (Epps) Smith (1808-1854).

Possible photo of
Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson
©Cheri Hudson Passey       
    Any help identifying this picture would be appreciated!

June 17~
 My maternal great grandfather, Manning David Daughrity, Jr. (1889-1931) was born in Sumter County, South Carolina 136 years ago. David was the son of Manning David Daughrity, Sr. (1844-1918) and Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Daughrity (1843-1930).

Manning David Daughrity, Jr.
About 1930
©Cheri Hudson Passey

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Celebration Sunday-Genealogy Happy Dance! A Workshop and Big Boxes.

 

You know the dance. You know you've done it. The one every researcher does after finding something new. The one where you want to jump up and down and shout to everyone that you found the document, contacted a cousin who has the family Bible, made a DNA connection, or found a new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.

                                                          Celebration Sunday is a place to share your discoveries. 

This weekly series enables everyone to tell about their Genealogy Happy Dance moment. 

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down and add your story to the comments section, or you may also put a link to a blog post telling about what had you dancing this week.

1908 Letter Signed by Sarah R. Hudson

Half of One of the Big Boxes!

Diane Richards

LaBranda Garrett

Cousin Marilyn Trevino

Mags Gaulden

My Happy Dance Moment for this week: 

Spending time in the Archives and meeting up with genealogy friends last weekend was so much fun. 

It's wonderful to get back to speaking in front of a live audience and meeting up with friends I haven't seen for a couple of years because of COVID.  

I had an amazing experience in the Archives in Columbia, SC. I requested two big boxes of miscellaneous documents to see what they had in them. There were letters, school records, receipt books,  and so many more pieces of paper that had never been indexed.  

Then a family discovery! One box held a letter written by my great great grandmother Sarah R. Hudson and the other one from Sarah's son, my great grandfather, John M. Hudson.  There were also pension receipts for Sarah and even two letters from her son-in-law letting the pension office know she had passed away and that he had paid for her funeral. 

I was astounded that these finds were buried in a big box of miscellaneous items.

What a happy dance moment!

I am planning on writing a post about miscellaneous records and how to look for them when you are researching in the archives. Stay tuned!

 

What's your Happy Dance Moment?

 Please share, and let's celebrate together!

                                                                      

                                                                                              

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This Week On My Family History Calendar

March 6~
       Martha Parnold Brazell (1795-1876), my maternal 4th great-grandmother, died 146 years ago in Richland County, South Carolina. She is buried in the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery.

Martha Parnold Brazell
Headstone
Old Macedonia Cemetery
Richland, South Carolina

March 8~
    Alice (Cook) Vaughn (1774-1859), my paternal 5th great-grandmother died 163 years ago in Sumter County, South Carolina. She was buried in the Dargan Family Cemetery, which is now part of private property in the city of Sumter. 

Alice Cook Vaughn
Headstone
Dargan Cemetery
Sumter, South Carolina

March 9~
 My paternal great great grandmother, Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson (1835-1916) died 106 years ago in New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina. Sarah died of influenza and was buried in the Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery also in New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina.

Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson
Headstone
Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery
New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina

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June 13~
 Azile Juanita (Daughrity) Roberts Sullivan (1921-2009) my maternal grandmother, died 12 years ago in Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina at the age of 86. Grandmom had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years. The cause of death was recorded as Natural Causes. She was buried in Quaker Cemetery in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina.

Azile (Daughrity) Roberts Sullivan
Headstone
Quaker Cemetery
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina
©Cheri Hudson Passey

The 201st birthday of my maternal 3rd great grandmother, Martha (Mathis) Dorrity (1820-1905) in Sumter County, South Carolina. Martha is believed to be the daughter of Shadrack Mathis and Martha (Rodgers) Mathis.

Martha (Mathis) Dorrity
Headstone
St. John's Methodist Church
Springhill, Lee, South Carolina
©Cheri Hudson Passey

June 16~
 Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson (1835-1916) my paternal great great grandmother would have been 186 years old on this day. Born in Sumter District, South Carolina, Sarah was the daughter of Henry John Smith (1807-1949) and Martha Julia (Epps) Smith (1808-1854).

Possible photo of
Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson
©Cheri Hudson Passey       
    Any help identifying this picture would be appreciated!

June 17~
 My maternal great grandfather, Manning David Daughrity, Jr. (1889-1931) was born in Sumter County, South Carolina 132 years ago. David was the son of Manning David Daughrity, Sr. (1844-1918) and Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Daughrity (1843-1930).

Manning David Daughrity, Jr.
About 1930
©Cheri Hudson Passey

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This Week On My Family History Calendar

 

March 8~
    Alice (Cook) Vaughn (1774-1859), my paternal 5th great-grandmother died 162 years ago in Sumter County, South Carolina. She was buried in the Dargan Family Cemetery, which is now part of private property in the city of Sumter. 

Alice Cook Vaughn
Headstone
Dargan Cemetery
Sumter, South Carolina

March 9~
 My paternal great great grandmother, Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson (1835-1916) died 105 years ago in New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina. Sarah died of influenza and was buried in the Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery also in New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina.

Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson
Headstone
Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery
New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina

March 12~
   This day marks the 91st anniversary of the death of my maternal great great grandfather, George Phillip Roberts (1956-1930).  George was 73 when he died from Endocarditis. He was buried in Macedonia Church Cemetery, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina. 

George Phillip Roberts
Headstone
Macedonia Chruch Cemetery
Columbia Richland, South Carolina 

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June 16~
 Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson (1835-1916) my paternal great great grandmother would have been 185 years old on this day. Born in Sumter District, South Carolina, Sarah was the daughter of Henry John Smith (1807-1949) and Martha Julia (Epps) Smith (1808-1854).

Possible photo of
Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson
©Cheri Hudson Passey       
    Any help identifying this picture would be appreciated!

June 17~
 My maternal great grandfather, Manning David Daughrity, Jr. (1889-1931) was born in Sumter County, South Carolina 131 years ago. David was the son of Manning David Daughrity, Sr. (1844-1918) and Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Daughrity (1843-1930).

Manning David Daughrity, Jr.
About 1930
©Cheri Hudson Passey

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This Week On My Family History Calendar

March 8-March 14

March 8~
    Alice (Cook) Vaughn (1774-1859), my paternal 5th great grandmother died 161 years ago in Sumter County, South Carolina. She was buried in the Dargan Family Cemetery, which is now part of private property in the city of Sumter. 

Alice Cook Vaughn
Headstone
Dargan Cemetery
Sumter, South Carolina

March 9~
 My paternal great great grandmother, Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson (1835-1916) died 104 years ago in New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina. Sarah died of influenza and was buried in the Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery also in New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina.

Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson
Headstone
Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery
New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina

March 12~
   This day marks the 90th anniversary of the death of my maternal great great grandfather, George Phillip Roberts (1956-1930).  George was 73 when he died from Endocarditis. He was buried in Macedonia Church Cemetery, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina. 

George Phillip Roberts
Headstone
Macedonia Chruch Cemetery
Columbia Richland, South Carolina 

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This Week On My Family History Calendar

March 3-March 9

March 6~
       Martha Parnold Brazell (1795-1876), my maternal 4th great-grandmother, died 143 years ago in Richland County, South Carolina. She is buried in the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery.

Martha Parnold Brazell
Headstone
Old Macedonia Cemetery
Richland, South Carolina

March 8~
    Alice (Cook) Vaughn (1774-1859), my paternal 5th great grandmother died 160 years ago in Sumter County, South Carolina. She was buried in the Dargan Family Cemetery, which is now part of private property in the city of Sumter. 

Alice Cook Vaughn
Headstone
Dargan Cemetery
Sumter, South Carolina

March 9~
 My paternal great great grandmother, Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson (1835-1916) died 102 years ago in New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina. Sarah died of influenza and was buried in the Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery also in New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina.

Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson
Headstone
Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery
New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina

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March 4-March 10

March 6~
       Martha Parnold Brazell (1795-1876), my maternal 4th great-grandmother, died 142 years ago in Richland County, South Carolina. She is buried in the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery.

Martha Parnold Brazell
Headstone
Old Macedonia Cemetery
Richland, South Carolina

March 8~
    Alice (Cook) Vaughn (1774-1859), my paternal 5th Great Grandmother died 159 years ago in Sumter County, South Carolina. She was buried in the Dargan Family Cemetery, which is now part of private property in the city of Sumter. 

Alice Cook Vaughn
Headstone
Dargan Cemetery
Sumter, South Carolina

March 9~
 My paternal Great Great Grandmother, Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson (1835-1916) died 102 years ago in New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina. Sarah died of influenza and was buried in the Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery also in New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina.

Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson
Headstone
Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery
New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina

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Randy Seaver's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun~Longest Line of Ancestral Tombstones

This week on his blog Genea-Musings, Randy Seaver gives the challenge to determine and share our longest line of ancestral tombstones.

My longest unbroken line is on my paternal side.
1-My grandfather Benjamin Allen Hudson (1918-1976) buried in the Sumter City Cemetery, Sumter, South Carolina.

2-His father, my great grandfather, John McSwain Hudson (1880-1961) buried in Home Branch Cemetery, Paxville, Clarendon, South Carolina.

3-John's mother, my great great grandmother, Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson (1835-1916) buried in Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Zion,  Clarendon, South Carolina.

©Cheri Hudson Passey

4-Sarah's mother, my 3rd great grandmother, Martha Julia (Epps) Smith (1808-1854) buried in McElveen Cemetery, Williamsburg County, South Carolina.

And ending with:

5- Martha's mother, my 4th great grandmother, Martha Elvira (Frierson) Epps (1783-1853) buried in Epps Cemetery, Williamsburg County, South Carolina.

Five generations of tombstones on my paternal side.

How many do you have on either of your lines? 

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March 5-March 11

March 6~
       Martha Parnold Brazell (1795-1876), my maternal 4th great grandmother, died 141 years ago in Richland County, South Carolina. She is buried in the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery.

Martha Parnold Brazell
Headstone
Old Macedonia Cemetery
Richland, South Carolina

March 8~
    Alice (Cook) Vaughn (1774-1859), my paternal 5th Great Grandmother died 158 years ago in Sumter County, South Carolina. She was buried in the Dargan Family Cemetery, which is now part of private property in the city of Sumter. 

Alice Cook Vaughn
Headstone
Dargan Cemetery
Sumter, South Carolina

March 9~
 My paternal Great Great Grandmother, Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson (1835-1916) died 101 years ago in New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina. Sarah died of influenza and was buried in the Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery also in New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina.

Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Flemming Hudson
Headstone
Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery
New Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina

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June 12-June 18

June 12~
  My maternal Great Grandfather, William TreadfordRoberts (1894-1959) died 57 years ago in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina from a heart attack. William was 65 years old. He was buried in Quaker Cemetery in Camden.

William Treadford Roberts
Headstone
Quaker Cemetery
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina
©Cheri Hudson Passey

June 13~
 Azile Juanita (Daughrity) Roberts Sullivan (1921-2009) my maternal Grandmother, died seven years ago in Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina at the age of 86. Grandmom had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years. The cause of death was recorded as Natural Causes. She was buried in Quaker Cemetery in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina.

Azile (Daughrity) Roberts Sullivan
Headstone
Quaker Cemetery
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina
©Cheri Hudson Passey

The 196th birthday of my maternal 3rd Great Grandmother, Martha (Mathis) Dorrity (1820-1905) in Sumter County, South Carolina. Martha is believed to be the daughter of Shadrack Mathis and Martha (Rodgers) Mathis.

Martha (Mathis) Dorrity
Headstone
St. John's Methodist Church
Springhill, Lee, South Carolina
©Cheri Hudson Passey

June 16~
 Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson (1835-1916) my paternal Great Great Grandmother would have been 181 years old on this day. Born in Sumter District, South Carolina, Sarah was the daughter of Henry John Smith (1807-1949) and Martha Julia (Epps) Smith (1808-1854).

Possible photo of
Sarah Rebecca (Smith) Fleming Hudson
©Cheri Hudson Passey         
    Any help identifying this picture would be appreciated!

June 17~
 My maternal Great Grandfather, Manning David Daughrity, Jr. (1889-1931) was born in Sumter County, South Carolina 127 years ago. David was the son of Manning David Daughrity, Sr. (1844-1918) and Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Daughrity (1843-1930).

Manning David Daughrity, Jr.
About 1930
©Cheri Hudson Passey

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