T is loving being in the Carolinas. Eating BBQ and fried catfish. The sun is shining and the weather is great, not too hot. Low 80's with a breeze where we are in Lexington, NC.
On our way to Lexington I went to Reidsville, NC to find the grave of my great grandfather. It took a visit to the local library and a mortuary, but I found out where he was buried, got directions and off I went to see the "family". What a thrill to see so many Turners in one place, with dates and such. I can now make the connection to people I have in my genealogy research database. I didn't have time to do a thorough search, so I plan to go back one day next week and spend the day at the Registry of Deeds and at the Library looking through old new papers to see if I can find the obituary for my great grandfather and any property exchanges. I can't tell you how excited I am to be so close to all this information.
For those of you who don't know, I've been doing genealogy research off and on since the mid '70s. For a long time all I knew about my great grandfather was that he was living with another family when he was about 2 years old and I couldn't seem to get any more information on him. Then I connected with a gal, who is a distant relative, and we exchanged information and I found some of the missing links. That ,along with a cousin who is also doing genealogy research, has enabled me to get this close.
Wish me luck with my research!
How wonderful that you were able to walk the graveyard! That is exciting! I'm sorry that you didn't find any new leads in the papers though. Two years worth is a lot to sift through.
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