The story of a man getting treatment at the University of Virginia reminded me of Goliath of Gath and other giants mentioned in the Bible. Of course, skeptics question the accounts. “How could this be? How could so and so be true?” Yet, it’s quite clear there is a scientific basis for even the most incredible legends. Reading about the pituitary gland [...]
Archive for the ‘Virginia’ Category
I am continuing to unravel the story of the George family, ancestors on my mother’s side. My great-great grandfather Wesley Calvin George had an older sister named Elizabeth. She was born in 1838 or 1839 in Virginia, possibly in Middlesex County. Elizabeth appears to have lived the latter part of her life in the nation’s [...]
Chris Smithson has been helpful once again. He found a marriage announcement for Elizabeth George in The Baltimore Sun. It mentions her as being from Middlesex County, Virginia. She married William Mooney on June 11, 1856 in Baltimore. The announcement was published in the July 8, 1856 edition of the paper. This Elizabeth — Elizabeth George Mooney — is likely the [...]
Yesterday Christopher, the man who I mentioned before, sent me some more files on the George family. What a terrific guy. One document was Elizabeth George’s death certificate. Another was a marriage announcement for Judith A. George and Elijah Bonner from The Baltimore Sun. Both name Lancaster County, Virginia as their birth place. I have been [...]
Well, I may have finally discovered where the George family lived in Virginia before Wesley and his mother Elizabeth moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where they were living in 1850. The place was Greenbrier County, Virginia. Today the county name is the same, but it is within West Virginia. I found a marriage record matching the [...]
Another Prolonged Puzzle
Posted: November 22, 2011 in BONNER, GEORGE, Maryland, South Dakota, United States, VirginiaHere’s another one of my genealogical puzzles: Wesley Calvin George. I ordered a copy of his death certificate, which named his parents: Jacob Will George and a woman named Elizabeth. Unfortunately there was no maiden name recorded. I have had a heck of a time finding anything on a Jacob or Will or William or [...]
Captain Elijah Bonner and the George Family
Posted: August 4, 2011 in BONNER, GEORGE, Maryland, VirginiaTags: Baltimore, Boston, Genealogy, Maryland, Virginia
I didn’t know about Elijah Bonner until discovering him years ago on the 1850 census, living in Baltimore with my great-great grandfather Wesley1 George, who was nine at the time, and his mother Elizabeth, 44, and sister, also named Elizabeth, 11. At first I didn’t think this was the right family. However, when I received a copy of [...]
I didn’t know about Thomas Jefferson’s “other” home until reading about it at Architects + Artisans. There’s a series of articles, three total, and images on the property. Unfortunately it’s often overshadowed by Monticello and overlooked by the likes of C-SPAN. But I love knowing that there are little gems like this out there waiting to be [...]
While searching for my ancestor Wesley Calvin (W. C.) George, I discovered another Wesley George. He lives in Manassas, Virginia, and has both a Twitter account and a blog. W. C. George was born in Virginia in December of 1840. According to his death certificate, issued in South Dakota, his father was Jacob Will George and his mother [...]
