

They Served in 135th US Colored Infantry from Fayetteville and Cumberland County, NC on March 1865
I have not yet found any ancestors who I can say served in the Union Army during the Civil War, but I do not think it matters too much...


Where is Grandpa? Oral History Interview of Ellis McClure
There is no one left, but Ellis to tell the stories as he remembers going for visits to his grandpa and grandma's farm. I remember asking...


Finding Enslaved Ancestors
Edna Vance by Emory Wallace Vance, Sr. This is a picture of my mom, Edna Vance Foster, when she was playing on her parent’s farmland in...


Ellis McClure Recalls a Visit to Birmingham, Alabama with His Dad and Howard Echols in 1956
Listen to a recording of this story: The article Documented Columbus McClure's Probate Record in Alabama, Wills and Probate Records,...


Documented Columbus McClure's Probate Record in Alabama, Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999
"Prominent Woodlawn Citizen is Victim of Crossing Crash," Columbus McClure's death, Newspapers.com, "The Birmingham Reporter,"...
Have You Seen 'Father Unknown' by Filmmaker, David Quint?
Sometimes you see that one film that most people can truly relate to. That is what the film, Father Unknown, is to me. If you are...


Granddaddy, James Foster, Sr., Registered for the U.S. WWII Draft
I posted the obituary for my granddaddy last week. I was glad to have found it because it told me a great deal about who was there and...


I Found My Granddaddy's Obituary: James Foster (1897-1962)
UPDATE: This is actually the Death Notice, according to Dennis Lohr on LinkedIn. So, actually I could find the obituary which has a lot...


I Found Columbus and Coreene McClure's Marriage in Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950
Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 15 July 2020. County Probate Courts,...


North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922
"North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922." Database. FamilySearch....