I have been super-busy at work and have not been able to keep up with genealogy as much as I would like! In this post about P.W. Pearson’s probate records, we’ll look at the paperwork filed with the court in March, 1921: the Judgment on Claims. By March of 1921, it had been nine months since […]
OTD in 1923: Marriage of Lawrence and Clarinda Rudeen
On this date (March 14) in 1923, Lawrence and Clarinda Rudeen were married. Here’s what I wrote about their wedding day in the Rudeen Family History (1997): They were married on March 14, 1923 at Clarinda’s home. The weather turned nasty that day, preventing many of the guests from returning home. Lawrence and Clarinda had […]
OTD in 1830: Birth of John Jefferson Cogburn
On this date (March 11) in 1830, Dale’s great-great-grandfather John Jefferson Cogburn was born in Green County, Tennessee. He later settled in Haywood County, North Carolina. I haven’t done much research on this family but I suspect that quite a bit might be out there. What little we know is from the 1991 book, “Cogburns […]
P.W. Pearson Probate Records, Part 7
Last time, we looked at Clara’s October, 1920 petition to have the estate settled according to statute and to basically throw out the will. We’ll see later on why this worked to her advantage. We also looked at a couple of the big bills that were included in the probate file. The probate file also […]
OTD: 100 years ago today – Augusta Rudeen
On this date in 1915, my great-grandmother Augusta Mathilda (Gustafsdotter) Rudeen passed away. The February 25, 1915 edition of the Wahoo Wasp noted this item: Mrs. Rudeen who has been seriously ill with pneumonia since the death of her son, Harry, last week, quietly passed to the great beyond, Monday, February 22. I have a copy […]
