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| Title | Surname(s) | Date |
| Samuel Hearing, Jr. Passes Away | Hearing, Cook | January 15, 2004 |
| Jacob Keith Descendants Added | Keith, Powell | January 25, 2004 |
| Boyd Name Origin Removed | Boyd | January 25, 2004 |
| Abraham Griffith Descendants Added | Griffith, Brown, Moore | January 26, 2004 |
| Surname Index Improved | All | January 26, 2004 |
| "Cousin Abe" Connection Clarified | Lincoln | January 26, 2004 |
| Hardcastle GEDCOM Updated | Hardcastle, Branson, Fowler and many more | February 4, 2004 |
| Margrave Descendants Added | Margrave, Branson and more | February 4, 2004 |
| Margrave Family Papers Added | Margrave, Rollins, Barbee, Hamilton, Anderson, Williams | February 4, 2004 |
| Richard Scruggs GEDCOM Added | Scruggs, Steed, Miller | February 16, 2004 |
| Clark Branson Added to Military Page | Branson | February 16, 2004 |
| Message Board E-mail Request Added | All | February 16, 2004 |
| News Item Submission Form Added | All | February 16, 2004 |
| John Hardcastle GEDCOM Update (#2) | Hardcastle, Branson, Fowler and many more | February 16, 2004 |
| Newsletter Page Added | All | February 17, 2004 |
| Baker Co. Oregon Cook Marriages | Cook | February 18, 2004 |
| Hardcastle / Meriwether Lewis Connection? | Hardcastle, Boyd, Lewis | February 18, 2004 |
| John Lackore GEDCOM Added | Lackore, Whiton | February 18, 2004 |
| Interview with Winnie Lackore | Lackore, Whiton | February 18, 2004 |
| Documents, Biographies & Stories Index | All | February 18, 2004 |
| The Branson Name (places) | Branson | February 18, 2004 |
| The Cook Name (places) | Cook | February 18, 2004 |
| John Lewis GEDCOM Updated | Includes Meriwether Lewis | February 18, 2004 |
| Smallwood Sisters - Photos Added | Smallwood, Woods | February 21, 2004 |
| Isaac A. Tillery page updated | Tillery, Cook | February 21, 2004 |
| Robert Boyd GEDCOM Updated | Boyd, Branson, Wagner | February 21, 2004 |
| John Wesley Smallwood Photo Added | Smallwood, Wolfe, Cook | February 21, 2004 |
| Martha A (Vandevender) Tillery updated | Vandevender, Tillery, Evans | February 21, 2004 |
| Smallwood Mystery Photos Added | Smallwood, Wolfe, Bateman | February 22, 1004 |
| John Cook GEDCOM Added | Cook, Smallwood | February 22, 2004 |
| FreeFind Search Engine Added | All | February 23, 2004 |
| Hardcastle GEDCOM Updated | Hardcastle, Branson, Boyd, Fowler and many more | February 26, 2004 |
| Smallwood photo correction | Smallwood | February 27, 2004 |
| Anna A. Smallwood's Children - photo added | Smallwood, Emley | February 27, 2004 |
| Researcher's e-mail address format changed | All Researchers | February 27, 2004 |
| John Griffith GEDCOM Updated | Anthony, Fansler, Griffith, Kincade, Pilcher, Smallwood | February 29, 2004 |
| Reilly Smallwood GEDCOM Updated | Smallwood, Moore, Bateman, Cook, Griffith | February 28, 2004 |
| Ernest Cook Photo Added | Cook | February 28, 2004 |
| Crank, Ernest Cook Photo Added | Crank, Cook | February 29, 2004 |
| Four Mystery Photos Added | Smallwood, Moore | March 2, 2004 |
| Emma Smallwood Photo Added | Smallwood, Griffith, Crank | March 2, 2004 |
| Reilly Smallwood GEDCOM Replaced | Smallwood, Moore, Bateman, Cook, Griffith | March 2, 2004 |
| New Cook Photos Added | Cook | March 3, 2004 |
| Links to All Photos Added | All | March 4, 2004 |
|
Hezekiah Smallwood Jr. Updated (formerly Reilly) |
Smallwood, Moore, Bateman, Cook, Griffith | March 6, 2004 |
| Hezekiah Smallwood Sr. Updated | Smallwood, Moore, Bateman, Cook, Griffin | March 10, 2004 |
| Origin of Name Smallwood Added | Smallwood | March 13, 2004 |
| John Cook's wife Identified | Cook, Scruggs/Scraggs | March 13, 2004 |
| Symond Broughton GEDCOM Added | Broughton, Smallwood | March 15, 2004 |
| Thomas Tillery GEDCOM Updated | Tillery, Cook | March 16, 2004 |
| Devore Family Photo Added | Devore, Griffith, Smallwood | March 17, 2004 |
| Job Broughton Tombstone Photo Added | Broughton, Lewis | March 17, 2004 |
| William Broughton Tombstone Photo Added | Broughton | March 17, 2004 |
| Peter Van Deventer (Vandevender) GEDCOM Added | Vandevender, Tillery, Cook | March 22, 2004 |
| Jacob Cake GEDCOM Updated | Cake, Dye, Branson | March 22, 2004 |
| Sir Thomas West GEDCOM Added | West, Armistead, Cook | March 22, 2004 |
| Walter Goode (Goad) GEDCOM Added | Goode, Goad and many more | March 22, 2004 |
| George Metsker GEDCOM Added | Metsker, Reed, Cook | March 24, 2004 |
| Heinrich Buchler (Bigler) GEDCOM Added | Bigler, Rubottom | March 26, 2004 |
| Nathaniel Branson GEDCOM Updated | Branson and many more | March 27, 2004 |
| John Margrave GEDCOM Updated | Margrave, Branson and more | April 2, 1004 |
| Records of the Squatter Assn. of Doniphan County, Kansas Added | Smallwood, Whitehead | April 3, 2004 |
| John Ford GEDCOM Added | Ford, Smallwood | April 3, 2004 |
| Edward Smallwood GEDCOM Updated | Smallwood and many more | April 4, 2004 |
| Original Land Patent for Woodward Broughton-Rockcastle Co, KY | Broughton | April 4, 2004 |
| The Will of Levi Branson Sr. Added | Branson | April 8, 2004 |
| Grover & Henry Smallwood Mystery Solved | Smallwood, Devore | April 10, 2004 |
| Lemuel Moore GEDCOM Added | Moore, Smallwood, Broughton | May 3, 2004 |
| Elisha & Mary Smallwood Photo Added | Smallwood | May 8, 2004 |
| Hezekiah Smallwood GEDCOM Updated | Smallwood, Broughton and many more | May 12, 2004 |
| Ancestral Tidbits Section Added | All | May 13, 2004 |
| Recent Census & Records Extractions Page Added | All | May 13, 2004 |
| Bransons who Served in the Civil War Added | Branson | May 13, 2004 |
| Ancestral Narratives Index Added | All | May 16, 2004 |
| Site Map Added | All | May 16, 2004 |
| Lemuel Moore Narrative Added | Moore, Smallwood and others | May 22, 2004 |
| Moses Moore Census Analysis Added | Moore, Evans | May 25, 2004 |
| Knox Co, Kentucky Tax Lists 1800-1809 | All | May 28, 2004 |
|
"Cousin Against Cousin" Article about Bransons in the Civil War |
Branson | May 31, 2004 |
| Charles Arthur Cook was located in census records and connected to James Robert Cook | Cook | June 2, 2004 |
| John Cook web section updated to include descendants of Dorcas "Dora" Cook | Cook, Taylor, Zimmerman and more | June 2, 2004 |
| Thomas Moore Sr. GEDCOM Added | Moore and many others | June 7, 2004 |
| Obituary of Isaac Branson Added | Branson | June 9, 2004 |
| Symond Broughton GEDCOM Updated | Many new names added | June 13, 2004 |
| Richard Moore GEDCOM Added | Includes Lemuel Moore and many others | June 22, 2004 |
| Descendants of Peter Wolf Added | Wolf, Smallwood | July 14, 2004 |
| Descendants of Moses Devore Added | Devore, Smallwood | July 15, 2004 |
| Descendants of Nathaniel Branson Updated | Branson and many more | July 18, 2004 |
| Andrew Jackson Branson and Susannah Wilkerson - census extractions added | Branson, Wilkerson | July 19, 2004 |
| John and James Branson added to the Most Wanted List | Branson | July 20, 2004 |
| Descendants of Rees P. White Added | White, Branson | July 20, 2004 |
| Descendants of Humphrey Weaver correction made | Weaver, Lackore | July 21, 2004 |
| Catherwood and James Robert Cook Photo Added | Cook, Zimmerman | July 25, 2004 |
| Nathaniel Branson GEDCOM Updated | Branson and many more | July 27, 2004 |
| Ancestral Database Added | All | August 8, 2004 |
| Web Site Rating System Added | N/A | August 10, 2004 |
| John Cook GEDCOM Updated | Cook, Zimmerman, Burch, Branson and many more | August 12, 2004 |
| George & Dora (Cook) Zimmerman Photos Added | Zimmerman, Cook | August 12, 2004 |
| Charles Preston Burch Photos Added | Burch, Zimmerman | August 12, 2004 |
| Genealogy Link Pages Added | All | August 14, 2004 |
| September, 2004 Newsletter Published | All | August 17, 2004 |
| James Robert Cook Jr. and family Photo Added | Cook, Campbell | October 24, 2004 |
| James Robert Cook Jr. - More family photos added | Cook, Campbell, Smallwood | October 31, 2004 |
| Gravestone of James Robert Cook Sr. and Mary Smallwood Cook Added | Cook, Smallwood | October 31, 2004 |
| Interview with Geneva Campbell Cook about the Sumpter Valley Railroad added | Cook, Campbell | October 31, 2004 |
| Benjamin L. Rhodes and Julia Ann (Branson) Rhodes Photo #1 Added | Rhodes, Branson | November 14, 2004 |
| Benjamin L. Rhodes and Julia Ann (Branson) Rhodes Photo #2 Added | Rhodes, Branson | November 14, 2004 |
| Warranty Deed From John F. Branson to the Pagosa Lumber Company, 1901 Added | Branson | November 15, 2004 |
| Descendants of Alexander Harvey Carson Updated | Carson and many more | November 23, 2004 |
| Descendants of Edward Browne I Updated | Browne, Brown and many more | November 23, 2004 |
| Descendants of Thomas Steed Sr. Added | Steed, Branson and more | November 27, 2004 |
| Descendants of Henry Dixon Updated | Dixon, Rubottom and more | December 14, 2004 |
| The Will of Christopher Bush Added | Smallwood, Bush | December 27, 2004 |
| Metsker (Metzger) GEDCOM Updated | Metsker, Metzger and many, many more | January 7, 2005 |
| Descendants of William Shelton Updated | Shelton, Shoopman, Smallwood and many more | January 21, 2005 |
| Carson and Related Families in Early Butler County, Ohio Deed Book | Carson, Potts, Ralston, Hill, Sutton, Chambers, Fowler, Lowry, Coapstick, and more | January 21, 2005 |
| Carson and Related Families - Butler and Hamilton Co, Ohio Early Tax Lists | Carson, Potts, Ralston, Hill, Sutton, Chambers, Lowry, Coapstick, Andrews, Freeman | January 21, 2005 |
| Descendants of James Moore Sr. and Elinor Hamilton Added | Moore, Hamilton, Bowman | January 22, 2005 |
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Descendants of James A. Fowler Added (later replaced with the file of Benjamin Fowler - see below) |
Fowler, Carson, Pitman, Branson, Lindsey and many more | January 26, 2005 |
| Descendants of Nicholas Devore Added | Devore, Fowler, Carson and many more | February 5, 2005 |
| Most Wanted Page Updated | Carson, Hill, Fowler, Stern, Striker | February 6, 2005 |
| Rebecca Fowler probable parentage change noted | Fowler, Carson | February 6, 2005 |
| New Narrative: Was James A. Fowler the son of John Fowler? Updated | Fowler, Devore, Dewitt, Carson | February 19, 2005 |
| Descendants of John and Susannah Fowler Added | Fowler, Lewellen, Dukate and more | February 18, 2005 |
| Some Fowler Families of Early Ohio and Indiana | Fowler, Carson and many more | February 27, 2005 |
| Descendants of Benjamin Fowler - Replaces the file of James A. Fowler | Fowler, Devore, Carson, Pitman, Dewitt, Branson, Lindsey, Stevens and many more | March 5, 2005 |
| Descendants of Mareen Duvall "The Immigrant" Added | Duvall, Fowler and many more | March 6, 2005 |
| Mary Naylor (Nailor) Wife of Benjamin Fowler Sr. Added | Naylor, Fowler | March 9, 2005 |
| Mary Naylor (Nailor) Wife of Benjamin Fowler Sr. Updated | Naylor, Fowler, Isaac and more | March 13, 2005 |
| Descendants of George N. Naylor Added | Naylor, Fowler, Isaac, Selby and many more | March 13, 2005 |
| Narrative for Thomas Fowler and Susannah Ijams | Fowler, Ijams, Naylor, Stinchcomb, Isaac, Duvall, Devore and many more |
March 20, 2005 Updated Jan. 2, 2006 |
| Descendants of Robert Huddleston Added | Huddleston, Cook, Bartshe, Zimmerman and more | March 27, 2005 |
| Possible Descendants of Benjamin Cook Added | Cook, Anderson, Huddleston, Johnson, Montgomery, Lewis, Rogers, Bartshe, Brashears and more | April 3, 2005 |
| New Information about the Cooks of Lawrence Co., TN Updated Again | Cook, Anderson, Huddleston, Johnson, Montgomery, Lewis, Rogers, Brashears and more | April 4, 2005 |
|
Search Greene Co, TN Records and Queries at
Rootsweb.com (allow time for large web page to load) |
April 7, 2005 | |
| Descendants of William Cole I Added | Cole, Eagleson, Gibson, Rubottom and more | April 21, 2005 |
| Gus Oren Cook's First Wife - Helen Kohler or Kochler | Cook, Kohler | May 1, 2005 |
| Descendants of Henry and Agnes Carson Added | Carson, Ellis, Fowler and more | May 12, 2005 |
| Descendants of Christopher Ellis and Mary Brashears Added | Ellis, Carson, Veatch, Fowler and more |
May 14, 2005 Updated March 10, 2006 |
| Descendants of Nathaniel Branson Updated Guest and Scott families | Branson, Margrave and many, many more | May 17, 2005 |
| Ancestors of Sandra Branson Added | Branson, Cook and many more | May 17, 2005 |
| Descendants of Thomas Fowler and Susannah Ijams Updated | Fowler, Ijams, Devore and many more | May 17, 2005 |
| New Information about Lemuel Moore of Laurel Co, Kentucky | Moore, Stubblefield, Rice, Easley | May 22, 2005 |
| MOORE DNA TEST REQUEST | Moores of Laurel Co, KY | May 26, 2005 |
| Descendants of William Stubblefield Added | Stubblefield, Moore, Rice, Easley and many more | May 30, 2005 |
| New Headstone for Civil War Soldier: Lt. Isaac Branson Update and photos | Branson | June 4, 2005 |
| Descendants of William Stubblefield Updated | Stubblefield, Moore, Rice, Easley and many more | June 6, 2005 |
| Anthony Moore, Margaret Copeland Moore - Gravestones - and - Mt. Bethel Cemetery | Moore, Copeland | June 7, 2005 |
| Update of Lemuel Moore Narrative | Moore and others | June 23, 2005 |
| Map of the Residences and Migratory Regions of the Moore and allied Families of TN & KY | Moore, Stubblefield, Rice, Ragan, Smallwood, Russell and more | June 25, 2005 |
| Smallwood DNA Project | Smallwood | June 25, 2005 |
| Narrative: The Smallwoods of North Carolina and Kentucky | Smallwood, Broughton, Moore, Ring and many more. |
June 28, 2005 Updated April 8, 2006 |
| Photo of Jefferson Davis Branson, wife Aurena "Irene" Spencer and daughter Margaret Added | Branson, Spencer, Hungate | July 4, 2005 |
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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SMALLWOOD AND MARY HANSON NAME-EVENT-LOCATION CHART (COLOR-CODED) |
Smallwood, Grant, and many more |
July 4, 2005 Updated Dec. 18, 2005 |
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Some Smallwood Families in Missouri Map and List |
Smallwood, Broughton and many more |
July 9, 2005 Updated Dec. 18, 2005 |
| Some Stubblefield Records in Early Virginia | Stubblefield, Estes and more | August 13, 2005 |
| Descendants of William Smallwood and Mary Hanson of Granville, North Carolina | Smallwood, Broughton, Branson, Moore, and more |
August 26, 2005 Updated Aug 28, 2005 |
| Descendants of James Moore and Mary Rice | Moore, Rice, Stubblefield, Wyatt, Branson and many more | August 27, 2005 |
| NEW NARRATIVE: SMALLWOODS AND HANSONS OF EARLY MARYLAND AND NORTH CAROLINA | Smallwood, Hanson, Courts, Middleton |
Updated December 19, 2005 |
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SMALLWOOD-HANSON AND ALLIED FAMILIES OF CHARLES, MD Includes Smallwoods & Hansons on the 1733, 1758 & 1747 Charles, MD Tax Lists |
Smallwood, Hanson, Tarvin, Wheeler, Fendall, McPherson, Maconchie, Harrison and others |
Updated January 17, 2006 |
| THE BOYDEN BROTHERS OF CHARLES CO, MARYLAND | Boyden, Fendall, Dent, Smoot, Bright, Slade and others. |
Updated December 19, 2005 |
| The Carson and Ellis Families of Butler and Hamilton Co, Ohio | Fowler, Carson, Ellis, Freeman, Andrews, Giffin, Hanby and others. |
December 22, 1005 Updated Jan. 23, 2006 |
| Data Chart for Some Carsons Who Lived in Early Southwestern Ohio | Carson, Beedle, Ellis and others | December 27, 2005 |
| Migration Route from Early Maryland and Pennsylvania to Ohio | Carson, Fowler, Devore, Dewitt and others | January 8, 2006 |
| Descendants of Jacob Lindsey Updated | Lindsey, Rakestraw and others | January 8, 2006 |
| Descendants of Henry Rakestraw and Elizabeth Zollars Updated | Lindsey, Rakestraw and others | January 8, 2006 |
| More Research Notes about the Fowler, Dewitt, Devore and Ellis Families of Early Ohio | Fowler, Devore, Dewitt, Price, Ellis |
January 8, 2006 Updated Jan. 12, 2006 |
| Narrative: James A. Fowler of Butler, OH | Fowler, Devore, Dewitt and others | January 9, 2006 |
| New Section: Tax, Wills and Marriage Records | Various | January 17, 2006 |
| Fowler Family Coat of Arms | Fowler | January 21, 2006 |
| The Ijams Family of Maryland | Ijams, Cheney and others | January 21, 2006 |
| Research Notes on Carsons of Greene and Washington Co, TN | Carson, Fowler, Ellis, Walker, Veatch and others. |
January 27, 2006 Updated Feb. 23, 2006 |
| Some Early Tax and Military Lists of Washington County, PA | Carson and allied families | February 12, 2006 |
| Carson Families Color-Coded Chart | Carson and others | February 18, 2006 |
|
Henry Carson Narrative Connecting Henry Carson to the Carsons of early Maryland |
Carson, Ellis, Fowler and others |
February 24, 2006 Updated Feb. 25, 2006 |
| Descendants of John Aaron Carson and Nancy Weddle | Carson, Ellis, Fowler and others | March 1, 2006 |
| Narrative: Jarred Branson | Branson, Beals, Haines, Dillard, Shockley and more. Also provides information about the Branston family of Suffolk Co., England. |
June 13, 2006 Updated Nov. 25, 2007 |
| Branson DNA Project is Started |
BRANSON, BRANSOM, BRANSAN, BRANSCOM,
BRANSCUM, BRANSCOMB, BRANSCOMBE, BRANDSON, BRANTSON, BRANSONE, BRUNSON, BRINSON, BRENSON, BRANDISON, BRANSUM, BRANSTON, BRANSTONE, BRUNSTON, BRINSTON, BRANSEN, BRANSUN, BRAUNSON, BRAUNSEN, BROWNSON, BROWNSEN |
July 7, 2006 |
News Highlights
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Smallwood Photo Correction |
| The photo of Mary Margaret (Moore) Smallwood was incorrectly listed as a photo of Nancy Smallwood. That correction has been made. This information courtesy of Martha Hansen. |
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Census Records |
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Beginning on February 24, 2004 a new feature is beginning! Names of
individuals (Branson, Cook and allied families only) included in the
U.S. Federal Census
records will be listed on this web site. This is a very
time-consuming project so pages will be added as they become ready.
The first census listed is the 1930 census. Eventually, all indexed
years will be listed. Names, ages, birth years and birth places (if
available) will be displayed.
View the first set of pages already
posted. |
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Boyd Name Origin Removed |
| The
Origin of Names
page has been changed. Reference to the surname BOYD has been
removed due to reports that the information was not entirely correct.
Until further research is completed on this subject, the Boyd name origin
will not be displayed. |
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Surname Index Improved |
| The
Surname Index is now easier to use. Rather than
listing page numbers, the index now provides an alphabetical range for
each page. The first three letters of the first surname and the last
surname on each page is shown on this index. |
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"Cousin Abe" Connection Clarified |
| The
"Cousin Abe" page
has been clarified to more clearly show the connection between President
Abraham Lincoln and the Branson family. |
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E-Mail Address Request Added to Message Board |
| Our
Message Board
does not ask for your e-mail address, so please be sure to include it in
the body of your message if you'd like a response by e-mail. |
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Branson / Cook Newsetter |
| Starting
March 1, 2004 the Branson / Cook Newsletter will be published every other
month. Learn
more about it and help other researchers by participating. |
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Cook Photos Added |
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Thomas Jefferson and Mary
Ellen (Tillery) Cook Family |