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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · 2d

Reuben McDaniel Tuck, born 138 years ago today denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/10/reub... #familyhistory #genealogy

Reuben McDaniel Tuck

In the spirit of Halloween, I searched for a family member born on October 31. What I found was a remarkable man who led a full and distingu...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · 2d

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Thomas Ligon sells Uriah and Milly to Thomas Cartwright denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/10/thom... #familyhistory #genealogy

Thomas Ligon sells Uriah and Milly to Thomas Cartwright

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. Proceedi...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · 8d

Just found Mary Lochhead Durie’s birth record on Scotland’s People—and it turns out she was born in Scotland on this very day in 1860. Happy birthday, Mary!! 🎉 #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · 9d

John McClelland Athya swore his allegiance to the United States, then changed his name denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/10/john... #familyhistory #genealogy

John McClelland Athya

John McClelland Athya , son of Isaac Athya and Elizabeth McClelland, was born on February 20, 1898, in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He ...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · 11d

This post (#150 in the series) is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Nathan Atkinson gifts Annecha to daughter, Rhoda Rowland denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/10/nath... #familysearch #genealogy

Nathan Atkinson gifts Annecha to daughter, Rhoda Rowland

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. Be it kn...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · 16d

Mary Jennie Horne is hiding in the records so I couldn't get a complete timeline for her. I hate when that happens! denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/10/mary... #familyhistory #genealogy

Mary Jennie Horne

Mary Jennie Horne was born around 1863 in Pennsylvania, the second of eight children born to Moses Horne and Elizabeth Larimer. Her siblin...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · 17d

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Samuel Baldwin gifts Judy, Julian, and Letitia to his sister, Patsey Rains denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/10/samu... #familyhistory #genealogy

Samuel Baldwin gifts Judy, Julian, and Letitia to his sister, Patsey Rains

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. Whereas ...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · 23d

Need a recipe for spaghetti and meatballs? Try one from Margaret Lou Roberts. denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/10/marg... #genealogy #familyhistory

Margaret Lou Roberts

Margaret Lou Roberts was born in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee on February 15, 1897. She was the daughter of James Jonathan Roberts...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · 24d

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Property of estate of Samuel Baldwin: 12 slaves sold, 8 named denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/10/prop... #familyhistory #genealogy

12 slaves sold, 8 named: Property of Samuel Baldwin's estate

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. The es...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Oct 3

My latest sketch - Essie Lee Murphy denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/10/essi... #familyhistory #genealogy

Essie Lee Murphy

Essie Lee Murphy , daughter of Martin William Murphy and Sarah Elizabeth Anderson, was born in Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia, in ...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Oct 3

It’s been 38 years since Daisy Lee Shields passed. I still have so many questions I wish I could ask her. #familyhistory #genealogy

Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Oct 2

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - 12 negroes sold, property of John Stephens’ estate denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/10/12-n... #familyhistort #genealogy

12 negroes sold, property of John Stephens’ estate

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. The Tem...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Sep 26

This blog post is another in a series connecting the dots in my tree to the souls buried at Bairdstown Cemetery in Bairdstown, Oglethorpe County, Georgia - William Ralph Wilson denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/09/will... #familyhistory #genealogy

William Ralph Wilson

This blog post is another in a series connecting the dots in my tree to the souls buried at Bairdstown Cemetery in Bairdstown, Oglethorpe C...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Sep 25

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Moria, likely property of Leanna McAuley denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/09/mori... #familyhistory #genealogy

Moria, likely property of Leanna McAuley

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. The Tem...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Sep 19

Sharing a family treasure - Gingerbread Mantle Clock denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/09/ging... #familyhistory #familyheirloom #familytreasure

Gingerbread Mantle Clock

In 2016, I shared the s tory of an Elgin pocket watch passed down to my husband by his uncle, Ralph Murphy. Today, I share another treasure...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Sep 17

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Matilda, Peter Jackson and Peter Hillyer denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/09/mati... #familyhistory #genealogy

Matilda, Peter Jackson and Peter Hillyer

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. African...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Sep 12

My research of David Athya was the result of a rabbit hole - denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/09/davi... #familyhistory #genealogy

David Athya

My research into David Athya began quite unexpectedly—one of those rabbit holes that you fall into with genealogy. I hadn’t set out to rese...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Sep 11

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Lucinda and Delsey, servants of Dr. Martin and Bro. Haygood denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/09/luci... #familyhistory #genealogy

Lucinda and Delsey, servants of Dr. Martin and Bro. Haygood

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. Colored...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Sep 5

A shared name - Samuel Alexander Wright denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/09/samu... #familysearch #genealogy

Samuel Alexander Wright

At first glance, the title may seem misleading—this sketch is not about one individual named Samuel Alexander Wright, but two. In fact, a th...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Sep 4

The principal bending over the desk of my 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Starr, to whisper in her ear that President Kennedy had died.

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Sep 3

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Caesar and Shadrach: servants of Bros. Northen and Sanders denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/09/caes... #familyhistory #genealogy

Caesar and Shadrach: servants of Bros. Northen and Sanders

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgi a I find in historical records. Penfie...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Aug 29

Land records helped pull John P. Daugherty's story together - denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/08/john... #familyhistory #genealogy

John P. Daugherty

John P. Daugherty was born around 1800 in County Derry, Ireland, which likely refers to modern-day County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. ...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Aug 27

I've been sharing my husband's uncle Ralph Murphy's photos for a while (denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/p/ralph-murp...), and now I'm thrilled to say they're officially on display at the Clarksburg History Museum in West Virginia (shared with permission)! #familyphotos #familyhistory

Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Aug 27

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Amy, property of Benjamin Howard denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/08/amy-... #familyhistory #genealogy

Amy, property of Benjamin Howard

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. Georgia...

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Denise Murphy 🌳 @denisemurphy13.bsky.social · Aug 22

I enjoy learning about the old occupations when researching ancestors from Scotland - Eliza Jane O’Neill denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/08/eliz... #familyhistory #genealogy

Eliza Jane O’Neill

Eliza Jane O’Neill was born on January 5, 1900, in Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Her parents, Matthew O’Neill and Bridget Hynes, were...

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