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That Appling pie is done!

Posted in cousins, general research, tagged , , on March 16, 2009 | Comments Off

Since the Applings are not blood, but married into my Stanley tree, I really need to finish up with them and move on. Francis B Appling was certainly an interesting guy and through him I learned a lot about the Soutnern Claims Commission and post-Civil War life in Alabama. I think I could continue to [...]

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The government does… move… slowly…..

Posted in Civil War, documentation, tagged on March 14, 2009 | Comments Off

The father-in-law of my first-cousin-three-times-removed was loyal to the United States during the Civil War. Dr Francis B Appling lived in or near New Lexington,Tuscaloosa County, Alabama most of his life. Though of eligible age (age 8-80, so it must have seemed as the war took its toll) for service with the Confederate Army, he [...]

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GenealogyBank to the rescue (again!)

Posted in Civil War, research sites, tagged on March 10, 2009 | Comments Off

I don’t have a standing subscription to GenealogyBank.com, but I do stop by every few months, since I have found so many newpaper clippings there, mostly involving my Stanley and Kennedy ancestors.
This evening I wondered about the ‘Net, looking for anything new on Francis B Appling of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, from my Stanley line. Nothing from [...]

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The Games are over…

Posted in Civil War, back-up, events, tagged on August 23, 2008 | Comments Off

…so it’s back to research!
I’ve returned to my Appling’s of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. This morning I found the Civil War Service Records (Confederate) for 4 of William Appling’s sons at footnote.com. I normally wouldn’t be researching this far laterally from my direct line, but I simply can’t resist anything Civil War! Most of these are [...]

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The first time for this source

Posted in census, events, tagged on August 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I have been studying my Appling ancestors and have found William Appling (the father of Dr F B Appling) in the 1860 Mortality Schedule for Tuscaloosa Co, AL. He is the first ancestor that I have ever found in a Mortality Schedule, so it’s kinda exciting! He is listed in the Index from Ancestry, so [...]

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A child’s death

Posted in census, tagged on July 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I have been researching my Appling ancestors from NC, GA and AL. I came across this entry in the US Federal Mortality Schedule for 1850:

Notice the cause of death…

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A headstone photo

Posted in research sites, tagged on July 25, 2008 | Comments Off

A huge Thank You to Linda Goebel and the folks at Find A Grave. I now have an image of the headstone of Dr F B Appling, and an obit!

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