Tag: Cannon

• Carroll Cemetery, John B. Kidd estate

  The above linked page is my write up of the Carroll Cemetery which is just off Nellie Jones Road in the Bracey area. This cemetery was part of John B. Kidd’s estate. There are no tombstones there, only field stones that mark the head and feet of the burials. I believe this cemetery dates to […]

  Julie Cabitto

  December 14, 2020

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  Cannon, Carroll, Clary, glover, Great-Creek, Griffith, Hall, Jones, Joyce, Kidd, McKinney, Newman, Thomas, Tudor

• What is a chancery? Kidd land example

  I love the genealogical treasures you can find in chancery cases! In this post, I’ll try to explain what a chancery case is, and how they help me with family history; using the chancery of Jimmy Kidd’s estate as an example. Chancery records are not “beginner genealogy”, but it’s so worth it to learn more […]

  Julie Cabitto

  March 18, 2020

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  Bowers, Cannon, chancery, Clary, Cole, Gray, Jeffries, Johnson, Jones, Kidd, King, Lambert, Newman, Poythress, Rainey, Shaw, Tudor

• Seeking Cemeteries Without Tombstones

  Written January 4, 2020. Updated 13 Feb 2021. Many people today, assume that a cemetery in rural Virginia without tombstones must be a slave cemetery. But this is a misunderstanding. Most people could barely afford to feed their families and pay their mortgages. The cost of a tombstone could not even be a priority. It […]

  Julie Cabitto

  January 14, 2020

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  Brooks, Cannon, cemetery, Jones, Joyce, Kidd, map, plat, Thomas