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NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES VOLUME XXXVIII, ISSUE 2 (November, 2015) NAVARRO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 2015 OFFICERS President Mary Lea Murray Vice-president / Program Chairman Camille McClanahan Secretary Dana Stubbs Treasurer Christine Steele Historian Jo Ann Rhodes COMMITTEES Director, Liz Gillispie Genealogy Dept. Dana Stubbs Membership/Publicity Barbara Shore Editor John C. Barron Library Volunteers Dana Stubbs, Ines Waggoner, Christine Williams, Barbara Shore, Mary Lea Murray, John Barron, Bill & Geneva Davis, Becky Follis, Gelene Simpson, Debra Aday Field Volunteers Jim Wright, Pete and Karen Rost TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Officers/Table of Contents 1 News from the Liz Gillispie Genealogical Department 2 Top 100 Genealogical Web Sites 6 Navarro County School Teachers 9 How to Find Your Female Ancestor's Maiden Name 14 The Melungeons 16 Finding clues in family naming patterns 18 Neither the editor nor the Navarro County Genealogical Society and it's members assume any responsibility for information or material given by contributors or for errors of fact or judgment in material that this publication might contain. Members are encouraged to submit Bible Records, Family Histories, Historical Articles, Old Letters, Diaries, Ancestor/Pedigree Charts, Family Group Sheets, or any item which might prove to be of interest and assistance to others. ADDRESS CHANGES: When you move let us know - give both Old and New Address. If you have one address in the winter and another in the summer, you still need to notify us, we can mail to either address. THE CHANGE OF ADDRESS CARD LEFT WITH THE POST OFFICE DOES NOT APPLY TO OUR MAILINGS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. Your compliance will be appreciated, after all you don't want to miss your Quarterly. Navarro County Genealogical Society Genealogy Room, Corsicana Public Library [email protected] [email protected] PO Box 2278 Corsicana, Texas 75151-2278 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txnavarr/ Library: (903) 654-4810, Historical Society: (903) 654-4846 News From the Liz Gillispie Genealogy Department In this issue of Leaves and Branches: An article about Navarro County teachers and also are some genealogy tips and techniques from the blog of Barry J. Ewell who writes a monthly on line column and Dick Eastman. —==--- NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 2 News From the Liz Gillispie Genealogy Department In Memoriam Leonard Hayes Fuller, Jr., 85, of Corsicana passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015 at Navarro Regional Hospital. He was born in Crowder, Oklahoma on April 24, 1930 to Leonard Hayes Fuller 3 NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 News From the Liz Gillispie Genealogy Department and Mary Robinson Fuller.1 Mr. Fuller graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1954 / Field Artillery Branch. He retired from the United States Army at the rank of Lt. Colonel after serving as an artillery officer with the 1st Armored Division, the 101st Airborne Division, and a battalion commander of the 9th Field Artillery. He was stationed at various posts throughout the United States and overseas in Thailand, Korea, Viet Nam and Europe. After retiring from the military he moved back to Corsicana and spent the remainder of his life as a full-time father and husband. He was very active in the Corsicana Rotary Club and was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was also a long-time member of the Family Service Association, he was one of the founding members of the Navarro Council of the Arts, and he was the main coordinator of the Navarro County Red Cross immediately following 9/11. Mr. Fuller may have retired early in his life, however he continued to serve the community of Navarro County for many years. During Wilson Griffin's administration Mr. Fuller was inspirational in working with the library and Lone Star Gas Company to create what is now known as the Genealogy department of the Library and he also served at St. John's Episcopal Church as Senior Warden and member of the Vestry. He lived a life of "service above self" in every way and above all honored the motto of his alma mater, "Duty, Honor, Country." Mr. Fuller was preceded in death by his parents and his younger sister, Mary Ann Fuller Holt. Deeply loved by his family, he is survived by his wife of over 60 years, Seley Johnson Fuller; his son, Leonard Hayes Fuller, III and wife, Rosanne of Waco, Texas and grandchildren; Eric Alexander Fuller and wife, Brandy of Houston, Texas and Lillian Ann "Annie" Kicia and husband, Michael of Tampa, Florida. He is also survived by his great-granddaughter, Alexandria "Lex" Cates Fuller of Houston, Texas and his nephew, Oklahoma State Senator David Fuller Holt, and numerous cousins. Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 at Corley Funeral Home. A private graveside service will be held Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 followed by a memorial service at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 at St. John's Episcopal Church with The Rev. Canon Ed Monk and The Right Rev. Sam B. Hulsey officiating. A reception at the church will follow the service. 1Corsicana Daily Sun, November 16, 2015. NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 4 News From the Liz Gillispie Genealogy Department This little lady taught me to type. A skill which I have used almost every day since. Mrs. Jean Crawford Tatum, 91, of Corsicana passed away on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015.1 She was born on Feb. 21, 1924 in Blooming Grove, to William Alexander Crawford and Thelma McClendon Crawford. Mrs. Tatum was a graduate from the Blooming Grove High School. She attended Tarleton in Stephenville, Wesleyen University and the North Texas State University where she graduated with a B.A. in Education and a certification in Business and English in 1944. She later received an M.A. in Education from Sam Houston State University. She taught for 34 years total at the Blooming Grove High School, Corsicana State Home and Corsicana I.S.D. where she retired in 1983.She married Mr. Ralph Tatum, Jr. on July 7, 1962 with whom she had one son, Ralph Crawford Tatum. She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church and in her retirement years, she was a volunteer for the Navarro College and Food for Fitness. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Tatum, Jr.; two younger brothers, Jim Crawford and Mack Crawford; as well as her parents. Mrs. Tatum is survived by her son, Ralph Crawford Tatum; niece, Sharon Mahoney and husband David; great-niece, Kammi Ellis and husband Nathan including children, Casey, Tatum, and Listan; great-nephew, Justin Mahoney and children, Acie and Jaxsen; nephew, Neal Crawford; great-niece, Amber Crawford; and great-niece, Rikki Crawford and children Kaylee, Presley and Waylon. Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 at Oakwood Cemetery in Corsicana. Officiating the service will be Dr. Steven Bell of the First United Methodist Church. Memorials may be directed to First United Methodist Church of Corsicana. —==--- 1Corsicana Daily Sun, November 14, 2015. 5 NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 Top 100 Genealogical Web Sites from Barry J. Ewell’s Blog RankWebsite Category Country Free 2014 Address Pay Rank 1 Ancestry.com records USA pay 1 http://www.ancestry.com/ 2 FamilySearch records USA free 3 https://www.familysearch.org/ 3 Find A Grave cemetery USA free 2 http://www.findagrave.com/ 4 Ancestry.co.uk records UK pay 6 http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ 5 MyHeritage.com family tree USA pay 4 http://www.myheritage.com/ 6 GeneaNet family tree France free 7 http://www.geneanet.org/ 7 Geni.com family tree USA pay 5 http://www.geni.com/ 8 Genealogy.com records USA pay 9 http://genealogy.com/ 9 Ancestry.com.au records Australiapay 17 http://www.ancestry.com.au/ 10 FindMyPast UK records UK pay 18 http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ 11 Newspapers.com newspapers USA pay 26 http://www.newspapers.com/ 12 Archives.com records USA pay 8 http://www.archives.com/ 13 Ancestry.ca records Canada pay 15 http://www.ancestry.ca/ 14 Family Tree DNA DNA testing USA pay 14 http://www.familytreedna.com/ 15 WikiTree family tree USA free 21 http://www.wikitree.com/ 16 Genealogy Bank newspapers USA pay 10 http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ 17 RootsChat forum UK free 23 http://rootschat.com/ 18 AncientFaces forum USA free 12 http://www.ancientfaces.com/ 19 Cyndi's List links USA free 37 http://cyndislist.com/ 20 Mocavo search engineUSA pay 28 http://www.mocavo.com/ 21 Fold3 records USA pay 19 http://www.fold3.com/ 22 Genealogie.com family tree France pay 25 http://www.genealogie.com/ 23 Newspaper Archive newspapers USA pay 22 http://www.newspaperarchive.com/ 24 Genes Reunited records UK pay 30 http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/ 25 USGenWeb Archives records USA free 32 http://usgwarchives.net/ 26 GenealogyInTime magazine Canada free 16 http://www.genealogyintime.com/ Magazine 27 MyHeritage.de family tree Germanypay 55 http://www.myheritage.de/ 28 Eastman's Genealogy blog USA free 11 http://blog.eogn.com/ Newsletter 29 Genwiki wiki Germanyfree 31 http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Hauptseite? 30 Free BMD records UK free 42 http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ 31 GEDmatch DNA testing USA free 58 http://gedmatch.com/ 32 FindMyPast.com records USA pay 59 http://www.findmypast.com 33 JewishGen ethnic USA free 33 http://www.jewishgen.org/ heritage 34 British Newspaper newspapers UK pay 57 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.u Archive k/ 35 Forces War Records records UK pay 72 http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/ 36 Billion Graves cemetery USA free 46 http://billiongraves.com/ NAVARRO LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NOVEMBER, 2015 6 Top 100 Genealogical Web Sites from Barry J.