I do not know how the error in Duncan H. Selph's name occurred in this newspaper obituary. Maybe the same way her son Iley Selph's name was misspelled "Isley." Plenty of documentation indicates that Lavinia (Burton) Selph was Duncan Hyder's wife: her marriage licenses; the Danville Female Academy's catalogue; the death certificate of their son Iley N. Selph; the fact that Rev. Duncan H. Selph was the president of Union University not his brother Iley Selph, who was a physician not a minister; and census records. The younger Iley N. Selph was my husband's grandfather, so this also is family knowledge.
Kathy, I did not mean to offend you - I appreciate your looking into the Selph ancestory and posting your work. I too am a granddaughter of Iley Nunn Selph. If you don't mind who are you married to so I can post in on my family tree. I have a Word Document that I have been working on if you would like me to send it to yo please send email as I have tried to contact you before. Thanks again.
Not offended at all. Would love to correspond with you. As for my email address, would you try clicking on the "view my complete profile" link under "about me" on the right? There is an email link there. Unfortunately it just opens an email message that may or may not work with your computer. If it does not, you can copy and paste the email address when the message comes up. I am sorry that blogger changed the set up on email addresses. I'm trying to stop posting my email address in the open since it has reduced a lot of spam. If this does not work, let me know, and I'll post the email address here.
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My favorite memories from childhood include visits to my grandparents in East Texas. At dusk we'd run around my grandparent's yard, catching fireflies and putting them in jelly jars. When darkness descended, we'd return to the porch. It was a special treat to sit in the porch swing. Inevitably, the adults would launch into family stories of Pink Kelley's brush with Sherman's troops, of Great Uncle Hood Brown's tragic death, and of the Kelley family's wagon trip to Texas, among many others. The stars on those nights were magical.
I began my genealogy research in the summer of 1975, less than a month after my high school graduation. When I married in 1983, I started researching my husband's family as well. I was fortunate to start this hobby as a youngster because it gave me an opportunity to correspond with researchers who are long gone; to ask questions of family members -although not enough, never enough; and travel a bit. The result is a lot of information. I've come to the realization that I will probably never be able to afford to publish, so this is my publication.
This blog contains a mixture of information on my husband's family and mine. I've expanded into a second blog called Flimsies and Frippery with the intention of focusing on quilts and dolls, but I have several historical research entries there with more planned, which is why I don't get more quilting done.
Ultimately, genealogy is my passion. This is where I plan to record family stories, research adventures and misadventures, and those serendipitous moments that happen out of the blue. You should be warned that I have a bad habit of going back and adding information and links to individual entries, so it is beneficial to check back often if there is a family of particular interest to you. If you wander in and discover that you are a cousin, please contact me.
Since many younger family members who are new to genealogy are starting to contact me about their ancestors, I've started adding family trees to help them see how everyone is connected. The trees are divided between my family and my husband's. You will find them below under the label's Family Trees - My Husband's Side and Family Trees - My Family's Side.
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Porch Swing...
House built by my grandfather, Willie Sargent Chapman. The new owners put a porch swing in the spot where the original hung.
if she was the wife of Duncan Hyder why is she listed as widow of Iley(mispelled as Isley) Selph?
ReplyDeleteI do not know how the error in Duncan H. Selph's name occurred in this newspaper obituary. Maybe the same way her son Iley Selph's name was misspelled "Isley." Plenty of documentation indicates that Lavinia (Burton) Selph was Duncan Hyder's wife: her marriage licenses; the Danville Female Academy's catalogue; the death certificate of their son Iley N. Selph; the fact that Rev. Duncan H. Selph was the president of Union University not his brother Iley Selph, who was a physician not a minister; and census records. The younger Iley N. Selph was my husband's grandfather, so this also is family knowledge.
DeleteKathy, I did not mean to offend you - I appreciate your looking into the Selph ancestory and posting your work. I too am a granddaughter of Iley Nunn Selph. If you don't mind who are you married to so I can post in on my family tree. I have a Word Document that I have been working on if you would like me to send it to yo please send email as I have tried to contact you before. Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteNot offended at all. Would love to correspond with you. As for my email address, would you try clicking on the "view my complete profile" link under "about me" on the right? There is an email link there. Unfortunately it just opens an email message that may or may not work with your computer. If it does not, you can copy and paste the email address when the message comes up. I am sorry that blogger changed the set up on email addresses. I'm trying to stop posting my email address in the open since it has reduced a lot of spam. If this does not work, let me know, and I'll post the email address here.
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