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| Mary Kirby (#47060304)
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I am an avid genealogist concentrating primarily upon the Kirby surname and whomever the females in that family married. I have worked from my immediate family back to Richard Kirby and Sarah Small from Tennessee and am now working forward from each of their children to the present, a daunting task as my ancestors tended to be very prolific!
My interest in cemeteries started right before I was supposed to retire from the Air Force in 2001 when I took my father to Scottsboro, Alabama to see where his father and grandfather were from and visit his great grandfather's grave. The cemetery where his great grandfather is buried was neglected and in very sad condition. We decided we'd go back there armed with a lawn mower and weedeater and take care of that cemetery at the next opportunity. 9/11 happened so I didn't get out of the Air Force when planned and then one thing after another kept us from going back. Last summer we had planned to revisit the cemetery and do what we could to preserve it. Daddy's health didn't allow us to do that and his death this past September ensured that the two of us would never be able to. I understand now that it may be too late to help that cemetery as loggers have pretty much destroyed it completely. That is very sad considering how long those tombstones had been around (all early and mid 1800's many had even withstood a war) and I am even more grateful for the pictures of them I took when daddy and I were there. Now I'm taking pictures of tombstones for two reasons, one being the obvious, searching for data on ancestors and two being the preservation of history.
Feel free to download any gravestone pictures I have taken and posted. | |
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Jim Dugan
 | Cora Long Boone
Thanks for the update. I added her birth and marriage dates to T.A. Boone memorial.
The last information I have for her was the 1940 Census listing. Do you know more of her biography?
T.A. Boone was my great-great uncle. | | | Mary
 | Mary Mobley Smith
Thank you for catching my typo. That is the date in my file as well. Appreciate people who help keep findagrave accurate.Added by Mary on Jun 14, 2013 8:55 PM | | | Meg Coughran Collins
 | RE: Robert Warren Coughran
Thank you so much, Mary, for posting R. W.'s obituary. I truly appreciate it!
-Meg Coughran Collins | | | Spanky
 | Sarah Steele
Mary, I looked through my records and the photos taken that day. The date on the stone is 6 Jan 1933. Just wanted to let you know.
Thanks.Added by Spanky on Jun 05, 2013 5:48 PM | | | Cindy Goodrich
 | Judith Winkler
You are very welcome. Links and additions have been made. If you are family to Judith and would like to maintain her records let me know & I'll be happy to transfer to you. | | | Ginger
| H.J. "Jess" Kirby gravestone
Thanks for sharing this picture. Jess Kirby was my husband's grandmother's [(Darthula (Kirby) Williams'] brother. One of these days I'll get into pursuing this line more thoroughly.
Ginger GoodellAdded by Ginger on May 08, 2013 10:40 PM | | | Donna Holt Moore
| matre
Thank you, i sure did have it wrong
Donna | | | Wayne Hardin
 | Lenora Cauley
I linked her parents and updated her surname. Thanks for the info! If you have an obit or birth or death locations I would be glad to add those as well. | | | Harv
 | Carl Patterson.
Thanks for the info. It sure helps to have the sources when suggesting changes to a memorial.
HarvAdded by Harv on Apr 27, 2013 6:47 AM | | | Rich Denton
| Jack Denton
Hi,
I have Jack in my tree as son of Isaac. Does this come close to yours ?
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