Today's rant about misinformation copied over and over!

Henry Ford (1809 - 1878) is NOT Henry Bradley Ford born in 1973!

Ancestry.com is a wonderful tool.  But misinformation is so easily passed along and copied over and over again!  This is my attempt to correct some misinformation that really bugs me.

My husband is a descendant of Henry Ford who was born 1809 in North Carolina and died 1878 in Scott County Virginia.  On Ancestry.com, one of the hints that pops up for this Henry Ford is a birth record from NC.   However, this birth record is from 1973!  Poor Henry Bradley Ford is most likely alive and well in NC today and is completely unaware that his name and his parent's names have been passed around family trees on Ancestry.com associated with someone who has been dead for over 130 years! 

Estate Settlement of Daniel Leatherwood

This estate settlement can be found online at FamilySearch.org here: Estate Settlement of Daniel Leatherwood.

Daniel Leatherwood was born in 1806 and died in 1891 in Blount County, Tennessee.  He died without a will.  His wife died before him.  His possessions were sold and his debts paid and the remainder was divided among his heirs.  The settlement lists 11 heirs.

1.  John Leatherwood - deceased.  His portion was divided among his four heirs listed in the settlement as Martha Leatherwood, Columbus Leatherwood, John Leatherwood, and Mary Roberts.

2. Rachel Wilson, wife of Joseph Wilson

3.Thomas Leatherwood

4. Elizabeth Dennis, wife of Isaac Dennis

5. Joseph Leatherwood

6. Francis E. Thomas, wife of A. J. Thomas

7. Mary Wilson, wife of William Wilson.

8. Martha Orr, wife of John Sanders Orr

9.  George H. Leatherwood

10. W. L. Leatherwood

11. Sarah Large, wife of Samuel Large

Daniel Leatherwood had three other children that I assume died without heirs prior to 1891.  Jane Leatherwood seems to have died young between 1850 and 1860.  Nancy Leatherwood died in 1875.  Lemons Leatherwood died sometime after 1860.

The mystery here for me is in the four heirs of John Leatherwood.  I can only find children Columbus, John Jr., and Mary in census records.  I can find no record of Martha Leatherwood, heir of John.

Higgins Family Cemetery, Chilton County, Alabama

While doing genealogy searches I came across the Lake Mitchell Home Owners and Boat Owners Association.  Located in Chilton County, Alabama, Lake Mitchell is near the town of Clanton.  A local resident with an interest in the history of the area posted an article about the nearby Higgins Family cemetery.  One of the photos is the headstone of Benjamin Franklin Higgins and Josephine Smith.

B F and Josephine Higgins are my husband's 3rd great grandparents.  Look here to read the article and see the photo of their headstone: Higgins Family Cemetery article and photos

A Group of Thorsby Boys - 1914

I found this newspaper clipping in a box of family history information that belongs to my husband's grandmother.  It is from the Central Alabama Advertiser dated June 26, 1974.  The picture is a group of Thorsby boys from 1914.  Included in the picture is my husband's great grandfather Milton Smith.

Thorsby is a town in Chilton County, Alabama.