Brick Walls

These are my brick walls that seem to resist my best efforts to bring them down.

1. William DAVIS, Born 1795-1800 in North Carolina, After 1870 in Florida.
     - Parents, possible first marriage prior to 1824 and any information prior to 1830

2. Hezekiah Elbert BYRD, Born 1844 in South Carolina, Died 1926 in Florida.
     - Parents

3. Selimea Caroline THOMPSON, Born 1802 in South Carolina, Died 1892 in Florida.
     - Parents, family lore suggests she was native american.

If you have any information, no matter how small, Please contact me at: fam_hound@blackhawke.net

As You Guessed ... I have done the DNA Testing!

I used FTDNA to do all my testing and this is the result.

My "Y Haplogroup" is R-Z284
     - I have tested out to 111 markers

My "mtDNA Haplogroup is U5b2b3a

I am waiting for the results of my D9S919 tests.

Maternal (MTDNA)

My maternal tree looks like this:

Selimea Thompson Slay – 1802-1892

Julian Slay Register  -  1844-1912

Sarah Ann Register Nelson -  1865-1946

Everetta Dinson Nelson Anderson  -  1883-1952

Everetta Nelson Anderson Heisner  -  1912-1990

Shirley Anne Heisner Davis  -  1933-Present

William J. Davis  -  1952-Present

[Bold Last Surname is their Married Surname Name]

My "Y DNA" Family

William J. Davis     1952-Present
Billy J. Davis          1933-200

Louis S. Davis        1896-1948

John M. Davis        1857-1934

John L Davis           1824-1862 

William Davis          1800(?)-1880(?)                                                                                                          

I'm Back

Well, after a brief but extended absence, I have returned to this blog spot.  But, I am going to slightly modify the content.  Since I do a lot of Genealogy, I will use this site to present a lot of the information I uncover and use it as a communications tool.