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Post 12, Book 1, Part II, Chapter 9

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Becoming Logan and Gard Chapter Nine: Becoming Elizabeth Jackson part 2 Colonial Kentucky and Missouri 1750 – 1860 Brockmans:  John, Stephen and Marry Ann Brockman Embree: Joseph, Elizabeth and Mary Embree Jacksons:  Congrave, James, Caleb, and Elizabeth Jackson Bush:  Margaret Bush Burrus:  Thomas and Mildred Burrus Elizabeth’s Great Grandparents in Virginia As a refresher, because her parents were cousins, Elizabeth’s great grandparents are as follows: Congrave Jackson and Mary Margaret Bush; Joseph Joel Embree and Mildred “Millie” Burrus; John Brockman (Sr.) and Elizabeth Burrus. Mary Margaret Bush (who typically went by Margaret)[i] was born in 1735 to John and Martha … Continue reading Post 12, Book 1, Part II, Chapter 9

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Post 11 – Comment on Chapter 8

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Sometimes you just get lucky. This happened to me just a few weeks ago when I stumbled across the book titled “Captain Billy Bush and the Bush Settlement” by Harry Enoch. This is a very well researched and written book by a top-notch Genealogist. I first came across it when I was trying to find out of some of our ancestors were original settlers in the Bush Settlement (they were). However, what I was not expecting was a thorough description of the lives of Billy Bush’s Grandfather (John Bush Sr.) and Great Grandfather (Abraham Bush). Because of this I have … Continue reading Post 11 – Comment on Chapter 8

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Post 10, Book 1, Part II Chapter 8

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Becoming Logan and Gard Chapter Eight: Becoming Elizabeth Jackson Colonial Virginia 1625 – 1780 Brockmans:  Samuel, Samuel, John and Stephen Brockman; Rebecca Graves Embree: John, Joseph, Elizabeth and Mary Embree; Frances Woolfolk Jacksons:  Congrave, James, Caleb, and Elizabeth Jackson Bush:  John jr., John sr. and Abraham Bush Burris:  Thomas and Mildred Burris Coming to the Chesapeake Like her husband, Daniel Logan, Elizabeth Jackson’s ancestors moved from Virginia to Kentucky and finally into Missouri.  However, they did not have the same experiences as the David Logan did.  Most notably, in Virginia, Elizabeth’s ancestors settled in the eastern Virginia Colony, which unlike … Continue reading Post 10, Book 1, Part II Chapter 8

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Post 9, Book 1, Part II, Chapter 8a

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Becoming Logan and Gard Chapter Eight A: Becoming Elizabeth Jackson in Virginia 1625 – 1860 Brockmans:  Samuel, John, Stephen and Mary Ann Brockman;  Rebecca Graves Embree: John, Joseph, Elizabeth and Mary Embree; Frances Woolfolk Jacksons:  Congrave, James, Caleb, and Elizabeth Jackson Bush:  Peggy, John and Abraham Bush Burris:  Thomas and Mildred Burris Coming to the Chesapeake Like her husband, Daniel Logan, Elizabeth’s ancestors moved from Virginia to Kentucky and finally into Missouri.  However, their ancestors would not have had the same experiences.  Most notably, in Virginia, Elizabeth’s ancestors settled from the Chesapeake, out to Orange County.  Unlike the Shenandoah Valley, … Continue reading Post 9, Book 1, Part II, Chapter 8a

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Post 8, Book 1, Part II, Chapter Seven

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Becoming Logan and Gard Chapter 7: The Civil War 1821 – 1892 Daniel H Logan, Fannie Serena Hudgens and Elizabeth A Jackson Daniel in MO Daniel Logan’s family Bible tells us that he was born to William Logan and Patsy Hudgens on the 6th of January 1821 (see fig 10 & 11).  Thanks to his father’s will and probate we also know that he was living in Missouri by 1842.  Otherwise, we don’t know much about what he was doing from birth until 21 March 1847 when he married Fannie Serena Hudgens (she went by Serena) in Savannah Missouri[i].  Despite … Continue reading Post 8, Book 1, Part II, Chapter Seven

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Post 7, Book 1, Part II, Chapter Six

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Becoming Logan and Gard Chapter Six: Going to Missouri 1700 – 1842 William Logan Jr; Martha “Patsy” Hudgens and her ancestors: Daniel Hudgens, Dorthy McNeely, Moses Hudgens (and potential relations) William, son of William Thanks to the Census, we know that William and Agnes Logan (nee McNown) welcomed their son and our ancestor William (jr.) into Logan’s Station (St. Asaph) sometime in the 1780s[i].  While Lincoln County was establishing itself as a thriving community, it was also still firmly on the frontier of a growing nation.  This westward growth was not into a baren wilderness, but was into existing nations, … Continue reading Post 7, Book 1, Part II, Chapter Six

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Book 1 – Special Thanks

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I have many people to thank for this book but would like to specifically mention the following: Vikki Logan – If not for her work my Logan Tree would have stopped at my great great grandfather. She accomplished this through a ton of hard work before the internet made this relatively easy! My father, Thomas Logan, for instilling in me an interest in history and for sharing his childhood stories with me My Grandfather John Logan who started this journey with the letter he and my grandmother sent me with the amazing trees and family stories. My aunt Elizabeth Rondelle … Continue reading Book 1 – Special Thanks