Since there are a lot of mamas from all over the country, I'd like to put who I'm looking for here. I'd love to compare notes with anyone looking for the same folks in the same general areas!
Dad's side:
Hensley (northwestern NC - likely via England, northeastern TN, southeastern KY)
Carman (NJ, southwestern OH)
Cornett (southeast KY)
Arnett (southeast KY)
Mom's side:
Williams (northeastern KY specifically, I know it's a common surname!)
Turner (southwestern TN, northeastern AR, again I know it's common)
Lampkin (Ireland, probably Southwest or Shannon region)
Spears (northwestern NC - near Cherokee people, possibly moved to northeastern AR)
I have a bunch of names, info, things like that, but of course I'm looking to prove them with census records, birth/death certificates, and the like. My Hensley line I have traced to my being related to George Washington (president #1, yes), but I can't prove the relation to him yet - it just looks likely.
Anyone have some of the same names? Or list your own and we can all help out!
This hobby becomes an absolute obsession for me every few months or so - being a Gemini I tend to have to jump around in my interests to keep me interested
