Both of my parents are from Caroline County, Virginia. Some of my family names are Vaughan, Allen,  Young, Tod(d), Tompkins, Blanton, Redd, Dabney, Smith, Hayes, White, Jeter, Wood; there are many  others.

I am still working on research for my former husband's family from Georgia (Jefferson County) and  South Carolina (Richland, Orangeburg, York and Charleston Counties); surnames Walden, Thomas,  Harvley, Robinson, Scurry, and many others. I am also working on research for my husband's family  from North Carolina, Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas, surnames Davidson, Davis, Clark, Hunter, and many  others.

This is so much more than a hobby! Every new piece of information leads you down a different path.

I found this verse on the profile of a contributor to Find a Grave; since it is 'Author Unknown', I  believe I would be allowed to post it here:

Your tombstone stands among the rest;
 neglected and alone.
 The name and date are chiseled out
 On polished, marbled stone.

It reaches out to all who care
 it is too late to mourn.
 You did not know that I exist
 You died and I was born.

Yet each of us are cells of you
 In flesh, in blood, in bone.
 Our blood contracts and beats a pulse
 Entirely not our own.

Dear Ancestor, the place you filled
 One hundred years ago
 Spreads out among the ones you left
 Who would have loved you so.

I wonder if you lived and loved, 
 I wonder if you knew
 That someday I would find this spot,
 And come to visit you.

-- Author unknown

I would love to correspond with anyone who has questions or information about anyone listed on my  page.