Genealogical research occasionally entails making an assumption or guess. Sources are often incomplete and can have errors introduced at the time of recording “facts.” Aside from typos and indecipherable handwriting, people lie. People lie about their age. They lie about relationships. They lie about their names. People change their names. They may not know their …
These are items that were found during research and have not been separated out to personal pages or otherwise connected to people. Some of these are outside Georgia. Daniel Lingo servitude bond Somerset County, Maryland – 15 Aug 1732 – pdf Thomas Lingo Died Aug 1778 – Maryland Rev War Muster Rolls Patrick Lingoe land …
These are (some of – not complete!) recent obituaries from Georgia Newspapers as provided through Newspapers.com, and The NewsBank service available via public libraries (GALILEO) Goodwin, Harold LingoHenry Daily Herald (McDonough, GA) – January 2, 2011, Section: Obituaries Goodwin, Harold Lingo Age: 82Passed Away: 2011-01-02 Harold Lingo Goodwin, 82, of Stockbridge, passed away on Jan. …
Families have sad stories and tragedies. The Linogs are no exception. Here are a few of those stories, along with the connections where known. A lost twin A story told to Dorothy Ruth (Lingo) Smith 1914-1996 by her mother Clement V. Lingo: “Clemmie’s father, Matthew Harris Lingo 1838-1925, was a twin. His family was leaving …
There is a strong history of Lingos serving in public office and ministry. Ministers and Missionaries Pinkston Lingo 1795-1865, grandfather of John Asbury, is listed as “Methodist Clergy” in the 1860 Census. Mary Alice Lingo Pinkston’s son, Asbury Pinkston Lingo 1830-1909 had a vivacious granddaughter, Mary Alice Lingo 1901-1982. In addition to being a popular …
Tracking the origins of most surnames presents challenges. Part of the difficulty is in the differences in how pronunciations and spellings change. Often, people of a different background may be writing down information, such as marriage records or census forms, from verbal dictation of names. The spelling sometimes only makes sense when you read it …
A genealogy family history book, titled Taliaferro-Toliver Family Records was published by Nellie Cadle (Watson) Sherman in 1960. The whole book is available on Archive.org. Such books are treasure troves of historical information. Caution must be exercised since these books generally do not include copies of source documents, and information needs to be verified. There …
The surprising mobility of the many Lingo families The early Lingo families in Georgia predominantly moved from Delaware. Direct ancestor Patrick Lingo 1750–1801 who claimed head-rights land in Washington County, Georgia in 1786-1791 was born in Delaware. The same is true for another branch of the family that ended up in Georgia – Elijah Lingo …
Several related families moved from Tennessee to Missouri in 1829, creating a thriving community, including a town of Lingo. A few excerpts of information about this community are included below. Two of the Lingos that moved to Missouri were Mary Lingo, who married Joseph Turner, and Samuel Sanders Lingo, children of James McEwen Lingo 1780–1859, …
The map embedded below includes everyone buried in Georgia with the last or maiden name of “Lingo” as listed on the “Find a grave” website. Since there are often several family members buried in the same cemetery, you will need to use the “+” button in the map to zoom in until all individual markers …
