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Don Renfro

dweymuth1805 — 2009-11-13 06:43:06Z

Looking for information on Don Renfro, Born in Yancey County, North Carolina. Looking for when he married Daisy Cannon. I know they were married in South Carolina, as my parents and I helped them.

RENFRO Lucy Ann 1867-1956

t42MountOlivet — 2009-11-08 13:37:56Z

RENFRO Lucy Ann 1867-1956

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 209,323 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Renfro of Hart County KY

ddvr — 2009-11-02 20:04:49Z

Jennifer,

Jonathan Lawson (m) Elizabeth R Witty
(b) 04 Jan 1813, Ky (b) 04 Aug 1818, Ky
(d) 26 Sep 1880, Ky (d) 08 Mar 1903, Ky
(m) ca 1836, Ky

Eliza F Lawson (b) 24 Aug 1837, Ky (d) 06 Oct 1922, Ky
Malinda B (b) ca 1840, Ky
Mary Ann (b) 29 May 1842, Ky (d) 02 Dec 1923, Ky
William Bennett(b) 22 Apr 1846, Ky (d) 08 Jul 1925, Ky
John B (b) 03 Sep 1848, Ky (d) 05 Apr 1926, Ky
James M (b) 29 Mar 1852, Ky
Sarah Elizabeth(b) 14 Oct 1854, Ky
Elenora C b) ca 1856, Ky
Crittendon (b) 01 May 1857, Ky
Samuel (b) 1860, Ky (d) before 1870, Ky

1850 Hart Co., Ky Census
1860 Hart Co., Dist(1)Green River, Census
1870 Hart Co., Green River, Census
1880 Hart Co., All Twps. Dist 79, Census

(Buried: Pearl Webb Cemetery, Canmer, Ky)

I have a picture of the graves if you are interested Email me your address and I'll get one to you.

Re: James Renfro Roanoke, VA, 1753-1844

greenwic — 2009-10-19 21:40:29Z

I may have some info that will help you. on these Renfro's.

email me at:

greenwic24@intcomm.net

Williuam B and Myra Renfro picture

dew1805 — 2009-10-19 18:38:15Z

Picture of Myra Higgins Renfro and William Baxter Renfro

Re: James Renfro Roanoke, VA, 1753-1844

dweymuth1805 — 2009-10-19 17:21:40Z

writing down the stories is a really great idea. I am the last generation and trying to get my stories and the ones I remember written down, without much progress. Good luck and have fun

Re: James Renfro Roanoke, VA, 1753-1844

jbartistic — 2009-10-19 16:46:46Z

I hadn't been able to find anything else. I really haven't been doing much with my research in the last couple years. My grandparents are getting older and sicker so I've been focusing on writing down the stories they tell me while I still have them around.

Re: James Renfro Roanoke, VA, 1753-1844

dew1805 — 2009-10-19 16:24:18Z

Have you made any progress on finding his parents. From Ancestry I have his father as John, grandfather as William married to Jane Gregory and great-grandfather as William Married to Elizabeth Cheney.

Renfro

JIWelsch — 2009-10-15 11:36:07Z

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Sharon Renfro, 55, of Columbus, formerly of Muscatine, died Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at St. Ann's Hospital, Westerville, Ohio.

Graveside services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery, Muscatine. The Newcomer-Farley Funeral Home, Columbus, is handling the arrangements.

She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

Survivors include her husband, Shukri Abdullah; a son, Jeff Renfro and his wife, Reynea, of Fruitland; grandchildren, Kayla Rae and Kelsey Rose Renfro, both of New Boston, Ill.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Tommy Renfro; and her parents, Robert and Philistis Daniels Terrill.
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WAYLAND, Iowa - The Rev. Nancy Renfro, 53, Wayland, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at Washington County Hospital, Washington, after a sudden illness.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 20, 2006, at the Wayland Mennonite Church, Wayland. The Rev. W. Michael Biklen will officiate. After the services, her body will be cremated and interred at a later date.

Visitation will begin 9 a.m. Friday, May 19, 2006, with family present from 6-8 p.m., at the Beatty Funeral Home, Wayland. Memorials may be made to the New Life Parish.

Rev. Renfro was born Aug. 24, 1952, in Muscatine, the daughter of Kenneth F. and Mabel Davidson Canarr. She married Jimmy Renfro on June 29, 1984, in Muscatine.

She graduated from Muscatine High School, St. Petersburg College of Nursing, Iowa Wesleyan College and received her master of divinity from the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary.

She was pastor at Wesley United Methodist Church, Muscatine; Peace United Methodist Church, Wilton; and the last two years at the United Methodist New Life Parish in Wayland, Cottonwood and Finley Church. She was a member of the Wayland Lions Club, WACO Ministerial Association and the Henry County Ministerial Association.

She enjoyed crafts, stamping cards, crocheting and reading and was a life long learner.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Lance Bennett of Portland, Ore.; a stepson, Stephen Renfro of Muscatine; a stepdaughter, Julie Berry of Muscatine; brothers, Lester Canarr of Muscatine and Fred Canarr of Channelview, Texas; and two grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, John; and a sister, Janet Shetler.
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NEW BOSTON, Illinois - Kelsey Rose Renfro, 13, of New Boston, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2008, at her home.

Funeral Service will be 10 a.m. on Friday, December 5, 2008, at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services. Following the interment, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the Eliza Community Center.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 on Thursday, December 4, 2008, at the funeral home.

Kelsey was born March 31, 1995, in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Jeffrey Daniel Renfro and Susan Kay Day.

She attended Westmer Junior/Senior High School in Joy.

She enjoyed playing volleyball and being creative in arts and crafts. Babies and children were always drawn to her and she greatly enjoyed helping them in Project A.H.E.A.D.

She will be deeply missed by her parents, Douglas E. and Susan K. Nehas of New Boston and Jeffrey Renfro of Muscatine; a brother, Derek A. Schmelzer and his wife, April, of New Liberty; a sister, Kayla Rae Renfro of New Boston; two step-sisters, Heather Niccole Cortez and husband, Reuben, of Shreveport, Louisiana; a step-brother, Douglas Michael Nehas and Holly Magdeline Nehas of Moline; maternal grandparents, Donald and Regina Day of Muscatine; and paternal grandparents, Joseph and Marian Truitt of Muscatine.

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Tom and Sharon Renfro.

RENFRO Luther M and Elvira G

t42MountOlivet — 2009-10-03 21:59:41Z

RENFRO Luther M and Elvira G

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 207,650 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: New DNA Site

mjeffers — 2009-09-25 22:25:09Z

The maternal line goes Johnson (1903-1965)> Rentfrow (1874-1950)> Luttrell (1830-1881)> Richards (abt 1803-1870)> Northcott (1783-?) > Sims (1760-?) Locale is California > Missouri > Kentucky > Virginia (?)

Re: New DNA Site

jimbartlett — 2009-09-21 22:47:48Z

My mtDNA is T2b5 - I know of only 2 others with this Haplogoup, and we're not related that I know of. It's hard to search for common ancestors with mtDNA, because the SURNAME changes, not just with each generation, but with every woman in the all-female descendancy who marries. Your RENTFROW ancestress is probably the only one with your mtDNA and the surname RENTFROW...

Jim Bartlett

Re: Baron James Renfrew

asiehjm — 2009-09-21 21:55:11Z

I have been curious about the same things.. my mother is a Renfrew and has said to have traced her Renfrew family back to a William Renfrew b: 1677/1678?? but agreed.. dead end there.. on the note of the Baron of Renfrew however, I'd be personally more cautious to make assumptions.

The Baron of Renfrew is currently the His Royal Highness Prince Charles of England.

The "Baron of Renfrew" is a title.. it is not implicative that Renfrew was a surname of this James. It was not James' surname -James' surname was Stewart. From readings online -which you can garner from Encyclopedias available- of James Stewart and his son James Stewart, whos family were granted the lands of Renfrewshire, there's no actual blood relation between James STWEART and any family named the Renfrews.
When James was six months old he was exiled to France to live with relatives and his mother. He was of relation to King Henry XIV of France at the time, who sheltered him there.
When James' father died, he proclaimed himself king, which was an act unsupported by England, which was vouching for a protestant ruler... James was Catholic. He was replaced by a germanic dynasty which led to his creation of the Jacobite movement to re-claim the thrones of England, Scottland and Ireland.
His son Charles led another Jacobite movement later.

There was also a story that at some point, when James was tyring to retake the thrones, since he'd been exiled but needed to return to Scottland to fight his battle for the thrones, he had to take on a different name so that others would not suspect him. the name he took upon himself was the Baron of Renfrew.

Ultimately, James Stewart, the "old pretender", the "Baron of Renfrew" and his family never possessed Renfrew as a surname.

Either way, I would be extremely cautious in making the accusation of relation to any name of notability for the fact that Scottland's Court of Lyons keeps their royal /Cheiftain bloodlines more heavily guarded than any other nation in the world. It is not lightly that they make links to nobility.
Celtic peoples were some of the best known geneaologists in the world -their records were magnificently kept as far as storing names for notable family trees. That, after all, was a noblemans livelihood... if he couldn't proove his blood relation, he was a nobody; thus, bloodline is a heavily guarded thing!!!
Even today in Scottland, it is even against federal Scottish law to bear any coat of arms if you are not THE direct single recorded descendant of a House. And there is only ONE direct descendant that has rights to it, which is usually a male. Most of those direct descendants are todays recognized Clan Chieftains.

Personally, I think it's a huuuuge allegation to suggest that one is a descendant of a House like the House of Stewart/ the "Baron of Renfrew" and would suggest records from the Court of Lyons in Scottland on the family of Stewarts from that time if you're really curious. But from what i've read, if anyone's wanting to proove descendance from a major Clan head it's a years long legal battle so-to-speak, to make sure it's Proven.

Re: Symon Renfro b. 1613 Renfrewshire Scotland

asiehjm — 2009-09-21 21:54:33Z

I have been curious about the same things.. my mother is a Renfrew and has said to have traced her Renfrew family back to a William Renfrew b: 1677/1678?? but agreed.. dead end there.. on the note of the Baron of Renfrew however, I'd be personally more cautious to make assumptions.

The Baron of Renfrew is currently the His Royal Highness Prince Charles of England.

The "Baron of Renfrew" is a title.. it is not implicative that Renfrew was a surname of this James. It was not James' surname -James' surname was Stewart. From readings online -which you can garner from Encyclopedias available- of James Stewart and his son James Stewart, whos family were granted the lands of Renfrewshire, there's no actual blood relation between James STWEART and any family named the Renfrews.
When James was six months old he was exiled to France to live with relatives and his mother. He was of relation to King Henry XIV of France at the time, who sheltered him there.
When James' father died, he proclaimed himself king, which was an act unsupported by England, which was vouching for a protestant ruler... James was Catholic. He was replaced by a germanic dynasty which led to his creation of the Jacobite movement to re-claim the thrones of England, Scottland and Ireland.
His son Charles led another Jacobite movement later.He had another son Henry and a daughter, Elizabeth.

There was also a story that at some point, when James was tyring to retake the thrones, since he'd been exiled but needed to return to Scottland to fight his battle for the thrones, he had to take on a different name so that others would not suspect him. the name he took upon himself was the Baron of Renfrew.

Ultimately, James Stewart, the "old pretender", the "Baron of Renfrew" and his family never possessed Renfrew as a surname.

Either way, I would be extremely cautious in making the accusation of relation to any name of notability for the fact that Scottland's Court of Lyons keeps their royal /Cheiftain bloodlines more heavily guarded than any other nation in the world. It is not lightly that they make links to nobility.
Celtic peoples were some of the best known geneaologists in the world -their records were magnificently kept as far as storing names for notable family trees. That, after all, was a noblemans livelihood... if he couldn't proove his blood relation, he was a nobody; thus, bloodline is a heavily guarded thing!!!
Even today in Scottland, it is even against federal Scottish law to bear any coat of arms if you are not THE direct single recorded descendant of a House. And there is only ONE direct descendant that has rights to it, which is usually a male. Most of those direct descendants are todays recognized Clan Chieftains.

Personally, I think it's a huuuuge allegation to suggest that one is a descendant of a House like the House of Stewart/ the "Baron of Renfrew" and would suggest records from the Court of Lyons in Scottland on the family of Stewarts from that time if you're really curious. But from what i've read, if anyone's wanting to proove descendance from a major Clan head it's a years long legal battle so-to-speak, to make sure it's Proven.

Re: G W Renfro & Elizabeth C Wright descendents from Tennessee

asiehjm — 2009-09-21 21:51:43Z

I have been curious about the same things.. my mother is a Renfrew and has said to have traced her Renfrew family back to a William Renfrew b: 1677/1678?? but agreed.. dead end there.. on the note of the Baron of Renfrew however, I'd be personally more cautious to make assumptions.

The Baron of Renfrew is currently the His Royal Highness Prince Charles of England.

The "Baron of Renfrew" is a title.. it is not implicative that Renfrew was a surname of this James. It was not James' surname -James' surname was Stewart. From readings online -which you can garner from Encyclopedias available- of James Stewart and his son James Stewart, whos family were granted the lands of Renfrewshire, there's no actual blood relation between James STWEART and any family named the Renfrews.
When James was six months old he was exiled to France to live with relatives and his mother.
When James' father died, he proclaimed himself king, which was an act unsupported by England, which was vouching for a protestant ruler... James was Catholic. He was replaced by a germanic dynasty which led to his creation of the Jacobite movement to re-claim the thrones of England, Scottland and Ireland.
His son Charles led another Jacobite movement later. He also had a son Henry and a daughter, Elizabeth

There was also a story that at some point, when James was tyring to retake the thrones, since he'd been exiled but needed to return to Scottland to fight his battle for the thrones, he had to take on a different name so that others would not suspect him. the name he took upon himself was the Baron of Renfrew.

Ultimately, James Stewart, the "old pretender", the "Baron of Renfrew" and his family never possessed Renfrew as a surname.

Either way, I would be extremely cautious in making the accusation of relation to any name of notability for the fact that Scottland's Court of Lyons keeps their royal /Cheiftain bloodlines more heavily guarded than any other nation in the world. It is not lightly that they make links to nobility.
Celtic peoples were some of the best known geneaologists in the world -their records were magnificently kept as far as storing names for notable family trees. That, after all, was a noblemans livelihood... if he couldn't proove his blood relation, he was a nobody; thus, bloodline is a heavily guarded thing!!!
Even today in Scottland, it is even against federal Scottish law to bear any coat of arms if you are not THE direct single recorded descendant of a House. And there is only ONE direct descendant that has rights to it, which is usually a male. Most of those direct descendants are todays recognized Clan Chieftains.

Personally, I think it's a huuuuge allegation to suggest that one is a descendant of a House like the House of Stewart/ the "Baron of Renfrew" and would suggest records from the Court of Lyons in Scottland on the family of Stewarts from that time if you're really curious. But from what i've read, if anyone's wanting to proove descendance from a major Clan head it's a years long legal battle so-to-speak, to make sure it's Proven.

Re: symon renfro from scotlan

asiehjm — 2009-09-21 21:49:12Z

I have been curious about the same things.. my mother is a Renfrew and has said to have traced her Renfrew family back to a William Renfrew b: 1677/1678?? but agreed.. dead end there.. on the note of the Baron of Renfrew however, I'd be personally cautious to make assumptions.

The Baron of Renfrew is currently the His Royal Highness Prince Charles of England.

The "Baron of Renfrew" is a title.. it is not implicative that Renfrew was a surname of this James. It was not James' surname -James' surname was Stewart. From readings online -which you can garner from Encyclopedias available- of James Stewart and his son James Stewart, whos family were granted the lands of Renfrewshire, there's no actual blood relation between James STWEART and any family named the Renfrews.
When James was six months old he was exiled to France to live with relatives and his mother.
When James' father died, he proclaimed himself king, which was an act unsupported by England, which was vouching for a protestant ruler... James was Catholic. He was replaced by a germanic dynasty which led to his creation of the Jacobite movement to re-claim the thrones of England, Scottland and Ireland.
His son Charles led another Jacobite movement later. James had another son Henry and a daughter Elizabeth.

There was also a story that at some point, when James was tyring to retake the thrones, since he'd been exiled but needed to return to Scottland to fight his battle for the thrones, he had to take on a different name so that others would not suspect him. the name he took upon himself was the Baron of Renfrew.

Ultimately, James Stewart, the "old pretender", the "Baron of Renfrew" and his family never possessed Renfrew as a surname.

Either way, I would be extremely cautious in making the accusation of relation to any name of notability for the fact that Scottland's Court of Lyons keeps their royal /Cheiftain bloodlines more heavily guarded than any other nation in the world. It is not lightly that they make links to nobility.
Celtic peoples were some of the best known geneaologists in the world -their records were magnificently kept as far as storing names for notable family bloodlines. That, after all, was a noblemans livelihood... if he couldn't proove his blood relation, he was a nobody; thus, bloodline is a heavily guarded thing!!!
Even today in Scottland, it is even against federal Scottish law to bear any coat of arms if you are not THE direct single recorded descendant of a House. And there is only ONE direct descendant that has rights to it, which is usually a male. Most of those direct descendants are todays recognized Clan Chieftains.

Personally, I think it's a huuuuge allegation to suggest that one is a descendant of a House like the Stewart House / the "Baron of Renfrew" and would suggest records from the Court of Lyons in Scottland on the family of Stewarts from that time if you're really curious. But from what i've read, if anyone's wanting to proove descendance from a major Clan head it's a years long legal battle, to make sure it's Proven.

Re: RENFRO-DNA and Descendants of John Bartlett (1760-1822) of NC

jimbartlett — 2009-09-14 15:37:20Z

As you read through my previous post you'll note the very important role that DNA has played in sorting out this family, and tying it back to the Mayflower BARTLETTs in Plymouth, MA.

I highly encourage RENFRO researchers and genealogists to participate in the RENFRO-DNA Project. There are many RENFROs in Southern VA and Northern NC and getting DNA from male descenants will really help us sort them out (there are at least 3 very distinct BARTLETT lines from Southern VA, and DNA shows they don't relate for over 1,000 years - so we are now looking for records to link the matching DNA lines and don't need to look for records to link the different lines - it's really focused our research efforts).

You can have the same success with the RENFRO-DNA Project; all it needs is participants from the various lines. It is best to get at least 2 participants (widely separated cousins with a paper trail to a common RENFRO) from each line - when their DNA results match, you've validated, or proven, the paper trail back to the common ancestor. Different DNA results initially would indicate different RENFRO lines. If you're lucky and get minor changes in the DNA results, it will help sort out how the lines are connected and which research to focus on.

Although DNA is only a tool (it doesn't tell you your pedigree), it is extremely accurate, and therefor a very powerful tool. You can't say that about records, which are often inaccurate. But in the end you need both.

I encourage male RENFROs to participate in the RENFRO-DNA Project (female researchers: get your brothes, uncles, dad, cousins involved - give them a DNA kit as a very interesting/fun giftj; take a DNA kit to your next reunion) and move RENFRO research and genealogy to a new level.

Jim Bartlett
Admin Bartlett-DNA Project

Re: Descendants of John Bartlett (1760-1822) of NC

jimbartlett — 2009-09-14 14:50:45Z

Shannon;

Here is the info I have on John & Agnes BARTLETT of Buncombe Co, NC - my focus is on the census records, but I've had help on this line from researching descendants:

[F1B3A4]. John BARTLETT b 14 Dec 1760 Perquimans Co, NC; d 1820 Buncombe Co, NC; m c1789 Buncombe Co, NC Agnes “Aggy” FISHER RENFRO b 1770 Buncombe Co, NC; d 1890 Sevier Co, TN >[B0,1,2|3,4,5][Agnes was said to be an Orphan; raised by RENFRO family; also said to be 120 when she died
Children:

A. Sarah “Sally” BARTLETT b 1791 NC [B0,1,2,3,4,5]; never married

B. Mary “Polly” BARTLETT b 1794 NC [B0,1,2,3,4,5]; never married >[B6,7]

C. Alice “Alley” BARTLETT b 1795 NC [B0,1,2,5]; never married >[B6,7,8]

D. William BARTLETT III b 1798 NC [B0,1,2]; m 1824 Buncombe Co, NC Margaret “Peggy” _____ b 1802 Buncombe Co, NC; d 1863 Buncombe Co, NC (Black Mountain) >[B2,3,4,5|6,7,8] [ck 1820]

E. Nathan BARTLETT b 1801 NC [B1,2]; m Charlotte _____ b 1800 NC >[B3,4,5,6,7,8]

F. Rebecca BARTLETT b 1800 NC [B1,2,3,4,5] >[B7,8]

G. John W BARTLETT b 1804 NC [B1,2]; m Mary _____ >[NC:R4,5,6]

H. female b 1804-10 [B1,2,3] NC [probably m aft 1830]

I. Joshua BARTLETT b 1807 [B1,2]; m Sarah CREASMAN

J. James BARTLETT b 1809 Beetree Creek, NC [B1,2,3]; d c1848 Beetree Creek, NC; m 1831 Elizabeth BURNETT b 1811 NC >[B4|5];

NOTE 1: the letters and numbers in brackets after an individual or after the family are my codes for census records - [B1,2,3] means this person or family was in Buncombe Co, NC census in 1810, 20, and 30; it's just my system]

NOTE 2: the PROOF that William descends from this line is in the census records - all the BARTLETTs in Buncombe Co, NC appear to come from the same family. Take a look at these census extracts and see if you come to the same conclusion (and do you know how the loose ends fit together?):

1800 Buncombc Co, NC; Census [p161:25]:John BARTLETT 20010-30010 [John b 1755-74; wife b 1755-74] [F1B3A4]

1810 Buncombe Co, NC; Census [p264:3]: John BARTLET 32001-21210 [John b bef 1765; wife b 1765-84] [F1B3A4]

1820 Buncombe Co, NC; Census [p122:4]: William BARTLEY 000100-10100 [Wm b 1796-02; wife b 1796-04] [F1B3A4D]

1820 Buncombe Co, NC; Census [p122:9]: John BARTLEY 021201-01311 [John b bef 1775; wife b bef 1775] [F1B3A4]

1830 Buncombe Co, NC; Census [p270:28]: Agness BARTLETT 0000 1-0000 2200 1 [Agnes b 1760-70] [F1B3A4*]

1830 Buncombe Co, NC; Census [p237:27]: John BARTLETT 1000 1-0001 3001 [John b 1800-10; wife b ?] [F1B3A4H]

1830 Buncombe Co, NC; Census [p238:]: Nathan BARTLET 0000 1-0000 01 [Nat b 1800-10; wife b 1790-00] [ndx=BRTLETT] [F1B3A4G]

1830 Buncombe Co, NC; Census [p243:1]: Wm BARTLET 2100 01-0020 01 [Wm b 1790-00; wife b 1790-00] [ndx=BRTLET] [F1B3A4D]

1840 Buncombe Co, NC (N Div); Census [p150:4]: Wm BARTLET 2210 001-0112 01 [looks like 0112 replaced an erased 1120] [Wm b 1790-00; wife b 1800-10] [ndx=BARTLES] [F1B3A4D]

1840 Buncombe Co, NC (S Div); Census [p151:16]: Js BARTLET 1100 01-1200 1 [Ja b 1800-10; wife b 1810-20] [F1B3A4J]

1840 Buncombe Co, NC (S Div); Census [p151:23]: Aggy BARTLET ?01-0000 1200 1 [Aggy b 1770-80] [F1B3A4*]

1840 Buncombe Co, NC (S Div); Census [p163:26]: Nath BARTLET 0000 01-0000 002 [Nath b 1800-10; sibings?] [F1B3A4E]

1850 Buncombe Co, NC; Census [p246:691]: Nathan BARTLET 49 Farmer b NC; Charlotte 50 NC [F1B3A4E]

1850 Buncombe Co, NC; Census [p260:883]: J W BARTLET 45 Farmer b NC; Elbert H 22 TN; Mary 43 TN; Elizabeth DAVIS 20; Vance 21; Emiline 14; Delphina 13 Fatina 11; …; all b TN [F1B3A4G]

1850 Buncombe Co, NC; Census [p316:1639]: Aggy BARTLET 80; Sally 55; Polly 32 [sic]; Alley 30 [sic]; Rebecca 45; all b NC [near H BARTLETT 21] [ndx=BUTTL] [F1B3A4*,A,B,C,F]

1850 Buncombe Co, NC; Census [p318:1663]: H BARTLET 21 Laborer; Sarah 18; all b NC; both Married within the year. [NC-07]

1850 Buncombe Co, NC; Census [p318:1668]: Wm BARTLET 52 Laborer; Peggy 48; Rebecca 25; John 23twins; James 23 twins; Josh 22; Sarah 19; Riley 15; Fidilis 12; Jas P 4; John R 3/12; all b NC [ndx=BURTLET] [Jas P and John R are probably sons of Rebecca … jvb]

1850 Buncombe Co, NC; Census [p320:1702]: E (f) BARTLET 39 Farmer; Emoby/Emaley (f) 17; John W 16; Martha M 14; Sarah M 13; James H 11; Sophronia E 9; Marilda A 7; Jacob L S 5; Leah L 4; Geo A 2; all b NC [NC-06]

NOTE 3: the alternating letter/number code in brackets is my numbering system for this line, which is part of BARTLETT-DNA Group F. The ancestors of John are:

[F]. Robert BARTLETT 1603 England-1676 MA; m c1629 Mary WARREN (dau of Richard WARREN/Mayflower)

[F1]. Benjamin BARTLETT 1633-c1691; 1m Susannah JENNEY; 2m 1656 Sarah BREWSTER (dau Love /Mayflower)

[F1B]. Samuel BARTLETT 1660-bef 1713 m 1683 Hannah PABODIE

[F1B3]. Samuel BARTLETT 1691 MA-1749/50 MA; m 1725 Hannah CHURCHILL b 1697 MA (dau of John CHURCHILL & Rebecca DELARIO)

[F1B3A]. Samuel BARTLETT III b 1726 Plymouth, MA; d 7 Apr 1780 Plymouth, MA; 1m c1754 MA [?NC] Betsy MOORE b c1730; d bef 1764 NC; Samuel 2m 7 Aug 1766 Plymouth, MA Elizabeth JACKSON b c1736 (dau of John JACKSON & Mary RATCLIFFE MOORE)

Also with matching DNA are Joseph, Joshua and Nathan BARTLETT from Southern VA and Northern NC (who settled in White/Overton Co, TN by 1800) - same generation as John, and probably about 1st cousins; and John BARTLETT d 1801 Greene Co, KY (he married Priscilla). These two families are closely related to the Buncombe Co, NC BARTLETTs, but we haven't found the link yet.

Many researchers believe the link is with the RENFROs - do you know anything about the RENFRO line?

Thanks again for posting; I hope to hear more from you.

Jim Bartlett

Re: Myrtle Renfro

hezowicz — 2009-09-07 17:33:28Z

I wonder if this Myrtle Renfro was a sister of my gggrandmother Ella Renfro (sister of George Ivie Renfro). Is any of your line also in TX? I think these Renfros were primarily in that area.

Heather L. Thrasher

Re: George J. Rhodes Lillian (Brewer) Rhodes

ebarker948 — 2009-06-22 03:25:41Z

Lillian Brewer Rhodes was my grandfather's sister. My grandfather was P P Brewer who moved to O'Donnell, Texas in the early 1900's. I would like to complete a Brewer family tree.

New DNA Site

mjeffers — 2009-08-20 22:57:44Z

My Grandmother was a Rentfrow. Being female I cannot have the DNA done BUT I do have my mtDNA haplogroup. It is a T2 which I gather is fairly unusual.

Descendants of John Bartlett (1760-1822) of NC

sdlind1 — 2009-09-13 18:43:40Z

Hi all.

I'm looking for the descendants of John BARTLETT (1760-1822) m. Agnes Fisher RENFRO (1770-1850) in North Carolina. Specifically, I'm trying to prove that they had a son, William, born ca 1798.

Any help is much appreciated.

--Shannon

Myrtle Renfro

MaryEllenYANNITELLI — 2009-07-27 15:27:29Z

In going through my family archives (surname Montgomery, locations: Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arizona & California) I found a post card (unsent), it is a photo of a woman standing outside & on the back written in pencil is "Myrtle Renfro".

Re: Myrtle Renfro

MaryEllenYANNITELLI — 2009-09-13 20:42:43Z

Hi Heather
I should have mentioned in my original post that as far as I know I am not related to Myrtle Renfro. I am guessing she was a family friend probably when my ancestors lived in Oklahoma (1920's-1940's)
-Mary Ellen

Re: Baron James Renfrew

pylesjessica — 2009-06-18 19:17:14Z

try Maury County, TN, most of my family (renfros) have been burried in the renfro family cemetery there, and it goes back to the late 1700s

Re: Looking for brother in Texas with birthname-Renfro

wadley1948 — 2009-07-02 02:47:13Z

Do you ever hear from Penny that is trying to find Ted Renfro. I have lost all contact with her. We keep in touch avout 8 yrs ado. I was helping her find out some information on her brother Tony. If you know where she is let me know Thanks

RENFRO Esther Aline 1904-1978

t42MountOlivet — 2009-08-01 16:50:51Z

RENFRO Esther Aline 1904-1978

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 205,049 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

RENFRO George H Sr 1885-1947

t42MountOlivet — 2009-08-01 16:50:03Z

RENFRO George H Sr 1885-1947

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 205,049 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

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RENFRO J Samuel 1875-1941

t42MountOlivet — 2009-07-30 22:20:44Z

RENFRO J Samuel 1875-1941

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 205,049 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

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RENFRO Dorothy M CLINE 1914-2003

t42MountOlivet — 2009-08-24 16:31:42Z

RENFRO Dorothy M CLINE 1914-2003

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 205,999 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

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RENFRO Mae 1892-1974

t42MountOlivet — 2009-08-22 14:00:53Z

RENFRO Mae 1892-1974

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 205,999 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

RENFRO Clarence A 1889-1954

t42MountOlivet — 2009-08-22 14:00:28Z

RENFRO Clarence A 1889-1954

I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 205,999 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Myrtle Renfro

salderson84 — 2009-09-13 20:24:08Z

I just submitted a post about Myrtle Austin Renfro in response to a query about a photo. I forgot to add that her husband, Samuel C. Renfro was the child of George W. Renfro and Kate Pittman. Goerge W. must have been a Jr, since his dad was George W. Renfro and his mother was Elizabeth Burrough. Myrtle Austin Renfro was the child of Robert and Lula Austin.

Re: Myrtle Renfro

salderson84 — 2009-09-13 20:19:37Z

My great-grandmother was named Myrtle Austin Renfro. She married Samual C. Renfro, and they lived in Oklahoma and Texas. They had one child, my grandmother, Lillie Mae Renfro, who married Ervin R. Owen Sr. They had 5 children including my dad, Ervin R. Owen Jr. My name is Sandra Owen Alderson, and I live in Lockhart, Texas. Let me know if this info looks like it matches with your family. Maybe we are distant cousins!

Re: George J. Rhodes Lillian (Brewer) Rhodes

PatriciaQ01 — 2009-06-21 08:06:25Z

Do you mean George Jefferson RENFRO and Lillian Jane (Brewer) RENFRO? They are my grandparents from Lillian, Johnson Co., Texas, and Lillian did die in 1936.

New DNA Site

RandallBaker1 — 2009-08-20 22:49:36Z

There is now a new site for the Renfro DNA Project, for those that are interested.

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/renfro

We still need participants, so please consider this research option and help spread the word. All variant spellings - Renfrew, Renfrey, Rentfro, etc. are welcomed and encouraged to join.

Thanks,
Randall Baker
Administrator
Renfro DNA Project

Looking for half siblings-TN

marlao817 — 2009-08-07 07:18:42Z

I was born a Renfro and all I know is that I have an older half brother named Jacob Renfro and our father's name is Jesse Curtis Renfro. I have reason to believe this line of Renfro's are either in Roane or Loudon County.

Re: Renfro-Looney-Walker of Botetourt Co. VA

carollee65 — 2009-06-01 23:01:17Z

Thanks for the advice, Jim..I won't be able to get to a center for a little while, but will write down that number..I am not sure of the birthplace or actual date of Elizabeth..the only thing that might give a little credibility to her birthplace or at least where she was at that time is this bit of info I got about her husband, Jacob Walker..a note from my FTM file.."His parents moved to Botetourt Co, VA in 1798 where they were known as the "Dutch Walkers."

Other than that no solid evidence. Thanks again!

Re: Renfro-Looney-Walker of Botetourt Co. VA

carollee65 — 2009-06-01 15:13:39Z

The date I've been given many years ago was just a guestimate, I believe. about 1788..and the possible place of birth, Botetourt Co. VA...don't know if or what is true. It would be so wonderful to finally find someone to connect her with. I've been search well over 10 years.

Re: Renfro-Looney-Walker of Botetourt Co. VA

jimbartlett1 — 2009-06-01 21:34:12Z

Carol;

If you are sure Elizabeth RENFRO was born in Botetourt Co, VA in the 1780s, you should look at the Personal Property Tax Lists - taken every year from 1782 to 1850; listing all men 21 and over. I would tell you the head of each RENFRO family in Botetourt Co 1782-1805. There are probably only a very few, but at least you could narrow it down to a finite list. Microfilms of the PPTL are available from the Mormans through any Family History Center. Botetourt 1783-1810 is microfilm # 2024486 - if you're in the Washington DC area, I have a copy on permanent loan at the Kensington FHC.

I'm looking for a RENFRO-BARTLETT connection, probably in the 1750-1770 - there are two half brothers: Joshua BARTLETT and Peter RENFRO adventuring around southern VA and probably into NC - they are mentioned together in 1762, and appear to be in the Halifax-Pittsylvania Co, VA area....

Jim Bartlett

RENFRO Elizabeth Betty and Charles B

t42RoseHill — 2009-06-12 18:40:25Z

RENFRO Elizabeth Betty and Charles B

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,210 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

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RENFRO John and Margaret H

t42RoseHill — 2009-06-12 18:40:13Z

RENFRO John and Margaret H

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,210 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

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RENFRO George Neal 1924-1972

t42RoseHill — 2009-06-04 18:51:34Z

RENFRO George Neal 1924-1972

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 203,768 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

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RENFRO Edward R 1905-1955

t42RoseHill — 2009-06-04 18:51:14Z

RENFRO Edward R 1905-1955

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 203,768 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

RENFRO George R and Ruby M

t42RoseHill — 2009-05-27 15:34:56Z

RENFRO George R and Ruby M

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 203,767 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

RENFRO Richard Eugene 1930-1983

t42RoseHill — 2009-07-03 20:06:30Z

RENFRO Richard Eugene 1930-1983

I photographed this gravestone in the (Shannon) Rose Hill Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 204,880 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here,instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Renfro-Looney-Walker of Botetourt Co. VA

lgrenfro — 2009-06-01 06:26:43Z

Do you have a birth year for your Elizabeth Renfro? In our family line are John (b. 1786) and Jane Renfro of Grainger Co, TN who had a daughter named Eliazbeth. She was one of 12 children and I believe may have been the eldest.

Lori Renfro

Re: Renfro - Grainger Co., TN

lgrenfro — 2009-06-01 06:11:13Z

The John A. Renfro you have was not a son of John and Jane Renfro. John and Jane Renfro are in my husband's family line. Their sons were: Stephen Cox, James H, Thomas Marion, Hannible J, and Samuel S.

I wish I could be of help to you in knowing who were the parents of your John A.

Re: Looking for brother in Texas with birthname-Renfro

cantorjoeocho — 2009-07-17 17:14:04Z

www.switchboard.com

that should be of some help.

Nathaniel Renfro - Decatur Co., TN

Hepzi — 2009-06-22 04:08:40Z

I've recently resumed looking at any and all Renfro/Renfroe names in Decatur Co., in an effort to try to connect to my already researched Renfroe names from Henderson and Roane Counties, TN.

In gathering information, I've become stumped with NATHANIEL RENFRO, and hope someone can clarify who he belongs to.

In the 1850 Decatur Co. census, I find Nathaniel Renfro (b. abt 1805, TN), with a wife, ALMINA (b. abt 1822), and children: Joshua (b. abt 1842), Wm. H. (b. abt 1845), Sarah J. (b. abt 1847), and Nancy C.(b. abt 1849).

I have not found them yet in 1860, but:

In 1870 & 1880 Decatur Co, there is a Nathaniel Renfro (b. abt 1811, TN), with wife, SARAH (b. abt 1833, TN), and children: William H.,(b. abt 1848 or 1850), Catherine (b. abt 1852), Hannah L. (b. abt 1864), Mark (b. abt 1866), Harriett E. (b. abt 1867), Martha (b. abt 1870), Nathaniel W. (b. abt 1872), Joanna (b. abt 1875) and Sophia (b. abt 1876).

Are these two men the same Nathaniel Renfro (slightly different ages), with two different wives, and questionable children's names? If they truly were two different men (b. abt 1805 and abt 1811), then who were "Nathaniel"(s) parents? I'm having a problem fitting them into a definite family.

Thanks for any help!

Pat