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One Step Closer in Alabama: the Fendrick...

One Step Closer in Alabama: the Fendricks Family

This beautiful picture is of my great-grandmother Effie Fendricks. I have posted before about my long odyssey researching her roots. I had a breakthrough in August 2009 when I found a duplicate death certificate. In this research, I encountered the common roadblocks of migration across state lines and name changes. On top of that, their […]

Effie Fendricks and Building a Case for ...

Effie Fendricks and Building a Case for the Slaveowner

This is my great-grandmother, Effie Blanche Fendricks, who was born in Hardin County, TN, ca. 1891. She was one of 13 children (8 who survived). Effie married Walter Springer and birthed 9 children, 7 of whom survived to adulthood. When I interviewed my grandmother Mattie, she shared many fond memories of her mother. Effie’s husband […]

 
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