Category: DNA-03: White Stags of of Eastern Virginia & North Carolina
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Benjamin Babb (1818-1889) – From Virginia to Tennessee
This book, compiled by Mrs. Robert D. Tice & Miss Jessie Taylor Webb in 1986 provides a window into the life & times of one of the earliest Babbs of Eastern Virginia & North Carolina, which we commonly refer to as The White Stags, to recognize their English heritage. It is provided here courtesy of […]
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Richard Clark Babb Jr “The Galant” – Vietnam War Casualty
The story can finally be told of the life and death of Richard Clark Babb Jr, who is one of two Babbs who were casualties of the Vietnam War. their names are encapsulated on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, DC. I first came across this story in 2014 at the dawn of this blog […]
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Avon Dale Babb – Mystery Revealed
Back in May I published a story about Avon Dale Babb. There was a mysterious war medal that was sitting on the photo that was in turn photographed. At the time of the post, I had no idea what branch of service it belonged. I just could see the Crown atop the medal and theorized […]
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The Trials, Tribulations and Mystery of Avon Dale Babb
This fantastic picture of Avon Dale Babb came to me through one of his descendants. Avon was the son of Andrew Jackson Babb and Grandson of Revolutionary War Hero Christopher Babb of North Carolina. Andrew has been mentioned on my blog before as his roots were a source of confusion until unveiled by a poem […]
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The Ancestry of Andrew Jackson Babb Revealed
A recent query on the Babb Family Association Facebook Group led me to realize that I had never documented the story about how we discovered his heritage. It was first solved about 1-2 years ago as I was working with an Oregon Babb that was trying to solve the riddle of Andrew’s parents. The wild […]
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A Whole New Branch of Eastern Virginia Babbs
While answering a query today that involved a branch that I had labeled as Missing when I completed my canvas of the 1870 US Census, I stumbled into a discovery that alluded me 10 years ago. The person only had the name of their Grandfather, which is someone that didn’t appear in the Master Tree, […]
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A new DNA line…sort of
I always get excited when the results from a new DNA test come in. There is always the potential to shake things up. That is certainly the case with the latest results I received from a member who has a strong paper trail inside the Green Men of Maryland Babb lineage. DNA has a way […]
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The Family Bible of Francis Marion Babb
I was contacted by a new member about a Family Bible that he came into possession of following the death of his uncle. He aunt was about to throw it out if he didn’t want it. Thankfully he rescued it from the landfill and found me! Together we were able to track down that this […]
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Charles H. Babb – Aviation Pioneer
Recently, I put out a query for assistance locating a Charles V. Babb who was involved in an article and picture I had come across on eBay. With the help of one of our members I now have the answer and it is a wild trip of who’s who in America. First off, Charles’ middle […]