Denise Murphy 🌳
@denisemurphy13.bsky.social
Left-handed middle child who doesn’t want to be left behind. Family historian blogging to keep my ancestors alive. Not a writer but I don't let that stop me.
A follow-up to last week's post. William Durie was an accidental find. denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/will... #familysearch #genealogy
William Durie
William Durie , son of George Durie and Mary Elisabeth Taylor, was born on November 20, 1820, in Inveresk and Musselburgh, Scotland. He was ...
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January 30, 2026 at 9:32 PM
A follow-up to last week's post. William Durie was an accidental find. denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/will... #familysearch #genealogy
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - William Tuggle’s will: 30 enslaved named denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/will... #familyhistory #genealogy
William Tuggle’s will: 30 enslaved named
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. William...
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January 29, 2026 at 4:50 PM
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - William Tuggle’s will: 30 enslaved named denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/will... #familyhistory #genealogy
I enjoy researching my husband's ancestors from Scotland - James Durie denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/jame... #familyhistory #genealogy
James Durie
James Durie , son of George Durie and Mary Elisabeth Taylor, was born on April 26, 1824, in Inveresk with Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland....
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January 23, 2026 at 11:46 PM
I enjoy researching my husband's ancestors from Scotland - James Durie denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/jame... #familyhistory #genealogy
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Walter Chandler accused of giving alcohol to Antony denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/walt... #familyhistory #genealogy
Walter Chandler accused of giving alcohol to Antony
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. Septemb...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:13 PM
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Walter Chandler accused of giving alcohol to Antony denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/walt... #familyhistory #genealogy
Genealogy confession: ever spend days chasing an ancestor… only to realize they’re not even your people? Matthew Gordon: A Wrong Turn Opened a Door to History denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/matt... #familyhistory #genealogy
Matthew Gordon: A Wrong Turn Opened a Door to History
When I first began exploring my husband’s ancestry in 2001, I was given the names Matthew and Elizabeth Gordon as the parents of his 2nd gre...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Genealogy confession: ever spend days chasing an ancestor… only to realize they’re not even your people? Matthew Gordon: A Wrong Turn Opened a Door to History denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/matt... #familyhistory #genealogy
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Randal used as collateral for Joseph Sanford’s bank debt denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/rand... #familyhistory #genealogy
Randal used as collateral for Joseph Sanford’s bank debt
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgi a I find in historical records. Sanford...
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January 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Randal used as collateral for Joseph Sanford’s bank debt denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/rand... #familyhistory #genealogy
James Athya, another puzzle piece uncovered denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/jame... #familysearch #genealogy
James Athya, another puzzle piece uncovered
Recently, I shared an update to James Athya’s story after discovering a new article through Newspapers.com. Just nine days later, another a...
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January 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
James Athya, another puzzle piece uncovered denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/jame... #familysearch #genealogy
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Dave, property of Nancy Martin denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/dave... #familysearch #genealogy
Dave, property of Nancy Martin
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. Georgia...
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January 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Dave, property of Nancy Martin denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/dave... #familysearch #genealogy
This was a study of land that passed through families - Lot 38: A Family Legacy in Apollo denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/lot-... #familyhistory #genealogy
Lot 38: A Family Legacy in Apollo
In the early 1830s, Lot 38 in Apollo Borough, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, became the common strand that bound together three families—th...
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January 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
This was a study of land that passed through families - Lot 38: A Family Legacy in Apollo denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2026/01/lot-... #familyhistory #genealogy
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Frederick, property of James B. Nickelson denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/fred... #familyhistory #genealogy
Frederick, property of James B. Nickelson
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. Very fe...
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December 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Frederick, property of James B. Nickelson denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/fred... #familyhistory #genealogy
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Deed of Trust for Cain denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/deed... #familyhistory #genealogy
Deed of Trust for Cain
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. Baldwin...
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December 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Deed of Trust for Cain denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/deed... #familyhistory #genealogy
My daddy often spoke of his aunts Maudie and Claudie. Talking with someone who was raised by Claudie gave me a new glimpse into her life. Claudia Burnette denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/clau... #familyhistory #genealogy
Claudia Burnette
Claudia Burnette , daughter of Thomas Terrell Burnette and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Jones, was born in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, on November...
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December 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
My daddy often spoke of his aunts Maudie and Claudie. Talking with someone who was raised by Claudie gave me a new glimpse into her life. Claudia Burnette denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/clau... #familyhistory #genealogy
Christmas morning. Teenage me hated having her picture taken. Adult me wishes she hadn’t. #christmasmemories
December 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Christmas morning. Teenage me hated having her picture taken. Adult me wishes she hadn’t. #christmasmemories
Holiday safety tip from my mama: protect the tree from the kids, not the other way around #christmasmemories
December 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Holiday safety tip from my mama: protect the tree from the kids, not the other way around #christmasmemories
Santa stood tall over Stewart-Lakewood Shopping Center — a holiday landmark in 1960s Atlanta #Christmasmemories
December 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Santa stood tall over Stewart-Lakewood Shopping Center — a holiday landmark in 1960s Atlanta #Christmasmemories
This branch of my family tree was cut short — father, mother, and daughter, all gone in their 20s - Adaline Celestial Malone denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/adal... #familysearch #genealogy
Adaline Celestial Malone
Adaline “Addie” Celestial Malone was born on December 5, 1841, in Georgia, the daughter of Thompson “Tom” Malone and Laura E. Williams. She...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This branch of my family tree was cut short — father, mother, and daughter, all gone in their 20s - Adaline Celestial Malone denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/adal... #familysearch #genealogy
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. - Little Jack awarded to Adaline C. (Malone) Martin denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/litt... #familyhistory #genealogy
Little Jack awarded to Adaline C. (Malone) Martin
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. From th...
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December 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. - Little Jack awarded to Adaline C. (Malone) Martin denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/litt... #familyhistory #genealogy
Robert Hobbs donates land for Woodville School House denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/robe... #familyhistory #genealogy
Robert Hobbs donates land for Woodville School House
Robert L. Hobbs , my 5th great-grandfather, is still on my list of subjects to research. I’ve written part of his story ( click here to read...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Robert Hobbs donates land for Woodville School House denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/robe... #familyhistory #genealogy
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Medical Debts Settled by Thompson Malone’s Estate: Harry and Jack denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/medi... #familyhistory #genealogy
Medical Debts Settled by Thompson Malone’s Estate: Harry and Jack
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgi a I find in historical records. From th...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Medical Debts Settled by Thompson Malone’s Estate: Harry and Jack denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/medi... #familyhistory #genealogy
Cameron’s Stocking—A New Family Treasure denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/came... #familyhistory #genealogy #familytreasures
Cameron’s Stocking—A New Family Treasure
This is one post I never expected to write. Back in March, my son Chris and daughter-in-law Ashley stopped by on a Saturday morning, donuts ...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Cameron’s Stocking—A New Family Treasure denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/came... #familyhistory #genealogy #familytreasures
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - 18 slaves awarded to the minor children of Thompson Malone denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/18-s... #familyhistory #genealogy
18 slaves awarded to minor children of Thompson Malone
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. From th...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - 18 slaves awarded to the minor children of Thompson Malone denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/12/18-s... #familyhistory #genealogy
Piece-by-piece his story is told - James Athya, another update denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/11/jame... #familyhistory #genealogy
James Athya, another update
James Athya , born in 1919 in Bellshill, Lanark, Scotland to Robert Durie Athya and Margaret Shaw, was the eldest of three siblings and a fi...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Piece-by-piece his story is told - James Athya, another update denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/11/jame... #familyhistory #genealogy
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Harry, Jane, Sam, Nancy, and Becky denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/11/harr... #familyhistory #genealogy
Harry, Jane, Sam, Nancy, and Becky
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records. From th...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records - Harry, Jane, Sam, Nancy, and Becky denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/11/harr... #familyhistory #genealogy
Like my father, he worked as a plumber. It makes me wonder how much that trade changed between the 1880s and the 1990s. Robert Durie denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/11/robe... #familyhistory #genealogy
Robert Durie
Robert Durie , son of James Durie and Jane Liddell Braidwood, was born at home on February 6, 1863, at 22 Pitt Street in Blythswood, Glasgow...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Like my father, he worked as a plumber. It makes me wonder how much that trade changed between the 1880s and the 1990s. Robert Durie denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2025/11/robe... #familyhistory #genealogy