Date and Summary of Updates starting with the most recent changes.
© 2007- 2011 Linda McCauley.  All rights reserved.
Last Updated:  16 Dec 2011
:: What's New? ::
8-10-2010
  • Added cemetery photos for Heard County, Georgia
  • Made a few cosmetic changes.

3-8-2010
  • Entire site redesigned with new color scheme.
  • Updated Family Tree pages to include new research and some housekeeping changes (like converting old source
    citations to meet standards set in Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills).
  • Most new family information added is related to the Lanier and Bennett lines including surnames Malone, Gamble
    and Finney.
2009
12-30-2009
  • Added a genealogy blog Documenting the Details for stories about ancestors, research struggles and successes.
  • Added several wills and marriage records to the Documents page.
9-28-2009
  • Added photo slideshow to Home Page.
  • Added Timelines for some ancestors of John William McCauley to Reports page.
2010
6-27-2009
  • Added parents, siblings and ancestors for John William McCauley. This includes Lanier, Bennett, Gamble and
    Jackson lines.
  • Added some cemetery photos for Lanier's and Bennett's.
  • Added Pedigree Chart for John William McCauley and Timelines for Joseph Smith Lanier and Nancy Jane Bennett to
    Reports page.
5-24-2009
  • Changed website title to include Lanier since that has been determined to be the true surname of my grandfather.
  • Updated Most Wanted pages to include Rebecca and Jesse Thomas.
5-3-2009
  • Updated information to show Thomas Jefferson Lanier changed his name to John William McCauley, moved to
    Kentucky and started a new life..
3-25-2009
  • Updated Most Wanted information for John William McCauley.
2-5-2009
  • Updated Most Wanted information for John William McCauley and added Family Group Sheets for the Lanier family.
2008
12-10-2008
  • Created new family tree pages using Legacy Family Tree, ver. 7. The format is completely different but should be
    simple to follow. At the top of a person's page will be links to their parents and grandparents (if they exist in the
    file).
  • Photos are now included on the family tree pages displayed as thumbnails; click on a thumbnail to open a larger
    copy. The volume of thumbnails on some pages may cause slow loading.
  • Some additions to the Taylor and Owens lines - specifically descendants of William Taylor and his 3 wifes. Alfred
    Owens and Rebecca Mullins, Wesley Owens and Louis A. Mullins and Thomas Ramsey, Jr. and Rhoda Ann Lavender.
  • Other additions include the parents and siblings of Margaret E. Thomas and the maiden name for Rachel, wife of
    Stephen Hopkins.
  • Removed Margaret Thomas from Most Wanted.
  • Updated pedigree reports for Verda Hankins, Elmer Hopins and Emma Taylor on Reports page.
9-5-2008
  • Added cemetery photos for Elijah and Leila Mae Hopkins and links for others to Find A Grave.
7-12-2008
  • Updated Most Wanted information for Margaret Thomas.
2007
9-5-2007
  • Moved family photos to SmugMug account and added over 400 pictures.
  • Updated the family tree pages - some specifics Stephen and Rachel Hopkins descendants; Andrew P. Taylor
    family; Champ and Elizabeth Mullins descendants; George Calvin and Harriet Owens family.
2-24-2007
  • Added Most Wanted pages for Stephen Wolfenbarger, Rachel Hopkins, Rhoda Ann Lavender and Thomas Howard.
  • Added 8 Timeline Reports for McCauley and Hankins Lines; 13 for Hopkins and Taylor lines and Pedigree Charts
    for Verda Hankins, Emma Hopkins and Elmer Hopkins.
2-11-2007
  • Added information about potential parents for Margaret Thomas.
1-18-2007
  • Site came online.
2011
12-16-2011
  • Revised site banner and page layouts.

12-13-2011
  • Revised Photo page.
  • Made cosmetic changes to Home Page - different social media icons.

6-5-2011
  • Updated of Family Tree pages. (Since this hadn't been done in over a year, it's impossible to identify the major
    changes. Hopefully, I'll return to a schedule of updating every 3 or 4 months.)
  • Changed "DNA-23&Me" page to "DNA Matching" as will soon also be working on matches from FTDNA's Family
    Finder test.
  • Separated surnames on DNA Matching page by paternal and maternal lines.
  • Updated Most Wanted pages for Rachel McFarland & John R. Petty.
  • Deleted Most Wanted page for Delinda Younger.
  • Changed some cemeteries to link to SmugMug galleries. (An ongoing project.)

1-26-2011
  • Added "DNA-23 & Me" page to facilitate identifying common ancestors with Relative Finder matches.

1-4-2011
  • Updated Most Wanted page for Delinda Weeks with new information about her maiden name Younger.