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Welcome! This website was created on May 23 2004 and last updated on Feb 02 2024.

There are 4891 names in this family tree. The earliest recorded event is the birth of WEST, CHARLES in 1409. The most recent event is the death of PARKER, RHONDA GAIL in 2024.The webmaster of this site is ROBIN MEEKINS. Please click here if you have any comments or feedback.

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About MY SOUTHERN FAMILY HERITAGE
HELLO FAMILY AND GUEST VIEWERS,

I HAVE TO SAY FIRST OFF, THAT THIS SITE IS CONSTANTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS  NEW INFORMATION IS DISCOVERED.  MY BAXLEY LINE IS SO MESSED UP RIGHT NOW  BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH INFORMATION OUT THERE AND I AM HAVING A DIFFICULT  TIME TRACKING THE CORRECT INFORMATION.  WHAT YOU SEE NOW IN REGARDS TO THE  BAXLEY LINE IS BEING WORKED ON.  I HAVE TO MAKE SOME CORRECTIONS.

THERE ARE SO MANY NAMES I HAVE ADDED TO THIS WEBSITE AND I HAVE NOT NEARLY  SCRATCHED THE SURFACE.  I HAVE DISCOVERED HOW WE ARE CONNECTED TO SO MANY  OTHER 
 FAMILY NAMES AND IT HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING SEARCH SO FAR.  IT'S ADDICTING.   I  
 FIRST BECAME INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT MY ANCESTORS FROM LONG AGO AFTER  LEARNING THAT I HAD A RELATIVE WHO FOUGHT IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.  HIS  NAME 
 WAS CAPTAIN RALPH REGAN.  HE WAS MY 5TH GREAT GRANDFATHER.  AFTER SEARCHING  HIS 
 NAME ON ANCESTRY.COM AND THE GENEALOGY WEBSITE UNDER THE CHURCH OF LATTER DAY  SAINTS, I LEARNED OF RALPH'S CHILDREN'S NAMES AND THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR  CHILDREN AND SO ON AS WELL AS ALL OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE HIM.  I WAS HOOKED  ON LEARNING MORE THEN.  I HAVE COMPILED 7 NOTEBOOKS FULL OF INFORMATION ON ALL  OF OUR ANCESTORS.  I HAVE TRACED AS FAR BACK AS 1606 (OUR REGAN CONNECTION) TO  OUR ROOTS IN IRELAND AND TO THE 1400'S IN OTHER LINES.  I HAVE BEEN ABLE  TO 
 FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENEND TO MY GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER JACOB B. BAXLEY WHO  NEVER 
 RETURNED FROM THE CIVIL WAR THROUGH MY RESEARCH.  WE COME FROM A LONG LINE OF  SOLDIERS AND WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THEM (BACON'S REBELLION, AMERICAN  REVOLUTION, CIVIL WAR, WWI, WWII, KOREA AND IRAQ.  THANKS TO ALL OF THOSE WHO  SERVED OUR COUNTRY.  I HAVE DISCOVERED SOME SECRETS THAT I WON'T REVEAL TO  ALL!!!!!  I HAVE MET FAMILY MEMBERS THAT I NEVER KNEW EXISTED.  I REALLY NEED  HELP IN COMPILING INFORMATION SUCH AS DATES AND INTERESTING FACTS AS WELL AS  PHOTOS.  WE HAD A SMALL FAMILY REUNION IN MY HOME TOWN OF ROBESON COUNTY, NC  ON 
 SATURDAY JULY 3, 2004.  WE HAVE NOT HAD ONE IN NEARLY 10 YEARS BUT WE HAVE HAD  ONE EVERY YEAR SINCE.  IT WAS GREAT SEEING FAMILY MEMBERS THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN  SINCE THEN AND SOME THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.  I HATE I DIDN'T HAVE  ENOUGH TIME TO SPEND WITH ALL BUT WE WILL CATCH UP AGAIN.  WE ARE PLANNING  ANOTHER ONE FOR NEXT YEAR.  DON'T WORRY, WE WILL GIVE PLENTY OF NOTICE SO THAT  MORE COULD ATTEND.  I ALSO NEED HELP IN GETTING PHOTOS FOR THE WEBSITE.  IF  YOU HAVE EMAIL AND COULD EMAIL ME PHOTOS OF YOUR FAMILY I WOULD APPRECIATE IT,  ESPECIALLY THE OLD PHOTOGRAPHS OF OUR ELDERS.  I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMETHING  HAPPEN TO THE PHOTOS AND THIS WAY THERE IS A WAY TO PRESERVE THEIR MEMORY.   ONE THING I COULD NOT HELP BUT NOTICE THIS WEEKEND WAS THE AGE OF SOME OF MY  AUNTS AND UNCLES.  IT'S SAD TO THINK ABOUT THEM GROWING OLD AND NEEDING A LOT  OF MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT I KNOW THAT JUST COMES WITH AGE AND WILL HAPPEN TO US  ALL.  I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT MY GENERATION AND THE GENERATIONS AFTER ME NEED  TO KNOW ALL OF THE STORIES AND THE SONGS WE SING AROUND THE PIANO.  ONLY A FEW  IN MY GENERATION THAT I KNOW OF CAN PLAY THE PIANO.  ONLY SOME OF US KNOW ALL  OF THE SONGS THAT OUR AUNTS AND UNCLES SANG.  STANDING AROUND THE PIANO  SINGING OLD GOSPEL SONGS IS WHAT I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED AND WILL ALWAYS CHERISH.   IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING TO THE INFORMATION I HAVE ON HERE ALREADY  PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CALL OR EMAIL ME.  I LOVE AND MISS YOU ALL AND HOPE  TO ONE DAY FINISH THE BOOK I HAVE STARTED.  I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT IS  COMPLETED AND WILL GET IT PRINTED UP IN CASE ANY OF YOU WANT ONE.  IF YOU VIEW  THE WEBSITE, PLEASE SIGN THE GUESTBOOK WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.  THIS IS HOW  YOU CAN CONTACT ME:

ROBIN PARKER MEEKINS
 POB 54
 PRESTON, MD 21655
 410-673-7524
 443-786-9393 (verizon wireless)
 robinpmeekins@yahoo.com
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Getting Around
There are several ways to browse the family tree. The Tree View graphically shows the relationship of selected person to their kin. The Family View shows the person you have selected in the center, with his/her photo on the left and notes on the right. Above are the father and mother and below are the children. The Ancestor Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph above and children below. On the right are the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. The Descendant Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph and parents below. On the right are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Do you know who your second cousins are? Try the Kinship Relationships Tool. Your site can generate various Reports for each name in your family tree. You can select a name from the list on the top-right menu bar.

In addition to the charts and reports you have Photo Albums, the Events list and the Relationships tool. Family photographs are organized in the Photo Index. Each Album's photographs are accompanied by a caption. To enlarge a photograph just click on it. Keep up with the family birthdays and anniversaries in the Events list. Birthdays and Anniversaries of living persons are listed by month. Want to know how you are related to anybody ? Check out the Relationships tool.

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