Well, folks, I’m not sure if it qualifies as me being “published”,
but I just got my latest issue (Vol XL, Number 3, August 2012) of the “Bulletin
of the Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County” today. On the last page, p150, is the following:
“Clairifcation / Correction:
Malena Bailey
In the May 2012 article on the Braddy family, it was noted
that Bery Israel Bailey married Malena Padgett but that her death certificate showed
her as the daughter of William Lovelace and Milly Hollifield. Greg Lovelace, 683 Edmonds Dr., Charleston,
SC 29412, greglovelace@comcast.net,
writes that ‘Malena is actually Malena/Malinda Lovelace, daughter of William
Lovelace and Cynthia/Sintha Hollifield.
I have her with various names Malena, Melena, Malinda, Malindy … and the
middle initial P. She is listed in the
1850 census, Sandy Run, Rutherford Co., NC, as Malinda Lovelace, age 10, in the
home of William and Cyntha Lovelace. The
article gives her name as Malena Padgett, and Padgett may have indeed been her
middle name. Her maternal grandmother
was Emsy Padgett Hollifield, married to Elijah Hollifield. The informant for the death certificate was
S. B. Green, probably Sidney B. Green, son of Malinda and her first husband
William Green.”
While this may not seem like much, it is a correction that
was actually accepted by the editor of the Bulletin, Mr. Miles Philbeck, who is
a noted NC genealogist, and I feel honored that he saw fit to include my
correction to his article in the ensuing issue of the journal! I’m stoked!
