There is an interesting video on Youtube made by my distant paternal cousin Tarik Paul Johnson about the Upshur family. We are descendants of my 3rd great grandfather Johnson Brickhouse (who was born in 1826). Many of my paternal relatives are in the Upshur family. Tarik Johnson made a YouTube video on November 19, 2014, to mention a lot of information on his family history. He found out that Alfred P. Upshur was a black Union Civil War hero (who was in the military in 1861 and was discharged in 1866). His son was Ruben Benjamin Upshur, who was a successful businessman. Ruben Benjamin Upshur married my 1st cousin named Nola Burton Upshur (1877-1961). Nola Burton Upshur's parents are James Burton (1848-1931) and my 2nd great grandaunt Ann Eliza Brickhouse (1857-1921). Ann's sister was my 2nd great grandmother Esther Brickhouse Bailey (1865-1955). So, Nola Burton Upshur and Ruben Benjamin Upshur (1876-1966) had 14 children. Ruben owned businesses, and there was the large Upshur family house in Northampton County, Virginia or at the Eastern Shore. Ruben and Nola Upshur had farms, owned apples, had a horse (called Castoff), and had chickens (as proven in Tarik Johnson's video). Tarik Johnson's mother is Barbara Hatten (b. 1949). Barbara Hatten's parents are James Leon Hatten (1928-2007) and Helen Tolbert (b. 1926). James and Helen married on May 1, 1948 at New York City. James Leon Hatten's parents were Stanford Hatten (b. 1908) and Marie Upshur (b. 1906). The Upshur family migrated via the Great Migration from the Eastern Shore of Virginia to NYC and other places of the North. Marie Upshur's parents were Ruben Benjamin Upshur and Nola Burton Upshur. Dr. Evangeline Upshur Freeman and other people are my distant paternal cousins. My cousin James Velvet Upshur owned a store and pool hall in the Eastern Shore back in the 1960's. Many daughters of Ruben and Nola Upshur were Ollief Upshur, Baylise Upshur, and Erskie Upshur. This research from Tarik Johnson certainly is incredible. Tarik Johnson's aunt is Gail Frances Hatten (b. 1964. She is Barbara Hatten's sister). Therefore, DNA evidence and genealogical proof document my family being related to the Brickhouse family and the Upshur family.
Genealogy research continues in my life. Today, I found out more information about my distant relatives. In Ancestry.com, I found out that my 4th paternal cousin is a person named Andrea Jane Brickhouse (who was born on July 17, 1979 at Douglas, Nebraska). We share the same ancestors of Johnson Brickhouse (b. 1826) and Julia Perkins. Andrea has a sister named Leah Slobhann Brickhouse (b. 1976. Leah lives in Stavanger, Norway). Their parents are Charles Ruben Brickhouse (1951-2004) and Melanie Dee Sundsboe Hughes (b. 1956). Charles Ruben Brickhouse was my 3rd cousin who was a military veteran from the U.S. Navy. His parents were Charles Garrison Brickhouse (1922-1983) and Helen Burton Upshur (1923-2006). My 2nd cousin Helen Burton Upshur's parents were Ruben Benjamin Upshur (b. 1876) and Nollar Burton Upshur (1877-1961). My 1st cousin Nollar Burton Upshur's parents were James Burton (1848-1931) and Ann Eliza Brickhouse (1857-1921). They lived in Northampton County, Virginia at the Eastern Shore (where my paternal relatives do come from along with from Halifax County, North Carolina).
My 2nd great grandaunt Ann Eliza Brickhouse's parents are Black American Civil War Union veteran Johnson Brickhouse and Julia Perkins (b. 1835). Ann Eliza Brickhouse's sister is my 2nd great grandmother Esther Brickhouse Bailey (1862-1955). Julia Perkins's parents are my 4th great grandparents of George Perkins I (b. 1815) and Esther Perkins (b. 1816). Andrae Jenae Brickhouse today is married to Darryle Robert Brown, and they have one child together.
The New York Times reported that multiple indictments are recommended in the Georgia Trump probe. Trump may be the first President of the United States being indicted of a felony of trying to steal a federal election. One Georgia grand jury leader said that they recommended indictments in the Trump probe. Majorie Taylor Greene calling for secession based on red and blue states is not shocking. Greene is known for making extremist, bigoted, and racist statements for years. She believes in the lie that every progressive is trying to ruin America, but she forgets that Trump and his allies attempted to destroy democracy forever in their actions. There is the issue of Don Lemon and Nikki Haley. Don Lemon was wrong for making a sexist remark about Nikki Haley. Lemon is on thin ice on CNN because of his remarks. Lemon was wrong. Also, Nikki Haley made the ageist remark that candidates of a certain age must be tested in order to run for office. I'm not surprised. Haley is known for being a flip flopper. Haley is wrong for her ageist remarks too.
By Timothy
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