A Brick Wall Revisited
One of the hard truths of family history research is eventually every family line ends in a brick wall, because at some point you run out of written records and sources. In most cases being able to accurately trace ancestors back 6 or 7 generations is generally considered a successful result, at least to me. With that said, I am revisiting our John Hinch brick wall. Yes, I bet you didn’t know that he was a brick wall, or maybe even exactly who John Hinch was. Truth is, I haven’t really focused on him yet. So let me set the stage for a deeper dive into John Hinch and his ancestors over the next weeks, as I attempt to go back to the Revolutionary War period, and the mid 1700’s. John Hinch headstone, Tollett Cemetery, Bledsoe County, TN (transcription: John Hinch, was Bornd January 4, 1804. Dec July 25, 1862 Age 58 ys 7 mo...