"No one is truly gone unless they are forgotten"

Hello!!! My name is Kimberly! I am a single mom of an amazing daughter and currently in nursing school. Honestly, genealogy is the only thing that keeps me sane these days and has become a serious addiction!! I am proud to say that I was born and raised here in beautiful Charleston, SC but the majority of my research is in Colleton County, SC and southern Georgia. The surnames I am currently researching are Smith, Smoak, Herndon and Catterton of Colleton County and Thomas and Tootle of Tattnall County, Ga., and Decatur County, Ga. I have spent countless hours photographing cemeteries in Colloton County but would be more than happy to photograph in the Charleston, Summerville, or Moncks Corner area!!

On the other side of my family tree, the majority of my research is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the surrounding area. The surnames I am currently researching are Jacobs, Mahler, Grauwickel, Brower, and Weaver of Pennsylvania (mainly the Philadelphia/Easton area).

I have been working very hard on getting everyone in my family tree linked together on Find A Grave. With that being said, I do submit A LOT of edits (links). I do so many edits because it could help someone else find a long lost loved one in the future and after all, these are memorials and I like knowing that everyone is accounted for :) If I submit an edit to an existing bio...PLEASE do not get offended because again, these are memorials and I wouldn not want my memorial being nothing more than a recap of my SSA index. With that being said, sorry but I will not approve a bio unless it is an actual bio! If I submit an edit and it is something that the contributor might question, I will usually upload a death cert or something that shows the correct info. Since I have already researched and have documents to validate the info, there is no use in a contributor having to research it, as well, for an edit :)

I am not one that cares about "numbers" because that is not what it is about for me! I got addicted to the research and have actually found multiple long lost 1st cousins of my grandmother which has led to extensive planning for a family reunion. I have also had the pleasure of putting a Great Uncle of mine in touch with a cousin that he lost contact with over 60 years ago...that is what it is about for me!!! I put extensive research into each ancestor and go off of documentation only.

Find A Grave is a beautiful way to remember those have gone before us and also is a great tool for researchers. Finding that one missing piece to your puzzle is a great feeling and it is very gratifying to know that your work can help someone else.

Ancestry.com User Name: Kimberly_Herndon1

**SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH TIP**
Bamberg County, South Carolina was established in 1897. The new county was formed from a portion of old Barnwell District (an eastern portion of Barnwell County) which included the Town of Bamberg, Barnwell County. If a document shows a birth or death location as being "Bamberg County" and the year was prior to 1897...the CORRECT location or birth, death, etc. would be Bamberg, Barnwell County, South Carolina.

"No one is truly gone unless they are forgotten"

Hello!!! My name is Kimberly! I am a single mom of an amazing daughter and currently in nursing school. Honestly, genealogy is the only thing that keeps me sane these days and has become a serious addiction!! I am proud to say that I was born and raised here in beautiful Charleston, SC but the majority of my research is in Colleton County, SC and southern Georgia. The surnames I am currently researching are Smith, Smoak, Herndon and Catterton of Colleton County and Thomas and Tootle of Tattnall County, Ga., and Decatur County, Ga. I have spent countless hours photographing cemeteries in Colloton County but would be more than happy to photograph in the Charleston, Summerville, or Moncks Corner area!!

On the other side of my family tree, the majority of my research is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the surrounding area. The surnames I am currently researching are Jacobs, Mahler, Grauwickel, Brower, and Weaver of Pennsylvania (mainly the Philadelphia/Easton area).

I have been working very hard on getting everyone in my family tree linked together on Find A Grave. With that being said, I do submit A LOT of edits (links). I do so many edits because it could help someone else find a long lost loved one in the future and after all, these are memorials and I like knowing that everyone is accounted for :) If I submit an edit to an existing bio...PLEASE do not get offended because again, these are memorials and I wouldn not want my memorial being nothing more than a recap of my SSA index. With that being said, sorry but I will not approve a bio unless it is an actual bio! If I submit an edit and it is something that the contributor might question, I will usually upload a death cert or something that shows the correct info. Since I have already researched and have documents to validate the info, there is no use in a contributor having to research it, as well, for an edit :)

I am not one that cares about "numbers" because that is not what it is about for me! I got addicted to the research and have actually found multiple long lost 1st cousins of my grandmother which has led to extensive planning for a family reunion. I have also had the pleasure of putting a Great Uncle of mine in touch with a cousin that he lost contact with over 60 years ago...that is what it is about for me!!! I put extensive research into each ancestor and go off of documentation only.

Find A Grave is a beautiful way to remember those have gone before us and also is a great tool for researchers. Finding that one missing piece to your puzzle is a great feeling and it is very gratifying to know that your work can help someone else.

Ancestry.com User Name: Kimberly_Herndon1

**SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH TIP**
Bamberg County, South Carolina was established in 1897. The new county was formed from a portion of old Barnwell District (an eastern portion of Barnwell County) which included the Town of Bamberg, Barnwell County. If a document shows a birth or death location as being "Bamberg County" and the year was prior to 1897...the CORRECT location or birth, death, etc. would be Bamberg, Barnwell County, South Carolina.