Sharing ancestors, one person at a time. Genealogy and history.
I have more than one theory in progress, but I have already written about my biggest ones. Just to summarize my two biggest theories: First. I ended my post, The Cobe Dilemma, with the suspicion that Cobe was not our immigrant, Richard’s surname. I have been scouring passenger lists from England to Canada in the … Continue reading John Prewet – A Theory in Progress
Back in December, I signed up, yet again, for another year of Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 ancestors in 52 Weeks. And, as with my previous two attempts at participating I am late to the game. But I have a good excuse. I was on vacation. So here I am playing catch-up. Let’s hope that I am better at sticking to … Continue reading Huss Steinberger – an exciting life
Welp…I made it to week 4 and flopped! So, to catch up… Week 5 - Challenge Boy am I challenged to keep up the writing. I have been banging my head on two lines, Tucker and DeJean. I don’t know how long my stubbornness will last before I throw my hands in the air and … Continue reading Weeks 5 – 9 – Challenge and More
My father-in-law always tells me, the ancestors don’t matter; tell me where all the descendants are. He’s more of a forward thinker than a backward thinker. So, I was on the hunt to track down the descendants of Philip Batey. This, at first, seemed a daunting concept. I mean how many descendants are possible for … Continue reading Week 4 – Overlooked
As some of you may already know, I am in the middle of moving…again. Right? Also, my husband and I are the recipients of the Coomer family ephemera, of which there is quite a bounty. Among this ephemera is a World War II letter home. But this one is a little different. It was written … Continue reading Letters Home – A Boyle County Story
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