The bane of any genealogist is the famed brick wall. Our family has our share of them. There are a plethora of articles describing the how-to and rules-of-thumb for breaking through them, and I am constantly clicking on headlines pro porting to provide innovative methods to cracking them. But, alas, many of these articles don’t offer anything significantly … Continue reading Genealogy Brick Walls – Single Name Research
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Gypsies and Community Pillars
Father’s day always brings one of many opportunities to call Dad and catch up. This year I needed a little more than catching up. I needed reaffirmation that I grew up to be just as Dad had intended (like all children of great fathers, I will always need my Daddy no matter how old I … Continue reading Gypsies and Community Pillars
Family in the Great War
This month on Facebook, my husband has been honoring those veterans who participated in D-Day, specifically his brother Airborne members. But June is also the month that the United States sent their first troops to Europe during World War I; the formal declaration of War on Germany came in April 1917. Many Great War memorial … Continue reading Family in the Great War
Mary Duggins
Well, I had this typed up for last week but my profession got in the way. Life is tuff when you still have a job-job. Let's talk Duggin's. Philip married Mary F. Duggins on 24 November 1867 in Boyle County, Kentucky, probably Danville. Mary Duggins was born on 17 February 1845 and was the only child … Continue reading Mary Duggins
Philip M. Batey
We have confirmation that Sarah's father was Philip Batey as recorded by the family on her death certificate and a family bible. My father-in-law had been told that Philip had served in the Civil War and had a brother named Squire who rode around in a goat cart due to so deformity or injury. He … Continue reading Philip M. Batey
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