My father-in-law recently asked me if his Carpenter ancestor was related to the same family who founded Carpenter’s Station, Kentucky. So, my next genealogy question is, was Mary M Carpenter, wife of Woodson Ellis, descended from the three Carpenter brothers who founded Carpenter’s Station? There is frustratingly few records available for this timeframe in Kentucky. The … Continue reading The Carpenters of Carpenter’s Station (extended)
Category: Rhoades
That French Connection, And a Little Drama
I don’t know why, but it has always bothered me about what happened to Sadie Truman Hermsdorfer Gill; Rosetta’s daughter from her first marriage, Daniel’s step-daughter, Ken Sr’s half-sister. Sadie is an odd duck for me. I don’t quite know what to make of her. My initial impression of her was that she was a bit of a … Continue reading That French Connection, And a Little Drama
Tracing Their Steps: A Rhodes Story
I had a tiny bit of excitement this past week. While I was away on travel (again), I received a letter from the Government. Since I do some work for the Government, my husband, thinking it very important (it was, but he just had the wrong “kind” of important) called me immediately to tell me something official … Continue reading Tracing Their Steps: A Rhodes Story
1950 U.S. Federal Census
I have not been a good writer these past few weeks. It seems life got away from me a little. There have been a lot of articles written in the past few months on the April 1 release of the 1950 U.S. Federal Census. Honestly, I wasn't planning on writing anything about it. I was … Continue reading 1950 U.S. Federal Census
Fishing in Salt Lake
So…I went fishing. I was hoping to catch a big fish or two. I had a methodical laundry list of non-digitized books and microfilms as bait for big fish. And what did I catch? Nothing. Yes, my trip to Salt Lake City was a bust. About the only thing I accomplished was validating that my … Continue reading Fishing in Salt Lake
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