Sharing ancestors, one person at a time. Genealogy and history.
A couple of years ago I wrote “That French Connection, And a Little Drama”. In that post, I tried to track down Rosetta’s daughter, Sadie, and her three boys. I had vowed to let Sadie’s story go as I had no hope of finding out what happened to her given her propensity for fibbing about her age, … Continue reading Sadie’s Sad Demise
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
I have written about Eleanor Cobe and a little about Kenneth W. Rhoades in Family in the Great War. I have now received a request to write more about Ken. I had already considered writing about Kenneth and Eleanor in an attempt to make this week’s writing topic about their wedding. But…I don’t know anything … Continue reading Weddings – Ken and Eleanor
Rosetta was my first brick wall. We knew she was known by three surnames, Crum, Truman, and Rhoads. But what was her maiden name? My Uncle has two Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) posters, one for George Crum and one for Daniel Rhoads. Somehow he knew her connection to George Crum, but little else. The answer … Continue reading Rosetta Johnson
Our Many Pasts 