Here I am again…switching gears. This week, I am in search of my Russell kin. Margaret Russell married Richard Cobe Jr. on 10 October 1867 in Paulding County, Ohio by a Justice of the Peace. Scant records narrow down her birth date to two probabilities; 1) 8 March 1852 or 2) 9 December 1849. It’s hard to decide … Continue reading Margaret Russell Cobe
Tag: Stockford
Piecing together Eleanor Jane Newell Stockford
Dearest family. I worry that the mechanics of genealogy bore you despite my excitement at being able to extend another line just a little bit further. So, the first part of this post will be to tell the story of Eleanor Cobe's grandmother, Eleanor Jane Newell, and I hope it is interesting. Then I will end it with … Continue reading Piecing together Eleanor Jane Newell Stockford
Newsworthy – A consolidated history
Ok, so, the obvious thing to write about with the topic of newsworthy is ancestors in the news. Interestingly, the only two families that made it into the newspapers with any frequency were Hugh Coomer (he who started the paint store c. 1890) and the grandchildren of Daniel Rhoades (through Clarence's line) in Fort Wayne...but … Continue reading Newsworthy – A consolidated history
Middle – A Stockford DNA update
In the middle of reviewing my Stockford article before publishing it, I realized I goofed. At one point, I lamented that we had no DNA connections to the Stockford line, but I was wrong. I made a rookie mistake. Before ThruLinesTM, even before AncestryDNA®, I got into the habit of keeping separate little trees. My … Continue reading Middle – A Stockford DNA update
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Travel
As I have written before in Gypsies and Community Pillars, our Rhoades family were travelers. We had that wanderlust. One could say that all American's are a result of the wanderlust gene. But many, it seems, had a recessive gene that inspires them to take root. I did not inherit that gene, nor did my … Continue reading 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Travel
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