So the more I ponder and the more I mull, it seems there is more than one type of cluster you can put your ancestor in. Clusters that are a single event. […]
Clusters: What Do You Need To Research?
A Few Steps Closer to a Death Date and a Burial Place — 52 Ancestors: #6 Elizabeth Jane Wallace
There are a lot of things I know about Elizabeth. Her parents. Her husband. Her children. But I didn’t know when she died or where her final resting place was. And it […]
Early Research. Sloppy Research. Lots of Questions. 52 Ancestors #5: Mary Elizabeth Gillespie
Over time, we all get better at genealogy. We learn better ways to search, to analyze and how to prove that which seems unprovable. The first group of family you work on […]
Come out, come out wherever you are! The hunt for Ancestor #4: Georgia Eva Baxter’s parents. 52 Ancestors.
There was a lot of sadness in Eva Georgia “Georgie” Baxter Payne’s 47 years. Her mother died when she was 4.[1] Georgie died 5 years after her husband when she was 47 […]
I think my great grandmother was a muse. 52 Ancestors: #3 Sarah Sudie Hamrick
When I first starting looking at what knew about my great grandmother Sudie Sarah Hamrick Turner, I thought I didn’t know much about her. But once I started digging into her life […]
How an Ancestry Shaky Leaf Solved My Marriage Problem: 52 Ancestors #2: Clara Ellen Hash
My great grandmother was Clara Ellen Hash. Her parents were Weldon Alexander Hash and Sarah Hash who were first cousins.[1] Their fathers were Zebedee Hash and Abram Hash, respectively. She was born […]
52 Ancestors: #1 Laura Cecile Donald
My 52 Ancestors posts are going to focus on the women in my family tree. Just to try something different. I’ve discussed both of my grandmothers so I will start with my […]
Ready for a Challenge? 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks!
My friend and colleague Amy Johnson Crow came up with a great idea on her blog No Story Too Small: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. The challenge: have one blog post each […]
