So why would you need to write a summary of the basic vital facts about a person? Case in point, Laura Cecile Donald Gillespie: Laura Cecile Donald was born on 13 February […]
Let’s Practice Our Narrative Lineage’s! Motivation Monday
I’m currently working on being a Certified Genealogist (CG). There are 7 parts, and the one I’m currently working on is the KDP or Kinship Determination Project. I can’t publish my work […]
Wisdom Wednesday — Wyatt and Laura
Wyatt Paul Gillespie, son of Jeremiah Gillespie and Mary E Gillespie, was born on July 15, 1865 in Amherst County, Virginia. Laura Cecil Donald, daughter of James Calvin Donald and Elizabeth Jane […]
Sympathy Saturday — Miss you Dad
Two years ago today my sisters, my stepmother and my Uncle Paul were with my Dad as he spent his last hours on this planet after fighting a 3 month battle with […]
Treasure Chest Thursday — One Document Defines Them All
Some documents are like a really great Christmas, they just have everything in them that you need. This Deed of Conveyance 1 defines quite nicely Wyatt Paul and Laura Donald Gillespie’s children, […]
Wisdom Wednesday — Granny’s Dog
I love my two dogs, Coco and Belle. I remember the dogs I had as kids, Boomer, Peppy and Caesar. I can remember my dad talking about his dog Smokey and how […]
Tombstone Tuesday — I found my missing Stonewall Jackson Cemetery pics!
I could not remember where I had stashed these. Eureka they have been found! These are the tombstones for my previous entries on my Maiden Aunts: Harriet Ann Gillespie, daughter of Jeremiah […]
Sunday’s Obituary — Maiden Aunts and Bachelor Uncles: Harriet Ann Gillespie
Harriet Ann Gillespie was born on June 14 1850 in Amherst, Virginia and died at the age of 70 on October 5, 1920 in Lexington, Virginia. She never married. (I had a […]
Sorting Saturday — The Legend of Middle Names
Both my father and grandfather were named Gilbert McClung Gillespie. According to my father, it was tradition for parents to give the last name of the Doctor who delivered them as a […]
Amanuensis Monday — Estate Settlement of James Calvin Donald
I posted James C Donald’s obituary yesterday. This is the settlement of his estate. James C Donald’s Appraisement (Ex’d) An Inventory and appraisement of the Personal Estate of James C Donald dec’d […]
