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Gone Too Soon
Week 9 of #52Ancestors Some of the most interesting, and sometimes the saddest, stories are discovered when researching ancillary ancestors. For this week’s theme of “Gone Too Soon” I immediately thought of my half great uncle, Pleasant Chappell, and his wife, Mollie. Pleasant was my great grandfather’s second child, his first son, and the first…
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I Can (Almost) Identify. . .My Great Grandfather
Week 8 – #52Ancestors One of my ongoing research projects is to identify my maternal great grandfather. We have always known that my grandfather’s father was not the man who raised him, despite his using the last name of his stepfather. In the course of my research, I identified my great grandmother’s first husband and…
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The Outcast
Week 7 – #52Ancestors The theme this week is Outcast – I immediately thought of my grand-uncle, John Delp. John was born in February 1888, to Rush Delp and Anna Witt.1 I have found only three documents relating to his existence, but they tell a sad story. By 1910, John was a patient at the…
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Our Ancestors’ Social Media
Week 6 – #52Ancestors How many of us now depend on social media? I have connected with other genealogists in various Facebook groups. I share information and photos on Instagram. Both of these apps also allow me to keep in contact with family members who live in other states, and even on other continents. What…
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Right place, wrong county!
Week 5 of #52Ancestors in 52 Weeks – This week’s theme is “Oops”! When I was a brand new at genealogy research, my first “project” was to request a copy of my father’s birth certificate. Keep in mind that this was decades ago – way before information was available online. My father was born in…
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My Ancestors – Illiteracy and Education
Week 4 – #52Ancestors This week, I am not focusing on a specific ancestor. When I first looked at the theme for this week (Education), I thought about the fact that prior to 1900, all of my known ancestors were farmers, primarily in Ashe and Surry Counties in North Carolina; Johnson County, Tennessee; Washington and…
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Go West, Young Man!
Week 3 = #52Ancestors About two years ago, I discovered that who I though was my grandfather was not. In my first research project using DNA, I determined that my biological paternal grandfather was a man by the name of Harrison Osborne. As a bit of background, my paternal grandmother, Crettie Sheppard, never married. However,…
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It Started with a Photograph
Week #2 – 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks This photo is the only image I have of my great grandmother, and one of two that I have of my great grandfather. These portraits were in the possession of my aunt (and I hope one of my cousins still has them). My aunt sent this photo…
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Week #1 – 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
(Thanks to Amy Johnson Crow for posting this challenge!) I’d Like to Meet. . . The ancestor that I would most like to meet is my paternal great grandmother, Anna Witt. Anna was born in June 1867 in Washington County, Virginia, to Fullen Witt (sometimes spelled Whitt) and Cynthia Longley.1 She married Rush Floyd Delp…
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2022 – Year in Review
I can’t believe it is almost the end of another year. This year was full of changes for me – good changes! I am finally able to focus on genealogy full-time and am working toward apply for certification with the Board for Certification of Genealogists. This year I focused on more in-depth research. First, I…