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What Wasn’t Written Down – Month 9 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months
Confusion and Missing Information When I was growing up, Labor Day not only signified the end of summer, but was also the weekend when the 21.5-hour Jerry Lewis Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy was held. While the telethon was originally broadcast … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Watkins
Tagged Freddie Merle Williams, Jacquelyn Lorene Williams
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A Name with a Meaning – Month 8 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months
What’s in a Name? “Names have power,” Rick Riordan A name is a gift that parents give to their newborn. This name has a huge significance because it is the key to the child’s identity. The chosen name contributes to … Continue reading
Anniversary – Month 7 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months
Happy Semiquincentennial A boy, an Irishman, a pacifist, a patriot who went AWOL, and a private whose family suffered great tragedy after the war…it took all kinds to have a successful rebellion that turned into a revolution. As we celebrate … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Watkins
Tagged Burwell Burchett, Jacob R. Compton, Stephen Watkins, Thomas McElroy, Timothy Smith
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Unexpected – Month 6 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months
You Just Never Know One day in the early 1960s, my dad got off work and decided to stop by the Rusty Lantern for a drink before he headed home. Now this was before I-10 was actually a thing, so … Continue reading
A Place that Matters – Month 5 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months
Kansas Connections After the Civil War, Kansas was “a place of dreamers and dreams, a life built by women and men who harvested hope with every turn of the plow.” Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor p. 87 Looking for that … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, Watkins
Tagged Donald Watkins, John Calvin Watkins, William Watkins
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Neighbors and Community – Month 4 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months
Hanging with the Family Looking for support in a new land, many German immigrants became part of the German chain migration where people who arrive send letters to family and friends and encourage them to follow them. As German settlers … Continue reading
Posted in Anthony, Genealogy
Tagged Gertrude Schmidt, Heinrich Schmidt, John Peter Anthony, Maria Christina Schaefer, Otillia Endres
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A Turning Point – Month 2 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months
AI, my Genealogy Research Assistant So was my 3rd great grandfather really Washington Clark who was a confederate soldier in the Civil War and died as a prisoner of War? (I was pretty confident of this discovery and wrote about … Continue reading
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Tagged Washington Clark
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A Record that Adds Color – Month 1 in 12 Ancestors in 12 Months
From Martyrs to Modern Times Gary’s Pennsylvania Huber ancestors were descended from the Swiss Hubers who were religiously persecuted Anabaptists. These European ancestors were steadfast in their beliefs, and many became martyrs. The Anabaptist movement in the 1500s was anathema … Continue reading
Posted in Coble, Genealogy
Tagged John Francis Huber
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Reflections – Month 12 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months
Preserving the Memories “Julian Carax said that we exist as long as someone remembers us,” Nuria Monfort in Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Genealogy is all about remembering and bringing our ancestors to life by telling their … Continue reading