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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
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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
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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
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Tagged Donald Watkins, John Calvin Watkins, William Watkins
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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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Music – Month 10 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months
Turning on the Memories with Music “As a girl, of course, she liked Chuck Berry and Little Richard. And Elvis Presley, the King himself…But the music Erik used to blast from the boom box in his bedroom? That was noise, … Continue reading
Earliest Ancestor – Month 8 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months
Seriously, You Want Proof? My earliest ancestor is the Welsh god, Afallach. Okay, that’s not likely, but the King of Gwynedd (Wales), Cunedda Wledig, proclaimed that his ancestor was the son of the god Afallach. Yeah, he had a bit … Continue reading
Cousins – Month 7 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months
The Baby who Survived “The baby who survived” was 7-month-old Charles Franklin Lewis. Charles (1921-2008) and my grandfather, Donald Watkins (1905-1981), were cousins. Their mothers, Emma Clark Lewis (1888-1922) and Florence ‘Lavina’ Clark Watkins (1876-1952) were sisters. In a truly … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Lewis, Emma Clark Lewis
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