Category Archives: Watkins

DNA – Month 4 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Jacque

Cousins, Cousins Everywhere Who are these cousins? I have 49,356 DNA matches on Ancestry and 14,721 DNA matches on MyHeritage. None of my siblings, nieces or nephews, 1st cousins, parents, or grandparents have submitted their DNA to either of these … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday 4/5/23

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Jacque
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I Can Identify – Generations Cafe Ancestry Challenge

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Jacque

Unknown Influence Grand-aunt Winifred Watkins had a photographic memory. My dad was a bit in awe of her. I don’t know if she truly had a photographic memory or if that is something she convinced her younger brother, my grandfather … Continue reading →

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Oops – Month 2 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Jacque

Confused Yet? Francis Warman (1697-1743) married Frances Hanslep (1701-1750) and had a daughter, Frances Hanslep Warman (1765-1787) who married Stephen Watkins (1735-1828) and they had a son, Joseph Hanslep Watkins (1786-1870), my 3rd great grandfather. But oops! The dates don’t … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday 2/1/23

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Jacque
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Wordless Wednesday 1/25/23

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Jacque
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Education – Generations Cafe Ancestry Challenge

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Jacque

57 Years in School, One Way or Another It’s 2023; fifty years ago in 1973 I graduated from high school. I always enjoyed school and was very active. In high school I was also a bit idealistic. I started school … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday 1/11/23

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Jacque
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Traditions – Month 12 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Jacque

Looking Forward to Family Traditions Traditions give us something to look forward to: They are repeated year to year and often from generation to generation; they help connect us to people and memories; they provide a chance to share the … Continue reading →

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Ghost Story – Month 11 of 12 Ancestors in 12 Months

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Jacque

Ghost Town or “Little More than a Ghost Town” Today, Plum Grove, Kansas is classified as a ghost town. It was never a really successful town but it tried…it even moved once in order to locate where the railroad would … Continue reading →

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