Tuesday, January 29, 2019

52 Ancestors: Week 4 "I'd Like to Meet": Gertrude Tarkington

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Ever since I was a little girl, I have been a cat person. The photo of my great-grandmother Gertrude Tarkington holding a cat gives me a ...
Tuesday, January 22, 2019

52 Ancestors: Week 3 "Unusual Name": Astyanax

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Hector's last visit to his family before his duel with Achilles: Astyanax, on Andromache's knees, stretches to touch his father...
Monday, January 14, 2019

52 Ancestors: Week 2 "Challenge": Mary Nevins

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I have not been able to identify any relatives of my 3rd-great-grandmother Mary Nevins , other than her husband and children. I know that sh...
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Monday, January 7, 2019

52 Ancestors: Week 1 "First": Godfrey Spruill

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My 9th-great-grandfather Godfrey Spruill was the first doctor in North Carolina. He was born about 1650, and received a land patent in James...
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

NGS 2017: Day 1

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I am in Raleigh, North Carolina for the 2017 National Genealogical Society Family History Conference, which began today. During the opening ...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Wednesday's Child: Walter D. Hughes

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Walter D. Hughes, the son of Walter John Hughes and my 2nd-great-grandmother 's sister Mary "Mollie" Dyer , was born about 188...
Sunday, February 19, 2017

Conclusions about the Maiden Name and Family Relationships of Mary, Wife of Michael Dyer and John Cox

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When I traveled to Nashville, Tennessee last September, I did some research on my 3rd-great-grandmother Mary , the wife of Michael Dyer and...
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