52 Ancestors – Page 2

January 5, 2018 Dana 3 Comments 1 min read

My “Start” in Genealogy with Aunt Beulah (#1 of 52)

This post is based on Amy Johnson Crow’s “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” challenge. This week’s theme is: START. Beulah

June 13, 2015 Dana 1 Comment 1 min read

Sarah Jane (Watson) Stewart, was only 27 years old when she died in 1853. She’d been married to John Q

June 12, 2015 Dana 2 Comments 3 min read

Yellow fever did not recur; one either died or survived. It came in mysterious, vicious waves, killing anywhere from 12

May 29, 2015 Dana 5 Comments 1 min read

Elkanah Anderson and his brother-in-law, Thomas B Whitwel, were two of my 5 times great grandfathers. In December 1814, Elkanah

May 27, 2015 Dana 2 Comments 2 min read

Almost 3 years ago, I came across the obituary of Bethuel Vincent (1798-1828), my 5th great grandfather’s youngest son, posted

May 25, 2015 Dana 0 Comments 2 min read

In 1896, the new law firm of Biddle, Boyd, & Sheppard filed their first case. It was the case of

May 23, 2015 Dana 2 Comments 1 min read

Today I came across this sad death notice for the half-sister of my great, great grandfather, Alexander Stewart. Before today,

May 14, 2015 Dana 3 Comments 2 min read

Thaddeus Kaechle, my 3rd great grandfather, arrived at Castle Garden in New York aboard the ship Monmouth in the summer

March 11, 2015 Dana 6 Comments 3 min read

My great, great grandparents, Josiah Randolph Coppenbarger & Elizabeth (Bennett) Coppenbarger, lived in the small community of Ashton, Kansas near

March 3, 2015 Dana 3 Comments 2 min read

As a child, I loved to watch Grizzly Adams on television along with his pet bear, Ben. I had no