Tennessee

March 1, 2016 Dana 1 Comment 2 min read

A Life of Almost 100 Years: Sallie (Dickson) Ward (Fearless Females Day 1)

As part of Women’s History Month, Lisa Alzo has created 31 blogging prompts which you can find on her blog,

December 28, 2015 Dana 5 Comments 1 min read

Sarah E. McCage (~1812-1860), who married William Kennedy Dickson (1811-probably 1860s), was born in Tennessee and lived in Perry County,

December 28, 2015 Dana 2 Comments 1 min read

William Kennedy Dickson (~1811-1860s), my 3rd great grandfather, signed a petition in 1845. At the time, he was living in

November 17, 2015 Dana 6 Comments 5 min read

As you probably know, the War of 1812 Pension Files are free on Fold3 and they continue to add more

October 13, 2015 Dana 2 Comments 1 min read

After writing about my Grandmother, Evelyn (Dickson) Kaechle, this past weekend, I decided to share some of her old family

October 10, 2015 Dana 4 Comments 3 min read

My grandmother, Evelyn (Dickson) Kaechle, was born 100 years ago today. Though she died in 2004 at the age of

October 8, 2015 Dana 2 Comments 4 min read

Earlier this year, I wrote about my grandmother’s grandfather, Reuben H. Ward. According to my grandmother’s story, he was a

October 6, 2015 Dana 2 Comments 3 min read

Over the past couple of days, I’ve spent some time looking for ancestors and other relatives on Ancestry’s new “Wills

January 20, 2015 Dana 9 Comments 4 min read

(Thanks to Amy Johnson Crow at “No Story Too Small” for creating “52 Ancestors” where we can share our ancestors

January 13, 2015 Dana 4 Comments 4 min read

My grandmother told the story of her grandfather, Reuben H Ward, a Methodist minister who was murdered. She said he