Sunday, March 18, 2018

"Strong Woman" - Margaret Ida Spain Briggs Henderson

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My paternal second great-grandmother, Margaret Ida Spain Briggs, was born to William Thomas Whitaker Briggs, M.D., and Ida Margaret Su...
Saturday, February 24, 2018

"Where There's a Will" - Transcription of Levin Woollen's Last Will and Testament

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How I descend from Levin Woollen. My father and I follow after Betty Henderson Wood in the lineage shown above. Levin (a.k.a., Leven...
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

"Heirloom" - The Wood Family Watch

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When my dad turned 21 in the mid-1960s, he inherited an heirloom watch from his father. Dad wrote to his father asking about ...
Tuesday, February 13, 2018

"Valentine" - Transcription of Valentine (Val) Winecoff's Last Will and Testament

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Valentine Winecoff, Sr. (13 November 1816 - 16 July 1887) is my maternal 5th great-uncle.  His brother, Mathias (1807-1876), is my matern...
Thursday, February 8, 2018

"Favorite Name" - Marie Rosalie Seraphina Toups

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I have found so many names in my family tree that I could call "favorites" for a variety of reasons.   For this post, I deci...
Monday, January 22, 2018

"Invite to Dinner" - Family Recipes

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For this post based on the "Invite to Dinner" prompt, I'm sharing a few recipes that have been passed along in my family and a...
Sunday, January 21, 2018

"In the Census" - Mary Rodrigue and her grandson, Andrew Pampas

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Over my years of pursuing genealogy, I've run into some perplexing census records as well as some enlightening ones.  Of course, the mo...
Monday, January 15, 2018

"Longevity" - The Litaker Sisters

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When I think about my family tree and longevity, my maternal great-grandmother, “ Nanny ,” and her sisters immediately come to mind: Full S...