The prompt this week for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is Trick or Treat. I am treating you with my small collection of vintage Halloween post cards. Where did they come from? These post cards belonged to my first cousin, twice removed Myrtle Virginia HILLARD BURROUGHS (5 July 1903-24 Sept 1977). Myrtle was the first […]
Nancy H. Vest, Writer
Keeping Grandma Alive...and all the others, too (including yourself)
William K. Heiser Sr. – National Roadeo Champion
This week’s 52 Ancestors prompt is Transportation. My entry this week is an updated version of a blog post I wrote in 2015 about William Kenneth HEISER Sr., my first cousin, once removed. Ordinary Beginning William was born 19 Feb 1916 in Frederick County, Maryland. He was the oldest of the three children born to […]
Born on a Harvest Moon
This week’s prompt for 52 Ancestors in 52 Week is: Harvest. I’m writing about my 2nd cousin, twice removed William Hinson Goff. Early years William Hinson GOFF, known as Willie, was born 12 Sept 1874 in Kershaw County, South Carolina. He was the firstborn child of Eli Hinson GOFF (1849-1910) and Nancy HENDRIX GOFF (1851-1938). […]
