The prompt for 52 Ancestors this week is Work. Most my ancestors were farmers, stone masons, railroad laborers, and preachers….
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Misfortune: Sallie Thomas Grant
‘Misfortune’ is the prompt for week 12 of the 52 Ancestors/52 Weeks challenge. Here’s my story for the week. Sarah…
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Guess who’s coming to dinner?
Week 4 of 52 Ancestors/52 Weeks asks which ancestor I would invite to dinner if I could do that. This…
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Herbert B. Thomas: a nice man
My grandmother’s brother, Herbert Batie THOMAS, was born 11 March 1889 in South Carolina. Early life Herbert’s parents, Dan THOMAS…
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Living History: Turpentine Farming
My great-grandfather, Jeremiah Daniel Thomas (1858-1946); my 2nd great-grandfather, Daniel B. Grant (1846-1900); and my 3rd great-grandfather, Jeremiah Grant (1815-1892)…
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Baxter Gardner: struck by lightning
Baxter Tillman GARDNER was the son of Bennie GARDNER (1888-1920) and Jessie PATRICK GARDNER BYRD (1892-1967). Baxter was the middle…
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