This week’s prompt for 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks is: So Many Descendants. Two ancestors in my mom’s family each…
Read More
Dogs, drinking, dancing…and other distractions for nineteenth century farmers
A few weeks ago, I read something written by A. B. Simpson (1843-1919) that made me think about my farming…
Read More
Same Name: Renatus x 5 or 6
The prompt for this week is: Same Name. I had a few choices like Mordecai and Daniel. Instead I chose…
Read More
A. B. Martin’s unusual death
Death certificates usual only give basic facts like heart attack or stroke or cancer. Often times they give a secondary…
Read More
52 Ancestors Week 25 – The rest of Henrietta’s story
Last week I said that the horrific death of Tom GRIFFIN wasn’t the end of the story concerning his wife,…
Read More
52 Ancestors Week 20 – Henry D. Griffin, Bright’s disease sufferer
Henry David GRIFFIN was the brother of my 2nd great-grandmother, Flora Ann GRIFFIN GRANT. This makes him my 2nd great…
Read More