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Marriage Mystery: Why Did So Many Out-of-towners Get Married in Blaney, SC?

Marriage Mystery: Why Did So Many Out-of-towners Get Married in Blaney, SC?

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When I saw the prompt for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks was Marriage, I knew I had the perfect topic…
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Born on a Harvest Moon

Born on a Harvest Moon

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This week’s prompt for 52 Ancestors in 52 Week is: Harvest. I’m writing about my 2nd cousin, twice removed William…
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Lizzie Martin: family tree rock star

Lizzie Martin: family tree rock star

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My great grandmother, Lizzie LEE MARTIN, was born Elizabeth Patience LEE on 12 May 1868 in Richland County, South Carolina….
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Lula Martin: bullet or typhoid?

Lula Martin: bullet or typhoid?

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Lula Devere MARTIN is my 2nd cousin, twice removed. She was the daughter of Hack MARTIN (1851-1932) and Charlotte HARRISON…
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Ella Grant:  the last tragedy & the first

Ella Grant: the last tragedy & the first

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For the last four weeks I’ve written about the tragic young deaths of the Gardner family – Benny in 1920,…
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Mattie Gardner: she didn’t die in a car accident

Mattie Gardner: she didn’t die in a car accident

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Mattie Mae GARDNER was the last of the seven children born to John GARDNER (1854-1935) and Ella GRANT GARDNER (1864-1918)….
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