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James C. Griffin: One Early Death Becomes Two

James C. Griffin: One Early Death Becomes Two

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When I notice an early death in family history records, I’m always saddened. But I’m always curious, too. When I…
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Jeremiah Grant: Preacher, Probate Judge, and Radical Republican

Jeremiah Grant: Preacher, Probate Judge, and Radical Republican

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This week’s prompt for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is: Earliest. I decided to look at the earliest newspaper clippings…
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The work of some of my ancestors: turpentine farming

The work of some of my ancestors: turpentine farming

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The prompt for 52 Ancestors this week is Work. Most my ancestors were farmers, stone masons, railroad laborers, and preachers….
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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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Baxter Gardner: struck by lightning

Baxter Gardner: struck by lightning

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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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Walter Peavy: gone in middle age

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Doubly related to me Walter L. PEAVY is my first cousin twice removed, and he is related to me through my…
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