The prompt for this week is: Same Name. I had a few choices like Mordecai and Daniel. Instead I chose…
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The murder of Thomas Wescott, part 1
Robert Thomas Wescott, called Thomas, was born 19 April 1860 in Richland County ‘on a farm on Crane creek near…
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52 Ancestors Week 49 – Josiah Cushing, Jr : Truck vs. Train
Josiah CUSHING, Jr. was my first cousin thrice removed on my father’s side. His parents were Josiah CUSHING, Sr. (1828-?)…
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52 Ancestors Week 39 – Renatus Thomas, Jr., Accident Victim
Recently my cousin, Tommy, loaned me his stack of mismatched family history papers to go through. I came across a…
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52 Ancestors Week 37 – Stewart Heiser, Man vs. Train
My 2nd great uncle, William Stewart HEISER, was born around 1871 in Franklin, Carroll County, Maryland. His parents were Daniel…
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52 Ancestors Week 26 – Boy vs. Train
Charles T. THOMAS, known as Charley, was the son of Jeremiah M. THOMAS (1852-1930) and Mary Ann AUGHTRY THOMAS (1858-1936)….
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