I have written previously about my 3g-grandmother Susan Wilcox Justice, but she meets the definition of nice for this week’s theme. Although she died before I was born, so I never met her, she was reportedly a gentle person, seeing …
I have two pictures of ancestors that are both the oldest pictures in terms of when they were taken (I think) and also the oldest ancestors of whom I have a picture (in terms of when they were born). The …
The theme for this one is Colorful, and I’ve had difficulty thinking of how to approach it. I finally decided to write about Ann J. Salt’s afghan. I think colorful is a reasonable description for it because I would not …
Jesse Justice was my 4th great grandfather (on two different lines) and one of the first ancestors I was aware of having served in the Revolutionary War. He was born about 1762 in Gloucester County, New Jersey to Andrew (or …
Rev. Jesse Justice (c 1762 – 1826) – 52 Ancestors # 27, Independence Read more »
When I started thinking about the topic of “far away” I thought I would look in my database to see how far back, how far away in time, I have direct ancestors, knowing that some of my lines do go …
Stephen Hussey (c 1643-1718), So Far Away and Yet So Near – 52 Ancestors #22 Read more »