Although it isn’t officially winter yet, here in the Northeast of the United States it has been cold enough and dark enough to feel like winter already. Plus, I have one family line carrying the last name Snow, which is …
Clemon Hastings Snow (1848-1918) – 52 Ancestors # 49 Winter Read more »
There are a variety of non-population census schedules, some of which are accessible online these days (and some have actually been available for more than ten years). I think the first one I ran across was the mortality schedule for …
The Mortality Schedule, a Non-Population Census – 52 Ancestors # 34 Read more »
Interestingly, I have two great grandfathers who were the youngest child in their family, one paternal and one maternal. On my maternal side, F A Denman, was the youngest child. On my paternal side, Alexander Boothby was. I have already …
Alexander A. Boothby (1852-1922) – 52 Ancestors # 32, Youngest Read more »
I have learned this lesson more than once, and can still be surprised when I look again for a record I don’t have and – to my delight! – I discover what I have been doggedly searching for is now …
You Never Know What You’ll Find If You Look Again! Read more »
I couldn’t resist this title. The remaining surname of my great grandparents that I haven’t yet posted about is Sweet. Imagine: I have Sweet and Salt and Snow and Minor and Coffin as last names, along with Boothby, Earhart, and …