Since I have written about Edward (my emigrant Salt ancestor) a couple of times before, I will try not to repeat myself too much. There are two parts to the legend of Edward and how he came to be in …
The Origin Legend of Edward Salt in America – 52 Ancestors # 33 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 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 …
Belle, as she was mostly known, was my first cousin twice removed. I don’t think I ever met her, but certainly I heard about Cousin Belle as my father and great aunt Susan called her. She was the older daughter …
Jessie Belle Dalton Schenk (1860-1954) – 52 Ancestors # 29 Music Read more »