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 »
There are many reasons we travel and our ancestors traveled. I have traveled for work, for pleasure (vacation) and for other pleasure (genealogy research). And of course I have moved my residence a number of times over the years, some …
Great-grandpa F.A. Traveled West – 52 Ancestors #28 Travel Read more »
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 first read the theme for week 26, Black Sheep, I thought I knew who I would write about and why. Then I started thinking about the meaning of a black sheep. I saw in my mind’s eye an …