This portrait of my great-great grandmother, Catherine Justice Coffin has been a bit of a mystery. It looks like a painting, but there is no evidence, no record, that her portrait was ever painted. She died at the age of …
For the theme this time I decided to look for whether I had any tenth great grandparents in my family database. I was pretty sure I did, thinking of a couple of family lines that I know go back a …
Who Are My Tenth Great Grandparents? – 52 Ancestors, # 40 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 …
Although the theme for this week was Maiden Aunt, Cousin Jessie came to mind. She was my closest relative who never married, and she was of an age to be a great aunt or grandmother. We called her Cousin Jessie …
Jessie Louise Schenk (1897-1995) – 52 Ancestors # 14 Read more »
Saturday, Aug. 29, 1885. The idea of keeping the family diary was suggested by a newspaper article, and the purpose is to chronicle the doings, happenings and incidences of the family, and is to include all matters of …