When I was a little girl in Indiana back in the Dark Ages, May 30 was still sometimes called Decoration Day as well as Memorial Day. As a schoolgirl, it marked the beginning of our summer vacation, and for my …
Joseph M. Justice (1839-1863) – 52 Ancestors #21, Military and Memorial Day Read more »
As my mother aged and started thinking about retiring and downsizing and all that, she began to make lists of the family items she and my father had been given over the years from their families. Some things had come …
Although I would not have said that Ruhama is my favorite ancestral name, it turns out that I use it for various pseudonyms and handles and have done so for a long time. So I guess it is my favorite! …
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Ann Justice Salt is my second great grandmother. She was born in Clermont county, Ohio in 1830 – presumably on the family farm – the third child of Ruhama Blackman and Savil Justice. The two older siblings died before she …
I recently connected with a possible relative through DNA testing. Our mitochondrial DNA looks vaguely like there is a connection, so we have been emailing about possible shared ancestors. While exchanging surnames, the Coffin line looked promising (although not my …
Calling All Coffins, or, How My Coffin Lines Are Related Read more »