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 »
Zebulon B. Coffin was one of the first ancestors I learned about, going back to when I was about age 8 or 9. His picture was in the old-fashioned hard-covered thick-paged photo album that my mother kept in the linen …
In continuing to clean out a cardboard box of pictures, albums, and papers that mostly came from my great-aunt Susan, I started thinking about her. She was a big influence in my father’s life and I am curious about her …