Category Archives: Dad’s Side

More Veteran Ancestors – 52 Ancestors (Ancestors 8, 32, 114, 248, and 506)

Posted on 9 March 2024 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

Copyright Statement Way back in November 2014, I wrote a short article (here) with a blurb about each veteran ancestor who I had discovered by then. There are five more that I now know of: Charles William TROUTMAN, Elias T. … Continue reading →

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Fortitude Book Release – Guest Post by Dale R. Spaulding

Posted on 4 July 2022 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

Copyright Statement Fortitude: Preserving 400 Years of an American Family’s Faith, Patriotism, Grit and Determination Book Release Guest Post by Dale R. Spaulding NOTE by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard: Dale Spaulding is my 4th cousin. We are both descended from Absalom … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Adventuring and Adventures – 52 Ancestors (Ancestors 22, 24, 25, 46, 47, 62, 63, 72, 73, 96, 114, 480, 960)

Posted on 17 October 2019 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

Copyright Statement Lately, I’ve been writing a few articles to go along with the weekly suggested themes of the 52 Ancestors Challenge. It’s what got me started with this blog in January 2014* during Amy Johnson Crow’s first year of … Continue reading →

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William COTTER and Catherine (SHANAHAN) COTTER: From Ireland to America 1849 – 52 Ancestors (Ancestors 46 and 47)

Posted on 8 October 2019 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

Copyright Statement William COTTER and Catherine (SHANAHAN) COTTER were already married when they emigrated from Ireland to New York in 1849. They brought some of their children with them, and some were born in the USA.

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Elizabeth (CORMACK) RENFRO – A Nice, Big X Match (Ancestor 45)

Posted on 18 September 2019 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

Copyright Statement If you’ve been studying genetic genealogy for a bit, you may understand X-DNA, but I’ll give a summation here. X-DNA is different from regular autosomal DNA. The 23rd chromosomal pair contains the sex chromosomes – those which determine … Continue reading →

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