Category Archives: WILSON

Happy 90th Birthday, Mom – I wish you were here

Posted on 3 April 2021 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

Today, April 3rd, would have been my mother’s 90th birthday. Here are a few pictures of her with some of her favorite people.

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Mother and infant in a rocking chair

Posted on 6 March 2021 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

Surprise! I thought I’d share with you one of my favorite photos of my mother and me. How to cite this article using Elizabeth Shown Mills’ Evidence Explained formatting (replace the date in the citation with the date you viewed … Continue reading →

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Uncles Perry and Ernest WILSON: My Grandfather’s Locomotive Engineering Brothers – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 6)

Posted on 21 October 2019 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

My maternal grandfather Roy U. WILSON was one of 8 children of Isaac Andrew and Barbara (HAAS) WILSON. There were four girls and four boys. Roy was the youngest. Of his three older brothers, one died in Colorado, and the … 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

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 the challenge. … Continue reading →

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Roy U. WILSON (1894-1939) – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 6)

Posted on 22 September 2019 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

My mother’s daddy died when she was only 8 years old. His full name was Roy Ulmont WILSON, born 1 October 1894 near Warrington, Hancock County, Indiana, to Isaac Andrew WILSON, a blacksmith and farmer in Brown Township, and Barbara … Continue reading →

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