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Tag Archives: #52ancestors
Uncles Perry and Ernest WILSON: My Grandfather’s Locomotive Engineering Brothers – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 6)
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
Posted in 52 Ancestors Series, General, Mom's Side, WILSON
Tagged #52ancestors, HAAS, Railroad, WILSON/WILLSON
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Ancestor Adventuring and Adventures – 52 Ancestors (Ancestors 22, 24, 25, 46, 47, 62, 63, 72, 73, 96, 114, 480, 960)
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
Posted in 52 Ancestors Series, Dad's Side, Mom's Side
Tagged #52ancestors, BRECKBEIL, COON/KUHN/KOON/KOONS, COTTER, JOHNSON, JUDGE, KING, RENFRO, SHANAHAN, VIRKLER, WILSON/WILLSON
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Sarah (JOHNSON) KUHN: “Mum” – Harvesting Photos – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 31)
Sarah (JOHNSON) KUHN: “Mum” – Harvesting Photos – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 31) Sarah JOHNSON was my matrilineal great-great-grandmother. I have found or heard so much about her that I could probably write this story half asleep with my eyes closed. … Continue reading
Roy U. WILSON (1894-1939) – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 6)
Roy U. WILSON (1894-1939) – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 6) 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, … Continue reading
Posted in 52 Ancestors Series, Mom's Side, WILSON
Tagged #52ancestors, Alcoholism, HAAS, Military, The Great Depression, VAN DUYN, WILSON/WILLSON, World War I
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Elizabeth (CORMACK) RENFRO – A Nice, Big X Match (Ancestor 45)
Elizabeth (CORMACK) RENFRO – A Nice, Big X Match (Ancestor 45) 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 … Continue reading
Posted in 52 Ancestors Series, CORMACK, Dad's Side
Tagged #52ancestors, Autosomal DNA, CORMACK, DNA, DNA Painter, RENFRO, SPAULDING, Women, X-chromosome
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