Tag Archives: KING

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 →

Posted in 52 Ancestors, COON/KOON/KUHN, COTTER, Dad's Side, DRAKE, JOHNSON, JUDGE/RICHTER, KING, Mom's Side, RENFRO, SHANAHAN, VIRKLER/WURGLER, WILSON | Tagged #52ancestors, BRECKBEIL, COON/KUHN/KOON/KOONS, COTTER, JOHNSON, JUDGE/RICHTER, KING, RENFRO, SHANAHAN, VIRKLER, WILSON/WILLSON | Leave a comment

Richard of Kentucky, are you my KING? Richard, Oh, Richard, who is your Queen? – 52 Ancestors (Possible Ancestor 50)

Posted on 15 January 2015 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

Copyright Statement UPDATE January 2019: After more study, I do believe that the Sabina/Sibby BALLENGER I discuss in this article was not Labina/Libby, but was indeed Sabina/Sibby. I have modified the article accordingly. NOTE: January 2019. After this article, I … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors, KING, Mom's Side | Tagged #52ancestors, ARBOGAST, Autosomal DNA, BAITY, BAKER, BALLENGER/BALLINGER, CANADA/CANADAY/KENNEDY, COURTNEY, DAVIS, DAYLY/DALY/DAILEY, DNA, DNAgedcom, DUNN, Family Tree DNA, FRISTOE, HAAS, JOHNSON, Kentucky, KING, LEMON/LEMMON/LEMONS/LEMMONS, LOY, Methodists, MOULDEN, OSBON, OWENS, Revolutionary War, RODGERS/ROGERS, RUSSELL, SCOTT, Slavery, STONER, STOUT, TREES, TUTTEROW/TUTTERROW/TUTOROW, WILLIAMS, WILSON/WILLSON | 21 Comments

Barbara Ellen (HAAS) WILSON – First American Birth – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 13)

Posted on 6 November 2014 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

Copyright Statement Barbara Ellen HAAS, my great grandmother, was born in August 1854, in Pennsylvania, probably in Philadelphia. Her family, consisting of her parents and six older siblings had emigrated from Sulzbach, Freudenstadt, Württemberg, Germany in 1851. Her brother Henry … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors, HAAS, Mom's Side | Tagged #52ancestors, CONSTANCE, CRISIMAN, HAAS, HUTCHISON, KENNEDY, KING, OLIVER, ROBERTS, TREES, VAN DUYN, WILSON/WILLSON, Women | 5 Comments

Finding Mary WHITAKER, part 1 of ? – mtDNA U5a1i1a1 – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 127)

Posted on 4 November 2014 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

Copyright Statement Reading about the possibility of determining your direct maternal ancestor, technically called your matrilineal ancestors (actually, ancestresses), via Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) testing can be discouraging. “Woman don’t have the luxury of carrying their surnames from generation to generation.” … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors, DNA, Mom's Side, mt, WHITAKER | Tagged #52ancestors, BARTON, BLEVINS, CUSHMAN, JOHNSON, KETCHUM, KING, LEWIS, MCCORD/MCCORKEL, mtDNA, NEWBERRY, OSGOOD, OUSLEY/OWSLEY, OWENS, PATRICK, RIGGS, ROARK, SLY, U5a1/U5a1i1a1, WHITAKER, WILSEY/WILTSE, Women, WOODRUFF | 9 Comments

They Went on Horseback – Henry Bascom WILSON and Amanda Melvina KING – 52 Ancestors (Ancestors 24 and 25)

Posted on 10 February 2014 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

Copyright Statement Henry Bascom WILSON was the tenth child of Robert and Nancy (SCOTT) WILSON, and grandson of Isaac WILSON and his wife Anna —— of Sussex County, Delaware. He was born in Decatur County, Indiana, 13 June 1824. I … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Ancestors, KING, Mom's Side, WILSON | Tagged #52ancestors, BAITY, BASCOM, BOYD, DUNN, HAAS, HARVEY, HAYS, HOPKINS, JOHNSON, KING, LOY, MOULDEN, OSBON, OWENS, PIPER, RUSSELL, SCOTT, STONER, STOUDER, TREES, TUTTEROW/TUTTERROW/TUTOROW, WILLIAMSON, WILSON/WILLSON | 16 Comments