Descent – The Kingealogy

Bier Landing – Landon Biers Diary

November 21, 2018November 21, 2018Blogging, Descent, PersonalBier, Chapline, China, Landon, Sauber, United States

[dropcap]I [/dropcap]was lucky enough to receive a few Bier family treasures by my mother. One of them is the diary of her grandfather, James Landon “Landon” Bier. The diary spans from 20 Apr 1927 to

My Super X-Grandma – Tabitha Eaton

May 29, 2018May 29, 2018Descent, ProjectsAncestry, Chart, DNA, Eaton, Jackson, Moore, Myers, Payne, Sapp, Shuman, Yoho

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat is a Super X-Grandma? That is a good question. It is just a term I made up for an ancestor of mine who I feel a very strong connection to, Tabitha Eaton. She is what

Paul Chester Randolph – A Goodbye

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018Descent, PersonalCarr, High, Hunt, Johnson, Joy, King, Krebs, Meade, Pearson, Randolph, Sapp, Wolfe, Zirkle

[dropcap]I[/dropcap] planned to write about the life of Paul Chester Randolph. After my grandfather in law passed I knew there would be a day where I would share the memories and life of this remarkable man.

Ancestral Hobbies and Interests – Ties That Bind

March 25, 2018March 25, 2018Descent, Personal#52stories, 52 Stories in 52 Weeks

[dropcap]H[/dropcap]obbies I share with my ancestors all involve yarn. I have an addiction to crafts that involve yarn and am a yarn collector at this point. Knitting: I taught myself to loom knit, I am still learning.

Strong Woman – A Woman Suffering

March 5, 2018April 5, 2018Blogging, Descent#52ancestors, #AncestorChallenge2018, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2018, Ancestor Challenge 2018, Anthony, Clarke, Downes, Hicks, Ingram, Letham, Loudenslager, Morris, Read, Sapp, Shuman, Yoho

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]usan Brownell Anthony is the face of Women’s Suffrage. She traveled not only the United States but the world for over half a century. She gave an average of seventy-five to one hundred speeches a year.

Where There’s A Will – Elizabeth Furbee

February 27, 2018March 30, 2022Blogging, Descent#52ancestors, #FHWC2018, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2018, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, Farabee, Furbee, UMC, United Methodist Church

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]enjamin Furbee was born in Northwest, England in 1633. The administrative counties in the Northwest are Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Merseyside. His father is Felix Furbee of Southern Scotland, Born in 1613, Died

Biers of Baumholder

February 25, 2018February 25, 2018Blogging, Descent, Places#FHWC2018, Bier, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, German, Germany

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]o understand the lives of our ancestors we must understand where they lived. My investigative journey took me to Baumholder, Germany and gave me the opportunity to have a deeper appreciation for my Bier family

Trotter Family – The Fall of Ruthven

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018Blogging, Descent, Surnames#FHWC2018, Abbott, Beard, England, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, Hylton, Ruthven, Scotland, Tennessee, Trotter, Virginia, Wilson

Please read Part One of the Trotter story here before reading further. [dropcap]N[/dropcap]ow that we have a better idea of the atmosphere between the Scottish Monarch and the Ruthven family of Gowrie was can piece

Trotter Family – The Rise of Ruthven

February 22, 2018February 23, 2018Blogging, Descent, Surnames#FHWC2018, Douglass, England, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, King, Ruthven, Scotland, Stewart, Tennessee, Trotter, Tudor, Webb

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]any genealogists researching their Sevier County, Tennesse ancestors know the name, John Sevier Trotter. My husband’s great-grandmother Hattie Mae (Webb) King is a (Ruthven) Trotter descendant. I’m amazed when talking to Trotter descendants and family

John Baker – X Marks the Spot

February 21, 2018February 21, 2018Blogging, Descent#FHWC2018, Baker, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, Sullivan, Yoho

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]o much has been written about Captain John Baker and Elizabeth Ann Sullivan. Descendants of Margaret Baker and Catherine Baker tend to hold a special interest in the history of the Baker Family. Margaret and Catherine are