The Kingealogy – Page 4 – The Study of Sapps and Kings

Longevity – Keeping Stories Alive

February 8, 2018February 19, 2018Blogging, Descent#52ancestors, #AncestorChallenge2018, #FHWC2018, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2018, Ancestor Challenge 2018, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, Jackson, Moore

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]inerva Ann Moore is what I think of the moment I hear the word longevity. Daughter of Hughey Crawford Moore, Sr. and Tabitha Eaton. Old Manervy Jackson (pronounced Ol’ Ma-Nerve-E). This woman had stories, many

Man of the House

February 8, 2018February 17, 2018Blogging, Personal#52stories, 52 Stories in 52 Weeks, King, North Carolina, Sapp, West Virginia

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y greatest achievement or accomplishment was the prompt I was going to work on next. I could not think of anything. I was talking to my son about how hard it was for me to

Greatest Academic Achievement

February 7, 2018February 19, 2018Blogging, Personal#52stories, 52 Stories in 52 Weeks, Sapp

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y greatest academic achievement is not a single award or diploma. It is the events of one summer and the events that led up to it. While in high school I was in a car

The Case of Lucinda Cynthia Rainwater

February 7, 2018February 19, 2018Blogging, Descent, Surnames#FHWC2018, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, King, Rainwater, Tennessee

The Continuing Case of the Rainwaters. Read part one here. DEATH [dropcap]C[/dropcap]ynthia (Rainwater) King and Andrew stayed where they were. I believe Cynthia died BET 1883 AND 1899. Andrew died 15 Mar 1891 Sevier County,

The Case of Lucinda Caroline Rainwater

February 6, 2018February 19, 2018Blogging, Descent, Surnames#FHWC2018, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, King, Rainwater

I have seen much confusion over Lucinda Rainwater, Cynthia Rainwater and Caroline Rainwater in other peoples family trees. Many people are listing these women as the same woman. One article alone can not fully show

Music Memories

February 5, 2018February 6, 2018Blogging, Personal#52stories, 52 Stories in 52 Weeks, Gorby, Sapp

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne of my first memories of having a strong sense of pride in myself was the last two years of junior high school in Advanced Band Class. I first played the clarinet in elementary school with my teacher

Tom – The Seeing Eye Cat

February 5, 2018February 19, 2018Blogging#FHWC2018, Burgess, Family History Writing Challenge 2018

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y great-grandfather Charles Lee Burgess, Pappy, was blind. He had a huge support team that included a seeing-eye cat, named Tom. Pappy was not born blind. His sight worsened as he aged and cataracts were not

My Scarf of Many Colors

February 5, 2018February 16, 2018Blogging, Personal#52stories, 52 Stories in 52 Weeks, King, Sapp

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ontinuing with the theme of Goals and Achievements for 52 Stories is something I taught myself to do, without little help from someone else. The answer for me is loom knitting. I am still learning. With any

In The Census

February 4, 2018February 19, 2018Blogging#52ancestors, #FHWC2018, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2018, Family History Writing Challenge 2018

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen will the government come to its senses and deliver us an accurate, future-proof census? While reading this article people have to put aside all religious and political beliefs. 10 Questions in 10 Minutes the 2010 census

Favorite Photo – Or Photos

February 3, 2018February 19, 2018Blogging, Personal#52ancestors, #AncestorChallenge2018, #FHWC2018, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2018, Ancestor Challenge 2018, Bier, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, King, McIntyre, Pruitt, Randolph, Shuman, Wolfe, Yoho

Week 2 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge was difficult. The theme is Favorite Photo. I could not pick only one. I asked the men in my life to help me pick. Actually,