52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2018

Luck – Not In The Face

March 23, 2018March 23, 2018Blogging, Personal#52ancestors, #AncestorChallenge2018, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2018, Ancestor Challenge 2018

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his is the story my husband told me I should write when I told him I was going to write about Luck for the 52 Ancestors writing prompt. Luck, both good and bad, was with him

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.

Blogging – FHWChallenge2018

March 1, 2018March 1, 2018Blogging, Personal#52ancestors, #52stories, #AncestorChallenge2018, #FHWC2018, #GBP, #NotAtRootsTech, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2018, 52 Stories in 52 Weeks, Ancestor Challenge 2018, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, King, The Genealogy Blog Party

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his past month has a been a whirlwind of blogging. I have learned so much. The biggest lesson was not about my ancestors, it was about friends, family and genealogy methodology. It also showed me if

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

Heirloom – The Imaginary Granddaughter

February 24, 2018February 25, 2018Blogging#52ancestors, #AncestorChallenge2018, #FHWC2018, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2018, Ancestor Challenge 2018, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, Sapp

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y grandma Maxine was only able to have one child. She loved my Dad dearly but had also wanted to have a daughter. When she knew that would not be possible she decided then and

Ollie and Maxine Sapp – Young Love

February 15, 2018February 19, 2018Blogging, Personal#52ancestors, #52stories, #AncestorChallenge2018, #FHWC2018, #GBP, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2018, 52 Stories in 52 Weeks, Ancestor Challenge 2018, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, Sapp, Shuman, The Genealogy Blog Party

Part One of the Romance of Ollie and Maxine Sapp. Click here for Part Two and here for Part Three. [dropcap]F[/dropcap]rank Topliff Sapp and Carl Bryan Shuman were Wetzel County politicians, both having been Democratic County Chair, were best friends, and

Favorite Name

February 10, 2018February 19, 2018Blogging, Surnames#52ancestors, #AncestorChallenge2018, #FHWC2018, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2018, Ancestor Challenge 2018, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, Guthrie, Jackson, Keenan, McDonough, Moore, Sapp, Satterfield, Triplett, Trippett

[dropcap]I [/dropcap]have so many great names in my family tree. A favorite name for boys would be Christian Alexander and a favorite name for girls would be Catherine Scarlett. Picking the names of my children

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