The Kingealogy

Tom E. Boy – No Clowning Around

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018Blogging, Personal#FHWC2018, #NotAtRootsTech, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, King

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y Father In Law, Tom King, aka Tom E. Boy is a survivor. He lived through the Vietnam War, Cancer and a Stroke. When I think of Tom, I think of how brave he is. It

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

Love Lessons – Paul and Alice Randolph

February 26, 2018April 5, 2018Blogging, Personal#52stories, #FHWC2018, 52 Stories in 52 Weeks, Family History Writing Challenge 2018, Randolph, Wolfe

The descendants of Paul Chester Randolph and Alice Omega (Wolfe) Randolph learned many lessons about love by listening to their story and watching them. Grandma Randolph made it point to share secrets of long-lasting marriage with her

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

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

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