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talkingroots: Riding to school

I never rode a school bus to school. I know as this is written, most children (and even parents) might wonder why. The rule was school buses only ran outside of the city limits. The rest of us got to school the best way we could. No excuses were accepted for lack of ride, rain, etc. My own children (Michael and Emily) also never rode a school bus to school. Where we lived in Lake Jackson, Texas was within two miles of their schools: A. P. Beutel Elementary, Lake Jackson Intermediate School, and… Continue

Added by Deason Hunt on July 24, 2009 at 9:56am — No Comments

OMG!!! There are 2 of me!

HowManyOfMe.com…

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Added by Eileen Cogan on July 23, 2009 at 8:05pm — 5 Comments

Some Italian genealogy - Maria Vincenza Margarita Balzano

Ancestors of Maria Vincenza Margarita Balzano

Generation No. 1

1. Maria Vincenza Margarita Balzano, born Oct 27, 1873 in Italy1. She was the daughter of 2. Raffaele Balzano and 3. Marie Vincenza Fortino. She married (1) Pasquale M Nessuno Aug 11, 1895 in parish of Santa Croce, Torre del Greco, Napoli, Italy2. He was born Oct 1868 in Mercato, Naples, Italy2, and died Dec 06, 1934 in Vico Trotti, Italy2.

Generation No. 2

2. Raffaele Balzano He was… Continue

Added by Eileen Cogan on July 23, 2009 at 1:43pm — 3 Comments

Today I have officially gone to the dogs!

Call it "Dog Days of Summer" or just plain biting off more than I can already chew...I just opened up my grandson's family tree website to the dogs or their ancestral pets.

I have been knocking this idea around ever sense I got the GenBug after I retired from my work in Animal Welfare. The idea, was to provide a place for folks to post their ancestors pet's picture, hopefully with the owner, if not, just the pet will do, I even quietly entered a pet on ancestry.com and quickly… Continue

Added by Nancy Hickman on July 23, 2009 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

John Jones and Mary Brown

John Jones (son of John Jones and Mary Doughty) and Mary Brown (daughter of Preserve Brown Jr. and Mary French) can be found in old Pennsylvania Quaker Meeting records, including their marriage.

Gedcoms then lose them in regard to descendants from them.

Many of the Brown family settled along the East Fork of the Susquehanna River and can be found along it from Wilkes-Barre downstream to Sunbury.

I suspect that this John Jones is the John Jones who died in… Continue

Added by Joseph A. 'Joe' Hittle on July 23, 2009 at 11:49am — No Comments

Stockett

I have found some names that strike me funny. They are Twelve Childer And Five Children Stockett. Does anyone else have these names?

Added by Sherry Lynn Frazier on July 23, 2009 at 3:27am — No Comments

Sublett

I do not think my SUBLETT line will end anytime soon. There are all kinds of information on them. I am getting up to 12 hits per person!!!

Added by Sherry Lynn Frazier on July 23, 2009 at 3:19am — No Comments

WOW!!!

I have found 28 generations so far!!! and I am still going through everything!! I bet I find more!!

Added by Sherry Lynn Frazier on July 23, 2009 at 2:37am — No Comments

David Charles Embrey

David Charles Embrey (Charles David Embery I have seen the name both ways) was a little Cherokee boy that was pick up form the Trail of Tears by the Embrey's. He was supossedly sitting by his dead parents along the trail crying when they picked him up and took him home. That is the story we have been told ever since I can remember. He is my great great grandfather. I would love to find some more information on him.

Added by Sherry Lynn Frazier on July 23, 2009 at 2:33am — No Comments

The Harry Stiles Puzzle

There are many secrets in my Stiles line. Some I will mention here as pieces to the puzzle.

Harry R. Stiles :

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LDS International Gene Index

Henry R. Stiles born 1870 in NJ to Joseph Stiles and Susan A. Stiles

Susan A. Stiles born 1836 married Joseph Stiles 1869 in NJ

I don't know if Joseph and Susan are Harry's parents. The dates seem to fit.

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1870 Federal Census… Continue

Added by Eileen Cogan on July 22, 2009 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

A Tribute to Two Mothers, Nina Verne Mossman Heskett and Daisy Arlene Smith Heskett

On 11 August 1916 my grandmother, Erma Leona Heskett, was born the third daughter of William Dale and Nina Verne (Mossman) Heskett. They lived in Morrow county, Ohio, where the Heskett family had lived since the 1820;s. Soon after grandma's birth, Nina found out that she had TB. To be closer to her family, they moved to Sioux City, IA. Nina went into a hospital and grandma was taken care of by one of her uncles. On 10 Apr 1919, at the age of 33 Nina died, leaving behind 3 daughters, Blanche… Continue

Added by Dawn Evans Stringer on July 22, 2009 at 2:43pm — 1 Comment

We all have to start Somewhere - for beginners and the learned

You may well have heard or read of this all before but just incase anyone would like to be reminded here we go. All our families have their own, distinctive history, and your ancestors have helped to make us what we are today. For those of you who are about to embark on the family trail, here are a few basic guidelines to help you to progress successfully and resourcefully.

Patience and perseverance are two very important words one should remember for the potential family historian, along… Continue

Added by David on July 22, 2009 at 12:38pm — 1 Comment

Cast Your Vote - Legacy Genealogy Cruise 2010

We need your help deciding where to go for our 7th annual Legacy Genealogy Cruise in 2010. In fact, we are going to let you choose our cruise destination for us. We've narrowed it down to the following two locations:

12-Day South America Passage departing from Santiago, Chile. Possible ports of call: Puerto Montt, Chile; Darwin Channel Chilean Fjords; Amalia Glacier Canal Sarmiento; Strait of Magellan; Punta Arenas, Chile; Cockburn and Beagle Channels; Ushuaia,… Continue

Added by Geoff Rasmussen on July 22, 2009 at 12:05pm — 1 Comment

Cool facts from my tree

* Dr. Daniel Wills sailed with William Penn and received from him 600 acres along the Rancocas River in Burlington County, NJ. He was among the Quakers imprisoned and persecuted in England.

* Richard Lippincott and family were among the Quakers persecuted in England. He was released from prison and given land grants in America with the understanding he would not come back to England. He did, though, more than once.

* Charles Wesley Wiley was in the Civil War

* James Ayres Dare… Continue

Added by Eileen Cogan on July 22, 2009 at 11:52am — No Comments

Great Title!!! Gotta love it

I just saw a group on here with a fantastic title. I joined because its a good subject but I might have joined just because I love the name.

Added by Eileen Cogan on July 22, 2009 at 11:30am — 4 Comments

Genealogy Disease

...news flash

Doctors have discovered a new disease

SYMPTOMS: Obsession over finding more names, dates, and places. Patient has a blank expression on her face and often seems deaf to others. Has no taste for work of any kind, except for feverishly reading census records and entering data. Has a compulsion to write emails and spends hours sitting at a computer. Swears at the computer if there is no e-mail. Frequents strange places like cemeteries. Patient mumbles to… Continue

Added by Eileen Cogan on July 22, 2009 at 11:30am — 4 Comments

uummm Hello?

Don't you get tired of having to pick titles and screen names and passwords? I sure do.

I had started several groups on here, one of which was called, "Wiley - New Jersey". I was approached about it and asked if I'd be including variant spellings and different locations. My answer was, "no". To be honest, I am not all that interested in the name itself. It is Irish. Very cool. The more lines I have that are of Irish origins, the happier I am. It was my grandmother's maiden name and… Continue

Added by Eileen Cogan on July 22, 2009 at 11:20am — No Comments

Oral History: Sharing Your Family Stories!

Yesterday, Author Anita Wills joined our LowCountry Africana Group here at GenWise and posted an amazing narrative about her Great-Great Grandmother, Leah Ruth-Warner.

Reading about the life journey of Leah Ruth-Warner… Continue

Added by Luckie Daniels on July 22, 2009 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Genealogy and Other Disciplines

Genealogy can be generically defined as the study of family. For a genealogist, genealogy is defined in more detail and is different for each individual genealogist. Some genealogists only conduct one-name studies on one particular surname and never look into the other surnames in which they have ancestors. Other genealogists want to know about each individual ancestor and go into great detail to understand their lives and the times in which they lived. Genealogy for me is a way to understand… Continue

Added by Jennifer Eklund, PLCGS on July 22, 2009 at 9:45am — 2 Comments

Hawaii- the Boston connection to a royal lineage

It started back when I took the AP American History class at Wachusett Regional High School in Massachusetts. When our teacher told our class we could all write a final paper on any topic (with her approval, of course) I knew that I was going to write about Queen Liliuokalani and how she lost the Hawaiian throne. I was the first student to ask to have my topic approved, and the teacher looked puzzled. It was a topic we barely covered in class, and there was nothing on the subject in our school… Continue

Added by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on July 22, 2009 at 9:30am — 2 Comments