As we celebrate Memorial Day by honoring those who died while serving in the U.S. military, I would like to take today to honor my ancestors who served for the Union during the civil war. Washington Marion Crawford Sergeant in Company H of the 2nd Regiment New York Cavalry VolunteersEnlisted 3 Aug 1861Captured 22 Sept …
Month: May 2021
Number Forty-Two
#SaturdayNightGenealogyFun Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It's Saturday Night again - Time for some more Genealogy Fun!! Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!):1) Have you identified #42 on your ahnentafel list? If not, how about #21 the mother …
Call to Add GPS
#52Ancestors Have you visited cemeteries in search of a grave? Did a family member help you find the gravesite? Each memorial day, my mom would load us kids up in the car along with cut flowers from the garden to meet my grandparents at the cemetery to decorate graves. Thus, I grew up knowing where …
GAR Monument
Most of us have heard of Gettysburg National Military Park. Spread throughout this park are monuments honoring the soldiers who fought there. But, have you heard of the Union Soldiers and Sailors National Park? Don't feel bad because I hadn't either. That was until I studied a document I have for George Mentzer. May future …
Troubleshooting
Do you ever try to perform a task in a piece of software and just can't get it to work like you think it should? That's my situation. I'm trying to create a 'Who Was There' report in RootsMagic for everyone who was living in Garrard, Madison or Lincoln counties, Kentucky prior to 1800. I …
Mentzer Hints
Have you found a biography for an ancestor in a county historical society publication or a county history? If so, did it provide clues about your ancestor's life? I'm lucky to have two different biographies of George Mentzer. The biography found in the book, History of Woodson and Allen Counties, Kansas, provides clues to George's …
ThruLines Analysis
Have you tested your DNA with Ancestry? If so, do you have a tree with at least a few ancestors named? And, are your DNA results attached to someone in your tree? Those are the requirements for Ancestry to begin populating your ancestral 'ThruLines'. Basically, ThruLines tries to locate other descendants of your ancestors and …
Rachel Christy
Rachel Elmeda Christy1 was born on 28 Apr 1845 in Clinton, Indiana, United States.2–8 She was the child of Samuel Christy and Lyda Gallimore.9 She was listed as Elmedia Cristy, a 5 year old female who was born in Ohio in the household of Samuel Cristy in Jasper Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States on 21 …
GedMatch Projects
Have you spit in a test tube to have your DNA analyzed? Have you transferred those results to GedMatch to take advantage of the DNA analysis tools they offer? If so, have you checked out their 'Ancestor Projects'? As a Germanna Descendant, I joined their recently created project. Running a search of my DNA against …
Rainy Days
For those of you that don't live in Eastern Kansas, many of us are beginning to believe that Kansas is the new Portland You see, we've had at least 8 straight days of cloudy, rainy weather. If the Kansas City area ties the record of 10 days, then the forecast says it will be at …