Friday Find
Today’s find from my WELLS notebook is the marriage record for William O. Wells and Ellen O. Andrews in Calhoun County, Michigan. State of Michigan Calhoun County Wm O. Wells … Read More »Friday Find
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October 2025
Continuing to Untangle My Crawford–Sellers DNA Connections
In a recent post, I described my “experiment” to identify the Sellers matches in my DNA tree. While some might consider my method a bit… Read More »Continuing to Untangle My Crawford–Sellers DNA Connections
Gone Missing, Part 2 — Harris Whitaker
In a previous post, I wrote about Hiram M. Currey, my 3rd great-grandfather who seems to have gone missing after about 1846. Today’s story continues… Read More »Gone Missing, Part 2 — Harris Whitaker
Monday’s Diggings
Today’s record comes from my BRILES folder and includes both my original research notes and an image of a deed. I first located this record… Read More »Monday’s Diggings
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun — AI Biography for Albert Hutchinson (ca. 1836-1896)
This week’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge from Randy Seaver invited us to use one of the free AI tools to create a short biography… Read More »Saturday Night Genealogy Fun — AI Biography for Albert Hutchinson (ca. 1836-1896)
ABC Biography: Paul Mentzer
Paul Emory Mentzer (1896–1942) Early Life Paul Emory Mentzer was born on March 28, 1896, in Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas. He was the son… Read More »ABC Biography: Paul Mentzer
Friday Find
Birth and Death Records for Kate Wells Today’s find from my WELLS notebook includes two important documents for Kate Wells — her birth record and… Read More »Friday Find
A Promising Lead
Hiram Currey’s Bounty Land Warrant In a recent post, I wrote about my 3rd-great-grandfather, Hiram M. Currey, who disappeared from records before 1850. I followed… Read More »A Promising Lead
Exploring My Crawford DNA Connections
After discovering several DNA matches who share DNA with descendants of John Crawford through his daughters’ Sellers lines, I decided to see if I could… Read More »Exploring My Crawford DNA Connections
DNA Color Coding
Refining My Use of Colored Dots for DNA Matches Have you used Your DNA Guide’s color-coding system by Diahan Southard? It took me a few… Read More »DNA Color Coding