Do you have profiles on WikiTree? In preparation for the WikiTree anniversary, I started looking at my connections and realized that some of my ancestors were missing many of their children. In the process of adding some of these children, I came across an obituary for my great-grandfather's brother, Nelson G. Crawford. Nelson G. CrawfordDies …
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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
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) Do you have a photograph of yourself with one or more of your …
Family Time
While the weather is forecast to be a little colder and breezier than I would like, this weekend is family time at the lake. No matter what the weather, this will be a time for great food, relaxation and hopefully time around a camp fire. In my Pink Boots Weekend post, I summarized one of …
Nelson Crawford Stoner
Nelson Crawford Stoner [1] was born on 24 Nov 1829 in Pennsylvania, United States. [2–3] He married Eliza Moore on 7 Aug 1853 in Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois, United States. [4–6] He was the father of Mary Stoner who was born on 16 Apr 1854 in Jersey, Illinois, United States. [7] He was the father of …
Friday Find
Warren County (Indiana) Atlas Have you used plat map books? We often use these books to locate a farmstead in a county. But, have you ever found a biography in one of those books of plat maps? The 1877 Warren County (Indiana) Atlas contains some short biographies along with some photographs of both individuals and …
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
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) It's Father's Day in the USA on Sunday, so let's talk about our fathers. …
Memorial Day
Do you have memories of Memorial Day as a child? Do those memories involve a special weekend trip or barbecue? Or, do they involve flowers and tombstones? My childhood memories involve Peonies, Iris and Sweet William, coffee cans and coat hangers.. My mother and grandmother would spend the early morning hours picking flowers from our …
Josie’s Ledger
I shared a poem written by my 2nd great grandfather, Washington Marion Crawford. While discussing this poem with my cousins, one shared a comment about his having a copy of Josie’s ledger of poetry. This comment reminded me that I have the actual ledger. In remembering this ledger, I realized that I hadn’t done enough to …
Josie’s Ledger
I shared a poem written by my 2nd great grandfather, Washington Marion Crawford. While discussing this poem with my cousins, one shared a comment about his having a copy of Josie’s ledger of poetry. This comment reminded me that I have the actual ledger. In remembering this ledger, I realized that I hadn’t done enough to …