Incorrect Tombstone
Have you ever questioned whether the information on a tombstone was accurate? For the most part, I have not. However, I usually am able to… Read More »Incorrect Tombstone
Harris Land
Have you ever tried to verify a fact found in a county history just to be left with more questions? That’s my situation with my… Read More »Harris Land
John Thompson
John Thompson was born on 4 Mar 1797 in Kentucky. [1–4] In Sep 1810, he was a apprenticed to George Brown in Ohio County, Kentucky.… Read More »John Thompson
Going in Circles
Have you ever researched one ‘bush’ or ‘floating tree’ in your file to discover a connection to a different ‘bush’ or ‘floating tree’? That’s what… Read More »Going in Circles
Underground Railroad
Do you ever try to find the source of a story hint for someone in your Ancestry tree? Well, today, I followed such a hint… Read More »Underground Railroad
Sellers Biography
Do you remember GeoCities, RootsWeb, mailing lists, and many other ways genealogists shared prior to Facebook? One of those communities that I participated in was… Read More »Sellers Biography
1812 Soldiers
While researching descendants of James Sellers and his wife, Mary Crawford, I came across the following newspaper article in the 27 July 1871 Greencastle Banner… Read More »1812 Soldiers
Luna Seller
As I’ve been updating my data on the descendants of James Sellers and his wife, Mary Crawford, I came across a SELLER biography in Weik’s… Read More »Luna Seller
Sellers
Do you have ‘bushes’ in your tree? For anyone looking at my Heartland Genealogy tree on Ancestry, they may easily stumble upon a ‘bush’ and… Read More »Sellers
County History
Have you used county histories in your search for family information? When I first started, these histories were tremendous help to my research. I was… Read More »County History