I'm sure we can all agree that each of us needs to work toward having as accurate a family tree as possible. However, I'm willing to admit and hopefully you are too that there could be a mistake or two or several in my tree. Even with an effort to separate out people of the …
Category: McPheeters
Alexander Crawford Ancestors
One of my favorite Facebook groups is the Clan Crawford Association Ancestry & DNA Research Forum. If you are a Crawford researcher and NOT a member of this Facebook group, I strongly encourage you to ask to join the group. A lot of the discussion in this group is about DNA results - particularly yDNA. …
James Crawford / Nancy Sawyers
When researching a surname, do you ever encounter a 'famous' individual who seems to illogically appear in a lot of trees? With colonial CRAWFORD research, we have two such individuals. One is Col. William Crawford who was burned at the stake in the area that became Ohio. The other is Alexander Crawford and his wife …
Hey Crawford Researchers – Let’s Get This Right!
Anyone who has been doing genealogical research will eventually run into 'same name' issues, where two people of the same name are found in the same vicinity or same records. With my Crawford research, my same name struggle has been with my ancestor, James Crawford (1772-1854). James is a common given name in Crawford research …
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Crawford Clan DNA Challenge
Have you had your DNA tested? If so, did DNA help you answer a question? Based on Facebook posts I've seen, it appears that DNA is helping adoptees to connect with their birth family. In my case, I wasn't hoping to identify a close relative. Instead, I was hoping (and still am hoping) to identify …
Am I Making Incorrect Conclusions?
Have you ever looked at the FamilySearch tree or at personal trees on Ancestry and wondered how and why they made those family connections? I know I have. I hope that others if others have such a question about the research reflected in my Ancestry tree, that they would contact me with their concerns and …
Following Women to Find Hints
Do you research the spouses of your ancestor's siblings? If you are like me, you don't spend much time identifying let alone researching the parents of an ancestor's sister-in-law. However, with my Crawford research, I'm finding valuable clues from published genealogies. Many of those published genealogies are for the families of women who married into …