Susie Crawford
Have you researched a family that others don’t recognize as a relative? As I’m researching the descendants of Alexander Crawford and Margaret McElwee, I’m encountering… Read More »Susie Crawford
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Pension Record
Have you ever struggled to prove a family unit found on the FamilySearch tree. I’ve had that struggle for the past few weeks as I… Read More »Pension Record
Third Wife
Do you ever struggle trying to figure out the structure of a family? I know that I’ve struggled with the family of Lt. Jones A.… Read More »Third Wife
Friday Find
Do you ever happen across a newspaper article about an interesting newspaper article about one of your surnames that doesn’t connect to your research? That’s… Read More »Friday Find
George Washington Miller
Do you have a famous person in your fan club? If so, did you recognize their name when you added them to your FAN club?… Read More »George Washington Miller
Chasing Stories
Do you save those stories shared on Ancestry to your tree? Have you ever tried to verify the information in a story? I’m currently researching… Read More »Chasing Stories
Black Sunday
Going back to my notebook of items received from Mildred Barby is an interesting article that has nothing to do with BRILES genealogy. However, it… Read More »Black Sunday
Friday Finds
Below is an article in my notebook of ‘Briles’ information given to me by Mildred Barby. This is an interesting tale of a nighttime ride… Read More »Friday Finds
Friday Finds
One of the clippings in the BRILES materials I received from Mildred Barby was an article about her father, Lon Briles, reminiscing about playing baseball… Read More »Friday Finds
Crawford to Oklahoma
My recent ‘adventure’ in Dodge City newspapers on Newspapers.com allowed me to discover information about another Crawford family. There are two distinct Crawford lines in… Read More »Crawford to Oklahoma