Week 14 — we’re now in the 2nd quarter of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. Congratulations!
I’m a bit late in posting this. This week’s recap, although posted on Thursday, April 10, kept the “normal” cutoff of Tuesday, April 8. So, if you posted on Wednesday and don’t see your post, don’t worry, it will be on next week’s recap. (Which I hope will be on time!)
Cheryl Biermann Hartley shares her story of how she discovered that she descends from Martin Luther. (“Yes, THAT Martin Luther.”) What I like about her post is how reading a particular book became a ritual when visiting her grandparents’ house. Myra Vanderpool Gormley shared a beautiful memory of wearing roses on Mother’s Day. Need inspiration for your next post? Patricia Rohn found inspiration in Game of Thrones.
My contribution was about my 3rd-great grandfather John Johnson. Yes, really.
- AMIRAULT – “Laurie Amirault – A Man’s Man!” by Karen Bruynell on Getting to Know You
- ANDERSON – “Doris M. Anderson” by Caroll on Trace Your Genealogy
- ANDERSONE – “Dārta Andersone” on Discovering Latvian Roots
- ARTIS – “She Wanted a Birthday Party!” (Mercedes “Mercy” Artis) by Minnie Becton on How Did I Get Here: From Africa to North Carolina
- AUSTIN – “Rosanna Austin (1737-?)” by Pam Schaffner on Digging Down East
- BALDWIN – “Sarah Baldwin” by Sylvia on Wandering Through My Roots
- BALL – “Ellen Elisabeth Ball (1840-1888)” by famfinder4 on The Stories Found Among the Leaves
- BALL – “John Floyd Ball” by Susie Reynolds on Our Families and Their Untold Stories
- BATTERTON – “Gertrude Batterton” by Cathy G. on Orlandel Creations
- BAYLOR – “Thomas J. Baylor Mystery Husband #1” by Paul on Ups and Downs of Family History
- BEARD – “Camilla Gaye Beard” by Michelle on My Family History
- BEASECKER – “Elizabeth Helen Beasecker” by William Wheeler on Wheeler Genealogy
- BIANCHI – “Anna Bianchi Furlani” by Eileen A. Souza on Old Bones Genealogy
- BIANCHI – “Lucy Bianchi Bailoni” by Eileen A. Souza on Old Bones Genealogy
- BOWLING – “Hugh Bowling (1591-1651) – DNA Rare as Hen’s Teeth” by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained
- BRANCH – “Moses Branch, Revolutionary War Captain” by Kessara on Of Loons and Lady Slippers
- BRISTOL – “Abel Bristol – Revolutionary War Soldier” by Arlene Baker on Moore Views From the Family Tree
- BROWN – “Rev. William ‘Billy’ Brown – An Eccentric Divine” by Brad on Montanatude
- BROWN – “William Halliday Brown, Seeing the World Through Music” by Lynne Black on starryblackness
- BROWNE – “Sir Thomas Browne, Sheriff of Kent” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
- BRYAN – “Bertha Jane Bryan Blackmore (1890-1943)” by Karen Blackmore on Karen’s Genealogy Oasis
- CAL – “John ‘Carroll’ Cal” by Judi Carroll-Thompson on Journey of a Family Historian
- CAMPBELL – “Arlie C. Campbell (1873-1966)” by Daniel Sample on Where Were They Then?
- CARSON – “Dorothea Carson (abt. 1847-1916)” by Ian Hadden on Ian Hadden’s Family History
- CAZAKOFF – “George Cazakoff – Landowner” by Yvonne Demoskoff on Yvonne’s Genealogy Blog
- CHALIFOUR – “Vacation!” (Louis Napoleon Chalifour) on Passage to the Past’s Blog
- CHAPPEL – “Rebecca Chappel” by Leah A. on Leah’s Family Tree
- CHAUDOIN – “Amanda Metcalf Chaudoin” by Sylvia on Wandering Through My Roots
- CLONCH – “Alexander Clonch Known as ‘The One Who Killed the Beef at 200 Paces’” by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
- COAKLEY – “Georgia Mary Coakley” by Sylvia on Wandering Through My Roots
- COATS – “Betty Sue Coats Simpson” on Getting Started in Genealogy
- CRISP – “Nancy Crisp” by Michelle on My Family History
- CRUZ – “Gregoria Cruz Was a Mother and Wife Who Left a Mystery” by Judy Everett Ramos on Fort Worth Genealogy Examiner
- CULP – “Hannah Culp” by Kathy Namaric on KJN Genealogy
- DELAWDER – “Barbara (nee) Delawder Halterman” by Carol on Reflection From the Fence
- DOLLARHIDE – “Dollarhide” (John and Elizabeth Dollarhide) by Kay Bauman on Relative Storyboards
- DUKES – “Anna Not Angeline” (Anna Dukes) by Amy Cole on Tracing Amy
- DUVAL – “Ancestor Story – Frank & Estelle Duval, From Portrait Studio to Bead Shop” on thegenealogygirl
- EADS – “My Brother Mary Dewayne Eads (1959-1965)” by Gwen Eads on Eads and Allied Families
- EBINGER – “Carolina Christina Ebinger Hummel” by Sally Knudsen on SallySearches
- EKSTROM – “Gustaf Ekstrom Comes to America” by Elizabeth Richards on Scrapping My Family History
- ESTERLINE – “My Mother Mary Margaret” by Gwen Eads on Eads and Allied Families
- FENNELL – “John P. Fennell – Shot by a Pugilist” by Jenna on Jenna’s Gene Weblog
- FISKEN – “James Fisken” by Jillian Glover on My Ain Folk
- FITZHUGH – “Francey Yourilda Fitzhugh Bailey” by Terri on Genealogy Junkie – All Roads Lead to Arkansas
- FULLER – “Charles Fuller, an Ordinary Man But Loved by All” by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
- GLESSOFF – “Walter L. Glessoff ‘Uncle Wally’” by Barbara Murphy on My Family’s Branches and Twigs
- GLOVER – “Royal Marine Samuel Glover of Stonehouse” by Lynne Black on starryblackness
- GOSA – “Bob Gosa and His Band of Brothers” by dgfamilyhistorian on I’m Proud to Be the Family Historian
- GOSLING – “Arthur Gosling of Guildford, Surrey” by Kirsty Gray on Family Wise Ltd.
- GREVE – “Elsabe Dorothea Maria Greve” by Barbara Schmidt on Barbara Schmidt
- HAINSWORTH – “Nathan Hainsworth Died in the Workhouse” by Cheryl Biermann Hartley on My Search for the Past
- HAIRSTON – “Mary Hairston Who Was Last Found in Macon County, Alabama” by Diana on Moments in Time
- HARLLEE – “Mary Ann Harllee – My Favorite Ancestor” by mvillhauer on Branching Out: My Family Tree
- HARRIS – “D Is for Death Certificate aka Three Ancestors Ago – William Christopher Harris” by Heather on Chasing the Past
- HARVEY – “In Search of the Harveys” (George Arthur Harvey) by dolphin on Tree Climbing
- HASKELL – “Samuel Haskell” by Bill West on West in New England
- HEMINGWAY – “Josiah Hemingway” by Janet Iles on Janet the Researcher
- HEMINGWAY – “Samuel Hemingway” by Janet Iles on Janet the Researcher
- HERREL – “Fred Herrel, Curtiss-Wright Production Soldier” by Shelley Bishop on A Sense of Family
- HETLETVEDT – “Ole Olson Hetletvedt (Ole and Lena, Part I)” on Notes From the Past
- HIBBS – “William Hibbs Sr.” by mvillhauer on Branching Out: My Family Tree
- HOLCOMB – “Benton Rogers (Jake) Holcomb – Lynn County, Texas” by Aymee Lubinski on My Ancestor’s Leaves
- HOLLEY – “Sophronia J. Holley Warnick 1836-1898 AL” by Beverly McGowan Norman on Roots, Branches, and a Few Nuts
- HOLLOWAY – “Adolphus Day Holloway” by Jackie Holloway on Voices of Yesterday
- HOWARD – “Harriet Howard Earl” by fancyweaver on Siblings and Niblings
- HUIZEL – “One-Armed Mystery” (Anna (Huizel) Collins) by Brian Zalewski on Zalewski Family Genealogy
- HUNTER – “Hunter Family Reunion” by M. Diane Rogers on Newdale, Manitoba, Canada – Genealogy
- JAMES – “Griffith Joseph James” by Laura Johnston on Getting Started in Genealogy
- JOHNS – “Alice Catherine Johns Toler” by Charlie Purvis on Carolina Family Roots
- JOHNSON – “Ella Johnson Hall” by Denise Coughlin on Denise’s Genealogy Journey
- JOHNSON – “James Johnson” by Simon on The Branches of My Tree
- JOHNSON – “John Johnson. Yes, really” by Amy Johnson Crow on No Story Too Small
- JOLLETT – “Drada Jollett Sampson” by Wendy on Jollett Etc.
- JONES – “Ezekial Jones” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
- JONES – “Jeanette Taylor Jones” by Michelle on Leaves and Nuts
- JONES – “Mary Jones-Ewing – ‘Only Sister of Papa Jones’” by Jill Hill on the Life and Times of Trixie Jones
- JOYCE – “Maggie (Joyce) Osborn – A Tragic Death” by Leah on Genealogy in West Brookfield, MA
- KINNAIRD – “Stephen Alden Kinnaird” by Sharon Simms on 52 Ancestors – 52 Weeks
- KINNICK – “George Washington Kinnick and Hannah” by Dr. Bill Smith on Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories
- KIRK – “The Not-So-Honorary Aunts” (Hazel Mae (Kirk) Clark and Helen Margaret Clark) by The Down East Genealogist on Pine Trees and Pedigrees
- KNOX – “George W. Knox” by Jacqueline Foster on My Journey Back
- KOUP – “Edith Esther Koup” by Bob and Debbie Biggs on Bob & Debbie’s Next BIGGS Adventure
- LANE – “William Lane” by Celia Lewis on Twigs and Trees
- LANGHORNE – “Trouble When First Cousins Marry? Henry Scarsbrook Langhorne” by Helen Youngblood Holshouser on Heart of a Southern Woman
- LAUTIN – “Julienne Malvina Lautin (1844-1897)” by Luis Rivera on Genealogy Under Construction
- LEBRETON – “David Lebreton (1878-1926)” by Linda Albert on My Acadian Roots
- LIEBE – “Amelia Dorothea (Liebe) Clark” by judysue on Little Bits of Roots & Branches
- LINDSEY – “Pick a Lindsey, Any Lindsey” (Reverend Caleb Lindsey” by Niki Davis on Rooted in Foods
- LINDSEY – “Roxie Jane Lindsey Houston” by Juli D. Quinteros de Hernandez
- LINEBERRY – “Jacob P. Lineberry” by Donna Brown on DonnaB’s Weblog
- LOTT – “John Thomas Lott & Elmira Clay” by Cheryl Miller on Shaking Cheryl’s Family Tree
- LUSTY – “Rebecca (Lusty) Richardson (1866-1922)” by Jen Smart on Jen’s Genealogy Pages
- LUTHER – “Martin Luther – Yes, THAT Martin Luther” by Cheryl Biermann Hartley on My Search for the Past
- MADELAINE – “Louis Madelaine et la Villa du Bonheur” by Marine on Dans les branches [in French]
- MASSEY – “John Orpin Massey” by JessLibrarian on Genie Roadtrip
- McCLEMENTS – “Bridget McClements (Friary, Loughguile, Northern Ireland)” by Jo on Full Circle Family History Blog
- McDAID – “May (McDaid) Atkinson” by Cherie Atkinson Clark on Still Digging for Roots
- McNEAL – “Kenneth Ralph McNeal” by Jessica Carlson on Carlson and Carrico Family History
- McSHANE – “Patrick McShane, Irishman, Boatman, Milkman, Watchman” by Tim Graham on Photo Restorations by Tim G.
- MEGGS/MEIGS – “Vincent Meggs/Meigs” by Celia Lewis on Twigs and Trees
- MITCHELL – “Mortimer Mitchell — In Search of Opportunity and Security” by Andrew Kelleher on How Did I Get Here? My Amazing Genealogy Journey
- MONEN – “Lena Monen Hetletvedt (Ole and Lena, Part II)” on Notes From the Past
- MONSEN – “My Granny’s Love for Her Granny” (Alvilda Monsen) by Karen on Ancestor Soup
- MONTRAN – “John Montran (c. 1874 – bef. 1911)” by D. Taylor on D. Taylor’s Genealogy
- MORGAN – “Hattie, Doc and the Holmes County Loan” (Harriet ‘Hattie’ Morgan Stout and William Cochran Stout) by Vera Marie Badertscher on Ancestors in Aprons
- MORGAN – “Olivia Morgan, Pioneer Mom” by Marian Burk Wood
- NAZARIO – “Juan Calderón Nazario (1829-1889)” by Luis Rivera on Genealogy Under Construction
- NEWMAN – “Nellie Newman” on Elusive Ancestor Hunter
- NORTON – “Elizabeth Norton” by treesrch on My Genealogy Life
- OGLESBY – “The Bee’s Knees: Alvateen Oglesby Barnard” by Denise Lemon Knapp on Roots and Branches
- PERSON – “Erik Person, Swedish Immigrant” by Nellie on Nellie’s Basket
- PINSON – “William Pinson, Pt. 5” by Bill West on West in New England
- PINSON – “William Pinson, Pt. 6” by Bill West on West in New England
- PINSON – “William Pinson, Pt. 7” by Bill West on West in New England
- RAIFSNIDER – “Hezekiah Raifsnider – My First Civil War Ancestor” by NikiMarie on My People in History
- RAY – “Nancy Frances Ray Preston” by Lacey on Branches and Twigs Genealogy
- REISS – “Joseph Reiss (1844-1924)” by Miles Meyer on Our Ancestories
- RICH – “Hannah (Rich) Richman/Richmond (1824-1911) of Putnam, Conn.” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
- RICHARDS – “Fighting for Freedom – Abiathar Richards, Sr.” by Mary on Ancestors I Wish I Knew
- RIVERA – “Estefania Marrero Rivera (1809-1890)” by Luis Rivera on Genealogy Under Construction
- ROBERTS – “Roberts Family Find” (Mary Florence Roberts Brow) by custer2custer on A Tangled Trail
- SAMUEL – “Brick Wall #1 Moshe Jacob Samuel” by Deborah Holman on Who We Are and How We Got This Way
- SCHUNKE – “Lillian Schunke Left Us Too Soon” by Denise Hibsch Richmond on Denise Digs Roots
- SCHÜTZ – “Johann Peter Schütz” by Kathryn on Conrad’s Stories
- SEMPLE – “I’m Sorry Great Great Grandma!” (Margaret (Semple) Muir) by Schalene Dagutis on Tangled Roots and Trees
- SHEARER – “Margaret Ann Shearer 1847-1893” by Ann Hinds on Yeakley/Jones Family History
- SIEGFRIED – “William Andrew Siegfried” by Shannon Thomas on Our Life Picture by Picture
- SIMS – “Gerald and Lucy Sims, 1940” by Chelsea on All Roads Lead to Jones
- SKIDMORE – “Two Joseph Skidmores, Indian Raids and Life on the Frontier” by cosmokids on Our Family Tree Tales
- SLAUGHTER – “Margaret Slaughter Williams: Prisoner of the Great Mythical Cloud” by Cathy Sowders Fern on Remember Me – Heritage From the Past
- SMITH – “Emmaline Smith Brown in MS” by Colleen G. Brown Pasquale on Leaves & Branches
- SMITH – “Betsey Gertrude ‘Gerty’ Smith” on Elusive Ancestor Hunter
- SPECHT – “The Sad Fate of Adam Specht” by Melanie Tafaro on Melanie’s Genealogy Journey
- STOCKLIN – “Polycarpus Stocklin” by Joanne Clyde on Do You Know the Muffin Man?
- SWANSON – “A Picture Can Tell a Thousand Stories! The Swanson, Esterberg, and Lindau Family Members” by dgfamilyhistorian on I’m Proud to Be the Family Historian
- TARKINGTON – “Joseph Tarkington” by Beth Gatlin on So Many Ancestors!
- THORPE – “The Irrelevancy of Surnames – Thorpe – Compton/Crumpton?” by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard on Diggin’ Up Graves
- TILDEN – “Mary Tilden” by Bill West on West in New England
- TONGUE – “Mary Ann Tongue – Where Were You Born?” by Kathy on Study by Night
- VAN ALSTINE – “Daniel Van Alstine (1817-1889), My 4th Great Uncle” on Looking Through the Lens of a Millennial Genealogist (Facebook page)
- VANDERPOOL – “Frosty” (John O. Vanderpool) by Myra Vanderpool Gormley on Shaking Family Trees
- VANDERPOOL – “Wearing of the Roses” (Mary Jo Vanderpool Grant) by Myra Vanderpool Gormley on Shaking Family Trees
- WEBB – “Jeremiah Webb (1746-?)” by Daniel Sample on Where Were They Then?
- WEBSTER – “Lura Elizabeth Webster – Daughter of a Civil War Veteran” by Jana Last on Jana’s Genealogy and Family History Blog
- WESTFALL – “Jane E. Westfall” on Putnam Sisters
- WILLIAMS – “Mariah/Maria Williams Bailey Huber (abt 1815 – after 1900), Strength in Tragedy” by Jo Allison Henn on Climbing My Family Tree
- WILSON – “Mary Jane Wilson, the Relative I Forgot That I Had” by MaeveM on From My Material Stash
- WOLFE – “William McDonald Wolfe” by Patricia Rohn on Shaking the Tree
- WYCHE – “Mary Barry Wyche” by Catherine Pendleton on The Pendleton Genealogy Post
- WYLLIE – “Sarah Ann Wyllie Cushnie” by Elizabeth Richards on Scrapping My Family History
- ZAUGG – “Jacob Zaugg, Sr.” by Diana Ritchie on Random Relatives