It’s been a crazied, hectic week…. again. That means that this recap is late…. again. This recap covers posts from May 21 – May 27.
Several bloggers featured military ancestors this week, including Judi Carroll-Thompson who featured her ancestor Julius Copeland of the 42nd U.S. Colored Troops. Dave Lucey wrote about his relatives Gilbert Stanhope and George Stanhope, both of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery. Terri wrote about her cousin James Doyle Albey who was killed in action in Korea. Beth Gatlin shared stories and photos of her relative Ferdinand Constand Schneider, who was killed in World War I.
Tim Graham summed up the meaning of Memorial Day beautifully with his tribute to his relative Clyde C. Kitch, who gave all.
My contribution this week was about my great-grandmother, Margaret Priscilla Kingery Johnson, and has a few tips about researching common names.
- AHREND – “Christian Ahrend(t)(s)” by Marcy Belles on My Family & Memories
- ALANIS – “Jose Juan Alanis Was a Texas Cowboy with Spanish Ancestors” by Judy Everett Ramos on Fort Worth Genealogy Examiner
- ALBEY – “James Doyle Albey” by Terri on Genealogy Junkie
- ALDREDGE – “Louisa Octaive Aldridge King” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
- AUBLE – “David Auble (1817-1894)” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
- AVERILL – “Sarah (Averill) Wildes” by Pam Carter on My Maine Ancestry
- BATES – “Memorial Day USA – Kenneth Scott Bates” by M. Diane Rogers on CanadaGenealogy, or, “Jane’s Your Aunt”
- BELLIVEAU – “I Think We’re Related… Natalie Belliveau & Lange Amirault” by Karen Bruynell on Getting to Know You
- BETTINGER – “Margarethe Bettinger Meisberger” by Eileen A. Souza on Old Bones Genealogy
- BINKLEY – “Davidson Binkley” by Beth Gatlin on So Many Ancestors!
- BLANDON – “5th Great Grandpa Ordered Out of His Parish with Wife and Family in 1778” (Thomas Blandon) by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
- BOWEN – “Rev. Samuel Bowen” by Carol on Reflections From the Fence
- BROWN – “Isaac Brown” by Kay Bauman on Relative Storyboards
- BULLOCK – “Revolutionary War Capt. Micajah Bullock (1745-1828)” by A.R. Dotson on The Genearchaeologist’s Field Notebook
- CARROLL – “Dallas Carroll” by Judi Carroll-Thompson on Journey of a Family Historian
- CHAUDOIN – “Francis Chaudoin Sr.” by Sylvia on Wandering Through My Roots
- CLIVE – “Emma Elizabeth Clive (1848-1891) Aston, Birmingham, England” on Joynealogy
- COCKBURN – “Patricia Anne Cockburn” by Karen Acker on Karen’s Kin
- CODLING – “Ann Codling (b. 1803 Simonburn, Northumberland)” by Kirsty Gray on Family Wise Ltd.
- COLLINS – “John H. Collins, Son of Thomas” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
- COPELAND – “Julius Copeland” by Judy Carroll-Thompson on Journey of a Family Historian
- COX – “Naomia Cox Mims” by Michelle on Ancestral Steps
- COYLE – “Patrick Coyle: From Ireland to CT” by Colleen G. Brown Pasquale on Leaves & Branches
- CRERAR – “Elizabeth Crerar, My Double-Duty 2x Grandmother” by Jillian Glover on My Ain Folk
- CRIADO – “You Have More Mail — Linda Criado Richards” by Mary on Ancestors I Wish I Knew
- DAVIDSON – “Walter the Farmer” (Walter Davidson) by Belleek on rosneath
- DAVIS – “Sarah Davis Lamb” by Wendy on Jollett Etc.
- DAVIS – “Thomas Davis” by Charles Purvis on Carolina Family Roots
- DAWSON – “George Dawson” by Gail Pullyblank on Family History Etc.
- DeBROUX – “Desire & Desiree” (Jean Joseph Desire DeBroux) by Brian Zalewski on Zalewski Family Genealogy
- DONALD – “Arthur Peter McLaren Donald” by Karen Acker on Karen’s Kin
- DUTTON – “Ralph Dutton – His Account of World War II” by Patricia Rohn on Shaking the Tree
- ENDICOTT – “Samuel Endicott” by Bill West on West in New England
- ERICKSEN – “Elizabeth Ericksen (1842-1891)” by Scott on Finding My Ancestors
- FELLOWS – “Who Was Mary Catherine Fellows (1875-1943)?” by famfinder4 on The Stories Found Among the Leaves
- FITZGERALD – “Daniel Fitzgerald (abt. 1806-abt. 1885)” by Ian Hadden on Ian Hadden’s Family History
- FERGUSON – “Joseph A. Ferguson – Civil War Pension” on Putnam Sisters
- FOLSCHI – “Mary Folschi aka Marion Woolley” by Jennifer Bradshaw on Peterson, Jacobs, Weber, Folsche, Stone, Newborg Family Tree
- GILBERT – “Thomas B. Gilbert Who Married Mary Hairston in Hinds County, Mississippi” by Diana on Moments in Time
- GODIN – “Theodore Godin (1911-1916)” by Linda Albert on My Acadian Roots
- GORDON – “Sir Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
- GOWING – “Clementine Gowing 1814-1880+” by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
- GRAUMANIS – “Trīne (Unconfirmed)” (Note: Graumanis is her married surname) on Discovering Latvian Roots
- GRILLS – “Eunice Patricia Grills & Morley Hall Rose, Marriage 1940” by M. Diane Rogers on Newdale, Manitoba, Canada – Genealogy
- GUTHRIE – “Jane Guthrie” by Gail Pullyblank on Family History Etc.
- HEFFERMAN – “John Hefferman, Who Were You?” by Paul on Ups and Downs of Family History
- HENN – “Owen James Henn (1878-1962) of Burnside, Michigan” by Jo Allison Henn on Climbing My Family Tree
- HIBSCH – “Herman August Hibsch, Dedicated to Veterans” by Denise Hibsch Richmond on Denise Digs Roots
- HIGGINS – “Some Higgins ‘Kids’ of the Past” by Charity Johnson on Past Remains
- HOLCOMB – “Army PFC Jake J. Holcomb, World War II” by Aymee Lubinski on My Ancestor’s Leaves
- HOLDEN – “Did He Come Before or Did He Follow Later?” (Henry Howard Holden) by Kathy on Study by Night
- HOLTZHOUSEN – “Andreas Holtzhousen, 1741-1810, Brings the Holshousers to North Carolina” by Helen Holshouser on Heart of a Southern Woman
- HOUSTON – “Minnie Nell Houston” by Juli D. Quinteros de Hernandez on Life in the Past Lane
- HUMMEL – “William Lawrence Hummel, in Pictures” by Sally Knudsen on SallySearches
- JOHNSTON – “James Hardy Johnston” by Janet Iles on Janet the Researcher
- JONES – “From Grandma Moore” (Mildred Isabell Jones Moore) by Niki Davis on Rooted in Foods
- JUKES – “Louisa Jukes” by Rhosyncoch on Stalking the Dead
- KELLEY – “Charlotte A. Kelley” by Caroll on Trace Your Genealogy
- KING – “Michael O. King” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
- KINGERY – “Margaret Priscilla Kingery: A Lesson in Names” by Amy Johnson Crow on No Story Too Small
- KINNAIRD – “James Kinnaird” by Sharon Simms on 52 Ancestors – 52 Weeks
- KINNICK – “Mary Kinnick” by Dr. Bill Smith on Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories
- KIRK – “‘Great Grand Aunt’ Georgianna: Real or ‘Honorary’ Aunt?” (Georgianna Kirk) by The Down East Genealogist on Pine Trees and Pedigrees
- KIRKPATRICK – “Liddia Kirkpatrick and Andrew Levi Foxworth” by Pam on Our Own History
- KITCH – “Clyde C. Kitch, the Man Who Gave All” by Tim Graham on Photo Restoration by Tim G.
- LaQUIRE – “Matilda Tourville (née LaQuire) (1847- aft 1886)” by Diane on Genealogy on My Mind
- LaQUIRE – “Matilda Tourville (née LaQuire) (1847- aft 1886)” by Diane on Généalogie en tête [in French]
- LEE – “My Paternal Great-Grandmother (Adopted)” (Mary Ann Louisa Lee) by Karen Acker on Karen’s Kin
- LIBBY – “Hugh Libby (1793-1872)” by Pam Schaffner on Digging Down East
- LINDSEY – “James Monroe Lindsey” by Juli D. Quinteros de Hernandez on Life in the Past Lane
- MANNIN – “John Bosel Mannin (1776-c.1869)” by D. Taylor on D. Taylor’s Genealogy
- MASON – “Albert Mason, to Cape Breton from Wiltshire” by Kathy Nemaric on KJN Genealogy
- MATHEWS – “Catherine Mathews” by Barbara Murphy on My Family’s Branches and Twigs
- MATUS – “The Signature of Nicanor Matus” by Jana Last on Jana’s Genealogy and Family History Blog
- McNIEL – “The Reverend George McNiel (c1720-1805), Frontier Baptist Preacher” by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained
- MEUNIER – “Ménésippe Meunier” by Yvonne Demoskoff on Yvonne’s Genealogy Blog
- MONTGOMERY – “Henry Montgomery – Marriage and Emigration to Ohio” by genohio on Flowers on the Family Tree
- MONTGOMERY – “Henry Montgomery’s Immigration” by genohio on Flowers on the Family Tree
- MONTGOMERY – “Sir John Montgomery, Laird of Eastwood” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
- MORTON – “George Morton” by Pam Carter on My Maine Ancestry
- MOYNAHAN – “Catherine Moynahan ‘Of Unsound Mind‘” by Cindi on My Moynahan Genealogy Blog
- MUELLER – “Dorthea Elizabet Mueller” by mvillhauer on Branching Out: My Family Tree
- MÜLLER – “Philipp Müller (Miller, Mueller) – First West Virginia Cavalry” by Cheryl Biermann Hartley on My Search for the Past
- NIETO – “My Great Grandmothr’s Molcajete” (Maria (Nieto) Robledo) by Colleen Greene on Colleen & Jeff’s Roots
- O’ROURKE – “Mary Jane O’Rourke” by Jessica Carlson on Carlson and Carrico Family History
- PARKS – “James Parks – A Memorial Day Tribute” by genohio on Flowers on the Family Tree
- PATTERSON – “William W. Patterson” by Jackie Holloway on Voices of Yesterday
- PERKINS – “Josephine Perkins” by Linda Woodward Geiger on My Family Research
- PITRE – “Joseph Napolean Pitre (1904-1917) Unlucky 13 Hero Remembered” by Linda Albert on My Acadian Roots
- PREECE – “Bessie Ann Preece of Oreston” by Lynne Black on starryblackness
- RAGAN – “Georgianna Katherine Ragan – She Loved to Dance” by MaeveM on From My Material Stash
- REDFORD – “Robert Redford and Lucile Ball, My Cousins” by Brad on Montanatude
- RODEN – “Louvice Roden Tidwell” by Beverly McGowan Norman on Roots, Branches, and a Few Nuts
- SANDERSON – “Emma Elizabeth Sanderson, Civil War Poet” by Nellie on Nellie’s Basket
- SCHALIN – “Wonder Woman” (Wlhelmina (Schalin) Lange) by Schalene Dagutis on Tangled Roots and Trees
- SCHNEIDER – “Ferdinand Constand Schneider” by Beth Gatlin on So Many Ancestors!
- SCHÜTZ – “Johann Gerlach Schütz” by Kathryn on Conrad’s Stories
- SEVERS – “Jacob Henry Severs (1867-1950)” by Karen Blackmore on Karen’s Genealogy Oasis
- SHIPMAN – “Who Was Mr. Shipman?” (Franklin Morven Shipman) on Passage to the Past’s Blog
- SILVESTER – “Brief Glimpses of Glamour” (Betsey Silvester) by Hilary on Looking Back
- SLATTER – “Capt. John Slatter, ‘Dileas Gu Brath’” by Marian Burk Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
- SOULAS – “Pierre Soulas, mon ancêtre révolutionnaire” by Marine on Dans les branches [in French]
- SOWDERS – “Albert and Pauline Hill Sowders: My Jailbird Parents” by Cathy Sowders Fern on Remember Me – Heritage From the Past
- SPRAGUE – “William Sprague Arrives in America in 1628” by cosmokids on Our Family Tree Tales
- STANHOPE – “Memorial Day – Remembering the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery” (George A. Stanhope) by Dave Lucey on The eLuceydator
- STANHOPE – “1st Maine Heavy Artillery – Gilbert Stanhope” by Dave Lucey on The eLuceydator
- STOUT – “Brief Life of a Delicate Beauty: Mary Stout” by Vera Marie Badertscher on Ancestors in Aprons
- TAYLOR – “Hannah (Taylor) Barker (1821-1892)” by Jen Smart on Jen’s Genealogy Pages
- TOURVILLE – “Louis Tourville (1844-1912)” by Diane on Genealogy on My Mind
- TOURVILLE – “Louis Tourville (1844-1912)” by Diane on Généalogie en tête [in French]
- TUDOR – “Henry VIII, Tudor King of England, What If?” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
- VAN METER – “James R. Van Meter” by Cindy Freed on Genealogy Circle
- VANDERPOOL – “Husband Breaks Rule No. 8” (Nancy (Vanderpool) Baird) by Myra Vanderpool Gormley on Shaking Family Trees
- VERA – “Juana Arvelo Vera” by Luis Rivera on Genealogy Under Construction
- VIBERG – “Matilda Vilhelmina Viberg” by Elizabeth Richards on Scrapping My Family History
- WALTON – “Winnie Pearl Walton, My Grandmother” by Larry L. Sanburg on larrysgroup
- WARRY – “George Augustus Warry – Londoner” by Jacqueline Foster on My Journey Back
- WEBER – “Memorial Day Salute to Color Sergeant Adam Weber” by Nancy Niehaus Hurley on Indiana Ties
- WELCH – “Elisha ‘Eli’ Welch” by Donna Brown on DonnaB’s Weblog
- WHITNEY – “Samuel Whitney — Who or What Were You Driving Around?” by Andrea Kelleher on How Did I Get Here? My Amazing Genealogy Journey
- WILLETS – “Phebe and Mary Willets Sisters For Ever, or How Intertwined Can You Get?” by Charity Johnson on Past Remains
- WOODWARD – “Oscar H. Woodward, Jr.” by Linda Woodward Geiger on My Family Research
- YEAKLEY – “Melendez Morgan Yeakley 1868-1946” by Ann Hinds on Yeakley/Jones Family History
- YOUNG – “Mary Brown Young and Her Return to Scotland” on thegenealogygirl
- ZAUGG – “Anna Zaugg Meier/Meyer” by Diana Ritchie on Random Relatives
Amy, please don’t fret about missing your self-imposed deadline because you were accomplishing other things. This week marks your next opportunity to generate the report and participants list on the day you’ve chosen. You go, girl! You can do it!
I, too, have “fallen off the horse” since the illness and death of a dearly loved one. I look forward to resuming the blog of tales in our family’s tree. Maybe I’ll take my own advice and select a story that needs to be told. It might be his….
Thanks for the kind words. This week’s definitely needs to be “on time” (even if it is a self-imposed timeline 😉 ) You’ll see why in a day or two. Nothing bad, just a change of schedule.