What a week! The beginning of RootsTech, another snowstorm hits the Midwest, and 231 posts for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks!
Jenn Merry had a bunch of Mary Shaffers to sort out. Ian Hadden dove into statistics around births in Scotland to show that his ancestor’s illegitimate birth wasn’t all that unusual. Schalene Dagutis shared a heartbreaking, but genealogically rich, letter to the orphanage where her grandfather was admitted. One look at the photo in Patricia Rohn’s post and you’ll see why James Peter Larry was a 19th-century ladies’ man.
My ancestor this week was Ella (Steele) Young, wife of Thomas Young from last week’s post. If Thomas was an original member of ZZ Top, was Ella an original groupie?
Taking the prize for Most Convoluted Relationship this week is Chelsea from All Roads Lead to Jones in explaining how she is her own 4th cousin once removed. (Sorry, Chelsea, there’s no actual prize except bragging rights.)
A reminder: women are listed by their maiden names (when I can tell what it is).
- ADAMS – “#5 – George Adams, Glover” by Karen on Ancestor Soup
- AESCHBACHER – “Hans Ernst Aeschbacher” by Kim Robinson on Laney’s Past
- ALLEN – “William Allen” by Heather on Chasing the Past
- ANDERSON – “#4 Erasmus Anderson: Letters from ‘E’” by Vera Marie Badertscher on Ancestors in Aprons
- ANFLICK – “No. 5: ‘Grandpop’ Morris Anflick” by Tim G. on Photo Restorations by Tim G.
- ASHWORTH – “That’s Not My Ancestor – Sarah Ashworth AKA Sarah Smith AKA Sallie Adkins” on The Ancestry Angel
- ATKINSON – “No. 5 Jean Atkinson Treadgold WWII [C3R]” by Kale Liam Hobbes on Your Roots Are Showing, Dearie
- BAILEY – “5 – The Sad Tale of Mary Jane Bailey” by ScotSue on Family History Fun
- BANKS – “Week 5: Sarah Banks, b. 1855 in Limerick, Ireland” on Joynealogy
- BATCHELOR – “#4 The First Nonagenarian I Ever Knew” by Karen Batchelor on Extreme Genealogy
- BAXTER – “Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are! The Hunt for Ancestor #4: Georgia Eva Baxter’s Parents” by Anne Gillespie Mitchell on Finding Forgotten Families
- BEYER – “No. 6: William G. Beyer, LL.B.” by Kale Liam Hobbes on Your Roots Are Showing!
- BLACKMORE – “#5 George Marlin Blackmore (1865-1949)” by Karen on Karen’s Genealogy Oasis
- BLANCHARD – “(5) Rena Blanchard Riley” on SallySearches
- BLORE – “W5: Heavens to Murgatroyd” (Georgiana Matilda Blore Murgatroyd) by Simon on The Branches of My Tree
- BOLES – “Helen Boles” on thegenealogygirl
- BORUCKI – “No. 5 – Ignacy Frank Borucki” on Trace Your Genealogy
- BOWLBY – “#2 – Shirley Bowlby” by Dannell Altman-Newll on Talking Box Genealogy
- BRADBURY – “#5 Ann (Bradbury) Kirkpatrick” by The Down East Genealogist on Pine Trees and Pedigrees
- BRIDGES – “Mary E. Bridges” by Carla Wallain Davis on My Genealogical Journey
- BRITT – “Sarah Frances Britt” by Valerie Craft on Begin With “Craft”
- BROMAGEM – “(1) Bessie M. Bromagem 1881-1951” by Nan on In Search of the Rest of the Story
- BROOKS – “#6, Thomas Brooks, 1679-1732” by Celia Lewis on Twigs and Trees
- BROWN – “#4 David Brown (1839-1916)” by custer2custer on A Tangled Trail
- BROWN – “#5 BROWN, Malinda (Lindy) (1870-1950) (Married Name Matherly) Will I Ever Find the Answers?” by custer2custer on A Tangled Trail
- BROWN – “Week 5: Jasper Pascal Brown” by Colleen G. Brown Pasquale on Leaves & Branches
- BRYAN – “#5 Willa Mae Bryan Dudley” by Diana on Moments in Time
- BRYANT – “Week #2 – Henry Bryant” by Andrea Kelleher on How Did I Get Here?
- BUCKMASTER – “Eva Evelyna Musgrove” by Andrea Musgrove Perisho on After Toil Comes Rest
- BURKHOLDER – “Jacob Burkholder and the Haunted Family Cemetery” by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
- BUTLER – “Jonathan Butler, A Black Man from Pennsylvania” by Brian on Ancestors At Rest
- CAFFERTY – “#3: Bridget Cafferty” on Maguidhirish Genealogy
- CAIN – “#4 – Herbert Cain Weddle” by gerryruth on Gerry’s Passion: Genealogy
- CARRICO – “Week #3 – Josiah Converse Carrico” by Jessica on Carlson and Carrico Family History
- CHRISTIE – “Brigitte Christie 1887” by Linda Albert on My Acadian Roots
- CHRISTIE – “Week Five: John Christie” by Jillian Glover on My Ain Folk
- CLARK – “#5 – Dica Elizabeth Clark” by Terri on Genealogy Junkie
- COOPER – “Week 5: My Grandma Helen’s Other Grandmother: Nancy Cooper North Pausner” by cosmokids on Our Family Tree Tales
- COWLING – “#5 Sarah – The Many Variations of Ms. Cowling” on starryblackness
- CRAFT – “Thomas Spurgeon Craft” by Valerie Craft on Begin With “Craft”
- DAVIS – “#4 Lydia Catherine (Davis) Fittshur Rockwell” by judysue on Little Bits of Roots & Branches
- DAVIS – “#5 William Lynn Davis” by Susie Reynolds on Our Families and Their Untold Stories
- De BRUIJNE – “#5 Maria Katharina de Bruijne” on A Couple of Whiles
- de los ANGELES GONZALEZ – “Ancestor 5: Maria de los Angeles Gonzalez Connects to Eleanor of Aquitaine” by Judy Everett Ramos on Fort Worth Genealogy Examiner
- DEMPSEY – “#1 Fred Roosevelt Dempsey 1935-1974” by mederdempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
- DEMPSEY – “#2 – Fred Rothwell Dempsey 1899-1975” by mederdempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
- DEMPSEY – “#4 William Henderson Dempsey 1860-1941” by mederdempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
- DENNING – “#5: Where Was Job Denning Sr. Born and Married?” by Marian Burk Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
- DICKINSON – “#5 What I Don’t Know About Grandpa Could Fill an Ocean” (Frederick William James Dickinson) by Karen Batchelor on Extreme Ancestry
- DONAT-MAGNIN – “#5 Charles Donat-Magnin” by Marine S on Dans les branches
- DORN – “Ode to a Curmudgeon – John Randel ‘Randy’ Dorn” by Rachel Mackin Evans on My Genealogical Ramblings
- DUDLEY – “#5 Josiah Dudley” by Janet Iles on Janet the Researcher
- DUNTON – “#5: Isaac L. Dunton, ‘A Noted Edge Tool Manufacturer’ (abt. 1822-1868)” by pwhite1048 on Who ARE You People?
- ELDER – “John William Elder (abt 1835 – aft 1910)” by Heather on Chasing the Past
- ENDICOTT – “Week 5: Sarah Endicott” by Gary Scott on Looking Through the Lens of a Millennial Genealogist’s Facebook page
- ESTERBERG – “#4 Teckla Carolyn Esterberg” by dgfamilyhistorian on I’m Proud to Be the Family Historian
- ESTES – “William Sterling Estes – The Missing Years” by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained
- FENNELL – “#5 Marriage of Martin Fennell to Anne Murray” by Jenna on Jenna’s Gene Weblog
- FERGUSON – “Week 5, Verna Agnes Ferguson” by Christy on Pajama Genealogy
- FISHER – “Week 4: Abraham Hezekiah Fisher” on Shake Your Family Tree
- FITTSHUR – “#5 Josephine (Fittshur) Mapes” by judysue on Little Bits of Roots & Branches
- FLINTA – “#5” (Ulrika Flinta) by Yvonne on Swedish Thoughts
- FURGAL – “#5: Emelia Furgal Born in Poland” by Leah on Genealogy in West Brookfield, MA
- GAFFNEY – “#7: Catherine E. Gaffney” by purslaneforever on Who Were They?
- GAIER – “Herman Gaier (1870-1936)” by Miles Meyer on Our Ancestories
- GERNER – “Edward G. Gerner” by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me
- GIBSON – “Week 5 – William Francis Gibson – Ste. Genevieve and Jefferson Counties, Missouri” by Aymee Lubinski on My Ancestor’s Leaves
- GLESENER – “Week 4 – My First Experience with Genealogy Research – Caspar Glesener – Binsfeld, Weiswampach, Luxembourg to Chicago, IL” by Aymee Lubinski on My Ancestor’s Leaves
- GOLDEN – “Rachel Golden Barron Showed Me Where I Need to Improve in My Research!” by Cindy Freed on Genealogy Circle
- GOODLOE – “#5 Isabella Jane Goodloe” by Linda McCauley on Documenting the Details
- GRABER – “#5 – Rudolph Graber” by Diana Ritchie on Random Relatives
- GREEN – “#4 Ned Edgar Green” by Juli D. Quinteros de Hernandez on Life in the Past Lane
- GREENE – “Lt. Colonel William Wallace Greene, M.D.” by Colleen Greene on Colleen and Jeff’s Roots
- GUTTERAU – “#5 – Rosa Maria Gutterau” by Joanne Clyde on Do You Know the Muffin Man?
- HADDEN – “John Hadden (1866-1924)” by Ian Hadden on Ian Hadden’s Family History
- HALL – “Help Solve My Mystery!” (Brian Hall) by Linda on Passage to the Past’s Blog
- HALL – “#4 Evaline Hall – Gateway to Nobility & Wanting to Know More” on A Buckeye Tree
- HAMRICK – “I Think My Great Grandmother Was a Muse – #3 Sarah Sudie Hamrick” by Anne Gillespie Mitchell on Finding Forgotten Stories
- HARDMAN – “The Oldest Family Home I Know” (Abel Hardman) by Kathy on Study by Night
- HAYWOOD – “Elijah C. Haywood” by Carla Wallain Davis on My Genealogical Journey
- HAYWOOD – “Kate Haywood” by Carla Wallain Davis on My Genealogical Journey
- HAYWOOD – “#1 – Louise Myrtle Haywood” by Carla Wallain Davis on My Genealogical Journey
- HENDERSON – “Carrie Henderson Boseman Grantham” by Lisa Y. Henderson on Scuffalong: Genealogy
- HERON – “#5 Alfred Lewis Heron (1869-1952) (London, England)” by Jo on Full Circle Family History Blog
- HIBSCH – “Cecil Everett Hibsch, Happy Birthday” by Denise Hibsch Richmond on Denise Digs Roots
- HIGGINS – “#5 Recent Immigrant Catherine Higgins (Kate) What’s the Truth?” by Charity Johnson on Past Remains
- HINZ – “#5 Raymond Hinz, The Indianapolis Photographer” by Nancy Niehaus Hurley on Indiana Ties
- HOCKER – “Levi Hocker (1824-1876) – A Sad & Mysterious End” by Kris Hocker on Kris Hocker’s /genealogy
- HOLDEN – “#3 Chapin Balean Holden” by JessLibrarian on Genie Roadtrip
- HOWARD – “Week 5 – The Story of Lillie Howard” by Laura Cosgrove Lorenzana on The Last Leaf on This Branch
- HUNEYCUTT – “#5, Electa Huneycutt Atkinson” by Charlie on Carolina Family Roots
- HUNTER – “#5 Hugh Hunter (1863-1939)” by Jen Smart on Jen’s Genealogy Pages
- HUNTINGTON – “#4 Colonel Jabez Huntington” on The Impassioned Genealogist
- INGRAM – “#5 Laura Belle Ingram 1868-1940” on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
- JENNINGS – “#5: My Grandfather and the Orphanage” (Marvin Edward Jennings, Sr.) by Schalene Dagutis on Tangled Roots and Trees
- JOHNSON – “#4 Mabel Amelia Johnson” on Chasing Dead Relatives
- JOHNSTON – “#5: Carl Johnston” by Laura Johnston on Getting Started in Genealogy
- JOLLETT – “#5 – Mary Jollett Forrester” by Wendy on Jollett Etc.
- JONAS – “Wilhelm Jonas” by Terri O’Connell on Finding Our Ancestors
- JONES – “#5: Thomas E. and James H. Jones – Brothers, Civil War Soldiers, and My 2nd/3rd Great-Grandfathers” by Chelsea on All Roads Lead to Jones
- KASKEY – “Kaskey, Lavery, Scott” (Jack Kaskey, W. R. Lavery, and Walter Scott) by M. Diane Rogers on Newdale, Manitoba, Canada – Genealogy
- KEITH – “#1 John Pope Keith” on bntdrl
- KENNEDY – “Discovering the Name of My 2nd Great Grandfather, Joseph Kennedy” by Colleen Greene on Colleen and Jeff’s Roots
- KEESEE – “#3 – Richard Keesee” by Marcy Belles on 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
- KEMPER – “Week 5: James Knox Kemper” by Michele Kemper on Shake Your Family Tree
- KING – “#3 – Esther Bellasis nee King (1770-1805)” by Julie Goucher on Anglers Rest
- KINNICK – “#5 Alonzo (Lon) Palmer Kinnick” by Dr. Bill Smith on Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories
- KIRKPATRICK – “The Death of William ‘Billy’ Kirkpatrick” by Pam on Our Own History
- KNAPP – “A Knapp Dynasty” by Denise Lemon Knapp on Roots and Branches
- KORTKAMP – “Week 4” (Johann Heinrich Kortkamp) by Janna on Tree Detective
- KOSACK – “#5 Frederick William Kosack” by Cheryl Miller on Shaking Cheryl’s Family Tree
- KRANZ – “No. 5 – My 2nd Great Grandparents – More Mysteries” (Elisabeth maria Kranz and Joachim Heinrich Ohrt) by Barbara Schmidt on Barbara Schmidt’s Blog
- KRING – “Week 4: Mysterious and Unknown Great Uncle Hosea C. or James Joseph Hosea Kring” by Paul on Ups and Downs of Family History
- LARRY – “4. James Peter Larry – 19th Century Ladies’ Man” by Patricia Rohn on Shaking the Tree
- LEBRETON – “Week 5 – Elizabeth Lebreton (abt. 1876-1962)” by Linda Albert on My Acadian Roots
- LEECH – “No. 4 Darling” by Kale Liam Hobbes on Your Roots Are Showing, Dearie!
- LEWIS – “Edward C. Lewis – #4” by Shannon Thomas on Our Life Picture By Picture
- LYMAN – “#4: Connecting the Pieces: Her Dash Was Too Short” (Francis Lyman) by Patricia “Pat” Armstrong Watkins on AfriGeneans Talking
- MAHL – “Week 4 – Johann Daniel Mahl” by tonihime on Toni’s Journal
- MARSHALL – “#6 Paul Marshall” by purslaneforever on Who Were They?
- MARTIN – “#5 Helen Carhart Martin” on Notes From the Past
- MARTIN – “#3 John Thomas Martin” by Debbie T. Hilliard on Past Times of a Native Texan
- MATHEWS – “#5 Sarah Ann ‘Annie’ (Mathews) Crowley, Daughter, Wife, Mother” by Liz Loveland on My Adventures in Genealogy
- MAUNDER – “#5 George Maunder of Mary Tavy, Devon” by Kirsty Gray of Family Wise Ltd
- McCALL – “#2 Sarah McCall Wood(s) Pate” by Minnie Becton on How Did I get Here: From Africa to North Carolina
- McCONNELL – “Week 5: Charles McConnell” by Cherie Atkinson Clark on Still Digging for Roots
- McCUNE – “#5 Robert Henry McCune” by Candy Kammerman on Candy’s Family Maze
- McFADDEN – “Week #4 – Margaret McFadden Ferry” by Daniel Sample on My Genealogical Quest
- McGINTY – “#4 Michael McGinty” by William Wheeler on Wheeler Genealogy
- McGOVERN – “Bridget McGovern” on Branching Out
- MEISBERGER – “#5 William T. Meisberger” by Eileen A. Souza on Old Bones Genealogy
- MELICHAR – “Week 4: My Grandma Hele’s Grandmother: Anna Melichar Hroch” by cosmokids on Our Family Tree Tales
- MILNE – “Week 5 – John Milne” by Sharon Simms on 52 Ancestors – 52 Weeks
- MILTON – “#5 – Charles Milton, Tinman” by Kathy Nemaric on KJN Genealogy
- MITCHELL – “#5 Electa Ann Mitchell” by Kathleen on Ancestry Search
- MOORE – “#4 Ruth I. Moore” by Barbara Murphy on My Family’s Branches and Twigs
- MORRIS – “Week 6 – Mary B. ‘Polly’ Morris” by Ann Hinds on Yeakley/Jones Family History
- MORSE – “#4 Edward Herbert Morse” by Jennifer Alford on Jenealogy
- MUNSEY – “#5 Margaret Munsey Sayers” by Lacey Frazier on Branches and Twigs
- NASH – “Martha Ann Hindman nee Nash” by kbea831 on Relative Storyboards
- NASS – “August Nass, 1876-1954” by Dean on Dean P. Simmer
- NELSON – “#5 Frank Nelson” by genohio on Flowers on the Family Tree
- NICHOLS – “Thomas Nichols and Mary Ludford, Philadelphia Quakers” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
- NICHOLSON – “#3 William Nicholson” on Whereswoolly Now?
- NICKELL – “Earl Leslie Nickell” by Dannell Altman-Newll on Talking Box Genealogy
- NICKERSON – “Charlie” (Charles Savol Nickerson, Jr.) by KBruynell on Getting to Know You
- NORMAN – “#4 Adeline Viola Norman” by Jessica on Carlson and Carrico Family History
- NORTON – “#5 Four Generations (Almost) of February Nortons” by J E Brooks on Brooks/Norton Beginnings
- O’BRIEN – “#5 Patrick O’Brien” by Dave Lucey on The eLuceydator
- OESTERLEIN – “#3 Johann Heinrich Oesterlein aka John Henry Esterline” by Gwen Eads on Eads and Allied Families
- O’MEARA – “Richard O” (Richard O’Meara) by KBruynell on Getting to Know You
- OMOHUNDRO – “Texas Jack Omohundro – Genuine Cowboy, Talented Scout and Actor!” by Helen Holshouser on Heart of a Southern Woman
- PARLETT – “Week 3 – Parlett Brothers” (Sons of George Washington and Ariel (Standiford) Parlett) by Cheryl Miller on Shaking Cheryl’s Family Tree
- PARMELEE – “#3 Mabel Irene Parmelee” by Bob and Debbie Biggs on Bob & Debbie’s Next BIGGS Adventure
- PATE – “In Search of John Pate” by Minnie Becton on How Did I Get Here: From Africa to North Carolina
- PATTERSON – “#2 Melvin Davis Patterson” by gerryruth on Gerry’s Passion: Genealogy
- PEARSON – “Olive Pearson/Jackson” by fancyweaver on Siblings and Niblings
- PERDUE – “#1 Dorothy Perdue Walker” by Kassie Nelson on Across the Rolling Prairie
- PIKE – “#3 Emily Pike / Pike-Toze / Touzey (Wyatt)” by rhosyncoch on Stalking the Dead
- PITRE – “Week 4: 21 Children” (Victor Pitre) by Linda Albert on My Acadian Roots
- POOLE – “No. 2 Samuel Poole” by Brenda Smith on Branching Out
- POTTER – “#4 Mary Potter – Not Harry, Mary” by Patricia Dever on I Remember You…
- POUNDSTONE – “#4 Ruby Pearl Poundstone” by Amy Urman on The Genealogy Search
- PURDUE – “Frederick Purdue, Chaser of Slave Vessels, Friend of Thomas Edison?” by Brian on Ancestors at Rest
- RAIFSNIDER – “#6 Ada Raifsnider” by NikiMarie on My People in History
- RAINS – “#5 James Madison Rains” by Niki Davis on Rooted in Foods
- RANDELL – “Proving ‘Kate’ – Catherine Maria Randell #4” by Rachel Mackin Evans on My Genealogical Ramblings
- REIGHEL – “#5 Frederick Reighel – My Ellis Island Ancestor” by mvillhauer on Branching Out: My Family Tree
- RICHARDSON – “#4 Richardson” (Elijah “Eli” Richardson” on bntdrl
- RICHMAN/RICHMOND – “Thomas Richman/Richmond (1848-1917)” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
- RIFFE – “John Christopher Rife (JC Riffe)” by Jill Hill on The Life and Times of Trixie Jones
- RIVERA – “#5 Manuel Correa Rivera (1920-1993)” by Luis Rivera on Genealogy Under Construction
- ROBERTSON – “4 Ancestors Ago – Boston Miller Robertson” by Heather on Chasing the Past
- ROGERS – “Roping and Wrangling With the Rogers, Part II” (Sarah Catherine Rogers Henson) on GeneaDiva’s History, Genealogy and “Stuff”
- ROLLINS – “#5: His Most Prized Possession to Thomas Rollins” by Nia Jai on Railroads and Cotton
- ROOP – “#3 Myrtle Hazel Roop 1906-1997” by mederdempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
- ROSENFELD – “Nos. 2 and 3: Morris Lauter and Julia (Chavid) Rosenfeld” by Carin on Carin’s Blog
- RUSHING – “#4 Frances Ann Rushing” by Debbie T. Hilliard on Past Times of a Native Texan
- RUTHIG – “#5, Johannes Ruthig” by Carol on Reflections From the Fence
- SANBURG – “Week 5 Charles Sanburg” by Larry on larrysgroup
- SCHIMMING – “Eleanor Ruth Schimming 1922-2002” by Susan Meek on The 52 Ancestors Challenge
- SCHOONHOVEN – “#6 Benjamin Schoonhoven/Schoonover” by Tina Marie Chase on Random
- SCHOONOVER – “#5 James T. Schoonover” by Tina Marie Chase on Random
- SCOTT – “James Walter Scott – Manitoba” by M. Diane Rogers on CanadaGenealogy, or, “Jane’s Your Aunt”
- SEDOR – “George Sedor (1882-1963)” by Susan Clark on Nolichucky Roots
- SELB – “#4 Bonnie Selb – Codebreaker” by Arlene Baker on Moore Views from the Family Tree
- SHAFFER – “Week 5: Mary E. Shaffer Swartz (If that’s really who you are!)” by Jenn Merry on Descendants of the Shaffer and Zirkle Family
- SHAFFER – “#5 – Sam Shaffer” on Chasing Dead Relatives
- SHEPHERD – “Week 5: Marcus de Lafayette Shepherd” by Michelle Rasmussen on Leaves and Nuts
- SHERROD – “Silas Sherrod #5” by Judi Carroll-Thompson on Journey of a Family Historian
- SHUTE – “#3” (Alfred John Shute) by Gail on Family History Etc.
- ŠīRS – “#5: Marcis Šīrs” on Discovering Latvian Roots
- SPARKS – “#4 Edna Virginia Sparks” by Candy Kammerman on Candy’s Family Maze
- STEELE – “Ella (Steele) Young – The Original Groupie?” by Amy Johnson Crow on No Story Too Small
- STEPHENS – “#4 John Morris Stephens – Convict” on Jenna’s Gene Weblog
- STEWART – “#4: Sara Jansen” by Kris Stewart on My Link to the Past
- STRUNK – “#3 Verda Mae Strunk Weddle Jeffers” by gerryruth on Gerry’s Passion: Genealogy
- TAYLOR – “#2” (Burl Taylor) on bntdrl
- TAYLOR – “#3” (Clarence Taylor) on bntdrl
- TAYLOR – “Coach Gene Taylor” by Lisa Anne on Skeletons in the Closet
- TAYLOR – “Death by Cow” (George Overton Taylor” by Lisa Anne on Skeletons in the Closet
- TEAL – “Nurse, Missionary, Prisoner of War” (Edna Earle Teal) by Lisa Anne on Skeletons in the Closet
- THOMAS – “#5 – Eleanor Thomas” by Cathy G. on Orlandel Creations
- TOWNEND – “Jane Townend Walker” fancyweaver on Siblings and Niblings
- TROUTMAN – “Do You Ever Wonder Wy Your Ancestors Had No Children? (Charles Troutman, I guess.)” by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard on Diggin’ Up Graves
- TUCKER – “#5 Alva Ashbury Tucker – A Family Devastated by Loss” MaeveM on From My Material Stash
- VAN CAUWENBERGE – “Emelie” (Emelie (Van Cauwenberge) Bruyneel Stevens Jones) by KBruynell on Getting to Know You
- VANASSE – “#4 Julie Belair” by Yvonne Demoskoff on Yvonne’s Genealogy Blog
- VANCE – “Week 5 Mildred Vance Ellsworth: The Child” by Fran Ellsworth on Branching Out Through the Years
- VANDERPOOL – “#2 Abraham Vanderpool” by Myra Vanderpool Gormley on Shaking Family Trees
- VANDERPOOL – “#1 Elizabeth Vanderpool” by Myra Vanderpool Gormley on Shaking Family Trees
- VANDERPOOL – “#4 John Anthony Vanderpool” by Myra Vanderpool Gormley on Shaking Family Trees
- VAUGHAN – “He’d Strip Off His Clothes and Run Naked Down the Streets of Nashville” by Lisa Anne on Skeletons in the Closet
- VAUGHN – “Her Name Was Logan” (Logan Vaughn/Vaughan) by Lisa Anne on Skeletons in the Closet
- WALKER – “#3 Anna ‘Ann’ Walker” by Beth Gatlin on So Many Ancestors
- WARNER – “Week 4: Katie Susan Warner” by famfinder4 on The Stories Found Among the Leaves
- WARNICK – “#5 Mary Alice Warnick Carter Hamaker of Alabama” by Beverly McGowan Norman on Roots, Branches, and a Few Nuts
- WARRY – “Dorothy Eleanor May Warry Paterson” by Jacqueline Foster on My Journey Back
- WATSON – “No. 6 – John Clark Watson” by Brad on Montanatude
- WATTS – “#4 Roy Watts” by Cheri Daniels on Journeys Past
- WEBSTER – “#5 – The F.E. Webster Dental and Photo Boats” by Jana Last on Jana’s Genealogy and Family History Blog
- WEDDLE – “#1 Ruth Lucille Weddle Patterson” by gerryruth on Gerry’s Passion: Genealogy
- WELCH – “Roland A. Welch” by Karen S. on 21 Wits, by Karen
- WILLIAMS – “#5 – John M. Williams – Tracking Common Names” by Cathy Sowders Fern on Remember Me – Remember Me
- WILLIS – “#5 – William J. Willis” by Donna Brown on DonnaB’s Weblog
- WILSON – “#5 Death Comes Unexpectedly” (Denley Gaston Wilson) by Martha on Fascinated By the Dead
- WILSON – “#5 Hannah Wilson Leighton (1760-1813)” by Pam Schaffner on Digging Down East
- WINTERS – “#2 John Bennet Winters” by Beth Gatlin on So Many Ancestors
- WOODWARD – “#5 Daniel S. Woodward” by Linda Woodward Geiger on My Family Research
- WOODWARD – “#6 – Jesse Woodward” by Linda Woodward Geiger on My Family Research
- name withheld – “Talladega Superspeedway” on GeneaDiva’s History, Genealogy and “Stuff”
I snuck in another post this week to get caught up. Check out Myer Krueger at the link http://www.jenealogy.biz/2014/02/04/52-ancestors-5-myer-krueger/
Thanks for helping getting me writing!
Jen
I’ll be sure to include it in next week’s recap!
I am slightly lost in the process here. I am not sure what week we are at. I believe it is 7 this Sunday and are we supposed to post a link each week to the ancestor we wrote about? I did it the first week and then read something stating if we put #52 in the beginning of the post name it would link it back. Yes, a little lost.
We are currently in Week 7; I’ll post the recap on Wednesday. You don’t need to send a link. As long as you’re on the “participating blogs” list, just include “52 Ancestors” somewhere in the title of the post and I should see it in Feedly. (Here’s a post I did explaining how I use Feedly for the Challenge.)
Just wanted to say THANK YOU for what I know has to be a very time-consuming chore. Have you reached the “What was I thinking?” stage yet??
So far, so good!
Just about….
Thank you so much for all the work you’re putting into compiling these lists! I almost hate to mention it – but my post this week doesn’t have a link in it. So, assuming this works, here it is – 52 Ancestors: #5 Hugh Hunter 1863-1939 – just in case anyone wants to read about Hugh. Thanks!
I am so sorry, Jen! I’ve added the link. Thanks for the heads-up!
Still running behind! Here’s my week 4 post. I found out I’m related to Ty Cobb while researching it:
http://westinnewengland.blogspot.com/2014/02/52ancestors-in-53-weeks-4-ephraim.html
Amy,
Thanks for compiling this list. I’ve included it in my Fab Finds post this week, as I plan to do each Friday. Here’s the link ~ http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2014/02/follow-friday-fab-finds-for-february-7.html
Thanks again!
Hello,
My Ancestor No. 5 is Ferdinand Hermann Hachez (1818-1874), Bremen to New Holstein – on my blog Relative Musings. I posted it to Twitter on Feb 3 and Feb 4 with #52Ancestors hashtag. Should I do something else to help you find my posts? Maybe a bit too late? Appreciate being included in the wrap ups.
Thank you!
Barbara
Hi Barbara,
I’ve listed all of the participating blogs in Feedly. If you put “52 Ancestors” somewhere in the title of your posts, I should be able to spot them. I sometimes find them on Twitter, but Feedly is my primary way of finding the posts for the recaps.
Here’s Week 5, finally:
http://westinnewengland.blogspot.com/2014/02/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks-5-percival.html
Gee, I can’t believe that my witty and erudite blog was missed! Darn it – oh well, it would probably help if I knew what I was doing. Did I leave something out? The first 4 are in, this one isn’t.
http://the-lopsided-tree.blogspot.com/2014/02/uncle-david-tall-dark-and-handsome-52.html
How come the title doesn’t show like a link?
Joan — the cutoff for the weekly recap is Tuesdays at 8:00pm Eastern. Your post was just after that, that’s all. It will be included in the recap that I’ll be publishing tomorrow. Thanks1
Thanks. I’m working on that “telling time” thingy.
Interesting overview by surname! Thanks!