17 thoughts on “52 Ancestors Challenge 2015: Week 45 Recap”

1. Cathy Meder-Dempsey November 14, 2015 at 10:16 am

   I picked “nur nicht verzweifeln” or don’t despair: I had a rough time getting this written with correct source citations. I came to realize there are still avenues open to me for researching the German families. This is the last German family group in this generation. The next four sets of 3rd great-grandparents will take me back to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Whew!

   52 Ancestors: #45 The WAGNER-KERSCHT Family
   by Cathy Meder-Dempsey at Opening Doors in Brick Walls

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2. Schalene Dagutis November 14, 2015 at 10:28 am

   I wrote about a Civil War memorial I photographed for Heather Wilkinson Rojo’s Honor Roll Project and why I didn’t believe what was engraved on it. The memorial was correct and I was wrong!

   John Quincy MARR (1825-1861)
   First KIA of the Civil War
   http://tangledrootsandtrees.blogspot.com/2015/11/52-ancestors-45-first-kia-of-civil-war.html

   John Marr is not a known ancestor of mine.

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3. pen4hire November 14, 2015 at 11:22 am

   Eve MANBECK (GUTSHALL)

   My theme this week and the next two weeks is “Where There’s a Will” as I read the wills of three generations of Manbecks–ancestors of my husband and a German immigrant family. It is not usual to find a woman’s will in the early 19th century. Eve’s will shows that she was a caretaker all her life–and after death as well.

   http://ancestorsinaprons.com/2015/11/52-ancestors-eve-manbeck-gutshall/

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4. Elizabeth Handler November 14, 2015 at 1:16 pm

   My post this week was about a third great-grandfather, Samuel GREELE(Y), who was married four times, but isn’t buried with any of his wives (who are all buried in different cemeteries).

   Samuel Greeley (1783-1861)

   I also want to share that I have now written about all 32 of my third great-grandparents (or those I hadn’t written about previously) because of this blogging challenge. See New Landing Page For My 32 Third Great-Grandparents about the creation of a new landing page with links to posts about these thirty-two ancestors.

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5. Joanne Barnard November 14, 2015 at 1:36 pm

   When we learned in school that desire for religious freedom was one of the main driving forces for immigration into America I had no idea that so many members of my own family came here for just that reason. This week I chose the theme of “Religious Freedom” and wrote about my 10th great grandfather Chad Brown, one of the founders of Providence, RI.
   http://victoriajosfamilystories.blogspot.ca/2015/11/chad-brown-c1600-c1650-52-ancestors.html

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6. Kathy November 14, 2015 at 1:40 pm

   I wrote about 3 men that served in World War I.
   https://everyleafhasastory.wordpress.com/2015/11/11/world-war-i-veterans-52-ancestors-free/

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7. Claudia Boorman November 14, 2015 at 2:33 pm

   I couldn’t help but choose the theme “veteran” this week so I could write about my maternal great uncle, a Canadian WWI veteran:

   MAY, Major Frederick Farrer enlisted as Captain in the 26th New Brunswick Battalion early in Nov 1914. He was seriously wounded near Ypres in Oct 1915 after only a month at the front. He later married my maternal grandfather’s sister Mabel ANDREW, but they had no children of their own. Lest we forget.

   http://boormanfamily.weebly.com/blog/major-frederick-farrer-may-1883-1951-45-52-ancestors

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8. Beth Gatlin November 14, 2015 at 4:36 pm

   Since it is November, I chose the theme Movember and focused on my 2nd-great-grandfather Carl Joseph Schneider and his impressive moustache.

   SCHNEIDER – 52 Ancestors: Week 45 “Movember”: Carl Joseph Schneider
   http://so-many-ancestors.blogspot.com/2015/11/52-ancestors-week-45-movember-carl.html

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9. Maureen November 14, 2015 at 5:38 pm

   I am currently on a Trans-Atlantic cruise and we were in Bermuda on Thursday and Friday, so I wrote about the PORTEOUS family who migrated from the UK to Bermuda in the mid/late 1920s
   http://martinewsancestors.blogspot.com/2015/11/52ancestors-week-45-free.html

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10. Denise Murphy November 14, 2015 at 6:36 pm

    I wrote about a never before seen tin-type photo I found cleaning out my father’s house last week. Looking for others thoughts on whether I’ve determined who they are.
    Hidden Family Treasure – (week 45 – 2015)
    http://denise-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2015/11/52-ancestors-hidden-family-treasure.html

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11. Elizabeth Wilson Ballard November 14, 2015 at 7:07 pm

    I wrote about my grand-uncle, older brother of my maternal grandfather, whose death was a mystery to me as a child. As I got older, I wondered if it was fact or fiction.

    James William WILSON (1888-1943) : “Died in a gutter in Colorado”

    http://wp.me/p4fybm-z3

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12. Desiree November 15, 2015 at 1:09 am

    My 3x great grandmother Sarah Kemp (1823-1903)
    http://gatheringbranches.blogspot.com/2015/11/52-ancestors-week-45-sarah-kemp.html

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13. Pam Carter November 15, 2015 at 8:25 pm

    YOUNGLOVE, Samuel – witnessed a violent attack – all over keeping sheep. http://mymaineancestry.blogspot.com/2015/11/witness-to-violent-altercation-52.html?spref=tw

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14. robertajestes November 16, 2015 at 11:06 pm

    DORFLER Johann Georg Dorfler (1732-1790), Suicide

    Suicide is unsettling and frightening – and incredibly sad to find it happened to an ancestor.

    http://dna-explained.com/2015/11/15/johann-georg-dorfler-1732-1790-suicide-52-ancestors-98/

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15. Elizabeth Blomberg November 22, 2015 at 3:51 am

    A little behind the times but my free theme for week 45 is posted on my blog herehttp://myhistorypath.blogspot.com.au/

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16. Patti Di Loreto November 26, 2015 at 12:34 am

    BROUGHTON/MITCHELL – For this week, I featured my 5th Great Grandmother, Nancy (Broughton) Mitchell (1762-1849) and wondered about her origin – some say she was born a Broughton, others that she was found as a baby or young child in a fort that had been attacked by Indians and raised by Jesse and Mary (Hawkins) Broughton. My Pinterest board address here:

    https://www.pinterest.com/pattidi/52-ancestors-on-pinterest/

    For a partial list of surnames I’m researching, check out my Ancestry profile page by searching for “pattidi123” in the member directory.

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17. akellmurr72 December 13, 2015 at 11:01 pm

    Week # 45 I wrote about my 1st cousin 3x removed Willis Harvey Jones Sr. of Morehead City, NC. http://www.howdidigetheremyamazinggenealogyjourney.com/2015/12/52-ancestors-2015-edition-45-willis.html

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