It’s hard to believe that we’re already at Week 7.

I would like to apologize to those whose posts I missed last week. It’s no excuse, but I had a hard time keeping up while I was at RootsTech. Hopefully I have them all this week.

Michelle Rasmussen followed up on a tiny clue and found more about her great-aunt who was rumored to have flown in WWII. Pam shares an extraordinary letter that her grandmother’s adopted sister received from the biological sister she had never met. Eileen Souza has some excellent advice in “How I Found Margaret McGinn Noble’s Family.”

Taking the title “Ancestor With the Longest Name” this week is Juli D. Quinteros de Hernandez and her grandmother “Beulah Mae Houston Russell Quinteros Russell Hancock Johnson Kaufman.”

My contribution was “Came to a Fiery End: John Ramsey, 1860-1941.”

And with that, it’s on to the posts:

• ADAMS – “John B. Adams” by Ann Royal on RoyalGenealogist
• AKERS – “William McKinley Akers” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• ALBEA – “Roy Vernon Albea, Sr.” by Valerie Craft on Begin With “Craft”
• ALDINGTON – “Dorothy Aldington” by Kim Robinson on Laney’s Past
• ALLEN – “Scandal! My 2nd Great Grandmother’s Illegitimate Son, Herbert Gerald Allen” by Colleen Greene on Colleen and Jeff’s Roots
• ALLEN – “#6: Wendell Gayle Allen (1905-1985)” by Scott on Finding My Ancestors
• ANDERSON – “#6 Franklin P. Anderson – A Surprising Discovery” by Vera Marie Badertscher on Ancestors in Aprons
• ANTTILA – “The Finnish Invasion – Heikki Anttila and Ida Paavola” by Charity Johnson on Past Remains
• ARPAJOU – “Sophie Arpajou (1811 – bef 1850)” by Diane on Genealogy on My Mind
• ARPAJOU – “Sophie Arpajou (1811 – avant 1850)” by Diane on Généalogie en tête [in French]
• ATCHISON – “Elizabeth Atchison” by Kaila Johnston on From Mowat and Beyond
• AUBLE – “Charles Auble (1849-1916)” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
• AUTRY – “Ruth Autry and Walter Caswell Brooks” by J E Brooks on Brooks/Norton Beginnings
• BALL – “Mary Virginia (Ball) Parks” by Susie on Our Families and Their Untold Stories
• BARKER – “Mary Elizabeth (Barker) St. John (1847-1892)” by Jen Smart on Jen’s Genealogy Pages
• BARNARD – “The Music Gene” (Barnard family) by Denise Lemon Knapp on Roots and Branches
• BARROWS – “#6 George Barrows” by Bill West on West in New England
• BARROWS – “#6 George Barrows Pt. 2” by Bill West on West in New England
• BARROWS – “#6 George Barrows Pt. 3” by Bill West on West in New England
• BARTLETT – “Martha S. Bartlett Collins” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• BATCHELOR – “My Father, The ‘Possibilities’ Man” (Thomas Melvin Batchelor) by Karen Batchelor on Extreme Ancestry
• BISHOP – “Edward Bishop II” by Kessara on Of Loons and Lady Slippers
• BLACKMORE – “#7 Thomas Greenslade Blackmore (1828-1898)” by Karen on Karen’s Genealogy Oasis
• BLOOM – “Dolly G. Bloom Carson” on Chasing Dead Relatives
• BOURNE – “Bourne Heritage: Vennie Bourne Akers” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• BRAINARD – “Clarence Norton Brainard” by Jennifer Shoer on The Scrappy Genealogist
• BROWN – “Grace Brown” by treesrch on My Genealogy Life
• BRYANT – “Mamie Cole Bryant Johnson Obituary” by Andrea Kelleher on How Did I Get Here? My Amazing Genealogy Journey
• BRYSON – “Isabella Bryson McAdams Hale (1776-1855)” by Susan Clark on Nolichucky Roots
• BUCHER – “John Curtis Bucher (1942-2012) and the Valentine” by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained
• BUTCHER – “John Hunt Butcher (1781-1839)” by Julie Goucher on Anglers Rest
• CALKINS – “Sarah Calkins Spencer” by Sally on SallySearches
• CARGILL – “Elizabeth Sarah Cargill” by Ann Hinds on Yeakley/Jones Family History
• CARHART – “14 Years Per Husband, Julia Carhart Martin Durfey” on Notes From the Past
• CARLIER – “Jakob Carlier” on A Couple of Whiles
• CAUDLE – “6 Ancestors Ago – John Calvin Caudle” by heather73 on Chasing the Past
• CHRISTENSEN – “Ray Christensen – Making a Night Fighter Out of a Farmer” by Karen on Ancestor Soup
• CHRISTIE – “Alexander Christie (1853-1923)” by Linda Albert on My Acadian Roots
• CHRISTOPHERSON – “Was My 2nd Great-Grandfather A Norwegian Sea Captain?” (Ole Anthon Christopherson) by Jana Last on Jana’s Genealogy and Family History Blog
• CLARK – “Comings and Goings of Adam Clark, 1848-1926” by Denise Hibsch Richmond on Denise Digs Roots
• CLARK – “#5 Charles Henry Clark” by Amy Urman on The Genealogy Search
• CLARK – “William Clark” by Terri on Genealogy Junkie
• CLINE – “James Frederick Cline – Mystery Solved!” by Beth on A Buckeye Tree
• CLONCH – “Rebecca Jane Clonch (1888-1950)” by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
• COFFEN – “Kathleen Coffen Seavey (1905-1979)” by Pam Schaffner on Digging Down East
• COLE – “Thomas Cole’s Unnamed Father” by Simon Bird on The Branches of My Tree
• COLLINS – “Amy Collins Willis” by Donna Brown on DonnaB’s Weblog
• COLLINS – “David J. Collins AKA Daniel” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• CONACOVA – “Alexandria Conacova Glessoff” by Barbara Murphy on My Family’s Branches and Twigs
• CONNORS – “#4: John Clifton Connors” by Melanie Tafaro on Melanie’s Genealogy Journey
• COSTELLO – “John Costello, Man of Mystery” on thegenealogygirl
• COULL – “Jemima Coull” by Jillian Glover on My Ain Folk
• DANSON – “7 – GGG Grandfather Henry Danson (1767-1839)” by ScotSue on Family History Fun
• DEISCHER – “Peter Deischer (1793-1861)” by Kris Hock on Kris Hocker’s /genealogy
• DORGAN – “A New Name on a Branch” by Erin Williamson Klein (Viola Ida Dorgan) on My Family History Files
• DOUGLAS – “My Daughter’s Namesake, Phoebe Douglas” by Niki Davis on Rooted in Foods
• DOYLE – “Emma Doyle” by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me
• DOYLE – “Maggie Doyle-Hanrahan” by Rachel Mackin Evans on My Genealogical Ramblings
• ELDERKIN – “John Elderkin I” on The Impassioned Genealogist
• ELDERKIN – “John Elderkin II” on The Impassioned Genealogist
• ESTERLINE – “#6 – Everett Lee Fillmore Esterline” by Gwen Eads on Eads and Allied Families
• EVERETT – “Maude Everett Fuller Hall” by Pam on Our Own History
• FAGAN – “Robert Fagan” by A. R. Dotson on The Genearchaeologist’s Field Notebook
• FAIRBAIRN – “Alfred (Robert) Fairbairn (1860-1937)” on Joynealogy
• FELLOWS – “Nathan or Nathen Fellows (1834-1923)” by famfinder4 on The Stories Found Among the Leaves
• FENNELL – “Edward Fennell – Shot by James Logan” by Jenna on Jenna’s Gene Weblog
• FITZGERALD – “Lewis Fitzgerald (1837-1910)” by Ian Hadden on Ian Hadden’s Family History
• FOLLETT – “Charles Follett” by Joanne Clyde on Do You Know the Muffin Man?
• FOLSCHE – “Ernest Folsche” by Jennifer Bradshaw on Peterson, Jacobs, Weber, Folsche, Stone, Newborg Family Tree
• FOSTER – “Mary Ann ‘Dr. Polly’ (Foster) Rigsby” by A. R. Dotson on The Genearchaeologist’s Field Notebook
• FRY – “The Prayers of Kizziah D. Fry Childers” by Elizabeth Richards on Scrapping My Family History
• GATLIN – “William Dow Gatlin, Ax Murderer” by Beth Gatlin on So Many Ancestors!
• GIBSON – “Who Is Alexander Gibson From South Carolina to Missouri?” by Aymee Lubinski on My Ancestor’s Leaves
• GOSLING – “James Foulds Gosling” by Kirsty Gray on Family Wise Ltd.
• GRAHAM – “Joseph A. Graham, Sr., Hotel Steward and Union Organizer” by Tim G. on Photo Restorations by Tim G.
• GRAVES – “#7, Sarah Jane Graves” by Charlie Purvis on Carolina Family Roots
• GULICK – “Mary L. Gulick, My Great-grandmother” by Kathy Nemaric on KJN Genealogy
• HANCOCK – “Burrell Hancock and Ida Mae Linville” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• HANSEN – “#6 Citing Important Events and Serendipity” (Peder Hansen) by dgfamilyhistorian on I’m Proud to Be the Family Historian
• HASSELL – “Irwin Eveleth Hassell” by Brad on Montanatude
• HEAP – “Getting Started” (Ada Richmal Heap) on Putnam Sisters
• HENRY – “Elizabeth Henry Sinclair” by Sharon Simms on 52 Ancestors – 52 Weeks
• HILL – “#7 – Hill: The Missing Link and DNA (Advice Needed)” (Josiah B. Hill) by Cathy Sowders Fern on Remember Me – Heritage From the Past
• HOAG – “Jared Hoag” by Kathleen on Ancestry Search
• HONEYMAN – “Isobel Aitchison (Honeyman) Gilbert, Costumer, Daughter, Wife” by Liz Loveland on My Adventures in Genealogy
• HONKAWAARA – “Sakris Honkawaara” by Jacqueline Foster on My Journey Back
• HOUSTON – “Beulah Mae Houston Russell Quinteros Russell Hancock Johnson Kaufman” by Juli D. Quinteros de Hernandez
• HOWE – “Lyman Howe” by Michelle Rasmussen on Leaves and Nuts
• HUBBARD – “‘Indian Jane’ Hubbard, Cherokee” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• HUMMEL – “Oliver Warren Hummel” by NikiMarie on My People in History
• JENNINGS – “A Lover Not a Fighter” (Charles Edward Jennings) by Schalene Dagutis on Tangled Roots and Trees
• JOHNSON – “Richard Johnson” by JessLibrarian on Genie Roadtrip
• JOHNSON – “Theodrick Johnson” by kbea831 on Relative Storyboards
• JOLLETT – “Lurenna Jollett Bryan” by Wendy on Jollett Etc.
• KATES – “Week 5: ‘Aunt’ Janie Kates” by Paul on Ups and Downs of Family History
• KEEN – “Lawrence Keen, 1823-1889, The Shoemaker” by Nancy Hurley on Indiana Ties
• KERSE – “Kerse (Kearse, Kierce, Kearsey) James H. – Irish Cop, Yachtsman, Animal Lover” by Helen Youngblood Holshouser on Heart of a Southern Woman
• KING – “Minnie King Steele, The Oldest Ancestor I’ve Known” by Shelley Ballenger Bishop on A Sense of Family
• KING – “Olive King Bartlett” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• LEWIS – “Charles Lewis, Canada” by Celia Lewis on Twigs and Trees
• LINDNER – “Marie Lindner – A Terrible Way to Die” by Cheryl Bierman Hartley on My Search for the Past
• LITTLE – “William Little” by Linda on Passage to the Past’s Blog
• LITTLEFIELD – “#6 Puritan Wife and Mother Hannah Littlefield Cloyes” by Karen Batchelor on Extreme Ancestry
• LOUGHRIDGE – “Thomas Houston Loughridge (1832-1906) (Ballymoney, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland)” by Jo on Full Circle Family History Blog
• LUCEY – “Look Twice! David Joseph Lucey” by Dave Lucey on The eLuceydator
• MAIDMENT – “Joseph Maidment H. H.” by Brenda Smith on Branching Out
• MARK – “Thomas K. Mark” by Colleen G. Brown Pasquale on Leaves & Branches
• MARKEVICIUTE – “A New Book Club” (Salomėja Markevičiūtė) on Passage to the Past
• MARSHALL – “‘Boxo’ Marshall Goes to College, the Seminary, and to War” on Who Were They?
• MARSHALL – “Hannah Marshall” by Nan Harvey on In Search of the Rest of the Story
• MAYBURY – “Thomas Maybury, Sr., The Iron Master” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• McALLISTER – “Peter McAllister (1852-1941)” by D. Taylor on D. Taylor’s Genealogy
• McGINN – “How I Found Margaret McGinn Noble’s Family” by Eileen A. Souza on Old Bones Genealogy
• McMECHEN – “Charles A. McMechen – Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire” by Arlene Baker on Moore Views from the Family Tree
• MEARS – “Elizabeth Mears” by Mary on Ancestors I Wish I Knew
• MELTESEN – “Christian Peter Meltesen” by Patricia Rohn on Shaking the Tree
• MEUNIER – “#7 Angélina Meunier – My Great-grandmother” by Yvonne Demoskoff on Yvonne’s Genealogy Blog
• MILDERE – “Līze Mildere” on Discovering Latvian Roots
• MILLER – “Week 7 – Childhood Memories” by Cheryl Miller on Shaking Cheryl’s Family Tree
• MILLS – “Sadie Louise Mills – A Match Made on a Street Car” by mvillhauer on Branching Out: My Family Tree
• MITCHELL – “Spencer Mitchell Jr. – A Family Divided By the Civil War” by MaeveM on From My Material Stash
• MITCHELL – “#6 Spencer Mitchell Sr. of North Carolina and Tennessee (1775-1849)” by MaeveM on From My Material Stash
• MOCHINSKI – “#4 Anna Clara Mochinski” on Maguidhirish Genealogy
• MONTGOMERY – “Jane Montgomery Wood” by Leah A. on Leah’s Family Tree
• MORRISON – “Ora Elanor Gill 1891-1948” (Ora Morrison Gill) by Joan McHale on The Lopsided Tree
• MURCE – “Angel Murce, Brick Wall Ancestor #1” on Looking Through the Lens of a Millennial Genealogist [on Facebook]
• MURPHY – “Week 5 – Michael F. Murphy” by William Achnitz on The Genealogy of William Achnitz III
• NANTZ – “The Week’s 52 Ancestors Will Complete My Tribute to My Four Grandparents” (Flora A. Nantz Frueh) by Cindy Freed on Genealogy Circle
• NATCHIGALL – “Charlotte Marie Natchigall” by Jessica on Carlson and Carrico Family History
• NEWMAN – “A Travelin’ Man – William Williams Newman” on Elusive Ancestor Hunter
• NICHOLS – “Valentine Nichols” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• NORTON – “#6 Caroline Louisa Norton” by Patricia on My Genealogy Life
• O’CONNELL – “Dennis O’Connell” by Terri O’Connell on Finding Our Ancestors
• OROZCO – “Benito Orozco (1843-1923)” by Luis Rivera on Genealogy Under Construction
• PACE – “William Pace, Member of George Washington’s Revolutionary War Elite Body Guard Unit” by Colleen Greene on Colleen and Jeff’s Roots
• PEER – “A Fishy Story About William Peer and William Learn” by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
• PELLETIER – “Week 6 – Mary Sarah Pelletier” by Kaila Johnston on From Mowat and Beyond
• PERRY – “George Perry, A Bigamist?” on Passage to the Past’s Blog
• PETERSON – “Ronald Damien Peterson” by jennifer Bradshaw on Peterson, Jacobs, Weber, Folsche, Stone, Newborg Family Tree
• PHILLIPS – “#6 – Jimmi Lena Phillips” by Cathy G. on Orlandel Creations
• PRICE – “William Price (1762-1846)” by D. Taylor on D. Taylor’s Genealogy
• PUESCHEL – “Tante Frieda” (Frieda Pueschel) by Cheryl Bierman Hartley on My Search for the Past
• RAINES – “#7 Ann Raines” by Catherine Pendleton on The Pendleton Genealogy Post
• RAMSEY – “Came to a Fiery End: John Ramsey, 1860-1941” by Amy Johnson Crow on No Story Too Small
• RAND – “Sarah (Rand) Boyt – Her Last Will & Testament” by Lean on Genealogy in West Brookfield, MA
• RASMUSSEN – “Week 6: Ruby/Gayle Rasmussen” by Michelle Rasmussen on Leaves and Nuts
• RAY – “George Ray, Newdale” by M. Diane Rogers on Newdale, Manitoba, Canada – Genealogy
• RENFRO – “John Stephen Renfro” by Daniel Sample on Where Were They Then?
• REYNOLDS – “Robert Reynolds” by Nellie on Nellie’s Basket
• REYNOLDSON – “#6 – John Reynoldson” by Marcy Belles on 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
• RICHARDSON – “#7 Paul Jones Richardson” by Kathryn Adam-Hurst on Conrad’s Stories
• RIOS – “Pedro Rios, Man of Mystery, Disappears After Raising Two Families” by Judy Everett Ramos on Fort Worth Genealogy Examiner
• ROBERTS – “Lavinia Roberts – A Family Found” by Brenda Smith on Branching Out
• ROBINSON – “#7 Elizabeth Fields Robinson” by Janet Iles on Janet the Researcher
• ROLL – “Oliver Cromwell Roll” by Caroll on Trace Your Genealogy
• ROSE – “Mary ‘Mollie’ Rose Sayers” by Lacey on Branches and Twigs
• ROWE – “Ruelma Rowe” by Bob and Debbie Biggs on Bob & Debbi’s Next BIGGS Adventure
• RUDIG – “Johann Philipp Rudig & Maria Margaretha Hirsch Rudig” by Carol on Reflections From the Fence
• QUICK – “Happy Birthday, Mom!” (Jacqulin Ann Quick) by Diana Ritchie on Random Relatives
• REED – “Amos Boyd Reed” by Tina Marie Chase on Random
• SALTER – “John Salter Sr. – Trapped in the Frozen Labrador” by Brenda Smith on Branching Out
• SCHENCKEL – “Carl Schenckel” by cosmokids on Our Family Tree Tales
• SCHMIDT – “The Mother of My Australian Branch” (Emma Christina Elisabeth Schmidt) by Barbara Schmidt on Barbara Schmidt
• SCOTT – “Walter Scott” by M. Diane Rogers on CanadaGenealogy, or, “Jane’s Your Aunt”
• SEFTON – “Mary Ida Sefton and Her 29 Roses” by Brenna G. on Green Family Archives
• SEIGFRIED – “Harold Elwood Seigfreid” by Shannon Thomas on Our Life Picture by Picture
• SELLARS – “Sarah Sellars-Airey” by fancyweaver on Siblings and Niblings
• SENECAL – “Eugene John ‘Red’ Senecal” by Denise Coughlin on Denise’s Genealogy Journey
• SHAFFER – “A.J. Shaffer – Finding the A and J” by Jenn Merry on Descendants of the Shaffer and Zirkle Family
• SHAW – “James” (James Daniel Shaw) by Karen Bruynell on Getting to Know You
• SHAW – “Mary Jane” (Mary Jane Shaw) by Karen Bruynell on Getting to Know You
• SKILES – “James P. Skiles” by Cherie Atkinson Clark on Still Digging for Roots
• SLATTER – “Great Aunt Ada (Adelaide Mary Ann Slatter)” by Marian Burk Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
• SMART – “Minnie Smart Kring, My Third Grandmother” by Paul on Ups and Downs of Family History
• SNYDER – “Don B. Snyder (1918-2012)” by Jo Allison Henn on Climbing My Family Tree
• SOULAS – “Samuel Soulas” by Marine S on Dans les branches [in French; note: the photos alone make this post worth visiting!]
• SPIEGEL – “Josef Spiegel – Another Brick Wall!” by Deborah Holman on Who We Are And How We Got This Way
• STAMPER – “Hugh Stamper, Irish Quaker” by Ray Nichols on Questions and Ancestors
• STANFILL – “Stanfill Family 1904” (Jesse, Drusie, and George Stanfill) by Pam on Our Own History
• STEWART – “#5 James Raymond Stewart” by Patricia on My Genealogy Life
• STEWART – “#6 John Stewart – Hortland, Kildare, Ireland” on Jenna’s Gene Weblog
• STOKES – “Mary Stokes Croad” by Leah A. on Leah’s Family Tree
• SUKEFORTH – “Andrew Sukeforth: A Hessian in the Family” by The Down East Genealogist on Pine Trees and Pedigrees
• SVANTESDOTTER – “Week #6 Frida Charlotta Svantesdotter” by Yvonne on Swedish Thoughts
• TAYLOR – “John Cook Taylor” by Linda McCauley on Documenting the Details
• TAYLOR – “Lilian May Taylor” on Elusive Ancestor Hunter
• THORNTON – “#7 – Mattie Thornton” by Cathy G. on Orlandel Creations
• TIDWELL – “#7 Beverly Clinton Tidwell of Alabama” by Beverly McGowan Norman on Roots, Branches, and a Few Nuts
• TREADGOLD – “Dr. Herbert Alban Treadgold, M.D. [C3R]” by Kale Liam Hobbes on Your Roots Are Showing!
• TREWHEELER – “Elizabeth Tremellan Trewheeler” by Maureen on Exploring Family
• TUCKER – “#6 Sarah Rachel Tucker Stapp” by Lacey on Branches and Twigs
• TUNNELL – “Perry Tunnell (1787-1826)” by Debbie T. Hilliard on Past Times of a Native Texan
• TUTTLE – “Carra Inez Tuttle” by William Wheeler on Wheeler Genealogy
• TYREY – “Kathleen Tyrey Johnston” by Laura Johnston on Getting Started in Genealogy
• VAN LARE – “Jacob Van Lare” on A Couple of Whiles
• VAN PRICE – “Charles Van Price” by Brian Zalewski on Zalewski Family Genealogy
• VANDERPOOL – “Orville Vanderpool” by Myra Vanderpool Gormley on Shaking Family Trees
• VAUGHN – “Mystery in Denver” (John Alexander Vaughn/Vaughan) on Skeletons in the Closet
• VICK – “Mary Vick” by Minnie Becton on How Did I Get Here: From Africa to North Carolina
• WADDINGTON – “#7 Martha Waddington – Daughter, Wife, Mother, Grocer” on starryblackness
• WALLACE – “A Few Steps Closer to a Death Date and Burial Place – Elizabeth Jane Wallace” by Anne Gillespie Mitchell on Finding Forgotten Stories
• WALTERS – “Rees Walters, b. 1869” by Rhosyncoch on Stalking the Dead
• WALTON – “Platoon Sergeant Merrit Cecil Walton” by Larry on larrysgroup
• WEBER – “Edith Weber” by Jennifer Bradshaw on Peterson, Jacobs, Weber, Folsche, Stone, Newborg Family Tree
• WENDORF – “August Wendorf” by Nellie on Nellie’s Basket
• WILLIAMS – “Jelina Williams O’Connor Trimble” by Family Sleuther on Ancestry Addict
• WILLIAMSON – “Someone I Wish I Could Have Known” (Raymond Curtis Williamson) by Erin Williamson Klein