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S is for Scrapbooking
is for Scrapbooking. I have a vision of this beautiful heritage scrapbook with information about my ancestors that can be handed down through my family. The hardest part is what to include. My love of scrapbooking came from my grandmother and great-grandmother. It is wonderful to look back and see the neat things they made, Continue reading
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Q is for Questions
is for Questions. In genealogy do we ever have all the answers. That’s easy enough. Not even close to it! Here’s just a few of mine: Continue reading
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P is for Preacher aka Five Ancestors Ago–LeeRoy Whitson Harris (52 Ancestors Week 16)
is for Preacher. This post is a part of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge by Amy Johnson Crow at www.nostorytoosmall.com. Rev. LeeRoy Whitson Harris is my 2nd great-grandfather via The facts: He was a shoemaker according to the 1880, 1900, and 1920 census. In 1910, he was listed as a farmer. Was this just the recorder listing Continue reading
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O is for Occupations
is for Occupations. According to census data, most of my family were farmers. There’s the occasional blacksmith and shoemaker, an even more occasional preacher. These two pictures belong to a small set that is, I believe, the only pictures I’ve found, so far, showing any of my ancestors working. My grandfather went to Newport Tennessee Continue reading
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N is for Name
is for Name. Today’s relationship to the word is a bit random. A bit of a stretch, as it were. My great grandmother’s name was Alice Harris Harris. Her middle name, according to my grandmother, was Virgillia. Odd name, huh? I’ve seen different people put Virginia in their ancestory files. I used to always chalk that up Continue reading
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Six Ancestors Ago–Alfred Elder (52 Ancestors)
I haven’t proven most of this myself, so take it with a grain of salt. However, it does all make sense to me, when looking at names, ages, etc. I do plan on taking a trip this summer to see what I can dig up. I believe Alfred Elder is my husband’s 3rd great-grandfather via: Continue reading
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M is for Murder
is for Murder. Two folks, that I know of, in our family tree have been tied up in stories of the taking of another person’s life. Mean Johnny Bolt’s story is one of outright murder. Alfred Elder’s story is largely unknown. All I know is that I believe he was in prison in Richmond, Virginia for manslaughter. Continue reading
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Church Record Sunday
I’m working to digitize the Church Register I found at my mom’s. Continue reading
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I is for Indian Princess
is for Indian Princess We all have them, right? One of your grandmothers was an Indian Princess. No? Perhaps just Indian then? 🙂 My supposed Indian Princess is Amelia/Melia/Millie who was perhaps Cherokee. She was married to John “Jacky” Morris and lived in Montgomery County, North Carolina, in the 1800s. edited to add: sarcasm. Continue reading
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H is for Heirloom
is for Heirloom. Over the weekend, my friend lost pretty much everything she owned in a fire. We spent Monday trying to sort through some of the things. Of course it’s easier to deal with these things when it’s not your stuff that’s damaged from heat, smoke, and fire, but the one area I had Continue reading
Chasing the Past 
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