Morris
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What’s in a name?
There are a few folks in my ancestry for which I’m completely unsure of their names. Perhaps the reason I’m unsure of names is proof you can’t believe what your family has passed down. James Smith was my maternal 5th great grandfather. I’m certain of his first and last names (well, I’m sure it could Continue reading
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Challenge — One Ancestor Ago
This post is a part of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge by Amy Johnson Crow at http://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/. Challenge I buried my father today. Not the challenge I was going to post about this week. He had cancer and was five minutes into his first chemotherapy treatment. At first, I thought I would Continue reading
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Six Ancestors Ago — John “Jacky” Morris
First This post is a part of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge by Amy Johnson Crow at http://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/. John “Jacky” Morris is my fourth great grandfather via: The Facts: This week’s prompt is “First.” John “Jacky” Morris is in many ways first. He was my first roadblock. He’s also the first mystery in which Continue reading
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Four Ancestors Ago–John “Sutt” Morris (52 Ancestors)
This post is a part of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge by Amy Johnson Crow at www.nostorytoosmall.com. John Thomas “John Sutt” Morris is my 2nd great-grandfather via The facts: The following was written by my mother in about 1990. John T. “Sutt” Morris There were so many John Morris’s in the Moratock, Eldorado, and Ophir communities in the late 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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Funeral Card Friday
My great grandmother Continue reading
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Friday’s Faces from the Past
My father and grandmother in 1949, around May. I’m pretty pleased with how this turned out. Continue reading
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1940 Census x 2
I was super excited, like most people, to see all of the 1940 census records. I even worked to transcribe many for Family Search. In looking for records for my grandparents this past week, I came back across the 1940 census for his family. Or at least I thought I though I had come across Continue reading
Chasing the Past 
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