Mystery
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Children of James and Martha Smith — John
I believe the children of James and Martha Smith to be the following: This is the fourth installment of trying to learn more about James Cuddy and Martha Smith by learning about their children. I’m confident that Nelson P, Green, Richmond, Cuddy J and Nancy were James Cuddy and Martha’s children. Next up is John. Continue reading
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Children of James C and Martha Smith — The problem with WC and Martha
You know what they say, research is never done. This is another one of those topics I’m going to have to circle back around to. Maybe someone better than me can sort this out. Until this week, I believed that James C and Martha had the following children who survived to adulthood. Throughout the past 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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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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Mystery Monday
I chose the Mystery Monday blogging prompt for today because I’ve spent quite a bit of time over the last few weeks trying to find William Smith’s Confederate military records. But first, the facts: Born: About 1822 in Montgomery County Died: after 1880 Married: Sarah Strother He’s my 3rd great-grandfather via: his son, Jones Monroe 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
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Four Ancestors Ago–Boston Miller Robertson (52 Ancestors Week 2)
Boston Miller Roberston has turned out to be a much bigger puzzle than I had anticipated. I can’t find any information on him regarding his Civil War activities beyond the Application for Headstone. Evidently, when his son, Roy, applied for the headstone, there was quite a bit of a problem finding him! The application is Continue reading
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Five Ancestors Ago–John William Elder (abt 1835 – aft 1910) (52 Ancestors #4)
Various people have listed John William Elder as being the son of Elizabeth and Alfred. I haven’t made the trip to Charlotte County to investigate the Elder clan yet, but I have done a fair amount of research via census data. John William Elder was born about 1835 By 1910, John W Elder is widowed Continue reading
Chasing the Past 
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