Tag: #Texas
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52 Ancestors: Flora May (Manning) Connor & Baby Geneva
I wrote this post back in 2009 on my other blog, “Untangled Family Roots.” This is one of my favorite treasures from my genealogy research days. Some day I’ll write a book about this experience and Grandma’s life. However, it’s one of those books that I keep starting and then putting down because it holds…
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52 Ancestors: Tillman Williamson “T. W.” Graham
Photo shared by Glenda Owen on Ancestry.com My fourth great-grandfather, Tillman Williamson “T.W.” Graham (1817-1893), was a man perpetually in motion, chasing opportunity across three states during one of America’s most transformative periods. But his story also serves as a perfect reminder of why careful record analysis matters in genealogy, because sometimes those convenient Ancestry leaf hints can…
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52 Ancestors: Willie Marion Crooks
Sometimes our ancestors seem to emerge from the historical records like ghosts, leaving only breadcrumbs of their existence scattered across decades and state lines. Willie Marion Crooks was one of those restless souls—a man perpetually in motion, chasing opportunities across the American frontier as the 19th century gave way to the 20th. Born on…