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Monthly Archives: December 2020
#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Resolution
This final week of 2020, genealogist Amy Johnson Crow is using her 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge to challenge her followers to think ahead. She asked, “Are you thinking about research goals for next year? Who or what are … Continue reading
#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Winter
This may have been my first experience with snow. I was born in Spain in late 1965, and we returned to the U.S. (well, my parents returned; I came for the first time) in early 1966. In November 1966, just … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, My Life, Pensacola
Tagged #52ancestors, ice storm, redwoods, Sequoia, snow, Storm of the Century
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My Great-Grandmother Annie Olive Givens
So far, this is the only photo I have identified of Annie Olive Givens Silcox. She is holding her son John D. “Jay” Silcox (1924-1995). Annie is my great-grandmother. She was born around 1903 to John David Givens (1867-1941) and … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, My Life, Pensacola
Tagged Baldwin Alabama, Escambia Florida, family history, Givens, Hahn, Silcox
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#52Ancestors: Witness to History
I’m taking part in a genealogy challenge developed by Amy Johnson Crow called “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.” The idea is to write something each week about your family history, and Amy provides a new prompt (a word or phrase) … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, My Life, Pensacola
Tagged #52ancestors, Alabama, family history, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, hurricane, Pitman, Pittman, Thompson, weather
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My Great-Grandmother Maggie Cooper Hahn
This is a photo of Rev. Theodore Hahn and his wife Mary Margaret “Maggie” Cooper (1886-1967). Maggie was the daughter of Henry Merrit Cooper and Sarah Elizabeth Givens, who was the daughter of Joseph Harvell Givens and Mary Susan Holland. … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, My Life, Pensacola
Tagged Alabama, Baldwin County, Beulah, Escambia, family history, Florida, Givens, Hahn, Silcox
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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Oops
I’ve made errors, as we all do at one point or another, while researching my family tree. Most don’t stick with me. I fix them as I realize my mistake, and I move on. One that I recall was a … Continue reading
Rhyme Schemes and Daydreams 