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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Begins with a Vowel

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Taminar

I decided to pick a surname that begins with a vowel, and looking through the first few generations of my family tree, I find only one, Allison. My maternal grandfather’s mother was born Dorcas Elizabeth Allison. She was called Dollie. … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Conflict

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Taminar

I know who my great-great grandmother is, and yet, I don’t. I’m talking about my mother’s father’s mother’s mother, Delila Bruce Allison. Or maybe it’s Delila Dickerson Allison. My cousin Pat Lowe has done a lot of research on this … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Females

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Taminar

Lucinda Ryals Cook is one of my most distant female relatives for whom I actually have a decent picture. I must give credit to Paula Quintana, who shared this photo on her Ancestry tree, and God bless her and everyone … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Branching Out

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Taminar

If you’re a regular reader, you’ve read my posts about the Cook family and my missing 3rd Great Grandfather. I’ve been attempting to use DNA to identify Frances Cook’s paramour, even adding Y DNA from my mother’s brother last year. … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Brick Wall (#Genealogy)

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Taminar

There’s always a brick wall, isn’t there? I mean, if you’ve done family history research and you can’t name all 256 of your 6x great-grandparents, then you’ve hit a brick wall. I know all 16 of my 2x great-grandparents, and … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Taminar

I looked for an ancestor who was born on February 14th or married on Valentine’s Day, and I came up blank, so I’ll just spend this week’s post telling you about a couple that I know very little about. John … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Resolution

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Taminar

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 →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Troublemaker (#Genealogy)

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Taminar

The Cook family had a couple of troublemakers – or at least they associated with troublemakers – and they were killed in shootouts 19 years apart. This pair was father and son. John Cook – my great-great grandfather – was … Continue reading →

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#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Water

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Taminar

The prompt for week 14 of Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is “water.” I thought about my dad’s career in the U.S. Navy and my maternal grandfather’s love of fishing, but then I had another idea. … Continue reading →

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